"Qin Guogong, you can keep your mouth shut, how can we be half-brothers? My little sister and I are definitely the same father and mother! ”

Guo Ye asked suspiciously: "Since you are the same father and mother, why are the two of you completely different surnames, one surnamed Yelu and the other surnamed Xiao?" ”

"Uh...... You ask this, in fact, our Khitan people and you Han people have different customs, we have names but no surnames. As for Xiao Dan and I having surnames, it was influenced by your Han people. I take the surname of Han Gaozu as my surname, and in our Khitan language, Yelu means Liu. ”

"Then Lingmei's surname Xiao is also Khitan?"

"No, she just took the surname of Xiao He, the first hero of the Han Dynasty, and did not translate it into Khitan."

"I see, Guo was taught. I still have a question, though. Just now you said that Ling Mei has many suitors, which caused your clan to be so embarrassed. Girls always have to get married, so won't you find someone to marry her to solve the problem? ”

"That's not going to happen." Jerua said, "My sister is only one person, who is it good to marry?" If you marry one person, won't you offend everyone else? The effect is still the same. ”

"Of course I don't know who to choose. But among your sister's suitors, there is no one who can shelter your tribe from the elements? Wouldn't it be okay to marry her to that person? ”

Guo Ye paused for a moment, and then continued: "Could it be that Ling Mei already has a sweetheart, and she can't look down on that person?" ”

"Of course, my sister doesn't have a sweetheart, and the reason why we didn't marry her off is because ...... There are no people who can shelter our tribe from the wind and rain! ”

"No...... Non-existent? Could it be that you Khitan Eight Divisions have no leader? Or is he not among your sister's suitors? ”

"The chief is there, and he wants to marry my sister too. But...... Alas, the leader of our Khitan is completely different from your Tang Dynasty. You Tang Dynasty Emperor, acting on behalf of heaven, have unlimited authority. But our Khitan leaders don't have that much power. ”

"Don't even have the ability to shelter a small tribe?"

"Not really. Everyone in the world knows that our Khitan Eight Divisions are tribal alliances, but do you know that our alliance leader was produced? ”

"Isn't it the death of the father and the succession of the son, and the hereditary replacement?"

"Not really. In fact, our alliance leader was elected......"

"Elections?" Guo Ye's face was incredulous, and his expression was like seeing a primitive man with a machine gun, and said, "So advanced? ”

"Advanced? Qin Guogong, don't hurt us. If we can be regarded as advanced, then what are your Datang? In fact, looking at all the countries, that is, our system is the most backward. The head of the alliance has no power at all, and the power of the clan is not unified, so it is difficult to compete with other countries. ”

"Okay, let's not talk about whether your system is advanced or not, can you tell me how your alliance leader was elected?"

"Of course you can ......"

It turned out that the Khitan was formed by the alliance of the so-called Khitan Eight Divisions. These eight parts are Daji, Suben, Duhuo, Fenwen, Tuben, Rui Xi, Falling Jin, and Fubu.

The eight divisions are strong and weak, the most powerful is the Fenwen department, and the Fenwen department, to which Yelu Ashin belongs, is the weakest.

The leader of the Eight Divisions is called "Adult".

As for the election of the alliance leader, it is resolved by the vote of the eight adults, and if the number of votes is the same, it will be asked to the heavens.

When Guo Ye heard this, he couldn't help but feel moved in his heart, and said, "How do you ask Bu Yutian?" ”

"There are great sorcerers in my Khitan clan, who are psychic and can communicate with the heavens. If the question of the alliance leader is unresolved, he will build an altar to communicate with the ghosts and spirits and obtain the will of the heavens. ”

Guo Ye secretly pondered and asked for divination in the sky, which is essentially asking for divination in the witch. It seems that in the election of the leader of the Grand Alliance, the Great Wizard also has a say. In the Khitan country, the strength of shamanism is not small, and it can be called the state religion.

It's not that easy to get Buddhism to flourish here. The burden on Master Xuanzang is really not light!

He asked, "Then who can be a candidate for the head of the alliance?" For example, Brother Jerry, can you do it? ”

"Of course I can't." Yelu Ashin shook his head and said, "Although the leader of the alliance is elected, the only people who are qualified to be the leader of the alliance are the nobles in the ministry. The adults of the eight departments can only decide which of the adults in the Ministry of Convenience will be the leader of the alliance, but they cannot choose people from other departments. ”

"This ......" Guo Ye was speechless for a while, and finally a thousand words were combined into one sentence, "This is really advanced!" There is another sentence, which he did not say, which is similar to the differential election of later generations.

Yelu Ashin rolled his eyes and said, "Why are you so concerned about the leader of the Grand Alliance?" There's really no power in this position. He can only handle foreign affairs on behalf of our eight ministries, command the eight ministries to conduct campaigns, and coordinate the relations between the various ministries. ”

Guo Ye said: "Just the three powers you mentioned are already very small! ”

"You only know one thing, but you don't know the other. The so-called external affairs, the specific decision is still made by the meeting of the Eight Ministries Alliance, and he is only ordered to implement it, and he can't decide any major matters by himself. ”

"Then the power to lead the eight divisions of the war is not small, right?"

"Of course it's not small. However, there are still people who share power with him, and we Khitan have a position in charge of soldiers and horses, called Fan Chang. How to fight, you have to listen to the chief. The so-called alliance leader still has no power. ”

"That'...... Coordination of the relationship between the ministries? ”

"The opponent, the so-called Grand Alliance Leader, the real power lies in this. However, the eight are relatively independent. This power, in fact, is not very large. ”

Speaking of this, Yelu Ashin smiled strangely and said, "Although the alliance leader has no power, his responsibility is not small. Whether it is a failure in a foreign war or any natural or man-made disasters, it must be counted on him, and he will be forced to resign at every turn. ”

"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 something unfortunate happens, it can be changed every few months. ”

Guo Ye said: "The strength of the alliance leader is weak. Among the eight departments, isn't the most powerful of the masters of each department? Wouldn't you just marry Ling Mei to an adult from a certain department? ”

"Why are you so confused, there is a way that the upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked. In fact, the chiefs of our ministries are in a similar situation. The power of the so-called chiefs is also very limited, and the real power is in the hands of the nobles of the various ministries. ”

"I see. If you want to say that the Khitan is the most powerful, in fact, you are already considered the top at your point. Further up, it has to be elected, and there is not much real power. All in all, no nobleman can go against the will of many nobles. ”

"That's it." Yelu Ashin sighed and said, "So, no matter who my sister marries, our clan will not be able to bear the consequences of this matter. However, it is not the same when he marries you! ”

"Me?"

"That's right, you are the Duke of Qin of the Tang Dynasty, and you are majestic, and even the Turkic Jieli Khan was captured alive by you. The entire Khitan, when it comes to you, who dares to disagree? If my sister marries you and deals with our tribe, she will be your enemy, who would dare to have such courage? ”

Guo Ye scratched his head and said, "I really have such a big name among your clan?" ”

"That's nature. It turned out that our Khitan ministers were in charge of the Eastern Turks, and the Eastern Turks were destroyed by the Tang Dynasty before they became independent. It's very simple, we can't defeat the Eastern Turks, and the Eastern Turks can't beat you, who dares to offend your tiger might? ”

"This ......"

Yelu Ashin knelt on the ground and said, "Qin Guogong, you took my sister, on the one hand, to solve a big trouble for our clan. On the other hand, we got the first beauty of Khitan. It's the best of both worlds, so why wouldn't you? ”