Chapter 10: Republic of China: Starting from the First Class of Whampoa Chapter 10: Wanting to Be a Ji Jun Zhang

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Protagonist:

Lv Muzhi

After leaving the Principal's Office, crossing the drill ground, Lv Muzhi thought to himself that he had been busy teaching the Principal how to trade stocks and forgotten that he should report to the Principal the dangers of the Merchant Corps.

The Merchant Corps clearly had rebellious tendencies, and history also proved that the Merchant Corps later launched an armed uprising; should he remind the Principal to pay attention to prevention?

However, Lv Muzhi quickly negated his own thought—among the instructors at this Whampoa Military Academy, who hadn't rebelled against the Beiyang? When the Merchant Corps lifted its buttocks, everyone understood in their hearts that Chen Lianber wasn't holding back any good farts.

But Chen Lianber was currently safe and sound, which could only mean that now was not a good time; if he went up and spoke nonsense, he estimated no one would listen.

"Forget it, forget it, might as well wash up and sleep, at least I've lived through another day!"

Returning to the dormitory, just as Lv Muzhi's left foot stepped through the door, he discovered everyone in the dormitory was staring at him, and even several people from other dorms had come to visit, truly surprising.

"You......"

Before Lv Muzhi could ask, Guan Linzhen, looking like a pig head, walked over and helped Lv Muzhi sit down: "Brother Muzi, sit down quickly, sit down quickly."

This left Lv Muzhi completely baffled—what medicine was this kid selling in his gourd?

Others also gathered around, and even He Zhonghan, who had written him a threatening letter, actually came over too.

"Brother Muzi, is the Principal your relative?" Guan Linzhen asked with a face full of sincerity.

"No," Lv Muzhi answered truthfully; among the Whampoa Students, there was indeed a nephew-grandson of the Principal, but it definitely wasn't Lv Muzhi, and everyone knew that.

Guan Linzhen rubbed his hands and asked: "Then it's strange—my conversation with the Principal ended in less than a minute, Song Xilian chatted with the Principal for five minutes, but you and the Principal were in there for a full hour!"

He Zhonghan seemed to have forgotten that he had threatened Lv Muzhi, and also asked with a smile: "Yeah, what did you and the Principal talk about that you could talk for so long?"

Lv Muzhi pretended not to hear He Zhonghan speaking, and instead mocked Guan Linzhen: "Younger Brother Guan, it seems your grand ideals are not recognized by the Principal—he kicked you out in one minute."

Chen Geng had originally been in the distance; upon hearing that Guan Linzhen had been kicked out, he also hurried over to inquire about the news: "What's going on, was this kid scolded by the Principal?"

Guan Linzhen sighed: "What do you mean? I said I wanted to be a Company Commander, and the Principal scolded me, saying a soldier who doesn't want to be a general isn't a good soldier, then kicked me out... Actually it has nothing to do with this; I think the Principal's radio was broken and he was in a bad mood, so he kicked me out!"

"No wonder—as soon as I went in I saw the Principal fixing the radio there; I'm not talented, but I know a bit about electronic machinery, so I helped the Principal fix it, and that's why we talked for so long." Lv Muzhi slightly exaggerated what he had done in the Principal's Office.

But he didn't mention the Principal trading stocks; if that got out, the Principal's majestic image would be hard to maintain, and then the Principal would be the first to think it was he himself who had leaked it, which would be disadvantageous to him.

"Impressive, Muzi, you can even fix the Principal's old radio!" Li Zhilong and Jiang Xiangyun both walked over and patted Lv Muzhi's shoulder.

He Zhonghan, previously given the cold shoulder by Lv Muzhi, thought it was just carelessness, and asked again: "So you spent an hour fixing the Principal's radio—there must have been some topics, right? I've never seen a student stay in the Principal's Office that long."

Lv Muzhi continued to turn a deaf ear, and said to Guan Linzhen: "I say, Younger Brother Guan, do you know why the Principal is unhappy?"

Guan Linzhen put on a humble, eager-to-learn look: "Please teach me, Brother Muzi!"

Lv Muzhi stared into Guan Linzhen's eyes: "It's because the Principal values you highly and wants to cultivate you as a key candidate; you say you want to be a Company Commander, doesn't that mean this fierce general of yours is just a Company Commander? Then the Principal's rank and position can't be much higher—at most a Regiment Commander. How could the Principal not be angry!"

Guan Linzhen looked as if he had suddenly understood, striking his fists together: "I see, Brother Muzi makes perfect sense!"

Chen Geng, standing to the side, watched Guan Linzhen's arrogant aura vanish, his pig-head face humbly asking for advice, and couldn't help but find it funny: "Guan Linzhen, from now on when you see the Principal, just say you want to be a Ji Jun Zhang, and the Principal will definitely be happy!"

Chen Geng's one sentence instantly filled the dormitory with a cheerful atmosphere.

Being a Ji Jun Zhang isn't that easy to get—at least the people in the dormitory didn't dare to think about it for the time being.

Everyone gathered around again to inquire about the details of Lv Muzhi's time in the Principal's Office.

Only He Zhonghan was sulking alone; he was a highly influential figure among the students, yet he was ignored by Lv Muzhi, and his own little brother Guan Linzhen was laughing and joking with them—he had lost all face.

Lv Muzhi observed He Zhonghan out of the corner of his eye, thinking: I can't control the great trends of the world, but as fellow students, can't I deal with you? The matter of the threatening letter will be settled later!

In the following week, besides studying and training at the school, Lv Muzhi also got to know most of the students at the Military Academy.

I don't know who leaked it that I am an old fellow from the Principal's hometown, and everyone became a bit more courteous to me.

Normally, Lv Muzhi was closer with Jiang Xiangyun, Li Zhilong, Chen Geng, and Song Xilian; he could also maintain good relationships with others. Guan Linzhen had already completely submitted to him, and through Guan Linzhen's old fellow Du Yuming, he had also established contact.

But as for He Zhonghan, he still gave him the cold shoulder, and observant people could tell.

In Lv Muzhi's eyes, He Zhonghan was more like a secret police agent, a spy planted by the Principal among the students, who would report to the Principal at the slightest sign of trouble.

Such a person was unlikable, but unfortunately He Zhonghan was talkative and had strong powers of incitement, able to gather a large number of Qingtian Party Members around him.

Through these days of observation, Lv Muzhi discovered that Jiang Xiangyun was strong with the pen, He Zhonghan was talkative, Chen Geng had a cheerful personality and good footwork, Song Xilian was meticulous, Du Yuming was elegant and deep, Guan Linzhen was fierce and brave......

Lv Muzhi summarized the characteristics of all the Whampoa Students he had come into contact with.

He also figured out the organizational structure of the Military Academy.

Leaving aside various management departments, the ones that had direct contact with the students were the Teaching Department and the Political Department.

The Teaching Department goes without saying—instructors of tactics, weapons, terrain, etc., all belonged to this department. Chief Instructor He Yingqin was the Principal's confidant.

The Political Department was also very important; the school attached great importance to political classes, with many class hours. This was the biggest difference between Whampoa Military Academy and other old warlord schools—through political education, students would understand what they were fighting for.

The so-called "beheading is nothing, as long as the ideology is true"—that was the principle. The vast majority of students had ideology in their hearts, which distinguished them from the old warlord troops who soldiered for grain and ate grain as soldiers.

However, in Lv Muzhi's view, the school's political education was still inadequate; the Director of the Political Department only read lecture notes in class, and the students all pointed fingers at him behind his back. Under pressure, the position of Director of the Political Department was temporarily vacant.

Lv Muzhi knew that a new Director of the Political Department would arrive soon.