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A vast era has begun.

The Xipang Empire gathered an army of 2.4 million troops, fifteen "Sacred Elephant-class" fleets with the highest combat strength, and the brave and warlike prince of Xipang, Wang Xiaerde, served as the commander, and invaded the Great Eagle Empire through the Weimar space channel.

The Weimar Space Passage is one of several important large space passes connecting the Sipon Empire and the Great Eagle Empire on this side of the star. When the Western Empire launched a war announcement and alarmed the Human Star Alliance and the Great Eagle Empire, it took less than a week for the Sipang army, which had been expected to take a month to completely transport the Weimar space passage, to cross the passage in less than a week. Approaching the defenseless Cangzhou Star Region of the Great Eagle Empire.

The people of the Lower Sanyan system are on their way to retreat. I saw the air ports and defense ships over the planet burning and falling one after another, and the fleet of Sipang, locusts were raging and overwhelming.

It was learned that the three main stars of the Cangzhou Star Region had fallen. The Second Fleet of the Great Eagle Empire led by the veteran Fibers and the Fourth Fleet led by Admiral Li Qinghe, millions of soldiers rushed to the Cangzhou Star Region to meet the enemy as soon as possible. It avoids the expansion of erosion in the Cangzhou star area.

In August, the armies of the fleets of both sides opened their fronts in space.

In September, after initially slowing down the pace of Wang Xiaerde's march, the two armies led by Fibers and Li Qinghe decided to launch the "Lower Sanyan Galaxy Capture and Return" with the goal of attacking the supply lines of Wang Xiaerde's army.

In this battle, which lasted for several months, the 300,000 officers of the Second and Fourth Fleets of the five major fleets of the Empire, and more than 30 mechanic divisions were engaged in the landing and replacement operation against the three main stars of the lower Sanyan system...... Historically, this fierce battle has been called the "Autumn Offensive" by both sides. ”

It was also the autumn of the Circle of Empire's capital.

The effects of the war have not yet penetrated into the vast capital of Star Land.

It's still the same place as usual, on the road to the suburbs and forests, you can always see leisurely people traveling with their families and children, the commercial street is still as prosperous as ever, and the huge city looks from afar, and there are countless navigable spaceships.

So much so that when Lin Hai walked out of the ground airport, when he raised his head, he could still see dozens of various spaceships breaking through the sky.

In the distance, the sky was as dense as a cloud of dust.

Sure enough, it's the grandeur of the capital's star circle

I have long heard rumors that the capital star is a hundred times larger than the riverside star, and ten times larger than the capital city of Milan, the premier capital of the Milan star district, and the prosperous political and economic influence is even greater. And although the capital star is so large, it meets the needs of human settlement, such as the water and soil here are softer, the light is also abundant, and the density of the planet is relatively small under the larger volume than the riverside star, so the gravity is still stable. Meets the conditions required by human beings.

At the same time, the princes and nobles and wealthy mansions are gathered here. In the past, councilor-level officials from planets like Riverside Star could be seen everywhere here.

So much so that the mayors of cities on a third-level planet like Riverside Star are at the same level as the officials who manage the streets. The planetary councillor of the second-level capital of Milan Star is not even as good as the district chief executive of a city here. The members of the Star District may be barely qualified.

In the aristocratic world, the earl who is star-topped by the river, in the capital star, or perhaps outside the airport, among the ten luxury land vehicles, there are earl-level nobles. The capital of a star district is also one of the few marquis nobles, maybe in those famous schools in the capital star, find a professor to come out, and you can have a relationship with the marquis's family. The Marquis of the Capital Star, according to preliminary estimates, also numbered in the thousands.

There is only one star district, and the councillor and the speaker can barely be counted as a member of the court and have the qualifications to sit in the House of Commons.

The four non-capital star districts of the empire have only a dozen speakers and hundreds of star district councilors, accounting for less than half of the seats in the lower house.

Most of the remaining seats in the House of Commons are members of the huge capital district.

Not only is the Capital Star ten times larger than the Milan Star, but even the vast star field of the Capital Star Circle is also above the sum of the interstellar territory of the other four star regions combined.

One can imagine the complexity and vastness of the capital star circle.

In such a behemoth of the capital star, the war on the front line is just a topic of interest that people discuss after dinner, just the battle news report transmitted back from the big screen of the commercial street, the frustration of the fall of the planet and the exhilarating cheers after the small victory.

On the day of the first arrival in the capital star, Lin Hai and Lin Wei went to see the family's address. Coming to receive him was Frank, a member of the House of Commons of Parliament.

Frank is in the second tier of the House of Commons.

Long before coming to the capital star, the Lin family had already collected all kinds of intelligence information on this trip from many aspects, and the lower house had an obscure and unannounced ranking, which meant that the thousand members of parliament in the lower house were divided into five levels from top to bottom according to their political influence, administrative level and authority.

These five levels correspond to the five executive levels of the Parliament. That is, "minister", "official", "political participation", "senatory" and "intellectual". This is only the difference in the administrative level of the position held, and as a "member of the House of Commons", he has the same right to vote on state affairs. However, the size of the real power is arranged by these administrative levels.

The first level is naturally the highest level, which means that the real power figures of the empire are the highest officials in the cabinet. They are all energy factions who can call the wind and rain in the empire with a single move. Such a figure, the administrative rank is generally "minister".

The second level is relatively less influential, but the ability to indirectly influence the empire is not bad, and if it wants to stir up the wind and rain, it is also very destructive, and not many people can stand it. There is even a group of powerful party members at hand, who can replace the upper position as the candidate of the first political group in the lower house in one fell swoop at the slightest opportunity. Such a person is generally at the administrative level of "Shangguan". It is an important task in some important departments.

And Lin Hai's family has now just entered the fifth level of the House of Commons. It means that it only has a seat in Congress, but the energy and influence of politics are fundamentally insignificant. The position corresponding to the administrative level of his "counselor" is only that of a member or speaker of the district, or a district governor in the capital circle.

Some people compare the wrestling of the Imperial Congress to a battle between sharks in the ocean, and the low-level councilors are like shrimp soldiers and crab generals who follow those big bosses and giant sharks to fight. If a whale shark that follows declines, the whale shark boss may be bitten hard and tear the skin and flesh. Swimming downstream, they hibernate and recuperate, but most of these shrimp soldiers and crabs will have to be swept away and cleaned by the victors.

Since ancient times, there have been many lower-level legislators who have been purged due to changes in the direction of the top. Even the empire has a famous saying - "Parliament of iron, parliament of water." It means the brutality of the bloody baptism under this fierce struggle.

Frank is the Linhay family's ambassador in Congress.

The so-called ushers are just colloquial names. In fact, it is the person appointed by the Congress to help settle the new members, and it stands to reason that a person like Frank is among the second "Shangguan" group in the parliament, and there are many party members in his hands, and this kind of thing can be done properly by finding a third- or fourth-level political or senator, but he must come in person. Naturally, there is a desire to solicit.

As far as the solicitation of new legislators is concerned, the ushers will of course have the opportunity to show their favor in the first place, and it is not possible to win the hearts and minds of the people if they make a promise for a while.

However, this is also a very dangerous time, which is called climbing backstage. However, having a background means having enemies that can be confronted. It is easy to catch and kill the top leaders of the Congress, and it is easy to lose the momentum and lose power, and it will hurt a nest of pond fish.

When the time comes, these big shots can get up on their own and make a comeback, the so-called shuffle rotation. But the little councillor can't afford to play this kind of feng shui game. Often once subverted, it will be a disaster for life, and don't expect the former owner who is too busy to take care of yourself to pull you. Even if a certain forbearance big man grits his teeth again and tries to govern the situation, he may not be able to use you again who have fallen into the mud. It's better to directly recruit more newcomers who are willing to climb over and don't have much ascites.

But it's such a risky game, and it can be played for thousands of years.

Fortunately, the political circle has developed to this day, and it has become quite mature. At least the arrival of a character like Frank as a usher, doesn't necessarily make you brand as a faction. Others may not recognize you as an enemy and lash you out. In general, no one pushes each other too much. After all, you are all members of Congress, and you always need to consider your own interests when deciding where to stand. People will also examine you, which is not in line with the future interests of their respective party styles, and whether it is worth soliciting or not, is still a matter for later.

The risk of being co-opted into a faction is not terrible, the most risky is to be alone. No one can try to stand alone in parliament. Some of the little horns who just entered the House of Commons and thought they had jumped up and down at the top would soon be out of news.

It is also not certain that people are interested in you at first, and then they become interested, which means that you are not even qualified to impress others. It is rumored that the talent of the odd commodity is being scrambled and the incompetent are abandoned.

And impressions are often the things that delay people the most...... Some people will climb to the sky because of the impression. Some people will never recover and fall into the abyss of purgatory.

Frank is affable and gives the impression of being practiced.

The five army aviation vehicles arranged carried the Lin family and everyone to a building on Junzheng Street that looked a little old. Most of the houses in this administrative area are hundreds of years old, and even the staircase antique wooden floors are dusty in the "chirping" sound of stepping on them.

The office building on Junzheng Street is considered to have entered the heart of the capital, and from the beginning of entering this neighborhood, there are black electronic fences and military police standing guard. Less than a 10-minute walk from Guntown Street is Downing Street.

The heart of the House of Commons.

10 Downing Street is the location of the Prime Minister's office. The 11th is the office of the First Group of the House of Commons at the level of Minister and Minister. Further down, the Building on 12 houses the Prime Minister's Press Office, the Policy Liaison Unit and the Information and Research Unit. Secondly, a number of members of the House of Commons were assigned to the office building on County Street across the street.

Lin Wei's office here is also about 100 square meters, but in addition to the wallpaper and basic intelligent system, the furniture layout has to be designed by itself. For example, open up a special office area and meeting place, how to arrange it is free. After all, as a parliamentarian, this is an acre and a third of land in the capital, and he has absolute dominance.

Lin Wei looked out through the window, and sighed slightly, whether the family bought a manor in the capital, or Wayne Company built here, in general, only by owning this acre of land here can it be regarded as a real foothold.

At this moment, there was the sound of carrying things at the door. I saw a staff figure, led by a few cronies, carrying a vintage piano in.

Frank's voice, which was introducing the surroundings, disappeared.

When this staff member entered the door, he obviously saw someone inside who was slightly stunned for a moment, and then frowned, "Who are you?" How did it end up here? ”

Lin Wei and the others were also surprised by this scene, and then quickly cleaned up, looking at it like this, it was the other party who moved the items to the wrong office...... Although he thought so, Lin Wei casually glanced at Frank, and at this moment, this high-ranking member of the "Shangguan" level only looked out the window, and seemed to be blind to this scene.

Lin Wei rushed over and bowed his head lightly, "Below is the new Senator Lin Wei in the House of Commons, the Earl of the Riverside Star." Ordered to come to work. This office 301 is the administrative office where I received the notice from Congress. ”

The staff member was still a little jǐng at first, but when he heard that it was only a fifth-level counselor at the lowest level of the food chain in the National Assembly, even though his waist seemed to be a lot stiffer, his voice said calmly, "When did it happen?" How did I not know...... That's your lateness, two days ago our Senator Chen had already applied for this vacant room to be his piano room. You go and apply for other vacancies. Then he instructed the doorman to move the piano into the room, "Here, put it here, be careful." ”

The staff's tone was calm, but it was this calm that revealed an awe-inspiring arrogance. It's a manifestation of a kind of rigid system from the top down.

He is a fourth-level senator of Congress. Although he does not have the status of a councilor, he has always been a difficult ghost, and what he can do with a fourth-level senator is more than the energy of a fifth-level senator? Often, when you meet a close confidant of the Senate or a cronie who is involved in politics, even if you are a member of the National Assembly, you must be careful to accompany you. It will not offend lightly.

"You should take a look at our text......" Lin Nan handed over the text on the side.

The staff member just glanced at it, and then said, "Reapply, I can't control that." ”

Lin Wei spoke, "Then you should at least show us your usage text......"

The staff member seemed to finally get a little angry, and his brows furrowed, "There are more than a thousand houses here, and there are many empty ones, do I have to act with those letters of life in my hand every time?" There are still many rooms, you just have to reapply. ”

Lin Weiyi showed hidden anger and obscurity on the faces of the family. They thought of the strict hierarchy of the capital's political circle, but they didn't expect that even a staff member around the Senate would dare to make such a face to him, a member of the House of Commons. The reserved office space is said to be occupied.

If it gets out, he Lin Wei will encounter this kind of thing on the first day of his arrival, and everyone is in the parliament that is eager to accumulate their prestige and influence, who will be the same thing as him? Isn't it a frustration when you can't get to know him deeply as a person, and you can only get to know him as a new councillor by first impressions? It's like falling on stage for the first time, and if you want to make up for this loss, you have to work hard several times.

Lin Wei didn't know what to do, but Frank, who was eager to uphold justice, only looked out the window and frowned, as if he didn't notice this.

Lin Hai suddenly stood up, stopped Lin Wei, who seemed to be angry, and smiled at the other party, "This gentleman, it seems that we made a mistake, then let's apply again and change another office." ”

Earl, the people of the family, even Lin Wei looked at Lin Hai in disbelief, if it was a misunderstanding, it would be fine, at present, it is clear that the other party can't get the paperwork, and he is bullying and refuses to back down At this time, he must not retreat, otherwise it will be difficult for the banner of the Lin family to stand up. Lin Hai actually apologized to the other party? What's going on, isn't it self-defeating? As everyone knows, many people are waiting to see their Lin family's style of marching into the House of Commons. I don't know if this matter is a temptation, if the table is weak, how can it be mixed up?

Lin Hai ignored the stunned eyes of the family, and when he said this, making the other party's eyebrows raise slightly, Lin Hai smiled at Frank who was on his back, "Mr. Frank, let's go, it seems that as a usher, you brought us to the wrong room." ”

Frank turned around and looked at Lin Hai like a whirlwind, and there was a hint of jīng in his eyes, but it was only for a brief moment, and then he changed to a peaceful smile, turned his head to look at the senator's staff, and said coldly, "Although the office resources on County Street are abundant...... But that's not a reason for you to show off your might...... Get out. ”

With Frank's words, several men in black appeared at the door at some point, directly snatched the piano that the staff member moved into, opened the terrace, and smashed it down with a "boom".

provoked a lot of office windows to open, looking down, everyone was awe-inspired, looking at the collection of vintage pianos more expensive than a sports car of the army aviation into a puddle of broken wood on the ground, and the most important thing is that there was a car below that I don't know whom, which was smashed together, and at this time no owner ran out to accuse.

At first, the staff member didn't believe that someone was so arrogant, and after realizing that the person in front of him was not something he could provoke, he hurriedly went out and fled.

When this sudden episode passed, Frank comforted everyone a few more words, laughing at people who have such public power and private use everywhere, and they must teach a good lesson丨 After that, he signaled to wait until Lin Wei finished his entry and said goodbye, and said a few words of gentleness before leaving.

When Frank left, Lin Wei looked at Lin Hai with understanding, "This person is very cunning."

Everyone in the Lin family is an old nobleman, who has gone through intrigue and intrigues, and was deceived for a while before, and only then did he come up with a problem when he calmed down.

Lin Nan nodded, "Maybe it's the bureau he set up, as the "Shangguan" of the House of Commons, even if he is a staff member who doesn't open his eyes anymore, even if he stands by the window with his back on his back, the chance of not being recognized is too small." And the likelihood that we will be provoked and not fight back is too small...... He seems to be waiting for us to fight back, and then we can take advantage of the situation, so that we can borrow his "momentum", and it is also equivalent to declaring to the House of Commons that we are his people."

Lin Wei glanced at Lin Hai, "What he didn't expect was that Lin Hai actually chose to retreat, and took the initiative to reveal his identity and threw him out." He even blamed the mistake of taking the wrong room to him. If he doesn't have a seizure at this time, it seems to be his problem. ”

However, no matter what, his move has more or less achieved the effect he wanted. At least he can throw out a smokescreen and a target, and maybe someone will really see us as his party members. It seems that it is really difficult to protect yourself......"

Lin Wei nodded in a deep voice, "I don't know who this Frank's opponent in the council is...... But seeing him do this, his opponent will not be a fuel-efficient lamp. Next, we have to be more careful."

On the first day, the Lin family really felt the sharpness and strictness of the capital's star circle and fame and fortune circle.

Everyone looked at Lin Hai again, they were almost all blinded by Frank before, but only Lin Hai saw through it at a glance.

"He could have continued to pretend to be a gentle character, but this mask was pierced by you," Lin Wei muttered, "Be careful, he will put you on the list ......of key 'care'." ”

Lin Hai raised his eyebrows, thinking that he was in the Young Knights, which was two systems with the council. No matter what happened to Frank, he didn't expect his hand to reach out to the Young Knights.