Hua Yan also dropped her smile, becoming serious about the matter.
The military power of a million troops in the Southwest Territory was entrusted to Lu Zhiling, which was indeed no small matter. With Yun Chi leaving the Southwest, just as it was starting to get back on the right track and recover its vitality, there had not been true peace yet. It was indeed necessary for someone to stay behind to safeguard the area and suppress any subtle unrest lurking in the shadows.
Yun Chi not choosing An Shuli was probably because the household of the King of Anyang was too large and complex compared to the simpler household of the Duke of Jingguo. After all, Yun Chi had said that one day he would reshuffle the powerful families of the world, breaking them apart, crushing them, and refining the world in a crucible.
Therefore, he could not entrust the military power of a million troops to An Shuli, even though An Shuli's temperament was very much in line with his own.
