Chapter 211: Self-inflicted
Blood sacrifices have existed since ancient times. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
It is called the "Great Red Festival" or "Employing People".
Human sacrifice originated in tribal warfare in primitive societies. At that time, the level of productivity was low, and the value of human beings could not be reflected.
Prisoners of war, women could be left to play with, children could be adopted, and adult men were killed as sacrifices to the gods.
The wind of ancient human sacrifice is blazing, and there are not only a large number of divination descriptions, but also archaeological remains to prove it.
Human sacrifices take the form of burning, drowning, burying alive, piercing the throat and draining blood, beheading, and even chopping people into meat and steaming them into meat soup.
Although the phenomenon of human sacrifice in the Middle Ages was not as shocking and cruel as that of the Shang Dynasty, it was not uncommon.
However, after the founding of the country, the Great Cadres believed that this move was against human ethics and too cruel, and it was strictly forbidden. No one is allowed to disobey it.
Otherwise, they will be severely punished.
During the reign of Emperor Wen of the Great Qian, the gods of the Yehe River were extravagant, and in order to satisfy their own desires, they instigated the witches and gods to ask the people on both sides of the river for jade silk and other sacrificial things.
Later, it was even more required to "employ people" for sacrifices.
It is ordered that the people on both sides of the strait must sacrifice young and beautiful maidens every year, and if they do not comply, the river will definitely overflow, and the river will flow backwards, displacing the people on both sides of the river.
The people on both sides of the strait were all afraid, and even the local government succumbed to the obscenity of the gods.
Because of the greed of the river god and the excesses of demand, the people on both sides of the strait are boiling. There are young and beautiful daughters, all of them run away. This also caused ten rooms to be empty.
Later, someone risked being killed, sounded the drum at the entrance of the county government, and complained to the king of the people who were far away in the divine capital.
When Emperor Wen heard this, he was furious and sent his minister, Ximen Leopard, a disciple of the Legalists.
Simon Leopard is very powerful, and with the backing of the Empire, even the river god is no match for him. can only hide at the bottom of the river and dare not show his head.
He not only sank the witches, goddesses and other accomplices into the river, but also dug seventy-two ditches to suppress the river god at the bottom of the river forever, and he could never turn over.
The three local elders, as well as the officials, were also heavily punished by Ximen Leopard. If you are a minor, you will be exiled, and if you are guilty of a serious crime, you will be beheaded all over the house. It is said that there were so many killings at that time that the blood stained the river red.
The people on both sides of the strait all clapped their hands and applauded, and Ximen Leopard was also named the "river god" by the king after his death because of this merit, and the people on both sides of the strait worshiped day and night, and the incense was very prosperous.
It was also after this incident that Emperor Wen issued a holy decree that "those who sacrifice their lives will be punished by killing." ”
Situ Lang is not a cold-blooded person, otherwise he would not have asked someone to take care of Situ Xing secretly for so many years.
And the sacrifice of the living, but the forgiveness of serious crimes, if the impact is bad, the king of people may personally issue an order to ask, thinking of this, his eyes showed a look of hesitation. There's also a nice hidden fear.
"Those who achieve great things are not informal. ”
Seeing that Situ Lang's eyes showed a look of fear and timidity, Old Dao couldn't help but snort coldly, and said with some sarcasm:
"Those who have achieved great things, which ones are not full of blood. Let's just say Taizong, if there are no bones of millions of soldiers, can he ascend to the throne?"
"Could it be that the head of the Situ family wants the kindness of a woman this time? It's just that I don't know if in the future, your good nephew Situ Zhenguo will have compassion for your own uncle?"
"It's really rotten wood that can't be carved!"
Situ Lang was humiliated by the old way of Bi Rong, his eyes couldn't help but stare, and there was a faint anger on his face. I subconsciously want to refute it, but as Bi Rong Lao said, the question now is not whether to violate the law of the country.
It's whether Situ Xing will let him go, after all, in order to seize the position of the head of the family, he not only killed his brother, but also sent the young Situ Xing to the frontier.
This feud is not small.
As the saying goes: The hatred of killing the father is not shared.
As long as the person in Situ is sentenced, after gaining power, he will definitely come to him for revenge.
At that time, it will really be a man for the knife and I for the fish.
And these ghosts and gods are also cunning.
If they don't come up with the weight that makes them feel excited, they will definitely not support their own clan citizenship for the sentence of imprisonment.
"Blood sacrifices are too cruel, and they have long been banned by the Great Qian, and only obscenity is carried out blood sacrifices. And once the East Window incident happens, let alone me, even the Taoist Chief can't escape the involvement. ”
Situ Lang subconsciously glanced at the altar, although he couldn't see the ghosts and gods, but he knew that there must be countless ghosts and gods with fierce faces on the altar at this time.
"How could it be that the East Window Incident happened?"
"And this kind of thing can never be banned, but everyone never puts it on the surface. ”
Old Bi Lotus couldn't help but sneer, looked at Situ Lang and said with some sneer:
"Could it be that the master of the Situ family is scared?"
Situ Lang was told by the old Tao of Bi Rong, and he let out a cold sigh, and stood there with a gloomy face.
He found himself in a quagmire.
When he came to the door from Biqing Lao Dao and helped him calculate Si's sentence together, he was in it.
It's ridiculous that he prides himself on being smart, but he hasn't even noticed it.
At this point, even if he wanted to get out, it was impossible. Whether it is Situ Xing or Bi Lotus Lao Dao, he will not let him go.
"Do you have a way out now?"
The Bi Lotus Daoist seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, and looked at Situ Lang and asked with a strange expression.
"Don't talk about the punishment, just talk about these ghosts and gods on the altar, can they allow the sacrifice to stop?"
"It's a big deal, I'll offer more jade silk. ”
"Blood sacrifices are too cruel. ”
Situ Lang glanced at the altar with some horror, as if there were countless man-eating monsters inside. I couldn't bear to say it.
Situ Lang looked at the strange smile of the Bi Lotus Dao people, and thought of the power of the Jade Qingdao Dao and the ruthlessness of the Bi Lotus Dao people, and his heart couldn't help but burst. I don't know if it's a psychological effect, his back is even colder, as if Gui Sheng is staring at him viciously.
"I agree, can the ghosts and gods agree?"
Old Dao looked at the struggle in Situ Lang's eyes, glanced at the direction of the altar, and asked with a strange face.
Oh!
Oh!
Oh!
The ghosts and gods were stimulated by the blood sacrifice, and they had become a little crazy, and their eyes were even more red, and they kept slapping the altar, or entangled and bitten each other.
"As long as you agree to the request of the ghosts and gods, they will not only be able to remove Situ Xing's nationality, but also make him a dilemma of life and death. ”
"Hey!"
"I don't kill Beren, but Beren dies because of me. ”
Situ Lang let out a long sigh and closed his eyes a little unbearably.
The eyes of the old lady couldn't help but show a hint of joy. The family members on both sides seemed to feel something, their faces suddenly turned pale, and they even turned around and ran away regardless of others.
Standing on the top of the big tree, Situ Xing's eyes couldn't help but condense, his palms held the hilt of the sword, and the blue blood vessels bulged out, like earthworms. There was a trace of evil in the air, as if even the air had become much more solemn.
"You shall not live. Situ Lang, you really damn it!"