From Chief to Ball

From the beginning of the winter hunt, to the gathering of the various clans, Awayake took the lead in all of this, because he was the one most likely to be elected as the leader, and also the one who most hoped for the success of the alliance.

Chen Jian even felt that Su Yue wanted to have a good time because he was old. Even if he was not strong enough to be a real leader, he still wanted to be a nominal leader. Everyone pursued different things. Su Yue's strength and Fame is also different from Hua's decades ago, being the titular leader can be considered a success.

As for the leader's death, Chen Jian thought it was normal.During the meeting in winter, many leaders are not too young. In the cold weather, there are sacrifices and people who do this and that. It is not unusual for them to die of a sudden illness.

Besides, even if it was an abnormal death, Suyue was the one who didn't want it to escalate the most. His performance on the first day was pretty normal. Try to suppress this matter as much as possible so as not to affect his purpose.

But the performance on the second day completely baffled Chen Jian. Others might believe things like the soul entrusting dreams, but Chen Jian would never believe it.Moreover, using such harsh terms as betrayal of relatives to describe this matter that could have been suppressed made it clear that he wanted the alliance to fail?

At least those leaders who opposed Suyue before will never let this shit pot be pinned on their own heads. At worst, they will not make an alliance. It is impossible for the citadel that is attached to him to abide by the oath and attack the most powerful city around him. At that time, he will have an excuse to be attacked by Sucheng, and it is not easy to explain to those clansmen who believe in the oath.

In this case, it's better not to make an alliance, but to go back, this is definitely not the result Su Yue wants.

Chen Jian shook his head and thought for a long time, but he couldn't figure it out at all.But one day and one night, what happened?Could it make Su Yue suddenly change his mind?

Chapter 39

The leader's death was just an introduction, and Chen Jian believed that something must have happened that day that made Su Yue change his mind, and this event must be so important that it completely changed the dream that Su Yue had planned and prepared for a long time.

Even if no one died that day, once Au Yue made such a decision, he would find an excuse.

Chen Jian also thought about what he would do if he were Su Yue. He felt that he would recognize his own strength, and would rather not have that false name, but try his best to unite the clan cities along the river and close to Dongyi.Having the same enemy and the same need for water control is the basis of an alliance of interests, and Sucheng has an absolute advantage in this alliance.

In order to unite all the clans that have no need for water control and the threat of Dongyi, they must give up a lot of rights to achieve a balance. This is a loss of face.

The current situation is the same as Chen Jian imagined before. The clans along the river and near Dongyi all support Suyue, while the rest of the clans don't. What happened to make Suyue suddenly change?

He walked around the room a few times with his hands behind his back, and asked, "Where are the clan leaders who oppose Suyue now? Have they left?"

"Not yet, many people are still looking forward to the final negotiation, and are waiting for Chief Suyue to change his mind. There are also some chiefs... hope to see you, Ji Xia."

"see me?"

E Yue sighed and said, "Those leaders are already quite dissatisfied with Chief Su Yue, but they hope to get an answer to those things that Jixia promised before."

"What answer?"

E Yue gritted her teeth and said, "What Ji Xia promised to share with relatives, is it natural blood relatives without oath? Or is it the vowed relatives after the oath?"

Chen Jian opened his mouth wide and said, "What do you mean? They...are going to completely break with Sucheng? This time the oath is completely impossible?"

"It's probably like this. It is impossible for them to accept the opinion put forward by Chief Suyue. Of course, Chief Suyue also knows that his opinion will not be accepted by everyone. Since he put forward an opinion that he knows will not be accepted, it is not because he disagrees with this result. ?"

Chen Jian stood there feeling melancholy for a long time. He had been full of anticipation for this oath since half a year ago. In order to obtain the status of a relative, he did not hesitate to promise the rumors of various technologies, which made Xiacheng's craftsmen stop for two months. Instead of normal production, he produces those ritual utensils and playthings that he doesn't care about at all.

It was so easy to obtain a kinship status recognized by everyone by selling well and deliberate preparations, but in the blink of an eye, the clan alliance of the kinship oath disappeared in smoke?I was still hoping that after Su Yue's death, I would kill his son to inherit directly by relying on prestige, but this time it was completely different.

After a while, Chen Jian asked, "Have you heard anything?"

"No, we are also very surprised that Su Yue suddenly changed his mind, but there is no news. Now the cities near Caohe are waiting for you to come back to discuss this matter, what should we do? Go back? Continue not to express opinions? Rebuke The leader of Suyue? Or...or accept Suyue's opinions and their oath?"

E Yue whispered: "Now there are a total of 27 clans in cities supporting Suyue, all of which are close to the big river and facing the threat of Dongyi. Dozens of small clans in seven or eight cities are still waiting and watching, and the rest have clearly opposed it. .Among the more than 60 powerful kinship towns, only those near Caohe haven’t made a clear statement.”

Inadvertently, because of the combination of Xiacheng's technology and the Caohe Three-City Alliance, the alliance of cities near Caohe has also gained strength that cannot be underestimated. In name, Xiacheng is a city that has just become a relative, but many people know that Caohe The alliance of cities near the river is headed by Xia Cheng.

Caohe doesn't need to consider the flooding of the big river, or the threat of Dongyi. Even if Sucheng is provoked, the other party may not be able to retaliate.

Weihe and Eyue didn't make a clear statement, but Chen Jian could understand what they said: no support, no opposition, and isolation.

This is beneficial to these cities, but in the long run, the disadvantage is that it is easy to generate a strong sense of isolation, so that there is a gap with the center of the entire cultural circle.

Seeing that both of them were expecting him to make a decision, Chen Jian said for a while, "I'll think about it again, don't worry for now, at least find out what happened first."

"It's useless. We have inquired a long time ago. No one can tell exactly what happened. I am afraid that only Su Yue and his most trusted people know. With Su Yue's cunning, he will definitely find out before we find out. It forces us to make a choice."

"Wait a minute."

"Jixia is not very old, and she always does things like knives. Why is she so hesitant this time? I have always admired Jixia's work and never said those false words. Even though there were many quarrels between us before, after the quarrel, I have no idea about Jixia's decision. We can all understand, Jixia's hesitation this time makes me very puzzled. Forgive me for being stupid, but I really don't understand what can't be decided?"

"Leaving Sucheng, even if Sucheng is dissatisfied, so what? It's thousands of miles away, and based on what Jixia said before, even if they send hundreds of troops, the food they need is unbearable. They don't have cars and horses. It's against the current. Could it be that we really want to make an alliance with Sucheng and make Suyue our leader? Why?"

What Weihe and Eyue said is very straightforward, they are not afraid of Sucheng, and they don't want Sucheng, so naturally there is no need to make an oath with Sucheng?

Chen Jian didn't know how to explain it to the two of them, or even if he explained it, the other party might not be able to agree. His dream was to become a person trusted by his relatives, but his dream was not the dream of those two people. It can only accommodate one person and cannot be explained.

After a long time, Chen Jiancai bowed and said, "You two, our three cities are integrated into one, and your consideration is very reasonable. Xia also thanked you for your respect when I came back to make a decision. This time, I hope that you can Let me think about it and support my decision, the interests of the cities of Caohe are the interests of Xia City, and I will not betray this point."

"You also know that things like fire potions and copper smelting techniques are what other cities want. We can get a lot of things we want in exchange for this kind of exchange. But with so many demands, the manpower of Xiacheng is afraid." If I can’t do it, the two cities of brothers will always help me... Send some manpower, and in exchange for the goods, Xiacheng will take seven out of ten, and the remaining two cities will be divided together. Ten years later, those craftsmen will also have their hands, understand Knowing the reason behind it, letting them return to their respective towns can be regarded as my practice of our Caohe alliance."

It seems that the two sentences of Chen Jian have no connection at all, and the jump is huge, but both E Yue and Wei He understood what Chen Jian meant - part of the interests of Xia City's monopoly should be divided between the two cities, but The price is that the two cities support Chen Jian's decision, whether it is to leave or stay, or even to tear face with Sucheng.

As for the lack of manpower, that is just a necessary statement. The craftsmen of the two cities have really learned, and the two cities will be the same as Xiacheng in ten years.

They are very clear about the huge demand for these goods, and they also know how much they can exchange for. Taking three out of ten is two cities and then dividing them, but after careful calculation, even if they only account for thirteen, at least two cities can support a hundred people. A full-time army like a city far exceeds what thousands of slaves can produce.

And Chen Jian is by no means a person who does not consider interests for no reason. The worst result is nothing more than making enemies with several cities. Such a long distance, poor colic conditions, and the geographical advantage of going up the river are difficult for teachers. The logistical pressure of an expedition without a village to supply supplies minimized the real threat of this worst-case outcome.

After a little weighing, the two nodded and said, "Jixia's concerns may be far-reaching beyond what we can imagine, but the three cities are one, which is what we swore at the beginning. We are also waiting for Jixia to come back to discuss. If there is a decision, we will try our best to support it.”

As far as possible, the meaning is not to damage the decision within his own interests. Chen Jian thanked: "Thank you for that. Let me think about it for another day."

The so-called consideration, of course, is not to be bored in the room and think, but to wait for other clans to come to him to exchange opinions with each other.

It seems that the two cities of Ewei took some advantage, but because of the bondage of interests, the two cities were completely tied to Xiacheng, and there was no rope more secure than the bond of interests.

The outcome of the grass river alliance's interest exchange is a happy one. Even though Chen Jian thinks that his focus will be on Onozawa in the next few years, Xiacheng is his foundation. This point must not be sacrificed to ensure internal stability.

The clans of the Non-Caohe Alliance did not come to Chen Jian immediately. They knew very well that these cities needed to be discussed. After allowing enough time for the three cities, Su Yue was the first to come to Chen Jian.

After seeing Chen Jian, Su Yue first had a sad face, and asked: "Ji Xia came back late, and I can't see the last side of that relative, his clan has already taken him back. What I thought of, a good person died for no reason, even if they opposed me, Su Yue, they shouldn't use such means. I can't eat and sleep well these days, and I often think that if I didn't convene this alliance, would I He won't die?"

Chen Jian hurriedly said: "You don't have to blame yourself, the leader of Suyue. You summoned your relatives to stop bloodshed between relatives. You think, if the alliance is successful, dredging the river, resisting the barbarians, and stopping the killing of relatives, this will save the blood again." How many relatives?"

Su Yue smiled wryly: "Those who know me say that I am for my relatives; those who don't know me always think that I am for myself. Although I have not met Ji Xia for long, when it comes to talking about it, it is Ji Xia who understands me best."

Chen Jian chuckled, this is too full of words, he only supports the clan alliance, but not necessarily the conditions that Su Yue asked for, Su Yue said this, to the point of putting himself in first: since he understands, then always You can't object to what you think is right, can you?

"What does Ji Xia think about this meeting? Although you have just returned from the Great Nozawa, I think Lai Ewei and the two have already told you what happened here. I can bear a lot, but I can't bear it for my own purpose. It is absolutely unbearable for me to use some means to assassinate my own relatives, so I must find out which clan did it, so that the soul of my old friend can rest in peace."

"They objected to dredging the river, and they still objected to the expedition to Dongyi. Since all these are opposed, how can we swear to be brothers with such a person? We need to support each other, but until that happened, many leaders hoped not to form an alliance with them. The more than [-] clans near Dahe and Dongyi agreed that everyone would form an alliance alone. Jixia understood the reason, and Wei E They say wait for Ji Xia to come back before making a decision, this is the oath you made in Caohe. I am a person who respects the oath and admire them very much, now that Ji Xia has returned, would you like to make an alliance?"

Chen Jian circled around and said: "Dredging the river and going to war against Dongyi is a great and wonderful thing. Xiacheng will definitely not object. If you want to come to Ewei, you will have no objection. You just abide by the original oath of advancing together and retreating together." Although Xia is dull, he has a little thought about dredging rivers; when he went to Dongyi, there was the leader of Suyue leading the army, my little ability was like showing off the ability of weaving silk in front of Eyue's mother, which made people laugh. Although Xiacheng It is far away, but if we go out to fight, a hundred strong men must travel down the river in the starry night!"

He talked for a long time, only agreeing with Su Yue's high-sounding words, and expressed his great support, but he didn't mention a word about the various conditions of the small association that Su Yue wanted to form.

Su Yue didn't understand what Chen Jian meant, and praised: "Xia City has no floods in the river, and there is no harassment from Dongyi. It's still the same. The leaders of some clans are really far worse than Ji Xia."

"The rapid rise of Xiacheng in Caohe is astonishing. I think it's all thanks to Jixia. To be able to stand a small city in Caohe in just a few years, and to make the two cities of Ewei as brothers is something I can't even do." Arrived. Apart from Xia City, there are three or four clan cities along the Cao River, weak and bullied and poor, although I want to help, but they are too far apart. In the future, Ji Xia will have to worry about these brothers and clans."