Dragons do not exist. This is what is written in the zoology textbooks.
Although it is a symbol of Chinese civilization and has been passed down since the Fuxi period in ancient times, there has never been a sighting record of a real dragon since recorded history.
Monks of all ages have unearthed remains that are suspected to be dragons,
Scales, antlers, dragon whiskers, dragon hyenas, etc. have all been proven to be body parts of other exotic animals.
Therefore, the academy in the pre-Sui Dynasty judged that the dragon did not really exist, but was the product of the merger and integration of the totems of various clans in ancient times. With the development of the times, it gradually became the talisman of the emperor.
Of course, this is just the view of the academy, and it does not prevent the people from still worshiping the dragon totem.
"The mainstream view in the Academy is that dragons do not exist. However, there are many different explanations under this concept."
Zhang Liang, a doctor of zoology, smiled and said: "From the perspective of epigraphy, some doctors believe that the writing method of dragon in oracle bone inscriptions is very similar to [electricity] and [thunder]. It retains the curved shape of lightning and combines it with
The symbol representing thunder is placed at the end of the curved line to represent the dragon's mouth. The dragon's mouth points downward, which means rain pours down from the dragon's mouth.
Qi Wen is one of the oldest texts dating back to the present. People at that time must have had a closer understanding of dragons than we do.
Maybe the dragon is a strange beast that lives in the clouds. It has the same origin as thunder and lightning. It has no entity and can only be observed under special circumstances.
Therefore, the deed was written in such a way that later generations did not find any remains of the dragon.
Another view is that dragons once existed and lived with people during the Yin and Shang Dynasties. However, with climate change, the Central Plains was no longer suitable for them to live, so the entire family moved to the Endless Sea.
The evidence is some murals about the migration of dragons during the Yin and Shang Dynasties - most of the dragons on them had wings and had various shapes, including snakes and tigers.
They believe that is the true appearance of dragons. It is because after the dragon clan migrated, there were no reference samples, so the dragons of subsequent generations tend 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 aurochs, harpies, chilies, dragons, pans, mirages, etc., as well as snapping turtles and dire turtles with more distant blood relatives."
A look of yearning appeared on Dr. Zhang Liang's face. He had 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 off.
"In short, a paper, three thousand to five thousand words. Submit it before the end of the month."
Zhang Liang handed over his homework, and Shi Shiran packed up his books and walked out of the classroom, leaving the sighing students behind.
The coursework in the new semester is extremely heavy. The good life of "having a day of classes, going shopping in the city, eating desserts, shopping, and finishing homework on the last day" is gone forever.
Already.
"Let me tell you,"
Li Wei packed up his textbooks, stood up and said seriously: "There really are dragons in this world."
"Last time you went to Pingkangfang, you were served by a one-stop service, right?"
Yang Yu rubbed his temples with a headache and complained: "I told you this joke before, could you please stop stealing it, or at least give me a tip."
"Can what a scholar does be called stealing?"
Li Weiyi said sternly: "This is called adoption instead of purchase."
Yang Yu rolled his eyes and said, "Then you can take my homework for this month by the way."
"Okay, as long as you dare."
Li Wei grinned, showing his white teeth, made a "thumbs up" gesture, and said proudly: "As long as I am a waste, no one can take advantage of me."
Wow.
Li Ang packed up the textbooks and stationery on the table. It was much easier for students who wanted to study the path to do their homework than others - because they could multi-task, use their mind to control paper and pen, 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, Asde Tumen and others surrounded Pei Jing, smiled, patted his shoulders, lightly hammered his chest, and said congratulations and the like.
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 the girl from Cui's small house in Qinghe."
"Wow."
Yang Yu and Li Wei opened their mouths, Yong Hongzhong couldn't help but look at Pei Jing a few more times, and Li Ang paused in packing his schoolbag.
The Cui family of Qinghe originated from the surname Jiang, and is a descendant of Jiang Shang, Jiang Ziya, Grand Duke of Qi. It has a complete family tree and has continued to this day without interruption.
There are many Fang clans, among which the descendants of Cui Wei, the prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty (who married the granddaughter of Emperor Wencheng of the Northern Wei Dynasty), are named Qinghe Xiaofang. They are the most prominent among the powerful families in the world and have produced more than a dozen prime ministers.
And because of generations of foreign marriages and recruiting good sons-in-law, their children's appearance is far above average, regardless of their talents and education.
During the academic exchange at the Academy last year, Li Ang saw the younger generation sent by the Cui family of Qinghe from a distance, and I have to say that they were indeed stunning in appearance.
"If you can reach Xunyun Realm this year, Cui's small house will have no chance, but you might have a chance to enter Cui's big house."
Qiu Feng looked at several boys and joked.
This is an allusion from the pre-Sui Dynasty. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Cui Wei (son of Cui Zhongwen, the prefect of Gaoyang, from Qinghe Dafang), who served as the minister of Sanqi outside the Yuan Dynasty, had a noble family, unparalleled talent and learning, and looked down on the world. He once wrote an inscription on the door of his house, prohibiting unreading.
Those with more than 5,000 volumes of books can enter.
At that time, most books were still in the form of scrolls, and the amount of text was small. Five thousand volumes was not an exaggeration.
Today, reading 5,000 books would kill someone.
'If you count the comic journals and various novels such as "Yilin", "Reader", "Youth Digest", "Story Collection" and "Zhiyin Manke" that I have read in the memory of another world, probably, maybe
Let's reach 5,000 readings.'
Li Ang thought casually.
When I first came to Chang'an, if I hadn't met Yang Yu, a second-generation rich man, and rented a low-cost house, I would probably have written articles for Chang'an newspapers and earned remuneration, right?
Chang'an's most popular products 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. Li Ang happens to be a professional counterpart and wrote a few articles such as "Have you seen the library in the Academy at 4:30 in the morning?"
"Why do young scholars vent their grievances on the Tibetan prince?"
Articles like this can still make a lot of money.
Li Ang shook his head and shook the messy thoughts out of his mind. When he came back to his senses, he found that his companions were all looking at him.
"What's wrong?"
Li Ang was confused.
"Ahem, it's nothing,"
Yang Yu said awkwardly: "It's just that Pei Jing has reached the Xunyun realm. I'm afraid you'll be a little unhappy when I bring up this topic."
"It doesn't matter, I'm not that stingy."
Li Ang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Since the beginning of the fall semester, the students of this class have improved in cultivation, but he is still stuck in the high level of listening to the rain and there has been no movement.
This chapter has been completed!