From the first day of construction, everyone's hearts were shrouded in a strong uneasiness, lingering, all because of the general's soul, I don't know why I was angry, so I asked this naturally, and it was not difficult for him to know what I was referring to.

Ignoring my question, the general's face was expressionless and silent for a moment, then he turned to the brightly lit opposite shore and asked coldly, "What are these people doing?" Why didn't Ben know until they arrived? ”

I was slightly stunned, and then reacted, co-authoring it turned out to be blaming no one for telling him, to be precise, because I didn't come to tell him in advance and was dissatisfied.

It's no wonder that I can't blame me, because I don't know about it, but during the Chinese New Year, when the elders were chatting after dinner, I overheard them talking a few words, and I thought it would just be bigger than in previous years, so I didn't pay much attention to it.

As a result, who knows, what was originally just a sacrificial activity spontaneously organized by the people ended up being stopped by the government with the intention of creating a "General's Day".

But no matter what, if I didn't come in advance, I would only make a noise to the general's soul, which is my responsibility to a certain extent, and it is even more important to not know in advance, so after laughing twice, I quickly said what I knew so far, and tried to explain it clearly.

I thought that this was the crux of the general's anger, as long as it was explained clearly, it would not be a big problem, but when I finished explaining and made sure that he could fully understand it, the coldness on his face did not dissipate at all, but became even more intense.

As I began to look at it with some apprehension, I saw that after the general's soul was silent for a moment, he suddenly said coldly: "Tomorrow, that place will collapse." ”

"Why?" The opening was such a sentence with a chill, even killing intent, which made my face change, and I hurriedly asked.

The place he was referring to was naturally half of the stage, which had been built on the surging river, and was now in full swing on the stage where the sacrificial rites and some activities would be held tomorrow. If at that time, the entire stage collapses and is swept into the rolling river, things will be in trouble, and I don't know how many lives will be lost!

This guy is a protector, since he said that it will collapse, if he doesn't stop it, it will definitely collapse, and there is no possibility of sparing!

"There is no reason, Ben would have wanted it to collapse, and it would have collapsed." Ignoring my nervous expression, the aura emanating from the inside out of the general's soul suddenly changed a lot, and the previous "I" also changed back into the "general", looking at the stage in front of his "mansion", singing sounded, and the stage where the equipment was being debugged, and said: "Since you rushed overnight to fulfill your promise, it means that those ignorant mortals should not die, and tomorrow that place will be swallowed up by the river. ”

"Why?" I asked again, frowning tightly, my face indescribably solemn.

Speaking of this, the meaning of the general's soul could not be clearer, he thinks that everything that is going on in front of him is an absurd farce, so he is ready to punish the people who sacrifice him tomorrow!

If it weren't for me, I hadn't given up on keeping the agreement because my father had already come for me in the morning, but I was afraid that by the time the old man came over tomorrow morning, it would have been too late!

Seeing that the general ignored me for a long time, and had no intention of speaking at all, I had to take a light breath and ask again with a solemn look: "Why?" Although you are a military general, and the modern text has been simplified a bit, and there have been a lot of changes compared to the period you are in, but these changes should be regarded as in your eyes, so even if I don't have time to explain, you should know what people are doing.

"Is there any harm in making more people believe in you and treat the annual day of worship for you as a solemn festival? This coincides with the promise I made when I first came to ask you for help to let more people know about you and believe in you, so I really can't understand why you are angry and even want to punish people in such a cruel way. You know, tomorrow everyone is here to sacrifice you, and they can be regarded as your believers, and you can't bear to let your believers wail all over the wilderness, and the rivers are full of floating corpses? ”

Although it used to be just a spontaneous sacrifice of the people, into a grand and grand "General's Day", it basically has nothing to do with me, but when people knew that I communicated with the general's soul and made him my helper, I said a few words in passing, and later found out that he really didn't care much about whether the incense could flourish, so he gradually forgot about it, but no matter what, as long as the purpose of what was promised to him was achieved, it was a good thing, and if he didn't appreciate it, how could he impose such a cruel punishment in turn, What about letting dozens or hundreds of people become a floating corpse in the river?

You must know that even the Jade Emperor of the Three Qing Dynasties, the Buddha of the Western Heavens, still needs incense offerings and the power of faith to continue to exist, so no matter how high he is, there is no reason to do such cruel and brutal things to those who believe in him.

This is not the general soul that I have been exposed to for a while and have understood.

However, in the face of my questions and questions, the general's soul still didn't mean to explain at first, until I was really in no mood to spend it with him anymore, and when I was a little angry about the impending catastrophe, he coldly asked: "Do you think these people really believe in the general?" ”

I was stunned for a moment, and then I seemed to start to understand something.

It is undeniable that this kind of spontaneous behavior that originally belonged to the people, once it rises to the official level, will inevitably become no longer pure, and will inevitably become an opportunity for some people with intentions to profit from it, and it is impossible for everyone to believe in the general's soul, and even some people have never heard of the general's tomb before this, so these people naturally cannot be called believers, and they only came here because of interests.

"You think the same as Ben, right?" Seeing that I was speechless for a while, the general asked without emotion, and then said to himself: "I don't want to see such a farce, in the past few days, I have given these people too many opportunities to stop, since they insist on going their own way, then I can only punish them and let this farce stop." Speaking of which, his self-proclaimed self-proclaimed person has changed from "Ben General" to me, and I don't know if it's because he has this cruel "warning" thought about mortals, and he is somewhat psychologically unbearable.

"Do you really think it's that important whether those people really believe in you or not?" Seeing that he was serious, I thought about it for a while and asked, and I also began to become serious.

"Doesn't it matter?" Glancing at me expressionlessly, the general said: "What the general needs is a heartfelt, completely voluntary belief, not a waste of money and a hypocritical attitude, such a false and pretentious flashy scene, in addition to allowing some small people to take the opportunity to enrich their own pockets, can it be of any benefit to the people?" Don't tell the general, this is how you promised to make more people believe in the general, and don't tell the general that these ideas came from you. ”

Speaking of which, his self-proclaimed name has changed from "me" to "Benjiang".

I couldn't help but be a little speechless, and I didn't know whether it was better to admit it or deny it.

However, the silence at this time was no different from the default in the eyes of the general's soul, and his aura suddenly became more cold, and he looked at me and said: "Stop this false and absurd everything, otherwise Ben will really rain down a devastating punishment tomorrow, and Ben will not need to be so pretentious and pompous." ”

My face changed slightly, and I looked up at him solemnly.

"Do you really think these people really matter?" After thinking about it for a while, I barely cleared up some thoughts, and then said seriously: "I don't know for a while, how can I explain this problem to you clearly, but since you are so resistant to this kind of thing, I still try to explain a little, try to make you acceptable, at least don't be so resistant......"

"There would have been no need to listen to explanations, let alone such false and absurd beliefs." As soon as the words fell, the general's soul coldly refused.

"I know that you care about the people, and you are a noble god who does not need this false worship, but can you listen to my explanation before making a decision?" I frowned and asked, and after he fell silent, I said seriously: "I don't deny that holding such an event will cost the people and money, and I don't deny that it will provide some greedy people with an opportunity to enrich their own pockets, but how to say it?" Now this society is completely different from when you were alive, General, you have guarded our land and water for more than a thousand years, and I believe you can see how much this place has changed. In short, this is no longer an era in which the officials and gentry and bullies endlessly loot the people's fat and ointment, and the common people are like grass mustard, cutting a stubble when they grow a stubble, and they do not continue to eat three meals, and they have been exploited for generations, and there is no power to resist. Of course, this is not to say that these situations no longer exist, but that they have been much lighter than you were back then, and taxes and forced labor are no longer the number one burden on the heads of the common people. ”

"In general, the vast majority of people in this era no longer have to worry about three meals a day, and they don't have to worry about the elderly and children not having enough to eat and starving to death. Of course, such tragedies are not extinct, but they are already very rare, and unless there is another battle that sweeps the whole country, the starvation will basically not happen again. So at least during this period, most people are living a decent life, and even many people are tired of eating meat and prefer to be vegetarian. ”

"And that's just the status quo of our place, as you know, our place used to be a barbarian land, and although life has been much better, it is still a relatively backward area, and in those places near the sea, life is several times better than ours in the mountains. I'm afraid you won't believe it, but now cities with a population of one million can be seen everywhere, and there are several large cities with a population of 10 million, three or four cities, which can be equal to the population of the entire country in your era, in the heyday, can you imagine how huge and magnificent it was? ”

The general frowned, looked at me a little stunned, and did not speak.

Although he has witnessed the changes of this land for thousands of years, and can see the changes of the times, he has never left the land he protects due to his duties, and before me, no one has ever told him what the current era is like, so it is naturally difficult to have a clear idea.

After smiling lightly, I continued: "Like any period of peace and prosperity in history, ordinary people are also human beings, and after they can eat enough and do not have to worry about filling their stomachs, they will begin to have some spiritual entertainment pursuits, and are willing to pay some price for it. What I want to make clear to you is this, I know that you really care about the people, and you don't want to let the people of this land, because you waste too much financial and material resources, but how to say it? In fact, you don't have to resist so much, because for now, this kind of effort is really not a burden on the people, and there is no need to distribute the materials consumed to the people to hold such an event. ”

"Although strictly speaking, the wool is still out of the sheep, but it is no longer as in ancient times as in the forced apportionment, expropriation, and the greedy people take the opportunity to fill their pockets and make ill-gotten gains, in short, the impact on the common people is very small, and the vast majority of people don't even feel any impact, not to mention that they will not directly ask the people to pay, even if they do, most people are happy to pay, because compared with the pleasure they can get from it, this payment is really nothing."

"So, if the upcoming event you see now is actually the scene that the people you are blessing, and are very willing to see, will you feel better? In order for those who truly believe in you to feel happy from the upcoming extravaganza, you ...... Will you be willing to let go of your aversion to this kind of thing and let those who believe in you enjoy it to the fullest? I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then looked at the general's soul seriously, waiting for his response.

Cangtian Mingjian, I am really not good at doing ideological work, especially in the face of a Tang Dynasty military general who is arrogant, stubborn by nature, and has no good impression of me.

Anyway, I have already said a lot of words from my heart, and if I say so much, I still can't say the slightest thing about this guy in front of me, so I have no other way but to go back and explain the situation to the old man clearly, let him solve it, or be ruthless and really stop tomorrow's sacrificial activities.

In any case, since he already knew what the general's soul was going to do, it was terrible to think about how he couldn't let hundreds of people, or even more people, sink into the rolling river with the stage.

What we have to consider now is not only the question of convincing the general's soul, but also the question of how to stop the "General's Day" if he can't change his mind and the old man himself can't say anything.

In comparison, I think it will be easier to convince the general than to stop tomorrow's activities.