Sakaski's tone was firm, and his face was full of determination, which made Tsugikoku Yoshiichi involuntarily turn his head slightly to look at him again.
Under such pressure, Sakaski was able to say such words, which really made Tsugikoku Yoshiichi admire him a little.
No matter what image Sakaski has in the eyes of others, at least for him personally, everything he does is actually practicing his inner thoughts.
Even if they really become enemies, people like Sakaski will be hated, but they will never be underestimated.
"You know how to do it."
"I haven't seen you for so many years, and you haven't changed at all!"
"I like you, Sakaski. Would you like to leave the Navy Headquarters and work for the New Navy?"
"I think you will be able to realize your ambitions better in the new navy."
"For a naval admiral to be imprisoned within the naval headquarters is a waste of talent."
Jiguo Yuanyi put down the arm that was on Sakaski's shoulder, a gentle smile appeared on his face, and he asked.
The atmosphere between the two seemed a little tense a moment ago, but in the blink of an eye, that tension disappeared without a trace.
At this moment, Sakaski was actually ready to fight with Yuichi Tsugakuin. If Yuichi Tsugakuin made any unusual movement, he would immediately use elementalization to keep as much distance between him and Yuichi Tsugakuin as possible to buy time for the others on the platform to react.
But unexpectedly, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi suddenly changed the subject and started to win him over.
Sakaski's face was full of surprise. Obviously, he himself did not expect to hear such words from Tsugikuni Yoriichi.
The relationship between him and Yoriichi Tsugikuni can neither be described as good nor bad.
During the time when Tsugakuni Yoriichi was at the Naval Headquarters, the contact between the two of them was very limited. Neither Sakaski nor Tsugakuni Yoriichi was the kind of person who would take the initiative to form cliques. Apart from some official contacts, the two of them had no personal relationship.
Because their philosophies were so different, they even had huge conflicts when performing their official duties.
Sakaski had suffered losses at the hands of Tsugakuni Yoriichi, but even so, when he faced Tsugakuni Yoriichi again, he still maintained his tough attitude and did not show any sign of weakness.
Although Sakaski had no personal relationship with Yoriichi Tsugakuni, he also considered himself to be not a likable person, so he was naturally quite surprised by Yoriichi Tsugakuni's current attitude of winning him over.
For a moment, Sakaski didn't know what to say in response. His brain was short-circuited and he stood there in a daze, not saying a word.
"Hey, hey, hey, I'm still standing here!"
"Even if I don't speak, don't treat me like air!"
"You're trying to win over the admiral in front of me. You really don't take me seriously. Tsugikuni Yoriichi!"
Just when Sakaski was embarrassed and didn't know how to deal with Tsugakuni Yoriichi, Sengoku interrupted at the right time, interrupting the conversation between Tsugakuni Yoriichi and Sakaski.
Zhan Guo had a blank expression on his face, and his inner joy or sorrow could not be seen from his face. Although his tone of voice was very relaxed, combined with his expression, no one could sense the relaxed atmosphere from him.
Upon hearing this, Yunyi slowly turned around and looked at the current highest commander of the Marine Headquarters, Marshal Sengoku.
The user of the Human-Human Fruit, Buddha's Sengoku, was once a well-known and powerful figure in this ocean. Although Sengoku and Garp's generation had already retreated to the second line when Yoriichi Tsugumi "debuted", and only took action in some major events, Sengoku's prestige in the headquarters was getting stronger day by day.
He and Garp went in different directions in their political careers, but if you underestimate his abilities just because he was called a "wise general" in the Warring States Period, you will probably suffer a great loss.
With such terrifying strength that he could injure all the members of the newly debuted Blackbeard Pirates with just one slap, his absolute combat power must be no weaker than that of the natural ability users like Sakaski and other generals.
Even in the opinion of Yoriichi Tsugikuni, the combat power ceiling of the Sengoku-ki user of the Human-Human Fruit is even stronger than that of an ordinary natural type.
Faced with such a person, even Tsugikuni Yoriichi became a little serious.
"How could that be? Marshal Zhan Guo."
"In this world, apart from the Celestial Dragons, how could there be anyone who wouldn't take you seriously?!"
"I have always respected you. It was like this before, and it is still like this now."
"Even if the New Navy and Naval Headquarters take completely different paths in the future, my respect for you personally will not diminish."
Yuanyi looked serious, straightened his clothes slightly, and then said this to Zhan Guo in a serious manner.
His respect for Sengoku was naturally not fake, but this did not prevent Jigoku Yoshiichi from taking advantage of the opportunity to make sarcastic remarks about the Naval Headquarters and Sengoku.
How could Tsugikoku Yoriichi miss the opportunity to show off his skills to the Celestial Dragons?!
Sure enough, when Zhan Guo first heard what Tsugakuni Yoriichi said, his expression did not change much. He thought that Tsugakuni Yoriichi was just flattering him.
But before long, the slight smile that Zhan Guo had just revealed froze on his face.
The Marine Headquarters obeys the Celestial Dragons, and as an admiral he also needs to be subject to the Five Elders. This is an indisputable fact, and it has always been a knot in Sengoku's heart.
From a personal emotional point of view, because of the wrong decision made by the Five Elders, Sengoku's best comrade and teacher died on the Island of Origin. It also indirectly caused the split of the Navy Headquarters, forcing the talented Yoriichi Tsugikuni, Kuzan, and his old comrade Zephyr to leave the Navy one after another.
This brought the Navy Headquarters' rapid upward momentum, which was originally climbing towards the top, to an abrupt halt.
From the perspective of personal development, Zhan Guo, who has now reached the high position of admiral in the navy, naturally does not want anyone else to tell him what to do.
For both public and private reasons, it is impossible for Zhan Guo to be kind to the Celestial Dragons.
And what Tsugikuni Yoriichi said just happened to hit the sore spot of Sengoku.
"Huh, are you mocking me?"
"Let's not even talk about how I, the Admiral of the Navy, can move freely in the holy land where the Celestial Dragons live."
"Even if the Celestial Dragons really don't take me seriously, so what?"
"Do you think I care about this kind of thing? I didn't join the navy to be looked up to by others."
"It really surprises me that someone like you still has such worldly thoughts in your mind."
Zhan Guo's tone was a bit stiff, and others could more or less sense some anger in his words.
As perceptive as Tsugikuni Yoriichi was, he naturally caught the subtle emotion of the Warring States period.
"Of course I know you wouldn't care about such things."
"But just because you don't care doesn't mean all the navy doesn't care."
"Self-respect, pride, and honor."
"These things are still very important to the Navy, aren't they?"
Tsugikoku Yoshiichi did not directly refute Zhan Guo's words, but turned around and looked at the military port under the platform.
Below the platform where they were, tens of thousands of headquarters navy gathered there. They also noticed the abnormality on the platform, and now everyone's eyes were looking here.
Under the gaze of tens of thousands of people, Jiguo Yuanyi remained calm. He quickly scanned the crowd and then shook his head.
"It's a pity that such a large group of elite soldiers have had their backbones taken away by the Celestial Dragons."
"We can only gather at the front half of the Grand Line to deal with those unknown petty thieves."
“It’s no longer of any use.”
Tsukuni Yoshiichi sighed softly, and his words caused the faces of the generals on the podium to change suddenly. Magellan's eyes sharpened, and he felt a deep anger rising in his heart when he heard Tsukuni Yoshiichi mock his colleagues and subordinates.
If Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's words were directed at Magellan personally, he might not be so angry, but Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's words were directed at the entire navy, which made an admiral like Magellan, who had a strong sense of collective honor, angry.
Sakaski's emotions were similar to Magellan's. He was also a person with a strong sense of collective honor. He even valued the glory of the Navy Headquarters more than his own life. Naturally, he would have emotional fluctuations at this time.
“.”
Sengoku followed Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's gaze and looked at the navy below. As his eyes swept over the navy, his expression became a little gloomy.
Perhaps due to the reputation of Tsugikuni Yoriichi, Sengoku saw expressions of fear, timidity, awe, and tension on the faces of these ordinary sailors.
However, there was no soldier who could face what was happening before his eyes without changing his expression.
This kind of army is indeed just as Ji Guoyuan said, it is of no use.
At that time, Tsugikuni Yoshiichi and his new navy briefly moved into the naval headquarters and promoted a group of truly idealistic and upright grassroots officers and soldiers on the spot.
However, with the death of a man, the government also ceases to exist. After the news of Yoriichi Tsugakuni's disappearance in the Kingdom of Alabasta spread, the World Government regained control of the Marine Headquarters and liquidated almost all the grassroots officers who had defected to the New Navy.
At the same time, the World Government also launched a "spy politics" in the Navy Headquarters. Even with the suppression of Sengoku, the World Government still sent CP agents to the Navy Headquarters to try its best to eliminate the influence of Yoshikazu Tsugakuin on the Navy Headquarters.
As for what method to use to eliminate this impact?
The method is naturally very simple. All you need to do is to prohibit the soldiers from spreading any information about Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's deeds, set up prisons, arrest and severely punish those grassroots soldiers who violate the rules.
Under such high-intensity suppression, the Navy Headquarters naturally also had a "new look".
This situation continued until the Warring States period slowly regained power, and until Tsugakuni Yoshiichi returned and launched a bloody massacre in the holy land.
After their strength was greatly reduced, the Tianlong people had to find ways to gather their own manpower.
However, the navy's appearance and military posture suffered a severe blow, and the impact has not yet recovered.
Although the training at the Navy Headquarters is as harsh as ever, the cruel training can only strengthen the soldiers' bodies but cannot enrich their spirits.
Naval Headquarters
If Garp was once the spiritual pillar of the navy, then those who have ideals and beliefs are the cornerstone of the navy.
However, not only did the Navy fail to find a new spiritual pillar to replace Garp, but the foundation was shattered by the Celestial Dragons, completely draining away the military spirit.
Such a navy is harmless to the Celestial Dragons, but in the eyes of Yoriichi Tsugikuni, such a navy is also useless to the world.
"Tsugikuni Yoriichi, is this the only reason you came to the Marine Headquarters to talk about this?"
"If you came all the way to the Navy Headquarters just to say this, then I can clearly tell you now that I have heard what you said."
"If you don't mind, please leave Marinford now."
There was a hint of resentment in Sengoku's eyes. This anger was not directed at Tsugakuni Yoriichi, but at his incompetent subordinates and the Celestial Dragons.
He had also been in charge of the army for many years, so he naturally understood that although what Jigoku Yoshiichi said was unpleasant, it was not wrong.
He had actually noticed the problems in the Marine Headquarters, so he paid special attention to young people like Ace and Sabo.
In his opinion, as long as Sabo and Ace's generation grows up, with these two brothers as the framework, it will take more than ten or twenty years to rebuild the spiritual outlook of the Marine Headquarters.
However, after the cruel truth was exposed by an outsider, Yoshiichi Tsugikuni, Sengoku, the naval marshal, felt a little embarrassed.
"That's not the case, but I didn't expect that I would come to the Navy Headquarters and encounter you reviewing the troops."
"I'm just sharing with you the problems I've seen."
"This time I came to the Marine Headquarters to accompany Mr. Zefa to visit his relatives."
Jiguo Yuanyi shook his head, then pointed at the Dawn warship, which was less than a hundred meters away from the harbor, and spoke.
"Visiting my parents?"
"What relatives does Zefa have in the headquarters?"
As soon as these words came out, Zhan Guo couldn't help but look stunned.
It is true that there is no one who is close to Zefa alive, but
Seeing that Zhan Guo had guessed it, Jigoku Yoriichi did not keep it a secret:
"Marshal, your guess is correct."
"We came to the Navy Headquarters this time not to cause a conflict there."
"It's just that in a few days it will be the anniversary of the death of Mr. Zefa's wife and children, so he came back to visit."
"For future convenience, Mr. Zefa also plans to move his family's graves to Wanguo."
"We will not interfere with the normal operation of your Navy Headquarters. Marshal Zhan Guo, please be flexible on these matters."
Tsugikoku Yoshiichi spoke politely enough, and his words also made Zhan Guo and others fall into silence.
Zhan Guo pondered for a long time, looked at Ji Guoyuan deeply, and asked:
"It's that simple?!"
He found it hard to believe that Ji Guoyuan would come all the way here just for such a thing. It was true that Zefa was a man who valued friendship and loyalty, but he wouldn't risk coming to the Marine Headquarters for such a thing.
No matter how confident Zephyr is in Tsugakuni Yoriichi's strength, it is always risky for a new navy member to appear in the Navy Department.
He knew Zefa's character very well. Zefa would never put his most proud disciple, Yoriichi Tsugakuni, in danger for his own personal reasons.
“That’s not entirely true.”
"On our way here, we happened to pass by Fishman Island and encountered some things at the same time."
"In order not to affect the harmony between the New Navy and the Navy Headquarters, I feel it is necessary to have an in-depth discussion with Marshal Sengoku."
The real purpose was revealed, and upon hearing this, Zhan Guo breathed a sigh of relief.
That's right—
This is exactly what he expected!
(End of this chapter)
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