Xia Qingqing continued to explain: "In the eyes of others, the place where the Fox Clan thrives and builds cities is the Qingqiu Ancient Kingdom. In the eyes of our Fox Clan, only the place where the Fox Ancestor rests is the real Qingqiu Ancient Kingdom."
The reason why Heze is considered to be the location of the ancient Qingqiu Kingdom is simply because of some historical materials, mythological records, and some totems unearthed locally as evidence.
Judging from the unearthed cultural relics, there was at least one tribe there that worshiped the nine-tailed fox as a totem. However, no one can prove that there once was a country ruled by the fox tribe. After all, there is still a big gap between myth and reality.
Ye Xun said in a deep voice: "If you look at it this way, wouldn't even the Qingqiu Demon Fox know where the real ancient country is?"
I suddenly raised my head and said, "So, let's put aside all the clues and analyze the specific location of Qingqiu from our perspective?"
"That's a way!" Mother Fox was silent for a while and said, "Who will talk first, you or Ye Xun?"
When I was recalling the "All Things Sutra", Ye Xun said: "I'll do it first!"
Ye Xundao: "The ancients had a distinction, that is, the twenty-eight constellations in the sky correspond to the regions in the world, and the twenty-eight constellations correspond to animals."
"Among the twenty-eight constellations, the name of Antares is Xinyue Fox, and its corresponding animal is the fox. The territory of Antares is the Song Dynasty, which is the Heze area in eastern Henan and western Shandong."
Ye Xun pointed at the screen and said: "According to the aerial photos, the terrain of Xiaoli Village and Dragon King Cliff looks like a lying fox, and the mountains behind it are higher in front and lower in back, like a fox with nine tails."
"Coupled with academic research, I think the ancient Qingqiu Kingdom is likely to be in Heze. This is the reason why the detectives rushed to Heze in large numbers."
Ye Xun paused and said: "The first reaction that modern people have when they hear the words country and tribe is that there used to be tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people living together there. In fact, the scale of tribes in ancient times may have been very large. Small, a few thousand people can be considered a big tribe.”
"In that area, plus the peaks representing the body and head of the fox, there are eleven mountain ranges in rough calculation. It is not difficult to hide a tribe. I think the ancient Qingqiu country should be somewhere in the mountains. We The competition with the Detective God is who can find the location of Qingqiu Ancient Kingdom first."
After hearing this, Chen Wen nodded repeatedly and said: "It makes sense, it makes sense. Mi Shi, what do you think?"
Ye Xun and Chen Wen looked at Mother Fox together, and the latter frowned and said: "Ye Xun's analysis is indeed very reasonable. However, he ignored the biggest problem. The name Qingqiu comes from "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", and it is closely related to Dayu has a great relationship, and in ancient times, there was no distinction between them."
Chen Wen said disapprovingly: "The time when the Book of Mountains and Seas was written was not ancient times, so the things recorded by later generations may be more accurate."
"The Classic of Mountains and Seas" was probably written from the late Warring States Period to the middle and late Han Dynasty. Most scholars believe that "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" was not written by one person at one time, and it has also been corrected and compiled by many people.
If we estimate according to the year when "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" was written, we should have already had the idea of the division of stars at that time.
Mother Fox shook her head again and said: "According to the records in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, Qingqiu should be named after the era when Dayu lived. However, according to myths and legends, Qingqiu already existed in the era of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors."
"Legend has it that Chi You was born from amniotic fluid and was beheaded by the Yellow Emperor in Qingqiu. If we follow this myth, Qingqiu is a tribe that existed as early as the Xuanyuan era. The place where Chi You was beheaded was naturally full of resentment, so in the myth Qingqiu In addition to the fox clan, Qiu also gave birth to countless demon species.”
Mother Fox looked at Chen Wen: "Based on the time inference of the myth, I disagree with Ye Xun's statement."
Chen Wen rubbed his head at this moment: "It's really a headache to deal with you foxes. Fortunately, the two demon foxes from Detective Hands didn't come together. Otherwise, anyone who sees you will have a big head."
Mother Fox said with a straight face: "Although we are of the same species, we are not the same fox."
"Wait a minute!" I suddenly raised my head and said, "What did you just say? You said that you are the same species, but different foxes?"
Mother Fox looked at me in surprise: "Is there any problem?"
"Yes!" I said solemnly: "We seem to have been confused about one issue. That is, who is the fox ancestor?"
"What do you mean?" Everyone looked over to me.
I explained: "According to Qinghu, the burial place of ancestor Fox has been destroyed. In other words, someone once found the ancient Qingqiu country."
"However, Xia Qingqing received the inheritance, but said that even the leader of the Fox clan has not entered the resting place of the Fox ancestor. Isn't this a contradiction?"
Mother Fox waved her hands and said: "What's the contradiction in this? As the head of the clan, he must be buried alone, and it is impossible to be buried in the same place as other members of the Fox clan. It's normal that she has never been in. Oh... that's not right!"
Mother Fox stopped mid-sentence: "I know where the contradiction you mentioned lies. Qingqiu had entered the resting place of Ancestor Fox, otherwise, no one would have written the "Book of Vientiane". There is indeed a contradiction here. A place. Wang Huan, what do you want to say?"
I said solemnly: "What I want to say is, is the fox ancestor the ancestor of Qingqiu or the ancestor of the nine-tailed fox?"
Mother Fox's eyes suddenly lit up: "Yes! Why didn't I think of this? What you mean is that the ancestral land of the Qingqiu Fox Clan has been destroyed. However, the place where the Fox Ancestor rests has never been discovered."
Mother Fox explained before Chen Wen could speak: "The fox ancestor Wang Huan mentioned is the ancestor of the nine-tailed fox, not the ancestor of Qingqiu. If you look carefully, there should be two nine-tailed foxes in ancient mythology, one in Qingqiu, the other one is the nine-tailed fox that Dayu met when he married his wife Tushan."
Dr. Bai also explained: "The song of Tushan recorded in Zhao Ye of the Eastern Han Dynasty in "The Unremaining Biography of the King of Yue in the Spring and Autumn Period of Wuyue" writes: Suisui white fox, nine tails. My family is Jiayi, and the guest is the king. The song of Tushan is enough to prove that Tushan There is a connection between the Shan clan and the nine-tailed fox. The totem that the Tushan clan worshiped during the Three Emperors period was most likely also the nine-tailed fox."
Dr. Bai turned on the big screen again: "You see, according to modern archaeological discoveries, the Tushan Kingdom did exist in history. According to the legend of Dayu marrying the daughter of the Tushan clan and the alliance between Dayu and Tushan, archaeologists found in Anhui The discovered Tushan ruins are most likely the Tushan clan’s kingdom at that time.”
Chen Wen shook his head and said: "Having said that, Mimi also said that there is always a big difference between myths and reality. Yu the Great made an alliance with Tushan and married Tushan's daughter Jiao, who gave birth to Qidu Historical facts. You forcefully associate the Tushan clan with the nine-tailed fox, be careful that the descendants of Tushan will not spare you."
The difference between the Tushan clan and Qingqiu is that the Tushan clan not only has descendants, but is also a prosperous clan in Jiangxi and Anhui. Especially during the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, they emerged in large numbers and enjoyed a high reputation.
To put it simply, Qingqiu exists in myth, but the Tushan clan exists in reality. In a sense, they really can't be connected.
After Chen Wen said this, I didn't dare to judge easily.
Dr. Bai said solemnly: "I think Wang Huan's judgment is correct."
"First, Qingqiu is different from Tushan. The descendants of Qingqiu have the blood of the fox clan. To be clear, they are the descendants of the nine-tailed fox. The Tushan clan only worshiped the nine-tailed fox. In other words, the nine-tailed fox They are ancestors to Qingqiu, and they have faith in the Tushan clan."
"Second, in the "Book of Mountains and Seas", Dayu once saw a nine-tailed fox in Qingqiu, and he also met a nine-tailed fox before marrying Tushan. If you read the "Book of Mountains and Seas" carefully, you will find something , that is, in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", both gods and monsters have fixed territories. From this point of view, the nine-tailed fox will not run around. Therefore, I think Dayu met a different fox."
Chen Wen still didn't believe it: "According to you, there should be a myth about Tushan Nine Tails? Why haven't I heard about the legend of Tushan Nine Tails?"
Dr. Bai said: "It is because there is no myth that I say that the Nine-tailed Fox is only the belief of the Tushan clan, not their ancestors. The totem belief is easily lost in the changes of history. The Nine-tailed Fox of Tushan did not establish the fox clan like Qingqiu. The kingdom will naturally disappear because of this.”
Dr. Bai paused and said: "Then, here comes our question. If Qingqiu and Tushan belong to two different nine-tailed foxes, their common ancestor should be the fox ancestor. Moreover, the fox ancestor's resting place is very It may be near the Tushan clan."
Mother Fox took over Dr. Bai's words: "Whether it's the Detector or the Wugui Sect, what's their purpose of searching for the ancient Qingqiu Kingdom? It's to find the legendary Jiuding of King Yu that may be guarded by the nine-tailed fox."
"Assuming that our judgment that the nine-tailed fox protects the tripod is established, then, will the beast designated by Dayu as the guardian of the tripod be Qingqiu Jiuwei, who has never met him, or Tu, who is closely related to his wife? Shan Kyuubi? I think Tushan Kyuubi is more likely."
"After all, Tushan Jiuwei doesn't have many descendants like Qingqiu. He probably brought Jiuding into his ancestral land when his life was approaching."
Chen Wendao: "You mean that Dayu didn't trust Qingqiu Fox back then?"
Mother Fox spread her hands and said, "I don't know about this. The answer to this secret can only be found when we unlock the secret of the nine-tailed fox."
"Yeah." Chen Wen nodded repeatedly and said, "You said that the Fox ancestor's mausoleum is in the ruins of the Tushan clan?"
"It can't be there!" Mother Fox stood up and said, "I think the tomb of Ancestor Fox should be in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, not far from the Tushan clan."
Mother Fox called up a map of the Yellow River from the big screen: "Look, the terrain in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River is mainly plains and hills, which is not suitable for hiding large relics. The middle and upper reaches are mainly mountainous, and the closer you get to the source , the terrain becomes more complex and suitable for hidden restricted areas.”