After Lie Shan became Kong Xuan's disciple, he returned to the Jiang Tribe with Kong Xuan. Kong Xuan stayed in the mountains next to the tribe and taught Lie Shan some ways of cultivation. He would also preach to Lie Shan from time to time. Just like that, Lie Shan slowly grew up and changed his name to Shennong.
On the other hand, ever since Fuxi taught the humans how to fish and hunt and set the rule that relatives were not allowed to marry, the humans suffered fewer and fewer casualties in their battles with wild beasts. They ate more meat and the newborns grew stronger. There were also more survivors than before.
However, this brought about another big problem, and that was food. Over the past few decades, the number of people had increased day by day. Fishing and hunting alone could no longer satisfy the needs of the tribe. However, the birds in the sky that could be hunted were fewer and fewer, and the beasts on the ground that could be hunted were also fewer and fewer. The food they obtained was not enough to fill their stomachs. How could they solve the problem of food? This became another major test for the human race.
Ever since Shennong became Kong Xuan's disciple, although he had made some achievements in cultivation with Kong Xuan, he had always been thinking about the wish he had made that day. Now that Shennong had grown up, he came to Kong Xuan to ask for a solution.
Kong Xuan stretched out his hand and a five-colored Nine-spike Grain appeared in his hand. Shennong saw it and said, "Master, isn't this something that birds often eat? Could it be that our human race can also eat this kind of plant? "
Kong Xuan smiled and said, "Yes. Plant it in the soil and irrigate it with water. When it matures, humans can eat it." Shennong was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him. Then, he hurried back to the tribe and found an open space to bury the Nine-spike Grain in the soil. Shennong took care of it every day, and as Kong Xuan said, irrigated it with water.
Later, a Nine-spike Grain indeed grew here. Seeing this, Shennong rubbed the grain in his hand and put it in his mouth. He felt that it was delicious and was overjoyed. Thus, Shennong hurriedly taught his tribe members what he had learned. Many of the tribe members did not believe him at first, but with an attitude of giving it a try, they planted it according to Shennong's words. As expected, they obtained a lot of food. The tribe members were overjoyed.
Therefore, under Shennong's lead, more people chopped down trees, cut down weeds, and used axes, hoes, and other production tools to clear the land and plant millet.
After all, grains only solved a part of the human race's problem. They were still not enough to truly solve the human race's food problem. Shennong naturally understood this.
After some thought, Shennong was inspired by the millet. Millet could be planted every year, and there would be an endless supply. If there were more plants for people to use, wouldn't everyone's food problem be solved?
At this time, grains and weeds grew together, herbs and flowers bloomed together. No one could tell which could be eaten and which could not. Shennong tasted them one by one and tried to grow them one by one. For this reason, Shennong often ate poisonous things by mistake. If it wasn't for Kong Xuan saving him, he would have died long ago.
However, after many attempts, Shennong finally had results. Among the many plants, Shennong selected rice, millet, millet, wheat, and shulan. Therefore, later generations called him "Lord of the Five Grains", "Lord Farmer".
After Shennong taught the tribe to plant the five grains, the tribe's lives began to improve. However, the changes in the weather were not under the control of the human race. The irrigation of the five grains became the biggest problem. Sometimes, when there were natural disasters, the five grains in the ground would be unharvested.
Therefore, Shennong began to think of ways to solve the problem of water. After thinking for a long time, he did not gain anything. He could only go and ask Kong Xuan again. When he saw Kong Xuan, Shennong told him about his troubles and then looked at Kong Xuan expectantly.
Kong Xuan looked at Shennong's expectant eyes and smiled, saying, "Water does not only exist in the rivers and the sea. There are also water sources underground." With that, he closed his eyes again to cultivate. Hearing this, Shennong was a little puzzled. However, after seeing Kong Xuan's mind wander, he did not dare to disturb him. He got up and returned to the tribe.
After returning to the tribe, Shennong carefully thought about Kong Xuan's words. A moment later, Shennong found a few strong youths in the tribe and began to dig in an open space. When they dug five meters down, water suddenly gushed out from the ground.
Shennong was overjoyed when he saw this. Thus, he popularized this method in the tribe. He taught the tribesmen to dig wells and draw water to irrigate their crops. Just like that, the Jiang tribe gradually grew stronger. Some of the surrounding tribes also joined the Jiang tribe, and the Jiang tribe's scale continued to expand.
Shennong's fame also spread. In a short period of time, Shennong's reputation among the human race greatly increased. Not long after, Fuxi, who was far away in the Chen Capital, also heard about Shennong's actions. He couldn't help but become interested. This person actually solved the food problem that gave him a headache. It seemed that this person was a true Virtuous Paragon.
At this time, Fuxi had been the ruler of the human race for nearly one hundred years. After creating the eight trigrams, Fuxi knew that he had reached the end of his merit and didn't have much time left in the human race. Thus, Fuxi began to look for someone to inherit his position as the ruler of the human race.
Now that he knew about Shennong, he decided to meet him to see if Shennong was truly dedicated to the human race and if he was qualified to become the new ruler of the human race. Thus, Fuxi set off from the Chen Capital towards the Jiang Tribe. When the people of the Jiang Tribe heard that Fuxi, the ruler of the human race, was coming to their tribe, they couldn't help but feel excited and proud.
Inside the Jiang Tribe, Fuxi met Shennong. After Shennong bowed to Fuxi, Fuxi pulled him to the side. While asking him a few questions about governing the tribe, he also observed him. After a series of questions, Fuxi was very satisfied. This Shennong was indeed a Virtuous Paragon. His understanding of governing the tribe was not below Fuxi's and might even be better than his.
Fuxi immediately spoke to Shennong: "Shennong, I didn't expect you to be so knowledgeable about governing the human race. Come back to the Chen Capital with me. I have been in this position for nearly one hundred years and am no longer capable of governing the human race. After you become familiar with the human race, I will pass the position of ruler to you. I hope that you will be able to lead the human race to a better life in the future."
Shennong was shocked when he heard this. He hurriedly said, "I'm just a farmer. How can I be the ruler of the human race? You should choose someone else. I'm afraid I'm not up to the task."
Fuxi smiled and said: "Haha, you are too modest. Food has always been a big problem for the human race. Even I haven't been able to find a solution in all these years. But now, this matter has been solved by you. This is a great contribution to the human race! It can be seen that your ability is no less than mine, so you don't need to decline. "
Shennong was in awe after hearing this. However, after seeing Fuxi's firm attitude, Shennong pondered for a bit and agreed to go back to the Chen Capital with Fuxi to take over the position of ruler of the human race.
Before leaving, Shennong thought of Kong Xuan and went to say goodbye with a sad expression.
Kong Xuan looked at Shennong and smiled: "You don't need to be like this, my disciple. Go on your own. I will come to the Chen Capital to see you again in a few days." Shennong was overjoyed to hear this. With this, he no longer had any scruples. After returning to the tribe, he went to the Chen Capital with Fuxi.
After saying goodbye to Kong Xuan, Shennong followed Fuxi back to the Chen Capital. However, the abdication of the Human Emperor was not a small matter and could not be carried out casually. Moreover, Shennong was not familiar with the affairs of the human race, so Fuxi kept Shennong as an assistant to let him slowly familiarize himself with the affairs of the human race so that he could take over the position of ruler of the human race in the future.
No one in the human race objected to Fuxi's choice of Shennong to be the ruler of the human race. After all, Shennong had found the five grains for the human race and greatly solved their food problem, allowing the human race to live a good life with enough to eat. It was indeed a good choice for Shennong to inherit the position of ruler of the human race.
Fuxi saw that Shennong had received the approval of the various human leaders and that Shennong had a great reputation among the human race, so he announced that in three years, he would abdicate the position of ruler of the human race to Shennong. He also sent people to invite the various human leaders to come and observe the ceremony.
After learning this, Shennong felt even more pressure, so he became even more diligent. Fuxi was quite gratified by this. As expected, he had not seen Shennong before. He believed that the human race would definitely become better under Shennong's leadership.
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