When Zheng Ying received Xiao Ruxun's order, he was shocked.
He was promoted to be the General of Black Tortoise Camp, and directly commanded the 70,000 soldiers of Black Tortoise Camp. His Deputy General position was taken over by Xiao Ruxun's elder brother, Xiao Ruhui. The former General of Black Tortoise Camp, Li Wenyuan, was dismissed and sent back to Myanmar to be an ordinary policeman under Chen Xie.
This was simply a demotion.
It had been almost four years since the establishment of the Zhennan Army, and there had never been such a serious demotion. Although everyone had their own competition, they were generally relatively harmonious.
No one did anything to harm the overall situation. Even the four battalions of the infantry and the first battalion of the navy, which had the deepest conflict, did not cause any serious conflict.
But this time, Xiao Ruxun actually demoted Li Wenyuan, who was once his bodyguard, which really made him feel a little uneasy.
The reason was that Li Wenyuan abused his power to interfere with the land reform work and spoke rudely, which violated Xiao Ruxun's requirements for everyone. Therefore, he was severely punished as a warning to others. He hoped that the other generals would not make the same mistake.
This news was only reported to the Commanding General and Deputy General of the Southern Army's Eight Great Battalions. It was not widely disseminated, probably because they were wary of those civil and military officials of the imperial court around Xiao Ruxun. Even so, this was still a very serious change.
They must not participate in the land reform in the future!
Not only did Zheng Ying start to be careful, but he also began to tell the generals and subordinates around him that they must not participate in the decisions of the land reform. They should just cooperate with the people involved in the land reform. Anyway, they should not have their own ideas, and they should not be caught by the people involved in the land reform. Otherwise, it would be really bad.
Compared with Zheng Ying's luck, it was obvious that Li Wenyuan was not lucky. Although his request was approved and Xiao Ruxun restricted the land reform working group's actions, he was treated even more harshly.
The Black Water agent repeated Xiao Ruxun's reprimand on the spot.
"You don't know your name after reading a little, do you?"
"Do you think that just because you've read some books, you'll be able to inherit the arts of the past and bring peace to the world?"
"Have you figured out what you're capable of? Do you know who you are?! "
"How many times have I said that the army cannot interfere with the land reform? How dare you break the rules knowingly! "
"Go back to Myanmar and reflect on yourself! He was not to be transferred or promoted without orders! If you don't understand, then you can spend the rest of your life there! "
Li Wenyuan's face was deathly pale, and his whole body was trembling. He knelt on the ground, unable to get up.
Chen Lin broke out in a cold sweat. Her forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat.
The other dozen or so high-ranking generals were also scared pale, especially Li Wenyuan's direct subordinates.
Xiao Ruzhi calmly accepted the position of the deputy general of the Black Turtle Camp.
To be honest, he, who had always been leading troops, was indeed not used to being appointed to a position where he was only in charge of the generals and not the soldiers. However, it was good now. The management of the Fujian army was in his hands.
As for Li Wenyuan, he was a good lad. For him to end up like this, it could only be said that he was too rash and did not understand the way of survival as a general.
His brother had clearly ordered the army not to interfere with the land reform, but he still broke the rules knowingly. He really thought that he was asking for peace for the people.
This was a typical example of not having a political mind.
How could you, a general, say something like that? You should just take care of your own soldiers. You should drink, eat, play with your saber, and enjoy your life with your wife and children. How could you interfere with the land reform?
Wasn't this the same as interfering with government affairs?
If he was placed in Nanjing, he would be dismissed by the Nanjing Ministry of War the next day. He might even be sent to jail.
In a place like Nanjing, it was impossible to survive without a political mind. This lad could only get to this point because he was in the Zhennan Army. Now that he was courting death, who could he blame?
But to be honest, Xiao Ruzhi did not expect Xiao Ruxun to be so decisive.
With just a few words, he removed the chief commander of tens of thousands of soldiers who had made a lot of contributions. The rest of the generals did not dare to oppose and intercede. They did not even dare to make a sound. It could be imagined how much power Xiao Ruxun had and how strong his control over the army was.
Especially Chen Lin, the sweat on his forehead kept falling to the ground. It could be imagined that this old guy did not play any positive role in this matter.
When he submitted the letter, Xiao Ruzhi happened to go to the coastal area to inspect the arms and transport the arms. These two people had done this kind of thing in the past few days. If Xiao Ruzhi knew about this and wrote a letter in his name, the result might be completely different.
This guy who thought he was smart!
After the Black Water agent read Xiao Ruxun's order and reprimand, he left. He told Li Wenyuan that he had one day to prepare. At this time tomorrow, Black Water would send someone to pick up Li Wenyuan back to Myanmar.
As soon as he left, the atmosphere was slightly relaxed. Chen Lin directly lay on the ground and panted. It was Xiao Ruzhi who helped him up. Li Wenyuan knelt on the ground with a dull face. Several subordinates around him did not know what to say. They could only comfort Li Wenyuan by saying, "General, don't be too sad", "General, don't be too discouraged".
Xiao Ruzhi could not stand it anymore. She asked several subordinates to help Li Wenyuan up and take him out to rest.
Only Xiao Ruzhi and Chen Lin were left in the room.
"General Chen, why didn't you stop him?"
Xiao Ruzhi put Xiao Ruxun's order on the table and looked at Chen Lin.
Chen Lin looked embarrassed. After a while, he sighed and said, "I tried to persuade him, but I couldn't. General Xiao, you know that I am a surrendered general. My identity is sensitive. How can I do such a thing?"
"This kind of thing does not distinguish between a surrendered general and a close general. This is the most taboo thing. We have all held positions in the army. How can we not know this kind of thing? Anyone can shout when they see injustice, but you and I can't. If we shout today, we can be called over by those civil officials and scolded tomorrow. It is not uncommon to be dismissed.
This kind of thing is sensitive to people like us. We can't participate in it. Li Wenyuan has always been in the Myanmar army. He doesn't have this experience. Can't you tell him? My brother is not what he used to be. He has hundreds of thousands of soldiers. His identity is different. His thinking is different. It is not Myanmar now. "
Xiao Ruzhi could see it clearly. Maybe it was because she had been in Nanjing for a long time and was used to the Daming bureaucrats.
"I thought it would be different in the Zhennan Army. He used to be a close soldier. He is the most trustworthy kind. General Xiao is not the kind of unreasonable person. He …"
"The more trustworthy he is, the more he can't do this kind of thing. Once this taboo thing is done, you and I should know what will happen. Whoever does it will be responsible. My brother is not the same as before. He used to be a teenager who would frown in front of a fierce horse. Now, he is the general of hundreds of thousands of soldiers."
Xiao Ruzhi's words were very clear.
Chen Lin sighed again.
"Then, what should we do next? You make an idea … "
Obviously, Chen Lin was frightened.
Xiao Ruxun punishing Li Wenyuan was not only a punishment for him but also a serious warning to everyone, especially Chen Lin.
Don't play any tricks. Otherwise, I will kill you.
Chen Lin could even hear this kind of illusion.
Xiao Ruzhi spread out her hands helplessly.
"Do what? Cooperate with the land reform step by step. Maintain the order in the cities. Don't let Fujian become a mess. We will go wherever we are needed. Other than that, don't say or do anything. Just wait for orders. That will be enough. "
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