It was already evening when he came out of the Privy Council, and although he was extremely tired, Zhu Shijian still had to cheer up.

"Headmaster."

When the secretary took out the thermos bucket, Zhu Shijian waved his hand, indicating that he had no appetite and didn't want to eat dinner, so he asked the secretary not to bother.

Don't look at Zhu Shijian as the principal of thousands of imperial naval officers, but he is not very old, and he will only be sixty years old next year.

More than 20 years ago, Zhu Shijian was the most talented in the Imperial Navy, and he was still the youngest of the same group of generals, so it can be said that he has a bright future.

It's just that he is also a man with the utmost affection.

At that time, the only person qualified to compete with him for the position of commander-in-chief of the navy was Zhou Kuande, who was three years older than him.

The two are not only classmates, but also friends who love each other.

Different from the rumors in the outside world, Zhou Kuande did not snatch love with a knife, and only joined the Liu family for fame and fortune, but was taking the blame for Zhu Shijian.

It is precisely in this way that Zhu Shijian stepped forward at this time and took over the burden without hesitation.

Last night, Zhou Kuande did not return to his hometown, but wanted to repay the country with death.

Although the muzzle of the gun was not aligned, the bullet missed, and the guards arrived immediately after hearing the gunshot, and then sent Zhou Kuande to the Navy General Hospital, and immediately underwent surgery, but until now, Zhou Kuande has not passed the postoperative danger period, and his life may be in danger at any time.

Because the warhead is shot into the cranial cavity, it causes massive intracranial hemorrhage, so even if it saves his life, there will be serious sequelae.

The imperial authorities did not announce the truth, but covered it up by telling the old man to return to his hometown, but did not want the situation to expand, so it affected the morale of the army.

After Zhou Kuande fell, only Zhu Shijian could move forward with a load.

Thinking of the recommendation letter written by Zhou Kuande from Shoufu himself, Zhu Shijian had a very ridiculous feeling that he couldn't cry or laugh.

More than 20 years ago, a letter of recommendation written by Zhu Shijian sent Zhou Kuande to the Yangguan Avenue to the commander-in-chief of the navy.

Now it's the same letter of recommendation, and Zhou Kuande has returned it all.

It's really a cycle of cause and effect, and it's tried and tested!

"Headmaster, the meals are all hot, so let's eat somewhat. The evening meeting might go on until midnight, if Madame knew about it......"

"Notification has been made?"

The secretary nodded, looking very helpless.

"Okay, just eat while it's hot."

Hearing Zhu Shijian say this, where did the secretary dare to be verbose, he immediately picked up the thermos bucket and took out the food placed in it, which was brought from home in the morning.

Crucially, these meals were cooked by the principal's wife.

There is only one person in this world, that is, the person who made Zhu Shijian give up his great future more than 20 years ago and was willing to stay and teach, can make him obedient.

In fact, it is no secret that Zhu Shijian is afraid of guilt.

Whenever he encountered something difficult, Zhu Shijian would always refuse on the grounds of "Mrs. did not agree", and over time, it spread.

It's just that it can also be said to be smart.

After Zhu Shijian finished eating, the sedan also returned to the naval headquarters.

The yard was full of vehicles, all with military license plates, mainly cars, but also some simple military vehicles.

As a courtesy, the attendees were half an hour ahead of the notice.

All of them are powerful figures in the navy, mainly senior generals.

Strictly speaking, there are actually two high-ranking generals. One of them is He Yongxing, who was promoted to admiral and became the commander of the home fleet not long ago. The other is He Yongxing's number one rival, Admiral Liu Changhe, who is now the commander of the Southern Fleet.

The rest of the participants all revolved around the two of them.

In terms of personal ability, He Yongxing is definitely above Liu Changhe.

It's just that this Liu Changhe is not an idle person.

First of all, he is Zhou Kuande's brother-in-law.

Secondly, he is the highest-ranking one in the Liu family's generation, and he is also the most qualified candidate to replace Zhou Kuande's commander-in-command department.

From this point of view, it is logical that he should be appointed commander-in-chief of the navy after Zhou Kuande.

Finally, in the past two years or so, the Southern Fleet under his command has been steadily moving, not only not making major mistakes, but also achieving a lot of results.

Even if he is rewarded for his meritorious deeds, he should be promoted to the third level.

Of course, the most important thing is still his relationship with Zhu Shijian.

He Yongxing is a student of Zhu Shijian, even if he is the tiger of the He family, he must respect the teacher, and he must not work against the teacher for no reason.

Liu Changhe is different.

He is the same generation as Zhu Shijian, but he is almost ten years younger.

Also, Liu Changhe returned to the imperial capital at the beginning of the month and has been active. Although no one could have predicted that Zhou Kuande would resign as commander-in-chief of the navy by shooting himself in the head, but the empire suffered a crushing defeat, someone must take the blame, and it must be able to convince the military and the people, so it is reasonable to ask the commander-in-chief of the navy and the army to apologize when necessary.

It can be seen that Liu Changhe may have regarded himself as the next commander-in-chief a long time ago.

Where did I think that I was cut off.

It felt like being told that he wasn't the bridegroom after entering the cave room.

Speaking of which, Liu Changhe must have hated Zhu Shijian to death.

How did he know that it was his brother-in-law who recommended Zhu Shijian, not Zhu Shijian who took the initiative to ask for help.

More than 20 years ago, in the face of the open and secret struggle between the two great families, Zhu Shijian chose to retreat bravely and protect his life.

If Zhu Shijian is really the kind of villain who tends to be inflammatory, he joined the Liu family more than 20 years ago and became Liu Changhe's brother-in-law in the name of it.

Now that the edifice is going to fall, will he be stupid enough to stand under the wall?

Not to mention Zhu Shijian, even grassroots officers like Bai Zhizhan understand that the person who replaced Zhou Kuande as commander-in-chief of the Navy is likely to become a scapegoat.

Liu Changhe really wants to hate, and he should hate his brother-in-law.

In the conference room, the officers of the two factions sat on either side. Even people with face blindness can tell by their appearance.

In general, the officers of the Southern Fleet were fatter, and the officers of the Home Fleet were more lean.

Nothing strange.

For the past two years or so, after the Nuland Federation and the Narrow-Sized Empire entered the war, the Home Fleet has taken on all the pressure, while the Southern Fleet has been magnifying the fake.

Of course, the officers and men of the Southern Fleet cannot be blamed.

Because of the special shortage of resources, especially after the defeat of the There Empire, the loss of the most important oil producing area, so the intensity of the activities of the Imperial Navy was greatly reduced, many warships could only be parked in the harbor, and only a few raid ships of the Southern Fleet were able to go to sea occasionally. On the other hand, in the theater under the jurisdiction of the Southern Fleet, food and other daily necessities are not too tight, and they can basically be supplied openly.

When Zhu Shijian arrived, the secretary of the headquarters was busy preparing tea.

Seating is arranged in advance, with name tags on the first few rows and plenty of empty seats at the back, large enough to accommodate all the attendees.

Waiting for Zhu Shijian to sit down, the secretaries of the headquarters left one after another.

Among the secretaries, many of them are also military officers, or civilian personnel who have received training, strictly speaking, they can be regarded as Zhu Shijian's protégés.

Finally, the secretary closed the door as he went out.

As soon as the door closed, all the officers who had been talking at first closed their mouths, and the originally noisy conference room suddenly fell silent.