Another contingency!

[Intelligence ②: "Jin King's New Policy" was a proposal the Third Prince, Jiang Yan, recently submitted to the court!]

[The proposal detailed: the Qi Kingdom's five armies appeared mighty, while the upper sects of each prefecture guarded their respective domains, and the martial arts flourished.]

[Yet Great Qi's borders stretched far and wide, with Yan Shi to the west, Yue Demons to the south, Remnant Wu to the north, and Powerful Qin to the east. Powerful enemies watched on all four sides, demanding vigilance. Elite disciples should be drawn from the upper sects of each prefecture to establish five additional armies under five commanders, bringing Great Qi's total to ten armies. Weapons should be honed and horses fed in preparation for trouble at the borders.]

[The Yuan Emperor, Jiang Yuanyu, read the memorial and was greatly pleased. He approved it immediately and granted Jin King Jiang Yan full authority to oversee the matter.]

[Upon hearing the news, the upper sects of each prefecture feared that losing their elite disciples would sever the roots of their sects' inheritance. They therefore began expanding recruitment among the clans and schools in the prefectural cities and counties under their jurisdiction.]

[This would, first, replenish their numbers to meet the court's demands; second, spur on their own prodigies. Those who neglected their cultivation would be sent into the armies to fight bloody battles against Yue Demons and Yan Shi on the front lines.]