Making Trouble

Those words left Tang Yao feeling rather uncomfortable. To be frank, the Tang Tribe's system of governance was indeed nowhere near as effective as the Han Tribe's. The Han Tribe's centralized system could transmit Luo Chong's orders directly into every household, and the Han Tribe had mature laws that exerted a powerful hold over the people. If Luo Chong told them how to farm, no one dared disobey.

But the Tang Tribe was different. In truth, Tang Ji, the so-called Chieftain of the Tang Tribe, was more like a great patriarch. When it came to matters concerning the tribe's dealings with outsiders, her word carried the most weight. She was effectively the backbone of the entire Tang Tribe. But internally, the various minor clans mostly governed and nurtured themselves, and Tang Ji rarely involved herself in the people's day-to-day affairs.

Only when a major crisis arose—for example, when a severe drought caused the entire Tang Tribe's harvests to fail—would the people and the patriarchs of the minor clans remember that they still had a great chieftain.

It was rather miserable. She was practically a tool, yet there was no doubt that such a chieftain was actually the most beloved by the people, because she could help them solve major problems. Who wouldn't like a chieftain like that?

Just as the group was about to disembark, Tang Yao found Luo Chong.

"Han Chieftain Luo Chong, I won't be going with you to Tohai Commandery. I want to go back and see my aunt first. She still doesn't know you've come, and I want to tell her. My aunt has always wanted to meet you. In a few days, I'll bring her to see you. Would that be all right?"

"Of course. You haven't been home in half a year, so you