October 23rd. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Shenzhou Empire, five o'clock in the morning.

Inside the seemingly quiet Hidden Dragon Sea, the restless aura began to gradually spread, becoming more and more obvious.

For the military and political circles of the Shenzhou Empire, this can definitely be said to be a sleepless night.

In three hours, the central plenum of the empire will be convened.

Everyone understands the special nature of this plenary session, and although next year's plenary session will be a major change within the party, the importance of this plenary session is no less than that of next year's plenary session, or even more important than next year's plenary session.

The southwestern faction, the royal faction, years of entanglement, is about to have a clear result today.

Well-informed people are concerned about whether Vice Head Ye can be elected to the position of the military department, which can be said to be the most obvious signal to establish the position of the successor, according to the current point of view, the giants of the southwest faction, the Standing Committee of the Decision-making Bureau, the deputy head of the empire Gao Changhe and Ye Nianlun There is no so-called competition, so it seems that the succession battle has come to an end, and Ye Nianlun has become the only one.

But this definitely does not mean that everything is fine.

If Ye Nianlun had not successfully entered the military department in this plenum, then the southwest faction would have been given at least one year of operation.

A year is not a long time, but it is enough to create countless variables.

Like this year.

Before this year, the game between the southwest faction and the royal faction was not as clear as it is now, last year, the southwest faction was still the largest faction in the empire, and there were constant conflicts with the royal faction, and the situation was scorching.

As a result, all forms have changed dramatically this year, from the beginning of the dispute between officials and subordinates to the present, dazzling, and almost unresponsive.

It all happened over the course of a year.

If Ye Nianlun can't enter the military department this year, there is no doubt that he will have to wait a year.

Wait another year, what will happen, no one can say, Ye Nianlun may have a high probability of officially becoming the successor, but after a year, Gao Changhe can't say that he has no chance at all.

Of course, whether Ye Nianlun joins the military department is something that some people who are not very well-informed pay close attention to, but the backbone of the major factions is not focused on this at all.

Although the current royal faction is not the first faction in the empire, it is self-evident that the royal faction has the upper hand in the confrontation with the southwest faction.

It can even be said unceremoniously that today's royal family has begun to lay out in advance.

And it's a layout two years in advance.

Therefore, this plenum is definitely the most treacherous one in recent years, the layout of the provinces and cities of the empire, the arrangements of the military generals, the adjustment of major state-owned enterprises, etc., these are the things that can best see the balance of power between the southwest faction and the royal faction today, and it can also be seen to what extent the southwest faction has compromised the royal faction.

"Look, that's all the list. ”

In the office of the Supreme Governor, the lights are soft.

On the eve of the plenum, it was also a sleepless night for Lin Qingtian, the general layout of the plenum had been completed, but this time the plenum was too adjusted, and there were still many positions, which needed to be adjusted after the plenum and before the next plenum.

The emperor hopes to arrange all the adjustments in advance as soon as possible, and the war with the United States will happen at any time, whether it is Lin Qingtian or the emperor, they really don't want to waste too much time on internal fighting, at this time, unanimity is the best choice.

Therefore, on the night before the plenary session, a list of all the personnel who needed to be adjusted within a year from the plenary session to the next plenary session was sorted out by Lin Qingtian himself, and now it was directly handed over to the emperor.

Lin Qingtian didn't sleep, and the emperor didn't rest either.

"Good work. ”

The emperor said indifferently, took the list in Lin Qingtian's hand, and watched it carefully.

The list is long, densely packed with hundreds of names.

This is not an adjustment of one province and one city, but an adjustment within tens of millions of square kilometers of territory in the entire empire, and the list of personnel is not only the royal faction, but also the male faction and the southwest faction, after all, no matter how rampant the royal faction is, it can't crush the other two major factions to death at once, and the space left for them is completely sufficient.

The office fell silent again.

Lin Qingtian picked up the teacup in front of him and drank the tea one by one, the tea was very strong, and the high-ranking officials in China basically had a habit of drinking strong tea, because it could refresh him.

A cup of tea quickly drains your stomach.

Lin Qingtian poured another cup and drank it quietly, the tea after the second brew was still bitter, just like Lin Qingtian's current state of mind.

No matter how unwilling he is in his heart now, by now, the real overall situation has been decided.

There is no way to resist, and there is no room for resistance.

Lin Qingtian suddenly felt tired, from the high spirits that had just ascended to the altar to the current exhaustion, nearly nine years, vaguely, Lin Qingtian seemed to feel that he was really enough for the political arena.

Enough of these days.

Lin Qingtian's eyes were in a trance, drinking tea, silently looking at the national flags and national emblems crossed together in front of the desk, and his brain was blank.

Now he really doesn't want to think about anything.

Time passes slowly.

The emperor sat quietly opposite Lin Qingtian, looking at the list in his hand seriously, and after half an hour, he raised his head, handed the list back to Lin Qingtian, and said in a calm tone: "That's it." ”

This list basically reflects the will of the royal family and the royal family, and most of the content is in accordance with the planning of the royal family, but some of the relatively important positions are replaced by people from the southwest faction.

Relatively important, but not absolutely important.

This is undoubtedly Lin Qingtian's last struggle, wanting to seek some benefits for the southwest faction.

The emperor is too lazy to argue with reason, such a result is already very good, and when it is time to be atmospheric, there is no need to worry about it.

"Well, so be it. ”

Lin Qingtian's expression was a little numb and stiff, nodded, and said without being salty.

The emperor took a sip of tea, glanced at him, took out a cigarette and lit it, and was silent for a moment before asking, "Recently, you have been under a lot of pressure?"

Lin Qingtian raised his head and glanced at the emperor with some surprise, and then said in an indifferent tone: "It's okay, you can deal with it." ”

The Emperor smiled but said nothing.

The corners of Lin Qingtian's mouth twitched, and he also took out a cigarette and lit it.

During this time, he was under a lot of pressure, even if he was the supreme head of the empire, he was a little overwhelmed by the tremendous pressure.

All the pressure is coming from within the Southwestern faction.

The sensitive rumor that had spread in a small area before the plenum was thoroughly confirmed, and for the sake of this rumor, several giants of the Southwest faction even personally inspected the traditional sphere of influence of the Southwest faction, trying to get through their work and asking them to align with the higher-ups.

The overwhelming unwillingness and doubts quickly boiled within the faction, and it was a matter of the faction at its root, and some heavyweights even called Lin Qingtian's office directly, with a very calm tone, demanding a reasonable explanation.

The people within the faction were scattered and chaotic, and even now, there were many people who did not understand Lin Qingtian's approach, and even thought that the compromise of the plenum this time was a shame, and it was the beginning of the decline and even disappearance of the southwest faction in the imperial political arena.

Some radical voices within the faction even said that what was once the northern faction would be the future of the southwestern faction.

This time, Lin Qingtian can be said to have offended the anger of the public.

In desperation, the high-level leaders of the southwest faction could only take out thunderous means and use the strongest way to take down a certain senior member of their own faction, knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger, so as to barely deter some people, which can be regarded as reunifying the opinions within the faction.

Now that the so-called rumor has reached a consensus among the high-ranking officials at the level of the Imperial Center Committee, compared to the loss of soul of the southwest faction, the royal family is naturally excited, and the excitement cannot help itself.

"In a few years, they will all understand, and if you do this, there will be no disadvantages for the Southwestern faction. ”

The Emperor spoke softly.

"So, within the faction, I can still be considered great?"

Lin Qingtian asked rhetorically, his tone a little mocking.

"It's just from within the Southwest faction, it's fine. After all, you are sacrificing your own interests, and the overall combat effectiveness of the southwest faction is not seriously weakened, but some people can't see the situation clearly. ”

The emperor didn't care about Lin Qingtian's ridicule, and replied calmly.

Lin Qingtian didn't speak, the overall combat effectiveness of the southwest faction has not been weakened much?

This so-called is not much, which seems to be an understatement, but when it comes to implementation, it can be called shocking.

As the leader of the southwest faction, from Lin Qingtian's heart, he was unwilling to weaken the faction's strength a little.

But it can't be helped, the big picture is decided!

Five forty o'clock.

There was a sudden knock on the door.

Lin Qingtian raised his eyebrows and said lightly: "Come in." ”

The office door was pushed open.

Lin Fengxue, who was known as the biggest lackey next to the Supreme Leader, walked in, nodded slightly at the emperor, and then said to Lin Qingtian: "Führer, all the preparations have been made. ”

This was not clear, but it made the emperor's eyes squint instantly.

As the dark side of the Southwest faction, the Southwest Lin family can be said to be only responsible for Lin Qingtian, although the emperor doesn't know what the so-called preparations Lin Fengxue has done, but with a hunch, he can also guess some.

In the smoke, the emperor extinguished the cigarette butt in his hand and glanced at Lin Qingtian deeply.

It seems that the pressure on the supreme head of the empire is even greater than he imagined.

Lin Qingtian nodded calmly and said, "I know, you can go back." ”

Lin Fengxue sighed, turned around and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute. ”

The Emperor spoke suddenly.

Lin Fengxue turned around, looked at the emperor calmly, and said nothing.

"I remember that you used to have a bodyguard by your side, called Shen Tu or something, why haven't you seen you recently, where have you gone?"

The Emperor asked nonchalantly.

But as his words fell, Lin Qingtian and Lin Fengxue's bodies stiffened almost at the same time.

"She... I feel a little unwell. Recently on break. ”

Lin Fengxue's tone was a little dry, but her heart was trembling slightly.

Did he think that everything he was doing was hidden enough, could he still be detected?

Lin Fengxue's heart was shocked, the emperor stood up, slowly walked to his side, looked into his eyes, and said lightly: "Really?"

"Yes. ”

Lin Fengxue took a deep breath and said quietly.

"Well, that's good, if you're not feeling well, you should have a good rest and don't run around, such as going to Lushan, going to the United States or something, right?"

Lin Fengxue's body finally trembled, and dense cold sweat instantly burst out of his head.

"Tell your so-called bodyguard, since you have gone to the United States, don't rush back. I don't care what you planned before, now, give me all my strength to protect Lin Xuanyuan and Wang Fuyu, this is my order. ”

The emperor stood in front of Lin Fengxue, looked into his eyes, and said lightly: "You can not listen, I can also tell you in front of your master, if there is an accident in the actions of the United States, then I will kill your whole family with my own hands, and destroy what kind of thing Shentu is in the line." ”

Lin Fengxue's breathing became more and more rapid, but she was always silent.

A hint of mockery appeared at the corner of the emperor's mouth, he stretched out his hand and patted Lin Fengxue's face vigorously: "You will make small moves all day long, you will be blind to me?