Your Majesty agreed to the surrender of the Baiyue and also named Meng Jue the King of Baiyue.
But the Baiyue were not incorporated into the territory of the Wei Dynasty.
Zhennan Pass, as a former border pass and a military city, how should it be reformed?
Not only did the civil officials not understand, but even the military generals represented by Lu An didn't know what to do.
After all, this kind of thing has a really big impact.
There is now a ceasefire between the two sides, and relations are different from before.
After that, it was obviously inappropriate to treat the Baiyue people in the same way as before.
Originally, they wanted to follow His Majesty's arrangements on this matter.
But His Majesty stayed in the palace and did not come out.
It's impossible to ask for a meeting at this time, right?
What if His Majesty is angered?
Song Gongwen naturally had to speak out about this. Seeing the expressions of the crowd, he smiled again and said, "Although His Majesty agrees with the Baiyue's affiliation, he also said that he would grant Baiyue full autonomy. Therefore, the location of Zhennan Pass will remain the same as before and will not change."
"There's another point. If the Baiyue invade in the future, our Zhennan Pass will still be able to keep the enemy out of our country. Do you understand?"
"The Baiyue people today are actually like the Gaoyang Kingdom that was not destroyed before. In name, they are a vassal state."
"But in reality, they are two countries."
"It was the same before, and it will be the same after."
When these words were spoken, everyone present nodded at first, but soon became stunned.
The civil officials were especially shocked, looking at each other in bewilderment. One of them stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "Lord Song, if that's the case, then whether the Baiyue surrender or not makes absolutely no difference this time."
He was right. Since Zhennan Pass was still the same as before, it had to defend against the Baiyue people while also preventing possible wars.
This southern expedition was of absolutely no significance at all. It simply stopped the harassment of the Baiyue.
Even Lin Yuansong had a puzzled look on his face at this moment.
As the Minister of War, he was most sensitive to such matters, but now he could not understand what the father-in-law of the emperor said at all.
We still use Zhennan Pass as the national gate and still have to defend against the Baiyue. We have been fighting for almost two months. Is this all for this?
In response, Song Gongwen stood up, his expression becoming serious. He looked at the crowd and said, "I know what you are thinking. At first, I also thought there was something wrong with this, but after careful consideration, I found that the decision Your Majesty has made is not only long-term, but also extremely courageous."
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