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    滄瀾石中知道，軍營中一般的貴族是不愿意去多呆的，他索性便很“大方”的放手政權，自己一門心思的在軍營中“晃蕩”。頭領的如此不為，并沒有激起那些貴族和長老們太多的不滿，相反很多人暗地里都很開心。

    利用奴隸戰士對貴族式老爺的不滿，并許下種種改善戰士的條件，僅僅用了一年的時間，滄瀾石中就獲得了軍隊中所有中下級將士的絕對擁護。這個時候，他便開始陸陸續續的表示要收回以前放下去的權力。然而嘗到權力甜頭的貴族們又豈肯輕易交回，矛盾越演越大。

    人的貪婪是沒有止境的，面對不利的情況，貴族們聯合起來，要求長老們重新開會，并暗示將權力重新劃分。面對貴族們的逼宮，滄瀾石中沒有慌亂，反而很是興奮，因為這正是他所等的一刻。一天，他用異常悲憤的語氣對軍中的中下級將領說出自己目前的境況——想要回自己所“下放”的權力，卻被阻，而一旦自己沒有了權力，之前允諾他們的條件，也就無從談起了。成功挑起了將領們對長老的不滿，當矛盾激化到爆發時，那些貴族們想要對抗時，才駭然發現，軍隊已經完全不聽自己指揮了。一邊倒的圍剿很快就結束了。滄瀾石中殺掉了很大一部分大貴族和長老，剩下的人又被找去商談了一晚。

    一切便又歸為平靜。大貴族及長老的大量死亡，使得更多的權力空余了出來，而小貴族們一個一個還處于驚慌之中，誰還敢跨那權力之門。所以滄瀾石中輕而易舉的將越來越多的權力集中到自己手中。

    權力的高度集中，深深的沖擊著這個古老部落原有的制度，滄瀾石中又大步的提拔自己親信，同時在平民中招攬人才，將軍中的中下級將領全部納入貴族，更規定以后軍中，士兵只要立功，就可以升做將領，而將領則自動免除奴隸身份。通過這個一步一步的腐蝕著原來的舊制，花了幾年的時間，整個部落終于完全聽命于他一人。

    然而他的權力之火并未就此熄滅，反而越燒越旺，他想要更多。當然此時的他想憑一族之力吃下其余八族，根本是不可能的。就在他苦悶彷徨之時，他的一個家奴想出了一個方法——與不接壤的部落聯盟，進攻與自己接壤的部落，并許聯盟部落以好處，剛開始可不求他們相助，但求他們保持中立即可。滄瀾石中覺得可行，并大膽的起用這名家奴，以他為使者出使可聯盟的部落，大獲成功，這就是讓后世推崇的“遠交近攻”戰策。

    戰爭再次在九部中展開，而開戰的原由僅僅只是因為一只迷路的羔羊。剛開始滄瀾石中由于對軍隊做了幾年的改革，戰力有很大的提升，連戰連捷，五年就吞并了與其接壤的三個部落，這一做法大大的引起了其他五族的恐慌。于是其余五族開始聯合，并主動向其宣戰。

    滄瀾石中剛剛吞并三個部落，戰果尚未“消化”，本部族也需要休養，根本經受不住五族聯軍的進攻。而在這時，又是那位家奴，現為滄瀾石中帳前幕僚，連出奇計，在不到三個月的時間內，將五族聯盟徹底搞散，后人在總結那位家奴在這次戰事中所用的計策時，得出二字——“離間”。

    滄瀾石中的壽命不及野心長，戰爭的第七年，他就病逝于征途中，其子滄瀾野繼承了他的位置。人說虎父無犬子，滄瀾野比其父更是雄才大略。如果說滄瀾石中只是一代梟雄的話，那滄瀾野就是名副其實的王者。之前，雖然滄瀾石中重用了一批平民，但至少平民還是個自由身；而滄瀾野則想重用那名家奴，這可就掀起了滔天巨浪了。家奴說起來還是奴隸，                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       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    面對整個族內新老貴族的反對聲，剛剛即位不久的滄瀾野，沒有父親那樣的威望，只好選擇了退讓，但并不表示他就放棄。而五族聯盟雖被破壞，但滄瀾本族內部也不穩定，戰局就這么一直拖著。在那家奴的輔佐下，滄瀾野很好的利用了這外勢與內局的種種矛盾，將那些死硬的貴族趕走了一批，整垮了一批，陰死了一批。最終通過了一條法典——奴隸允許存在，但奴隸主可以自行解除鍥約，還奴隸一個自由身。

    該法典的施行，對大多數奴隸來說，并沒有什么改變，但對滄瀾野和那家奴來說，卻是大大的勝利。家奴被賜名——游梓歸（滄瀾這個姓氏只有族長一家才有權力使用，比如說滄瀾石中，他原本是姓宮的，而當他被選為族長后，原本的宮姓便被滄瀾所代替，他的家人自然也改成滄瀾，一旦滄瀾石中死去，而新的繼承人不是自己的本族，那滄瀾石中的家人便又要改回自己的宮姓）。

    歷經二十年，在軟硬兼施，恩威并重的手段下，其他八部終于完全降服，天下終歸一統，一統后的實際統治者只有一位，是為“帝”。所有權力均集于“帝”之一身，“帝”位更是世襲罔替。
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