Chapter 195: The Great Shang is dead
“The Great Shang has been passed down to this day and must not be destroyed in our hands.”
Huang Feihu sighed helplessly.
As a great businessman, he was willing to give in, and he was also willing to persuade other ministers to give in. I just hope that Di Xin can also consider Dashang and stop doing such alienating actions.
While talking, the two of them had already arrived at Chaoge.
This is Ao Bing's first time to Chaoge. It is indeed extraordinary. It is thousands of miles away and tens of thousands of feet high. It is as big as the ancient sacred mountain. It is located on the earth. It looks like a god and demon overlooking the world, exuding awe-inspiring majesty.
It seems that Chaoge City is not built by humans, but more like it is built by gods, a city of gods!
Above Chaoge City, in the void invisible to mortals, countless fortunes gathered and turned into layers of dark clouds, penetrating the thirty-sixth layer of void and extending into chaos.
And in the chaos, a huge black divine bird could be vaguely seen, looking like a swallow or a black phoenix.
This is the totem of Dashang, the black bird!
The mysterious bird of destiny came down to give birth to Shang, so the divine beast of luck in Dashang was the image of the mysterious bird. Its power penetrates the thirty-sixth level of void and goes straight into chaos. From this, it can be seen that its strength is comparable to that of a quasi-sage.
The black bird here is not only the son of Phoenix, but also the dharma form of Emperor Ku, one of the Five Emperors.
Di Ku, the great-grandson of Emperor Xuanyuan Huang, the grandson of Emperor Shaohao, the nephew of Emperor Zhuanxu, the father of Emperor Yao, and the common ancestor of Shang and Zhou.
Emperor Ku had three sons, namely Emperor Yao, Shang Zuqi, and Zhouzu Houji.
Emperor Shaohao used the phoenix as his totem, and as his grandson, Emperor Ku naturally inherited this. As the descendants of Emperor Ku, the ancestors of Shang and Zhou also inherited this point.
Therefore, the Shang Dynasty used the black bird as its totem, and the Zhou Dynasty used the phoenix as its totem.
But although their totem is the image of the Phoenix clan, it does not come from the Phoenix clan. Instead, it was based on the Phoenix Dharma of Emperor Shaohao, and was then perfected by Emperor Ku.
This also leads to the fact that Shang's Xuanniao Dharma and Zhou's Phoenix Dharma are actually stronger than the first generation Xuanniao and the second generation Phoenix.
Among the five emperors, only Zu Feng can surpass them. The rest, even Zu Feng's son, are far inferior. The Phoenix Dharma practiced by the Five Emperors was naturally second only to Fengzu, and not comparable to his descendants.
Da Shang Qi Yun Dharma is comparable to that of a quasi-sage, and with Jiuding in hand, he can be regarded as a tyrant in the ancient times. Therefore, except for the sage Taoism and the Heavenly Court, few forces dare to provoke the big merchants.
"Such a sacred city, I don't know how many people it accommodates, whether it is tens of billions or hundreds of billions..."
In front of Chaoge City, Ao Bing was deeply shocked and couldn't help but sigh.
"No one really knows this, and there is no way to count it. I can only say that there are countless mortals in Chaoge City. If we are monks, there should be around tens of millions of people."
Huang Feihu thought about it. Think, replied.
It is true that Chaoge City belongs to Di Xin, but the creatures inside do not completely belong to him, but only partially belong to him. Most of the rest belong to the nobility, large and small, in the city.
The nobles had their own fiefdoms and tribes, and could even appoint officials on their own and even promulgate laws. It was called a state within a state.
Di Xin could only give them orders, but could not interfere with their internal operations. Naturally, he could not do things like counting the population.
Of course, there is no need to do this. There are at least tens of billions or even hundreds of billions of living beings in Chaoge City, but it is meaningless. Because most of these people are slaves, they cannot be regarded as human beings, but as animals and wealth. The only people who really count are the descendants of nobles, about ten million people, and they are basically monks.
Di Xin only needs to count the population of monks. They are free from work and have enough energy to practice, and conscription, taxes, and food supplies all come from them.
The spiritual fields and resources of Dashang are also under their control. Slaves, etc., are driven by them to farm, hunt, fish, and gather fruits...
The harvest is not for themselves, but for the cultivation needs of the noble children. It’s not just talk about working hard for a year but not enough to make ends meet.
The prehistoric era was so big that there were people everywhere. As long as they had no identity, they would be slaves if they were caught. Therefore, slaves are consumables, and there is no need to care about their feelings and safety. If they die or are injured, just replace them with a new batch.
In Chaoge City, there will be a large number of slave casualties every day, and at the same time, a large number of slaves will be transported from all over the country in an endless stream.
There is no meaning in counting their numbers, because the value they create is limited, they cannot go into battle to kill the enemy, and they are not even qualified to be cannon fodder.
Their main use is for worship. A living sacrifice to the ancestors of heaven and earth, and to the ghosts and gods of all directions. Especially during the Four Seasons and Eighth Festival, at this time of year, at least hundreds of millions of mortals are sacrificed.
Emperor Yu was so angry that he put those who were gods in Dashang on the list. This is the reason. After absorbing the essence of so many people, even if you protect the human race, you still have to pay a price.
At the same time, the great merchants showed signs of subjugation, which was also related to the frequent sacrifices.
Not only during the four o'clock and eight festivals, no matter whether good things or bad things happen on weekdays, sacrifices must be made. Such a high frequency is too draining on the vitality of the human race.
And being sacrificed alive, those slaves must have resentments in their hearts. Over time, these resentments accumulated, enough to breed the disaster that destroyed Dashang.
Even if Ao Bing were to analyze it, Dashang's demise was inevitable. If you can't keep up with the development of the times, you will be eliminated. Therefore, the Great Shang Dynasty was replaced by the more civilized Zhou Dynasty.
The Zhou Dynasty supported the abolition of the human sacrifice system, so compared to the Great Shang Dynasty, the Zhou Dynasty was undoubtedly more favored by the fate of the human race.
Of course, the Zhou Dynasty also had problems. It only abolished human sacrifice, but did not abolish the burial system. But even so, it is a huge improvement compared to Dashang.
“Hey, it’s difficult to save Dachang. The system of human sacrifice must be abolished, and the system of living sacrifice must also be abolished. Only in this way can we continue the national destiny for Dachang.”
“Otherwise , even if Tongtianze recovers, Dashang will also die under the backlash of human race’s fate.”
With his spiritual thoughts sweeping away, Ao Bing suddenly realized that it was not Yuanshi Tianzun who was going to destroy Great Shang, but the fate of the human race, when he saw the miserable situation of the slaves in Chaoge City.
The wailing of these slaves cannot be heard by the nobles, the princes, the kings of men, or the gods, but the destiny of the human race can be heard, and the laws of heaven and earth can also be heard by humans.
Slaves are human beings too. When they were sacrificed alive, they must have been cursing Dashang at the last moment.
The fate of the human race is indifferent to the curse of one person, but what about the curse of millions, or even billions of people? Not only the destiny of the human race must respond, but humanity must also respond, giving retribution to Dashang.
Heaven's heart and the people's will, this is God's plan to destroy the Great Shang!
If the Great Shang cannot be reformed, abolished the human sacrifice system, and alleviate the resentment of the slaves, then no matter who helps the Great Shang, they are going against the will of heaven and are destined to have a bad end.
No wonder Jiejiao was the strongest in the previous life, but failed so miserably. How could it not be miserable if he went against the will of heaven?
(End of this chapter)