Although the Shanu Kingdom and the Great Zhou Kingdom are in alliance, the two countries are currently independent countries. Speaking of which, the succession of the alliance leader is still a private matter of the Shanu Kingdom, and even Bai Yutian is not qualified to get involved.
Therefore, Bai Yutian could only ask Jie Yukang for his opinion.
"After the Sanu Nation Alliance was established, the four major tribes agreed that each alliance leader could only succeed for five years. This was to prevent a certain tribe from becoming stronger and threatening the other three major tribes, and even the leader of a certain tribe could become the alliance leader multiple times in his life.
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"However, even so, the Shanu Kingdom Alliance strictly abides by this rule."
The leader of the Sanu Kingdom Alliance usually takes turns, but there are exceptions.
For example, when the Five Kingdoms were in chaos, the Shadow Tribe benefited greatly. The Rock Tribe was supposed to be the leader of the alliance, but was usurped by the Shadow Tribe.
In order to obtain the development rights in the north, the Barbarian Blood Tribe acquiesced to the Shadow Tribe's approach, and the Fire Crow Tribe did not dare to offend the Shadow Tribe.
As a result, the Shadow Tribe became the new leader.
After the Zhou Dynasty conquered the Shanu Kingdom twice, the strength of the Rock Tribe was greatly reduced, and naturally it was unable to seize the position of leader this time.
According to the order, the next alliance leader is the leader of the Barbarian Blood Tribe, who is becoming more and more powerful now.
In general, the order of the four major tribes can be changed, but one of the tribes is absolutely not allowed to hold the position of leader continuously.
"But there are always exceptions to everything. There is a special way in the Shanu Kingdom Alliance to directly appoint the alliance leader."
After hearing this, Bai Yutian and others also became interested, waiting for Jie Yukang's next words.
Jie Yukang paused for a moment and then said: "There is a huge city in the center of Shanu Kingdom called Zhongsha City. There is a temple there. If you open the temple, you will be qualified to appoint the leader of the Shanu Kingdom Alliance."
Bai Yutian has also heard about Zhongsha City. It is one of the largest cities in the Shanu Kingdom. It is home to millions of people, including almost all the tribes in the Shanu Kingdom.
But Bai Yutian had never heard of that temple.
Bai Yutian looked confused, and finally Zhao Chuxue came out to explain.
"I remembered that after Emperor Wu of the Zhou Dynasty defeated the Shanu Kingdom, he built a temple, leaving the Zhou royal family with the qualification to appoint the leader of the Shanu Kingdom Alliance."
Emperor Wu of Zhou, Bai Ren, was the eldest son of Emperor Sheng of Zhou, Bai Xiaoyuan.
After the death of Emperor Zhou Sheng, Bai Ren succeeded to the throne. What is inconsistent with his name is that this man was extremely warlike and attacked almost all the tribes and peoples around the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Emperor Zhou Sheng stabilized the internal part of the Great Zhou Dynasty, while Emperor Zhou Wu stabilized the external part of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It can be said that it was precisely because of the achievements of the two that the Great Zhou Dynasty remained stable even after the emperorless period of more than 150 years.
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But it has to be said that many things that happened at that time did indeed lay the seeds of many disasters, which began to sprout in Bai Yutian's era.
In the early days of the establishment of the Shanu Kingdom, it was divided into the warring faction and the peaceful faction. Later, the warring faction gained the upper hand and wanted to invade the Great Zhou Dynasty, but it happened to catch up with Emperor Wu of Zhou in his prime.
Emperor Wu of Zhou gave an order, and the Great Zhou Iron Cavalry trampled the territory of the newly established Shannu Kingdom and tore it into pieces.
The Shanu Kingdom had no choice but to surrender to the Great Zhou Kingdom. Later, in order to prevent the Shanu Kingdom from continuing to be unrest, Emperor Wu of Zhou built a temple at the location of Zhongsha City in the depths of the Shanu Kingdom.
By opening the temple, you can appoint the leader of the Shanu Kingdom.
The key to opening the temple is the blood of the Zhou royal family.
Later, the peace faction had the upper hand in the Shanu Kingdom. It was not until recently that the war faction took the dominant position again. Moreover, the chiefs of the four major tribes were all war factions, which led to the Five Kingdoms Chaos Zhou.
These things are recorded in the history books of the Zhou Dynasty. Bai Yutian's predecessor did not like reading, so Bai Yutian did not understand these histories.
Hearing this, Bai Yutian immediately understood that Daqing Jie Yukang wanted him to open the temple.
Following Zhao Chuxue's narration, Jie Yukang also recalled that period of history, and suddenly his face turned livid and very ugly.
For them, that period of history was a history of humiliation.
Even the leaders of our own country need to be appointed by people from other countries. How can we not make people feel humiliated?
"But are you sure that after opening the temple, you can make the Shanu people obey orders?" Bai Yutian asked in confusion.
More than 400 years have passed since the time of Emperor Wu of Zhou Dynasty. Nowadays things have changed and the country of Shanu is so powerful. Will you still obey orders for the sake of a temple?
Hearing Bai Yutian's question, Jie Yukang nodded quickly, "Your Majesty, please rest assured that the temple enshrines the gods believed by various tribes in the Shanu Kingdom. We Shanu people will not betray our beliefs no matter how much time passes."
"As long as the temple is opened, no matter how unwilling they are, they will definitely obey the orders of the person who opens the temple."
The tribal secrets of the four major tribes come from the power of faith. To betray faith is to betray themselves.
Bai Yutian looked thoughtful. To open the temple, one must have the blood of the Zhou royal family. This is indeed a problem.
Although the Shanu Kingdom is now in an alliance with the Great Zhou Kingdom, there are still many internal crises.
Within the Shanu Kingdom, there were many extremists who hated Zhou.
If they were to see anyone from Dazhou, they would probably kill them quickly.
Of course Jie Yukang also knew about the situation in Shanu Kingdom and understood the concerns of Bai Yutian and others.
"Your Majesty, how about we make a deal?"
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Jie Yukang said sternly: "This alliance leader can give your Majesty the military talisman of the Shadow Tribe. With the military talisman, Your Majesty can mobilize the 100,000 troops of the Shadow Tribe."
"And this alliance leader only has two conditions. One is to let Na Ling go with your majesty and be a guide. The other is that your majesty appoints this alliance leader to succeed the alliance leader, and after the matter is settled, let this alliance leader return to Shannu.
country."
Return to Sanu Kingdom!
When Bai Yutian heard this, he slowly took a sip of tea and his expression became serious.
After a while, Bai Yutian put down his tea cup and smiled softly: "Okay, I promise you."
It is worth exchanging 100,000 Shanu soldiers for these two conditions.
As long as Jie Yukang doesn't fall out with Da Zhou, it doesn't matter if he is put back.
It is now May, and the succession ceremony of Shanu Kingdom is on the sixth day of June, which means they still have more than a month.
The temple can only be opened within three days from the third to the sixth day of June every year, so Bai Yutian and others are not in a hurry.
Even if you rush there in advance, you won't be able to open the temple, so your trip will be in vain.
After Jie Yukang left, Bai Yutian began to prepare various matters for going to Shanu Kingdom.
This time they were going to the Kingdom of Shanu to open the temple. They were not going to fight, so they only needed to travel lightly.
Bai Yutian accepted Jie Yukang's military talisman. What surprised him was that the military talisman of Shanu was different from that of Dazhou. It was not a talisman, but a pattern tattooed on the body.
Jie Yukang asked Jie Yunaling to tattoo a dragon pattern on his body, and then put his own blood on it.
This kind of tattoo can last for a month. After one month, the soldier symbol will automatically expire.
Bai Yutian burst into laughter. He said how dare Jie Yukang bring out a hundred thousand troops for him to control. It turned out that he had been prepared for it.