Let them offer their loyalty!-Chapter 1428 - 618: Princess Xi’s Coup d’État

Right now, probably everyone knows that Qiu Tu is about to leave, so for these three days, the entire "Border Region" has been unusually calm.

After all, no one wants to provoke a top expert who's about to depart.

At this stage, Qiu Tu is virtually invincible. No one can restrain him, and no one can stop him from doing anything he wants.

If he suddenly decides to wipe out your entire family, you'd better hope you have enough relatives—he might not finish in three days and three nights.

Otherwise, no one will plead for you at this final moment.

—Qiu Tu now has no weaknesses and isn't afraid of any consequences. If he's truly pushed, he'll just kill everyone who angered him, take his confidants, and head to the "Core Region". No one will be able to stop him, much less retaliate.

So, in these three days, Qiu Tu's political orders were unimpeded everywhere, regardless if it was the Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Sanctuary.

And seizing this chance, Qiu Tu further adjusted the positions of his trusted subordinates.

Tang Feifei, the woman closest to him, took over as Four States Guardian of the Eighth Sanctuary, becoming the acting head of the Qiu Tu Group. Her rank was Sanctuary Leader level.

Guan Xiao, as Minister of Internal Affairs for the Four States, integrated the Security Bureau and Political Department systems, becoming the leader of the Qiu Tu Group's intelligence network. Her rank was Sanctuary senior level, Two States Guardian.

Liu Xiongyuan still served as Speaker of "Heavenly State", at the Speaker level, but took half a step upwards to officially become Sanctuary senior staff.

Dai Yukang also continued as Speaker of the Supreme Council for "Earth State", Speaker level, likewise advancing half a rank to become Sanctuary senior staff.

As for Tao Yaoyao's uncle, formerly First Committee Member at Xinjie City Hall, Jiang Zhenpeng succeeded Yan Chen's position, becoming Speaker of New State, though he didn't concurrently serve as Supreme Council Member.

Just because there was still a barrier between him and Qiu Tu, after promoting him, Qiu Tu also placed several other confidants in New State.

Among them, Chen Feng, who had followed Qiu Tu all along, held the highest position. After many years of tempering, he advanced further and became Deputy Speaker of New State.

As for Speaker of Dongye State, of course it was still Rain Butterfly concurrently serving.

However, since Rain Butterfly had now deeply infiltrated the "Boundless Heart Sea - Core Region" to expand new intelligence channels for Qiu Tu, Dongye's affairs were temporarily managed together with Tang Feifei.

Liu Fuping, with a weaker foundation, finally stepped over the threshold for Deputy Speaker after many years, assisting Tang Feifei with Dongye's duties while Rain Butterfly was absent.

However, judging from her political record, her talent likely won't be enough to support her further advancement as a Senior Frontier Official.

As for her future path, Qiu Tu also specifically discussed it with Liu Xiongyuan.

The two had already redefined her role to be that of an assistant.

In the future, she might transition to being an assistant to Guan Xiao or Tang Feifei, helping them manage political affairs.

And besides these most important confidants, Qiu Tu of course didn't forget his former trusted friends and childhood companions.

People like Eagle and Ah-Tai were all promoted 1-2 levels, now generally Deputy Directors or senior staff at Investigation Bureaus in various cities.

Compared to their former lives in the slums, things had changed beyond recognition....

Members of the original death squad who followed Qiu Tu were also scattered throughout the cities of New State, serving as department heads or deputy heads in the Investigation Bureau or the military.

It could be said that everyone who followed Qiu Tu in these past two years had all made leapfrog progress.

This was also one of the main reasons why the Qiu Tu Group had such strong cohesion.

Outside of personnel movements within the Qiu Tu Group, the biggest changes came for the "Academic Faction" closely tied to Qiu Tu.

After assisting Tang Feifei in clearing the Seventh Sanctuary, Huang Shangzong returned to the Eighth Sanctuary and, together with Tang Feifei, was promoted to Deputy Speaker of the Supreme Sanctuary Council for his military achievements.

Thus, the "Academic Faction" once again gained a leader at Deputy Speaker rank and stabilized their position.

The disunity that started with Pang Haichen in the "Academic Faction" was finally mended, making them once again a major force in the Eighth Sanctuary.

Of course, compared to the "Academic Faction" when they were competing for top three or top two and filled with all kinds, the current "Academic Faction" is now purer—albeit much weaker....

Aside from Huang Shangzong, Yan Chen was sent by Qiu Tu to the Sixth Sanctuary to oppose the Kou family. This time, he also moved half a rank forward, smoothly becoming a Cabinet Minister at the Sixth Sanctuary.

However, because the Kou family still held sway, at the Sixth Sanctuary he again kept a low profile, quietly building strength....

It could be said that over these few days, Qiu Tu arranged all those he could.

Even the likes of Yanyan and Ai Li were fast-tracked and assigned positions in advance.

Aside from personnel changes within the Qiu Tu Group, the Third Sanctuary, riding on Qiu Tu's current authority and the passage of the "overseas enclave" policy by the two major Sanctuaries, began formally establishing offices in the Sixth and Seventh Sanctuaries.

Since it was affirmed collectively in high-level meetings of the two major Sanctuaries, although no support was given, they also didn't make trouble.

This allowed the Third Sanctuary to very quickly set up offices—four or five in just three days, with another seven or eight in preparation....

The entire "Northwestern Region", because Qiu Tu was about to leave, experienced a rare period of calm during these three days.....