Zhu Xiang looked at the child.

He realized one thing. Although the area around Yunmengze belongs to the Chu land, because it is the place where the Chu State exiled the remnants of the country and was destroyed by him, and established many small tribal countries, the civilians here may not necessarily speak the official language of the Chu State.

Zhu Xiang can speak the official dialect of the Chu State, and when dealing with civilians here, he still relies on body language to compare paintings.

This kid can speak fluent Chu official dialect, so it is very likely that he is not a native here.

Zhu Xiang asked, "Is he a foreigner who came from the hinterland of Chu to escape the war?" ”

Zhang Ruo's brows twitched slightly. Did Zhu Xiang already guess it? He sighed that Zhu Xiang's intelligence really deserved his reputation.

This matter is nothing to hide from Zhu Xiang's secrets, since Zhu Xiang has guessed it, Zhang Ruo will no longer sell Guanzi.

"They are indeed outsiders. The state of Chu once wanted to consolidate its rule here, so many civilians migrated from the national capital and Hubei to reclaim the famine. When Wu Anjun drove the state of Chu away from here, the hinterland of the state of Chu was transferred from the river to the Huaishui, and the officials and soldiers also evacuated. ”

To put it simply, after the relocation of the capital of Chu, these people who reclaimed the famine were equivalent to being abandoned. So when the indigenous people here wanted to sacrifice to the gods, these villages of outsiders were chosen as sacrifices.

In addition, the remnants of the dying state of Chu originally hated the state of Chu, and they naturally attacked each other.

And the remnants have backup, and the reclamation people have become isolated and helpless after the transfer of power in the Chu State. Their people were almost reduced to slavery, and they were sacrificed to live people every year during local ceremonies.

The level of suffering of the population is very high. Just a few people are selected every year, and basically the entire village will oppress the most isolated and helpless people in the village as sacrifices in exchange for the peace of the whole village.

But this time, the other party asked the entire village as a sacrifice, and no one was left alive, so the child fled with the hope of the whole village, hoping to go to Zhu Xiang for help.

After suffering so much, they didn't plan to look for Qin Bing, because they really believed that their blood sacrifice was a god who would call for wind and rain.

After Zhu Xiang's reputation reached their ears, they thought that Zhu Xiang was a living immortal on the earth, so they came to Zhu Xiang for help.

These villagers who begged for help were not only willing to sacrifice most of the village's property, but were even willing to offer young men and women to Zhu Xiang as sacrifices every year, only praying that Zhu Xiang would kill the evil gods and protect them.

Zhang Ruo didn't want to tell Zhu Xiang. He knew that Zhu Xiang would definitely be in a very complicated mood when he heard the other party's request. But since Zhu Xiang had already guessed, it was not easy for him to hide it.

Zhu Xiang's face twitched constantly, and he didn't know what kind of expression to make on his whole face.

Thank you so much for giving me boys and girls as a reserve. This world is getting more and more ridiculous, so absurd that I don't even know what to say.

He held his forehead and wanted to smile bitterly, but the corners of his eyes couldn't help but be red and hot, and his heart felt like a boulder had been pressed, and even breathing became difficult.

"Is blood sacrifice a common occurrence here?" Zhu Xiang asked, "Do they often please the so-called immortal gods like this?" ”

Zhang Ruo did not answer.

Zhu Xiang walked up to the child who was kneeling on the ground, squatted in front of him, and asked word by word in Chu language, "Is blood sacrifice a very common thing?" Do you often please the gods with the living? ”

The child was apprehensive but rightly said, "Yes, we have great respect for the gods, so don't kill us, we will offer sacrifices." ”

Zhu Xiang asked, "If they take you as a sacrifice, are you willing?" ”

The child was even more upset, and he stammered, "I, I ......"

He gritted his teeth, kowtowed, and said, "I am willing to be a sacrifice, and ask the Immortal Lord to save our village!" ”

Zhu Xiang was silent.

Zhang Ruo walked to Zhu Xiang's side: "He still has the desire to survive." I've met more worshippers of so-called gods, and they are even very happy that they or their families are being sacrificed. They believed that the sacrifice would become the messenger of the immortal gods, and that they would follow the immortal gods to enjoy eternal wealth. ”

Zhu Xiang's throat twitched, and his teeth were clenched.

After a while, he took a deep breath, got up and said, "It is impossible for the people not to worship the immortals at all. As long as they have something in their hearts that they can't solve, they will definitely hope in the gods. ”

Zhang Ruodao: "Yes." That's why I'll only shoot when I come across this kind of massacre of too many civilians. If they do it while they are offering sacrifices, I am afraid that it will cause a lot of civil unrest. ”

Zhang Ruo smiled bitterly.

Although he was not a man of pity for the common people, he was not ignorant enough to accept the sacrifice of people to the gods.

But even if he can't accept it, it can't stop these people from "worshipping" themselves and their relatives to the stupidity of the so-called fairy gods.

"It is inevitable to worship the immortals, but it is possible to stipulate what kind of immortals to worship." Zhu Xiang clenched his fists, "This is already the territory of the Qin State, how can you worship the gods of the Chu State?" That's obscenity and should be outlawed. Only the gods recognized and enshrined by the King of Qin are the righteous gods who can control the mountains and rivers. ”

Zhang Ruo was dumbfounded: "Huh?!" ”

He wanted to pluck out his ears, suspecting that he was old and frail, and that there was something wrong with his ears.

The surrounding Qin soldiers also looked at Zhu Xiang who was speaking wildly in shock.

What is Zhu Xianggong talking about, enshrined as a god?! Mortals enshrined gods?! Is he joking!!

"It is the gods who protect one side, and the demons who bring disaster to the other. Since whether they are gods or not is based on whether they benefit the people of one party, is it not true that they are sealed by people? Zhu Xiang took a deep breath and suppressed the heavy anger in his heart, "If it is a righteous god such as Haotian God who has been worshiped in various places, when will they ask Li Min for sacrifices?" Didn't the folk also say that only the little gods who did not have enough divine power needed tribute? ”

Zhang Ruo stroked his beard and accidentally pulled off a few of his beards: "That's true." Only the small gods of the mountains and fields will ask for sacrifices, and it is said that with sacrifices, they have enough divine power. ”

Zhu Xiang said: "The divine power they want can also be obtained from other aspects, right?" For example, incense, faith; For example, the approval of the imperial court included them in the national fortune. ”

"Ah, this ......" Zhang Ruo suddenly felt a little flustered, and he asked cautiously, "Zhu Xiang...... Zhu Xianggong, are you joking, or are you talking about it seriously? ”

Zhu Xiang was silent for a long time and said, "Of course what I said is false. But the world needs gods, so create a system of gods suitable for this world and bring them under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. ”

Zhang Ruo's mouth was dry and speechless.

Although he didn't believe in those mountain gods, he never thought that all the mountain gods would be included in the government management in the future.

It's also too ...... It's so arrogant!

Zhu Xiang clenched his hands into fists, straightened his back, and raised his head, which was actually not good-looking, and even looked a little ugly because his expression was very distorted.

The wind was very strong by the lake, and Zhu Xiang's white hair was messy. Coupled with his weird and ugly posture, he looks like a madman.

A thoroughly crazy man.

Zhang Ruo suddenly had an idea.

Maybe Zhu Xiang is really not a god. Zhu Xiang is really a human being, a mortal.

Only mortals would say such blasphemous things.

"What is a god?"

"For the benefit of one party, it is the gods who perform their duties."

"The dragon king should be in charge of the rain and rain, the river god should be in charge of the flood, and the land god should be in charge of the harvest."

"All gods should be kind to people, and if they can't do it, change to another god."

"There are countless non-human creatures in the world who want to be gods, just like there are so many people in the world who want to be officials. They can't do it, but God can do it. ”

Zhu Xiang let go of his fist, and his palms were pinched out of bright red marks by his fingernails.

"I will ask the king for an order and enshrine the gods." Zhu Xiang gritted his teeth, "Cut down the mountain and break the temple!" ”

When Zhang Ruo said those four words in Zhu Xiang, his body, which had been tense, suddenly relaxed.

He looked at Zhu Xiang carefully, as if he had seen Zhu Xiang for the first time.

He remembered the rumors of Zhu Xiang he had heard before.

It is said that Zhu Xiang was still a commoner, but when Lin Xiangru was a guest at home, he was willing to die in order to save the prisoners of war of Zhao in Changping.

It is said that after Zhu Xiang was in Xianyang, he also contradicted the King of Qin many times for his nephew.

It is said that after Zhu Xiang came to Shu County, he also went deep into the plague land for the sake of the common people.

It is said that Zhu Xiang often talks about "fear of death", but he often does arrogant things, not like a person who is afraid of death at all.

The Zhu Xiang he saw was just a young man who was very talented and respected his elders, and he couldn't see any "madman style" at all. He also thought it was a miscommunication, a joke made by his old friend Sima.

Now it seems that Zhu Xiang is indeed a madman, a madman who is quite charismatic and will lead everyone around him to follow the deviant.

He finally understood why the reputation of the friends around Zhu Xiang was so strange.

Zhu Xiang is really harmful.

"Zhu Xiang, cut down the mountain and break the temple, you don't need to report to the king, I can decide." A smile appeared on Zhang Ruo's face, a smile that did not match his current age.

When he followed Sima to enter Shu and followed Bai Qi to attack Chu, he was also a young man who was not afraid of anything.

It's just that after decades of career as a county guard and a guard, and several rebellions in Shu County, he has gradually become the calm appearance he is today.

But looking at Zhu Xiang's arrogance in challenging the gods, Zhang Ruo suddenly felt that he was not old.

Zhu Xiang looked at Zhang Ruo.

On Zhang Ruo's old face, a pair of eyes were as bright as stars, not at all like the old man's cloudy eyes.

"Gong Zhang, please." Zhu Xiang arched his hand, "This time I should accompany you." ”

Zhang Ruo said: "If you meet someone who uses evil magic, you really need to take action." ”

Zhang Ruo looked down at the child kneeling at their feet, willing to be sacrificed.

"There are no gods in the Qin State who need to sacrifice with human lives. Such a god is not the god of the Qin people. Zhang Ruodao, "Now this is the Qin State, and you are from the Qin State." From now on, there will be no need for blood sacrifices. ”

The child understood what Zhang Ruo said in Chu language. He looked at Zhang Ruo in disbelief.

Zhu Xiangwen said: "Since you think that I am also a god, a god more powerful than the small gods of the mountains and fields worshiped in the local area, then what kind of sacrifice is needed in this place, it should be up to me to decide, right?" ”

The child nodded in confusion.

Of course, they all thought that Zhu Xianggong must be a very powerful god descending to earth, so they would come to Zhu Xianggong for help.

So, so can Zhu Xianggong really stipulate what kind of sacrifices will be needed in this place in the future?

If Zhu Xianggong said that the gods here are not allowed to sacrifice blood in the future, will they really not be sacrificed again?

Are you sure?

The child didn't know whether what Zhu Xiang said was true or false, and Zhu Xiang and Zhang Ruo wouldn't convince him.

The two mobilized the army, and Zhu Xiang drafted a war document, mobilized the soldiers, and sent troops to cut down the mountains and break the temple.

Qin Bing was surprised when he heard the words "cut down mountains and destroy temples", but their long-standing habit made them obey orders.

And when they heard that this was Zhu Xianggong's order, they were even more afraid.

Isn't this just the same as when Zhu Xianggong fought against Fang Shi, to beat up a few disobedient little gods. Zhu Xianggong will accompany them, what else do they have to fear?

Could it be that there is any other mountain god who can make a mistake in front of Zhu Xianggong?

Zhu Xianggong said that he would be in charge of the sacrifice in this place in the future, so Zhu Xianggong should be in charge. They are only responsible for charging into battle.

Whether their troops were pointing at the other six nations or at the gods, the Qin soldiers were fearless.

So the first thing Zhu Xiang did when he came to Yunmengze was not to destroy snails on a large scale, nor to popularize farming knowledge from others, but to cut down mountains and break temples full of blood.

According to historical records, the local resistance was very fierce, and the flames of the Qin army burned several mountains black, and the mountain fires remained unextinguished for a month.