We often call ourselves "the descendants of Yan and Huang" because the common ancestors of the Chinese people are Yandi and Huangdi. This can be seen from the surnames. The Huangdi's surname is Ji, and there are 411 surnames, many of which are The most populous surnames such as Zhou, Wu, Zheng, Wang, and Cao are the surnames derived from these surnames. The surname Jiang of Emperor Yan also used 102 ancient surnames.
As the ancestors of the Chinese civilization, the images of Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang are tall and legendary, while their opponent Chi You has been described as the incarnation of demons and savagery. Legend has it that Chi You has a "bronze head and iron forehead, animal body and human language, and extremely vicious. "It can be said to be in sharp contrast with Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang. But is Chi You really like that in real history?
Chi You originally belonged to the same tribe as Emperor Yan, but because the two people had a conflict, Chi You broke away from Emperor Yan and became independent. After that, Chi You and Yan Emperor also fought a battle, and they were defeated by the brave and skilled Chi You.
In the later period of Yandi Shennong's governance, the various ministries of the Central Plains attacked each other, and wars have been endless. The Huangdi Xuanyuan clan took advantage of the momentum, defeated many tribes, and conquered many tribal leaders, and finally formed the "three-legged" situation of Huangdi, Yandi, and Chiyou in ancient times.
Huangdi ruled the Central Plains, Yandi lived to the west of Taihang Mountain, and Chiyou lived in the east, and commanded about 81 clan tribes. All of them were extremely brave and capable of fighting, making them the strongest tribe. Not only was Emperor Yan defeated by Chi You, but even Huang Di couldn't beat Chi You, so he could only form an alliance with Emperor Yan to resist Chi You together.
After Emperor Yan and Huangdi joined forces, they fought Chi You at Zhuolu. It is said that Chi You can call the wind and rain and create heavy fog when fighting, disorienting the two Emperors of Yan and Huang. In addition, Chi You's weapons are much more advanced. "Taibai Yangjing" contains: "Fuxi uses wood as his army, Shennong uses stone as his army, Chi You uses gold as his army, the army started from Taihao, and Chi You began to use gold as his army."
But the alliance between Yandi and Huangdi was ultimately still Defeated the mighty Chi You: "The Xuan girl gave the Huangdi soldiers believe in the runes to subdue Chiyou, and the emperor led the soldiers to control all directions. After Chiyou disappeared, the world was disrupted, and the Huangdi painted the image of Chiyou to power the world. It is said that Chi You is immortal, and all nations are stunned.”
Although the battle between the two emperors Yan and Huang is very glorious and beautiful, in fact, most of the history is written by the victors. The war between the two emperors of Yan and Huang and Chi You. In the final analysis, it is nothing more than fighting for territorial resources and dominance.
However, we know that the Yellow Emperor's rapid rise in the Central Plains was due to the annexation of many tribes, so why after Chi You's defeat, the Yellow Emperor not only killed Chi You directly, but even killed his tribe?
First of all, the Huangdi didn't kill all the Jiuli people, but only a few of the Chiyou relatives who were unwilling to surrender. Most of the people were still integrated into the Huangdi's Huaxia tribe.
Therefore, although Chi You does not have the orthodox name like Yan and Huang Emperors, he is still the well-deserved ancestor of Chinese civilization. There is also an idiom in China called "Li Min Baixing", in which "Li" means "Jiu Li". This side shows that "Jiu Li" is still handed down, and Chi You is indeed one of the ancestors of Chinese civilization.
