Chapter 197 In the Dark (Part II)
The sacrificial dinner was held in the Hall of All Nations, next to St. Peter's Square. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Entirely in the architectural style of St. Peter's time, the exterior of the Hall of the Houses of the Nations, with a white dome giving it an air of grandeur and solemnity. The interior of the hall is carved and painted, and the hall that can accommodate 10,000 people is an independent dome design, without a single pillar support, and the high level of the building can be seen. In addition to the colorful glass decoration of the dome and the four walls, the most eye-catching thing is the highly artistic murals.
These murals were specially arranged by artists of the Capricorn galaxy in strict accordance with mathematical principles, and then hired as many as 1,000 artists from the major constellations and nebula galaxies, including painters and sculptors, to work together and it took nearly a year to complete. In addition to St. Peter's Basilica, it is the most magnificent of the Halls of the Nations.
The front half of the Hall of All Nations was attended by royal nobles from all major star systems, the middle part was the ministers of the corresponding galaxies, and the back was a place where merchants and magnates gathered. Others, such as artists, performers, performers, etc., roamed the vicinity of the banquet, paying more attention to the glamorous frescoes on the walls than the exchange of money and power.
Epston Plintys comes from the planet Plintys in the distant Leo galaxy. A thousand years ago, his ancestor, Robert Plintys, established the foundation of the Red Sun Empire by occupying the Solar System, a galaxy less than light-years away from Sagittarius, the central administrative galaxy of the Galactic Federation, and shutting out the ensuing Federation troops for up to ten years. Since then, the Plintys family has been ostracized by so-called Federation supporters in the Leo Galaxy.
However, with the inauguration of the new Federal President, and under the pressure of the successive defeats of the Federal Army in the Solar System Theater, His Excellency finally relented and issued a statement recognizing the independence of the Red Sun Empire. Under the efforts of the successive emperors, the Red Sun Empire rose like a new star throughout the Galactic Federation. The Plintys family has also slowly come out of its depression and has become one of the most important families in the Leo galaxy and even in the entire Federation.
This time to participate in the thousand-year independence anniversary of the Red Sun Empire, Upston, as a distant prince of the empire, actually came as an advisor to Prince Lemond in the Leo system. He knew very well that after a thousand years of evolution, that kind of blood relationship has become negligible, and the so-called kinship relationship is maintained only by the surname after the name. What's more, rumors of the identity of the current crown prince are also raging in the Federation.
A mocking smile appeared on Apston's lips, and then he saw his distant cousin, Rosley Plintys, the current Prince of the Red Sun Empire, walking towards his seat. When Upston had just landed on Earth, he was greeted by Roseley himself, as Prince Lemon was present at the time, and the two did not say a word. In addition, there are many trivial matters related to the anniversaries in the past two days, and I haven't had a good chat about it, although it seems that there is nothing to talk about!
Upston stood up, and after the two men hugged and kissed and exchanged peace, according to the ancient etiquette unique to the Plintys, they sat down. Upston looked at his cousin, and said that this was the first time they had officially met. Back then, when Rost the Great got married, Upston had a brief conversation with him in the interstellar video, which was nothing more than some pleasantries. At this time, the two sat facing each other, and Upston realized that the light that burst out of his cousin's dark eyes really made people feel cold.
When Rosry Plintys learned of the whole story from his granddaughter, he immediately sensed that a shocking conspiracy was slowly being carried out, and the manipulator behind this conspiracy was probably his young and beautiful sister-in-law. However, with Rosley's understanding of the Empress, she could not complete such an amazing plan alone, and in the end, he once again set his sights on Qin Xiangtian, the chief cabinet minister.
Prince Rosry has long been suspicious of this cabinet minister who holds military power, but what can he do about it? Qin Xiangtian's Qin family army has been carrying out expansion and colonial wars abroad all the year round, and it has very rich battlefield experience, and it is not a little stronger than the Imperial Defense Force. What's more, his son is also the Minister of Defense. As a prince, Ross simply has more than enough heart but no strength. At the moment, his brother is bedridden and does not go to court to see anyone, which is basically equivalent to a dead person. The purpose of today's grand sacrifice is obvious, to lay the foundation stone for the crown prince's accession to the throne.
As the only heir to the throne of the empire, the true origin of the prince who was just ten years old is put aside, the queen as the queen mother or Qin Xiangtian as the regent of the chief cabinet minister is already a certainty, the most obvious fact. As long as the crown prince ascends the throne, the thousand-year-old empire of the Plintys family will become a tool for the Qinling family to enrich their pockets, and the prince himself will undoubtedly become a doll in their hands who cannot speak and can only move.
This is the last thing Ross wants!
As soon as the sacrifice was over, Prince Rossley couldn't wait to come to the Leo Galaxy Representative Table, which on the surface meant that the empire actually met Upston as the Plintys family. Prince Lemon was a mature and cunning politician, and he saw it better than anyone else. So, I didn't mind, and after a little pleasantries, I handed over the time to the two Printys family people, and I went to drink with Ilanbal, the brother-in-law of Wood Dorant, the Grand Duke of the Woolf System and the Minister of Agriculture of the Red Sun Empire.
Ross looked at his distant cousin, who was still a little strange in front of him, and looked a little restrained. With three glasses of red wine in his stomach, and his ruddy face was slightly feverish, Roseley poured Epston a glass of translucent red wine again, and then said, "Cousin Epston, what do you think of our crown prince?"
It was a rather failed opening statement. Upston took a sip of red wine and put down his glass, "The prince is young and vibrant, isn't there a saying in the Red Sun Empire, just like the morning sun, it is hope!"
Ross Li rubbed his eyes a little worried, "Yes, that's true," he took a big sip from his wine glass, the sweetness of the red wine was sour, making his throat have a burning feeling, he quickly swallowed it, the wine entered the liver and sausage, the breath surged, Ross Li let out a long breath, and suddenly smiled: "However, there are many kinds of hope!"
"What do you want him to be?"
Roseley raised his head and looked at the relatives in front of him who had the same surname as himself, and his emotions were complicated. yes, what kind of hope is it? is it a fleeting moment, or is it a long-term future?" Ross shook his head, he wasn't sure. He continued to drink the wine in his glass, but he choked on his throat and coughed because he was so eager to drink.
At this time, Upston leaned into his ear and said, "No matter what kind of person he is, as long as you catch it, you can take advantage of it, and if you can't catch it, hehe," Epston sat back in his chair, picked up the half-drunk wine in front of him, and took another sip: "It's all in vain!"
Roserie wiped the red wine from the corner of his mouth and frowned. Suddenly, he felt that there was a thin gap between himself and the person in front of him who was bearing the surname of Printys, what it was, Rosary couldn't see clearly for a while, but realized that it was no longer a simple surname that could be broken through. His brows gradually relaxed, he put the wine glass in his hand on the table, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Prince Leon and Archduke Ilanbal of the Woolf system talking, and suddenly understood something. Roserie staggered to his feet, nodded at his cousin, and turned away. Ross returned to his seat, lost in thought.
At this time, Lin Feng was also confused in a small restaurant on the West Gate Snack Street of Imperial University in Queens!
Ever since those things happened on Planet Lonata, Lin Feng thought that he would never see her again, at least not for a long time to come. Until recently, Tom revealed to him that she might be present at the Empire Day event. At the banquet last night, Lin Feng was uneasy. A little frightened and expectant, I hoped that the eunuch's next guest to read would be her, but no. Coming out of the palace, Lin Feng once laughed at himself for being amorous, but what he didn't expect was that she would actually appear here!
"Dead man, what are you doing in a daze?" The woman in the trench coat opposite had already faded her somewhat solemn and dignified black trench coat, revealing her long black hair under the trench coat, her delicate face and her beautiful figure. She teased the silly boy on the other side like before, but she always felt that she could no longer find the feeling of the past, which was a bit far-fetched and contrived!
"Aren't dead people just in a daze?" Lin Feng finally broke the silence for a long time, but he still didn't look up, like a child who had done something wrong with his head down.
The girl chuckled, "Are you spoiled by Tang Tang, and you are so flamboyant, hiss, yes, speaking of which, Tang Tang, why is he not with you, as if he couldn't stop vomiting when he heard this name!" After speaking, he covered his small mouth and laughed.
"He, he spends all day drinking, how can you remember me, don't you know, after you leave, we ......" Speaking of Tom, Lin Feng's restraint disappeared by more than half, and as soon as the conversation box was opened, it touched on the most sensitive topics of both parties, and it stopped again, and suddenly, the atmosphere in the small restaurant became awkward.