Extra Chapter 20 - The Daughter Country of the Geography of Journey to the West
First of all, I am modifying a little problem in the previous chapter. Chenjiazhuang was changed to Xujiazhuang. The people in it were the same surname as Xu. Because there was another Chenjiazhuang in the original work, it would be avoided to repeat it. You will know after reading this extra.
After writing this story of Journey to the West, except for a few protagonists who have not yet appeared, almost most of the supporting roles have been introduced in the extra chapter. Therefore, in the subsequent extra chapters, we will focus on introducing some situations of various countries.
Of course, everyone knows Timo's habits. I won't say much about what everyone knows. What I said must be something that everyone has never heard of, and is enough to cleanse the three views. In fact, the purpose is the same. I still want to show you what the real Journey to the West actually wrote.
The title is obvious. First of all, the one that appears in the extra chapter must be the favorite of male readers, that is, the most famous Xiliang Women's Country. I think many boys must have fantasized about how romantic and happy life would be if they arrived in such a place! So, this time, Timo wants to be a dream destroyer and let everyone take a look at this real Women's Country.
Before talking about the main business, let’s talk about the legend of the Kingdom of Women in our real world.
There are two versions of this legend. One is the Brilliant saying that some ancient countries retained the tradition of matriarchal society, so feminism is supreme and is called the Kingdom of Women.
I personally think that this is obviously inconsistent with the setting of no male. It is far-fetched to ride on hot topics to cheat traffic. It is in line with the usual practices of brick makers and we can automatically block it.
Another legend says that in a country with a relatively closed geographical location, men went to war and died in the battlefield. Only women were left in the country, so they became the Kingdom of Women.
This statement is relatively reliable and is also a widely accepted statement. So, let’s take a look at whether the Western Liang Women’s Kingdom in Journey to the West is such a country.
First, let’s take a look at the location of the Western Liang Women’s Kingdom. The previous stop was Chechi Kingdom. However, at the junction of these two countries, there is also a Tongtian River. This river is 800 miles wide and has a terrifying size. There is also a monster-inspired king inside, which should be considered an insurmountable geographical dividing line.
The next stop of the Kingdom of Women is the Kingdom of Music, and there is also a geographical dividing line between these two countries, that is, the Flame Mountain. I don’t need to introduce this. Anyone who knows Journey to the West is familiar with it. Anyway, it will definitely not be easy in the past.
In this way, the Western Liang Women's Kingdom should still meet the prerequisite of "geographical closure". However, this so-called closure is only relative, but not no one can pass it.
On the Tongtian River, there is a Chenjiazhuang (which was changed before to avoid this place), which is the village of Wukong and Bajie transformed into boys and girls. The Master Chen inside once said: "The other side of the river is the Western Liang Girl Country, and this person is in business. The 100-month goods on my side can be worth ten thousand yuan there; the 100-month goods on my side can also be worth ten thousand yuan here. The profit is heavy, so people leave regardless of life and death. There are 57 people in the family every year, or more than ten people a boat, floating by the ocean. Seeing that the river is frozen, I sacrifice my life and walk."
From this, it is enough to show that there are still businessmen from Chechi Kingdom to Xiliang Women's Kingdom, which are not completely closed. Moreover, Mr. Chen's family is rich. In order to give birth to a daughter, he offered gold to the inspiration king, so the virgin is called "Yi Li Jin". It is so generous that I seriously suspect that his family is doing this business with a profit of hundreds of times.
Similarly, the roads on the Fire Mountain are difficult to walk, but they are not a dead end. The Buddhist delegation met the Landlord there to guide them and told them how to get the banana fan: "I have been praying for one ten years. Four pigs and four sheep, red flowers, strange fragrance, fruits, chickens and geese, and wine. They bathe and devotion. They worshiped the fairy mountain and asked him to come out of the cave and give it to him here."
After translation, as long as you give money, you can pass the Flame Mountain, and this setting is used in this book.
From this point of view, although the Western Liang Women's Kingdom is relatively closed, there are often people passing by. Whenever a man passes by, someone will definitely be willing to stay. So what is the reason for such a country that is full of women?
As we all know, the TV series, movies, etc. we see are all adapted and beautified. Below, Timo will take you to see the real original works and content that films and TV series dare not shoot, so as to find the truth about the Kingdom of Women.
When they first entered the Kingdom of Women, the group of Buddhists did drink the water from the Mother and Child River. However, the river was not in the city, but outside the city. After drinking the water, the group of Buddhists became pregnant. At this time, they were not in the palace of the Kingdom of Women, but stayed in an old woman's house. The information about the Mother and Child River and the Spring of the Body were provided by this old woman. Moreover, the old woman also said a thrilling sentence, and the original text is quoted below, so everyone can understand it by themselves.
The old woman smiled and said, "Grandpa, you are still lucky to come to my house! If you go to the second house, you will not be able to do anything!"
Bajie hummed and said, "What's wrong?"
The mother-in-law said, "My family is aged, and I have all four or five. I have finished all my affairs, so I will not hurt you. If I go to the second family, the old and the young, the young, who will let you go! I will have to get along with you. If I don't follow, I will kill you and cut all the flesh on your body into a scent bag."
If you understand this sentence, it will be easy for you to guess what the outcome of a man going to the Kingdom of Women will be.
In addition, there is another thing, when the Buddhist delegation arrived at the capital of the Xiliang Women's Kingdom, everyone saw them saying: "The race is coming, and the race is coming."
Based on the above two things, we can come to a thrilling conclusion that the Kingdom of Women did not have never seen men as mentioned on TV, but regarded men as tools and "race".
However, if you like to think, you will definitely find two other difficult questions.
First, what is the end of those men who have followed them? In my guess, facing such a group of women who often "cut their flesh into scent bags" should be self-evident. Otherwise, the rumors here would have been circulated long ago. There should be news from Chenjiazhuang on the Tongtian River. If there is no news, it means there is no living.
Second, it is certainly possible to get pregnant if you are "borrowing seeds". After all, contraceptive measures in ancient times were definitely not as good as those in modern times. So, it would be fine if you are pregnant with a girl, but what should you do if you are pregnant with a boy?
Thinking of this, I had to think of another thing, the spring of detached fetus.
Everyone knows that if you drink water from the mother and mother, you will get pregnant, so those who drink water will go with a purpose. What is the meaning of the fetal spring?
The answer is clear at a glance when these two things are combined, but I don’t want to say it out loud, because this is really a cruel story. I have to say that the Western Liang Women’s Kingdom is a fairy tale place, but this fairy tale should be a dark fairy tale, right!
Speaking of this, maybe everyone has another question, that is, what is the purpose of the King of the Kingdom of Women leaving Tang Seng to marry? Is it also for "borrow seeds"?
In fact, there is a clear answer to this point in the book. Of course, this kind of thing is for ordinary men. Tang Seng is not an ordinary man. Everyone must remember the king’s name to Tang Seng - Brother Yu Di.
Haha, this is the reality. In fact, the king of the Kingdom of Women wants to marry is Emperor Yudi of Tang. This person is beautiful or ugly, good or bad, and has nothing to do with it. The power background is great enough, hell is also a paradise.
As a country full of women, the political pressure faced is definitely not small. At least, it is difficult to gain any advantage in war. These pressures come from the Xisai Kingdom in the west. The reason is very simple. Although the Flame Mountain is a natural danger, it can be passed by just giving money. The problem that can be solved with money is definitely not a problem for a country.
Therefore, the political strategy of the daughter country to the outside world is mainly marriage and peace, which is also clearly mentioned in the book.
Everyone knows that there is a tower in the Jisai Kingdom. There was a bead on the tower before, but it was later stolen by the Nine-headed insects. When Tang Monk arrived here, a monk said: "Grandpa, this city is called Jisai Kingdom, which is a great place for Xibian. At that time, there were four barbarians tributes: Nanyuetuo Kingdom, Bei Gaochang Kingdom, East and West Liang Kingdom, and Xibenbo Kingdom. They paid tribute to beautiful jade pearls and beautiful concubines and horses every year. If I don't fight here, I will naturally become the Supreme People's Republic of China."
You can compare the four tributes with the order of the four countries. The corresponding tributes of Xiliang Kingdom are actually Jiaofei. In fact, I also doubt that this is the only thing that Xiliang Women's Kingdom can do.
The peace obtained through such means is actually very embarrassing. I think if I were the king of the Kingdom of Women, marrying Tang Monk, and then using the Tang Dynasty as a backer to intimidate the Sai Kingdom, it would definitely be the best choice. After all, the Tang Dynasty was much more powerful than the current American ones at that time.
Finally, I want to talk about the last question, how did the Kingdom of Women come into being?
There is no clear answer to this question in the book, so Timo can only make some guesses based on some of his own experience. There is no evidence, it is purely a blind guess, it is considered to be some private goods.
If you go to Baidu, you will say that it is Houliang, located in Jiangling, which is now Jingzhou. It is obvious that this place is not suitable at all.
So, I'll make a bold guess that Xiliang should be called "Xiliang". I won't explain the location in detail. Everyone goes to Baidu by themselves. At least, no one will be unfamiliar with the title of Xiliang Iron Cavalry. Moreover, it is indeed very close to Xinjiang, so I think this guess is relatively reliable.
To declare, I am not a regional black person, because Timo's hometown is in Xiliang.
The legendary place of the Kingdom of Women is actually one of the most serious areas in my country. There is still a proverb circulating in our place, "I will ride the horse I will ride it to my feet." There is a normal thing for women to do heavy physical work, but men are often idle.
It is the 21st century, and there is such a tradition. I can't imagine what this place would be like in ancient times. If the Western Liang Women's Kingdom were here, it would be so ironic.
Chapter completed!