From Chief to Ball

While several people were discussing in low voices, two loud bangs suddenly came from the clear sky. The messenger was so startled that he almost sat on the ground, his ears buzzing from the shock.

But looking around, Xia Cheng's children were all used to it, cheering and shouting: "Put two more, put two more."

The jumping children formed a stark contrast with the earth-colored messenger, and the messenger realized that this was the legendary Tianlei's help.

After the soldiers on the side heard the noise, they immediately regrouped according to the actions they had practiced for a few days before. After experiencing a little confusion, the original horizontal line became a column, standing like a pine tree.

At this time, Chen Jian and the two leaders also came to the river in a chariot following the sound of thunder. Hundreds of soldiers shouted in unison: "Three cities are victorious! Xiacheng is victorious!"

Qi Qi yelled a few times, adding to his power, Chen Jian deliberately let the driver walk slowly, the chariots of the three leaders did not advance side by side, his chariot was slightly forward than the other two.

With hoarse shouts, Chen Jian came to the frightened envoys and village leaders. After getting off the car, the envoys saluted Chen Jian according to the understanding of the city. The gesture shows respect and submission.

The soldiers lined up in two rows and escorted these people to the vicinity of the sacrificial hall.

Chen Jian was the leader of Xiacheng, so he was the chief priest, and those placed in the sacrificial hall included not only the ancestors of the so-called relatives in the Dahe cultural circle fabricated by Xiacheng, but also the birthing grandmothers and sun flowers worshiped by the Dahe cultural circle.

"Thank the ancestors for their protection, thank the heaven and the earth, Xiacheng did not violate the blood oath of the relatives, sent troops to the mountains, and defeated the Xirong people. Offer sacrifices here for the ancestors to enjoy, and bless the weather and invincibility."

After the simple sacrificial speech, Wei and E followed Chen Jian in worship, and then offered sacrifices.

Because of the great role of cattle farming and war horses in life, cattle and horses have become the top three animals in this world, crowding out the position of deer.

After the thirteen kinds of sacrifices were placed one by one, four people slowly lifted a wooden platform with a two-foot-high bronze vessel on it. This is the protagonist of this sacrifice, and it is also to let these people know the strength of Xiacheng. important parts of.

People stared at the bronze ware intently, many of them thought they were dreaming and shook their heads blankly.

It is a flower, a bronze flower whose petals can be seen. It is the spiritual pillar of Dahe worshiping the light and worshiping the sun. It is a flower that always blooms towards the sun. Once relatives surrounded this flower and defeated many enemies. , ended the long-standing tribal strife.

The workmanship of the flowers is not exquisite, and there are many flaws, but those small petals and thick trunks prove Xiacheng's bronze casting level.

The thirteen petals are arranged in a ring, which was made by Chen Jian and the coppersmith for a long time. Because bronze is too brittle and cannot be forged, it can only be cast, so such small flowers are far more precious than those swords, guns, swords and halberds. as terrible.

The petals are cast in advance, leaving a stalk, but the trunk is just cast. When casting the trunk, the pre-cast copper petal stalk is inserted into the mold. After pouring, the stalk and the trunk are fused together, and only the petals are exposed.

The three-meter-high bronze sacred tree was cast in Sanxingdui in the Xia Dynasty in the previous life. At this time, Xiacheng's casting level is still far behind, but people who understand can see what Chen Jian wants them to see.

The cast is a flower, a flower facing the sun, the most sacred flower in the cultural circle of sun worship and light worship. It was drawn by Chen Jian after asking many people who migrated here from both sides of the river. It is also a representation: Xiacheng , are willing to worship the light, are willing to follow your beliefs, we are not barbarians, we are your relatives.

After the four people carried the sunflowers to the altar, the tribes and envoys who came to pay tribute and celebrate offered their sacrifices one after another. No matter how much or how little, even a handful of thatch is acceptable. The important thing is the attitude.

A lot of sacrifices were placed, and Chen Jian asked about the special products near the settlements one by one. After the surrender brought about by military deterrence, Chen Jian sorted out the future tribute items of these settlements according to the distance from the three cities.

Those who are close to planting millet should offer fresh millet with stalks; those who are farther away and cannot grow millet should offer feathers and arrows glued together; those who are further away or even poorer should offer medicinal materials, Fur, clam shells and even grass sprouts.

The amount is not large, and the annual feedback will not be small, but it must be paid, otherwise troops will be sent to conquer.Those settlements have seen the military power of Xiacheng, heard the thunderstorm in the dry weather, and received promises to help them grow corn and build houses, and they all expressed that they would never go back on their word.

After the people in these settlements expressed their views, Chen Jian glanced at the envoys of the two cities like lightning, and asked: "You and the Acropolis are brothers and relatives. Twenty years ago, you swore that you would send troops if you encountered barbarians. Did you know you broke the oath?"

The two envoys bowed and said: "Our leader already knew that he was wrong, so he specially presented three pairs of jade articles, and he will never violate the oath again in the future."

Before they came again, the leaders had already discussed with them. If the Three Cities Alliance is really as powerful as those people say, they can only agree to it.

The envoy smiled when Chen Jian heard the gift of jade. He was startled and hurriedly said: "The leader cannot come because of illness, but let us make an oath with the three leaders. Our city is small, but if we fight in the future, we will 150 soldiers will be dispatched."

The envoy from another city also hastily echoed, saying that this time they came in a hurry, the sacrifices for the chief priest were not ready, and that they would definitely prepare enough gifts for the next sacrifice.

Because the distance was too far away, all Chen Jian needed was an attitude from the other party, so he agreed.

Afterwards, the leaders of the three cities cut their fingers, dripped blood into the wine and drank together, and swore to form an alliance of brothers, witnessed by the ancestors and heaven and earth, that they would not attack each other, one city was attacked and the other two cities would send troops, etc. Chen Jian also stated that he could sell some bronze weapons, and even some gunpowder, Tao Lei, etc. after three years.

After the oath of the three cities, the clansmen outside shouted to show their support, and then the three of them made oaths with the leaders of the other settlements. The tribute they offered every year would be distributed equally among the three cities. Five to dozens of people.

When Yu Qian'er brought out the various gifts brought back, the atmosphere in the sacrificial hall reached its peak. Chen Jian knew that if this set of rituals were carried out in the previous life, people would be laughed out of their teeth, but the etiquette of this era is not good enough. It is not standardized, and he is a person who seeks results, so he didn't think so much.

With laughter and laughter, Chen Jian led everyone to the venue that had been prepared long ago, preparing to start a carnival that they had never experienced.

In the sacrificial hall, the bronze flower stood upright, enjoying the amazed and joyful eyes of many people before leaving, and the craftsmen who made the bronze flower were hidden in the crowd, listening to those people praising the miracles made by their hands, Unlimited satisfaction.

Chapter 1 Carnival and Hegemony (End)

Slave owners are qualified to revel. After eating in Xiacheng, some people began to look for another kind of satisfaction besides eating and drinking.

The sports ground built against the mountain is also Xiacheng's theater. Before the ten-day break, Xiacheng's men's favorite songs and slightly exaggerated dramas will be staged here.

Since the last time advocating private ownership and war, there has been no new drama staged, but Xiacheng people still never get tired of watching it. The spiritual life like the big Yangko in the village fills the emptiness after eating.

Behind the stage, Shi Qi and the others are changing their clothes, the shouts outside are deafening, they are the opening of this carnival, and they have been busy for a long time, now it is time to reap the cheers and applause.

The venue was already full of people, the wooden benches were already full, and many people crowded into higher places. Although it was chaotic, they quieted down without waiting for the new army to maintain order.

Many people from Wei'e and Wei'e cities also came. Some soldiers watched the two plays during the march, and they were full of expectations at this time, or told others that they fell in love with a woman with a singing voice like an oriole. And the grief and hatred of those women on the stage.

Chen Jian, the planner behind the scenes, does not have any literary and artistic atmosphere, no matter how popular or exaggerated or bloody, today's aesthetics have not yet reached the time to start connotation.

The half-covered and more seductive clothes, the twists and turns and bizarre but easy-to-understand stories, the eclectic and yet polite libretto, are mixed with the ancient tragedies and comedies from the memories of previous lives, including the private goods and Instilling ideas, three new plays started like this.

Everyone was fascinated by the whistle, and the half-covered love song by the river made many people's blood rush, and what they advocated was nothing more than those few things... All dramas in Xiacheng must be in command of politics , As for the so-called real elegance with connotation, we can wait 20 years to talk about it.

The adaptation of "Lord Xinling Steals Talismans to Save Zhao" is interpreted with the breath and way of thinking of the times, alluding to the oaths and promises of this era; Xiacheng's version of "Su Wu Shepherd" shows a deliberate cultural identity.

The last scene of the love drama is advocating the obligations and rights under the new marriage in the new era. This is the first time that Shi Qi plays the role of a bad woman. However, when the man went out to fight for the city, he hooked up with others, just to satisfy his own desires; in contrast, the younger sister of the role of Shizuo, who is small and cute but strong and independent, after the ceremony Still working, but because of the man's change of heart, he left with his own hands and found his destination again.

The ending of the two people is to leave and start again, but the careful people of Xiacheng can still see the difference.They may not quite understand that marriage under private ownership is an oath, a transaction of property and sex, a mutual help in the face of helplessness in the face of offspring, and failure to support themselves without hard work, and they will degenerate into things instead of people.But after this scene was over, Chen Jian heard the scolding and praise he wanted to hear, hoping that this scene could make more people have simple constraints in the early stage of marriage when the clan was disintegrated: you can love Sleep with whoever you sleep with, just like before the disintegration of the clan, but the premise is that you have the ability to support yourself, otherwise there will be scolding because you are attached to others, this is a right and an obligation, and has nothing to do with the morality of the times .

After scolding and praising, the people in Xiacheng still gave applause. They had already distinguished reality from drama, which did not hinder their love for Shiqi. I won’t be that kind of woman, because Ji Xia sent me Tao Bei, and I would like to thank Red Fish for letting me have half the land of men in the clan. I sleep with a lot of people, but I can support myself, and I won’t be with them Oath."

Red Fish, who was thanked by Shi Qi, felt sweetness in her heart after watching it. She could see that this scene had her own shadow, and believed that Chen Jian was so close to herself because of appreciating it.After the sweetness, I thought about it a little more: decades later, the clan has been disintegrated, women will no longer have land, and land and war are the stage for men, so what will happen to women at that time?

But then she was relieved: "Decades later, Jian and I will lie side by side in the tomb, and a child will offer sacrificial food. At least... I am not a woman born with nothing after decades."

Thinking of her death decades later, she actually smiled happily, thinking how should she lie in the tomb?Mr. Jian likes to turn his body sideways, and it's not bad that he just curled up in his arms.

Daydreaming about the ridiculous appearance of the two corpses, he was suddenly awakened by the gong. He looked up and found that Chen Jian had already walked on the stage, and shouted to the surroundings: "The important thing about the clan is the farming and the military. The warriors who fight can protect us The slaves of the land, the laborers can grow more grain and weave more linen, this is the reason why Xiacheng is strong. Since it is a warrior, there must always be the strongest person; since it is labor, there must always be the strongest The fastest one; would you like to know who is the strongest and fastest?"

"miss you!"

Chen Jian clapped his hands, and someone brought some jade, bronze swords, bronze mirrors, colored glaze... These are the prizes of the competition. Except for honor, each prize is extremely expensive in this era. After the reward, the material rewards are used to drive the people in the city to practice martial arts, and the most expensive means should be used to lure the people in the other cities to participate in this sacrifice, so as to form a habit and culture, a kind of culture that bears the brand of Xiacheng that cannot be erased. habit.

The head crown woven with flowers and the jade jade around the waist, in fact, as long as these are enough to arouse these people's competitive spirit.

In order to make the atmosphere more enthusiastic, the first competitions were chariot, equestrian, gladiatorial, and cuju used in the training of the new army: pig urine bubbles are blown, elastic balls wrapped in soft grass, and passionate collisions similar to rugby and military formation rules.

When the gong sounded again, the chariot began to gallop across the field, the archers on the chariot shot at distant targets, the driver controlled the horses, and the chariot on the right jumped down from time to time to clear obstacles.

It is not only the ability to survive on the battlefield, but also very entertaining. The subsequent equestrian performances and gladiatorial content, such as tit-for-tat content, made these people even more addicted.

After Cuju appeared, people in other cities watched the competition below intently. The rules were easy to understand, but they didn't expect the battle formation to be so interesting.