Chapter 96 Anti-corruption actions

"However, I still feel a little strange. Liang Kui did so too much this time, which made the officers below the first battalion level angry. Why did Chen Fang and the others refuse to tell me? No matter what, I am at least the position of chief auditor, and I have a share in the responsibility of the military's legal affairs." Wu Shaoting said in confusion.

Ni Duan's face turned ugly. After a moment of silence, he spoke again: "Mr. Wu, I'm here to find you this time because I have a bad guess."

Wu Shaoting was stunned and asked, "What guess is it?"

Ni Duan said with a serious expression: "Although I'm not sure, I think Chen Fang, Lin Guangli, and the acting battalion commander of the Second Battalion Xu Shaowen pointed the finger at everyone in the Commander's Office. They should have investigated that the entire First Standard military pay was embezzled so much, but the salary of the generals in the Commander's Office was paid as usual. Moreover, since the beginning of the year, the amount of monthly deductions gradually increased. If the Commander had not worked together, it would have been impossible to have such great ability."

Wu Shaoting suddenly realized, couldn't help but take a breath and sighed, "What you said makes sense. No wonder Chen Fang and the others refused to tell me about this. It turned out that they also suspected that I was involved in embezzling military pay. It was really ridiculous."

Ni Duan smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Wu, I am the most familiar with you. Do I still know your character? Of course, I believe that Mr. Wu will not participate in this kind of activity. But now the morale of the army has changed, and you and I are powerless."

Wu Shaoting nodded deeply, and at this moment a trace of inspiration flashed through his mind.

He was originally confused about how he should go deep into the morale of the army, but now he has been inexplicably labeled as a corruption man. Wouldn't this be even worse? Despite this, as long as he operates this incident properly, he will definitely achieve the opposite effect. Not only will he not lose his reputation, but he will also be able to strengthen his authority in the first target.

"I have an idea, and I hope Brother Ni, you can cooperate with me." He said in a deep voice.

"Please tell me, Lord Wu!" Ni Duan looked at Wu Shaoting seriously and asked.

"I am still in charge of the position of inspector general. In order to calm the morale of the army, to revitalize military discipline, and to express my own position, I decided to severely punish Liang Kui for deducting military pay and embezzlement." Wu Shaoting said with a serene expression, with a fearless look of justice on his face.

"What? Lord Wu, do you want to expose Liang Kui? This is not enough. Liang Kui is a Manchu and has a hereditary title. Even the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi in Guangzhou will not dare to touch him easily. If you do this, you may be very likely to cause trouble! Although General Fuqi values ​​you very much, General Fuqi and Liang Kui are of the same clan and their elbows will not turn outwards!" Ni Duan said anxiously, and his emotions suddenly became excited.

In Ni Duan's view, Wu Shaoting will definitely play an important role in the Guangzhou New Army Uprising that the Tongmenghui is planning. If Wu Shaoting makes any mistakes at this critical moment, it will affect the entire uprising plan!

Although he knew very well that if Wu Shaoting exposed Liang Kui and offended Liang Kui, no matter how serious it was, he would not be killed. However, the relegation punishment might still be quite serious. Now the highest official member of the Tongmenghui in the new army of the 24 towns is Wu Shaoting. How could Wu Shaoting be suppressed like this?

"Brother Ni, don't worry, I will not be able to do things without any qualities. This time, Liang Kui is too much. If I don't stand up, one will make the people below misunderstand, and the other will be the first target I have high expectations. So, I have to do it." Wu Shaoting said seriously.

"Mr. Wu, if Liang Kui could be moved, Chen Fang, Xu Shaowen and others would not have resigned. They still knew that Liang Kui was the most embezzled military pay, but they also knew that they could not solve this matter head-on. Moreover, the first bid was not a good thing. The soldiers had been resentful for a long time. Once we started to act, we would definitely respond." Ni Duan said earnestly, his serious expression was no worse than Wu Shaoting.

"You can only achieve temporary results by relying on this idea alone. Only a selfless and clean army can completely complete the revolutionary cause. Brother Ni, I am not asking for your opinions now, but asking you to help me. Either you don't refuse, I don't blame you, at most I will go to someone else. Or you agree and let's do this together.

Give us an explanation to the officers and soldiers of the first bid." Wu Shaoting said resolutely.

Ni Duan was stunned. At this moment, he found that he could not understand Wu Shaoting.

Is this person a revolutionary comrade or a middle-aged man with lofty professional ideals?

Deep down, he admired Wu Shaoting a little. Of course, what he admired was not Wu Shaoting's way of doing things, but the personality of this young man! From what he said just now, he could already see that Wu Shaoting's way of thinking about problems is completely different from that of ordinary people. Wu Shaoting always uses moral norms and personal ideals as the benchmark for thinking about problems!

This is not a bad thing, although it seems a bit too pedantic.

But looking at the whole world, how many people can do it with lofty ambitions and unswervingly like Wu Shaoting?

He sighed secretly. Whether Wu Shaoting was a revolutionary comrade or a professional ideal soldier, in a word, Wu Shaoting was an upright person.

What's more, he could not completely deny Wu Shaoting's idea. Relying on the stimulating all the officers and soldiers of the first target alone was indeed only a temporary effect. It is no problem to complete a battle with this effect. However, the great cause of revolution is not just a battle, but an epoch-making battle.

Only by mastering an army with true revolutionary sentiment and strict military discipline and honesty can we overcome difficulties and obstacles and carry out the revolution to the end without hesitation.

"I understand, Lord Wu, please give me instructions. I will do my best and be willing to do whatever I can." Ni Duan finally decided.

"Very good." Wu Shaoting nodded with relief.

Early the next morning, Wu Shaoting asked Ni Duan to assemble the guards of the Third Battalion Battalion Office. He asked all the guards to be fully armed and followed him directly to the First Commander's Office. When he came to the commander's yard, the guards at the door were stunned when they saw Wu Shaoting's appearance. They didn't know whether to stop him. They watched Lord Wu and his soldiers break into the gate.

Wu Shaoting came to the General Staff, but found that apart from a few Wenzheng officers and attendants, no staff officers were present. He knew that Liang Kui was just lazy on weekdays, either often late or not, or she was idle and idle when she arrived. Liang Kui would definitely not come at such an early time. He just walked through the motions and deliberately let the commander know his movements.

"Where is the General Staff Officer?" Wu Shaoting asked in a very bad tone, standing at the staff office.

"Lord Liangkui... hasn't arrived yet." A Wenzheng official saw Wu Shaoting's aggressive look, and a large number of soldiers carrying live ammunition were following him, and he couldn't help but shrink back a little.

Wu Shaoting didn't say anything, turned around and walked out of the commander's office with his men, intending to find Liang Kui from the officer dormitory on the Army Yamen. However, just when he just came out of the commander's courtyard, he met the second-class staff officers He Fuguang and Xu Haiying.

When He Fuguang and Xu Haiying saw Wu Shaoting and saw a group of soldiers behind him, they were both surprised.

"Mr. Wu, what's wrong? Is something wrong?" Xu Haiying asked hurriedly.

"Oh, Lord He, Lord Xu, this matter has nothing to do with you, so there is no need to worry too much." Wu Shaoting responded simply, without intending to stop, and continued to lead the people forward.

However, He Fuguang and Xu Haiying did not let Wu Shaoting go easily, and the two of them still stood in front.

"Mr. Wu, let me tell you first. If you bring a group of soldiers in and out like this, it will make people misunderstand if they are not done properly." He Fuguang said seriously.

Wu Shaoting calmed down, his face gradually became ugly, and he said, "I'm about to arrest Liang Kui."

After saying this, He Fuguang and Xu Haiying were immediately surprised. The two looked at each other. As a second-class staff officer, Wu Shaoting actually wanted to arrest his immediate superior? Does Wu Shaoting like to go against his superior? However, neither of them are mediocre people. Knowing that Wu Shaoting will never act without reason, he did not rush to attack.

"What happened to the General Staff? Why didn't we receive any news?" He Fuguang asked calmly.
Chapter completed!