Prehistoric: From the descendant of the demon ancestor to the first demon in ancient and modern time

Chapter 601: The destiny black bird descends and gives birth to Shang

Wen Zhong and Li Che had a face-to-face conversation. No outsider could know what they talked about. However, when Wen Zhong left, his face was dark, as if he had eaten a dead rat.

You talk to Him about national affairs, and He talks about romance with you;
You tell Him that you must be loyal to the King, and He brainwashes you that a true man must dare to put himself first in the world;

As a veteran of the Yin and Shang dynasties, Wen Zhong was also a man of letters and military powers. However, when he met Li Che, he seemed to have nowhere to go and felt very depressed.

Ginger is still spicy!

Wen Zhong was still a bit too young to play with Li Che, the biggest demon in the world. Even if his mentor Jin Ling Shen Sheng came forward, he could not suppress Li Che.

After returning home, Wen Zhong originally planned to persuade Emperor Xin not to listen to Li Xuanwei's advice. This doctor's philosophy was inconsistent with the current situation of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, but God failed to fulfill his wishes.

When Yuan Futong, the most powerful prince in Beihai, learned that all the secrets he had buried in Chaoge had been cleared, he was furious and pulled together seventy-two princes to rebel.

Yuan Futong rebelled, and the matter was serious. Wen Zhong did not dare to be careless, let alone delay, and hurriedly led his troops to put down the rebellion. He had been gone for more than ten years.

If it were an ordinary feudal rebellion, with the strength of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, it would not take long for them to be easily put down and they would be pinned to the ground and violently rubbed and ravaged.

But today is different from the past. The great cause of becoming a god is getting closer and closer, and various forces are making frequent moves. Yuan Futong and other princes have new backers and are no longer as easy to bully as before.

Di Xin had two teachers, one was Wen Zhong and the other was Li Xuanwei.

Tribes such as Dongyi, Guifang, and Yanxi were all descendants of shamans from the tribal era and were all members of the human race. As the orthodox dynasty of the human race, the Yin Shang had the need to accept the return of various tribes.

Here, it is necessary to mention the sacrificial customs of the Shang Dynasty.

First, the ancestor of Chengtang was the great sage of the human race, and it was also the source of the "Destined Black Bird, descending and giving birth to Shang" in the Yin and Shang Dynasties.

In the thoughts that Li Xuanwei instilled in Emperor Xin, when the ancient Holy Emperor was in charge of the world, he pursued the policy of common prosperity for all races, was good to all races in foreign affairs, and did not have slavery or cruel customs such as human sacrifice at home.

The abolition of slavery was only the first step for Emperor Xin. Next, Emperor Xin would abolish cruel customs such as human sacrifice, and then subdue the Guifang, Dongyi and other tribes to achieve great achievements that were no less than the ancient Holy Emperor.

If you want to do big things, you should have a higher structure, a bigger mind, and a longer-term vision.

Before leaving, Wen Zhong once again solemnly warned Emperor Xin that "Li Xuanwei cannot be trusted" and hoped that Emperor Xin would take his words to heart.

Emperor Xin studied martial arts with Wen Zhong, and learned the art of governing from Li Xuanwei.

Emperor Xin was influenced by Li Xuanwei and had great ambitions in his mind. He wanted to recreate the great achievements of the ancient Holy Emperor and push the Yin Shang Dynasty to a higher peak.

However, Di Xin didn't seem to care at all, and Wen Zhong's warning went in one ear and out the other.

The sacrificial customs of the Yin and Shang dynasties have to be mentioned since the founding of Chengtang.

Looking at the huge Yin and Shang dynasties, sacrifice has always been an important topic that cannot be avoided.

Legend has it that Zi Qi's mother Jian Di was taking a bath and suddenly found an egg laid by a swallow. After picking it up and eating it, she became pregnant and gave birth to Zi Qi. Hence the legend that "the destiny black bird descended and gave birth to Shang".

As we all know, there are two main reasons why Cheng Tang was able to overthrow the Xia Dynasty established by Emperor Yu's descendants.

Even though it was still a thing of the past, in Di Xin's heart, recreating the great cause of the ancient Holy Emperor would be his lifelong goal.

Zi Qi once assisted Emperor Shun in perfecting the calendar and building the first "Ebotai" in the human race to observe the movement of the stars. Because of his outstanding achievements, he was granted the title of Shang Land and was given the surname "Zi".

This is the origin of the surname of the Yin and Shang royal families.

But few people know that Ziqi is the son of Emperor Ku, the half-brother of Emperor Yao, and he was also a great sage who assisted Emperor Shun. Emperor Ku, Emperor Yao, Emperor Shun!

With these three mountains covering them, the Shang clan could be said to be the most orthodox descendants of the Holy Queen. They succeeded in replacing Xia with Shang, so they did not encounter much resistance.

This is the number one reason why the Yin Shang Dynasty became the common master of the world.

The second is the support from the Phoenix Clan.

The mysterious bird of destiny descends and gives birth to Shang.

If what Ziqi's mother had swallowed was just an ordinary swallow's egg, the Phoenix clan wouldn't bother to talk about it. However, what Ziqi's mother Jian Di swallowed was not a swallow's egg, but a black bird's egg.

Swallows and black birds are not much different in size and appearance, but swallows are swallows, and black birds are indeed of the phoenix species, possessing extremely rich phoenix blood.

Jian Di of the Lu family accidentally swallowed a black bird egg and gave birth to Zi Qi. Zi Qi and his descendants naturally also have the blood of the Phoenix. The Yin Shang ethnic group is still half related to the Phoenix tribe.

It is precisely because of this blood relationship and the fact that the Phoenix tribe needs to rely on the luck of the human race to fight against the backlash of heaven, that they have just tried their best to help Cheng Tang replace Xia Chao. People who have no strength really don't know the game that follows.

The establishment of the Yin-Shang Dynasty was not only due to its strong background and the support of the Phoenix Clan, there was another important reason.

Yin Shang was lucky enough to find the body of a great witch who died in the Lich War, and received part of the witch clan's inheritance.

The inheritance of a great witch is enough to become the foundation for the Yin Shang to stand firm. The black bird army that the Yin Shang relied on to suppress the four directions was trained according to the method of physical training of the witch clan.

It's just that everything has its advantages and disadvantages. Being inherited by a great witch made the Yin Shang stronger than anyone else, and it also led to the birth of some bad customs.

Like a sacrifice.

The sacrifice in the witchcraft system of the witch tribe is to communicate with the heaven through sacrifices, so as to obtain gifts from the sky.

The secret method of sacrifice that the Yin Shang obtained from the corpse of the great witch was obviously incomplete. This also caused the Yin Shang to only learn sacrifice, but not the essence of the secret method of sacrifice, and gradually evolved the sacrifice into a unique custom.

In the Yin and Shang Dynasties, sacrifice was a very common activity. Sacrifice was required for weddings and funerals, sacrifices were required for victory in wars, and sacrifices were required for every new year and festival.
Not long ago, when Wen Taishi went to Beihai, Emperor Xin held a grand sacrificial ceremony for Wen Taishi as usual, and the senior doctor Li Xuanwei personally presided over it.

In short, under the influence of many years, sacrificial customs have been integrated into all aspects of the Yin and Shang Dynasties. From military and state affairs to trivial matters, there must be a meaning of sacrificial rituals. It seems that if you don't sacrifice beforehand, you always feel that something is missing.

Sacrifice is just sacrifice, it is a characteristic of the development of the times, there is nothing to say, but the sacrifices of the Yin and Shang Dynasties are different, there are many tricks and they are extremely cruel.

Take Wen Zhong's expedition as an example. This high-standard sacrificial ceremony must use human sacrifices, otherwise it is not rigorous and devout. Even Li Che, a ruthless, cold-blooded demon, can't help but be speechless.

Human sacrifice was only a small part of the sacrificial customs of the Yin and Shang Dynasties. Various packages with added ingredients were even derived from human sacrifice, and the process could be as cruel as possible.

If Emperor Xin wants to achieve a great achievement that is not inferior to that of the ancient Holy Emperor, it is not enough to just abolish the slavery system. He also needs to abolish the extremely deformed and cruel sacrificial customs that have evolved. This is the top priority.

But then again, even if Di Xin abolished the sacrificial customs despite pressure, his dream of becoming the Holy Emperor of the Human Race would not be realized.

The general trend cannot be stopped by Emperor Xin.

Untimely!

These four words are the best description of Di Xin.

Born in an era that is about to be turbulent, no matter how talented and heroic he is, he will eventually be submerged by the tide of the times until he is beyond redemption.

(End of this chapter)