Because Ning Zhiyuan's injuries had not healed and he could not go on the expedition, he could only stay in the northwest camp.

The two soldiers and horses responsible for taking Jiujiang were led by Ning Zhiyuan's two henchmen, and the two brothers Ning Yabai and Ning Yafeng each followed one road.

The reason why the troops were divided into two roads was because after everyone discussed, they decided to attack Jiujiang one way and Zhangnan next to Jiujiang on the other road.

As long as these two places are occupied, the Northwest Army will have two strongholds close to each other in the east, and the two sides will be horns and echo each other, forming a situation of mutual assistance and complementarity.

Although he was unable to go on the expedition, Ning Zhiyuan, who has now become the real leader of the Northwest, is not idle at all, but is very busy.

The reason for this is that many civil officials have left the northwest to seek refuge in the capital.

It happened that when Ning Zhiyuan informed the whole of the northwest of the matter, so that all officials, soldiers and civilians knew the truth about the rebellion that took place in the capital.

While causing an uproar among countless people, a large number of officials quietly fled the northwest.

Among them, the fastest runner was the top leader in the northwest political circles, the northwest political envoy Yan Lai and his henchmen, who fled almost overnight.

This was followed by county magistrates and higher-level officials.

In just a few days, a large number of officials fled, and many even disguised themselves as ordinary businessmen to avoid the obstacles of various checkpoints.

In the face of such a large number of officials fleeing, Ning Zhiyuan waved his hand and ordered the soldiers at all checkpoints not to embarrass them and let them leave.

He had expected this to happen, so he wasn't surprised.

Indeed, there have been many noble scholars and doctors in history who cannot be rich and noble, poor and unyielding, but such people are a minority after all.

Don't look at these officials inside and outside the court all day long hanging on their lips lofty words such as style, ambition, and serving the country and the people, but when it comes to the critical time, most people will still choose their own future and wealth.

Through the various evidences listed by Ning Zhiyuan in the list, in fact, these officials also knew that the emperor's death was indeed related to the second prince, and it was even likely that the second prince was personally handed.

But so what, now the entire Heavenly Family, except for the second prince Zhao Yufeng, all the princes, including the eldest prince, have died.

Even if the second prince is really the rebel son of Shijun Shi's father, he is the prince after all, and he is the person with the most information to inherit the throne.

In other words, he was the future Emperor of Great Wei. He represents both the Great Wei and the imperial court.

And these officials serving in the northwest, their family lives and future wealth have long been closely linked to the imperial court in the capital.

If they had to choose one or the other, they would of course choose to join the imperial court.

Even if he knew that sitting on the throne was a rebel son who could kill even his own father.

What kind of style and ambition are empty, and the black gauze hat on the head is the most important.

Ning Zhiyuan has been an official in the court for so many years, and he has long seen through what virtue these people have in their bones, so he is not surprised at all.

He will not stop all the officials and generals who want to leave, and will directly let them leave.

Because he knows that the hearts of these people are no longer here, and even if he insists on keeping them, he will only raise tigers.

Rather than this, it is better to simply let them go, and by the way, leave a good impression on outsiders that they are kind to their colleagues.

For the officials who were willing to stay, Ning Zhiyuan rewarded them and directly promoted them to the top.

Compared with the gentle treatment of civilian officials, Ning Zhiyuan took a more extreme approach in dealing with military generals.

That is to let all the generals who are willing to stay sign on the document to make a stand.

Only generals who signed their signatures could continue to serve in the Northwest Army, and even be promoted.

Those who did not dare to do so had to leave the northwest like the officials who fled.

In fact, except for the henchmen who accompanied the Ning family to launch a mutiny, few of those military generals sent by the imperial court dared to do such a thing.

You must know that this name is not signed casually, because this document is meant to spread all over the world.

When this inscription spread all over the world, the puppet dynasty would regard these people who had signed the inscription as rebellious ministers and thieves, and would be punished with capital punishment if caught.

In other words, once you sign your name on the inscription, it is equivalent to a complete break with the imperial court, and there is no possibility of turning back.

The reason why Ning Zhiyuan adopted this method of breaking the kettle and sinking the boat was to eliminate dissidents and solidify the morale of the army.

He was not afraid that the civilian officials who remained in the northwest would take the opportunity to rebel, because the Great Wei Dynasty had always implemented a policy of separating the civil and military families.

The official in charge of government affairs has no right to mobilize any local army, unless there is a military general who colludes with the official.

Moreover, these powerless civil officials are not material for rebellion. The so-called Xiucai rebellion, which has not been completed in three years, is what it means.

However, military generals who hold military power are different, and once someone plots against the enemy and takes the opportunity to cause chaos, the harm caused to his life is very huge.

Now that the entire northwest is in turmoil and the people's hearts are unstable, it is the critical time when it is most necessary for all people to work together to resist the enemy.

We must not tolerate leading generals with evil intentions and weak positions to continue to serve in the army.

If these people rebelled, wouldn't it be equivalent to a fire in the backyard?

That's why Ning Zhiyuan used this extreme method to eliminate people in the army who might have different intentions.

No matter who it is, as long as they sign on this document begging for thieves, they will completely cut off the back road to the capital, and they can only follow their Ning family all the way to the end.

This is an upright conspiracy, putting everything on the bright side, it depends on how the other party chooses.

As for the military generals who were willing to stay, in addition to most of the confidants and generals that Ning Zhiyuan had personally brought over the years, there were also some who were sincerely loyal to the court and the emperor, and decided to follow the orders of the second prince of Shijun Shi's father.

No matter what the reason is, as long as it is someone who is willing to stay and is willing to sign the document, Ning Zhiyuan will not welcome it.

For generals whose family members are not in the northwest but are in other places or even in the capital, Ning Zhiyuan has sent a large number of people to pick up their relatives to reunite in the northwest, so that these military generals who are interested in sharing weal and woe with them have no worries.

Now that the second prince and others are wantonly eradicating dissidents in the court in order to consolidate the ruling power they have just obtained, they don't have the time and energy to manage the northwest side, so now is a good time to take advantage of the chaos.

Some people may ask, so many officials have fled at the same time, so won't the governance of various places be in chaos, or even directly paralyzed?

Not necessarily, it depends.

If it is a township or a county seat, the impact is not too great.

In the case of a certain county, the largest local official is Qipinzhi County sent by the imperial court.

Under the county, there are a series of officials such as county officials, priests, county lieutenants, and wardens.

The magistrate is the head of a county, which is equivalent to the modern county senior official and county magistrate, and the two positions are combined. Responsible for local water conservancy, enslavement, trial and adjudication, supervision, issuance of government decrees and other duties.

The county magistrate is equivalent to the deputy county magistrate, responsible for assisting the county magistrate, and his main responsibility is clerical.

Teaching and governing education, equivalent to the modern director of the local education bureau.

The county lieutenant is equivalent to the director of the modern public security bureau, responsible for the security of the entire county and the arrest of thieves.

The warden is equivalent to the director of the finance bureau and assists the county magistrate in the administration of taxes.

Don't look at the county magistrate has the greatest power, in fact, the county magistrate generally does not care about the actual affairs, and the specific work is done by the people below. The magistrate only plays a commanding and supervising role.