Spy Wars: I signed in at the Military Police at the beginning

After a simple process, Zhou Ke followed Shimazu Chinobu and took his seat. Although Zhou Ke kept his head down, he had already recognized his sixth grandfather, Matsudaira Yokoo, a close minister of Emperor Showa, who was also in the room.

"I heard some time ago that you had a grandson but I never got to see him. Today I see that you are indeed extraordinary, worthy of being the direct descendant of the Shimazu family!"

Emperor Showa looked in Zhou Ke's direction, nodded with satisfaction, and spoke first. He came to ask Shimazu Nobuyoshi for help today, so he had to say something good first.

"Haha, Your Majesty, you are too kind. If I lose it, it's my fate. If I gain it, it's my luck. Everything is predetermined by fate." Zhou Ke's grandfather, Shimazu Nobuyoshi from the Shimazu family, replied with a smile.

Today the Emperor came to him to consult on the selection of the future Prime Minister. Of course, he said he was consulting, but in fact, the Emperor had already selected the candidate for Prime Minister.

The reason why Emperor Showa had to go through this was to gain the support of the Shimazu family for the new prime minister. And to gain the support of the Shimazu family, it was inevitable to involve the exchange of interests.

Now, just when it was time to negotiate terms, his grandson Zhou Ke happened to return home. Shimazu Nobuyoshi felt that Emperor Showa would definitely reward his grandson today.

"Your family is quite open-minded, but it is a happy thing that we can find the person, and I will definitely give you something as a reward!"

At this point, Emperor Showa suddenly got stuck. It was not because of anything else, but mainly because he suddenly realized that although he was the emperor, he didn't seem to have anything practical to give Zhou Ke.

Official position? The Shimazu family has always had the final say in the navy's promotion system. No matter what position Zhou Ke holds now, his reward to Zhou Ke is equivalent to rewarding Zhou Ke with the Shimazu family's own system.

Title? This is even more difficult to handle. First of all, as Zhou Ke is the direct descendant of the Shimazu family, it is a foregone conclusion that he will inherit the title of Duke in the future, and Duke is already the highest title!

We cannot award him another low-level title, as that would likely cause objections from the Shimazu family, which would be detrimental to subsequent negotiations.

"Your Majesty, I have no requests, and my grandson has no requests either, so we dare not ask for a reward here!" Shimazu Nobuyoshi's words seemed to be without any desire, but in fact he was urging Emperor Showa, who was thinking hard, to reply as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if Emperor Showa really wanted to take advantage of the situation and not talk about Zhou Ke's reward, it would be very difficult to talk about the appointment of the prime minister later.

"Haha, your family is loyal, and your grandson is a loyal descendant! I have thought hard and decided to reward your grandson with a favor to celebrate!"

Emperor Showa no longer hesitated. Since ordinary titles and official positions could not be awarded, he might as well reward something different!

"Enrong?" Everyone in the room was confused for a moment, not knowing what Emperor Showa meant by Enrong.

"Your grandson is handsome, virtuous and talented. I have decided to reward him by letting him form his own army! He will be given the title 'Tiger Guard'!"

"The organization is divided into divisions. Each division has a high degree of autonomy and I will not interfere in the appointment and dismissal of personnel!" Emperor Showa saw that everyone was a little confused and explained again.

"Your Majesty! I'm afraid that the army structure given to the navy is a bit inappropriate!" Before anyone else could speak, a middle-aged man wearing glasses took the lead in speaking out.

"What's wrong with that? The country is in need of talents at this time. Whether it is the navy or the army, we need unity to reach new heights!" When Emperor Showa saw that Kido Yukiichi objected, he had to speak out for the greater good.

He asked Zhou Ke, who was a direct descendant of the navy, to form a division on his own, and he did not expect him to be able to set up the division. To put it nicely, it is called a high degree of autonomy, but to put it bluntly, it is nothing to provide.

If Zhou Ke can really form this army with the help of the Shimazu family, then that would be great. The empire will have another capable and battle-hardened army!

"Your Majesty is wise. I wonder which department this newly formed Tiger Guard Division belongs to?" Shimazu Nobuyoshi asked after thinking for a moment.

Their navy was highly autonomous, and he didn't really care about the high degree of autonomy given by the emperor. But if this division was under the army but controlled by the navy, it would undoubtedly be a good start!

"My Lord, I think it is more appropriate to temporarily register it under the name of the Imperial Guards. Once the division is truly established, it won't be too late for you and I to discuss other matters!"

Emperor Showa's original intention was to mix up the army and navy, two forces that did not mix well together, so the words he spoke at this time were also very ambiguous.

"Your Majesty, this move is absolutely unacceptable. I'm afraid it will intensify the conflict between our navy and army!"

While continuing to stop him, Yukikazu Kido also kept winking at Matsudaira Tsuneo beside him, hoping that he could help stop Emperor Showa's somewhat ridiculous decision.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Kido is a little too worried. I think your suggestion is very good! This move sets a precedent in history and will contribute to the progress of the country!"

Matsudaira Tsuneo agreed to Emperor Showa's proposal in the surprised eyes of Kido Yukiichi. Just kidding, although Zhou Ke's chance to lead the army alone today was proposed by the Shimazu family, the interests of the Matsudaira family were also involved.

If the Shimazu family really formed this division, then the Tiger Guard Division, which was highly autonomous under Zhou Ke, could be considered to be under the command of the Matsudaira family!

"Mr. Matsudaira, you..." Yukio Kido glared at Matsudaira Tsuneo and didn't know what to say for a moment. He never expected that the colleague he had always thought of as a like-minded person would stab him in the back at this critical moment today.

He just couldn't understand why the Shimazu family wanted to take this opportunity to extend their hands into the Army Ministry. Not only did you, the Matsudaira family, not help to stop them, but why did you also help the Shimazu family?

"Haha, my dear relative, what you said really touches my heart! If the Shimazu family has no objection, then this matter is settled!" Emperor Showa smiled and nodded to Matsudaira Tsuneo who supported him, then turned his gaze to Shimazu Nobuyoshi.

"Your Majesty is wise. I would like to thank you in advance!" Shimazu Nobuyoshi was the first to express his gratitude, and Zhou Ke followed suit under the guidance of Shimazu Chinobu.

As Shimazu Nobuyoshi finished speaking, all the people belonging to the Shimazu family in the room, whether they were sitting or standing guard, felt extremely excited!

What happened today can be said to have set a precedent in history. From now on, their navy will finally have a real army organization and no longer need to use the Marine Corps!

If it can be used properly in the later stage, it can even use the Tiger Division to infiltrate other army divisions! Of course, this is all later, and it is still unknown whether it is feasible.

After the discussion about the Tiger Guard Division was over, Emperor Showa and Shimazu Nobuyoshi had a much easier time discussing the selection of the Prime Minister. Even though the new Prime Minister was still from the Army, Shimazu Nobuyoshi did not object too much.