The fairy father

Minister Zuo originally did not agree to let Emperor Tian go to Nanzhou;

But with the Virgin Mother's favorite cub earlier and the Virgin Mother's favorite cub now bowing in front of her at the same time, it was really hard for the left servant to say no.

What's more, the reasons given by Li Ping'an were too much for Waiting Master Zuo to refuse.

"The matter of people sacrificing human animals in Nanzhou has become extremely serious. Of course, we can wait for the Virgin Mother to come back and ask the Virgin Mother to solve this problem, but what will the Virgin Mother feel in her heart when she looks at the mortals who were buried and slaughtered as livestock? pain?

"Today, it was decided that Senior Brother Xuanyuan and I would like to enter Nanzhou just to find a way to solve this problem.

"It doesn't matter whether it's ten years, a hundred years, or five or six hundred years. As long as this matter is resolved, when the Holy Mother returns, we will see a peaceful and peaceful Nanzhou. At least the human sacrifice thing has been stopped. This is not a good thing. ?"

"this……"

Waiter Zuo looked at Li Ping'an's clear eyes and nodded slowly.

"That's all, since His Majesty the Emperor has this intention, I shouldn't stop this old slave.

"The entrance to the South China Sea has been sealed, and there is another entrance to the Palace of Our Lady from which your Majesty can enter.

"but……"

The left servant looked at Qing Su and Gui Ling.

Turtle Spirit felt a little guilty for no reason. He clasped his little hands behind his back and looked up at the dome.

The left servant said seriously:

"The most difficult thing about the Nanzhou Divine Court is that the gods are connected to the land of Nanzhou and thousands of mortals in Nanzhou. The last fluctuation in Nanzhou caused hundreds of thousands of mortal casualties and millions of mortals were displaced.

"The most important thing to your Majesty is Nanzhou. If anything goes wrong here, I can't even explain it to you.

"Please, Your Majesty, please be considerate of this old slave. If you are not completely sure, please do not act recklessly or act recklessly again."

Xuanyuan Huangdi sneered: "Don't worry, Sir Zuo, as long as I'm watching, nothing will happen."

The left servant sighed: "This is mainly for His Majesty the Emperor... Nanzhou's current situation is very different from the human order you worked so hard to establish back then."

Xuanyuan Huangdi was silent.

The left servant let out another long sigh, flicked the snake's tail gently, wrapped the four of them in a cloud of gray mist, and took them to one of Nuwa's dormitories.

The entrance to Nanzhou is in a closet.

Gui Lingling asked in a low voice: "Why did the Holy Mother hide the entrance to the formation here?"

The left servant didn't think it was anything, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, I occasionally went to Nanzhou for inspections before. Please keep this thing. This is the key to entering and exiting this formation."

Li Ping'an took the hosta handed over by the left servant.

The hosta was filled with the rich charm of the Great Way of Creation, and it couldn't be faked. I held the hosta close to the closet, and a shallow vortex appeared on the inner wall of the closet.

Huangdi Xuanyuan took the lead and was about to enter immediately, but was stopped again by the left servant.

The somewhat long and narrow old face of the left servant was full of hesitation.

"Your Majesty, I still feel that something is wrong with this matter..."

"Hey! Why does Mr. Zuo need mother-in-law and mother-in-law?"

Xuanyuan Huangdi frowned and said:

"You have brought people and animals into Nanzhou before. I know this. You are friendly to Nanzhou because the Holy Mother likes Nanzhou. I have never tried to prove this. Don't force me to settle it today!

"If the matter in Nanzhou can be solved smoothly, I will not argue with you about selling people and animals in Xizhou."

But the left servant said: "I just ordered the people below to go to Xizhou to rescue the mortals captured by the Demon King. I thought these mortals were dead anyway, why not use them for other purposes? How did you know that the people below were deceived by the superiors, and I have already dealt with them. they!"

"Is it possible that the left servant still needs to remove it completely in this matter?"

Xuanyuan Huangdi glared angrily:

"Servant Zuo used to intercede in every possible way for the various races in front of the Holy Mother. Is this matter also for the consideration of the human race?"

The left servant's chest rose slightly: "Your Majesty, if you want to say this, the Holy Mother is also from a hundred tribes, but your Majesty wants to exterminate all the tribes. The Holy Mother has repeatedly persuaded your Majesty that peace is the most important thing. What did your Majesty say? This old slave is just Share your worries for the queen!"

Gui Lingling and Qing Su looked at each other in confusion.

"Both of you!"

Li Ping'an dodged between Zuo Shishang and Xuanyuan Huangdi, and used two gentle forces to make Zuo Shishang and Xuanyuan Huangdi retreat respectively.

He said helplessly: "Today we are here to resolve the matter between the Nanzhou Divine Court and human sacrifice. Don't you two have any more disputes? How about you give face to the Heavenly Court?"

"snort!"

The left servant rolled up his sleeves and turned around.

Xuanyuan Huangdi sneered and turned away, went straight to the closet, disappeared into the whirlpool.

Li Ping'an secretly sweated.

Is this guy really tough? If he quarrels with the Zuo Zuo at this juncture, is he really not afraid that the Zuo will seal the entrance as soon as they enter?

——Li Ping'an's body is still in retreat in heaven, so there is no need to worry about such a thing.

"Servant Zuo," Li Ping'an cupped his hands and said, "If there are any problems here, please go to the heaven for help in time. This involves the dispute between the north and the south. The slightest mistake may cause Nanzhou to collapse."

After saying that, Li Ping'an turned around to make an invitation, and took Qing Su and Gui Ling into the whirlpool.

The left servant looked at the wardrobe with complicated eyes, but in the end he didn't do anything more. He turned around and left the hall, ordering all the maidens not to approach the place without permission.

…

After a while.

A certain area in the northeast of central Nanzhou.

The vast expanse of plains is the typical landform here, and countless rivers are like a grid, connecting towering cities and towns.

In an abandoned courtyard of a small town, four streams of light flew out from the dry well, and then quickly flashed into the adobe house, hiding their aura, covering their own Taoist charm, and carefully sensing the changes in the world.

Xuanyuan Huangdi said: "It's nothing else. The divine court has been enveloped by my immortal consciousness. You and I will know about any trouble."

Qingsu asked: "What should we do next?"

"Observe," Li Ping'an said concisely and to the point, "First understand the various places in Nanzhou and let Senior Brother Xuanyuan support you here. Master and uncle, let's walk separately and take a look at various places in Nanzhou."

Gui Lingling tilted her head and asked, "What can I see? Can't we just take a look with our immortal knowledge?"

"Immortal consciousness cannot see anything more than appearances."

Li Pingan smiled and said:

“We are going to take a walk, communicate with the people here, understand their living habits and what they believe in.

“This is the first part of understanding the Nanzhou Divine Court.

"However, you must remember that you must not take action. You must use the method of transformation. If you are in danger, escape directly. Don't disturb the gods here."

Qingsu and Gui Lingling nodded.

Qingsu, who was going to act alone, was directly hugged by Gui Lingling.

"Qingqing, take me with you!"

"That's fine," Qing Su said, "You and I will supervise each other and be patient if we see any dissatisfaction this time."

"Yeah! We must put the overall situation first!"

Li Ping'an nodded with a smile, and the three immortals bid farewell to Emperor Xuanyuan, left the small courtyard here, and entered the town.

Huangdi Xuanyuan was very happy and relaxed. He simply arranged the place, made a bed, took out a few jars of wine, and watched the Nanzhou Shenting from a distance, waiting comfortably and leisurely for Li Ping'an and the others to return.

Half a month later.

Gui Ling, Qing Su, and Li Ping'an returned to the small courtyard one after another and gathered on the kang in the small room.

Xuanyuan Huangdi skillfully went to the kitchen to prepare some side dishes, and the four immortals chatted while eating.

Gui Lingling's expression was a little gloomy, and she murmured in a low voice: "Oh, the common people here are really not as good as those in Dongzhou who are controlled by the Immortal Sect."

Li Ping'an smiled and asked, "How do you explain this?"

"Qingqing and I went west and visited three or four big cities, dozens of towns, and hundreds of villages in total."

Gui Lingling lost her appetite and said seriously:

"Most of the villages are relatively peaceful. Each village has a relatively well-built big house. There are usually seven or eight to a dozen people living in the big house. They are businessmen."

As if she was afraid that Li Ping'an wouldn't understand, Gui Lingling raised her hand and gestured:

“It’s not that they are businessmen, they are people from the Shang country and have Shang country ancestry.

"Businessmen are the current rulers. They drink the cleanest water, eat the most meat, and control the weapons and armor in the villages and towns. The others are divided into three types: common people, common people, and slaves.

"The slaves only have a few clothes and sleep with the buffaloes... By the way, there are buffaloes everywhere here. The buffaloes can carry things and pull carts. One buffalo is worth ten strong slaves.

“These slaves are so miserable, they don’t even have names, they do all the dirty work, they eat and sleep with the animals.

"Most of those people live a good life. In addition to farming, many of them have some skills, such as basket weaving, weaving, cooking and so on.

"The so-called common people are people with their own surnames. Their treatment is similar to that of merchants. Each family has slaves, and some can own weapons, but they cannot own armor."

Xuanyuan Huangdi wrote four lines of small characters, merchants, common people, people, and slaves.

Emperor Xuanyuan asked: "Where did these slaves come from?"

Qingsu replied: "Most of them were born to parents who were slaves."

"Asshole!"

Huangdi Xuanyuan scolded: "Although there were slaves in the early years, most of them were slaves due to wars. If slaves are allowed to give birth to slaves, doesn't it mean that the sons of slaves can only be slaves?"

Li Ping'an wondered: "Senior brother, don't you know this?"

"After the Juetian Formation was established, I was asked by the Holy Mother not to interfere with Nanzhou, so I didn't bother to do anything about it."

Xuanyuan Huangdi sighed: "Go on, what else is there?"

Qing Su said: "According to Lingling and I's rough estimate, in the village, there are seven or eight merchants, thirteen or four common people, more than a hundred civilians, and dozens of slaves. In the town, there are hundreds of merchants, hundreds of common people, and There are two to three thousand civilians and seven to eight hundred slaves."

Gui Ling continued: "A small city is a small city surrounded by earth walls on all sides. There are more than a thousand merchants, more than a thousand people, more than ten thousand civilians, and one or two thousand slaves. The larger the city, the more civilians and slaves there will be. In a big city, there will be more civilians and slaves. There are also some civilians who hold weapons."

Li Ping'an said: "Actually, the people were elected into the army. An organized army appeared in the big cities. In the villages and towns, businessmen still controlled the force."

Xuanyuan Huangdi nodded slightly: "Not to mention the issue of slaves giving birth to slaves, the layout of villages, towns and cities is much more reasonable than in ancient times... Where have you been, Ping An?"

"I walked around."

Li Ping'an took a bite of the stir-fried spiritual poultry meat made by Xuanyuan Huangdi.

Well, not very tasty.

He put down his chopsticks, his eyes full of emotion, and said slowly:

"The territory of Shang is divided into two parts. The one we are in now is the Shang Kingdom. The Shang Kingdom occupies the land of destiny in the center of Nanzhou. The merchants firmly control this most fertile land through the layout you mentioned.

"The current King of Shang is named Xiao Yi. He is the 21st generation monarch. His name is Zi Lian. He is the kind who has no merits and no faults.

“In the vast land outside the Shang Kingdom, there are four hundred kingdoms, six hundred princes, and thousands of tribes. They all respect the Lord of the Shang Kingdom as the great king, and they are the lesser kings.

"The Shang State goes to war almost every year. As long as some country or prince does not pay tribute, no matter what the reason, the Shang State will send troops to attack.

"Also, because Nanzhou has spiritual energy but no cultivation methods, and is protected by the divine court, most mortals who can live in peace can live for more than a hundred years. There are many people who live two or three hundred years as King Shang."

After saying this, Li Ping'an clicked his tongue softly:

"I also found out why human sacrifice and human sacrifice are so popular."

Xuanyuan Huangdi hurriedly asked: "Why?"

"that is……"

Li Pingan said:

“I don’t know if it was done by the previous rulers of the Shang Kingdom or if it was done by the Shang Kingdom.

“Their sacrifices can continuously provide power to the gods of Shenting, and the gods of Shenting will also accept the control of King Shang and the priests.

"And King Shang really went to the Divine Court after his death.

"It can be said that most of the gods in the Divine Court were formerly rulers on the ground. The sacrifices of the Shang State focused on worshiping ancestors. They killed people and sacrificed people just to let the ancestors have slaves in the Divine Court.

"With constant sacrifices below, the gods above will continue to become stronger... This is probably the mutated incense becoming a god."

Xuanyuan Huangdi asked: "If you kill animals below, can the gods above become stronger?"

"Yes," Li Ping'an said, "There is a certain number of killings and animals. If there are not enough human sacrifices, the gods will bring disasters and blame them. Therefore, the Shang State will also take the initiative to launch wars and plunder human sacrifices."

"The Shang Kingdom must be destroyed!"

Emperor Xuanyuan gritted his teeth and cursed:

"If my old generals see this scene in Nanzhou, they will definitely make themselves angry to death again!"

Li Ping'an shook his head: "The guilt here naturally comes from the divine court and the sacrificial system. If the divine court is not destroyed and this system is not changed, the practice of human sacrifice and sacrifice will not be extinct."

Gui Lingling whispered: "We also saw a lot of cruel businessmen... They really eat people..."

As soon as he said this, he couldn't finish the meal.

Xuanyuan Huangdi's face was as cold as frost, and Li Pingan's face was also gloomy.

Qingsu asked: "Apprentice, how should we solve this problem?"

"If we attack Shenting directly, at least 30% to 40% of the lives in Nanzhou will be killed or injured. Attacking by force is not advisable unless it is a last resort."

Li Pingan said:

"What I thought before was that I would become a God King step by step, and then I would directly use the power of heaven to annex the divine court.

“But it takes a lot of time to do that.

"While I was walking around, I suddenly had an inspiration... Compared to the Divine Court, aren't we just Outer Gods now?"

"Outer god?" Xuanyuan Huangdi's eyes were full of doubts.

Li Ping'an smiled and said: "We have combat power, but no divine position, and there is a mutated incense here that has become a divine way. Why don't we invent a god? Directly merge into the divine court? Then challenge the divine king?"

"Inventing gods?"

"good!"

Li Pingan shook his sleeves:

"Let's first find a Fang country, create a new god in Fang country, and gather incense.

“I can ask God to intervene on this point, and it can be done in three to five months.

"Then, we let this Fang country provoke the Shang Kingdom. After the provocation, the Shang Kingdom brought their gods to the war, and then quickly surrendered. We also surrendered to the divine court enshrined by the Shang Kingdom.

"Most of the gods in the Divine Court are in the state of Tiannu, and their brains are not very bright. We use the rules of the Divine Court to challenge the God King inside the Divine Court.

"I have calculated that if we act this way, there will be no disaster in Southern Continent, but the country will suffer. According to business practices, 80% will be slaves and 20% will be human sacrifices."

Emperor Xuanyuan asked: "Which country do you want to choose?"

"It's not decided yet," Li Ping'an asked, "Is the Bear Kingdom still there?"

Xuanyuan Huangdi's forehead is covered with black lines.

Gui Lingling said: "Look for someone with a smaller number of people."

"With a small number of people, Fang Kingdom will have to spend more time cultivating new gods," Qing Su said. "It is better for us to make some preparations. As long as we achieve our goal, we can secretly remove the mortals in Fang Kingdom."

"Hey, this will make the gods of Shenting alert."

Xuanyuan Huangdi said seriously:

"Ping'an is right, everything should be done according to the rules of the Divine Court."

"Actually, we don't necessarily have to look for Fang Guo to cause trouble."

Li Pingan touched his chin and thought carefully:

"I just thought about it. It would be better for us to control the sacrificial priests in several places and let a new sect appear in the commercial area. Using the sect to give birth to gods would be more appropriate than harming a country.

"Will merchants massacre merchants? It's obviously unlikely. The casualties would definitely be much smaller than if we went to invade a Fang Kingdom.

"These priests mastered the means of communicating with the gods, and they also had authority over merchants and local officials."

Gui Lingling: "Sect?"

Qing Su: "Control the sacrifice?"

Huangdi Xuanyuan wondered: "You want to open a big religion?"

"I don't dare to have a big sect," Li Ping'an said casually, "Just create an irregular sect, such as the Flying Turtle God Sect. The miracle is a mysterious turtle flying in the sky."

Xuanyuan Huangdi glanced at Guiling.

The Human Emperor always felt that he was being connoted by the Emperor of Heaven, but there was no evidence.

"That's it," Xuanyuan Huangdi slapped the table, "Without further delay, let's start immediately!"