The blue sky is reflected on the surface of the lake, and the calm place is like a huge piece of turquoise jade. If there are people who are hidden in the mountains and forests come here, they will be pleasantly surprised, here you can listen to the sounds of nature in the bamboo forest, look at the fish swimming in the lake, and enjoy a leisurely morning.

But at this moment, a man and a woman sitting by the lake were not talking about the wind and the moon, but about the profound sky, earth, people, and gods.

"Gods, just tools for herdsmen?" Nan Zijiao's beautiful face was slightly stunned, and her eyes widened, even though she dared to openly rejoice with her lover in the temple of Taihao, even though she doubted whether there were ghosts and gods in the world, she never dared to override it and regarded it as a tool.

Zhao Wuxian said: "However, I have heard that Lao Tzu has a saying, called heaven and earth are unkind, and all things are used as dogs; The saints are unkind, and they use the people as dogs. ”

"Since heaven and earth are merciless, they make all things equal to the tribute of the altar; The saints are also ruthless, and leave all the people to fend for themselves. Turning this around, isn't heaven and earth not the dwelling house that people rely on to survive, and aren't saints sacrifices that the people can use? This is the law, no one can escape, including the various 'gods' that breed between heaven and earth, whether it is true or not, since they take advantage of people's respect to enjoy blood and food, they will also be used by others in turn! Blessings, rainfall, and children...... Is there a desireless god in this world? Are there believers who want nothing? ”

Nanzi bit her lip, the great witches of the previous generation had always taught her to revere the gods, their witches were just slaves under the toes of the gods, and they were lowly dogs who spoke on their behalf, but Zhao Wuxian's words subverted her understanding.

"The gentleman's words are really appalling......"

Wuxian knew that it was not easy to wash away Nanzi's inherent concepts, and he said: "I won't talk too far about things, just give Pan Geng an example." Pangeng's relocation to Yin was almost opposed by the whole country. Most of the aristocracy coveted comfort and were reluctant to relocate. Some powerful clans also incited civilians to oppose it. It's a lot of trouble. Pan Geng had to use the Heavenly Emperor and the ancestral spirit to silence the opponents, Nanzi, you remember. How did he do it? ”

Nanzi promised: "In the concept of merchants, the supreme god of the universe is the Emperor of Heaven, and the Emperor of Heaven rules everything, including nature, life and death, blessings and disasters, and victory or defeat in war. A living person cannot communicate directly with the Emperor of Heaven, and only through the ancestral spirit can he convey his will to the Emperor of Heaven. However, the imperial court of the Emperor of Heaven only accepted people from the Yin Shang royal family, and the royal family had the right to 'be in favor of the emperor' after his death, and the ordinary dead were still their servants. ”

So Pan Geng threatened his subjects that he would inform the Emperor of Heaven about the disobedience of the people through the souls of the Shang Emperors. The Emperor of Heaven will punish the souls of your ancestors, and the spirits of your ancestors will be angry and punish everyone with misfortune. Pangeng's deterrence worked, and the merchants obediently moved to Yindi under his command, and the Yin merchants were able to get out of the embarrassment and get the ...... of Zhongxing"

After finishing speaking, Nanzi was thoughtful, and Zhao Wuxian took the opportunity to say, "Nanzi, you should know." The Emperor of Heaven will not really send ghosts and gods to kill and bring disaster, and the actual punishment will only come from the axe in Pan Geng's hand, as he said on the inscription, 'It is a short life to give a system'! ”

Nanzi said: "I seem to understand. What the gentleman meant was that with the smoke of the Heavenly Emperor's ghosts and gods, the punishment sent down by the monarch would be painted with the color of the Heavenly God's Court. Theocracy can magnify the authority of those who rule people, and it can also reduce the courage of those who rule people to resist......"

"Exactly!"

Her eyes lit up: "It's really an excellent tool." ”

But Nanzi then sighed again: "Actually, the current predicament of the Song Kingdom. It's also very similar to Yin Shang in the world of Pangeng, isn't it? ”

……

A hint of gloom flashed in Nanzi's eyes. In last year's civil strife, the autumn harvest and the planting of winter wheat were seriously delayed, and because of the frenzied looting of the Wu people, countless Song people broke their homes, their savings were looted, and they did not even have brown clothes for the winter.

Fortunately, with the support of Zhao Wuxian and Cao Guo, Xilu recruited thousands of Song men who had no food to go to Lu to serve as soldiers, and Cao Guo also promised to sell grain to Song at a flat price, but it was still a drop in the bucket. Xilu, who had been transfusing blood to the Song State, broke out in the Rebellion of the Four Capitals, and Zhao Wuxian focused on stealing the country, so he naturally couldn't take out too much food to support the Song State.

Therefore, contrary to Nanzi's expectations, the Song Kingdom, which had survived the war, did not have time to embark on a new path, but had to face countless problems. Last winter, the Song people had an easy time, and the difficulties of people's livelihood could be clearly felt even if she lived in Shangqiu......

It was easy to survive the winter, and after the spring ploughing this year, the Song Land encountered disasters again, with both the intersection of water and drought, and the parallel of insects and hailstones. The great drought after the spring, the red land is hundreds of miles, for the harm of several towns, after the summer Danshui floods again, for a time both sides of the strait mourning all over the wilderness.

The people sang a song in mourning: "Heaven has sent chaos to destroy me and establish a king." Descend this thief, and the crops are itchy. Mourning China, with redundancy and famine. There is a brigade to remember the sky. ”

The ruthlessness of natural disasters has caused the grain to be harvested, forcing farmers who are on the verge of death to take risks and embark on the road of thieves and chaos in order to survive. Nanzi alone knows more than ten times, the number of people ranges from a few, dozens to hundreds, in terms of its form, grabbing rice, grabbing grain, foraging, cowardice, riots, only the siege of the city is not daring.

Not to mention that the six yi in the west were forcibly occupied by Zheng Guo, and the Xiangyi and Yanyang in the east were divided by the Xiang clan of Wu State.

This time, the Song State did its best to support Zhao Wuxian in holding a joint military exercise to deter the princes of Sishang. For this reason, Le's took on a huge amount of pressure, so Zhao Wuxian not only controlled the Lu State and stretched his hand to Sishang, but also helped his allies stabilize their positions.

Nanzi also had this intention, she waved her sleeves and bowed, and said earnestly: "Nanzi came this time, in addition to wanting to have a meeting with the gentleman, I also want to ask Lu Guo to help Song Guo overcome this difficulty!" ”

Wuxian said angrily: "The relationship between Lu Song is like Qin Jin back then, Qin Mugong can have a boating battle, and I won't lose to him!" This year, the tributes handed over by Teng, Xue, and Xiaoyi did not need a single grain of grain from Lu State, and all of them were transported to Song State, which should be able to solve the urgent need. But if that's it, you can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause, I am Lu Guozhengqing, and I can't directly intervene in the government of the Song State, I can only make suggestions. You also know that my uncle can't be relied upon......"

A trace of disdain flashed in Nanzi's eyes, and he didn't know enough about Le Ziming's mediocrity before, but now it is becoming clearer and clearer.

She said angrily: "Sicheng Le's family can become the ruler, all thanks to the gentleman, the musician is mediocre, he can barely govern the house of a hundred times, and it is good to govern the country of a thousand times without chaos, let alone expect him to be more harsh and appease the people." In the past half a year, if it weren't for the gentleman, he continued to let the Song State enjoy the benefits and improve his status in Sishang; If it weren't for the loyalty and ability of Le's retainers Chen Yin and Chen Dingguo, if it weren't for the gratitude of the people of the country because of the introduction of Lingqueyan to cure the disease, and if it weren't for the fact that I also used various divination and sacrifices to help, Le's would have lost power long ago! The imperial court has long since collapsed! ”

These things are known to Wu Xian, but he can only turn a blind eye, Le's ruling pattern is unshakable, which is the foundation of his remote control of the Song Kingdom. But judging from the current situation, if you don't want the Song Kingdom to collapse from within, you must support the shrewd and capable Nanzi......

He took Nanzi's hand and said, "That's right, although Lingzi took Lingque's doctors to the streets and went down to the countryside to prevent diseases, the power of medicine is limited, and it can only be managed around Shangqiu. What's more, she can cure the sick body, but she can't cure the desperate spirit of the people...... And the spiritual healing needs Nanzi you......"

"Me?"

"Nanzi, don't forget what I said, the gods are nothing but tools for the rulers and herdsmen, and they can make the disgruntled people wear down their fighting spirit under the softening of the gods; Let the hungry people endure their anger until the autumn harvest. ”

In the Spring and Autumn Period, people only knew about nature but did not know why it was, which led to fear and fear of natural disasters. People only feel small and weak. The survival of the Song people was seriously threatened, how could they get rid of the suffering of reality? Where is the road? When the masses of people are eager to get rid of the suffering of reality but cannot find a way out, they often fantasize that there is a mysterious power to save them, which is the so-called "those who are strong take from man, and those who are weak take from God".

This has happened countless times throughout the ages, and even thousands of years later, and countless religious groups have been born.

If this situation is encountered in the Lu State, there is the shogunate of Zhao Wuxian who rules the whole country, and there are some scholars who take the rise and fall of the state as their own responsibility, so they naturally "take people" and do not need the help of religion. But he can't directly intervene in the Song Kingdom now, so he can only "take God".

Nanzi's reputation in China has been higher and higher day by day for most of the past six months, not without reason. On the other hand, because the "insufficient" Song people believed that the gods could help them and save them from the suffering of reality, so they pinned their hopes on religion, and the status of Song Wuzhu has improved a lot.

Zhao Wuxian picked up a smooth quartz stone by the lake and stuffed it into Nanzi Bai Nen's hand, "You are the great witch of the Song Kingdom, the spokesperson of the holy gods, and this tool is in your hands." If used properly, under the instigation of faith, millions of Song people can even rise up and tear your enemies apart, they can make the Zheng people get out of the territory of the Song State, let the Xiang clan collapse violently, and let the Marauders of the Wu State no longer step into the Song State...... Want to use it? ”

Nanzi's eyes were full of light, and the crystal clear quartz seemed to turn into a sacred axe and a scepter, and the divine power was handed over to her by Zhao Wuxian, making her feel that she had endless power.

She nodded obediently and said, "Yes!" ”

"Good." Zhao Wuxian patted her cheek lightly and said with a smile: "The sword needs to be sharpened to pierce the armor, the mind needs to be constantly studied to become more and more intelligent, the same is true of religion, the loose and chaotic gods in the witch cult need to be unified, and some concepts need to be reformed before they can be used by you and me...... Don't worry, I'll teach you ...... slowly"

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(To be continued.) )

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