Chapter 496 Dead End & Living Road
Ontario?? Antiniuum did make an indelible contribution to the development of Virgo, especially during the more than 50,000 years of the reign of the Argos family, so he had the privilege of entering the royal palace by airship, if the others even the great general Batunetis?? Lusalt had to rely on his legs to walk from the gate to the inner palace. But Ontario had a very strong sense of self www.biquge.info and he knew that the rights granted to him by the imperial power were only valid until he made a mistake, so he always kept a calm mind and was cautious, and only halfway to get off the airship at a time, and then walked into the inner palace.
Roughly calculated, this section of the road has been on the road for about 40,000 years. The last time I repaired it was more than 60 years ago, and I don't know how many footprints and glory I have under the hard bluestone slabs. Ontario deliberately slowed down, feeling the sensation of stepping on his footprints. Ontario suddenly stopped and said to the guards behind him, "Comlers, do you know what His Majesty the Star Emperor did before he ascended the throne?"
Comlers was very surprised, wasn't His Majesty the Star Emperor a prince before, but he couldn't say such a thing, so he remained silent and just shook his head slightly.
The main reason why Ontario trusted the guard next to him and kept him by his side, even the most important things had to be done himself, was that this man knew when to speak and when to shut up. He smiled and said, "Not all people are born with noble bloodlines, the so-called bloodlines, hehe!" Ontario didn't continue, raised his feet, and walked towards the gate of the inner palace.
At this time, it was still early, and the gate of the inner palace had not yet opened. However, as I said earlier, the outstanding contributions of the Antineux family and the status of the ruler of Ontario gave him privileges. So when the guards of the inner palace saw Prime Minister Antineup, they took the initiative to open the door. Ontario walked in slowly, the palace door closed, and he did not continue forward, but sat down in the guard's guardhouse.
When the Ontario Prime Minister did this for the first time, all the guards were genuinely afraid, but after more than one time, everyone got used to it. And the Prime Minister is not as stubborn as the legend says, but rather approachable. While waiting for the palace gates to be officially opened, the Prime Minister took a cordial interest in the lives and work of the guards, and encouraged them to persevere in their responsibility to protect the royal security. The guards were inspired by the Prime Minister and became more diligent.
Ontario sat in the guardhouse and drank the guards' tea, the cheapest kind of tea that even the prime minister's office would drink, but Ontario drank with relish. This tea is bitter and unbearably irritating, and people who are not used to it will faint directly due to allergies when they drink it for the first time. It is said that someone used the juice of this tea leaf plus several drugs to make a poison poison rat. When Ontario drank it for the first time, he didn't have the same allergies or symptoms as the nervous guards had imagined, but he was calm. The guards, of course, didn't know that Ontario drank this stuff before he became a key figure in the Antiniuon family.
Comlers knows!
"Comlers, a long time ago, uh, about thirty thousand years ago, there was no Federation at that time, it was still the reign of the mysterious family of Sagittarius, and I was only the illegitimate son of the Archduke Antiniunon at that time," Ontario did not hide his background, at least never in front of Comeles, "I was arranged to raise horses in the stable of the Grand Duke, it was a very difficult life, technology was not as advanced as it is now, interstellar flight was just a dream, a spaceship could travel as far as three or five light years, and it took time, hehe!"
"But," Ontario has been very talkative lately, probably because Comlers has been away from him for a long time, and is very excited to see his old friends, "The relationship between people is very harmonious, although there are occasional intrigues, but it is not enough to destroy a galaxy and tens of billions of lives at every turn! Ahem, at that time, purifying blood consumed a lot of money, but it could not stop the nobles from flocking, after all, it was much more important to live one more day than to earn one more gold coin." At this point, people are still very smart!"
Ontario is so whimsical that most of what he says is something that happened a long time ago. Comlers listened patiently, never commenting, and was always a loyal listener.
Time passed quickly, and a guard knocked on the door and walked in, reminding the Prime Minister that the palace door was about to open. Ontario stood up, the marks left on him by tens of thousands of years could not be erased by a few drops of potion. Cumlers helped Ontario out of the guardhouse and towards the inner palace. The door of the inner palace slowly opened behind him, and a group of ministers stood outside the door, including the general Batunetis?? Lusalt.
As is customary, it was preceded by a meeting of prime ministers organized by the prime minister. Participants included the Prime Minister himself, the General, ministers and a chamberlain. The chamberlain, of course, was the eunuch beside the emperor, and sometimes there were also personal guards. Most of the purpose of their presence was to record the contents of the meeting, which was then passed on to the emperor himself.
The Prime Minister's meeting was held in a palace next to the Imperial Hall. Ontario?? Antinius looked around at his colleagues and said, "The main topic of the day is very simple, we are with Leo in the Cat's Eye Nebula Carter?? The war in the Claude system has entered a phase of stalemate. Due to the raid of the vanguard officer Captain Huang, Red Lane suffered heavy losses and had to push and shrink the battle line. It's a big win for us. But don't rejoice too soon, it's not just Captain Huang who is in the hands of Red Lane, and we will definitely not allow the heroes of the battle to become prisoners and undermine the confidence of the population. So, the focus of today's discussion is how to rescue this captain!"
A small captain is indeed not worth mentioning for the entire Virgo, and the reason why it is necessary to take it to the Prime Minister's meeting for special discussion is mainly related to the border war with Leo. And the captain did create an unprecedented victory, which caused a great shock among the Virgo populace, and rekindled confidence in the subjugation of the cat's eye nebula. This is crucial!
"Our opponent is Roncodo?? Dormel, the fifth general," Batunetis spoke first, "the captain's actions are undoubtedly stupid, it doesn't matter if he dies himself, and he has so many good soldiers. I think it would mislead our fighters to hype up the stupidity of this captain who doesn't know whether to live or die. Fighting to the death also requires skill and brains!"
"General, public opinion is often a very important factor in thinking," Ontario reminded, "and any action or measure that is divorced from public opinion is doomed to not yield good results." Since this captain is loved by the people, we must use this to regain the trust of the people, so that we can better carry out the border war. An army that does not have good and stable logistical support, can it win the war?" Ontario didn't want to make the general unable to come down in front of so many people, "Public opinion is the logistical support of the entire Virgo, and even His Majesty the Star Emperor has to admit this!"
"Maybe you're right," said Batunetis with a nod, "So, do you have any good advice, Prime Minister?"
"Yes!"
His Majesty the Star Emperor announced the start of the court after reading the minutes of the Prime Minister's meeting sent by the chamberlain.
Under the worship of his ministers, King Argos ascended to the throne, which symbolized the royal power of the Virgo, and after signaling his peace, he went straight to the topic: "The border war has entered a phase of stalemate, which is not allowed. We don't have that much time to waste on this, we have to fight quickly, whether it's defeat or victory, and of course it's better not to fail. Now, as for whether to rescue Captain Huang and how to rescue him, everyone will talk about it!" After speaking, His Majesty the Star Emperor closed his eyes and waited for the ministers to offer advice.
There was silence above the court, His Majesty the Star Emperor has long been used to it, in his tens of thousands of years of reign, this is a common thing, if one day, the ministers speak freely, it really makes him strange!
Wechen thought it should be rescued. The Prime Minister was the first to stand up and say, "Now that the people have been encouraged by Captain Huang's breakthrough victory, if our inaction leads to Captain Huang's misfortune at this time, the people's morale will be weakened." This is the worst possible outcome!"
"What does the general think?" His Majesty the Star Emperor did not open his eyes, but asked in a different posture.
General Lusalt stood up and said: "Wechen also agrees with the Prime Minister, but the rescue is very difficult, and strong men with courage and resourcefulness are needed. However, Dommel is very familiar with the capable people in our army, and sending them will certainly increase the danger and inconvenience. ”
"So, you mean to leave this task to outsiders?" the Star Emperor opened his eyes and looked at the Great General.
General Lusalt has galloped on the battlefield for more than 20,000 years, and he is used to seeing many lives and deaths, but under the gaze of His Majesty the Star Emperor, he still can't help but beat the drum in his heart, and he calmly said: "It's not an outsider. Your Majesty forgot, aren't there still two powerful people under His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince?"
"Despicable clones?" the Grand Prince sneered dismissively.
Hearing the words of the eldest prince, the fourth prince stood up and said, "Has the eldest brother forgotten? Captain Huang is also a clone!"
The eldest prince turned his face away and ignored the four princes.
The fourth prince continued: "Father, the general's proposal is worth considering. ”
How could His Majesty the Star Emperor not understand what was at stake? If those two clones were allowed to join, it would also acquiesce to the Four Princes' entry into the border war, which would inevitably lead to a power struggle between the Four Princes and the Second Prince. But maybe that's not a bad thing!
"How's your affairs in the solar system, I heard there's an outbreak of a virus?"
"Back to my father, I think this is a test for the entire solar system civilization. Humans who can survive in a viral environment will inevitably have strong genes, which are more conducive to the emergence of pure-blood genes. This artificial selection comes faster than natural elimination. I can't say it, I still want to thank these viruses?" As he spoke, the fourth prince glanced at the eldest prince. The eldest prince snorted angrily and didn't say anything.
"Okay!"