The world is still calm, the Jinyang Huo family almost stopped the military operations in Jing County, and the Battle of Fuzhou can only be regarded as a battle to suppress bandits, plus the Qingjiang Mansion and Jinhua Mansion in Yue County have always been only regarded as corners, far away from the center of the family's struggle for hegemony, although it is also eye-catching, it is not a major change that destroys the balance of power in the world.

However, all the heroes in the world feel the violent undercurrent in the calm.

The world is in turmoil, and all the mud and sand are falling, and all those who can survive in the chaos have extraordinary strength. Before the East China Sea War, even if the Mei people could not participate in the pattern of hegemony, they had the strength to settle in the southeast corner, and when the world was peaceful, they would choose powerful forces to rely on, so that the Mei people would have an everlasting foundation.

After the East China Sea War, the strength of the Mei clan was greatly damaged, and only 3,000 new weak soldiers remained, but they had a behemoth family business that did not match the Wanling Chen clan, which was the target of plundering and annexation by forces that intended to dominate the world.

The Mei clan has been established in Donghai County for more than 200 years, and thousands of relatives and clans have been separated from each other.

The clan relied on its strength and influence to gain political privileges and advantages, so as to win a broader living space. Even if there are no other forces to take advantage of the fire, the Mei clan will be replaced by emerging forces due to the loss of strength and the weakening of influence, so it is difficult to avoid the end of weakening and extinction.

After the East China Sea War, the Mei people were no longer qualified to participate in dominating the world, but they were still unwilling to give up their efforts to influence the pattern of the world. Mei Tierui participated in the political affairs of Yongyang and Qingjiang, and naturally knew the details of the "County Policy" in her heart.

The main point of the "County Policy" is to set up a wide range of counties, so that administrative and public security matters do not need to rely on the family, so that the powerful family cannot control the locality. The abolition of the guard system and the implementation of the conscription system on the basis of the battalion army made it impossible for the powerful families to divide the localities by virtue of their military strength. In order to change the chaotic times of family division, frequent disputes, poor livelihood, and invasion of different races.

Yongyang and Qingjiang rely on the Mei clan for many things, and Xu Ruyu does not hide it from him.

From the time when the Qingyan Army gained a foothold in the Lishui River Valley, Xu Ruyu and Mei Tierui never broke their letters, just to dispel his various concerns. In the system implemented in Qingjiang Prefecture, although the possibility of the family being arrogant and indulgent in the local area was eliminated, it did not exclude the family forces from participating in the new political structure.

Mei Tierui's keen eyes naturally showed that as the core of the political situation in Qingjiang, Xu Ruyu was not high.

Jiang Youli came to Yongyang with Xu Ruyu, and the post of Qingyan Army Commander Shi was succeeded by Shao Haitang, and Meng Yi, Xu Boying, and Shao Haitang formally formed the core layer except Xu Ruyu to exercise the military and political power of Qingjiang Mansion.

In ancient times, there was a good system, saying: "The monarch's power is respected but not [***], and the power is humble and can be checked and balanced." However, for thousands of years, people's hearts have been like snakes, and they are afraid that their personal power is not enough to control others, so how can others be allowed to share their own power? Although the good system and good law have been proposed for a long time, it is a pavilion in the air and a moon on the wall, which ultimately makes people unable to benefit.

In the traditional concept of people, the power of the monarch is divine, except for the signs of heaven descending, the high monarchy is unquestionable and denied, however, the power of the lord is considered to come more from the world. In the middle and late period of the old dynasty, the rise of the family, the disputes between the families intensified, and the wrong decisions of the lord often ruined the glory of a family for a hundred years.

Mei Tierui thought to herself: The system of clan elders was gradually formed by the Mei clan after more than 200 years, but in order to restrain the disdain of the children to steal the lord. Xu Ruyu is extraordinary, of course, he will not be a person who eats a vegetarian meal, and he can implement the method of checks and balances to restrain his own power in Qingjiang, and he can see his outstanding vision.

Mei Tierui said: "Whether it is the restoration of the old dynasty or a different race, the big and small families in the world will inevitably be greatly impacted, if that is the case, it is better to change the way to affect the pattern of the world." ”

Mei Liting was silent, he knew best what Mei Tierui had done in the past two years. In particular, she learned that "Placing the County Policy" was from Xu Xing, and Mei Tierui supported Xu Ruyu under greater pressure.

When they were unable to regain their military superiority and reading power, the Mei people completely gave up their military ambitions, and with the rapid expansion of Xu Ruyu's power, they gained great influence, thus becoming a family that influenced the pattern of the world.

Mei Liting thought of the helplessness in Xu Ruyu's eyes when he said, "Save the world from danger, Ruyu dare not pity this body", and he felt a lot of emotion in his heart.

Only after Xu Ruyu's power has expanded to a certain extent will the Mei clan eliminate the fear of being annexed by other forces or directly by Xu Ruyu. Xu Ruyu's participation in the chaos of dominating the world is the primary condition for the Mei people to follow him willingly.

Mei Tierui said lightly: "If the troubled times are like torrents, if you don't advance, you will retreat, you will not know this truth, but he still has hesitation in his heart, you and I are in the name of rebellion, and we still have to admonish each other." ”

Mei Liting thought to himself: Where is the admonition, it is obviously forced to force each other.

Mei Tierui discussed this matter with Yun Qingxu at the beginning, and asked Mei Liting to raise the matter, hoping that if this matter did not work, there would be room for relaxation.

Yun Qing said with a false smile: "When I was in Qingjiang Mansion last year, Shao Haitang had such an idea, just to stabilize the situation in the southeast, it was far from relieving the chaos in the world, but at that time, the power of the Qingyan Army was still limited to the Lishui River Valley, and it was inconvenient to mention it prematurely, and now, the Qingyan Army has become an important force in the southeast, how can you only think about the southeast corner?" ”

Shao Haitang, Yun Qingxu, and Mei Tierui have different thoughts, but they have the same purpose, and under such pressure, Xu Ruyu can't do it if he doesn't want to. Mei Liting shook his head slightly, thinking: It is rumored that the adult has a very close relationship with Miss Jue'er, but he insisted on refusing to be included in the room, and he probably had today's consciousness.

Although there is no explicit prohibition, in the past two years, there have been few concubines among the generals of Yongyang and Qingjiang, thinking of Xu Ruyu's heart and open-mindedness to change the bad habits of the old system, Mei Liting can't help but yearn for it.

It will not take long for the Dongcheng Army, the Xicheng Army, and the Reserve Battalion to be formally incorporated into the establishment of the Qingyan Army, and it will be divided into three battalions, including the middle base, the fifth school, and the Wuwei battalion, Mei Liting will be the commander of the middle base battalion, with the rank of Jiawei general, Xing Kunmin will be the commander of the five school battalions, and the rank of commander will be added, and Zhang Zhongdao will be the commander of the Wuwei battalion, with the rank of general. The third battalion was controlled by Jiang Lingtian and was given the rank of general.

The two battalions of the Suyi Guards were reorganized into the Suyi Infantry Battalion, which was led by Shen Bing and added the rank of commander.

In addition, the 3,000 battalions stationed in Suyi at this time were nominally owned by the Chen clan, and in fact they were also under the control of Xu Ruyu.

According to the principle of separation of military and government, the government affairs of Yongyang Mansion will be presided over by Mei Tierui.

Zhang Zhongdao and Jiang Lingtian were added to the rank of general of Fengce, which means that he has also entered the core layer of the Blue Flame Army.

In addition to Shao Haitang, Xu Boying, Meng Yi, Zhang Zhongdao, Jiang Lingtian, and Mei Tierui, uncles and grandsons Fang Wu and Yun Qingxu are also pivotal roles in the Qingyan Army. In addition, the six Wei generals and the six Cao Zuoguan, the left and right internal officials became the sub-level core, and at this point, the Qingyan Army began to take shape.

After Jiang Lingtian, Mei Tierui and the others left, Xu Ruyu showed a helpless wry smile to Youli and said, "If you give Mei Tierui to catch my weakness." ”

Youli said: "Qingjiang's two years of Tianfu and Ding Yin are exempted from you, if there is no vigorous loss by the Mei clan, how can you maintain the expenses of Qingjiang Mansion only with the profits of Tuntian and monopoly?" ”

Xu Ruyu said: "I only hope that Boying and his party in Nanmin will make some gains, otherwise the financial resources of the Mei people will also be tightened." ”

In a year and a half, the Mei clan has lost nearly two million gold to the Qingyan Army.

The Qingyan Army suddenly incorporated the five deserted cities in the southwest of Yuejun County into its jurisdiction, and the construction of cities, paving roads, clearing wasteland, and diverting water were all in ruins, in addition to maintaining huge armaments, and financial resources were even tighter. In the days when Xu Ruyu was about to leave Yueqing City, he didn't dare to take the initiative to find Xu Boying.

In order to save armaments and materials, Xu Ruyu and the Fan family agreed to send soldiers into the coastal areas of Yuhang Mansion in batches, and cooperate with the elite soldiers of the Fan clan to fight against the Puji bandits who landed and robbed, as long as the Fan family provided materials and casualties.

Although Fan Che, who was overstretched in terms of troops, was unwilling, he was forced by the pressure of the small and medium-sized families in the coastal sea, considering that the number of soldiers sent and the area of activity would not threaten the safety of Yuhang Mansion, so he reluctantly agreed.

Xu Ruyu divided the 4,000 soldiers into more than 20 groups and sent them to the areas where bandits were rampant in the coastal seas, so as to solve the supply of the 3,000 soldiers, and he could also take turns to send the officers and men of various units to conduct actual combat training.

This matter is simple to say, but it is quite cumbersome to do, the Fan family is not a family with good credit, fighting against pirates in the offshore area, and guarding against the actions that the Fan family may have behind the scenes. Xu Boying saw that he could save material use, so he naturally agreed very much, and only said: "The more complicated it is, the more high-quality generals can be forged. ”

Wei Yan rested the saber with the sheath on his shoulder, stared at the raging waves in a daze, and did not come back to his senses for a long time.

There is also a small city in the east of Jinhua City, Anxi, the city is small and not strong, it is not conducive to long-term garrison, and it has been repeatedly broken by Puji bandits. After the bandits broke through the city, they did not send troops to garrison it, and after a while, they would leave and recede the city to the Fan family. After counting a few times, the Fan family realized that this city was just a bait for the Puji bandits, so that the Fan family continued to send materials to the city for them to rob.

Fan Che saw that Anxi City could not be defended, so he destroyed the city, leaving only the half-man-high city wall base.

Standing on the base of the Qingtiao Stone wall, looking at the sea water outside the seawall, he suddenly pulled out his edge and slashed into the void, the sword qi came out of his blade, and the beep explosion, the sound was very terrifying, but it turned silent in the distance, and the fallen leaves around him did not lift a piece.

The weather was hot and sultry, and the blue sky was tightly covered in all directions, without a trace of wind penetrating in, and the air was filled with the smell of algae.

Two hundred miles south of Anxi is the largest land base of the Puji bandits, and there is no other barrier between them, not only will you encounter the Puji naval army, but also may encounter Puji's foot soldiers, and Wei Yan and his Qingjiang cavalry battalion will be sent here.

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