As the color drained from Fu Zhaoyue's eyes, the turmoil among the Chu Character Legion's senior ranks finally ended, and power returned entirely to Chu Baxing's hands.
But the power he had regained was only temporary, and his hold on it remained precarious.
Chu Baxing replaced all the senior officers of the 1st Army, transferring some officers from the 2nd Army and 1st Division to fill their places, then appointing and promoting new personnel to fill the vacancies.
As for the officers who had followed Huang Yihan in his attempted rebellion, he assigned them to train troops in hunting gods, stripping them of all military authority.
Afterward, Chu Baxing reiterated the rules of discipline several times and declared that no unit could mobilize without his permission. He then ended the day's meeting and dismissed everyone present.
Once everyone else had left, only four people remained in the conference room.
Chu Baxing, Zheng Mubian, Zheng Cong, and Qin Siyang.
Chu Baxing rose first and knelt before Zheng Mubian.
Zheng Mubian hurried to his feet and tried to pull Chu Baxing up. "Commander, what are you doing?!"
Chu Baxing insisted on remaining on his knees. "Uncle Zheng, if it hadn't been for you, I really wouldn't have known what to do from here."
"Commander, you did very well! You were the one who made this happen, from start to finish. I didn't do anything! I'm sure your father's spirit can rest in peace!"
But Zheng Mubian could not pull Chu Baxing up at all. Only after Chu Baxing firmly bowed his head to the floor did he stand.
Then Chu Baxing bowed to Zheng Cong. "Brother Zheng Cong, your help was crucial in putting down the rebellion. Without you, I wouldn't have been able to kill those three brigade commanders so smoothly."