I'm A Dou

Chapter 62: Cutting your finger

After Zhao Zheng died, Hesse was temporarily promoted to my guard captain. He was strong, bold and unruly, and was a foreigner. He was like a sharp spear, not a shield that protected me. However, he was given to me by his husband and made great contributions in the quail goblet, so I chose him.

I made an update tonight, and I habitually put down the documents at hand and called Zhao Zheng. But I didn't have the usual cup of warm tea at hand, and there was no Zhao Zheng's quiet and straightforward response behind me. I felt sad. When I looked back, Hessie had already fallen asleep snoring.

"Hesse!" I shouted.

"No!" Hesse jumped up, stood up straight, looking around in a daze, as if he didn't know where he was.

I couldn't help but laugh, but afterwards, I felt sorry for her.

Hesse said: "Young Master, you are still reading books so late, so don't you sleep?"

I shook my head and said, "I'm used to it. Follow me to patrol the camp."

Hessey immediately became nervous. With a whistle, the Eight Formation Map rushed out of the next camp, followed by more than 20 white-eared elite soldiers arranged in formations to surround my military tent. I looked at the shaking posture of the earth and shook my head: "If this happens, I will not patrol the camp. Your movements can mess up the camp."

"It's just right if you don't patrol the camp." Hesse was still hard and could not bring out feelings, but his eyes were a little relieved. This guy actually wanted to plot against me.

"No." My voice was clear and firm, "I want to patrol the camp, and at most you will follow me with the eight formations. It is precisely because I encountered a sting that I cannot change my rules! Otherwise, the soldiers in the camp will be uneasy."

I led the eight formations to patrol the camp. Everything was normal, and I said a lot of words, and I didn't deliberately express it. But those soldiers didn't feel serious and earnest. In Guanping's left camp, a soldier was patted by me and said, "Your Highness, don't worry!"

"Don't worry?" I smiled and looked at him strangely.

"Tomorrow, we will never let the thieves disturb the alliance!"

I looked at the young face who was less than two years older than me, became serious and saluted him.

On August 15th, the sky is high and the clouds are light and the sun is beautiful and the wind is clear. In the prefect's mansion, colorful flags are fluttering, and horns are roaring. Five thousand elite soldiers are waiting for the battle with swords and halberds. On the altar of the three-meter-high Four Mountains, the highest god in the eyes of the Qiang people is enshrined high, the god of the Four Mountains.

For this day, we have been preparing for too long. This is the first grand event since pacifying Liangzhou. Its holding will determine the rule of my father and I over the place, will bridge the pain caused by the war in the past hundred years, and will list the Qiang and Hu people as the same people as the Han people for the first time. Its holding is a watershed, and it will turn Liangzhou, which has been fighting endlessly, into a paradise for the flying pastoral songs, and this is the wish of me and everyone present.

Although everything here was demarcated and deployed by me personally, I was still excited by the atmosphere in the prefect's mansion.

"Dong!Dong!Dong!Dong!" Liangzhou golden drums were endless, deep and powerful, stimulating the coolness, as if they could ignite the flames in people's hearts. Looking up at the Yellow River water flew from the sky, and the desert wind blew from the sky. I climbed up the high altar of the Four Mountains Gods amid the drums, looked around the heroes of the counties along the platform, and felt a burst of blood surging.

"My Dukes!" I stretched my hand flat, and the drums stopped suddenly, leaving only the soup of river flowing away, and the floating flag flew in the sky. My voice with a slight childish voice slowly sent it out, as if it could reach the ears of the last soldier. "For the past hundred years, wars in Liangzhou have frequently started, and the people have lived in vain. All tribes and tribes have revenge and killed each other, blood flowed into rivers, and hatred has accumulated into mountains. Liu Chan's father, on the order of the King of Hanzhong, comforted Liangzhou, calmed the war, returned the people to peace, and returned Liangzhou to tranquility. I would like to set up the altar of the four mountain gods and gathered with the tribes. I hope that the gods of the four mountains will learn together."

Turning around, I led the heroes to bow down and worship the gods of the Four Mountains, and read the sacrifice: "In the 25th year of Jian'an in the first day of August, the crown prince of Hanzhong Liu Chan led the officials of Liangzhou and others to pay tribute to the gods of the Four Mountains with a Qing Dynasty drink. He swears: The land of Liangzhou, the land of the Han Dynasty, the people of Liangzhou, the people of Liangzhou, and the people of the Han Dynasty, and the people of Qiang, Han and Han, were all family members, and all tribes, did not attack the enemy, did not raise troops, nor did they invade and seek the title of the territory, or had any guesses, and they would catch the people of Liangzhou and ask for things and put them back. The people of Liangzhou could all get land and farm and get grass

But the animal is obtained by mulberry and weaving, hemp and doing, hemp and working, business and doing, and officials and guarding. There is a little support, the elderly have a place to support, men have a place to stay, and women have a place to follow. The country and mountains are the same, so Dahe. The smoke and dust in Liangzhou are not spread, and the name of thieves is gone, and there is no fear of fear. They are enclosed and withdrawn, and the country is safe. Therefore, this oath is only for the gods to be smart and upright, with good fortune and humbleness, and good people, and they are in charge of all directions. The country is covered with heaven and earth, and the hearts of the house are not home, sailing and stairs, and guests are in a costume. The eyes of the gods are like lightning, and they look at this oath, saying, if there is any violation, the gods and men are in a hurry!"

After a moment of swearing, when everyone looked at each other, they had a little more intimate look.

According to the customs of Qiang, sacrifices were carried out step by step. The faces of the heroes and men of all tribes were extremely sacred.

However, the last step was to sacrifice blood, which led ten children aged 8 or 9 years old. I was shocked. In order to capture the Qianghu, I decided to operate everything according to the customs of the Qiang people. When I saw the word "blood sacrifice", I only thought that it was a god of cattle and sheep, but I thought it was a living person to sacrifice it.

I said to Ma Chao: "Uncle Meng Qi, why is he a human?"

Ma Chao's expression was as usual: "Of course, he is a human."

“Can there be a turnaround?”

Ma Chao was stunned: "The young master pleads with these people and will be regarded as weak masters. They are just slaves, who cares?"

"I care!" I stood up and stood on the altar.

For a moment, everyone was shocked, and no one expected that I would destroy the sacred celebration I hosted. For a moment, the Siyue staged a lot of discussions, and the Qiang people with some violent temperament had already widened their eyes.

I didn't say anything, just walked in front of those young men. They were so thin and so immature, just like the grass that had just sprouted, looking at the carriage and horses, but they could not avoid it and could not escape.

Who cares about these tiny lives?

I bent down and gently touched a boy's head: "How old are you?"

The boy fled in panic, like a frightened deer. His language was different, and he had no idea what I was talking about.

I suddenly turned around and looked at everyone in the audience: "Today's meeting is for peace and harmony. Liangzhou has seen too much blood, why do you have to see blood again today?"

There was a wave of discussion in the audience, like the wind swelling across the river, and a vortex appeared. Huang Hua stood up and said loudly: "Your Highness, killing the gods of the animals is the rule of the Qiang people since ancient times. If there is no blood, the four mountain gods will meet strange things. Today's meeting was originally summoned by Your Highness. The prince stopped the sacrifice. Is it disrespectful to the four mountain gods? Or is it because he had no sincerity to the alliance?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Jin also stood up to respond. Ju Yan was about to move, but he looked at Ma Chao and finally did not raise his legs. At this meeting, the three of them had the highest expectations and the greatest disappointment. They thought they would be named prefect, but they had only one minor official. They were by my side and did not dare to have an attack, so they took the opportunity to jump out and attack. Since what they said was the ancient principles of the Qiang people, they responded a lot.

I looked coldly: "Who else is consistent with their ideas?"

"I!"

"I!"

"And me!"

The Qiang people have a straightforward personality and will not turn back if they recognize them. For a moment, fifty or sixty people stood up.

I nodded: "Does it have to be seen to satisfy the Four Mountain Gods?"

"Yes, this is sincerity and no discount is allowed! Otherwise it will cause disaster!"

"Very good. I have been in Liangzhou for a short time, but I regard everyone in Liangzhou - whether he is the head of the family, a civilian or a slave, as if he is my finger, it will hurt to his heart when he touches it. Since it is necessary to see blood today, someone will come and bring a knife."

Huang Hua and others looked at each other in fear and said, "Criminal, you, don't..." In order to prevent the assassination from happening again in this alliance, not only did everyone check, but all the weapons were confiscated. If I turned against each other at this time, none of the people present could escape. Huang Hua's face turned pale when he thought of this.

I looked at these stupid birds who were afraid of being shot by arrows, sneered, held the knife with one hand and said to everyone: "Since they are my fingers, I will drain the blood of my fingers to worship the gods of the Four Mountains. Today, the brother of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, the blood of the Prince of Hanzhong, I wonder if I can show sincerity, and can I get the protection of the gods of the Four Mountains to the people of Liangzhou?"

As soon as this said, a large number of heroes in the audience fell to their knees, and Huang Hua and others also knelt on the ground, calling "No".

Without saying a word, I took a big bowl and cut my left thumb with a silver knife.

The bright red blood suddenly dripped, my fingers connected to the heart, and my right hand was trembling. Everyone behind me shouted in unison: "No, the prince, don't drip for these sluts!"

Without saying a word, I held the silver knife with four fingers and gently pulled it. Blood flowed all over my hands, dripping in the white bowl. Then I bit the knife in my mouth, with the blade facing outward, and the five fingers of my right hand touched the blade.

The cold sweat on my forehead immediately stained. Usually, I saw that my soldiers were still fighting with broken arms and had to fight with their intestines flowing out, but on my body, there were only a few shallow wounds that hurt so much.

I gritted my teeth, opened my mouth, and spitted the silver knife on the ground, letting the blood flow drop by drop, making a crisp sound.

There were shouts and kowtows in the audience. The veteran Yang Qiu jumped out and shouted: "Enough, enough, bandage the wounds for the prince! The prince is kind and protects the people of Liangzhou, and personally drains blood to worship the gods and prays for blessings. This is a blessing for all people!"

The audience shouted loudly: "The prince is kind, and the blessing of all people!"

The medical officers bandaged my wounds, and You Chucheng approached my ears indiscriminately and whispered: "Gaoming!"
Chapter completed!