Most of the princes arrived after Su Hu, and they were responsible for accepting the rebels and cleaning up the battlefield.
Ji Chang stood aside and looked at the rebels with a solemn face. He was responsible for cleaning the battlefield at the north gate of the royal city. In fact, very few rebels died here. Most of them fell to their knees or passed out.
And this makes it even more obvious how terrifying King Shang’s background is...
Although Xiqi is in the far west, he is actually the earliest among the princes, even much earlier than Su Hu.
Because he has always had eyes and ears in Chaoge, the rebels in this rebellion even have his people, so the information is very well-informed.
The King of Shang was so terrifying!
King Shang must have known for a long time that Wei Ziqi was going to rebel. After all, he knew about it from as far away as Xiqi. How could he not know? But he did nothing and deliberately mobilized Wen Zhong and King Wucheng to leave the court.
Song, give them a chance to rebel.
There is only one purpose, which is to frighten the princes, catch out princes and kings like myself who have long been disobedient, and kill them in one fell swoop.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt lingering fear. Just now, Ji Chang had been debating whether to take advantage of the chaos to attack the city. If he hadn't reacted quickly enough to realize that the situation was unavoidable, the rebels lying and kneeling here might have been his troops.
And he could only imitate Wei Ziqi and kill himself to apologize.
Ji Chang always thought that Zi Shou was just a puppet king pushed out by the ministers to express their dissatisfaction with Wu Yi Nang's bloody shooting. After all, Zi Shou had not received formal royal education since he was a child, and he had never been trained as a successor to the human king.
, he had no reputation as a virtuous person before he succeeded to the throne.
It wasn't until a few years before Wu Yi's death that Zi Shou was forcibly put on the throne of the crown prince. Isn't such a person just a puppet when he sits on the throne?
Who would have thought that he would have such a great talent and strategy! Shang Rong, the leader of the civil servants, Huang Feihu, the leader of the military officials, and Wen Zhong, the lonely and important minister, who could not be controlled by him? He didn't look like a puppet at all.
"Hey." Ji Chang sighed, this is probably the most difficult generation of Shang kings to deal with.
It's just that Xiqi has invited people to win people's hearts, selected talents and appointed capable people, and has been working hard for three generations. How can we give up so easily?
"I'm sorry, Di Xin. I can't blame you for having such a destiny."
While thinking about it, Ji Chang looked towards the Jinluan Palace.
...
The Nine Halls had not been so lively for a long time. Even though Chaoge City had just experienced a sweeping rebellion, it was still washed away by the New Year's Day celebrations and the eight hundred princes who came to worship.
After all, how to deal with the prisoners of war must be discussed.
Except for the Meridian Battlefield, which was turned into a meat grinder by Lu Bu, very few rebels died in other battlefields, and most of them were captured alive. A total of tens of thousands of rebels were captured, and they almost caught up with Chaoge's permanent resident.
The number of troops has reached half, and it is really a troublesome thing to deal with.
Zishou took the initiative to bring this matter up to the ministers and princes.
At this time, Song Kaiyuan, a small prince in the Song Dynasty, came forward and said: "Please, Your Majesty, make the prisoners of war human sacrifices and bury them with the soldiers of the Great Shang who died in the battle, so as to comfort the spirits of the soldiers in heaven and show off the power of our Great Shang army!"
Human sacrifice and human sacrifice are both traditions in the Great Shang Dynasty, but human sacrifice and human sacrifice are also different.
The owner of human sacrifice is usually the deceased, with the purpose of making the deceased live a better life, so that the person being buried can become the owner of the deceased's world clothes;
The owners of human sacrifices are numerous gods of heaven and earth and ancestors of all generations, with the purpose of praying for the blessings of the gods.
Previously, the abolition of Zi Shou was human sacrifice, not human sacrifice. This is also the reason why a small prince in Kaiyuan Song Dynasty dared to touch Zi Shou Ni scale publicly in the court.
I am here to ensure that the soldiers who died fighting for Dashang can live a better life after death. If you don't listen to me, it means that you are a coward and a tyrant, and Chaoge's army will definitely be disloyal.
And what if you listen to him?
You must know that the first person who claimed to abolish the system of human sacrifice was Zi Shou's father, Emperor Yi, who shot blood into the sky. Now many people spread rumors that Emperor Yi was struck to death by thunder after shooting blood into the sky.
But in fact, it was because the abolitionist sacrificed the cakes of the princes and many nobles, and Emperor Yi did not have the courage to accept such undue courage. In the end, he faced continuous assassinations by assassins and died of wound infection.
But what Emperor Yi did was not meaningless. During his twenty-sixth year in power, the number of casualties in Dashang and various princes was slowly decreasing. With the full support of Emperor Yi, the civilians and slaves finally died.
Recognized the problem.
People who listened to his words were martyred and captured by the army. This was the first of its kind to mean that all thirty years of Emperor Yi's efforts were in vain. They, the nobles and nobles, were able to kill people at will again.
Everyone couldn't help but look at Song Kaiyuan. This small prince had such deep plans. Wasn't he afraid of offending King Shang?
However, Song Kaiyuan's plan was a conspiracy. He had no intention or need to cover it up.
The man sitting on the seat could not be angry but smiled, looking at the little prince with interest: "Does the Marquis of Song not know that I issued an order to abolish human sacrifice a few months ago?"
Song Kaiyuan said: "Of course I know that, but human sacrifice is different from human sacrifice. Human sacrifice is to show off the power of our merchant army, so that the heroic soldiers who have passed away can also enjoy the status of nobles after their death! They are served by slaves,
Such a great businessman can make everyone brave and take the lead."
"Since the Marquis of Song said this, then if the Marquis of Song proposes to die in person, is it better to be alone?"
"I am extremely loyal. Whatever I think, say, or play, I am naturally loyal to the country and loyal to the king! Please ask your Majesty to sacrifice someone!"
"Okay, okay!" Zi laughed as he was touched and said the word "good" three times in a row.
"King Gu, let me confirm with you again, does the Marquis of Song think that the sacrifice of others is for the good of our great merchants and the good of our princes?"
Song Kaiyuan heard the change in King Shang's tone, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead, but he still said forcefully: "That's it! Please ask the king to sacrifice someone!"
"Good, since the Marquis of Song is so loyal to the country, I would like to ask the Marquis of Song to go and reward the soldiers who died in the battle." Zishou nodded repeatedly and waved his hand.
The guard standing next to the Shang King's Palace came with the order, knocked Song Kaiyuan unconscious with one palm, and then dragged him to the altar.
At this time, Ji Chang couldn't stand anymore and stepped forward and said: "The Marquis of Song is just making suggestions for the country. Please forgive the Marquis of Song for the sake of his loyalty."
"Gu Ye never said what crime he had committed. Couldn't all your beloved ministers listen to the Marquis of Song and tell him that he died for the sake of great businessmen and for the good of the Gu King. So the Gu King asked the Marquis of Song to lead the Gu King to work in the army. What's wrong?"
"What the Marquis of Song said was to sacrifice slaves and prisoners of war to the dead soldiers. The Marquis of Song was a noble of the dynasty, and the princes along the way, how can they be equated with slaves and prisoners of war?"
"What is the difference?"
"Slaves and prisoners of war are people condemned by God, while the Marquis of Song Dynasty are descendants of ancient kings. They inherit the destiny of Heaven and only those who are destined to become Marquis can be regarded as the same."
"Where does the destiny of heaven belong to? Maybe the saints in the heavens represent the destiny of heaven?" Zi Shou asked.
Ji Chang didn't understand why Zishou was laughing, and replied: "The saint's body is in harmony with the Tao, and he has great merits and virtues, and he can represent the destiny of heaven and earth."
Zi Shou waved his dragon robe, and a sword shining with colorful divine light was held up: "Uncle Ji, do you recognize this sword?"
Xibohou paid homage to the sword and said, "Of course I recognize the Divine Sword of Nuwa. King Shang is indeed the supreme human being destined by destiny. Not only does he hold the Human Emperor Xuanyuan Sword, but he also received the sword personally given by Saint Nuwa."
Zishou couldn't help but laugh and said: "This sword was not given to me. This sword was given to my brother Wei Ziqi by the saint, in order for him to kill me, a foolish king."
"If, according to what you said, my brother received a sword from a saint and was destined to do so, wouldn't it be easy to kill a few people and seize the throne? Why was he defeated?"
Ji Chang was speechless. It wasn't that he didn't know how to refute, but that he really didn't expect Zishou to be so disrespectful to heaven and God. He laughed at the saint in front of eight hundred princes: "This...
..."
"It seems that Marquis Xibo also agrees with what Gu said. Come here, please ask Marquis Song to go to the altar to comfort the spirits of my great merchant generals in heaven!"
At this time, Song Kaiyuan woke up, struggled hard but could not break free from the shackles of the guards, and cursed loudly: "Our ancestors have made so many contributions to the human race, can they be compared to those slaves?
What contributions did their ancestors make? Why should we be equal to them? A human king who goes against the will of the human race is worthy of being called a human king?"
Zi Shou sneered and said: "Nobles are certainly human beings, but slaves, miners, and common people are not human beings. As a human king, all human beings in the world should treat them equally!"
"If you don't treat slaves as human beings, don't blame the lonely king for not treating you as human beings."
The fierce fire burned Song Kaiyuan's body and slowly turned into dust.