Chapter 350: The Secret History of the Hidden Spirit
Regarding the history of the Hidden Spirit Clan, not to mention Yang Yi, even Lin Feng didn't know much.
Being able to rank among the top civilizations and stand tall for thousands of years, the Hidden Spirit Race has its own merits. It's just that the most glorious period of the Hidden Spirits is not now, but four thousand years ago, a thousand years before the Second Greenwich War. At that time, under the rule of the three emperors who were revered as the "Holy Emperor", "Ming Emperor" and "Mighty Emperor", the Hidden Spirit Clan not only won two Greenwich Wars, but also was the leader in the Galactic Alliance, with a status and influence above the Lei Ling Clan. It's just that these three emperors who opened up an era have laid hidden dangers for the hidden spirit clan's internal worries in the future. After the "Wei Emperor", the Hidden Spirit Clan broke out into civil strife due to the struggle for the throne, and since then it has been in a slump.
It was during this period that the Presbyterian Church stepped onto the stage of history.
Although the Council of Elders already existed when the Hidden Spirit Clan came to the Southern Alpha System, but before that, under the suppression of the powerful emperor, the Council of Elders has not been able to play its due role, let alone compete with the emperor, and it does not even have the right to speak, so it is insignificant. Especially during the thousand years of the reign of the Three Emperors, the Council of Elders was completely relegated, and it was not even qualified to comment on the major affairs of the Hidden Spirits.
The civil strife that followed the "Emperor" made the Presbyterian Church.
Of course, this is the shame of the Hidden Spirits, and it is also the biggest secret of the Hidden Spirits.
In Amy's words, not to mention foreigners, even the Hidden Spirits, know very little about this history, and it is forbidden to talk about it in the royal family.
It's just that Amy knows something and tells Yang Yi about them.
In the Second Greenwich War, the "Emperor" was the main commander of the Galactic Alliance, participated in almost all large-scale battles, and made great contributions to the defeat of the Silicon Alliance. Only, in this war, which has been going on for hundreds of years. "Wei Huang" also paid a huge price, especially in the final decisive battle, "Wei Huang" challenged the war emperor of the Silicon Charm Alliance alone, and was seriously injured.
The war ended, and the "Emperor Wei" was dying when he returned to the Hidden Spirit Star.
Although with advanced technology, with powerful holy vessels. It is not difficult to save the life of the "Wei Huang", but according to the tradition of the Hidden Spirit Clan, only the strong can sit on the throne. What's more, the Second Greenwich War has just ended, and the internal order of the Galactic Alliance has been reshuffled, if the commander of the Hidden Spirit Clan is the "Emperor Wei" who is not as strong as before, then when dividing the fruits of victory, the interests of the Hidden Spirit Race will definitely be affected. Don't forget, except for the Hidden Spirits. There are also the Lei Ling Clan and the Weaver Star Clan, and these two top civilizations are all eyeing each other. In order to ensure the interests of the Hidden Spirit Clan, the "Wei Emperor" decided to abdicate and make way for Xian, and the problem erupted.
"Emperor Wei" has no sons-in-law, but he has three illegitimate children, and none of them are adults.
Of course, that's not the point.
If one of these three illegitimate children is chosen to inherit the throne, there will be no problem at all. After all, the bastard itself does not have much influence, so he does not have the strength to compete for the throne. Because no matter who is chosen, the other two will not pose a threat, and there will be no struggle for the throne.
It's just that the problem is still with the three illegitimate children.
That is, "Emperor Wei" has more than a dozen nephews, and these nephews who have the right to inherit the throne are all members of the royal family who have been recognized.
As for the three illegitimate children. His identity has been questioned.
You must know that not only the royal family of the Hidden Spirit Clan, but all the royal families value blood, and it can even be said that what the royal family cares about most is blood. Up to the princess and princess. As long as the children of the prince are members of the royal family and have the right to inherit the throne, they will receive an item to prove their identity at the time of birth and enter it into the family tree of the royal family. Without this, even if you have royal blood, you will not be recognized.
The three illegitimate sons of the "Wei Huang" have such a problem.
Although they are all sons of "Emperor Wei", and have been canonized as kings, one of them is still a prince, but their royal membership has never been implemented, and when "Emperor Wei" is dying, they are still not recognized by the royal family, and their names have not been written into the royal family tree.
When the "Wei Huang" was alive, the problem was not very big, because questioning the identity of the three illegitimate children was tantamount to challenging the authority of the "Wei Huang".
It's just that after the death of "Emperor Wei", his authority followed him into the grave.
The result can be imagined.
On the day of the death of the "Wei Emperor", the battle for the throne known as the "Ten Kings for the Throne" broke out. Within a few days, the two illegitimate sons of "Emperor Wei", the older two, were killed one after another, and the whereabouts of the other were unknown. It's just that this civil war for the throne has just begun, and it is very early to end. There is only one throne, and there are many pretenders. After eradicating the three illegitimate sons of the "Wei Emperor", the seven princes who took the lead in the rebellion continued to fight, and other princes were also involved one after another. Over the next decade, the Hidden Spirits were torn apart by the civil strife, and the prestige of the royal family was greatly affected. Although the royal family of the Hidden Spirit Clan was very secretive about this civil strife, never mentioned it, and forbade it to be mentioned on any occasion, in just ten years, at least half of the royal family members were killed in the war.
In fact, the impact of this civil war on the Hidden Spirit Clan was even more severe.
In addition to the large number of Hidden Souls who died in the war, the Hidden Souls also lost their crown as the number one civilization in the Galactic Alliance. If it weren't for one of the three top civilizations that founded the Galactic Alliance, I am afraid that before the war is over, the Hidden Spirits will be expelled from the central region where only the top civilizations are qualified to enter.
The devastation caused by ten years of war is enough for the recluse to awaken, and it is enough for the careerist to see the opportunity.
When the princes involved in the battle for the throne were incomprehensible, a person suddenly appeared and completely changed the situation of the war and finally ended the war.
This person is the third illegitimate son of "Emperor Wei", the one who disappeared when the war broke out, that is, Argos, who was later honored as "Emperor Jing".
This person is also the ancestor of the current Hidden Spirit Royal Family, including the Heavenly Holy Emperor, Princess Sijia and Prince Kadozuo.
Although before his disappearance, Argos was just a weak teenager, and he was not taken seriously by those powerful princes at all, otherwise he would have been eliminated like his two elder brothers, and it would have been impossible to secretly live for ten years, but when he returned to the Hidden Spirit Star, Argos was no longer the boy he was at the beginning, not only obtained an adult status, but also had a strong strength no less than that of any prince.
Argos was able to return to Hidden Spirit Star thanks to the help of the Council of Elders.
It's just that the Council of Elders wasn't optimistic about Argos from the beginning, and they didn't even know where Argos died.
In the early days of the Civil War, the Council of Elders remained neutral, but it did not last long before it was coerced by a powerful prince. It's just that in the civil war that lasted for ten years, no prince gained absolute superiority, and no prince was able to unify the Hidden Spirit Clan, so the Council of Elders has been oscillating between various strengths. While this left-and-right stance allows the Council of Elders to stand alone, it also renders the Council insignificant.
Of course, the effects of the civil war did not change in any way because of the Presbyterian Church.
With one prince after another destroyed in the flames of war, as the royal family gradually declined, and as the position of the Hidden Spirits in the Galactic Alliance plummeted, several core members of the Council of Elders finally realized that if the civil war continued, it would not only be the royal family that would be unlucky in the end, but the entire Hidden Spirit Clan.
This civil war must end, and it must end as soon as possible.
Obviously, none of those princes who have been involved in the civil war are good. What's more, the Council of Elders had been on the right side before that, so even if they openly supported a certain prince, it was unlikely that the Council of Elders would be reused after the end of the civil war, and it might even be abandoned by the new emperor.
The point is that those princes have a strong backstage and the support of the entire royal family.
Obviously, as soon as the civil war ended, the imperial family would rally around the new emperor in order to ensure the status of the imperial family, and would never give power to the Council of Elders.
The only way to end the civil war and profit from it is to prop up an emperor who has no roots.
It was only at this time that Argos appeared on the stage of history.
In fact, Argos has been hiding in an elder's manor, and in order to survive, he also changed his name and disguised himself as a small servant.
For the Presbyterians, Argos was indeed an ideal choice.
At that time, the presbyterian council's wishful thinking was simple. Putting Argos on the throne of the emperor, because he has no foundation and background, so after becoming emperor, Argos can only rely on the Council of Elders, and through the support of the Council of Elders, he fights against the powerful royal family and rules the Hidden Spirits.
Because he did not have the support of the imperial family, in the eyes of the Presbyterians, Argos could not become a powerful emperor like the "Wei Emperor".
Obviously, a weak emperor is the basis of the presbytery's power.
It's a pity that the Presbyterians underestimated Argos.
With the support of the Presbyterians, and the key was to obey the will of the people, Argos took only two years to eliminate all of his opponents vying for the throne. It's just that Argos did not go to war against the royal family, but granted amnesty to the world after ascending the throne. Of course, Argos's move also won him the recognition of the royal family.
As a result, Argos, who was put on the throne by the Council of Elders, was not weak and easy to bully.
As a result, after the "Ten Kings Seize the Throne", the war continued for another five years, and it was a war between Argos and the Presbyterian Church.
Although Argos has the support of the royal family, in the previous war, the royal family has suffered heavy losses, and his status in the eyes of the hidden spirits has plummeted. Reconciliation becomes the only way out when both sides are exhausted, and reconciliation means that both sides need to make concessions.
Since then, Argos has made a lot of efforts and won the hearts of the people, but more than ten years of war have had a very serious impact on the prestige and image of the royal family. Even if this emperor of the Zhongxing Hidden Spirit Clan was loved by all the Hidden Spirit people, he would not be able to recreate the tall image of the Imperial Family.
It is precisely because of this that the Hidden Spirit Clan has the current situation.
The Emperor is still the supreme commander of the Hidden Spirit Clan, but the imperial power has been greatly weakened, and the vital military power is no longer at the sole disposal of the Emperor. (To be continued.) )