"My lord, do you already have a countermeasure?" Someone asked curiously.

Liu Yi didn't answer directly, but said with a smile: "Now it's said that this 'Protector Alliance' is extremely powerful, and there will be a big war with the new government, I don't think this will necessarily be the case." ”

He Yan asked strangely, "Do you think that this war can't be fought?" ”

Liu Yi said: "I think there is a high probability that it will not be able to fight. ”

"Won't it?"

"This ...... It's a bit ......"

The people present immediately discussed, although many words were not dared to be said, but the meaning was very clear, and everyone did not believe Liu Yi's statement.

Liu Yi also knew what everyone thought, so he smiled and said: "You guys, don't always think about things with the thinking of a soldier, if we really go to war with these people, we will fall into their trap." They are eager to drag us into the quagmire of war, when our newly formed Government will be busy dealing with the war and the work of recovery and reconstruction will come to a standstill. ”

"But if they take the initiative to fight, don't we need to fight?" He Yan asked.

"I have a way to make this battle unaffordable." Liu Yi said with confidence.

Hearing this, everyone sat up straight, looking deaf, obviously full of interest in Liu Yi's answer.

Liu Yi glanced at everyone, and then said unhurriedly: "Actually, the answer is very simple, these noble families call themselves royalists, and they are under the banner of 'Qingjun side', we only need to let His Majesty the Emperor personally give an order, and then I will see how they start this war." ”

"Your Majesty the Emperor......" When everyone heard this title, a peculiar expression appeared on their faces.

Since the empire fell into turmoil, the emperor has not appeared in the public eye for a long time, and it is rarely even mentioned, and almost everyone has unconsciously forgotten about the nominal master of the empire.

"Where is His Majesty the Emperor now?" Someone asked.

Most of the people looked at each other, and they didn't seem to know where the emperor was, and when He Yan saw this, he said with a little cry and laughter: "His Majesty the emperor has been living in his palace and has not left all these years. ”

"The Imperial Palace? Which palace? ”

"Is it Tianhua Palace?"

He Yan said: "It's not Tianhua Palace, it's the Qingliang Palace where the royal family lives on vacation, just in the western suburbs of Fanjing, deep in Lvbao Mountain. ”

"So that's the case, if it weren't for Lord He Yan, I still don't know where the emperor is!" Someone exclaimed.

Liu Yi smiled bitterly, but it's no wonder that everyone, the current emperor is almost a dispensable person, I'm afraid that only those who have held important positions in the past will occasionally think of him, and others will not care about the emperor's current situation at all.

"Are we going to see His Majesty the Emperor?" Someone asked.

Liu Yi shook his head and said, "No need, His Majesty the Emperor doesn't like others to disturb him, as long as we contact His Majesty's affairs officer, he will convey our words to His Majesty." ”

"So that's the case, I haven't thought of His Majesty the Emperor for a long time, and today I suddenly heard that I was still a little uncomfortable." At this point, many people laughed.

Liu Yi didn't want to waste time on this issue, and said: "In short, let's ask Your Majesty to give those people an order first, and then they will naturally have no reason to start a war." In addition, we only need to tell the banks and the military industry that no one is allowed to cooperate with these people, and I think they will fight a war with them. ”

"My lord is wise, I think this method will definitely work!" Someone said right away.

"In short, we don't have to rush to the war first, cut off their economy and weapons first, and if they still have to force the war at that time, it will not be too late for us to accompany them until the end." Liu Yi set the tone for the whole thing.

After the meeting, Liu Yi specially invited Wu Xin, the affairs officer of His Majesty the Emperor, to explain his plans to him, hoping that Wu Xin could convey his meaning to His Majesty the Emperor.

Wu Xin, as the emperor's affairs officer, usually resides in Fanjing's official residence, but if there is anything related to the emperor, he only needs to communicate with him.

"Lord Wu, you should be clear about what I mean, right? Now, with just one order from Your Majesty, you can make the war invisible and save countless lives, and I hope that Your Majesty will grant my request. Liu Yi said to Wu Xin.

Wu Xin has been a royal affairs officer for decades and has always been loyal to the royal family, for him it does not matter who governs, the key is the attitude towards the emperor.

"I understand what Lord Liu Yi means, in fact, His Majesty the Emperor has always been concerned about this matter, but I think His Majesty needs a certain amount of time to think about the whole matter, I hope Your Majesty can be patient." Wu Xin said unhurriedly.

Liu Yi's eyes rolled, and he immediately understood what Wu Xin meant, this was planning to bargain with him.

"I understand what Lord Wu means, I have one more thing, I heard that His Majesty's palace is a little old, and he plans to repair the palace in the near future, what does your lord think of this plan?" Liu Yi said with a smile.

When Wu Xin heard this, his face was immediately full of wrinkles, and his eyes were smiling into a slit.

"Huh...... Lord Liu Yi is really an extraordinary person, and everything can be thoroughly understood! Wu Xin said happily: "That's it, I'll give the adults a plan another day, which has a detailed repair project, and the adults will be clear at a glance!" ”

Liu Yi saw that Wu Xin was very good, and said happily: "Very good, as long as Lord Wu gives me the plan, I will approve the implementation immediately!" ”

A few days later, a proclamation appeared in the name of the Emperor to the effect that His Majesty the Emperor recognized the legitimacy of the new government and that anyone who opposed it was treasonous and could be condemned and annihilated.

As soon as this announcement came out, a huge discussion was immediately set off throughout the empire, and all kinds of opinions immediately poured out.

Many people are very curious, why did the emperor suddenly speak out at this time, the empire has been almost shattered in the past few years, and I haven't seen the emperor say half a word, why did it come out at this time, could it be that the imperial family has the possibility of returning to power.

However, no matter what the outside world said, the announcement issued by the emperor was an out-and-out bad news for the people of the Protectorate Alliance.

Originally, these nobles played the banner of "Qing Jun Side", and tried to use the emperor's banner to call on the colonies to oppose the new government, and they all united under the banner of the Protectorate Alliance.

However, as soon as the emperor's proclamation was issued, the excuse for them to start a war was instantly dispelled, and if they insisted on starting a war, they would fall into a completely passive situation in public opinion.

To make matters worse, Liu Yi then convened the banking and military circles to discuss, and this time Liu Yi did not use his power to suppress these companies, but instead signed a series of cooperation agreements.

These representatives of the business community are not fools, and they immediately understood what Liu Yi meant, Liu Yi gave them so many cooperation projects, and the purpose was naturally to tell them that they must not cooperate with the Protector Alliance, otherwise these fat meat on the lips will be lost immediately.

As a result, these banks and military enterprises reciprocated the favor one after another, and immediately announced through various channels that they would stop all cooperation with the Protector Alliance. Not only did the banks immediately stop all kinds of financial support, but they even went so far as to collect past debts from the colonies under the Protectorate Alliance, making these colonies miserable.

The military industrial enterprises did more directly, and some weapons and equipment that had already been transported halfway were immediately stopped, turned around and shipped back, and the nobles were so angry that they scolded these enterprises for forgetting their righteousness.

However, these enterprises did not care about the opinions of the nobles, they would rather offend these nobles than offend Liu Yi and the new government.

These nobles did not expect that the situation that was originally tense and could break out at any time would collapse under a series of operations by Liu Yi, and even the organization of the Protectorate Alliance might not be able to sustain itself.

The aristocrats originally thought that Liu Yi was similar to Li Xingqi and Gao Ban, these military strongmen were good at fighting, but they lacked the means for politics.

However, Liu Yi slapped the nobles in the face with various facts, and made these people understand one thing, Liu Yi is by no means the warlords of the past, he has political means to deal with these nobles.

As the banks and the military-industrial complex ceased to cooperate, the Protectorate Alliance could no longer sustain itself, and the colonies participating in the alliance began to make their own calculations, and some of them even secretly sent people to the imperial capital to hold secret talks with the new government.

At this time, the war in the empire has gradually subsided, the attitude and voice of the people against the war are also increasing, and the Protectorate Alliance has completely lost the upper hand in public opinion.

On the other hand, Liu Yi's various revival plans have gradually unfolded, spreading from the imperial capital to other colonies, and after many years of war, the people hope to return to a peaceful life as soon as possible.

The recovery of the imperial capital is like a strong heart resuming its leap to send fresh blood to other colonies, various interstellar trade is also busy again, and exchanges between colonies have begun to slowly recover.

As the economy improves day by day, social order has slowly returned to normal, and many people have returned to living and working in peace and contentment, and the good old days seem to be coming back little by little.

In this process, Liu Yi's prestige is also rising, especially the residents of the imperial capital, at the beginning, they looked down on Liu Yi and these people, a group of soldiers who killed from the border to the imperial capital, can they have the ability to govern?

But the truth is that the best lobbyists, and now the residents of the imperial capital are full of praise, saying that Liu Yi is the best ruler in the past few years, and that the new government is the best in the past few decades.