There are one hill and eight buildings in the Northern Prefecture of the Eastern Jin Dynasty Chapter 5547 Taxes in the Shang Dynasty were human sacrifices
Chapter 5547 Taxes in the Shang Dynasty were human sacrifices
The ancestor laughed: "Black-robed Venerable, you are really the one who actually described our Tiandao Alliance's sacrificial method since the Great Shang as a feast."
The black robe said calmly: "It was originally a feast. Just like when we as humans ate cattle, sheep, chickens and dogs, the gods and ancestors enjoyed the souls to enhance their magic power and maintain their own survival. Of course, this one
It is limited to us evil gods, because human souls contain the spiritual energy between heaven and earth. After all, since humans have occupied this world between heaven and earth, spiritual energy has been absorbed by humans and become their souls. This is also the reason for the gods in heaven.
The reason for the need for sacrifice.”
"It's just that Dashang used living people as sacrifices, so that the souls that the ancestors and gods could enjoy would have higher and purer spiritual power, and would be more effective than using cattle and sheep as sacrifices.
Okay, so although our evil gods appeared relatively late and are few in number, they are powerful
It increased rapidly, especially during the more than 600 years of the Shang Dynasty, when sacrifices were popular. Although Cheng Tang and Yi Yin tried their best to prevent the trend of large sacrifices, the desire for sacrifices in the Shang Dynasty, from the nobles to the tribesmen,
, the desire for the power of ghosts and gods and the blessing of ancestors is not something they can stop."
Doupeng nodded and said: "Black-robed Venerable, you don't seem to like our sacrificial ceremony. Do you think the lives of mortals are more important than our gods and ancestors in the sky?"
The black robe gently shook his head: "As a scholar who has studied Confucianism since childhood, I really can't accept this, but as the apostle and deity of the Tiandao Alliance, I must abandon human nature. Maybe, I am a Han.
I don’t know how hungry a man is. When he was born as a human, he ate human food and didn’t feel hungry. But if he becomes a god,
Ancestors have ascended to become gods. Although they have endless lifespan and powerful magic power, they must enjoy the spiritual power of heaven and earth in order to survive. Faced with that feeling of hunger, all humanity, benevolence and righteousness must be thrown aside.
Just like if we have no food for ten days and a half and are about to starve to death, it is normal for people to eat each other."
The ancestor nodded with satisfaction: "Black-robed Venerable, if you always think like this and don't be dogmatic and pedantic about the rules and regulations of the world, then it is a good thing. After becoming an immortal and becoming a god, when you look back at human beings, they are just like ants, or
Say, that is you
Now look at those cattle, sheep, chickens and dogs that are just used for food. They are not worth it, and there is no need to invest any emotion in them. The heaven has laws and values in the heaven, which are completely different from the human world. In the position of a god, you have to slowly
You have to get used to this kind of change."
The black robe said sternly: "Disciple, please follow the teachings of our ancestors. But having said that, after Taijia, the Shang Dynasty resumed large-scale sacrifices, and the sacrifices required for the sacrifices were people from other tribes. To become
The slaves of the Shang Dynasty usually worked, but when it came to sacrifices, they would be killed as sacrifices to obtain the blessings of the gods and ancestors. Is this the reason why the Shang Dynasty launched wars with foreign countries?"
The ancestor shook his head: "No, in fact, the Shang Dynasty did not fight many wars, because the capital of the Shang Dynasty was still in the Yellow River area of the Central Plains, or more towards the Jianghuai area. After the establishment of the Shang Dynasty, large-scale
The war is mainly oriented towards the east and towards the Dongyi tribes, while towards the west and the north, they have been on the defensive for a long time."
"This is because the Shang Dynasty itself was born in the east, in the Jianghuai area, and after Xia Jie's death, most of the surviving families of the Xia Dynasty were in the Huainan area where the Chao family existed. The Shang Dynasty was quite afraid that the Dongyi tribe would use the name of Xia Jie
, once again supported Xia in raising troops, because after Taikang lost his country, and after Zhongkang,
Taikang's son Xiang once raised troops to restore the country with the support of the Dongyi tribe in northern Huaihe. The Youqiong tribe that once conquered the Xia Dynasty also came from the east. At that time, the threat from the Dongyi tribe in the east threatened to
More than the Hu people in the far northern grasslands and the Qiang people in the west.”
"So the Shang Dynasty was in the west, and the north granted many loyal princes to them to appease and resist the invasion of the Hu people in the north. The Chunwei tribe who went to the northern grasslands went to Mobei and had no influence on the Shang Dynasty for hundreds of years.
The North Korea posed a threat, and the grassland tribes often fought among themselves and rarely went south. At that time, farming had not been popularized in the world, and the cost of barbarians going south to plunder grains was very high, so they did not
It is not commonly used. As for the Western Qiang, it is similar to the grassland. However, after the loss of Taikang, the Zhou tribe who once fled into the northwest grassland hundreds of years ago and became a barbarian tribe returned to the Guanzhong area and settled in the Qishan area of Zhouyuan.
, At this time, the Zhou tribe was still very weak and even relied on the protection of the prince Chongguo. No one thought that this Zhou tribe would actually become the enemy that ended the Shang Dynasty hundreds of years later."
Doupeng frowned: "Ancestor, what you mean is that the Zhou tribe was hired by the Shang Dynasty to send troops and capture prisoners to attack the Di and Qiang people in the north. While stabilizing the security of the western part of the Shang Dynasty, it was also
Under the protection of the Shang Dynasty and its tributary state Chongguo, I was able to settle down and live in peace. Right?"
The ancestor said calmly: "The Shang Dynasty placed many tribes loyal to them in various places in turn, such as the north and the west where they often fought with the Qiang and Di people. During the Shang Dynasty, the Qiang people's military strength
The threat is greater than that of the Di people, because the various tactics and military technologies related to horses and cavalry have not been developed in large quantities.
It was the Xiqiang and Quanrong who were accustomed to fighting with chariots and became the great enemy of the west. The Xiangying tribe of Qin was also sent to the west for long-term garrison. Therefore, there is a reason why the Qin tribe returned to Guanzhong after a thousand years, because
Their ancestors have lived here for a long time. Of course, during the Shang generation, the largest guardian tribe in the West was still the Zhou tribe."
"After Ji Zhou lost his country in Taikang, he fled to the Rongdi area for a long time, which is about today's Hexi and Hetao grassland areas. However, after all, Houji was a sage who knew the grains and promoted farming. His descendants did not like it very much and were not used to it.
That nomadic life,
During the period of Gong Liu, he began to go south, wanting to return to the farming areas of the Central Plains. However, this process lasted for hundreds of years. It was not until the time of Gu Gong Tanfu that he came to the south under the persecution and driving of Rong Di.
Zhou Yuan, turned out to be a blessing in disguise, found here
They found a place suitable for farming and settled here. They have been attacked by various Qiang and Di tribes for hundreds of years, but they were regarded as a branch of the Qiang tribe by the Shang Dynasty, so their identity was very subtle. The Shang Dynasty protected them.
, allowing them to settle in Zhouyuan,
But the condition is that they pay taxes. This tax is not like other tribes, which requires them to hand over cattle, sheep, grain, or cloth and silk, but requires them to hand over what the Shang Dynasty needs most, that is, for