Chapter 069: In the Name of God

Compiling canons, spreading one's own ideas in the name of God, and edifying all the people, is not a whim of Shu Hui.

Closer to it, when she first arrived at Shifang Tower, she saw Zhuo Wenjun's embroidered statue, and Shu Hui felt that the woman's thinking was still too conservative. Otherwise, you wouldn't know that you are entrusting a non-person, but you still have to marry a chicken and a dog, right? At that time, he had the idea of changing the minds of the people through the canon.

And farther away, when he first came to this era, Shu Hui thought about bringing it spiritual liberation. In the past, he was very entangled in this because he was afraid that too real miracles would discourage people from exploring science at the time, and instead study the ethereal ghosts and gods.

However, the incident of worshipping the turtle sect Jin Kela, made Shu Hui deeply aware that there were some things that he didn't do, and others would do it. He is unwilling to weave dreams and lies, and the confused beings who desperately want to find the home and support of their souls have to listen to the lies of others.

Since he has been regarded by Confucianism as a dragon turtle carrying Luoshu, the turtle general under the throne of the Taoist Zhenwu Emperor or the Buddhist Guanyin master crossing the sea, any shocking means, even if they are very scientific, are considered to be evidence of their respective worldviews, Shu Hui himself is too utopian if he has to worry about distorting other people's worldviews.

If you have to deceive the world and steal your name for this, Shu Hui is sincerely afraid, but she will not give in. Come to think of it, it's even a little excited.

"Well, it's not a rush for the time being, think about it first, how can we lie less and deceive more people......" Shu Hui felt that this matter should not be rushed. Now there are more or less Xuangui temples in various places, but the temple elements inside are too complicated, and even officials are in charge in some places.

"If you want to practice religion, you have to look at successful examples. It is no coincidence that divination was forbidden in the original canons of the world's three major religions. โ€

"Divination is nonsense, and it's still illegal now, so ban it first and then slowly think about the reason." Shu Hui thought about it and ordered in his heart: "Qin, write this article down in the memo as well." โ€

Shu Hui felt that her previous thoughts were really a bit of a mental cleanliness. Many of the great scientists in history had devout beliefs, and some were even priests themselves.

His "miracles" could mislead others while he was alive, but they were bound to be reinterpreted by thoughtful people in the endless years after his death. At that time, the "glory of God" will be the beacon of the void that guides the progress of technology and art.

"Heaven must have it, otherwise why should others believe? Each of the three major religions also has a hell, which each uses to persuade believers not to do evil or to believe in other religions. Shu Hui seriously pondered the question of hell, and he felt that the setting of hell would do more harm than good in a people-oriented religion.

But as a latecomer, it is impossible for Shu Hui to directly deny the existence of hell. Just as Buddhism absorbed traditional Hindu mythological systems, he wanted to minimize resistance in his missionary work, and only subtly resolved innocuous contradictions, such as giving new and plausible explanations.

Shu Hui was neither prepared for the Last Judgment nor claimed to be the only true God, but he decided to write many scientific principles that had not yet been discovered and exploited into religious mythsโ€”so that they could be directly verified, so that believers could believe it, wouldn't it be better than anything else?

"I wanted to enter the publishing industry, write some short stories, and mix those technical principles that I didn't have time to verify and throw them to others to realize...... Now it seems that it is better to make it a myth. โ€

"It's relatively easy to get Li Shimin's support, because he doesn't believe in Buddhism, and although he believes in Buddhism, he is not very religious, and my appearance has made him doubt his life a little...... It is necessary to make religious influence official, and avoid political ......" Shu Hui thought quickly, and quickly grasped a hint of inspiration: "Yes, I can promote lethal injection, and only my priests are qualified to carry it out!" โ€

The death penalty is a solemn ritual that is carried out by people from all walks of life. In years when the number of capital offenders is scarce, priority should be given to ensuring the supply of death row prisoners in Beijing, and escorting people from other places to Beijing thousands of miles away.

Shu Hui recalled the saltwater wells he had seen on the way here, which he speculated mainly contained the mineral potassium chloride. At that time, he couldn't think of any use for this thing, and it could be used for lethal injection.

A sudden injection of potassium into the blood can cause a heart to go into arrest and die a painless death.

Mastering the execution of the death penalty is equivalent to mastering the divine authority to adjudicate sin, and allowing the prisoner to pass away peacefully without pain, although it is less of a deterrent to set an example, can undoubtedly demonstrate God's power of forgiveness.

Shu Hui's face was thoughtful: "Let's call this kind of execution 'soul banishment', expelling their sinful souls from their pure bodies and protecting their bodies from unnecessary destruction." โ€

After all, the ordinary method of execution of evil murder does not play much role in punishing the brave and deceased, and will only liberate the beast between the person who ordered the order and the executor, causing more misfortune to occur. The execution of a prisoner is to punish him for what he has done, not to take revenge, and there is no need to use too harsh means.

Of course, Shu Hui never thought that Li Shimin could give him all the death sentences to carry out his prestige, and he only needed to take over the two punishments of hanging and beheading. As for the future, there will be thieves and weak-hearted officials who will advocate that more categories of death criminals be brought to the religious execution established by Shu Hui.

Judging sin in the name of God is a job of robbing the government, and it is impossible to achieve it peacefully.

But it's much easier to just take the dirty work of the verdict from them. In an era when it was widely believed that people had feelings after death, the executioner had to wear a mask and the prisoner was blindfolded, which shows people's fear of ghosts. Shu Hui's direct targeting of this place as a breakthrough to officialize the religion he had not yet established was undoubtedly a good move.

"However, torture will definitely continue to exist for a long time, and when the government does not want to let them simply euthanize prisoners, they can use it for medical experiments such as autopsy." Shu Hui felt that there was something wrong with this: "At that time, the pastors in my church will be able to accumulate some medical experience as valuable as life, and the prisoners will really atone for some sins." โ€

Shu Hui rubbed the crystal clear agate wine glass, thinking about what to use for lethal injection. The most important drug, potassium chloride, is available, only syringes and needles are missing.

The syringe can be carved from ore, lacquer and porcelain, but it is not transparent enough, so you need to study the glass carefully. Shu Hui's telescope and dipping pen also used glass, which is actually basically the same glaze composition as porcelain, but the problem is that the current glaze is not transparent enough.

And the needle is much easier to solve. Although it would be difficult for the craftsmen to create it with the current technology, it was not a problem for Shu Hui at all, he just sat here and came up with several feasible processes in the blink of an eye.

The simplest of these is to dip cold iron wire in molten silver or copper water to form a cladding layer, and then dissolve the iron wire skeleton in the middle in the alum oil containing sulfuric acid and sulfurous acid, leaving a hollow silver or copper tube that can be easily pierced through the skin and blood vessels after being sharpened.

Shu Hui felt that there was no technical problem at all, and the question was what to name this new religion. After all, as a difficult household, it is normal to hesitate in the face of such a major project.

"The shelves of this religion must be erected before going to Chang'an, and it is best to receive the Xuangui Temple in various places smoothly, and if the Xuangui Temple in a certain place has been accepted by other religions, don't force it."

Shu Hui glanced at the red fish with red circles in her eyes, if she wanted to, she would become a backbone member of the sect, and Ao Guang would be the same, and she would inevitably be deified over time. How many of these are good and how many are bad, and how can we sort them out for a while......

He sighed lightly, pulled a strand of Zhuo Mengling's hair, and gently stroked it between his fingers.

In order to dispel Fang Cai's dull atmosphere, Shu Hui teased: "Sister Mengling, you didn't have your hair coiled today, are you going to become a female crown?" โ€

Zhuo Mengling wrinkled her somewhat sour nose, simply twisted her waist and lay down on the wine bed in front of Shu Hui, just quietly accepted Shu Hui's caress of her hair, and looked into the distance with her eyes - Shu Hui hadn't noticed it before, and there was nothing in her eyes.

โ€œโˆฎ.โ€ฆโ€ฆ Because you are my eyes, let me see, the world is right in front of my eyes~"

A soft, ethereal, but somewhat out-of-tune singing voice intermittently sprang out from her sandalwood mouth, and her beautiful eyes were stunned, as if she was still reminiscing about the encounter with the wonderful pop song that spanned thousands of years......