Chapter 162: Blood Eagle Sacrifice

The blood moon was a great thing for the Goryeo people, and the high priest who was covered in colorful patches said that it was a sign of calamity and that the highest rituals needed to appease the wrath of the heavens.

God was angry, and Yuan Gai Suwen was embarrassed. Because just when the high priest said that the blood moon was an ominous omen, there were already rumors that he had executed Gao Jianwu unexpectedly, which caused disasters to fall from the heavens. In this era when divination is required for wars, the lethality of such rumors is deadly.

Yuangai Suwen didn't even think about it, and immediately approved the high priest's request.

Yun Hao was fortunate enough to witness the entire sacrificial scene, and to be honest, he definitely didn't want to participate in such a ceremony if possible. Too bloody, too disgusting!

At first, the scene seemed to be quite harmonious. The high priest was like a madman, jumping and jumping on the altar where the bonfire was lit. The priestess next to her was beating the human skin drum with a "dong" and "dong" sound, and she sang an incomprehensible song in her mouth. Sounds like a toothache.

But the later scene can only be described as bloody, so bloody that Yun Hao, who has seen the world, almost vomited. A Silla man who was as strong as an ox was escorted up, and Yun Hao felt that this might be because Yuangai Suwen had taken his feelings into consideration. Otherwise, those former Sui prisoners of war would likely play this role.

The Blood Eagle Sacrifice is the highest level of sacrifice in Goryeo.

A beautiful bubbling woman, mouth-to-mouth, fed something to that Silla strong man. The guy was very proud, and his tongue lingered with the beautiful woman for a long time. No one bothered him, and the Koreans gave him the last tenderness. Next, you will face the most cruel punishment in the world. Yuan Gai Su Young told Yun Hao that what was fed to the Silla strong man was the best Korean ginseng. The purpose was to prevent the prisoner of war from dying on the way to the sacrifice!

Yun Hao felt that this guy should be looking forward to his death as soon as possible.

The high priest of Goryeo, whose face looked like the bark of a dead tree, took charge of the sword himself, and first drew the shape of an eagle on the back of a strong man in Silla with a pen. This is probably the most basic body painting, and I have to say that he is so ugly. If Yuan Gai Su Ying didn't say it, Yun Hao thought he had drawn an old hen.

When the high priest took out the knife, Yun Hao was really taken aback. The knife in this guy's hand is very similar to the scalpel of later generations. The willow-leaf blade was sharp, and a slight slash on the back of a Silla prisoner of war broke through his flesh.

The Silla prisoners of war screamed uncontrollably, but the high priest took him as if he were singing. His hands and feet were tied to the altar with leather ropes, and even to his waist. The Silla strong man could only writhe like a maggot a few times, and the blood on his back flowed more. The high priest grabbed a handful of white powder and applied it to the backs of the Silla people.

Where the pen has been drawn, the blade is scratched over it. I don't know what medicine I smeared, but the blood didn't flow much soon, revealing the bright red muscles inside.

If you think that the Snow Eagle Sacrifice is nothing more than that, then you are completely wrong. Chubby eagle with a pair of wings missing.

The scalpel was still moving, and the high priest shaved the flesh like a surgeon. Then, with a scalpel, separate the vertebrae from the ribs. The high priest waved his hand, and two strong assistants stepped forward. Breaking out the ribs of the Silla people one by one was very rude.

The Silla people screamed loudly, and the decibels were terrifying. It wasn't a human sound, and Yun Hao swore he had never heard such a miserable scream.

The ribs that were lifted off were perfectly turned into a pair of wings, but the suffering of the Silla people was far from over. When the two assistants had finished their work, the high priest who had taken a break continued his work. He carefully cut along the wound torn in the ribs, and then Yun Hao saw a shocking scene.

The high priest actually took out the man's lungs, and when he held the lungs in both hands, he was careful not to tear off the trachea. Yun Hao's face turned pale, and Yuan Gai Suying next to him sat upright. It's just the symptoms of constant rumination, betraying her stomach that is not calm.

The two lobes of the lungs were taken out intact, and the man was still alive. The lungs were still breathing, and the high priest gently lowered the lungs that were constantly opening and closing on his ribs. Yun Hao saw a shocking scene, the broken ribs were actually moving, it really looked like an eagle flickering its wings.

The howls of the Silla people grew weaker and weaker, but the howling did not stop. Maybe it was Korean ginseng that worked, or maybe it was his strong physique that played a role. But Yun Hao knew that he must want to die at this moment. But he couldn't die, Yuangai Suying said that he could keep flashing for two or three hours. It is said that the highest record, there was once a person who flickered for a day before he was breathing.

"Your gods will spare you for such a sacrifice?" Yun Hao thinks that such a sacrificial act can be called a wrath of heaven and resentment. Killing people can kill art, these are pure perversions.

"Of course, there are lunar eclipses and blood moons on the fifteenth full moon. This represents disaster! Yuan Gai Suying said very solemnly.

"Okay!" Yun Hao had nothing to say, what else could he say in this world ruled by superstition and swords? The Tang people who were not selected for the sacrifice were already considered to have given Yun Hao enough face.

The people around him let out a deafening roar, and according to tradition, the longer that person persisted, the better the effect of the sacrifice. The grandsons were cheering the man on, hoping that he would live a little longer. It is better to break the historical record and howl for three days and three nights to be considered a competent sacrifice.

"I'm not looking!" Yun Hao really couldn't stand it anymore, and that kind of scream was like a needle, drilling into his brain along his ears and eyes. Yun Hao was sure that tonight's nightmare must not lack material. Ay......! Why did you agree to come and see this kind of thing!

Yun Hao couldn't stand it, it seemed that God had an idea with Yun Hao. Just as Yun Hao stood up and walked to the carriage. The body shook involuntarily, and the earth seemed to turn into waves in an instant. The body turned into a wave that swayed with the waves, and there was a rumbling sound in the ears, which felt like being drunk. But Yunhao is sure that he has not touched a drop of wine today. Who the fuck gets up early in the morning and drinks!

The so-called very angry, not angry at all for ten minutes. God's anger lasted for a few seconds. When the earth returned to stability again, and it was not like stepping on cotton under his feet, Yun Hao realized that there was an earthquake!

The altar was no longer what it had been, and the bonfires were scattered on the ground. Ignited the extremely pure sacrificial wine, which was the rice wine made by Yun Hao. Knowing that Koreans like spirits, they specially purified it.

If you talk about a bowl of wine, it's on it. But Yuan Gai Suwen felt that too few sacrifices would cause dissatisfaction from the heavens. If the effect of the sacrifice is discounted and the disaster reduction report is not approved, it will be a big loss. In the spirit that no one can treat God badly, the sacrificial wine is bottled. It's still the kind of big water tank with a small mouth and a big belly, and the rice wine in it is close to alcohol, not 100 catties but 80 catties.

Seeing the flames coming out of the wine tank, Yun Hao rushed to the back of the carriage for the first time. Eighty pounds of alcohol were ignited, not much different from eighty pounds of incendiary bombs.

"Boom!" Yun Hao felt a wave of heat pushing him away, his body threw himself to the ground, and he climbed under the carriage in three or two clicks. Then I saw that it was raining fire outside, and the scorching air almost made people breathless. Quickly held his breath, grabbed a handful of snow on the ground, wrapped it in the corner of his robe, and plugged his mouth and nose. This scorching air can easily burn the respiratory tract. In this era when a cold can kill people, who knows if this is a fatal injury.

The rain of fire soon ended, and screams were everywhere. Compared to the Silla man just now, it seems to be even more poignant. Yun Hao quickly got out from under the carriage, and sure enough, the roof of the carriage was already on fire. The frightened pack horses trampled on all fours, but unfortunately the logs were lowered, and no matter how much they struggled, it was to no avail.

Dozens of burning men and wolves rushed to the ground, and the huge altar had become another burning bonfire. The Silla people stopped screaming, but the screams were even more terrible than just now. Yun Hao saw the high priest running with fire all over his body, and then hugged a stout guy tightly. That guy seemed to be the man who had just broken his ribs, a strong man like a bear, and he couldn't break free from the high priest's embrace.

The screams grew from one person to two people. Eventually, the two of them became Burning Men together, billowing black smoke rising from their bodies. The screaming sound was much louder than the Silla people just now.

Run! This thought barely flashed through his mind, and Yun Hao began to run instinctively. If there was a stopwatch at this time, Yun Hao thought that he could outrun Liu Xiang.

Belch......! There is another person who runs faster than himself, and if Yuangai Suying participates in the Olympics, he will definitely be able to win the women's 100-meter championship. That speed is not running too fast, but flying too low.

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Li Yuan's tiger-like eyes stared at Li Yuanji, and there was not a trace of blood on Li Yuanji's pale face. Lying on the bed, huddled in the arms of Princess Yang of Qi.

"You're ......!" Li Yuan was speechless, turned his head and went back to Taiji Palace!

Is that a human being? That's a lion, it's okay to tease a lion. If you are not killed by a hammer in the majestic sea, it is simply a blessing.

"Father, today's incident is that the second brother forcibly wants to take a stake in the Yun family's business. And above the halls, the persecution of the mighty sea. This matter really has nothing to do with the Yun family. Li Er stood beside Li Yuan, Yun Hao was not in him to take on the responsibility of protecting the Yun family. I can't even protect my allies, and who will sell my life in the future.

"Father! The fourth brother went to the Yun family to buy shares, if he didn't want to say it directly. Why let someone like Xiongkuohai come out, the fourth brother is a noble man of the emperor's dragon race. Even if the man is persecuted, what can he do? It's just a martial artist! Now the fourth brother is scared like this, and asks his father to rule the Yun family and the Xiongkuohai to commit the crime. As soon as Li Er finished speaking, Li Jiancheng jumped out.

His brother and dogleg was scared like this, God knows if he would be scared into a fool. This is a major blow to the Prince Group, and the Yun family must be made to pay the price. If you can't get justice for your brother, how can you recruit a younger brother in the court in the future.

Li Yuan looked at his eldest son, and then at his second son. His heart was happy and sorrowful, and in essence, he liked his two sons to fight like this. There are different voices in the court, and the emperor's position can be firmly seated. If the family is dominant, I'm afraid it will have to be heavy-handed, which is also what Li Yuan likes to see.

But now the fight has reached this point, and it has reached the point where water and fire are incompatible. This made Li Yuan a little worried, the prince can be regarded as decent in government affairs. But in the army, both his connections and prestige are far inferior to this son who leads the troops. If it is really his own posthumous matter, whether the crown prince can succeed to the throne smoothly is a big problem.

It seems that the only way to take away Li Er's military power is to cut it. But it doesn't work now, at least not now. The Turkic army in the north pressed the border, and there were still many people with different aspirations in the land of the Tang Dynasty. Shandong's big families, Jiangnan's Fu Duwei, Lingnan's Feng An, and those local emperors who occupy mountains as kings and don't listen to the Tang Dynasty.

At the beginning of the establishment of Guozuo, Datang still couldn't spare his hands to clean up these. Therefore, Datang needs to have a god of war and an invincible general. There is no one more suitable for this position than Li Er!

Today's matter seems simple, but in fact it is a dragon battle between the crown prince and the king of Qin. Li Yuan has the heart to defend the crown prince, but if he does this, ......, the Yun family has a credit to the Tang ...... after all!

Li Yuan stood quietly, hesitating! He's a man who makes up his mind and then acts, but now he really can't make a choice.

"Brother Huang!" A call woke Li Yuan from his contemplation, and he looked up to see Li Shentong.

Li Shentong's face was scorched, and he trembled when he walked, and Li Daoyan was struggling to support him.

"Aren't you sick? What are you doing here! Seeing Li Shentong, Li Yuan hurriedly walked over to help. Li Yuan still looks at this brother who has made outstanding achievements in the founding of the Tang Dynasty.

"Big brother, do you know about Shiro's trip to the Yun family today?"

"Shiro is already scared sick! I just went to see it, and the doctor said that he should have a good life. ”

"Big brother, Yun Hao has a merit to our Li family. As soon as the man disappeared, Shiro came to the door and forced the family property. What will outsiders say about our Li family, how will they say about you, the emperor, big brother. ”

"Uncle Wang, Shiro is just going to buy shares. didn't say that he wanted to rob the Yun family's property! The Yun family has committed such a crime, I think ......! Li Jiancheng saw that Li Shentong exonerated the Yun family, and hurriedly spoke for Li Yuanji.

"To the Yun family to forcibly buy shares, this is not a plot to seize the family property, what is this? I haven't heard of it, people don't want to force people to buy shares. In the whole world, there is such a thing? The concubine just said that she wanted the head of the family to come back and make a decision, so Shiro rushed up to teach others a lesson.

If it weren't for Qin Qiong and Wei Chigong to stop him, how would Shiro be alive now? In my opinion, this is all Shiro's own doing. Before Li Jiancheng finished speaking, he was scolded back by Li Er.