From Chief to Ball

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But seven years ago, a man named Suyue, who had the blood of the two Huasu clans, became the new leader of Sucheng. In the second year, the Dongyi tribes wiped out two cities. Qian, returning from a great victory, supported the descendants of the destroyed two cities to become leaders, and was elected as the leader of the alliance by the five cities.

Afterwards, he fought for years to pacify the Eastern border, and his prestige was rising. Two years ago, he won the support of Eleven Cities. Although he was not as popular as Hua in the past, he was also the most prestigious leader in more than 20 years.

They have been united before, so for such a result, those clan members who have suffered from the war readily accept it, and even secretly look forward to it.

The increasingly powerful Sucheng quelled the disputes among several tribes, and issued an announcement that if there were any conflicts between relatives, he would settle the disputes. If he did not accept it, he would lead the coalition forces from various cities to punish those clans who fought endlessly.

The two unconvinced clans tried it, and the coalition forces in more than a dozen cities divided up the population and land, and the rest were convinced. A large number of clan leaders went to Sucheng with gifts and tributes to express their acceptance of the new alliance. Leader, try to resolve disputes within the system.

Satisfied, Su Yue hoped to restore the glory of Hwaseong 20 years ago, to reproduce the scene of a hundred cities congratulating a thousand clans, and sent envoys to inform those cities that had moved away and did not know the news.

The name is very simple: invite all leaders to participate in winter hunting during the Lidong Festival.On that day, he will rightfully become the leader of the real city alliance, not the current eastern overlord who unites the various tribes.

There were a total of 71 clans whose clan leaders were officials in Hwaseong. Hua once gave them surnames and jade objects representing their status and merit. The one in Echeng was a jade moth, and the one in Acropolis was a jade mountain. The jade represents the status of the 71 clans.

Only with the approval of the 71 clan can one become the leader of the real clan alliance. As for the rest, those marginal tribes are very weak. Some people have obtained more than half of the approval of the 71 clan. They will pay tribute upon hearing the news.

The stronger the stronger, the weaker the weaker. In the past 20 years of endless wars, no clan other than the 71 clans has the same strength as those clans. The only difference is that there are only 71 clans left from the 67 clans back then.

In the end, Suyue was recognized or surrendered by the eighteen clans, but it was not enough. Eight envoys left Sucheng according to the eight directions, and went to the clans who had moved away to tell them: the war is over, you need a real leader, End the days of bloodshed and kinship.

The one traveling with Ji Song is named Suhe, which is derived from a kind of grain that grows in water from some clans on the south bank of the river.

Su He was dispatched to the northwest, and on the bank of the big river, he met Ji Song, who seemed a bit weird to him, with a group of half-grown children, riding some strange animals he had never seen before, and was measuring them with wooden sticks. The width of Dahe chatted a few words curiously and knew the existence of Xiacheng, so he followed Ji Song back to Xiacheng.

He didn't tell Ji Song the news of inviting the leader Dongshou, because he had to see Xiacheng with his own eyes before deciding how to invite.

If the city looks strong enough, then the leader is eligible to participate in the winter hunting; if it is just a small city, he only needs to tell the leader to pay tribute.

After making insinuations all the way, Ji Song kept his mouth shut most of the time, but Su He had heard enough of Ji Song's talk about Xiacheng, and after hearing too much, he felt a little muttered in his heart, he didn't believe that a city could change every year.

The more he didn't believe it, the more the pride in Ji Song's heart wanted him to believe it. The more he heard, Su He himself wanted to see Xia Cheng.

There were more than 70 people who came along with them, including those half-grown children brought by Ji Song. They couldn't walk fast, but the road stretched backward under their feet, and one day they would reach their destination.

Walking through the uninhabited wilderness, when I saw human habitation again, I saw a row of corn. This is the planting technique that Echeng learned from Xiacheng, and it is already close to Echeng.

Su He walked to the corn field and wondered, "Why do people in Echeng farm like this?"

"I learned this from Xia Cheng. Ji Xia said that it can provide ventilation and facilitate weeding. You see, walking along the furrow can weed out the grass between the sprouts."

"Isn't this kind of troublesome?"

"But the yield per acre of land is very high."

"One acre?"

Ji Song finally saw the familiar scenery and was happy, so he asked the children to tell Suhe how big the land is one mu.

Su He also had land and slaves in his family, so he calculated silently and asked, "How much grain can one mu of land produce if you plant it this way?"

"Corn has not been planted in Xiacheng yet. We all grow wheat and beans, but the field with the highest yield last year probably produced about [-] catties."

Su He and Ji Song walked all the way, knowing that the jin was a weird unit of measurement that originated from a girl, they were startled after making a calculation, and asked, "Impossible! How could it be possible to produce so much? Are you bragging? "

Su He accidentally learned a lot of new vocabulary, and this kind of abstract vocabulary is really easy to express his emotions, which is much shorter than the long metaphors before. He didn't realize that he had been quietly changed. Suddenly blurted out, full of astonishment.

"It's not a bragging, one hundred and twenty catties of wheat, seven or eighty catties of peas, if you don't believe me, you'll know when you arrive in Xiacheng."

Su He shook her head, she couldn't believe that one mu of land could produce so much grain, she thought to herself, of course I have to see it with my own eyes, besides, how can wheat and peas be planted together?

I silently remembered this matter in my heart, and when I wanted to ask a few more words, there was a melodious sound of musical instruments in the distance, fresh and elegant like the sound of heaven, Su He half-closed her eyes and listened for a while: "What is this?" The sound of musical instruments? It is quieter than silk strings, and sharper than Tao Xun, which is great."

After listening to a short passage, Ji Song couldn't help but feel turmoil in his heart. It was a local accent, and it was a shepherd boy from Echeng playing a simple reed flute on the back of a cow. The rhythm was so familiar. He had heard Chen Jian play it before. At this moment, tears burst out, eyes dimmed, looking at the children herding cattle in the distance, it took a long time to reply: "That is the bone flute, the bone flute of Xiacheng."

The cattle herding children also noticed them, and shouted from a distance: "Where are you guests from?"

Chapter 76 News from afar ([-])

"I'm not a guest, I'm on my way home."

"where is your home?"

"Xia City."

"Ha! Are you from Xiacheng? Do you know Sister Yuqian'er? She used to give us cakes to eat. Look at this bone flute. She gave it to me. She and her brother are back in Xiacheng. We miss her very much." , she said that she would give me pastries when I learned how to count, and you can tell her when you go back that Shuyan can count to a thousand."

Ji Song nodded and said, "Okay, I will definitely tell her."

There was only a ten-year-old child in front of him, and Ji Song couldn't help but want to ask about Xia Cheng. The child laughed and said, "How long have you been home? Is your mother not in a hurry?"

Ji Song touched the pendant on his chest, smiled and said, "Mom won't be in a hurry, but other family members will be in a hurry."

"Well, let me tell you, before the snow fell, Jixia led people to defeat the grassland tribes, captured more than 1000 slaves, and took sister Yuqian'er away. I don't know anything else."

Yuqian'er's departure from E City is not as important as Xia Cheng's capture of more than 1000 slaves, but in the eyes of the child, the latter may be more important. Apart from that, she doesn't know too much.

Su He had heard the name Yu Qian'er before, and the unit of measurement, the catty, was set by her. It was probably a bit of a joke, but it could be seen that the elder brother who was the leader loved his younger sister.

But he is not a child, naturally he is concerned about another matter, capturing thousands of slaves?

A few years ago, Su Yue gathered the power of the three clans and only captured a few thousand slaves. Could it be that Xia Cheng is really so powerful?Children can't tell lies, let alone brag, Su Yue glanced back at the lined corn fields, and already believed half of Ji Song's previous words in his heart.

Now that we have arrived at E City, we have to enter the city, and we have to inform E Yue, Su He thought, maybe he can hear E Yue's evaluation of Xia City and their leader.

When approaching the city wall of E City, Su He saw the ox cart, and before he could ask, Ji Song had already excitedly told him that it was a message from Xia Cheng.

When walking into the city, Su He saw the words, but still didn't wait to ask, Ji Song excitedly told him that it was from Xia Cheng.

When passing by the wine shop, a group of people went in with beans and exchanged them for white tofu. Su He gritted his teeth and asked, "What is this? This is also from Xiacheng?"

"Of course. Go see Eyue. I saw my people. You can come here to find me later. Don't be afraid of getting lost. Everyone in Echeng knows where this is."

Ji Song had never seen tofu, but since it came from a wine shop that didn't sell alcohol, it must be from the city.Someone in the restaurant had seen Ji Song, shouted his name, and hugged him into the restaurant.

Soon, E Yue asked Shujiu to bring people to meet Su He. The two had known each other for more than ten years, and it seemed like a world away, after all, E City had been away from Dahe for too long.

At the banquet, Su He, as a visitor from afar and due to his identity, first wished Eyue and Echeng all the best, and then explained his intentions on the left side of Eyue's lower head.

E Yue raised his glass and shook his head with a smile, "I never thought that Su Yue would do such a great thing. When I left Huacheng, Su Yue was still crying."

Su He also laughed. Although his status is considered noble in the clan, he is still much inferior to E Yue. E Yue was the leader of the 71 clan back then, and the leaders outside Huacheng are all brothers. Su Yue is now He's not a legitimate leader yet, so of course E Yue can make jokes like this.

"The leader of Eyue, eleven tribes such as bear, fish, and pheasant have already elected Suyue as the leader of the alliance, and more than ten small tribes have also worshiped him. Too much blood has been shed among our relatives. The southern barbarians are attacking again and again, Su Yue invites all the leaders to go to Dahe for winter hunting during the Lidong Festival, and discuss the important matter of resisting foreign tribes together."

E Yue's heart trembled slightly. The tribes Su He mentioned were all very powerful, at least similar to his own tribe. If it was true that all eleven tribes had elected Su Yue, it seemed that Su Yue was already strong enough.

The Su tribe was originally one of the largest tribes on both sides of the river. After the split, they fought for years, but their heritage still exists, so it should not be underestimated.