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Chapter 444 Reading
Dragons don't exist.This is what was written in the Beast Science textbook.

Although it is a symbol of Chinese civilization and has been passed down from the ancient Fuxi period to the present, there has never been any sighting record of a real dragon in history.

The remains of suspected dragons unearthed by monks in the past dynasties,
Such as scales, antlers, dragon whiskers, dragon hyenas, etc., have all been proved to be body parts of other exotic animals.

Therefore, the Academy of the former Sui Dynasty made a judgment that the dragon did not really exist, but was the product of the merger and fusion of the totems of various clans in ancient times, and gradually became the amulet of the emperor with the development of the times.

Of course, this is only the opinion of the academy, and it does not prevent the people from still worshiping the totem of the dragon.

"The mainstream view in the Academy is still that dragons do not exist. However, under this concept, there are also many different explanations."

Zhang Liang, a doctor of beasts, smiled and said: "From the perspective of epigraphy, some doctors think that the writing method of the dragon in the oracle bone inscription is very similar to [electricity] and [thunder]. The symbol representing thunder is placed at the end of the curved line, representing the dragon's mouth. The dragon's mouth is downward, indicating that rain is pouring down from the dragon's mouth.

Qiwen is one of the oldest writings, and people at that time must have been closer to the origin of dragons than we are.

Maybe the dragon is a kind of strange beast that inhabits the clouds. It is of the same origin as thunder and lightning. It has no entity and can only be observed under special circumstances.

That's why the text of the deed was written, and later generations did not find any remains of dragons.

Another point of view is that dragons once existed, and lived together with humans during the Yin and Shang Dynasties, but with climate change, the Central Plains was no longer suitable for them to live in, so the whole family moved to the endless sea.

The evidence is some murals about the migration of dragons in the Yin and Shang Dynasties - most of the dragons on them have wings and have various shapes, including snakes and tigers.

They think that's what a dragon really looks like.It is because after the dragon clan migrated, there were no reference samples, so the dragons of the descendants tended to be the same.

Some scholars believe that although dragons have become extinct, there are still many exotic beasts with dragon blood in the world, such as 虺, Qiu, Chi, Jiao, Pan, mirage, etc., as well as snapping turtles and dinosaurs that are more distantly related. "

A longing look appeared on Dr. Zhang Liang's face. He has studied strange beasts for most of his life. If he could see a real dragon, he would be willing to take half a year's salary less.

"In short, a thesis, [-] to [-] words. Hand it in before the end of the month."

Zhang Liang explained the homework after class, Shi Shiran packed up the books and walked out of the classroom, leaving behind the sighing students.

The coursework in the new semester is extremely heavy. The good life of "after a day of class, go shopping in the city, eat desserts, do shopping, and finish homework on the last day" is gone forever. up.

"Let me tell you,"

Li Wei packed his textbooks, stood up and said solemnly: "There really are dragons in this world."

"The last time you went to Pingkangfang, you were served by a dragon, right?"

Yang Yu rubbed his temples with a headache, and complained: "I told you this joke before, can you stop stealing, or at least give me a tip."

"Can the work of a scholar be called stealing?"

Li Wei said righteously: "This is called adoption instead of purchase."

Yang Yu rolled his eyes and said, "Then you can adopt my homework for this month by the way."

"Okay, as long as you dare."

Li Wei grinned, showing his white teeth, made a "like" gesture, and proudly said: "As long as I am a waste, no one can take advantage of me."

wow.

Li Ang tidied up the textbooks and stationery on the desktop. It is much easier for students who study Taoism to do their homework than others - because they can multi-task, use their thoughts to control the pen and paper, and write several copies at the same time.

Just as he was packing his schoolbag, the friendly laughter of the boys came from the front of the classroom,
Dou Chi, Ashid Tumen and others surrounded Pei Jing, patted him on the shoulder with a smile, tapped his chest lightly, and said congratulations repeatedly.

Li Ang raised his eyebrows and asked Yang Yu, "What happened to them?"

"Pei Jing is engaged."

He Fanshuang stepped closer and said casually, "The woman is a girl from Qinghe Cui's Xiaofang."

"Wow."

Yang Yu and Li Wei opened their mouths wide, Yong Hongzhong couldn't help but look at Pei Jing a few more times, and Li Ang paused as he packed his schoolbag.

The Cui family in Qinghe originated from the surname Jiang, and is a descendant of Jiang Ziya, the Duke of Qi. It has a full set of genealogy, which has continued to this day and has never been cut off.
There are many houses, among which the descendants of Cui Kui, the prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty (who married the granddaughter of Emperor Wencheng of the Northern Wei Dynasty), named Qinghe Xiaofang, are the most prominent among the world's elites, and have produced more than a dozen prime ministers.

And because of generations of foreign marriages and the recruitment of good sons-in-law, their children's appearance is much higher than the average, regardless of their talents and education.

During the academic exchange in the academy last year, Li Ang saw the younger generation sent by the Qinghe Cui family from afar, and I have to say that they were indeed amazing.

"If you can rush to repair the cloud patrol this year, Cui's small house will have no chance, but maybe you will have a chance to enter Cui's big house."

Qiu Feng looked at the boys and joked.

This is an allusion from the former Sui Dynasty. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Cui Zhen (the son of Cui Zhongwen, the prefect of Gaoyang, who came from Qinghe Dafang), who served as the servant of Sanqi outside the Yuanwai, had a noble family, unparalleled talent and learning, and despised the world. He once wrote an inscription at the door of his house. Those who have passed [-] volumes of books will enter the door.

At that time, books were still mostly in the form of scrolls, and the amount of text was relatively small. Five thousand volumes is not a particularly exaggerated.

Now, the reading volume of [-] books will kill people.

'If you count the comic periodicals and various novels such as "Yilin", "Reader", "Youth Digest", "Story Collection" and "Zhiyin Manke" and various novels that you have read in the memory of the foreign world, probably, maybe you can Reach [-] readings. '

Li Ang thought casually.

When I first came to Chang'an, if I hadn't met Yang Yu, a rich second generation, and rented a low-cost apartment, I guess I would have gone to Chang'an newspapers to write and contribute articles and earn remuneration, right?
The most popular selling items in Chang'an are not professional publications discussing Neo-Confucianism and philosophy, but news newspapers and citizen tabloids.

Most of the latter's articles are sensational, touching, and philosophical as their selling points. Li Ang happens to be a professional counterpart, and he wrote a few articles about "Have you seen the library at 04:30 in the morning in Xuegong?" "

"Why should the young scholar's grievances be vented on the Tubo prince?" "

Such articles can still make a lot of money.

Li Ang shook his head, shaking the messy thoughts out of his mind, but when he came back to his senses, he found that his companions were all looking at him.

"what happened?"

Li Ang was at a loss.

"Ahem, nothing,"

Yang Yu said embarrassingly, "It's just that Pei Jingxiu has reached the Cloud Patrol Realm, and I'm afraid you won't be happy when you bring up this topic."

"What's the matter, I'm not that stingy."

Li Ang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Since the fall semester started, all the students in this year's cultivation had improved, but he was still stuck at the high level of Listening to the Rain.

(End of this chapter)