The screen lit up, and the figures of Monk Zhixin and Yu Qiushui appeared on it. Luo Yan was somewhat surprised.
"What happened?"
Monk Zhixin cleared his throat, gave a rough explanation of the situation, and then said with a broad smile,
"Minister Red Ghost, look, this is just a minor matter. How about letting me handle it myself?"
Luo Yan nodded.
Monk Zhixin visibly relaxed and began, "Then I'll..."
"Minister Zhixin."
"I agree to let you handle this yourself."
"But I don't think this is a minor matter."
"If we want to establish ourselves in the south, we must set rules."
"Without rules, nothing can be accomplished."
"I already said before that harassing civilians was forbidden, but your people completely ignored it."
"They can disregard orders today, but what about tomorrow?"
"I don't want to waste time dealing with discipline problems while we're fighting Huangquan."
Monk Zhixin smiled bitterly. "Minister Red Ghost, after all, we're not an army. As for discipline..."
"Minister Zhixin, do you know why you haven't been able to make any progress for so long?"
Luo Yan said calmly, "It's not because you lack strength, but because you lack discipline."
"Without discipline, you're nothing more than a loose pile of sand, completely incapable of threatening the enemy."
"The reason I was able to take Tiger City Port in a single day, aside from the element of surprise, was more importantly that within the Gou Mang Department, when I ordered everyone to attack, they didn't dare retreat."
"Every one of my orders was carried out in full. Only then could I unite the entire department as one."
"Only then could we remain invincible."
Monk Zhixin fell silent.
After a moment, the monk nodded. "All right. I know what I need to do."
In front of Luo Yan,