From Chief to Ball

"I also know that Xiacheng is too far away from here, and I also know that if Dongyi Ji Xia will send troops, it will definitely send the bravest warriors, but it is not easy to communicate. The two armies will only fight for three to five days, but the daily training will take several years. This point Xia Cheng did a great job, in fact Ji Xia doesn't need to send troops, as long as he teaches his relatives how to train soldiers, it is more important than hundreds of warriors."

"Since Jixia wants to build a city in Onozawa, it's far away from Xiacheng, and it's not easy to transfer corn and salt. Although Plastic City may not be the richest, it can be used for a year or two, so Jixia doesn't have to transfer from Xiacheng."

"As for dredging the river, there are many people who work hard but not many who work hard. I heard Su He talk about the water canals in Xiacheng. I think Jixia has a way. Xiacheng doesn't need labor, only Jixia works hard."

After a few words, Chen Jian nodded, and a smile appeared on Su Yue's face. This is Su Yue's promise to Chen Jian: to admit that Xiacheng's hegemony along the Caohe River will not rule over those few towns in the lower reaches of the Caohe River. The city; promises that Xiacheng does not need to send troops; promises that Sucheng, the city built in Onozawa, will provide support.

What was promised was rights, so of course obligations were also mentioned. After listening for a long time, Chen Jian finally heard Su Yue say the word but.

"Jixia wants to pass on the knowledge given to you by your ancestors to every relative, which is excellent. But, a younger brother who stabbed his elder brother, even if he bleeds the same blood, is he still a brother? Brother blood can be shed To the enemy's body, but not between each other. Now use a knife, and in the future Jixia will teach them how to make fire, so won't they use gunpowder to harm their own relatives? I hope Jixia will think about it, twenty The rest of the cities are hoping that Ji Xia will not do this, this is not my idea, but also the meaning of the more than [-] cities along the river."

But what follows is the obligation Chen Jian has to fulfill: recognize Su Yue's small alliance and honor Su Yue as the leader of this small alliance; completely break with the clans outside the alliance and promise not to spread Xiacheng's technology there Otherwise, the more than [-] clans on both sides of the river will be the enemies of Xia City, and will kill this most dangerous germ.

Seeing that Chen Jian was still contemplating, Su Yue took out an emerald green jade from his bosom. The exquisite craftsman carved this emerald green jade into the shape of a wheel. The lines and the almost perfect geometric symmetry show that the other party has put a lot of thought into it.

This kind of jade is very rare, and Chen Jian recognized it at a glance as the jade moth enshrined in Echeng; This is also what Chen Jian has always wanted: with this thing, he has enough qualifications to dictate. This is a rivalry between brothers. , that is, the barbarians invaded with evil intentions, and the resistance they encountered was completely different, unless they killed all of them...

Even if the alliance fails, the meaning of this jade in each clan in each city has not changed, it is extremely important, it is a symbol.

"I thought the alliance would be successful this time, so I gave this jade to Jixia and more than a dozen surnames in Xiacheng when offering sacrifices to the ancestors, so as to comfort the ancestors: the child who was lost in the past is now back."

"I didn't expect that so many things would happen in this meeting, alas! I thought dozens of relatives would worship together, but the barbarians of other clans trembled seeing the powerful army of relatives, when Ji Xia brought Xia Cheng ten The return of Yu's surname means that when Jixia's reputation gradually rises in the next few decades, people will think of this scene every time they talk about Jixia, but they don't want to... Sigh!"

Su Yue sighed, the moon was in his hand, Chen Jian couldn't help but want to touch it with his fingers, but at this moment he could only hold back.

Agreeing to Suyue meant that he would break with those clans that opposed Suyue. Suyue made it clear that Xiacheng had no chance to sit on the wall, and that he would not spread technology to the clans that opposed him because he supported Chen Jian's joining the alliance. Ze Jiancheng's bottom line.

At this moment, Chen Jian had no idea what happened to make Su Yue suddenly change his mind, he suddenly wanted to laugh, it wasn't others, but his own childishness.

Even though he believes in using naked interests to explain the world, deep down in his heart there is still a little inexplicable naivety: he once believed that a clan separated from relatives of the same blood can walk together without bloodshed, Perhaps because of the sustenance of the emotions of the previous life in this life, he always thought that this ethnic group must be different, and that he could give up his interests with a few words and words of blood relationship.

Brothers fight against the wall to defend against their humiliation.Brothers have both, and they are happy and childlike.

Now it seems that it is just the last unrealistic fantasy in his mind.A free fantasy in the admirable but ridiculous realm of necessity.

Chapter 40 Jade Shards

Su Yue didn't ask Chen Jian to give an answer immediately, but gracefully gave him one night's time to think about it. The small towns along the Cao River were too far away from Su, so he was powerless.He believed that Chen Jian would accept these conditions. Although he didn't understand what Chen Jian's real purpose was to build in Onozawa, Chen Jian was able to go to Onozawa without even attending tribal gatherings to discuss such matters, which showed the importance of this matter.

Since Chen Jian valued Nozawa, Su Yue believed that Chen Jian would marry him well. Before Chen Jian left, he made a promise to Chen Jian: he would hand over Xiacheng's jade in the oath a few days later in full view of everyone. with him.

After leaving Suyue's house, people from the Yuanfang clan had long been waiting, and it was Shikamoto who proposed to restrict the leader's rights in the distance, and there were several clan leaders beside him.

This group of people didn't go around in circles, and asked directly: "Does Ji Xia really believe that the death of that relative is related to us?"

"People in Xiacheng only look at the results and don't ask their hearts. I don't believe it, and I don't believe it."

Several people showed joy on their faces, and such ambiguous words would always hear what they wanted to hear.Under the kind invitation of several people, Chen Jian followed them to the residence, where many clan leaders had already gathered, and they all greeted Chen Jian after seeing him.

It was very hot around the brazier, and the leaders formed a circle, squeezing each other to make room for Chen Jian. Inside the brazier was a pottery pot, which contained wine, and beside it were several open gourds. The fragrance is overflowing, but no one is in the mood to take a sip.

"Ji Xia, the leader of Suyue has gone too far. Originally, he led several clans to defeat Dongyi and had a high reputation. Even if we respect him as the leader, there is nothing wrong with it. Even the most stupid people know that the flock needs a leader. .”

"Let's not say that he slandered us about the death of that leader, but the conditions he put forward. Are these conditions acceptable to us? Since he is not sincere, we will follow his mind and say that it is a big deal to go back in the future. No more contact."

"Xiacheng is thousands of miles away, the soldiers are brave, and the people of the tribe are united. Could it be that Sucheng is still afraid?"

Lu Yuan questioned Chen Jian directly, his words resonated with everyone, and several people shouted: "That's it, Su Yue is too selfish to be the leader."

"How did the leader that everyone respected decades ago do? How did he do it? What does the leader say, who does he think he is? It was when the leader of Huawei back then, if there was anything that needed to be discussed with everyone, He thinks his reputation is higher than that of the old leader?"

"We are brothers and relatives. According to what he said, where are the brothers? They are clearly mothers and children!"

"Those clans near Dahe need Sucheng's help, and those clans near Dongyi need Sucheng's soldiers. We don't need it, so why listen to him?"

The chattering discussion became more and more intense and direct, and the reasons that should have been concealed were now clearly stated. This kind of discussion finally stopped after Lu Yuan coughed.

Chen Jian bowed his head and said nothing, took a sip of wine from the gourd and drank a few sips, and remained silent. He knew that it was not enough to fight against the enemy. Someone would definitely give him something he wanted, and he had to make a choice based on trade-offs.

Lu Yuan also took a sip with Chen Jian, and said solemnly: "Ji Xia, these clans have already discussed it, and this is definitely not going to work. It's like he insists on planting in winter, but wears furs in summer. It will eventually lead to failure."

"The leaders of dozens of small clans in more than twenty cities have already discussed it. Everyone is not opposed to the oath, but the oath that is not a brotherhood. What is Su Yue going to do? To be a brother? Or to be a parent? If you are a parent, I'm afraid it's not enough!"

"Now that winter is almost over, everyone will go back first, and we will not communicate with Su Yue in the future, just treat his words a few days ago as drunken words and ignore them. If he insists on saying our fault, he will even use it as an excuse to punish us. We, then everyone will swear to be hostile to him. Of course, we don’t want to see brother bleed, but is it possible that brother has the ax stuck on your neck and you still need to wash your neck and wait for him to chop it off?”

"Now Sucheng is strong, the land here is fertile, and there are salt fields and copper mines nearby, but we don't need to be afraid!"

He glanced at Chen Jian. Earlier, Chen Jian acted as if he believed in the relationship between ancestors and relatives. Lu Yuan was afraid that some of his words would cause Chen Jian's dissatisfaction, so he added: "If Sucheng and Dongyi In a war, we will never attack Sucheng from behind. This is a battle between relatives and outsiders. When necessary, if Dongyi fails and comes to Dahe, we can even forget his faults and send troops to attack Dongyi. Don't let the place where the ancestors' bones are buried fall into the hands of barbarians! Ji Xia can rest assured!"

"Now these cities have discussed and elected me and the three chiefs as the masters of the alliance. We discussed with each other. At that time, Ji Xia was far away in Onozawa and didn't know about it. But even though Ji Xia was not there, someone still thought of Ji Xia and suggested that Ji Xia should also be elected. Xia, there are four people in total. As soon as this proposal came out, everyone agreed and there was no objection. I even thought it would be strange if no one thought of Ji Xia."

"Onozawa is barren. If Jixia wants to exchange goods to build a new city, there are some places with wide rivers in our area, so Jixia can build a city there. If the farming is slack, they can also conscript slaves from the tribe to help Jixia."

Chen Jian raised his head and looked at the leaders around him. There were quite a few of them, actually more than the cities on Suyue.

It's just that these cities are scattered around, and they are only united out of fear of the Sucheng Alliance.

For example, Xiacheng is in the northwest, Luyuan's city is in the north, and several cities are on the south bank of the Dahe River. They are separated from each other and not connected together.

Although these cities are scattered, they have a huge advantage that they are not close to Dongyi, and the Sucheng Alliance will first face the threat of Dongyi.

What these people said was nice, and they definitely wouldn't stab a knife in the back during the battle between Dongyi and Sucheng. Chen Jian only listened to these words, and didn't believe them.

It can be said that these two groups of people have their own advantages. If there is no variable of their own, even these people have the upper hand. It is unrealistic in this era to conquer the army. A city a hundred miles away can only exert one-tenth of its power, and it will be even less if it is farther away.

Compared with Zunsu City, the condition of this group of people is that Chen Jian is one of the leaders of this small alliance, and they are generally independent from each other. They just select a few of the most powerful cities as surveillance for the execution of the oath. Or, in order to prevent betrayal, it can be said that Chen Jian started much higher here than there.

On the roughly balanced balance, the three-city alliance in Caohe is the biggest variable, which is what Ewei and others hope.

Looking at the expectant eyes of everyone, Chen Jian thought quickly.

At this time, Chen Jian's choice was not to give charcoal in the snow and add icing on the cake, but to participate as a force that should not be underestimated. The weakening of the split made Xiacheng, which could only be used as an addition, become relatively important.

Su Yue would not be unaware that he was going to face the threat of the Dongyi people. From the beginning to the end, this alliance was led by Su Yue. Whether it was the harmony in the early stage or the breakup in the later stage, they were all under the control of Su Yue.

Even if the variable of Xiacheng exists, Chen Jian believes that Su Yue will definitely take it into consideration, and Su Yue does not have dementia at this time. Chen Jian is very clear, so it is obvious that Su Yue is doing enough. Cause and confidence, the result of the split is obvious, and the hostility is inevitable.

Knowing such a result, but still doing it, there must be a reason.

The people in this room are only temporarily united in the face of threats. How far can such an alliance go?Even if the result is still split in the end, do I have to go through a similar process again?

After thinking for only half a moment, Chen Jian put down the gourd that had been cut in half, stood up and said, "I feel at ease with what you said, and I also believe that you are not the kind of people who kill relatives."

"You also know that I went to Onozawa a few days ago. Why didn't I stay in Sucheng for such a big event? Because my ancestors kept showing me a lake in the dream, which was so clear in the dream. My ancestors came from Perhaps the ancestors hoped that their descendants could live in that land again."

"That day I saw Onozawa, saw the ripples of the lake that cannot be forgotten, and saw the waves of the rushing river, which was exactly the same as what I saw in my dream, and I knew that this was the place where my ancestors hoped that Xiacheng people would live in the future. "

"I dare not change the guidance of my ancestors. I can only choose to build a city in Onozawa."