Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 448 442. No Longer Patient

"...I propose to increase trade with the Han people to improve living conditions in Nanzhong."

Meng Jie sat expressionlessly at a stone table at the top seat. He followed Feng Xi's example and got a small gavel and a pad as a gavel, and put forward a proposal that had been shelved a few months ago.

"I suggest that we discuss this matter later."

The cave master below immediately stood up and spoke loudly.

"Master Wu Dong, you said this a few months ago. We can't keep dragging this matter on."

Meng Jie suppressed the anger in his heart and looked coldly at the cave master who stood up.

"The Han people are cunning, and they may have other plans for our South. We should wait and see, for example... how about a year?"

The Lord of Wudong was an erratic person. He had joined Meng Huo when he saw that Meng Huo was powerful. However, after being caught by Feng Xi, he acted like a loyal Han soldier without saying a word. Now that the Han army had left, he returned to his old ways.

"Then your opinion will be one of the voting items. Please vote now. One is support, two is opposition, three is abstention, and four is postponement for another year."

Meng Jie himself is a good-natured person. Although he was very angry about these people's excuses and obstruction, he still gave them the opportunity to express their ideas.

After a while, the voting was over and Meng Jie began to count the votes honestly. A well-dressed man at the side was using charcoal to write the correct characters on a slate to count the votes, imitating what Feng Xi had said before.

The result was as Meng Jie had expected. Only a dozen people agreed, and there were not many who disagreed. Then more than thirty people abstained from voting, and more than twenty people agreed to postpone the discussion for one year.

Although Meng Jie was originally a good person, seeing the voting results again made his brows tense and he wished he could smash these people's heads with a stone slab.

Only then did Meng Jie slowly realize what a scam this so-called South Central Parliament, where everyone has a say, is.

Just like if humans had several heads, each with its own ideas, there would definitely be chaos, the same is true for an organization.

Under Feng Xi's repeated emphasis, the South Central Parliament claimed that everyone was equal and no one was inferior to anyone else. On the other hand, no one had more power than anyone else, not even Meng Jie. The minority obeyed the majority, which was decided from the beginning.

The result is that now, apart from those small cave dwellers who were instigated by Yang Feng and those who voluntarily went to Jiaozhou to live together with the Han people, there are still more than 60 cave dwellers left, and more than 20 people agreed to continue delaying. Obviously, they only account for one-third of all people, but they end up influencing the ideas of the remaining two-thirds. This makes Meng Jie feel extremely absurd.

Meng Jie had been disgusted by this for half a year, and now he had the idea of ​​quitting. After all, Meng Jie could consider his brothers and sisters in Yinkeng Cave, but he was too lazy to consider the people from other caves. He was willing to become the so-called speaker just to seek some benefits for these people, but these people were here to take advantage of him, which made Meng Jie, who had a good temper, feel irritated.

"...In that case, I have another proposal. In view of the current situation of the South Central Parliament, I feel that my ability is limited and I cannot continue to serve you brothers and sisters. I want to resign as the Speaker. You can elect the next Speaker according to your own ideas."

Meng Jie rubbed his temples, then spoke with a heavy face and announced a shocking news. "This is inappropriate, this is inappropriate. Master Meng is highly respected, why would he do this..."

Someone immediately reacted and tried to persuade him to stay, but Meng Jie waved his hand resolutely, indicating that he had made up his mind.

Seeing this, the others didn't say much and could only watch the other cave masters nominate their favorite candidates or themselves one by one.

Meng Jie watched coldly from above, and he felt more and more that these people really could not accomplish anything, just like wild dogs biting each other for some leftovers.

However, Meng Jie still stood his last post and completed the election of the next Speaker with due diligence.

"Then I will say a few words as the owner of Yinkeng Cave. I intend to lead my entire Yinkeng Cave northward, into the Han prefectures and counties, and live together with the Han people."

Although Meng Jie said it politely, what he actually meant was that he would not be a member of Nanzhong anymore. The main reason was that the ugly behaviors of the various cave masters really exhausted him mentally, and the endless internal struggles made him want to do something for Nanzhong, but in the end, he could do nothing.

Instead of doing this, it would be better to surrender to the Han people cleanly and neatly, at least the brothers and sisters in the cave can live a good life.

"Master Meng, why is it so? How can we in Nanzhong not be able to defeat the Han people? Why do we have to abandon the light and join the dark? We in Nanzhong still need Master Meng!"

"Oh, Master Meng has probably been flirting with the Han people for a long time, right?"

The reactions of the crowd were also different. Although Yinkeng Cave had suffered heavy casualties due to Meng Huo's rebellion, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse, and Yinkeng Cave is still one of the most powerful caves in Nanzhong. If Yinkeng Cave also surrendered to the Han people after Yang Feng's Yinzhi Cave, it would probably bring immeasurable adverse effects to Nanzhong.

However, Meng Jie didn't bother to pay attention to them. When I wanted to do something, you blocked me in every way, and now you keep saying that you are doing it for Nanzhong. Who would believe you?

As for those who took advantage of the situation and made sarcastic remarks, Meng Jie was too lazy to pay attention to them. How could he build Nanzhong well with these insects?
Since everyone doesn't want to do anything, let's go our separate ways. Meng Jie actually paid attention to Yang Feng's situation and found that Yang Feng was indeed living comfortably in Jiaozhou. After all, Jiaozhou was vast and rich in resources, and it was not much developed during this period, so there was plenty of unowned land.

With the guidance and assistance of the local Han people, Yang Feng's Yinzhidong easily learned to farm and opened up a large area of ​​fertile land. In addition, Yang Feng and his people were not good people, so even if the local Zhan people and other Baiyue people wanted to fight them, they would not be able to gain any advantage. After all, the Baiyue people were notorious for bullying the weak and fearing the strong, and when they met Yinzhidong from Nanzhong, they were completely subdued and did not dare to cause trouble.

The local Han people were also happy to see this, after all, they were bullied by the lazy Baiyue people, who kept attacking them. Now that the Nanzhong people who were more inclined to the Han people came over and beat up the local Baiyue people, they felt relieved, and the Baiyue people immediately became obedient.

Now Meng Jie didn't want to go to Jiaozhou, but he was curious about Yizhou. After all, Meng Jie had studied in Jingzhou, and he was more like today's scholars, preferring to live in cities, prefectures and counties.

Meng Jie was too lazy to continue wasting words with these people, so he simply informed them and left, asking his men to contact the Han people. He had had enough, and if anyone in Yinkeng Cave was willing to stay, let them stay.

(End of this chapter)