Chapter 338: Two Sinners, Two Chess Pieces
Ye Mengqi's arrest not only detonated the public opinion of the whole federation, but also put the federal government in a dilemma.
Next to the floor-to-ceiling window of the East Arch Hall of the Prime Minister's official residence, Prime Minister Cameron did not handle heavy official duties as usual, but silently looked at the slightly cool spring rain outside the window and did not speak for a long time.
Although he was elected by the House of Lords and then authorized by Queen Elizabeth as prime minister, in the four years of his reign, he left the impression of mediocrity and cowardice on the federal people, and he did not dare to resist in the face of the persecution of the empire, without the slightest brilliance, and even lost some points, so his reputation has not been too high.
However, only he himself and a small number of people know that although the Federation seems to be peaceful and prosperous on the surface, this is actually a blind illusion on the part of the vast majority of the people.
In the early years after the independence of the Silver Cross War, the Federation relied on the genetic building blocks and the Reproductive Authority Regulations, and quickly replenished the depleted treasury, invested in infrastructure and financial recovery, and gradually erased the war wounds caused by the war with the Empire.
But who knows, this is a move to quench the thirst of the imperial pressure and the domestic situation, because of this decree, the already fragmented grassroots construction has been severely polarized, and many people at the bottom who have just struggled from the war have fallen into an extremely passive and embarrassing situation.
On a marginally backward planet like Titan, there are still many people who are worried about food and clothing, and many people are resentful because of reproductive permissions, and even worse, the birth of the black household.
These are extremely unstable factors, and the apparent prosperity of the Federation is actually built on a volcanic crater that may erupt at any time, as can be seen from the increasingly frequent criminal offenses and parades.
The reason why he vetoed the launching of anti-aggression wars with the empire one after another is because although foreign wars can divert domestic class contradictions in a short period of time, once the war is frustrated and stalemate, or even defeated, it will immediately ignite this powder keg that will destroy the Federation.
Originally, the victory in this war made everyone think that they could buy the Federation another few decades to digest internally. However, what he didn't expect was that the internal rebellion of the empire also inspired the people of the empire and aimed at this weakness within the federation.
The previous parade in the Capital Circle was out of control, and this public announcement is the best proof that the Imperial Orchestra has infiltrated the oppressed people at the bottom, and tried to manipulate this force to overthrow the Federation, and what is even more chilling is that whether it is the military god who guards the Blackstone Frontier, or the Queen Elizabeth who hides behind the scenes. It even began to move.
From this point of view, Xia Jingming's death made people breathe a sigh of relief.
However, the arrest of Ye Mengqi in front of him has once again created a problem for the federal government.
Because Ye Mengqi's identity was exposed, it ignited the public opinion of the federation, which was a great pressure on the government.
Now only the upper echelons of the Federation know that this little girl who looks harmless to humans and animals is actually one of the leaders of the black households in the capital star circle. It must not be let go lightly.
But the government is hesitant and even afraid to reveal her true identity, if that happens, it will be a kind of subversion for the people of the Federation.
The worse problem is. If his identity is revealed, it is tantamount to bringing the most sensitive political issues of the Federation to the forefront, and God knows what irreversible consequences will be triggered.
And what gives them a headache at the moment is that they don't even have the right to take the initiative now. Nightingale snatched the suspect out of the hands of the FBI, which was a big blow to many dignitaries. It has aroused the vigilance of many people.
Everyone found that since the announcement of Puko, Elizabeth's activities have suddenly become frequent, which makes people feel a sense of storm.
"Could it be that everything I have done since I came to power is really going to be in vain?"
Prime Minister Cameron squinted at the drizzle falling from the empty air, and suddenly felt embarrassed.
"At present, the best way is to calm public opinion, if Ye Mengqi can be controlled in the hands of the FBI, appropriately given a certain amount of freedom of life, and claiming that he is only assisting in the investigation of the case, presumably most of the protests in the federal will be calmed down." The Secretary-General walked up to the Prime Minister and said in a deep voice.
"But the key is, how to get people from the hands of the nightingale, will Your Majesty compromise so easily? This time she did such a big fanfare, obviously because of Xia Jingming's assassination, she angered everyone. Prime Minister Cameron slapped his palm on the table and said with some annoyance.
The Secretary-General fell silent.
"I'm sorry I'm in a bad mood and wrong attitude." Cameron apologized.
The Secretary-General smiled and shook his head.
If this scene is seen by the Federal House of Lords, there will definitely be people who want to be impeached.
Although the Secretary-General is nominally an assistant to the Prime Minister, he is selected through the House of Lords and to some extent has the responsibility to supervise the Prime Minister's work.
However, I'm afraid not many people know that because of their common political views, the two have known each other many years ago, and they can be regarded as close friends, and the interests of the forces behind them do not conflict too much, so in daily work, I am afraid it is a rare harmonious combination.
"Actually, it's a good opportunity right now." The Secretary-General was unimpressed and kindly reminded.
"You mean, Suyerhongtu?" Cameron's heart moved, he thought about it, but he shook his head and said: "No, how chaotic the Federation is, after all, it is only our own problem, although Su Yehongtu is crowned as the god of war, but we know the doorway in this, he is an imperial after all, it is not enough to believe it, not to mention that there are their shadows in the last two things." Although it is a way to drive the tiger and devour the wolf, neither of these is something we can control, it is too dangerous, and if it gets out of control for a while, it will be a disaster for the Federation. ”
"Isn't it a disaster to let things develop passively?"
Seeing that the prime minister was hesitating, the secretary general paused and continued: "The most important thing is that even if Su Yehongtu has any plans, he is too anxious, giving up the home field of the Blackstone Star Region and coming to the capital star circle alone, after all, he will fall behind, even if something goes wrong, he can't afford to make too many waves, and he has to take a huge political risk, so"
Listening to his friend's political opinions, thinking about his remaining term, Cameron's face changed several times, and finally nodded, and after making a few phone calls one after another, he seemed to be instructed to look at the secretary general, "Help me contact President Jiang." ”
With the connection of the secret connection, Cameron began to talk to Jiang Luming, and after getting some promises and agreements, the whole person was obviously relaxed, and the action of putting down the phone was much smoother.
There was silence in the arch hall of the official residence for a long time, and the leader of the Federation stood at the table with a blank face, and after thinking for a long time, he nodded lightly to the secretary general, as if to say to the other party, and sighed as if to himself: "Everything, for the Federation." ”
"Everything, for the Federation." The Secretary-General affirmed, and then walked out of the Prime Minister's residence.
Before leaving, he glanced at Cameron's face that was a little trance-like because of overwork, and showed a sarcastic look: "Is it all for the Federation?" ”
In the current situation, certain concessions are necessary in order to ensure the stability and unity of the Federation. Outgoing Prime Minister Melon thought this in his mind, rather than thinking about how much of the decisions the federal government made under his previous agreements were really for the federal government, or more about future interests.
In the Yinxiang villa area, which is dozens of kilometers away from the Prime Minister's official residence, Shi Chen, who has just returned to his residence from Sauron Castle, is also looking at the spring rain outside the window with worried eyes at this moment.
Elizabeth's attitude and decisiveness were completely unexpected by Shi Chen and Chen Fengxiao, and even made Shi Chen faintly have an illusion, as if Her Majesty the Empress had already had the same plan, but he and Chen Fengxiao happened to hand over their two key chess pieces, which were calmly held by Elizabeth at their fingertips, and were about to land on the chaotic and mysterious chessboard.
She is so confident. However, Shi Chen probably didn't expect that there were also people in the Prime Minister's Residence, who had reached some cooperation with certain people after receiving some instructions, and their attitude was also so firm.
They are all eager to put an end to the chaos or imminent collapse in front of them, and return the Federation to the happy world of singing and dancing, and they are confident that they have the ability to achieve their goals as quickly as possible, resolve disputes, and set things right, and think that everything they call is for the Federation.
There have been many similar dramatic scenes in history, betrayal, betrayal, compromise, concession and separation, comrades become enemies in a second, enemies become partners, before the shady scene, the people are appeased, the society is no longer in turmoil, after the shady scene, all families share the interests equally, as it should be.
However, this chess game, after being inserted on the chessboard by Shi Chen's sharp blade, can this boring rotation of fate be repeated? (To be continued......)