The word "Huaxia" appeared not too late. "Shangshu? Zhoushu? Wucheng" has "Chinese barbarians will not follow their lead."
This sentence means that at that time, the Chinese people in the Central Plains and the foreign tribes from all directions all obeyed King Wu of Zhou.
At that time, the national consciousness of "Huaxia" may not have existed yet, but the word "Huaxia" had already been born.
First of all, in terms of blood, the Qin people are undoubtedly Chinese people.
The ancestors of the Qin people can be traced back to the female cultivator, and this female cultivator is a descendant of Emperor Zhuanxu. Emperor Zhuanxu was the grandson of the Yellow Emperor. From this point of view, the Qin people are an iron-clad Chinese people.
During the Shang Dynasty, Fei Lian, a nobleman named Ying and a minister under King Zhou of Shang, had a son named Erai, who was a peerless warrior. The people of Qin were descendants of Erai. The Shang Dynasty fell.
This group of Shang Dynasty people was driven (exiled) to the mountains of Longxi and fought with the Xirong for many years.
Later, King Xiao of Zhou went to Longxi to inspect and found that the horses raised by these people were very good. They provided high-quality war horses to the Zhou Dynasty. At the same time, they had been resisting the invasion of the Rong and Di tribes in the west for the Zhou Dynasty. It can be said that they worked hard and made great achievements, so Zhou
King Xiao was very happy and gave these people the qualifications to build cities and became a small vassal state in fact. Of course, at this time, people in the world did not recognize that these people who raised horses could be regarded as vassal states.
The first city built was Qin Ting, so this group of people got a new name, Qin people. The Qin people slowly established a foothold in this place, constantly fighting against Xirong, and also had conflicts with Xirong.
Cultural integration and strength slowly improve.
After that, a major event happened. The State of Shen united with the Rong and Di to attack the capital of the Zhou Dynasty, Haojing. The Western Zhou Dynasty was destroyed, which is the familiar story of beacon fire play on the princes. The Western Zhou Dynasty was destroyed. At this time, an embarrassing situation appeared. Some princes supported it.
One Zhou carried the king, and another group of princes supported a Zhou Ping king.
Duke Xiang of Qin, who was the leader of the Qin people at the time, placed a bet on King Ping of Zhou and led his army to escort King Ping of Zhou to move east to Luoyang. The bet paid off. King Ping of Zhou officially promoted Qin to a vassal state, and the State of Qin was officially established.
After that, the Qin State began to gradually develop, annexing various tribes of Xirong, gathering the remnants of the Zhou Dynasty, annexing other princes trapped in the pass, and gradually developing into a powerful country in the West.
Although the Qin State during this period was infected with the Xirong customs, during the Spring and Autumn Period, no princes regarded the Qin State as a foreigner like the Xirong.
The most I can scold you for is just raising horses for Emperor Zhou. But the people of Qin are Chinese, and this is still recognized.
So, when did the Qin people of Chinese descent, called "Xirong" by the Central Plains people, become aliens?
As the Spring and Autumn Period progressed, history reached the Warring States Period, and the pattern of the Central Plains underwent major changes.
"Qin is remote in Yongzhou and does not have an alliance with the Chinese princes. The Yi and Di meet them."
The most powerful overlord at that time was Wei State, and the Tian family Qi State. The two countries were kings. The two most powerful countries in the world recognized each other's dominance. The other vassal states could only join this new pattern, but two countries were excluded.
outer.
Qin and Chu. So Qin became Xirong, and Chu became Jingman!
The Chu State broke out at this time. The Southern Barbarians will be Southern Barbarians. I can also fight you against the Southern Barbarians. How about you becoming the king of Qi State? Are you worthy?!
So Qi was defeated by Chu, and later Qin, which had undergone Shang Yang's reforms, also defeated Wei, officially announcing the end of this ridiculous situation.
However, the side effects came. After the reform, the Qin State became visibly stronger, and the various vassal states in the Central Plains felt fear. From then on, the Xirong hat was placed on the Qin people's heads and has never been taken off.
The word "Huaxia" is still very important in the minds of the people of the world. It means the center of the earth. When the Zhou Dynasty was full of majesty, and it was recognized by the Emperor of Zhou, then you were a Huaxia tribe. If it was not recognized, then you were a foreigner.
After Emperor Zhou lost his throne, Wei also wanted to do this when it was seeking hegemony. Anyone who didn't like it could be expelled from China.
It can be seen that in addition to blood and cultural factors, politics is also a criterion for determining whether a country belongs to the Chinese ethnic group.
However, this standard is obviously inappropriate. The Qin people are of course Chinese people, with blood and culture, this is the iron standard!
"Hahaha, sir, you are really a genius. If this happens, we, the Qin Dynasty, will march eastward. With an increased chance of victory, the unification of all peoples in the world will be just around the corner."
Ying Zheng was sitting in his study, reading "An Examination of the Origins of the Princely Kingdoms" that Lu Yan had almost polished, and he was very excited.
In this book, Lu Yan proposed using blood origin and culture as the criteria for examining the national affiliation of the Qin State, and has focused on analyzing and demonstrating that the Qin State belongs to the Huaxia ethnic group, and the Qi State also belongs to the Huaxia ethnic group.
The part about Chu is still being written, but the progress has been slowed down due to the lack of information. Not only Qin, Qi and Chu, but also the various vassal states cannot escape, and Lu Yan will include them in this book in the future.
"Qin, Qi, Chu, Yan, Zhao, Han, and Wei, all countries in the world are of the Chinese clan. We have the same geographical origin, we have similar cultural heritage, and we use similar political systems..."
Zhao Gao, who was serving Ying Zheng, saw that his face was full of excitement and he didn't want to sleep at all, so he had to carefully remind him, "Your Majesty, it's late at night, it's time to rest."
"Hahaha, with this book, I am better than a million soldiers. I am so happy that I am so happy, hahaha."
Ying Zheng was happy for a while, and finished reading all the unfinished chapters on the Chu State. He found that the chapter was suddenly broken, and he subconsciously cursed, "It's gone! It's not in my interest."
Zhao Gao, send someone to give a message to the Imperial Preceptor. I want to see as soon as possible how he proves that the Jing barbarians in Chu State are also Chinese people."
"Yes, slave, I'll do it now."
Just as Zhao Gao was about to turn around and go out, Ying Zheng stood up, stretched his body that had been sitting for a long time, and stopped him at the same time.
"Wait a minute, it's too late at night. I'll send the message tomorrow. Just say that I have no food and no sleep, so I'll just wait for him to finish writing this chapter."
"No~"
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In the Imperial Prefecture, Lu Yan's study was still brightly lit.
The Chu chapter is out of chapter because he still has too little information about Chu. It is not like he can look it up at any time when he is in Qin. As for Qi, don’t forget that Xiaoshengxianzhuang was in Qi when he was studying there.
, this aspect is also the focus of his study.
"Ah, well, writing a book is really fun for a while, and I keep writing books and it feels good all the time, but it's so late."
Lu Yan put away the pen and paper on his desk and felt unsatisfied as he looked at the Chu State Chapter, whose quality had obviously declined.
This is an important book to let people in various vassal states know that the Chinese family is a family, and he does not want to be vague in the slightest.
"It seems that I need to ask the Yin Yang family for help. I think they can help me get the documents from Chu State."
Lu Yan was thinking when a soft call came from the window next to him.
"grown ups."
He subconsciously raised his head and looked over, and a pair of amber eyes broke into his sight.
It was Ehuang who once again practiced martial arts until late at night. He saw that the lights were still on in Lu Yan's room, so he walked over and saw Lu Yan looking very worried.
"Is it Ehuang? Are you busy?" Lu Yan stood up, tidied up the desk, and replied casually.
"Your Majesty, you told me before that you don't have to force yourself to practice. Haste makes waste, and I have to have a good rest at night. But today, I've been writing non-stop, day and night."
"Haha, it sounds like you listened to what I said, but you have also practiced to this point."
Lu Yan packed up everything, leaned against the window, took off the supporting wooden bolts, and said to the window: "It's inevitable that when people are doing what they want to do, they will forget the passage of time. I'm going to sleep, you
Let’s go to bed early too.”
After that, he closed the window decisively.
Ehuang, who was standing outside, was in a daze for a moment, and the lights in the study room in front of her were quickly extinguished. Her cold face lost the yellow halo of candlelight and became clear and translucent.
"Have you forgotten the passage of time... Unknowingly, I have become accustomed to life here. Nvying, I don't know how you are doing now... You, and Mr. Shun..."
Ehuang let out a long sigh, held the rain flower sword in his hand, and walked back to his room.