William intended to position Imperial Military Intelligence Section Five as the Empire's highest intelligence agency?
Once Wolf realized William's objective, his expression instantly darkened to the extreme.
Only then did he understand the true purpose behind William deliberately mentioning the so-called Baron Ian and Imperial Military Intelligence Section Five.
First, given that the Empire had previously suffered defeat in war due to an accidental intelligence leak, the proposal to reorganize the Empire's existing intelligence agencies and strengthen intelligence security already occupied the moral high ground. Even Wolf could not refuse and could only agree, or else it would confirm that the intelligence leak was connected to the Old Guard Party.
Second, once Imperial Military Intelligence Section Five was designated as the nation's highest intelligence agency, it would no longer be limited to serving the Emperor alone. Its service target would become the entire Empire.
By shifting the other party's starting point from a monarch seeking control over intelligence power to the entire upper echelon of the Empire, and in order to prevent their own intelligence agencies from being downgraded while expanding their authority, once Imperial Military Intelligence Section Five was officially established, countless nobles would inevitably scramble to send their subordinates into it and seek positions within this new institution.
And that meant the struggle over intelligence authority would shift from factional conflict to a scramble for power.
The three most important forces involved were the Empire's navy, ground army, and air force.
There was no need to mention Ostan, who held the Empire's naval power. He would certainly support William's proposal.
As for Duke Mosesiris, Marshal of the Imperial Ground Army, although his factional stance was close to that of the Old Guard Party, his ambition to seize the throne had never faded. If he could send people to