Chapter 6 Holding the Lance (4 I)
Li Xu has always liked to lead the cavalry to gallop, but in the past two years, with the continuous battles of the Boling army, the shortage of horses has become bigger and bigger. If the tribes of the Xia tribe were included in their command, it would be equivalent to establishing a huge horse farm for the Boling army outside the Saiwai. Thousands of good horses are supplied every autumn. All Boling needs to provide is a verbal promise of protection. Before breaking through the defense line of the Great Wall, the Ashina family may not be willing to divide their troops to clean up the itch of scabies of the Zhuxia tribe. If the Ashina family returns under the Great Wall, the Turks will definitely be greatly damaged, and they will not have the strength to embarrass the Zhuxia tribe.
After repeatedly comparing the pros and cons, Xuzi was not only moved by the proposal of Shetu Shage and others. Just as he was about to nod his head in agreement, there were a few extremely slight coughs from behind him.
While Li Xu, Shetuo Shage and others were drinking and drinking, the marching commander Shi Fang Yannian and the commander of the guard battalion, Zhou Daniu, kept standing with their swords. They couldn't understand the subdued Turkic words of the elders and their own bosses, but they could tell from the expressions on everyone's faces that the peace agreement had basically been reached.
The objectives and limits of the negotiations were discussed by the generals after they retired from the army, so Fang Yannian was not worried that his coach would be deceived. He was worried that the treacherous elders of the Xia Clan would take the opportunity to make some demands that seemed to be beneficial to the Boling Army, but there were traps hidden behind them. And the behavior of the elders who suddenly came to Li Xu and couldn't kneel down made Fang Yannian's heart full of vigilance. "What are you doing on your knees? Scoundrel? If you can make a lot of money by kowtowing a few heads, I'll kowtow to you in turn? ”
Zhou Daniu's idea is much simpler. In his opinion, the elders suddenly bowed down to Li Xu, which was very similar to his behavior as a gangster on the street back then. It's nothing more than losing the fight, so hurry up and worship the other party as the boss. Then with the prestige of the boss, you can show off your might in front of the other gangsters.
But the prestige of the boss cannot be borrowed in vain, at least the worship of the four seasons and the filial piety of the festivals must not be less. Therefore, when someone comes to worship the boss, the worshiped person must be calm. Even if you are happy in your heart, you must take out some bosses on your face, and you can't let people take advantage of them in vain.
The two just wanted their coach to be cautious when making decisions, so they coughed softly. Listening to the ears of Shetosha Ge and Bishi Namiye and others, it was like several thunderbolts in mid-air. The reason why they decided to promote Xuzi as the Great Khan of the Xia tribes so quickly was not just for the legend of a silver wolf guard, nor because Li Xu's tiger body was shocked and the king's anger was in the face. The two treacherous and cunning guys are indeed scheming in their hearts to pull the banner and make tiger skins. There is no tradition of "coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes" on the grassland, but for thousands of years, the similar situation is no less than that of the Central Plains. Based on the two of them's understanding of Xuzi's temperament and temperament, they believe that even if the other party becomes the great khan of the Xia tribes, he may not have time to give orders on the grassland. And the two of them, with their "good" friendship and support for Xuzi, can completely replace the future Great Khan to "manage" the various tribes under him. As for which orders were issued by the Great Khan himself, and which were issued by them on behalf of the Great Khan, I believe that with the distance between Crescent Lake and the Great Wall, no one will go all the way to find out!
Who would have thought that the future Great Khan himself did not see the many calculations behind this support, but the two guards who did not understand Turkic were all over the place. In case they puncture the cow's bladder and upset the adult, they will overturn the agreement that has been reached. Didn't the old swans have their feathers plucked out and hung upside down on high poles after the tribesmen had passed?
Thinking of this, without waiting for Li Xu to speak, Brother Sha and Bizhi Na Miye hurriedly added. "Actually, in fact, the rules of the clan were formulated by the Great Khan after consulting with the ministers and elders. If you are willing to accept our support, you can change the rules that you always think are unreasonable! ”
"Yes, yes, the wind blowing from the wings of the head goose flies forward with everyone's wings. The goose points the way, and the goose will only follow! Ye Li Babic was afraid that in case Li Xu was unwilling to accept everyone's support, he would let the swan crown fall into the hands of the people of the Must-Know Department, and followed behind and promised.
"O winged wolf king, please accept the loyalty of the descendants of the white swan. Only by following behind you can we have the courage to leap over the snow-capped mountains......" The other elders also had their own plans, looked at each other, and sang with a whimper.
Seeing that the elders had such an attitude, Li Xu was not in a hurry to take over the false position of the Great Khan of the Xi Clan. His biggest weakness is his soft-heartedness, but when it comes to bargaining, he has cultivated a talent for business behind his father and uncle since he was a child. Now that you have determined that there is room for bargaining, you might as well negotiate the price more carefully. Try not to push the elders back into a corner, or at least not to make them feel like their future Great Khan is fooled.
Therefore, Li Xu first helped the elders up one by one and asked them to return to their original positions and sit down. Then, while drinking and eating meat with each other, he inquired in detail about the daily government affairs and operations of the tribes. What does the Great Khan have to care about? What are the privileges? If someone deliberately did not listen to the Great Khan's orders, just like Su Sixir did back then, what were the thirteen major departments going to do? And after becoming the Great Khan, the warriors of the Zhuxia tribe refused to listen to their own drive? Whether the Great Khan has the power to appoint and dismiss the Ejin of a certain tribe under his command, and so on, all of them are asked.
The elders of the thirteen major departments had not prepared in advance, so it was too late to unify their voices. I can only tell the truth and report the current decree framework of the various tribes of the Xia tribe one by one. Its specific structure is not as complex as that of the Central Plains Imperial Court, but it is by no means as Elder Namiye said before, the Great Khan will never interfere in the operation of various ministries. It's just that because the tribes have a distance from each other, the Great Khan's restraint on his subordinates is much weaker than that of the emperor in the Central Plains on local officials, and he rarely cares about the change of position of Eijin. Others, such as daily taxes, wartime troops, food, etc., have a set of conventional rules.
After understanding everything clearly, Li Xu thought for a while and said loudly: "I won't interfere too much with your original customs. But the orders I sent to the ministries must be carried out as they are. In normal times, no one other than Merle, whom I appointed, may issue decrees on my behalf. And who will be Meru must be appointed by me, and the ministries have no right to interfere. Otherwise, I will never do this great khan! ”
He first repeated it in Turkic dialect, and then deliberately repeated it again in Central Plains. Knowing that the elders in front of him and the brothers behind him had no objections, he moved on to the next topic.
The second topic is that, referring to the previous agreement, this time the war between the Central Plains and the Ashina family can be watched from the sidelines. But in the future, Li Xu will fight with others, no matter how strong the other party is, the tribes of the Xia clan must send troops and contribute in accordance with the rules. Of course, Li Xu will also distribute the captured spoils according to the size of his output, and he will not let the tribal warriors return empty-handed.
"If you leave the adult, you will be the head goose, and we will never dare to perfunctory your orders." Brother Sha, must know that Na Miye and the others looked at each other and nodded in agreement.
The third item is to increase the binding power of the Great Khan on the ministries. Based on his experience in the Su Si Department, Xu Zi smiled and proposed, "According to the old rules, each department is still passed down from generation to generation, and the brother is the last brother." But if any warrior has made a meritorious contribution to the Great Khan, the Great Khan has the right to appoint him as a new elder! ”
In this way, the independence of the various ministries will gradually be weakened, and the power of the Great Khan will gradually increase. Once the elders of the tribe supported the Great Khan were in the majority, even if a tribe occasionally appeared as heroic as Susir, it would be difficult to cause new disputes.
Shetu Shage and Bizhi Na Miye are both from the past, and they know that Li Xu is guarding against everyone who is elevating him like Shi Liba Khan back then. grinning and reluctantly agreeing to this.
"Meru is divided into two on the left and right, and only when the two Meru agree on the same opinion can the decree be issued. The first Left Meru was served by Shetosha Ge, and he must know that Elder Namiye was the Right Meru. In the event of a major event such as war or retaliation with other tribes, you must get my consent before all the tribes can act in unison! If any tribe is bullied or treated unjustly by Merul, they can file a complaint in my military tent. If the evidence is true, I will do justice and depose Melo. Whoever is deposed by me will no longer be an elder in the tribe. ”
If this article is also agreed, it means that Li Xu has taken over the crown of the Great Khan. Since then, the tribes of the Hazard have been the followers of the Dependent Lord, and will always be protected by them. At the same time, the ministries will lose a lot of freedom, discard some traditions, and the future will be unpredictable.
The elders looked at each other, and they all saw hesitation and sadness in each other's eyes. What if you don't accept these conditions? I'm afraid that after the thirteen whooper swans return to the shore of Crescent Lake, they will soon fly with white feathers for a crown. Thinking about the threat of the neighboring Turkic, Khitan and other tribes, the elders turned their hearts sideways and knelt down in front of Li Xu again with a wine cup.
"O winged Silver Wolf King, your wisdom and bravery are unmatched. The grassland will spread your prestige, and the descendants of the white swan will follow you for generations...... "On that day, the pastoral song with a little sad taste came out from the procession of the people returning north, and carried it through the distance with the wind.
"The winged Silver Wolf King has reappeared on the grassland, and those who disobey his orders will be abandoned by the Immortal Heaven." At the same time as the tribes of the Xia tribe returned north, another terrifying prophecy began to spread widely in the grasslands.
Legend has it that the silver wolf had three heads and six pairs of wings. At any moment, he will pounce from the sky and disembowel those who offend him.
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