Xie Jue said, "The vassal king system has been abolished and will not change for anyone. Even if Mudan City has a governor, you are still a Commandery Prince with three thousand private soldiers, and your clan will not be bullied in Mudan City. I will follow your suggestion to choose a suitable governor for Mudan City and grant you the greatest extent of authority there. The people of the entire Sannan do not need to migrate southward; in the minds of the people of Mudan City, your authority still remains. If the vassal king system must be restored, that is very difficult. The decrees we implement won't change arbitrarily in less than half a year."
"It sounds good in name, granting the greatest extent of power, but you and I both know, if I pass away and the title is taken away, who will protect my descendants?"
