The Great Zhou is also called Fengzhou, because its capital is built in Fenghao.

In the northwest of the Central Plains, along the river, many tribes gallop on the grassland.

These tribes live by nomadic and plundering. Since the Shang Dynasty, Zhongyuan has been suffering from foreign rebellion.

Many kings in Shang and Zhou dynasties attacked the alien race many times.

The Yin and Shang destroyed the Dongyi, Diqiang, the Bi Shang attacked the Guifang, Fengzhou attacked the Wuqiu, Beidi, etc.

The reason why the Great Zhou Dynasty established the capital in Haojing was to set up the capital with the power of the emperor to guard the country's gates. At this time, in the northwest of Haojing, the Quanrong was the most rampant.

However, few people know that in the northwest of the Quanrong, along the Chishui River and passing through the northwest and overseas, there is a continent. There is a territory on it, called "Yuxia".

Although there are many records of Yu Xia in the classics. Most of them do not mention their country's name, but rather they become "Western Kingdom" or "Northwest Kingdom". Their appearance is often accompanied by various myths.

People mostly think that the Northwest Kingdom is a legendary land, and few people believe it. But this land really exists and has been around for thousands of years or even longer...

And just when Su Ye ignited the spark.

The northwest country, in the capital of Yu. The monarch Xia Houchang was wearing a black robe and was reviewing the memorial in the hall.

He was about forty or fifty years old, with a calm eyes and a little majestic between his eyebrows, but at this moment his brows were frowning and his eyes were filled with fatigue.

In His Highness there are two old men, one man and one woman, both wearing black clothes.

The memorial is not a bamboo slip, but a straw paper. Although it is rough, it can be barely recorded.

At this time, the straw paper presented the situations of the north and south places to Xia Houchang one by one. Houchang became more and more upset when he looked at it. Finally, he threw the straw paper on the ground and asked the two men: "Two witches. In recent days, we have performed many witch dances and worshipped the gods. There have been seven times as many as the national sacrifices. Why is the drought in the north and the flood in the south not only not alleviated, but has become more and more serious?"

What is recorded on the straw paper is the disasters in Yuxia in recent years. Since a few years ago, for some reason, natural disasters in the northwest have been frequent.

The south is close to Chishui, and the Chishui River rushes up, causing heavy flooding in various places. The north has not dropped for several months, but the north is close to the Northwest Sea, making this matter even more strange. In some places, you can even see the wonder of the coexistence of both desert and sea at the same time.

The drought and flood caused the people of Yuxia to live in poverty. The mourns and the sky was everywhere and starved to death for thousands of miles. If this continues, it will inevitably lead to a disaster.

These two old men are Yu Xia's Siwu. The so-called Siwu is the chief witch. Since male wizards are more than witches, the male wizard is also called the Grand wizard. Since the disaster occurred, the two of them have many Wu Heng and ordered to dance to the jungle, hoping that the Dragon God Emperor can show his holy and conquer the disaster, but it has never been helpful.

At this time, when I saw Xia Houchang angry, the old woman bowed: "King, in ancient times, the emperor saved Tianqing, and later blessed me, Daxia for thousands of years of good weather, and it is impossible to protect me."

Xia Houchang said: "Since that's the case, why are there no miracles until now?"

The old woman suddenly fell silent.

Next to him, the old man came out and spoke, "My king, please forgive me for your own fault. The disaster has not been eliminated until now. It is because the king is negligent in offering sacrifices and is dissatisfied with his heart!"

Houchang was stunned: "How come I have neglected sacrifices? Since I ascended the throne, I worshiped my ancestors and kings every year according to the old system, and never missed them at all. How could I be dishonest?"

The old man said, "I'm afraid I'm going to ask you, the king."

After the old man said this, Hou Chang suddenly had nothing to say. Instead, he thought carefully. He was really not sincere when he was in the sacrifice?

After thinking about it, there have been so many sacrifices in a year, and it has been twenty years since I ascended the throne. The sacrifices are all under the ancestral order. If you say that every sacrifice is sincere and sincere... it may not be. Especially in recent years, I have become older and naturally there will inevitably be ceremonial mistakes.

Is it really a dishonest thing to be?

Houchang asked, "What should we do?"

The old woman said, "If the Grand Secretary Wu said, I am afraid that only the king will prepare sincerely, personally serve the heavens, and order the decree to punish him, and there may be a turning point."

Houchang thought for a long time, but finally sighed: "I followed your wishes. Three days later, I personally wrote an edict to punish myself and show my sincerity."

“It’s not enough.”

The old man suddenly bowed and said, "Report to the king, this disaster is the wrath of heaven. If the king is really dishonest, it may have caused a great disaster. If the emperor wants to respond, it is still not enough to just sacrifice himself."

"It's not enough?" Hou Chang frowned and asked, "In your opinion, how can we express the sincerity in Yu Yiren's heart?"

The old man said: "On the weekly sacrifice, only three animals and six animals are used to sacrifice them. However, now that disasters are frequent, it is difficult to show virtue with this kind of etiquette. In my opinion, only by soliciting a large number of sacrifices can the disaster be eliminated!"

As soon as this said, Hou Chang and the old woman were shocked.

Human sacrifice?

Houchang asked, “How much is needed?”

The old man said: "At least three thousand people, if the old system is sacrificed for nine days, a crowd of ten thousand people will be needed!"

"You must not!" the old woman hurriedly said, "Since a thousand years ago, where should we find so many? In the past, people sacrificed their sacrifices, mostly foreign enemies were captured. Now the country is already suffering from disasters. If slaves are captured as sacrifices, it will definitely cause chaos."

The old man said, "It is to sacrifice to the emperor with prisoners, which is different from the collection of slaves today. This is a matter of serving the emperor. It is a blessing for those who sacrifice to follow the emperor's enlistment. Now that the disaster is getting worse, many people in the south have disappeared out of thin air. It is not that the emperor has called him to heaven. If he does not sacrifice to others, the emperor will definitely not respond. Even if the king goes there personally, it will be useless!"

Houchang suddenly thought deeply.

The old woman said, "Then where are you going to find so many sacrifices?"

The old man said: "You can choose children of the people in China, and take a thousand boys and girls for sacrifices to others. The elected ones do not choose the common people."

The old woman said: "The country will be in chaos!"

The two of them quarreled endlessly, and Houchang was very upset when he heard this. After a long time, he stood up and said, "It's enough."

The two of them bowed silently.

Hou Chang said: "According to the old man's wishes, within ten days, a thousand boys and women will be taken for sacrifice. If you can worship the emperor, this is an honor, and there is no need to abandon the public clan."

The old man said: "In this case, I am afraid that the public will complain..."

Houchang's eyes were filled with entanglement. After a while, he made up his mind and said, "Let Shao Ji be the leader of the sacrifice, then the prince's clan will have no objection."

The old man said, "The king is wise!"

Shao Ji is the daughter of Xia Houchang. Now Houchang has made up his mind to worship her to the Dragon God, so the princes will naturally not have any objections. If the princes follow it, it will calm the resentment in the hearts of the people.

What's more, sacrifice to the Dragon God may not be a bad thing. Maybe they can still be with the Dragon God forever, which was an honor at that time.

When the old woman heard this, she immediately thought a lot. After all, the human sacrifice was too important, and this time it was even more different from the past.

In the past, killing a few slaves as a sacrifice was no different from three animals.

But this time, it is incomparable. After all, it involves a large number of citizens, even public tribes.

But if you think about it carefully, it seems that this is the only way to choose from for the sake of the present.

However, she still had doubts because the Nine Stars of Heavenly Fire have been destroyed for thousands of years now.

Although she believed in the Dragon God, she actually doubted her heart for a long time. After all, as a witch, she had not received the "God Edict" for a long time.
Chapter completed!