It's broken, and was picked up by a femme fatale

Lu Yuan’s solution was simple: hold a fair and just elders meeting.

At the beginning, the Buryat people were formed by the alliance of 13 small tribal chiefs, and gradually evolved into "13 elders drawing ashes to discuss matters".

(The term "ash discussion" generally refers to primitive tribes without written language, who can only express their opinions on major events such as the selection of the chieftain, war, and diplomacy on the ashes of the fire.)
Holu and Kulun looked very unnatural, and were obviously afraid of the governor's "partiality".

"Governor, this is an internal matter of our tribe, and we have made a ruling. It would not be a good idea to overturn it, right?"

Gao Mingna snorted coldly, with a look of disdain on her face.

Are these barbarians really stupid or just pretending to be confused? Don’t they know how to write the word “death”?

If it were her, she would definitely give him a good beating first.

Huolu noticed that the "Second Queen" looked unhappy, and immediately felt uneasy.

Lu Yuan looked at Huo Lu and smiled gently, "Yes, I normally don't interfere in the internal affairs of the nobles. But you took the initiative to find me, and it involves our military leaders..."

He paused for a moment, glanced at Yalib, and continued, "Of course, if you all disagree with this proposal, I won't ask any more questions. You can solve it on your own."

Yalib's eyes lit up as he understood the hidden meaning of his master's words.

He said tacitly: "Since High Priest Huolu and Brother Kulun do not approve, then we should follow the rules of the grassland."

Cullen was stunned and looked at his brother in disbelief, seemingly at a loss.

But Holu could hear a hint of iron and blood in Yalib's tone.

The rules of the grassland are simple and brutal. In order to fight for power, more than 90% of the nomadic tribes kill people to eradicate their inhabitants.

The scene was extremely bloody.

Especially, the Suzaku Regiment is currently powerfully armed and has even beaten the Russians to a pulp. How can the tribesmen who are armed with bone arrows and wooden forks compare with them?
If things go wrong, more than half of the young and strong people of the Bu tribe will die...

Holu shuddered: No, we must not let Yalib solve the problem by force!
But Kulun also had more than a thousand young and strong men under his command, and they were young and energetic and could not tolerate their brother's face-to-face provocation.

"Alib! Who are you trying to fool? Come on! Anyone who doesn't come is a scoundrel..."

"Chief, don't act on impulse!"

Huolu immediately stopped Kulun: "You are the elder brother and the legitimate successor to the clan leader. You must not fight with your own brothers!"

Alib looked at the high priest meaningfully.

Kulun looked at the "old minister" with a reproachful look, not quite understanding the other party's good intentions.

"I didn't say that first. He relied on the support of others and didn't take me seriously at all..."

Lu Yuan shook his head in his heart.

Although Adou, who is content with his life and does not want to return to his homeland, is hopeless, at least he knows how to play dumb to save his life.

This fool in front of me can't even understand the situation. He is really unique.

Without caring about Kulun's misunderstanding, Huolu immediately bowed to Lu Yuan and said, "Governor, I have thought about it again. In order to ensure fairness and justice, it is indeed necessary to hold another elders' meeting..."

Kulun's eyes widened with anger, and he pointed at Huolu and shouted, "Huolu, you didn't say that to me, so how can you have the final say?"

"Cullen, don't worry. I will definitely help you with all my strength. I'll talk to you when we get back..."

But Kulun didn't want to listen at all. He left everyone and turned around to walk out.

Talulu's face darkened. This kid is really a fierce guy!

At his eye signal, the guard standing in the hall immediately reached out to stop Kulun.

Cullen yelled, "What do you want to do?!"

The guards were not lenient with him, and with the steward's signal, they naturally did not treat him well.

"The Governor's Mansion is not a vegetable garden. How can you come and go as you please?!"

Kulun had always lived in a pampered position and was well fed and well-dressed even when he was under house arrest by Unov, so he was very proud.

He twisted his neck and pushed the guard with his hands: "What's wrong with me leaving..."

"presumptuous!"

"Clap!"

The guards were all elite soldiers, and they pinned Kulun to the ground with just one grappling move.

"Ah! It hurts... Holu, save me, they want to kill me..."

"Giggle!"

Gao Mingna couldn't help laughing when she saw Kulun making a fool of himself.

Yalib couldn't help laughing, but he controlled himself and didn't make any sound.

Huolu's face was filled with black lines, and he felt extremely discouraged... This idiot didn't even look at where he was when he was causing trouble?

However, he could not ignore the old patriarch's last wishes, and immediately knelt down to Lu Yuan.

"Kulun is young and ignorant, I beg the Governor to show some leniency and spare him! The Bu tribe is willing to obey your will and let Yalib be the tribe leader!"

Yalibu was overjoyed, now it’s settled!

Lu Yuan stood up with a smile on his face, helped the old priest up, and waved to the guards.

The guards immediately released Cullen, but the latter lay on the ground sobbing in shame.

Lu Yuan smiled and said, "High Priest Huolu has misunderstood! I will not interfere in the internal affairs of the Bu tribe, and it is not my decision who will be the tribe leader."

Huh?
Gao Mingna, Yalib, Holu and Kulun were all stunned.

Hasn't the matter been settled? Why are you creating more trouble?
Holu was confused and asked tentatively, "What does the Governor mean?"

"According to the rules of your tribe, the 13 elders must hold a meeting to nominate a new clan leader in order to win the support of the people. No matter who it is, I will approve it."

Kulun felt like he had found a life-saving straw. His attitude towards Lu Yuan immediately changed and he stood up.

"Is what the Governor said true?"

Lu Yuan glanced at him and smiled.

Huolu was able to escape from a desperate situation and immediately said to Kulun: "Kulun, don't be rude! The governor's words will be followed by the law!"

Kulun nodded quickly and said, "Yes, yes, yes! Governor, please forgive me. Kulun now believes that you are a kind, righteous and honest person!"

"Haha!" Lu Yuan teased, "So, you didn't think so before?"

"I... no, what I want to say is, you, you are a good person!"

Looking at the other party's stammering explanation, Lu Yuan waved his hand and said, "I am a peace-loving person. Your department's discussion is peaceful, and no one needs to die. It's good for everyone, right?"

Cullen nodded repeatedly: "Yes, this is the best!"

He believed that if they followed the Bu tribe's rules of discussing matters by drawing ash, his and Holu's influence would definitely be greater than that of Yalib.

Huolu thought the same and nodded in agreement, "The Governor is truly a living Bodhisattva. He will surely live a hundred years!"

Gao Mingna asked, "But they only have one elder, what should they do?"

Yalib was also worried that Holu would control the Council of Elders, so he echoed, "The Russians are so evil, they killed so many of us!"

Lu Yuan followed up and said, "It's simple. All the tribe members will first elect 13 elders, and then they will elect the tribe leader."

However, this raises new questions.

The Bu people have over ten thousand members, spread over the area around Lake Baikal. Some are hundreds of people, while others are only a hundred or so. How can we gather them together?
Also, are all civilian slaves, regardless of gender, age or status, included, or are they only adult men?
In addition, what are the details of the nomination? What requirements must the nominee meet?
Lu Yuan asked everyone to wait and picked up the pen to write quickly on the paper.

In a short while, all the above questions were answered.

Among the Buryat people, any male taller than the wheels has the right to elect and be elected, and they jointly elect 13 elders at an agreed time and place.

After the 13 elders take office, they will elect a clan leader. The process of electing the clan leader is open to the entire clan and is subject to supervision by the clan members.

The two election meetings were scheduled for one month later to allow enough time to notify each tribe to send someone to attend the meeting.

In addition, Lu Yuan also gave clear explanations for many things they did not expect, such as removing the clan leader, replacing elders or foreign population.

After reading the "Minutes of the Bu Tribe's Election", the four were amazed.

Yalib, Holu and Kulun had to admit that, at least, the copywriting was fair and just.

"This is a preliminary draft. If you have no objection, you can implement it. If new problems arise, adjustments can be made, but for clauses of principle, a two-thirds majority in the Bu tribe election is required."

In order to facilitate dissemination, Lu Yuan called the elders' election meeting the "big election" and the clan leader election meeting the "small election."

Nomination is not a new thing for the Bu people and is completely in line with their traditional customs. Therefore, all three of them expressed their agreement.

Huolu and Kulun thanked him again and again and left with a smile. Yalibu and Zhang Yuting said goodbye, and Lu Yuan said meaningfully: "The emperor who 'loves his people like his own children' is a good emperor."

After leaving the Governor's Mansion, Yalibu quickly asked Zhang Yuting: "What did the Governor say mean?"

Zhang Yuting thought for a moment and said, "I guess the principal saw that Kulun and Huolu have a strong appeal to the powerful leaders of small tribes. If you don't do something, it will be difficult to win..."

Yalibu thought for a moment and asked, "You want me to show my kindness to ordinary tribesmen? Is that possible?"

Zhang Yuting thought about it carefully and said, "It should be useful. But I haven't thought about it yet. I'll think about it carefully when I get back to the military camp!"

Gao Mingna took the "Minutes of the Election of the Bu Tribe" and read it over and over again.

She vaguely realized that if she magnified it to the Shenling Empire, she would be able to gain the support of all the citizens.

Unlike rebellion and war, this falls under the category of state governance, and it is no exaggeration to say that "a word is worth a thousand pieces of gold."

Lu Yuan smiled and said, "If Second Aunt likes it, take it."

"Really?"

Lu Yuan said with a double meaning, "I'm telling you the truth, believe it or not!"

Gao Mingna stared at her smart and capable nephew for a long time, then sighed and turned away silently.

Lu Yuan was totally confused by the look.

what happened?
Why is she making that expression?

Is it the respect of seniority, or the strict prohibition of physical contact between men and women?
Or maybe she has some unspeakable secret?

Without thinking, he asked directly: "Does Second Aunt have any objections to me? If so, can you let me die with a clear conscience?"

"Ok?"

Gao Mingna paused, but was struggling internally, wondering whether to leave or stay.

When Lu Yuan saw it, he thought it meant there was a way.

He immediately took a step forward, leaned over and continued, "I believe I am sincere to you and have never had any bad intentions. But I have never understood how I have offended you, or what evil things I have done to you?"

Gao Mingna didn't look back and whispered, "Neither!"

He deliberately said: "Are you looking down on my lowly background and thinking that I am not worthy of a beautiful lady like you?!"

Gao Mingna turned around suddenly and said firmly: "I never thought so! On the contrary, I think you are amazing!"

"So, what's the problem?"

"I, I...it's my own problem, it has nothing to do with you..."

Lu Yuan was really confused. This was neither right nor wrong. Could it be that she was a stone-hearted woman...

Lu Yuan's mind suddenly opened up. Could it be that Gao Mingna's sexual orientation...

He blurted out: "You like women, not men?"

Gao Mingna was so frightened that her face turned pale. She covered her nephew's mouth and denied it eagerly: "I didn't do that! I didn't do that! Don't talk nonsense!"

Oh my god!
In Lu Yuan's opinion, Gao Mingna's "guilty" behavior was simply an admission of guilt.

I see. Everything is explained now.

Gao Mingna has a girl's body but a boy's heart.

No wonder she has loved riding horses and fighting since she was a child. She is a member of the Qingcang Guard and the Shenwei Camp, and she also wants to lead troops to rebel and become emperor.

But Gao Mingna couldn't read minds, and when she saw Lu Yuan's eyes changing again and again, she thought that he looked down on her.

"Wow!" She burst into tears.

She cried loudly, her eyes were wet with tears, and I felt so sorry for her.

It has to be said that when a beautiful woman cries, even the most heroic man will involuntarily soften his heart.

In fact, from this point of view, she is not a complete lesbian.

As an expert in love affairs, and due to the open-minded environment in his previous life, Lu Yuan does not discriminate against lesbians.

He patted Gao Mingna on the shoulder and whispered, "Hey, why are you crying? I didn't say anything..."

"You may not say it, but you must be looking down on me in your heart... wuwu..."

"I swear to God, I'm not as bad as you say. It's just a lesbian. I've seen a lot of them. Really, it's no big deal."

what!
Gao Mingna wiped her tears and asked in a low voice: "You didn't lie to me, do you really think so?"

Lu Yuan raised his right hand: "If I lie, God will punish me with five thunderbolts!"

Seeing that Lu Yuan didn't seem to be faking it, Gao Mingna asked hesitantly, "Where did you see it, and aren't you surprised?"

"Oh, you've never eaten pork, but you've seen pigs run? Apart from anything else, there are many eunuchs and maids in the palace who are "eating together", and it's not new for maids to "polish mirrors" with each other."

He continued, "You have been in and out of the palace since you were a child, so you must have seen it a lot, right?"

"Yeah! I have seen quite a few..."

Gao Mingna understood that various rumors about palace corruption were circulating among the people, and she felt a little relieved.

Lu Yuan said bluntly, "That's it. Besides, in the early days, it was common for men to like men. Just like the line in the Yue People's Song, 'There are trees on the mountain and branches on the trees, I love you but you don't know it', which is about the love between men. So, your little problem is nothing!"

"Puch!"

Gao Mingna burst into laughter at what Lu Yuan said, and her expression suddenly became lively.

She turned away, adjusted her mood, and then turned to ask, "Can you keep it a secret for me?"

"Keep it secret?"

"Yes! You can't tell anyone, especially my eldest sister and my third sister..."

Lu Yuan's mind turned, and he suddenly understood. He looked up and down at the stunning Second Aunt.

"Have you ever bathed and slept with Qingluan Qiao'er?"

"Shh!"

Gao Mingna's face turned red.

Ruined!
She lowered her head and said in a voice that only a mosquito could hear: "That, it's all, it's all, they dragged me in... I promise, I didn't do anything wrong!"

The more Lu Yuan thought about it, the more he felt bad. He said unhappily, "You saw my woman naked. This is a huge loss!"

Gao Mingna pleaded pitifully, "I didn't mean it... This kind of thing won't happen again..."

Lu Yuan shook his head like a rattle: "No, still no, I feel unhappy when I think about it!"

"Well, what do you want me to do in exchange for your forgiveness?!"

Looking at the beautiful face, Lu Yuan leaned close to her ear with evil humor and whispered a few words.

After a while, Gao Mingna blushed and asked, "You can watch it, but you can't do anything rash, or I will never agree to it..."

Lu Yuan readily extended his palm: "Let's high-five to swear!"

Gao Mingna hesitated for a moment and finally raised her hand.

"Snapped!"

"Speak out!"

"Dead Manan Chase!"

Gao Mingna left with the "Minutes of the Bu Tribe Election" full of thoughts.

Lu Yuan stroked the hairy beard on his chin, thoughtfully.

Li Qingluan and Zhao Qiaoer came to the lobby and asked curiously, "Everyone is gone? Where is Mingna?"

"Oh, she has something else to do, so she went back."

Zhao Qiaoer sighed, "Oh, I really don't know what she's thinking. She doesn't feel bored staying in the military camp all day long..."

Li Qingluan smiled and said, "You don't understand! She is a heroine who cares about all the people in the world."

Lu Yuan's stomach hurt from laughing so hard.

You have all been deceived by her!
However, if you wait two more days, I will be able to get all your money back with interest. (End of this chapter)