Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

quiet!
Deathly silence!

After Fan Li finished singing, everyone in Fengtian Hall was completely silent.

It was as if the sounds of breathing and heartbeat were clearly audible.

The poem sung by Fan Li is naturally the popular "Yellow Bird".

At this time, the Right Prime Minister Kong Qiu stood up, bowed to Qingji and said, "Your Majesty, I think the system of human sacrifice should be abolished."

"After the death of Duke Mu of the Qin State in the past, 170 people died in the funeral, including the three sons of the Ziyu family, Yanxi, Zhongxing, and Zhenhu."

"These three people were very kind and brave. The people of Qin were deeply saddened by this, and wrote the poem "Yellow Bird" to express their anger at the system of employing people and burying them."

After a pause, Kong Qiu said again: "My country of Wu puts people first, and the death of people is too cruel after all!"

"My Majesty please enlighten me!"

"My minister agrees!"

With Fan Li and Kong Qiu taking the lead, the vast majority of officials in the court expressed their support for the abolition of the system of human martyrdom.

After the death of Qin Mugong, the national power of Qin State fell into a slump, why?

Because the Qin people can't even cherish the talents, how can the country have long-term peace and stability?

Of course, this is only a superficial reason.

Duke Mu of Qin would not have had the heart to bury him with Sanliang if he hadn't executed Meng Ming, the general who lost his master.

From Qingji's point of view, Sanliang's death was just like the Erqi Shi who traveled to Luoyang after Tian Heng committed suicide by committing suicide and martyrdom.

Modern people don't understand the righteous spirit of "the ancients could still kill themselves if they feel a meal", and instead blame the ancients with secular views.

In contrast, the more respectable the ancients are, the more hurtful the moderns are.

"Your Majesty!"

Shen Xi said heartbroken: "The system of human sacrifice is cruel and inhumane, but it is not impossible to continue!"

"When a person dies, there is fear that there will be enemies seeking revenge in the underworld, and there will be no one to protect him?"

"If you are a king, a doctor, or even the emperor, how noble is it? How prominent is your status?"

"If you die, how can there be no one to serve you in the Nine Nether Lands? Please be enlightened, Your Majesty!"

Hearing this, Qingji just said indifferently: "Shen Xi, if the widow dies, I want you to be buried with him, would you be willing?"

"My lord, this is my honor!"

Shen Xi slammed his head on the floor and replied almost without thinking.

"..."

Shen Xi is a rare loyal minister.

However, this guy is nearly fifty years old, ten years older than Qingji, no matter how you look at it, it is impossible to live longer than Qingji...

Qingji said calmly: "It is customary for folks to die for it, and few people think it is cruel and ignorant."

"You can see how cruel it is to kill and be buried?"

"Poisoned wine, burial alive, and beheading are a bit inferior, and even nailed to death."

"I heard that, according to the ancient system, under the mausoleum, there are two coffins hanging in the middle, and several men and women next to them, nailed to the wall."

"Gai Guzhi was a martyr, and he was afraid of his servants, so he was nailed. The miserable clothes and appearance can be seen..."

Qing Ji is not scaremongering.

There are many ways to end the life of a martyr. The most direct and convenient way is to "behead" the martyr directly to the cemetery and kill him on the spot.

But this method is abandoned for later generations, except for sacrifices.

The reason is that the whole body cannot be preserved in this way.

When later generations pay attention to the whole corpse, the hunting method will not be beheaded, but directly bled and stabbed to death.

Therefore, beheading mostly occurs in the early days or during animal sacrifices.

The ancients had the custom of using human heads as sacrifices when building tombs. At different stages of tomb excavation, human heads, like pigs and dogs, would be cut off and used as "sacrifices" for sacrifices...

"Why does the country become stronger? Only people-oriented!"

Qingji waved his hand and said loudly: "If you don't even love your own people, who will love the people of my country of Wu?"

"Slaves? Slaves are human beings, and as human beings, they should feel the same way!"

"If someone dies, what is the etiquette?"

"That's why the "Poetry" says: 'Humans are rude, and Hu will not die?' Rites are indispensable."

"Etiquette is the standard for distinguishing between humans and beasts. Without etiquette, humans become beasts. As the king of a country, if you take the lead and don't respect etiquette, the foundation of the country will be shaken!"

After a pause, Qingji said with a resolute look on his face again: "I firmly believe that God has the virtue of good life, and killing people and burying them is inhumane and against the law of heaven!"

"When a person dies, the body does not necessarily disappear. The soul is still there, and it lives in the land of the Nine Nethers. How can the enemy seek revenge? If there is, it should be the buried one who seeks revenge."

"If you talk about serving, a hundred years for a person is nothing more than a handful of loess..."

At this point, Qingji stopped abruptly and did not continue.

Because the more you say it, the more outrageous it is, Qingji must restrain himself.

Qingji flicked his sleeves and said impassionedly: "I am determined to abolish the system of human sacrifice from now on!"

"Since the widows, no human beings can be buried, but human figurines. All funeral ceremonies such as chariots, horses, jade, swords, and utensils can remain the same!"

"If anyone disobeys this order, the whole family will be exiled, and within the three clans, they will be reduced to slaves!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Seeing that Qingji had already made a verdict, the officials could only agree with it regardless of whether they had any objections in their hearts.

"My lord, what is this figurine?"

The censor Fan Li asked curiously.

"Human figurines, that is, pottery figurines, pottery figurines fired according to human shapes..."

In Qingji's mind, he suddenly remembered, the ancient "Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin" in history!
Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum!

For a moment, Qingji's eyes couldn't help becoming hot.

Win the name of life and death!
Why doesn't Qingji want to accomplish a great feat, and then make his mausoleum as magnificent as Qin Shihuang's, so that future generations will admire it?
To be honest, all the ministers and officials in Wu should thank Qing Ji.

Otherwise, when Cao A hides from that vicious and unworthy descendant, and sets up Captain Mojin and General Faqiu Zhonglang to rob graves, they will know how uncomfortable it is to be dug up...

Qingji doesn't want to spend a hundred years in the mausoleum, only to be dug out by unworthy descendants to see the light of day again!

Research?

Bullshit!

This is to be condemned by God!
Tomb robbers deserve to be cut to death.

"Your Majesty, I have something to announce!"

At this moment, Dazai Jiran, the head of all officials, stepped forward.

"please say."

"Now, the Lingnan New Road, the Southwest Zhidao, Chidao, and various water canals, including the Hangou, have all been completed!"

Ji Ran lowered his head and asked: "Of course, there are tens of thousands of Kunlun slaves captured from the southeastern islands before. I don't know how the king will deal with them?"

"..."

This is no small problem.

As far as Qingji learned, over the past few years, the country of Wu has captured aborigines from Malay, Yizhou, Wadao, Java, Borneo, Ryukyu and other southeastern Ya islands. They are called "Kunlun slaves", and the number is about 50 70 to [-].