"Hanton, I know you are angry in your heart, but now you must focus on the overall situation."
Director Ino said seriously:
"The person in charge of the military department is here. When the meeting is over, you can negotiate alone. I will not interfere."
The facial muscles of the three top military commanders were twitching slightly.
They were thinking about why they had to come to this meeting in the flesh.
Yang Ming snorted and said calmly:
"Everyone asked me to come to Emperor Star, and here I am.
"But if you want me to stand up and stand for the aristocracy, I can't do it.
"I came to the Emperor Star out of respect for Director Ino because of your Majesty's orders, not because I wanted to get any benefits or empty promises from you.
"If the empire wants to solve the current problem, it has only one option, which is to send troops to suppress the nobles who are in tit-for-tat with the people, and arrest those who have committed criminal acts in front of the people, and are usually turned a blind eye by the people.
Nobility of the past.
"Haven't you found the problem yet?
"In the national policy you formulated, don't you also take reducing the rights of the nobles as the basic policy? Why is it exactly the opposite when it is implemented?"
"Grand Duke Hanton!"
The third elder in the elders’ house frowned and said:
"You are also a noble, please don't forget that."
"You can take me back at any time, if you have the power."
Yang Ming spread his hands:
"This is my position. You can think that I am seeking political capital for myself, or you can think that I have ulterior motives. But since I am sitting here, I must represent the people and the broadest interest groups in the empire and have a good chat with you.
Let’s talk about how to end this bloody conflict.”
Director Ino said: "Okay Hanton, pay attention to etiquette and be polite."
Director Ino changed the subject:
"And Hanton, sometimes you have to face your own problems. Another reason for this strategic misjudgment is that you did not communicate enough with the military and you are too strong. Hanton, you have gained great fame after
At the same time, he was also picked up by the public."
"Yes, Director Ino."
Yang Ming smiled and said:
"There is only one thing that can bring me satisfaction now, and that is the praise given to me by the common people."
"If that's the case," Director Ino asked, "can you initiate an event, for example, where you represent the civilian class of the empire and negotiate with representatives of the aristocratic class of the empire?"
Yang Ming frowned slightly.
Good guy, this old boy is really shady.
This is to first praise him as a foreman, and then label him as a scab later. If any problems arise in the future, people will put part of the blame on him, the ghost prince.
Negotiating with a foreman is not something you can do easily.
"As the elder just said," Yang Ming said sternly, "Although I consider the issue from the perspective of civilians, I have been separated from civilian life and have no representation. I wonder if within the empire,
Can an elected organization be established to negotiate with the aristocracy?"
An elder immediately said: "The imperial code clearly stipulates that no democratically elected organizations, including workers' federations and public welfare organization management committees, may be established."
Yang Ming nodded: "Then there's nothing I can do."
Director Ino looked at Yang Ming deeply for a few times, and then officially started today's discussion.
Obviously, before Yang Ming arrived, the empire had already prepared a set of countermeasures.
To put it simply, it is suppression by force.
The empire has now completed its deployment. All it takes is an order from the military headquarters. A large number of second-line troops and local defense forces will come out to control the situation, arrest some of the most popular people and small nobles, and select some representative people.
, direct severe punishment to serve as a warning to others.
Yang Ming just wanted to laugh while listening.
Use the military?
That couldn't be more appropriate.
It is 100% sure to intensify conflicts and make the people feel aggrieved. Later, they just need to hype up the empire and release the captured nobles and severely punish the civilians with no background, and it will be another large-scale public opinion event.
However, these old men also noticed this problem.
Although they don't know much about people's living conditions, they don't have any obvious brainstem deficiency syndrome in the general direction of national policies.
"The problem now is that if we do this, we can suppress the unrest in the short term, but in the long run, it will separate the empire from public opinion and conduct.
“This will reduce people’s sense of security and also easily inspire people’s empathy.
"We have to find ways to eliminate these negative effects...perhaps, we can use some milder methods."
"What do you think of transparent arrests and open trials in aristocratic and civilian courts?"
"Now we are afraid that if some unruly people make trouble, we must severely punish the nobles and tolerate the common people," an old man said coldly. "These people are greedy and despicable at heart. They will seek a sense of superiority by overpowering the nobles."
Yang Ming immediately retorted: "If the common people are greedy and despicable, then the nobles are evil, selfish, and shameless. Of course, I am talking about some nobles. Some nobles are good, have not fallen, and have maintained their character."
"Grand Duke Hanton, have you been targeting us intentionally from the beginning?"
"If you don't mess with me first, will I target you?"
boom!
The projection of one of the four elders of the military stood up: "White ghost! This is the highest-level meeting of the empire!"
"Shut up, old man," Yang Ming said calmly, "I'll give you face by saying that you are the old man of the empire. If I don't give you face, you will just be an old man who is occupying the latrine and not willing to die when his body is old.
Worm, what is your position? What is your official title? Do you dare to shout loudly in front of me, the Grand Duke of the Empire and the Lieutenant General of the Military Department?"
"you!"
"Me? What's wrong with me? I gave you a chance before, but you didn't dare to use it. The dreadnought is floating outside my planet Saka, why don't you just leave?"
Yang Ming said leisurely:
"If you can, you use a dreadnought to blow me up, but if you don't, just shut up and sit down. I can tell you in advance that any attack that endangers the safety of my epidermal cells will be regarded as a declaration of war against me, and I will fight equally unconditionally.
Fight back.
"It's like this anyway, so let's break the jar and throw it away."
"White Ghost! You are too arrogant! You are simply too arrogant! You are uneducated!"
"Hey, you don't even know how to curse now? Is this because your brain has been soaked in the nutrient solution for too long and turned itself into a living pickle? If you don't know how to curse, I'll teach you, you old bastard, an old bastard who eats a vegetarian diet.
An erection lasts three and a half seconds when you are young, but you are still a wimp when you are old.
“Don’t you have any idea what’s wrong with the empire?
"You old guys, you have violated the laws of nature and seized the power of the empire, causing the empire's power structure to age, and directly destroying most of the metabolic functions of the empire's system. If it is in your interests, you will maintain it, and if it is not in your interest, you will get rid of it.
"Do you still have any sense of honor of the Sherman family? Do you still have any ideals and beliefs that the Sherman Empire stands at the top of the galaxy? No, you have nothing."
Yang Ming's mouth was like a close-range cannon, giving no chance for others to interrupt.
"Also, if you are really working hard to fulfill the life ideal of your ancestor, the great founding emperor Levi Sherman, which is individual dimensionality, in order to realize the dimensionality ideal of mankind in the galaxy, you must not
If you don't use the imperial system to exploit people and slaves, then I won't say anything to you.
"At most, everyone has different positions, and I really regard you as an idealist.
"But actually?
"You are only safeguarding your own interests, the interests of your own faction, and the interests of your descendants, and then allowing your descendants to continue to be in your position and continue to control the empire.
"You don't even know how many major steps are needed to upgrade your dimension.
"This is the solidification of power. This is the highest and most decadent solidification of power! For the empire to reach this stage, you are the most fundamental sinners!"
Director Ino narrowed his eyes and laughed for a moment, but he soon put on an expression of frowning and thinking.
The others had gloomy faces and glared at Yang Ming.
An old man's breathing was a little messy. He pointed at Yang Ming and scolded: "What are your intentions! What do you want to do! Hanton! You are a soldier of the empire! Where is your instinct to obey orders?"
Yang Ming said calmly: "My instinct to obey orders has been worn away by your repeated attempts to test my bottom line. Are there any problems?"
"you!"
Another old man angrily shouted: "White ghost! Do you really think we are afraid of you? Believe it or not, I will send someone to wipe out your Saka planet now!"
Yang Ming said calmly: "The third satellite of Jupiter Guha, the thinking space station No. 18, the 1206 semi-permanent cabin...is where your body is located, right?"
The old man's face turned pale, and the projection was shaking a bit.
"You, you actually...who gave you the information! This is the most confidential information!"
"This is the most confidential information you think. In fact, as long as someone presses a button, your life-support device will stop," Yang Ming said with a smile. "How many people want to climb to your position, and your descendants will
Don’t you have any other ideas? You’ve lived too long, old man.”
"Asshole! You! You!"
The old man's breathing became rapid.
Yang Ming curled his lips slightly: "I think you should come up with a charter as soon as possible, otherwise, the fire will really start. If you quarrel with me, I can quarrel all day long."
The six old people present looked gloomy.
Yang Ming said again:
"There is another question. I just raised it, that is, professionals can do professional things. Are there any real political science and sociology scholars in this highest-level countermeasures meeting? Are there any experts who have truly studied the local ecology of the empire?
?nothing.
"This is another dilemma of the empire, and what I just said is that you have occupied all the resources and made your descendants the successors to your control of these resources.
"People who are truly talented, capable, and passionate can only become local administrators at most. In fact, in today's empire, there is no governor who is not a noble.
"The path for people to ascend has long been blocked. This is the root of the problem."
"Hanton," Director Ino said with a frown, "shut up and stop talking. You have said too much today! Don't say anything that is not conducive to unity. The problem now is how to get through the difficulties."
"no problem."
Yang Ming shrugged: "I respect you, Director, you are a real scientist."
"Continue the meeting."
Director Ino said:
"This matter should be done quickly rather than slowly. I suggest that we first use force to control the situation, and then conduct an open and transparent trial. The civilians and nobles will each get 50% of the punishment... Forget it, 20% of the punishment will be given to the civilians, and 20% of the punishment will be given to the civilians.
Eighty percent of the punishment for nobles.
"As for the nobles, find some people from various places who have criminal records and have committed acts of bullying civilians, punish them severely, and kill the chickens to scare the monkeys.
"On the civilian side, pick out a few thorns in each place and punish them severely. Label them as spies of the new federal CIA. Remember to make the evidence, transfer records, etc. more realistic.
"In addition, what Hanton said just now was unpleasant and offensive to all elders. You must apologize to everyone later, Hanton.
"That's it, let's start the discussion."
A group of old people glanced at Yang Ming, and then began to express their opinions cautiously.
Boss Yang's eyes were a little empty.
He was wondering whether he wanted to have a drink with the old emperor tonight. If the old emperor held that kind of "messy party" again, would he continue to keep clean or follow the crowd?
Forget it.
Having just had a physical relationship with Daphne, Lu and Lu's friends must have complained about it.
He didn't mean to be indulgent. If he wasn't on good terms with Daphne, it would be difficult to win over the old emperor as an ally.
Well, the next step is to deal with the Sherman family's attack.
It feels good to scold them, but these old men will probably take action.
Yang Ming is looking forward to it.
…
"Oh, hahahaha! Hahaha!"
The old emperor patted Yang Ming on the shoulder and laughed.
Yang Ming was even worried that the old emperor would die laughing.
"You are so right when you scold them! Hahaha! These old guys all think that they are the chosen ones. In fact, they are just like me. They are all Sherman family and descendants of Levi.
That’s why I have my current status.
"a ha ha ha!
"Hanton, you are right. Classes are solidified and power is locked up. Common people have no way to rise, and neither do small nobles. This is the biggest problem."
The old emperor breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the images played repeatedly on the projection in front of him.
That was the scene of Yang Ming cursing people.
The old emperor switched channels with satisfaction.
The 'programs' he watched were all carefully prepared by the Tentacle Organization, and they could also be regarded as a kind of 'memorial' of the interstellar era.
The old emperor smiled and said: "Hanton, do you really think so?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I think the problem with the empire is that there is that round table," Yang Ming said sternly, "That is the center of power hidden in the shadow of the imperial power. They can ignore the imperial power when necessary, or in other words, they are the imperial power
Part of...these people are really insidious."
"It's all the same," the old emperor said, "When I retire from this position, I will become one of them."
"Oh, I said the wrong thing, it seems..."
"No," the old emperor squinted and smiled, "They can't come to the stage, otherwise the people will know that this country is controlled by some three or four hundred year olds, which will cause widespread panic. In fact,
, every large political system has a similar small organization behind it. This is also a kind of inheritance of power, but the inheritance cycle is too long."
Yang Ming nodded.
A new set of pictures appeared on the projection screen in front of them.
Ships fell from the atmosphere one after another, and the warriors riding flying skateboards fell directly towards the area of turmoil and conflict on the ground.
The empire began a thunderous military campaign.
The riots everywhere will be suppressed within the next half hour.
The old emperor asked: "Hanton, do you promise them that you will give an encouragement speech to the entire army later?"
"Yes, Your Majesty," Yang Ming said, "I can't refuse this. They should hate me as an individual now and hope to take advantage of my value."
"Hanton, tell me the truth," the old emperor looked at the picture on the screen and leaned towards Yang Ming, "What is your personal ideal?"
"Let my hometown be protected and treated equally by the empire."
"It's not this, this is your mission," the old emperor smiled. "Your personal ideal is your ambition, for example, to obtain the right to inherit the throne through Daphne."
Yang Ming frowned tightly: "Your Majesty, I really haven't thought about this."
"Then why don't you think about it?"
The old emperor narrowed his eyes and smiled: "As long as you and Daphne can have a child, this child will definitely be stronger than other princes and grandsons. The empire does not have such rubbish rules as passing on male rather than female. Daphne and you
They are all political stars of the empire... Isn’t it interesting?”
Yang Ming: Here we go, this old guy is starting to draw cakes!
Don't you just want to use him to get the Sherman family's elite in power?
Can't you just say no?
Yang Ming pursed his lips slightly and made a thinking expression: "Your Majesty, I just want to make the empire better."
The old emperor did not continue this topic, but turned off the projection screen and motioned for Yang Ming to press the floating sofa he was sitting on.
"Come to Hanton with me, there are some good things from the Empire Development Cult."