025. The new patriarch took office ahead of schedule
He Sheng listened carefully and heard a lot of noisy sounds on the street outside, with words like "change of patriarch" and "new patriarch" very clearly interspersed. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Hesheng is very strange, the current patriarch Shui Wen is in the prime of life, and he has a good leadership, why did he change the patriarch?
It turned out that Shuiwen was missing!
One morning, the Shui Wen family and several senior veterans in the clan found out that Shui Wen had left a letter for them at the same time, and everyone realized that the patriarch was gone.
The contents of these letters are the same, and the main content is three:
First, Shui Wen said that he had found a major clue about the safety of the tribe and that he had to investigate it in person, and that the situation was urgent, and he had no time to convene everyone for an interview, so he had to leave a message in writing.
Second, during his absence, Shui Junhan temporarily acted as the patriarch, and once there was something to do, I hope everyone would discuss and solve it.
Thirdly, Shui Wen emphasized that he was not forced and would be back soon.
The person who received the letter was a face-to-face pair, and the content of all the letters was the same. The content of the letter is also very simple, the key is the second article, whether Shui Junhan can temporarily act as the patriarch.
According to the tradition of the water tribe, there is a strict system for the appointment of the patriarch. The current patriarch leaves office naturally, without dying, and he can recommend a candidate for the patriarch when he leaves, subject to the approval of the Council of Elders. This can also be applied to the dying of the current patriarch, or strictly speaking, it was applied to the dying of the current patriarch.
Either the previous patriarch is alive and recommends an heir, or the clan elects an heir after he dies, or the previous patriarch is alive but is removed and has no right to recommend an heir, then the clan elects the heir.
But that's not the case now. Shui Wen is still there, he has not left his job, he has not died, and he is not dying, he has temporarily appointed a person to act as the patriarch, and this situation has never appeared in the Water Tribe.
Several veterans and senior figures who received the letter were all in power in the water tribe, mainly the current officials and several retired veterans such as Shui Fa, director of the Finance and Taxation Department, Shui Yu, director of the Military and Military Division, Shui Lian, director of the Production Department, Shui Nush, director of the Construction Engineering Department, Haiyang, director of the Civil Affairs Department, Haibin Hai, director of the Medical Affairs Department, and several retired veterans.
Everyone got together and discussed briefly, and they unanimously agreed to implement the meaning of Shui Wen, and Shui Junhan temporarily replaced the patriarch, but there were major issues for everyone to discuss.
It seems that it is very simple to carry out the order of the patriarch, showing that the Shui people are very united and the patriarch Shui Wen is very prestigious, but in fact, there are still different mentalities.
First, Shui Wen has been working hard to have his son inherit the patriarch in the future, and everyone in the Shui tribe knows that the elders are happy to push the boat.
Second, Shui Wen said that he would come back soon, maybe he would come back in a few days, acting for a few days, nothing remarkable, if he didn't agree, he would be suspected of being careful, which would cause Shui Wen's strong disgust.
Third, Shui Wen said that when encountering major matters, he should discuss with the elders, then he still believes in everyone, and everyone still has a certain amount of power, and even has more influence on the future decisions than when Shui Wen was there, after all, Shui Junhan is young.
For Shui Junhan, melancholy is greater than joy. Although he successfully ascended to the throne, he knew in his heart that there was a key factor that had a great impact, and he did not dare to say it explicitly.
That is: Shui Wen did not leave the talisman to him.
An acting patriarch can't move the army, and the connotation of it is clear to children.
What was even more surprising was Shui Mu, she didn't know why her husband didn't pass on the talisman to her son.
The ones who are really happy are the young Zhuang faction in the water tribe. In particular, a group of young people who reused Shui Junhan in the war were the most enthusiastic. They don't care if Shui Junhan can sit for a few days, as long as they sit, they will have a chance, and they will be happy.
And they want to make a big show of this joy.
This is the young man.
So, at home, Ha Sheng heard the noise on the street celebrating the inauguration of the new patriarch.
The patriarchs laughed at it, thinking that it was just the emotions of children, but it was over after a few days, and the joy was just a few days.
No one expected that the children's emotions gradually became real.
Hydroculture never appeared again.
Children are enthusiastic about what they do at the beginning, and after a period of enthusiasm, they slowly cool down, what they do becomes a habit, then slowly becomes a responsibility, and then slowly everything becomes the norm.
At this time, the patriarchs were infinitely confused.
Shui Junhan originally thought that he only needed to act as an agent for a few days, and he didn't have to think so much about a lot of work, but later found that it didn't work, and as time went on, his father had not returned, and the problem became more and more complicated.
The first is that there are more and more escalations to be processed every day.
As the end of the month approached, more and more summaries and requests were reported from various places in the tribe, and Shui Junhan didn't know how to give instructions, because there was no one to teach him, and he had only occasionally seen his father approve documents in the past. However, he only saw his father's signature, so he only learned to write his name, and he was at a loss as to how to judge the specific content.
Secondly, the most important military power is finally slowly pushed to the forefront.
Of the various powers in a tribe, military power is not necessarily the greatest, but it is often the most important. It is important in that it may not have the status of fiscal power from time to time, but it can occasionally be revealed.
For example, coups often start with a change in military power.
Shui Junhan was the most unconfident because his father did not leave him the military talisman, which hinted to the other elders that Shui Junhan had no military power.
Now that many generals and soldiers in the armies of the tribes have come back to report on their duties, take vacations, and rotate, so there are more and more requests for instructions in this regard.
According to the rules of the Water Tribe, individual generals and soldiers do not need to use military talismans when returning to the tribal center. However, a general who brings a team of more than 100 people back to the center at the same time must have a document with a seal on it, otherwise he can be arrested at the checkpoint he passes.
The seal on this document is covered with mud with a military talisman. Now that Shui Junhan doesn't have a talisman in his hand, he can't send this document.
Generals in many places were very anxious and frequently reported for instructions. This is understandable, after many years of fighting on the border, it is not easy to get a chance to return to the tribal center, and everyone wants to come back as soon as possible, especially those generals whose families are in the center.
Shui Junhan had no choice but to convene a meeting of all the elders to discuss this issue.
There are a total of nine veterans attending the meeting, plus Shui Junhan is ten. Those young people who reuse water and culverts are not qualified to participate in the conference here, so they can only pour tea, hand out water, and make a record.
The elders formed two factions of opinion.
The first faction is that troops must not be transferred without a military talisman, because this is a hard rule of the tribe for many years. Soldiers, the weapons of the country, must be absolutely cautious.
The second faction is that the border soldiers must be allowed to return to the tribal center, because not allowing them to come back will cause great resentment, which is a very serious hidden danger.
After arguing all day, everyone made a long speech and expounded their opinions.
Shui Junhan and the young people who were watching listened carefully to every word of the elders.
In the end, Shui Junhan confirmed that it was not the most important thing to listen to the opinions of which faction, but the most important thing was to let each patriarch fully explain their own opinions.
At the end of the day, what the patriarchs want is respect.
So, before dark, Shui Junhan came up with a proposal and it was approved:
First, allow the expiration of the generals to return to the tribal centres, and work like this should continue as normal.
Second, replace the military charm with a collective signature. All about the operation of military power, for the time being, no longer use military symbols as seals, but use collective signatures. This collective is the nine elders and Shui Junhan himself, with a total of ten names.
In fact, the most important thing for Shui Junhan's proposal to pass smoothly is that he added a sentence: If you sign your name, you will share the responsibility for the decision-making error, and if you don't want to take this risk, you can put it forward and not sign.
The patriarchs were impressed by Shui Junhan at once.
First, on the surface, Shui Junhan wants everyone to share responsibility, but the connotation is that if you don't agree to sign, you can not sign, but the military power has nothing to do with you from now on. That is, you are excluded from the core of power. Who can do this?
Second, Shui Junhan did not mention that any young people participated in the signature, which shows that he still believes in and respects the elders, which makes every veteran feel very comfortable. At least it wasn't so comfortable when Shui Wen was there.
As for the difference in opinion between the two factions, it is not really important, because the fear has not happened after all, so it may not happen.
Moreover, fundamentally speaking, the difference of opinion has not yet involved fundamental interests, so there is no need to fight too fiercely.
After the meeting was adjourned, it was dark, and Shui Junhan and the young people did not go home, so they held another small meeting and summarized the day's meeting.
Shui Junhan first said sorry because he didn't take the opportunity to promote young people. Young people understand this and agree to take it slowly.
Hai Chao was happy, she thought that the Young Zhuang faction had won. Because even if the young people are not promoted, at least Shui Junhan is recognized first, this is the best start, and the future will be a matter of course, just a matter of timing.
Everyone agreed.
Shui Junhan was very moved when he saw Haichao so happy, so he said a decision that made Haichao even happier: he was going to marry Haichao before the end of the year.
Everyone was happy.
After returning home, Shui Junhan and his mother said that Shui Mu was also very happy, but her decision made Shui Junhan a little puzzled.
Shui Mu said that Shui Junhan should hold a wedding with Haichao within a week.
Shui Junhan was puzzled, and he asked if his father would come back in a week?
Shui Mu said: "Your father may not be able to come back in a short time, so you have to wait for him to come back for the wedding, which may be very troublesome." The point is that things between you and the tide can't drag on any longer. The Hai clan is very united, and it is very inconvenient for you to have a relationship with Haichao now, and if you drag it out and not get married, it may cause dissatisfaction with the Hai clan. Especially if the elders of the Hai clan are dissatisfied, it will be very detrimental to the future work. Since you have decided to marry Haichao, and it will be more convenient for her to help you after you get married, why don't you do this kind of harmless thing right away?"
Shui Junhan knew that his mother's reasons were good, but he still had doubts.
The key is that this is not a special period, such as during the war, marriage can be done on a special basis, in this case, how can you not wait for your father to come back?
Unless, the mother knows that the father will not come back in a short time.
Shui Junhan didn't dare to say more or even think about it, but there were some bad feelings in his heart, at this time, he found that there were some things that he liked to talk to Haichao more, and he really understood that he should marry Haichao.