Chapter 122
While Padem was negotiating a new treaty with the Trade Alliance, Ian sat on a sofa in front of his office, his mind deep into the system, and he was learning about supermatter compression techniques. At this time, Moore came out of the shadows. "Unbelievable tactics, Master Ian."
"Passing the prize." Ian turned his attention back. "What's the matter with you?"
"The master asked me to hand you this communicator, and he wants to talk to you." Moore pulled a full-length communicator from his robe.
Ian took the communicator and pressed the dial...... Palpatine almost caught it in seconds.
"Ah, Mr. Ian." In the picture, Palpatine is sitting on a precarious seat, when suddenly, a little girl's head pokes over, and then Palpatine pushes her out.
ββ¦β¦ Granddaughter? β
ββ¦β¦ Daughter. β
ββ¦β¦ Be old and strong! β
ββ¦β¦ Generally so-so. β
-- Embarrassing silence --
"What are you looking for from me?" Ian struggled to erase the scene from his mind.
"Yes, for unknown reasons, Speaker Valentine has asked for help from his family, which is an ancient political family in Coruscant, with family members all over the upper echelons of the Republic, and even more in the galaxy, as well as several elderly people who have served as councillors and even speakers.
Now that he has abandoned his naΓ―ve idea of governing and reconciled with his family, his political power and skill are not the same as they were a week ago. Family agents even unearthed evidence of his corruption, and as a result, Speaker Valentine's approval rating has returned to normal levels in just three days. β
"Well, so what?"
"So my plan to run for president has been aborted to a certain extent."
"So what?"
"I need that position."
"Go tell the Queen."
ββ¦β¦ That little girl doesn't like people who have too much desire for power. Palpatine gave up pressing his daughter to his side and sat on his lap. If I show a desire for the position of Speaker, she will oppose Naboo's continued provision of political resources to me. β
"Actually, I think she should know what kind of person you are." Ian leaned back, leaning back against the couch. "She is said to be the smartest person in Naboo's age group. So, it's good to have something to say. To her, can you win the position of a member of parliament and not be interested in the position of speaker, tease me? β
"I'm not against you running for the position of Speaker, Councillor Palpatine." The queen sat down beside Ian. "I am very disappointed in the current republic, although it seems that Speaker Valentine has the intention to reform, but I am afraid that the successor will not be able to succeed. The Speaker has too little authority and force. β
"Your Majesty." Palpatine tried to put down his daughter.
"It's okay, do you have the confidence to reform the republic once you come to power?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Then let it go."
Palpatine then hung up the communication.
"How do you think the republic will change?" The queen looked at Ian.
"The republic is a system of government that is rotten to the roots, and it is clear that the difficulty of the lesion is almost the same as breaking and then establishing, and it will be accompanied by cruel sacrifices. Reform will not save the republic, it is rotten. β
"I see." The queen got up and left.
What do you understand......
The day after the end of the Naboo War, the Trade League surrendered to Naboo and signed the Treaty of Joo in exchange for the survival of its own governor. Naboo reaped tremendous benefits from the campaign, including but not limited to some of the Trade Alliance's technology, and the benefits of trading with the Trade Alliance.
After signing the treaty, the queen lost her mind for a moment, and if memory serves, the total output of Naboo in the last ten years, plus the supplies distributed by the Republic, has not benefited as much as this January war.
War...... It's so easy to make money......
"Governor, it's up to you to explain your reasons to the council." After the queen finished speaking, the governor of the trade union was sent to the parliamentary task force from Coruscant.
"Master." Obi-Wan saw Quigang disembarking from the spaceship.
"Mr. Ian, the Jedi Elders want to interview you." Kui Gang looked at Ian, then moved out of the way. Master Yoda and Master Windu disembark from the ship.
"There are enough secluded rooms in the palace for you to choose." The queen prepares to go to the celebrations.
"Let's go to the celebration first, after all, you are also the key to Naboo's victory." Master Yoda was happy.
"According to your request, it is up to me and Master Windu to teach Anakin swordsmanship. The two of us are probably the best swordsmen among the Jedi. But we want to know how we can develop a worldview that confronts the dark Force. Master Yoda sat cross-legged in mid-air.
"I will give you some information, including our educational philosophy and other theoretical knowledge. Including mathematics, physics, philosophy, psychology, theology, etc., in addition to some literary and artistic works, such as games, movies, TV series, animation, etc. β
"Earlier, I also understood, what is the purpose of the movie?"
"Smash the worldview and make people think." Ian flickered solemnly. "I've looked at the ways of education and entertainment within the galaxy. Although the knowledge is sufficient, the ideological education is too scattered, which will cause individuals to easily give up thinking when encountering events, be coerced by the thoughts of others, and even be unable to make independent judgments. I provide a teaching material that teaches you how to think, how to do reading comprehension, understand the deeper meaning of other people's words, and think about why they say it. Generally speaking, after mastering dialectical thinking, the more this person knows, the more stable his emotions will be.
As for the entertainment part, the entertainment here is just too barren, banquets, dancing, intersections, symphonies, bars, heavy metal rock...... How did you survive more than a thousand years, aren't you boring? Those entertainment products are designed to allow you to spend time while broadening your horizons and seeing the world in other people's minds. And Kuigang has proven that you can even find a way to increase your grip on the Force in animation.
And ah, the more you watch, the stronger your worldview becomes, this kind of thing is mainly based on personal imagination, reading is not so much, but rather a collision between the imagination of two people, once you have a sense of involvement with the characters in it, you can't help but imagine, what would I do if I had this kind of thing. Or if you are more conscious, you will think about why the characters in the book behave in the following ways.
For example, the planetary ...... in my hand Sorry for the mistake, this Skywalker ...... Not this one...... In this World of Warcraft, a force that bears a certain resemblance to the Force of Light is depicted, called Holy Light. Although this series should be called a supplementary setting to the game, it can hardly be called orthodox literature. But some of these ideas are not noble. β
Ian pulled a book out of his pocket. It's a bound version of World of Warcraft (3 seconds ago).
"I'm intrigued by those books, and the Force told me that those two books contain our future." Master Windu stared at Ian's pocket. It doesn't look like you can carry three books.
"I know, but I need you to have a strong worldview and values to support your thinking. Otherwise, these two books will give you your worldview will collapse. "Ian first tossed the beast that had been transformed into the lingua franca of the galaxy to Master Yoda.
Master Yoda flipped rapidly, and the speed was almost catching up with the quantum wave reading method......
"Hmm...... Indeed, by the communion of the Force, the Force and the Light. Yoda handed the book to Windu.
"Just referring to the Light-related parts can be used as auxiliary teachings for the Jedi." Master Windu closed the book. "Holy Light, is it just a tool......
"Here, take a look at this again, The Mad Lich's Experiment Log." Ian pulled another one out of his pocket. "Fortunately, the UC world is also a bit ...... girl"
ββ¦β¦ The core is the same, but it has its own unique understanding of the teachings of the Light......"
"Come to the Empire of Spirit."
"......" The two Jedi masters were sweating......
"You know the power of the brain." Ian waved his hand, interfering in the minds of the two Jedi Masters and calming them down.
"We know that it is nothing but that, but we experience the truth from it......"
"I think you may not be seeing the same as me......"
"We were too narrow-minded...... Even Kui Gang refused to admit the information he had just unearthed from ancient books. Master Yoda closed his eyes, and lightning began to wander across him.
"Hey...... Master Yoda went berserk, I can't stop it......" Ian looked at Master Yoda in a cold sweat as if he was about to fall into the dark side.
"The solitary yin does not grow, and the solitary yang does not grow."
"I showed you these two sentences?" Ian complained to himself.
"The light side and the dark side of the Force are the embodiment of the two sides of the Force, the balance of the Force...... Isn't it balanced in everyone's body? Yoda opened his eyes and began to try out the new skills that the dark side of the Force brings. The extinction of the Sith, the fear of the Jedi is strong, and in terms of trends, isn't the attraction of the dark side of the Force unprecedentedly strong. Zero-Trend ...... Why didn't I think of that? β
"Master Yoda, how do you feel now?" Master Windu was even more worried about Master Yoda, who suddenly became active.
"I feel like I'm unstoppable." Master Yoda plays with lightning. "The Light Force and the Dark Force complement each other and live endlessly. You try it too, according to that statement...... It's a new world. Hey. β
Master Windu sat down cross-legged and began to meditate, taking nearly an hour to cross the dark side of the Force. "I heard the voice of the sages...... I almost didn't make it. Master Wendu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and there was lightning in his pupils.
"Just two books can inspire us so much, how many of these books do you have?"
"A conservative estimate is 350,000 copies."
"What price do we need to pay to get these books?"
"Privileges."
"What kind of privilege?"
"The privilege of participating in Jedi operations when necessary. Also, I hope that Anakin will follow Kuigang on his Jedi training. β
"When necessary?"
"When my peaceful life is disturbed, like when war breaks out."
Yoda and Windu looked at each other and nodded in agreement.
"Darkness is indeed enveloping the galaxy, and what I initially thought was the return of the Sith doesn't seem to be that simple." Master Yoda crossed his legs again and sat in mid-air.
"I think the source of the darkness is the greedy and corrupt politicians, and the narrow-minded people. The first thing we must do is to emancipate the people's minds, and only by emancipating their minds can we break the shackles of habitual forces and subjective prejudices, study new situations, and solve new problems. It is necessary to break through the shackles and shackles of the old habitual forces, integrate the thinking consciousness of the subjective world with the changed objective reality, overcome those "habitual thinking" and "subjective prejudices" that do not conform to reality, and creatively transform the objective world with the viewpoint of development and change. "Master Wendu is talking about the Tao.
Dude...... Did I show you a political book......
"That's right, the politics controlled by the financial oligarchy has become a cancer in the republic, and in addition to emancipating the people's minds, we must also cooperate with the speaker's anti-corruption work and restore a clear political environment to the republic."
Dude...... How did you go from the balance of the Force to the emancipation of the mind......
"Anyway...... Your own problems are slowly solved by yourself, I will go to live a stable life for the time being, what is the matter, contact again, ok? "Ian can't stand these two Jedi Knight with unprecedented political awareness." I'll have Annie bring it to you later. β
"Sorry, we're a little ...... Too excited. "Master Yoda came to his senses." Simply participating in Jedi affairs and entrusting us with leading your son through trials is not enough to be our reward.
We also need to discuss the return on this knowledge. We'll spend the night here and we'll be back to Coruscant tomorrow, and how about Anakin come back with us? β
"Yes, the information will be sent to you tomorrow."
Ian left the room and, led by the real maid, returned to the room arranged by the Queen.
"Annie, tomorrow you and Kuigang will go to Coruscant to participate in the Jedi trials and study the rest of the world."
"Are you making me a Jedi?"
"No, it's just reading 10,000 books and traveling 10,000 miles. Now that the galaxy is quite peaceful, follow Kui Gang to walk around the galaxy more, experience some experience, and prepare for possible riots in the future. β
"Is war inevitable?" Kissilia didn't really want to see the devastation again.
"A peaceful solution to the problems of the republic, with the possibility of more bloodshed. If I told your brother in January '79 that the Federation would eventually go to the outer universe, and you didn't bother to bother with his little moves, how do you think your brother would react? β
ββ¦β¦ He could lie dormant and stab the Federation in its most difficult moments, for example, by interfering with the Battle of Avatar. β
"It's the same situation here now, only war can remove those people from their power and pull them down from their thrones. And a peaceful solution will only allow them to accumulate more strength to stab the Republic. What this world needs is Stalin's purge. β