Spy Wars: I am the Captain of the Military Police

"Haha, you are a royal family after all, but you are just like ordinary people and get promoted to military rank by relying on your graduation certificate! Haha." Zhou Zhengqing laughed sarcastically.

"Baga! The royal family must abide by the rules!"

"Okay, okay! Whatever you say is what it is! So, why do you want me to go to Tianjin Garrison? To be a drag? Or to sell intelligence?" Zhou Zhengqing asked tentatively.

Jingren looked at Zhou Zhengqing strangely, and then said with some disdain: "With just a battalion of military police like you, what can you delay? As for selling... No, what do you mean by selling intelligence! That's called accidentally leaking it!"

After glaring at Zhou Zhengqing, Jing Ren continued, "If you have the ability to get intelligence, just leak it. I'm afraid you can't get it. This time I asked you to go to Tianjin mainly to gain military merit, so as to be promoted in rank and prepare for the future."

"What do you mean I can leak it just because I get it?" Zhou Zhengqing heard something strange in Jingren's words.

"The military will definitely issue a strict order not to give you any useful information, and if they do give you any, it will definitely be false!"

"Huh? An order from the military? Why?" Zhou Zhengqing was even more confused and didn't understand what Jingren meant.

"The top military officials know that you are going to work for His Majesty!" Jingren dropped another bombshell.

"Uh..." Zhou Zhengqing was stunned.

Jingren frowned and said with a smile: "The senior military officials know about this, and they also know that the Emperor wants to delay the war. You are the one who will implement this plan."

"I...you..." Zhou Zhengqing was speechless this time. The military already knew about this, but they still asked him to do it. What kind of thinking was he having?

"Don't get excited! Japan is such a small place, no secrets can be kept secret. Your Majesty wants real power, but the military doesn't want to give it to him, but he needs the emperor's nominal support.

Let me give you an example so you can understand. Let’s take a passenger ship as an example.

Suppose that our Great Japanese Empire is a passenger ship, His Majesty the Emperor is the captain of the ship, the military is the helmsman, and all the citizens are the guests on the ship.

On the surface, this passenger ship seems to be in good order. The captain announces where to go and the helmsman just needs to steer the ship according to the captain's orders.

But in fact, the helmsman has his own ideas. Although the destination is the same as the captain's order, he has his own ideas about how to drive and what route to take.

At this time the captain was not happy. The helmsman seemed obedient on the surface, but it was obvious that he was not steer the boat the way he wanted. So the captain couldn't help but want to intervene and steer the boat himself.

But the helmsman was unwilling to do so. If the captain had to do everything, what was the point of having him as the helmsman?

So now the captain and the helmsman are at odds, one wants to do it himself, and the other just doesn't want to let go.

And you nobles! Just like the majority of the citizens, you are all guests on this ship. You guests don’t care how the ship is sailed, as long as you get to your destination.

In your opinion, the captain and the helmsman are just discussing how to steer the ship so that it can reach the destination faster.

The captain and the helmsman also knew what the guests were thinking.

The helmsman thought that as long as he could drive the boat steadily and quickly, the passengers on the boat would be very satisfied, and then he would have enough reasons to drive the captain back to the captain's room.

When the captain saw that he, who lived a life of luxury, could not grab the burly helmsman for the time being, he wondered if he could interfere with the helmsman's steering.

When the passengers on the ship see that the helmsman is steering the boat a little off course, they will definitely be dissatisfied. Then the captain can just take the helm directly.

At this time, the captain found a group of passengers on the passenger ship who were familiar, had good relationships with him, and were strong enough, and asked them to help interfere with the helmsman.

These guests are you nobles, and you are the one sent to interfere.

The helmsman will definitely have something against you, but he will not do anything to you because there is a group of strong men behind you. Although the helmsman is also strong, he will definitely suffer a loss when fighting against them. If he gets angry, those strong men may even dismantle the boat.

In other words, you have become the troublemaker sent to the other side in this contest, and the other side will certainly know your existence and role."

"Baga! What do you mean by a troublemaker? I am a troublemaker! Then they are... er, it is not unacceptable to say this.

But, Jingren-kun, when did you learn to use metaphors? This is not something you came up with, right? " Zhou Zhengqing looked at Jingren meaningfully and said.

"Hehe, it's just a metaphor. I still understand it a little bit." Jingren smiled awkwardly.

"How long did it take you to memorize it?" Zhou Zhengqing suddenly asked.

"what?"

"How long have you been memorizing these words?"

"One week, oh no, three days... Damn it! What do you mean I have to bear the blame? Don't slander me!" Jingren's face turned red, but he still argued.

"Haha, alright. But now that you put it that way, why do I suddenly feel some sympathy for those high-ranking military officers? When they're about to get slapped in the face, they have to raise their heads to make the slap feel more comfortable. Sure enough, this is very Japanese!" Zhou Zhengqing said with a sneer.

"This is the national condition of our Great Japanese Empire. They have to accept it even if they can't stand it." Jingren smiled, then said with a serious expression: "Although the top military officials know what's going on, the middle and low-level officers don't know."

You have to be careful not to be killed by those uninformed middle and lower-level officers, so you can't go too far and must know the limits."

"It's really dangerous!" Zhou Zhengqing touched his chin, his mind working wildly.

He was not worried about the rebellion of the lower class. What he cared about was how to get more staff from the emperor. Now there was one more battalion.

I couldn't help but sigh in my heart: "It would be great if I could really get a division. I could command tens of thousands of people. How safe it would be!"

It's a pity that I'm too young to be promoted to a higher rank. This is a fatal flaw! Even if I were given a division now, I could only watch. A major could be a battalion commander at best. What else could I expect?

Suddenly, Zhou Zhengqing reacted, looked at Jingren and said, "So, you came here just to tell me this? You want me to be a pawn of the emperor like my father! As for the engagement, is it all a lie?"

"What are you thinking? Of course it's true! This is the result of a discussion between His Majesty and your grandfather. With this relationship, if those low-level officers want to do something to you, they must first consider the opinions of their soldiers.

Those soldiers are deeply educated in the idea of loyalty to the emperor. If they were to attack the emperor's son-in-law, they might just turn against their superiors and kill them first!"

"Are you protecting me?" Zhou Zhengqing was puzzled. He always felt that this was not the case.

"Of course! However, this is also the prerequisite for your grandfather to agree to let you be a "troublemaker". For this, His Majesty has been discussing it with your grandfather since you came to China.

Unfortunately, your grandfather refused to give in, and the Emperor had no choice but to agree, which is why it has been delayed until now."