Are we all descendants of China?

The first words he spoke made many kings confused.

In addition to being invited by the kings of Moru and Jialuo Kingdoms, the most important thing they came here this time was to find out what was going on.

In fact, they were not very concerned about the arrests of King Benhan and King Chenhan. This was because they had a very loose structure to begin with, and their organization and unity were not strong at all. Although these two Han kings nominally ruled them, they only just

In name only.

What the monarchs really care about is their own personal interests. After all, King Benhan and King Chenhan are the most powerful national leaders in the Erhan region. However, they were easily kidnapped with only 500 people, which really frightened them.

Therefore, tens of thousands of people were gathered here this time. In addition to protecting themselves, they also had the vague intention of invoking an army to hold them accountable. If they could not be given an explanation, a war might result.

Now their army has surrounded this place, and most of the Jialuo Kingdom is under their control, showing their determination.

Unexpectedly, the expected tense situation did not exist at all. The first words he said when he came over were to get close to him.

People don't know what to say.

The scene was quite quiet for a while. Everyone looked at each other, you looked at me, I looked at you, and they whispered a few words.

After a while, a representative stood up, saluted Chen Mu with Qin Li, and asked: "I am Qin Zhi, the king of Qinqi State. May I ask who you are sir?"

"I am a Han Chinese. I am the official Guanglu of the Han Dynasty. I am Chen Mu, courtesy name Zigui. I have met all of my fellow clansmen."

"Han Chinese?"

"That's right, my fellow men."

Chen Mu responded with a smile.

Qin Zhi said: "Since you are a Han people, you should look for Han people. There are a small number of Han people in our land of three Koreas. We are people who came from the Qin Dynasty, so we are different from you."

Chen Mu asked with a smile: "What's the difference?"

"Sir is a Han, and we are all Qin people, so we are naturally different. Not to mention that the Han, Qin, Chu, Yan, and Qi people here are all different, and we are not from the same clan as you, sir."

Qin Zhi also briefly summarized the complex Erhan region.

This is a question of identity.

Just like Xiang Yu never considered himself a subject of the Qin Dynasty, many survivors who fled from the late Qin Dynasty still preferred to belong to their once-annihilated mother country in terms of identity.

Because they came to the Korean Peninsula for different reasons. Some came to escape the corvee service in the late Qin Dynasty. Their identity may admit that they are Qin people, while some are survivors of the Six Kingdoms who fled here after their mother country was destroyed. Their identity

It is the Six Kingdoms.

That's why so many countries are distinguished here.

However, Chen Mu laughed and said loudly: "Everyone, your ancestors may be Qin people, Chu people, Yan people, or Qi people. I believe this, and you all know that after the end of Qin, the world was in chaos.

, the rise of the Han Dynasty, inherited the Qin system, and unified the world. Although your ancestors were citizens of the Six Kingdoms, from now on, we all have only one nation, and that is the descendants of China. Of course we are the same race."

"Who is of the same race as you? My ancestors were Chu people. If the country hadn't been destroyed by Qin, why would we have ended up in North Korea?"

Someone said dissatisfiedly.

The land of Benhan, Chenhan and Han are all remnants of the Yan State, Chu State, Qi State and other places, because these three countries are close to the sea, and the Yan State borders the Korean Peninsula.

When the Chu State was the largest, it included all of Xuzhou, Jingzhou, Yuzhou and Yangzhou in the Han Dynasty. Therefore, it was very normal to depart from Xuzhou East China Sea Langya and other places, go around the Shandong Peninsula and arrive in South Korea by boat.

It is recorded in "Three Kingdoms" and "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" that those with Chu in their country names are basically descendants of Chu.

Although the Qin Dynasty exerted great power, swept through the six countries and unified the world, many nobles did not want to be Qin citizens, so they fled overseas. During the two stages of the Qin Dynasty's unification of the world, and the late Qin and early Han Dynasties, they also immigrated from the Central Plains of the Korean Peninsula.

At its peak, the total population reached more than 100,000.

These immigrants from other countries are also divided into stages. Some immigrants in the late Qin Dynasty will recognize the Qin State, but the immigrants in the early Qin Dynasty still have the Six Kingdoms in mind. For example, Xiang Yu, the restorer of the Six Kingdoms, is a typical example, and does not recognize the Qin Dynasty at all.

Therefore, when Chen Mu wanted to promote nationalism, they were naturally unwilling to admit it.

However, since Chen Mu came to lobby, he certainly had something in mind. He looked at the man and said with a smile: "May I ask who you are?"

"I am Chu Kan, the king of Chuli Kingdom."

Chu Kan said proudly.

"oh?"

Chen Mu asked: "Could it be after Chu Junyi?"

"good."

Chu Kan said proudly: "According to the ancient records left by our ancestors, my ancestor's original surname was Mi. After Qin destroyed Chu, he changed his surname to Chu to commemorate his ancestors."

Chen Mu suddenly laughed: "Since you are the descendant of Chu Jun, you should know that Chu Jun is a descendant of Emperor Zhuan's Gaoyang family, and Emperor Zhuan's Gaoyang family is the grandson of Emperor Xuanyuan. My surname Chen comes from Emperor Shun, who is Emperor Xuanyuan.

The eighth generation descendants come from the same origin, so how can they not be of the same race?"

Otherwise, later generations would say that Chinese people are all descendants of Yan and Huang, and the eight major surnames in ancient times basically came from the lineage of Emperor Yan and Emperor. If we trace the origins, most people in modern times can find the same ancestor for their surnames.

Although in modern times two thousand years later, there are also surnames changed after the integration of other ethnic minorities. However, in the Han Dynasty, there was basically no problem of integration of ethnic minorities. It was necessary to wait until the Five Hus, Liao, Jin, Mongolia, Qing and other foreign ethnic groups ruled China.

This situation will only occur during the period.

So if you have a given name and a surname, and you can go back up the family tree according to your ancestors, everyone can actually be related to you.

Chu Kan was speechless as he spoke, his eyes widened and he was at a loss.

He actually didn't know the origin of Chu Jun Xiong Yi.

Because he was a survivor of the Chu State after all, the books he could take away were limited. They only vaguely recorded some of the history of the Chu State and some stories passed down by the old people from generation to generation. He had no idea about the deeper things.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! However, the civilization of the Central Plains is different. From the Qin and Han Dynasties to the end of the Han Dynasty, the cultural heritage has not been cut off, including the "Lianshan Yi", "Gui Zangyi", and "Shangshu".

Ten chapters, dozens of chapters of "Sun Bin's Art of War", several chapters of "Guiguzi", "Huangdi's Foreign Canon", and many other famous chapters that were either incomplete or completely disappeared in later generations were not lost at this time.

For example, the descendants of Yan and Huang in China have been passed down from generation to generation, and their bloodline origins are recorded in a large number of books written during the Spring and Autumn Period.

People like Chu and Kan are just rural remnants living overseas. They live with some fragments left by their ancestors and word of mouth. How can they know the complete inheritance of civilization?

"How do I know if what you say is true or false?"

After a while, Chu Kan questioned.

Chen Mu said: "This matter has been recorded in countless classics during the Spring and Autumn Period. In the Central Plains, even a child in Chu knew where his ancestors came from, but you don't even know where your ancestors were born. Don't you feel ashamed?

"

Lu Renyi, the king of the Molu Kingdom, sneered and said: "Our ancestor Gao Xi of the Molu Kingdom was granted the title of Lu Gong. His ancestors were Gao and his surname was Jiang. He was the descendant of Taigong Wang. Who among our descendants with the surname Lu doesn't know this?"

"Yes, the ancestor of our Yan people is Zhao Gong, the eldest son of King Wen of Zhou, who is the queen of the saints."

"The ancestor of our Qin people is Qin Feizi, who raised horses for the King of Zhou."

"We all look forward to our descendants."

Many kings told their origins one after another, fearing that others would say that they didn't even know who their ancestors were.

Of course, they only know who their ancestors are.

After all, some broken classics were left behind.

Chu Kan also knew that his ancestor was Xiong Yi, but going back further, for example, they were not very clear about the fact that Qin Feizi was actually a descendant of the Yin Shang Dynasty, the "evil one".

After hearing what everyone said, Chu Kan's eyes widened, and when he saw the strange looks that many kings were looking at him, he immediately blushed and sat down with his face covered.

Chen Mu said with a smile: "It seems that everyone knows who their ancestors are and where they come from. If this is the case, do you still deny that we are the same race? You must know that going back further, we are all people of the Zhou Dynasty.

They are all descendants of China, descended from Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang."

"Yes, my ancestor is Taigong Wang, but Taigong Wang's ancestor is Emperor Yan. Emperor Yan was born in Jiangshui, so he took Jiang as his surname. We descendants with the surname of Lu are actually descendants of Emperor Yan."

Lu Renyi immediately stood up and echoed.

Chen Mu looked around at the crowd and smiled: "Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang are our common ancestors. The two combined to defeat Chi You and jointly built China. Later, Huang Emperor passed on his son Shaohao, Shaohao passed on his son Zhuanxu, and Zhuanxu passed on Emperor Gu.

Ku passed on to Yao, Yao to Shun, and Shun to Yu. From then on, there was Great Xia, there was Yin and Shang, and there was Great Zhou."

"Later, the Emperor Zhou enfeoffed the princes of the world, thus evolving countless surnames. Since then, there have been the Spring and Autumn Period and the Seven Kingdoms. The Qin Dynasty destroyed the six kingdoms and unified the world, and then the Qin Dynasty came into being. After the Qin Dynasty fell, the Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system.

Since the beginning of the Yellow Emperor, nearly two thousand years have passed."

"But no matter what, whether you are Chu people or Yan people, we have the same ancestor more than two thousand years ago, and our blood has been passed down from generation to generation. Since then, we have had clothes and civilization.

Generations cannot be cut off.”

"Your ancestors are all descendants of Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang. You are born with Chinese blood. The words you speak are all the elegant language of the Central Plains. The clothes you wear are all the style of the Qin and Han Dynasties. We can farm and weave.

Being able to fish and hunt is all due to the intricate paths passed down by our ancestors from generation to generation. Aren’t you willing to admit that you are descendants of the Chinese and the descendants of Yan and Huang?”

The words were just deafening and made everyone excited. In the past, although people here worshiped their ancestors, they had always had a vague concept of their ancestors. However, it was not until today that they knew who their ancestors were, where they came from, and who they were.

How to let their blood flow here.

Benhan and Chenhan are also called Qinhan on the Mahan side, because the main ethnic groups here are Qin people. Except for a few other ethnic groups, they speak the same language, have the same customs, and have the same inheritance.

, nature has an almost instinctive closeness.

In fact, the two Korean kingdoms later merged to form the Silla Kingdom. This was because everyone had a sense of national identity, so they united to fight against the Baekje Kingdom, which was dominated by minority Buyeo people.

The Qin people and Han people among the Chinese people only account for a part of the ancestors of Koreans, because there are also a large number of Yin and Shang remnants, Fuyu people, Huiqi people, Woju people and even Japanese people who are also involved in them, and together they constitute what later generations call the

Korean national system.
To be continued...