Chapter 196 Human Sacrifice and Living Martyrdom
“Abolition of the human sacrifice system will offend ghosts and gods everywhere; abolition of the human sacrifice system will offend the ancestors and all nobles below.”
“Dashang Now, it is really difficult to recover. No wonder Heaven did not give it a chance and directly supported the Zhou Dynasty to replace the Great Shang, instead of giving it time to carry out reforms."
"Compared to letting the Great Shang reform, it is better to change the dynasty and start anew. It’s faster to make rules.”
After learning the reason for the demise of Dashang, Ao Bing then thought of a solution. But thinking about it carefully, I feel that these two solutions are difficult to achieve.
Humans are the protagonists of heaven and earth, and their flesh and blood contain the essence of heaven and earth, so cannibalism can improve their cultivation. The more you eat, the more your cultivation will be improved.
But the matter of cannibalism is somewhat taboo among the human race and can easily cause trouble. Therefore, some smart people came up with ways to offer sacrifices. Let the higher-ups of the tribe take the initiative to sacrifice the tribesmen for them to enjoy.
This was the beginning of the human sacrifice system, where tribesmen were sacrificed in exchange for the protection of the gods.
If we say that the human sacrifice system was created to please the gods. The living sacrifice system, on the other hand, was created to please the ruling class within the human race.
This is a prehistoric place, with a netherworld and six paths of reincarnation. Therefore, after death, the soul will go to the underworld and reincarnate in the six realms.
Mortals have no cultivation, and their souls are just a ball of illusory vitality. After entering the netherworld, they will disintegrate under the wash of the River Styx, leaving the true spirit to be reincarnated.
But monks are different. The higher the cultivation level, the more condensed the soul is, the Yin God, the Yang God, and the Yuan Shen. Therefore, after a monk dies, his soul can escape from the River Styx even if it enters the underworld.
But Yin and Yang are separated, and life and death are orderly. Even if they have the ability to break away from the River Styx, they cannot return to the Yang world. They can only practice in the Netherworld in order to achieve the state of resurrection.
However, practicing after death is much more difficult than practicing while alive. Therefore, in order to improve the efficiency of practice, some smart people thought of a way, that is, to plunder the essence of living people.
But just like cannibalism, robbing a living person of vitality is also a taboo thing. But this was not a problem for those who were very clever. Therefore, some people imitated the human sacrifice system and invented the living sacrifice system.
Let the living be buried with the dead, and their vitality can condense the soul of the dead, and their soul can be turned into a slave and continue to be enslaved by the dead.
Once you understand the origins of these two systems and the groups they benefit, you will know how difficult it is to abolish them.
The fundamental reason why Dashang offered sacrifices so frequently was to please the ghosts and gods from all directions, that is, some of the disciples of the Jie Cult. Use the lives of slaves for their cultivation.
If the great merchants were at their peak, perhaps they could turn against them and try to abolish the human sacrifice system. But now, it is the time when Dashang needs the support of ghosts and gods from all directions the most.
Therefore, not only will Dashang not abolish the human sacrifice system at this time, on the contrary, in order to gain greater support from ghosts and gods from all over the world, they are likely to take the initiative to increase the intensity of sacrifices.
Under such circumstances, one can imagine the difficulty of abolishing the human sacrifice system.
Not to mention the life-martyrdom system, which is in the interest of all the ruling classes and cannot be abolished.
Without the system of living martyrdom, they would not be able to maintain their dignity in life after death, nor would they be able to improve their practice efficiency. How many people can accept this?
Therefore, it is more difficult to abolish the system of human sacrifice than to abolish the system of human sacrifice.
In the future, even if the Zhou Dynasty overthrew the Great Shang, they could only abolish the system of human sacrifice, but not the system of living sacrifice. For a very simple reason, the Zhou Dynasty did not need the support of ghosts and gods from all directions, and there was no need to sacrifice to them.
But the Zhou Dynasty had to sacrifice the ancestors underground, and the Zhou Dynasty also had to provide dignity to the princes and nobles after their death.
Therefore, the system of living sacrifice cannot be abolished. If the Zhou Dynasty dares to abolish it, not only the princes in the world will rebel, but the nobles in the country will also rebel.
“I wonder if I have enough dignity to persuade those disciples of the Jie Cult to agree to abolish the human sacrifice system and replace humans with ferocious beasts.”
Ao Bing thought thoughtfully. The task of reforming Great Shang and abolishing the human sacrifice system would eventually fall to him. After all, Dashang couldn't persuade the Jie Jiao disciples about this matter, but he could.
If these fake ghosts and gods can be persuaded to enjoy the sacrifices of Dashang, the Jiejiao disciples give up human sacrifice and use ferocious beasts instead of humans, then Dashang may not be unable to gain a chance of survival.
If not, it can only be said that Dashang is destined to perish, and no matter how Ao Bing plans, it cannot change its fate. "All human beings are born equal, so the further the era develops, the more equal all living beings will be. Zhou transformed slaves into barbarians and improved their status, so Zhou was able to represent Shang."
"Spring and Autumn and Warring States At that time, the status of the barbarians was once again improved and they evolved into civilians, so the Zhou Dynasty fell and the Qin Dynasty prospered. "
"If Da Shang can abolish the slavery system, he will definitely be favored by humanity. At that time, even if Yuanshi Tianzun himself ends up, he will not be able to help Zhou destroy Shang."
"But what can be done, Da Shang. It is difficult to recover from the accumulated business, and it is more difficult to achieve this than to centralize power.”
Ao Bing had the experience of later generations, and he thought of several ways to save Dashang. Unfortunately, according to the current situation of Dashang, none of them can be used.
"Long Bo, please wait a moment. I will mobilize the troops and horses. When the food and fodder for the troops and horses are ready, I will notify Long Bo and we will go to the country of Yousu together."
Enter the court. In Gecheng, Huang Feihu placed Ao Bing in a palace, and then went to mobilize troops.
Because the Su State was a rebel against the great merchants, Emperor Xin encountered no obstacles when he ordered the crusade. All the nobles cooperated and expressed their willingness to send troops.
Otherwise, it would not be easy for Huang Feihu to mobilize his troops. The soldiers of the nobles only recognized the nobles, not the emperor. Without the consent of the nobles, Di Xin could not mobilize their troops.
Ao Bing couldn't get involved in the matter of mobilizing troops, but he did not sit idle. Instead, he combined his own knowledge and the situation of Dashang to prepare a set of accurate and feasible plans to save Dashang.
Abolition of the system of human sacrifice and human sacrifice, and even the abolition of slavery, are actually the same thing.
In the final analysis, it is because the status of slaves is too low and worthless, so the nobles do not care about their life or death.
But if the value of slaves increases, then the nobles will improve the treatment of slaves even for profit.
Especially since the value of slaves alive was greater than the value of their sacrifice alive, the nobles were even more reluctant to let them die.
At that time, even if Ao Bing did not mention it, the nobles themselves would find ways to abolish the system of human sacrifice.
If people want to live well, they must live with the value of united front. This has been true from ancient times to the present. If you have united front value, you can live well. On the contrary, if you have no united front value, you deserve to be oppressed.
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Time is like running water, and in the blink of an eye, half a year has passed. After half a year of preparation, Huang Feihu finally mobilized his troops.
And Ao Bing’s plan to increase the value of slaves is still clueless.
However, he is not in a hurry. As he said, all problems are caused by lack of luck. Therefore, don’t be anxious when you encounter problems, just find ways to improve your luck.
This crusade against the Su Kingdom, as long as it succeeds, Ao Bing will gain a lot of luck. At that time, maybe we can come up with a way to break the situation.
This is also a no-brainer, I really can’t think of it, so I have no other choice but to improve my luck.
When Ao Bing arrived at the military camp at Huang Feihu's invitation, the army had already been assembled.
There are a total of 30,000 Black Bird Guards and 100,000 elites. That is, thirty thousand refining the void, and one hundred thousand innate. Including Ao Bing's 10,000 dragon guards, that's 40,000 Lianxu.
No support staff!
The biggest difference between wars between monks and wars among mortals is that there is no such large-scale logistics. Food, grass, equipment, etc. can all be carried close to the body.
(End of this chapter)