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    沧澜石中知道，军营中一般的贵族是不愿意去多呆的，他索性便很“大方”的放手政权，自己一门心思的在军营中“晃荡”。头领的如此不为，并没有激起那些贵族和长老们太多的不满，相反很多人暗地里都很开心。

    利用奴隶战士对贵族式老爷的不满，并许下种种改善战士的条件，仅仅用了一年的时间，沧澜石中就获得了军队中所有中下级将士的绝对拥护。这个时候，他便开始陆陆续续的表示要收回以前放下去的权力。然而尝到权力甜头的贵族们又岂肯轻易交回，矛盾越演越大。

    人的贪婪是没有止境的，面对不利的情况，贵族们联合起来，要求长老们重新开会，并暗示将权力重新划分。面对贵族们的逼宫，沧澜石中没有慌乱，反而很是兴奋，因为这正是他所等的一刻。一天，他用异常悲愤的语气对军中的中下级将领说出自己目前的境况——想要回自己所“下放”的权力，却被阻，而一旦自己没有了权力，之前允诺他们的条件，也就无从谈起了。成功挑起了将领们对长老的不满，当矛盾激化到爆发时，那些贵族们想要对抗时，才骇然发现，军队已经完全不听自己指挥了。一边倒的围剿很快就结束了。沧澜石中杀掉了很大一部分大贵族和长老，剩下的人又被找去商谈了一晚。

    一切便又归为平静。大贵族及长老的大量死亡，使得更多的权力空余了出来，而小贵族们一个一个还处于惊慌之中，谁还敢跨那权力之门。所以沧澜石中轻而易举的将越来越多的权力集中到自己手中。

    权力的高度集中，深深的冲击着这个古老部落原有的制度，沧澜石中又大步的提拔自己亲信，同时在平民中招揽人才，将军中的中下级将领全部纳入贵族，更规定以后军中，士兵只要立功，就可以升做将领，而将领则自动免除奴隶身份。通过这个一步一步的腐蚀着原来的旧制，花了几年的时间，整个部落终于完全听命于他一人。

    然而他的权力之火并未就此熄灭，反而越烧越旺，他想要更多。当然此时的他想凭一族之力吃下其余八族，根本是不可能的。就在他苦闷彷徨之时，他的一个家奴想出了一个方法——与不接壤的部落联盟，进攻与自己接壤的部落，并许联盟部落以好处，刚开始可不求他们相助，但求他们保持中立即可。沧澜石中觉得可行，并大胆的起用这名家奴，以他为使者出使可联盟的部落，大获成功，这就是让后世推崇的“远交近攻”战策。

    战争再次在九部中展开，而开战的原由仅仅只是因为一只迷路的羔羊。刚开始沧澜石中由于对军队做了几年的改革，战力有很大的提升，连战连捷，五年就吞并了与其接壤的三个部落，这一做法大大的引起了其他五族的恐慌。于是其余五族开始联合，并主动向其宣战。

    沧澜石中刚刚吞并三个部落，战果尚未“消化”，本部族也需要休养，根本经受不住五族联军的进攻。而在这时，又是那位家奴，现为沧澜石中帐前幕僚，连出奇计，在不到三个月的时间内，将五族联盟彻底搞散，后人在总结那位家奴在这次战事中所用的计策时，得出二字——“离间”。

    沧澜石中的寿命不及野心长，战争的第七年，他就病逝于征途中，其子沧澜野继承了他的位置。人说虎父无犬子，沧澜野比其父更是雄才大略。如果说沧澜石中只是一代枭雄的话，那沧澜野就是名副其实的王者。之前，虽然沧澜石中重用了一批平民，但至少平民还是个自由身；而沧澜野则想重用那名家奴，这可就掀起了滔天巨浪了。家奴说起来还是奴隶，                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       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    面对整个族内新老贵族的反对声，刚刚即位不久的沧澜野，没有父亲那样的威望，只好选择了退让，但并不表示他就放弃。而五族联盟虽被破坏，但沧澜本族内部也不稳定，战局就这么一直拖着。在那家奴的辅佐下，沧澜野很好的利用了这外势与内局的种种矛盾，将那些死硬的贵族赶走了一批，整垮了一批，阴死了一批。最终通过了一条法典——奴隶允许存在，但奴隶主可以自行解除锲约，还奴隶一个自由身。

    该法典的施行，对大多数奴隶来说，并没有什么改变，但对沧澜野和那家奴来说，却是大大的胜利。家奴被赐名——游梓归（沧澜这个姓氏只有族长一家才有权力使用，比如说沧澜石中，他原本是姓宫的，而当他被选为族长后，原本的宫姓便被沧澜所代替，他的家人自然也改成沧澜，一旦沧澜石中死去，而新的继承人不是自己的本族，那沧澜石中的家人便又要改回自己的宫姓）。

    历经二十年，在软硬兼施，恩威并重的手段下，其他八部终于完全降服，天下终归一统，一统后的实际统治者只有一位，是为“帝”。所有权力均集于“帝”之一身，“帝”位更是世袭罔替。
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