Chapter 239: Xingtian - Ancestral Ancestral Hall

Wang Dafu, who was sweating profusely, looked at the list of buildings in his hand hesitantly, and asked Xiao Rang: "Mr. Xiao, in fact, I have always wanted to ask you, why is the ancestral hall listed as a religious building?" Isn't it supposed to be a place where people worship their ancestors? ”

Xiao Rang explained seriously: "The Lord doesn't know, the ancestral hall that can be built here and the folk ancestral hall are actually fundamentally different in concept, the people are the ancestors of the festival, and the ancestral hall established by the government is naturally to worship the ancestors of our nation!" ”

Wang Dafu still didn't quite understand: "The ancestor of our nation? ”

Xiao Rang nodded and said seriously: "Yes, the ancestor of our nation!" The inheritance of a nation, in addition to the continuation of culture and the inheritance of territory, must also have the memory of history and the persistence of the national spirit! And the remembrance of our ancestors is one of them! Regular festivals Pangu, Nuwa, Fuxi, Shennong~~~ These ancestors are the responsibility of the government! ”

Wang Dafu finally suddenly realized: "Understood, understood!" Mr. Xiao, build it now, build it now! Start today! ”

Xiao Rang smiled and said, "Of course you can start work today, the question is...... Mayor of the town, you must first tell me that the first ancestral hall we started to build was used to worship that ancestor! ”

Wang Dafu was stunned: "Can't you sacrifice all the ancestors at the same time?" ”

Xiao Rang shook his head and said, "Of course not, each ancestral hall can only be used to worship one ancestor!" And in addition to the first ancestral hall that can be built at will, if you want to build it again in the future, you must complete the relevant tasks! ”

Wang Dafu didn't understand: "Mr. Xiao, do you mean that starting from the second ancestral hall, if you want to build it, you must complete the relevant tasks?" Why! We are here to worship the ancestors, so why do we have to do the task? ”

Xiao Rang said with a solemn face: "Mayor Town! If you want to worship the Patriarch, you first have to get the Patriarch to admit that you are qualified to be his descendant, right? Is the four words 'descendants of Yan and Huang' qualified for anyone to call themselves? Nuwa Niangniang refining colorful stones to make up for the blue sky, creating the world with loess, fraternity is boundless; Shennong tastes the herbs of the world, relieves the pain of all sentient beings, and blesses all generations; The Xuanyuan clan dominates China and shines for thousands of years; Cangjie made words, vented the mystery of heaven and earth, and the ghost cried and was frightened; Dayu controls the water, relieves the flood and saves the people from Wang Ze; Hou Yi shoots the sun, and he dies without regrets, just to relieve the people from hanging! After a slight pause, Xiao Rang showed a fascinated expression and said solemnly: "The so-called descendants of Yan and Huang are not inherited from these four words, but from a spirit, a belief, and a will!" If you want to truly become a descendant of the ancestor, you must first ask yourself - am I worthy! ”

Wang Dafu's blood is boiling in this sentence - the weight of the four words "descendants of Yan and Huang" is more than a thousand jun!

After Xiao Rang finished speaking, he smiled and continued: "But you don't need to worry too much, the ancestors will not ask their descendants to make the same feats as them, that is difficult for the strong, they just ask their children and grandchildren to inherit their spirit, although there are difficulties and severities, but the spirit that runs through them is the same, so the ancestors will not give tasks that are beyond the reach of man!" ”

Wang Dafu nodded and understood, after all, it is basically impossible to achieve such a great cause as the ancestors, but whether or not you can inherit the spirit of the ancestors lies in your own efforts! Shennong tastes a hundred herbs, Dayu cures floods, such a thing may not be possible today; But as an official, can't you even do the words "have the people under your jurisdiction"?

Xiao Rang then asked, "Lord, have you decided?" Do you want to build an ancestral hall for that ancestor? ”

Wang Dafu touched his chin and asked hesitantly, "Mr. Xiao, can you specifically say that you can build an ancestral hall for those ancestors?" ”

Xiao Rang nodded and explained with a smile: "Ancestor, in the Eastern Continent, it refers to those ancient legendary figures who appeared before the first dynasty in Chinese history, the Xia Dynasty, such as Pangu, Nuwa, Donghuang Taiyi, Houtu Niangniang, Three Emperors and Five Emperors, and others like Cangjie, Houyi, Quaf, Jingwei and so on. Foreign countries also have their own unique ancestors, for example, the Yuan Xinjiang Empire, the Tubo State, the Jin State, and the Liao State can not only build a universal ancestral ancestral hall, but also have their own unique ancestral ancestral hall, which cannot be built by non-residents of their own country. ”

Wang Dafu asked a little curiously: "So what is the difference between choosing different ancestors?" ”

Xiao Rang said: "Different ancestors will have different influences on the territory......

Wang Dafu immediately asked, "So...... Which patriarch had the greatest influence? ”

Xiao Rang said helplessly: "Lord, you have to understand that the ancestors hope that their children and grandchildren will inherit their spirit and will and pass on their spirit!" I don't plan to take care of my children and grandchildren all the time on my own! Therefore, although the strength of the ancestors is different, the degree of influence they bring to the territory is about the same, not that choosing the festival Pangu Emperor must be better than choosing the festival Miss Jingwei, otherwise everyone will choose the powerful ancestor for the festival! Wang Dafu nodded as if he had understood......

Xiao Rang continued: "The impact of the ancestral ancestral hall in the initial stage is relatively weak, for example, the Nuwa ancestral hall can only slightly increase the population growth rate of the territory in the early stage, and the Shennong ancestral hall can only slightly reduce the probability of plague outbreak in the territory in the early stage. With the improvement of the level of the ancestral hall, the influence of the ancestors will become more and more obvious, and special effects will appear in the later stage. Seeing that Wang Dafu didn't seem to understand very well, Xiao Rang continued to explain: "For example, in the later stage, the final special effect of the Houtu Niangniang Ancestral Hall is to resurrect any deceased character in the territory; And the ultimate special effect of the ancestral hall of King Dayu is that the territory can permanently prevent flooding......"

Now Wang Dafu understood, and he said: "In that case, Mr. Xiao, which ancestor do you think will be more in our interests to choose for the first ancestral ancestral hall?" ”

Unexpectedly, Xiao Rang actually shook his head and said to Wang Dafu seriously: "Mayor of the town, although many people choose by how much benefit they can bring to themselves, I don't think it should be like this, at least not when choosing to build the first ancestral ancestral hall!" After a pause, Xiao Rang said with a solemn expression: "Do we recognize someone as an ancestor because he can bring us benefits?" If our true ancestor does not benefit us, do we not recognize him? Choices made in this way...... Don't you think it's a kind of sadness, Mayor? ”

Wang Dafu already understood what Xiao Rang meant, and just wanted to ask, Xiao Rang had already said it himself: "Lord, every ancestor has his own spirit and belief, and it is this spirit and belief that we want to inherit!" Whether it is Nuwa Niangniang's boundless fraternity, Shennong's benevolence in tasting all herbs, Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor's pride in dominating China, or the demon god Chiyou's domineering slaughter of the world - at least when the first ancestral ancestral hall is established, Lord, please think about it seriously, what kind of spirit and belief do you want to uphold? ”

Wang Dafu was greatly surprised: "Mr. Xiao, can even the Great Demon God Chiyou build an ancestral hall for him?" ”

Xiao Rang laughed and nodded: "Of course you can, Chiyou, Gonggong, Zhu Rong...... Aren't they our ancestors? Didn't they leave their names forever in the heavens and the earth? With a smile, Xiao Rang Zhengse said: "Lord, the merits and demerits of the ancestors are no longer negotiable, we only need to pass on their names, their spirit and beliefs, don't forget the fundamentals of being a human being, and always remember the identity of their descendants of Yan and Huang!" ”

Wang Dafu was stunned, and then pondered: "What kind of spirit and belief do I want to uphold?" Fraternity...... Benevolence...... ......After thinking seriously for a long time, Wang Dafu stood up, walked to the door, stared at the sky, and said slowly: "Mr. Xiao, I have thought about it, I want to build an ancestral hall for that person!" He doesn't have the fraternity of Nuwa Niangniang, nor does he have the benevolence of Shennong's clan, and he is not even as domineering as the demon god Chiyou! But he represents an unyielding, a resistance, a fighting spirit! Wang Dafu turned his head and said word by word: "Mr. Xiao, I want to build a Xingtian Ancestral Hall!" ”

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"Xingtian Dance is dry, and the fierce will is always there." -- Xingtian represents a kind of uncompromising fighting faith, a spirit of pursuing justice and freedom!

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"Xingtian?" Xiao Rang was taken aback, generally speaking, people would choose ancient gods such as Pangu, Nuwa, Fuxi, and Shennong; If you want to show your ambition, you will choose Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor or the arrow god Houyi; In addition, such as the incarnation of the netherworld Hou Tu Niangniang, the flood of the Yu King, as well as like the word Cangjie, the day by day Kuafu, the reclamation of the Jingwei, the water god Gonggong, the fire god Zhurong These legendary characters are also the festival objects that people like to choose, and there are also many people who are full of worship for the demon god Chiyou! But the punishment is ...... Truly a near-forgotten existence!

Glancing at Wang Dafu deeply, Xiao Rang said meaningfully: "Lord, what you choose will be an extremely difficult path......

Wang Dafu smiled: "Heaven is not benevolent, Fang is benevolent, what I want, only I have a clear conscience!" ”

Don't seek to be known in the world, don't seek power and wealth, the only pursuit is to be worthy of your heart! The path of maintaining one's true self is also the most difficult road to take, the things of the past are still in front of us, and now, can this road go to the end? Wang Dafu himself didn't know......