Here, King Mu of Zhou and the Queen Mother of the West had a very happy conversation. They fell in love at first sight and gave each other many gold, silver, jewelry, and rare antiques. They feasted and played for several days, playing and singing all night long, and they were naturally free and happy.
The Queen Mother of the West wanted King Mu of Zhou to stop here and enjoy the blissful Yaochi with her on the Kunlun Mountains, but unexpectedly, King Mu of Zhou had no intention of doing so. He had a bigger goal - to continue traveling westward, to the wilderness of the west, and to visit a more vast foreign country.
Seeing that Queen Mother Xi could not stay, she had no choice but to let King Zhou Mu leave, and also gave King Zhou Mu the most precious jade in the Kunlun Mountains. Perhaps it was Queen Mother Xi's true feelings that moved King Zhou Mu, and he promised Queen Mother Xi that as long as he could come back from the west, he would no longer rule the country. , concentrate on living with her in Kunlun Mountain.
For this reason, King Zhou Mu took out the Yin-Yang Fish Pendants that the Zhou royal family had always treasured. His original intention was to give both Yin-Yang Fish Pendants to the Queen Mother of the West in order to reunite. The Queen Mother of the West felt that it would not be a reunion if King Zhou Mu did not come back, so she only gave them to the Queen Mother of the West. They took away the other half of the Yin Fish Pei and asked King Zhou Mu to take the other half of the Yang Fish Pei, waiting for them to return and the two would form a circle.
This idea did not come true in the end. After King Mu of Zhou traveled westward and returned to the capital of the Zhou Dynasty, he never visited the Kunlun Mountains again throughout his life.
Now, Yue Guanchao saw that Sun Daqiao mentioned this ancient legend again, and said cautiously: "Old Boss Sun, isn't this just a legend? You don't want to say that the Yinyu Pei is actually in Kunlun Mountain, do you?"
Old Suntou obviously had this guess, and he reminded everyone with a sly look: "It was because Steinhein heard this legend from an antiquities dealer that he set his sights on the desert of the Western Regions, hoping to find the legendary Yin Fish Pendant of the Queen Mother of the West. The book iron certificate appears and records the legend of Queen Shanshan. If they connect this situation, will they think that the Yin Fish Pendant of the Queen Mother of the West is actually the jade pendant of Queen Shanshan."
Sun Daqiao mentioned this point, looked forward and left, and continued in a low voice: "I am thinking, if the Yinyu Pei and the Jade Pei are the same thing, then the Queen Mother of the West and the Queen of Shanshan are also the same person?"
These words stirred up a thousand waves with one stone, and Yue Guanchao felt as if he had been hit in the head and woke up instantly.
He and Song Siyuan had only dared to guess that Queen Shanshan had used the Yin Fish Pendant to deify the royal family, but they had no idea that she had any connection with the Queen Mother of the West. Now that they were reminded of this by Old Suntou for the first time, they immediately understood what it meant.
Song Siyuan's eyes lit up: "It is possible that the legend of King Zhou Mu rushing west to Kunlun and the record of Queen Shanshan both have a magical jade pendant. They may really be the same person."
After that, she took out a partial map of the Snowy Plateau and the Western Desert. At the same time, she also marked Stein Hein's archaeological route and the location of the Kunlun Mountains.
In this map, Steinhein's route started from Dunhuang and went directly to Ruoqiang County for repairs. This location was at least dozens or hundreds of miles away from Dunhuang.
After that, Steinhein and the others continued to walk along the Altyn Mountains. According to the territory of the ancient Shanshan Kingdom, they conducted archaeological exploration along the way. They originally wanted to find the ruins of the ancient cities of Loulan, Milan, Qiemo, Ruoqiang, and Niya, but in the end they found nothing. clue.
Finally, when the camel went crazy, they luckily came to the vicinity of Sha'er City and found some salt-alkali tidal flats. Only then did they discover the ruins and water tombs of the ancient Shanshan City.
Song Siyuan looked at the markings on the map and explained to everyone: "Due to the existence of the desert basin, we already know that the territory of the ancient Shanshan Kingdom was in the delta area of the mouth of the Tarim River and the Peacock River."
In its heyday, the ancient Shanshan Kingdom only had five large cities: Loulan, Milan, Qiemo, Ruoqiang, and Niya. The rest of the country was made up of small cities or even villages. According to historical records, these five cities were all located in the desert basin. In the south, they are arranged in a straight line near the Altyn Mountains.
The farthest city, Niya City, is already deep into the southern tip of the desert, close to the Hotan River.
Song Siyuan continued: "According to the original myth, the Queen Mother of the West lived in the Kunlun Mountains. Because the main peak of the Kunlun Mountains where she lived was located in West Kunlun, she was also called the Queen Mother of the West. The earliest record of the Queen Mother of the West comes from the Classic of Mountains and Seas. In the Classic of Mountains and Seas, She is a god of heaven with a leopard head and a huasheng on her head. She is responsible for the divine beasts in the Kunlun Mountains and is also responsible for the punishment of good and evil in the world."
"After this image and title were absorbed by Taoism, they were slightly modified. The Queen Mother of the West became the first female fairy in the world, and she became a pair with the Prince of the East."
Having said this, Song Siyuan paused for a moment: "These are myths and legends and may not necessarily have reference value. Only what I am going to say next may have reference value."
Even though the identity of the Queen Mother of the West is doubtful, the names are varied, and there are many legends, one thing is absolutely certain, that is, the Queen Mother of the West did exist, but she was not a fairy like the myths and legends, but the matrilineal clan leader of a tribe along the Kunlun Mountains. .
Then the truth about King Zhou Mu's westward journey to Kunlun will become clear!
In order to spread the royal education, King Mu of Zhou traveled westward. Along the way, he met the Xiwangmu tribe near the Kunlun Mountains, which was an early matrilineal clan.
In this tribe, the leader of the tribe is a beautiful woman. At the same time, she has a very high status and can be called the grandmother of the entire tribe. King Zhou Mu did have a very happy conversation with her, but they did not have a lifelong relationship. It was the wishful thinking of the Queen Mother of the West. To keep him, he made the promise of returning from the westward journey.
All of this was King Zhou Mu's excuse to escape. In order to leave, he could only tell the Queen Mother of the West that he would continue his journey to the west with his envoys. If he could come back smoothly, he could stay with her forever. , in order to gain the trust of the Queen Mother of the West, he also gave the Yin Fish to the Queen Mother of the West. Seeing that he was sincere, the Queen Mother of the West generously let King Zhou Mu leave.
After that, no matter whether King Zhou Mu succeeded in his westward journey, he never went to Kunlun Mountain again. Even the Yinyu Pei stayed in Kunlun and he did not dare to ask for it easily.
When Song Siyuan said this, a strange light flashed in her eyes: "Think carefully, how could King Zhou Mu really be in love with Queen Mother of the West for life, and how could he not go back to look for the Yinyu Pendant. This is the treasure of the Zhou royal family, which can make him I would rather give up the treasure than go to the Queen Mother of the West. This relationship is probably the goddess's affection, and King Xiang's intention is not."
"In this case, the Xiwangmu tribe in Kunlun Mountains has probably been living in Kunlun Mountains and has collected this Yinyu pendant."
When she said this, her face became mysterious: "We mentioned before that the heirs of the ancient Shanshan Dynasty established the queen succession system at the end of the Three Kingdoms, Two Jins and Southern Dynasties. This system was maintained throughout the Northern and Southern Dynasties and did not disappear completely until the fall of the early Tang Dynasty."
"The Queen's Succession System is actually an advanced version of matriarchal tribal customs. Coincidentally, the location of another matriarchal tribe is not far from the ancient Shanshan land at the southern end of the desert. Do you think about the origin of it?"
Song Siyuan specially circled all the territories of Western Kunlun and the ancient Shanshan Dynasty. The westernmost territory of the Shanshan Kingdom is very close to the West Kunlun Mountains. Whether it is customs or regional divisions, the ancient Shanshan Kingdom is a country on the south bank of the desert basin. Its geographical environment and Customs and habits should be included in the Kunlun Mountains. Even the Altun Mountains can be regarded as a whole with the Kunlun Mountains.
After reasoning the situation to this point, everyone already understood what Song Siyuan meant, and Yue Guanchao's eyes lit up: "The tribe of the Queen Mother of the West occupied the ancient Shanshan royal city and directly conducted a blood exchange for the ancient Shanshan royal family."
"wrong!"
Song Siyuan continued to add: "It does not count as occupying the ancient Shanshan royal city, but the ancient Shanshan royal family chose the Xiwangmu tribe and was willing to transfer power to the Xiwangmu tribe in exchange for the stability of the ancient Shanshan kingdom."
She paused and her tone became serious: "In the Three Kingdoms and Two Jin Dynasties, it was a time when trade was cut off, oases were degraded, and the situation changed drastically. Facing the declining commercial trade, the ancient Shanshan royal family could indeed take various measures to remedy the situation. However, when What they are facing is nature’s curse and revenge, and I’m afraid they don’t have any options.”
"Due to the uncontrolled use of oases by the ancient Shanshan people, the desertification of the oases was unstoppable. The ancients believed in ghosts and gods. They did not understand the continuous degradation of the oases as soil erosion and environmental deterioration, but only as a curse from ghosts and gods. "
"Then, their way to deal with it is probably to find a method of ghosts and gods that can restore the oasis. At this time, if they know that the Xiwangmu tribe has a jade pendant, which can change the world and predict misfortunes, what do you think they will do?"
Yue Erpao scratched his head and said, "Get it back."
Song Siyuan shrugged her shoulders and said with a dead look on her face: "Of course we are going to get married. The Kingdom of the Queen Mother of the West is also a tribe. Even the Emperor of Zhou may not be able to deal with them. If the ancient Shanshan Kingdom sends troops to attack, they may not be able to capture anything. It's cheap. In addition to war, countries also want to have in-depth contact, and I'm afraid it means getting married."
She coughed a few times and cleared her throat: "To be precise, the ancient Shanshan royal family should have planned to make peace with the Xiwangmu tribe in exchange for the Xiwangmu tribe to give out the jade pendant to solve the crisis. However, the country of the Xiwangmu has matrilineal clan customs, so it is not necessarily Will be willing to do this, and with a compromise between the two parties, the ancient Shanshan royal family is likely to let the princess or noble of the Xiwangmu tribe marry into the royal family, while continuing to maintain the matrilineal customs and succeed to the throne as a queen."
"In this way, we not only ensure that the power of the Shanshan royal family is not left aside, but also solve the current crisis and draw the Xiwangmu tribe into their camp!"
"After that, the ancient Shanshan Royal Court determined the queen's succession system. At the same time, in order to hide her from others and avoid causing trouble, she directly deified Queen Shanshan."
Song Siyuan made it very clear when she said this: "In short, since the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the people who rule the Shanshan Kingdom are no longer the Shanshan royal family, but the Xiwangmu tribe. The Queen of Shanshan is just a shell. Any woman in power will Automatically possess the title of Queen of Shanshan."
