Ghostly Tomb

Chapter 1734 Sacrifice
The Shang Dynasty had a very important tradition, that is sacrifice.

Regardless of the big or small things, they must use the tortoise shell to divination of good and bad, and then make different sacrifices to heaven according to the results of the divination.

Thousands of tortoise shells were unearthed in the Yin Ruins in Anyang, Henan, all of which were used by merchants at that time for divination.

And among the gifts they sacrificed to heaven, apart from all kinds of livestock, there was also a very important part, which was living people!

The process of this traditional execution is quite bloody, and the number is very large.

It is precisely because of this cruel living sacrifice ceremony that the average life expectancy of Shang Dynasty people can only reach about 18 years old, and living to 30 years old is considered a long life.

At that time, there was also a very strict hierarchy among human beings. Under the royal family were nobles, under the nobles were civil servants, and then commoners and slaves.

The status of slaves in the society at that time was like pigs and dogs. Most of them could not even speak, and they were locked up and thrown in cages from birth.

At that time, the Xiqi Zhou people were not the aborigines of the Shang Dynasty. They migrated later and were called the Qiang people.

They used to be mountain people who lived in the deep mountains. They didn't know how to write and had no skills. They were good at hunting and fighting.

Every sacrifice in Chaoge City requires a large number of living humans, and these Qiang people naturally become the best tribute to the heaven.

In the oracle bone inscriptions that have been unearthed, the word "sacrifice" for sacrifice is in the shape of holding meat with hands and putting it on the altar.

After the Zhou family surrendered to the Shang Dynasty, the entire Xiqi had to be responsible for offering living sacrifices to the Shang Dynasty every year.

These living people can come from their own tribe, or they can come from their conquest against other tribes. This is a bloody past...

The Shang Dynasty’s views on the Zhou family can be seen from the character “Zhou” in oracle bone inscriptions. The word “Zhou” in oracle bone inscriptions is written with dots in the middle of the character “yong”.

And this kind of writing method full of dots represents blood in oracle bone inscriptions, and "use" plus "blood" is the merchant's view of the Zhou people.

The process of sacrificing living people in the Shang Dynasty was very cruel.

According to historical research, after the sacrifice, the merchant royal family and the nobles would share the sacrifices to share the gift of heaven.

In a Shang Dynasty bronze boiler unearthed in the 70s, archaeologists found a human head inside.

It seems that not only the gods, but the overall mentality of the entire human society at that time was also very bloody and cruel.

After Emperor Xin of Shang Dynasty succeeded to the throne, he publicly refused to carry out cruel living sacrifices, and even ordered the abolition of all living sacrifices, cutting off this inhumane history.

Because most of the sacrificers were from the Xiqi Zhou people at that time, when facing these Qiang people, Emperor Xin, king of Shang Zhou, showed great compassion and compassion.

However, his behavior was considered by the Shang Dynasty clan as weakness and a betrayal of tradition. They smashed the sacrificial ritual vessels and cursed Emperor Xin to be punished by heaven.

Later, it was also for this reason that when Zhou Wu Wang Jifa finally broke through the city of Chaoge King, the nobles at that time did not show due resistance, and even cooperated internally and externally to overthrow the rule of King Zhou.

Among these bone fragments, there is also a special record.

At that time, King Zhou had an elder brother named Wei Zi. He thought he was the best candidate for the throne, but in the end it was Emperor Xin of Zhou who succeeded him.

So he held a grudge, and united some ministers who were dissatisfied with Emperor Xin's non-sacrifice, and went to collude with King Wu of Zhou. When King Zhou attacked Dongyi, he joined forces with King Wu of Zhou, and brought the army into the gate of Chaoge.

From this point of view, Emperor Xin, king of Shang Zhou, was not only not as cruel and immoral as in the legend.

On the contrary, he is a very righteous and compassionate emperor.

At the very least, he cherishes human life very much, and will not easily practice it.

Moreover, these tortoise shells clearly recorded many facts that happened at that time, and Emperor Xin, king of Shang Zhou, was very accomplished.

He was good at fighting. During his reign, he expanded the country, built court songs, set up offense and defense, and improved the system. He made great contributions to the economy and politics at that time.

It is unlikely that such a merciful king would suddenly get angry because of some small disrespectful remarks by Boyi Kao.

In the same way, he would not be so stupid as to do this kind of thing that violates the family relationship, to give others a handle, and to cause such a big trouble for himself, all of this is too unreasonable.

Therefore, analyzing from the perspective of these actual evidences, what Bai Fengxian said is indeed an ironclad fact.

And the things that Chen Zhi speculated before were basically not wrong.

It seems that the fatuous tyrant King Zhou of Shang 5000 years ago was indeed greatly wronged.

And the Martial King Ji Fa and Jiang Ziya who replaced them at that time were not as glorious as in the legend...

While Chen Zhi was studying these materials, Xuanniao Jiandi came back more than once to report.

During this time, according to Chen Zhi's order, she spread the news of finding the God of Cooking.

However, as of today, there is still no news.

Among the demigods who survived now, how could anyone dare to disobey Chen Zhi's wishes, and no one dared to lie easily.

But they all said they had never even heard of the ancient god.

It seems that this cooking god has really disappeared in this land of China for too long.

Just when Chen Zhi thought that this line was completely hopeless, suddenly something unexpected happened...

　I am a sinner.Ah ah ah.There is only one today.There's no reason anymore, I'm just too lazy.

　　The sooner you get to the end the lazier you get.It's so painful.

　　It's the bed that has kidnapped me, I can't get out, come and save me.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)