Bo Yu did not kill people on the spot. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoAccording to the Chinese etiquette law, the identities of these four people are Bojun, even if Bojun commits a capital crime, others cannot be executed without authorization, according to the custom, they should be taken to the imperial capital, and the heads of the ministries and the ministers of the court will discuss together, and then the punishment will be ordered by the Son of Heaven.

Only the Son of Heaven had the right to order the beheading of a prince. In most cases, the Son of Heaven would not kill an earlman easily, and the usual practice was to cut him off his title, imprison him, and then decide whether to remove his ministry or replace him with a new head. Often, only when a major crime such as rebellion is committed, the Son of Heaven will directly order the beheading of Bojun.

Over the years, many of the Chinese departments have died, and the biggest shocks are Dijiang, Huandou, Chongbokun and Sanmiao, all of which have a reason. Bo Yi directly beheaded more than 20 monarchs, large and small, including more than a dozen officially canonized princes, and did not take them to the imperial capital to be punished by the Son of Heaven at all.

This is somewhat against the Chinese etiquette law, which is also the reason why Bo Yi is feared by the heads of all the ministries in the world.

However, Emperor Yao did not punish Bo Yi at that time, because the situation was special at that time, the flood was coming, and the capital of all ministries and kings should cooperate with the relocation of the people in the affected areas. If Bo Yi arrests them all to the imperial capital, it will be discussed by the heads of the monarchs and the ministers of the court, and then the punishment decision will be transmitted to the ministries, and it will be too late in time. So Bo Yi made a decision immediately, and if he killed, he would kill him.

But Bo Yu can't do what Bo Yi did today, he didn't kill the four Chinese Bojun on the spot, but imprisoned them according to the etiquette law. As for how to take them into prison, it is up to Boyu to decide at this moment, that is, to put them in a cage. The cage had already been built by Yunqi, and at this moment, the curtain was opened, and four large cages stood behind Bo Yu.

The four Bojun were all locked in, but today's matter was not over, and Bo Yu nodded towards Ziqiu again. Ziqiu turned around and sat down again, raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and said in a solemn and soothing tone: "Today's punishment of these four uncles is also to rectify the chaos in the hearts of the people in various departments of Huaize. Their crimes are known, but can anyone know where their crimes come from? If the rulers here were to change places with them, how would they choose for themselves?"

That is the point of today's public interrogation. For those four princes, the two felonies that had just been found out were enough to send them to prison and be punished. But what is the purpose of punishing these four princes, and even if they are all killed, what can be changed?

The felonies they have committed have been confirmed, and no matter how much they defend themselves, they cannot get away with it. In fact, how those four uncles would defend themselves, everyone present could think of it. It's nothing more than a last resort, in order to protect the clansmen. But why did he claim to protect his people, but he committed the crime of rebellion and cruelty?

In other words, if they were driven by demons and evil spirits and worshiped Wuzhiqi as the Huai God, but did not change the ancestral shrine to the place where the Huai God was worshipped, nor did they secretly use the clansmen to sacrifice alive, then how should this case be tried today? Or Wuzhi Qi did not choose these four princes, but the other clan leaders present, going back to the beginning, what should these people do?

Everyone present did not answer, not because they had no ideas in their hearts, but they always felt that it was difficult to say clearly, and they did not dare to speak nonsense. After a while, Ziqiu seemed to ask himself and answered: "Wuzhi Qi is not sacrificed for his merits, but is worshiped for his atrocities, which is a big fallacy! ”

Everyone showed a look of surprise and nodded yes. Ziqiu explained the key in one sentence, pointing out that the four uncles had done wrong from the beginning, and then they could only make more and more mistakes until they committed irreparable crimes.

Where does the so-called god come from, it is a concept created by people themselves, representing people's beautiful sustenance and wishes, no matter if there is no human behavior, it does not matter the appearance of "gods", how can we pin good wishes on a cruel water demon? The concept of Huai God is also created by people themselves, so Wu Zhiqi calls himself Huai Shen, does he worship him as Huai God?

Let's not talk about whether the "Huai Shen" exists or not, and what kind of existence should it be? But Wuzhi Qi clearly understands that it is a demon who stirs up trouble and harms the people. The reason why people worship him is because they are mutilated by him, and this is the source of error. Do people want to be mutilated? Of course they don't! But some people go to worship such a god and even use it to mutilate others for profit.

Shang Zhang and the other four major ministries seem to have received benefits, but did this benefit be given by Wuzhiqi? Of course not, but by relying on Wuzhiqi's atrocities and mutilating other tribes. For the people of Huaize, all they have received is only cruelty. Those who do this are actually committing the same crime as Wuzhiqi.

Seeing that everyone nodded, Ziqiu said again: "The major affairs of the country are being sacrificed in Rong." How can a saint proclaim benevolence, how can he set up a religion, and how can he worship filial piety?

Sacrifices and military affairs are both major national events. Needless to say, the importance of armament rectification is even more important in a sense, because it involves the question of historical succession, the justice and legitimacy of political power and political system. Even after thousands of years, although the form of sacrifice has changed greatly, the core remains the same.

The importance of sacrifice does not lie in what kind of standard it should be, but in why and how it should be sacrificed? What kind of sacrifice is carried out, and what kind of behavioral norms and social norms are respected? China also has the gods of national sacrifice, that is, Taihao, Shennong, Xuanyuan, Shaohao, and Gaoyang.

In the official national sacrifice presided over by the Son of Heaven, the gods of these five Heavenly Emperors were arranged in this order, with Emperor Taihao at the front, and Emperor Xuanyuan at the center. In the murals on the altar, the divine seat of the Xuanyuan Heavenly Emperor is also in the middle, while the other four Heavenly Emperors are divided into four directions.

It is precisely because of the position of the sacrifice that there is gradually a saying: Taihao, the Green Emperor of the East, Jumude, wood makes fire, Shennong, the Yandi of the South, Juhuode, and the fire gives birth to the earth, the Central Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan, Ju Tude, and the native Jin, the White Emperor Shaohao of the West, Ju Jinde, and Jin Shengshui, and the Northern Emperor Gaoyang, who lives in Shuide.

This represents a kind of inheritance relationship, and the source of the simplicity of the Five Elements in later generations was first derived from sacrifices, and then symbolized the evolution of everything in the world. But what Ziqiu is talking about today is not the Five Elements, but why they enjoy the sacrifice? Because they all created the Chinese rule of the world and have great merits in the world!

In Ziqiu's view, what the world sacrifices is not the ethereal "divine position" or "divinity", but the real merit and holy deeds. He attaches great importance to the rituals, and what he attaches importance to is the edifying core of the rituals.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Ziqiu said again: "If you are not kind and unfilial, how can you make sacrifices? If you sacrifice merits and holy deeds, why do you say strange things and disturb the gods! The sacrifices of the people of the world are needed by the world." Could it be that the one who needs it is not the holy practice of Lord Bo Yu to control the water, but the evil of the evil and the cruelty?"

The "benevolence" that Ziqiu said when he talked about world affairs and the "benevolence" that Huwa said when he talked about cultivation are two concepts. The "benevolence" mentioned by Huwa is closer to the meaning of "partiality", the way of heaven is constant, not only because of whom, and the "benevolence" said by Ziqiu is closer to the meaning of "need", everyone needs or wants others to treat themselves, this is the origin of "benevolence", and then evolves into how everyone should treat others, first of all, the people around them, and then promote to the people of the world.

I don't know how to treat the people around me, I don't know how to treat the ancestors who gave me everything, I don't know how to solve the real needs of the world, so in Ziqiu's opinion, I don't deserve to talk about any sacrifice, let alone what I believe in. People never become nobler because they believe in any god, and nobility only lies in the cultivation of virtue and the ability to truly solve the needs of the world.

Ziqiu continued: "Lord Boyu leads all the departments in the world to control the water, which is the holy act of merit. The water demon who brutalized the people, in front of Lord Boyu, also deserves to call himself the god of Huai?

Ziqiu is not only here to interrogate the four uncles today, but also to solve the problem, and he must make his words clear so that everyone can understand the reason. There are many tribes who are not even willing to follow Boyu to contribute to water control because of Huaishen. Isn't it clear what Wuzhiqi did, what Boyu did, who to follow, and what kind of Sunnah to honor?

Ziqiu was a disciple of Hou Gang and a student and assistant of Gaotao, and his evaluation of Boyu and Wuzhiqi was also appropriate. He told the elders that what should be honored is not the so-called gods and monsters at all, but the real merit Sunnah. In later generations, Gaotao was revered as a saint by both Legalism and Confucianism, and Boyu was revered as a saint by both Mohists and Confucianism, which originated from this.

Wuzhi Qi stirred up trouble and mutilated the people, not a god that should be worshipped, but a disaster to be eliminated. In the face of such a powerful threat, people sometimes have to give in helplessly. But that doesn't mean you have to change your mindfulness, because that's not what people want, and that's not what people want.

In later generations, certain religions, or certain sects of a certain religion, will also preach such a coercive idea, not on "if you believe in me, you will get good", but on "if you do not believe in me, woe will be."

It is important to note the subtle distinction in the teachings, and if it is only an exhortation to behave, such as exhorting people not to do evil, and if they do evil, they will go to hell. If you just talk about believing, claiming that if you don't serve me, you will suffer, and if you don't serve me, you will have both gain and virtue, in Ziqiu's view, it is a thief's virtue, and it is the same as Wuzhiqi and the four uncles.

The people who are virtuous and the things that are virtuous are common in later generations, and the sages have already said it.

Ziqiu's words today are not only Boyu's advice but also Gaotao's teaching, representing the enlightenment of a kind of civilized thought. The above-mentioned sects have also spread in China in later generations, but they have never become the mainstream, because the source of Chinese civilization and cultural traditions is here, and the saints have been enlightened for a long time.

What Ziqiu said today also represents an attitude towards ghosts and gods, and when many foreign ideas, religions, and doctrines were introduced into China in later generations, people looked at, transformed, and absorbed them with attitudes that were closer to philosophy than to theology.

At this point in Ziqiu's words, everyone left their seats and bowed: "We should follow Lord Boyu to control the water, and we will do our best to raise the power of the clan!"

Ziqiu also got up to return the salute, and then retreated to Bo Yu's side, and replaced Bo Yi to sit in front of the desk. Boyi took out a book made of sheepskin, and ordered someone to set up a sand table in the open space, which showed the topography after Huaize's successful water control. Now it's time to get down to business, it's still the old routine, first distribute the harvest after the success of water control.

Bo Yu said first, or those two principles, the first is that the migrated tribes voluntarily move back to the old land, and the second is to divide the benefits according to the amount of efforts of each tribe in water control. Bo Yi also announced another thing, in order to fight against the Huaize Water Demon, Lord Bo Yu will form ten armies, and in the future, how much he will contribute to water control, this is the most important credit.

Lord Tu Shan got up and said, "Those water demons have vast magical powers, according to the depths of Huaize, how can ordinary military formations be able to defeat them?"

This is also a question that everyone else present wants to ask, and there is no way to fight the water demon in Huaize by dispatching the elites and masters of various departments to form a military formation. The so-called water warfare in the world has always been to attack each other on warships, and the opponent is still human.

Lord Bo Yu finally spoke: "In the face of the scourge of demons, if you don't do anything, then Wuzhiqi will always cause trouble to Huaize." Although the formation of ten military horses cannot enter the water to capture demons, they can stand on the shore and protect the people of all departments. I have seen the methods of the water demons, although they can rush to the shore in a gust of wind and waves, it is difficult to climb the high continent. If those demons and evil spirits are off the water, most of them will be difficult to display, and the military formation should be able to defeat them. ”

Bo Yu's plan is to ask all departments to start with what they can do first, no longer believe in Wuzhiqi, and form a military formation to defend on the shore, so that it will be difficult for the water demons to go deep into the inland and cause trouble, let alone give them any benefits.

Lord Tu Shan immediately said: "Lord Bo Yu's words are very good, and I, Tu Shanbu, am willing to go out in four formations." ”

Mi Lian also got up and said, "Peng Keng's department is willing to go out in two formations." ”

Ten formations of military horses solved the six formations in a blink of an eye, and the rest do not need to be claimed by others, the Shangzhang Department, the Hongmeng Department, the Douhu Department, and the Lilou Department are all powerful local tribes, and Bo Yu directly ordered them to go out for a while. This is not a punishment for these four departments, but a chance to give their people a chance to make meritorious contributions and take revenge on the water demon.

The punishment of these four tribes, of course, can not only arrest the four princes, all the high-ranking tribes involved in the crime must be imprisoned and dealt with, after the four uncles are taken, the relevant people have actually been investigated clearly. But after all, only a few high-ranking people were involved in those two major crimes, and some high-ranking tribes did not participate, and even were very dissatisfied with the king's approach.

Bo Yu dealt with the four Bojun in public today, and after handing over the matter to break through, the four people were also shocked and ashamed. Bo Yu first arrested all the guilty people, and then asked his tribe to elect another monarch to be responsible for selecting elite masters to form a military formation. Whether the Chinese Emperor will impose any additional punishment in the future depends on the next performance of his subordinates.

The military formation in the land of China is different from that of Ba Yuan, and one military formation is 100 people. After being disturbed by the flood for many years, the elite was dispatched to form a 100-man army formation, which could only be done by the majority of the troops whose strength was relatively intact. And the Tu Shan Department came out of four army formations at once, which can be said to be the best in the clan.

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Above the clouds, Huwa nodded slightly and said: "This Lord Tushan Clan has seen things clearly, after controlling the water, the Tushan Clan will become the most powerful clan in the Huaishui area." "Today, he and Xuanyuan also came, but they only watched secretly from the clouds.

Many things can't just look at the present, Tu Shanbu has not only contributed the most recently, but also will get the most benefits in the future. As for Shang Zhang and the other four departments, although Bo Yu only arrested the head of the monarch and a few high-level officials involved in the crime today, and did not impose additional punishments, the small tribes that were originally attached to them will definitely not be attached anymore, and their power has been disintegrated.

Not only has its power been disintegrated, but even if the Son of Heaven does not increase his guilt, he may no longer be able to canonize his monarch as the Ruler of China. With the success of the flood control, the recovery of the strength of the various tribes, and the expansion of their territory, the Tushan tribe will also absorb more of the forces that originally belonged to these four tribes.

Xuanyuan also nodded and said: "The Tushan tribe will become the most powerful tribe in Huaize, and it will also become the help of Boyu." Previously, Chonghua had to appoint Bo Yu as the minister of water control, but whether the water control was successful or not determined the future situation in China. ”

Tiger Baby: "If that's the case, Boyu deserves it." ”

Xuanyuan asked again: "Fang Cai Ziqiu's words, what else does the husband feel?"

Huwa replied: "If you come to the world with the Tao, its ghosts are not gods, and its gods do not hurt people." (To be continued.) )