"Shanshi, they are not my father's men. My father's men would never act like this."
Sun Buqi was afraid the young man in front of him would misunderstand, "That man surnamed Cao, is the Crown Prince's Heir, the toady next to him is the son of the Minister of Ministry of Industry. The Youzhou Army, they are not part of the Eight Camps, but rather belong to the Left Army Governor's command, under the control of the Military Affairs Department."
"In the Northwest Three States, You State, Liang State, and Yan State each have their own commanding general."
"Although during wartime, my father can allocate the distribution of all hands, but he only has authority over their deployment, not their administrative affairs."
"Only the Eight Camps are truly our own people."
"Even so, in recent years, efforts have been made to decentralize power, appointing provincial governors, and trying to transfer people elsewhere. The eldest apprentice brother, too..."
"He's right."
