There are one hill and eight buildings in the Northern Prefecture of the Eastern Jin Dynasty Chapter 5641: Away from ghosts and gods to build the world
Chapter 5641: Away from ghosts and gods to build the world
Heibo sighed: "Although Zhou State is the mortal enemy of our Da Shang Dynasty and the biggest enemy of the Heavenly Dao Alliance, Ji Chang killed this way, which still makes people sympathize with him. For two consecutive generations of Zhou Kings, he sacrificed to the Evil Heaven Emperor, but he did not bless the Great Shang Dynasty, just to make the evil god dormant from then on and not awake for thirty years. Why did King Zhou establish such a god as a protector?"
Dou Peng said coldly: "Because King Zhou wanted to establish a world without gods and ancestors. He was the emperor of the world to decide everything. He did not have to offend the gods like his great-grandfather Wu Yi, and he would directly kill him by lightning. Such a world is ultimately the world of gods and ancestors. Humans are just tools they use to manipulate and control, just like cattle, sheep, horses and other livestock, just for higher-level humans to serve and be slaughtered at any time."
"And once human beings do not want to become such a race that is determined by others and even the Shang king may be eliminated at any time, they will vow to resist the gods and ancestors. In the past, during the Shang tribe, their power was weak and they could not survive, and they would die at the hands of wild beasts and other tribes. At this time, they needed the help of ancestors and ghosts and gods. However, when King Zhou was in the time of King Zhou, the Shang Dynasty was already an empire that unified the world, and relying on its own military power was enough to sweep the world. If it was to provide more and more ancestors and gods with endless sacrifices, they had to remain immortal for the tribes of the four barbarians, or they would attack regularly like farmers harvesting crops, and capture prisoners of war and the people of the enemy country into human lives, then in the end, they would only make all enemies in all directions, and they would never be able to expand, and they could not turn the people of the enemy country into their own people, so that they could manage and control these border areas."
"King Zhou also realized that the four barbarians were rising. In terms of military technology, they had already caught up with or even surpassed the Shang Dynasty through hundreds of years of war with the Shang Dynasty, especially after the invasion of the ghost side, and even surpassed the Shang Dynasty. Although the theory of benevolence, righteousness, loyalty and filial piety in Zhou State has not yet been fully formed, relying on the practices shown by several generations of Zhou State leaders, they can already gather the hearts of various tribes and princes of various countries, so that they can stand on the side of Zhou State instead of Shang Dynasty. Even if they rely on the magic power of the Evil Heaven Emperor, they can kill two generations of Zhou State kings in a row, and even defeat Zhou State on the battlefield, but people's hearts have been lost. Even if the Zhou State is gone, there will be a next great prince to fight against the Shang Dynasty. This is an endless war and no chance of victory. It is a vicious cycle. The only way to break the situation is to find a way to get ancestors and ghosts out of the world, and King Zhou and the subsequent Shang Dynasty themselves will control the world."
Black Rou nodded: "This idea is correct. The so-called gods and ancestors are actually kings of the world. The nobles became through various magic and rituals after death. They just kept their souls from dispersing and gathering together to fly to the nine heavens, and then they could continue to monitor the world. If this does not change, the dead will always control the living people. The ancestors will control the descendants. Humans will always be destined to become cattle, sheep and livestock. One day, they will resist. Ancestor, we are not talking about you, but about this principle."
The ancestor sighed: "As a demigod, I feel uncomfortable listening to your words, but I have to admit that this is true. Even if I were the ones, I would not want to take care of the gods above the Nine Heavens. The result of the battle of the Gods is that the gods of the righteous and evil ways have withdrawn from the world and return to the nine heavens. They all rely on their abilities to obtain incense and sacrifices from the descendants of the world and maintain their survival. How can the descendants endlessly ask for incense and sacrifices from the descendants of the world and sacrifice these things will only make the descendants unable to survive. Without these mortals who worship and worship ancestors and gods, how long can the gods exist?"
"So, in the future, whether it was the Shang Dynasty or the guardian gods of the Zhou Kingdom, including their Zhenren Group on earth, or the priests and monks, they no longer held power and turned to religion. Although they were isolated from the world, they also accepted some disciples, but they did not use manpower and material resources in the way of the state as before. From then on, a large number of small gods and immortals, and the modern ancestors, would either not be able to become gods directly, or they would disappear between heaven and earth for decades or a hundred years. The real main gods, great immortals, and a few people, have to deal with and solve the matters in the world by themselves."
Black Rou nodded and said, "This is good for God and people. Without the heavy burden of sacrifice, human beings can live and work in peace. Without the gods intervene in the disputes between the world, they will sooner or later become a unified empire in the world. However, if you encounter such a powerful foreign enemy invasion as the Guifang, what can the humans and descendants of the Central Plains who have lost the protection of the gods and ancestors, and the descendants of Yan and Huang?"
The Bucrown followed and said, "Yes, we have reduced the number of gods and ancestors, but if there are strong enemies, according to the ancient set, there are various powerful spells and war techniques. We cannot defeat them by then and the country is destroyed, what should we do?"
The ancestor waved his hand and said, "It's not so troublesome. Outside the Central Plains, the four barbarians have actually entered the era when humans dominate their own destiny sooner or later. Even in the land of ghosts, it is difficult to get out of the terrible army that swept the world in the Xia and Shang dynasties. On the contrary, the desert north and south of the Central Plains and the Xianbei mountains in Sushen Liaodong are the most powerful and terrifying barbarians in the whole world, because they are not only powerful in military terms, but also have a large number of horses, but also learn the organization and system of the Central Plains, and connect various tribes to form a powerful Khanate, and become the enemy of China in the Central Plains. Not to mention the distance, just say that the Five Barbarians invaded China in recent century is the best proof."
Speaking of this, the ancestor changed his mind: "But even if the Five Barbarians invaded China, in the end, they could only use the Central Plains system and turn to believe in the Confucian law of the Central Plains. You should know that since the Spring and Autumn Period, the righteous immortals have also divided the two branches of Confucianism and Taoism. The Black Robe Venerable has both. What you more ideal is the Taoist peace of mind and the life of Zhuang Zhou turning into a butterfly, but in the end, you have to pick up the Confucian etiquette and rule of law, right?"
Black Rou nodded: "Turning into a butterfly is actually another ideal manifestation of cultivating immortals and becoming a god. Of course, my junior sister finally turned into a Gu. The moment I saw her, I realized that this is something I cannot accept, and my kind of person still has to be human."
Dou Peng sneered: "But one day, if you succeed in cultivating immortality, it may not be human form. Maybe you will become the same as your junior sister. What will you do then?" (End of this chapter)