At this time, Ning Zhiheng also looked sad when he heard the inquiries of several scholars, frowned and said slowly: "The current international situation is turbulent, and the domestic situation is indeed not good. More immigrants will flock to Shanghai in the future. However, I heard that the cabinet is taking measures, and I believe good news will come soon."

Ning Zhiheng was not willing to reveal too much about these scholars, so he could comfort him in just a few words.

"I hope so, the people's livelihood in China is difficult, and our situation overseas will be better. I really don't know how long this situation will last in the future?"

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Just as several people were talking to each other, the sound of wooden clogs came from outside, and the barrier was quickly pushed open. Everyone looked up and found that it was Iwai Keni, Consul General of the Japanese Consulate in Shanghai.

The Makuran Club is the largest and highest-end Japanese club in Shanghai. It has become the most important gathering place for the upper class and literati and scholars in Japan. As the highest official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Shanghai, Keni Iwai often comes to the Club Club to gather and communicate, and can be regarded as a regular visitor here.

When he saw him appear, Ning Zhiheng smiled and said, "Mr. Iwai, you are here just right. We are discussing some changes in the international situation. Your Ministry of Foreign Affairs has the most informed news, so you can tell us!"

Other scholars also greeted each other, but Iwai Keni is a senior government official and his status is far beyond their ability to compare with. The difference in hierarchy makes them a little restrained.

Iwai Keni also nodded to everyone politely, and then smiled and said to Ning Zhiheng: "Fujiwara Jun was joking. Speaking of well-informed, how could I compare with you?"

After saying that, he went directly to Ning Zhiheng, knelt down and sat down, and then stopped talking. Ning Zhiheng saw his behavior and immediately understood that he was here to find him, and there must be something to talk about.

At this time, several other scholars also saw the scene, bowed and retreated.

There were only two people in the room, Ning Zhiheng and Iwai Jianyi. Ning Zhiheng first asked: "Why, Iwai Jun has something to come to me?"

"Yes!" Iwai Keni nodded and said, "Kun Fujiwara, yesterday morning, the envoys composed of Deputy Minister Shimizu Kiyomiya and Akiyuki Hashimoto, Ohara Hashishi and others, had already boarded the ship in Yokohama and arrived in Shanghai tomorrow afternoon. I came here to invite you to attend the welcome ceremony and hold a welcoming banquet at the consulate. I also asked Kun Fujiwara to enjoy the scenery!"

Ning Zhiheng heard this, straightened his body straight and couldn't help asking: "Marquis Qingshui is coming to Shanghai? Is there anything important happening?"

The Marquis of Qingshui mentioned by Ning Zhiheng, whose original name was Hideshui, is currently the deputy director of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Not to mention his government position, more importantly, he is an imperial deputy member of the Aristocratic House, a branch of the old aristocratic house, and has some influence in the Aristocratic House.

Of course, there are still many differences between the Dokan family and the Fujiwara family, which has a deep foundation, but they are definitely considered to be a high-ranking and powerful person.

As for the other two noble members, Akike Hashimoto and Hayashi Ohara, they are also highly capable family members and have a prominent identity.

In Japan's social structure, status cannot be judged by the level of government positions alone, but also by the origin and origin. Even the nobles who are not involved in political affairs also have a high status in the upper class, let alone members of the aristocratic House.

This is the first time that such a high-level envoy has entered China since the full war between China and Japan. Needless to say, it must have come to China with an important mission, which naturally attracted Ning Zhiheng's attention.

Iwai Keni subconsciously looked at the direction of the obstacle gate and confirmed that there was no one outside. Then he replied: "The domestic news said that the military is a little unstable now. At the imperial meeting at the beginning of the month, the military forces were extremely strong, forcing the Guards Cabinet to adopt the southward plan as soon as possible and filed a case of distrust against the Guards Cabinet. Some people could not sit still. This made His Majesty the Emperor and the many members of the Noble House of Assembly very uneasy. It is said that this time the mission was sent to contact reliable generals in China, stabilize and control the army. The destination was Nanjing, and contacted some generals of the dispatched army. As for the specific situation, it would be not until Deputy Chief Shimizu came to Shanghai to know!"

So that's the case. Ning Zhiheng also learned about the previous meeting of the imperial court from the intelligence market, but he did not expect that the conflict between the military and the cabinet would be so serious that the top leaders of Japan began a new round of division.

In the upper class of Japan, the status of aristocrats was deeply rooted. Before the Meiji Restoration, all senior government officials and military generals were held by nobles, especially the army. Without aristocratic status, it was impossible to hold important positions.

However, in modern times, after Meiji, some outstanding talents with civilian status gradually emerged, especially in the military, the children of civilians who started their military achievements gradually gained the right to speak and quickly formed an interest group. As the war gradually expanded, the power of this group also expanded.

By the Showa era, high-level officials in the army rarely saw aristocrats. After all, it was difficult to gain a foothold without real military merits. This situation began to threaten the status of the old aristocratic forces.

In this way, the aristocratic forces represented by the Japanese Emperor and the Noble Academy formed a certain opposition relationship with the rising military forces.

Therefore, restraining and controlling the military without breaking away from control has become a very important task for the Japanese aristocratic forces. One of the most common methods they use is what the Japanese often call "the lower part of the enemy".

"The following is the best" to be precisely a coup operation carried out by the nobles inciting the middle-level officers of the pro-Japanese emperor and the nobles in the army to the top leaders of the army. Of course, these actions were actually favored and supported by the Japanese emperor, and can also be understood as a set of management methods implemented by the Japanese emperor in order to strengthen his absolute leadership over the army.

This method has its pros and cons, and will not be discussed for the time being. Just doing this requires contact and getting close to some powerful military generals. Currently, there are many such generals in the Japanese dispatched troops in China. Although they hold heavy troops, they are actually not high-level in the military, so they have become the objects that the Japanese emperor and nobles need to win over and control the most. This leads to the action of the envoys coming to China.

Ning Zhiheng's identity at this time was naturally based on the interests of the Japanese aristocrats, so Keni Iwai told Ning Zhiheng bluntly.

Ning Zhiheng nodded and agreed, "Okay, I understand. I will definitely attend the welcoming ceremony and banquet on time tomorrow. Do I need me to notify others?"

What Ning Zhiheng said was naturally the local forces in Shanghai. These people were headed by Tomohito Fujiwara. If Keni Iwai was not convenient for him to come forward, then it would be much easier to notify him.

Keni Iwai smiled and said, "I will notify others. This time I specially invited Fujiwara Jun to enjoy the glory, everything will be arranged!"

Of course, he would notify the heads of other departments, but Fujiwara Tomohito's status is different and he needs to come to him personally.

The two of them discussed it and Keni Iwai stood up and said goodbye. In order to welcome the envoy, he still had a lot of preparations to deal with.

That night, in Fujiwara's office, Ning Zhiheng called Yi Huaan over and drafted a telegram, asking him to send it out quickly.

Yi Huaan looked at the telegram in his hand and couldn't help but hesitate and asked: "It's a big deal to enter China with such a high-standard envoy. If it is reported to the headquarters, with the operation style of the headquarters, it will definitely order Shanghai Station and Nanjing Station to conduct assassination operations. However, Shanghai Station suffered heavy losses and Nanjing Station was destroyed. He was unable to carry out such a major operation. Will this matter fall on us? Do you think about it again? Or... or don't report it!"

Yi Huaan's concerns are reasonable. How could he miss such a good opportunity with the actions of the headquarters? However, Ning Zhiheng has always believed that the main task of the intelligence department is to carry out intelligence. For assassination and assassination, it is possible to avoid any more casualties.

Regarding Yi Huaan's proposal, Ning Zhiheng shook his head and rejected: "This time the messenger's visit to China is very disturbing and cannot be concealed. The headquarters will know sooner or later that even if we don't report it, it will only delay a few days, so we still have to report it. Although your worries are not unreasonable, we have our disposal authority and do not need to comply with everything. Even if it is the headquarters' order, we don't have to pay too much attention!"

In his words, Ning Zhiheng's attitude towards the headquarters can be seen. To be honest, the headquarters of the Military Intelligence Bureau's constraints and exploitation of him made Ning Zhiheng even more dissatisfied.

Especially in this bloody financial battle, he forced himself to restrain Li Zhiqun, released 200 hostages, saved the National Party's financial system, and allowed the Shanghai station to recover. It was a great achievement. However, because Yue Sheng handed over a large amount of real estate, the bureau finally settled the accounts on Ning Zhiheng, thinking that since the real estate was handed over to Ning Zhiheng, the loss was borne by the intelligence department. In the end, Ning Zhiheng had to pay a huge sum of money to fill the big hole.

This incident made Ning Zhiheng very angry. Not only did he do his best, he also had to pay to settle all parties. Even though the counterfeit banknote plan has made the profits in the past few months and the money in his hand is rich, the money he took out made Ning Zhiheng feel very distressed.

As for those real estate, they were originally intended to cover up their eyes and were useless to the current intelligence department. If they really wanted to build real estate in the concession, they would not have to wait for a year. After the concession fell, with Fujiwara Tomohito's power, wouldn't they still want as much as they wanted? Could anyone dare to disobey his intentions?
Chapter completed!