When talking about Chi You, we have to start with why we call ourselves "descendants of Yan and Huang". The story has to start with the Shennong family and be a little funny, otherwise the history will be very boring.
Shennong almost died because he taught everyone how to farm and risked his life to taste the herbs. Therefore, he became the leader of a tribe, and the tribe was named after him, also called "Shen Nong". The Shennong tribe was good at using fire, so the following generations of leaders had another collective name - "Yan Emperor". So when I hear "Emperor Yan", I just think of whether you are among the people who played Xiao Yan in "Fights Break the Sphere". If so, go to the toilet and stand for a few minutes!
We often say that Shennong is the Emperor Yan, but this is actually not accurate. Shennong is the founder of the tribe, and Emperor Yan is just a title, just like the fashion title in DNF. The rich live here. At that time, there were many tribes in the Central Plains of Huaxia, and the Shennong family was the most handsome. The best developed and the most powerful. Having commanded other tribes, "Chen Haonan" in the Central Plains can be said to be a leader. After several generations of Emperor Yan came down, their strength declined and it became difficult to speak. The tribes under him began to behave like monsters and fight with each other every day. So two other major groups gradually emerged. One of the tribes was called the Xuanyuan clan, and the leader was named Ji Xuanyuan. Because they worshiped loess, Ji Xuanyuan was also called the "Yellow Emperor". The Yellow Emperor had a good character and strong abilities, which caused many tribes who were dissatisfied with the Yan Emperor to submit to the Yellow Emperor. Because Shennong and Xuanyuan are both descendants of Fuxi, they are actually brother tribes if you have to count them.
And another tribe is called Jiuli. This one has to be mentioned. His name is Chi You. He is an old subordinate of Emperor Yan. He is good at magic and black technology, which is later known as the art of witchcraft, ghost and ghost. At the same time, he can also use metal to make various weapons. The main material is Bronze, ambitious and powerful. Later, he stopped working with Emperor Yan and ran to the east to create a very powerful tribe called Jiuli.
Therefore, three forces formed in the world at that time - the Shennong clan headed by Emperor Yan, the Xuanyuan clan headed by Huangdi, and the Jiuli clan headed by Chi You. Then according to historical trends, war will begin.
In fact, there are many versions of ancient mythical wars. There are no less than ten kinds in ancient books alone. The most mainstream version is that first of all, the Yellow Emperor is too good and steals the limelight from Yan Emperor. But he was also afraid that the old boy Yan Emperor and the shady boy Chi You would mess with him. In addition, Yan Emperor was not in a good mood at that time. So the two brothers greeted each other cordially at a place called Sakazumi. This is the Battle of Banquan, known as the first battle in China. As the saying goes, brothers settle accounts clearly, and when they meet on a narrow road, the brave one wins, and both sides go to work with all their strength. Huangdi even summoned jackals, tigers and leopards to fight, forming a beast team.
Ye Feng estimated that Emperor Yan must have cursed in his heart at that time: Ji Xuanyuan, what do you mean? We primates have our own affairs, so why are you bothering other people’s cats?
This ferocious offensive of multi-species unity and coordinated fighting for a common ideal finally gained the upper hand and Emperor Yan was defeated. Emperor Yan was convinced of his defeat and led the entire tribe to submit to Huang Emperor. So the two tribes of Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang merged. It laid the foundation for the orthodox civilization of China and is also the reason why we call ourselves descendants of Yan and Huang.
Yan and Huang merged, and there was Chi You in the east. Chiyou's original surname was "Li", and his mother and brother together had a total of nine people in his family, so the tribe he established was called "Jiuli". Together with the other 72 brothers of the Jiuli tribe, there are 81 people in total. These 72 people are also the ancestors of the seventy-two alien races in the "One Hundred Thousand Mountains".
Finally, in a place called Zhuolu, Huang Di and Chi You finally started fighting. The Yellow Emperor suffered a great loss in this battle and lost nine out of nine battles in three years. Chi You also invited the wind and rain gods to cause violent storms and heavy fog. Fortunately, Hanba came to help and successfully subsided the wind and rain. During this period, Huangdi also invented a magical thing to help him get out of the fog, that is, the compass car, also called the Sinan car. The guide is Si Nan, which means the same thing. In the end, Huang Di defeated Chi You and chopped off his head. At this point, the three major civilizations of Hua and Xia were unified.
Become a king and defeat the bandits. History is always written by the victors. Therefore, there are very few records about Chi You in the world, far less than those about Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang. However, the Miao people in southern Xinjiang specifically record the deeds of Chi You. That is because the Miao people are the descendants of Chi You, that is, the descendants of the ancient Jiuli tribe, and the largest surname among the Miao people is Chi You's "Chi" surname. Therefore, Chi Yueling's family is actually the ruling family in southern Xinjiang of South China today. This is also the reason why they hate opening up, because the Chi family’s current leadership status is due to their historical origins. Once they open up and accept modern civilization, the so-called seventy-two alien races in Shiwandashan will still be there. Do you agree with yourself?
Chi You is the legendary first person to make weapons, so he is also called the "God of Weapons". Therefore, the combat effectiveness of Chi You's army was very terrifying, and he was honored as the "God of War" by later generations. You must know that in the Song Dynasty, soldiers would worship "Chi You" when they went on expeditions. Although Chi You was always shown as a villain in history, so what? Being able to win the war and come back alive is more important than anything else. Who makes him the God of War? In fact, people's snobbery has been like this since ancient times. People will trust whoever can bring them the most tangible benefits. It has nothing to do with whether they are upright or villainous. To be honest, this is the same as worshiping Bodhisattva before the college entrance examination. Bodhisattva, does she understand the language?
In addition, there are two interesting things
The first one is that according to the Records of the Three Dynasties of Confucius, after Chiyou was killed by the Yellow Emperor, his head was in a different place, and his blood turned into bittern, which was called the salt pond of Jie. Because his body was dissolved, the place was named Jiezhou. Legend has it that during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, the Jiezhou Salt Pond did not produce salt. Zhang Tianshi from Longhu Mountain in Jiangxi Province was summoned to the court to tell the emperor that the lack of salt produced Chiyou's harm and that he could be killed by Guan Gong. After Zhang Tianshi followed the emperor's order, he burned a talisman to summon Guan Gong. Guan Gong showed his power, Chi You was beheaded, the salt pond was restored, and all the people rejoiced.
how to say? Losers really can only be pulled out and whipped to death from time to time, right?
The second interesting thing is: the giant panda that is now the national treasure of Huaxia is Chi You's mount. You must know that the Yellow Emperor's mount is the Yellow Dragon, and the Yan Emperor's mount is the Dapeng Garuda. In comparison, Chi You's mount is indeed a bit low. Although the giant panda is also called an iron-eating beast, it is a bear, not a cat. Its bite force is at the same top level as that of tigers, lions, and polar bears, and it can run at a speed of more than 40 kilometers per hour. It is a real beast. But Ye Feng saw the giant panda's innocent and harmless look, and when he thought that this stupid and cute guy was actually Chi You's mount, he couldn't help but sigh, had Chi You's sinister boy been tricked? No wonder he lost. .
