Monarch of Evernight: 106 Silent Contest

bsp;Although the Broken Wing Angel Legion and the elite guards of the Wei family were all arrogant and arrogant, they all became more and more silent after Wu Zhengnan appeared. Wu Zhengnan did not do anything deliberately, but his seemingly ordinary actions would bring invisible and huge pressure to people.

It was not until this moment that young aristocratic family members like Wei Potian discovered that the people who could stand on one side in the Evernight Continent did have the ability to match their status, and personal combat power was only part of it. But they take things too simply.

Zhang Youheng was much more experienced. He was hardly affected. He calmly pulled out a thick stack of documents and said, "General Wu, we have received a lot of accusations against you. The contents are all here. Do you want to Shall I read it?"

Wu Zhengnan said calmly: "Tell me, let's hear what's going on?"

Zhang Youheng began to read one by one in a calm tone. He read it briefly and concisely, but it took him ten full minutes to finish all the accusations.

After Qianye heard these accusations, he felt a little strange. Zhang Youheng listed dozens of items that violated military law, but most of the charges were considered dispensable even though Qianye had less than a year of imperial service experience. For example, false reporting of vacancies and misappropriation of military pay; for example, a certain battle was not effective and reinforcements were late, etc.

These items are indeed written in black and white on the imperial law, but most of them are things that the upper levels of the empire will not delve into without serious consequences, but are commonplace in the lower-level military. Take the late arrival of reinforcements as an example. Even if it is not a place like Yongye where the local army has its own system, even in the upper continent of the empire, there are often many conflicts between the armies and they are at odds with each other. The reinforcements were deliberately delayed for a long time. This kind of thing has become so common that it is innocuous. Moreover, it is affected by celestial phenomena, terrain, etc. It will be difficult to prove whether it is intentional.

What Wu Zhengnan did that really stepped on the red line of imperial law was to sell strategic materials and bloodline seeds to the dark races, but Zhang Youheng's materials did not mention even half a word.

Although according to imperial regulations, the combined punishment for dozens of misdemeanors is no lighter than these two major crimes. But Qianye has a ridiculous feeling. The real crime is not investigated, but he is punished because of some unnecessary mistakes?

After reading, Zhang Youheng said in a cold and mechanical tone: "General Wu, these are all the accusations. What objections do you have? If there are no other arrangements, please follow us back to the military headquarters for investigation."

At this time, the expressions of the officers of the 7th Division in the conference room softened a lot, and the originally tense atmosphere was relieved. Wu Zhengnan didn't look at anyone. He kept his eyes on the conference table in front of him, tapping his fingers silently. When he heard Zhang Youheng's question, it took him a while to react.

"Go to the military headquarters..." Wu Zhengnan smiled and asked: "Who else here will be investigated?"

Zhang Youheng opened another document and read out nearly ten names calmly and calmly. They were basically junior officers in the staff and logistics departments below the lieutenant colonel level, not even a full-time regimental commander.

After the list came out, the officers of the 7th Division were almost visibly relieved. It seemed that this investigation was only targeting Wu Zhengnan personally. As for a few insignificant small staff officers, who would care about their life and death? Given Wu Zhengnan's identity, it is unusual to have no accomplices.

Wu Zhengnan was very indifferent and asked: "Have you been convicted?"

Zhang Youheng put away the documents and said with a fair face: "No, this is just an accusation. According to the procedures, you have a chance to defend yourself."

"Public or private?"

"Open." Zhang Youheng's answer made the people of the 7th Division even more relieved, and even Wu Zhengnan finally showed a relaxed expression.

Qianye sat in the back row and squinted his eyes, taking in the expressions of everyone in the conference room. But Wei Potian, who was sitting at the conference table, almost jumped up, and was quickly held down by the old man from the Wei family next to him. Fortunately, he had become much calmer over the years and did not have an attack on the spot.

Zhang Youheng stood up and said: "General Wu, please arrange the military affairs of the 7th Division. You will appoint the temporary commander, but the city defense will be temporarily handed over to the Broken Wing Angel Star Wing Squadron. You will be in Heilongjiang in three days. Meet us at the airship base outside the east gate of Liucheng. The location is the expeditionary force headquarters. You must bring everyone on the list. In addition, you can bring a squad of guards. ”

Wu Zhengnan stood up and sent Zhang Youheng and everyone out of the conference room. He stood at the door and said goodbye to everyone who passed by with a smile that looked particularly sincere.

Wei Potian had a dark face, and he had the urge to smash Wu Zhengnan's old face with a punch. But he wasn't really stupid. He knew that if he punched him, his fist might hurt him more seriously than Wu Zhengnan's face.

Zhang Youheng hurriedly left the division headquarters building without saying a word, got on the off-road vehicle, and left directly with his men without going with Wei Potian.

Wei Potian jumped into his off-road vehicle with a dark face. As soon as he closed the door, he yelled at the old man of the Wei family: "What the **** is going on?! That's not what you said at the beginning. ! ”

Qianye sat next to Wei Potian. He was particularly calm at this time, and the guess in his mind had already formed a rough outline. The current situation seems to be going from start to finish. Wu Zhengnan seems to have been accused of dozens of violations of military law, but none of them have been finally convicted, and there is still a chance for a round of defense. As long as this kind of thing doesn't come to the end, there may be complications.

The location of the so-called public defense was at the Expeditionary Force headquarters, which meant that the upper echelons of the Expeditionary Force could also intervene in this investigation. At that time, some of the insignificant charges, such as troop deployment without orders and excessive armament losses, will immediately become insignificant as long as any leader of the expeditionary force is willing to say a few words. In this way, the final The result may even be immunity from direct penalties.

Zhang Youheng met after three days. In fact, he gave Wu Zhengnan three days to deal with the situation. This buffer period can completely wipe out some serious accusations that are difficult to get rid of. By then, there will be no investigation. If there is actual evidence, the relevant charges will be dismissed.

Faced with Wei Potian's anger, the old man of the Wei family said calmly: "Master, this is the result of the original discussion. Have you forgotten?"

Wei Potian recalled carefully that he seemed to have mentioned this plan that day. It was also the least difficult and most secure plan. However, Zhang Youheng spoke vaguely. He did not say anything to death in every sentence, but only gave a rough range of possible treatments.

However, thinking of this matter, Wei Potian became even more angry: "That's what he said, but he didn't say that everything should be handled in the most minor way! If that's the case, then there's no discussion!"

"Master, this is the best way. As long as Wu Zhengnan is investigated and leaves his 7th Division, things will be much easier to handle. He can mobilize the senior officials of the expeditionary force to exonerate him, can't we? Let the Broken Wing Angel and the adults of the Imperial Ministry maintain the original verdict?"

At this point, the old man of the Wei family paused, and then said: "In addition, whether it is forcing the rebels or directly killing a major general and commander of the expeditionary force, this matter is too big and far beyond your reach. The scope of authority. If we do this, Master, I’m afraid you will be strictly controlled by Master in the future.”

"Just take care of it! I can't just let Wu Zhengnan get away with it, right?"

The old man of the Wei family made a gesture and said: "Master, as long as Wu Zhengnan is no longer the commander of the expeditionary force, the future will be long." There was a hint of murderous intent in his words.

Wei Potian frowned and wanted to say something. Qianye reached out and pressed **** his shoulder, saying, "Potian, it's okay. It's not easy to do this."

Qianye has basically understood the meaning of the Wei family's plan at this time. Their initial goal was to tear Wu Zhengnan from the position of division commander through impeachment. After losing his status as an active major general of the expeditionary force, he was left alone. No one will care about the fate of the general.

This is a very roundabout method, even cruel, but it is also a method that will cause very little backlash in all aspects. It can be seen from the reaction of the officers of the 7th Division just now that if they knew that this matter was only targeted at Wu Zhengnan, almost no one would follow Wu Zhengnan in rebellion.

Similarly, although those trivial accusations will add up to severe penalties, without serious crimes such as forbidden transactions, they will not implicate other divisions, let alone drag down some big shots. Otherwise, even if the taboo transaction is only attributed to Wu Zhengnan, the senior leaders of the expeditionary force will be reprimanded or punished for lax military management.

Qianye recalled what Song Zining had told him about what was going on over there, and secretly sighed in his heart. Only now did he fully understand the significance of Song Zining’s behind-the-scenes activities, which were an attempt to drain fuel from the bottom of the cauldron. Wu Zhengnan cannot escape guilt this time. If the result of the trial is only to remove a major general and division commander, rather than execute a major general and division commander under military law, it is basically certain that the highest level of the expeditionary force will not speak out. Song Zining should have anticipated today's situation. The power tactics of powerful families are often surprisingly similar.

After thinking about the cause and effect, Qianye suddenly felt more tired than after a big battle. However, although his chest felt a little tight because of what he saw today, he still felt warm in his heart. Even though he would get an unsatisfactory weighing result in the end, he was no longer fighting alone this time.

Wei Potian was still angry and said: "But this guy actually colluded with the people of the 15th Division to kill you!"

Qianye smiled and said, "This is not the first time he has tried to kill me. Isn't it okay until now?"

Wei Potian muttered a few words, just to show off to Wu Zhengnan afterwards, and then became quiet.

When everyone left, Wu Zhengnan returned to his office, stood in front of the window, and looked down at the city that was almost built by him.

The office door knocked gently.

"Come in." Wu Zhengnan's voice was very calm. There was only one person who dared to disturb him at this time.

The person who came in was indeed Qi Sicheng. He walked quickly behind Wu Zhengnan and said with a hint of joy: "General, this result is not bad!"

Wu Zhengnan said with a half-smile, "What's not a good idea?"

ps: There is still more than 200 left for the first order, so I will update it first, and then everyone can watch the game.