Early the next morning, the imperial capital railway station.

Walking out of the carriage, the biting cold wind blew in his face, Bai Zhizhan shivered involuntarily a few times, and quickly pulled the fur coat on his body.

Fortunately, He Pengfei didn't delay too much time, and he had already followed out with his luggage.

The two then left the platform.

He Pengfei was originally from the imperial capital, but he followed his parents to Puzhou when he was a child, and later returned to the imperial capital to study in college for a few years. Although he hadn't been back for several years, he clearly knew the city better than Bai Zhizhan, who had never been to the imperial capital.

In fact, He Pengfei knows more than Bai Zhizhan in many aspects.

If anything, this is the advantage of the children of the family.

Although not all the children of the family are talents, most of them are still the children of the family, but since they were infected in the family environment since childhood, they are used to seeing big scenes, and they have a broader horizon, so as long as the three views are okay and the body and intelligence are sound, the ability of the children of the family is generally not too bad.

Along the way, He Pengfei revealed a lot of "insider" information to Bai Zhizhan.

The first is Liu Xiangdong.

That's right, he is one of the eight pillars of the empire, the descendant of Liu Zhentang, the Duke of Haikun. In the Imperial Navy, the Liu family was a family with the same name as the He family.

Strictly speaking, in the Imperial Navy, only the Liu family and the He family have reached the standard of "family".

The influence of the Liu family is mainly in the command and war system.

Marshal Zhou Kuande's wife's surname was Liu, and she was the eldest daughter of the Liu family at that time. It was with the full support of the Liu family that he sat on the throne of commander-in-chief of the navy.

Fortunately, the Liu family and the He family are not in competition, but more like a cooperative relationship.

The influence of the He family is mainly in equipment construction, which is often referred to as the manufacturing and preparation system.

The second is Gui Boyong.

He is also a member of the He family, that is, he is He Yongxing's cousin, and his mother is He Yongxing's aunt, who has been raised in He Yongxing's family since he was a child.

Obviously, Gui Boyong is He Yongxing's most trusted person.

Gui Boyong and Liu Xiangdong are indeed classmates, and their relationship is extraordinary, even if they don't wear the same pair of pants, they can be regarded as heart-to-heart.

In fact, this is also the epitome of the relationship between the He family and the Liu family.

For decades, the He family and the Liu family have supported each other, the former mastering the preparation system, and the latter controlling the command and combat system, supporting and relying on each other. It was also under the impetus of these two families that the Imperial Navy swept across the seas over the past few decades, defeating almost all opponents.

He Yongxing is an exception.

Although there are also many generals in the He family, there has never been a commander like He Yongxing who can command a fleet to fight in the four seas.

The key is that in the past two years or so, He Yongxing has led the 21st Fleet to many victories.

Relatively speaking, the current Liu family is a withering talent.

In this generation, the Liu family even has to rely on relatives like Zhou Kuande to support the façade, and among the younger generation, talents like Liu Xiangdong are still too young.

In He Pengfei's words, when He Yongxing takes the helm, the He family will definitely surpass the Liu family.

As for what benefits will be beyond the Liu family, He Pengfei didn't say anything.

Soon, the two came to the outside of the station.

Unlike Puzhou Station, there are not so many people in the square outside the Imperial Capital Station, and there are quite a few uniformed military and police officers maintaining order.

Outside the exit there were several military vehicles parked.

Seeing the people getting out of the car clearly, Bai Zhizhan immediately quickened his pace and ran over.

It turned out to be He Yongxing!

"Uncle." He Pengfei ran faster, surpassing Bai Zhizhan in a few steps.

Uncle?

Bai Zhizhan felt that he had heard it wrong, because He Pengfei and He Yongxing were cousins and nephews, so it stands to reason that they should not use this more affectionate title.

He Yongxing only nodded, He Pengfei was also very interested, and took the initiative to go to the car behind.

"Are you okay on the way?"

"It's okay, thank you Commander He for your concern."

He Yongxing didn't say anything, after all, it was early in the morning, and it snowed heavily last night, and the outdoor temperature was less than minus ten degrees Celsius.

At this time, Bai Zhizhan noticed that Gui Boyong did not follow.

"I'll take you to the headquarters hotel first, there is a very important meeting in the evening." Waiting for Bai Zhizhan to get into the car, He Yongxing handed him a document bag. "Hurry up and read it, I'll use it in the evening. Don't be nervous, just speak your mind when the time comes, just don't go off-topic. ”

"Commander He, this ......"

"After lunch, I'll send someone to pick you up and take you to meet the principal."

"Headmaster!?"

Although he didn't keep up with He Yongxing's train of thought, Bai Zhizhan knew who the "principal" was. In the Imperial Navy, only one person could use this title.

That's right, it's the president of the Imperial Naval Academy, Admiral Zhu Shijian.

So far, Zhu Shijian has worked in the Imperial Naval Academy for more than thirty years, and has only sat in the position of president for twenty-four years. He was the longest-serving president of the Imperial Naval Academy, and he could be said to be full of peach and plum in the world, and he had extremely high prestige.

In the current Imperial Navy, almost all the officers below the rank of admiral are Zhu Shijian's students.

In addition, generals like He Yongxing, who were promoted only later in the war, were also his students.

"When we meet in the afternoon, it's time to address the headmaster as commander-in-chief."

"Commander-in-Chief ......"

He Yongxing nodded and said that Bai Zhizhan had heard correctly. "Yesterday, Marshal Zhou Kuande returned to his hometown. The Privy Council has approved the appointment of the first assistant, and Zhu Shijian will be promoted to the post of commander-in-chief of the navy and at the same time to the rank of admiral. After the end of the war, it was decided to stay. The news has not yet been announced, but judging from the current situation, it should be the most ideal and the most appropriate arrangement for the principal to be appointed in danger. ”

Now, Bai Zhizhan understood what was going on.

More than 20 years ago, Zhu Shijian was not able to become the commander of the detachment, but stayed at the Naval Academy as the president, which has a great relationship with his background.

At that time, Zhu Shijian was one of the few high-ranking generals from civilian background!

The key is that Zhu Shijian is very affectionate and sexual, and has made a very romantic choice in the eyes of women, but very irrational for men.

He rejected the eldest lady of the Liu family and married a commoner woman who was a childhood sweetheart.

Zhou Kuande was able to rise to prominence because he made the completely opposite choice to Zhu Shijian.

Now, Zhou Kuande is returning to his hometown, which is actually a resignation. If a general who is close to the He family takes over, it will definitely cause extraneous problems.

On the Liu family's side, those who have the ability lack experience, those who have experience have no prestige, and those who have prestige have poor ability.

Let Zhu Shijian take over, and there will be no such problem.

Of course, for the He family, this is an acceptable arrangement. It's very simple, no matter how good Zhu Shijian is, he will not favor the Liu family.

Thinking of this, Bai Zhizhan also sighed secretly.

Obviously, the battle between the two great families, which had been peaceful for decades, had begun, and the cause was this war, defeat to be precise.

It's easy to say anything if you win, but someone has to take the blame if you lose.

It can be seen that the imperial navy at this time, just like the early morning in the imperial capital, the storm has formed in the bleak and cold wind, and young officers like Bai Zhizhan who were born in a humble manner will definitely not be able to withstand the raging wind. If you don't find a shelter in time, you will inevitably be buried by a blizzard.