Chui Fu's "Chui Fu Du Dong"

There are many shrines, temples and tombs dedicated to Xu Fu in Miyamiya City, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Haneda and other surnames also claimed to be descendants of Xu Fu, and Japanese emperors sacrificed Xu Fu with high standards. On the steep cliff wall of Zheng Fang Waterfall in Jeju Island, the inscription "Chen Qi Xu moved to Wang Chuanzhi" seems to be an ancient seal. According to local legend, it was Jeju Island (formerly known as Yingzhou) that made You Xufu cross the ocean for the first time to find an overseas holy mountain. Later, in the name of looking for an elixir of life, Xu Xiaofu took the initiative to deceive Qin Shihuang to protect the royal family of Tian Qi, and led 3,000 boys and girls to travel overseas, including ancient history, poetry etiquette, jade cutting and so on.

Theory of seeking fairy medicine

This is the most popular saying at present, which is very popular among alchemists in the Qin Dynasty. There are many such alchemists in Tiki and Yan Di. During the Warring States Period, in Qi Weiwang, Qi Xuanwang, Yan Zhaowang and other places, a large number of Qi and Yan alchemists went to the sea to seek Penglai fairy medicine. There are also many alchemists in Xu Fu's contemporaries, such as Lu Sheng, Han Zhong and Hou Gong. As one of the most famous alchemists, it is possible for Xu Fu to seek medicine for the first emperor.

Revenge theory of avoiding disaster

When Qin Shihuang was tyrannical, some people dared to rise up and others passively resisted. In coastal areas, many people emigrate overseas. Xu Fu is an intellectual. He was dissatisfied with the tyranny of Qin, but there was nothing he could do. So on the surface, he is keen on looking for the elixir of life, but in fact, he is looking for suitable immigration opportunities. Professor Zhu Yafei, director of Shandong Institute of Local History of Shandong Normal University, thinks. There are many people who hold this view. "Han Shu" said: "Xu Fu and Han Zhong belong to the sea of boys and girls and ask God for herbs. Because I can't escape, the world is resentful. " Wang Zun, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, also wrote in the poem "The East China Sea": "The snow and waves on the boat reflect the beauty, but General Xu Fu will not return it. Avoid Qin Ke in times of danger. This trip is like a foggy beach. " The author compares Xu Fu's failure to return to the sea to the fact that fishermen in Wuling County moved to Peach Blossom Garden to avoid the Qin chaos. Some people think that Xu Fudong's eastward journey is an action of betraying the evil political rule of the first emperor in order to avenge Qin and eliminate hatred within the family.

Overseas development theory

At that time, Zou Yan's view of Kyushu was very popular, and he believed that there was still a great territory overseas. Zou Yan's Kyushu theory guides and inspires coastal navigators and explorers to actively explore overseas. What Qin Shihuang yearns for is that the place where the sun and the moon shine is his territory; Everyone's footprints are his subjects. So, in order to expand the territory, he sent Xu Fu out to sea under the guise of seeking fairy medicine. In fact, this is to realize his territorial ideal. Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals and Desire also pointed out the ideal of the rulers of Qin at that time: "Zhixia in the north, Hukou in the south, Sanwei in the west, and Mufu in the east, not daring to make chaos." Helping Dongmu means helping Dongfusang, which is later Japan. This should be Qin Shihuang's grand goal for the national territory.

Where did Xu Fudong cross to Japan? This is the most controversial one in the mystery. Some scholars believe that the Three Gods Mountain refers to Japan in general. There are still many relics about Xu Fu in Japan, such as Xu Fu's landing site, Xu Fu Temple, Xu Fu's tomb and Xu Fujing. Its Saga City, Nomiya City and other places are said to be the places where Xu Fu landed in Japan. However, some scholars believe that Xu Fu's final destination is South Korea. Because South Korea also has legends about Sanshen Mountain and Xufu Du Dong, as well as the remains of their activities. In addition, some people talked about going to Nanyang, some talked about Hainan Island, and some talked about the United States. According to this view, Xu Fudong first crossed to Japan, then to the United States, and set up his own home, never to return. Honolulu left a square rock engraved with China's seal script, and some ancient arrows engraved with China's seal script were unearthed near San Francisco. These ancient cultural relics were left by Xu Fu when Qin people passed by. In the Gulf of Mexico, there is a group of yellow people living in mountainous areas, who are said to be descendants of Qin herbalists.

In modern times, as early as 19 18 on the eve of the May 4th Movement, Mr. Tao Yamin published the article "Xu Fu Research" for the first time. Wang Ji combined the study of Xu Fu with the study of the history of maritime traffic between China and Japan, and put forward some new viewpoints. At that time, some famous historians, such as Wang Xiangrong and Wei Tingsheng, also participated in this research. 198 1 year, Mr. Wang Xiangrong talked about "Xu Fudong Crossing" again, which set off a new climax of Xu Fu's research. Moreover, he changed his youth view that Sima Qian only recorded "false propaganda of alchemists" in Historical Records, and thought that "Xu Fu was a real person, and he went to sea in a planned way to escape the tyranny of the first emperor. He also pointed out: If we carefully observe and discuss the history of Sino-Japanese relations and the development process of ancient Japanese history, we can't easily deny this legend. In recent twenty years, this research has made many remarkable achievements. Some influential historians and young and middle-aged historians in China are also interested in this subject. For example, Professor Wu Jie from Fudan University, Professor Meng from Liaoning University, Professor from Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences and Professor Wang Yong from the Institute of Japanese Culture of Zhejiang University all spoke. In addition, Peng of Taiwan Province Province in China, Meng Meiyuan of Japan, Professor Ichiro of Japan, professors and others have also conducted in-depth research on this issue. However, due to the "vague" description of Xu Fu's quest for immortality in Historical Records, this historical event has become an eternal mystery, and many historians regard it as a hot potato. In recent years, although some people have tried to prove this historical event from the perspectives of archaeology, anthropology and navigation history, it is difficult to make a breakthrough. If there is, there are only two points. One is that Xu did exist in history, and the other is that he did go to sea. As for where he was born, where he went to sea, how many times he went to sea, what was the purpose of his eastward crossing, and where he finally arrived in the "Guangze Plain", these are still the focus of debate. Therefore, some historians have suggested that studying the relationship between Xu Fu and Japan from a historical perspective is easy to fall into empty theories and speculations.