Spy Wars: Return of the Red Luan

Chapter 117 I Don’t Want to Participate in the Discussion

Chen Jiehua was no saint. There was no need to sacrifice himself to save these nine maids. He had previously discussed with Prince Bogong at the secret meeting that he would have to let the maids "inadvertently" leak the secrets after the treaty was officially signed.

A certain maid couldn't stand Qing Mu Qiao's beatings and scoldings, because she was fired and had no place to live, or because she was bribed. The reason was not important. What was important was to pass on the message she needed to pass on and spread the rumors she wanted.

But before that, what should we do with these maids? Shamelessly ask His Excellency the Prince for help and take them with you. His family in Shanghai is in need of people, and we can observe them. If we find any loyal ones, we can train them and select one or two to serve as Mio's assistants and firewalls, or Mission Impossible, and send them to the organization. As for whether there are spies for Prince Bogong among them, that's easy to solve.

"Don't be afraid, everyone. Go back and rest first. After the meeting today, I'll talk to His Excellency the Prince and ask him to bring you over. From now on, you'll just follow me, okay?"

"We are willing to follow Lord Aoki." Lord Aoki saved their lives, so of course they are willing to follow Lord Aoki, not to mention that he is so young and handsome.

At that time, the maids of Japanese nobles had a simple mindset. If you shouted "spare his life" at the last moment, it would be a life-saving grace. No one would care what caused it.

In an era when human life is as cheap as a dog, it is generally like this, regardless of the ethnicity or country.

The next day, everyone got up and went to the Emperor's residence not far away in batches to attend the first Imperial Palace discussion on the London Naval Treaty. It was just a discussion and it was far from the agreed time.

After everyone arrived, the meeting was still chaired by the Prime Minister. After the opening remarks, Prime Minister Takeyuki Hamaguchi was about to start the discussion and ask everyone to begin the article-by-article discussion of the London Naval Treaty when Shimazu War God Aoki Takashi spoke again.

Hamaguchi Takeyuki's legs trembled noticeably. "You're not done yet, are you? You dare to act rashly in front of the Emperor!"

"Prime Minister, I apologize. Your Majesty, the Emperor, Duke Fujiwara, all the generals, and members of the House of Peers, I apologize for the intrusion. Could you please change the order and discuss Aoki's rank first?"

"Don't be so presumptuous! This is the Imperial Palace meeting! This isn't a place for you to play around! Can you just discuss it first if you want to?"

Hamaguchi Takeyuki is obviously seeking revenge for his last offense. With the Emperor's support, you won't dare to talk nonsense again.

"Prime Minister, Aoki simply wants to finish discussing my rank as soon as possible so that I can leave Tokyo for Shanghai. Aoki will not participate in the subsequent negotiation of the naval treaty."

"Although my father-in-law has warned Aoki in advance, he's still unsure. What if he hears something that makes him angry and he can't help it? Well, right? If we can't change the order, then forget it. Please continue."

"That's not impossible..." Hamaguchi Yuyuki thought to himself, why the hell didn't you tell me earlier? You should have told me earlier that I wouldn't be happy to make adjustments for you, and now you're asking me to slap myself in the face before agreeing with you? This is a bit embarrassing!

"Then let's decide on Aoki Qiao's military rank first." The emperor couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Hurry up and decide on it for you. Get out of here as soon as possible."

The Emperor is still on my side. Look at this step he gave me, just in time! Prime Minister Hamaguchi gave the Emperor a grateful look.

"The decision on Aoki Takashi's rank was indeed relatively simple. Originally, given the painstaking efforts of Aoki Takashi and Fujiwara no Mio to bring back the complete formulas for the two miracle drugs from Europe, the Cabinet and the Army Ministry had proposed to award Aoki Takashi the rank of Major General. However, Duke Fujiwara suggested that Aoki Takashi take a down-to-earth approach and advance step by step, so he was given the rank of Colonel." The old man was talking nonsense. Was it my father-in-law's opinion? I think it was your opinion. Now he's bringing my father-in-law back to take the blame. But judging by the situation, my father-in-law must have colluded with them all. He must have taken the blame and there must be other compensation.

"It's been over half a year since the last meeting, and the Army Department has brought up the old issue again, proposing to award Aoki Qiao the rank of Army Major General."

"However, Duke Fujiwara again expressed his opinion, believing that Aoki Takashi was too young and that granting him the rank of major general would be detrimental to his future development. He suggested granting Aoki Takashi the rank of admiral. In other words, if this resolution is passed, Aoki Takashi will become the first person in the history of the Empire to hold the rank of colonel in both the navy and the army."

"The agenda has been presented. Everyone, please raise your hands if you agree with Duke Fujiwara's proposal. Those who disagree may provide their opinions and reasons immediately."

The Prime Minister thought to himself, damn it, let him pass quickly, let him go, let him go quickly!

As soon as the Prime Minister finished speaking, everyone in the audience raised their hands, not a single one was left out, even the Prime Minister's own hand was raised.

"Unanimous vote passed!"

After the awarding ceremony, Aoki Takashi and Prince Hirokuni whispered a few words to each other, and the other party nodded. Aoki Takashi left the venue, and the temperature in the venue seemed to have risen by 0.5 degrees Celsius.

What followed was a game between the naval fleet faction headed by Prince Fushimi Hiroyoshi and Marshal Togo and the cabinet. Chen Jiehua was not interested in participating. He had already dug many pits and buried many mines, and he could no longer be greedy.

Just as Qing Mu Qiao whispered to Prince Bo Gong, he wanted to take the nine maids away, including all the contracts and identity information. The prince nodded in agreement without hesitation.

After the nine beautiful maids were brought to Shanghai, they were first sent to the East Asia Common Culture College for training for a year or so, and their identities could be gradually improved.

As for the names, the maids are here to protect me, Aoki Qiao and Fujiwara Mio. This is their future mission and their whole life, so let's name them Aoki One to Aoki Nine, which sound pretty good.

Chen Jiehua walked all the way back to Prince Fushimi's palace. Fortunately, all nine maids were there, and after comparing their memories, they were the same nine from last night, none of them had been swapped out. It wasn't that Chen Jiehua was petty, but it was better to be cautious.

I got the contracts and identity documents of the nine maids from the housekeeper, and went to buy boat tickets to Shanghai. The departure time is tomorrow morning, which means I still have half a day and one night left.

The first bold move Chen Jiehua made to complete his plan in Tokyo was to go find his uncle Okamura Yasuji and tell him that Prince Fushimi Hiroyoshi had given him nine beautiful maids. He wanted to train them to be agents and infiltrate the systems of the Guo Party and the Red Party of the Republic of China in the future.

Please ask my uncle to help secretly investigate the identities of these nine maids. After all, Prince Bogong is on the navy side, and I am worried. I don’t have much power in the empire, so I can only trouble my uncle. Please.

After completing this step, Chen Jiehua returned to the palace and thought for a moment. Although it was inconvenient to talk in the palace, it was convenient to live in. Otherwise, a handsome man like him with nine girls would be the center of attention wherever he went! So after communicating with the housekeeper, he did not leave the palace and took the maids to the palace library to read.

(End of this chapter)