Seeing that something was not going well, Shama Pizhi jumped out quickly: "But you also destroyed our ritual!"

Su You cupped his hands and said: "Shama Ghost Lord, we Han people have a saying, 'The most important thing in the country lies in sacrifice and military affairs.' Sacrifice is a more important matter in our hearts than war. How can we not understand and respect you?

What about the sacrifice? You said that we destroyed your sacrifice ceremony. You should be referring to Mr. Fan stopping the Erlin tribe from using living people as sacrifices, right?"

Shama Bizhi shouted: "Exactly! You Song people are all cowards who don't want to kill anyone! We are the children of the mountains and we are not afraid of this! Why do you want to stop our tradition?!"

Many people raised their heads and nodded, wanting to see how Su You would explain.

Su You sighed and said: "Don't think that killing living people as sacrifices is unique to the tribe. My people also used living people as sacrifices thousands of years ago! Moreover, the number of people used and the cruelty of the techniques were better than yours.

Much more!"

The tent exploded again. Unexpectedly, the gentle and elegant Song people had their ancestors do this too?!

Su You cupped his hands and said: "Just in terms of techniques, there are cutting, which is beheading with a spear; there is gui, which is cutting with a knife; there is Shi, also called giti, which means cutting open the abdomen and removing the intestines;

When there is fire, people are cut open and dried; when there is fire, people are roasted; when there is cauldron, people are cooked; when there is burning, it is burned; when there is ladle, it is buried alive; when there is pottery, it is made into meat paste; when there is Yi, it is killed and the corpses are laid out...

There are countless ways to do it.”

Everyone was dumbfounded when they heard that it was just a matter of killing an individual as a sacrifice. Do you want so many tricks?

Then Su You continued: "It is recorded in ancient Chinese books that Emperor Xin, the last monarch of the Shang Dynasty, was talented, eloquent, quick in action, and powerful."

"His strength is enough to fight fierce beasts with his bare hands. His wisdom is enough to reject other people's advice. His words are enough to cover up all his faults."

"He has been called 'Jiu Hou', 'Hou'e Hou', 'Cut Bigan', 'burn moxibustion Zhongliang', 'burn the cannons to injure the people's sacrifices'. Isn't it more grand than your rituals and more sophisticated than your techniques?"

Complex, higher than your human animal level?"

"However, did the gods of heaven and earth protect him? No! No! No!"

Everyone in the tent was shocked. No matter how ruthless they were, they were not so ruthless as to sacrifice the leader of a small tribe in various ways, but no one knew that it was actually this kid who had secretly changed the concept.

"He killed Count Xi's son, imprisoned him, and asked his servants to buy him back with a large number of beauties, treasures, and horses."

"During the days when Uncle Xi was imprisoned, he calmed down and thought about how to perform sacrifices that would satisfy the gods and ancestors? What kind of rules are the rules that everyone can follow in the human world?"

Everyone in the tent fell into thinking again.

"After Xibo's death, his son King Wu launched an army to attack Emperor Xin. Eight hundred princes came to make an alliance. Even the armies organized by the Shang Dynasty people turned against each other and joined the crusade. Six hundred years of the Shang Dynasty

history was ended in the blink of an eye.”

"From then on, the Zhou Dynasty switched to the system established by Xibo and Zhou Gong, replacing the cruel human sacrifice. In exchange, it was passed down to thirty generations and thirty-seven kings, which lasted for eight hundred years. To this day.

It is also the longest-lasting dynasty in Chinese history.”

The great witch asked: "My child, that Uncle Xi you are talking about, how does he understand sacrifice?"

Su You bowed and said: "Uncle Xi has figured it out. No matter which tribe's legend, people are the children of gods. The gods are like our fathers in heaven. Don't you think so?"

Everyone nodded.

"Then let me ask you, what father can't feel heartbroken when he sees one of his children killing another child and then offering the killed one as a prey to him?"

Everyone couldn't help but look at each other, their eyes full of confusion and fear.

"What do the gods value? Uncle Zhou thought very clearly. What the gods value should be our inner respect and love for him!"

The great witch nodded slightly, seeming to agree with this statement.

Su You said: "The great witch just asked Uncle Xi how to understand sacrifice. Then we must first find out what the essence of sacrifice is."

"Sacrifice is a ceremony of communication between humans and gods, and a process of empathy between humans and gods. It is a process in which we use the most solemn rituals and the most exquisite sacrifices to confess our pain, confusion, fear and gratitude to the gods in order to receive comfort and guidance from the gods."

The great witch couldn't help but nodded slightly: "Child, are your Han people's gods the same as our gods?"

Su You said: "Great Witch, I don't know what the gods of the Erlin tribe are, but I can tell a few things about the gods of our Han people."

"Our gods are roughly divided into three categories: gods, earth gods, and humans and ghosts."

"The gods are headed by God Haotian, followed by the five emperors, five stars, twenty-eight constellations, Si Ming, Si Feng, Si Yu, and twelve stars."

"The land is headed by the imperial land, followed by Shenzhou, Sheji, Five Mountains, Four Dus, Four Towns, Four Seas, Mountains and Forests, and Mingchuan."

"Humans and ghosts are divided into civil and military forces. On our side of the literati, we have Kong Sheng, Pei Zhe, sages, and sages of Confucianism; on the side of the warriors, we have Jiang Shang, Han Xin, and seventy-two generals."

"There is another type of human ghost, which is the ancestors of the ancestral temple, as well as the various places in the home, living utensils, and various walks of life."

The great witch sighed with emotion: "Your gods are more numerous and more complete than those of our Erlin tribe. How do you know so clearly? Are you also the shaman inheritance in your clan?"

Su You bowed and said: "Great witch, our tribe left three books thousands of years ago, which describe the etiquette passed down by King Wen and Duke Zhou. They are collectively called the "Three Rites". One of them is called "The Book of Rites".

There are forty-six chapters, including three, "Sacrifice Law", "Sacrifice Yi", and "Sacrifice Tradition", which are dedicated to sacrificial matters. It is a must-read book for scholars in the Song Dynasty."

The great witch said: "No wonder, no wonder, there really is a heritage."

Su You said: "Great witch, then let me talk about the purpose of the sacrifice?"

The great witch quickly said: "Please speak."

Su You said: "The Book of Rites, Jiao Te Sheng" says: 'Sacrifice involves prayer, reward, and explanation.'"

"Praying means praying, which means praying for good fortune and eternal chastity. This means that the sacrifice is to pray for blessings from the gods."

"Bao means that if you get a grain of rice, it will be reported to the society. The society is just like the three-day two-forest meeting. This means that the sacrifice is to express gratitude to the gods."

"Yu, Yongye. The original reading is Mi, which means a disaster-fighting soldier, far away from sin and disease. Here it is said that the sacrifice is to ask the gods to eliminate disasters."

"In addition, sacrifices also have another function, 'Yinyousiye', and they are also used to remember one's ancestors and deceased relatives."

"Great witch, the Erlin tribe's sacrificial activities should have these purposes, right?"

The great witch sighed: "This is a question I often think about, but I didn't expect that a wise man had understood it so thoroughly. My child, your Uncle Xi and Duke Zhou are two great figures."

Su You bowed and said: "That is the luck of us Han people. Great witch, next, I will talk about the methods of sacrifice, but these things are my own thoughts. If there is anything wrong, please correct me."

The great witch said, "Just tell me."

Su You said: "Great witch, the reason why humans are the favorites of gods is because humans are different from other categories. We are endowed with spirituality. This has become the difference between us and animals. Do you agree?"

The great witch nodded: "Yes, but among people, there are also a few who have lost their spirituality, and among animals, there are also a few who have spirituality."

After speaking, he stroked the white ape in his arms: "Like it."

The little white ape had long arms and stretched out his hand to pull the wizard's beard in response. It was indeed full of spirituality.

Su You bowed and said: "It is true, Su You has been taught. Now we only say that it is probably because we have spirituality that we have learned how to hunt, use fire, farm, herd, weave, build houses and build bridges, etc.

Do you agree with this?"

The great witch nodded: "I agree."

Su You said: "Then let's talk about our differences. We believe that the best sacrifices are not prisoners of war, innocent businessmen, or young and weak children."

"We believe that the best sacrifice should be the most exquisite object created by us humans with the spirituality given to us by the gods! Otherwise, it is not enough to repay the gods for their unique gifts to us!"

"In spring, otters will place the first fish they catch on the shore, stand upright and place their hands on their chests as a sacrifice to the river."

"In autumn, red jackals will catch more prey, pile them together, and offer sacrifices to the mountains and forests."
Chapter completed!