Di Xin sat directly next to Li Yu, and then took out a roll of bamboo slips, which was written by Di Xin a few days ago. Di Xin said to Li Yu: "Sir, this is what Xin has been thinking about these days, I don't know if I can put it into practice."

After Li Yu heard it, he glanced at Di Xin in surprise, and then took the bamboo slip in Di Xin's hand and slowly opened it and began to look at it. Li Yu was more and more surprised the more he looked at it, and when Li Yu finished reading it, he put the bamboo slips together, and then asked Di Xin: "This is what you came up with."

Di Xin nodded, and then said: "Xin was during the autumn harvest half a month ago, and it was originally to celebrate the harvest, so Xin specially listened to Shang Rong's opinion and went to the field to investigate. Then Di Xin began to speak slowly.

And when Di Xin saw that people were happily harvesting the crops, he was also very relieved, but on the edge of the crops, there were many ragged people looking at the grain in the fields. Di Xin stepped forward to these people and asked, "Why don't you go and collect the grain?"

One of the old men said to Di Xin with a bitter face: "We are slaves, and we do not deserve to have the land, even if we cultivate the land and reclaim the wasteland without permission, we will be taken back by our masters, and we will be severely beaten." ”

Di Xin's heart was very shocked after hearing it, not surprised, but angry, and more sad. After that, Di Xin did not have the heart to watch the peasants harvest the crops, and wanted to return to the palace, and on the way to the palace, Di Xin saw a different scene.

It turned out that Di Xin passed by the scene where a team was burying the deceased, and among the troops, there were more than 30 slaves who were driven away with expressionless faces tied to ropes. Di Xin then turned to Shang Rong and asked, "The people in these crowds who are tied up by ropes are the slaves who are ready to be buried."

Shang Rong also sighed and said, "Yes, the king." ”

When Di Xin heard this, he immediately frowned and said: "How can there be so many" Di Xin knew about the burial, and he also knew that this custom was the case for the entire Great Shang and even the princes, but Di Xin didn't expect to bury so many people.

Shang Rong said at this time: "Alas, the king, you see, this team seems to be just a wealthy family, not an official, if it is an official, it will be more." It's a pity that there are children in it. ”

Di Xin was very sad and angry when he heard Shang Rong's words, so he ordered to speed up his return to the palace. And Di Xin couldn't sleep every time he thought of the scene he saw, and besides, the tomb of his father, Emperor Yi, was about to be repaired at this time, how many slaves would die by that time, and what a wealth it would be if they were all allowed to farm.

After Di Xin finished talking about what he had seen and heard, he gave Li Yu his opinion, and then asked Li Yu: "Sir, I don't know if Xin's move will make all the princes turn against each other."

When Li Yu heard Di Xin's tone, he knew that Di Xin wanted to abolish the slavery system, and he must abolish it, but he was afraid that it would arouse the anger of the eight hundred princes, after all, slaves are both labor and soldiers. And there are a lot of taboos involved.

Li Yu said to Di Xin: "If you want to do this, it will be a very meritorious thing, but you can't be in a hurry, otherwise it will backfire, if you can, after this catastrophe, it's okay, it's the best time to change the dynasty, but you can also take the first step from your father's royal tomb, so that the world can know your kindness." After all, after the abolition of slavery, some positions that require slave work will have to be paid, but this will also increase financial expenditures on a large scale, so this matter cannot be changed overnight, after all, slaves have existed for so many years.

And if Di Xin changes it immediately, it is likely to bury the big merchants, after all, there are too many aspects involved in slaves, as well as the interests of the princes, so it can be said that it is a sensitive topic at this time.

Di Xin was taking notes when Li Yu was talking, and when Li Yu finished speaking, Di Xin already had three bamboo slips beside him, and at the same time, Di Xin also felt that what Li Yu said was very reasonable. I'm going to go back and take a good look at the notes I wrote. And Li Yu also told him that these notes should not be seen by anyone, and even if they did, they could not be passed on.

For a whole day, until the sun set, Di Xin returned to his palace satisfied, and when he returned, Di Xin's own notes had changed from the previous three volumes to more than twenty volumes. Because of this, Di Xin's fingers were paralyzed at this time, but Di Xin was very happy, and he was still holding three volumes in his arms, which were the first to introduce the notes about slaves, and these three volumes of Di Xin could not be allowed to slip through no matter what.

When Di Xin returned to the palace, he directly sent people to collect all these notes into the treasury and strictly guarded them, among which the three volumes of notes that Di Xin kept at the beginning were directly collected into his inner treasury.

Two days later, Emperor Xin held a grand court meeting, and at this time, when Emperor Xin was seated, the eunuch shouted: "There is a chapter out of class, and nothing to do." ”

At this time, an elderly minister came out, and Di Xin saw that this person was the head of the royal family. The person who came reported to the emperor Xinyu: "King Qiyu, after more than ten years of construction, the above-ground buildings of the tomb of the first king have been completed, and the king is also requested to choose a good day and an auspicious day, so that the first king can be buried in the ground." ”

Di Xin nodded after hearing Zongzheng's words, when Di Yi was in power, the tomb had already begun to be built, and after Di Yi died, Di Yi's tomb was about to begin to enter the finishing stage, but it only took ten years to finish the stage.

Di Xin said to Zongzheng: "Zongzheng, I don't know how the things used by my father have been prepared" What Di Xin said was the funeral goods.

Zong Zheng said: "Back to the king, the preparations have been completed. Except for the human sacrifices for the burial of the previous kings, it has not yet been determined at this time. ”

Di Xin nodded, and then said: "Everything will be done as usual, but a little change is needed, since the burial of human and animal is not ready, then there is no need to prepare, except for the necessary carriages, horses and animals, human and animal are canceled." ”

After Di Xin's words, it can be said that one stone stirred up a thousand waves. That Zongzheng knelt down on the ground in fright and said: "The king can't, human animals have existed since ancient times, and they are also a symbol of status, if people and animals don't have them, how can the first king be peaceful, wouldn't there be no one to serve me in the lower realm, and I will become sinners for the ages!" Please think twice! ”

"Please think twice!" Then, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty all knelt down and begged Di Xin to take back his fate, including Bigan, after all, Bigan was a royal family, and for Bigan, he could not immediately accept the cancellation of human and animal animals.

Only Shang Rong and the two doctors, Zhao Qi and Mei Bo, although they did not support Di Xin to do this, they were very pleased to see Di Xin's eyes.

Di Xin sighed after seeing the appearance of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs, and said secretly: "Sure enough, as Mr. said, it is already so difficult to just abolish human animals, let alone abolish slaves."

Di Xin said to the hundred officials: "Everyone Aiqing, get up, I will not cancel human sacrifices." ”

When the ministers heard Di Xin's words, they immediately said, "Great King Shengming! ”

When all the ministers stood up, Di Xin said: "Human animals can not be abolished, but they must be reduced, after all, these human animals are also a very important labor force, so I decree that the number of human animals should be reduced from 1,200 to 99 from the ancestral system, of which the first excluded are children, then craftsmen, and then young and middle-aged, male and female." Below the emperor, the number of people and animals shall be reduced in the same proportion. "The emperor's human sacrifice has been reduced so much, so those doctors must be reduced, after all, it can't be more than the Son of Heaven.

"This" Zong Zheng immediately wanted to stop talking after hearing Di Xin's words, but when he saw Di Xin's eyes, he immediately stopped talking, after all, Di Xin was not a benevolent king, and if he angered Di Xin, he would probably lose his life.

"King Shengming!" At this time, Shang Rong, Zhao Qi, Mei Bo, and the three of them knelt on the ground together, and stood up first to support Di Xin, followed by Bi Gan also stood up to support, and then Jizi. When the ministers saw that the royal family's Bigan and Miko had already agreed, they were even more disqualified and agreed to Di Xin's request.

At this time, Di Xin smiled, and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, Di Xin thought: "Sure enough, Mr. is right, this first step must be taken out, as long as there is a beginning, then the back can be slowly drawn." ”

And Di Xin also publicized this matter, and even posted the emperor list in Chaoge, so that people would know about his decision. After people knew that Di Xin ordered the reduction of human and animal animals, first of all, some dignitaries jumped out one after another, thinking that it was inappropriate, but the most was that the commoners and slaves were grateful to Di Xin, originally in people's hearts, Di Xin was a very brave and domineering king, and now, people have an additional title, benevolence.

When Li Yu knew about Di Xin's measures, he drank a glass of wine with a smile and said: "Finally, the civilization of China has taken another small step, although it is only a small step, but with this step, it will no longer be an empty dream to run in the future." ”

And the princes around the Great Shang didn't care much after hearing about Di Xin's measures, after all, Di Xin couldn't control them, and they could use as many people and animals as they wanted, and it was completely up to them to decide. But later, they knew that Di Xin's move was not only benevolent, but also calculating, after all, the power of the grassroots people was very huge.

And Jiang Ziya and Ji Fa, who were in Sanshan Pass, after hearing the news, Ji Fa, like the other princes, didn't care at all, after all, although Di Xin reduced the number of people and animals, it didn't mean that it was completely canceled, so Ji Fa's attention was not high.

But Jiang Ziya didn't dare to be careless, he understood how powerful Di Xin's order was, so he said to Ji Fa: "King Wu, this move of Di Xin must be guarded against." ”

"Oh, Father Shang, why," Ji Fa said suspiciously.

Jiang Ziya saw that Ji Fa was so unimpressed, so he said: "King Wu, this move of Di Xin seems to have nothing to do with us, but it has gained a very big reputation, especially in the hearts of civilians and slaves, although these people have no status, but after all, there are a lot of them, if all these people enter the Great Shang, then, Di Xin will have countless soldiers, and at that time, my Great Zhou will be in danger." ”