Comprehensive comics: Is it hard to eat soft rice? I want to be a chaebol

PS: Chapter 293, I don’t know how to change it.

After entering the Dujiangyan Scenic Area, everyone did not rush straight to Dujiangyan. Instead, they first watched a shadow puppet show on the recommendation of Sichuan and Sichuan officials.

Shadow puppet play, also known as ‘shadow play’’、‘Lantern shadow play is a kind of folk drama in which silhouettes of characters made of animal skins or cardboard are used to perform stories. It has a history of more than 2,000 years and can be said to be a very ancient art.

Higashino Makoto and others were invited to the Tianfuyuan Old Teahouse in the scenic area and watched a giant-screen fluorescent shadow puppet show. The story told in the shadow play is none other than the legendary story of Li Bing and his son controlling floods.

(PS: Those who travel to Dujiangyan, I highly recommend this shadow puppet show. It is different from the traditional shadow puppet show and is very interesting.)

Although a shadow puppet show only lasts for ten minutes, Higashino Makoto and the girls are I watched it with gusto, and even after leaving the teahouse, I still had an unfinished expression on my face.

“It’s so beautiful, it’s like a movie, but it’s obviously different from the movie”

“It’s really amazing. It’s just a few villains, so why can the story be told so interestingly?”

“Master Li Bing and Li Erlang are so great! The water conservancy projects they left behind are still benefiting people today!”

In this regard, Higashino Makoto said with a smile:

“Speaking of which, it is actually doubtful whether Li Erlang existed in history.”

“Eh?”

“How is this going?”

“There is actually no record of Li Bing’s son in Chinese history books. The origin of Li Erlang actually comes from the fact that Li Bing threw three stone statues into the river when he was controlling the water. One was Li Bing’s stone statue and two were Li Bing’s attendants. People at that time called it ‘ Shi Erlang’, but somehow it turned out to be rumored to be Li Bing’s son Li Erlang”

“So this is ah.”

The girls were very interested when they heard the story told by Higashino Makoto, and then Higashino Makoto continued:

“In fact, there is another saying that Li Bing was worshiped as a god by the people because of his construction of Dujiangyan. However, because there is no record of his son, the people thought how could such a hero never succeed? So he spontaneously invented Li Erlang, Li Bing’s son, and compiled the mythical story of”Li Bing’s stone ox crushes the sea’s eyes, and Erlang’s iron chain subdues the evil dragon”¨～ ¨～ ”

“Is this okay?”

“Haha, of course. This is also in line with the public’s respect for heroes.”

“The Dujiangyan weir built by Li Bing has been used by Sichuan and Shu for thousands of years. The people of Sichuan and Shu were grateful and respected Li Bing as a god who protected Sichuan and Shu. They even made up the story that the daughter of God, the Empress Jinhua, loved the hero and committed herself to marry Li Bing, who was still a mortal at the time. Together with Li Bing, they gave birth to Li Erlang, so Li Erlang later became the God of Guanjiangkou Erlang.”

Hearing this, Kotobuki Tsumugi immediately raised his right hand, and then asked doubtfully:

“President, isn’t Erlang Shen’s name Yang Jian?”

“Haha, that’s another story.”

Higashino Makoto said with a smile:

“Li Bing and his son were worshiped by the people of Sichuan and Sichuan for more than two thousand years. During the Song Dynasty, the peasant uprising of Wang Xiaobo and Li Shun broke out in Sichuan and Shu. Li Bing and his son were implicated because of their surname Li, and were banned from worship by the Song Dynasty officials.”

“However, during the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty officially resumed the worship of Li Bing and his son, but cut off the connection between Erlang God and Sichuan and Shu. The belief in Erlang God subsequently spread from Sichuan and Shu to the entire Song Dynasty.”

“Later, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty advocated Taoism and changed the title of Erlang God to Erlang Zhenjun. Later, he integrated many myths and legends, and the deity changed from the original region to the God of Water, the God of War, the God of Drama, the God of Protecting the Country, the God of Farming, etc. Eventually it became a deity worshiped by the three religions of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism and officially.”

After listening to Higashino Makoto’s introduction to the evolution of Erlangshen’s faith, everyone was speechless and felt the weight of history coming to their faces.

“Amazing~~”

“It turns out that this Li Erlang is as great a heroic god as Suzhan Mingzun (referring to Susanoo).~~”

“No, no, no, I think Erlang God is greater than Suzhanmingzun. After all, Erlangshen will benefit and protect the people. He is not like the God of Destruction because of his violent personality.”

“makes sense.”

The girls nodded.

Although they are not from Sichuan and Sichuan, let alone Chinese, as human beings, it does not prevent them from being full of respect for gods like Li Erlang who benefit mankind.

Although they know that Li Erlang is a fictitious person. Historical figures and gods, but they are more willing to believe that there was a real Li Erlang in history who assisted his father Li Bing in controlling floods, getting rid of evil dragons, building Dujiangyan, and benefiting Sichuan and Sichuan for two thousand years. I took the girls on a sightseeing bus and came to Dujiangyan, which has a history of more than 2,000 years.

“What a fast current~~”

“How could Dujiangyan be built more than 2,000 years ago when drinking water is so fast?”

The girls were amazed by the engineering miracles of more than two thousand years ago, and then they were puzzled by the green river water.

“Hey, Mr. Higashino, why is this river green? Could it be river water pollution?”

“¨「 ¨「 Haha, this is actually due to the reflection of moss on the river bed, which makes the color of the water appear green. In fact, the water quality in Dujiangyan is very good. The drinking water point for Chengdu residents is right in Dujiangyan.”

“I see.”

The girls nodded, and then looked at the torrential water, and hired a tour guide to explain why this place is called Yuzui, and that place is called Baopingkou, and the role of Feisha Weir. Everyone had a feeling of enlightenment, and then they were even more amazed by the wisdom of the ancient Chinese more than 2,000 years ago.

“It’s really a shining pearl in the world’s water conservancy projects.~~”

“No wonder the Chinese civilization has been passed down for five thousand years, making it the oldest civilization in the world.~~”

After visiting Dujiangyan, everyone crossed the Anlan Cable Bridge, the longest existing ancient cable bridge in the world on Yuzui (it is also one of the five ancient bridges in China), and then climbed up to the Erwang Temple to pay homage to the statues enshrined in the temple. Li Bing and his son later climbed up to the Qinyan Tower, overlooking the entire Dujiangyan, and were amazed by the miracles of ancient human engineering and the beautiful natural scenery.

By the time everyone went down the mountain, it was almost noon.

Higashino Makoto then took people to the ancient city of Guanxian County, where they enjoyed the unique scenery of the ancient city and tasted local specialties.

During this period, Ritsu Taizuki smirked and took several photos of the food and sent them to Yui Hirasawa, who was staying in the villa. Unsurprisingly, this attracted strong accusations and denunciations from Daiwei, making everyone laugh happily. The sound comes.

After eating and drinking, everyone rested on the bus for a while before taking the bus to Panda Valley.

PS: The myth of Erlang Shen is quite interesting. According to the description in”Erlang Baojuan”, Yunhua Fairy married Yang Tianyou and gave birth to Yang Erlang. Later, he was crushed by Sun Xingzhe of Huaguo Mountain under Kunshan. Later, Erlang Shen split the mountain to save his mother and turned back. Put Sun Xingzhe of Huaguo Mountain under Kunshan to relieve his hatred (laughing)~）

《In”Journey to the West”, Sun Wukong was crushed under the Five Elements Mountain, which may have been borrowed from this story. Hsien Hsien.