My father is Emperor Wu of Han, how can I be different from him?

Chapter 53 I Won’t Go to Hell

In the era when science was not well developed, when people could not understand certain phenomena, they would naturally blame them on the omnipotent gods.

Such as now.

The young man summoned souls from the underworld, claiming that he was relying on the great power of Taiyi God. When people in later generations heard this statement and saw that scene, they couldn't help but doubt whether it was true.

But now the Han people are watching this without any doubt at all.

At its core, there are only two words:

Respect and fear!
Most of them are the latter, fear!

Stories about gods and ghosts are now part of folk customs passed down orally, and are also kept in carefully preserved books.

The way of ghosts and gods.

It is widely circulated among the common people of the Han Dynasty and even among the royal relatives, and has a far-reaching influence!
Among the folk tales, there is "Chu Ci: Calling the Soul", which says: "Soul, come back, please don't go to this dark city."

Among the top dignitaries, when Empress Lü died, the court ministers exterminated the Lü clan and planned to support King Dai Liu Heng, who would become the future Emperor Wen, to succeed to the throne.

The envoy arrived at Dai State...

"The King of Dai reported to the Queen Mother that he was hesitant. He consulted the divination and the omen was Da Heng. The divination said: Da Heng Geng Geng, I am the King of Heaven, Xia Qi will be bright."

"…Then the King of Dai sent the Queen Mother's brother Bo Zhao to meet the Grand Commandant Bo, who told them in detail why they were welcoming the King…"

Such mysterious things.

This was also reflected in the previous chapter of great revenge.

Duke Xiang of Qi was going to avenge his ancestors and was preparing to destroy the State of Ji. "Duke Xiang was going to take revenge on Ji. The divination said: The army will be killed there."

The hexagram says that if troops are sent out, half of the troops will be lost.

Duke Xiang of Qi insisted, "It is not unlucky for me to die." Even if he died, it would not be unlucky as long as he could take revenge.

after that.

Can revenge be taken even after nine generations? Even after a hundred generations...

In order to achieve communication with the gods and ghosts of heaven and earth, a special book was even created, called "The Book of Changes".

Summoning spirits, fortune-telling, and seeking the revelation of the gods, things that are difficult for later generations to understand, actually have a broad mass base at present...

If you believe it, you will be afraid.

So, after the former Queen Chen Ajiao practiced witchcraft and prayed to ghosts and gods in the palace, they used this as an excuse to depose her, and no official in the court had any objection.

Her mother, Princess Guantao, couldn't say no either.

So when the young man was calling back the soul.

There was silence in the Weiyang Palace. Even Liu Che himself was bound by the unknown!

Is he afraid?

Although he didn't want to admit it, it should be true. However, compared to the slight awe of ghosts and gods, Liu Che was more concerned about the exploration of ghosts and gods!
As an emperor, especially one with a strong desire for control like Liu Che, he is often extremely disgusted with things that are out of his control.

If.

The first time he summoned the soul, it was indeed because he missed Mrs. Wang, so he let Shao Weng have a try. But after seeing Shao Weng's miraculous skills, he watched the summoning technique again and again.

It has little to do with Mrs. Wang, but more to do with Liu Che's desire for control!
and so.

Even though summoning spirits would be contaminated with evil spirits, the emperor still ordered Shao Weng to do it, and the frequency of his orders increased, without any consideration of whether the evil spirits would affect Shao Weng.

If things continue to develop at the above pace, maybe one day the emperor will break through his awe of Taiyi God and see the truth...

but.

With the intervention of a crown prince who does not believe in Donghuang Taiyi, we don’t have to wait that long!
A cold autumn rain.

This night.

The continuous drizzle, mixed with cold air, caused the temperature in Chang'an to drop sharply that night, and also made the old man, who had just completed a soul-calling and was exhausted and could only curl up in the carriage, shiver.

Wherever the carriage passed, the eunuchs and palace maids along the way all stayed away.

Listening to the faint humming in the car, discussions about "being possessed by evil spirits" and "being haunted by evil spirits" could be heard from time to time on the palace road.

creak, creak.

The wheels rolled over the stone slabs in the Weiyang Palace, occasionally wading through a few puddles of raindrops, and the carriage swayed slowly toward the outside of the palace. Half a quarter of an hour later, the young man suddenly noticed that the carriage had stopped.

"Why stop?"

In the silent night, the driver did not answer him. What reached his ears was a timid voice with a suppressed throat, "Your Highness, don't come near!"

Hear the words.

The young man, who had originally closed his eyes, lifted the bamboo curtain.

Following the sound, I saw a group of people holding lanterns and torches standing around the carriage, and a young man in the lead was walking towards the carriage.

"Oh, Your Highness?"

The young man leaned on the edge of the carriage, with no intention of getting off, nor did he make any gesture of greeting. He just smiled weakly and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me. I used too much magic."

"Ah."

As Liu Ju approached, he chuckled and said, "General Wencheng, there's no need to be polite. I'm very magnanimous."

Although Eunuch Wei looked terrified, he still followed. In contrast, there were two others who performed better than him.

Su Wu put his hand on the hilt of the knife, his eyes were like torches, his whole body was full of vigor, he took a big step and walked in front of Liu Ju, as if he wanted to use his own masculine energy to block the evil spirit.

And what about Jin Midi who was also walking in front of Liu Ju?

This boy who was leading the horse did not want to shock the Han people's gods and ghosts with the Xiongnu gods he believed in. He just wanted to -

When others retreat, I step forward; when the prince is in trouble, I show my strength!

If I don’t go to hell, who will!

"Get out of the way."

Hey, unexpectedly, the prince did not appreciate it. He pushed away the two door gods standing in front of him and faced the smiling young man.

"General Wencheng, you have worked hard. I heard that you were summoning the spirit of my father. I was very curious and came to see you specially."

The young man took in the scene just now. At this moment, facing the prince outside the car window, he had a mysterious smile on his face.

"hehe."

"It's not something worth being curious about that the art of summoning spirits can harm one's lifespan..."

He said this in an attempt to sound profound, to boost his status and to scare the prince away.

Never thought about it.

Hearing the obvious rejection, Liu Ju said, "I'm just curious! So, how do you summon spirits?"

kindness?
The young man was a little stunned for a moment, but he still managed to maintain his composure, "Your Highness, you are joking. This technique is harmful to the body. I dare not tell Your Highness."

“Ah, ah~”

Outside the carriage, Liu Ju stretched out his voice and nodded.

Just when the young master thought he had the Han crown prince in his grasp and was smiling even more, unexpectedly, the crown prince, who had just been nodding, suddenly stopped and said seriously:

"General Wencheng, do I look like I'm kidding you?"

This statement came out.

Even though the young master was slow-witted, he could tell that something was wrong with the prince's tone. "What do you mean, Your Highness?"

In the drizzling rain, outside the carriage, on the palace road, Liu Ju stared at him and said seriously: "I'm just curious, how did you summon the spirit?"

Upon hearing this.

After all, the young man could not maintain his smile. His face turned gloomy and he leaned back a little. Suddenly, the dark carriage concealed most of the lines on his face.

"The Dharma will not be passed on to outsiders unless they are my disciples."

"In the dark, Taiyi has favored me. Your Highness, some things cannot be forced. Be careful of disasters!"

The gloomy voice, the dark environment, coupled with the talk of ghosts and gods, and the fact that the person in the carriage was a being who could communicate with the underworld, the atmosphere became visibly gloomy.

The hand of Eunuch Wei who was holding the lamp was shaking, and the sword at Su Wu's waist was being unsheathed.

Jin Midi didn't know what kind of deity Taiyi was, but he had an eye for reading the atmosphere, and the body that had been pushed away moved forward again!

(End of this chapter)