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

Chapter 880: Why would the gods want to snatch my treasures? A sacrificial activity with the characteristics of the Qin Dynasty!

Suddenly hearing Ying Zheng's voice, Ying Huan and other officials hurriedly bowed to Ying Zheng and said, "Your Majesty, we are here to see you!"

Ying Chengjiao's eyes lit up: "Brother!"

Ying Zheng responded with a gentle smile and said in a gentle voice: "What my brother said is exactly what I think."

"Since Heaven and Earth have the virtue of loving life, why would they be happy to kill the spirits of the people?"

"Every time I think about this, I am confused."

"Now that my brother has finally cleared up my doubts, I suddenly understand!"

Although the Qin Dynasty always liked to use living people for sacrifice, Ying Zheng hated it so much that he even took his anger out on the gods!
Ying Chengjiao's idea hit exactly what Ying Zheng liked.

Ying Huan hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty!"

"To offer sacrifices to the living is to send the spirits of the people to the side of the gods of heaven and earth for service according to the sacrificial rituals."

“So, Heaven and Earth are not pleased by the killing of the spirits of the people, but by the serving of the spirits of the people!”

"What we are doing is by no means to kill the souls of the people, but to send the souls of the people to the side of the gods according to the sacrificial rituals!"

"This is a great joy to our Great Qin, to the gods of heaven and earth, and to the people being sacrificed."

“If you don’t offer sacrifices with living people, and the gods of heaven and earth are surrounded by the spirits of the people sent by our Great Qin, then the gods of heaven and earth will be angered!”

"If it weren't for the spirits of the people sent by our Great Qin to serve us, there would be no Qin people to persuade the gods of heaven and earth when they are furious!"

According to the sacrificial logic of the Qin Dynasty, sacrificing living people is a very romantic thing, and those who are chosen as sacrifices are even luckier.

Although they will suffer cruel torture, their brains will be fried in boiling water until they smell fragrant, and they may even lose their lives, but they will have the opportunity to serve the gods. How worthwhile!

But this reason could not convince Ying Zheng.

Because Ying Zheng's aversion to human sacrifice has nothing to do with good qualities such as empathy, kindness, and compassion.

It's a fight for limited resources!

The gods need beautiful and noble women, brave and loyal men, and a large number of cheap labor to serve them?

I need beautiful and noble women to reward my meritorious officials, I need brave and loyal men to serve as generals and ministers, and I need a large number of young and strong men to expand my territory!
They are all er! er! er!

The gods have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses? On what basis can they rob the treasures!

Just as Ying Zheng was about to open his mouth to refute, Ying Chengjiao said in a deep voice: "What you are worried about is indeed reasonable!"

"Just as local officials herd the people on behalf of the king, how can the king be happy if the officials kill his subjects and then offer them their wealth?"

"If the king wishes to summon a beautiful concubine to accompany him, all he needs to do is issue a royal decree."

"The emperor is the shepherd of the people on behalf of heaven. How can heaven and earth be happy if the emperor slaughters the people and then offers the souls of the people?"

"If Heaven and Earth wish to summon the people to serve them, all it needs is a ray of divine will."

Ying Chengjiao looked at Ying Huan and asked in a deep voice: "Do you think that heaven and earth are incapable of this?"

Ying Huan and other ministers hurriedly bowed their hands and said, "The power of heaven and earth cannot be measured!"

Ying Chengjiao raised his voice and asked again: "The people are the people of heaven and earth, not the people of my Great Qin!"

"You decide the life and death of all people without authorization, and you think you can entertain the world?"

"Will Heaven and Earth allow it?"

Based on Ying Chengjiao's previous temperament, he would try his best to prove that immortals and gods do not exist. Sacrificing living people to the immortals and gods of heaven and earth can neither please the non-existent immortals and gods of heaven and earth, nor can it allow the sacrifices to serve the immortals and gods of heaven and earth.

But today, Ying Chengjiao followed the concept of sacrifice and went a step further to confirm the rights of all people!
The emperor is only the shepherd of the people on behalf of God, not the owner of all the people. This is something that everyone in the world recognizes.

After the rights of all people were confirmed, the behavior of the emperor, kings and dignitaries killing the common people and then giving their souls to the gods of heaven and earth was as absurd and ridiculous as a sheepdog biting a lamb to death and then giving the lamb's hind kneecap to the herdsmen to play Kalaha!

Ying Huan and all the other Fengchang officials were left speechless by what Ying Chengjiao said.

The pillar of belief that has always supported them in killing living people has collapsed!
Ying Huan murmured incoherently: "Could it be that the sacrificial method we have been using all along has been wrong?!"

Ying Chengjiao said as a matter of course: "That's totally wrong!"

"Otherwise, why is it that despite your sincere heart in offering sacrifices, the gods of heaven and earth have never bestowed any favors?"

Ying Chengjiao said in a louder voice: "The gods of heaven and earth all hate this sacrificial method deeply!"

Ying Huan looked at Ying Chengjiao with eyes full of confusion and curiosity, and asked more and more urgently: "Not only do earth dragons dislike living people as sacrifices, but even the gods of heaven and earth dislike living people as sacrifices?!"

Ying Zheng looked at Ying Chengjiao nervously, fearing that Ying Chengjiao would give a different answer.

Fortunately, Ying Chengjiao spoke solemnly: "The gods of heaven and earth do not like living people to be sacrificed!"

"Anyone who enjoys offering sacrifices to living people is an evil god or lewd immortal who has not been ordained by heaven and earth."

"He should be killed!"

Ying Chengjiao's firm attitude is irrefutable.

The various miracles that Ying Chengjiao had performed in the past made all the officials under Fengchang unable to refute them.

Unless another great wizard who can observe the celestial phenomena and command the earth dragons can be found, when it comes to sacrifices, what Ying Chengjiao said is the truth!
The irrefutable and unquestionable truth!

Ying Huan's brain was buzzing, and he laughed bitterly at himself: "I never thought that I, who had believed in the way of sacrifice all my life, would not only fail to please the gods of heaven and earth, but would instead cause them to despise me!"

"Your subordinate is indeed a criminal of the Qin Dynasty!"

Taking a step back, Ying Huan bowed and said, "It is a blessing for the Qin Empire to have Chang'an Jun!"

"I will adjust the sacrificial rituals of our Great Qin according to what Chang'an Jun said, and will also cancel all rituals of sacrificing living people."

"All officials in the Fengchang Office will offer sacrifices to the gods of heaven and earth and pray that they will only punish us and not the Qin Empire."

"I beg Lord Chang'an to give me some pointers so that we won't perform such sacrifices that will disgust the gods of heaven and earth in the future!"

Ying Chengjiao also bowed solemnly and returned the greeting: "As a feudal lord of the Qin Dynasty, I will do my best to help Qin!" "You don't need to worry too much, just go and prepare first."

Ying Huan and the others knew when to leave. Ying Chengjiao, who had just looked like a charlatan, immediately smiled brightly at Ying Zheng: "Brother! From now on, there will be no more human sacrifices in the Great Qin."

"Are you happy?"

Ying Zheng did not smile, but said solemnly: "Brother Nai has long intended to issue an order to the world to abolish the ritual of human sacrifice."

"It is just that I am worried that this action may hurt my brother, so I have been hesitant until now."

"It is your wish, and you should bear the cost yourself."

"Don't let your own selfish thoughts ruin your brother's good impression in the hearts of the gods and immortals in heaven and earth!"

Ying Chengjiao was speechless upon hearing this.

So it's Qin Shi Huang's own fault that Qin Shi Huang has not issued a clear order to prohibit human sacrifices?

Ying Chengjiao immediately dismissed his attendants, and then asked in a low voice: "Brother, do you think that I can understand ghosts and gods, and know the heavens and the earth, and have won the favor of the earth?"

Ying Zheng asked with some doubt: "This is the fact, why do you believe it or not?"

"My brother has now clearly told the world that I am a great witch. Do you still want me to continue pretending not to believe it?"

There was a line of big words clearly written in Ying Zheng's eyes:
Stop pretending! You are the Great Witch!
Ying Chengjiao choked, and after a few breaths of silence, he nodded helplessly, powerlessly, speechlessly, and with a bit of self-abandonment: "Big brother is right!"

Ying Zheng is completely hopeless!

The path of science is completely impossible to lead Ying Zheng, so let superstition take over!
Ying Zheng couldn't help but smile: "Brother, it's true as you expected!"

"My brother has been hiding for so long, but today he is finally no longer hiding and can show his strengths!"

"Brother, congratulations to the king's brother!"

The corners of Ying Chengjiao's mouth twitched, and he looked at Ying Zheng and said, "Thank you so much, brother!"

Ying Zheng frowned slightly: "Brother, I always feel that there is something wrong with your gaze."

If Ying Zheng saw correctly, Ying Chengjiao was clearly looking at him as if he were a fool!

And it was the gaze of a hopeless, terminally ill fool!
Ying Chengjiao immediately retorted: "Brother must be wrong!"

Then Ying Chengjiao quickly changed the subject and said, "Besides canceling human sacrifices, is there anything else you would like to adjust regarding sacrifices?"

"Since this is my first time offering sacrifice, please speak frankly, big brother!"

Seeing Ying Chengjiao's sincere look and no sign of embarrassment, Ying Zheng did not bother to be polite with him and said bluntly: "The livestock and grains used in the sacrifices of our Great Qin have always been several times or even dozens of times that of the Zhou Dynasty."

"But our Great Qin is already exhausted, and the annual sacrifices are a heavy burden for our Great Qin!"

"Brother Nai is determined to reduce the amount of livestock and grain used in sacrifices!"

While other Zhou Dynasty countries mostly used only twelve animals as sacrifices during sacrifices, the Qin Dynasty often used hundreds or even thousands of animals as sacrifices.

These are just the offerings used by the imperial court to worship heaven and earth.

Taking into account the sacrifices used in the sacrifices of the local government offices, the number of livestock consumed by the Qin Dynasty for sacrifices reached tens of thousands every year, including many excellent war horses and strong oxen!

How could Ying Zheng not feel distressed!
Ying Zheng changed the subject and said, "But if reducing the livestock and grains used for sacrifice is not good for you, I can also add more sacrificial items!"

Ying Chengjiao thought for a moment and then shook his head and said, "I think that we can change the items used for sacrifice, but we cannot reduce the items used for sacrifice. Instead, we can add more items used for sacrifice."

Ying Zheng understood and nodded slowly: "Since my brother also said so, then I think the reason why my Great Qin is prosperous is indeed related to my Great Qin's willingness to sacrifice for sacrifice."

"It turns out that you are shallow, brother."

Ying Chengjiao shook his head again and said, "The reason why our Great Qin is prosperous has nothing to do with sacrifices."

"My brother advised us to add the items used for sacrifice because our Great Qin always sells the sacrificial items at a high price after the sacrifice."

"As long as a sheep passes through the altar once and is slaughtered by the officials, it can be sold for the price of at least two sheep."

"This is just the price during ordinary sacrifices."

"The sheep I slaughtered during the sacrifice I personally presided over should be exchanged for three sheep, right?"

"How much wealth can my Great Qin court gain from this!"

"I think that as long as war horses and oxen are not included in the list of sacrificial animals, the more remaining animals the better!"

Ying Zheng: Huh???

I originally thought that my brother added sacrificial offerings in order to please the gods of heaven and earth.

It turns out that the prince is making money in the name of sacrifice? ! !

Ying Zheng looked at Ying Chengjiao in astonishment and said, "Such a solemn and sacred matter has become a business matter in my brother's mouth?"

"Brother, I have never seen a wizard like you, my brother!"

Ying Chengjiao's eyes lit up, and he looked at Ying Zheng and asked, "So, elder brother, do you think I am not actually a sorcerer?"

Ying Zheng shook his head slowly and said with emotion: "So, brother, you just realized today that all the witches you have seen are frauds!"

Ying Chengjiao: (_)

You are really hopeless!

Taking a deep breath to suppress the silence in his heart, Ying Chengjiao pulled Ying Zheng towards the tent and whispered, "Take advantage of these two days to have a good discussion between you and me, brothers."

"We must formulate sacrificial activities with Daqin characteristics."

"Let the sacrifice be used by our Great Qin!"

(End of this chapter)