Chapter 1827 Witches and Demons Guild (3)

That day on the Astronomy Tower, Albus Dumbledore stood there so weakly, with a pleading look on his face, that he looked very pitiful.

In fact, when talking about this matter in his office, he gave Severus a seemingly "reasonable" reason. He asked Severus to kill him to help an old man solve his pain, and by the way, he could act.

A play to gain Voldemort's trust.

Yes, acting, the "old guys" seem to be good at it, including this wizard from the East. They will give the young people the illusion that they can be trusted, and they can tell them everything they say from the bottom of their hearts.

Harry Potter fell into this trap. He really regarded Dumbledore as his "mentor", but later this mentor pointed him towards a dead end.

People like them tend to reach out to others when they are vulnerable and in need of help, letting the other person put down their guard. When others entrust their trust to them, superstition will arise.

The key to superstition is not to know right from wrong. Men from the East are definitely different from Qiu Zhang, a Ravenclaw girl.

Men and women are different, and it is precisely because of this that the little palace maid who predicted in Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng's mouth that "the female protagonist will be King Wu" escaped the butcher's knife of Tian Khan and survived by luck.

This little palace maid later became Empress Wu Zetian. She moved the capital of the Tang Dynasty from Chang'an to Luoyang, where she built the Seven Heavens Building and the Tianshu Ji Gongzhu, which were built with funds raised by monarchs and ministers from various countries. She also became the first and only person to be granted the title of Zen.

Empress.

Since Qin Shihuang, a total of six emperors have held the ceremony of Zen, but Mount Taishan is the most famous, and the location of Wu Zetian's ceremony is in Songshan Mountain.

The emperor spent a lot of money on a trip, and the journey was far away, so it was impossible to go often. Later, the Yellow Emperor built a Mingtang to worship God Haotian and pray for good weather.

In the Han Dynasty, the Mingtang was modified to incorporate the idea of ​​a round sky and a square place. Wu Zetian's Mingtang was unique and named Wanxiang Shrine. It was more than 90 meters high and allowed civilians to enter.

The dome usually refers to the sky. In ancient times, both the East and the West regarded the sky as a celestial sphere. The top floor of the Wanxiang Shrine is a circular pavilion with a gold-painted iron phoenix standing on it, which seems to echo the Suzaku Street in Chang'an.

Chang'an is the name given to it by Li Shimin and his son, which means long-lasting peace and stability. However, the city's real name is Daxing, which was built by Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty.

Its scale is much larger than that of Chang'an in the Han Dynasty next door. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the city also had a military role and needed to be maintained. Building it also required a lot of money. When Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, built the city, it happened to be the time when the world was first settled, and China experienced the Spring and Autumn Period.

After eight hundred years of war during the Warring States Period, and the struggle for hegemony between Chu and Han, the country was already exhausted and needed to recuperate, so large-scale infrastructure construction like this was just enough to support the people.

By the time of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, building this super city was a bit expensive. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty's approach of building the Grand Canal and Luoyang was even more wasteful of people and money. During this period, he also had to go on an expedition to Goguryeo and the Turks.

It is impossible for the country to withstand such torture.

At the end of the Sui Dynasty, a severe drought caused a grain harvest, which later triggered a peasant uprising. Therefore, the ceremony of worshiping the heaven and praying for good weather was a national ceremony that the "Emperor" must participate in. By the time of the Tang Dynasty, worshiping the heaven in the southern suburbs and worshiping the heaven in the north had been formed.

In the tradition of suburban sacrifices, there is a Sheji altar outside Mingde Gate in Chang'an. It is located on the central axis of Chang'an and can be reached as long as the emperor walks along Zhuque Street.

However, such a glorious occasion is prone to assassination. According to Tang Tongdian's records, the range of the military crossbow is about 300 steps, which is currently 60 meters. The emperor's guard of honor is about 30 meters spread out. The two combined

The width of Zhuque Street has reached 150 meters. In this way, "Heaven Street" not only has a domineering and majestic effect, but also has a security function. Even if there are assassins hiding in the crowd on both sides, the range of the crossbow cannot be reached, that is,

The emperor can no longer be assassinated.

Wu Zetian was a woman. In addition to this method of assassination, she was also afraid of witchcraft.

Buddhism and Taoism met by bad luck over a hundred and eighty thousand generations. During the Northern Wei Dynasty, the influence of Buddhism had surpassed that of Taoism. How could the Supreme Being and the Three Pure Ones have any shame if they knew that the descendants of unfilial disciples could not even defend their own territory?

A corpse becomes an immortal?

The state religion worshiped in the Li and Tang Dynasties was Taoism, not Buddhism in the Sui Dynasty. Wu Zetian lived in that atmosphere and heard and witnessed many secrets in the palace.

If ordinary people were being harmed, no one would be so enthusiastic and make such a big fuss that the whole city searches for the culprit, causing a huge commotion.

But the "Tianjia" was different. Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, suffered from headaches. His illness was mild and severe. Wu Zetian saw it and was afraid in her heart. Therefore, the maid Tuan'er falsely accused Liu and Dou De, the biological mother of Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty.

When the concubine's mother, named Wu Gu Zhi Shu, was planning to murder Wu Meiniang, she believed it without hesitation and called the two of them forward for questioning.

Later, it was said that they were let go, but the two living people disappeared in Luoyang Shrine under the protection of heavy guards.

According to records in "Chang'an Chronicle", Li Zhi once turned Yang Suixiu's Mingtang into a mule and horse market, and during the reign of Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty, it was turned into a school crossbow field.

Among the Zhou rites, there is an archery ceremony, which means "a gentleman will shoot even if he has nothing to fight for." That is to say, archery does not require hitting the target. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty changed this in the "Kaiyuan Rites". Where does archery go?

Is there anyone who doesn’t hit the target? The Mingtang, where people practice modesty, solemnity, and courtesy, has also become a school crossbow field, where they compete to see who can shoot accurately, and whoever loses drinks.

Although Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was forced to flee Bashu due to the Anshi Rebellion, many people still followed him and were optimistic about him when he first ascended the throne.

Although Wu Zetian did not go to jail like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty because of the witchcraft incident, she did encourage civilians to inform.

There is "no mercy" in the law of the Tang Dynasty. The emperor of the Tang Dynasty did not hate corruption criminals as much as Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty, but those who rebelled were severely punished.

When Li Zhi wanted to make Wu Zetian the queen instead of Wang, Shangguan Wuji had to stumble because he believed in the prophecy of the "female king Wu".

The rise of clan clans in the Eastern Han Dynasty was relative to the common people. At that time, the selection of officials was controlled by the clans. The common people either relied on the clans or were unemployed. By the Three Kingdoms period, many common people joined the shogunate and became aides.

Just like Xu Shu, who entered Cao's camp without giving anything, can still make a living, right?

Xu Shu has always been a counselor in the Three Kingdoms, but he absconded because of the crime of murder. A friend was killed because of a grudge with a local wealthy bully, and his family was ruined. When he was helpless, he had no choice but to ask the young hero Xu Shu to avenge him.

After Xu Shu accepted his friend's request, he smeared his face with white chalk, broke into the bully's house alone, and stabbed to death the bully who had bullied others and harmed everyone. Xu Shu was about to leave, but unfortunately he was surrounded by a large number of officials who came after hearing the news.

Because he was outnumbered and was captured by mistake, the government conducted a harsh interrogation of Xu Shu. Out of moral integrity, Xu Shu refused to tell the truth. He was also afraid that his mother would be implicated, so even though he was tortured, he refused to tell his name and identity.

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Xu Shu was a pseudonym, and the government was so poor that they sent people to tie Xu Shu to the pillar of the torture cart and beat drums and paraded through the streets, asking the people to identify him. The people felt that Xu Shu had acted chivalrously and righteously to get rid of a local tyrant, so no one was there.

The government had no choice but to come forward to identify him. After Xu Shu's friends took care of him, they finally rescued him from prison after all the troubles.

If it were someone from a high-ranking family, even if he killed someone, it would still be considered as eliminating harm for the people. Why would the government embarrass the children of a high-ranking family? Writing a letter of praise would be enough. As expected, he was from a famous family, and his family tradition was really good.

It was not until the Tang Dynasty that the clan system gradually disappeared. First, because Wu Zetian killed many people, and secondly, because of the imperial examination system. The previous method of advancement through introduction was no longer available. However, high-ranking families still intermarry with each other.

"A girl with this surname" will not even marry into the Li family where the emperor lives.

The clan system that was eliminated in China exists in Western Europe and even the United States. The clans in the United States are mainly divided into the descendants of the Anglo-Saxon princes and nobles on the East Coast, the descendants who sailed on the Mayflower, and the descendants of the American Revolution and the founding fathers of the United States.

In the American social system, a very secret thing is that business families must marry into a Christian religious church, or a family with a history of religious politics, in order to truly improve their social status. This is also the way for those "moneybags" to marry French aristocrats.

The British never think that there are aristocrats in the United States. Even if the French aristocracy declines, they are still aristocrats.

The upper class society in the United States is actually a very strict feudal hierarchical society. Therefore, it has been impossible for ordinary immigrants to enter the upper class society in the United States for hundreds of years unless there is a blood-related marriage union.

As for those immigrants, although they later worked hard to attend prestigious schools and became highly paid executives, they still provided services to the "nobles", just like the lawyers, accountants, etc. who previously served the southern slave owners. As long as slavery does not

No matter how legal it is, their jobs will be gone.

There are no eggs left under the overturned nest, that's all.

Kong Rong, who gave up a pear, fulfilled his reputation as a loyal minister, made Cao Mengde a traitor, and made Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty whom he served an incompetent emperor. So what did Kong Rong do?

At that time, there was a great famine in the world. Cao Cao petitioned for a ban on alcohol. Kong Rong opposed the ban. How could he have imagined that wine was made from grain? People had no food to eat, so how could there be any surplus grain to make wine?

He opposed it to oppose Cao Cao, and after coercing the emperor and ordering the princes, Cao Cao ordered the prime minister's army to plan a wine sacrifice. Lu Cui falsely reported to Kong Rong to "recruit the disciples", "to have evil intentions", "to slander the imperial court", "

Kong Rong was executed on August 29, the 13th year of Jian'an, and his whole family was implicated.

The Yellow Turban Rebellion was first caused by the Taiping Dao created by Zhang Jiao. Although he was not like Yi Da who coaxed Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to win over people's hearts in the name of practicing medicine, it eventually turned into a massive movement that swept the country.

The prevalent plague at that time was typhoid fever. Zhang Zhongjing wrote "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases", which stated that the disease could not be cured with Fu Shui. If you were sick, you still had to see a doctor and take medicine.

Mongolian doctors can also treat patients, but as long as they are not urgently seeking medical treatment, they will basically not seek medical treatment from Mongolian doctors.

Whether they are Mongolian doctors or wandering doctors, they are all amateurs. They may have folk remedies that can cure diseases, but professionals are still much more reliable.

Those who rely on divination methods they have heard from legends and stories are like Mongolian doctors who do not know what magic trick they will come up with.

The church forbids astrology, and they themselves also do astrology. No matter what their purpose is, it is always less troublesome to ban these witchcrafts.

Being possessed was very miserable, and it was very troublesome to treat it. At that time, I cried and said that it was too late to regret it.

In addition to countless devils, there are also fallen angels and fallen beings. Who knows who they have offended?

Therefore, it is right to destroy and ban witchcraft and Ouija boards. Although it may be unfair to wizards, it is like not knowing that there is skim milk. If you don’t know, there is no choice. Human beings have been drinking non-skimmed milk for thousands of years.

Are you still okay?

Oriental wizards will not abide by the International Law of Secrecy. Isn't it enough to memorize the rules of each sect? Besides, in order to implement this law, a Ministry of Magic has to be established? In the past, it was to cut off the head, but now it is to take a gun. It is strange to agree.

The East will not abide by international confidentiality laws. It has not done so before and will not do so in the future. Young people should believe in science more than they believe in witchcraft. The false rumors about thunder after a catastrophe can be solved by lightning rods. If one is not enough

Then prepare ten of them. In the past, the ancients did not know that the roof of the palace was struck by lightning and caught fire and they made a fuss.

To know is to know, and to not know is to know. This is knowledge.

What Lao Tzu said about one Qi transforming into three pure beings is a process of formation. The first one and two are intangible, while the third is tangible.

Chaos never counts years, and I am the first to be separated by Hongmeng. I refer to the Xuanhuang principles of heaven and earth, and let you see through them from the side.

If it weren't for being too involved in the world that would bring bad luck, why would Henry Potter violate the rules by calling British wizards to participate in the First World War? Why didn't the British respect the international secrecy law at this time?

What Lao Tzu said about one Qi transforming into three pure beings is a process of formation. The first one and two are intangible, while the third is tangible.

Chaos never counts years, and I am the first to be separated by Hongmeng. I refer to the Xuanhuang principles of heaven and earth, and let you see through them from the side.
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