In order to get the restoration of the imperial capital on track as soon as possible, Liu Yi had to advance the establishment of a new imperial government much earlier.

Two months later, in his capacity as chairman of the Military Committee of the Union of Colonies and Allies, Liu Yi sent an official letter to the colonies, inviting their representatives to attend the preparatory meeting for the establishment of the new government in the imperial capital.

This surprised all the colonies, since the empire entered the era of war, no one has sent an invitation to all in the name of the imperial government, Liu Yi's move can be said to be groundbreaking.

Some politically minded people have realized that Liu Yi and the Colonial Alliance are ready to ascend to the top of the empire's power, and in the future, Liu Yi will not only be satisfied with being the overlord in troubled times, but will become the master of the empire.

This move was no less than a huge thunderbolt and sparked a huge discussion throughout the human world. Naturally, there are voices from the people, and some people cheer for Liu Yi, thinking that someone should have come out to clean up the mess a long time ago, and the Xinghan Empire can't continue to be in chaos like this.

But some people think that Liu Yi's ambition is too big, and he will become the target of public criticism in the future, and sooner or later he will fall from a high place.

However, no matter what the people say, it will not have a real impact on the political situation, and it is always those who hold the real power that determine the direction of imperial politics.

The heads of state of the colonies had a lot of private exchanges, and they also had various ideas on this matter, not to mention those who were already close to the Union, and some colonies were on the sidelines, but many of the colonies openly stated that they would not agree with the new government of the Union.

The colonies that opposed the Colonies filed applications one after another, accusing the Union and Liu Yi of being usurpers, and that the occupation of the imperial capital did not mean that they were legitimate governments.

As a result, Liu Yi had actually thought that issuing such a proclamation was actually a necessary procedure, and in the future, if there were colonies opposing the new government, Liu Yi would use force to speak.

Two months later, representatives of more than 100 colonies gathered in the imperial capital to attend the inauguration ceremony of the new government of the empire, including those who had already belonged to the Colonial Security Union and those who had newly joined the empire, and the total number of colonies was almost equal to one-third of the empire's colonies.

Many of the colonies maintained a wait-and-see attitude, neither wanting to immediately join the new government, nor antagonizing it against the new government, and everything depended on the development of the new government.

The colonies that opposed the new government together accounted for almost a quarter of the number of colonies, and the rise of power was not to be underestimated, and many began to predict that a protracted war would follow.

Shortly after the formation of the new government, a mysterious delegation quietly arrived in the imperial capital, and under the high secrecy of the intelligence services and the army, almost no one knew about the arrival of this visiting group.

"My lord, the delegation is already waiting in the living room." Liu Yi was reviewing the documents when the secretary walked into the office and said.

Liu Yi put down the work in his hand and said to the secretary: "I know, I'll go over immediately, you guys treat them well first." ”

"It's already arranged, just wait for the adults." The secretary said.

Liu Yi nodded, stood up and said, "Okay, let's go over." ”

Walking on the way to the meeting room, Liu Yi asked the secretary, "How are they?" Is there anything special about it? ”

The secretary thought for a moment and replied, "I don't think it's special, after all, they are also from the Empire, and I think there is no difference between them and us in all aspects." ”

Liu Yi said with a smile: "If it can be negotiated this time, the peace of the empire will be one step closer." ”

"I think since they took the initiative to come to the door, they must have the same hope." The secretary said.

Walking into the meeting room, I saw a few officials in charge of the reception talking with four or five people in military uniforms, but their costumes were obviously different from the military uniforms of the empire, and the colors and styles were different.

As soon as everyone saw that Liu Yi had arrived, they all immediately stood up and saluted Liu Yi in different ways, Liu Yi smiled and nodded, and said, "You don't have to be polite, please sit down." ”

Everyone sat down again, and Liu Yi first said: "On behalf of the new government, I sincerely welcome all friends of the Free Collar Alliance, and hope that we can live in peace from now on. ”

Those people in military uniforms were the representatives of the visiting delegation that had secretly come to the imperial capital from the Liberty Alliance, and these people were also the representatives of the rebels that everyone usually called.

The rebel representative appeared in Liu Yi's meeting room, and if the news of this matter spread, it would inevitably cause a huge shock, so the matter was kept highly confidential from beginning to end.

The reason why the representatives of the Free Collar Alliance appeared here was because Liu Yi also sent them a copy when he sent an announcement to the whole empire.

This was unthinkable in the past, and the Empire had long regarded the Liberty Alliance as a traitor, with no second option but to eliminate it completely.

After several failed conquests, the Imperial Capital had lost the ability to continue the crusade, and it had also caused turmoil throughout the empire. After that, the Imperial Capital could only adopt a blockade of the Liberty Alliance in order to isolate them.

During the long-term blockade, the Liberty Alliance has also undergone a lot of internal changes, and the original people have been gradually eliminated in the internal fighting, and the people who are now in power are no longer the ones who led the rebellion in the first place.

The long-term blockade has made the life of the Free Leader Alliance not easy, and with Li Xingqi's attack, they are now only left with a galaxy of war horses, and the economic situation is actually not optimistic.

Although these people who hold the Liberty Alliance have the intention to reconcile with the Empire to a certain extent, the name of the rebels makes the colonies of the Empire dare not deal with them too much, so the road to reconciliation of the Liberty Alliance is not smooth.

This time, Liu Yi sent them an announcement, which showed that Liu Yi was willing to make efforts on the road to reconciliation, so after some internal discussions, the Free Leader Alliance finally made a decision to send a delegation to test Liu Yi's attitude first.

After the talks began, Liu Yi first clarified his attitude, the new imperial government is willing to reconcile with the Free Leader Alliance, but the premise is that the Free Leader Alliance will return to the embrace of the Empire, and other conditions can be discussed.

A representative of the Free Collar Alliance said, "Lord Liu, we believe in your sincerity, but we want to know how the Empire will treat us in the future and what position will be given to us?" ”

Liu Yi replied: "My answer is simple, the Free Collar Alliance can send representatives to the newly formed parliament and participate in the major decisions of the empire. Within the Free Collar League, you have autonomy, the Empire does not interfere, and everything is treated the same as other colonies. ”

"What you mean is that the Liberty Alliance has the same political status as the colonies, but the empire doesn't manage it, right?"

Liu Yi nodded and said, "That's the case, but the Free Leader Alliance must give up its demand for independence, and it can only be an autonomous colony in the future." ”

The representatives of the Free Collar Alliance looked at each other, and they didn't dare to agree immediately, and Liu Yi also knew that they would have to discuss when they went back, so he was not in a hurry to let them express their position.

At this time, another representative of the Free Collar Alliance said: "My lord, I would also like to ask, according to the declaration you issued when the new government was established, in the future, the armies of the colonies will be under the unified command of the central government of the empire, will our Free Collar Alliance also abide by this clause?" ”

"This is natural, since the powers of the Liberty Alliance are the same as those of other colonies, it is natural that the army must also be handed over to the unified command of the imperial government." Liu Yi said.

"But in this way, don't we lose our defense? In the event that another colony attacks us, how can we protect ourselves? ”

"This is not going to happen, and the armies of the other colonies are also under the central command of the Empire, so how can they have troops to attack you?" Liu Yi asked rhetorically.

"This ......" Several members of the Liberty Alliance looked at each other, as if they could not find a reason to refute it.

"How can we defend ourselves if the Empire were to attack us, or if it were to exploit us as it has done in the past?"

"In the future, you have the right of autonomy, and the central government of the empire can no longer exploit the colonies, since you can't exploit you, you won't have conflicts with the empire, so what's the reason to attack?" Liu Yi said with a smile.

The representative of the Freedom Collar Alliance was dumbfounded by Liu Yi's words, and after thinking for a long time, he couldn't find any reason to object.

Liu Yi continued: "In the future, the colonies will no longer have their own fleets, only the ground forces to maintain law and order, which not only eliminates the possibility of war, but also reduces the burden on the colonies, and the central government of the empire will no longer directly intervene in the affairs of the colonies, only collect trade taxes, and there will be almost no more exploitation of the colonies. ”

"My lord does have a point, I can't find a reason to oppose it, but I have one last question."

"Please." Liu Yi nodded.

"If other colonies also ask for autonomy like ours, what should you do with it, aren't you afraid that the empire will fall into chaos again?"

Liu Yi smiled: "If other colonies also have such requirements, then give them well, those who are willing to govern themselves can be self-governing, everything is the same as yours, as long as you do not break away from the empire and become independent." ”

"But in this way, aren't you afraid that you will fall into chaos again?"

"I fulfilled their desire for self-government, so why should they create chaos? As I have already said, administratively self-governing is possible, and as long as you don't set up an army privately and don't break away from the empire, everything else can be your own hands. Liu Yi said.

"We understand, we will discuss it immediately after we go back, and strive to give a clear answer to the adults and the new government as soon as possible!" The representative of the Liberty Alliance said very cheerfully.