Chapter 185: False Duty

A shipload of propellant, only 100 tons, the composition is still very messy, of course, it is not worth the consumption of Hong Tao's fleet, so Wen Nan also brought back another benefit, which was specially given to Hong Tao by the imperial court. Others don't know what this boat transfer envoy is, but Emperor Lizong and several important ministers understand that Wen Nan is just a puppet singing in front of the stage, and it is the Bodhisattva Hong Tao who really counts.

"The right to know the Nanning Army and the Nanyang System Envoy? Lao Wen, what places did the Nanyang of the Great Song Dynasty include? Hong Tao took the letter of appointment issued to him by the ministry, looked at the dense seals on it, and searched for a long time but did not find which one the emperor's jade seal was, this is the compensation given to him by the imperial court, a dead letter!

"Probably...... It is...... Sir, let's be honest, the Great Song Dynasty doesn't have this area...... They ......, "This time Wen Nan finally stammered, and the attitude of the chicken thief in the imperial court made him feel sorry for his husband." But he was afraid that Hong Tao was really anxious because of this, after all, it was one thing to say that he didn't want to reciprocate, and it was another thing to really not give it.

"Hey, hey, hey...... They're fooling me, aren't they? Cheng, if you still dare to tell me, it means that you still treat me as a teacher! It's okay, it's good, if they don't fool me and get me a system along the river or something, I'm really going to have a hard time. You, sir, and I have never been afraid of the people who are chicken thieves, but of those who treat me with a solid eye. Nanyang Makeover...... I use them to seal? Quanzhi Nanning Army...... It's a boat that goes down the river. They must have pondered like this, I have these fleets in hand, and I can treat thousands of Mongolian troops as nothing, and the Nanning army is a place near the sea and a big river, I really want them to stop it! It's high, it's really high, and now they used a piece of broken silk to get rid of me. Don't wait for me to grab it. They've sent it to you. I'm afraid this right is a real right, right? Hong Tao was really a little crying and laughing at this letter of appointment, and the Southern Song Dynasty court began to play that trick again. On the one hand, they were pleasantly surprised by the combat effectiveness of their fleet, but on the other hand, they were terrified, wanting to continue to help them against the Mongols, and they were afraid that they would occupy the mountains on their territory. But they feel that they can't beat themselves, what can they do? Simply change from passive to active, throw yourself a big hat, and stabilize yourself first. And then decide how to deal with yourself depending on the development of the situation, the standard delaying tactic!

"Even the right is also a fake power, the Nanning Army is a military town, there is no position of governor and prefect, Mr. This right knows that the Nanning Army has a position and no power, and he can't command a single soldier of the Nanning Army, and he can't deploy a grain of rice in the Nanning Army......" Since Hong Tao himself understood, Wen Nan simply let it out, and added a truth for Hong Tao to know, and that right to know that the Nanning Army was also fake.

"Alas...... This snack is all used by his own people, and he was bitten by a snake for ten years and was afraid of the well rope! I want to ask. The court wouldn't be stupid enough to send me away with a piece of paper, would it? One of these two positions should always have a little power, and a fictitious position is also a job! You help me figure it out. Are they still useful? Hong Tao looked down on the Southern Song Dynasty court the most, but he didn't treat Emperor Lizong and Zheng Qingzhi as fools. If it's all false as Wen Nan said, it's not necessary, it will offend you even more, so it's better not to give anything.

“…… Well, although Mr. Nanning Army can't command, they can't command Mr. either, in terms of grade, you and they are on the same level. This is a fictitious position, useless, and this is a wartime military position, you don't have the Great Song Army in your hands, and the local government will not give you any supplies, so it's useless to think about it. Wen Nan touched his beard and thought about it, and then explained the specific authority of these two positions to Hong Tao in detail, but he still didn't feel that there was anything to take advantage of.

"Hmmm! It's kind of interesting...... Are you saying that if I get a government system on the territory of the Nanning Army, they won't be able to control me? But Hong Tao didn't think so, drilling the loopholes of various systems was his forte, and he came up with a possibility in an instant.

"Theoretically...... But where did Mr. go to find so many people? The Nanning Army is a border military town, except for the army, it is the Li people! Wen Nan didn't quite understand what Hong Tao meant, he couldn't think of the use of getting a government office on Hainan Island, and he didn't want to be an official in the Great Song Dynasty, and the Great Song Dynasty court would not distribute money, food and officials to him, so he got a set of teams by himself? Let's not talk about whether the court admits it or not, why bother with this cost money and food?

"Hey...... That can't be said. In the past, we let the Li people mine only for the sake of horse farms, not large-scale mining. Now that I have the right to know the Nanning Army, I can't control the Nanning Army if I get a mining site, right? Hong Tao's way of thinking about the problem is different from Wen Nan, he is always thinking about what benefits he can get for himself, as long as the benefits are enough, it doesn't matter if he is named Bi Ma Wen.

"Ah!! Indeed, as Mr. said, you can't command the Nanning Army, and the Nanning Army can't control you! When there was a major disagreement, they could only report it to the imperial court and wait for the court's decision. Wen Nan understood, patted himself on the head, complained that he was stupid, and after so many years of mixing with Hong Tao, he hadn't jumped out of the original circle of thinking, and he learned in vain!

"Hey, hey, hey...... In this way, the Nanyang Maker is also very useful! Military rank, huh? It's only useful in wartime, right? This is easy to do, I said that when there is a war in Nanyang, I have to fight when I want, and then I'm not a real envoy, hahahaha...... Lao Wen, do you say that this gentleman of yours admits that he is wronged? It's not wrong at all! Zhuge Liang is only like this when he comes to life, right? According to this line of thought, Hong Tao found a loophole in the position of the Nanyang system envoy, and Hong Tao did not have such great ability in other places, but in the sea area of Nanyang, he was more effective than Emperor Lizong. Isn't it just a war, it's a fight every minute, this basin has thought about whoever has a flood on the head, Javanese people! Nothing to do, two masters, anyway, they have also carried the black pot once, and there is nothing awkward about carrying it again, and there are too many lice to bite!

"Sir, no, at this time, the imperial court is making every effort to deal with Mongolia in the north, if there is another war in the South Seas, the imperial court will ...... I'm afraid the imperial court won't be able to support it! "In the final analysis, Wen Nan is still a Great Song official, and he is still a very responsible Great Song official, he doesn't want to see the Great Song Dynasty hurt a little, even if it is Hong Tao, he is unwilling.

"Your mind is messed up, will there be a war in the South Seas? Who hits whom? Jinhewan fights the Great Song, or does the Javanese fight Jinhewan? Isn't that just a rhetoric! I said that if there is a war, it must be there, and if there is none, there must be it! However, this war will not have half an impact on your court, let alone those maritime merchants, am I happy with the court? Hong Tao didn't pay attention to Wen Nan's disloyalty, but carefully folded the letter of appointment and locked it into his small box, which was very useful.

Don't look at these two official positions as imaginary, but Hong Tao thinks they are very useful. He had already figured out what to do with it, it was the tiger skin, and he wanted to hold it and pull the flag. For the Southern Fan States, the brand name of the Great Song Dynasty is well-known, if they have the official recognition of the Great Song Dynasty, coupled with the military assistance of Jinhewan, it will be much easier to control the Southern Fan States. False position! In the Great Song Dynasty, there is a false position, and when you go to a foreign country, you are a high-ranking official of the Great Song Dynasty, and you are not afraid of commanding a military town! Are you afraid of the military position at the level of the envoy! If you dare to have bad intentions, we will dare to punish you on behalf of the Great Song Dynasty! And it's famous! This name is very necessary in contemporary times, otherwise there would not be so many heroes in history looking for people to correct their names, and if the name is not right, it will not be good!

The Southern Song Dynasty court miscalculated this time, they certainly couldn't imagine how treacherous Hong Tao was, and they also dealt with the marginal forces that could not be controlled according to the old method, and planned to recruit Hong Tao with a false position, and then slowly find a way to make him a bare-pole commander, just like dealing with those peasant rebels and displaced people in the famine, and finally finished the matter as a pig.

It's a pity that those court officials still haven't seen through what Hong Tao is, he is not a pig, nor a little white rabbit, he is a big mouse! The little eyes rolled over the belly was a bad idea, if he didn't give him an excuse, he would still stir up the wind and rain, and now that he was given a justifiable official position, he would be able to play more tricks. Honestly, Hong Tao feels that the imperial court treats him well, and these two positions are simply tailor-made for himself, which is very suitable. In order to repay the court's trust in him, Hong Tao decided that he must do these two jobs well, and he must do his best to die! No, if you die, you can't do it, you have to pass it on to your son and grandson, even if these two official positions are surnamed Hong, whoever grabs them and who is in a hurry!

It's time to go home, no matter how good Mingzhou is, no matter how empathetic Jiang Zhuyi is, and the imperial court expresses kindness to himself, this is not his home. Just look at the emotions of the sailors on board and you can see that they are homesick. Thousands of miles away, the small city in the dense forest is their destination, there is no prosperity in Mingzhou, but it is quiet and peaceful, there is no need to think about the safety of their families, and they don't have to think about who is the official and who is the people, and they can only feel at ease when they return there.

Dengzhou and Mizhou let them exist for a few more days, as the Mongol army on the Xiangyang side began to retreat, the Mongol forces that had invaded the west of Huaixi immediately lost support from the rear and became a lone army. In order to avoid being cut off by the Southern Song Dynasty army, they had to give up continuing to advance to the south, and were slowly shrinking to the north. The team of the three-way southern invasion has now withdrawn two roads, leaving only one road in Sichuan, if the Southern Song army can't handle it, then don't play, wait for death! If you are really terminally ill and don't even have the strength to breathe, then Hong Tao will not waste his efforts, maybe he will give it a ride, die early and be reborn early, so as not to suffer more. (To be continued.) )