It is said that after the Lieshan family became a disciple of Kong Xuan, they returned to the Jiang tribe with Kong Xuan. Kong Xuan lived in the mountains next to the tribe, taught the Lieshan family some cultivation methods, and often gave lectures to the Lieshan family. , In this way, Lieshan gradually grew up and later changed his name to Shennong.
However, it is said that since Fuxi taught fishing and hunting and set the rule that relatives should not intermarry, the human race has suffered fewer and fewer casualties in fighting wild beasts, eating more meat, and the physique of newborn babies has also been greatly enhanced, and the number of survivors has also increased. More than before.
But this has brought about another big problem, that is, food. The number of people has increased day by day in the past few decades. Fishing and hunting alone can no longer meet the needs of the tribe. However, there are fewer and fewer birds that can be hunted in the sky, and there are fewer and fewer birds on the ground. There are fewer and fewer animals that can be shot, but the food obtained is difficult to keep in the belly. How can we solve people's food problem? It has become another major test facing the human race.
Since Shennong became a disciple of Kong Xuan, although he has been successful in practicing with Kong Xuan, he has always been thinking about the wish he made that day. Now that Shennong has grown up, he came to Kong Xuan to ask for a solution.
As soon as Kong Xuan stretched out his hand, a colorful Nine-eared Valley tree appeared in his hand. When Shen Nong saw it, he said: "Teacher, isn't this something that birds often feed on? Could it be that this kind of plant is something that people in our human race also Can you feed on it?"
Kong Xuan smiled and said, "Yes, plant it in the soil and irrigate it with water. When it matures, humans can eat it." Shennong was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him, then hurried back to the tribe. He found an open space and buried Jiushuigu in the soil. Shennong took care of it carefully every day and fed it with water according to Kong Xuan's instructions.
Later, a nine-ear valley grew up here. Seeing this, Shennong rubbed the ears of grain in his hands and put them in his mouth. He felt that they tasted delicious and he was very happy. So Shennong hurriedly taught what he had learned to his tribe. Many tribesmen didn't believe it at first, so they followed Shennong's advice and planted it. As expected, they got a lot of food. The tribesmen were overjoyed.
As a result, more people, led by Shennong, cut down trees, cut away weeds, used axes, hoes, grass and other production tools to reclaim land and plant millet.
After all, millet only solved part of the human race's problems. It was not enough to truly solve the human race's food problems. The Shennong family naturally knew this truth.
After some thinking, Shen Nong got inspiration from millet. Millet can be planted every year, and there is an endless supply. If more grass and trees can be selected for human use and planted more, wouldn't everyone's food problem be solved?
At this time, grains and weeds grow together, and herbs and flowers bloom together. No one can tell which ones are edible and which ones are not. Shennong tasted the same things and tried to plant the same things. For this reason, Shennong often accidentally ate poisonous things. If Kong Xuan hadn't saved him, he would have died long ago.
However, Shennong's many attempts finally yielded results. Among the many plants, Shennong selected rice, millet, millet, wheat, and bean sprouts, so later generations respected him as the "Grain Master" and "Grain Master". Farmer Emperor".
After the Shennong clan taught people to grow grains, their lives began to improve. However, weather changes were not under the control of the human race, and irrigation of grains became the biggest problem. Sometimes natural disasters would cause grain harvests in the fields to fail.
So, Shennong began to think about how to solve the water source problem again. After thinking for a long time, he got nothing, so he could only go to ask Kong Xuan again. When he saw Kong Xuan, Shennong told his troubles, and then he looked forward to it. Looking at Kong Xuan.
Kong Xuan looked at Shennong's expectant eyes, smiled slightly, and said: "Water sources are not only found in rivers and seas, there are also water sources underground." After saying that, he closed his eyes again and went to practice. Shennong heard this , a little confused, but after seeing that Kong Xuan was already in a daze, he didn't dare to disturb him any more, so he got up and returned to the tribe.
After returning to the tribe, Shennong thought carefully about Kong Xuan's words. After a while, Shennong found a few young men from the tribe and started digging in an open space. When they were digging five feet deep, suddenly, water gushes out from the ground.
Shennong was overjoyed when he saw this, so he promoted this method among the tribes and taught the tribesmen to dig wells to draw water and irrigate crops. In this way, the tribe surnamed Jiang gradually became stronger, and some surrounding tribes also voted for it. Jiang surnamed tribe, the scale of Jiang surnamed tribe has also been expanded repeatedly.
The fame of the Shennong family also spread, and for a while, the Shennong family's reputation among the human race became great. Soon after, Fuxi, who was far away in Chendu, also heard about Shennong's deeds and couldn't help but be very interested in him. This man actually solved the food problem that he had been having a headache for and couldn't find a solution to it. It seemed that he must solve it. He is a true great sage.
At this time, Fuxi had been the co-leader of the human race for nearly a hundred years. After creating the Bagua, Fuxi knew that his merits had been fulfilled and he was afraid that his time in the human race would not be long. Therefore, Fuxi also began to look for someone to succeed him. Become the co-owner of the human race.
Now that he knew about the Shennong clan, he decided to meet him to see if the Shennong clan was dedicated to the human race and whether he was qualified to become the new co-owner of the human race. So, Fuxi set out from Chendu to the Jiang tribe. When people learned that Fuxi, the leader of the human race, was coming to their tribe, they couldn't help but feel a little excited and honored.
Fuxi met Shennong in the Jiang tribe. After Shennong paid his respects to Fuxi, Fuxi pulled Shennong aside. While asking him some questions about the management of the tribe, Fuxi observed him. After a series of questions and answers, Fuxi was very satisfied. This Shennong was indeed a great sage. His views on how to govern the tribe were not inferior to his own, and he even hesitated. More than that.
At that moment, Fuxi said to Shennong: "Shen Nong, I never thought that you have a lot of experience in governing the human race, so just follow me back to Chendu. Now that I have been in power for nearly a hundred years, I have long been unable to do anything about the human race. After you become familiar with everything about the human race, I will give up the position of co-leader to you, hoping that you can lead the human race to live a better life in the future."
When Shennong heard this, he was shocked and said quickly: "Shennong is just a farmer. How can he be the co-leader of the human race? The co-leader should choose another capable person. I am afraid Shennong cannot shoulder such an important task."
Fuxi smiled slightly and said: "Haha, you are too modest. Food has always been a big problem that troubles the human race. Even I have not come up with any solution in these years, but now you have solved this matter. This pair What a great contribution to the human race! It can be seen that your talents are no less than mine, so you don’t have to shirk anymore."
After hearing this, Shennong was frightened. Then seeing that Fu Xi's attitude was extremely firm, Shennong thought for a while and agreed to return to Chendu with Fu Xi and take over the position of co-leader of the human race.
Before leaving, Shennong thought of Kong Xuan and went to say goodbye to him with a sad expression.
Kong Xuan looked at Shennong and said with a smile: "Disciple, you don't have to be like this. You can go on your own. My master will arrive in Chendu to see you again soon." After hearing this, Shennong was overjoyed. In this way, he no longer had any scruples in his heart. , after returning to the tribe, he rushed to Chendu with Fuxi.
After bidding farewell to Kong Xuan, the Shennong family followed Fuxi back to Chendu. However, the abdication of the Human Emperor was not a trivial matter, and it could not be held casually. Moreover, the Shennong family was not familiar with human things, so Fuxi would Shennong stayed by his side as an assistant, allowing him to slowly become familiar with things within the clan so that he could succeed to the position of co-leader of the human race in the future.
There was no objection within the human race to Fuxi's choice of Shennong as the heir to the co-lordship of the human race. After all, the Shennong clan found grains for the human race, which greatly solved the food problem of the human race and allowed the human race to live a good and well-fed life. It is indeed a good choice for Shennong to inherit the position of co-leader of the clan.
Fuxi saw that the Shennong clan had been recognized by the heads of the clans of the human race, and that the Shennong clan had a high reputation among the human clan, so he announced in public that three years later, he would relinquish the position of co-leader of the human clan to the Shennong clan and sent someone to invite him. The heads of all human tribes came to watch the ceremony.
After hearing the news, the Shennong clan also felt more pressure, so they became more diligent and hardworking. Fuxi was also quite pleased with this. He had never seen the Shennong clan. He believed that under the leadership of the Shennong clan, the human race would It can definitely get better.
(End of chapter)