Chapter 249 The Inheritance Slate, the Same Origin Myth!

Silent footsteps echoed in the ancient stone castle. It passed through the long stone steps, pushed open the dusty stone door, entered the wide stone hall, and reached the vicissitudes of stone slabs.

Shulot stopped. He looked at the time-honored stone slabs, wood panel murals, and various gold, silver, and jade cultural relics in the temple, and said solemnly sideways.

"Sage Jatiri, we are here. This is the place where the classics are stored in the palace."

Jatiri nodded solemnly. He took two steps forward excitedly, stretched out his hand tremblingly, and carefully touched these precious ancient inheritances, just like touching delicate fragile pottery.

"The river turtles live under the pines and cypresses in the water. The river turtles are getting older, but the sacred trees are getting taller and taller. Since receiving the inheritance at the age of twenty-four, I have been with them for thirty-six years! The fall of the royal capital That night, I fled the palace in a hurry, thinking I would never see them again."

The knowledgeable elder rarely lost his bearings, revealing his emotional ups and downs. He inspected it carefully for a while, then turned around, saluted His Highness with a wry smile and apologized.

"Your Highness, I made you laugh."

Shulot shook his head slightly and returned the salute seriously.

"Seeing this scene, I can only stand in awe of you."

The two of them saluted each other, then looked at each other and smiled. Then, Jatiri straightened his expression. With a calm smile, he led Shulot to the oldest stone slab.

"Your Highness, please let us start from here! You must have heard of the legend of the Five Sun Era. The world was born from nothingness, and the gods became the supreme sun in turn. The world was destroyed in the hands of the gods, the sun fell, and life withered. . After all these reincarnations, today is the fifth solar era. This original stone tablet is about the past four eras."

Shulot looked at the huge stone slab. Four crude panel paintings are carved on it with simple brushstrokes. In the center of each panel is a radiating sun.

"Your Highness, the sun is located in the center of the stone slab and is the object of common reverence from all the people in the world. If you want to unite all the people of the world into one, which will never be easy, you need to start with the myth of the sun and tell a complete and credible story."

Hearing this, Shulot looked serious and nodded slowly.

"Throughout the ages and all peoples, it is not easy for a sage to know my intentions! The big things I want to do are in a feudal country, and only you, sage, can help me!"

The myth of the five suns has been circulating all over the world for a long time, even among the Mayan tribes in the far east. However, different tribes have different expressions of the myth. For the various tribes in the world who are very different, this common mythological origin may be a rare place where they can form a consensus.

In the heart of the young king, he has always had the lofty ambition of the First Emperor. Not only did he want to shape a vast empire with his own hands and promote the changes of the times, he also wanted to knit together all the barbaric parts of the world and shape them into an indivisible national whole. This vast process is just like the different Han, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan, Qi, and Qin people during the Warring States Period, who finally merged into the Han people.

In order to achieve this ambitious goal, Shulot has enough ambition, enough patience, and enough time. All tribes in the world look alike and share marriages with each other. The various ethnic groups have been barbaric for a long time, grammar has not been established, the concept of nation has not emerged, and even writing is still in its infancy. This is the last and best opportunity for integration to build a truly unified nation on this vast, isolated continent!

If we want to lay the foundation for great unification, in addition to having the same writings, the same track, unified religion, and the same laws, we must also weave a bond of connection starting from the source of culture.

The ties between the Xia are the descendants of Yan and Huang, the descendants of the dragon, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and the Zhou Rites and Historians. The various tribes conquered by the Mexican Alliance also need a tall sacred tree with connected roots and a myth and legend of common origin to form a strong cultural bond. This legend must be inclusive and credible enough to be accepted by various ministries. It must also fit the known history to the greatest extent and withstand the scrutiny of future generations.

It was with this vision in mind that the young king searched repeatedly in the city of Qincongcan and invited the knowledgeable elders of the Prepecha people to come and tell the epic of the inheritance of the people in the lake. After some testing in the main hall, both parties became interested in each other and had a tacit understanding.

Shulot looked at the knowledgeable elder's calm smile, then looked at the stone slab carefully again, comparing the differences between the Aztec sun myth and the Prepecha sun myth.

Aztec mythology is inherited from the Toltecs. Each era has different symbols to symbolize civilization and different gods as the sun.

The first four ages are: The First Age, which is the age of the four Jaguars, represented by the original sun god Tezcatlippo. Second Age, the Age of the Four Winds, Quetzalcoatl, Quetzalcoatl. In the third era, the age of the four rains, Tlaloc, the rain god. In the fourth era, the age of the four waters, Chalchihetlicui, the goddess of rivers and lakes.

On the inheritance slate of the Prepecha people, in the first era, there is a jaguar, accompanied by a human holding a torch and a spear; in the second era, it is the sweeping wind, and there is a weeping rubber tree in the wind; The third era is a mighty rain, and in the rain are towering pyramids; the fourth era is a spreading flood, and in the flood are canoes traveling among the islands.

Around these panels, there are many complicated graphics and texts engraved, vaguely including the sun, moon, statues, masks, gold and jade, pottery, corn, turkeys, spears, shields, flames, and the dead.

Xuluot looked at it carefully for a long time, but apart from identifying the common jaguar, wind, rain, and water, he did not gain much. He turned his head and asked Jatiri sincerely.

"Please interpret it and tell me the true meaning."

Jatiri looked at the ancient board painting and smiled leisurely.

"Your Highness, the inheritance slate only has pictures and vague images. The interpretation is in one's mind and depends on the situation. If you master the inheritance, the priests and sages will have the right to speak. Most of the tribes in the world are also like this. Today, since Your Highness has asked, I will tell you the truth that is passed down from mouth to mouth in the tribal heritage."

"For the four eras that have passed away, each tribe in the world has different explanations and different time lengths. In these eras, behind the gods and symbols, there are actually the lost homelands of our ancestors and the dusty ancient civilizations. The further back the era, the more abstract and vague the murals and epics of each tribe are, and the more common the symbols are. The ancient times are difficult to verify, so the common points of the epics can be used as evidence of the common origin of each tribe."

The knowledgeable elder said these difficult words with deep meaning. Then, he stretched out his skinny palm and stroked the figures on the four eras.

"The first solar era is the process of the ancestors rising from the jungle. They lit fire, made stone weapons, drove and tamed wild beasts, established settlements, and became the kings of the jungle like jaguars. The specific process is now unknown, and the origin of the ancestors is also elusive. The first era is like Tezcatlippo, the original sun god in Mexica mythology. It is the impermanence of the world and the wind at night, elusive and unknown."

Xuluot pondered for a long time. His eyes looked to the distant northwest, to the end of the world. After a moment, he nodded solemnly.

"What the wise man said makes sense. The first era is elusive, there is no history to record, and it also includes all people."

Jati smiled. He moved his palm and stopped on the rubber tree in the wind.

"The second solar era is the earliest ancestor that all tribes can trace back to, the Olmecs. Ol means rubber, and Mec means ethnic group. The Olmecs are the ethnic group of rubber people. Their era is two thousand years ago. The Olmecs are located in the center of the world. They were the first to discover and use rubber, the first to build magnificent step pyramids, the first to build tall megalithic palaces, the first to carve sacred sacrificial jade, and the first to worship jaguars and feathered serpents."

"In that era, there may be many wild tribes, many small settlements, and many loose forces. But the most civilized and The famous ones are the Olmecs. Today, all tribes in the world have some origins with the Olmecs. The god of the Second Era is Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent god. Wherever there is a belief in the feathered serpent, it has been influenced by the Olmecs.

Whether it is the Teotihuacans on the plateau, the ancient Zapotecs in the jungle, or the Mayans in the far east, they all originated from the Olmec civilization to a greater or lesser extent and have received the glory of the Second Era! "

"Two thousand years ago, that was the era of ancient Greece and the Western and Eastern Zhou dynasties. The rubber people civilization, the ethnic group that used rubber."

Xuluot muttered as he pondered. His grandfather once told him the story of the Olmecs. The Totonacs on the eastern coast occupied the ruins of the Olmec civilization and also presented the ancient masks of the Olmecs at the coronation ceremony of Avit.

"The Olmecs are the ancient Greek city-states with brilliant culture in Central America, or Luoyi and Chengzhou, which spread the patriarchal system. They are descendants of Yan and Huang. They are descendants of the Jiao people."

The young king thought for a moment, and his eyes became brighter. He looked at Jatiri, and the knowledgeable elder also smiled meaningfully.

"Your Highness, from the Great Lakes in the west to the Maya in the east, from the rain forest in the south to the plateau in the north, the whole world started from the Jiao people. This is the first taproot that gathers all the people!"

Jatiri said in a deep and loud voice, with the pleasure of defining the past. Then, he continued to move his finger and pointed to the pyramids of the Third Age.

"The Second Era is the origin of all tribes. All tribes in the world were originally one. It was only at the end of the era, after the fall of the Olmec kingdom, that they scattered and formed different branches. The similar yet different pyramids in various parts of the world are the witnesses of the development of each branch!"

"In the legends of various tribes, differences began to appear in the third era. A thousand years ago, the Mayans in the far east built the Quetzal Pyramid of Tikal; the Teotihuacans on the northern plateau built the Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon; the ancient Zapotecs in the southern jungle built the Pyramid of Monte Alban; and the Loma Alta people in the western lake built the Pyramid by the Lake. These pyramids with the same origin are the second root system that gathers all people!"

Hearing this, the pupils of the young king suddenly shrank. He came from the Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon, and he was always full of awe for these ancient ruins. In this era, both civilians and nobles are equally in awe of these ancient magnificent wonders, and in the shocking wonders, they place their spiritual destination.

"Very good idea! Same ancestor, different branches. Pyramid witness, uniting all people"

Xuluot pondered for a long time and nodded solemnly. The Third Era was a thousand years ago, roughly the period of Rome and the Han Dynasty, and also the era of the spread of Hellenism and Chinese culture. Then, he looked at the knowledgeable elder with a little doubt.

"Ancient Zapotecs? Roma Alta people?"

"The ancient Zapotecs are the ancestors of the Mixtecs and Zapotecs. Their location is approximately in the central valley of Oaxaca in the far east. Mount Alban is the green mountain."

"As for the Loma Alta people."

Jatiri smiled deeply again.

"They are actually the ancestors of the Prepecha people. They settled on the south side of Lake Quetseo and north of the Patzcuaro Lake area. Your Highness's legion must have passed there when they went south. Many of the fortresses by the lake are It’s an ancient pyramid reconstruction.”

Shulot clasped his hands behind his back, paced, and pondered.

"In this way, all tribes in the world can be attributed to different branches of civilization. The people of Teotihuacan worshiped Tlaloc, the rain god, which is indeed consistent with the gods of the Third Age in Mexica mythology. Then The northern tribes, the Mexica, Otomi, Tlaxcala, and Huastec all belong to the Teotihuacan lineage."

Hearing this, Jatiri smiled softly. Shulot's face turned red. Since the other party was a knowledgeable elder, it was impossible to hide the origins of the Mexica and Tlaxcala people. He continued speaking calmly.

"The western tribes, the Tecos, Trapanic, and Prepecha people, all belong to the Loma Alta line. The southern tribes, the Mixtec, Zapotec, and the ancient Zapotec line, Let the Totonac people in the center continue to be the direct descendants of the Olmecs.”

The knowledgeable elder nodded and answered with a smile.

"In this way, the world has the same origin and people, and then it is divided into four branches: east, south, west and north. Although the customs are different, all the people are one!"

Hearing this, Shulot nodded first and then shook his head.

"No, the world has the same ancestor, and then divided into seven branches. There is another group in the far north of the white disaster, living a migratory life; one group is driving a canoe back and forth on the island of the Great Lake in the East; and finally One branch passed through the jungles of the far south and established the kingdom of gold."

"The White Disaster in the Far North. Your Highness, are you talking about the tribes of the Dogs?"

Hearing this, Shulot smiled and said nothing, and Jatiri continued to speculate.

"Integrating the dog descendants is both difficult and easy. They do not establish culture, advocate force, and are elusive and hard to find. Only by completely defeating them and occupying the water sources and cultivated land in the northern desert can the dog descendants be brought under their command. And once they are conquered, , it’s quite quick to assimilate.”

"Canoe on the Great Lake of the East. Your Highness is talking about the Taino people, the island people who eat cassava? The Taino people are wild and weak, and are rich in tobacco. The great lake is unstable, and it is not easy to find their islands. matter."

"As for the jungles in the far south, south of the Maya are mountains and forests rich in emeralds. Where is the golden country that His Highness mentioned?"

The young king smiled and didn't answer anything. He just looked at the fourth stone slab and asked softly.

"Sage, is this Fourth Era civilization the continuation of the various branches of the Third Era?"

"Your Highness, we can tell it like this, and all the people are willing to believe it."

Jatiri's wrinkles stretched out in his smile, like a trembling fox.

"Actually, the Fourth Age is only a few hundred years old, and the records in various pictures are quite clear. It was an era of erratic rains, sometimes floods, sometimes droughts. It was also a turbulent era when people from the north moved south. There are many theories. The dog descendants of the Wa language moved south one after another and poured into the Mexica Plateau. They violently collided with the native tribes and quickly merged with each other to form new alliances and kingdoms! "

"Canine descendants migrate south, Nahua-speaking tribes"

Shulot's eyes moved slightly. The Fourth Era was approximately during the Five Dynasties and Song Dynasties, which was accompanied by the cooling of the global climate and abnormalities in the astronomical climate. This was an era when nomadic peoples were moving south in an all-round way, it was an era when Vikings were invading southward on a large scale, and it was also an era when Chichimec descendants were constantly migrating south.

All tribes that speak the Nahua language in the world actually come from the descendants of dogs who have migrated southward for hundreds of years and merged with the local native ethnic groups. The Tepanecs, the former overlords of the Mexica Valley, the Tlaxcalas at the headwaters of the Balsas River, the Totonacs on the eastern coast, and even the Prepechas of the Land of the Lakes all spoke of Na. Wa-speaking tribe. The Mexica people are the last Nahua tribe to move south to the Mexica Plateau. The Nahua tribes have similar languages ​​and similar appearances. They are actually brothers by blood, and their ethnic groups have always been good at fighting.

Correspondingly, the Otomi, Huastec, Mixtec, and Zapotec people use another similar language and inherit more heritage from ancient civilizations. Of course, with the endless wars and exchanges between various ministries, the languages ​​​​of various ministries are also interpenetrating each other.

"Your Highness, the fourth era is an era full of turmoil, and the symbolic god is the god of rivers and lakes. Unpredictable precipitation, disordered agriculture, and the canine descendants migrating south have had a severe impact on the north of the world. All ministries are working hard Continuous wars and migrations are included in the canine lineage, then the fourth era is the era of reintegration of all peoples, and the integration of all peoples is destined to be completed by the hands of His Highness in the current fifth era. !”

"All peoples have the same origin. They experienced separation and development, and then moved toward mutual integration, until they reunited as one clan and were unified under the root system of the same sacred tree! The story is perfect and self-consistent, destined to be inspired by the gods. This is the fate of the five eras. A myth and legend that can truly dominate the world, connect all people, and unify all tribes!”

Speaking of this, a hint of excitement appeared on Jatiri's old face. He stared at Shulot with burning eyes, and the young king also stared at him firmly. Both of them have huge flames burning in their eyes, which will burn the entire world for hundreds of years!

The knowledgeable elder looked for a long time before calming down and speaking solemnly again.

"Your Highness, the Fourth Era left many accurate epics. In the Mexica Valley, the Toltec kingdom rose and fell, and finally passed on to the Mexica through the hands of the Tepanec people. In the land of the lake, there were two kingdoms of Urihu. They perished, revived, and perished again during the southward migration of the dog people, and then the Tarasco Kingdom was established and prospered!"

"The reason why these once powerful kingdoms perished was not only the impact of the southward migration of the dog people, but also the internal reasons. And the crucial factor is here!"

As he said, Jatiri took a few steps forward. He stretched out his hand forcefully and pressed down heavily on the second adjacent stone slab.

The author read some documents, re-sorted the legends of the various tribes in Central America, and thought carefully for a long time. If you want to maintain the unity of the empire for a long time, you must establish a common cultural cognition and unite the tribes into a nation. Then, the author tried his best to use his brain, imitated the legends of Yan and Huang, and processed the myths of the Five Solar Eras to construct a general unified theory, striving to include all tribes. Well, this is the novelist's personal opinion, a political theory of a unified nation. It is not completely true, but a processed history.