Compared with civil officials, the commanders of the Tiger and Leopard Army, who were military generals, did not have so many minor thoughts.:

It can even be said to a certain extent that with the sincerity of these commanders towards Wei Zheng, even if Wei Zheng asked them to die, they would not frown more.

Therefore, the orders for the army to be purged must be thoroughly implemented...

In less than half a month, more than 500 officers at all levels were caught out. They were either demoted or expelled from the army, or were directly punished and imprisoned...

Of course, there were also resistance throughout the process.

However, with the prestige of the commanders of each army among the soldiers under his command, these resistances were completely wiped out at the beginning. The officers who instigated their subordinates to fight, without exception, became lonely people in a very short period of time...

Although Beiwang Wei Zheng was unable to get in the army personally, Wei Zheng knew that the information received from the inner guard Luo Yangxing was definitely an exciting action for ordinary soldiers of the Tiger and Leopard Army.

Seeing the arrest of a large number of officers who were cautious in their relationship and background, all the soldiers clearly realized the rigor of the military rules and military laws of the Tiger and Leopard Army. Of course, even though they were shocked, they also made up their minds to strive for many military achievements in the next battle. With their military achievements, they also became officers...

Just when everyone in the Tiger and Leopard Army believed that the purge would be over, the Tiger and Leopard Army would settle down and continue to expand its troops on a large scale.

An order was passed directly from the Northern King's Mansion...

"Former Prime Minister Zhou Shuyuan was demoted to the Governor of Gansu and Commander of the Fifth Army of the Tiger and Leopard Army due to his unfavorable work. He immediately went to Gansu and Ningbo to take office... The former Prime Minister was appointed by Deputy Prime Minister Zhou Changjun..."

Faced with this news, the first reaction of the Tiger and Leopard Army was that the prince's hygiene was a bit too unkind...

Everyone knows that Zhou Shuyuan was the one who followed Wei Zheng to conquer the world. Wei Zheng was able to have such great strength in such a short period of time, Zhou Shuyuan could account for at least 20% of all the contributions.

It is such a person with outstanding achievements. It is so disappointing to say that he is depreciated if he is depreciated.

Therefore, this order had just been sent to several northern provinces, and the documents to ask for mercy from the Wei were like snowflakes, constantly drifting into the Northern Palace.

Looking at the mountains of documents piled up on the table in front of him, everyone thought that Wei Zheng would get angry because of this. What was surprising was that Wei Zheng's face was surprisingly calm.

Of course. This does not mean that Wei Zheng did not get angry...

At this moment, Wei Zheng's anger was greater than ever. However, because of the opportunity, the troops were forced to hold in their hearts and did not vent or show it...

You know, a year ago, when I was the governor of Shanxi and Shaanxi, no matter what decision I made, there were voices of support below. At that time, I was in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, so I could definitely be called a word of the word...

But now... with my own order, more than 30% of civil servants in all civil servant systems in several northern provinces directly opposed it...

Does this mean that in the hearts of more than 30% of civil servants, Zhou Shuyuan's status has surpassed himself to a certain extent...

Although he has always been very concerned about Zhou Shuyuan's development of his own power among civil and military officials, he has to suppress it. However, what Wei Zheng did not expect was that under such circumstances, Zhou Shuyuan could still find such a powerful force...

Think carefully, if I didn’t have this order, Zhou Shuyuan would continue to serve as Prime Minister. If this continues, will all the civil service systems in the north be controlled by Zhou Shuyuan?

At that time, even if the Tiger and Leopard Army is still in their own hands, however, the possible blow to them by the entire situation can definitely be called deadly...

Faced with this situation, Wei Zheng, who was shocked, couldn't help but feel afraid for a while...

At the same time, I also made a decision in my heart... From now on, I must increase the control and checks and balances over civil and military officials... I must never see such situations that are too big or even directly threaten my prestige...

Looking at Zhou Changjun, who had just taken office as Prime Minister in front of him, Wei Zheng, whose face was still extremely calm, asked directly: "Old Zhou...what do you think..."

The old Taoist Zhou Changjun certainly knew the implicit meaning of Wei Zheng’s words...

Although I didn't want to answer, I had to answer under Wei Zheng's clever gaze...

"Prince, Governor Zhou's prestige in the civil service system is too high. We must find a way to suppress this prestige... Otherwise, it will be very unfavorable to our Tiger and Leopard Army or to you, the prince..."

Seeing Wei Zheng nodded, in order to further stabilize his position in the Tiger and Leopard Army, and to further suppress Zhou Shuyuan.

After a brief contemplation, Zhou Changjun continued: "You must know that from now on, Governor Zhou is not only a civil servant, but also a soldier, commander of the Fifth Army of the Tiger and Leopard Army..."

"If the prince cannot suppress this prestige, I am worried that over time, Governor Zhou's prestige will not only become a civil servant... After all, from now on, Governor Zhou has the final say... "

Zhou Changjun actually had one sentence in his heart, that is: "With Zhou Shuyuan's means, it won't take long to extend Zhou Shuyuan's power to all the civil and military officials in Gan and Ning provinces. At that time, Zhou Shuyuan will become a veritable local emperor in Gan and Ning provinces..."

Although Zhou Changjun did not say this, Zhou Changjun believed that Wei Zheng must know what he meant in his words... because Wei Zheng in front of him discovered it step by step through this method...

And Zhou Shuyuan in front of him was completely following his old path...

Sure enough, as soon as Zhou Changjun finished speaking, Wei Zheng's face became gloomy.

At the same time, I also secretly regretted... After giving Zhou Shuyuan the position of Governor General of Ganning, why did he add the position of the commander of the Fifth Army...

Zhou Shuyuan was originally a person who was full of power. He also gave him all the important military and political positions. Didn’t he tempt him to be a warlord and follow the old path he had taken?

Wei Zheng, who has always been confident in himself, became afraid for the second time at this moment.

As for the first time, the army had just finished its purge.

Before the purge, Wei Zheng was worried that his Tiger and Leopard Army, which was in troubled times, would become the imperial army step by step under the erosion of these borers.
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