Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 170 Yin Shou
In the spring of the forty-fourth year of Emperor Bian,

The boy from Kun tribe who once met He Bo on the banks of Tolai River has grown up.

According to custom,

He rode on his horse and shot down a flying bird, proving that he had a sharp arrow and a sharp eye.

He is very agile.

Seeing the quiet boy grow up into a young man who can hunt alone, He Bo felt happy for him.

He applauded Kunmi on the side.

Xi asked him, "Since you are so happy, why don't you meet this Brother Kun and give your blessing in person?"

He Bo immediately shook his head and changed his expression, "No!"

"Why?" Xi touched his head in confusion.

He Bo showed a nostalgic expression, watching Kunmi carrying the prey and gradually walking towards the background of relatives and friends, and said resolutely:
"Because he's disabled!"

After all,

He Bo couldn't help but cover his face and cry, "Why can't the barbarians in the Western Regions and the grasslands look more like humans?"

"I worked so hard to pass through the rivers of the Western Regions and went to other countries, but in the end, only the people of Loulan looked better!"

"Others were cute when they were young, but when they grew up they were so incomplete that it made people feel terrified!"

This will definitely become an important reason to prevent ghosts and gods from going further!
He Bo works so hard to rub it, isn't it just to see more beautiful scenery and beautiful people?
Why do you have to hit him with such a cruel thing?
Therefore,
It is better to send blessings from afar without saying them in person face to face.

Beauty can only be created when there is distance.

He was happy to hear this and nodded in agreement.

The child is ugly.
It's not his problem.

But don't torture yourself because of it.

He Bo then sighed sincerely, "Alas, Zhu Xia is still the best!"

Even though there are more deformed and cracked creatures due to the large population of Zhuxia, they are still not as shocking as Kunrong.

He suddenly recalled a comment he had heard about the appearance of the Chinese and barbarians when he was still a human:
“The ugliness of the Xia people seems to be the result of Nuwa’s cutting corners;

The ugliness of the outsiders is full of the malice of ghosts and gods, and their ugliness is planned and effective!"

For this,

What can He Bo do?

When he couldn't bear it anymore, he could only return to Xinxia to wash his eyes.

……

"Where is the Prime Minister of Qin?"

As soon as my thoughts changed,
He Bo returned to the underworld.

Tu Bo, a famous ornament in Haoli, raised his head and perceived it briefly, and found that this time the Three Jins were not fighting with the Qin State.

Is this a nuisance?

Ximen Bao, who was handling various affairs nearby, said, "The King of Qin is going to be crowned king. Duke Xiao and Shang Yang went to the world of the living to witness this scene with their own eyes."

"is it?"

He Bo moved his perception to the Qin State and found that at this moment, there were indeed loud gongs and drums, as if the King of Qin was happy.

Shang Yang and Ying Quliang, two dead ghosts, were standing nearby, looking around with happy expressions.

So He Bo said, "If there is such a good thing, shouldn't we send Wei Hou Ji to the place?"

"Although his son hasn't come down yet, as the saying goes: No one knows a son better than his father!"

"I guess he has some experience in becoming king!"

The ghosts and gods immediately made the decision.

Throw Wei Hou Ji over to witness the progress of Qin.

When Duke Xiao of Qin saw him suddenly appear with a very unpleasant look on his face, he knew that Wei Houji must not have come voluntarily.

He sighed, "Alas, who made you offend the ghosts and gods?"

Shang Yang also said, "Well, the gods are still petty. I'm afraid the Marquis of Wei will have a harder time in the future!"

Wei Houji gnashed his teeth and glared at the two sarcastic people, "What does it have to do with you?"

Then he turned his head and said with some melancholy, "Where can I go from here?"

"When the Wei Kingdom is destroyed, no one will come to worship me. I am afraid I will disappear like those common people!"

As wars become more frequent,

More and more ghosts are dying.

However, due to the influence of many factors, there is no phenomenon in the underworld where there are too many ghosts causing house prices to rise.

Firstly, as He Bo continued to expand his territory in the Yang world, the scope of the Ghost Kingdom naturally became larger and larger.

Moreover, the beasts and horses under the command of ghosts and gods are still working diligently. Whenever they see someone who has committed serious sins, they will directly send him to a "private seat in the small hell" and he will never have to come out to pollute the underworld again.

If dead ghosts commit mistakes in the ghost country, they will also be punished according to their crimes. It is not the case that if they are not thrown into hell by the ghost officials when they first die, they will no longer enjoy this preferential treatment.

Other than that,

Dead ghosts cannot live forever in the Haoli Ghost Kingdom, achieving "immortality" in a certain sense. If the dead ghosts cannot receive rewards and promotions from the ghosts and gods, their survival and life in the underworld can basically only rely on the sacrifices of their descendants in the world of the living.

There are sacrifices,

It means that there are still people in this world who miss this relative or friend.

The thoughts in people's hearts will have an impact on the ecology of the underworld, providing power for the dead ghosts to maintain their existence.

therefore,

If sacrifices are discontinued, the descendants in the world of the living will completely forget their ancestors who lived long ago, and the "lifespan of the dead" will come to an end.

At first, they will be slow in thinking.

Then, the limbs will become numb and stiff.

After a while,
The soul dissipated and returned to the world.

And after so many years,
There are quite a few dead ghosts who disappeared.

Many civilians were forcibly dragged onto the battlefield by nobles and subsequently died without leaving any children, so their bloodline was cut off.

The ancestors in the underworld were also terminated.

Ji Wu and Xi and other ghost officials also made special statistics:
If a dead person was born into a commoner family and his descendants are also commoners and have not achieved class transition, his bloodline can basically only be passed down for three generations.

Therefore, for many people, they are not even a hundred years old when they are alive, and they will not be a hundred years old when they die.

But the nobles have their own ancestral temples for sacrifices.

The more noble the status, the easier it is to continue the bloodline, and the longer the ancestral temple can be preserved.

Some special cases, namely:
His bloodline was cut off, but because his name was recorded in history and passed down to future generations, he could continue to maintain his sanity.

But how many people in this world can leave their names in history?
Compared with commoners, nobles are still more likely to carve out a place for themselves in the history books.

Ji Wu was a little unhappy after knowing this.

He said, "All the good things in the world have been taken by the nobles!"

"Before or after death!"

Ximen Bao tried to comfort him, "How can the noble and humble be constant?"

"If a noble person does not engage in production, his descendants will eventually become commoners and have to find ways to make a living for themselves."

"If a humble person becomes a state official with his own ability, he can expand his family."

"Haven't you seen something like this?"

In today's world of great strife,

It is impossible to cling to Zhou Li.

The princes constantly issued edicts to seek talents, and even slaves had the opportunity to become officials or even prime ministers of a country.

Even if you don't look at these people,
Xi's family is also a typical example!
"Black"

In the current Ye area, it has also developed into a surname with considerable status.

Because they had been married to the Liu family for three generations, and many of their descendants had military merits,
When Liu moved to Daliang, Hei also went with them, seeking a bigger stage to shine.

so,

The world is impermanent.

"What's more, Wei Houji is a great king, but he hasn't even moved into Haoli yet. His life is worse than that of some ordinary ghosts!"

Although the ancestral temple of Wei State still stood, the King of Wei was not very filial to his ancestors and just arranged for others to go through the process every year.

Burn something down?
That won't work!

What if the ancestral temple catches fire?
The sacrificial meat offerings were all cold and tasteless, and the food was boiled in water but not fully cooked.

The ancestor worship rituals were not performed.
The filial son is not at all devoted,

Therefore, the tributes Wei Ji received every year were not even as much as Xi's, and could only be described as very ordinary.

At least Xi's descendants are very concerned about ancestor worship. Every year on August 15th, they would ask the eldest son and grandson to hold banners, and the others would burn bamboo and wooden offerings to bring new daily necessities to Xi and other ancestors.

The offerings must also be steaming hot and placed in front of the tablet for a while. After the ancestors have "tasted" the good things, they can eat them cold.

Ji Wu was comforted by this.

Wei Hou Ji also became depressed because of this.

He was not a ghost official, so he didn't know there was a bonus of "leaving a name in history". He only knew:
Now the national strength of Wei is weakening day by day. When the day comes that the ancestral temple is overthrown, I am afraid I will be finished!

Look again,
He felt even more angry because the Qin State, which was his enemy next door, was still thriving!
Seeing this, Qin Xiaogong comforted him and said, "It's okay. I'll share some of the tribute with you!"

Wei Hou Ji turned his head to look at him and gave a fake smile.

then,

He roared and rushed towards Qin Xiaogong.

The two dead guys started fighting right in front of the King of Qin, taking advantage of the fact that no living person could see them.

Shang Yang was used to it.
He stretched his neck as if nothing had happened and continued to watch the Qin King's coronation ceremony.

Qin Jun Ying Si was still sighing with his brothers: "If my father in heaven knew that I am now king, I think he would be very pleased!"

Not far from my son,
Duke Xiaogong of Qin finally knocked the Marquis of Wei to the ground, sat on the old man, and gave him two bangs.

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