Phoenix dwelling in Yanzhou

"Brother Musu, I'm afraid..."

The weird and festive music was getting closer and closer, Jun Wuji was holding Yu Musu's clothes tightly.

Jun Wuji also frowned, "We must have encountered a mandrill, right?"

Musu subconsciously wanted to protect his two younger brothers, and comforted him, "It's broad daylight, so there won't be any mandrills."

At this time, the team of King Yan's Mansion seemed to have received an order, and began to lean towards the side of the road, giving way to the welcoming team.

Jun Wuji glanced forward and saw that it seemed to be an order from Duan Yunxu.

Now, Jun Wuji was even more puzzled.Ordinarily, there is a difference between superiority and inferiority, even if you meet the team welcoming the bride, there is no reason for Yanwangfu to back down?

In doubt, the weird team has already approached.Jun Wuji saw that in front of the team, someone was holding a celebration card, and on the vermilion wooden sign was written the four characters "Keep away from strangers".

The bridal sedan passed by, Jun Wuji could clearly hear the crying of a woman in the bridal sedan under the noise.

Obviously, this was not his illusion, because Jun Wuji at the side turned pale, and asked tremblingly, "Did you hear the crying? It's so penetrating..."

Jun Wuji, who was the youngest, felt that they had encountered something unclean that was written in the scriptures.

But Jun Wuji didn't think so, he wanted to look at Yu Musu next to him, and asked, "What do you think, brother Yu Su?"

Yu Musu looked at the wedding procession that had just passed by. At the end of the procession, two bridesmaids were still throwing paper wedding money.

At this moment, Duan Yunxu rode over and stretched out his hand to close their windows.

"Teacher!" Jun Wuji asked hastily, "What happened to the wedding party in front?"

Duan Yunxu glanced at the glowing red wedding sedan chair, and sighed, "It's the Dragon King getting married."

Dragon King married? !

Jun Wuji remembered the cries he heard outside the sedan chair, and his face changed instantly, "They want to sacrifice their lives to the living?!"

Yu Musu's expression was not good either, only Jun Wuji was stunned, "What is Dragon King getting married?"

"In some places, whenever a natural disaster occurs, people will think that they have offended the gods. In order to calm the anger of the gods, people will perform sacrifices, and the marriage of the Dragon King is one of them." Duan Yunxu explained to Jun Wuji.

Jun Wuji knew about offering sacrifices.There is a big sacrifice in Yanzhou every year. At that time, the people will slaughter pigs, sheep and six animals to sacrifice to the gods.

"So?... Are they planning to sacrifice the bride to the gods as pigs and sheep?"

Jun Wuji's words immediately plunged the atmosphere into a strange silence.

"I originally thought... There is no such thing as living sacrifices in Yanzhou..." Yu Musu muttered to himself.

Yanzhou originally had the bad habit of living sacrifices. In some places, there were even non-governmental institutions that specialized in raising "river god brides" and "mountain god brides".

It took Su Qian several years and a lot of energy and material resources to suppress the deep-rooted wind of sacrifice.The imperial court provides six animals and various sacrifices for sacrifices every year to replace living sacrifices.

Duan Yunxu said helplessly: "This place is not under the jurisdiction of Yanzhou."

Where they are now is at the junction of the two states, within the jurisdiction of the neighboring state.

As the welcoming team gradually moved away, Jun Wuji, who had been silent all this time, suddenly opened his mouth and said, "We'll follow."

"Your Highness..."

Duan Yunxu wanted to remind him that this is not Yanzhou.But Jun Wuji smiled and said, "Let's go get a wedding wine."

The smile on the child's face is like the warmth of spring breeze.

very similar...

That princess in Yan Wang's mansion!

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On the bank of the river on the outskirts of Star City, many people have already gathered.

On the high altar, the priest was dancing the sacrificial dance, and the thin and thin figure of the bride in a red wedding dress stood trembling on the altar.

The onlookers looked solemn and solemn, but some couldn't help whispering.

"This is the second bride..."

"Wusi said that the Dragon King was dissatisfied with the previous bride, so he was unwilling to send down the nectar, so he found a second bride."

"Then if the Dragon King is still not satisfied, is he going to find a third or fourth bride?"

"Wu Si said yes, until the Dragon King is satisfied and willing to rain."

........

On the other side of the altar, the sacrificial speech had been finished. He looked at the poor bride and sang aloud. "Send the bride into the Dragon Palace."

As the sound fell, two powerful men stepped forward, tied the bride's hands and feet, and tied her to a small boat. The boat had already been tampered with, and holes were dug. It would sink in the river soon. into the bottom.

When the sacrificial boat was about to be pushed into the water, a childish voice was suddenly heard, "Wait!"

Everyone followed the sound and saw a group of people walking towards them. The leader was a little boy who looked only about ten years old.

"Who are you? How dare you interrupt the Dragon King's marriage!" Da Wusi sternly reprimanded, "You will anger the Dragon King! You will kill us!"

As soon as the words came out, the people were in an uproar, accusing the visitors one after another, angrily telling them to go away.

Facing the anger of the crowd, the wretched boy remained calm and said, "The Dragon King is getting married, and this king is here to preside over the ceremony."

The phrase "this king" stunned everyone present.

The man in brocade clothes next to the boy took out a command talisman. On the command talisman made of red copper, a four-clawed coiled dragon circled around, and a big "Swallow" was engraved in the middle, just surrounded by the coiled dragon. "His Royal Highness King Yan is here, how dare you wait so presumptuously!"

Everyone looked at each other in dismay, an old man dressed as a squire came out and saluted Jun Wuji respectfully, and then everyone followed the old man to salute Jun Wuji.

After the ceremony, the old man straightened up and asked neither humble nor overbearing: "I don't know why His Royal Highness Yan Wang interrupted the Dragon King's marriage in this city?"

Jun Wuji smiled and looked at the people on the opposite side, recalling the article "Ximen Bao Zhi Ye" and the teachings his aunt taught him.

"Ximen Leopard punished Wu Zhu with thunder, but he would rather make a big detour than deny the existence of the river god from the beginning to the end."

"Since ancient times, theocratic power and imperial power have been complementary and mutually exclusive. The king wants the phrase "divine right to the king" to consolidate his orthodoxy, but the other side spares no effort to suppress theocratic power to ensure that the imperial power will not be suppressed by theocratic power."

"When the people are on the side of theocracy, and you don't have absolute ability, don't challenge the theocracy."

"It will cause civil unrest!"

……

Standing in front of the sacrificial altar now, Jun Wuji knew very well that what he was facing now was not only Wu Zhu pretending to be a ghost, and devout people who believed in the existence of the Dragon King, but also...

Theocracy!

"Even if you are His Royal Highness King Yan, it's not good to interrupt Dragon King's marriage, right?" The old man opposite said politely, but his tone was very strong. "If the Dragon King lowers his responsibility, it will be us common people who will suffer."

"This king is not here to interrupt the Dragon King's marriage," Jun Wuji smiled, as warm as a spring breeze in March, "but to preside over the wedding ceremony."