Legend about Hou Ji says that Hou Ji is the son of Di Ku. Di Ku, the Emperor, is said to be the great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor, and one of the heavenly emperors in ancient myths and legends. Hou Ji's mother is called Jiang Yuan. Did you have fun? People in this family are descendants of Emperor Yan.
On one occasion, Jiang Yuan was traveling in the wild and felt pregnant because she stepped on the steps of a giant. I didn't expect to give birth, but I gave birth to a freak. This is Hou Ji. His mother thought the freak was ominous and caused disaster, so she abandoned him in a narrow alley. Perhaps with the protection of the gods, even cattle and horses passed by, far away from trampling. I can't help it. His mother wants to abandon him in the Woods. There was someone in the forest, so I threw it on the ice in the canal. Strange to say, birds flew in and warmed him with their wings to prevent him from freezing to death. His mother thought it was amazing, so she took him back and raised him again. Because his mother wanted to abandon him at first, she named him? Abandon? .
Hou Ji had great ambitions when he was a child. When he plays games, he likes to collect all kinds of wild plant seeds and plant them in the ground with his own little hands. When he grew up, he soon became a good farmer, who could sow and harvest various crops according to local conditions. Even the people around him followed suit according to law, so Hou Ji became famous.
When Emperor Yao heard about it, he hired Hou Ji as an agricultural teacher and asked him to manage and guide all aspects of agriculture in the world. Because of his contribution to agricultural development, Emperor Yao named him Hou Ji, and his surname was Ji, who became the ancestor of Zhou people.
After Hou Ji died, people buried him in a mountain surrounded by water to commemorate his contribution? Du Guang, a wild city? . Shan Hai Jing. Hai nei Jing said: what is the wild? There are glutinous rice, glutinous rice, glutinous millet, hundreds of valleys, playing the piano in winter and summer, singing birds, phoenix dancing, flowers in full bloom, vegetation gathering and loving each other. This grassland will not die in winter or summer. ? It can be described as a fairyland on earth, which is quite legendary in ancient mythology? Ladder, building wood? It's nearby. Visible in people's minds, Hou Ji is brilliant and great, occupies an extremely important position. In addition, Shan Hai Jing also recorded that Hou Ji had a grandson named? Uncle jun? , is the earliest folk in Niu Gengdi.
Because of Hou Ji's great contribution to agricultural development, later generations respected him as a god of agriculture or a god of grain, and enjoyed human sacrifices. Historical Records. "Enchanting Zen Sutra" contains: Duke Zhou is king of each other, Hou Ji worships the suburbs for heaven, and King Wen worships the gods. Since Yuxing, the society has worshipped and Hou Ji has had a bumper harvest. So there is Ji Temple, and the suburban community has not been developed. ? Since Zhou Chengwang began to offer sacrifices to Hou Ji in the suburbs, at first she and Ji 'er Temple offered sacrifices separately, and later many clubs and Ji 'he Festival were listed as national ceremonies. Because the ancients thought: Xiaomi can't live without soil, and the soil can't see the effect of life, so sacrificing society must reach Xiaomi. ? Say it again: Society is the respect of nine soils, millet is the length of five grains, and millet is born in soil, so society and millet are inseparable. ?
As can be seen from the above introduction, Ji Shen should originate from ancestor worship. Because of the bumper harvest in Hou Ji, he became a god of agriculture, or a god of grain. Because agriculture and land are inseparable, there are many societies and millet festivals in the later generations, and there are deities for the country from the capital to the prefecture. The bumper harvest of land and grain is related to human survival and social stability. Therefore, the country has become synonymous with the country.
Hou Ji profile Zhou's ancestors abandoned their names and were once cited by Yao as? Agriculture teacher? , was shun life for Hou Ji. The Book of Songs? The article Sheng Min says:? Jue gave birth to the people and became Wei Jiangyuan. What was the birth of the people? If you are willing to sacrifice, you won't have children. Emperor Xin, wife, wife stop, load shock rewelding load, load education, when Wei Hou Ji. ? Zhou's first mother is Jiang Yuan. She stepped on the giant's footsteps, got pregnant and gave birth to Hou Ji. From this legend with strong mythology? The emperor? It is said that it is, which shows that the origin of Zhou surname has a certain relationship with the Huangdi nationality.
Hou Ji was abandoned because he was abandoned three times. First, he was abandoned in a narrow alley, and the passing cattle and sheep did not step on him; Abandoned in the Woods, but picked up by people who cut down trees; Abandoned on the ice for the third time, he saw a flock of big birds spread their wings to cover him. The Book of Songs? The abandonment ceremony recorded by Sheng Min may be related to some religious rituals in primitive times. Abandoned after a severe test, he was regarded as a miraculous figure and had a high prestige in the clan when he grew up.
Abandoning farming, he planted food? Real square, real bud, real seed, real hair, real show, real good, real smart, real millet? , very praised by people. In the impression of the ancients, farming in Hou Ji was a great cause that made great contributions to the people. "Lu Punishment" juxtaposes him with Boyi and Dayu, right? Millet planting, farming and farming? . Abandon is also an expert in observing images and timing. According to legend, he is good at observing the stars to master the farming season. For a long time, the leader of the Zhou clan was called Hou Ji, which indicated that the Zhou clan rose due to the development of agriculture. Where did the Zhou family live in the age of death in ancient literature? Traces? Yes, it is speculated that the Zhou family lived in the lower reaches of Fenhe River in Jin Dynasty.
The reason why Hou Ji was abandoned Regarding the reason why Hou Ji was abandoned by his mother Jiang Yuan, the academic circles have the following statements:
1. fatherless abandonment theory
Volume XIII of Historical Records, The Table of Three Generations, quoted Mr. Chu as saying: Hou Ji's mother is Jiang Yuan, who practices when she meets big shots. Knowing who he is gives birth to Hou Ji. Jiang Yuan believes that cattle and sheep avoid practicing in the way of abandoning fatherless. ? Mr. Chu thinks that Hou Ji was abandoned because he had no father and his mother was Jiang Yuan? Throw it away if it's cheap? .
Yurun, a member of the A Qing Dynasty, said: Only Deng and Ji Mingde thought that Jiang Yuan had children out of wedlock. Guy? Eph？ Cloud, marry her husband, not to mention others. ? Childless? Because it is not a word for people, there are no children. ? Say it again: Those who know Hou Ji's life will be abandoned because they are nameless. If it was conceived from the imperial suburbs, would it have no name? There is also a trace in the poem, but it is obvious that the mother, not the father, was born without a father. Jiang Yuan is the princess of her family, or Yuan's princess. There is no definite solution, but it is the day after tomorrow. If there is no husband at this time, it will be strange. ? (Qing) Fang Yurun wrote Poems under the Original Book of Songs? Daya？ Born, Beijing: Zhonghua Book Company, February 1986. Mr. Zhao Guohua also said? Ji was abandoned because his mother Jiang Yuan had a son without a husband. ?
2. Totem testing theory
Mr. Zhu Cunming said? Hou Ji was abandoned three times after his birth, which has the connotation of totem examination. ?
3. Theory of physical abnormality