China has a history of 5,000 years, the longer the history, the more confusing it is, in addition to the lack of rare information to verify, there are also some moving legends that make people have a strong interest in ancient history.
Today we want to talk about the unsolved mystery of China: three celebrities in history whose whereabouts are unknown, and they are still unknown.
Xu Fu
Xu Fu was an alchemist during the Qin Shi Huang period and had a great reputation throughout the country, which was one of the main reasons why he was able to gain the trust of Qin Shi Huang.
Many people think that the theory of immortality of the alchemist is suspected of deception, and it can be admitted in modern science, but in the social environment at that time, Xu Fu was undoubtedly a person with real ability.
Otherwise, what would he use to prove his claim? How could an ancient emperor like Qin Shi Huang trust the nonsense of an alchemist?
Judging from historical data, Xu Fu was a Taoist celebrity who served as the imperial physician of Qin Shi Huang, and when he was favored by the dragon, he wrote to Qin Shi Huang, saying that there were immortal mountains overseas, living with immortals, and finding immortals could find the art of immortality.
Such a statement was extremely tempting for Qin Shi Huang, so he sent Xu Fu to lead thousands of virgin boys and girls, as well as the three years of grain, clothing, medicine, and farming tools that had been prepared, to take a mirage into the sea to seek immortality, which cost a lot of money.
In fact, Xu Fu did not find the immortal, and never returned after the second time he went to sea, and the unknown whereabouts of Xu Fu have become an unexplained mystery.
Some people speculate that Xu Fu may have been buried in the sea, while others believe that Xu Fu and the thousands of people he led drifted to Japan and settled down.
Through some historical data, it seems that the latter is more likely. Because in Japan there are still statues and memorials of Xu Fu, and Xu Fu also has a certain identity and status in the folk. It is said that some new technologies have been brought there, such as farming and weaving.
father
Lao Tzu was the founder of Taoism, the founder of the mountain who left many works in thought, philosophy, literature and historiography, and was a veritable "miscellaneous family".
It is said that Lao Tzu was born with a weak body and a large head, wide eyebrows and wide ears, clear eyes like abyss beads, and a nose and double beams. Because of its growing ears, it was named "聃"; because it was born in the Year of the Tiger, it was named "Tanuki", which means little tiger. Later, the name "Tanuki" was passed on a lot, and it became a harmonic Li Er. This is also the origin of Lao Tzu's also known as Li Er.
When Lao Tzu was young, he was very studious, but he had to listen carefully to all the things related to the rise and fall of the country, the success or failure of wars, the sacrifice of divination, and stargazing, and he studied carefully, and was personally taught by Mr. Shang Ronglao, a famous teacher who was proficient in Yin Shang Li le, and then Lao Tzu went to Zhou to study, "Meet the doctor, enter the Taixue, astronomy, geography, human ethics, all-encompassing learning, "poetry", "book", "easy", "calendar", "ritual", "music" everything, cultural relics, canons, history books all learned, three years and great progress." ”
It can be seen that the reason why Lao Tzu later became a "everyone" and "miscellaneous family" is entirely justified, smart and studious, naturally learning from the five cars, Bo Gu Tong. According to legend, Confucius also traveled thousands of miles to meet Lao Tzu, which shows that his reputation and learning are extraordinary people.
But for such a celebrity, his final destination is unclear, and there is no detailed birth and death year. Legend has it that Lao Tzu lived a long life, dying in the Qin kingdom around 471 BC at the age of 101. But this is only a legend, and some people even think that Lao Tzu has soared, so in the Song Zhenzong period, he was named "Taishang Laojun Mixed Yuan Shangde Emperor", so that posterity thought that he was the ancestor of Taoism - Taishang Laojun.
Ghost Valley
Modern people have developed a strong interest in the study of "Ghost Valley", and this representative figure of Taoism in the Spring and Autumn Warring States period and the founder of the Zongheng family has also left thousands of years of immortal masterpieces in the world, and even many masterpieces have been remembered by posterity as warning words.
Oniguzi is a student of Lao Tzu, who is proficient in hundreds of schools of learning, and because he lives in the Ghost Valley of Yunmeng Mountain, he calls himself Mr. Onigu. Ghost Guzi often enters the mountains to cultivate, is well versed in the Tao, and is mysterious. His students are also talented, and the four most famous disciples are also well-known celebrities: Su Qin, Zhang Yi, Sun Zhen, and Pang Juan.
It can be seen from these celebrity students that the life span of Oniguzi is quite long, which can be speculated to be about 400 BC - about 270 BC, and such a lifespan is also an incredible thing for modern people.
Therefore, Oniguzi was constantly "deified" and called him Xuanwei Zhenren, and the reason why he lived in Onigu Cave Heaven was to surpass some immortals in the mortal world. Helplessly, his disciples such as Su Qin, Zhang Yi, Bai Qi, Li Mu, Lü Buwei, etc., were all unfinished, and all the hearts were not finished, and Ghost Guzi had to live in the world temporarily, and in the hearts of people at that time, Ghost Guzi was the embodiment of the gods.
brief summary
Xu Fu, Lao Tzu, and Ghost Guzi are all celebrities who have been passed down to future generations, and they have all had amazing deeds or amazing works when they were alive, but their final whereabouts are still a mystery, and only the development of science and technology and the examination of cultural relics can determine their final mystery of life and death.
References: General History of China, Songshan Chronicle
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