"Shangxian, not far ahead is the Fish Castle."

Wang Zijiang's car drove for about two or three hours, and the group came to a city gate. Wu Weiyi looked at the city wall, only to see that the city wall was very majestic and straight, the flag fluttered above the city, and every interval of about twenty steps, there was a sergeant standing guard and watching. These soldiers were all dressed in bronze-colored copper plate armor and armed with long-handled spears, and they were so majestic that the Straight Sect was quite intimidating.

"Open the city gate quickly, it's the prince who has returned to the city!"

I saw that Wang Zijiang's forward scouts rushed to the city gate and shouted to the top of the city tower. The non-commissioned officer who was patrolling the city looked down at the city and saw that it was Wang Zijiang's convoy, so he ordered someone to lower the drawbridge and open the city gate. Immediately afterwards, I saw two more rows of guards lined up from the left and right sides of the city gate, and after each was in place, they knelt on the ground in unison, saluted and shouted:

"Welcome the prince back to Beijing."

Only to hear the two rows of guards shouting in unison, Wang Zijiang's royal coachman got up again and slowly drove into the city.

Wu Weiyi was not idle on the way, probably out of a professional instinct, he would often look out of the car when he sat in the car, observing the customs and customs of this place.

"Prince, it's spring, and it should be the busiest time for farming. Why are there all the old and weak women and children who are working in the fields along the way? ”

After entering the city, Wu Weiyi asked Du Jiang. Du Jiang heard Shangxian ask like this, but he didn't answer directly, but replied respectfully:

"Shangxian doesn't know, now the heavenly way of Shu is afraid that there will be some variables soon, the so-called 'major affairs of the country, in the worship and Rong.'" And the Temple of Heaven, which worships the gods of heaven and earth, has not been repaired for a long time. Therefore, recently, a small number of civilian servants have been dispatched to the altar of heaven to work day and night, and they dare not make mistakes. ”

Wu Weiyi turned his head, but was silent. Du Jiang saw that Shangxian was silent all the way, and seemed to be a little displeased, so he asked in a low voice:

"Immortals? What do you think is the slackness of the immortals? But do you think that we and other subjects of Shu have not respected the heavens and sacrificed to the gods for a long time, I am afraid that it is against the way of heaven? ”

Wu Weiyi heard Du Jiang ask, but he was still silent.

Du Jiang saw that Shangxian was still indifferent, so he made a gesture with the groom of the royal car. The groom who was driving also understood, and slowly pulled the carriage and got out of the car directly. And Wang Zijiang moved to the seat of the royal carriage groom, and made a special trip to drive the carriage and horse for the "Shangxian" along the way.

The carriage driven by Wang Zijiang was really different from that of ordinary coachmen, the five high-headed horses seemed to understand the command, and the sound of the horses' hooves landing on the ground still had a clear rhythm, sometimes cheerful, sometimes high-pitched, and the carriage seemed to be more stable.

"In ancient times, King Wen pulled a cart for Jiang Taigong for 800 steps, and according to legend, Jiang Taigong promised the foundation of Wen for 800 years. Today, this prince is willing to be the royal horse of the immortals, and only ask the immortals to protect the peace of the four seas of my Shu country, and the country will be long. ”

After that, Wang Zijiang drove the carriage through the alley in the city and turned a few more corners, and finally came to an open place.

"Immortals, please see, this is the altar of sacrifice."

Wu Weiyi looked into the distance, and saw that the Temple of Heaven here was in the shape of a square cone, more than 100 meters high, and it was made of huge stones. In the middle of each of the four triangular planes is a step passage carved out of an awl leading to the highest top, and each passage is roughly estimated to have at least two or three hundred steps.

Wu Weiyi looked towards the top of the Temple of Heaven again, but there was something that caught Wu Weiyi's attention. I couldn't help but stand up and exclaimed:

"That's not ...... So what...... Kyushu Shending? ”

While driving the carriage, Wang Zijiang glanced back at Wu Weiyi and said with a smile:

"Oh? The immortals originally recognized this thing? ”

Wu Weiyi hurriedly said:

"Naturally, I recognize it, but I don't know why this tripod is placed here?"

Seeing Wu Weiyi asking like this, Wang Zijiang did not dare to slack off, and immediately replied:

"This ...... If the immortals don't know, we won't know about it. Strange to say, that is, more than ten years ago. The Minjiang River flooded, flooding many places in our Shu region. Later, when the flood waters receded, the Chinese people fished out the tripod in the mud of a lakebed. My father thought it was a sacred thing, so he built a sacrificial roof here to worship it. ”

Wu Weiyi thought about it for a while, and then whispered to Wang Zijiang:

"Prince, I want to climb this altar to watch the gods, I don't know if it's okay?"

Wang Zijiang immediately replied:

"Of course you can, please take care of yourself."

So Wang Zijiang drove the carriage to the steps of the altar, and Wu Weiyi got off the carriage and went to the Shending in the center of the Temple of Heaven step by step.

Since the restoration of the Temple of Heaven has not yet been completely completed, it is surrounded by a temporary bamboo scaffolding slope, which is covered with a layer of thick solid wood planks. A group of people crowded on this narrow scaffolding passage, the former pulled, the latter pushed, and transported huge stones to the rooftop.

Wu Weiyi climbed to the halfway point of the Temple of Heaven and looked down the stage, and saw that the audience was angry and smoky. It turned out that there was a large stove under the stage, and bursts of white smoke came out of the middle. At the bottom, several thin deep grooves flowed out of the boiling molten slurry, which was poured into various molds. A group of people gathered around the stove and hammered, sawed, and chiseled with various tools in front of their own mounds.

At this moment, I heard a heart-rending scream not far away, and it turned out that someone had accidentally fallen from the scaffolding of the Temple of Heaven. Then there was a collision sound, and the man fell heavily to the ground, and his flesh and blood were blurred, and he died. The people around him seemed quite numb, as if they had nothing to do with him.

When Wu Weiyi saw this scene, he couldn't help but shudder. Wu Weiyi naturally understands that although the Spring and Autumn Period in ancient China was the end of slavery, slavery was still slavery after all, and not many people cared about the life or death of a slave after all. However, when Wu Weiyi really felt it so immersively, it still inevitably caused a lot of discomfort.

Wu Weiyi shook his head, sighed and continued to climb to the top of the altar.

"Shending is right in front of you! Let's get back to reality quickly! I don't want to stay in this place for a moment. ”

Wu Weiyi was chattering, and finally climbed the altar of sacrifice, Wu Weiyi gradually approached this big ding, but when he saw it accurately, he was suddenly disappointed:

"It's weird! Previously, in the tomb of the prince's dynasty, he was so close to Dading that his chest was already dull and dead! But why does this big tripod look so ordinary now? ”

He found that although the appearance of this Fang Ding was exactly the same as the Kyushu Divine Ding he had seen in the prince's tomb before, the only difference was the color of the tripod. Originally, in the mausoleum of the prince's dynasty, what he clearly saw was a mouth of Fang Ding, which was white and glowing with bright silver light. But today's Fang Ding is red and purple all over, and the color is obviously much darker.

"Hey, looks like I'm going to have to stay in this place for a while."

In addition to being disappointed, Wu Weiyi slowly walked down from the Temple of Heaven again, which was different from when he ascended the altar before. Because his eyes were straight up and looking upwards when he ascended the altar, Wu Weiyi did not notice the gazes cast by the servants and slaves along the way. Wu Weiyi walked down the Temple of Heaven all the way, and was looked at by these people. In those eyes, there was a faint sense of resentment and unkindness, and Wu Weiyi was uncomfortable, and he was even more creepy.

Returning to the carriage, Wang Zijiang immediately asked with concern:

"Shangxian, do you still like the altar here?"

Wu Weiyi just smiled and simply replied with two words:

"Very good."

After Wu Weiyi finished speaking, he didn't make any more comments, and Wang Zijiang's convoy drove back in the direction of the palace.

Not long after, Wang Zijiang's convoy stopped at a stable.

"Shangxian, not far ahead is the palace of our Shu Kingdom, this palace has its own palace rules, and you have to get off and walk when you enter the palace. Therefore, there is still Lao Shangxian who has to move a few steps. ”

Wu Weiyi was originally just an ordinary historian, but he never thought that although he had encountered a catastrophe after crossing over, he would now be inexplicably treated by a prince with such courtesy, which was naturally a little uncomfortable. What's more, he also knew that he was not really an immortal, and he was just a "prophet of the unknown" who would be able to survive death, so he was really a little uneasy when he received this courtesy.

Wu Weiyi hurriedly waved his hand and said:

"The prince is serious, don't tighten, don't tight."

After getting out of the carriage, Wu Weiyi passed through a palace gate with Wang Zijiang. After walking through the narrow passage of the palace, the vision in front of me instantly widened, and I saw a majestic and solemn palace located in the center of the square.

Wang Zijiang led Wu Weiyi all the way into the main hall, and saw that the scene in this hall was really extravagant. All kinds of rare treasures are placed around the main hall, and from the main entrance, it is a machine with dragon carving and decoration placed in the middle of the hall, and there are two rows of side seats on the left and right of His Royal Highness, and each column of side seats has about seventeen or eighteen seats from the main seat to the temple door.

At this time, the banquet was already full of people, and Wu Weiyi knew at a glance that these people must be the ministers of civil and military affairs of Shu State, and they must have been ordered to set up a banquet in this palace to welcome him and Wang Zijiang.