The old emperor looked at the middle-aged maid who came back first, who nodded gently.
"Yes, your majesty, I am sure that I will not be mistaken. They have indeed reached that step, and I can feel that Daphne has completely fallen into the arms of your knight commander, and your knight commander is very interested in Daphne."
Although Her Majesty Ni was not that concerned, she accepted Daphne's existence.
"Between them, Daphne is attached to Grand Duke Hanton, but they are indeed a couple."
"That's good."
The old emperor laughed:
"In addition to being good-looking, dancing and singing, does Daphne have any fighting or co-ordinating abilities? No, she is just an ordinary child. Being able to trap an ancient god warrior like White Ghost is already beyond her capabilities.
the maximum value.
"Where are they now?"
"At the door, Your Majesty, according to your request, there will be a simple open-air press conference to convey the news that the White Ghost has arrived on the Emperor Star."
"Oh, thank you for your hard work."
The old emperor pressed a button on his hand and said with a smile:
"I'm going to greet the young couple at the door. Also, I'm going to raise the specifications of the dinner and ask my favorite chef to cook a few more delicacies."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Hehehe, ah," the old emperor's eyes flashed with a sharp light, "This is the best news I have heard in the past few days."
…
As soon as Yang Ming saw the old emperor, he received a bear hug from the emperor.
"Oh, Hanton! You're finally here! How are you these days? There are a few old people who want to suppress your arrogance, and you make them feel uneasy, Hanton."
The emperor could pat him on the back hard, but he didn't dare to pat the emperor on the back hard.
If his spine was shattered and fractured by such a slap, he, the white ghost, would directly become a regicide.
Although becoming a regicide is not a bad thing, but... the time has not yet come.
When the old emperor let go, Yang Ming performed a knight's salute, the badge on his chest shining brightly.
He said warmly: "Your Majesty, I have made you worry. I actually know who is targeting me. What they are afraid of is not my combat effectiveness, but my appeal to grassroots officers and soldiers, and my influence on the people. And among them
So the fear of me is probably due to the concept of judging others by oneself and the jealousy."
"Jealous? Hahaha!"
The old emperor put his hands on his hips, threw his head back and laughed, the exquisite nightgown on his body was shaking constantly, and his saggy-skinned old face smiled like a blooming chrysanthemum.
"Yes, Hanton. They are just jealous of you. Come on, have a cup of tea first. I have already notified a few of them to come over."
"Thank you, Your Majesty," Yang Ming followed with a smile, his hands behind his back.
Daphne, who had been ignored by the emperor, was watching this scene with a smile, and then walked to the corner of the hall, where there was her exclusive rest area in this situation.
Time was running out, so Yang Ming decided to go straight to the topic.
He looked around and whispered: "Your Majesty, the situation is very complicated now, so I won't guess what you are thinking. I'm afraid that I will make a mistake and delay your important event... Earl Guigan's death was arranged by you.
of?"
"How could it be?" the old emperor laughed, "Although I want to torment the empire, but the people I want to torment are the great nobles who have real power. How can I let class conflicts break out in my own empire?"
"Not you?" Yang Ming nodded and asked again, "Then you call me over..."
"It was my brother-in-law, Director Ino, who insisted on calling you over."
The old emperor's eyes flickered slightly, he took Yang Ming for a walk by the pool in the center of the hall, and said with a smile:
"You may not know what happened before, after all, the information is secret and only in a very small circle.
"Sometimes, I, the emperor, do not have the final say in this country. You should already know this. My elders can always impose restrictions on me.
"What happened this time was caused by them. They felt that you had become a threat to the empire, so they wanted to solve this problem... In order to protect you, I wanted to let you go to Domingos Planet to build some military exploits.
"
Yang Ming smiled and said: "You want me to get my hands dirty so they won't be afraid of me?"
"Uh-huh," the old emperor smiled with squinted eyes.
The two seemed to be chatting about yesterday's fishing harvest, and it didn't look like they were talking about anything important.
The old emperor continued:
"Unexpectedly, Hanton, you expressed resistance to this matter and refused the order to plunder slaves. You also strongly reprimanded the military and forced the military to turn to counter-terrorism.
"There are also a group of old guys in the military. They have rooted themselves in the soil of the military through mentoring. Some people still hope to become a presence in that small circle... In short, it is very complicated, and then they
I couldn't get angry, so I held the press conference.
"Here, it can be said that they are considering the stability of the empire. After all, the current order of the empire is made by them, and instability is harmful to them.
"But they were mostly trying to subdue you because you revealed your identity as the Grand Duke of the Empire and reprimanded them... Tsk, this is so cool!"
The old emperor smiled and said: "If you scold them, it is equivalent to me scolding them."
Yang Ming's face showed surprise: "I asked why they used the dreadnought to scare me... I really thought I was scared."
"Now they are coming to beg you again," the old emperor smiled with squinting eyes, "Wait a minute, my six uncles will bring some officials from the Presbytery, the Military Department, the Foreign Affairs Bureau, and the Ministry of Government Affairs over, and they still want to
To put pressure on you, by the way, Ino is here too, he should be able to say a few words for you."
Yang Ming smiled and said: "That's what I want to ask you, Your Majesty... In what direction do you want things to develop, I will work hard to make things develop in that direction."
"Oh," the old emperor raised his hand and patted Yang Ming's arm, "You still have to be considerate, Hanton. In fact, to be honest, if you let the following make a fuss and make a mess, you can also find many problems and avoid bigger ones.
The problem has no impact on me as the emperor, I just need to stand up at the critical moment and deliver a speech to the whole country, that is enough."
"I understand," Yang Ming nodded, "the power they hold is indeed too great."
The old emperor smiled and said nothing.
Yang Ming said: "Your Majesty, I have one more small request."
"Just say it."
"I want an investigation report on the slave population in the empire. The more detailed the better. Give me some time to read this report."
"Okay, I'll ask them to send it over right away," the old emperor said warmly, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself, and don't push yourself too hard."
"But Your Majesty," Yang Ming pursed his lips slightly, with a bit of anger in his eyes, "The history books I studied said that the New Calendar Reform bound the imperial power to the Emperor Star, but I didn't expect that the chains that bound the imperial power would actually
It is the existence that oppresses the people."
The old emperor's eyes lit up: "Your description is very appropriate."
"As your knight commander, I will support you unswervingly," Yang Ming whispered, "you have love for the people."
"It's inevitable."
The old emperor opened his hands: "Come, give Hanton a hug, my son-in-law."
Yang Ming rolled his eyes in his heart, but still hugged the emperor seriously.
"Just go ahead and do it."
The old emperor encouraged him by arching the fire.
…
Yang Ming was sitting on a sofa in the corner of a palace hall used for conferences.
Those old men came much slower than he thought.
He held the empire's most official data in hand and was thinking about the next step.
Politics is much more complicated than he originally thought.
Even if one knows what the empire's weaknesses are - the irreconcilable contradiction between the aristocracy and the common people, and the empire's cruel exploitation of slaves - it is still not easy to find opportunities to bring down the empire.
First of all, this is a galactic empire with a population of hundreds of billions. Due to its size, it has extremely strong inertia.
Looking at the commotion outside, it turns out that almost all the anti-imperial forces outside the empire and within the country have gathered together. Catalyzed by the death of Count Yitou, who is suspected of being unreasonable, the current turbulent situation has emerged.
But it is far from enough to rely on this wave to trigger a nationwide revolutionary uprising.
People are dependent on their current lives.
No one takes desperate risks while still being able to survive;
No one is willing to sacrifice their own interests for a political slogan when the future is full of hope.
Of course, it cannot be so absolute. After all, there are many people who have been deceived by politicians.
For example, if there is an anger tank above the common people of the empire, then the anger tank is only 10% full now, and this incident continues to ferment downwards, and it can only reach 20% to 20% at most.
twenty five.
The bottom elements of the aristocratic class who are doing crazy things now just feel that their own interests have been harmed.
The empire then only needs to let the big nobles press the necks of these small nobles, apologize to the people, issue a law to threaten the people, and give some compensation and rewards. This crisis and turmoil will soon subside.
At this moment, Yang Ming must think about how to bury the shadow of the next riot in this turmoil.
He has a plan, but sometimes the plan doesn't always work.
The situation is treacherous and changeable, with forces from all sides intertwined.
It was like, at this moment, he had to use the old emperor as a chess piece to protect himself, while also looking for opportunities to sow discord between the old emperor and the Sherman family.
Just, very complicated.
Boss Yang felt that he was not the type to engage in such conspiracy.
However, the Dark Star-Luofeng system he created cannot be put on the bright side now, especially Dark Star. If it is exaggerated by these powerful countries, it might become the enemy of all mankind and the third natural disaster.
Light.
'Forget it, we won't be able to do this for a few more years.'
Yang Ming sighed quietly in his heart and stretched slightly.
There were hurried footsteps outside the hall door.
Yang Ming originally thought that a group of bigwigs would be present in person, but he did not expect that only the old men from the military department and the Presbytery would come. Those from the Sherman family still did not show up directly, but used projection robots.
The old emperor is not here.
He now needs to adopt an attitude of not caring about everything and wait for his uncles, uncles, and grandparents to take the initiative to ask him to do something.
But presumably, the old emperor is currently in the hall next door, wearing a loose nightgown, leaning on the girl's arms, enjoying the girl's gentle service, while looking at the projection screen, enjoying the discussion that is about to begin next door.
"The Grand Duke of Hanton."
A middle-aged maid stepped forward, bowed slightly to Yang Ming, and said softly: "Everyone has arrived."
"Yeah?"
Yang Ming turned his head and looked at the middle of the hall. The oval conference table was already full of people, leaving only the two ends of the long table.
The throne of honor is naturally reserved for His Majesty the Emperor.
Yang Ming took a fruit that was pleasing to the eye in the fruit plate, Shi Shiran stood up, gnawed on the apple-like thing, and walked towards the conference table with the middle-aged maid.
He looked relaxed, as if he had grasped the shortcomings of these old people.
The crunching sound of the fruit was a little louder, which made several old people who were attending the meeting using stereoscopic projections look a little ugly.
When Yang Ming took his seat at the end of the conference table, the maid said:
"My lords, Your Majesty is ill and will not attend this meeting. Today's meeting will be chaired by Director Ino.
"The main topic discussed today is how to resolve a series of conflicts that have arisen within the empire, with the focus being on how to suppress the conflicts between the aristocracy and the common people.
"New violent conflicts are emerging every moment. I hope you can come up with solutions as soon as possible."
After saying this, the maid bowed and saluted, and then stood calmly behind Yang Ming.
Her position is very interesting.
This means that the old emperor now supports the white ghost, and the white ghost now represents the emperor's will.
Yang Ming glanced over, and except for Director Ino, most people avoided Yang Ming's sight intentionally or unintentionally.
"Since no one has spoken," Director Ino said, "let me start the conversation first... Hanton, the white ghost, the center of the previous turmoil, is now sitting here to discuss with us how to solve the current trouble.
You should also know how serious the situation has become."
The director placed a projector the size of a medal in front of him, and dozens of projection screens facing all directions suddenly appeared on the conference table, showing some scenes of fierce conflicts.
These scenes often have some similarities. In the chaotic streets, hundreds of thousands of people are crowded together, pushing and shoving in a certain direction. At the front of the team, there will be a human wall composed of local security team members, or
The defense line built by mechanical guards.
This is considered the mildest conflict.
In more pictures, flammable materials and explosives have appeared.
In the conflict with the greatest casualties, an unknown person attacked the local security team with precision weapons from a distance. The local security team immediately counterattacked. In the middle of the battlefield where the two sides fought, there was a parade of thousands of people...
A large number of people fell in a hail of bullets, and the ion beam falling from the air directly burned through the building where the attacker was located.
"It's just a very small snippet."
Director Ino said:
"Many of these conflicts are caused by agents of foreign forces, but the people taking to the streets cannot tell where the people behind them come from.
"The nature of the parade has also completely changed. This incident has nothing to do with the White Ghost being suppressed by the military. Now the people's demand is to abolish the nobility and achieve class equality.
"The area with the most serious conflicts is inside the Emperor Star Circle. This is something I didn't expect. Can anyone explain to me first why the inside of the Emperor Star Circle is the place with the most serious conflicts? Shouldn't this be the richest area?
?”
An old man whispered: "Because they are rich, the minds of people here are the most corroded."
"After getting rich, they definitely want more," a general sneered. "What these people think deep down is that the government cannot override their personal interests."
Many people spoke one after another, all saying the same thing.
"that……"
Yang Ming frowned and asked: "Don't we have a corresponding expert advisory group for this meeting?"
Director Ino asked: "Are you talking about think tanks? Think tanks are mainly distributed within various departments. This meeting is of the highest level, so ordinary think tanks do not have the authority to participate."
Yang Ming nodded and said seriously: "Director Ino, I just want to draw your attention to a phenomenon. Look, most of the teams parading in the Emperor Star Circle are young faces, and many of them are homeless.
, dressed in rags.”
A group of people nodded.
Yang Ming said:
"If you don't know much about society, you can go out and walk more. The Emperor Star Circle is indeed wealthy, but wealth is concentrated in the hands of a small number of people.
“Young people without local household registration are under tremendous pressure in life.
"Those middle-aged people living on the streets have no chance of turning over, and they see no hope of living.
"The average wealth index here is indeed very high, and it seems to be the richest, but even in wealthy cities, there are a large number of young outsiders who need to be helped out of poverty. Their median income is far lower than the average. This is why the emperor
The problem of star circles.
"And in various planets, many of the groups that have conflicts with local vigilantes are united by their surnames, and local clan power has always existed.
"Of course, part of me is still a fan of White Ghost.
"The first thing you should discuss now is how to resolve these conflicts within the Imperial Star Circle, that is, how to appease these young people who have been squeezed and almost crushed. They are the productivity of the empire."
Director Ino nodded slowly.
An old man on the side frowned and said: "Grand Duke of Hanton, is the sarcasm in your tone too strong?"
"Is there anything wrong with being sarcastic about you?"
Yang Ming leaned forward slightly, folded his hands and pressed them on the table. Without distinguishing who was following whom, he directly clicked on the other side and fired:
"A person who can come up with such an idea to suppress me by using images of me doing terrorists, do I still expect him to understand what the current demands of the people are?"