People in China generally know the phrase "Who dares to break the ground on the lion's den", but few people know what "lion's den" is. What exactly is "Tai Sui"? According to experts, Tai Sui is a slime mold, a proplastid creature between biology and fungi, with both protozoan and fungal characteristics. Li Shizhen called it "Rouzhi" in Compendium of Materia Medica, and called it "the top grade of this classic". Some experts believe that "Tai Sui" is the oldest living specimen of paleontology discovered so far, and it is "the ancestor of human beings and all animals".
It is found that "Tai Sui" has strong vitality, has the ability of self-repair, and contains highly anti-corruption and immune-enhancing substances. Shan Hai Jing, an ancient book, called Tai Sui "seeing meat, gathering meat, and making a fresh start", and described it as "eating up and recovering".
According to historical records, "Tai Sui" is a celestial body assumed by the ancients, which moves at the same speed as Jupiter but in the opposite direction. Where "Tai Sui" goes, there is a fleshy thing under the ground in the corresponding direction, which is the embodiment of "Tai Sui". Breaking ground in this direction will disturb "Tai Sui". This is the origin of "who dares to break the ground on the lion's den".
In China, "Tai Sui" has always been regarded as a mysterious thing, which has the power to dominate and influence people's destiny in the dark. As the ancient saying goes, "Tai Sui is like a monarch, the head of the gods and the master of all the evil spirits, like a monarch in the world, so don't offend him." Because of the high position of "Tai Sui", the ancients were very awed by him, for fear of offending him and doing harm to themselves. In order to avoid offending the "Tai Sui" God, in the year of offending the "Tai Sui", we must worship it during the new year and spring, so as to pray for a safe and smooth new year.
According to Records of Historical Records of Qin Shihuang, after Qin Shihuang unified China, Xu Fu, a Shandong alchemist, went to the three mountains of Penglai to seek the immortal medicine "Tai Sui". . .