From Chief to Ball

Fourth: The two parties cannot conclude any covenant with the rest of the tribes about each other unless the other party knows about it.It is not allowed to trade or make peace with tribes that are in a state of hostile war with each other.

Fifth: The clansmen of both sides can travel freely between the two cities, and no one is allowed to levy excise taxes in any way.

Sixth: After the clansmen of both parties cross the mall and enter the range of the other clan, all laws and regulations shall be subject to the other clan.If he committed a crime in the other city and fled back to his own city, the leader must return the person.

Seventh: Both parties need to prepare an open space in the city for the merchants and envoys of the other side to live in, and they can do anything within this range that does not violate the laws of the city.

Violation of any of the seven appeals is considered a betrayal, and heaven and earth will send disasters and plunge the entire tribe into misery.

Knowing ghosts and gods is sometimes not a superstition, but a way to restrain one's behavior.

Today, a large part of the leader's power comes from the support of the tribe. Using the fate of the entire tribe as the price of the oath will always make the leader consider the attitude of the tribe.

Neither Chen Jian nor E Yue is the kind of person who believes that everything is predestined by heaven and earth, but many people in the tribe will believe that as a leader, one cannot easily break the oath.

The clansmen firmly remembered the content except the third and fourth articles, which had nothing to do with them.Wei Xi, on the other hand, firmly remembered the contents of the third and fourth articles, which were related to him.

He has never been to the city of Eyue, but he has witnessed the vitality of Xia City, which is at least similar to the city of his own tribe, except that there are fewer slaves, cattle and sheep.

In his opinion, since Ji Xia was able to form an alliance with E Yue, the cities of E Yue would not be weak. There is only one way for weak cities to form alliances, and that is to submit to the strong and offer tribute, which is obviously not the case.

The two tribes were not far apart, and they were both on the north bank of the Caohe River. If Weixi's tribe attacked any city, the other city would inevitably respond. This had nothing to do with the covenant, but related to its own interests.

After the pledge, E Yue and Chen Jian each prepared some gifts, and Wei Xi handed them over to his elder brother. E Yue returned Wei Xi's uncle and sent an ox cart as a prison cart. In the name of an escort, I went to see the situation of the Weixi tribe.

Wei Xi's uncle hysterically talked about his possible fate after returning home, which made people cry. E Yue was unmoved, gave him a bottle of wine and some food, and left.The bloodline is far less important than the respect of the tribe, so naturally that person has no value to keep for future use.

Even if Wei Xi's brothers are all dead, the tribe will elect a new leader. As for the bloodline, what is it?At least for now, nothing.

Chapter 7 Reasoning

In the city of E, the envoy left first with two jade hairpins, and someone was in charge of counting the donkeys to be exchanged, but the woman in charge of these things got angry.

The woman was E Yue's second wife, and the reason for her anger was not because of the exchange, but because her son was about to be sent to Xia City as a hostage, and she didn't say how long it would take for her to come back.

She only had this one child, and the rest of the children either died after birth or were aborted before birth, so she was extremely doted on.

Maybe there is another thought. If the son leaves the tribe, he is afraid that he will be forgotten. What will he do in the future?

The person in charge of counting had no choice but to find Shujiu, who was talking to his eldest son there, telling him some things to pay attention to.

She was about to go to war, and with her cleverness, she guessed that all her clan brothers would follow Eyue, so she wouldn't leave too many people from her clan in the city.

Her mastery of numbers and shapes is far higher than that woman's, but E Yue won't let her take care of it, because there are quite a few members of her tribe.

Just like a raised cat, it may not steal food, but if you insist on putting a fish in its mouth, it is not good for the cat or the owner of the fish.

So she doesn't resent, and she doesn't think about whether E Yue doesn't trust herself or other nonsense. She knows very well what should be done and what should not be done.

After E Yue leaves, she should be the supervisor of the city and be fully responsible for the affairs of the city, so her brothers, sons and clansmen must follow the expedition and cannot stay in the city.

The eldest son listened to his mother's teachings and kept nodding to indicate that he would pay attention.

"There are many places in Xiacheng that are worthy of your visit. The reason why your father chose you is because he values ​​you. Don't take this time as exile. Remember to see with your eyes and listen with your ears."

"Mom, I know this is not exile, so don't nag, I know all about it. Don't worry about me here, just help father take care of the city. Uncle said something that shouldn't be said in front of father last time If he thinks he is helping me, he is actually hurting me. You should talk to him more and don’t do this in the future. As you said, I have always wanted to visit Xiacheng. We are like a cow , they are like a bird, and my eyes will not see the legs of the bird being thinner than the cow, but the wings of the bird."

Shujiu nodded in satisfaction, took out a jade pendant, the son bowed his head respectfully, let his mother hang the jade pendant around his neck, and left slowly.

Shujiu stood there for a long time, and E Yue didn't tell her how long she might be a hostage, so it was inevitable that she still felt a little bit reluctant.

The counter waited for a while before talking about the woman. Count Nine sighed, shook his head, stood up and went to the woman's room.

Although the woman was still angry, she greeted Shujiu respectfully when she came in, and asked her to sit down, knowing that she was here to dissuade her, so she inevitably felt a little resentful.

Shujiu didn't say these things directly, but asked with a smile: "Sister, I remember that in a few days, it will be the day when you give birth to Su'er?"

The woman was startled, she didn't know why she suddenly asked this, but her heart still warmed up, she nodded and said: "Yes, there are still seven days."

"I remember that you almost died at that time, and you didn't give birth after a long time of pain."

"Yeah, it was really painful, but after he was born, when you held him for me to see, looking at his wrinkled body and listening to him crying there, I seemed to forget the pain, I was afraid He was hungry, so he hugged him quickly."

The woman raised her head with a smile on her face, even though it had been more than ten years, it seemed like it was just yesterday.

Shujiu smiled and said: "Yes, before you were so painful that you were sweating all over, crying and shouting that you would never want it again, but after you were born, you hugged you tighter than anyone else. The pain at that time, but in exchange Your 13-year laugh, if you were given a choice now, would you be willing to be hurt again?"

"Don't say it once, even if it hurts a little more, I'm willing."

"Yeah, that's how people are. If you want to be happy, you have to be hurt first. A woman's real happiness is to be hurt first."

The woman nodded, and Shujiu walked over to touch her hand and said, "You want Su'er to go to Xiacheng, and it hurts, right? After all, he is still young, only 13 years old, and he has never left you."

"That's right, the cow has to bark a few more times when she can't find her calf. Of course I feel pain in my heart."

"But how do you know that after the pain this time, you will not be happier? When you first did that kind of thing, you only knew the pain; when you gave birth, you only felt the pain, and you didn't know the pain at all. What happened after that."

"But……"

"Now you don't want him to be a hostage, but when you are old in the future, what makes you really happy is that he is with you? Or is it watching him gain the support of his tribe in the city? You are not old yet, just like the old days When Su'er was not born, she always thought that she wouldn't be in such pain, but she didn't expect to be happy watching him grow up after the pain."

The woman lowered her head, reminiscing about the decision she had to give up when she was in pain, feeling a little overwhelmed.

"Sister, what mother doesn't love her own flesh and blood? But the real heartache is to think about the future for the child. When I was young, my mother never allowed me to go out to play and forced me to learn mathematics, arithmetic and calendar. I envy those children who play outside, and feel that my mother doesn't like me."

"But when I grow up, if it weren't for the number-shaped calendar divination, would I be able to marry Eyue? Could I become a priest of the tribe? These real joys, compared with the pain of those years when I was a child, I didn't know that my mother was the real one. Those who like me, this is the way a mother truly loves her children, for future happiness, pain must come first."

"Going to Xiacheng as a hostage, the clansmen will know that this is to attack Beidi's settlement, for the clansman and the city, and the clansman will be convinced. Without the convincing of the clansman, even if he is the son of Eyue, what good is it? What about E Yue’s younger brother, he is the son of the old chief, but he is not convinced by the clansmen, so what else is there besides the slave land that he was allocated?”

The woman lowered her head and said, "But he...he followed me to manage the tribe's goods and food."

"The clansmen will only remember that you are the one who takes care of it, and they will not think of him. Now that they have gone to Xiacheng, it is different. The clansmen will remember that it was Su'er as the hostage. If they don't want to feel pain now, do they have to look at him in the future? Don’t you feel distressed if you are not convinced by your tribe and reduced to that appearance? Which of these two pains is more unbearable? It’s like giving birth to a child. The pain at that time, but if you don’t have children, look at me Does it hurt when you tease your son? Which one is more unbearable?"

The words of counting to nine were already a bit harsh, the woman flinched a little, she didn't dare to look up at the count to nine, she finally nodded and said: "It's all up to you, I know I'm wrong."

"It's not wrong, what's wrong with loving children? It's just that you didn't expect it to be many years later. Go, people outside are waiting for you, go and count enough donkeys from the public property, and take a few from my younger brother. Head, just say that I said it, as a punishment for saying something wrong last time, to supplement the public property."

The woman retreated slowly to the door, and when she saw Shujiu nodded encouragingly, she did so.

After the woman left, Shujiu sighed, shook his head, didn't know whether it was helplessness or something else, and murmured: "I'm afraid that stupid brother of mine won't take out the donkey and confiscate it easily. Well, if there is a disturbance, I will deal with it in a legitimate way, and it is best to deal with it before the expedition, so as to save some worries, otherwise it will always be bad."

There are two ends of the balance, one end is the son's future, and the other end is the younger brother who is a relative. She knows how to choose, after all, she is also a mother.

In Xiacheng, the same thing is not so troublesome. Chen Jian first gave Yu Qian'er the hairpin, then told Yu Qian'er the agreement between E Yue and Yu Qian'er, and told Yu Qian'er that he didn't agree immediately, so he came back and asked her.

Yu Qian'er pursed her lips and smiled, "Why do you still ask me?"

"I'm afraid you think I will send my sister out after I become Ji Xia."