From Chief to Ball

"Jixia is wrong to say that. Although Xiacheng is not the relative of the oath, Su He has already told us about Xiacheng when he passed by here before. Although Jixia did not have the oath, he brought people from Xiacheng to Rescue the acropolis, this is something that many sworn relatives failed to do. They defeated nearly [-] Xirong people with less than [-] soldiers, even some large cities could not do it. Xiacheng defended in the northwest The barbarians have planted various seeds so that the tribes can produce more food."

"Although Xiacheng didn't take part in the oath 20 years ago, this time it is possible. The leader is still asleep, but I believe that after he wakes up, he will know this and will tell the envoys going to Sucheng to support Xiacheng's family oath. .If the leader... really didn't wake up, the council of elders in our city would agree."

Chen Jian was waiting for these words, and hurriedly thanked: "This is really great. I heard that the geese flying from the south even have their nests facing south, and the war horses we plundered from the grassland also like to face the geese from the north." The wind screams. Birds and beasts are like this, let alone people? The people of Xiacheng have moved from both sides of the river for so long. They have no brothers and are alone along the banks of the grass river. Every person in Xiacheng hopes to return to the river and have brothers and relatives. .Xiacheng is not a big city with a small population, but there are some small things. Of course, good things should be shared with brothers and relatives. These are some small things we can do in Xiacheng, please don’t refuse.”

Chen Jian talked about some gifts such as seeds, chariots and horses, saying that they would be sent within two years as a bribe or reward.

After being grateful, Yue Lun was not satisfied, staring at the small black pottery pot hanging on the entourage in the house and said: "I heard people say that Xia Cheng has a weapon that can borrow the power of thunder and lightning, and it is as small as a small Jars, are these warriors carrying the same?"

"Correct."

"Can Jixia exchange some with us? We are far away from Xiacheng, even if someone who breaks the oath becomes the leader in the future, he will not attack Xiacheng, but there are still many enemies around us... Although Yueyi is not The richest of all cities, but also has many things that other cities do not have."

Chen Jian sighed: "I hope to exchange with you, but this is a major event in the city, and it needs to be discussed in a council meeting after I go back to make a decision."

A look of disappointment suddenly appeared on Yue Luan's face. The current traffic conditions had to be discussed again and again, and it would take at least half a year. Obviously, this was an excuse.

But Chen Jian paused for a moment, then changed the subject: "However, what these people carry with them can be exchanged, and I, the leader, can still make the decision. But this thing is very dangerous, and if Xia Cheng really participates in the oath to become a relative, Clans are all brothers, so how can we just give it to you and not to others? When we arrive in Sucheng, I will let someone demonstrate how to practice it. As for the exchange, Xiacheng has boats that can go against the current, and there is no need to go between them. How long does it take, I think that when I go back, everyone in the council will be very happy to share this power with my brothers and relatives."

Chapter 7 Rumors

Only then did Yuelun feel happy. Perhaps in his opinion, it is not necessary to use this thing to fight against foreigners, but if he sends some people to learn it, and the exchanged things are in his own hands, there will probably be no one in the city anymore. Dare to be against yourself.

He thought about it, and thought: "This thing must not be available to everyone in the city. It must be available to the children of the family and not to others. You can't exchange too much, the less the better... Unfortunately, you can't. Tell Jixia to let it go in the city, if the people in the city see it, no one will know whether Jixia will exchange with me or not..."

With all kinds of careful thoughts, he chatted with Chen Jian for a while, and Yuelun left first.

Chen Jian waited for another two days in Yueyi, and the situation in Yueyi gradually stabilized. Maybe it was some agreement between Yuelun and the people in the small circle, or maybe a bigger storm was brewing, but at least now the small circle No one is openly opposed to the moon.

As for the ordinary people in the city, they were fascinated by the allotted land slaves, praised the moon, and thought that they had done a very important thing for the city: if the green buttocks' plot succeeds, the city will be destroyed. It's over.

Yuelun is a person who is very good at taking advantage of the situation. Many interesting stories and battles of Xiacheng began to spread in Yueyi, and all kinds of magical and unimaginable legends spread among the people.

For example, Xiacheng people can control thunder and lightning, they can control the breeze, they can even control running water... Those Xiacheng people who laugh and always take out some gadgets to exchange on weekdays can destroy a house and so on.

Chen Jian knew that Yue Lun was trying to build momentum, because no one knew what kind of agreement he had reached with Yue Lun. Everyone was guessing, did Yue Lun also get that small jar with the power of lightning?

When the clansman reported various rumors about Yueyi to him, Chen Jian said with a smile: "Let them continue to spread the word. If someone asks, you should tell the truth. According to their understanding, we did control the wind, rain, and thunder. This is the truth, what can't be said? The more you say, the better."

"But...will people in the city think we are with the moon?"

Chen Jian waved his hand and said: "You are wrong, we are not with Yuelun. We will stand with whoever has the right to be the leader. Even if Yuelun dies today and someone changes, these rumors will still spread. Get up, but the other one is not the moon, but the new leader."

"When shall we go?"

"Wait for two days. The first few cities just expressed their support, but they won't bring it up during the clan meeting. Our Xiacheng is not the kinship that we swore at the beginning, so we can't make this proposal ourselves? Perhaps, Yueyi's People can help us. Go ahead and continue talking about our Xia City."

After everyone left, Chen Jian squatted on the ground, holding a small wooden stick and pulling it at will. He was calculating how much support and opposition he would get.

Most of the cities that I walked through supported, and a few were neutral, but these cities were all isolated and not many in number.

He planned to find some opposing small clan alliances as soon as possible after he arrived in Sucheng, preferably one with constant blood feuds, standing on one side, anyway, he would not be able to fight Xiacheng if he was far away.

Xiacheng's position within ten years will be a shit-stirring stick, a shit-stirring stick that sells strategic materials such as weapons, bronze, medicinal materials, medical skills, and instructors. It will first help the stronger side gain their support, and then use the advantage of the geographical location to provoke conflicts and wars. , Suppress the powerful clan, support the weak clan, and even go into battle shirtless when necessary.

The area around Caohe will gradually erode away, without the need for long-distance and short-term attack, but to use cultural aggression to form a clan alliance centered on Xiacheng to maintain hegemony.

The best result is that this clan gathering can be mixed with a legitimate title similar to "Fang Bo", as the nominal elder brother of the cities in the Caohe area.

The worst result is that the membership of the alliance is rejected, and the identity is accepted but not qualified to be elected as the leader and discuss major issues. It is just a clan that pays tribute and submits.I am afraid that it will take hundreds of years to develop little by little, and learn from the stories of the former Yin and Shang Dynasties and King Wu's defeat of Zhou.

Even if he made all possible preparations, the result was unpredictable, and it was hard to wait for the result. Two days after Yue Lun made the promise, Chen Jian couldn't bear the anxiety of waiting.

When he felt restless, Yueyi also ushered in the second disturbance of the year from the calmness he had so easily obtained.

In the early morning, when Chen Jian was about to talk to Yuelun again, a message came: the leader of Yueyi woke up from his lethargy.

The news that the leader woke up immediately spread throughout the city, because he wanted people to know that he was awake, so the people in Yueyi knew about it, and some people even knew the news earlier than the moon. Including Chen Jian, because someone came here early in the morning and told him the news, and told Chen Jian that although the old leader had been in a coma for a long time, his mind was very clear, and it seemed that his illness had completely recovered. This must be the result of the protection of his ancestors .

So Chen Jian immediately took the people out of the house and appeared in Yueyi City, never giving any person in power in Yueyi a chance to be alone with him, including the moon wheel he had just promised himself a few days ago.

After leaving the house, he immediately sent someone to visit the old leader of Yueyi with some small gifts for visiting the patients. Get well soon, chief.

The old leader also replied to Chen Jian as quickly as possible, thanking him for his visit and apologizing for the poor hospitality before.

At the same time, the person staying in the room also came to tell Chen Jian: "Ji Xia, the people from Yuelun went to look for you where we live, not long after you left."

"What did they say?"

"No, they didn't stop after making sure you left early in the morning, just let me let you know that they are coming. If you know, send someone to see him, he has some important things to talk to You discuss."

The person who reported it repeated the words intact, including the expressions of those people at that time.

Whether Chen Jian heard the news did not depend on his ears, but on his attitude.Send someone to contact Yuelun, that is, you have heard it, and you want to hear it.If no one is sent, it means that they haven’t heard it, or they don’t want to hear it.

Chen Jian felt that what Yuelun had done was a bit redundant. After knowing the news that he left early in the morning, he should understand that he had already made a choice.

This is his first time in Yueyi these days. Before that, he and Yuelun just used each other to take advantage of each other, but they didn't cooperate with each other or express their support clearly.

Because the moon wheel had enough advantages before, at least it seemed that the victory was already in hand, so there was no need to stand in line at that time, just need to be tacit to each other.

But this time, although Chen Jian hadn't met the old leader of Yueyi yet, and some of the stories he heard were about Rangxian and the like, his ability to wake up from his lethargy was enough to explain the problem.

What's even more frightening is that he was able to spread the news of his awakening as soon as he woke up.

A leader who dares to fall asleep and wake up must be a leader who is extremely confident that he can control the situation.Otherwise, you will never wake up after falling asleep.

Chen Jian felt that something was wrong before, from the reputation of those Rangxians and the like, it was very wrong. He thought that his heart was too dark, but now it seems that this is not the case, on the contrary, he thinks a little less.

While avoiding the moon wheel in the city to show their attitude to the old leader, the accompanying people are also frantically collecting information.

There is no need to deliberately ask about the news this time, the whole Yueyi is like a drop of water falling into boiling fat, crackling discussions are heard everywhere, hot and restless.

Soon, the people in Xia City heard the news they wanted to hear and came back one after another.

"What rumors have you heard?"

"I heard that the old leader didn't wake up by himself, but someone in Yueyi found herbs after divination to wake him up."

"But the person who does the divination is not the moon wheel, but another person, a very famous person. The old leader once recommended him to be the next leader but he refused."

"Yes, his name is Yue Falcon. He is the child without a father I mentioned. It is said that his mother dreamed that he ate a bird before he was born. Before the old leader elected him as the leader, in Yueyi He is already very famous, and his divination is very accurate. Starting from the person who manages the lacquer tree, everything he is assigned to do is very convincing. He always looks at the stars at night. It is said... It is said that he has a pair of eagles and falcons The same eyes can see very far, so they can also divination, but divination is still slightly inferior to that of the moon. They are also very good people on weekdays, and they are very popular among the people."

"I also heard that he was almost killed after divination of herbal medicine, but no one knew the news of his divination before... Everyone is spreading... It is said that Yue Yi is proficient in divination, except Yue Falcon, Then there is only the moon..."

Several people talked about the news they heard, some were true and some were false, and some were even conjectures by the people of Yueyi.

But whether true or not, these rumors bring to mind a terrible truth.