Another World: Naval Storm

Chapter 175 Young and Old Bodies

The emperor did not want to leave right now, he wanted to stay in this meeting room for a while. Holding's position as Minister of the Navy was definitely lost, without a loyal person to look after the navy for him, the navy was actually no longer under his control.

The emperor was very unwilling. Without his support, the navy would not be so powerful. This was all his hard work. Piltz was just his steward.

He understood that as long as he walked out of this conference room today, the Ocean Fleet would belong to Leo in the next moment and would no longer be the Emperor's Ocean Fleet.

The emperor remained silent, scanning everyone with an emotionless gaze. He wanted to take revenge on the Chief of Naval Staff, Pauliner, who had humiliated and damaged the dignity of the royal family, but he knew that old Pauliner would not care. Everyone knew that if Pauliner, who had suffered from esophageal cancer for a long time, had not been pushed to the position of Chief of Naval Staff by the emperor himself, he would have found a place to retire and wait for death. His life had come to the last moment, and he was not afraid of any means of revenge.

Now Bollinger is like a hedgehog, making it difficult for people to bite him. He can stab you, but you cannot bite him back. The navy should thank the emperor for shooting himself in the foot.

"Your Majesty, you should say something to put an end to this farce!"

Now to deal with Bollin and Leo is to make enemies with all the people of Draco. The emperor's first task is to give an explanation to the people and the navy of the empire. In this storm of public opinion, the Charlottenburg Palace's tactics were not very clever. The emperor just needed to stand up for Holding openly. After the impeachment failed, he had to give a satisfactory answer to the navy and the people.

"Hohenlohe, you are my subject! You dare ask me to bow down to that lowly Kerry pauper?"

The emperor, who had torn off his disguise with Leo, was stubbornly unwilling to come forward to end the deadlock. There was no way. Hohenlohe had been a subject of the royal family all his life and was accustomed to cleaning up the mess for the royal family.

Hornlohe shook his head and smiled bitterly, his heart was mixed, "My Majesty, it has come to this. The longer it takes, the greater the damage to the royal family! I am also old, and I can't help you for much longer!"

As Draco's longest-serving and most capable prime minister, he ignored the emperor's murderous look, stood up and announced to everyone: "General Leo is indeed a model of Draco's soldiers. Since the facts are clear and General Leo did not mobilize troops without authorization, I would like to ask the journalists on the scene to record the facts and clarify and eliminate misunderstandings for General Leo. As for General Leo's two minor violations, they will be handed over to the Navy Procuratorate for handling."

Prime Minister Hohenlohe's speech helped the emperor to smooth things over. The emperor had no choice but to announce: "The emergency meeting of the navy's top brass ends here!"

The emperor left the venue first with the embarrassed Holding escorted by the palace guards. He looked at the naval officers guarding outside the venue with a look of resentment. He now disliked every naval officer. However, the naval officers still maintained superficial respect and watched the emperor leave with perfunctory military salutes.

As the emperor walked away, laughter and joy rang out in the spacious conference room. The young officers surrounded Leo and cheered.

"Oh~ these guys are so energetic!"

"Indeed, Prime Minister, they are the future of the Drake Navy!" Piltz quietly came to Hohenlohe and said softly.

"It's because you made a good choice. You chose a... charismatic leader for them!" Hornlohe looked at Leo, a vice admiral who was born in the slums of Kerry, worked as a dock worker, and served overseas for more than ten years. He was considered a young leader in the navy. What means did he use to conquer the entire navy in just two or three years and forcibly eliminate and disintegrate the royal family's influence in the navy?

"The Drake Navy has entered a new chapter from now on!"

Looking at the excited young officers, Leo smiled and gave a standard military salute to his supporters.

"Long live General Leo! Long live the general!"

The deafening sound was heard outside the building. The emperor had a long face and the guards were like frightened birds, loading their guns and drawing their swords. The naval officers and soldiers surrounding the conference room building were dismissive of it.

"What kind of losers are these? They're still the Royal Guards when they're this scared? Pah, trash!" Lawrence led dozens of Marines to laugh at this group of so-called army elites. They were strictly forbidden to carry weapons by Apevin, but the bulges under their clothes indicated that these people were not so honest.

Holding was like a lost dog. The reporters who had come to their senses quickly disappeared in the conference room. They were rushing to newspapers and telegraph companies to send out first-hand reports.

"They are still a bunch of kids~~Haha." Bollinger planned to give the conference room to this group of energetic people, so that he, an old man who was about to die, would not be an eyesore. Following behind the conservative ministers of the Navy Department, he staggered out.

"General, why would you do this? You are a royalist minister and a noble! Your choice will make the emperor hate you, and your military career will be tarnished!" Nicholas quietly caught up with Bollinger and whispered.

"Royalists? Haven't I always been loyal to the Draco Empire?" Bollin continued with a chuckle, "As for your noble status, aren't you one of them? Don't you still support Leo? Noble status represents more of a responsibility, and the royal family is the greatest nobility, so we unite under the royal family. When the royal family can't shoulder the responsibility, then others have the right to choose!"

"Also, don't simply think that we are incompatible just because we often opposed Piltz when he was in power! The relationship between us old guys is very complicated, and you will never be able to guess it. We can be pawns of others, or we can be chess players, but after all, we are not qualified politicians, we are just soldiers!"

Admiral Bollinger glanced at Nicolas and then at Leo and his group, then continued to walk out of the meeting room with a look of dejection on his face.

"Hmm~ It's great to be young! Decades ago~ I was also a good guy~" Bollinger muttered to himself, leaving Nicholas there.

Although Bollinger's words were vague, Nicholas quickly understood what he meant.

"Is Leo too outstanding? Are you all willing to pave the way for him? Yes, everyone who lives in the same era as him is under his shadow. It's sad but also exciting." Nicholas no longer followed Bollinger, but stood up and saluted Bollinger in the most standard and solemn military manner.

Veteran General Bollinger walked a few steps and turned back. He asked Nicholas with great interest, "Young man, do you want to come to the General Staff? I still have some power now, so that I can use it for personal gain?"