From Chief to Ball

"I, Ji Xia, made an oath with the ancestors of heaven and earth that it will remain unchanged forever. This copper sword is a keepsake, and I will tell my descendants."

He sighed, turned around and helped the widow who was still crying, and came to the tied people, took the woman with one hand, pointed at one of them with the other and asked, "If it wasn't for your deception, this woman At this time, the man will come here with her, sit by the fire, drink wine and eat fat sheep, sing a few songs that make her blush, watch the child grow up day by day, and count the things in the child that resemble her Where is he like him?"

"Women don't want their men to be heroes, they just want their men to be by their side. But because of your deception, everything is gone. He can't see his children grow up, and he won't tell women about himself on the kang The crops are growing well, and I will no longer be reluctant to drink some of the weakest wine just to save food and exchange a comb for a woman... Why is all this? Why do you lie to them? Just to become the leader? Obviously there is no need to fight!"

When the woman heard the first few scenes that seemed to be right in front of her eyes, she was already sobbing. When she heard the last line of questioning, she also heard the sound of Chen Jian pretending to kick the bronze sword unintentionally. The heartbroken weak woman suddenly grabbed it. He took out the bronze sword, shouted frantically, and pierced the bronze sword into the lower abdomen of a person tied to the pillar.

The sound of stabbing into the belly reached the woman's somewhat confused mind, and the woman, who no longer knew what she was doing, pulled out the copper sword and stabbed in again, asking frantically, "Why did you lie to him! Why did you want to lie to him?" Lie to him! What does it matter to us who is the leader? We agreed to let Xiacheng people enter the city to discuss tomorrow. There is no need to fight in the first place, so why do these things happen again? Why?"

Chen Jian led someone to pull the woman away, her hands were covered with blood, sticky, and her hands were stained red.

This blood washed away the blood feud between Xiacheng and Chengyi, and washed Chen Jian's hands extremely clean.

Xu Xu shook his bleeding hand, twisted his thumb and index finger curiously and playfully, feeling the tension and viscosity of the blood, and wiped it on the pillar, leaving a few bright red bloody handprints.

Chapter 69 Su Xia Limited Sovereignty System ([-])

The carnival after the murder was more indulgent than usual. The intervening army took advantage of the opportunity to wash off the blood on their bodies, and promised to confiscate the murdered land and slaves for redistribution. People temporarily forgot about those who died in battle and began to calculate how much they could share. I also hope that this seemingly fair Ji Xia can preside over the allocation, and stop being allocated by those people in the northeast corner, because they always give more to themselves.

The heirs and orphans of Chen Jian's so-called "heroes" became the forgotten corners of the banquet. Although they were properly arranged by Chen Jian in the best position and enjoyed the best food, no one paid any attention to them after all.

The joy of flowing cups and flowing water is too elegant, and people in the city prefer this kind of mixed sitting of men and women, singing with pots and owls, and the eyes can't help it.

Cuju is a play, wrestling Boxiong, and Chen Jian deliberately let the people of Xiacheng lose a few games. After learning the rewards from Shangjun Limu, his reputation in the city has increased. Youxin is fair and impartial.

When the feast was about to end, someone wanted to use the opportunity to elect a new leader, but Chen Jian refused on the pretext that the original leader had not been dismissed, saying that although he had made a big mistake, the rules still had to be followed. If you want to depose first and then choose a new one, let's break up first tonight.

Everyone thought it made sense, picked up some leftovers and then dispersed, and made an appointment to have another trial tomorrow.

After everyone left, Su Tang approached Chen Jian, and asked rather puzzled: "Ji Xia, the people's hearts are burning today, and I just took advantage of this momentum to elect the son of the old leader as the leader. Why is it delayed for a day?"

Chen Jian closed the door and asked people to guard the door to let the rest of the room leave. He poured Su Tang a bowl of wine, but Su Tang dared not take it, so he had to respect Chen Jian first.

"This matter is my temporary idea. I didn't discuss it with you. Don't blame me."

"What's Jixia talking about? Father handed over the ax and jade to you. I want to listen to you for this expedition."

"This is something other than the expedition. I dare not presume, but the time is running out, so I can only do it first. I hope you will pass it on to Chief Suyue."

Su Tang knew that Chen Jian was very well-mannered, and knew that it must be no small matter to say such a thing, so he hurriedly listened quietly.

"The person who is being held today is still the leader of this city, and the people in the city have not deposed him, right?"

"Correct."

"The death penalty after dismissal is just the killing of an ordinary person. I asked Su Tang, before that, was there anyone outside the city who killed the leader of the city, and the people in the city did not object but applauded ?”

Su Tang shook his head and said: "I have never heard of it. Since Hua's death, the clan has been fighting for years, and many of the leaders died in battle. When two cities fight, the death of the leader is an eternal blood feud. How can we applaud? If there is internal strife in the city, at most He is also a loser in exile, even if he is killed, it is the city's business, and there has never been a precedent for other cities to do it."

Chen Jian nodded and said: "That's it. Rules are set by people. There must always be a precedent at the beginning of the rules. Now this is an opportunity. What we are going to sentence tomorrow is not an ordinary person, but a city leader. A leader who has made a mistake but has not been deposed according to the rules. It is not the angry citizens of this city who have sentenced this leader, but us."

"Why was he judged by us? Because he made a mistake. What mistake did he make? He made the mistake of slaughtering his relatives in an attempt to defect to Dongyi. Are these mistakes only related to this city? No, it is related to the alliance More than 20 cities and dozens of clans, this is not just a matter of a city, but a matter of the entire Dahe tribe. Therefore, we are qualified to judge him, and we must judge him as the leader Identity to judge."

"Furthermore, the mistakes he made were not only wrong in this city, but also in the whole Dahe tribe. Wouldn't he be punished for killing his relatives in Sucheng and Xiacheng? It’s not like Xiacheng’s boiled sheep is boiled first and then salted, and Sucheng’s boiled sheep is first boiled with salt and then cooked. If you make a mistake, it’s beyond the rules. Dahe tribes should have a big one that all clans can Accepted and generally applicable rules, and the rules of each clan must be within the framework of this rule, this is the real kinship alliance."

"Indeed, it was said during the meeting that the various tribes of the alliance will not interfere in the internal affairs of the other tribes. However, now there are barbarians in the east and Rong in the west, and there are constant disputes among the tribes of the big river. It is a time of danger. It is the most unacceptable thing to usurp the land occupied by the blood of the ancestors and cut off the sacrifices of the ancestors."

"When the clan leader deceives the clansman, tries to go to the barbarians, and forgets the ancestor sacrifice, this is not an internal matter of a city, but is related to the common interests of all the tribes of the river—that is, the direction of each individual city cannot be chosen. It is contrary to the interests of the entire Dahe Tribes. The common interests of the Dahe Tribes are paramount, and the autonomy of each clan city should be limited."

"Then, no matter whether a small rule violates the universally applicable rule, or whether the city's autonomous rights harm the interests of the entire river tribe, is it right or wrong for a city to decide? Obviously not! "

Hearing this, Su Tang couldn't help but put the pottery bowl on the ground heavily, probably because he felt his gaffe, pretending to accidentally bend down to pick it up, but his heart couldn't contain the excitement.

The weather has been favorable for several years in a row, today there is no flood in Dahe, the old leader of Dongyi died of illness, and the disputes among the tribes are just the time for Su Yue to conquer the disobedient tribes of Dahe. Su Tang is very clear about this.

But the reason why it has not been moved for a long time is a theory that can be accepted by everyone. Without a theory to support it, it will be injustice, and it will be difficult to convince those conquered clans, and it is also difficult to deceive those soldiers in the oath of the expedition. .

The foundation of the Dahe Alliance is the same ancestors, and the real benefits are the threat of the flood of the Dahe and the Dongyi. These two cannot be used as an excuse for civil war, unless the Dongyi tribes invade Suyue to protect those clans who do not obey him. The ancestral mausoleum forced them to send troops for a reason, but they didn't send troops. Now it seems that they don't have this opportunity for the time being.

As for the possible excuses such as the revelation from God that could at least be plausible, it was because of the comet incident that this theory was shattered. At the beginning, Su Yue strongly supported Chen Jian's words for the success of the alliance, but now he has to pay the price for these words.

Su Tang, who had been listening to his father chanting, was immediately attracted by Chen Jian's words. This was a perfect theoretical support, an excellent excuse to expand the power of the leader and justify internal interference.

"Ji Xia is right. The one who will be judged is the leader who has not been deposed by the tribe. This is unprecedented, and it is also supported by everyone. Once this head is opened, there will be precedents for comparison in the future. The first thing that needs to be established is a big rule that all clans and cities abide by. Under this big rule, the small rules of each city must conform to this rule, otherwise it is a violation of the alliance."

"In the beginning, the big rules don't need to be too many. Let the clans use the warning of this incident to accept the idea that the big rules are greater than the small rules, and then increase the big rules little by little..."

"If this is really the case, ten or twenty years from now, the cities of the Alliance will definitely be different from what they are now... As Jixia said, these things cannot be decided by a single city, so who will decide? Of course...it is naturally the leader of the alliance...with the gunpowder from Xiacheng, the soldiers from the seven or eight cities around Sucheng, and the righteousness that Jixia said..."

When he bent down to pick up the bowl, Su Tang's hands trembled uncontrollably, not only because of the excitement in his heart, but also a small problem that had appeared in the past few months-hands and feet trembling, not serious, and the witch doctor also gave it to him. He took some herbs and advised him not to drink anymore, but he didn't take it seriously, let alone thinking about his favorite bright utensils.

When he got up, he had made a decision in his heart. If this matter could be done, his father would definitely like it, and it would be beneficial to him.

So he said: "Ji Xia is right, this matter cannot be decided after father and other city leaders arrive, otherwise the city people will definitely elect a new leader. I think father will agree, This is what every leader would like to see. I will tell my father what happened here, and ask my son to make a decision for him.”

Chen Jian said: "This is not enough. Taking advantage of this incident, the leaders of the various clans gathered in Sucheng, and it is time to discuss this matter with them. The leader of Suyue is very wise, he will understand that this is of great importance to the entire Dahe tribe. It is beneficial, you should send someone back quickly and let him prepare in advance."

Su Tang nodded and said: "This is the righteousness that Jixia came up with. Even though my father understands it in his heart, he is not as thoughtful as Jixia thinks. I still need Jixia to talk to the leaders about this matter."

"It's up to me, of course, and I'll discuss it with your father when I go back."

Chen Jian agreed of course. In his previous life, he sneered at the two reasons he said before, but it is very appropriate to use it here: in an era when material conditions are not enough to support a great unification, at least theoretically closeness must be achieved. All acceptable reasons maintain the closeness and sense of belonging of a cultural circle, waiting for future generations.

His theoretical level is not high, but the best talkers and theorists in the world at a certain time in the previous life have torn up the theory of limited sovereignty, including supporting it: as the head of the family, the elder brother has the obligation and right to interfere in the internal affairs of the younger brother, etc. , it can be used with a little change here, and it can naturally be changed into a tributary cultural circle system after reunification.

At the current level of each clan city, there is absolutely no ability to refute like the commentators of two newspapers and one society. Chen Jian is not afraid of being refuted when the leaders gather. may have contributed to this.

Now that Xiacheng is not at its strongest, Chen Jian is very clear about his position. As the pawn and drummer of Sucheng, he is responsible for concocting theoretical support and righteousness, and Su Yue is responsible for the secret exchange of interests.When the mutual use ends and parting ways, it doesn't matter who is the winner, what matters is that the bottom line of one's own life has been reached.

Divided by Zhang Wang, Li Zhao and the people, not the Zhang family and Li family, this is the bottom line of his life, the future is long, a unified empire with centripetal force does not appear overnight, but it is possible to split into countless small countries overnight Happened and formed a mindset.

The way of thinking itself is an ideology. In previous lives, the East and the West have developed two different systems: the nation-state system based on the Treaty of Westphalia with equal sovereignty; the cultural circle based on the tribute of the Eastern Suzerain division system.

After the former continued to split for thousands of years, the theory took shape after the 30-year war, and with the rapid development of the age of great exploration, it established the right to speak, became the cornerstone of state relations in later generations, and left an imaginary community of ethnic disputes in its birthplace This giant powder keg.

The latter, because of the entry of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, caused the damage to the core of civilization advantage and shattered it. It did not catch up with the turbulent era of the world, did not have time to develop a variant to adapt to it, and did not have enough right to speak. With Nixon's visit Hua announced that the last world power officially joined the world based on the Westphalian system, and the cultural circle or ideological suzerain system was officially shattered—it seemed that the former system was the truth, and there was no second choice.

And Chen Jian wants to see, to see with his own eyes, whether there is another way in this world, which has no connection, insinuation, or association with the previous life except for the similar sense of identity he imagined.

And, when finally faced with a major change unseen in a millennium, when all the veils of tenderness are torn off, different cultural systems will develop independently without being disturbed by imported products, and will they eventually lead to the same goal as the one they believed in in the previous life? In order to understand.

Chapter 70 Su Xia Limited Sovereignty System ([-])

The 32nd year of the Battle of the Springs and Valleys of the Dahe Zhubu after the Huasu Huimeng, July [-]th.

Sunny, light breeze.

On the wooden platform, Chen Jian solemnly held a piece of silk that only he could understand, and read aloud.