Chapter 668: True Purpose
Gutavov not only arrested, but also made a big fanfare, as if he was afraid that Zhukov would not know.
After consulting with his staff, Zhukov went to the Tsar, saying that since the prime minister had already caught the suspect, he asked the prime minister to immediately interrogate him, and he must convict the relevant people and others within a short period of time, and completely eliminate the hidden dangers inside.
When the tsar received the letter, he was really vigorous, and immediately sent someone to inform Gutavov, ordering him to try and close the case as soon as possible, so as to return the innocence of Zhukov's subordinates.
And Zhukov's move is called pushing the boat along the water, no matter how Gutavov takes it, then Zhukov will make a steady profit.
If Gutavov uses a bitter meat trick, then the feelings are good, you are your own people beating your own people, and in the end you will suffer a loss and be unflattering, and you are a dumb person who eats Coptis chinensis, and you can't say what you have to say.
If Gutavov is real, then take this opportunity to defeat these henchmen of him, completely knock them into the abyss, and there will be no chance to turn back, and he will forever lose the qualification to compete with him.
This plan to kill two birds with one stone is indeed absolutely unsuccessful.
And Zhukov has always been looking forward to Gutavov digging a pit for himself and burying himself, it seems that the opportunity has come.
After Gutavov received the tsar's will, he attached great importance to it, and immediately invested elite troops and began to interrogate the suspects.
The content of the interrogation is unknown.
Of course, Gutavov's side was busy, and Zhukov was watching the excitement from the sidelines, and the situation was very interesting.
However, no matter what, no matter whether it is big or small, when it is hot, it can attract people's eyeballs, but over time, this heat will always dissipate. And as soon as the heat dissipates, the attention will decrease until it finally slowly fades away.
Therefore, as Gutavov interrogated, he experienced fatigue, and he did not squint in front of him. Later, there was slackness, and although Zhukov still sent people to keep an eye on it, the vigilance of the people was reduced.
Just when everyone thought that this was the case, a new situation arose.
Gutavov has arrested people again, and they have captured all the stolen goods.
This time, he arrested people from the Western Military Region.
However, Zhukov did not burst into a rage this time, because the facts were already in front of his eyes, and the problem was indeed his Western Military District.
And this one was arrested by a military staff officer of the Western Military District Command.
In the process of selling intelligence, he was caught red-handed by the people arranged by Gutavov.
Zhukov couldn't refute it this time. Moreover, Zhukov's actions were very fast, he was arrested on the spot, tried on the spot, and directly sentenced this staff officer to death.
In the course of the interrogation, the staff officer confessed to some accomplices.
Gutavov immediately struck with thunder. These accomplices were captured one by one with lightning speed.
In this process, Zhukov has been very cooperative. There was no excesses, for he knew in his heart that all this was true, and he was not allowed to quibble, and besides, it was a felony of collaborating with the enemy. He was also a patriot, and he hated such people equally.
Everything went well, and in the end, those who should be sentenced and those who should be killed were killed, and a gang that collaborated with the enemy and judged the country was uprooted. Wipe out a great crisis that will affect the fate of the empire.
Gutavov did a big job this time.
The tsar was satisfied, and Zhukov had nothing to say.
However, the impact of this incident on Zhukov is obvious.
He served in the Western Military District, but such a big incident happened in the Western Military District, and it happened right under his nose, but he didn't know what it was, this was dereliction of duty, and he still had to be punished with a felony.
Regardless of whether the tsar pursues it or not, Zhukov is to blame.
And that's not all.
The gangs involved in this case include many middle-level military managers who are subordinate to the Western Military Region, and their direct impact on the Western Military Region is that many middle-level positions have been vacated.
Since there are vacancies, they have to be filled.
This gives a chance to those who have a heart.
And this biggest person is Gutavov, originally his sphere of influence was only limited to the civilian clique, even if he locked up a Schikov, he only got a promise from him, and could not give him direct help, and the chess piece of Schikov could not be used on the surface, but this incident provided conditions for him to wedge the nail into the Western Military District.
With the consent of the Tsar, most of these vacated positions were arranged by Gutavov for his own men, and his tentacles finally extended to the army, and he was arguably the biggest beneficiary of this incident.
And although Zhukov strongly objected, the tsar agreed, and he couldn't help it, and he didn't know what happened to the tsar this time, why did he agree with Gutavov to extend his hand to the army, that was his territory.
However, the tsar is not old and confused, he has been watching the development of the situation coldly, he knows every step of it clearly, he is most worried, the least disliked is that the people below form a gang, he is dead, he can not care, but he is still alive, then he can't be ignored, he does not allow such a thing to happen.
The authority of the tsar could not be violated.
Therefore, no matter how you Zhukov jumps up and down, this is an unchangeable fact.
And this time, the tsar also taught Zhukov a lesson, let him remember for a long time, manage his subordinates well, if he can't even manage the people he should manage, then how can he take on the responsibility of an empire.
At the right time, in the right place, and carry out the necessary beating, this is the responsibility of the supreme power, what is called the unpredictable power, maybe this is it.
Of course, the tsar did not mean to let Gutavov's forces sit big, he just punished Zhukov a little this time, and then gave Gutavov a little sweetness, and if he has merit, he will be rewarded, otherwise, who will do his best to do things, not to mention, those people arranged by Gutavov to go to the Western Military District will not play a big role, and if they really want to play a role, it still depends on the top military commander, and the Western Military District has Schikov, and the tsar is very relieved.
I don't know what the tsar would have thought if he had known that Schikov had made an agreement with Gutavov in private.
Maybe he wouldn't be so happy as Gutavov wanted, playing small moves under the nose of the tsar, isn't that looking for a draw.
And every thing the tsar does, every step he takes, it has his purpose.
In his heart, he had a very perfect plan for the future of the empire.
Zhukov took over the position of Tsar, controlled the most important military forces, and protected the security of the empire, while Gutavov presided over internal affairs, governed the country, and benefited the people.
And the two of them, one literate and one military, close cooperation, and working together, will surely bring the empire to a new level.
The Tsar had this confidence, but he did not have confidence in the cooperation between the two.
These two people are very capable, the tsar is clear, and there are a group of people under his hands, he is also clear, as the so-called one mountain does not tolerate two tigers, this truth, he also understands.
So, although it was difficult, he had been trying to make the two fit together well, and everything he did was based on this purpose, and the tsar had good intentions. (To be continued......)