Xuanqing Tiandao

Chapter 34 The Reign of Shennong, Begin to Taste Herbs

Since Shennong ascended the throne and became the co-lord, he took responsibility for everything by himself, taught the people how to make bows and arrows to hunt animals, and spread the method of farming five grains to every corner. If you can't finish eating and can't keep it for a long time, you have to throw it away, which is a waste.Shennong specially held a meeting to solicit the opinions of the ministers on this issue, and finally came up with a solution.

Shennong ordered people to build a street in Chendu City, and used it as a market for the people of the world to gather the goods of the world, trade and retreat, and each got his own place.In this way, people have extra items here to exchange what they think are worthwhile and useful, which not only greatly reduces waste, but also uses it in useful places.

At that time, the human race still wrapped their bodies in animal skins. Later, Shennong made hemp into cloth and popularized it. From then on, people used hemp cloth to make clothes, no longer needed to wear animal skins, and gradually came out of ignorance!

Although Fuxi invented the zither, the people still had no other richer life besides production. So Shennong took a tung tree from the East China Sea, cut it into a qin, and made strings from silk. It was three feet six inches long and had five strings on it. Said: Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng, Yu.Its sound can tell the virtues of heaven and earth, can express the harmony of Shennong, and can entertain people. Everyone calls it Shennongqin!
At that time, humans used their hands to bake food. If they were not careful, they would often be burned, and they lacked containers. Shennong made various containers from soil, which were called pottery. Since then, people can use pottery to cook food. It is much more convenient to hold food.

Although he knew spring, summer, autumn and winter, he didn't know when to plant grain seeds and when was the harvest season. So Shennong observed the changes of the four seasons for several years, the alternation of cold and warm, and improved on the Fuxi calendar. The stars divide day and night, set the sun and the moon, the month is the [-]th, and November is the winter solstice.From then on, people knew when to plant grain seeds and when to harvest, so the production has greatly increased.

After a series of governance measures, the life of the human race has obviously improved greatly, the population has also increased rapidly, and the vitality damaged in the Lich War is slowly recovering.Shennong had no intention of harming the common people. He governed without punishment and government, and became king without armored soldiers. Therefore, all the princes and ministers supported him, and everyone loved him!

Shennong was very happy to see that people's lives were improving day by day under his management. Walking in the streets and alleys of Chendu, he was filled with a sense of pride in his heart when he saw the chattering clansmen.Suddenly a burst of mournful cries came from not far in front, Shen Nong was very surprised, hurried forward, pushed away the crowded crowd, and saw a young woman with tears all over her face sitting on the ground, she was holding a The baby, but anyone with a discerning eye can tell that the baby has already passed away.

Shen Nong stepped forward and asked softly, "How can you be like this?"

The woman looked up when she heard the sound and saw that it was the co-lord. She was startled and was about to get up to worship, but was held down by Shennong. Shennong said in a harmonious voice, "There is no need to be so polite! Just tell me why this child died young." ?”

The woman cried again when she heard the words, and said sadly: "It's just because of illness!"

Shennong suddenly realized when he heard the words, it turns out that the human race does not know medicine nowadays, so they don’t know how to treat each sickness, so they often die. Too much energy goes into this.Today when he saw a young life disappear like this, he felt as if a huge boulder weighing as much as a thousand catties was pressing down on him, his heart was ups and downs, and he couldn't calm down for a long time!

Shennong arranged for someone to help the woman collect the child's body, and then returned home alone, thinking hard for several days, and finally made up his mind.He took a group of entourage all the way to the northwest. Shennong and his party crossed mountains and crossed waters. After walking for 49 days, they came to a steep mountain. The top towers into the clouds, the mountain is covered with moss, it is slippery and difficult to walk, the road is difficult to distinguish under the thick fog, the birds are difficult to cross, and the wild animals are extinct. It seems to be a dead end!
All the followers persuaded Shennong to go back. Shennong said firmly: "Now the tribe is suffering from illness. As the co-lord of the human race, if I don't find the magic medicine that can cure the illness, how can I go back and face the tribe? How can I face the saint?" Father?" The words left all the followers speechless.

Shennong frowned and thought about how to cross the mountain, when suddenly he was awakened by a sound. He looked along the source of the sound and saw thick vines hanging densely in the jungle at the foot of the mountain, and dozens of golden monkeys were The vines are rippling back and forth, playing happily.

Shennong's eyes lit up, and he said with great joy: "Sure enough, there is no unparalleled road!" Immediately, he ordered all his followers to come forward and cut down a lot of vines, and built them into a shelf. The rain hits, a whole year has passed, it has never stopped, there are 360 ​​floors, and it has finally been built to the top of the mountain!
Shennong led the crowd to the top of the mountain along the shelf. When they looked around, they saw exotic flowers and plants blooming everywhere on the mountain, with different colors and postures. The fragrance of thousands of flowers and plants mixed together not only did not smell bad, but also had a sense of peace of mind. The effect of God!Shennong's spirit was shaken, and he was overjoyed immediately. He hurriedly ordered people to build fir trees around him, so as not to be accidentally attacked by wild animals.Then he lived on the mountain, personally tried various flowers and plants during the day, observed their cold, warm, flat, and hot natures, and identified the righteousness of their rulers, ministers, assistants, and envoys, and recorded them under the fire at night.He discovered a kind of wood leaf with green leaves, which can detoxify all kinds of poisons when eaten, so it is called cha, and it is also used as tea.Shennong tasted poisoning more than [-] times, all detoxified by tea.

Once, Shennong was poisoned again, but this time it was worse than any other time. He felt dizzy, couldn't speak, couldn't move, black air spread all over his face in an instant, and his attendants tried to chew tea for him, but it didn't work. Xia Ke made his attendants flustered and at a loss. Shennong reluctantly raised his finger and pointed to a red Ganoderma lucidum not far away. The attendants hurriedly picked it off and carefully put it into Shennong's mouth.After Shennong ate the Ganoderma lucidum, he immediately detoxified the gas, he could speak, and his hands and legs could move. Since then, people have known that Ganoderma lucidum can bring the dead back to life and prolong life.

Shennong stood up, and was about to continue to taste the strange herbs that he hadn't tasted yet, but he saw two colorful auspicious clouds floating far away in the eastern sky.

When the auspicious clouds descended from the two, Shen Nong hurriedly led the crowd to pay respects, and asked doubtfully, "I don't know where the ancestors came from?"

Seeing Shennong's much older face, Youchao couldn't help sighing in his heart, and said to him, "Shennong, the Holy Father knows that you have tasted hundreds of herbs, which are often poisonous, so he bestows the innate spiritual treasure ocher whip on you. !” After speaking, he took out a brown magic whip with a length of three feet and six inches from his sleeve and gave it to him.

Shennong took the ocher whip and weighed it in his hand. He felt that it was light and flexible, and he could use it without sacrifice. He asked, "I don't know what effect this treasure has?"

You Chao said with a smile: "This treasure will change color when it encounters poison. It can distinguish ten thousand poisons and has many magical functions. It is suitable for you."

Shen Nong was overjoyed when he heard the words, and bowed to Abbot Island in the East China Sea: "Shen Nong thanks the Holy Father for the treasure!"

Seeing that the treasure had been delivered to Shennong, the two said to him: "It's time for me to go back and reply to the decree, Shennong, but you have suffered!" Both of them sighed at the same time.

Shen Nong smiled and said, "What did the ancestors say? As the co-lord of the human race, what is the use of Shen Nong if he can't benefit our human race?"

Suirenshi laughed loudly and said: "Okay! You are right! I think that although our human race has suffered many hardships since its birth, it has come to today step by step. It is not because of our hard work and fearlessness. , an indomitable spirit!"

Mrs. Youchao nodded approvingly when she heard this!

Shen Nong also said with a serious face: "Shen Nong must remember the teachings of his ancestors, Shen Nong only exists for our human race in this life!"

The two nodded upon hearing the words, then bid farewell to Shennong and his party, and left in a cloud.

With the ocher whip, Shennong was no longer poisoned by poisonous weeds. In this way, for 49 days, he finally tasted all the herbs on the mountain.When everyone was about to go back, they were surprised to find that all the firs had grown tall and blocked the way back. They didn't know what to do, they saw a sky cart falling from the sky, and a fairy came down from the cart. The fairy in the heaven.

The fairy saluted Shen Nong: "I have seen His Majesty the Emperor, I have come here to send His Majesty back to Chendu at the request of the Jade Emperor!"

Shennong cupped his hands and said, "I'm so thankful, fairy!" Immediately, he took everyone on the sky chariot, and with a neighing sound, the sky chariot flew into the sky and headed towards Chen Du.The land where Shennong tasted a hundred herbs was called "Shennongjia" by later generations.

After Shen Nong returned to Chendu, he wrote the "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" based on his records. From then on, everyone knew the properties of plants and the principles of medicinal properties!
Exactly: Bravely taste the herbs without fear of death, only for the survival of the human race!

(End of this chapter)