The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period was an era of heroes in China's history, and many wise men and famous generals appeared in various princely states, and these capable people and strangers were dotted with the magnificent era of more than two thousand years ago. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were many macho men who could fight with fierce beasts alone. At that time, there was a warrior who was very serious about righteousness, and he also fought the dragon, but the final outcome was confusing.
In China's ancient documents "Wu Yue Chunqiu Wang Zhi Gongzi Guang biography" and the classical masterpiece "Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou States" record such an event: to leave the self-mutilation after the assassination of Qingji. He was a "poor man" who was less than five feet tall, but he spread throughout the Kingdom of Wu in the name of a warrior. It turned out that he had once "fooled" a fierce man who could fight with a dragon for three days and three nights into a coward with his "mouth cannon", and then the warrior's whereabouts were unknown, but he was shocked to leave. If you want to leave the story of the assassination of Qingji everyone knows, here is not to elaborate, let's take a look at the dragon warrior Jiao Qiu complaint.
The Chronicle of the States of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty describes: "Jiaoqiu complainer, the East China Sea people also." "The ancient East China Sea refers to the Yellow Sea in China, and the east of Jiangsu and Zhejiang is exactly the Yellow Sea, which shows that Jiao Qiu should live near the Wu Kingdom in the Spring and Autumn Period. In the original work, it is also recorded that Jiao Qiu complained that because a friend died of illness as an official in the state of Wu, he came to the state of Wu in a carriage to mourn.
It can be seen from Jiao Qiu's need to take a carriage to the State of Wu to run for funerals, but he lived near the State of Wu, but not in the territory of the State of Wu. At the same time, he ran for the funeral of his friends, which was enough to see his feelings and righteousness. However, when he passed through Huaijin, something went wrong: the dragon of Huaijin stole jiaoqiu's horse, and then jiaoqiu complained that Chong guan angrily drew his sword and jumped into the water and fought with the dragon, and the two sides fought for three days and three nights.
Huaijin, as the name suggests, is the port of the Huai River, and the imperial court also specially sent officials to manage Huaijin. The story of Jiao Qiu v. Fighting Dragon that happened at that time was a bit like "Journey to the West" "Little White Dragon Stole Tang Monk White Dragon Horse". Jiao Qiu was ready to let the horse drink some water in Huaijin, and the rest would rush again. At this time, the official in charge of Huaijin told Jiao Qiu: "Huaijin has a sacred dragon, and horses that specialize in eating and drinking water. Jiao Qiu complained that he didn't think so, and as a result, his horse was really dragged into the water by the dragon. As a warrior, Jiao Qiu was not afraid, and jumped into the water with his sword to fight with the dragon. The two sides fought for three days and three nights, and as a result, Jiao Qiu was unfortunately blinded by the divine dragon.
According to the current geographical and scientific knowledge, the so-called dragon encountered by Jiaoqiu is actually a crocodile, a nationally protected animal. The crocodile unique to China is the Yangtze crocodile, the Yangtze crocodile is mainly active in the Yangtze River Basin, and the Huai River is not far from the Yangtze River, in the Spring and Autumn Period, the Yangtze crocodile appeared in the Huai River Basin is also a relatively common phenomenon. Chinese crocodiles are generally between one and a half and two meters long and fierce. Friends who have watched documentaries about crocodiles know that the skin of the crocodile is very hard, and the movement is very flexible, not as clumsy as the appearance, plus its teeth are very sharp, so it is aggressive.
Because animal knowledge in the Spring and Autumn periods and the Warring States period was not popularized, people regarded crocodiles as legendary dragons or dragons. Crocodiles are mainly active in fresh water, have excellent water properties, and can also survive on land. Jiao Qiu's ability to fight with the aggressive aquatic beast crocodile in the water for three days and three nights is enough to see his bravery and excellent water nature. However, such a warrior with explosive force has become a coward under the "mouth cannon" of leaving, which is really a bit upside down. Objectively speaking, it is estimated that the dragon who wants to leave the water is torn into several parts by the crocodile in a few minutes. Therefore, from the perspective of the actual force value, Jiao Qiu will only play "mouth cannon" after the explosion will leave the boss. Dumping...
However, there are several versions of the final ending of Jiao Qiu's complaint, which seems to be a bit confusing. The Seventy-fourth Chronicle of the States of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty describes: "(Jiao Qiu v. ) Threw a sword to the ground and died by touching his head." "Wu Yue Chunqiu" records that Jiao Qiu sued and abandoned the sword. As can be seen from the above, the outcome of Jiao Qiu's lawsuit is divided into two types: one is to leave in shame, and the other is to commit suicide tragically.
Judging from Jiao Qiu's bravery and fierce personality, it felt that he was more likely to commit suicide, after all, Shi Ke could not be humiliated. For a fierce warrior, it is better to be crushed than to be a whole. In any case, Jiao Qiu's bravery has a basis - the actual battle example, and the so-called courage to leave is only a "mouth cannon".