The entire navy was ready to evacuate. Except for a small number of navy troops still stationed in Hue and Chameng, all the rest were evacuated.

A navy general was recruited to the Hue Palace. The general was very young. At first glance, he was only in his twenties. The navy's military officers were many young. On the one hand, some veterans were directly removed. On the other hand, the navy had few full-time talents, so he had to be promoted from the lieutenant.

The general took off Fan Yang's hat and put it under his armpit. The weather in Annan was very wet, and his hair felt sticky and uncomfortable when he wore a hat. He sat in an empty attic near the Qinzheng Hall. There were already many busy doctors inside. Most of them sat behind the case, sorting out the account books, or holding up pens and writing something, and ignored him.

Occasionally, the captain came in to see the general and saw that the general had drunk all the tea on the general's table, so he went to change the new tea.

The general sat upright, meticulously. On his chest, a Confucian seal and medal were quite dazzling under the oil lamp in the attic. The captain who changed his tea couldn't help but say, "Did the general come from the second phase of the Navy?"

The general smiled and shook his head, saying, "It was released in the first phase."

The captain said: "That's not the captain of the navy."

The first phase was not divided into the naval division and the cavalry department, so most of the lieutenants who came out of the first phase were infantry lieutenants. But then again, the Nanyang Navy was not only the naval division lieutenants. After all, the navy was too stubborn, and it needed not only the landing naval infantry, but also a small number of cavalry.

The captain couldn't help but glance at the medal on the general's chest and said in awe: "When the rebellion of Jingji North Road, the general made great achievements."

The general raised his chin slightly, showed a reserved smile, took a sip of tea, and was about to speak, a doctor came into the attic, holding a list, and asked: "Have Wu Yong, the infantry battalion officer of the Third Fleet of the Navy, arrived?"

The general immediately stood up and said, "I am humble."

The doctor's face seemed to melt the iceberg, and he smiled and said, "Your Highness is waiting in the Qinzheng Hall, follow me."

He led Wu Yong out of the attic and arrived at the entrance of Qinzheng Hall. Wu Yong quickly put on Fan Yang's hat, carefully tied the hat rope under his jaw, and then stepped into the hall.

The Qinzheng Hall was already ruined. A large table was set up in the hall and a lamp was lit. Several generals stood beside Shen Ao. Shen Ao held his hands and his eyes fell on the Annan map on the table. Although the establishment of the Annan Protectorate was now a foregone conclusion, while establishing the Protectorate, the matter of re-establishing the county still needs to be troubled. To be more blunt, Annan needs to be divided and governed. For example, more people occupying the south and more people in the north, Shen Ao divided the Yue Kingdom into two jurisdictions and divided Annan into two. Only in this way can these two roads check and balance each other, and no one can conquer the other. In this way, we can ensure that the internal contradictions within Annan have to ask the Protectorate to make a decision.

This is the method of balanced power governance. The two provinces have different interests, so the contradictions will naturally be prominent, and neither of the two provinces can suppress each other. In this case, the attitude of the Protectorate becomes the focus.

In other words, if any province makes a successful career, the Protectorate can join forces with another province to suppress them.

The settings of counties also highlight the distribution and redeployment of various ethnic groups. Shen Ao looked at the map and said, "Where is this place? Which tribe has more people?" Or, "You can set up a county here..."

The doctor who led Wu Yong to Chen Ao and whispered a few words in Shen Ao's ear. Chen Ao raised his head, his eyes fell on Wu Yong's head, and said with a smile: "Are you Wu Yong?"

Wu Yong raised his chest and said, "It's Wu Yong."

Chen Ao walked towards him and smiled and said, "When the rebellion was suppressed on the North Road of Gyeonggi, you were still a small team officer at that time. You were the one who killed thirteen enemies in the Pioneer Camp? I remember that I also awarded you a medal at that time, right?"

Wu Yong's voice trembled a little, and he said excitedly: "Yes, I still remember that at that time, Your Highness asked me if I was willing to make new contributions." Wu Yong said slightly ashamed: "It's just this battle in Annan, I led my subordinates to the palace..."

Chen Ao put his hand on the table and said, "So I will give you a chance."

Wu Yong showed joy and said with a straight chest: "Please tell me, my humbleness, I dare not do my best."

Chen Ao smiled faintly and said, "From tomorrow, you will pick out five hundred people from the naval infantry, stay in Annan and set up the Annan Army. Within this month, the court will issue an appointment. From then on, you will be the commander of the Annan Army. The responsibility of the Annan Army is to focus on external defense. Do not abandon the regular exercises, and you don't need to ask about the internal affairs of Annan. Even if there is a rebellion, unless the rebels target the Song Dynasty, you can ignore it and deal with it by the Haizheng Yamen."

Wu Yong was shocked and said, "Your Highness, you don't want to stay in Annan, you would rather be a battalion officer in the navy."

Chen Ao raised his face and said, "What is the first code of the captain?"

Wu Yong had no choice but to say: "Abide by military orders!"

Chen Ao said in an unquestionable tone: "This is a military order, there is no room for bargaining." After that, he continued: "You can handle the recruitment of this Annan Army with all your power. When the governor of the Protectorate takes office, you will negotiate with him to formulate the specific details. However, I also have several rules. You must remember, first, the camp of the Annan Army is set up in barren mountains and wilderness, and the food and grass are supplied by the Protectorate, and the soldiers are not allowed to go out at will. Second, the young and strong recruits are recruited, and there are no Yue people or occupiers. As for other tribesmen, this is the most important thing, you must remember. As for the third, you must obey the governor's restraint in everything, and ask the Haizheng Office for instructions when encountering major events; it is a taboo to mobilize the army and horses without authorization."

Chen Ao said three points in one breath. In fact, the second one is the second one. This point is the key to Chen Ao's rule over Annan, which is to use barbarians to control barbarians. The Yue people in Annan have the largest population. If they recruit Yue people and occupy people, these people will inevitably have a strange intention. On the contrary, if they only recruit young and strong people from those small tribes, these tribesmen are usually excluded by Yue people and occupy people. Now by recruiting, they will increase their status in Annan. Once there are Yue people and occupy people and directly target the Song Dynasty, the Annan army can be used directly. These people can only obtain corresponding status by relying on the Song Dynasty. The weakening of the Song Dynasty's power in Annan will also be a heavy blow to them.

This is the binding of interests, and the majority is dominated by a few people.

Wu Yong had no choice but to say, "I remember it in a humble way."

Chen Ao's tone relaxed and said, "I know that no one wants to leave his hometown, but some things must be done by someone. Take out the appearance of a lieutenant and don't touch the darkness of the martial arts school."

Wu Yongcai said with great enthusiasm: "Yes, I understand it."

"Very good!" Chen Ao tapped the table gently and said with a smile: "You go down and be prepared. The navy will withdraw in three days, and I will leave it to you here."

Wu Yong bowed and then stepped out.

Chen Ao was a little tired, and a general next to him said, "Your Highness, do you want to send a victory report to Quanzhou first?"

Chen Ao shook his head and said, "No need, I will be suspicious if I give it away. It's better to wait until we return in triumph and show up in Quanzhou." Chen Ao continued, "Get new tea for me."

A lieutenant brought the hot tea, Chen Ao held it in his hand, sat on the chair, looked at the people around him, and said, "The time for withdrawal has been finalized, but when you leave, you should also look like a king's master, find someone to inform the people of the Yue, and tell them to ask them to send some things like the umbrella of the people, the more the better. Then catch some strong men and let them send them off. This is a memorial."

Yang Guo held his chin and looked at the map in a daze. When he heard Chen Ao say this, he looked suspicious and turned his face to the side and said, "Your Highness, what do you want these false condoms to do? Anyway, these Yue people are not sincere."

Chen Ao smiled faintly and said, "So you are just a martial artist. Some things should be done. My Song Dynasty is different from other places. There are three types of people in this officialdom. The first is pragmatic and implicit. This is a capable minister. The second is a purity, which means that you cannot do things and can only do superficial work. This is a mixed minister. The last is a pragmatism, which means that you are willing to do things and refuse to do superficial work. This is a sinner."

Yang Guo said in surprise: "Why is the third type of crime?"

Chen Ao smiled and said, "You can only do things, but you are unwilling to do superficial skills. You won't have the blame for promotion. If you have a bad job, you will definitely be the one who is not a criminal. What is this? If you want to be promoted, you may not be able to get what you want. If you want to stay there, you will probably not be able to get what you want. All ten things will be planted in Dali Temple." Chen Ao leaned over and drank a sip of tea, and said excitedly: "What about me, if you want to do it, you can be a capable minister, you can do things, and you must be able to do superficial skills. What I just ordered was superficial skills. Do you really think that Yue people gave me the umbrella of the people and asked someone to send me off for me? Wrong, this is I am for the princes in the court and for the emperor to see. Think about it, although we were in the order to conquer, what was the ancestral system of our Song Dynasty? It was to be kind to all directions and be kind to our neighbors. Now it destroyed the Yue Kingdom and destroyed the Li family's ancestral temple. Is this consistent with the ancestral system of our Song Dynasty? It is not consistent! Because it is not consistent, it will inevitably be criticized, so that people cannot find fault, so they must act like a punishment of the people and punish them, so that they know that the king did not destroy the Yue Kingdom, but the tyrants, and the king of the Yue Kingdom, but the Jie and Shang and Zhou of Xia. Only in this way can everyone be satisfied."

Chen Ao changed his sitting position and continued, "This is superficial skill. Although everyone knows that you are fooling around, no one can make mistakes and everyone is happy. Just like people wear clothes, why do you need to wear clothes when you go out? It's just to cover up the ugly things. Everyone knows that the clothes are naked and dirty after they are worn. But no one says you are not surprised by the appearance."

Yang Guo couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "It turns out that there is such a big reason behind this. I really didn't know anything about it before."

Chen Ao rolled his eyes at him and said, "If you knew, you would have been the King of Pingnan long ago. One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. I must cut you off on behalf of the moon."

The generals in the hall burst into laughter when they heard this.

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Chapter completed!