Chapter 302: Good and evil are inconsistent, and ghosts and gods take action
“I can’t control the affairs of the princely states. But good and evil are inconsistent. If someone does evil, everyone in the world will take action if they see it.”< br>
Ao Bing's expression became more serious, and his tone revealed unquestionable determination.
The autonomy of the vassal states is a rule passed down from ancient times. Even the emperor cannot break it, otherwise he will be jointly opposed by all the vassals.
But similarly, there is no coexistence between good and evil. This is the foundation of the Immortal Way, and it is also a principle that runs through the world and cannot be violated by all forces.
Anyone who dares to disobey must be prepared to become the enemy of the whole world, and will be strangled with all the strength of the righteous path headed by Heaven.
No matter how great the rules of autonomy of vassal states are, it cannot distinguish between good and evil. Therefore, the autonomy of vassal states does not mean that the vassals can do whatever they want. There is still a bottom line.
The bottom line is the difference between good and evil. If the princes enter into evil ways, everyone in the world who is on the right path will find them and punish them.
"You..."
The stubborn princes were furious and wanted to scold Ao Bing. No matter who you are, you dare to represent the right way in the world.
But the moment the words came to his lips, he suddenly realized that as Ao Bing, he could indeed represent the right path in the world.
After all, he is not only a disciple of a saint, but also holds the power of punishment in heaven and earth, and is fully qualified to represent the right way.
Besides, when it comes to dealing with evil, identity is never important. As long as there is evidence, even if you have evil thoughts, you can stand up and righteously accuse the evil person.
"Mr. Long said it easily. He asked us to change the sacrifices. But after that, who will bear the anger of the gods and ancestors?"
"Is it possible? , can Dashang bear the wrath of the gods for us?”
Seeing Ao Bing suppressing others with the right way, some princes said in a strange way. He accused Ao Bing of disregarding the lives of the people of the vassal states in order to achieve his own merits.
It is easy to change the sacrifices, but they will not have to bear the wrath of the gods and ancestors themselves.
Even if Dashang is willing to bear the anger for them, but beyond his reach, by the time Dashang's reinforcements arrive, the anger of the gods and ancestors has almost been vented.
When the time comes, even if the Great Shang kills the gods and ancestors who vented their anger, what else will it do besides allowing the living to get short-term comfort?
The damage has been done, and unless we can turn back time, it will be impossible to make up for it.
"So, you are looking down on my Xuanmen. Haven't you seen that besides you, there are other people who came to this hall today?"
Hearing this, Ao Bing He couldn't help but laugh out loud, and then motioned for them to look at the disciples of the Chan Cult and the Western Cult on the side.
“Not good!”
“Human Dragon, you are an obstacle!”
Before the princes reacted, the disciples of the two sects saw Ao Bing looking at them and felt in their hearts He couldn't help but scream out in surprise.
The disciples of the two sects were so smart that they instantly understood Ao Bing's intention, which was to use them as spearmen and use their hands to deal with those evil gods who had fallen into evil ways.
Since ancient times, there is no coexistence between good and evil. It is their principle as Taoist disciples to eliminate demons and defend the Tao.
Therefore, it’s okay if you don’t see the evil demon causing trouble in the world. Now that you have seen it, as a Taoist disciple, you can’t just sit back and watch.
Especially the saint disciples, who represent the face of Xuanmen outside, should not shrink back when encountering such a thing. Even if they know that they will die, they must use their lives to defend the right way.
It was precisely because the disciples of the two sects saw through this that they cursed Ao Bing in their hearts, calling him an evildoer.
This is a naked conspiracy, even if they see through it, it will be useless, because their position does not allow them to refuse.
Ao Bing is so vicious, he actually used the principle of the incompatibility of good and evil to force them to take the initiative to kill those ghosts and gods who were unwilling to give up the living sacrifice.
At this time, the disciples of the two sects finally realized why Ao Bing asked Di Xin to summon them to Chaoge.
It is clear that it is false to use them to screen out the demon spies who have sneaked into Chaoge, but it is true to use their hands to remove obstacles to reform.
What’s more important is that they were clearly used by Ao Bing, but they still wanted to thank Ao Bing afterwards. Because taking action against those ghosts and gods who are unwilling to abolish living sacrifices is indeed practicing the right path.
In this process, although people will be offended, there will also be risks. But after success, the benefits are also obvious.
Not only can you get the blessing of human luck, but you can also gain a huge reputation, and by the way, you can also gain a wave of faith. No matter how you calculate it, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
In this way, Ao Bing was clearly plotting against them, but instead Ao Bing was giving them benefits, and they had no choice but to accept Ao Bing's affection.
This is true, the more I think about it, the more frustrating it becomes.
Especially when they think that they have done all the dirty work, but it is Ao Bing who gets the biggest benefit, and they can only share some of the soup, this is even more infuriating.
The disciples of the two sects were furious and wanted to jump out and accuse Ao Bing loudly. However, the situation was not right now.
The princes of the Great Shang Dynasty are all here. If they jump out to accuse Ao Bing at this time, it will be small for everyone to leave the impression that there is internal discord in Xuanmen.
If this makes people think about the matter of exterminating demons and defending Taoism within Xuanmen, they may not be as concerned as the rumors say. This is a big deal.
As disciples of saints, they must not do such things that seriously affect Xuanmen’s reputation.
So, no matter how angry they are in their hearts, they must endure it and cannot get angry in public and jump out to fight Ao Bing.
"What Duke Long means is that if the gods are unwilling to give up the way of living sacrifice, or even get angry because of it, then the saint disciples in the temple will take action against them?" Some princes asked thoughtfully.
Hearing this, Ao Bing smiled and said nothing, but looked at Randen Amitabha and others.
"That's natural!"
"Sacrificing human beings is an evil way, and we will never tolerate it!"
Randeng's eyelids twitched, righteous Said rhetorically. No matter whether he is willing to intervene in this matter or not, he cannot be tolerated in the face of great right and wrong.
"This..."
"The same goes for my Western religion!"
Shi Zizi hesitated for a moment, but gritted his teeth and said. It can be seen that when he said this answer, he made a lot of determination.
The Western Sect is different from the Chan Sect. The main reason why Chan Sect disciples are reluctant is because they do not want to be used by Ao Bing, and they have no objection to the abolition of living sacrifices.
But Western religions are different. They really don’t want to oppose living sacrifices, because living sacrifices are the mainstream of spiritual practice in the West today.
The west is barren, lacks spiritual energy, and practice is extremely difficult. Coupled with the blockade of the east, it is impossible to move eastward collectively.
This environment is simply the best soil for breeding evil. Naturally, in order to achieve quick success, Western monks created countless evil methods.
Among them, living sacrifices are pretty good, but most of them choose to eat them alive.
This is why, as the base camp of Western religion, the West is the place where demons are most rampant. It is so suitable for the survival of the devil that it cannot be exterminated at all. Instead, more and more of them are exterminated. The way of living sacrifice has been classified as an evil way by Ao Bing in the East where the spiritual civilization is highly prosperous. But in the West, where spiritual civilization is not very developed, it is still a kind of righteous path.
Even many Western Buddhist Dharma protectors use living sacrifice methods that are even worse than those of the ghosts and gods from all over the world who are enshrined by the princes.
Ao Bing felt that the ghosts and gods from all directions performed human sacrifices too much, but in the eyes of Western disciples, the ghosts and gods from all directions did not overly exploit believers, but only asked for an insignificant part of the people as sacrifices. Their behavior was already very good. .
In the West, it is definitely an existence that everyone praises.
Therefore, Western disciples do not think that living sacrifice is a big deal at all, and they even agree with it.
However, looking at the situation of Dashang, the issue of abolishing the living sacrifice is imminent and has to be launched. Unless the Western disciples are crazy, how can they openly oppose it?
They are here to preach, not to cause trouble.
If they object to Ao Bing’s sacrifice today, they can go home tomorrow. The day after tomorrow, the Great Shang will characterize the Western religion as evil, and the day after tomorrow, they will probably launch an army to attack it.
"Although the living sacrifice has passed, the ghosts and gods have done some service to us after all. How can we attack them?"
Some princes who lacked confidence said. Not all vassal states are very powerful. The reason why some vassal states can continue to this day depends entirely on the support of the gods behind them.
Therefore, for them, it is undoubtedly a very worthwhile thing to just offer some slaves who are of no use to them in exchange for the protection of the gods and protect them from foreign enemies. .
Under such circumstances, how could they agree to abolish the method of living sacrifice? If the gods are gone, their country will also die soon.
Is Ao Bing abolishing the living sacrifice? No, this is to prepare to destroy them without bloodshed.
"In a time of great strife, countries frequently fight against each other. The strong will become stronger and the weak will perish. It is not the right way for a weak country to rely on the gods to survive. It is the right way to merge into a big country as soon as possible and sacrifice the country to protect the ancestral temple. "
Ao Bing's expression remained unchanged and he said in an indifferent tone. This is not because he is ruthless, but because the general trend of the human race is such that these weak countries cannot keep up with the development of the human race, and they are inevitable to be eliminated.
Times have changed a long time ago. Today's human race is no longer a weak race that had to sacrifice some of its members in order to survive in the world, but a strong race that is strong enough to dominate the world.
Since the human race has become so powerful, the old routine of sacrificing small tribesmen to save the majority of the tribe should naturally be abolished.
At this time, the forces that still stick to bad habits and refuse to make changes can only turn into powder and become the dust of the times under the general trend of rolling forward.
"Mr. Long, you..."
When the princes heard this, their expressions changed drastically. They did not care about the difference in status. They stood up suddenly and wanted to scold Ao Bing. .
But at this moment, the celestial phenomena in the outside world suddenly changed, and extremely powerful and disaster-filled auras suddenly filled the world.
"What?"
Everyone in the hall felt the reaction and raised their heads to look outside the hall. I saw endless clouds gathering in the sky, manifesting terrifying phantoms of gods and demons. Or a human body with a chicken head, a bird body with a human head...
"Zi Shou, you have not kept your word and violated the covenant that we and other gods signed with Chengtang."
"So, We are ready to give Dashang retribution. From now on, Dashang will be hundreds of millions of miles away, and there will be endless natural disasters and wars."
"When will you wake up, drive people and dragons to Dashang, and recover again. Living sacrifice, continue to abide by the covenant, when will the retribution end?"
While everyone was shocked, the majestic voices of ghosts and gods from all directions resounded throughout the world.
“Presumptuous!”
“You are seeking death!”
However, before the ghosts and gods from all directions could finish speaking, Emperor Xin’s furious shouts were heard in the palace. sound.
The next moment, the overwhelming Ziwei Imperial Qi came out in a mighty force, it was supreme, noble and domineering, full of great power that could destroy all laws.
boom!
Before blinking, the phantoms of the gods hovering in the sky were all shattered and turned into nothingness by the purple imperial energy.
Zi Shou, the name of Emperor Xin, since he ascended the throne, no one has called him by this name, but called him the king.
No matter how noble and powerful you are, even if you are a saint's disciple, a heavenly emperor, or a quasi-sage, when you meet him, you must use the honorific title and call him a human king.
What are the identities of the ghosts and gods from all over the world, and do they dare to call him by his first name? After all, they were also ministers of the Great Shang, so they were ministers, and calling the emperor by his name would be disrespectful.
From this, we can also see the attitude of the ghosts and gods from all over the world towards Dashang. They never regarded them as equals. They looked down on Dashang with a superior gaze, thinking that Dashang was beneath them and they should respect them and listen to them.
This is what Di Xin cannot tolerate the most. They are just a bunch of blood-sucking parasites lying on Dashang's body. Are they worthy of looking down on Dashang?
"These are the ghosts and gods you worship!"
"You have also seen how rampant they are, and there is no big businessman in their eyes."
Crush the crowd After the projection of the god, Di Xin angrily shouted at the princes in the palace.
At this time, no one dared to speak for the ghosts and gods from all directions. Even those princes who lived by ghosts and gods did not dare to speak, for fear of offending Emperor Xin and being killed by him.
No one intercedes for the ghosts and gods from all directions, but there are people who are ready to take the opportunity to destroy the ghosts and gods from all directions.
“I am reporting to your Majesty that the ghosts and gods in the four directions are invisible. I have the courage to ask for your orders, and beg your Majesty to abolish the sacrifices of ghosts and gods and raise an army to attack them.”
Xibohou glanced around and saw that no one spoke. , so he took the initiative to stand up and ask for orders.
He really wanted to destroy the ghosts and gods from all directions. Of course, it is undeniable that he did have selfish motives.
Zhou Guo wanted to replace the great merchants, and it was no longer a day or two. At least since Xibohou's grandfather, Zhou had been planning this matter.
For this reason, Xibohou's grandfather and father died at the hands of Dashang. The death of his grandfather and father also made Xibohou realize that the power of Dashang was not something that Zhou could contend with for the time being.
If you want to destroy the Great Shang, you must first weaken its strength. Xibohou had no clue about this before, but now, he saw hope.
The ghosts and gods from all directions are one of the pillars of Dashang. If they fall out, Dashang's strength will be damaged. If they are hostile again, they will attack each other. No matter whether Dashang wins or loses in the end, his strength will be greatly reduced.
And this is Zhou Guo’s opportunity. It was with this in mind that Xibohou stood up and asked for orders, begging Emperor Xin to send troops to attack the ghosts and gods in all directions.
That is to say, while Xibohou was speaking, the changes in the celestial phenomena in the outside world became more and more obvious.
It is clearly spring at this time, but the sun above our heads is getting bigger and bigger. Waves of heat are rising between the sky and the earth, the land is dry and cracked, and the river water is falling at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The words of the gods came true, natural disasters came, and the first thing that came was drought.
This is from yesterday, and there will be more after that.
(End of this chapter)