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Modern science fiction elements such as spaceships, aliens, and deep-sea submersibles shown in the novel "Shi Yi Ji" had already been roaming in the minds of ancient people thousands of years ago.

"Shi Yi Ji" is a collection of ancient Chinese strange stories written by Wang Jia in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Strangely, the contents recorded in it are as strange as "Shan Hai Jing", and it has been called a book of myths and strange stories since ancient times.

The contents recorded therein are indeed a bit unbelievable, and the main contents are miscellaneous records and strange stories.

However, some fantasy elements, such as Lu Guanyu's tea, Wen Bozhou, and the fact that the book also records aliens visiting the earth and meeting and talking with Qin Shihuang, and the spacecrafts that the aliens ride are very similar to UFOs seen by modern people, all show the author's rich imagination.

Volume 4 of "Shiyiji" records: "There is a place called Wanqu. Ships come from Quanzhou. The boats sail on Luochen. The bottom of the sea is formed and the water does not enter. The people talk about Bozhou. The people of Qi are ten feet long. The spears of birds and beasts are made of yellow croaker feathers. When the celestial body and mountain are opened, it is as clear as light."

It means that one day a Luozhou with dazzling light landed in the Qin Palace, and among them an alien with a height of ten feet, eyes as big as dots and ears growing between the shoulders walked out from Bozhou.

He claimed to be from the faraway country of Wanqu, and that the Luozhou he drove was fast, could travel thousands of miles a day, and even dive under the sea. The alien talked to Qin Shihuang, who believed that the alien was a god, and asked him for the secret of immortality and the way to longevity.

The aliens told him that before visiting his relatives, he passed by Mount Penglai, where there was a Fusang tree thousands of feet high. The fruit of the tree could make the immortals glow with golden light all over their bodies, and they could fly and float in the air, and even seek blessings from heaven and earth.

Therefore, Qin Shi Huang was fascinated by it and sent the alchemist Xu Fu to Penglai to find Fusang and seek the elixir of immortality.

Science has not been able to solve this story to this day, but the descriptions of aliens and Wenbozhou in the book are very realistic and imaginative.

Another record about spacecraft is the earliest legend about space travel. In "Shiyiji", it is written: "In the 30th year after Yao ascended the throne, a huge tea was given to the West Sea.

There is light on the tea, which flickers at night. Seafarers see the light, which is sometimes brighter and sometimes smaller, like the stars and the moon setting. Tea often floats in the four seas, making one circle around the sky every twelve years, and repeats itself over and over again.

"People think that moon tea is the tea of ​​worry." It means that when Emperor Yao ascended the throne for 30 years, a huge floating spaceship appeared in the West Sea. Every night, the ship would emit a soft light, sometimes bright and sometimes small, as if it was coming in and out of the stars and the moon.

This spaceship floats around the four seas all year round, circling the heaven and earth once every twelve years, repeating a cycle. It is called "Crown Moon Tea" or "Hanging Star Tea" by people.

The hypothesis that "immortal tea is an alien spaceship" cannot be confirmed with our current level of scientific development. But in the long ancient civilization, there may really be a mysterious unknown world.

It may sound incredible that there were spaceships during the reign of Emperor Yao, but the fact that the ancients could come up with such a setting is enough to prove their advanced imagination. This spaceship floats around the four seas all year round, which is similar to the records of mysterious flying objects discovered around the world in the past 100 years.

In the long history of five thousand years, the ancients left many excellent ancient books to the later generations. Even after thousands of years, these ancient books are still shining, because there are many things worth exploring and learning.

In the era when we did not participate, many fantastic stories happened that could not be explained by science, leaving people with endless reverie and showing the amazing imagination of the ancients.

The world they described is too bizarre, whether it is the strange vegetation, rare animals, absurd and bizarre events, unique ethnic customs, or even the mountains corresponding to modern geography, all are enough to amaze people.

[Read all the historical facts about Lord Changguo Yue Yi and the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period in one go]

He is Zhuge Liang's idol in life. He is both civil and military, a famous commander in the Warring States Period, and a powerful figure among the nations. In this video, let's talk about Yue Yi.

Le Yi not only came from a prominent family, but was also an extraordinary talent.

He was a descendant of Le Yang, a famous general of the State of Wei. He was a general of the State of Yan and was granted the title of Lord of Changguo. Zhuge Liang of later generations often compared himself to Guan Zhong and Le Yi. Compared with the four famous generals (Bai Qi, Wang Jian, Lian Po, and Li Mu), Le Yi's popularity may be slightly less, but in terms of comprehensive ability, even Bai Qi, the leader of the four famous generals, may not be able to surpass him.

The Martial Temple was established during the Tang Dynasty. Among the Ten Sages of the Martial Temple, only Wu Qi, Bai Qi, and Yue Yi were qualified to be included in the entire Warring States Period. However, some people now think that Yue Yi is a bit exaggerated and there is a lot of controversy.

But in terms of comprehensive ability, Yue Yi is not inferior to Bai Qi. If Bai Qi had half of Yue Yi's political wisdom, he would not have ended up committing suicide.

However, Yue Yi's outstanding military talent overshadowed his political talent. Like Wu Qi, Yue Yi was actually a military strategist, a Confucianist, and an outstanding diplomat.

Although Wu Qi and Bai Qi fought fiercely, they did not have a good ending, but Yue Yi saw the end of the battle.

He initiated reforms that led to the rise of the State of Yan, and faced with a situation where the enemy would be abandoned after the rabbit died, he was able to judge the situation and leave the State of Zhao in time, thus having a good end. Moreover, not only were his descendants not implicated, but they were also granted titles and appointed as prime ministers, and he himself enjoyed a peaceful old age.

This shows his high political wisdom, but his military ability is underestimated. The best examples of Yue Yi's ability are the Reform of Yan State and the Five Kingdoms' Attack on Qi.

When it comes to the reform of Yan State, we must first talk about the historical background at that time. At that time, Yan State itself was the weakest among the seven major powers in the Warring States Period. After the Zizhi Rebellion, Yan State was destroyed by Qi State. It was in the stage of restoring its country and recuperating.

At that time, King Zhao of Yan wanted to revive the State of Yan and needed talents, so he appointed Guo Wei to set up the Golden Terrace to recruit talented people with generous gifts. Le Yi was one of the talented people recruited.

King Zhao of Yan appointed Yue Yi to preside over Yan's military and political affairs and to preside over Yan's reforms, which is known in history as "King Zhao of Yan's Reforms."

Because this reform was presided over by Yue Yi, it is also called the "Yue Yi Reform."

Under the leadership of Yue Yi, a series of reforms were carried out in various aspects of Yan's internal affairs, military affairs, laws, official selection and employment, which made Yan rich and strong, entered its golden age, and became one of the seven major powers in the Warring States Period.

The Yan State's reforms also significantly enhanced Yan State's military strength.

The State of Yan also launched military campaigns against the Donghu many times, expanding its territory by thousands of miles, and seizing Liaodong, Yuyang, Beiping, Liaoxi and other places from the Donghu. As a result, the territory of the State of Yan once exceeded that of Zhao and Qi, becoming the second most powerful country among the Seven Kingdoms of the Warring States Period, second only to Qin and Qi.

The Qin-Kai Campaign against the Hu also represented the greatest victory that the State of Yan had achieved over the northern nomadic peoples since its founding.

While Qin Kai was repelling the Hu, Yue Yi also organized a coalition of five countries to attack Qi, which marked the highlight moment of Yan State.

In 284 BC, King Zhao of Yan appointed Le Yi as the supreme general, and the armies of Yan, Han, Zhao and Wei attacked Qi. The Battle of Jixi, which changed the situation in the Warring States Period, began.

Finally, under the leadership of Yue Yi, Qi was defeated. Yue Yi then led the Yan army to pursue the victory and captured more than 70 cities of Qi.

Speaking of the Battle of Jixi and the subsequent attack of Qi by Yue Yi, some people actually underestimated the war and underestimated Yue Yi's ability. Although the battle was initiated by the Five Kingdoms, looking at the coordination in various places in the Warring States Period, it is undoubtedly that they were in appearance but not in spirit.

The three kingdoms of Han, Zhao, and Wei just wanted to take advantage of the situation and would not go all out.

Under such circumstances, even if Qi faced the coalition forces of Qin, Yan, Zhao, Han and Wei at the same time, it was not without a chance of winning.

Moreover, Qi was the most powerful country among the seven powers in the Warring States Period, while Qin was the second. In this way, the coalition of five countries seemed to be powerful, but the real opponents of Qi were only Qin and Yan.

Although the success of the war was largely related to King Min of Qi's foolish command, which led many people to view Le Yi only from this battle, they did not know that the demise of Qi was premeditated.

In fact, long before the war, Le Yi, Su Qin and Su Dai, all of whom were diplomats, planned to send the two men into Qi to alienate the relationship between Qi and its neighboring countries, consume Qi's national strength and make it exhausted. The Su brothers can be called the forefathers of the Chinese and even the world's espionage world. They went deep behind enemy lines to lurk and provide intelligence.

Su Qin mainly contributed to the preliminary preparations for the Battle of Jixi, while Su Dai was the key figure in the smooth progress of the Battle of Jixi.

Le Yi worked hard for decades on a dilapidated ruin, and the reforms gave Yan the capital for revenge. So the real victory was not only due to a war, but also to the efforts of the Su brothers.

For King Min of Qi, because the previous foreign wars were too successful, he did not take the coalition forces of the Five Nations seriously at all.

However, the Qi army had grown tired of war after years of mobilizing troops, which affected the morale of the Qi army in the Battle of Jixi. In addition, they were in a hurry to fight, and they did not dare to compete with the coalition forces of the five countries.

In this context, the measures taken by King Min of Qi to force his soldiers to fight on their own initiative further alienated the Qi soldiers and demoralized them. However, Yue Yi seized the opportunity and attacked, causing the Qi army to collapse and suffer a disastrous defeat.

It is said that the first battle is the decisive battle, and one battle determines the outcome.

After the Battle of Jixi, while other countries retreated after dividing the spoils, different voices emerged within the State of Yan.

Ju Xin, a counselor of the State of Yan, believed that the Yan army could not destroy Qi independently and opposed a direct attack. However, Yue Yi rejected the opposition and insisted on leading the Yan army to pursue the victory. They were unstoppable and eventually conquered more than 70 cities of Qi, shocking all the other nations.

This also shows Le Yi's keen military strategic vision. Le Yi, who is underestimated, is first-class in political wisdom and military ability.

Wu Qi, who was also a Confucian general like Yue Yi, said: "The treasure of a country lies in virtue, not in danger." Sun Tzu's Art of War also said: "Thus, he who is good at using troops can defeat the enemy without fighting, capture the enemy's city without attacking, and destroy the enemy's country without taking a long time."

It means that a true military strategist does not use force to make the enemy surrender, occupy other people's cities, or rely on destruction and killing, which is not a long-term strategy for making the enemy surrender. And Le Yi is a man of great military wisdom, and he knows that the people of Qi are unstable.

Although Yan State had established counties, once the Yan army encountered setbacks, the people of Qi would rebel.

To this end, Le Yi did not resort to killing, but instead implemented benevolent policies: reducing taxes and criminal laws, rewarding farming and weaving, establishing schools, winning over local people, and gradually undermining their consciousness of resistance.

As for the two cities of Jimo and Ju, Yue Yi adopted the strategy of besieging but not attacking, first digesting the occupied areas and competing with the King of Qi for talents.

This is actually a war of attacking hearts and minds. As the saying goes, "In the art of war, attacking the heart is better than attacking the city; fighting with weapons is worse than fighting with minds." This is exactly what it means.

However, Le Yi had a large army and was a foreigner who defected to Yan State from another country, so Yan State officials had many opinions about him. The newly succeeded King Hui of Yan also had suspicions about him, which led to the failure of the great cause of destroying Qi.

When King Hui of Yan sent Qi Jie to take over the army, Le Yi immediately fled to Zhao instead of returning to Yan.

Le Yi knew that if he returned to Yan, he would die, but it was different in Zhao. Le Yi had high prestige and strong ability. If he helped the Zhao army to fight, Yan would be in trouble and even in danger of being destroyed.

While they stayed in Zhao, even though King Hui of Yan harbored resentment, he did not dare to make things difficult for Le Yi's family. Instead, he treated them well.

As expected, after Le Yi arrived in Zhao, he was granted the title of Wang Zhujun and enjoyed the title of Wanhu. His son Le Jian inherited his title of Changguojun in Yan, and the title was inherited from generation to generation, so he was also a winner.

In addition, King Hui of Yan sent a letter to the State of Zhao, admitting his mistakes and persuading Le Yi to go back.

Le Yi wrote the famous "Letter to King Hui of Yan", in which he expressed his difficulties in a tactful way and left behind a reputation as a loyal minister rather than a traitor, which also reflected his political wisdom of being well versed in the art of advance and retreat.

Compared with Bai Qi and King Zhaoxiang of Qin, Le Yi's way of being a minister and his political emotional intelligence can be described as superb.

The reason why Le Yi could flee to Zhao State for refuge, but Bai Qi could not, was simple: Bai Qi had offended too many people and killed too many people. Le Yi implemented a lenient policy, treated the people in the occupied areas well, and was good at winning people's hearts, which shows his political wisdom.

Looking back on Le Yi's life, he came from a prominent family and was a rare genius. His life was legendary and full of ups and downs, and he knew how to advance and retreat, which is admirable and respectable.

[Read the Three Armies and Six Lords of Jin in one go]

He was not only the helper of Jin's dominance, but also the source of the division of Jin into three families. He witnessed the rise and fall of 180 years, involving the rise and fall of 11 families. In this video, let's talk about the three armies and six ministers of Jin.

When talking about the Spring and Autumn Period, we cannot fail to mention the State of Jin. As the saying goes, "The ancient Chinese country lasted for 3000 years, and the Spring and Autumn Period lasted for 600 years." When talking about the State of Jin, we cannot avoid the system of three armies and six nobles. This system refers to the military and political system of the State of Jin during the Spring and Autumn Period, and is also the source of the division of the State of Jin by three families.

The Western Zhou Dynasty had strict regulations on the size of the army. The Zuo Zhuan recorded: "The Zhou Dynasty had six armies, and the largest of the vassal states had three armies." The three armies thus became a synonym for the army. As a large vassal state, the State of Jin had the qualifications to establish the three armies.

The princes and great powers commanded three armies, each with a total of 633 people. In BC, Duke Wen of Jin established the Three Armies after he ascended the throne. Each army had a general and an assistant, namely the General of the Central Army and the Assistant of the Central Army, the General of the Upper Army and the Assistant of the Upper Army, and the General of the Lower Army and the Assistant of the Lower Army.