Deep in the Yanjiang River, the Crystal Palace, the residence of Hebo, was full of guests. Immortals and gods were chatting and drinking wine, and celestial beings were dancing and singing spiritual songs.
As Yan and Guilan Hebo began to talk about business, the atmosphere at the banquet gradually turned serious.
At this time, although he heard that Guilan Hebo promised to open the Yanjiang River, Yan was not happy.
Because he knew that it was normal for Guilan to agree. The key lies in the conditions behind it.
"He Bo, please tell me if you have any difficulties. We can discuss any conditions together."
After all, he was asking for help. Yan knew that he would be embarrassed, but he still took the initiative and kept his attitude low.
"Fellow Taoist, I just heard that the nobles, with a population of nearly 100 million, all ate in the Yanjiang River.
On the one hand, our Yanjiang aquarium cannot afford such consumption.
On the other hand, although I am a He Bo, my Taoist friends' demands have greatly harmed our Shui Tribe, so there must be an explanation.
Otherwise, if the gods below are dissatisfied, it will be useless even if I agree to my fellow Taoist's request. "
Regarding Guilan's words, Yan did not comment, he just nodded lightly and asked directly:
"What explanation do fellow Taoists want? And what kind of compensation do you want?
As long as it is reasonable, I, the Yan clan, will try my best to fulfill the wishes of He Bo and the Manjiang Shui Tribe. "
After hearing what Yan said, the expression on Gui Lan's face did not change. He just nodded slightly and then said:
"The so-called name is not right, but the words are not right. The Yanjiang clan wants our Yanjiang Shui Tribe to sacrifice ourselves to open the river, but we need a righteous name."
As he spoke, Guilan Hebo glanced at the water gods with different expressions in the temple, and then said:
"And this title has actually always been ready-made, but the nobles didn't pay too much attention to it earlier."
Yan's mind changed, and he roughly understood what Guilan Hebo meant.
But his face remained calm, and he asked seriously: "Fellow Taoist, please speak clearly."
Guilan didn't care what Yan thought in his heart and said directly after hearing this:
"In the early years, when Nuwa created the human race, she left an oracle to use the Dragon Palace of the Great River to suppress and dominate the river and protect the human race.
Over the past few thousand years, Dragon Lord and we, the Shui tribe born in the Dragon Palace of Dahe River, have been adhering to this instruction and have always been kind to the human race.
In fact, many human races are grateful for this. Not only do they continue to offer incense and sacrifices, but they also use the dragon as a totem.
In this way, the causal connection between the two ethnic groups is further strengthened. "
Having said this, Guilan Hebo looked at Yan pointedly and said:
"Now, if the Yan clan can take this step, worship the divine dragon as a totem, and then invite the Dragon Lord to be the main sacrifice.
In this way, the nobles are all followers of the Dragon Lord, and we, the water tribe, are all the Dragon Lord's subordinates. It is natural that they join hands and help each other. "
Finally, he glanced at the water tribe gods below and said as if warning:
"With such great righteousness and the name of Dragon Lord and Dahe Dragon Palace, I think the gods of the Water Tribe below will no longer have any objections."
Regardless of whether they wanted it or not, after hearing what Guilan Hebo said, the water gods who were filled with indignation just now and spoke out in opposition all spoke in agreement:
"Yes! If a noble joins the Dragon Palace, and everyone is a minister, they can naturally help."
Hearing this, Yan's thoughts kept turning in his mind, but his face remained calm as he continued to ask:
"Is this the only requirement? If there are other conditions, fellow Taoists may wish to mention them together, and we will discuss them together."
Guilan Hebo heard this and looked at Yan deeply, but without any hesitation, he said directly:
"Of course, if Yanjiang is really opened to nobles in the future, then there will definitely be a lot of interaction between you and me.
Therefore, in order to coordinate matters between the nobles and our water tribe, I think the nobles need someone to be responsible for this matter.
In this case, I think it would be very appropriate to host the incense sacrifice to the dragon and the water god.
Not only is he a nobleman, but he also serves the dragon and water god. He has a close relationship with the water tribe, so he can coordinate the affairs between us. "
After listening to Guilan Hebo's words, Yan finally understood the other party's plan.
He first started to worship his faith, and then arranged his power in secular affairs. The two complemented each other, and the plan was very big.
You must know that in this era when gods and humans are the same, the importance of sacrifice is absolutely different from that of later generations.
At the same time, in the days to come, when the Yan family eats in Yanjiang, most of the food comes from the water tribe.
Matters related to the aquarium can basically be said to determine most of the production activities of the entire Youyan clan.
If this is used as an entry point, the secular rights of the Yan clan will inevitably be slowly controlled by these sacrifices.
And these sacrifices are offered to the dragon and water gods all year round, which is almost equivalent to the continuation of the will of the water gods in the human world.
In this way, the Dahe Dragon Palace can completely use its secular power to feed back the water gods, and slowly and step by step reshape the Yan family's incense belief and Shinto.
In the end, the Dahe Dragon Palace will definitely steal the Youyan clan's sacrificial power, and then completely control the tribe.
At that time, even Yan won't have many choices.
Either surrender to the divine power of Dragon Palace, or be slowly kicked out of the core of the Yan clan, and their influence gradually fades.
This is obviously unacceptable to Yan.
After all, Yan worked hard to support the Yan clan, not just because he wanted to use the influence of the tribe to seek the great fortune of the human race in the future.
Without Yan's influence, how could all the subsequent plans come about?
With this thought in his mind, Yan considered and said:
"I understand what fellow Taoist said, and it makes sense.
However, now that I have the Yan family, I already have my own totem. "
After hearing what Yan said, all the water gods in the scene looked unhappy.
Even Guilan Hebo, who had always been kind-hearted, now looked a bit colder.
In response to this, Yan continued as if he had not seen it, minding his own business:
"Fellow Taoists may also know that our tribe has been offering sacrifices these days.
This is because we are using the method of sacrifice and using the power of gods and totems to resist the extreme cold of heaven and earth.
Now, things have basically settled.
The nearly 100 million ordinary people of the Yan clan have been blessed by the gods, integrated into the divine fire, and ignited the Three Treasures.
Although because of this, he no longer has to fear the severe cold of heaven and earth, he is still indistinguishable from the tribal totem sacred fire.
Therefore, it is basically difficult to convert to the Shenlong totem. "
After saying that, looking at the completely changed expression of Guilan Hebo, Yan turned to comfort and said:
"Of course, the Yan clan will not forget the kindness of Lord Long and He Bo, and the love of the water tribe and river gods.
I can make the decision. First, I can let Long Jun and He Bo join the tribe to officiate.
He is placed under the Empress Nuwa and the Taiqing Saint, and is in the same sacred category as the ancestors.
Second, our tribe will grant pardons to various water gods and offer incense to them throughout the Yanjiang River Basin.
I can make the final decision to grant these water god statuses to the Yanjiang Water Tribe as a reward for your kindness.
Third, after the arrival of the Yan clan, the tribal structure will be reformed, with the clan chief and the water and land sacrifices as the main ones, supplemented by many elders and great virtues, each with their own responsibilities and jointly handling tribal affairs. "
Having said this, Yan glanced at the water gods, and finally his eyes fell on Guilan, waiting for his reaction.
