293 Unexpected visitors
It was indeed Canedi II and the new Roman Confederation President Solo. Fritan, the pot-bellied Progressive Party's democratically elected president, has been re-elected, and then a series of moves have been very different from when he was first elected president.
Eight years ago, it was the newly inaugurated federal president who repealed welfare benefits for the poor and ousted the leader of the Progressive Party, his main rival in the party.
At the time, he said that the Union is a multi-ethnic, multi-religious, and volatile country with a clear and volatile gap between the rich and the poor, and that the Federal Presidency is a position built on quicksand, and one wrong step could lead to no return.
He advocated individualism and strongly advocated weakening the influence of the eight major groups, hoping to change the status quo of the federation by encouraging individualistic policies, forcing its citizens to become economically independent by vetoing and dismantling the federation's social welfare programs, and reducing the impact of government decrees on ordinary federal middle-class families, so that personal wealth could be fully accumulated.
This is particularly evident on the issue of planetary ownership, where Solo advocates opening up non-sovereign planets and moons within the Federation to individuals and allowing them to be exploited and sovereign by private individuals.
The Social Democrats, another major political group in the Federation, believe that these planets are the property of the federal government, and that the colonization and control of any planet should be in the hands of the federal government, so as to ensure that everyone in the federation can benefit from them.
At present, Solo is a bit passive in this big discussion, his ideas have no real benefit to the big groups, and the planets with great value have been actually controlled by these groups through various means, and the rest is all chicken ribs.
It doesn't mean much to the people at the bottom, who have the heart to develop the planet and make a profit, and they don't have the financial resources and ability. The only people who are likely to benefit are the middle class, but these people are not too keen on developing the planet, and the technology required by this industry is a bit high.
In order to salvage the situation, Solo uncharacteristically chose to compromise and appointed his main political opponent, the leader of the Social Democratic Party, Mentas. Brak is the head of the Federal Intelligence Agency, which is equivalent to sharing the most powerful intelligence agencies and outsiders in the New Eden world, and the concession is not small.
There is a joke about this president in the federal high society that it is that Solo met the spirit of the empress after his death, and the two talked.
Solo asked the Empress: Why did you do nothing, the people of the empire will miss you so much, and they will not forget you after death. And I've done so much work, and as a result, the approval rating is getting lower and lower?
The Empress replied, "I have done less, so I have made fewer mistakes......
It can be seen that the federal family is already very impatient with this president who wants to manage everything.
"Sangar, did you know that the emperor and the president would come?" Daly immediately found Sanger, who was whispering to Representative Amada, hoping to find an answer on her face.
"I also just received a notification from Director Braque...... Don't make such an expression, but think with your clever head, if I had known in advance that the Emperor was coming, would I have invited Mr. Joseph? It's a pity that this meeting was ruined! Will you follow my master to greet Mr. President and His Majesty the Emperor? ”
Sanger immediately corrected Daley's voiceover, and expressed his deep apologies to Representative Amada before taking Daley's arm and walking towards the gate.
Solo has not had a good time these days, and Braque and the SPD have been giving him a lot of trouble over planetary ownership, with his approval rating dropping from 63 percent to around 50 percent last month. If I'm not mistaken, he wanted to take the opportunity of the Emperor's visit to show goodwill with the big family. ”
Being able to accompany Sanger alone to greet distinguished guests means a lot to an unmarried man and woman, and it will definitely be very ambiguous in the eyes of outsiders. Daley enjoyed this treatment so much that in order to make himself more useful, he tried to analyze all the possibilities to Sanger, hoping to help her.
"Isn't Braque already in office, isn't that enough?" Sanger knew no less about the political struggle between the top echelons of the federation than Daley, but the channels were different.
Daly is backed by a family intelligence system, and Sanger listens at various banquets. It's hard to say which one is more reliable, but she's willing to hear different opinions.
"Far from enough, Braque's appointment as head of intelligence is not only not a victory, but more trouble for Solo. But in order not to let the conflict between the two parties heat up, he had to make concessions. If you can improve the relationship with the big family at this time, maybe you will make up for the previous losses. I have also heard that our government is on the side of Canedi II on the issue of succession to the imperial throne of the Ministry of Unification. God knows why Solo supported this old guy to come to power, isn't Younis much easier to deal with than him? ”
After so many years, Daley has not had the opportunity to listen to Sanger as carefully as he does now, and he must seize it, not only to speak, but also to speak in depth, otherwise how can he reflect his own difference. It is said that such sources are all known by the major families through separate channels, and should not be known to outsiders.
"Solo supports Canedi II?" Sure enough, Sanger's pace slowed down after hearing this, and his big eyes were full of confusion, staring at Daley obsessively.
“…… It is said that Younis was involved in the assassination of Empress Jameel, and I would not dare to side with him! Daley simply enjoyed the state of the woman around him too much, she was so helpless and weak, and then the things that shouldn't be said came out of her mouth again, and they had to whisper quietly.
"I see...... No wonder Canedy II suddenly ascended to the throne! But he was far away in the Canedi Kingdom, how could he know such a secret thing? Sanger was a little struck by the moment, but immediately raised more doubts.
“…… Karthos ...... "Daly hesitated for two seconds before he pressed his lips closer to his ears again under the gaze of Sanger's big innocent eyes, and said a name in a small voice, and after saying that, he did not forget to look around, back and forth, left and right, to make sure that there was no one around.
"Karsos? Imperial Court Chancellor? That idiot who eats as much as a fleet? "If it weren't for the President and the Emperor to greet him, Sanger would have liked to have a good chat with Dali in his room. Not only do I want to hear these questions, but I can't figure it out even if I want to break my head.
Karthos is the court minister of the Emma Empire, this official position only exists in the empire, he is responsible for all matters related to the emperor, and he is also the emperor's most trusted person.
This Karthos has been a court minister for more than a hundred years, and has assisted five emperors, and if you add Canedi II to the sixth, no one dares to say whether there will be a seventh. This situation is unique in the history of the Emma Empire, and it has to be said to be a miracle.
But if you say that this court minister is omnipotent and can't play without his emperor, it doesn't seem to be the case. His reputation in the Emma Empire is very stinky, and few people from the ordinary slave to the Elector family say that he is good.
And throughout his years in office, it seems that he has never done a vigorous event, but he always appears as a harlequin in the casual conversation after tea and dinner, which is a joke.
How could such a discredited waste become the protagonist in the events of Canedy II's counterattack? Sanger couldn't figure it out even if he wanted to break his head, and he couldn't help but vomit when he thought of that fat and huge insect-like body.
"Shh......h Now that fool is still a court minister, and I heard that when Canedy II stepped on the Imperial Capital Star, he was the first to pounce on and kiss the emperor's shoes. I have to say that being the first man in the empire to lose the election without committing suicide and fighting against the empire for hundreds of years does have its merits. It's just that I don't know if the empire controlled by him will become a nightmare for the Federation, and our president seems to be too anxious. ”
In order to silence Sangar and not call out the name, Daley almost reached out to cover it, but his arms were raised, and he let go of them in the two cold lights that flashed in the woman's eyes. He didn't know why he was always at a loss in front of this woman, but he didn't regret it.