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Chapter 42
###42 His death is my life
"The capital's taxes are for sacrifices." "Sacrifice is a major event of the country." All the taxes and taxes levied by the state are used for sacrifices, which is a major event of the country.

Qi State paid great attention to offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, and offering sacrifices to "earth" was equivalent to offering sacrifices to heaven.Worshiping the mountain gods and water gods is especially important.

Often poured into the ground with blood and wine.When offering sacrifices to mountain gods, burying and hanging methods are used; when offering sacrifices to water gods, the method of sinking is used, imitating Yao's method of sinking jade in water to worship Luoshen.

The imperial court was in charge of sacrifices in various places. According to the law, people were strictly prohibited from privately offering sacrifices to ghosts and gods. They also did not allow people to offer incense, wine, food, jade, silk, and livestock in private.

Anyone found guilty of sacrificing living people will be punished by exile or beheaded immediately.

However, there is no storm without fire, so there must be a reason why people must be sacrificed alive, so the people are willing to risk death.

It is used to worship the Lin Mansion of Jinling City, who was trying to make profits between the court and the people.

Two generations of the Lin family have devoted themselves to worship matters, and the emperor has no doubts about the Lin family's trust.It is said that when the emperor was still a prince, Lin Lichi helped him obtain the position of prince, and that was how he became the emperor today.

The prince back then was ranked in the middle. He was not as talented as the eldest prince, and his martial arts skills were not as good as the second prince. The princes younger than him were growing up day by day.

Wanting to become an emperor is a distant and elusive dream in every aspect.

At that time, Hou Shu captured three cities in a row and an army of 20 troops pressed into Suishan.Lin Li belatedly invited the prince to come to the palace for talks. It is said that the emperor looked heavy when he left the palace. Two days later, he took the initiative to ask for orders to persuade the Hou Shu army to surrender.

How could Prince Qin, who was at the height of his power, easily surrender to Qi with an army of 20?It's just that Suishan Mountain is steep and easy to defend but difficult to attack. Prince Qin spent three months in the northern range of Suishan Mountain but he still had no good plan.It is said that after the emperor arrived at Suishan that year, there was heavy rain in Suishan and the huge rocks in the northern mountain fell, blocking Prince Qin's retreat.After half a month, the food and grass were exhausted, coupled with the cold night and rain.The horses and grain were submerged in the water. Prince Qin was about to become a trapped beast in the water, and the soldiers were even more hungry and cold.

But Prince Qin was not someone who gave up easily. He was tough and courageous, and used his troops like a god, and the soldiers were even more loyal to him.On a full moon day, we gathered our troops all night and prepared to attack Suishan from Ziyun Peak in the North Vein by moonlight.

Unexpectedly, the soldiers suddenly heard the sound of a piano playing in the mountains. The music jumped up and struck each other, as powerful as a high mountain.

The soldiers continued to move forward, the music of the piano continued, and the rhythm changed. The soldiers saw the vegetation in front of them like thousands of troops and horses, roaring towards them.

Prince Qin ordered all the soldiers to cover their ears, but he seemed to have entered a void where light and darkness overlapped.In this void, he saw that the piano master was calm and unhurried, sitting quietly in the void, but he could feel everything in the world. The number of tones was no more than Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng, and Yu, but he could produce five flavors and five colors.

The palace tune has been established, and it cannot be shaken anywhere in the world.

As the saying goes, if the sound of the piano is harmonious, the listener will be happy; if the sound of the piano is sad, the listener will cry.Prince Qin's trip to the virtual world, what he heard was the meaning of a bosom friend.Just as Shi Kuang knew the defeat of the Chu master, Zhong Ziqi clearly discerned Boya's ambition.

When Prince Qin returned to Ziyun Peak, the soldiers had been defeated and fell to the ground, with more than half of them dead or injured. He looked around again and found no trace of the enemy.

These soldiers were wounded by their companions' weapons.

The grass and trees are all soldiers, the mountains and rocks are all soldiers, and even the rain in the mountains is filled with the spirit of war.

It is precisely because of this achievement and the public exaggeration of this matter that we have the current emperor.It is precisely for this reason that the Lin Mansion has always been deeply favored by the emperor.

It's just that Prince Yan's Mansion has never liked the Lin Mansion, and there isn't much contact between the Pianan Suishan area and the Lin Mansion in Jinling City.

Decades have passed, and it is not known whether the current Prince Qin still holds a grudge against Lin Lichi for using grass and trees as soldiers.

Only an hour after Ze Yu arrived at Suishan with the eldest prince, Hummingbird had already passed the news to Ye Xiaolou.He looked at the third prince without changing his expression. The third prince held the tea cup and coughed softly a few times.

"Xiaolou, I can't stop Brother. It's really incompetent." The third prince coughed again after speaking.

"I can't blame you for this matter. I'm afraid they will do it tonight. It's pointless to try to stop it now." Ye Xiaolou turned around and was about to leave when Wei Bing took a step forward and said, "In this way, isn't Your Highness stepping forward?" Lose every step?"

"Isn't it always like this?"

Seeing Ye Xiaolou's frivolous answer, Wei Bing was furious, wishing he could draw his sword and try a few times. "I know how much Your Majesty loves His Highness and keeps you in His Majesty's palace. Over the years, when have you ever said a clear word? How often have you gone through fire and water for His Highness? Or maybe you are a scholar and can come up with some good ideas. But now that the world is in chaos, and the Third Highness doesn't even have a place to contribute, wouldn't it be a waste of money for the Eldest Prince?"

"So what? In what way is the eldest prince inferior to your highness?"

The gunpowder was about to explode, Xiao Jin could only hold his chest and continue to cough a few times.Seeing that Wei Bing was still unwilling to give up, he deliberately overturned the water again.

"Your Highness, why do you have to disperse all the palace people? You shouldn't have done these things yourself. Look at Xiao Yu, there are a lot of food, drink and fun. The emperor still values ​​him, and the officials also support him. You are so elegant Lonely, I'm afraid it's a song or something." Wei Bing complained angrily while wiping the water stains.

"The music is high-pitched and low-pitched." The voice was as moist as water, without any intention of reproach.

"In that case, why don't we continue the chess game we left unfinished last time." Xiao Jin suggested.

"No, I have something else to do."

Xiao Jin stroked the chessboard slowly, and waited confidently for Ye Xiaolou to take his seat.Unexpectedly, another bowl of cold water was thrown in his face.

"If you can win the world by playing chess, then you will become world chess." Wei Bing left the hall angrily after speaking, holding a teacup.

"I say, you are so spoiled by your subordinates that you are really not suitable to be an emperor. But Wei Bing is more interesting than the generals outside."

"To tell you the truth, I never really thought about it, but" Xiao Jin hesitated.

"I don't need to know that Jing Xianglou has accumulated some strength in various places in recent years. If you are ready, helping you become the prince is what I will definitely do."

"I thought you only did fun things."

"It's indeed boring to help you become a prince, but there is something interesting about you."

Xiao Jin smiled slightly, "Should I be happy or smile bitterly? Xiaolou, you should understand that I don't want you to do anything. This is not a friendship between gentlemen. It really doesn't have to be like this between you and me."

Ye Xiaolou dropped a son, Xiao Jin pondered for a moment and then slowly lowered his son.

"That's it for today, I'll take my leave first."

"Why is Xiaolou so anxious? Could it be that after becoming a master, he only thinks about educating his disciples, and even playing chess doesn't interest you anymore?"

With a smile on his face, the third prince seemed to speak casually.

"That's right." Ye Xiaolou did not deny it.

The spring light flashed on the chessboard between them, reflecting in their eyes, each bright.

(End of this chapter)