Chapter 373: Wei Qing, Yi Yin, and Fu Hao
The number of slaves in the Qin Dynasty was not many, but not few either.
It accounts for about one-tenth of the total population.
Most of them are remnants of the previous dynasty, or their ancestors committed serious mistakes.
But from this moment on, they were no longer slaves, nor were they playthings and animals in the eyes of the gentry.
But real people.
No matter what, Ying Yuan has gained the absolute loyalty of this group of people.
Even if they were asked to die for the emperor of Qin now, they would be willing to do so.
Because it was Ying Yuan who gave them the freedom that they would never dare to imagine on ordinary days.
Moreover, they not only gain their hard-earned freedom.
They can also own land awarded by the court.
From now on, I can be an ordinary person who does his job well.
One's descendants can also study or become officials.
Among the countless efforts throughout the Qin Empire, there are two young men with passion and talent.
Not content with the status quo.
He wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of being freed from slavery to serve his country.
One of them was called Yi Yin and the other was called Wei Qing.
Logically speaking, as a slave, one will achieve nothing in this life and will not even have the right to be an ordinary person.
But fortunately, from today on, there will be no more slaves in the Qin Dynasty.
Yi Yin and Wei Qing were also able to realize their ambitions.
Otherwise, given their slave origins, it would be impossible for them to serve the country, even as an ordinary soldier.
If Ying Yuan knew that what he did brought two outstanding people to the Qin Dynasty, he would probably want to cry to death.
Of course, he often thought about wanting to cry himself to death.
If all the slaves in the Qin Dynasty praised Ying Yuan for his wisdom, it was because they themselves were slaves.
So, the people of Fang praised his wise decision, largely because they did not want their descendants to become slaves.
After all, they had always been very close to the slaves.
As long as they don't work hard, or their family is in urgent need of money or something, they will choose to do things like selling themselves.
But from now on, this situation will no longer exist.
Even if you sign a contract to sell yourself, you are still a commoner, not a slave.
Once you are a slave, there is no hope of turning your life around.
Without a hard-working identity, even if you are in a difficult situation now, it does not mean that the future will be the same.
now.
Somewhere in Jingzhou.
A sacrifice is being held in a mountain villa.
The witch here is equivalent to the village chief in later generations and has extremely high prestige.
The villagers did not dare to oppose her opinion.
At this moment, she asked the villagers to select a pair of boys and girls, intending to burn them alive and sacrifice them to the god they believed in - the god of fire.
The two children were tied to a rack with dry firewood piled up to the size of a house beneath them.
Their parents were kneeling beside them, crying helplessly.
Many villagers were unwilling to watch this scene.
After all, they were children from their village and should have grown up healthily.
It’s a pity that because of the need to worship the gods, one will die in vain.
The moment the witch ordered the fire to be lit.
A man in official uniform came riding a fast horse and shouted, "No fire!"
"By order of His Majesty, from now on, human sacrifice will be abolished!"
As soon as the words fell.
The parents who were crying bitterly suddenly had a glimmer of hope in their eyes.
When the villagers heard the official's voice, they were all stunned.
What's the meaning?
From now on, there will be no more human sacrifices?
The witch frowned and said, "Human sacrifice is a rule passed down from ancient times. It cannot be violated!"
Upon hearing this, the official personally rescued the crying children, then glared at the witch and shouted:
"This is the Emperor's intention. If you have any doubts, you can go to Xianyang and argue with His Majesty."
"In short, if you dare to use living people for sacrifice again, you will be violating the law of the country and deserve to be killed!"
"If you still refuse to obey, you can sacrifice yourself to the God of Fire!"
After hearing this, the witch was speechless and didn't know what to say.
At the same time, the villagers were all rejoicing because they also had children, and they were afraid that their own children would also be sacrificed alive in the future.
"Damn it! This damn human sacrifice should have been abolished long ago! Every year I watch children being sacrificed to the God of Fire, and it breaks my heart!"
"We will all have children of our own in the future. Are we really going to watch our children burn to death?"
"Cancel the human sacrifice, Your Majesty, please be wise!!"
"If the gods really require human sacrifices, then what could be more effective than a witch offering sacrifices herself to move Heaven and the God of Fire?"
"Now that you put it that way, it's true. How about...Wuzhu, you perform the sacrifice yourself!"
"yes!"
“…”
At this time, many people joined in the commotion.
The witch was stunned. For a moment, she didn't know how to respond, so she could only say:
"Didn't the official just say that? His Majesty, the great Emperor of Qin, has abolished the system of human sacrifice!"
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Things like this happen all over the country.
Some true monks have long been disgusted with this so-called human sacrifice.
However, due to local traditions, they were unable to intervene.
Now that the imperial court has taken action to abolish this bad habit, it is truly gratifying.
As a result, Taoist sects all over the world began to set up an immortality tablet for Ying Yuan.
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