Chapter 879 God Is Virtuous and Should Not Be Happy to Offer Sacrifices to Living People!

Zheng Anqi had a headache.

No one in the world knows better than himself whether he is a true immortal or not.

He is just a mortal with some skills. How can he be qualified to fight against a real wizard like Qin Changanjun!

He could only use the witchcraft displayed by Ying Chengyu as a reference, and brazenly advocated Ying Chengyu's miraculous powers to show that he was not an opponent. He also needed to observe his surroundings at all times and use mysterious and mysterious words to give himself a chance to escape.

He really wanted to escape, but he couldn't!

Ying Chengyu also had a headache.

No one in the world knows better than himself whether he is a true witch or not.

He is just a mortal with some knowledge. How can he know the correct way to perform sacrifices?

He could only use Da Qin's existing sacrifices as a reference and make up random ones. He also needed to form a set of sacrifice rules without inconsistencies or self-contradictions and memorize all the elements.

He really wanted to escape, but he couldn't! ——

September 4, the fifteenth year of the Qin Dynasty.

Northwest of Zheng County.

The cool autumn wind blew over him, making the sweaty Kuo Fu shiver.

But the rich man didn't want to rest, but shouted loudly: "Everyone, please work harder, don't delay the auspicious day!"

Around the rich man, hundreds of strong men from various villages who had never known each other responded with a smile: "Of course! We are building the altar for Chang'an Lord to worship the earth dragon, so we can't slack off at all!"

"Hahaha, if you have to say, you have to work hard! Sweat more! Don't wipe the sweat, just let it fall on the altar. Maybe the earth dragon will give us some more good luck when he blesses us. !”

"Go, go, go! We came to help out of gratitude for Lord Chang'an's kindness, not because of the trivial matters. You kid, you are so dishonest!"

"While it's still dark, pound the ground one more foot! Second and third sons, work harder!"

"It's time to get on the soil, please help me!"

More than 100,000 strong men gathered in the northwest of Zheng County, talking and laughing full of expectations for the future, and their hands were not slow at all.

Hundreds of supervisors and permanent officials were scattered around the strong men. They thought that their job was to urge these strong men to work hard and not slack off as usual, but they never expected that what worried them the most this time was They are actually supervising the young men not to work overtime, pay attention to safety, and not to get exhausted!

Because all the strong men did not come to serve as corvees.

But after hearing the news that Ying Chengyu planned to build an altar to worship the earth dragon in Zheng County, he spontaneously signed up!

For them, this is not about dealing with the court's corvee, but about accumulating blessings for themselves, their families and future generations, and they are living up to Ying Chengyu's wishes!

They didn't want to show off their hard work in front of Ying Chengyu, let alone get anything in exchange for this hard work.

But what they didn't know was that Ying Zheng had already led the officials of the Qin Dynasty and was standing on the hillside southwest of the altar. He saw everything they did and listened to their loud songs. .

Lu Buwei stood beside Ying Zheng and sighed softly: "Whatever the superiors ask for, the subordinates will obey."

"This is actually the grand scene in the past when thousands of Qin people prepared their own food and weapons to help Duke Ai!"

"The top and bottom work together, and the army and the people get along well with each other."

"This is actually the scene of the prosperous age of Yao and Shun!"

"I have also imagined such a grand scene in my country, but I didn't dare to imagine that such a grand scene will appear in my country, Qin."

"I never thought that I would be able to see it with my own eyes!"

The prosperous age of benevolent government and the Great Qin are two completely unrelated words!

But today, here, these two words are connected together.

Lu Buwei looked at every scene greedily, trying to remember this scene firmly in his heart.

Wei Liao said with a slightly fiery voice: "I really can't imagine how you can make these subjects commit crimes."

"If Da Qin is like this, what method should be used to destabilize Da Qin?"

"If Lord Chang'an leads these strong men on an expedition, what kind of fighting spirit can these strong men unleash!"

"The Lord of Chang'an has never governed the people, but he has already governed his subjects greatly!"

In Wei Liao's view, as long as he carries the banner of righteousness, Great Qin can be invincible.

But I never thought that Ying Chengyu not only helped Da Qin carry the banner of righteousness, but also carried the banner of Daren along with him.

Wei Liao can be sure that these strong men will become the pillars of Da Qin's stability on weekdays and oppose all turbulence that is not conducive to Da Qin. In wartime, they will become Da Qin's most loyal and brave swords, crushing all enemy forces for Da Qin!

And this was actually just another disobedience of the king's order by Ying Chengxuan.

This couldn't help but make Wei Liao feel quite sad.

Chun Yuyue and other Confucian scholars stood on tiptoes looking at the altar regardless of their etiquette status, with unabashed smiles on everyone's faces.

Ying Zheng stopped and looked at it for a long time, and then sighed with emotion: "No wonder Brother Wang suddenly decided to worship the earth dragon in Zheng County."

"They are indeed worth it!"

"Where is Brother Wang?"

Meng Yi, who came to greet him, immediately raised his hands and said, "Mr. Chang'an is busy with sacrificial matters around the altar."

"Do you want to call Mr. Chang'an to pick you up?"

Ying Zheng shook his head: "Two days from now will be the day of the Earth Dragon Sacrifice. Brother Wang must have a lot of things to do now."

"There is no need to call Brother Wang to see me. I can just go see Brother Wang myself."

The main convoy gradually headed towards Zheng County.

Ying Zheng led a group of important ministers and hundreds of policemen towards the altar under the guidance of Meng Yi.

The closer we get to the altar, the clearer the laughter and shouts become, and the altar that is about to be completed in front of us looks more majestic.

The entire altar, like other altars in Daqin, is built under high mountains and on small hills. Its main structure also adopts the "three-tier altar" style that has lasted for more than 2,000 years, that is, three-tiered high platforms like the Temple of Heaven are stacked up, and on top of the three-tiered earth platforms, exquisite and magnificent pavilions, terraces, and pavilions are built to store offerings. There are also eight rammed earth roads around the altar that extend all the way to the bottom of the hill in eight directions, forming the "Eight Passages of the Divine Road".

However, the rammed earth structure of the Daqin altar is mostly about ten feet wide and two feet high. The wéi (wéi) surrounding the altar is composed of a circular ditch with a diameter of thirteen and a half feet (31.1 meters) and a depth of six feet and five inches (1.5 meters).

The rammed earth structure of the altar in front of us is 160 meters wide and about 60 meters high. There is no circular ditch as the wall. Instead, a circular low wall with a width of 30 meters and a height of 6 feet is rammed outside the altar as the first layer of the wall, and a square low wall with a width of 60 meters and a height of 9 feet is rammed outside the circular low wall as the second layer of the wall.

Although the overall structure of the altar is different from the common altars in Daqin, it still implements the aesthetics of Daqin as always.

Big is good!

Tall is beautiful!

Looking up at the tall and magnificent altar, Ying Le's eyes were full of excitement: "In recent years, I have repeatedly asked Chang'an Jun about the sacrificial method, but Chang'an Jun mostly evaded me, and only reminded me of the mistakes."

"But according to the report from the officials sent by me in advance, this time Chang'an Jun took the initiative to correct many shortcomings and made many modifications to the sacrificial method."

"It can be seen that Chang'an Jun must have really taken it to heart and used his real skills this time!"

"This sacrifice will definitely please the earth dragon!"

If Ying Chengjiao completely continued the sacrificial method of the Qin Dynasty, the officials of the Qin Dynasty might have some doubts in their hearts.

After all, they themselves know best whether the sacrificial method of the Qin Dynasty is effective.

Now Ying Chengjiao's significant adjustments to the sacrificial process and altar regulations in accordance with the sacrificial method of the Qin Dynasty have hit everyone's hearts like a shot of adrenaline.

Even some officials of the Fengchang who do not believe in ghosts and gods have begun to look forward to this sacrifice.

Perhaps, this sacrifice can really be blessed by the earth dragon!

Ying Zheng ignored Ying Le's words, and did not even look at the altar in front of him. His eyes had already locked on Ying Chengjiao, who was surrounded by a group of Fengchang officials.

He subconsciously quickened his pace, and the voice in the distance floated into Ying Zheng's ears.

"May I ask Lord Chang'an, is it true that this sacrifice does not require beautiful girls to entertain the gods? If the earth dragon does not like beautiful girls, prisoners can be prepared as sacrifices and made to be driven by the earth dragon!"

Ying Chengjiao frowned slightly: "No beautiful girls, no warriors, no captives or prisoners are needed as sacrifices."

"The only sacrifices for this sacrifice are pigs, sheep, dogs and grains."

All the witches were shocked: "There are not even cattle and horses, but only pigs, sheep, dogs and grains as sacrifices? Such a simple sacrifice, will it anger the earth dragon!"

"Yes, yes! When has my Great Qin ever held such a simple sacrifice!"

"Even if prisoners are not sacrificed, at least beautiful girls should be used. Warriors are sacrificed! I heard that there is a princess in the royal family of Handan who is very intelligent and beautiful. If this princess is sacrificed, the earth dragon will be happy! "

Ying Chengjiao's face darkened and his voice became heavier: "The earth dragon is the favorite of the earth. The earth loves the world. You are killing beauties, strong men, and warriors as sacrifices when offering sacrifices to the earth dragon. Do you want to offer them to the earth dragon for enjoyment, or do you want to put the earth dragon in an unjust place!"

"Cattle and horses are the weapons for the people to reproduce and help Qin conquer foreign countries. The earth dragon loves my Great Qin, how can you bear to hurt my Great Qin's national strength?"

"You two are all kind-hearted, but don't do bad things with good intentions!"

The so-called sacrifice is a sacrifice!

According to the sacrificial concept of the Great Qin, the Great Qin needs to kill beautiful women, brave warriors, loyal and righteous men, and a large number of captives and prisoners on the altar!

In this way, beauties, warriors and righteous men can serve the gods and immortals, and also contribute a large amount of cheap labor to the gods and immortals.

Ying Chengjiao had no choice before.

He could only watch indifferently as the skulls of beautiful and noble women and brave and loyal men were dug out, their brains were burned with grease, and they died wailing on the altar, and they were even called the gods.

But this sacrifice was Ying Chengjiao's home court.

How could Ying Chengjiao allow such a brutal act to appear on his altar!

Taizhu Ying Huan said bitterly: "We have been offering sacrifices for hundreds of years in the Great Qin Dynasty, and there has never been an old thing of offering sacrifices to heaven and earth."

"We all know that Chang'an Jun is the one who knows best how to offer sacrifices to the great witch of the earth dragon."

"However, this is a big deal. Please report to the king and make a decision!"

As soon as Taizhu Ying Huan finished speaking, Ying Zheng's calm and firm voice came from not far away: "No need to report."

"Everything in this sacrifice will be in accordance with Chang'an Jun's words!"

"I also think that if the gods are virtuous, they should not like living people to offer sacrifices!"