Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

As for the selection of the leader of the alliance, it will be decided by the votes of the eight masters. If the votes are the same, you will ask Yutian.

Guo Ye couldn't help but feel moved when he heard this, and said, "How do you ask Bu Yutian?"

"There is a great shaman in our Khitan clan who is psychic and can communicate with the gods. If the leader of the alliance has problems, he will build an altar, communicate with ghosts and gods, and obtain the will of heaven."

Guo Ye thought secretly, asking for divination from heaven is essentially asking divination from witches.It seems that the Grand Wizard also has a say in the election of the Grand Alliance Chief.In Khitan, shamanism is so powerful that it can almost be called the state religion.

It is really not that easy for Buddhism to prosper here.The burden on Master Xuanzang is really not light!

He asked again: "Then who can be the candidate for the leader of the alliance? For example, Brother Yelu, can you do it?"

"Of course I can't." Yelu Axin shook his head and said: "Although the leader of the alliance is elected, the only ones who are qualified to be the leader of the alliance are the nobles of the Hebian tribe. Lord Babu can only decide to be the leader of the alliance. Which of the adults in the Hebian tribe can be the leader of the alliance, but he can't choose someone from another tribe."

"This..." Guo Ye was speechless for a while after listening, and finally merged thousands of words into one sentence, "This is really advanced!" There is another sentence that he didn't say, which is similar to the differential elections of later generations. .

Yelu Ashin rolled his eyes and said, "Why do you care so much about the head of the Grand Alliance? This position actually has no power. He can only handle external affairs on behalf of our eight departments, command the eight departments to fight, and coordinate the relationship between the various departments. "

Guo Ye said: "The three powers you just mentioned are already very big!"

"You only know one thing, but not the other. The so-called external affairs are actually decided by the eight-part alliance meeting. He is only ordered to execute it, and he can't decide any major matters."

"Then commanding the Eight Divisions to fight, isn't this power too small?"

"Of course it can't be considered small. However, there are still people who share power with him. We in Khitan have a special position in charge of soldiers and horses, called Fanchang. How to fight depends on the Fanchang. The so-called alliance leader still has no power."

"Then... coordinate the relationship between the ministries?"

"Damn, the real power of the so-called head of the Great Alliance lies in this. But the Eight Departments are relatively independent. This power is actually not very great."

Speaking of this, Yelu Axin smiled strangely, and said: "Although the leader of the alliance has no power, he has a lot of responsibility. Whether it is a failure in a foreign war or any natural or man-made disaster, it must be counted on him, and he will be forced to You have to take the blame and resign."

"Then how long can you be elected as the leader of the alliance?"

"Even if there is no fault, according to the system, it is changed every three years. If there is any bad luck, it is possible to change every few months."

Guo Ye said: "The strength of the leader of the alliance has declined. Among the eight departments, the most powerful one is the master of each department? Wouldn't it be enough for you to marry your younger sister to the master of a certain department?"

"Why are you so confused? There is a saying that the upper beam is not upright and the lower beam is crooked. In fact, the chiefs of our various ministries have similar situations. The so-called chiefs also have great restrictions on their power. The real power is in the hands of the various ministries. in the hands of nobles."

"I understand. If you want to say that the most powerful in Khitan, you are already considered the top at your level. If you go up, you have to rely on elections and don't have much real power. All in all, no noble person can disobey The will of many nobles."

"That's the reason." Yelu Axin sighed and said: "So, no matter who my sister marries, our tribe cannot bear the consequences of this matter. However, it will be different if he marries you!"

"I?"

"That's right, you are the Duke of Qin in the Tang Dynasty. You are so powerful that you even captured the Turkic Jieli Khan alive. Who dares to refuse to mention you in the whole Khitan? If my sister marries you, she will deal with us." The tribe is against you, who dares to have such courage?"

Guo Ye scratched his head and said, "I really have such a big name in your tribe?"

"That's natural. It turns out that our Khitan officials serve the Eastern Turks. The Eastern Turks were destroyed by the Tang Dynasty before they became independent. It's very simple. We can't beat the Eastern Turks, and the Eastern Turks can't beat you. Who dares to offend your majesty ?”

"This……"

Yelu Axin fell to his knees and said: "Duke Qin, you took my sister. On the one hand, you solved a big problem for our tribe. On the other hand, you got our Khitan's most beautiful woman. This is the best of both worlds, killing two birds with one stone. Why don't you do it?"

Chapter 1883 The Great Wizard of Konoha Mountain

It has to be said that when a person reaches a certain status, the beauties with money really come one after another, and it is overwhelming.

The conscience of heaven and earth, Guo Ye's mission to Khitan this time, absolutely has no intention of hunting for beauty.Rescuing Yelu Axin and others is also entirely for the sake of the country.

However, despite this, not long after arriving in Khitan, someone wanted to offer him the most beautiful woman in Khitan.

And the person who presented the beauty turned out to be the beauty's own brother.

More importantly, the reasons for asking him to accept the beauty are still very good. It seems that if he does not accept it, he will be sorry for the good intentions of others, and let his group of newly recruited subordinates have the difficulty of exterminating the whole family.

Thinking about it carefully, it's really dumbfounding.

Guo Ye helped Yelu Axin up, and said: "Before you heard my name, didn't you even refuse to tell Xiao Dan's whereabouts? Why are you begging me to take her as a concubine now? This change is too fast.”

Yelu Axin shook his big black head and said, "This moment is also that moment."

"How do you say this?"

"Back then we were all dying, how could we have the mind and ability to judge whether what you said was true or not? What if you lied to us? Now that we have been saved by you, we have believed in your identity. It’s another matter.”

Guo Ye scratched his head and said, "You mean, if I saved you, it means that I am Duke Qin of the Tang Dynasty? This... this is not next to each other!"

"What a skill it is to be able to restrain smallpox. How can such a person pretend to be someone else?"

"Uh... That's true, so you're not afraid of others saying that you are a person who covets wealth and honor and presents your sister for glory?"

"If it's dedicated to others, then I'm really worried. But if you... talk about your identity, your status, your money, your achievements, even if it's about your looks, how can you not be worthy of Adam?"

"That's being a concubine..."

"Nonsense, if she were to be a regular wife, she wouldn't be good enough for you! Isn't there such a saying? It's better to lead a good man than to be an ancestor to a poor man. The reason for getting married is the same. I'd rather give A hero is a concubine, and a mediocre man cannot be a wife."

Guo Ye sighed, and said: "The matter of getting married is different from other things, and it cannot be generalized. You are completely unreasonable!"

"How can it be unreasonable? No matter how beautiful and precious my sister is, can she still beat Princess Shanhua of Silla? Princess Shanhua is willing to be a concubine, so why is she wronged?"

"This... the situation of Princess Shanhua and Lingmei are different..."

"What's the difference?"

"Forget it, I can't figure it out with you bastard!" Guo Ye waved his hand, and said, "I'll just ask you a question, do you admit your nonsense?"

"She..." Yelu Axin scratched his head and said, "I'm doing this for her own good. Can she disagree? If Qin Guogong doesn't like people like you, who else can she like?"

"That's not necessarily the case. There is a saying that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Maybe she thinks that someone is thousands of times better than me. How can I explain this clearly?"

Guo Ye stood up, patted Yelu Ashin on the shoulder, and said, "Twisted melons are not sweet, I think let's forget about it."

He paused, and continued: "Besides, since you have become Buddhist protectors, you are naturally within my protection range. For my sake, no matter who you marry Lingmei to, no one will dare to marry you." I'm looking for trouble for you. Your worries are completely unfounded. "

As he was talking, he turned around and wanted to leave, but Yelu Axin quickly stopped him and said, "Slow down! Lord Qin, it's not hard to know my sister's intentions. I'll take you to ask if it's okay? She's just a few steps away. This time not far away on the Konoha Mountain."

Guo Ye's face sank, and he said: "I came to Khitan because I have a great mission. It is a serious crime to delay seven days because of your smallpox epidemic. How could you procrastinate again because of a woman? Could it be that you thought I was Is it a person who forgets righteousness when he sees sex?"

"It won't take long. It will take about three days to go back and forth."

"Not even three days!"

Yelu Axin's expression darkened in the next year, and he said: "Well, it seems that my sister Fubo has no chance with Qin Guogong! Alas, when I sent her to the great wizard, I told her to use It won't be long before I find her a..."

Guo Ye's heart moved, and he said, "What did you just say? Great Wizard? What's the relationship between her and your sister?"