Yizhou.

In the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

That night, Zi Yan had already arrived at Gujiazhai.

Gu Fengzhang, who was extremely busy, still found time to receive Zi Yan in person.

Zi Yan is the commander of the hidden guards of the imperial court and a real big shot. He does not dare to neglect such a strange woman.

Moreover, Zi Yan can come now, which makes him feel more at ease.

"Master Zi, you came just in time. I have something important to discuss with you."

After Gu Fengshang sat down, he didn't even have time to take a sip of water before he started talking to Zi Yan.

"What's up?"

Zi Yan asked.

"Sir, you should know that I have summoned the leaders of the major ethnic groups. Five days later, a meeting will be held in our ancient family. The content of the meeting is to unite, cooperate with the court, and overcome difficulties together."

Gu Feng described what he was about to do.

"I already know about this, and that's why I'm here."

Purple smoke.

Were it not for the upcoming Aboriginal meeting, she would not have been able to rush here in a hurry. She wanted to ensure that the meeting was flawless and that the goals set could be achieved.

"I have met with many leaders so far, and most of them have reached an agreement, but there are a few who are hesitant, and some of them may have evil intentions."

Gu Fengshang sighed.

"Having evil intentions? What does this mean? Isn't it a good thing to cooperate with the imperial court?"

Zi Yan was stunned.

She can understand those who are hesitant.

After all, the reputation of the imperial court is very low here in Yizhou Shiwandashan, and many people have suffered losses for their ancestors and themselves.

In the past, when we had made good arrangements with the court, the court would find excuses to say they fell out with each other. This happened three times, and it was understandable that they did not trust me.

But to say that they have evil intentions is a bit difficult to understand.

"Some people are connected with the Yang family in Bozhou, and some are said to be related to the Southern Witch Cult. They are all hostile to the Qi court, so they definitely don't want us to have a relationship with the court."

Ancient Fashion explained.

"Since they think that the Yang Family of Bozhou and the Southern Witch Sect are good, then when they are short of food, salt and other supplies, why don't they let the Yang Family of Banzhou and the Southern Witch Sect transport them?"

Zi Yan sneered.

"This is why most people would rather cooperate with the Daqi court, which has a low reputation, than with the Bozhou Yang Family and the Southern Witch Cult."

"Although the reputation of the Da Qi court is not high, at least it still has some room. In previous years, we could still buy some food and the like."

"The Yang family in Bozhou only knows how to win over the chief priests of the clan, but they never want to transport any food. The excuse is that it is far away and inconvenient. As for the Southern Witch Cult, they are even more empty-handed."

Ancient fashion.

When the native people in Shiwandashan were under the rule of Wan Yiren, they had never thought about finding a new way out, but after some comparisons, they discovered that the Daqi court was actually the least bad one.

This is also true. If the Qi court had no bottom line, how could it occupy the Central Plains and Jiangnan, the core of the Southern Dynasties.

"What will be the rules of your meeting in five days?" Zi Yan asked.

"The rules are very simple, that is, we, the chief priests of the clan, each family has one vote. After the vote, the minority obeys the majority."

Ancient fashion.

This method of voting to determine major events has existed since ancient times. It is also the inevitable result of the lack of concentration of power and the alliance of various ethnic groups.

"Can those who disagree with it be implemented?"

Zi Yan frowned.

"It's hard to say. Our tribes are all independent of each other. Each family takes care of its own affairs. If he really refuses to cooperate and obeys the arrangements of the meeting, we can't give him any substantive punishment. The most we can do is use the clan chief meeting.

Send a letter to condemn in my name.”

Gu Fengshang said with a wry smile.

The ethnic groups in the Hundred Thousand Mountains are so disunited. If they were truly united, how could they be easily bullied by outsiders?

"Do you know which tribes may have problems?"

Zi Yan asked.

"There are mainly three major clans, Tao, Chang, and Teng... Among these three clans, most of the pottery made in the Tao era were sold to Bozhou, so the Tao clan is related to the Yang family in Bozhou..."

"The high priest from the Chang Clan, the god he believes in is the same as the god believed in by the Southern Witch Cult. I suspect that all the Chang Clan are followers of the Southern Witch Cult."

"The Weaving work that the Rattan tribe is good at is also the origin of their surname. They have a very good relationship with the Tao tribe. A lot of the rattan baskets and other things they weave are sold to Banshu."

Ancient Fashion explained.

"It's possible that these three tribes may cause trouble at the meeting, right?"

Purple smoke.

"It's possible. Apart from that, only half of them are really sure that there won't be any problems, but two-thirds of the votes are needed for it to really take effect."

"There are currently twenty-seven clans in the Clan Chiefs' Association, and more than eighteen must agree."

Ancient fashion.

This is a rule set by our ancestors for many years. It has been done this way for many years. Even though the ancient family with ancient customs is the strongest indigenous family, it is impossible for him to change the rules on his own.

"Are you sure?"

Zi Yan asked.

"If nothing goes wrong, eighteen votes is no problem, but I have been restless these days, wondering if something will happen."

Ancient fashion frowned.

In this kind of voting, no one knows what will happen until the last moment.

Under such circumstances, he began to feel uneasy even when sleeping.

Fortunately, Zi Yan arrived and gave him someone to discuss with.

After all, besides Zi Yan, he couldn't find anyone else who could help.

"Who are the people from the Tao tribe?"

Zi Yan thought for a while and said.

Since Gu Feng is feeling uneasy, he should do something in advance and not wait until the day of the meeting.

Although there is no evidence of ancient customs, people's sixth sense is very strange, and there may be some surprises.

"The person from the Tao tribe is their leader Tao Gaochang, who lives nearby." Gu Fengshang said.

"Take me over to meet this person." Zi Yan said.

"Are you going now?"

Gu Fengchang took a look at the sky and saw that it was already dark outside.

"Yes, let's go now and meet a few others tomorrow."

Zi Yan decided to personally touch their background.

"good."

Since Zi Yan insisted on going, he could only lead the way.

As for whether Tao Gaochang would feel presumptuous, that was beyond his control.

Afterwards, they left this place and ran to the place where Tao Gaochang lived.

Tao Gaochang lives in a nearby building.

The leaders of the more than twenty tribes who came live in different places, with a certain distance from each other. This is because they do not come alone. They usually bring a small group of elites from the tribe with them to protect their own.

Safety.

From this point we can see the disunity of the indigenous people.
Chapter completed!