As early as the pre-Qin period, there was a precedent of cannibalism in the history of China. In primitive society, human nature awakens, and it is normal to eat a handful of the same kind, but now it is impossible to test.
Since the literature records, it is probably the earliest and most famous that Xibo Jichang ate his son himself. People who have read The Romance of Gods should be deeply impressed by this passage. Zhou Wang held the eldest son of Jichang, the leader of Xibe nationality, hostage, and Boykao was bent on provoking Zhou Wang for his country, which led to his death. Even if he died, it would not be enough to calm Zhou Wang's anger. In a fit of pique, Bo Yi Kao was boiled into a meat soup and presented to Ji Chang for tasting. Although Ji Chang knew that the broth on the plate was his own son, he had to pretend to live and eradicate Zhou Wang. Let alone parents and children, even if there is a famine, it is against human relations to change food.
The first year of Xingping, Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty, was such a famine era. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was chaos in the world and warlords fought. The stories relished in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms belong only to heroes, while those that really belong to the people are homeless, hungry and cold. After months of drought, the crops failed to harvest. Corrupt officials ignored people's lives and cut off the relief food on which the people depended. Weak children and women have become flesh in their mouths and blood in their hearts. "Be a peaceful dog instead of a troublesome person" is not groundless.
To say that the survival instinct of human beings caused the tragedy of eating easily in famine, what about Liu An's killing his wife? Hearing Liu Bei's complaint, Liu Bei killed his wife just for a sumptuous meal. Liu Bei was greatly moved when he learned that Liu An had killed his wife and entertained him. After he defected to Cao Cao, he raised Liu An. In those days, killing a woman for wealth was a big deal. But as a woman, I can only sigh that in the cold weapon era, women's status is the same as that of animals, and perhaps even animals are not as good as them. After all, in the old society, there was a law against slaughtering livestock.
China's cannibalism history is recorded not only in historical books, but also in many literary works, such as Water Margin, which is the most complete cannibalism cooking method text I have ever seen. It can be a food program-human flesh on the tip of the tongue. The simplest thing is to roast and eat, but it's a little more complicated. Make a hot and sour soup with egg liquid to sober up. Then there is Sun Erniang's specialty-human flesh steamed stuffed bun. Compared with the first two, human pork buns are more famous and the technology is more complicated. After all, they must be mixed with noodles.
In the book, the author Shi Naian is very good at eating human flesh. Take this sober hot and sour soup for example. Before taking out the heart, you must pour cold water on it, which can dissipate heat. At this time, the taste of the heart will be better and more crisp. I don't know whether this way of eating was invented by the author or existed since ancient times, but there is more evidence to prove that human flesh has been a kind of food since ancient times, such as Ji Xiaolan's The Vegetable Seller, Xia Jingqu's Exposed Words, Tao Zongyi's The Record of Dropping Out of Farming in Nancun, etc. If these are all too unfamiliar, the Blood Steamed Bread written by Lu Xun should be familiar.
Since ancient times, cannibalism has always been a creepy behavior. Even if cannibalism no longer exists, this fear of cannibalism continues. I believe many people have seen the American drama The Walking Dead. In the second half of the story, the greatest enemy of mankind is no longer a zombie, but the same kind. In the case of lack of food and clothing, ugly human nature forces human beings to kill each other and turn enemies into food.
The opening of Saint Amethyst is "human nature is good", but I prefer to believe Xunzi's "human nature is evil". Isn't human greed the root of all kinds of tragedies? !
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