History of the Great Zhou Dynasty

Chapter 71 Great Court Country

"Hetu is in Da Ting Country?"

In the palace, Yue Jun was wearing animal fur and looking at the palace with his chest exposed.

Looking at Da Bu's tortoise shell with cracks popping up all the time.

The tortoise shell in Da Bu's hand suddenly shattered.

Dafu said: "It's the breath of Hetu."

"The River Map is a tool of Fu Xi, but it was given to Emperor Yu when he was controlling the floods to save the world, so it is difficult to know where it is."

Yuejun looked happy.

"But is there a real river map?" If there is a real river map, the Yue Kingdom will not only be a big country, but will definitely become a hegemonic country, and one party will rule the roost!

By then, using Hetu to annex Wu State will be just around the corner.

Of course, this is just Yuejun's excuse for those scholar-bureaucrats and clan leaders. What he wants...

Yue Jun waved back the surroundings and said: "When you come to court, I will discuss it with the fortune teller and then enter the palace!"

"promise!"

In the palace, the servants and guards left one after another.

"Da Divination, can Hetu really allow me to cultivate the path to immortality?"

Yuejun expected that at this time, he would show no imperial demeanor. The earlier signs of discord with Dabu were instantly hidden, and now he is more of a flatterer.

"Haha, Yuejun, please think of the emperor of the ancient human race, the emperor of the ancient human race, whose life span was as long as that of a commoner in the country, who could live hundreds of years."

"The River Picture says that the ancient artifacts of Emperor Fuxi were passed down to Emperor Yu. Even if there are no immortal objects in them, how can there be no immortal objects?"

The Qi Refiner's eyes were full of meaning.

The Hetu and the Luoshu represent the supreme principles of heaven and earth, and all things are contained within them.

He is a Qi Refiner in the Second Realm of Xiantian, and he originally traveled around looking for opportunities.

Coincidentally, I felt the atmosphere of Hetu a few years ago and entered the country of Yue, intending to take advantage of the national destiny of Yue and get a glimpse of Hetu...

He said again: "Your Majesty has an appointment with Ping Dao to find a river map for you. This river map can be understood through Ping Dao for three years."

"Of course, if Hetu doesn't have the ability to live forever, you can also rely on Emperor Yu's descendants to drive Hetu to annex the Wu Kingdom and completely occupy the land of Dongyi, showing the majesty of Yue and reappearing the glory of Emperor Yu."

"So, why bother!"

"Okay!" Under Dafu's flattery and prediction, Yuejun already had the fantasy of obtaining immortality and annexing the Kingdom of Wu in his mind.

Then he said: "Then I have Lao Dabu... Dabu, I will make you the grand master of the Yue Kingdom and command the internal and external affairs. Then you can assemble the army and attack the capital of Da Ting directly. We must capture Hetu!"

"Your Majesty!" The fortune teller saw that the Yuejun was happy, and he bowed his head and added: "The Yuejun should march with the army, so that he can drive the national destiny of the Yue Kingdom, suppress Hetu, and establish the Yue Kingdom's destiny platform in Dating, so as to control the fate of the country in Dating. Vitality can be used to divine the way to immortality!"

Yue Jun heard this and waved his hand.

"Okay, I will conquer the court in person!"

In this way, the eyes of the two people in the palace were full of joy, and they were eager to get it at their fingertips.

……

The capital of Da Ting——

The rumbling sound of moving things continued day and night, and a huge altar in the center of the city gradually took shape.

Around the altar, all the original palace rooms were demolished, leaving a huge space.

This place is connected to the city gate in front and can be seen visually at a glance.

After passing through the Great Court Palace, it seems that the palace door will be opened in the next moment, and Su Bo will come out with the great court officials to start the sacrifice.

But in fact, in the Dading Palace, all the scholar-bureaucrats had retired from the court, and there were only three people in the palace, Zong Bo, Sima and Su Bo.

The secrets of their discussions, like Yuejun and great divination, were waved back in all directions.

In the face of Yue's invasion and declaration of war, Su Bo felt uneasy.

"Uncle Zong, we, if we don't agree again, the country will be weak, and the Yuejun just wants some food..."

"Your Majesty!" Sima took a step forward. He didn't want to be weak now. He had endured it for long enough and couldn't bear it anymore.

"What the country of Yue wants is to cede land and compensate for the grain, and then send Lord Feng to invade Yue. I don't talk about the former, but the latter. Is there anything you can do?"

Uncle Sub was embarrassed when Sima choked him.

"Dong dong dong..."

The sound of wooden sticks hitting the ground came from outside the hall and echoed in the empty hall.

As the voice that struck deep in my heart approached.

With gray hair and wrinkles on his face, he looked like an old and dying man. He walked slowly into the palace with a wooden crutch.

"Dazai!" Uncle Su was frightened and stood up hurriedly. "What's wrong with Dazai..."

"Su Boyan, I'm fine, I'm just overworked." Dazai's voice was still strong and confident, which made the three people present feel at ease.

However, Uncle Zong and Sima still frowned.

Zong Bo said: "Is the literary education stable?"

Dazai nodded.

Sima on the side heard the sound and snorted, obviously unhappy because of Da Zai's secret methods.

Da Zai said: "Let's talk about how to fight against the Yue Kingdom. I have been serving the Great Court all my life. Even if I die... I will die for the Great Court."

Dazai made a loud noise, which made Su Bo feel at ease.

However, Sima and Zongbo felt that there was something in Dazai's words.

Then I heard Dazai say: "Uncle Su."

Dazai held the crutch and bowed before saying: "The altar was built to offer sacrifices before the war, but I want to sacrifice human beings to call on the ancestors of the Feng family to protect me and resist the Yue Kingdom!"

"Human sacrifice!"

Since the Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Shang Dynasty, no one has performed sacrifices. This is a taboo in the Zhou Dynasty.

Uncle Zong was slightly angry and said sternly: "Master, please don't talk nonsense. I follow the "Rites of Zhou" in my court, so how can I perform human sacrifice?"

Sima was also a little unhappy, but not as excited as Uncle Zong.

But Su Bo probed: "Dazhai, why are human sacrifices made? Could it be that human sacrifices can help Da Ting defeat Yue?"

Faced with Uncle Su's cowardly attitude, Uncle Zong and Sima were helpless.

Only the chief minister bowed respectfully and explained: "My Dating originates from the Fuxi tribe, and later branched off from the Feng surname and became the Dating clan. It established itself in the Taihang Mountains, and later became one of the eight major tribes during the Shennong period."

"... After many hardships, the Da Ting clan died in Qufu, and because the Zhou clan destroyed the Shang Dynasty, the sages were enfeoffed. Then the legacy of Da Ting was enshrined in the Gale Mountain on the edge of Dongyi."

"In order to honor our ancient ancestors, I, Da Ting, took Dafeng as my clan and rebuilt the Da Ting Kingdom..."

"It's been 320 years now..."

Dazai talked about the past glory of the court.

"So... I want to sacrifice a person with great prestige from the Feng clan for this purpose, and call upon Fuxi's ancestors to protect him against the Yue Kingdom's attack."

"Dazai!" Uncle Zong stared. There is indeed a way to summon the ancestors in Da Ting, but it uses a person with prestige from the Yifeng clan.

This!
On the other side, Uncle Su looked excited, but then he looked at Dazai and said slightly uneasily: "Does Dazai want to sacrifice himself?"

After speaking, Uncle Sub did not hide the expectations in his eyes.

Dazai smiled slightly and looked at Uncle Sub with an incomprehensible look.

Uncle Sub said in surprise: "But the wind..."

He suddenly paused and said with some anxiety: "Will he be willing?"

Uncle Zong raised his eyebrows and frowned again.

This Uncle Su is really whimsical.

But what exactly does Dazai want?

Dazai smiled and said: "He doesn't know the mystery of human sacrifice. We can hide it. We only need to lead him to sacrifice, and there is much else we can do."

"Of course, if it fails, I am willing to sacrifice it."

Having said that, Dazai's eyes were slightly cold, and he looked deeply at Uncle Su, who looked surprised, watching his behavior, and secretly felt disgusted.

"Okay!" Uncle Su said with joy, clasping his hands.

If you can really summon the ancestor Fuxi, why be afraid of crossing the country!

"Let's do the slaughter quickly. If there are not enough slaves, we can conquer the common people!"

Dazai lowered his head and said: "No..."

Immediately, Dazai said again: "Your Majesty, please order Sima to lead troops to defend the border, and order each city to recruit troops for defense, so as not to be invaded by Yue during the sacrifice."

"Da Zai, let's go and make arrangements. The matter of resisting the Yue Kingdom is entirely up to you... But you must, you must resist the Yue Kingdom..."

"If you lose, surrender immediately. Even if you become a vassal state of Yue, don't let the Vietnamese army invade the capital of Da Ting..."

Thinking of the incoming army and the soldiers approaching the city, Su Bo couldn't calm down.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. In my heart, you are supreme, and I will never let the Lord of the Great Court suffer!"

"it is good!"

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(End of this chapter)