Chapter 580: The Imperial Capital
The Taijin Galaxy is located in the center of the Crimson Empire, the stars in the galaxy are binary star systems, a main-sequence star, a dead brown dwarf, and there are a total of 3 inhabited planets in the inner layer of the galaxy, the names are Titan, Taizhou, and Taiyu, and the living environment on each planet is exceptionally beautiful, which can be called the gift of the Creator.
However, the inhabitants of the Crimson Empire rarely call the Thai Golden System by its name, preferring the name 'Imperial Capital'.
The imperial capital of the empire, three inhabited planets, 47 space cities, gathering more than 30 billion inhabitants, there are 23 main battle fleets in the galaxy that patrol every moment, and the outer layers of the three inhabited planets have built an extradimensional barrier called the 'eternal barrier'.
The technology used to achieve the eternal barrier is completely different from the energy, matter, and force field in the usual sense, and its core is a unified field generator, with which a spherical region with a width of more than 1 light minute is generated, and within this region, the fundamental constants of the universe are carefully adjusted.
Without permission, any being attempting to traverse this area will disintegrate into the most basic microscopic particles.
In the 500 years since the Eternal Barrier was built, there have been three rebellions in the Empire, but the Imperial Capital has never been successfully invaded.
An eternally stable rear is the Chu family's greatest confidence.
But recently, the atmosphere in the imperial capital has been a little weird, the security in the inhabited planet and the space city has become a lot stricter overnight, and the scrutiny of the various entry and exit checkpoints built on the eternal barrier has also become very strict.
When many people go to bed in the middle of the night, they will suddenly find that a large group of black-clothed people forcibly broke down the door of the old leader's house next door, and then arrested all the people inside, and then these people disappeared from the world and never appeared again.
The streets of Space City, the routes in space, from time to time there will be very fierce chase battles, chasing and chasing, there will be a tragedy of plane destruction and death, and then, there will be gray guards appear, quickly clean up the scene.
In addition, news often breaks in the media, announcing the departure of a certain minister, or suddenly throwing out a list of officials with hundreds of names.
Such abnormalities have occurred one after another, and although the lives of the residents of the imperial capital have not been greatly affected, many rumors have been spread among the people.
Some people swore that Emperor Chu Taixin's health was dying, and the eldest prince and the second prince of the empire were busy fighting for the throne; Some people say that there are traitors in the imperial capital, and it is said that these traitors were sent by Heyue, and the emperor is furious and is busy cleaning up these spies. Others say that this is the emperor's preparation for the use of foreign troops and is increasing his control.
All kinds of rumors fly, but no one has a certain number, and the truth is always hidden in a confusing fog.
In fact, this was true not only of ordinary people, but also of those high-ranking officials, and even Emperor Chu Taixin, who felt the same way.
Chu Taixin would receive thousands of messages every day, some of which were sent by the red-clothed dragon guards directly dispatched by the emperor, some by the royal gray-clothed guards, and some by ministers. The information is so varied and sometimes contradictory that it is impossible to discover the truth.
So far, the only thing Chu Taixin can be sure of is that his three sons have been a little uneasy recently.
The palace where the emperor lives is on the planet Taiyu, called the Summer Palace, which integrates the most advanced scientific and technological means of the empire, whether it is attack or defense, it is enough to ensure the safety of the emperor's life.
But during this time, Chu Taixin often had a feeling of powerlessness in his heart that his eyes were blinded and his hands and feet were bound.
In recent years, his spirit has shown obvious signs of decline, and his physical body is of course in the best state of health, no different from that of a young man, but the mental force field in his mind is no longer good, according to calculations, it can last for a maximum of 15 years.
Tian Yuan was approaching, coupled with the inability to act, which made Chu Taixin feel a strong anxiety in his heart.
On this day, he once again summoned Chu Weimin, the supreme commander of the red-clothed Dragon Guard, in the summer palace. In the past half month, this is the seventh time he has summoned Chu Weimin alone.
In the huge empty palace, there was not a single guard, not a single servant, and even the monitoring was turned off, Chu Taixin sat high in the first place, while Chu Weimin sat on the side of His Royal Highness, and the two sides were only seven or eight meters apart.
"Is the investigation of the riots in D12 Space City clear?" Chu Taixin asked, listening to the voice, full of energy, but faintly, there was a hint of exhaustion.
Chu Weimin's hair is gray, his face lines are very rigid, and the whole person is as calm as if he was made of marble, he is not only the commander of the red-clothed dragon guard, but also a powerhouse at the top of the apocalypse, only one line away, he can break through to the God of War realm, and he is the strongest person in the Chu family.
He said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the situation is getting more and more complicated. There are multiple forces interfering. At present, it has been determined that there are the eldest prince, the second prince, and the seventh prince. From the analysis of the clues obtained so far, the root cause of this riot seems to be that these forces are fighting for something. ”
Chu Taixin gritted his teeth and sneered: "My sons, it's really promising, isn't it?" ”
Chu Weimin hurriedly stood up: "Your Majesty, the minister doesn't dare to speak falsely. ”
"You go on." Chu Taixin waved his hand.
Chu Weimin continued: "The minister caught a hostage yesterday, but in the blink of an eye, this hostage was killed. The minister ruled out all suspicious clues around the hostage. found that the only one who could make an extermination action seemed to be the third prince. ”
"You're talking about Mu Ping?" Chu Taixin was stunned for a moment: "Mu Ping has always been honest, he has been in the command room of the gray-clothed guard for 10 years, and he has worked hard every day, and he has never made any big mistakes...... Besides, with his nature, how dare he do such a thing? ”
Chu Weimin also looked puzzled: "The minister also believes this." But according to the existing clues, it is speculated that the suspicion of the third prince is indeed the greatest. Of course, this is circumstantial evidence and cannot be completely determined. But...... Your Majesty, the third prince is also your son, although the maternal family is not honorable, but he has controlled the gray guards for many years, and he has great authority to act, so it is inevitable that he will not have ambitions. ”
These words were like thunder, which made Chu Taixin shake violently, and he was silent, thinking about the appearance of his third son in his memory.
In my memory, the third son, Chu Muping, has ordinary talents and advantages, there are two places, one is cautious, and the other is very clear about his position, and he is never arrogant. For him, his father, he is very respectful, he performs tasks in various places, and he will bring back good things as soon as he encounters them.
To be honest, although he didn't have high hopes for this third son, he still loved it purely emotionally. He even arranged a way back for him, and once he arrived, he left him a talisman so that his wolf-like brothers could guarantee him a rich idler for the rest of his life.
But now, his favorite third son was also involved, Chu Taixin was in a bad mood for a while, and it felt as if a piece of gem he cherished suddenly had an extra flaw and was no longer perfect.
As an emperor, he knows that many things in this world cannot be verified, and as long as there is suspicion, there is basically no escape.
"I don't understand, why did Mu Ping do this?" Chu Taixin let out a long sigh, since his third son was involved in such a thing, then he, the commander of the gray-clothed guard, was afraid that he would not be able to continue to do it, otherwise he would definitely have a big trip in the future, and even force him to give up the relationship between father and son.
Chu Weimin's face was a little hesitant, he hesitated for a while before he spoke: "Your Majesty, there is a rumor about the third prince in the interstellar world, and the minister doesn't know whether to say it or not. ”
Chu Taixin nodded: "Although the rumors are chasing after the wind, there is always some basis, and it doesn't hurt to listen to them." ”
Chu Weimin said: "It is rumored that the third prince and the governor of Heyue are on good terms, and it is said that ...... It is said that his sister, that is, the 6th princess Chu Mulian, fell in love with the governor of Heyue......"
Before he finished speaking, Chu Taixin waved his hand vigorously: "It's just a slanderous speech, no need to say it." How could the daughter of my Chu family look down on such a pariah! Such a ridiculous thing could never have happened! ”
"Yes." Chu Weimin said no more.
Chu Taixin continued: "You continue to investigate, I must know the truth about this matter." In the Imperial Capital, I will never allow such a thing to happen again! ”
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Stand down.
After Chu Weimin left, Chu Taixin stood up, paced left and right for more than a dozen steps, and suddenly said to Xia Zhu, the main control brain in the summer palace: "You send a message to Mu Ping, just say that I want to meet him and Li'er." Let him enter the palace immediately with Li'er. ”