LRAB Chapter 168 Blasphemy against the Saint
Chapter 168 Blasphemy against the Saint
No matter how many reasons Emperor Xin had, Shang Rong still insisted on his own opinion. In Emperor Xin's eyes, he was simply an old stubborn man who didn't know how to adapt.
Sometimes, Emperor Xin really wanted to lose face and kill a group of ministers who refused to obey his orders, to scare them and make everyone dare not oppose him again.
However, Emperor Xin was not so angry that he could not control his emotions.
After being confronted by Shang Rong, Emperor Xin's eyes turned a little cold, but at least he did not explode.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister, I remember that there are several ancient gods and the Three Ancient Emperors who do not need human sacrifices. Why not offer sacrifices to these gods and ask them to show their spirits and protect you?"
At this time, Fei Zhong, who was sitting below the court, stepped forward and spoke cautiously.
When seeking a private audience, Fei Zhong could speak freely because of his relationship with Emperor Xin, but in the court, there was a hierarchy.
He was extremely careful in every move he made, fearing that he might cause dissatisfaction among other ministers.
At this time, Fei Zhong was not yet a favorite of Emperor Xin who would be promoted to a position second only to the prime minister and vice prime minister in the future. However, as Emperor Xin's confidant, he was qualified to express his opinions in the court.
"Dr. Fei is really well-informed!"
In fact, Shang Rong didn't want to confront Emperor Xin, but when he was reminded by Fei Zhong's words, his eyes suddenly lit up.
He first praised Fei Zhong, and then said: "Five days later, it will be the birthday of Nuwa, who is an ancient saint. Your Majesty only needs to go to Nuwa Palace to burn incense! As long as the goddess is alive, she will surely protect our Great Shang!"
"Oh?"
Emperor Xin turned slightly, changed his posture, and said calmly: "Saint Nuwa has merits? She actually asked the emperor to lead the ministers to personally go and burn incense?"
His tone seemed to become much softer.
Shang Rong said quickly, "Nuwa is a saint from ancient times. In ancient times, there was a spirit called Gonggong who hit his head against Mount Buzhou, causing the sky to tilt to the northwest and the earth to sink to the southeast. Saint Nuwa collected five-colored stones, refined them, and mended the sky. She was very helpful to the people, so she was worshipped by emperors of all dynasties."
"This ancient righteous god needs the emperor to personally go and burn incense to bless the Shang Dynasty with good weather and good health all year round!"
Di Xin nodded slightly.
This ancient deity was more in line with his wishes. He did not require human sacrifices, and was a god of fortune who could protect the Shang Dynasty. It would be great if he could establish a relationship with this saint.
With the support of the saints, wouldn't it be legitimate to reform the way of worshiping the gods of the Shang Dynasty?
"According to the Prime Minister's wishes, I will personally go to Nuwa Palace to burn incense in five days!"
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
Shang Rong showed a look of joy, as the matter was finally resolved. If Emperor Xin had any more strange ideas, he felt that his heart would not be able to bear it.
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Five days later.
The emperor's chariot was moving slowly on the road, with Chaoge's most elite soldiers in front and behind. Civil and military officials followed on both sides of the chariot and headed towards the Queen Wa Palace.
When the Human Emperor travels, a black bird transformed from the country's destiny can be seen flapping its wings in the void. The black bird is a member of the phoenix family. There are five types of phoenixes, including the fire phoenix, golden phoenix, blue phoenix (qingluan), black phoenix and white phoenix.
Xuanniao is the black phoenix among the five phoenixes.
With the protection of the lucky black bird, not to mention assassins, even the Golden Immortal would not dare to attack Emperor Xin, the Emperor of Man.
Not long after, the chariot arrived at Nuwa Palace.
The Nuwa Palace is magnificent and gorgeous, with extraordinary charm, and it has the style of a fairy palace. After Emperor Xin got off the car, his eyes swept across the Nuwa Palace lightly.
"Your Majesty, please!"
Shang Rong acted as an incense-carrying messenger, leading the way. When walking towards the main hall, he was extremely respectful and showed great respect to the saint, not daring to be presumptuous in the slightest.
Lin Lang's rings and pendants made crisp sounds.
Emperor Xin followed Shang Rong into the hall and, in accordance with etiquette, personally offered a stick of incense.
Seeing that Emperor Xin was honestly offering sacrifices to the gods according to the etiquette, Shang Rongxiao breathed a sigh of relief, and then began to lead other ministers to prepare the fairy fruits to offer to Nuwa.
Goddess Nuwa does not require human sacrifices, but if people come to burn incense and offer sacrifices to her, some offerings are required.
The breeze was floating, and a light fragrant breeze was blowing.
As soon as Emperor Xin put the incense in the incense burner, he looked up and saw the statue of Nuwa with her veil lifted by the breeze. The statue of Nuwa was consecrated by the goddess herself, and it looked like a real person.
"This goddess is so beautiful and graceful, I have never seen her before!"
Even though Emperor Xin was knowledgeable and had many beautiful palace maidens in his harem, he was still shocked by the solemn atmosphere of the Nuwa Palace and the sudden sight of the statue of Empress Nuwa.
However, he quickly calmed down.
Emperor Xin did not believe in destiny and lacked reverence for gods, otherwise he would not have done something that might anger the gods, such as changing the sacrificial methods.
He was the emperor of mankind. Although the goddess in front of him was a deity, her status was higher than that of the emperor, so Emperor Xin naturally had a mentality of looking down on her. He praised the appearance of the goddess in front of him, that's it.
Emperor Xin wanted to reform the bad policies of the Shang Dynasty, but lacked support!
Among them, reforming the worship of gods and abolishing human sacrifices was a relatively important decree.
"The ancestral temple has sent a warning that the malpractices in worshipping the gods must also be reformed. If I can get the support of this saint, I will be even more powerful!"
But how to establish a relationship with this saint?
Emperor Xin couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
He was first a prince and then an emperor. It had always been others who flattered him, but he had never flattered others.
Since Nuwa was a saint, it would be right to write a poem praising her beauty.
Emperor Xin pondered for a moment. He recalled the words he had used to praise the looks of Empress Jiang and Concubine Huang when they were chatting and having fun in the harem, and organized his words.
After a while, he called his attendant, "Bring me some writing brush and ink!"
The attendant did not dare to delay and quickly presented the pen and ink.
Emperor Xin immediately wrote a poem on the wall next to the hall.
The scenery of Feng Luan Bao's tent is very special, and it is full of intricate decorations made of gold and gold.
Ququ distant mountains fly green, dancing sleeves and reflecting the clouds.
The pear blossoms are so gorgeous in the rain, and the peonies are so charming in the mist.
But you can act charmingly and take back Changle to serve the king.
When the poem was written, an invisible energy connected heaven and earth. In the void, the black bird of destiny, which was formed by the destiny of the Shang Dynasty, let out a scream. The sound was shrill, as if a terrifying breath was coming that it could not bear.
However, the black bird is illusory and intangible, and is the condensation of the destiny of the Shang Dynasty, so ordinary people cannot discover it.
boom!
The calamity energy that had been permeating the three realms completely condensed at this moment, covering the vast and boundless earth, and infinite black air filled the void.
Countless creatures were invaded by the black air and instinctively felt restless. Even the immortals, gods, and qi cultivators who were practicing in the blessed mountains and lands would become uneasy and restless once they went into seclusion to practice.
Only a few fairyland such as Kunlun Mountain, Shouyang Mountain, Huoyun Cave, Xumi Mountain, and Biyou Palace have not been invaded by black air.
"The catastrophe has begun!"
At this time, those great masters in the three immortal religions who were above the Golden Immortal Realm could all see endless black air covering the world, and their expressions were different.
The faces of the immortals from the orthodox sect were solemn, while the Qi-refining practitioners from the evil sect in the East China Sea seemed to be fine. They gathered together and continued to chat and discuss Taoism.
Don't take the disaster seriously at all.
Their thoughts were simple: the East China Sea was the place where the saints practiced, and with tens of thousands of immortals from the Jie Religion coming to pay homage, who in the world would dare to provoke the disciples of the Jie Religion?
They don't take the catastrophe seriously now. The only thing they are curious about is who triggered the catastrophe.
At this time, only the saints who paid special attention to the catastrophe knew that the catastrophe was triggered by a young man who wanted to hug a thigh, but did not hug it correctly and instead caused the other party to be furious...
"Your Majesty, Nuwa is an ancient saint. This time I came to Nuwa Palace to burn incense and pray for the protection of the gods, so that the Shang Dynasty would have good weather and the people would be healthy. How can you blaspheme by writing poems?"
In Nuwa Palace, shortly after Emperor Xin wrote the poem, Shang Rong and his ministers prepared the sacrifices, and as soon as they came in, they saw the poem on the wall.
Shang Rong's face changed immediately.
Emperor Xin raised his eyebrows and said indifferently: "Prime Minister, you worry too much. I saw that Saint Nuwa has a peerless beauty, so I wrote a poem to praise her. How could I mean to blaspheme?"
"This……"
Shang Rong was speechless.
I don't know what Emperor Xin was thinking. He actually used this kind of poem to praise the beauty of the ancient saint. I'm afraid that after seeing this poem, Nuwa would be more angry.
It looks like this trip to burn incense at Nuwa Palace was a wasted one!
Shang Rong and Bigan looked at each other secretly and could see the helplessness in each other's eyes.
"Okay, there's no need to say more about this matter. Now that the offerings are ready, let's begin the sacrificial ceremony!"
Emperor Xin flicked his sleeves, stopping other ministers from continuing to advise him.
When the civil and military officials saw his attitude, they were speechless.
Although these ministers, including Shang Rong and Bigan, were somewhat dissatisfied with Emperor Xin's behavior, they did not take it as a big deal.
In their view, although Nuwa was an ancient saint, she was just one of the many gods protecting Chaoge. Even if Emperor Xin's poem angered her, as long as he performed a few more respectful sacrifices afterwards, his anger would almost be extinguished.
After offering incense at Nuwa Palace.
Emperor Xin led the civil and military officials back to Chaoge. He specially summoned Fei Zhong alone and asked him to take the lead in making a memorial, saying that there were too few concubines in the Empress's harem, and that it was necessary to select the daughters of ministers and princes to enter the palace.
Then he inadvertently turned his target to Jizhou Hou Su Hu and successfully married him.
Emperor Xin also learned his lesson and no longer expressed his opinions directly in the court. Whether it was to win over and divide the princes, or to promote talents and suppress the nobles, he would find a scapegoat to take the lead.
The Emperor is high and mighty. If he were to personally come down and fight with the ministers, it would be the Emperor's dignity that would be damaged.
From this point of view, Emperor Xin's ability to control his subordinates has improved a lot.
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