PS: Catch up, 2333, it's not very convenient to go out and code words, tomorrow or at night.

The mighty water flowed slowly eastward, and the strong wind blew across the river to stir up the waves, and the white and turbid waves slapped on the river bank and washed in front of everyone's feet.

In the past thousands of years, the wide Zhanghe River has swallowed up many young girls in their prime with the help of the legend of "Hebo marrying a wife", and today is no exception. But at this moment, the bride who should be "married" to Hebo was trembling on the shore, but the witch who claimed to be able to swim in Hebo's water mansion was lifted and thrown to the center of the river by several tigers, and she struggled a few times and sank.

Then there were several of her disciples, and then there were the three elders who colluded with witches to do evil in the local area and kill the people......

The water was suddenly filled with ghosts and wolves, and the local officials, chiefs, elders and even 3,000 people on the shore witnessed this scene, and their expressions changed from horror to fear to awe.

Fear those who give this command.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the Zhao Shizi who was on the shore with his hands behind his back, as if he was admiring the river view, and at this moment, he became more feared than the river man who could make monstrous waters!

"Wu Fei and her female brothers are women, I'm afraid I can't explain things clearly, and I don't care if my actions are a little rubbing, but the third elder can still talk in front of me two days ago, and he complains about the things of requisition of grain and people's husbands, why is it so slow today, and he won't come back after a while......"

The deathly silence by the river was broken as Zhao Wuxian spoke again, and everyone swallowed a mouthful of saliva, watching Zhao Wuxian show a harmless smile: "I want to send a few more bureaucrats or chiefs to the river to urge them, what's the matter?" ”

The organizers of "Hebo Marrying a Wife" on the shore were so frightened by this "He Ru" that their legs weakened and they fell to their knees. The skulls of the old invincible were pestled in the mud and on the stones, and some of them knocked their heads open, and the blood on their foreheads flowed to the ground, and their faces were as if they were dead ashes.

Zhao Wuxian smiled dumbly: "What." Isn't Hebo very hospitable? Isn't Shuifu a good place? Why doesn't anyone want to go now? Well? ”

"The villain is guilty, guilty, and hopes that the son will spare his life!"

So far, how can everyone not understand that Zhao Wuxian made this show today to treat them.

The retainers of the Handan clan who came here to be officials in the past also had a lot of complaints about the sacrifice of the Zhanghe, but they were weak. In the end, they were either expelled by the locals, or Wu Zhu and the three elders were in the same stream. But Zhao Wuxian came with an army of 20,000, and if he wanted, he could even slaughter all the local clansmen and the elders of the village, and raze Yeyi to the ground.

Zhao Wuxian looked at Zhangshui with some unfinished eyes, and said: "It seems that Hebo is indeed very hospitable, probably to leave the guests for a banquet, and today's matter will be stopped, so that the people will disperse." Get out of here and go home. ”

Under the evacuation of the soldiers, the people left with palpitations, while the chief and the elders were still kneeling obediently on the shore and did not dare to get up.

The tradition that has been maintained for hundreds of years has been completely cut off by Zhao Wuxian today, and Hebo has married a wife in vain, but no one dares to disagree, and now nothing matters, they just want to live......

Zhao Wuxian did still have something to say to them, and he taught: "Since you are under the rule of the Zhao family. This is the matter of Hebo marrying a wife, and it costs the people and money. mutilated innocent lives, and Hebo still didn't appreciate it, so from now on, he will not do it again. If anyone doesn't change, the one who throws into the river today will be his fate! ”

After scaring the local tycoons. Today's matter is considered to be successfully resolved, Zhao Wuxian plagiarized Ximen Leopard's actions in advance, and it seems that the effect is quite good.

It's just that if you want to completely solve the problem of Yedi, you have to have a good official to govern it for a long time. Zhao Wuxian already has a good candidate in his heart.

Cheng Jian began to follow Zhao Wuxian five or six years ago, and his family was also a witch for generations, until his generation was brought to Lu by Zhao Wuxian, starting from the grassroots level, until he became a county judge, but he was a good candidate to farm in Yedi. Cheng attaches great importance to the law and also understands civil affairs, if Zhao Wuxian is not mistaken, the Ximen Leopard of later generations is also attributed to the Legalists.

This matter is not in a hurry, only after taking Handan and even the entire east of Taihang, can Yedi have a safe environment for development.

After returning to Yizhong, before Zhao Wuxian summoned Cheng Xuan, it was Xiang Lu, who was full of questions, who came over to ask questions first.

"General, why don't you just declare that Hebo doesn't exist, just like the 'materialism' and 'godlessness' you said to our close ministers, so that we can solve the problem once and for all!"

……

Zhao Wuxian glanced at Xiang Lu: "You really want to know?" ”

"However, the servants just feel that the theories that the general preaches to us on weekdays are very different from what he actually shows in front of the people, while emphasizing that humanity is the only way to solve the problem, but at the same time he attaches importance to the way of heaven."

Zhao Wuxian asked him to sit down, and after taking a sip of water, he said, "If you have to ask why...... Because of this world, if a god idol is smashed, thousands of gods will be enshrined. ”

Xiang Lu was stunned, but after thinking about it carefully, he thought it was true.

Not to mention the Spring and Autumn Period, even if it is put in 2,500 years later, the bull ghost and snake god is smashed, but the red savior has been praised on the altar again, and the degree of worship exceeds that of all the emperors and gods in history. When the immortal great man also grew old and died like ordinary people, the burly spirit that had been trampled on the ground came out again, from the small temple in the township to the round wheel sect that once called for wind and rain in the capital, where would there be no shortage of these people jumping up and down?

The kingdom of materialists still has to reluctantly declare in the constitution: everyone believes in freedom, not to mention Zhao Wuxian, an era of ignorance that has not yet faded.

Seeing that Xiang Lu was silent, Zhao Wuxian asked him with a smile: "Do you know why I want to interfere in Hebo's affairs, why I want to sink the witch, the third elder and others into the river." ”

Xiang Lu bowed his head adoringly: "Because the general has benevolence in his heart, he can't tolerate these cruel people." ”

Wu Xian said: "This is one of them, there are thousands of gods in the world, and there are various ways to sacrifice. For example, it is also a sacrificial river, in the area of the Han River, because King Zhao did not return from his southern hunting tour and died on the river, so the Hanyang Zhuji has always had a custom, that is, to set up the temple of King Zhao by the river. Every May and June, it is wrapped in leaves such as fresh and sweet, and sinks into the Han water. As for the aristocracy, they used five-colored yarn sacs to serve food, or sank into the water with gold utensils. Let the dragons be fed, and let them not hurt King Zhao's soul......"

"This custom is also worshipping the gods, but it is acceptable to ordinary people, if I go to Jianghan, I will only follow the locals to get their approval. Far from stopping it. There will even be legislation to make this custom a festival. When he came to this era, Zhao Wuxian was shocked to realize that long before Qu Yuan, the Dragon Boat Festival custom had been quietly popular in Jianghan, but it was only temporarily hung under the name of the unlucky King Zhao of Zhou, and it would be a few hundred years before it would be classified as his own by Chu culture.

"But what if the food thrown into the river was replaced by a man, a boy or a girl? Are you okay with that? ”

Xiang Lu shook his head: "Of course not!" ”

Wuxian smiled: "Yes, this is the fundamental reason, the gods in the hearts of the people cannot be eliminated for a while, so that they are not enough to eat and wear." It is understandable to make a slight sacrifice for peace of mind, and the local government can even use these gods to maintain their rule outside the law, making people feel that there are gods who dare not be traitors. ”

"But don't let the wicked take advantage of it! The purpose of sacrificing to God is to make people's lives better, and if it is done at the cost of killing people, isn't it putting the cart before the horse? This is the 'people-oriented' and 'people-oriented' that I tell you on a daily basis. The people are only Bangben, and Bengu Bangning. And not 'God's-own'. Everything is decided by Wu Zhu and Turtle Bu, it will only ruin a big thing! The purpose of worshipping gods is to better govern people, and when the people can be governed without relying on ghosts and gods, these so-called gods can naturally be abolished......"

followed Zhao Wuxian's ears and eyes, plus the edification of Confucius thought in Lu State. Xiang Lu's mind was full of people before ghosts, and at this moment he said with some yearning in his eyes: "I really hope that day will come sooner......"

There was a hint of helplessness in Zhao Wuxian's eyes, he said the first reason to Xiang Lu, but the second point was quietly brought over.

The reason for the attack was on Yedi Wufei and the three elders. Another reason is that they are not under the control of Zhao Wuxian, and there is even the possibility of agitating the locals to rebel against the Zhao clan in the name of Hebo, which is a factor of instability in Yedi......

This is something that those in power will never tolerate!

In the imperial era, the gods that were co-opted by the imperial court would become righteous gods that were publicly worshipped, such as heaven and earth, the four desecrations, and the five mountains, but those that were not under control would become obscene shrines. Successive dynasties and magistrates would be respectful to the legitimate gods and would happily destroy local shrines......

Cao Cao was the prime minister of Jinan back then, and he became famous by killing more than 600 obscene shrines, but this did not delay him from relaxing his belief in "Zhonghuang Taiyi" after the Qingzhou Yellow Turban was co-opted, and then he couldn't help but gather local scholars to regulate, guide, and use them to advocate the legitimacy of the Han dynasty for the Cao family.

In later generations, in addition to the legal religions recognized by the state, there are also many "cults" that do not see the light of day...... Shouting, beating, shouting, and killing cults such as the Taiping Dao and the White Lotus Sect, and using legitimate religions such as Quanzhen and Zhengyi to control people's minds have always been tried and tested time and again in all dynasties.

Zhao Wuxian helplessly found that when it was his turn, he couldn't escape this routine, not to mention that the Spring and Autumn Period was the stage of superstition and ignorance when the people's wisdom was not opened and morale was not flourishing. This allowed Nanzi to flourish in the name of "Heavenly Dao" in the Song Kingdom, to collect and compile obscenity, control the reality of the Song people, and pave the way for the unification of the thoughts of the people of Kyushu and the burial of the Zhou order.

All he can do is to abide by the bottom line of "people-oriented".

So Wuxian sighed, and secretly said in his heart: "However, I really hope that one day, all the gods, whether they are the leaders of the Great Light Orthodoxy or the imaginary ghosts and gods, can be forgotten and destroyed!" ”

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However, although the idea was good, what Zhao Wuxian did not expect was that after such a fuss on the bank of Zhangshui, his reputation suddenly resounded throughout Hebei. Just when the Zhao army was preparing to go north, a new legend began to circulate on both sides of the Zhangshui River, and after a hundred and ten years, it became this version:

"At that time, the storm suddenly rose, two iron-spine dragons came out of the boat, and Hebo came out of the water on a white turtle, his long fish-tailed body, his beard was silvery-white, and his eyes and scales were like glass, and he was full of light...... Seeing this, he was furious and asked the prince of the Zhao family why he wanted to sink the witch into the river? Why did you take Hebo's wife? As he spoke, he summoned the fish soldiers and turtle generals, and if he wanted to flood the ground with water, the waves were turbulent for a while, and it was called a dark sky! ”

The listeners took a breath of cool air and asked in a loud voice, "What happened later?" The prince of the Zhao family can protect the people along the river, but can he defeat Hebo? ”

The narrator paused at a key position, and then said with a smile: "Don't panic, the son of the world is born as a bird, and the Emperor of Heaven predicts that he will destroy Fan, Zhongxing, and the people of the Zhao clan, so naturally they will not retreat." said that it was too late and that was fast, he didn't say much, and pulled out his sword to slay the dragon! Cadre, Excalibur also! The upper can kill the gods, and the lower can slay the dragons, how can the little river boy stop it? But in an instant, the river automatically parted to both sides, the clouds and mist dispersed, and two dragons that were harder than gold and iron were cut off from the middle, the dragon's blood stained the river, and the shrimp soldiers and crabs floated the corpses all over the river. ”

The audience breathed a sigh of relief and applauded.

"The son of the Zhao family is not only brave, but also benevolent, that Hebo was originally a small carp released by King Xuan when he was in Yin Shang, and he became a little god when he got the chance. It was not easy for the prince to remember him, and he used to guard the river to stop the waves, so he went around his life. The son of the world landed on the shore and threw himself into the river, but the river did not dare to accept it, and again and again, the son of the world was ruined and left, and since then, there has been no time when the water of Zhangshui has flooded...... The people of Yecheng were overjoyed, so they destroyed the former Hebo Temple, and set up an ancestral hall for the prince in the local area, and the incense was endless......"

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Just when Zhao Wuxian solved the matter of Yecheng and pointed north to the north, preparing to march to Handan, a similar conversation was also taking place in the Song Kingdom, thousands of miles away.

"Master, dare to ask what death is?"

Dressed simply, he knelt under the big mulberry tree whose leaves were about to fall, looked at the questioner's words lightly, and then looked at the people who had come to listen to his speech, and in the past half a month, they had gone from a few to dozens, and then to hundreds and thousands! And his expression has changed from contemptuous and dismissive to concentrated, and from time to time someone will ask questions.

In time, Song Guo's crooked atmosphere may be corrected by himself!

So he restrained his smile and said solemnly: "I don't know life, I don't know death!" ”

This answer obviously evaded the question, and the surrounding Song peasants and merchants who had no culture immediately booed and dispersed. But those Song Guoshi who can read and hyphenate and have some culture feel that this statement is very reasonable.

The Song Guoshi who asked the question did not give up, and asked again: "Dare to ask what is going on with ghosts and gods!" ”

Confucius said again: "If you can't help people, how can you do ghosts?" ”

The boos were quiet, replaced by a burst of admiration, and the crowd gathered around them grew.

"Please explain one or two things, Master!"

Kong Qiu said slowly: "The book says that the people are born with good things, there are rules for things, and the people are good for Yi. If there is really a way of heaven, it must be people-oriented, not based on ghosts and gods, not to mention the existence of this so-called ghosts and gods, whether they exist or not is still a problem. ”

The sighs continued, and the people on the periphery looked at each other and couldn't understand each other, but the Song Guoshi people in the inner circle nodded to each other and admired each other.

"Okay, it is worthy of being a person of Lu Guowen, the master is a good one, not based on ghosts and gods! However, it seems to me that it is ridiculous to deny ghosts and gods. ”

At this moment, someone outside walked in while applauding, and everyone looked at it, but it was a high-level witch in a white robe and a "yin and yang fish" around his neck.

He proudly glanced at the Song people around him, and some of them dispersed with interest, because he was followed by some Song soldiers in armor.

Kong Qiu was not panicked, he stopped the path of the disciple who was about to draw his sword, stroked the tendrils and asked:

"I don't know what the second and third sons are here? Didn't you come to get me? ”

The witch saluted and said, "How dare you...... It's just that the master has been attacking the way of heaven and ghosts in Shangqiu for the past half month......"

"I'm not criticizing, I'm just reasoning and correcting your moral mistakes."

Wu Zhu had to change his words and said: "No matter what, the master is deceiving people's hearts, I'm afraid this is ......"

Kong Qiu looked at his disciples, and the Song scholars said: "Is it Qiu who is demagoguery?" ”

Wu Zhu choked, paused for a while, and said: "The villain came today just to talk, the master has been talking to himself for a long time, people talk, partial listening, dark, listening to both will be clear." Three days later, the great witch of the Song Kingdom, who is also the princess of the Song Kingdom, set up a debate forum in the Miao Society to welcome the master, and then there were thousands of bystanders to watch, and the princess hoped to have a good debate with the master! ”

(To be continued.) )