From Chief to Ball

The clans around Onozawa didn't care about the ten miles of land around Onozawa requested by Chen Jian. At this time, there were many people and few lands, and it was an enclave, so it would be a pity to discard it.On the contrary, those clans who were not near Onozawa felt a little uneasy. They didn't want Sucheng to master these new technologies, and it would be even more difficult for Sucheng to compete.

What Chen Jian thought was much simpler. Now Xiacheng has no qualifications to compete for the position of leader. Since he is going to support the strong and bully the weak in the early stage, Sucheng is undoubtedly the best thigh.

In at least three to five years, even if the city of Onozawa is established, Xia Cheng will not have the strength to extend his hands and feet to the hinterland of Dahe. This kind of mutual use and dependence is the best for Xia Cheng.For things like long distance and close attack, supporting the weak and resisting the strong, those methods can only be adopted when you have absolute strength, and they are not static.

After a while, it seemed that there were not too many clans objecting. Chen Jian couldn't restrain his excitement, and said to the other clans who hadn't made a statement yet: "I, Jixia, swear here that for the rest of my life, Xiacheng's gunpowder, military training, The method of farming, as long as the relatives abide by the words of the oath and do the right thing, I will definitely not hide it and share it with everyone. In the future, in Onozawa, I will..."

Before he finished the world he wanted to describe, a cold voice asked back: "Jixia, what does this mean? Can you still decide who can learn those weird methods of your Xiacheng; those who can't?" Did you learn it? Now that the alliance has not been successful, and the oath has not yet been carried out, Jixia first said some oaths that can be violated. Are you not qualified to judge?"

The person who spoke was not afraid of the strange gazes around him, so Shi Shiran stood up and said, "I am not against Xia Cheng's oath sacrifice, everyone can see what Xia Cheng has done. I also admire Ji Xia very much, although because of the accident I only listened to Ji Xia once or twice, but I learned a lot from the wisdom in it, so I feel inferior."

After he finished speaking, he smiled at Chen Jian. Chen Jian glanced at the other party. These days, he had already recognized some powerful and influential city leaders, so of course he recognized that this was Sucheng. The leader of a powerful clan in the north is far away from Sucheng, and there are some weak cities around it. It can be said that it is a relatively powerful clan four or five hundred miles north of Dahe.

The dominant surname in the clan is the surname Lu, which is a real surname rather than an abstract surname such as Acropolis.It can be seen that this clan is also very old.

Chen Jian remembered the leader's name, Lu Yuan.Chen Jian's attitude towards Huimeng also basically found out that the Lu clan did not object to Huimeng because they were facing the threat of Beidi.But I don't want this alliance to be the same as it was decades ago. The clans unite around a dominant clan alliance, at least to ensure that their clans have absolute autonomy.

After Lu Yuan finished speaking, he apologized again and again to Chen Jian: "What I said was not aimed at Ji Xia or Xia Cheng. Now everyone knows that Xia Cheng's ridge farming, gunpowder, bronze, etc. What the clans urgently need, I also believe that Jixia is willing to share these things with the relatives, I have never doubted that."

"But... Jixia's oath is wrong."

Chen Jian hurriedly asked for advice: "I'm too young and too dull, I don't know what's wrong with this statement?"

Lu Yuan solemnly said: "A sheep still needs a head sheep, let alone a clan. But the leader of the alliance that will be elected tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, can it be judged who is right and who is wrong? If a leader is elected, then we will say our surname Lu If the family did something wrong, and then told Jixia not to exchange with us, so what? Since Jixia made it clear that what you have mastered was taught to you by your ancestors, then everyone is the same ancestor, logically Said that everyone is entitled to know."

"But Ji Xia's oath is not like this. According to what you said, if you join the oath that some people say that our clan violated in the future, so you can not exchange it with us? Or, who will judge whether we are qualified to be with us? Xia city exchange? Does Jixia think that her wisdom can completely distinguish between right and wrong? If not, who will judge this right and wrong?"

"A few decades ago, at that time, someone could convince everyone, be able to tell right from wrong and make everyone understand that what he did was right. Now? Let me ask now, who has such prestige? Who can convince everyone His judgment? Who dares to say that he will not seek personal gain for his own clan? If one day, someone turned against Xia City, Ji Xia, would you dare to say that you would exchange these things with that city? Since you said that only Will exchange with the right city, could it be that Jixia means: Those who support Xiacheng are right; Can you convince everyone like it was decades ago?"

Lu Yuan's words are all about Xia Cheng, but in fact, every word is not about Xia Cheng. The leaders all know that Xia Cheng is absolutely not qualified to be the leader after the alliance, so who Can you judge right or wrong?

Naturally, these words were referring to Suyue, the leader of Sucheng who initiated the alliance.

Su Yue's face darkened, and he scolded in his heart, but he couldn't say it directly, so it was difficult for him to refute for a while.If the leader has no right to judge the right and wrong of the other sworn clans, then what is the leader?

The rest of the leaders have actually thought about this question all the time. This question is the most critical threshold for this alliance. They originally hoped to mention it at the clan meeting, but now this layer of window paper was torn apart by Lu Yuan first.

Xiacheng is just an introduction, including Xiacheng's various technology transmissions are introductions, but an analogy can be made.The same is true for turning this kind of technological exchange into conquest and punishment: let alone the external enemies, who will judge whether it is right or wrong for the internal clan?According to the wrong clan rules, all clans need to unite and send troops to conquer. Who doesn't worry that their clan will be called "the clan that made mistakes" by the "leader" one day?

Chen Jian also understood Lu Yuan's implication. Although he was dissatisfied with the other party making things out of him, he didn't hold grudges against him.Most of the hope he asked for has been achieved, but after the alliance is a nominal unification similar to the enfeoffment system?Or a loose ethnic alliance of the city-state alliance?This cannot be changed by one person's efforts.

Although he didn't hold any grudges, since it was about Xiacheng, Chen Jian couldn't keep silent, so he apologized and said with a smile: "How dare you decide who is right and who is wrong? But I have some doubts, so I ask Chief Lu Yuan to answer."

"Please say."

"Is there a person in charge of rules and regulations in the cities of the Lu clan?"

"Naturally."

"Then the one who judges the right or wrong of a certain person in the city is the person in charge of the law? Or the law itself? Isn't it the same here? Jixia is only twenty years old, so how dare she judge everyone's right or wrong? Don’t we make oaths in front of our ancestors when we meet? Those who keep the oath are right, and those who break the oath are wrong.”

Lu Yuan nodded and said: "Ji Xia is right, what I said before was wrong, please don't take offense at Ji Xia."

"will not."

"Since Ji Xia said this, and what he said is very reasonable, then I have to say one more thing. Cities have laws and alliances have oaths. As Ji Xia said, it is not a certain person who judges right and wrong, but Those testimonies and oaths."

After Lu Yuan saw everyone nodding frequently, he continued: "Decades ago, the oaths sworn by relatives on the river bank were very simple, and there were not many rules. Because right and wrong are judged by Hualai, the leader we elected back then. Yes. Everyone is convinced, so he can judge right from wrong, he is the law, he is the rules. He can judge right from wrong.”

"But now, who can stand up and say that he is the same as Chief Hua back then, that he is the rule, the oath, and the law?"

After Luyuan's eyes slid across Suyue's body provocatively, they turned around several powerful clan leaders, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but mock.

In the end, he gave up on patrolling, walked directly to the opposite side of Suyue and asked, "Chief Suyue, you invited the rest of the relatives to this alliance. May I ask if you have agreed on the oath of the alliance with everyone? The oath of the alliance decades ago The second meeting does not require too many oaths, because as long as he is alive, he is the rule. Now there is no second Hua leader, are you going to learn those simple oaths decades ago? Or do you think you can Let everyone convincingly judge right and wrong like him?"

Su Yue felt great hatred in his heart, but it was impossible to get angry at this time, so he could only say loudly: "I was stupid and didn't think of this, and I didn't dare to think arrogantly that I could compare with Chief Hua."

Lu Yuan said loudly: "Tribal alliance, kinship does not fight, our city supports it. But! The oath of the alliance must be clearly written, what should be done, what should not be done, and what should not be done will be punished." What kind of punishment? Is it joint relatives to be exterminated? Is it fined to take the slave corn? Or be expelled and exiled hundreds of miles away? Or not allowed to trade with Xia City? If we don’t add all these to the oath of alliance, our clan is I will not participate in this alliance! Because I don’t want the elected leader to decide the life and death of our clan with a single sentence! The oaths of these alliances must also be discussed by each clan.”

Chapter 29 Darkness

When it was like a stone falling into water, ripples suddenly appeared, after Lu Yuan drew so much with Chen Jian's half of the words, chattering discussions appeared in Sucheng in the late evening.

Lu Yuan was the first to stand up and clearly oppose this alliance, and the reason for the opposition was so legitimate.

It’s not that the other clans haven’t considered what he said, but they haven’t systematically summed up this essential problem. Many people are vaguely worried. Out of empiricism, they feel that there is nothing wrong with forming an alliance decades ago, and they don’t Didn't fully understand the difference.

In fact, the difference is very simple: in the alliance several decades ago, the Huasu Alliance had an overwhelming advantage; but this time, Sucheng did not have an overwhelming advantage.In the alliance decades ago, the person elected as the leader had enough charisma and strength to support it; but this time, it was not enough.

So a few decades ago, one person could decide right or wrong without complicated oaths. At that time, the leader was the leader; but now, complex and clear oaths, or treaties, are needed to stipulate the interests and obligations of each clan. , is just a loose alliance rather than the prototype of a tight ethnic group state.

Chen Jian guessed their worries, but he didn't expect that many people didn't sum up the difference between the two times. In order to dispel their worries, Lu Yuan, who responded very quickly, took it as a legitimate reason for objecting.

Luyuan's words won the support of many leaders, so Au Yue was furious, not because the words of a possible competitor were supported by many people, but because even if the alliance was successful, then the clan alliance Is he the leader?Or the oath itself?What is the significance of such an alliance to oneself?

Just a nominal leader?This is not what he wants!He wants to have the same glory and rights, the same prestige and prestige, and the same achievements and great achievements that will be remembered for decades after his death.

Sucheng is thriving, and he knows that his strength is not as good as the Huasu Alliance decades ago, but the rest of the clans are also growing, and it will take at least three or forty years to obtain such an overwhelming advantage.

But do I have 40 years left?

If he hadn't known that Chen Jian had fallen into the other party's trap in order to refute the other party's harsh words, he would have thought that Chen Jian was standing with the other party: the implication of those words was that he was in charge of right and wrong Is it the rules themselves, not the person who enforces them?Replaced by the leader and the oath, the same applies.

After abstract things are described by analogy, they are in line with the way of thinking of this era, and can be easily understood by other people, and the spread will be faster, which will be even more unfavorable to Suyue's dream.

Ordinarily Su Yue should hate Chen Jian, but reason tells him that the matter is irreversible, and there cannot be another potential enemy, especially when this potential enemy has many things he needs.

The attitude of many tribal leaders at this time is also inclined to the method proposed by Lu Yuan. They need an oath that has been discussed by everyone to stipulate the interest disputes and obligations between the cities, and they must be equal to their own strength.

Lu Yuan seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and after throwing out the words that shocked everyone, he asked again: "This is the same as offering sacrifices, and requires a rule that everyone knows. For example, when the two clans are in conflict, who will support and oppose whom? For example, when the barbarians invade, which city should send how many troops? For example, what kind of punishment should be given for not keeping these oaths?"

"These things must be included in the oath. As long as these things are agreed, we are of course willing to elect a leader from the alliance to reproduce the glory of the ethnic group. But if these things are not mentioned, what is the difference between an alliance and an alliance?"

"Now that the winter snow has fallen, I hope that everyone can reach an agreement within a month without further delay. If an agreement cannot be reached within a month, I'm afraid we can only return. After all, there are still many things to deal with in the city. , but also to prepare for sacrifices and next year's spring plowing."

After he finished speaking, he lamented to everyone: "It's not that I oppose the alliance. We are in the north, and the Beidi people are becoming stronger and stronger. I also hope that my relatives will join forces to conquer them, but how many troops will be sent? How much food and grass? Who will command? How will the spoils be divided?" What kind of punishment will you receive if you don’t send troops? Even this matter has no rules to follow, so why do you think you can do things such as dredging the river, conquering Dongyi, and quelling family disputes?"

Amidst the frequent nodding of the crowd, Su Yue knew that Lu Yuan could not continue talking, so he shouted loudly before Lu Yuan's next words: "I am stupid and think too little. If this is the case, why don't we discuss it?" After a while, I can always come up with an oath that everyone is satisfied with in a month. Everyone also thinks about what needs to be said. It’s not early today, so let’s leave. Everyone go back and think about it, standing here in a mess I'm afraid I can't think of anything."

After the crowd dispersed, Chen Jian sighed in his heart. It might be difficult to come up with a comprehensive treaty and rules in a month. There are too many things to consider, and it doesn't have previous stories to rely on like sacrifices, but it also needs to be involved. For the interests of many clans, Shikadoka's proposal simply broke Awayake's roots.

Presumably, Lu Yuan had been holding back and preparing to talk about this matter during the meeting, but because of his appearance, this matter was brought forward, but the result was the same.

The leaders who came to Sucheng were also busy because of these words. From the second day on, there were people arguing and discussing there every day. Most of the leaders were exhausted, even those who did not want to see the clan alliance appear The tribes don't dare to be careless, they need to add fuel to the fire at the right time.

A few days later was the winter solstice, and the most beautiful sacrifice in Awayake's plan, which could be remembered for a lifetime, was dimly completed.

Suyue had always hoped that he would become the officiant of the sacrifice on the day of the winter solstice. To be precise, this dream came true, but it was not perfect.Because the reason why he presided over the sacrifice was only because this was Sucheng and he was the landlord, not because he was the leader recommended by the clan alliance.