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Chapter 705: Entering the Flying Tiger Army

As soon as the court meeting was over, Wei Zheng pulled Hou Junji, who had originally wanted to go to the East Palace to meet the prince and get to know the situation in advance, and brought him directly to the Flying Tiger Army in the West Inner Courtyard.

Hou Junji assembled two thousand brave and battle-hardened elite soldiers, dressed in helmets and armor, and marched into the military camp in a menacing manner.

As soon as he entered the military camp, he took over the commander's tent. Hou Junji glanced at Wei Zheng and began to issue orders decisively: "Chi Deli."

"The general is here!"

A square-faced, burly attendant stepped forward and answered.

"Take the imperial edict and have all the officers and soldiers of the Flying Tiger Army stay in their respective barracks. They are not allowed to leave the barracks without permission. All military horses and equipment must be stored in the warehouse. Anyone who dares to bring swords, guns, arrows and quivers privately will be arrested for treason."

Hou Junji came here to suppress the soldiers and create a good environment for Wei Zheng, a civil servant, to investigate the case. Having worked in the army for a lifetime, Hou Junji knew what to do with his eyes closed when it came to military affairs.

Wei Zheng was also aware of this. He was responsible for investigating the case, while maintaining order was the responsibility of Hou Junji. Everyone had a clear division of labor and performed their duties.

"Also, call the brigade commanders and officers above the rank of lieutenant to come to the commander's tent to discuss matters. Except for the firemen who will provide three meals a day, all other soldiers must stay in the tents and are not allowed to move around or contact each other. Those who violate the rules will be arrested immediately."

Chi Deli had fought with Hou Junji all his life. If he had stayed in the army, he would have been promoted to the rank of Langjiang. However, he had no intention of pursuing a virtuous career and was devoted to following Hou Junji. Therefore, he was entrusted by Hou Junji to take up various military posts temporarily and resigned as soon as the task was completed.

Chi Deli was not afraid of military affairs at all. After receiving the order, he directly mobilized 2,000 troops and deployed them outside the various camps of the Flying Tiger Army to collect weapons and arrange various patrol matters.

After everything was arranged, the senior officers in the army were summoned to the tent to discuss matters. When the officers, both big and small, entered the tent, both Hou Junji and Wei Zheng were stunned.

Two or three hundred people came in a rush. Only more than ten people could stand in the big tent, and most of the others stood in the open space in front of the tent. Wei Zheng knew nothing about military affairs, and thought that Hou Junji had called all the people above the level of fire chief.

He immediately asked, "General Hou, you only need to recruit the top officers. The lower-level officers can come one by one. How can we deal with so many people coming at once?"

"Chi Deli, what's going on? Didn't you hear my order clearly?"

After such a big embarrassment, Hou Junji's face darkened, and he scolded Chi Deli, "I asked you to recruit those with military rank above the rank of lieutenant or brigade commander. Why did you recruit so many people?"

Chi Deli said with a stiff face, "General, I just asked about this. The Flying Tiger Army has 10,000 soldiers, divided into five guards. Each guard has a lieutenant general and two to three lieutenants. Each lieutenant has four or five brigade commanders."

"So, there are nearly 300 people with positions above the rank of brigade commander, and they are all here. Those in the tent are all those with positions above the rank of Lang Jiang, and the others are outside the tent."

Well.
As soon as Chi Deli finished speaking, both Wei Zheng and Hou Junji were dumbfounded, especially Hou Junji, whose brows were so furrowed that he couldn't untie them. According to the general military organization, an army of 10,000 people could be equipped with a maximum of two lieutenant generals and four lieutenant generals.

The total number of people holding positions above the rank of brigade commander will not exceed thirty.

But the Flying Tiger Army had expanded tenfold. The two looked at these men wearing armor, but standing there loosely, looking sloppy, as if they were going to a big market. Facing the Right Guard General and the Imperial Envoy holding the Holy Finger, they did not show any awe at all. They looked at them curiously, talking to each other from time to time, pointing and making comments.

The two looked at each other, their hearts sank, and their faces fell.

In this situation now, is it still necessary to investigate the case?
Just looking at this extremely bloated configuration and the appearance of the army, the rumor that the Flying Tigers were selling official positions and titles is definitely true.

Hou Junji was furious, but in order to protect his son-in-law, he thought that the prince was ignorant of military affairs and was kind-hearted, and that it must be the people below who were doing something behind his back. His mind was spinning wildly, trying to find a reasonable excuse for Li Yan.

He opened his mouth and said awkwardly, "Sir Wei, the Flying Tiger Army is being planned and has not yet been formed. Perhaps His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will recruit more generals and see which ones are suitable. After all, the elimination rate of a strong army is very high."

After saying this, Hou Junji turned around and asked sternly, "Do you all have military posts officially appointed by the court?"

When Hou Junji, a veteran who had fought many battles, released his might, the crowd was unable to resist the sharp killing power of the other party, and they couldn't help but shrink back one step. More than ten people in the tent were not as powerful as Hou Junji alone, which made Hou Junji pessimistic. It was obvious that these people were just civilians wearing military uniforms, without any military literacy, and could not even meet the standards of ordinary soldiers. How could they win high positions?

Everyone looked at each other, and finally all eyes were fixed on Hu Lixian, the vanguard general.

After all, under normal circumstances, the vanguard is the most important, and Hu Lixian is also the leader of the generals. It is most appropriate for him to come out and answer the imperial envoy's questions at this time.

Normally, Hu Lixian was quite happy to see that everyone was secretly following him as the leader, but in this situation, he screamed in his heart, you bunch of bastards, let me come out to resist this killer, Hou Junji is a cruel and ruthless person who has killed people like crazy!
Just as he was about to lower his head and pretend he hadn't seen it, Hou Junji's eyes flashed like lightning: "What's your name, what's your position, answer my question?"

Hu Lixian had no choice but to step forward and said, "Lord Wei, hello, General Hou. My name is Hu Lixian, and I am the Lieutenant General of the Flying Tiger Army. General Hou was right just now. Our military positions are only for the convenience of management. All positions are concurrent, and the word "Jianxiu" is added in front of them. Moreover, they are private inspections without formal appointment by the court."

"Yes, yes, General Hu is right, they are all inspectors, not formal appointments!" As soon as Hu Lixian's words came out, everyone reacted and agreed in unison.

Yes
At this time everyone reacted. The court sent Wei Zheng to investigate the Flying Tiger Army, and Hou Junji, the god of death, brought so many fully armed soldiers. As soon as he arrived, he confiscated the weapons and trapped all the soldiers in the camp. He must be here to investigate the corruption within the Flying Tiger Army.

Within the Flying Tiger Army, except for Liu Rengui's rear guard which strictly followed the court laws, the other four units were almost all bought in.

Everyone was responsible for a huge amount of corruption, and such a large-scale corruption could not be covered up no matter what. In fact, as soon as they entered the Flying Tigers, they were shocked by the Flying Tigers' crazy selling of official positions.

Although there are more or less some acts of corruption in both the court and local governments, and in both the civil and military systems.

It is impossible to eliminate illegal operations through the back door. Nepotism is everywhere, collusion between superiors and subordinates is inevitable everywhere, and specific analysis is required for specific situations. Even top universities cannot do without special admissions.

It’s just that most people will strictly control the numbers and will not affect the mainstream. Even if the control is good, the proportion of these people will infinitely approach zero, but it will never be zero.

In general departments, the number of people who get promoted by relying on nepotism, money, or other special circumstances is only 20% to 30%. When it reaches 40% to 50%, it is very exaggerated. When it reaches more than 60% to 70%, it is basically rotten. If it is 80% to 90%, I'm sorry, it's mostly the end of a dynasty.

However, the corruption rate of the Flying Tiger Army was as high as over 80%. Except for Liu Rengui's guards, it was almost impossible to find a clean person in the other four guards.

In fact, no one had expected the Flying Tigers to become so corrupt.

Although everyone wants to take shortcuts, it would be terrible if everyone took shortcuts. Everyone around you, from top to bottom, from left to right, including superiors, colleagues, subordinates, and even the soldiers at the grassroots level, all paid to get in.

Far from making people feel fortunate, some people with a bit of insight even felt a chill and fear from the bottom of their hearts.

People with nepotism also need a large number of ordinary generals and soldiers to cover them up, just like a thief blending in with the crowd.

But when everyone in a group is a thief, not only do they not feel safe as a group, but they also feel like they are in prison, and everyone is a criminal. This makes many people feel anxious, afraid that something might happen.

As soon as the meeting in Taiji Hall ended in the morning, when Wei Zheng was called to Hongwen Hall to receive the imperial edict and go through various formalities, the generals of the Flying Tiger Army knew that the prince's affair had been exposed. After all, most of the officers and soldiers who joined the Flying Tiger Army had various intricate connections with the powerful families in the court.

Although they are not direct descendants, they are from the same family after all, so they all knew the news at the first time.

At this time, seeing Hou Junji's army entering the military camp with helmets and armor, he removed all weapons and locked them in the barracks. Who doesn't know that Wei Zheng never asks about personal feelings when investigating a case? His golden trick is well known to everyone.

Everyone knows that they are in danger. They don’t know what will be the final fate of the prince, but they don’t have a biological father who is the emperor, or a biological mother who is the empress.

Hearing the questions from Hou Junji and Hu Lixian, everyone was very dissatisfied at first when they heard the word "Jianxiu" added to their military positions, but now it was like a life-saving straw. Liang Sijin hurriedly said, "Sir Wei, General Hou, we are just here to try it out, not for real military positions."

"When we first came here, we were told that military positions would only be appointed by the court once the army was formed. Before that, our military positions were invalid. The Flying Tigers could dismiss us at any time, and we could leave at any time, and the court could not blame us for this."

(End of this chapter)