My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 879: God is virtuous and should not accept sacrifices from living people!

Zheng Anqi had a headache.

No one in the world knows better than himself whether he is a real immortal.

He is just a mortal who has mastered some tricks. How can he be qualified to fight against a real great wizard like Qin Chang'an!

He could only use the witchcraft displayed by Ying Chengjiao as a reference, and he had to grit his teeth and exaggerate Ying Chengjiao's magic to show that he was no match for him. He also needed to observe his surroundings at all times and use mysterious words to buy himself a chance to escape.

He wanted to escape so much, but he couldn't!
Ying Chengjiao also had a headache.

No one in the world knows better than himself whether he is a real wizard.

He was just a mortal with some knowledge, how could he know the correct way to perform sacrifices!

He could only use the existing sacrifices of the Qin Dynasty as a reference and make up his own rules. He also needed to form a set of sacrificial rules without conflicts and self-contradictions and memorize all the elements.

He wanted to escape, but he couldn't!
September 4th, the fifteenth year of Qin Shi Huangdi’s reign.

Northwest of Zheng County.

The cool autumn breeze blew over his body, making the sweaty Kuofu shiver.

But Kuofu did not want to rest, but shouted proudly: "Comrades, work harder and don't delay the auspicious day!"

Around Kuofu, hundreds of young men from various villages who had never met each other smiled and responded, "That's right! We are building the altar for Chang'an Jun to worship the earth dragon. We can't slack off!"

"Hahaha, if you want to tell me, you have to work hard! Sweat more! Don't wipe the sweat off, just let it fall on the altar. Maybe the earth dragon will bless us with more good luck when it blesses us!"

"Go away! We came to help because we are grateful for the kindness of Lord Chang'an, not for those petty things. You kid, your heart is not sincere!"

"Before it gets dark, tamp the ground another ten feet! Guys, work harder!"

"It's time to get on the soil, everyone lend a hand!"

More than 100,000 able-bodied men gathered in the northwest of Zheng County, talking and laughing with full of expectations for the future, and their hands were moving without slowing down at all.

Hundreds of supervisors and Fengchang officials were scattered around the able-bodied men. They thought their job was to urge these able-bodied men to work hard and not slack off as usual, but they never expected that what worried them most this time was to supervise the able-bodied men not to work overtime, pay attention to safety, and not to exhaust themselves!

Because all the able-bodied men were not conscripted for labor service.

Instead, he signed up spontaneously after hearing the news that Ying Chengjiao intended to build an altar in Zheng County to worship the earth dragon!

For them, this was not about coping with the imperial corvée, but about accumulating blessings for themselves, their families and future generations, and not to disappoint Ying Chengjiao's kindness!
They didn't intend to show off their hard work in front of Ying Chengjiao, nor did they expect to get anything in return for their hard work.

But what they didn't know was that Ying Zheng had already arrived with the ministers of the Qin Dynasty and was standing on the hillside southwest of the altar, watching everything they did and hearing their loud singing.

Standing beside Ying Zheng, Lü Buwei sighed softly, "When the superior asks for something, the subordinates will follow it."

"This is indeed the grand scene of thousands of Qin people bringing their own food and weapons to help Duke Ai!"

"The people and the army are united in purpose and the people get along well with each other."

"This is truly the scene of the prosperous era of Yao and Shun!"

"I have also imagined such a grand scene in my country, but I never thought that such a grand scene would appear in my Great Qin."

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

The benevolent government and prosperous era and the Great Qin are two completely unrelated terms!
But today, here, these two words are connected together.

Lu Buwei looked at every scene greedily, trying to engrave it firmly in his mind.

Wei Liao said in a slightly heated voice: "I really can't imagine how such subjects can be made to rebel against the emperor."

"If all of Daqin is like this, how can we make Daqin local areas unstable?"

"If Chang'an Jun leads these strong men to the battle, what kind of fighting spirit will they burst out!"

"Chang'an Jun has never ruled the people, but he has already ruled his subjects!"

In Wei Liao's view, as long as they hold up the banner of justice, the Qin Dynasty will be invincible.

However, he never expected that Ying Chengjiao not only helped the Qin Dynasty to carry the banner of righteousness, but also carried the banner of benevolence.

Wei Liao could be certain that these able-bodied men would become the pillars of the Qin Empire in normal times, opposing all disturbances that were detrimental to the Qin Empire. In times of war, they would become the most loyal and brave swords of the Qin Empire, crushing all enemy forces for the Qin Empire!
And this was just because Ying Chengjiao disobeyed the king's order again.

This made Wei Liao feel quite sad.

Confucian scholars such as Chunyu Yue stood on tiptoe and looked at the altar regardless of their etiquette and status, and everyone had an undisguised smile on their face.

Ying Zheng stopped and watched for a long time before sighing, "No wonder my brother suddenly came up with the idea of ​​offering sacrifices to the earth dragon in Zheng County."

“They are indeed worthy!”

"Where is my brother?"

Meng Yi, who came to greet him, immediately bowed and said, "Chang'an Jun is busy with the sacrificial ceremony around the altar." "Should we call Chang'an Jun to come and welcome you?"

Ying Zheng shook his head: "In two days it will be the day of the great sacrifice to the Earth Dragon. My brother must be very busy right now."

"There is no need to call my brother to see me. I will go to see him myself."

The main convoy gradually moved towards Zheng County.

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

The closer we got to the altar, the clearer the laughter and cheers became, and the altar in front of us, which was about to be completed, seemed more majestic and magnificent.

The entire altar, like other altars in the Qin Dynasty, was built under high mountains and on small hills. Its main structure also adopted the "Three-story altar" style that has lasted for more than two thousand years, that is, three-story high platforms stacked up like the Temple of Heaven, and on the three-story earth platforms, exquisite and magnificent pavilions, terraces, and pavilions were built to store sacrifices. There are also eight rammed earth roads around the altar that extend all the way to the bottom of the hill in the eight directions, forming the "Eight Sacred Roads".

However, the rammed earth structure of the Qin altar is mostly about ten zhang wide and two zhang high. The embankment surrounding the altar is composed of a circular ditch with a diameter of thirteen and a half zhang (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 16 meters wide and about 6 meters high. There is no circular ditch as a wall. Instead, a circular low wall 3 meters wide and 6 feet high was rammed outside the altar as the first layer of wall. Outside the circular low wall, a square low wall 6 meters wide and 9 feet high was rammed as the second layer of wall.

Although the overall structure of the altar is somewhat different from the common altars in Daqin, it still embodies the aesthetics of Daqin.

Bigger is better!

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 for advice on the sacrificial method, but Chang'an Jun often evaded me. I only pointed out the mistakes I made."

"But according to the report from the officials I sent ahead of time, Chang'an Jun took the initiative to point out many deficiencies and even made many changes to the sacrificial method."

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

"This sacrifice will surely please the Earth Dragon!"

If Ying Chengjiao completely continued the sacrificial methods 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 Qin Dynasty's sacrificial method is effective or not.

Now, the significant adjustments that Ying Chengjiao made to the sacrificial procedures and altar regulations in accordance with the sacrificial methods of the Qin Dynasty have struck everyone's hearts like a shot of adrenaline.

Even some officials of Fengchang who did not believe in ghosts and gods began to look forward to this sacrifice.

Perhaps, this sacrifice can really get the blessing of the earth dragon!
Ying Zheng ignored Ying Le's words, and didn't even look at the altar in front of him. His eyes had already been locked on Ying Chengjiao, who was surrounded by a group of Fengchang officials.

He subconsciously quickened his pace, and the sound from afar floated into Ying Zheng's ears.

"May I ask Lord Chang'an, is it true that this sacrifice does not require a beautiful concubine to entertain the gods? If the earth dragon does not like beautiful concubines, you can also prepare prisoners as sacrifices and let them be driven by the earth dragon!"

Ying Chengjiao frowned slightly: "No need for beautiful ladies, no need for brave warriors, and no need for captives or prisoners to be sacrificed."

"The only offerings 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 arouse the wrath of the earth dragon!"

"That's right! When has our Great Qin ever held such a simple sacrifice?"

"Even if we don't sacrifice prisoners, we should at least sacrifice beautiful women and brave warriors! 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 Thick Earth. The Thick Earth loves the world. When you are offering sacrifices to the Earth Dragon, you are slaughtering beauties, strong men, and warriors as sacrifices. Do you want to offer them to the Earth Dragon for its enjoyment, or do you want to put the Earth Dragon in an unjust position?"

"The cattle and horses are the weapons that help the people reproduce and thrive, and help Qin conquer foreign countries. The earth dragon loves our Great Qin, how can he bear to hurt our Great Qin's national strength?"

"You two all have good intentions, but don't let your good intentions lead to bad consequences!"

The so-called sacrifice is the offering!

According to the Qin Dynasty's sacrificial concept, the Qin Dynasty needed 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, strong men and righteous men can serve the immortals and gods, and contribute a large amount of cheap labor to them.

Once upon a time, Ying Chengjiao had no choice.

He could only watch indifferently as beautiful and noble women, brave and loyal men had their skulls dug out, their brains burned with grease, and they died wailing on the altar, all of which were euphemistically called going to the place where the gods were.

But this sacrifice was held at Ying Chengjiao's home ground.

How could Ying Chengjiao allow such a brutal act to appear on his altar!
Taizhu Ying Huan said bitterly: "We, the Great Qin, have been offering sacrifices for hundreds of years, and there has never been an old thing of offering sacrifices to heaven and earth without sacrifice."

"We all know that Lord Chang'an is the one who knows best how to worship the Great Shaman of the Earth Dragon."

"Yes, this is a very serious matter. Please ask Lord Chang'an to report to the king and then make a decision!"

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

"Everything in this sacrifice will be in accordance with what Chang'an Jun said!"

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

(End of this chapter)