"Yu Duo Luo is a very unusual person." Situ Wushou responded: "His stance is very clear and he will resolutely follow Sheng Tang!"
Xu You grew up curious: "Why is this?"
Situ Wushou explained: "After Yuduoluo leader came to Metasequoia, I had an in-depth conversation with him and got to know something about the situation. Yuduoluo's tribe is located at the junction of Loulan Kingdom and Shanshan Kingdom. It has a large population and strong financial resources. It is very important. Long ago, he admired the civilization of the Central Plains very much, and advocated trade with the Holy Tang Dynasty through the Silk Road to prosper the economy and culture of his tribe. During the chaos in Western Xinjiang, Loulan invaded and occupied Shanshan, burning, killing, and looting everywhere, and did all kinds of evil, and also injured people. In addition, Loulan King Alike Jiang's ruling methods were extremely harsh and cruel and unpopular. This made him even more attracted to Shengtang. Moreover, Yuduoluo firmly believed that Shengtang would soon send an army to conquer the people. The Turks were driven away and the rebellion was completely suppressed, so if we stick to our stance at this time, we will definitely benefit a lot in the future.”
Xu Youchang couldn't help but praise: "You are knowledgeable! Leader Yudala has a long-term vision, which is really a blessing to the Shenhua family!"
Li Jiangyao pondered for a moment and said quietly: "I am a little worried, are Yuduoluo's words credible? He came from Loulan's territory. Could he have had a private relationship with Alike Jiang, and expressed his feelings like this just to deceive us? trust?"
"Absolutely not!" Old Samor waved his hands repeatedly: "Sir, please be careful about this. There may be different opinions and different ideas within our clan, but there will never be a traitor."
Summer saw that Li Jiangyao and others were not embarrassed to refute or question his words, so he went on to explain: "Although the Shenhua family seems to be loose, the internal connections are actually much more stable than any other country. Because we unite all of us. What belongs to the family is not royal power, but religious belief. The reason why the princes of the past generations have been able to become the supreme leaders of the family is because, as direct blood descendants of the Flower God, they represent the absolute authority of the Nanjin Flower God in the world."
After hearing this, Li Jiangyao, Xu Youchang and Situ Wushou suddenly realized.
The Shenhua family is a typical political and religious system. The prince is not only the head of the family, exercising political power to manage the entire huge family; at the same time, he is also the sacred religious leader, with profound control affecting the spiritual world of every tribe member.
In a sense, the authority of His Royal Highness in the Shenhua family is much higher than the status of the Holy Tang Emperor and the Turkic Khan in their own countries, and their stability is completely different.
In the Shengtang Dynasty or the Turkic Empire, there may be careerists who dare to challenge imperial power in every era, and of course there are many successful ones among them. However, in the world of the Shenhua family, this kind of thing will never happen. The reason is simple. The spiritual support of the people cannot be replaced by swords and money.
The Shenhua family adheres to a rigid succession method. Even the legitimate son of the previous prince cannot ascend the throne and take charge of the throne without the Black Crystal Jade Holy Stone. This may seem conventional or even ridiculously stupid, but in fact it exactly reflects their religious characteristics. Without sacred ritual, it is illegal.
By the same token, under this system of theocracy, it is difficult to liaise with outsiders and betray the family. Not to mention that the people of the tribe would not agree, even the hurdle in each leader's heart could not be passed.
Therefore, if you have different political views, various quarrels can break out internally, but you will never seek support from the outside just because you have different views. Yudala should have no problem in terms of credibility.
"I understand what you said," Li Jiangyao nodded, and then thought of another puzzlement: "Since His Highness has such great influence, why are you still troubled by Hassan's objections? His Highness directly issues a decree, doesn’t everyone have to be obedient?”
Old Samor let out a long sigh and said, "Sigh, you don't know something, sir. What I'm worried about is that the leaders will 'raise the system'."
At this time, even "Xijiang Tong" Situ Wushou was a little confused and couldn't help but ask: "What do you mean by the 'raising system' you always talk about?"
Summer pondered for a moment, and then carefully introduced the rules of the Shenhua family to Li Jiangyao and the others.
The promotion system is a special political rule that the Shenhua family has had for thousands of years.
Because the seventy-two large tribes of the Shenhua family are scattered throughout the Ghost Desert in Western Xinjiang, they seek their own development and jointly protect the Holy Lord. Therefore, except for the leaders and elders of the family's ruling class, the detailed information of each tribe is always regarded as the family's top secret and cannot be leaked to the outside world.
Back then, it was precisely for this reason that the Geerhan brothers had black crystal jade holy stones in their hands, but they were unable to use them. Not to mention ordering the entire Shenhua family, even if they want to find the tribes hiding in various countries, they can't do it.
And whenever the next prince is about to succeed to the throne, it is also the time when the family's core secrets are most vulnerable. Because according to tradition, the leaders of the seventy-two tribes will be summoned to gather together, which is equivalent to directly displaying the most important information in front of the world.
At this time, if someone with ulterior motives seizes the opportunity to use force to catch all the leaders and arrest them all, they can then obtain specific information such as the location, population, wealth, and contact codes of each tribe through torture and extortion of confessions. .
Therefore, the succession ceremonies of the princes of the Shenhua family in the past generations had to go through special and complicated arrangements in advance and be held secretly in the family's holy place.
Of course, there are exceptions to everything. The family's "Sacred Code" has also recorded that there were three succession ceremonies in history. Due to wars and natural disasters, they were held outside the family's holy place. However, the level of security and secrecy was much higher than in the holy place. The level at which the ceremony is held.
In order to protect the absolute safety of the family's core secrets, in addition to the normal succession, the "Divine Code" also stipulates another important measure, that is, the "election system."
According to the corresponding rules, whenever there is any danger that may endanger the safety of the family or cause the information of each tribe to be leaked, as long as the current prince of the family or the heir of the prince holding black crystal jade agrees, or it is jointly proposed by more than half of the tribal leaders, that is, The "lifting system" can be implemented immediately.
Once the family election system begins, most of the tribes must immediately hide. Within three years, the prince is not allowed to have any contact with these tribes.
At the same time, in order to prevent the top family members from being completely isolated and helpless, during the election process, twelve tribes will be specially designated to be responsible for guarding Prince Shenhua and the Holy Land, and assuming their due obligations for other dormant tribes.
It was not until three years later, when the world was at peace and the situation improved, that the prince of the Shenhua family issued a summons order to reunite the seventy-two tribes.
Listening to Samor's detailed explanation, Li Jiangyao and Xu Youchang looked at each other and unanimously sketched an image of an animal in their minds: gentle in character, cautious in action, and extremely long-lived, lasting thousands of years. And the most critical thing is that once that kind of animal encounters any danger, it immediately prioritizes saving its life, shrinks into its shell, and remains dormant...
If you think about it carefully, it really fits the characteristics of the Shenhua family with its long history.
At the same time, Li Jiangyao had to re-evaluate the situation at hand.
He originally expected that after Kuliban successfully succeeded to the throne, he could integrate the family forces throughout the Ghost Desert of Western Xinjiang to fully support Metasequoia City and the counter-insurgency operations that would be launched in the future.
However, judging from the current attitudes of various tribes in Shenhua, this consideration may be difficult to realize.
The members of the seventy-two major tribes are also the people of various countries in Western Xinjiang. The leaders of many tribes even hold important official positions in their respective vassal states. They witnessed the rebellion in Western Xinjiang with their own eyes, watched helplessly as the 120,000 main force of Shengtang were annihilated by the Turkic cavalry in Crescent Bay, and then experienced the brutality of the rebels sweeping through the Ghost Desert.
To be honest, they were scared.
Not only are they afraid of losing their lives, but they are also afraid that the tribe or even the entire family will be destroyed due to mistakes.
If the people stationed in Metasequoia City were not the rabble that Li Jiangyao had temporarily gathered, but the dignified elite troops of Shengtang; if Zijin Pass and Shengyuguan were not blocked by the Turkic camps from the north and south, and the world-famous legions of the dynasty could have been able to do so earlier Appeared in Western Xinjiang.
Perhaps many tribal leaders would still be willing to support the young prince and fight against the Turks and rebels.
However, it is a pity that there has been no news from Shengtang's army, and the Metasequoia guarded by Li Jiang is just an isolated city.
Under such circumstances, they would not be happy if you asked the seventy-two major tribes to risk their lives and wealth to follow the little prince Kuliban's mischief and personally destroy the Shenhua family that has been passed down for thousands of years.
Li Jiangyao pondered for a moment, and couldn't help asking Samor with some worry: "According to your judgment, will Leader Hassan really initiate the move to raise the throne in the end?"
"Then it depends on the outcome of His Highness's discussion with them tonight." Samor looked very embarrassed: "If His Highness makes it clear that he must stand with you, Sir, to resist the Turks. Then, I think Hassan The old ghost will definitely encourage the wavering tribes to follow him to implement the election system because he is worried that the whole family will be involved in the whirlpool of war... Alas, I know the temper of the little prince too well. He will never have the same attitude towards you, sir. Anything that wavers..."
Situ Wushou frowned: "That means that the two sides will definitely be unable to reach an agreement because of the Metasequoia issue. As a result, we will still be unable to get various supports from the Shenhua Family."
Old Summer sighed again and shook his head apologetically.
Li Jiangyao looked at Xu Youchang, who was also frowning, and suddenly a thought came to his mind. He thought about it from a different angle, and then asked Samor: "Dad Samor, I just heard you say that after the ceremony, as usual, there will be a meeting Twelve tribes were selected to stay and protect the prince. How were these tribes designated?”
Samor was stunned for a moment after hearing this: "Well, there are no certain rules for this. It can be selected by us family elders and ministers, or the tribes can recommend each other based on their strength, or they can volunteer. However, in the end, who will be chosen? It is up to His Highness the Prince to decide who to choose.”
Xu Youchang and Li Jiangyao had a tacit understanding. He immediately heard the clue and understood the intention behind Li Jiangyao's question, so he quickly asked: "What if His Highness chooses Hassan's tribe?"
"What's there to say?" Old Samor raised his head and said, "If His Highness appoints you, it can be regarded as a blessing and honor for the old guy and his tribe. Of course he will go all out!"
Hearing this, Xu Youchang and Situ Wushou's eyes lit up at the same time, and they looked at Li Jiangyao excitedly.
