Legend of Vulcan Zhu Rong

1. The legendary story of Zhu Rong in South Vietnam.

In the era of the Yellow Emperor, there was a fire official named Zhu Rong. His childhood name was Li, the son of a tribal leader. He is red-faced, powerful and intelligent, but he is hot by nature and will fly into a rage at the slightest sign of trouble. At that time, tunnel people invented drilling wood for fire, but they were not good at saving fire. But Li especially likes being near the fire. So he became a fire expert when he was a teenager. The fire has reached his hands, as long as it is not spread over a long distance. It can be preserved for a long time. Li can cook and cook with fire, and also use fire to keep warm, illuminate and drive away wild animals and mosquitoes. These skills were a great thing at that time. So everyone respects him. On one occasion, Li's father took the whole family on a long-distance migration. Seeing that it was inconvenient to walk with a fire, Li only took a sharp stone to drill wood for a fire.

Once, as soon as everyone settled down, Li took out a sharp stone, found a big barrel of wood, and sat in front of a stony mountain "wheezing" to drill the fire. Drill, drill, drill for three hours, but there was no smoke. Li is very angry. Breathing heavily in the mouth, very unhappy. But there was no fire, so he had to drill it again. Drilling and drilling, drilling for three hours, smoke came out, but it didn't catch fire. His face was black and red with anger. He stood up and threw a sharp stone at the stone mountain. Who knows that the sharp stone that was drilled very hot hit the stone mountain, and a few dazzling sparks popped up with a click. Clever Li saw it and soon came up with a new way to make a fire. He picked some withered reed flowers and tapped them with two sharp stones. When sparks splashed on them, they creaked and smoked. Blow gently again and the flame will go up.

Now that Li has discovered the method of using stones to make fire, there is no need to spend a lot of time drilling wood to make fire, and there is no need to do everything possible to save the fire. The Yellow Emperor of the Central Plains knew that Li had made such a great contribution, so he invited him to be a special fire officer. The yellow emperor valued him very much and said, "Li, let me give you a name." Just call it Zhu Rong. May eternity and peace be light. May you always bring light to the world. " Li was very happy and kowtowed to thank him. From then on, everyone changed their name to Zhu Rong.

When the Yellow Emperor was in power, there was a clan leader Chiyou in the south who often invaded the Central Plains, making it impossible for people in the Central Plains to live. The Yellow Emperor ordered the Central Plains people to unite, and Zhu Rong and others tied ties to fight against Chiyou. There are many Chiyou, especially his 998 1 brothers. They are covered with animal skins and have horns, and their mouths can spit out thick fog, which is awesome. At the beginning of the war, the troops of the Yellow Emperor lost their way as soon as they entered the fog, losing contact with each other and caring for each other. Chiyou's army pounced on him and defeated the Yellow Emperor and his men until they fled north to Zhuolu. The Yellow Emperor was surrounded by Chiyou in Zhuolu and dared not fight for a long time. Soon, because of the invention of the compass, I am no longer afraid of dense fog. Later, Zhu Rong saw that Chiyou's men were all dressed in animal skins, so he offered a plan to teach his men to light torches and set fires everywhere, so that Chiyou's army was burned and fled to the south. The Yellow Emperor led his army to the south. I drove through the Yellow River and the Yangtze River until I reached Mount Li, and finally I killed Chiyou. Zhu Rong invented fire attack tactics and made great contributions. The Yellow Emperor rewarded him, and he became an important official of the Yellow Emperor.

When the Yellow Emperor's army returned to Korea, it passed a mountain south of Yunmengze. The Yellow Emperor called Zhu Rong to his side and deliberately asked, "What mountain is this?" Zhu Rong replied: "This is called Hengshan." The Yellow Emperor asked again, "What is the origin of this mountain?" Zhu Rong replied: "In ancient times, the world was in chaos, like an egg. Pangu's creation created life. He lived for eighteen thousand years. After death, he lay on the land of the Central Plains, with his head facing east, and became Mount Tai. Toe west, into Huashan; The abdomen bulges and becomes Songshan; Right hand facing north, into Mount Heng; With your left hand facing south, it becomes the Hengshan Mountain in front of you. " Just finished, the Yellow Emperor immediately asked: "So, why is it called Hengshan?" Zhu Rong answered immediately? This mountain spans between Yunmeng and Jiuyi Mountain. Such as stalks, it can be called the weight of heaven and earth and the virtue of emperors, hence the name Hengshan. " The yellow emperor was very happy to see his answer and went over and said, "good!" You are so familiar with southern affairs that I want to entrust you with a heavy responsibility! " But the Yellow Emperor didn't say what the heavy responsibility was.

The team settled down in Hengshan. The Yellow Emperor climbed to the highest peak and accepted the sacrifices of the southern tribes. Many patriarchs will get together and everyone will be happy. On a whim, Zhu Rong played a tune composed by the Yellow Emperor himself-"The Joy of Fairy Pool", and Lei Zu, the concubine of the Yellow Emperor, also danced to the beat. When everyone saw it, they all danced around the Yellow Emperor. The Yellow Emperor happily finished the dance and calmed everyone down, saying, "Since I took office, I have leveled elm trees, killed Chiyou, worked out calendars, invented characters, created melodies, compiled medical books, and established a system of sericulture, silkworm treatment and clothing fixing in Lei Zu. Now that the world is unified, I want to build five mountains: Mount Taishan in Dongyue, Huashan in Xiyue, Hengshan in Nanyue, Hengshan in Beiyue and Songshan in Zhongyue. Since then, Zhu Rong has been guarding Nanyue. " When everyone heard this, they all shouted, "Long life is boundless! Long life without borders! " Zhu Rong knew at this moment that the original Yellow Emperor had said that entrusting an important task was the way it was.

After the Yellow Emperor left, Zhu Rong was left in Hengshan to formally manage the affairs of the South. He lives on the highest peak of Mount Heng and often visits people everywhere. Seeing that people here often eat raw food, he told them to make a fire and taught them to cook before eating. He saw people here groping in the dark at night, so he told them to use fire to sing and Ming. He saw that miasma was very heavy, there were many mosquitoes, and people were often sick, so he told them to light a cigarette to drive away mosquitoes and miasma. People respect him very much, and every year after the autumn harvest in August, they come to worship him in droves. Everyone said, "Zhu Rong, we have a prosperous population, flocks of chickens and ducks, and abundant crops. You have brought us so many benefits, we thank you, and we will respect you as an emperor. You use fire. Fire is red. Let's call you Chi Di! Since then, Zhu Rong has been honored as Chi Di by everyone. "

Just as everyone was living and working in peace and contentment, suddenly there was lightning and thunder, and there was an earth-shattering cry of murder from the original place. Everyone was frightened and asked Zhu Rong what was going on. Zhu Rong told them: "This is the struggle between workers and Zhuan Xu for the throne." They played for a long time, but they were still tied. * * * jumped up and ran back and forth in the mountains. This is an extraordinary mountain, supporting the sky and not letting it fall. It binds the earth and prevents it from leaning. * * * Workers ran into it, only to hear a loud noise, sparks flying and bright for a long time. The pillars that support the sky are broken, and so are the ropes that bind the earth. Since then, the sky has tilted to the northwest, and the sun, moon and stars have fallen to the northwest. The earth leans to the southeast, and all the water in rivers and lakes flows to the southeast. Originally, Mount Hengshan in Nanyue was about to collapse, and the land was about to turn over in an instant. People were holding big trees and climbing rocks one by one. They were so scared that they cried. Zhu Rong quickly used all his skills to support the genius of this place like a big pillar, and the mountain didn't collapse. There was a poet in the Tang Dynasty who wrote this story specially: "The southeast is beneficial to humbleness, and the pillar of Victoria is a stone pillar. When Zhu Rong died, he brushed Zhu Niao. " Later, another poet also wrote: "The earth surges and peaks are obvious, supporting the southern Chutian." ? Zhu Rong lived on Nanyue Mountain until he was over 0/00 years old. People buried him on a mountain in Nanyue, and named this mountain Chi Di Peak. The highest peak where he lives has always been called Zhurong Peak. On the top of the mountain in Zhu Rong, people built a Zhu Rong Temple to commemorate his achievements forever.

2. Zhu Rong and fire attack tactics

Zhu Rong is a Vulcan who has been widely sacrificed in China for a long time. According to Milo's "History of Tao", Volume VIII said: "I would like to recite my surname, and I would like to swear, for Zhu Rong's ... Chi Di, so later fire officials thought this was the so-called." Historical Records of Chu Family: "Paying attention to Lebanon is a great achievement of Di Ku Gao Xin's survival in the fire, which can be integrated into the world. Di Ku is called Zhu Rong. " Legend has it that Zhu Rong is not only an expert in fire management, but also discovered the method of tapping stones to make fire and invented the fire attack method.

Originally named Li, Zhu Rong is said to have been born in the clan society and is the son of a clan leader. Li has been particularly fond of fire since he was a child. At that time, Suiren had just invented drilling for fire, and people lacked the knowledge of preserving and using fire. On one occasion, he had a long-distance clan migration with his father. Because it is inconvenient to walk with flames, he only brought stones and drilled wood to make a fire. At night, everyone is going to use fire, but Li can't get it out. He was so angry that he threw the stone for the fire up the mountain, only to find that it fell and splashed a few sparks. Clever Li saw a brainwave and immediately came up with a new way to make a fire. He picked the dried reed flower, knocked it with two sharp stones several times, and the sparks splashed on the reed flower, then blew it gently and gave off a flame. This is the way to strike a stone to make a fire later. It is much more labor-saving to strike a stone for fire than to drill wood for fire, not to mention doing everything possible to keep the fire. So at that time, the Yellow Emperor named him the Fire Officer and named him Zhu Rong.

The legend of fire attack tactics was also first invented by Zhu Rong. At that time, there was a clan in the south, headed by Chiyou, who often invaded the Central Plains. Zhu Rong was ordered to crusade. There are many human-gods, which are very powerful. Zhu Rong ordered his men to light torches and explode. As soon as Chiyou arrived, he set fire to Chiyou's team and fled in a hurry. They pursued them and finally defeated Chiyou, making great contributions. To this end, the Yellow Emperor rewarded him and ordered him to take charge of the fire on earth and guard Nanshan.

Zhu Rong is an expert in managing and using fire. He not only invented new methods of taking fire and fighting fire with fire, but also taught people how to cook food with torches, how to use fire for heating and lighting, how to use fire to drive away miasma and mosquitoes and prevent diseases. Zhu Rong used fire to transform and won people's respect. Because the fire is red, people call him "Chi Di" and worship him every autumn.

In the backward era of science and culture, people's understanding of fire is only superficial, and they think that fire is mysterious and dominated by God. Zhu Rong used fire to benefit the people, so later generations regarded him as Vulcan, and held a grand sacrifice every year to express people's gratitude and nostalgia for Zhu Rong.

The legend of Zhu Rong, the Vulcan, is full of myth, but it reflects a kind of hope for fire, hoping that Vulcan can bring more light and happiness to people, drive away evil and avoid disaster. However, it is useless to worship God and Buddha in order to really prevent fires and avoid the harm they bring to human beings. Only by relying on science and human wisdom can we defeat fire. Today, people have a scientific understanding of fire, and there is no need to pray for Vulcan protection. But Zhu Rong's image of benefiting the people with fire will continue to be passed down as a beautiful legend.

3. Zhu Rong caught fire

All kinds of lighters have been popularized in people's daily life. However, in some remote mountainous areas, farmers still carry fire drills with them, because they don't need gasoline and flint, so they can use them at any time and take them with them at any time. So it took thousands of years. So, who first invented the chain of fire?

Legend has it that after chasing people to invent drilling wood for fire, by the time of the Yellow Emperor, human beings had begun to cook food, keep warm, drive away poisonous insects and beasts and fight with fire. But at that time, people only knew how to use fire, but they couldn't keep it, which was very inconvenient for people who lived a nomadic hunting life. They must carry kindling with them. Wherever they go, the first important thing is to burn rice with kindling, and they must take care of the kindling after dinner.