Chapter Eighty-Five: A New History (Part II)

Jian Chen couldn't see everyone's expressions, and then said: "Our ancestors came to the banks of the river from the mountains, planted millet and fished, sweat and blood, and finally left us with a large land for future generations. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info What do we least want to see when we meet here today? ”

"The last thing we want to see is that our land has become the land of Yidi, forcing us to wear our hair loose, become slaves, change their language, and make our ancestors cut off sacrifices."

"This is especially true after I have been guided by my ancestors, gunpowder, chariots, spears, horses, and so on. If these things are learned by Yidi, we will kill and injure more people, and we may even be exterminated by them. ”

"Moreover, for example, the flood of a large river, this is not a matter of one clan and two clans, once it is broken, dozens of cities will become lakes. For example, when one or two clans are at war, they dig a great river and flood each other's cities, and his own cities will not be flooded, but in addition to his cities, many cities downstream will be turned into fish and turtles. ”

"Another example is the invasion of Dongyi, one city resists, but the rest of the cities do not send troops to rescue. For every city we lose, Yidi will have one more city of slaves, and day by day, if one day it is your turn, I am afraid that there will be no one to rescue you. ”

"Therefore, since everyone will join the alliance here, then all of you, some things in your city are not just the affairs of your city, but the affairs of all the clans of the ancestors and heirs of the Great River, whether the ancestral sacrifice can be broken, and whether the descendants of future generations will be slaves."

"Before the common interests of all clans, the interests of each clan can be discarded, and they are all ranked last. There are priorities, like the snow is about to fall, and the corn has not yet been harvested, and the corn harvest is the biggest thing at this time, and the rest have to come last, right? ”

"When a clan tries to do something like disobeying their ancestors, taking refuge in Yidi, digging up river embankments, and slaughtering their people, all the clans of the Huimeng today, all those who still worship their ancestors, have the right to interfere with this clan, judge the clan leader, and even exterminate him! When the time comes, my Xia Cheng will be the first clan to send troops. ”

"And in order to prevent such a thing, I am afraid that a rule must be set, and those who do not conform to the rules cannot become leaders, and they will also face the common conquest of various clans."

As soon as the words fell, the whole room suddenly became chaotic, and with the legendary deterrence of the victory just now, the various leaders were quite dissatisfied with Chen Jian's words.

"What does Ji Xia mean? Is it possible that you have to take care of whoever is the leader? You're a little bit more in charge! ”

"Even if you Xia City soldiers are good at fighting, is it possible that you want to be enemies of all clans?"

"Huimeng, you are the leader, I am also the leader, why do you care about me? You say that if I don't follow the rules, I won't follow the rules? ”

"Everyone has been like this for more than a hundred years, and I haven't seen Yidi snatch our land, Ji Xia said something strange!"

Su Yue finally understood what Jian Chen was going to do, and it was impossible for him to retreat at this time, in the face of everyone's quarrel, he stood up and said: "Don't quarrel first, what Ji Xia said is right, if you really do things such as disobeying your ancestors, taking refuge in Yidi, digging up river embankments, etc., can't you still be requisitioned?" ”

Righteousness comes first, and sacrificing ancestors is the greatest righteousness of this era, and no one can oppose it.

After a short silence, Jian Chen said again: "How can I judge everyone's right or wrong? It's just that if everyone judges that one person has done something wrong, I will send troops. I'm the hand, to hit people, but I'm not the head, to say right and wrong. Whoever is wrong, the head tells the hand, the hand goes to hit, that's all. It's not just me, could it be that the leader of Suyue will agree with those things? Won't he send troops? ”

The eyes of everyone present were staring at Su Yue with these words, he was the head of the alliance, and the head of the leader, what did Jian Chen mean by saying that he would listen to Su Yue in the future?

Su Yue felt the gaze of everyone present, although he was looking forward to the realization of all this, but he knew that it was impossible at this time, and secretly scolded Chen Jian in his heart, but said with a smile on his face: "See what I do?" I am the chosen leader of the alliance, but I have no virtue to judge right from wrong. That's not what Ji Xia's words meant. ”

Jian Chen glanced at Su Yue secretly and said with a smile: "Yes, the virtue of the leader of Su Yue cannot be judged by right or wrong. There are always times when people are dazzled, there are always times when they see things wrong, and there are always times when they can't tell right from wrong. But there is one thing that cannot be wrong, and that is the rules. For example, when you draw a circle, you make it with your hands, and it looks like a circle, but whether it is a circle or not has to be measured with a ruler. ”

"Each city has its own rules, and the clansmen must not be chaotic if they abide by the rules, and only by abiding by the rules can they defeat the enemy when they are fighting."

"Since each city has its own rules, why can't we have a big rule when we have so many cities and towns? With rules, you can judge who is right and who is wrong, and there are rules to follow, can the leader of Suyue say at will which city has done wrong? ”

"Everyone is here today, so let's make some rules, and if everyone agrees, write them down. The rules of any city cannot be greater than the rules we share. For example, it is a big rule to worship ancestors, and if a city says that I don't obey it, and I don't sacrifice, then I will either withdraw from the alliance or be exterminated. ”

"The rules are set by everyone, and it is up to the leaders to judge who meets the rules and who disobeys them. Everyone has also seen the matter of the eastern city, and their people have come to Sucheng to ask us to supervise their leader, and not to slaughter the tribesmen like before, and the previous leader was captured by me. Why can I, an outsider, capture their leader? Isn't it because he violated the rules that the Tu people want to take refuge in Dongyi? ”

"Within this rule, you can do whatever you want, and the rest of the cities will never take care of it, and you are not qualified to take care of it, do you think that Xia Cheng will be willing to let others dictate what he wants to eat and how to farm?"

"But if this rule is exceeded, then it is not the business of your city, but the business of the entire Great River, and then it must be managed."

"We are all the same ancestor, and now Su Yue is the leader of the alliance, just like the eldest son in the family. When outsiders are bullied, the eldest son needs to go out with a spear to teach outsiders, and as a younger brother, he must also respect his brother. In this way, the family can be in harmony. And if there is a younger brother who betrays the family, as the elder brother, he must come forward and gather the remaining younger brothers to educate him, so that the rest of the younger brothers will not dare to betray him. ”

"I propose that the first rule is that in the event of an invasion of Yidi, a breach of a great river, a drought and a natural plague of locusts, etc., during this period, all the leaders of the alliance have the right to dispatch the cities, and may appoint and dismiss those who control the waters, dredge, and generals, and lead them together, and no one shall violate them. None of these things can be solved by a city, and what can a city do when a river bursts? Dredging a river and repairing a river embankment is like using a bowl of water to save a house of firewood. And there is still a head in the flock, but what about us? ”

"In the same way, if a city is invaded by Yidi, the leader of the alliance must send troops to rescue; If there is no harvest in the city, the leader of the alliance also needs to receive corn. Otherwise, it will be regarded as abandoning the position of leader of the alliance. If you are a brother, you must be like a brother. ”

After finishing the reasoning, Chen Jian threw out one of the most acceptable rules, when the conference alliance became a small alliance, the clans left behind were basically the city-town clans facing the threat of Yidi and the flooding of the big river, and they also knew that under this natural disaster, the power of a city was too weak.

He merely determined the original intention of the alliance in the form of written rules, creating a fait accompli, which was easy to spread and accepted by the clansmen of the various clans, forming a primitive unified concept, and also forcing the moral constraints of the people who were the leaders of the alliance.

Under the condition that the cities are scattered, there can be no absolute rights, and if you want rights, you have to have obligations, which is also convenient for the rest of the clans to accept.

The result of the vote was even more of a farce, Chen Jian and Su Yue took the lead in casting the copper shell, relying on the city of Sucheng followed, and the Caohe tribes also followed Chen Jian to cast the copper shell, which was close to half at this time.

There must be opposition in my heart, but thinking about the trade with Xia Cheng, the soldiers who promised to train, the horror of the roar of explosives in the city of 100 people, and the leadership of more than 20 clans in more than ten cities, all of them finally voted for the support of Tongbei.

The difference between glaze and copper shell is too big, everyone can see it clearly, this is not that no one knows after voting for or against, it is better to see that everyone agrees, so as not to attract resentment.

So before Chen Jian proposed the second rule, someone first mentioned it: when you ask for shellfish or glass, hide it in a wooden box and don't show it. (To be continued.) )