Chapter 3443: Extra Chapter 22
Zhou Man sat at the table and asked them, "What name do you think I should give it?"
Bai Shan: "Zhou Ba?"
Zhou Man turned to look at him.
Bai Shan spread his hands and said, "This name is the most appropriate. You are the eighth in line, but it is also very different from your previous name. Others will not easily associate it with you."
Zhou Man hesitated. "I don't think it sounds nice. After all, you're a scholar. Can't you think of a better-sounding pseudonym?"
Yin Huo said, "I think it sounds nice, but perhaps not graceful enough. How about calling her Zhou Banniang?"
Zhou Man: ...It sounds even worse.
Bai Erlang and Mingda also agreed, "This name sounds nice."
Zhou Man looked at them with suspicion, but in the end they outnumbered the minority and successfully decided on the name.
The next morning, Zhou Man and his friends were not in a hurry to go to the chief's mansion. Instead, they went to the morning market first. After having the special breakfast there, they wandered to the chief's mansion under the guidance of a guide.
The chief is the leader of the Liaozi tribe, but there are many tribes under the Liaozi tribe, including not only Liao people but also Pu people. There are many tribes and the ethnic groups are also different.
The chief is the great leader elected by each tribe. Although it is said to be elected, it is actually fought for. Generally, the patriarch of the largest tribe of the Liaozi tribe is elected. After competing for the position, he reports to the court and is conferred the title by the emperor.
The mansions here were naturally the residences of the newly appointed leaders. Bai Shan explained to them, "After our dynasty quelled the rebellions in various places, the Liaozi tribe submitted to our Great Jin. However, internal strife remains fierce. From the previous emperor to the current emperor, the Liaozi tribe has had seven leaders."
Zhou Man couldn't help but be surprised. "This speed is almost four times faster than ours. I vaguely remember that the current leader was replaced three years ago?"
The matter was quite a big deal at the time and was discussed several times at the court meetings, so Zhou Man heard some of it, but he didn't fully understand it.
"Yes, and they are not from the same family. They are from three tribes and four families. The current chief was 'elected' by the tribes three years ago."
The guide couldn't help but look at Bai Shan. They didn't expect that he knew so much.
Before they reached the destination, the guide whispered, "This new chief's grandfather was once a chief himself. He was the first chief to be appointed after the Liaozi tribe surrendered to our Great Jin. However, he was killed within two years of taking the position, and his son was also killed. This new chief was only twelve years old at the time, and he took a group of his people and hid in the mountains, thus escaping disaster. However, we didn't expect him to return with that group of people, not only seizing the tribe from another group, but also starting a rebellion, killing the previous chief, and being elected as the new chief."
The guide whispered, "So this chief is ruthless and merciless. The nobles should be humble to avoid conflict with him."
In fact, the guide didn't want to have any contact with the chief. The other party was moody and who knew what would happen?
Zhou Man nodded and said, "We will be careful and pay attention."
But she turned around and asked Bai Shan, "Since he came to power through rebellion, why did Your Majesty confer a title on him so quickly?"
She vaguely remembered that there seemed to be a quarrel at the grand court meeting, but she was going to the army for technical exchanges, so she didn't pay attention to it.
Guide: ...What do you mean by being cautious? And the question you're asking is, can Mr. Bai Lang know what the emperor is thinking?
Bai Shan said, "He didn't kill the previous leader, Zhang Teng, right away. Instead, he reported to the court that Zhang Teng had been withholding tribute from our court for the past few years, claiming the Liaozi tribe's harvest was poor. He then embezzled the tribute to live lavishly. He then sent all the contents of Zhang Teng's warehouse to the Great Jin to make up for the tribute."
Zhou Man raised his eyebrows.
Bai Shan smiled and said, "He is respectful to the emperor, and his grandfather was the first leader to be granted a title in our dynasty, so he is considered legitimate. Therefore, Your Majesty forgave him for his self-willed behavior."
To put it bluntly, the emperor did not recognize that his killing of Zhang Teng and replacing him was a rebellion, but rather that he acted on his own initiative, so he was not a rebel.
For these vassal states and dependent prefectures, the imperial court only wanted an attitude.
As long as they do not rebel against the Jin Dynasty and show enough respect to the Jin Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty will not interfere in their internal affairs, and whoever has the ability will come to power.
Unless the orthodox party asks for help from the Jin Dynasty.
Since Zhang Teng did not seek help from the court, or was too late, and the successor leader had enough respect for the Jin Dynasty, the court would turn a blind eye and let him go.
The guide looked at Bai Shan in surprise. How could this sound so real?
Zhou Man then remembered to ask, "What's the chief's name?"
"His given name is Yi, and Your Majesty has granted him the surname of the state."
His name is Li Yi. Zhou Man clicked his tongue in his heart. It seems that the emperor really likes him, otherwise he would not have given him the surname of the emperor.
Zhou Man muttered: "Why don't I know anything?"
Bai Shan smiled and said, "The Liaozi tribe incident started suddenly and ended quickly. You were not in the capital at the time, so it's normal that you didn't know about it."
As they were talking, the group arrived at the gate of the chief's residence. Bai Shan had the guards knock on the door. He said to the guide, "No matter who asks, we are scholars who came here to travel and do business. This lady Zhou is proficient in medicine. She heard that the chief's wife was seriously ill, so she came to offer a prescription. It's just that we ask the chief to do some favors in the Liaozi tribe in the future."
This was a reasonable thing to do. The guide quickly agreed, but he was still a little nervous. "Is Madam Zhou really proficient in medicine?"
They had a vague feeling that she was skilled in medicine. After all, she had dug up a lot of herbs and processed them along the way, but she was proficient in...
Bai Shan said: "Anyway, she knows medical knowledge, so it's okay as long as she doesn't reveal the truth."
The guide could only agree.
The door opened, and two servants came out. The guide hurried forward to communicate. The servant stood on the steps and looked down at Zhou Man, frowning and asking, "You look young and a woman. Are you really proficient in medicine?"
Zhou Man was delighted to hear him say that. "Of course. Don't you know that there are many women studying medicine in the Central Plains?"
The servant curled his lips and said, "Of course we know, but he is a student of the Imperial Medical Bureau. What does it have to do with you?"
He frowned at Zhou Man, not wanting to recommend him, so he said, "There are too many of you."
Bai Shan immediately said, "They are just our friends. They followed us here to check on us because they were worried. In fact, it's only the two of us who need treatment."
The servant's frown relaxed a little, "You also know medicine?"
Bai Shan glanced at Zhou Man and smiled, "We are from the same school, and I also know a little about medicine."
This sentence is true from beginning to end, but when taken together it becomes half true and half false.
Zhou Man lowered his head slightly so that the servants wouldn't see the smile on his face.
Bai Erlang and the others all felt that Bai Shan was too bad and was deliberately misleading others.
But here, Bai Shan was obviously easier to trust than Zhou Man, and people believed that Bai Shan had medical skills, so the servants weighed the pros and cons and let them both in.
Only let the two of them in.
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