There are one hill and eight buildings in the Northern Prefecture of the Eastern Jin Dynasty Chapter 5545 Sacrificing one’s body to ancestors to save all people
Chapter 5545 Sacrificing one’s body to ancestors to save all people
Speaking of this, the ancestor's eyes flashed coldly, and he said in a deep voice: "However, before the Shang Dynasty, all the princes in the world were called together to fight wars or do other major things, such as water control, in order to take care of the world.
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Virtue, starting from the Yellow Emperor, can be regarded as martial virtue, but the subsequent emperors Gaoyang, Gaoxin, and even Yao, Shun, and Yu relied on their benevolence, or their contribution to the world, to convince the princes and make them willing to come.
Pay tribute."
"It's just that by the time of Xia Qi and Shang Tang, it was no longer possible to win over all the princes in the world. There would always be some princes who openly resisted.
Regarding external issues, his Tang oath was much more threatening than Xia Qi's Gan oath.
The place where you use force and inducement is not the kind of convincing people with virtue. This also shows that in this era, people's hearts are no longer ancient, and many tribes have begun to act based on their own interests, and the Shang Dynasty used commodities and materials to bribe people.
This method is also openly practiced in the world for benefit, rather than to convince people with virtue."
"Chengtang himself once created an image of benevolence and righteousness. This was reflected in the fact that when he caught prey, he deliberately opened the net on three sides, leaving only one place to set up the net to catch the prey. The person who hit him was destined to be like this. The same was true for Xia Jie. In the end
He deliberately let Xia Jie go to avoid the evil of killing his master.
Compared with the notorious annihilation of the Youyi tribe in the Taijiawei period before the Shang Dynasty, this seems to be much more virtuous, but this does not change the fundamental nature of the Shang Dynasty. It was a country that placed great emphasis on sacrifices and ghosts, and
A tribe that likes to carry out large-scale human sacrifices and has entered into evil ways.”
Doupeng frowned: "So, the Shang tribe, or the predecessor of our Tiandao Alliance, is a tribe that borrows the power of evil gods. There should be many so-called righteous cultivators in the world who only practice spiritual power.
A tribe that supplies incense and doesn’t want to kill people for sacrifice?”
The ancestor nodded: "Most of the tribes from ancient times are Taoist immortals or tribes that worship totems. They don't need to directly kill people as sacrifices, because the human soul is the last one after the spiritual energy between heaven and earth dissipates.
The precious source of spiritual energy is also the favorite of evil gods. These evil gods like to kill and can also give large-scale destructive spells to tribesmen and worshipers.
, or battlefield weapons such as terrifying ghost soldiers and immortals, can also change the celestial climate and help people escape or win. However, the casting of such powerful spells requires a large number of spells from the gods and ancestors.
Consumption, if the mana they consume cannot be replenished through sacrifices, it will arouse the anger of the gods and even punish these tribesmen."
"Just like Cheng Tang, for his own virtue of benevolence and righteousness, he stopped large-scale human sacrifice for a time after he came to the throne. This made the ancestors and gods in heaven very dissatisfied, thinking that Shang Tang and other descendants had turned their backs on him.
After people used them to destroy the Xia Dynasty, they turned around and disrespected their ancestors, so they lowered their anger.
, there was no rain for a long time, which caused large-scale famine and disaster to the people all over the world. Many nobles of the Shang Dynasty were also dissatisfied with this. They also received dreams from ghosts and gods, saying that it was because Chengtang did not perform sacrifices and was disrespectful.
Ancestors, that’s why they brought this disaster as punishment. Only by restoring human sacrifice can the disaster be avoided.”
The black robe frowned: "Since ancient times, the theory of telepathy between gods and humans has been so popular and is believed to be true. Once there is a long-term drought or flood, it will be considered that the king is unworthy or does not perform sacrifices.
As a result, the real tyrants such as Jie, Zhou and others did not seem to have so many natural disasters, but were caused by man-made disasters. Ancestor, is the disaster that Chengtang encountered, really a punishment from the ancestors and gods?"
The ancestor frowned and said: "This is a secret that must not be leaked. After you become gods, you will understand this. But no matter what, the Shang Dynasty is famous for its sacrifices and magic power, and they themselves are in Taipei."
During the Jiawei era, such large-scale sacrifices were carried out without interruption for hundreds of years. On the contrary, after Daixia became independent, such sacrifices were stopped.
Once the Shang Dynasty suffered a disaster, or something changed, it would be attributed to the ineffective sacrifices. Chengtang may have wanted to get rid of human sacrifice and establish a kingly world where virtue would convince people, but he
Forgetting his own origin, he is the king of the Shang tribe, a tribe blessed by evil gods. If he wants to play the tricks of the benevolent and righteous gods, it will not work."
"Furthermore, the Shang tribe, or the Shang Dynasty, does not belong to Chengtang alone. It also includes the elders and nobles within the Shang tribe. They also advocate the various spells and superpowers brought by sacrifices. Chengtang once banned the great
Large-scale sacrifices hindered their ability to obtain
, so after a severe drought and no rain for several months, they pointed the finger at Chengkang. Some senior priests even claimed that the ancestors' decree was that only one more sacrifice would lead to the demise of the Yi tribe, and tens of thousands of sacrifices would be sacrificed at once.
Only through human sacrifice can we appease the anger of our ancestors."
Doupeng frowned: "You want to kill tens of thousands of people again? It's really cruel. If you really do this, Chengtang's reputation for benevolence will be lost. But I remember that in the end, Chengtang seemed to be sacrificing
Kill yourself?"
The ancestor nodded and said: "Yes, Cheng Tang said that when Tang took the oath, he once swore that if the Emperor of Heaven blessed him and allowed him to lead the army to destroy the Xia Dynasty and eradicate the tyrant Xia Jie, then
The merit belongs to the people of the world. If great things cannot be accomplished, the ancestors will not bless us and the war of Chu Xia will not be possible.
If it can go smoothly, the fault lies with his son. He said that the reason why the ancestors brought disasters was because he committed the crime of raising an army to destroy Xia, and the fault did not lie with the slaves and human sacrifices, but only with him. He was willing to sacrifice
Sacrifice yourself to appease the anger of your ancestors."
The black robe sighed and said: "So Cheng Tang put himself on the pyre and prepared to sacrifice himself in the most formal way of burnt offering. When the raging flames rose, all the people of the Shang tribe and
The other princes and leaders all cried bitterly and expressed their gratitude to Shang.
Wang Chengtang would rather sacrifice himself to save tens of thousands of living beings, especially the slaves who were spared from death. They even cried and wanted to throw themselves into the fire to save their king. Since ancient times, he has won people's hearts with his benevolence.
Otherwise, there is nothing better than turning it into soup."
The ancestor smiled slightly: "It seems that the black-robed Venerable still has a benevolent and righteous heart. The result is indeed as you wished. It rained heavily, extinguished the flames and saved Chengtang. Do you like this ending very much?