Zhao Yu did not specifically treat Bai Zhizhan, but just went to the hotel and restaurant to order a few stir-fries.

Only then did Bai Zhizhan realize that Zhao Yu's father-in-law was seriously ill and had been bedridden for several months. His wife went back to her hometown and he had not opened fire at home for a long time.

Otherwise, Zhao Yu would not have been entertaining Bai Zhizhan in the hotel and restaurant.

Of course, Bai Zhizhan was not here to eat this meal, it was the same everywhere.

In front of Zhao Yu, Bai Zhizhan didn't care about his words and directly expressed his purpose.

In terms of strategic choices of the East Ocean, in addition to factional struggles within the navy, are there similar questions at a higher level?

To be more direct: how many people oppose the march into the Hovay Islands, and who are the main ones?

If you want to say, this is what Bai Zhizhan is most worried about.

Although Liu Changxun has always emphasized that strategic differences mainly exist within the navy and are related to the navy's traditions and factional struggles, Bai Zhizhan has always felt that it would not be that simple, especially after experiencing the fact that Xue Yuanzheng was questioned and forced to attack Shiquan City.

Of course, Bai Zhizhan did not tell Liu Changxun this concern.

However, the differences within the navy may be related to the struggle at a higher level.

What Bai Zhizhan felt most incomprehensible was that the southern faction represented by Liu Xiangzhen did not insist on his own views on the issue of marching to the southwest and east.

Last time, at the Naval Command Conference, Liu Changxun proposed to directly attack the Hovayi Islands. Liu Xiangzhen only proposed that he could not relax his vigilance in other directions, and did not say that this would not work. Then he went to Fanyanyang according to Liu Changxun's arrangement and named the commander-in-chief of the Joint Fleet.

It can be seen that Liu Xiangzhen had no intention of fighting against Bai Zhizhan.

"As you say that, the Navy has actually been unified in its opinion."

"You mean, Liu Changxun did it on purpose?"

While saying this, Bai Zhizhan also frowned. He had long had similar speculations, but he always believed that Liu Changxun might not do this.

Besides, Bai Zhizhan does not believe that Liu Changxun has such good acting skills.

"To be honest, this is also the key to my opinion that you are not suitable for being in the imperial capital. With your enlightenment, if you really enter the imperial capital circle, you will definitely be devoured alive!"

"Brother Zhao..."

"I want to tell you that Liu Changxun was definitely doing it on purpose, but he was not planning to plot against you, but deliberately protecting you from being involved in internal struggles."

Bai Zhizhan breathed a long sigh and his expression became deep.

"Don't think too much, either."

"According to your opinion, the storm has not passed yet?"

After Bai Zhizhan brought the topic back again, even Zhao Yu couldn't help but sigh.

"Brother Zhao, what's there? You can't hide it from me."

"To be honest, it may not be a good thing you know."

"I will judge whether it is a good thing or not." Bai Zhizhan's attitude was very firm. After all, he came to Zhao Yu to find out the current situation.

Zhao Yu sighed before he started talking.

At the beginning of the year, Bai Zhizhan's speculation was correct. A force against Xue Yuanzheng did appear in the empire, and the Song family was behind the scenes. The ultimate goal was to force Xue Yuanzheng to sit down and negotiate, ensure the influence of the Song family and the commercial consortium that relied on the Song family.

The fundamental reason is actually the conflict between the Song family and the Tang family.

Xue Yuanzheng is Tang Dezu's nephew and the spokesperson of the Tang family's senior leadership in the empire. He can be said to be the most talented politician who emerged from the Tang family.

The key is that Xue Yuanzheng also has a military background.

By chance, the Great Depression swept the world.

In a sense, many of the reform policies introduced by Xue Yuanzheng against the Great Depression can be seen as an impact on the traditional forces of the Song family.

That is, in the decade after the Great Depression, the Tang family's influence in the industrial and commercial field was greatly enhanced.

Before this, the strength of the Tang family was mainly reflected in politics, and its influence in the fields of industry, commerce, economy and trade was extremely small, far inferior to that of the Song family.

The most representative one is to form an alliance with Zhang Xiaoqing's Zhang family, and the Zhang family is already the number one consortium in the Jiangnan region with Puzhou as the core.

The "Puzhou Chamber of Commerce" with the Zhang family as its core has still become an emerging financial group that dominates the country.

One is rising and the other is falling, and the Song family will inevitably decline in the industrial and commercial field.

Obviously, this is related to the core interests of the family, even life and death.

Without this war, the situation could still be maintained. After all, in peacetime, it would be difficult for any family to expand rapidly.

With the support of the Tang family, the Zhang family took decades to gain a foothold in Puzhou.

It can also be said that it took decades for the Tang family to support the Zhang family, and to surpass the Song family in the industrial and commercial field, it is necessary to have ten wealthy families like the Zhang family.

Unexpectedly, the war greatly accelerated the Tang family's expansion in the industrial and commercial field.

There is no difference in the reason: a wartime system that focuses on control and rationing.

The empire entered a state of war, to be precise, after the mobilization began, the Tang family was a big killer in the industrial and commercial field through the wartime cabinet controlled by Xue Yuanzheng. The Song family, which had been struggling to support before, but could barely stabilize, was immediately forced to a dead end.

If you don’t fight back, the entire Song family will be uprooted.

In addition, from the perspective of the Song family, there is no reason to believe that the wartime cabinet led by Xue Yuanzheng and the strategic plan formulated by the wartime cabinet are actually serving the Tang family, targeting the Song family, and the Song family must be eradicated through the wartime system.

Whether it is true or not, the Song family will not sit still and wait for death.

The most direct counterattack method is to target Xue Yuanzheng and drive Xue Yuanzheng off the stage.

Unfortunately, this is the most difficult way to implement it.

Xue Yuanzheng's prestige is there, not just to make some small moves to move him out of the official residence of the chief minister.

If things get bigger, it will cause trouble!

No matter how hard Xue Yuanzheng can tolerate it, he will never ignore the overall situation for stability. There must be a limit and will take action decisively when he can't bear it.

All the guys who questioned Xue Yuanzheng's political courage went to see the King of Hell.

Being able to sit firmly on the throne of the Imperial Chief Supervisor for more than ten years is enough to prove Xue Yuanzheng's ability and courage.

Then, we can only settle for the second best.

The most direct result of this is to demand that the war be ended as soon as possible, even if some of the benefits that have been obtained have been given up.

Of course, this kind of internal struggle is definitely not up to the point, let alone the war period now.

The imperial army won a great victory in Shiquan City and Fan Yanyang, which greatly offset the impact of the Song family, but it was far from being completely eliminated.

Even if you want to say something, you cannot completely suppress the Song family.

The reason is also very simple. The state of war cannot continue forever, and the time it can last will be shortened quickly as internal contradictions intensify.

Obviously, Xue Yuanzheng had to think about and take this issue seriously.

There are two ways to end the war, one is to negotiate with the enemy, and the other is to completely defeat the enemy.

If you cannot defeat the enemy quickly, you can only negotiate with the enemy.

The attitude towards the Naoyi Empire can actually illustrate this point.

Whether it is a talk or a fight, it depends on how to do it most benefit the empire.

In fact, this is also the problem facing Bai Zhizhan, or the reason why Liu Changxun supported Bai Zhizhan's proposal and asked him to lead a fleet to expedition to the Hovayi Islands.

As long as the Hovay Islands can be quickly captured, everything will be easy.

Otherwise, the trouble will be great.
Chapter completed!