Thirty miles southwest of Shaonan City, there is a peach and plum forest on the east bank of the Nanjiang River, there is a new huge courtyard group in the forest, it is the new Shaonan Bo Mengyan in order to settle the southward migration of the clansmen built, there is a particularly conspicuous bamboo building in the depths of the dense forest, there is a plaque of "Taoli Hall" hanging horizontally outside the door of the bamboo building, this is the new hall number of the Mengshi, when the hall number first opened, Shaonanbo invited the officials of the seven counties of the three states around the Shaonan City to come and watch, the scene was extremely grand, according to the insider, Meng Yan spent at least 10,000 gold, This matter also reached the ears of the king of Zhenbei, and the king of Zhenbei was very angry, and directly took the position of joining the army of Shaonanbo's Nanhai Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, "Since Shaonanbo is nostalgic for his family, the army of the Dadu Governor's Mansion will not work for him, I think the matter of appeasing the southbound displaced people will be left to him." "In this way, the fourth rank of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion joined the army and became the fifth rank of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion Shaonan's pacification envoy.

At this time, the new Shaonan pacification envoy sat in the bamboo building to negotiate with the Meng clan, the atmosphere was peaceful and casual, and was not disturbed by the demotion, Meng Yan saw that everyone was coming, stood up and bent down and bowed and said: "Everyone, the Meng clan has suffered for more than ten years, and I can still get together with you, and Meng Yan has made amends on behalf of his father." ”

The old people and a few young people in the hall hurriedly stood up and bowed back, and one of the eldest said: "When the uncle raised the army, the clan agreed, and the suffering should also be borne by the Meng clan, how can it be blamed on the uncle, now Qilang has such an achievement in the south, it should be the luck of the Mengshi." ”

"I am still young, and I have not been able to grow up with the clansmen since I was a child, so the affairs of the clansmen will need to worry about the clansmen in the future." Meng Yan was very respectful.

Hong Lao was quite satisfied with Meng Yan's attitude, stroked his beard and said: "Qilang is now the head of the family, and there should be no objections to the decision of the head of the family, but some time ago, I heard Meng Shou say that Qilang wanted to restore the nine gates of the Montessori clan, and we old people discussed it and felt that it was inappropriate. ”

"Elder Hong, please explain." Meng Yan was not in a hurry.

"Qilang, after the first battle of Shaobeishan and the pursuit of the Ling Dynasty, most of the nine Mengshi gates that flourished in the past can no longer hold up, and the Montessori branches together are currently only more than sixty people, if the nine gates are restored now, is it too hasty." Hong Lao is not in a hurry or impatient.

Meng Yan didn't rush to express his position, looked at the other clan elders, and after seeing that everyone agreed with the meaning of the red elders, he said: "Clan elders, since everyone thinks that it is too early to restore the Mengshi Nine Sects, I still have an idea, how about you listen to it?" ”

Then Meng Yan motioned for everyone to drink tea first, seeing that everyone had no objection and nothing else to say, "I want to divide the Montessori into three branches, one in Wuyangcheng, one in Yujun, and one in Shaonan." ”

"Dare to ask Shichiro what does this mean?" Everyone was confused, and Hong Lao took the lead in asking.

"Eggs can't be put in one basket, I want to leave two more ways for Montessori, if there is an accident in the future, it will not kill the whole family." Meng Yan said bitterly.

Everyone in the hall suddenly looked sad, and the old man and the other clansmen stood up and bowed deeply to Meng Yan, "Please ask the head of the family to command, all of us will follow!" ”

Meng Yan was very satisfied, and saw that he had been recognized by the clansmen, so he motioned for everyone to sit down, "Let Eleven Lang and Thirteen Lang stay with me and go to Wuyang City, and re-establish Longtan Hall in Shaonan Bo Mansion in Wuyang City. ”

Hong Lao looked at another person named Ping Lao and said suspiciously: "Family Master, it's not me and Brother Ping who are hypocritical, but both of us are old, and I'm afraid we can't study business together." ”

"Don't worry, Hong Lao, how dare I let the old man in my family suffer another crime, the sixteen lang of the eighth room is over ten years old, he is mainly in Yu County to practice business, the two of them have passed as clan elders, Yu County is an important place for commerce and trade, the main road of rivers and seas, and it is under the rule of Dongyang City, you know the relationship between me and the lord of Dongyang City, and Yu County is the fief of my righteous sister, so I plan to let Sixteen Lang go over."

The two old men were silent for a while, and Ping Lao said: "There is no problem with the arrangement of the head of the family, the martial arts and cultural veins were also not accessible before the eighth room, and now it is a road to walk the business vein, and besides, Dongyang City has always listened to the tone and does not listen to the relationship between the head of the family and the family, I think it is okay, what do you say?" Red Old Ghost. ”

Hong Lao nodded in approval, then turned to Meng Yan and said, "The head of the family has a heart, I will definitely live up to the trust, how about the hall name of Yu County is called Yu Shengtang in my opinion?" ”

"Yu Sheng? Rest? It's a little interesting, just according to the meaning of the red elder," Meng Yan was also refreshing, and then said: "Yang Lao, Jin Lao, Mo Lao, the three of you are all practicing the cultural context together, and they are all in the realm of knowledge, and the wisdom of the people in the south has not yet opened, I want you to stay in Shaonan City with the eighteen Lang of the ninth room, our Montessori was originally under the wing of the king of Zhenbei, although he trusts me, but our Montessori can't understand the etiquette, the Montessori Taoli Hall is to make them feel at ease, and you are specialized in the cultural context, even if you have suspicions about my Montessori in the future, You enlighten the people in the south, and they dare not touch you easily. ”

The three of them didn't say anything, even if they agreed, and then everyone in the hall entered the discussion, the stone in Meng Yan's heart fell to the ground, and he was about to get up with a light breath, and everyone who was discussing stopped for a while, Meng Yan was a little unaccustomed to it for a while, and only heard Hong Lao say: "The head of the family, I have discussed it, whether it is Taoli Hall or Yu Sheng Hall, we must keep one thing for Longtan Hall, and make a document as evidence, and there must be no dissent." ”

Meng Yan looked at everyone's expressions, it seemed that they had reached an agreement, in fact, Meng Yan didn't want the three branches to interact too much, but now that they had just recovered, it was not good to discourage their enthusiasm, "Okay, but I don't think the paperwork is necessary, so how about it?" As soon as the words fell, Meng Yan took out the dagger on his waist and slashed his arm, and the blood instantly dripped down.

Everyone was shocked when they saw it, and quickly fell to the ground, everyone in the hall swore by blood, Meng Yan looked at the knife wounds under the hall and regretted it, these are all available now, it is not good to hang one for this matter, he is still excited, and hurriedly called the medical officer to bandage it.

Before he could speak, everyone stopped his stupid behavior, these medical officers of unknown origin will think more when they see this situation, and after seeing each person tear off a piece of cloth and bandage it simply, Ping Lao said: "Since the head of the family swears by blood, I don't want to divide the family, I will wait for seven people to be the elders of the family, and I will also divide it into three, I will go to Yujun with the red old ghost, Brother Yang, Brother Jin, and Brother Mo will stay in Shaonan, and Ah Shou and Ah Xin will go to Wuyang City with the head of the family at a young age, Ah Shou, Ah Xin, you come forward." ”

Shou Bo pulled a middle-aged scribe-like man forward, only to hear Ping Lao say: "Ah Shou, your main task is to take care of the life of the head of the family, you are the son of the big house, thank you for your contribution to the Montessori clan to let you enter the clan elders' association, you need to do your best; Ashin, you need to do your best to assist the head of the family, after all, the head of the family is young, the family affairs, personal contacts, you have to be more attentive to the things that are sent to usher. ”

The two hurriedly bowed their heads and said yes, Meng Yan felt a little unbearable in his heart, and said: "Ping Lao, Shou Bo, and Uncle Xin are all my elders, and I originally wanted them to choose to go to Yujun or stay in Shaonan." ”

Everyone was resolute in their resignation to Meng Yan's kindness, and even the parties denied his arrangement, it seemed that for these old people, this matter was not negotiable, so they had to accept it head-on, "In this case, Uncle Shou is the housekeeper of Shaonanbo, and Uncle Xin is the deacon of Longtan Hall." ”

In a peaceful freshly baked Montessori three halls were completed, Meng Yan, as the head of the family is also a junior, standing at the door of the bamboo building one by one to personally send away, in the end only Hong Lao remained, Meng Yan suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart, planning to flee quickly, Hong Lao stopped him, and said: "Master of the family, and stay, the old man still has an important matter related to the future of Montessori to discuss with you." ”

After all, what should have come has come, Meng Yan said reluctantly: "Elder Hong, please speak." ”

"The head of the family is eighteen years old this year, it is time to get married, and the continuation of the family is also the responsibility of the head of the family."

"Elder Hong, the family has just stabilized, so let's discuss the marriage slowly." Meng Yan had already anticipated Hong Lao's thoughts.

"It can't be slowed down." The red old man was resolute.