"Master..."

"Didn't you say that, don't call me a great commander. I'm not a great commander now." Pan Mengyuan said with a smile, but there was no loneliness in his words. Although he has stepped down as Governor General of Xinming and has no real position, he is in good spirits and his expression is much relaxed than in Xinming.

A few months ago, Pan Mengyuan handed over the position of governor to Wang Dong, and after the handover, he left Xinming. He left in a hurry. It was not that Pan Mengyuan had no feelings for Xinming. After all, Xinming was defeated by him and he had been the governor for so many years. Now that he left Xinming, he didn't know when he would have a chance to come back, so he naturally felt a little sad.

But at the same time, resigning as Governor General of Xinming also made Pan Mengyuan completely relieve the burden on his body. Although he has high power in Xinming's position and power over the years, he has also been under great pressure. Whether it is Xinming's civil affairs or Xinming's foreign exchanges and military aspects, Pan Mengyuan can be said to be walking on thin ice.

Pan Mengyuan has a good attitude, and this time he transferred back to the local area is also a good thing for him. The Ming Dynasty is different from other dynasties, especially the current Ming Dynasty. The centralization and prestige are obvious. Emperor Zhu Yicheng has extremely strong control over local and ministers. As a chief lieutenant, Pan Mengyuan was far overseas before, and his power is far greater than that of ordinary lieutenants. Therefore, the longer he sits in the position of governor, the more unfavorable it is for him.

Even if Zhu Yicheng trusts Pan Mengyuan, as long as he sits in this position, Pan Mengyuan will inevitably have some troubles. Now that he has stepped down as governor, these troubles have disappeared, which is something that Pan Mengyuan is happy to see.

Furthermore, Pan Mengyuan has received news that he is highly valued when returning to the local area this time, and he is very likely to join the Military Affairs Office and become the Military Affairs Minister.

After Jiang Jin officially replaced the Chief Military Aircraft Minister, the Military Aircraft Department had an additional vacant seat, and Pan Mengyuan was the right candidate to fill the vacant seat.

Although Pan Mengyuan is a military man and now has the rank of an admiral, he also has the status of a civil servant after serving as a governor over the years. At present, the civil and military sides of the Military Affairs Office have formed a delicate balance. In this case, whether it is to transfer a general from the army to serve as a military aircraft, or to transfer a civil servant from each department to serve as a civil servant. On the contrary, it is most appropriate for Pan Mengyuan to enter the military aircraft who have both military backgrounds and have served as local officials.

"No matter whether the commander no longer serves as the governor, you are still a humble commander." Ma Changbao said respectfully.

He shook his head with a smile. Ma Changbao was Pan Mengyuan's beloved general. Ma Changbao, who was the front-line commander, fought against the coalition forces of France and Spain, and made great achievements in laying the foundation for the current Xinming territory.

After that war, the Ming Dynasty completely gained a foothold in Xinming, and at the same time temporarily stopped continuing to expand externally.

To be honest, that war can be said to be the most dangerous war that the Ming Dynasty encountered during the expansion of the New Ming Dynasty. Although the withdrawal of France and the Spanish coalition was due to the British taking advantage of the situation, if Ma Changbao had not fought in person, blocked the coalition forces' repeated attacks, and even seriously injured in the end, the Ming Dynasty would have been driven straight into the other side, thus throwing away the large area of ​​territory it had previously occupied.

Therefore, after the war, Ma Changbao was promoted to major general with military achievements and officially joined the ranks of senior generals of the Ming Dynasty. In the following two years, Ma Changbao was always Pan Mengyuan's capable arm in the military, making contributions to consolidating the stability of Xinming locally, solving some Indian tribe problems and small-scale frictions with Western countries.

This time Pan Mengyuan stepped down as Governor General of Xinming. No matter what Ma Changbao was doing, he could have remained in Xinming as a general. However, Pan Mengyuan thought about it over and over again. In order to consider Ma Changbao's future and the stability of the transfer of Xinming's rights, Pan Mengyuan had a private conversation with Wang Dong and Zhu Yigui and decided to bring Ma Changbao back to the local area together.

Logically speaking, for senior generals like Ma Changbao, it is necessary to pass the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office, which is the current Army Department. However, due to the special nature of Xinming and Zhu Yicheng granted him the right to partially mobilize officers at all levels of Xinming before Wang Donglai, this matter is not difficult to do.

Furthermore, both Wang Dong and the current Xinming Admiral Zhu Yigui knew in his heart that Pan Mengyuan did this to protect his subordinates and also to sell a favor to them. Although the army is simple and direct, you should know that there are factions in the army. As a general under Pan Mengyuan, he naturally got closer to Pan Mengyuan. Now that Pan Mengyuan is transferred back to the local area, Ma Changbao will continue to stay, it is not conducive to Zhu Yigui's control of Xinming's army. This arrangement is the most appropriate now.

So in this way, Pan Mengyuan took Ma Changbao and left Xinming together and set off on the warship returning to the local area.

Regarding Ma Changbao's insistence on calling him the Grand Marshal, Pan Mengyuan didn't listen to him after saying it a few times, so he just let him go.

"What's up?"

"Go back to Dashui, Hokkaido is coming soon. Dashui, will you get off the boat and rest?"

"Hokkaido has arrived?" These days, Pan Mengyuan rarely goes to the deck. Although he is a naval general, since he has stepped down as governor and has no real position at the moment, Pan Mengyuan does not want to influence the command of the warship because of his identity.

In order to avoid suspicion, Pan Mengyuan basically stays in his cabin every day, checks the documents, or plays chess and entertainment with himself. Sometimes he will talk to Ma Changbao casually, and it is rare to go to the deck to get some breathable.

Due to the monsoon, the boat returned to Daming from Xinming for a long time, and the boat stopped in the north for a few days at noon, so it walked slower.

When Pan Mengyuan heard that Hokkaido arrived, he looked a little dazed. As Wang Dong's subordinate, he led his army to occupy Hokkaido. It can be said that Hokkaido, the most important central station from the Ming Dynasty to Xinming, was actually Pan Mengyuan's work.

Moreover, when he went from Daming to Shinming, he also took the last supply in Hokkaido. Now so many years have passed in a flash. I didn’t expect that he would return to this place again.

Thinking of this, Pan Mengyuan stood up and said to Ma Changbao: "Go! Go out and take a look."

"Yes, Grandmaster."

Ma Changbao led the way in front, and the two of them quickly arrived at the bridge. The captain who was on the bridge saw Pan Mengyuan coming, hurriedly put down his work and saluted.

"Don't worry about me, continue your work."
Chapter completed!