Chapter 805: A Son Inherits His Father's Business, Can This Be Considered a Favor? Being Against Superstition Does Not Mean Being Against Sacrifice!

Generations of family soldiers swayed their youth and sweat in the martial arts arena under Ying Chengjiao's personal training. Even when they were exhausted and lying on the ground, their chests were still rising and falling violently, spewing out their vitality.

But when they lay on the martial arts arena for the last time, Ying Chengjiao could not let them stand up again, and they could only leave the martial arts arena with a long dead silence.

Ying Chengjiao could not help but feel sad.

But Ying Chengjiao knew better that his sadness was useless except for bringing more long-term pain to the families of the victims!

Lifting the wine cup and drinking the wine in it, Ying Chengjiao said in an especially firm voice: "Grief can be left to the families of the sacrificed comrades, but not to me!"

"Instead of being sad, I might as well do something valuable."

Mrs. Han said in a gentle voice: "Looking at the powerful and nobles in the world, only my son will treat the common people so well."

"Looking at the princes in the world, only my son will treat the families of the family soldiers so well."

"My son's triumphant return is the most desired thing for all the family soldiers!"

"My son, cultivate the descendants of the sacrificed family soldiers well, so that they can also become my son's family soldiers in the future, and the sacrificed family soldiers will definitely be comforted!"

In the eyes of Duanfu and others, as long as they can protect Ying Chengjiao's triumphant return, their sacrifice has been fully meaningful.

They personally did not live up to Ying Chengjiao's kindness.

Their families can get Ying Chengjiao's preferential treatment.

Their fellow villagers can continue to follow Ying Chengjiao in life.

If their children are promising enough and can catch the eyes of Ying Chengjiao and take over their careers, then they will be very happy even if they die tragically!

However, Ying Chengjiao sighed bitterly: "Letting Ao'er continue to serve as a family soldier for me, will it be enough to comfort Duanfu?"

Ying Chengjiao couldn't help thinking.

Thinking of one day in the future, that naive and ignorant child will stand in front of him and say: My father once served under the master, today I can finally continue my father's legacy, and I will definitely protect the master with my life.

And one day in the distant future, Ao'er, covered in blood, lay in his arms and laughed tremblingly: I have never been ashamed of my master or my father. I hope that my master will take good care of my son and hope that my son will have the honor to go to war with the master again!

In the more distant future, another young man stood in front of him and said: My father and grandfather had served under the lord. Today, I can finally continue the will of my father and grandfather. I will definitely protect the lord with my life.

Is this a gift? Is this enough to comfort Duanfu?

Ying Chengjiao was really unwilling but had to admit that for most people in this era, this was indeed a gift!

Ying Chengjiao's refusal to accept Ao'er as a family soldier may not necessarily make Ao'er live longer, and it is likely to make Ao'er's life worse!

Ying Chengjiao grabbed the wine jar and poured more than a dozen mouthfuls of wine into his mouth.

He let the wine flow to his chest, slammed the wine jar heavily on the table, and said in a voice of resentment but helplessness: "This damn world!"

"This damn era!"

Mrs. Han stood up, filled Ying Chengjiao's glass with wine, and asked gently: "What do you want, my son?"

Ying Chengjiao did not answer directly, but said in a deep voice: "In this battle, I destroyed Zhao and defeated Yan, but my elder brother only gave me the county of Chendao as a fief."

"Really stingy!"

Lü Buwei: ┐(～)┌

Wang Jian: [_?]

Look at our rewards, and then look at your own rewards.

You call this stingy?

Ying Chengjiao continued, "After the Battle of Handan, I built an altar in the east of Chang'an Township and buried all the eunuchs and palace maids who died in the battle under the altar. The eunuchs and palace maids who died later were also buried here, and eunuchs and palace maids were sent to worship it every year."

"As far as I know, eunuchs who know that they can be buried here after death can be comforted even if they are dying soon."

"So I want to ask my elder brother for another reward."

"Allow me to build another altar in the east of Chang'an Township, and bury the bones or relics of the family soldiers who died in the battles of the past generations of my Chang'an Junfu in the surrounding area, and worship them every year!"

"After the sacrifice, all the items used for the sacrifice will be distributed to the direct blood relatives of the family soldiers who are still alive."

Ying Chengjiao always insisted on the anti-superstition movement.

But when Ying Chengjiao saw more and more death and pain, Ying Chengjiao's ridicule of sacrifices in his heart gradually dissipated.

In Ying Chengjiao's opinion, sacrifices are unlikely to have any impact on the deceased, but sacrifices can comfort the living!

A sacrifice personally conducted by Ying Chengjiao can show that Ying Chengjiao and the people of Chang'an Junfu will not forget the sacrifices and contributions of these family soldiers.

The offerings distributed to the families of the family soldiers after the sacrifice can also improve their lives to some extent.

A sacrifice can bring spiritual comfort and material abundance to the families of all family soldiers.

Ying Chengjiao thinks this is very necessary.

Mrs. Han's pupils shrank slightly, and she asked in shock: "Does my son want to preside over the sacrifice?"

Ying Chengjiao shook his head and said: "Although I am their master, I am not a subordinate official of Fengchang, nor a local chief official."

"If my elder brother agrees to build an altar for sacrifice in Chang'an Junfu, the officials of Fengchang or Chang'an Township will preside over the sacrifice in the future."

"I will only provide sacrifices and try to attend the ceremony."

Mrs. Han understood, and then sighed: "My son is really kind."

"If the king agrees with my son's plan, my son's family soldiers will probably be the happiest group of people in the world."

"There will be countless people in the world who envy my son's family soldiers."

"My son's family soldiers will also be loyal and there will be no worries of betrayal!"

Qi'er was neither a subordinate of Fengchang nor a local chief official. According to the law, he had no power to preside over the sacrifice. Naturally, Qi'er would not openly defy the law and preside over the sacrifice.

But as long as Qi'er personally stood around the altar and offered sacrifices in person, would it matter who was the chief priest of the sacrifice?

The sacrifice personally conducted by Hou Tu's most beloved son, who was recognized by the world, would undoubtedly make all the dead souls favored by Hou Tu!

Madam Han had no doubt that as long as Ying Chengqi could get the permission of Ying Zheng and officially set up the altar in Chang'an Township, anyone who was qualified to become Ying Chengqi's family soldier would take the initiative to ask to become Ying Chengqi's family soldier and would never betray him for the rest of his life, even if he held a high position and had a large salary and owned thousands of acres of fertile land!

Compared with the long-term preferential treatment after death, dying before death was nothing!

Ying Chengjiao looked at Madam Han with some hesitation: "I always feel that mother is thinking about something strange?"

"Mother, you should know that I don't understand ghosts and gods, and those people outside are talking nonsense."

"I want to build an altar to sacrifice the sacrificed family soldiers, just to comfort the families of the sacrificed family soldiers."

Mrs. Han smiled softly with her hands covering her mouth, and looked at Ying Chengjiao with helplessness and pampering: "Mother understands."

"Mother is proud of Jiao'er!"

Ying Chengjiao nodded and continued: "I hope to comfort the living through sacrifice."

"But I want to make the sacrifice of the family soldiers more valuable and meaningful!"