Chapter 294: Intention to Spread Incense and the Divine Way
Ao Bing did not notice the changes in Di Xin. At this moment, his mind was attracted by another thing.
Looking at the attitude of the ministers, as long as his attitude is tough enough, it is still possible to change the sacrifices to the ghosts and gods from all directions.
After all, the price they have to pay is smaller than replacing the sacrifices of their ancestors and the sacrifices of ghosts and gods from all directions.
It may not be impossible to make concessions and agree to replace the sacrifices of ghosts and gods from all directions without wanting to completely fall out with Di Xin.
As for turning against the ghosts and gods from all over the world, although this is a problem, it is not a big problem. With the combined efforts of Jiuzhou, it is not difficult to put an end to the chaos of ghosts and gods.
Not to mention, with Ao Bing here, the ghosts and gods from all directions may not be able to cause chaos.
After thinking about it carefully, Ao Bing could basically conclude that if he just wanted to replace the sacrifices of ghosts and gods from all directions, it would be fine as long as his attitude was strong enough.
But if you want to replace the sacrifices of your ancestors, it is not enough to have a tough attitude, you must also promise some benefits.
This benefit is incense!
As long as the method of collecting incense is passed down and the power of incense is used to replace living people, the ancestor worship sect will make concessions and agree to replace the sacrifices.
But there is a problem here, that is, now is not the best time to pass on the incense and the sacred way as Ao Bing imagined.
In his vision, the best time to pass on the incense and fire shrine is to wait until the Conferring God Killing Tribulation is over and the City God system is fully established in the prehistoric times.
At that time, even if other forces understood the mystery of incense, they would not be able to compete with him.
But if the words of Incense Shinto are passed down now, other forces will be aware of the mystery of Incense in advance and make plans in advance.
If he loses the opportunity, Ao Bing will undoubtedly have many more enemies to compete with him in the future.
Of course, it is not without benefits to pass down the incense and fire shrine in advance. It's hard to say whether the ritual of human sacrifice can be abolished in one fell swoop. It's hard to say whether it can save Dashang, but it will definitely gain him the favor of humanity and the worship of countless creatures.
From this point of view, it is not a bad thing to pass on the incense and fire shrine in advance.
This is a matter of trade-offs. It is to take the risk of disrupting the deployment, pass on the incense and Shinto in advance, save countless living beings, and then gain the favor of humanity and the sacrifices of the human race.
We should continue with the original plan, sit back and watch countless creatures being sacrificed alive, give up the favor of humanity and the sacrifice of the human race, and wait for the best time to come.
Both options have pros and cons, so Ao Bing was very hesitant and didn't know which one to choose.
At this moment, Ao Bing’s ears suddenly heard the wailing sounds of sentient beings being sacrificed alive. It was this moment that forced him to make up his mind.
The benefits are the benefits you get. The expected benefits are nothing, just flowers in the moonlight in the mirror, visible but intangible.
The future is unpredictable and unpredictable. If he continues to wait, how can he ensure that he can wait for the best time? After all, the current prehistoric world that he was messing with was already very different from the prehistoric world he knew.
If you continue to wait, the probability of waiting for the best time is 50-50 compared to the probability of not waiting. But if you spread the incense and enlightenment now, the probability of getting benefits is 100%.
Ten birds in the forest are worse than one in the hand. Why do you think so much? Get the immediate benefits first, so as not to end up in vain and get nothing.
Thinking about this, Ao Bing’s determination became stronger, and he heard him retort:
“There are many people who are dissatisfied with the matter of living sacrifice, especially Emperor Yu. I hate this so much.”
“Earlier, when Emperor Yu showed his holiness and saw the Jie Jiao disciples accepting human sacrifices, he immediately became furious and sent them all into disaster.”
“If the Jie Jiao disciples are like this, let alone outsiders.”< br>
"There is absolutely no possibility of changing the use of grains and meat instead of human sacrifices. If the ghosts and gods from all directions are dissatisfied, let them ask Jiuding first to see if Jiuding ignores them."
"As for the ancestors, The ancestors are dissatisfied, so I would like to ask everyone here, is it Emperor Yu or the ancestors you are waiting for?"
"How will they oppose Emperor Yu when he wants to abolish the ritual of living sacrifice? , denounce him as the sinner who brought trouble to Jiuzhou? "
Ao Bing did not say the benefits immediately, but took up Emperor Yu's banner first and blocked all their reasons in one sentence.
The person who wants to abolish the ritual of human sacrifice is Emperor Yu. For this reason, hundreds of Jiejiao disciples have already been listed. If the other ghosts and gods are sensible, they should take the initiative to give up human sacrifices in order to have a chance of survival.
If they are still stubborn and unrepentant, it can only be said that death is not a pity. Ao Bing does not mind killing them all to kill them all.
“Hiss~~”
“That’s it!”
“No wonder the ghosts and gods of Jiejiao no longer accept our sacrifices recently. It turns out that Emperor Yu showed his power and punished him severely. Kill them."
As soon as Ao Bing finished speaking, several people showed signs of sudden realization. It turns out that as early as hundreds of years ago, some Jiejiao disciples no longer accepted sacrifices from Dashang.
Regarding this, the merchant nobles didn't know the reason. They thought they had offended them somewhere and kept asking for forgiveness.
Now that Ao Bing said this, I knew the reason. It was not that they didn’t want the sacrifices, but that Emperor Yu didn’t allow them to do so.
“We naturally dare not object to Emperor Yu’s words. We can accept the replacement of the sacrifices of ghosts and gods. But the replacement of the sacrifices of ancestors and clans still needs to be discussed.”
"It is said that death is as important as life. After the ancestors die, they are sacrificed and sacrificed as living people. This is to maintain the glory of the ancestors during their lives, so that they will not have no one to take care of them underground, and they will not get used to it."
< br>"If it is easier to sacrifice and the glory of our ancestors is no longer good, how embarrassing will it be to us descendants?" "Our ancestors suffered underground, but we enjoy happiness on the earth. This is unfilial, and even Emperor Yu cannot stop it. I will be filial.”
After Ao Bing raised Emperor Yu's banner, the effect was obvious. The god-sacrifice faction immediately retreated, not daring to offend Emperor Yu for ghosts and gods.
But only the god-worshipping faction retreated, while the ancestor-worshipping faction remained unmoved. After all, they had filial piety and righteousness.
And, the most important thing is that offering oneself as a sacrifice to the ancestors is an extremely honorable thing in the eyes of businessmen, and it is often voluntary.
Yes, the other vassal states sacrificed slaves to their ancestors, but the merchants were different. The sacrifices were made to nobles.
Small sacrifices are made to small nobles, and big sacrifices are made to big nobles.
Not to mention outsiders, even Di Xin shook his head when he saw it and wanted to destroy it. However, the ancestor worship sect was too fanatical, and Di Xin's words were not effective.
Looking at it now, it was not only Di Xin’s words that didn’t work, Emperor Yu’s words also didn’t work.
Of course, this is mainly related to the fact that Emperor Yu has fallen and his descendants are useless.
If Emperor Yu is still alive and the descendants of Queen Yu are still the overlord, then no matter how fanatical the ancestor worship sect is, they will regain their composure in front of Emperor Yu.
"You can use human-like pottery figurines or paper figurines instead. Although pottery figurines and paper figurines are dead objects, if they are entrusted with the thoughts of living people, after being sacrificed, they can be turned into puppets for people to use."
"Although it is not as good as a living person, it is definitely enough to serve people."
Ao Bing's expression remained unchanged and he helped them come up with a replacement method. If you just serve people, puppets can completely replace living people.
Although there are instigators in later generations, there will be no successors, but it must be combined with the situation at that time. Due to frequent wars in the Spring and Autumn Period, which resulted in a serious population shortage, the system of human sacrifice was gradually abolished.
It was at this time that someone made pottery figurines that looked like humans and were buried in place of living people.
After Confucius heard about this, he worried that the burial of terracotta figurines would revive the gradually abolished burial system.
After all, pottery figurines are not as good as living people. That's why we say that the initiator has no successor.
But Ao Bing's current situation is different. It is the time when the ritual of burial and living sacrifice is at its peak.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, the use of pottery figurines instead of living people for burial was a sign of regression. But in this era, it is a great progress.
When future generations hear about it, they will only praise Ao Bing's whimsical ideas rather than ridicule him.
"Pottery figurines are nothing more than dead objects, how can they be compared with living people."
The nobles of the ancestor worship sect refused without any hesitation. This is normal, because the so-called slave sacrifice is to let them go down and serve their dead ancestors. This is a lie.
Their true purpose is the same as that of ghosts and gods, which is to extract the blood essence of human beings in order to improve their cultivation.
The dead ancestors of nobles are actually no different from ghosts and gods. It is just that the ghosts and gods are foreigners and have no descendants to dominate the human race.
It's just that nobles can do this, but they can't say it. They always have to embellish it and give it a high-sounding reason, so that what they do is so noble.
"I have a method that can condense the thoughts of all sentient beings, turn them into acquired merits, and strengthen the soul. In exchange for this method, I can exchange you for easier sacrifices. I don't know what?"
I don't know if I have any real benefits , unable to convince them anymore, Ao Bing did not hesitate anymore and told the story about Incense and Shinto.
“What?”
“Is there such a way?”
“Long Bo, don’t try to lie to me!”
Everyone present was shocked when they heard this, and then they all asked Ao Bing to confirm the authenticity.
"Acquired merit, also known as the power of incense and aspiration, I will give each of you a wisp. You can experience it for yourself and you will naturally know if I have lied to you."
I am too lazy to waste any words. , Ao Bing took out a ball of refined incense and gave it to everyone.
“These are indeed the thoughts of sentient beings, but they are more pure, without any distracting thoughts, and they have been sublimated, like the light of the soul, condensed and never dispersed.”
“This is How? ”
"In ancient times, it was not that no one wanted to use the thoughts of sentient beings to practice cultivation, but they tried their best to eliminate the distracting thoughts, and finally had no choice but to give up."
"Long Bo's methods are indeed extraordinary. It was the same with reviving Tongtianze before, and it is the same with refining the thoughts of living beings."
"It really can strengthen the spirit, and there are no side effects."
"Except that it cannot improve the will power of living beings. Except for cultivation, the rest are similar to merits. No wonder it is called acquired merits by Long Bo. It is really incredible.” Spiritual energy provides monks with what they need for practice.”
Continue tomorrow!
(End of this chapter)