Chapter 446 is right, but it can't be said that.

Before science became common, human beings were accustomed to call any phenomenon beyond their comprehension or that could not be explained a miracle.

That is, the traces left by the gods.

At this time, most of the people who dared to make a fuss about miracles were some ill-intentioned people.

For example, Wang Xu didn't like it very much, and the traffic jam incident caused by this great storm was because of the emperor's benevolence and reward.

Those who like to make a fuss about miracles are naturally the people who know the gods best, otherwise ordinary people would not dare to talk casually because of their awe.

In the pre-Qin period, it can be said that the gods were everywhere, not only in the Central Plains, but also in the eastern and southern regions that had not yet been completely civilized, that is, where the tribal civilization had not completely disappeared, shamans, witch blessings, these were still the effective means of the ruling class.

Under the control of Wang Xu, although this kind of gods and ghosts have gradually disappeared, it has not been completely eradicated, including Wang Xu also allowed Mo Kui to lead the shaman of all tribes to establish the largest building complex in Chaoge, the temple.

Wang Xu's original intention was not to create gods, but to attach all scientific principles to the gods to facilitate popularization.

Because Wang Xu absolutely the main reason why many people in later generations do not respect science, it is because compared with theology, science lacks a mysterious deterrent.

So most people have a little less awe when they study.

Wang Xu felt that the combination of gods and science should have a good effect on literacy education, so Mo Kui was allowed to preside over the temple, but all the classics of the temple had to be modified.

The myths and stories that used to serve the ruling class were all recreated, but the project was slow due to the sheer size of the project.

And in order to prevent the identity of the temple personnel from being over-interpreted, Wang Xu asked them to be close to the public, so in the army, there are also special temple personnel, and their duties are somewhat similar to the work of instructors.

Because those who can enter the temple have more or less mastered the basic knowledge and have a certain degree of eloquence.

So their daily work is to accompany the soldiers to read early, then help them solve some psychological and common sense problems, and finally convey some instructions for Wang Xu.

However, most of these temple personnel are the great witch shamans of the small tribes absorbed by Guzhu in the expansion, so there are always some occupational diseases on their bodies.

And this kind of occupational disease cannot be cured in a day or two.

Every time they see some miracles that can make a fuss and hype, they can't help but add a halo to the ruler.

"It's not that you won't be allowed to propagate these feudal superstitions, but you should at least add cause and effect to the end, and don't directly characterize the event as soon as it comes up." Wang Xu looked at the kneeling temple personnel on the ground and spoke.

"Please forgive us for our foolishness." The leader of the temple, Mo Jiaosu, is an uncle who looks fifty years old, only in his thirties, full of gorgeous hair and kind eyebrows, he used to be a great witch of a thousand tribes, and later became the first help of Mo Kui's subordinates after he surrendered, after Mo Kui retired, Mo Jiaosu followed Wang Xu's side, responsible for helping him go to the countryside to guide and contact the masses.

"The so-called causal relationship is naturally a cause and effect before and after, a complete explanation logic, for example, how do you explain this matter to others?" Wang Xu frowned and asked.

"Ministers, ministers and others mean that because of the storm yesterday, the losses were quite large, and the emperor deliberately communicated with the heavenly realm and sent blessings." Mo Jiaosu peeked at Wang Xu's eyes.

"Well, there is cause and effect." Wang Xu was stunned for a moment, and smiled dumbly, "You are becoming more and more clever." ”

"Thanks to the Emperor's teachings." Mojiao said with joy.

"Yes, yes, but you can't say that." Wang Xu shook his head, "You still have to have built-in logic cause and effect, you say this, it is easy for everyone to think that after the disaster, there will be miracles, in case everyone starts to expect disasters in the future, what are you going to do?" ”

Mo Jiaosu was stunned when he heard this, and raised his head differently.

"It's like I taught you before, fish live in water, but not all fish live in water, and the main connection here is not fish and water, but fish and life." Wang Xu explained.

Mojiaosu was confused.

"That means you're making the wrong point." Wang Xu sighed, "For this matter, the focus of your expression can't be on the disaster and my results, the disaster is in the heavenly realm, and I am also in the heavenly realm, are you expressing it like this, aren't you criticizing me in disguise?" ”

Mo Jiaosu was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly kowtowed and confessed.

"Okay, I'll tell you how to remedy it now, and if you encounter something similar in the future, you can have a long memory." Wang Xu waved his hand, "This kind of thing, you have to focus on the process of the disaster, and the result of the disaster, you have to say, it is because we are in the same boat in the disaster, hard work to overcome the disaster, so we will get this blessing, understand?" ”

Mo Jiaosu nodded hurriedly and asked softly, "The point is that we worked together to overcome the difficulties, so the Great Emperor will give us a reward." ”

Wang Xu rolled his eyes, "Do you really not understand, or do you pretend not to understand?" ”

Mojiao shrunk his neck.

"Then let me tell you, if you really attribute the miracle to me, it means that you will mislead many people to associate me with calamity, and think of me as a calamity in the future, what do you think?" Wang Xu's voice was slightly cold.

Mo Jiaosu shuddered suddenly, and was about to kowtow again to admit his mistake, but was reprimanded by Wang Xu.

"Get out, go back and think about it, your careful thoughts, including what Mo Kui explained, no matter what the motive is, I will tell you clearly, no." Wang Xu leaned forward slightly, looking directly into Mo Jiaosu's eyes.

Mo Jiaosu didn't dare to raise his head, but he felt a huge pressure that made him breathless, and he could only crawl out of the stone chamber on his knees.

After Mo Jiaosu left with the temple staff, Wang Xu rubbed his somewhat swollen temples and rested for a while.

Indeed, since Lu Ai pointed out that he had a low-grade fever, Wang Xu began to feel sore and extremely tired.

I have to say that if you don't break some things, you can still lie to yourself, and once you break it, people's spiritual power will decline indefinitely.

"Come in someone." After resting for a while, Wang Xu slapped his face in fear, and shouted outside.

"What does the emperor command?" Lu Ai pushed the door in.

Wang Xu was stunned: "Why are you?" ”

"Big brother, they're going to repair the ship." Lu Ai said softly.

Wind force of about 8 is not a natural phenomenon of disaster level, but it still has a certain destructive ability.

The eight-level wind is enough to blow off the branches that are the thickness of the baby's arm, and naturally it can also blow the boat docked in the shallow talk overturned, and it took a lot of experience to shuttle through the canyon yesterday, and after landing, it was busy avoiding the wind, and did not do a good job of maintenance, and the ship that was blown by the heavy storm all night was naturally damaged.

But because of the low-grade fever, Wang Xu's mind was a little confused, and with the miracles of the morning, he forgot about this.

"Is the damage serious?" Wang Xu asked.

"Cang Yuzhou is fine, mainly because the boat is seriously damaged, but it is also easy to repair, and it should not delay the sailing time." Lu Ai turned his head to look at the position of the sun outside, "It's still some time before noon." ”

"After the strong wind, the weather is clear, and the time of today's night should be extended by about half an hour, and the order is to go down and repair it seriously, without the slightest neglect, and set sail from time to time, only one stop today." Wang Xu said.

"So, let's go." Lu Ai glanced at Wang Xu, bowed slightly, turned around and muttered.

Wang Xu pretended not to hear, "By the way, make me another pot of tea." ”

"Your external evil body is cold, you should not drink tea, drink water." Lu Ai came in with a pot of boiled water that had cooled down.

"Aren't you going to prescribe medicine for me?" Wang Xu laughed dumbly.

"Do you want to prescribe medicine?" Lu Ai's eyes widened, and he pretended to be surprised, "I thought you were going to resist the past, after all, you didn't tell you." ”

"Huh." Wang Xu scratched his head, and his mood suddenly improved.

"So, do you want it?" Wang Xu suddenly laughed and Lu Ai was startled, swallowed his saliva, and asked in a slightly trembling voice.