Qin Official

In the winter of the 32nd year of Qin Shihuang, in late October, Xiang County, where Zhifu Island is located, welcomed Heifu, the governor of Jiaodong County, and his men.

This was Heifu's second visit to Heixian County after his trip to the county last year. He was no stranger to the local officials. After ordering the county magistrate to summon a group of officials, he began to seriously arrange the work.

"As you all know, Your Majesty is on an eastward tour and will soon arrive at Xuan County and visit Zhifu Island..."

When Qin Shihuang traveled, he would often arrive first with the emperor's talisman and wait for the emperor's carriage at famous mountains and scenic spots. As the governor of Jiaodong County, Heifu, of course, always takes the lead, leads the way and is ready to meet the enemy.

Heifu arranged for Chen Ping and Cao Shen to handle specific matters. Chen Ping was careful and methodical. He had to confirm the emperor's itinerary and prepare various matters. Cao Shen was responsible for regulating the local security and prevention to avoid cheating at night.

These itinerary preparations will be handed over to CRRC Fu Ling and Lang Weijun after the large troops arrive. But once something goes wrong, Heifu will not be able to escape the involvement, so the "Bolangsha" that has not happened so far must not appear in Jiaodong.

Heifu was busy with the reception, but Zhang Cang, who was traveling with him, was leisurely. He called Heifu's nephew Wei Yang to accompany him, and started wandering around the county. When he passed by a tall and conspicuous local temple, his eyes lit up. Pull Wei Yang inside.

After entering, I discovered that the people sent by Cao Shen had put up a tight seal. It turned out that this temple was also a place where Qin Shihuang might have passed by. However, I saw that the shape of the temple was very different from that of the Central Plains. There were actually eight areas with independent temples.

When he reached the first area, Zhang Cang suddenly asked Wei Yang:

"Wei Yang, do you know why Qi is called Qi?"

Wei Yang scratched his head: "Uncle Zhang, I have only heard you tell the story of the blessings of Qi people, but I don't know why the name 'Qi' came from."

"The people of Qi have one wife and one concubine" is a story Zhang Cang casually told when he was in Linzi a few days ago. It seems that he is telling a story to Weiyang, but the implication is that a poor and down-and-out Qi citizen still has a wife and a concubine. Why does Heifu, a big man, the governor of Jiaodong County, with a family fortune of millions, only have one wife and one concubine? Living with one wife?

Zhang Cangsheng likes women and takes a new concubine every year. He will not touch the women in his family after they give birth. Of course, he has his own theory about this peculiar lifestyle:

"Xing is the result of heaven; emotion is the quality of nature; desire is the response of emotion. If you ask for what you want if you can get it, you will inevitably get what you want. My master, Xunqing, means, Human beings are by no means born with little passion. Human desire is to seek all kinds of enjoyment, and the more the better, this is human nature!"

Unlike later Neo-Confucianism, which "preserves the principles of nature and destroys human desires", Xunzi takes human desires as a matter of course and is also human nature.

He also called "desire" the "proprietary of sex." Well, you can actually understand it just by looking at the literal meaning.

Therefore, Zhang Cang followed his master's teachings and never restricted his "sexual possessions". He just wanted to be a scumbag who would be killed by hundreds of people. Correspondingly, he could not understand Hei Fu's abstinent lifestyle, so he ridiculed him.

"You are not me, how can you know my happiness?"

Hei Fu laughed it off and didn't take it to heart. Zhang Cang didn't mention it again, but Wei Yang remembered it.

Getting back to the topic, Zhang Cang coughed lightly, pointed at the temple and said to Wei Yang: "The origin of Qi is related to the Eight Temples!"

These days, various places have their own unique beliefs. People in Qin believe in the Three Witches, people in Chu believe in the New East Emperor Taiyi, Da Siming, and Shao Siming, while Qi people believe in the "Eight Gods."

"Some people say that the Eight Gods Sacrifice was only introduced after the Taigong of Qi, but more people believe that the local Yi people believed in the Eight Gods long before the Taigong's kingdom. The reason why the Qi country is named Qi is because of the Eight Gods. First of all, it’s because of God Qi Tian.”

"Tianqi Shen", also known as Tianzhu, is probably the transliteration of "Heaven" in Dongyi language. The altar of this god is located in Tianqi Yuanshui in the southern suburbs of Linzi City.

Where there is heaven, there is earth. After entering the temple, Zhang Cang pointed to the second-ranked god's tablet and said to Weiyang: "The second-ranked landowner among the eight gods is enshrined in Liangfu Mountain at the foot of Mount Tai."

"Liangfu Mountain, isn't this the place where His Majesty performs Zen rituals?"

Although Wei Yang couldn't accompany him at the ceremony like his uncle did, he still remembered the long and drowsy ceremony.

Zhang Cang nodded: "That's right, Father Liang, those who practice Zen are the landlords."

"Then why are the sacrifices to heaven not held in Linzi but in Mount Tai?"

Wei Yang was a little confused. He didn't know that this was the result of political factors. Tian Qiyuan was the place where the monarchs of Qi State worshiped heaven. Now that the people of Qi have lost their country and the country, they were abolished by Qin Shihuang and even the temples were bulldozed. Well, except for the Emperor of Qin, everyone else has lost the qualification to worship heaven!

While talking, the two entered the third temple. At this time, Weiyang discovered that the gods of heaven and earth had no specific images, but the gods in this room were different. They were actually a man with the body of an ox, hooves, four eyes, six hands, and ears. The monster has temples like swords and halberds, a long horn on its head, wide eyes, and a weapon in hand. It is beautifully shaped...

"What kind of god is this?" Wei Yang was stunned.

Zhang Cang smiled: "Chi You."

"Chi You!?"

Wei Yang was even more stunned. His uncle's assistants, Xiao He and Chen Ping, were both knowledgeable people, so Wei Yang had also heard the story about Chi You. Recently, the imperial court wanted to rewrite the story of the Five Emperors, so Hei Fu and Zhang Cang and others also discussed it.

This Chi You is basically a villain in legends. I heard that he was originally a subordinate of the White Emperor Shaohao, but he did not use Emperor Shaohao's orders to cause chaos. He also fought with Emperor Yan, and later defeated Emperor Yan, tyrannizing the people, so Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang joined forces to resist Chi You, and the two sides fought in the wilderness...

Of course, this is the role assigned to Chi You in the Central Plains legend, but in Qidi, it is a completely opposite story.

Zhang Cang didn't have to be shy here, and said: "Chi You is one of the Eight Gods, the war master. He is a god and is in charge of war affairs."

"In the legend of the Qi people, Chi You was the lord of Dongyi. He fought against the Yellow Emperor and once fought against the Yellow Emperor to seize the throne of the emperor."

The word "cut" is used. According to the usage of this era, only those in high positions and those with justice can "cut". From the perspective of the Qidi Yi people, Chi You was their ancestor and hero. He fought an upright war. Although he was defeated in the end, he was honored even though he lost.

The battle between the Yellow Emperor and Chi You also went through several iterations before he finally barely won. According to legend, the Yellow Emperor hated Chi You so much that he made a ju from Chi You's stomach and let his soldiers kick it. This is the origin of Cuju. However, after Chi You's death, the world was in chaos again, so the Yellow Emperor painted an image of Chi You to terrify the world. The world believed that Chi You was immortal, and all the nations in the eight directions fell into submission...

This is also the reason why Chiyou was revered as a military leader by the local Yi people in Qi. Although all the Yi states in the east were destroyed by Jiang and Tian, ​​the descendants of Yan and Huang, and the last Lai state was defeated three hundred years ago, the Yi states The people have merged with the people of Qi, and there is not much difference now, but their beliefs have been inherited and taken root among the people. The Qi government could not uproot them and had to recognize them.

If you think about it carefully, you will find that Chi You is the only human god among the eight gods of Qi Earth. His status is second only to heaven and earth. The altar is located in Pinglu, and herons are used for sacrifices at the beginning of the year, which is extremely grand.

"So is Chi You a good guy or a bad guy?"

Weiyang was confused, but Zhang Cang was clear in his heart. No matter what the descendants of the Yi people in Qi thought, in the "History of the Country" to be revised by the court, Chi You must be a villain and a heinous person!

One of the purposes of compiling the history of the country is to promote that "all Xia have the same ancestors", and these ancestors are the "Five Emperors".

Although the book has not been officially revised yet, Qin Shihuang has already arranged candidates for the Five Emperors based on the "Four Emperors" that already existed in Qin.

The first one must be the White Emperor. Qin comes from the surname Ying. The White Emperor Shaohao is the ancestor of the surname Ying, so he is respected as the head of the Five Emperors and the father of Qin. As long as the Qin Dynasty is still alive, Shaohao will be regarded as The head of the Five Emperors is the oldest, which proves that the legitimacy of Qin has been since ancient times.

Next is Huangdi, who is the direct ancestor of the Zhou people with the surname Ji. He is also considered by the Tian family of Qi to be his distant ancestor. He is also the mother clan of the ancestors of the Qin people. According to legend, Emperor Zhuanxu was a descendant of the Yellow Emperor, and Nuxiu, the daughter of Emperor Zhuanxu (Gao Yang), was the grandmother of the Qin people.

Correspondingly, unlike in history, Emperor Zhuanxu was recently revered as the "Black Emperor" by Qin Shihuang. As an ancestor recognized by Qin, Chu, and Zhao, Zhuanxu certainly had this qualification.

In addition to this, there are two people, Emperor Yan and Emperor Ku. Emperor Yan is the ancestor of all Jiangs. Emperor Ku was also known as the Gaoxin family. Although the origin was ominous, he was later said to be a descendant of the Yellow Emperor, and the Yin and Shang Dynasties regarded him as their ancestor.

Although the relationship between seniority always feels messy, the lineage of the Five Emperors has been arranged at least. Taihao, who was even more widely circulated, was excluded from the Five Emperors because the Yi people with the surname Feng almost disappeared after that, and their influence on the world has been Very little.

Correspondingly, Chi You, the hero of the Dongyi people, must be placed in the position of loser and villain. Although the ancestors of the Qin people are also from Dongyi, and may have fought side by side with Chi You, none of this is important anymore...

He sighed, knowing that talking is useless. Compared with ancient legends that no one can understand, reality is always the most important: in order to maintain the unity of the world, everyone must have the same ancestors, Shaohao must be virtuous and holy, and Huangdi must To be bright and majestic, Emperor Yan must be old and confused, Emperor Zhuanxu must be the son of destiny, and the direct descendants of the Five Emperors must have the charm of gods. Only they are qualified to ascend the throne of God...

And Chi You must be a demon king who does all evil, disturbs the world, and is beheaded by virtuous people. He is the common enemy of everyone in the world!

Seeing Wei Yang's stunned look, Zhang Cang couldn't help but laugh. The child was still a child after all, and he was far less calm than his father-in-law, Heifu, after hearing all this.

A few days ago, when Heifu heard Zhang Cang talk about these reasons and allusions, he said them lightly.

"Winner takes all, loser for Kou!"

It's so true that it's irrefutable.

But Heifu's next words made Zhang Cang shudder again.

At that time, Heifu looked at Chi You who was showing his teeth and claws in the Eight Temples in Yeyi City and said: "Brother Zihu, have you ever thought that if one day, the Qin Dynasty suddenly dies, thousands of years later, Qin Dynasty will be mentioned in the history books of later generations. Will his image be even more ugly and terrifying than this Chi You's?"

"And the word Qin Li."

Zhang Cang still remembered the way Hei Fu looked at him at that time, his pupils were black and white, and there was a hint of sarcasm and self-deprecation in the corner of his mouth: "It will also become synonymous with cruelty and cruelty!"

ps: I'm really sorry. When I came back last night, I planned to take a nap and type another chapter, but ended up falling asleep until morning. I have been doing business in the imperial capital these days, leaving early and returning late, so the second chapter will be in the evening. I should not be so tired tonight if I have enough rest...