Black and white flags hunted in the howling wind, and drums and shouts resounded in the sky. "Top" point "small" said,

The black earth covered the green shoots that had just poked their heads out, and the emerald green sap had already melted into the earth. When the Xi people celebrated the spring sacrifice to the sky, the new vitality was trampled into the mud, and it was truly one with the land.

The men were immersed in the tense and joyful atmosphere of Damusha, and their faces were so red with sweat that they were so excited. The women sang and danced as always, pointing to the men in the ring, or unrestrained, or shy and restrained.

The arena and the stands were full of people, but at this time, the stands at the top level fell silent.

Just got a brand new sword and crossbow. The bow-leaders stopped what they were doing, put away their expressions of joy and madness, pressed their swords in their hands, and looked at the people on the top two steps.

His right hand pressed on the hilt of the knife, and the little finger of his left hand touched the single hand offered by the Qin people. On the crossbow.

Since there are twenty one-handed. Crossbow, sticky Hanberu naturally kept a handful for himself.

The tiger's eyes narrowed slightly, the steel needle-like beard only trembled slightly in the wind, and the burly body standing at the highest place was like Optimus Prime.

Just a simple exudation of aura, it will be deep and overwhelming, and the coercion will be pervasive.

The leaders all felt the murderous intent emanating from the great leader Sticky Hampori.

A few leaders inadvertently stepped forward a few steps and stood at the front.

The crying of the priests has long since ended, no, the crying is over, but the crying is not.

Or they swallow and make an unconscious sound like the wailing of a wild beast, or they weep incessantly and weep profusely.

Celestial phenomena have always been the basis for Xi people to cultivate and graze - nomads also have to eat grains, and it is impossible not to cultivate any grain. The so-called nomadic herding also has a fixed route. Crops include wheat and rice, but they are staple foods because of their small proportions.

The original meaning of the Damu Sha Conference is to worship spring, which is a grand event for Xi people to pray for the blessings of the cattle and sheep that survive the winter and look forward to a good harvest in the year, and finally it has evolved into a carnival for Xi people. The time is not fixed, depending on the climate and weather, it is generally in late March, February, and April. It was a very warm or cold year.

The date of the annual Damakra Meeting, as well as the triennial festival of the Heavenly Sacrifice, is determined by the high priests and priests at the end of the first year.

The factors that determine this time are the circumstances of the weather and the authority of the high priest.

If the weather is normal, it will be held at the normal time, if it is too warm, it will be held earlier, and if it is too cold, it will be postponed. The final decision was in the hands of the High Priest.

In general, the high priest did not interfere with the dates decided by the priests, but there were exceptions.

For example, this year.

According to the meaning of some of the sacrifices, this year it will be postponed. Because of the severe cold weather in recent years—I heard that many people have died in the Central Plains in the past two years due to heavy snowfall—more than half of the rituals decided to postpone the Damaksha and the Celestial Sacrifice Ceremony, but Sticky Hanboru resolutely denied it, and with the support of some staunch supporters, it was set on the usual day.

Although this decision was opposed by many tribes at the beginning, after all, the sacrifice was pushed by each tribe, and their meaning represented the meaning of the corresponding tribe. If they oppose the tyranny of Stickhamberus, then their tribe will be aligned with them in the same matter.

But none of the objections were to any avail.

It's a natural thing to do.

Zhanbusher is the tribe with the most tents of the Xi people, occupies the most abundant pastures and sweet water sources, the population is the most popular among the tribes, the number of warriors is the best among the tribes, the military strength is the most powerful among the tribes of the Xi people, and it naturally has the most powerful right to speak.

Although in recent years, he had vaguely noticed that some tribes had begun to disobey discipline and slackened off in the war against the Qin and Xianbei people, he did not care, and was not at all worried that his authority would not be able to suppress some people.

This time, the decision to reach the curtain and worship the heavens once again showed everyone their muscles.

He occupies the Bushehr Department and is the most powerful of the Xi people, he sticks to Han Bolu, and is the king of the Xi people!

So everyone obeyed.

Then the curtain was covered as usual.

Sticky Hamporius achieved the results he wanted, and was satisfied.

But!

But now, the Damu Sha Conference has just begun, and there are people who don't know the current affairs and want to challenge his bottom line.

This cannot be tolerated.

Sticky Hambilu was furious.

Is it my mercy that makes you think that I am weak?

Is it my tolerance that makes you think that you can be endlessly presumptuous in front of me?

So he took a step forward.

At this step, the leaders below took a step back.

The weeping priests stopped crying.

The guards of the Champshire Department tensed their bodies, and the rough palms of their grips on the rough hilts of their knives were ready to draw their blood-soaked scimitars at any moment.

Time seems to be silent.

until the sticky Hampurus opens.

"The Damu meeting has been held. No one is allowed to interrupt. ”

It's already started, and it's too late to take it out at this time. And your actions have made me, the great chief, very dissatisfied.

Therefore you will die.

The sacrificers felt the killing intent on Sticky Han Bolu's body, and they shivered in unison.

However, since it has been done and is determined to continue, there are still people who want to stand up, even if they are afraid.

A white-haired priest stepped forward.

"If you don't do it at any time, if you insist on taking it, you will be damned."

"If you can't force it, you can't force it."

"Before, the big leader insisted on advancing, and we just admonished. However, now it seems that the will of the Immortal Heaven and the Heavenly Mountain God is irresistible after all. ”

"Those who disobey the will of the Immortal Heaven and the Heavenly Mountain God will definitely be punished, and they will inevitably lead me into the disaster of turmoil."

"It was our fault that we failed to stop the Great Leader before, but now that we have seen the Celestial Phenomenon, we are desperate to die and stop it. You can't make a mistake again and again! Must be terminated! ”

Sticky Hambilu looked slightly surprised.

What is the will of the Immortal Heaven?

Who can tell?

I am the messenger of the gods of the Immortal Heaven and the Heavenly Mountains in the human world, and all their wills are explained by me.

And you don't have that power.

Not even qualified to question.

So in other words, I am the Immortal Heaven, and I am the God of the Heavenly Mountains.

When you say that the heavens are unknown and that there will be great calamities, are you saying that I am wrong?

Those who resist me will die.

The Ori Department and the Ume Department are a lesson for you.

In that case, how dare you resist again?

Now that my power is at its peak, and there are envoys from the Qin State here, what is it that makes you have such courage?

The murderous aura of the sticky Hanberu gradually dissipated, replaced by a thick curiosity.

But he still didn't see any reason to let them go. This curiosity is not a reason for them to save their lives.

"A certain is the servant of the Immortal Heaven and the Tianshan God in the world, and all the insistences of the Immortal Heaven and the Tianshan God are conveyed by a certain person. A certain family does not think that what they have done before is contrary to the will of the gods of the Immortal Heaven and the Heavenly Mountains. ”

"Therefore, it is not permissible to disobey the word, and the disaster is not credible."

Sticky Hanberu said as he looked at the white-haired priest in front of him.

"How not to disobey?"

"Zu Xun, 'If the air is warm, it will be before, and if it is cold, it will be late', and now it is the cold air, and it is justified to postpone, but the big leader has ignored the will of heaven and insisted on moving forward. Where is not disobedience? ”

"The big chief's alleged disobedience, is it due to a weak heart?"

"Look at the first day of the curtain cover, just as the sky is clear, but now it is already surging, there will be lightning and thunder, this is the wrath of the immortal heaven, this is the punishment of the god of the heavenly mountains! This is the proof that the gods blame the great leader and will punish my clan! ”

"In that case, Grand Chief, how can you continue?"

The white-haired old priest stood tall at the foot of the stairs, looking up at Sticky Hanberu. There is unconvincing pride in his eyes, and the resoluteness of resistance.

Sticky Hanburu also looked at him, and suddenly thought that his beard that was blown by Feng was funny.

Providence is all used to deceive people, where can we really believe it? A certain family believes in the Immortal Heaven and worships the gods of the Heavenly Mountains, but they do not think that they can give us flawless instructions - especially to determine good fortune and bad fortune based on the good or bad weather - otherwise, why have we always been bullied by the Qin people for so many years, although we are in a military advantage?

A certain family believes in gods, but only in itself.

Trust only your own judgment.

So your nonsense, deceive those who believe in you.

Thinking of this, Sticky Han Bolu glanced at Lou Jinghan who was far away from the arena.

As if sensing Sticky Han Bolu's eyes, Lou Jinghan also glanced over here.

Naturally, the sticky hamp will not stop, not before, and even less now.

The slightest hesitation can undermine one's authority. Your previous arbitrariness will lead to greater resistance. So Sticky Hamplu doesn't allow that to happen.

At this time, Zhang Shuo got up and said: "Big Chief, today is the prosperous age of the aristocracy, the foreign minister is greedy for a cup for a while, and his body is a little unwell, the foreign minister wants to go down to rest, dare to ask the big chief for permission, I am very grateful!" ”

Sticky Han Bolu frowned slightly, and then smiled: "Zhang Shaofu will go." ”

Zhang said that he was busy thanking him, and then went down.

After Zhang Shuo and the envoys of the Qin State went down, the momentum of the sticky Han Bolu suddenly changed, and the killing machine burst out again.

"If a certain family is disobedient, and the weather is not a celestial phenomenon, you can't talk about it. It is a great sin for you to ignore the celestial phenomena and talk nonsense here, disrupt the process of the Damu Shogunate Assembly, and vainly try to point fingers at the subsequent ceremony of worshipping the heavens! ”

After a pause, Mu Han Bolu said: "According to the ancestral system, such a big crime should be punished, and the heart and lungs should be cut out. ”

"The Great Chief's Words Are Wrong"

However, before the white-haired sacrifice was finished, there were sticky Han Bolu's own soldiers who put it down, and then all the sacrifices in the stands were forcibly taken down.

The priests did not resist, but only wailed.

In order to cover such cries and not attract undue attention, the guards smashed their teeth with scabbards and then gagged their mouths with cloth balls.

Since he was forcibly taken down, the result was inevitably beheading.

The heads below have no expressions.

This is a matter for the sacrificial group. No head can interfere and cannot interfere. Even if there were sacrifices from their tribe among the people who were dragged down just now, they still couldn't express their position.

Just because this is the ancestral system, the leader who dares to interfere with the sacrificial group will die unless it is the high priest himself, and will be attacked by all other tribes, and his tribe will be divided.

It's a hard and fast rule.

It's not that no one has resisted, but the ancestral system is the ancestral system, and those who do this have long since died.

The deterrent power of blood is enormous, and no one has dared to do so yet.

Because of this, the position of the leader of Xi Da is unique, as long as his strength is strong enough, he can do almost whatever he wants.

The ancestral system is determined by the great chief, so the object of his restriction is naturally not the formulator himself.

Looking at the expressionless faces of the people below, Sticky Han Bolu smiled smugly.

Zhang, who had returned to the camp, said he was in agony.

Zhang said that he was extremely smart, but his martial arts were mediocre, which was not because he didn't care, but because his body was really weak, especially because his leg joints were wrong, and the pain would be unbearable on a rainy day, so he couldn't practice any kung fu.

In fact, to put it bluntly, it is arthritis, and it will be sick when it rains.

Whenever this happens, Zhang Shuo forces himself to think a lot, to get his brain running at high speed, so that he forgets about the pain.

For ordinary people, it is not a good way, because ordinary people can't think about things clearly in this situation, but Zhang said that it can.

Under the charcoal fire, Zhang Shuo soon sweated, his body eased, and although his legs were more painful, his brain was also running rapidly.

Thinking about the purpose of his coming to Luozhi Lake, Zhang Shuo went through what he had seen and heard in his brain for several months, and then analyzed them one by one until every step was clear and there was no doubt, and then he breathed a long sigh of relief.

It's really a good time to come by yourself. The original planning of several years or even ten years, in this short period of more than a month, can be promoted, it is really sleepy and someone sends a pillow.

Zhang said that he listened to the faint sound of drums and thunder in the distance, and a slight smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.

Xi Ren soon ceased to be a bother. Daqin will also be able to concentrate on the east.

I don't know how long it took, the guards came in to help Zhang Shuo change out of his completely sweaty clothes, Zhang Shuo drank a few sips of medicinal wine, and then sat on the bed and closed his eyes to recuperate.

Da Musha was still nervous and happy, intentionally or unintentionally passed into Zhang Shuo's ears the drums and sparse bean-sized raindrops on the tent, Zhang Shuo seemed to hear the warm and pleasant sound of war drums and horses' hooves, and fell asleep.

At this time, in the big arena, the equestrian competition is already taking place.

The equestrian competition of the taunting people not only examines the riding skills of the test riders, but also examines the level of the school's war horses.

In addition to the common hurdle obstacles, there are also difficult things such as grabbing colored balls on horses and riding and shooting at designated places.

At this time, Zhan Dashan and Zamuqi participated in the equestrian competition, and the two happened to be in a group.

Twenty people shot out at the same time, crossed ten obstacles, and then competed for the balls.

The mounts of Zhandashan and Zamuqi are naturally one in ten thousand, in fact, the mounts of the contestants are not bad, but they are not bad compared to the youngest son of the big leader and the only son of the first warrior.

The riding skills of the two are also really outstanding, so they throw out the others a lot.

Touching the colored balls almost at the same time, the two unceremoniously fought on the horse.

Because of the distraction of snatching the colored balls, the speed of the two slowed down a little, and after a while, they were chased by the people behind them on the third lap.

After a snatch, the strength was not huge in the end, but Zamuqi, who was flexible in his hand, won the championship. However, the subsequent mounted shooting was won by another middle-aged man of the Bird tribe, who shot a total of three bulls' eyes and five birds in the high-speed gallop. Except for the obstacle crossing and Zamuqi, which are tied for the first place, Zhandashan is second in all other categories.

In the end, both of them finished in the top 10 and will enter the subsequent competitions to compete for the championship.

Zhandashan and Zamuqi were a little depressed. Although they received bows and arrows before the race, they were not used to them after all, so they missed their heads and failed to achieve the desired results.

However, this is not the reason for their discouragement. The real reason is that they found that the opponent was too strong. Even if they are already good in that group, they are still not good enough in the entire Xi tribe.

At the same time of loss, Zhandashan and Zamuqi have more respect for Zahansh, who has won this championship for more than ten years.

"I will definitely be a man like Uncle Zahansh."

"I believe that I will surpass my father and become a greater warrior."

The two of them lay on the grass, letting the rain hit their faces, and the slightest pain was slight.

On the second day, Zamuqi's horse made a mistake while crossing the barrier, and Zamuqi broke his left forearm, and Zhandarshan failed to continue to the next round and was eliminated.

"Zhan Dashan answered, I'm sorry, I can't continue with you."

Zhan Dashan visited Zamuqi after the game, and the righteous brother had changed into clean clothes, which had been burned with blood.

Zamuqi's injury retreat made Zhan Dashan very disappointed, and his energy was not concentrated enough in the next game, except for a fluke in archery that entered the top 50, the others ended miserably.

The Damu Assembly is over.

Eventually, a young man from Harukari won three championships and became the new warrior of the taunts, and he made a condition to become a knife wielder. Sticky Hambilu laughed and agreed to his request.

This man is very smart. Zhang said that thinking in this way, the already declining Harukato is likely to prosper again with him.

The meeting did not go well, with a torrential rain and hail in between, and the muddy field was not suitable for some races, but in the end it was not a smooth end.

Fortunately, it was a sunny day, and the festival began.

Compared with the Damu Sha, the ceremony of sacrificing to the heavens is very solemn and sacred.

The groups of Xi cavalry that gathered from all directions used the finest armor, the scimitars were sharpened, and the military appearance was extremely prosperous.

On this day, more than 8,000 elite Xi cavalry gathered on the shore of Luozhi Lake. This is almost the most powerful force of Xi people.

Zhang said that he saw many tribal armies, and he could almost name them, because they often appeared in the Qin army's battle reports.

Don't lose big white fish.

This is what Zhang said about them.

The number of the Great White Fish Cavalry has always been very small, and since the Great General Bai Yan lost nearly half of the Great White Fish Cavalry in the First Battle more than 20 years ago, the number of this cavalry has never exceeded 10,000.

Among them, there is a reason for the difficulty in selecting soldiers, but more importantly, Zhang said that he knew that the Qin people were also looking at themselves in Naxi, and striving to be invincible in the world with the same number of people.

In this case, the best whetstone is naturally the iron rider of the taunting people.

(PS: Tonight's chapter is served.) Tomorrow to continue! ）