Chapter 251: Promoted to General! (Two in One)
Ganggu Kong heard a satisfactory response from the Five Elders.
"No" was a really good answer. No was fine, it just had to be no. Therefore, when Steel Bone Sora asked the Five Elders why, the other end of the phone fell into silence.
Without giving the other party a chance to interrupt, Kong Gukong spoke first, "Although Vice Admiral Jiguo Yuanyi is very young, he is undoubtedly one of the best navy officers."
"I believe everyone has witnessed Vice Admiral Tsugikoku Yoshiichi's achievements. If it were him, the rest of the navy would also give their full support."
"By the way, Yoriichi Tsugakuin is Zephyr's disciple. If he becomes the Admiral of the Navy, I can persuade Zephyr to assist him."
"Zeff has been fighting on the front lines for many years. With his help, I'm sure Tsugakuin Yoshiichi will be able to get started with related matters quickly."
"I'm quite relieved about this. After all, isn't the Sword of Dawn branch in Dressrosa led very well by Yoriichi Tsugikoku?"
"So. Why not?"
After saying this, Ganggukong tapped the table lightly, a smile appearing on his face.
As the current Admiral of the Navy, although Sora is under the control of the Five Elders, as a Admiral of the Navy, if you think that Sora is easy to control, you are wrong again.
Kong Kong is completely different from Sengoku and Akainu. The reason why he can sit firmly in the position of the Navy Admiral is that he has countless merits to back him up.
The person who is currently imprisoned in the underwater prison, Impel Down Level 6, is Barlowic Redfield, known as the Lone Red. He was captured by Sora Cyborg himself when he was the marshal.
The Red Earl, according to legend, is a great pirate who can stand on equal footing with the Roger Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates!
Kong Gu Kong Kong Kong, who was able to capture the opponent with his own hands, was not comparable to Sengoku and Akainu in terms of personal strength or reputation among the navy.
When the Sengoku came to power, it happened to be the second half of the Age of Discovery. At that time, the most powerful pirate groups in the world were the remnants of the Rocks Pirates.
The most famous are undoubtedly Whitebeard, Charlotte Linlin, Silver Axe, Captain John, and Wang Zhi, who rules Beehive Island. Further down the list are young Kaido, Barrett, and others.
Sengoku, who successfully ascended to the position of Admiral of the Navy, had basically no record of leading a team alone to capture those super pirates.
On the contrary, Garp, who was a contemporary of Sengoku, had many achievements, including defeating the Rocks Pirates and capturing Pirate King Roger. Regardless of how much of this was exaggerated, the impact of the events alone was far greater than Sengoku's.
As for the next generation of Navy Admiral Akainu, there is no need to mention it. By his time, the only legendary pirates were probably the Four Emperors of the New World.
The person who contributed the most to Whitebeard's downfall was actually Sengoku, who designed a series of plans around Ace. Akainu's role at the top was that of the strongest fighter. Apart from those small pirates, Ace was the biggest "fish" among the pirates he killed.
But Ace's bounty at the time was only 500 million. Putting aside his identity, it was only one level higher than a supernova.
His prestige alone was not enough to secure his position as the Admiral of the Navy, and before leaving office, Sengoku recommended Kuzan as the Admiral of the Navy.
This meant that even after Akainu defeated Aokiji and successfully took power, there were still many other voices. Sengoku and Aokiji were a former navy marshal and a navy admiral who was forced to "run away from home" respectively. These two people already had many supporters in the navy.
And precisely because of this, Akainu, who was already a radical, directly moved the headquarters of the navy and set his sights on the big pirates in the New World.
This was due to the adjustment of the strategic direction of the navy after Whitebeard's death, and Akainu also wanted to make some achievements so that the voices within the navy would disappear completely!
And it is precisely because Akainu's position as the Marshal is not stable enough that the Five Elders scolded Akainu, "What is your face?"
But Kong Kong is not Akainu, and his face is actually more valuable than Akainu's.
When Steel Bone Sora asked the Five Elders "why" again, there was finally a response from the other end of the phone.
The one who spoke was the God of Justice, Topman Vochulisheng.
"Kyōbō Sora, I'm sure you know the reason why we said Tsugakuin Yoriichi was not good enough."
Hearing this, Cyborg scratched his head pretentiously and immediately replied, "I don't know, I think he's quite suitable."
Hearing that Cyborg Sora was playing dumb, Topman Vochulisheng softened his tone and said with a smile, "Lieutenant General Tsugumi Yuichi has made outstanding achievements. We do not deny this."
"You call him the future of the Navy, and in our opinion, he is well-deserved."
"It's just that he is too young."
"If anyone tells this, the world will laugh at the Navy for letting a kid become the Navy Admiral. The pirates will look down on them."
"The young man is still too young after all. He can't grasp the position of Admiral of the Navy."
"Let him continue his training in the new world."
"He's still young anyway. If you really want him to become a Marine Admiral, it's not impossible. Just wait until he's a little older."
"As for now, let others take over."
"I think General Zhan Guo is very good. He is the general you trained. Moreover, as the only general fighting on the front line of the navy, it is only right for him to become the navy marshal.
"As for Vice Admiral Tsugikoku Yoshiichi, let him be promoted to Admiral!"
"That way, when Sengoku is no longer able to do his job, if you still see Tsugakuni Yoriichi, it won't be too late to let him take the throne."
"I've fully considered your opinion. After all, allowing a lieutenant general to directly become a marshal, bypassing the general, doesn't conform to the regulations, right?"
Topman Vochulisheng's mind worked quickly. With these words, he gave Cyborg Sora enough face, maintained the dignity of both parties, and also made his own purpose clear.
As for "Wait until Sengoku is no longer able to do anything and let Tsugakuni Yoriichi become the marshal?"
This kind of talk is just for listening. The generals of the Warring States Period are now at the peak of their powers, so it is not a problem for them to serve for twenty or thirty years.
Such a long time is enough for the Five Elders to see clearly who Tsugikuni Yoshiichi is.
If he had always been "honest", it wouldn't be a problem even if he became a general!
Isn't it normal for young people to be righteous and intolerant of any injustice? However, time, power, money, beauty, and so on can always change a person over a long period of time.
Topman Vochulisheng did not believe that Tsugikoku Yoriichi was a saint.
If he were not from the D clan and did not have the Nika Fruit, a guy like Yoriichi Tsugikuni, who had no destiny, would sooner or later become an obedient chess piece on their chessboard.
Topman Vochulisheng had said so much, and Sora knew that his goal had failed. However, in fact, from the beginning, Sora's proposal to let Yoriichi Tsugakuni become the admiral was an impossible thing.
In fact, Gang Gukong's own purpose is not to promote Ji Guoyuanyi to the position now.
There are two major flaws that cannot be avoided in any way for Tsugikoku Yuichiro: one is his age, and the other is his military rank.
And now, Ganggu Kong has actually heard what he really wanted to hear from the other party's mouth!
"Is that so?"
"I think this is a good idea. Zhan Guo has been diligent and hardworking on the front lines for many years, and he has made outstanding contributions."
"Besides, he's a man who likes to use his brain, and he has a very good relationship with the vice admirals in the headquarters. I absolutely agree with him becoming the Navy Admiral."
"I also agree with the promotion of Lieutenant General Yuichi Tsugikoku to General."
"But the Sword of Dawn cannot be without him!"
"Should we let him go back to headquarters? If he does, he'll probably frequent the Sabaody Archipelago during his vacations."
"As you know, Vice Admiral Yoshiichi Tsugakuni is someone who can defeat Kaido without taking any damage. Moreover, he cannot tolerate any injustice."
Ganggukong was "persuading" him patiently, as if he was planning to compromise.
When Topman Vochulisheng heard this on the other end of the phone, he looked at the others and said with a smile:
"I don't think you need to worry about this."
"The New World will eventually be brought under the control of our World Government."
"As the bridgehead, the Sword of Dawn branch must not be lost. Moreover, Dressrosa is a member of the World Government. Protecting them is our duty!"
"Let Jiguo Yuanyi be promoted to general and continue to be in charge of the New World."
Hearing this, a gleam flashed in Ganggukong's eyes. He narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "But... there are rules!"
"A general must normally be in charge of the headquarters. Wouldn't it be bad to let Lieutenant General Ji Guoyuan and First General Ji Guoyuan get special treatment?"
At this moment, Ganggu Kong seemed to be completely standing on the side of the Five Elders, considering the Five Elders, and at this moment he remembered to maintain the "rules".
"Isn't this a mission?"
"When a general goes out to sea on a mission, no one can say anything."
Hearing this, a smile finally appeared on Ganggukong's face.
Some things, once a precedent is set, will soon become a routine.
"Um!"
"That's the only way. After Garp and Zephyr come back, I'll start preparing for this."
The most essential thing about politics is the exchange of power.
If you want to have a stronger voice, you need to find ways to get more chips. Obviously, the number of chips that the Five Elders hope to see Kong leave the front line is not much different from Kong.
The price for Sengoku to take the throne and Sora Akagi to leave the front line was to make Yoriichi Tsugikuni a general who no longer had to be stationed at the headquarters.
In the eyes of the Five Elders, this deal was a win-win for them. Since Yoriichi Tsugakuni was not at the headquarters of the Navy, he was still far away from the center of power, and they had more time to see the young man clearly.
From Sora's perspective, this deal was a win for him, as both Sengoku and Tsugakuni Yoriichi's progress were inseparable from his support. And a Sword of Dawn, truly independent of the Marine Headquarters, would become his greatest bargaining chip!
A branch led by a lieutenant general and a branch led by a general are two completely different concepts.
It is foreseeable that when this news comes out, Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's reputation in the navy will even surpass that of Sengoku!
After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Sora Aoi slowly stood up from his seat, walked to the window sill, placed his hands lightly on the windowsill, and looked through the glass at the magnificent Naval Headquarters outside.
His eyes fell on the training ground in the distance. There, many new recruits from all over the world were training under the guidance of instructors.
Looking at those young people, a bright smile appeared on Ganggukong's face.
"Navy"
"It's our navy!"
"Please don't let me down, Yunyi."
About ten days later, the navy fleet led by Garp and Zephyr returned triumphantly with the remnants of the Beasts Pirates captured from Redchiled Island.
They did not return to the Marine Headquarters immediately, but instead escorted the criminals to Impel Down first.
They were greeted by Impel Down's third most important figure, the prison warden, Magellan. Although Garp and his men had captured many pirates this time, the most dangerous pirates were only at the Grand Prison Level 3.
Because the strong ones were "taken care of" by Yoriichi Tsugikuni and Garp.
Moreover, Garp and his team arrived at the right time. There happened to be some abnormalities in LEVEL 6, and the director and deputy director of the Impel Down City happened to go to check the situation.
Young Magellan had eaten the Poison-Poison Fruit early on. When he heard that Garp and Zephyr had arrived, he hurried out of the bathroom to greet them.
Garp and Zephyr were both quite familiar with Magellan. It wasn't that they were particularly close, but they had heard that the young third-in-command of Impel Down seemed to be in poor health.
However, Garp and his men did not have any communication with Magellan. After handing over the pirates, they led the fleet back to the naval headquarters in a hurry.
During the days when Garp, Zephyr and others led the troops back to the Marine Headquarters, a fake news with the title "Big Shock! All Beasts Destroyed, Whitebeard Defeats!" was leaked.
The Navy's reputation in the world has been enhanced to an unprecedented level.
At the same time, the name of Yoriichi Tsugikuni, who led this war and had been silent in the newspapers for a while, appeared in the public eye again.
"Kaido and Whitebeard were thwarted! Tsukuni-en's actions were a world-shaking event!!"
"Hiss! The navy is so strong. If they keep developing like this, the sea will surely return to peace in a few years."
"With Vice Admiral Yoshiichi Tsugakuni here, the pirates will be completely wiped out by the navy!"
The people with limited information channels have simple thoughts. They just want to live a good life in the present, and at the same time hope that their lives will not be disturbed by pirates.
After seeing such a newspaper, they also spoke out loudly about their beautiful vision.
Just after this information had been widely circulated for a while, the Navy broke another shocking news.
Navy Grand Marshal Sora will retreat to the second line, and Admiral Sengoku of the Navy Headquarters will succeed him as Navy Grand Marshal!
Vice Admiral Yoshikazu Tsugakuni of the Naval Headquarters was promoted to Admiral by the Navy, codenamed Danfeng.
Shortly after these two pieces of news broke out, the Naval Headquarters held a ceremony to promote and appoint Admiral Sengoku at the end of the month.
However, Tsugakuni Yoshikazu was not informed at all about his promotion to general. Once a notice was issued to the entire army, the matter was finalized.
Upon receiving the news of his promotion, Yoshiichi Tsugikuni happened to be in the East China Sea. His purpose of coming to the East China Sea was just to send his comrades who died in the battle back to their hometown, and to personally distribute the death allowance.
Originally, this kind of thing was done by the Navy Headquarters, but now the Navy Headquarters is busy with Sengoku's promotion, and Yuichiro didn't want to drag this matter on for too long, so he came here himself.
After trying his best to comfort the families of his fallen comrades, Yoriichi Tsugakuni returned to the warship with a heavy heart. After Yoriichi Tsugakuni returned to the ship, Cyrus told Yoriichi Tsugakuni the news.
When he heard the promotion order, Ji Guoyuan did not feel the slightest joy in his heart.
"Danfeng."
"A divine bird that tears apart darkness and brings harmony? Giving me such a code name is a spur to me, or is it a mockery?"
After glancing at his promotion order, Jiguo Yuanyi murmured something, casually threw the transfer order to Cyrus, and then signaled his subordinates to set sail.
And just half a month after Zhan Guo became the marshal.
The Navy Headquarters made a big move again.
Vice Admiral Sakazuki of the Marine Headquarters was promoted to Admiral, codenamed Akainu.
After getting the approval of Yoriichir, Borsalino in Dressrosa was transferred back to the Marine Headquarters and promoted to admiral, codenamed Kizaru.
At the same time, Kuzan, who had led Yixiao to clear out pirates everywhere in recent years and had just become a vice admiral for a few years, was transferred back to the headquarters of the navy and became the youngest admiral in the history of the navy except for Yoriichi Tsugakuni. He also used Kuzan's code name during his time in a special forces unit, Aokiji.
In just over a month, the navy made a series of major moves, and the number of admirals in the headquarters increased from one to four in an instant.
The power of the navy has grown unprecedentedly.
However, correspondingly, after the Navy made such a big move, the pirates scattered around the world also deliberately wanted to offend the Navy. During this time of "universal celebration", the pirates became unusually active.
The four seas, which had been relatively calm, became chaotic.
The pirates' actions just happened to play right into Sengoku's hands.
He had just come to power and personally appointed three admirals. He was looking for something to do, so he immediately sent Akainu, Kizaru and Aokiji to the West Sea, South Sea and North Sea to suppress the pirates.
As for the pirates in the East China Sea, they are very quiet.
Because the pirates received a rumor that Tsugakuni Yoshiichi was "doing business" in the East China Sea during this period, one ship of pirates was unlucky and accidentally bumped into Tsugakuni Yoshiichi, and all the pirates on the ship were captured by the navy.
With the deployment of the admirals of the Marine Headquarters, the pirates of the four seas also experienced firsthand how powerful the admirals of the Marine Headquarters were.
The admirals became famous, and after Roger opened the Age of Discovery, the navy finally regained its position in the world situation.
(End of this chapter)
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