Chapter 66 The Beginning of Chaos! Ask the Nuwa Temple
The day of offering incense at Nuwa Temple has finally come. For Dashang, this is just a grand sacrifice, but for Zhang Zixing, it is the most important first step in the game against destiny.
On that day, the people of Chaoge obeyed the order of the emperor, burning incense and setting fires in every household, laying colorful decorations and carpets to congratulate Nuwa on her Christmas. Zhang Zixing personally led all the civil and military officials to go to the Nuwa Palace outside the south gate to offer incense and congratulate her.
Due to Zhang Zixing's early plans, he deliberately renovated the Nuwa Palace when he ascended the throne, replacing the original clay sculptures with more noble bronze statues. Since then, there have been sufficient offerings and incense every year. The main hall is exquisitely decorated and has a gorgeous style. , On the agarwood throne in the center is the statue of Nuwa, with golden boys and jade girls standing on both sides. Under the seat are dancing cranes and flying luan. Purple mist rises from the incense burner, which looks solemn and mysterious.
Zhang Zixing came to the main hall, looked at the statue of Nuwa, and secretly sneered in his heart. The appearance of the bronze Nuwa in front of him was definitely not "the beauty of the country", it could even be said to be a bit horrible, but judging from the craftsmanship of this era, Look, it’s good to be able to carve it out like this. But based on the appearance of Nuwa now, let alone himself, even the lewd and foolish King Zhou cannot be "suddenly lustful". It seems that the original book There are also many inaccuracies in the novel. However, after he has experienced so many things, he also vaguely understands that the world does not develop exactly according to the plot in the novel. In other words, since he was reborn as King Shou, he has become an influence." The variables of "Destiny", looking at it now, this world of gods is a combination of fiction + historical facts + variables. It can be said that everything is under control; everything is not under control.
Although he was disdainful, he still showed piety on his face and respectfully followed the etiquette procedures to offer incense. All civil and military officials knelt down to congratulate him and presented various offerings. After the sacrifice, Zhang Zixing ordered the ministers to wait outside the hall. I have to pray to the empress alone.
Zhang Zixing looked respectful and did not look sideways. He just lowered his head and recited the prayer he had prepared in advance. "Xin, the emperor of Great Shang, congratulated the empress for a long life. Her saintly virtues are immeasurable, and all the people in the world sincerely worship me. I sincerely ask your empress to protect me, Zuo, the great Shang state." Long..."
After finishing reciting, I heard a voice coming from the side of the holy statue: "Your Majesty is so pious. If you can obey God's will at all times, you will have good results. By then, you will be able to ascend to heaven and enjoy immortal blessings forever."
Zhang Zixing took a look and saw that there had been a Taoist nun beside the incense table. This Taoist nun gave him a strange feeling. She was clearly in front of him, but he couldn't see the details of her appearance. He didn't have any perception in his spiritual sense. He could only I vaguely felt the existence of such a Taoist nun in my consciousness.
Sure enough, what should come will always come.
If an ordinary king heard the words "conferred gods" and "immortal blessings", he would definitely be ecstatic. However, the emperor in front of him was extremely sensitive and even disgusted with "conferred gods". Not only was he ungrateful , but almost couldn't help but jumped up and cursed. Finally, Zhang Zixing still maintained his rationality, knowing that the Taoist nun in front of him was definitely an ordinary person, and was most likely Nuwa herself, so he did not dare to show anger and said with a sincere expression. : "How can personal honor and disgrace be compared to the safety of the country? As long as the world is at peace and the people of the world no longer suffer from wars, even if I die and cannot be reincarnated, I will not hesitate!"
From the perspective of modern science, the ancients had a rich imagination about death. The burials of the Shang Dynasty, the terracotta warriors and horses in the Qin Dynasty, including the mysterious imperial tombs of emperors of all dynasties, could it be that they were created for this kind of imagination of death - after death
You can still become gods and immortals, enjoy power and wealth, and descendants can also receive the blessings of their ancestors. This is how sacrificial rituals are born. This tradition has been deeply rooted in people's hearts from ancient times to the present.
Emperors of the past dynasties, whether wise or foolish, almost all have the same dream, which is to live forever, become an immortal or a god, or send people to the sea to find the secret recipe for immortality, or believe in alchemists and refine elixirs... Zhang Zixing is now the supreme emperor.
He even uttered the words "not allowed to be reincarnated". Even though the Taoist nun's cultivation had reached the realm of immortality, he couldn't help but be moved. Little did he know that this guy's arrogant words were just to give the Taoist nun a good impression, although he really wanted to let the people live a better life.
It's a good day, but after all, he is not the kind of great sage who feeds eagles. If there is a day when his own safety is really in danger, he has no choice but to "die as a Taoist friend and not as a poor Taoist."
"Your Majesty is wise and courageous, and has great talents and strategies. Nowadays, the great merchants, the country is rich and the people are strong, and the world is peaceful. Why is there talk of war?" The Taoist nun did not answer directly, and gently changed the subject.
Zhang Zixing didn't want to go around too much, so he saluted the Taoist nun and said straightforwardly: "Exalted Immortal, wise people don't speak secret words. Although I am not talented, I still know a little bit about the destiny. Now the world is about to have massacres, chaos, and wars.
Together, the people must be in dire straits, so please teach me how to deal with it."
There was a hint of surprise in the Taoist nun's tone: "Your Majesty is indeed extraordinary, but since you know the number of days of killing and catastrophe, you should know that God's will is ruthless. At this time, great chaos is about to happen, so you can only follow the path. Even if there are casualties, it is destined and cannot be changed. You just need to
If you follow nature, it will have good consequences."
"Even those saints with great supernatural powers who have obtained the Taoist Fruit of Hunyuan can't change?" Zhang Zixing's eyes fell on the Taoist nun's face, and his heart was not moved by the good fruit she said - wasn't it just to be granted the title of Laoshizitian?
Happy star? Even if King Zhou becomes a god after his death, can he have the honor to see Shang Rong, Bi Gan, and Wen Zhong, who are also ministers of gods?
"Your Majesty is a person who is familiar with cultivation," the Taoist nun hesitated for a moment: "The saint has a wonderful understanding of the way of heaven and can only achieve Hunyuan, how can he defy heaven?"
Wouldn’t he go against heaven? It’s because he doesn’t have a stake in it, so he doesn’t want to do it! If Zhou’s destruction of Shang is God’s will, then why does the Tongtian leader set up the Immortal Killing Formation and the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation? Doesn’t he know that helping Yin Shang is going against nature?
Isn't it? Isn't it because his disciples were slaughtered one after another, which touched the fundamental interests of Jiejiao! Why did Yuanshi Tianzun disregard his face and personally bully the junior Sanxiao in the Yellow River Formation? It was also to protect the elite of Chanjiao! Zhang Zixing didn't know why, what was on his mind today
He was extremely angry. After all, he was not weak in cultivation. He suppressed his anger and asked one word at a time: "Are you unwilling or unable?"
"Your Majesty knows the power of the saint, why do you doubt it so much?" The Taoist nun snorted coldly: "Everything in the universe has its destiny. In the vast way of heaven, stars rise and die in just a thought, not to mention the rise and fall of countries, and the rise and fall of living beings.
. What you call common people are nothing but the sand of the Milky Way, insignificant. How can you understand that the way of a saint conforms to the will of heaven and the calamity at the bottom?"
Zhang Zixing felt a fire of ignorance rushing into his mind. He could no longer hold back the anger in his heart and asked loudly: "The people of Li are worshiping immortals and gods. They are extremely pious. Some of them can't even provide three meals a day, but they still have to
The incense is guaranteed and the offerings are complete. They may be asking for wealth or glory, but most of them are just asking for peace and food and clothing. I don’t think that even the saints can’t protect their safety, so what’s the use of this human sacrifice and offering!”
Yes, what is the use of human sacrifices to those immortals, Buddhas, ghosts, gods and even saints? When disaster strikes, they will not receive any protection, but will become victims of their "compliance with the way of heaven". What if they don't sacrifice? The gods should bring all kinds of disasters.
Let’s punish humans. So what are gods? Bullies who bully the weak and fear the strong? What are humans? Animals raised by the gods?
"Bold and stupid! Who do you think I am?" The Taoist nun's whole body turned into a golden light and disappeared into the holy statue. The bronze statue on the altar suddenly changed. For a time, there were thousands of auspicious colors and auspicious clouds lingering, like a giant
The divine descended, but the ministers who were just a short distance away outside the hall were unaware of the debates or visions inside, as if they were worlds away from the emperor.
The Taoist nun's identity did not surprise Zhang Zixing. He didn't even look at her and simply bowed: "Is she Nuwa? I'm polite."
That tone was unabashedly cold.
Empress Nuwa thought that after she revealed her true form as a saint, the other party would be in awe and even kowtow to apologize, but she didn't expect that she would be even more rude and annoyed. Little did she know that this "rebellious" emperor came from thousands of people.
Years later, in the future, if he was still a materialist, how could he be like those ordinary kings who feared gods?
Although Empress Nuwa's voice was soft, it revealed a hint of chill that made people uneasy: "What a great emperor of Shang Dynasty. Since you became emperor, although you have made few achievements, you have been overjoyed in achievements and arrogant and rude. I have never seen you repair gold."
Please pray sincerely and come here with good intentions to give me some advice. I didn’t expect you to be so contemptuous of the saint!”
"The so-called advice of the empress is to let me abandon the people of the world and only focus on my own enjoyment until there are complaints and wars, and finally the country is destroyed and the family is destroyed?" Zhang Zixing raised his head and looked at Nuwa with eyes full of resentment.
It was a good thing that he didn't look at Nuwa. When he looked at her, his eyes were fixed on her face and he could no longer look away.
The beauty of that face is not enough to describe the beauty of that face. Even Shang Qingjun and Deng Chanyu are inferior by three points. The most special thing is that noble and holy temperament. Even if you are a queen, your temperament is noble.
Jiang Wenqiang would be dim in front of her. Zhang Zixing, who had never had much respect for gods and saints, even thought of four words in his mind: The best royal sister!
Together with these obscene thoughts, distracting thoughts suddenly spread, and the image of the imperial concubine boldly appeared in Zhang Zixing's mind, making his blood boil and unable to control himself. At this time, there was a sudden sound from the spiritual platform.
A cool breath woke him up temporarily, and he realized that he had been hallucinating at some point, and he couldn't help but be shocked.
No wonder there is a plot in the book where King Zhou had evil thoughts about the statue of Nuwa. It turned out that he was fascinated by some kind of magic. In this way, the inscription of erotic poems was probably part of someone else's plan. Thinking of this, Zhang Zixing was extremely
He glanced at Nuwa with disdain, but he didn't know that the power of confusion was extremely powerful. After a glance, hallucinations began to appear in his mind again. Zhang Zixing knew that something was wrong, and quickly used his skills to resist. The psychedelic feeling of using Xuan Gong
On the contrary, it became stronger and stronger, and the effect of the previous cooling air became less and less effective. Even if Zhang Zixing bit the tip of his tongue, he could not use the pain to dispel the illusion.
Fortunately, he is a scientist and knows that hallucinations are related to psychological suggestions. At the moment, he regards those fragrant hallucinations as nothing, and just concentrates on reciting Yu Xian's name silently in his heart - when it comes to comprehensive charm, only Yu Xian is as wise, clever and smart as he is.
Only a 24th-century beauty who combines gentleness, elegance, and charm, and has a deep relationship with him, can compete with the top-notch royal lady in front of her. This is equivalent to giving herself a stronger psychological hint.
Yuxian is indeed the woman Zhang Zixing loves most deeply in his heart. In the past, the scenes of the two meeting, knowing each other, falling in love, getting married, and even parting were as vivid as movie playbacks. Although they still couldn't get rid of the illusion fundamentally, they had already transformed their thoughts.
Trapped in an illusion of your own, no longer disturbed by evil thoughts.
It only took a few minutes from Zhang Zixing's hallucination to self-suggestion. Nuwa didn't know what was going on. She glanced at him in surprise, but saw the emperor staring at her face with an obscene expression. She couldn't help but
He was furious. At this moment, his eyes suddenly straightened, and his expression changed rapidly, sometimes happy, sometimes sad, but his eyes became increasingly hollow.
What kind of person is Nuwa? She immediately realized that something was wrong. Her eyes fell on the three incense sticks in the golden incense burner. Her face immediately changed and she said to herself: "Fantasy incense? How brave! You actually plotted against me!"
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She flicked her sleeves, and the three incense sticks disappeared immediately. At the same time, Zhang Zixing felt a strange pain in the center of her eyebrows. With an ouch, her mind finally returned to normal.
"What a saintly empress! What a scheming plan!" Zhang Zixing thought she was deliberately setting a trap to seduce him. His tone was very indignant, but he did not dare to look at her again.
(Two updates today and one in the afternoon. As a long novel, Diandian has its own outline and ideas. Many plots are foreshadowing and are involved in many subsequent plots. In addition, this book has not been put on the shelves yet, so I have to make up the word count.
Isn't it suicide? Please read it patiently. In addition, Diandian only sleeps 4 hours a day at most and works during the day. It is indeed hard, but I still persevere. Some comrades, please stop scolding me. I really think this book is unreadable.