When Yongyang built the city, Yongyang was in a situation where families stood side by side, so there was no sub-city of considerable scale.

After the Mei people grasped the power of Yongyang, they considered that it would take a lot of money to build an inner city inside the completed Yongyang City, so they gave up the idea of building an inner city. Under Xu Xing's suggestion, the four squares in the center of the city are connected and connected, surrounded by the square walls built with blue bricks and stones, relative to the Yongyang city gate, four majestic and lofty square buildings were built, which are equivalent to the four city gates of the inner city, to a certain extent, to strengthen the defense of the "inner city", and the building complex that imitates the inner city is formed, although it is steep and solid and can not be compared with the real inner city, but it declares the unique position of the Mei people in Yongyang.

The streets inside and outside the square building are divided into outer streets and inner streets. A street from Jingyangmen to the political hall is divided into two sections by Jingyangfang Building, the outer side is Donghua Outer Street, the inner side is Donghua Inner Street, enters Jingyangfang Building, the east side of Donghua Inner Street is the granary, this warehouse is huge, almost occupies a quarter of the entire sub-city. The west of the street is the Silu Hall, the Shiying Hall, the Yicao Hall, the Shicao Hall, and after these four halls, it is the Zuo Yuan, the Punishment Cao Hall, the Torture Rafter Hall, the Right Prison, and the Hucao Hall. After these three halls and one prison, it is the Zuo Yuan, the North Hall of the General Judgment, the South Hall of the General Judgment, the Jiyi Writing Hall, the Horse Selection Hall and the Tower. Enter the Liyangfang Building, the south of the street is the granary, the north of the street is the government prison, the government office, the armory, the military warehouse, and the south of the street is two courtyards.

Yongyang's official office is gathered here, it is the center of Yongyang City, also known as the official city, Yongyang Political Hall is in the center of the official city, open on all sides, and the four official streets leading to the four gates all lead to the front of the political hall.

Mei Mansion is close to the northwest of the official city, is a square courtyard of the reading force, since the Mei people have lived in the Mei Mansion, it has been repaired several times, the furnishings in the house are luxurious, the guard is strict, the hall inside and outside the hall is open and orderly, it is a typical manor of the official mansion in one, also known as the Plum Garden.

There are more than 300 buildings, rooms, halls and halls in the park, covering an area of more than 260 acres. It is also divided into three roads in the middle, east and west, the east road is the family temple, the middle road is the main body, it is divided into two major parts before and after, the front is the official office, there are six halls and three halls, the back is the inner house, there are the front upper room, the front hall building, the back hall building, and the back garden.

The back garden of the plum garden is verdant, with rockeries, fish ponds, and flower houses, showing the taste and luxury of the Mei people.

After the East China Sea War, the Mei people moved out of the Plum Garden.

When Xu Ruyu was appointed as the lieutenant of Yongyang, he had been handling official affairs in the Mingyue Tower, and then Jiang Lingtian took over the post of lieutenant, and did not enter the political hall, but handled official affairs in the official office in the front yard of Meiyuan, but the inner house of Meiyuan has been vacant.

The meaning behind the vacancy of the government hall and the back house of the plum garden is self-evident.

At the beginning of the morning, Xu Ruyu, accompanied by Mei Liting, walked into the inner house of the plum garden.

The house in the plum garden has been vacant for two and a half years, but it is taken care of by ordinary people, and it does not look like it has not been lived in for a long time, Xu Ruyu stood in front of the moon gate for a long time, and was silent for a long time.

Mei Liting only thought that he was fascinated by the exquisite scenery of the plum garden, and quietly stood beside him, and did not say a word to urge.

In the hall of the official office in the front yard, the main officials and generals of Yongyang gathered together, Jiang Lingtian, Mei Tierui, and Chen Zifang had not yet appeared, and the military and political agenda would not officially start for a while.

The rebuilding of the Yongyang Water Camp has been stirring up recently, and it is naturally a topic of conversation among everyone.

When the Mei people were in charge, the Yongyang Water Camp was controlled by the Nancheng, and when Xu Ruyu took over as the commander of Yongyang, he had set up a false title of the Yongyang Water Camp and was appointed by Zhang Shi.

In order to resist the possible re-invasion of the Puji bandits, the rebuilt Yongyang Water Camp must be not small. Whoever this errand is assigned to, the strength of that family will rise rapidly. Although in the initial stage of construction, the defense of the water camp will be concentrated in the outer waters to prevent the small group of Puji bandits from infiltrating Yongyang on land, but after all, it will take advantage of the dense water network in Yongyang to radiate its influence to the entire territory of Yongyang.

Zhong Ji stood quietly in a corner, looking at Xu Daofu, Zhang Shi and others who were slightly nervous and excited, but Shen Deqian's performance was very calm. It is not surprising that Jiang Lingtian, Mei Tierui, and Chen Zifang will be the last to appear together every time, and Zhang Zhongdao is very disgusted by this kind of noisy meeting, and he has attended several times, and each time he yawns, which greatly affects the mood of the speakers. It's just that he represents Xu Ruyu, and he can't be blamed against him, it's normal that he hasn't arrived now. However, Mei Liting, Xing Kunmin, Shen Binglu and others have not appeared so far, but it is surprising.

Xu Daofu seemed to be aware of something, and swept through the crowd with his eyes slightly, and the cold light emitted by his pupils became more and more intense. At this moment, Shen Bing and Xing Kunmin appeared at the door, untied their swords and handed them to the door officer, stepped into the lobby, and walked to a corner, and they didn't talk to anyone.

Zhong Ji saw the expressions of several people, and smiled secretly in his heart.

In the mighty river, the water vortex swirled one after another rapidly, chasing downward, and disappeared on the water surface after a while, and countless water vortices swirled out again. A few river herons stopped on the sandbar in the middle of the river, twisted their slender necks, and stretched out their beaks to sort out their gray feathers. In the distance, several large sails appeared on the silver sparkling river, and the river heron suddenly flew into the air, crossed a graceful arc, lit the river surface, leaving several rippling water waves, and flew towards the dense forest on the river bank.

Ji Ziheng watched Jiang Lu fly away in shock, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously pulled up.

Xu Ruyu walked forward slowly, and the Yongyang Military and Political Conference was in full swing, but it was not yet time for him to appear. Mei Liting was absent, and he still accompanied Xu Ruyu, waiting for the message from the Southern Courtyard.

Xu Ruyu said: "The cost of this garden is huge, and I'm afraid I can't afford to live in it." He lowered his head and thought for a moment, and said, "There is no need to choose another location for the Yanwu Hall, just look here." ”

Mei Liting didn't take his words, he knew that the second uncle would definitely dissuade him.

Since Xu Ruyu promised to forge ahead into the world, how could he not open the mansion and set up a curtain? Qingjiang Mansion and Yongyang Mansion have not yet been connected geographically, and Mei Tierui's intention is naturally to hope that Xu Ruyu will choose Yongyang instead of Qingjiang.

The house in Meiyuan has been vacant, just waiting for Xu Ruyu to become the owner.

Since Xu Ruyu is the lord of Yongyang, Yongyang's finances will naturally set up an inner treasury for Xu Ruyu to dispose of.

Mei Liting thought to himself: Forge ahead in the world, maybe it will be difficult for you. What will the inner house be used for?

Xu Ruyu glanced at Mei Liting, and seeing that he didn't respond to his own words, he knew that it was quite difficult to use this place for the martial arts hall. The plum garden was originally the private property of the Mei people, and it was too contrary to Mei Tierui's wishes to say anything about it, so I just hoped to find a way to compromise.

It's just that the Mei clan is bent on tying themselves to the battle four to seize the world, which is really distressing.

Xu Ruyu thought of those heroes who fought for the world with moving slogans but eventually fell into personal power and selfish desires, and couldn't help but worry about the changes in his future.

In the political hall, Jiang Lingtian and Chen Zifang sat on the left and right, Mei Tierui sat at the head of the left column, Shen De was at the head of the right column, and the two columns were Zhang Zhongdao, Xu Daofu, Zhang Shi, Wan Rong, Zhong Ji, Gong Hao, Shen Yi, Shen Binglu, Xing Kunmin and others.

Everyone seemed to have great patience, arguing endlessly on some details in the morning, and no one took the initiative to mention the rebuilding of the Yongyang Water Camp, as if whoever put forward this proposal would be attacked by everyone, so as to fall into passivity and have no chance with the Yongyang Water Camp.

Just as the meeting was about to adjourn at noon, Zhang Shi saw Xu Dao's eyes, stood up and said, "You all have to hold your breath and wait for the typhoon season to pass." Seeing that no one responded, Zhang Shi was stunned for a moment, and said to himself boringly: "Once the typhoon passes, Gongliang Youqin will definitely suffer from Yongyang due to anger, what is your opinion?" ”

Zhang Zhongdao snorted coldly and said, "Why do you want to be angry? ”

Zhang Shi was about to blurt out that Xu Ruyu Fuzhou had defeated the Puji bandits again, but when he saw Zhang Zhongdao glaring at each other angrily, he could only say such a thing as a rumor at the bottom, and he couldn't come to the stage to say it, and he would complain about Xu Ruyu causing trouble. said in a slightly slower tone: "Every time Gongliang Youqin is frustrated, he always vents his anger on the coastal people, which shows that his mind is unbalanced, and I Yongyang must guard against it." ”

Zhang Zhongdao was very bored, knowing that the next words were choreographed, he couldn't help yawning and called back the words that Xu Daofu was about to blurt out.

Although it had been arranged for a long time, he didn't want Xu Daofu to gain momentum for a while, but it was necessary to disrupt their rhythm, but Zhang Zhongdao was so messy that Mei Tierui secretly laughed. Mei Tierui saw that Xu Dao's face turned red, and said: "Yongyang's defense has not been relaxed, and General Zhang is worried about it. ”

Zhang Shi took a few steps forward, stood in the middle of the lobby, and said: "Yongyang implements an internal defense against the Puji bandits, relying on the city dock fort to prevent the Puji bandits from encroaching on Yongyang's territory. If the Puji pirates were to infiltrate the interior of Yongyang in small groups to carry out a raid, this kind of inner line defense would expose his loopholes. ”

Although not all of you here know about military affairs, but after the Battle of Fuzhou, they all have the worry that Gongliang Youqin will invade Yongyang again, so they are familiar with its possible combat methods.

Zhang Shi's face was proud, and he continued: "My Yongyang relies on the Chengchiwu Fort to have an advantage, if the Puji pirates infiltrate in separate units, the various units of our Yongyang Army will be forced to leave the Chengchiwu Fort to fight with them in order to protect the people in the countryside, and whether or not they can catch the pirates wandering everywhere, at least the losses caused by bandits in various places cannot be compensated. ”

Shen Deqian said: "General Zhang now has a lot of experience in the art of war, and he can see through the loopholes in Yongyang's defense at a glance. ”

Zhang Shi felt that his face was slightly hot, and then looked at Shen Deqian's calm face, not as if he was ridiculing himself, and felt a little surprised.

Shen Deqian glanced at Zhang Shi and thought: Only people like you are willing to let people be gunslingers. His gaze swept over Jiang Lingtian and the others, and then stared at Xu Daofu's face, and said, "If my Yongyang troops are forced to leave the city and fight for small bandits in the wilderness, the original defense system will inevitably be empty. My Yongyang and waterless camp sentry ship can warn the Yongyang water camp in advance of the elusive river and ocean, and Gongliang Youqin is completely able to catch our defense gap and invade again in a big way. General Xu, do you think my worries are justified? ”

Xu Daofu raised his eyes and quickly glanced at him, then lowered his eyes, and said quietly: "Shen Changshi knows the art of war, if you say so, it is really possible." In his heart, he was a little shocked that he took the initiative to mention the Yongyang Water Camp, and thought: The Shen family also intends to get involved in the Yongyang Water Camp, why did Shen Deqian jump out first so unbreathlessly, could it be that he was completely sure that everyone would not be able to resist him Shen Family?

Shen Deqian looked sideways at Jiang Lingtian, and said loudly: "Although I Yongyang has an agreement with the Chen clan and must not set up a water camp, but it is a matter of life and death for Yongyang, and I can't stick to a piece of paper, and the water camp must be rebuilt." ”

After saying that, he glanced at Chen Zifang before turning his head to see the reactions of the others.

After all, Chen Zifang represents the interests of the Chen family in Yongyang, the power of the Chen family has not penetrated into Yongyang, and the original agreement is just a piece of paper in the eyes of everyone, and Chen Zifang's position as a government guard was also vacated by Jiang Lingtian and Mei Tierui. It's just that Shen Deqian didn't care about Chen Zifang's feelings and said something appropriate, which surprised everyone, and they all looked at Chen Zifang to see his reaction.

Chen Zifang knew that it was time for him to leave the table, so he bowed slightly to Jiang Lingtian, said hello, got up and retreated to the inner hall. The people were accustomed to it, and when they were sure that he had left through the north gate, they had no scruples.

Xu Daofu said: "It took several months to build warships and train sailors, and it took several months to initially complete a certain scale of water battalions. The implication is that there is no need to discuss whether to rebuild the water camp, but how to rebuild the Yongyang water camp.

Zhang Shi said: "If you want to get the combat power to compete with the Puji Water Battalion, you may not be able to succeed in two years. ”

Zhong Ji said: "There is no shortage of Yongyang soldiers who are proficient in the water surname, and this part of the people can be drawn out to form a naval army, and the construction of warships is the most time-consuming. ”

Zhong Ji's suggestion is plain, especially the navy is drawn from various departments, and it will not destroy the current power structure, I think he has put a lot of thought into it, if you are here, you will definitely appreciate it, but I am afraid that some people may not be willing to do so. Mei Tierui would not accept this proposal in his heart, but he couldn't refute it openly, Zhang Shi was eager to speak in the corner of his eye, and snorted coldly in his heart to see how he behaved.

Zhang Shi said: "General Zhong is on the coast of the East China Sea, how can he not know the cruelty of the sea, how can ordinary merchant ships fight against the warships of the Puji Water Camp on the sea?" ”

Zhong Ji said: "Yanling, Qingpu to the east, are two uninhabited large sandbanks, the sandbar and the land of the water area is narrow, similar to the river, not to mention that there are many sea ships in Yongyang's merchant ships, the structure is strong and not weaker than ordinary warships. ”

Xu Daofu said: "General Zhong's defensive thinking still lies in the inner line, and the rebuilt water camp warships are only limited to the narrow waters between the sandbar and the land. ”

Zhong Ji's argument is not as good as Shen Daofu, and he feels that Xu Daofu's refutation is untenable, but he doesn't know how to refute him, seeing Mei Tierui, Jiang Lingtian and others sitting peacefully, he couldn't help but be surprised, and said: "In General Xu's opinion, what should I do?" And he sat down.

Xu Daofu said: "It is too late to rebuild the warship, and it is not possible to requisition merchant ships to replenish the number, only the effective policy of Xu Gong back then can solve the current crisis in Yongyang." ”

Xu Xing introduced the Donglin Society to the East China Sea Salt Affair that year, so that the water camps of the East China Sea could get out of their bodies to deal with the Puji Water Camp. Xu Dao used this example, but he wanted to introduce foreign forces to intervene in Yongyang's power structure, how could it be the same as Xu Xing's strategy back then?

Shen Deqian narrowed his eyes and asked, "General Xu might as well finish his words." ”

Xu Daofu scolded secretly: Old fox, don't you know that the Changhe Gang can't get down if they are sealed in the river? His face was solemn, and he said: "In the thirty-sixth year, Duke Xu recommended the Donglin Association to discuss the salt matter in the East China Sea, and the East China Sea side had the spare strength to refuse the Puji banditry. At this time, the Donglin Association will be included in the Yongyang system, so that Brother Xiao and you will discuss in the same hall, and once again reject the Puji bandits, wouldn't it be better than forming a water camp all over again? ”

Shen Deqian said: "The Donglin Society has its own 4,000 sailors, even if all of them are included in the Yongyang Guard system, the scale is still less than ......."

Xu Daofu thought to himself: You only thought of sharing a cup of soup with me at this time, and his face showed disdain, and said: "The sailors of the Donglin Society are proficient in water warfare, as long as I Yongyang provides sailors and boat masters, the size of the Donglin Society's sailors can be more than doubled immediately." ”

There were many people who vetoed this proposal, but because they couldn't put forward a better proposal for a while, they couldn't refute it, but the passage of this proposal touched Jiang Lingtian and Mei Tierui the most, but they didn't see them speak out, and everyone was surprised.

Xu Daofu saw that everyone was silent, and knew that someone had already been moved by this, and said: "Xiao Beili, the head of the Donglin Association, is in the political hall at this time, why don't you let him come in and discuss this matter together?" ”

Zhong Ji refuted: "The political affairs hall is a place for internal discussions in Yongyang, how can outsiders be allowed to come here to make a big fuss? ”

There was no need for Xu Dao to reply, Shen Deqian said for him: "Okay, this proposal is passed, and Brother Xiao is not an outsider." ”

Everyone looked at Jiang Lingtian to see what his reply was.

Jiang Lingtian said: "Since Xiao Bieli has come to Yongyang, it will not be a bad thing to see him and brainstorm ideas." ”

Xiao Farewell walked into the political hall with a tiger body, and the faint aura emanating from his body dwarfed Jiang Lingtian, Zhang Zhongdao and other peerless masters. Mei Tierui remembered that the last time he came to Yongyang was not long after Xu Xingping's Puji Incident, nearly seventeen years ago. After the East China Sea War, Yongyang's power pattern underwent major changes, and Xiao Bieli did not have many acquaintances among the people in the hall.

Xu Daofu introduced him one by one, walked up to Shen Deqian, and Xiao said goodbye: "Brother Shen is in his Chinese year, why do you dare not recognize each other with frost on your temples?" ”

Shen Deqian smiled and said, "It's rare that Brother Xiao still remembers the friendship of drinking at the same table back then. The words meant that Xiao Bieli was just a general friend with him, so why bother to force his face, turned his face to Xu Daofu and said: "General Xu recommended Brother Xiao, but I want to introduce another person." ”

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