From Chief to Ball

A bird in a cage likes to dream, especially when the moon is very round tonight, and the moonlight casts into the room through the crescent-shaped window lattice. The moon hanging in the sky seemed to see two people sitting there blowing the xun, and one of them seemed to be himself.

The fantasy was finally interrupted by the sound of footsteps, Yuemei stood up and opened the door, saw that it was her father, and invited him in.

"Mei, do you remember what I told you before?"

"Remember. After going to Sucheng, go to meet some leaders first, and then tell the leaders that your father just recovered from his illness and can't come. Support the clan alliance, support Xiacheng's joining the alliance, if you don't know what to do, just ask Go ask Jixia."

"Well, he'll tell you. You've met him many times. What do you think of him?"

Thinking of the bloody words Chen Jian said that day, Yue Mei felt a little unhappy, she shook her head and said, "He, I can't see it. Maybe it's slightly different from what I thought. What kind of person is he?"

The leader of Yueyi thought for a while, and said clearly: "Of course he is a good person. If he is not a good person, how can he stand by our side and help us defeat the rebellious moon? You should know, Xia Although those people in the city are small in number, they are very powerful. If I stand on the side of the moon, I think I will either be dead or still in a coma. So, of course he is a good person."

Yuemei smiled noncommittally. The answer she wanted was not like this, but purely good or bad. It seemed that her father could not answer this question, so she stopped asking.

"Father, don't we have anything to say when we go to Sucheng this time?"

"Except for Xia Cheng's joining the alliance, there is nothing to say. You can ask Ji Xia about the rest."

He answered very simply, and he was not worried that Chen Jian would do something unfavorable to Yue Yi.

Furthermore, there are no too powerful enemies around Yueyi, and it is not a city with the strength to occupy power among many tribes.In his heart, Chen Jian is not good or bad in the pure sense, but he knows that Chen Jian will definitely stand on the side with the greatest interests, and he cannot go there in person. The easiest way is to follow Chen Jian's decision closely, and it is convenient to Chen Jian gained goodwill and trust from there.

As for the clan alliance itself, the only reason he supports it is that once the clan alliance is formed, the leader of the alliance still needs to be elected by each clan, but the leader of the clan itself will definitely tend to be hereditary by blood, which was confirmed 20 years ago. .

Every leader participating in the oath will consider his own blood, and many leaders will gather together to discuss such matters in private, to ensure that their blood can inherit their status in the clan, and use the form of family alliance to help each other to form a A circle above the clan.

The inside and outside of the circle will be separated, and everyone is afraid that new people will squeeze into this circle, because every new family squeezes into this circle means that an old family will leave this circle, and no one can guarantee that they will leave this circle The family will not be its own family.

Therefore, things such as intermarriage, kinship, and alliances within the circle will be inevitable, and they can even send troops to each other to help deter and suppress power struggles within other clans to ensure the transfer of power within the circle.

The leader of Yueyi saw this kind of thing a lot, and thought about it a lot.

Seeing her father's words being so firm, Yue Mei naturally didn't think about it, but believed what Chen Jian said about brothers and relatives in front of everyone, and believed it to be true.

After sending her father away, she thought silently: "This is good, there will be no bloodshed between the clans. Probably...he also supported the clan alliance for this purpose. Hmm...it must be .Although he said it as if the world is blood-colored, but in fact he is still a person who is afraid of bleeding...just like me."

She had hoped this would be the result, but she couldn't find an excuse to make herself believe it. Now that she finally found this excuse that went a long way, she felt extremely happy.

Chapter 13 Heroes

At noon the next day, Chen Jian packed up his luggage and left the city that brought him a preview of the power struggle of the future clan alliance.

The accompanying team expanded a lot, and Yueyi sent dozens of people to follow Yuemei, carrying various gifts, and went together.

Yue Mei finally got her wish and got on the horse. Of course, she didn't straddle it, but sat sideways on the soft linen blanket, with her legs dangling to one side.

Although Chen Jian didn't quite understand why the leader of Yueyi asked Yuemei to go there, but thinking that Xiacheng's fate was still in the girl's words, he was very careful to please the other party and deliberately said some amusing words.

"Go a little further and you will reach the bank of the big river. At that time, you don't need to ride a horse. Our city's boat is waiting on the bank. You can take a boat, which is much more stable than riding on a horse. "

Thinking of this girl's temperament, Chen Jian added: "Sitting on the bow of the boat and watching the boat sail through the waves, tasting Xiacheng's wine and vegetables, and looking at the mountains with dead leaves on both sides, it is no less than that of Naizilin. White flowers."

Yuemei shook her head and said, "What's so beautiful about autumn? It's full of fallen leaves."

"When you are close, the leaves are fallen, but if you are far away, they are different. If you take a boat and pass through a maple forest, the frosty leaves are like fire, and the reflection is swaying, as if the whole river is on fire. The most beautiful thing is on a moonlit night. Sitting alone on the bow of a boat with a glass of clear wine from Xiacheng. There is a moon in the river, a moon in the sky, and another moon in the cup..."

Chen Jian tried his best to fool around with all the good things he could think of, Yue Mei half-closed her eyes and was a little intoxicated.

He didn't expect that there is a phantom in autumn that is no less than spring, nor that Chen Jian has so many similarities with her. It turns out that his eyes are not only bloody, but also fresh.

Yuemei was very excited, with the joy of being out of the house for the first time and the expectation of Xia Cheng's boat that could go against the current that she had never seen before, she praised Xia Cheng and Chen Jian very much.

After the praise, those people in Xiacheng all had a bright face, and even straightened their backs, bragging.

"What is a boat that can go against the current? There are many good things in Xia City. Ji Xia said that as long as you use your hands and brain, you can do anything, and that's fine."

Yue Mei opened her eyes wide and looked at Chen Jian, as if she wanted to know if Chen Jian really said such a thing?

Chen Jian's face was dark, and he thought that what I said was not meant for this, but seeing that the clansmen were immersed in pride, it was hard to refute, so he nodded.

Yuemei clapped her hands in surprise. Since the last mountain fire, she believed that what Chen Jian said would be done. Seeing that Chen Jian nodded, she hurriedly said: "Ji Xia, do you know that I hate autumn places the most? There are two places. One is that the grass and trees are withered and yellow; the other is that there is no thunder, lightning and showers."

"I've heard all the way, and I know that there are gourds in Xiacheng's house that can bloom in autumn; I know that Xiacheng's soldiers can control lightning and thunder. But Jixia, can you let me see a rainbow in autumn?"

Chen Jian laughed, took out a water gourd from his saddle bag, took a sip and put it in his mouth, rode his horse and ran to Yue Mei's side, and spewed out a mouthful of water mist facing the sun without warning.

Yuemei opened her mouth wide, looking at the flashing rainbow, a little intoxicated, looking for Chen Jian through the white mist that was about to disperse, and found that Chen Jian had already galloped to the front of the team...

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Along the way, Yuemei lived happily every day. While Chen Jian was tired of coping, he visited several clans in cities.

The weather gradually changed from cool to cold, and more and more tribes went to Sucheng by the river bank. Xiacheng's sailing boats stole the limelight and attracted countless praises.

After waiting in a river branch for a few days, the second boat that came all the way from Xiacheng along the river finally reunited. It was full of people and things. This was the third boat that was rushed out as agreed before leaving. Of course, the boat, elm money, will not delay the day Chen Jian set. In addition to the things Chen Jian wants, there are also a few furs to keep out the cold.

Two ships and a group of horses, even if some people didn't know the existence of Xiacheng before, they will definitely remember this name now.

Sucheng is not far away, and the land on both sides of the bank is becoming more and more fertile. The scorched land that has been harvested and burned by fire has become one piece, and the villages are becoming more and more dense. It can be regarded as prosperous.

A few days later, under a big tree on the shore, Su He, who hadn’t seen him for more than a month, brought the people from Sucheng there to wait for Chen Jian’s arrival. This is a very high courtesy, so it is not Su He who can make the decision , obviously the meaning of Suyue, the leader of Sucheng.

Just like how Chen Jian went to greet Su He back then, under the temporary thatched pavilion, Su He held up the wine and laughed, "Ji Xia, I'm here to greet you under the order of the leader. I went back to the city and talked about what I saw in Xia City, The leader did not believe it, but after asking all the people who went with me, he praised him again and again. There are so many clans, and there are even many relatives who swore in the past. No leader has been greeted so far. Leader Suyue is very happy I want to see Jixia."

Chen Jian raised his glass and said, "Xia is grateful for Su Cheng's enthusiasm, it's just like this...will the rest of the clan be dissatisfied?"

"No. Ji Xia deserves such a welcome, not for anything else, but for Ji Xia's feat of sending troops four hundred miles to rescue the acropolis and defeat Xirong. After saying the oath that requires blood, they applauded again and again, and drank a lot of wine that night and kept praising Jixia. You must know that there are not many clans that still abide by the oath for so many years, not to mention that Xiacheng is not the tribe that swore the oath back then. It's even more rare."

"Nowadays, the story of Xia City has spread in the nearby cities. The wheels and war horses that Ji Xia gave to the leader are so fond of the leader that he can't even sleep well. The surrounding cities also know about the wheels. We all asked for benefits, but we couldn't make it, we were all waiting for Jixia."

Chen Jian was secretly delighted. The arrival of Suhe had already shown Sucheng's attitude. With the technology of wheels, bronze, gunpowder, and cattle farming, Xiacheng certainly deserved such a super-standard reception. As for the battle of rescue, I'm afraid It may not have such a big impact.

After drinking three cups, Chen Jian asked, "How far is it from Sucheng?"

"Three or four days' journey, according to your Xiacheng, there are still more than [-] miles. From here to the east for more than [-] miles, the big river broke through there a long time ago and changed the river course. The silt accumulated and the land was fertile. Even if you don’t use the method of Xia Chenglong, you don’t need to migrate for decades. There is the place where Hua was taken away by the river god. Seventy miles to the northeast is the spring valley. the city."

"Spring Valley? But before the Hua and Su alliance, the two clans fought each other?"

Chen Jian had heard many stories from both sides of the river, so of course he knew about this battle, from E City to Acropolis, he had heard about it more than once.

There are not many places and history that can be nostalgic in this world, so it is always exciting to hear a familiar place with a story.

Su He smiled and shook his head and said, "Ji Xia is right or wrong. It is indeed that spring valley, but the battle is not two clans, but dozens of clans. Although Su City was defeated, Hua did not Instead of massacre, they were buried together, sent food supplies to the defeated tribe, won the leader of our tribe, treated the people of Sucheng the same as the people of Huacheng, and finally won the support of the clan."

"At that time, I was still very young, and I only heard my father talk about the great war, which lasted for more than ten days, and dozens of clans fought endlessly, which was far beyond what I could imagine."

Su He could see Chen Jian's yearning, and said with a smile: "There is still enough time, many leaders are still on the way, we must pass there if we want to go, since this is the first time for Ji Xia to come, just go and have a look. As for the young guards of the mausoleum, some old people have participated in the great war back then, but you can listen to them..."