For the senators themselves, the depth of fear is not how many people die below, but the murderous traditions of the dictators they elect start from the top of the empire, and even for the senators, they can be executed by the dictator for a clear reason, for violating the law, or even for immorality.Chinese

Before Hu Jinbo was appointed dictator, he was also the first senator and consul of the empire like Wang Zeren, but after he "took charge of all the power of the senate and the Roman people," he immediately ordered the arrest and interrogation of eight other senators, and subsequently executed two of them on charges of "disgust to the people" such as crimes committed in office

Weikert era Four senators and thirteen alternate senators were killed

Due to the bad deeds of the previous two In 2890, the Senate, which was controlled by the reformers, was slow to make a "final resolution" Appointment of the right candidate, Du Yimin Until the last moment Conservatives pledged in a "preliminary vote" The new dictator is focused only on the battlefield "We will never take the opportunity to get involved in political struggles" The reformers agreed to pass the "Final Resolution"

However, after Du Yimin came to power, he immediately "treacherously" killed the five veterans of the reformists and more than half of the alternate veterans, who were Wang Zeren's political predecessors who inherited his mantle

In the political struggle of the crisis of 2890, the lack of power of the reformists in the army was almost completely wiped out, but now the dead officers of the conservatives relied on, the missing disappearances, and the remaining forces of the Central Fleet and the Frontier Fleet have been dominated by generals loyal to the reformists

Most of the politically neutral officers in the military are also dissatisfied with the conservatives' monopoly of most of the national economy and people's livelihood resources, resulting in uneven distribution, corruption in the officialdom, and social imbalances, and they are moving closer to the reformers who are determined to eliminate malpractices and promote the welfare of the people and social fairness

Moreover, Marshal Badenbrock and the main force of the Central Fleet were annihilated on the planet "Aegis" The conservatives have nothing to rely on Admiral Karios, an officer loyal to the reformists, is in the hands of the vital border fleet Another great hero promoted by Wang Zeren Jiang Ziyue is leading the fleet squad invincible, and he will undoubtedly become the sharpest sword in Wang Zeren's hands

So there's good reason to believe that Rocky and her conservatives are afraid of Wang, and they think that the reformers will use the war to avenge the purge of thirty years ago, and that once Wang is appointed dictator, they will probably announce their own death

As a "combination of contradiction and tragedy", the senators had a love-hate relationship with the dictator The "dictator" was a double-edged sword full of magic and danger It was built by the senators When they destroyed a thousand enemies, they also injured themselves 800 The history of the senate and the Roman people was full of wars and disasters, but only three times when the country reached the most dangerous moment did the dictator appoint the dictator shows that the senate itself is extremely cautious about it

But they were not willing to abandon the system at all, and there was a proposal to amend the constitution and abolish the dictatorship, but it was quickly rejected, because when faced with a powerful weapon, arrogant people first thought of using it to kill their enemies, rather than immediately thinking of being used by the enemy to kill themselves

Regardless of the political ideals embraced, the people in the Senate would regard the dictator as the ultimate trump card in the political struggle, to be kept and to be seized at an early stage

Luo Ji's "unhelpful" opposition speech undoubtedly gave Wang Zeren another step toward victory

Fernandez, the senator to the left of the first senator's throne? Asturia stood up without haste to vote and stated:

"Patriarch Fernandez? Asturia opposes the nomination to appoint Wang Zeren as dictator and refuses to pass the 'final resolution' At present, it is not clear whether the enemy has the intention and ability to invade in a full-scale way, and Colonel Jiang Ziyue has led the 'Zheng He' fleet to return from the enemy's territory in victory, and is rushing back at full speed to strengthen the defense of the capital The security situation of the capital, the planet, and even the Senate and the entire territory of the Roman people is not as critical as the patriarch Wang Zeren said Based on the above reasons, the senator Fernandez? Asturia believed that the current system of military protection was sufficient to ensure the security of the capital and the whole territory, and that there was no need to appoint a dictator to lead the Senate and the Roman people into a wartime system."

Asturia completed his voting statement with an almost standard speech pattern and wording Then, as an opponent, he sat back on the senator's throne after speaking, and at the same time glanced at Roki, who was very abnormal today, In Asturia's heart, Wang Zeren suddenly formally proposed the "final resolution" or Grindeld? Whether Roki's performance is abnormal, Wang Zeren's dream of being a dictator is bound to go bankrupt

After all, the conservative senators had the advantage in the number of votes, and although the situation in the empire was declining, they were always united in their determination to collectively oppose the nomination and refuse to pass the "final resolution" to thwart the conspiracy of Wang Zeren and his gang

Then the other patriarchs voted in turn to speak, as expected, the conservative Liu Mingqin, Schumetrin? Feng? Darmstan voted against it and stated reasons similar to those of Asturia

However, what was surprising was that Li Zhongkun, as a veteran of the conservative faction, actually voted in favor, and when he calmly expressed his approval and stated reasons similar to those of Wang Zeren, everyone was taken aback, and the atmosphere in the meeting quickly froze, making people feel extremely nervous

As the order of Li Zhongkun in the reformist Baldel? Blackett and Ajelina? Christoph Lovena? Ulyanova then voted in favor, giving the Senate a balance of four votes in favor and four against

According to the tradition of the Senate, the centrist senator who should have been in the eighth place to vote for the speech Ibrahim? Root? Abdulaziz because of Roki's preemption is now the last vote to speak and it counts

Everyone's eyes were on Abdul Aziz, and he slowly stood up and said, "Patriarch Ibrahim? Root? Abdulaziz opposes the adoption of a 'final resolution' rejecting Consul Wang Zeren's nomination as 'dictator' "

The tight wrinkles on Rocky's face immediately relaxed

Asturia smiled

Liu Mingqin looked indifferent

Darmstan glanced at Wang Zeren with disdain

Blackett looked disappointed

Ulyanova exhaled softly

Li Zhongkun's expression was calm

Wang Zeren, who stood on top of the galaxy pattern in the center of the council hall, bowed his head slightly towards Abdulaziz in front of the public This mysterious little gesture may cause many people to suspect that there is some kind of tacit understanding between them

Abdulaziz gave the same reasons as Asturia, the supreme leader of the national intelligence system, who ruled the Senate and the Roman people's judicial power, and who was also the supreme leader of the national intelligence system, believed in his own judgment: the situation was dangerous, but it was far from the point where the "dictator" was a terrible poison to be sacrificed.

Wang Zeren's dream of becoming a dictator has been thwarted once again, but this time the failed test seems to verify that the opponent's camp seems to have undergone subtle changes

In the end, an emergency meeting of the Senate failed to pass a "final resolution" and rejected the nomination of Consul Wang Zeren to be "dictator." The conservative senators also took advantage of the vote to refuse to grant Consul Wang Zeren greater military power

However, out of "responsibility for the safety of the Senate and the Roman people", another predetermined decision was voted to order the battle ships of the star fields around the planet "Byzantium" to assemble in the capital for defense, and let the Central Fleet and the Frontier Fleet send fleets to support, and transfer the new fleet "Caesar" detachment to the capital

However, all this can only be regarded as a superficial measure to calm the panic of the people of the planetary "New Byzantium".

It was only then that the high-ranking senators realized that with the crushing defeat of the "three-headed dog" and the destruction of the main force of the Central Fleet, the entire senate and the entire Roman people were in a situation where they could not be armed, especially the capital planet "New Byzantium", which had already opened its door

Wang Zeren, who had returned to the Privy Council after the emergency meeting, convened his confidants to discuss countermeasures

"I didn't expect Li Zhongkun to actually vote in favor," although the incident has passed, Wang Zeren is still quite surprised when he looks back

And they even took the return of Jiang Ziyue and his fleet as an important reason to oppose Your Excellency's nomination "Günt, the chief of staff of the Privy Council? Fischer was also surprised

"I expected this, but with the strength of Jiang Ziyue and the 'Zheng He' fleet, it is difficult to ensure the safety of the capital, and I don't know if we will have time to defend No matter how we fight, the enemy's threat is always getting bigger and bigger, and now the 'new Byzantium' is extremely empty, and it can't stop the enemy's attack at any level" Wang Zeren was very worried at this time

"Your Excellency, I humbly think that the strength of the current enemy army is unclear, the intentions are unknown, and it is difficult for all fleets of our army to return to defense in time, do you need to consider the transfer of the Senate and state organs? Gatto made a suggestion, pragmatically, he could not understand that since the senate and the consuls knew that the capital would be difficult to defend, they did not prepare as soon as possible to avoid the enemy's advance

Unexpectedly, the female financial officer Pan Dongqing immediately rebuked angrily: "Duke Gato, you are instigating Your Excellency to make an obscene act that will bring shame on the Senate and the Roman people."

Wang Zeren waved his hand and signaled Pan Dongqing not to blame his colleagues

Diego? Although Gato was the Minister of Propaganda of the Reich, he was not an alternate senator, he did not have the authority to attend the emergency meeting just now, and he did not know the details of the meeting for the time being, and he was transferred from a local planet to the Privy Council, and he did not understand the Senate's tradition of treating "transfer" and "retreat" as indifferent and humiliating

Over the centuries, the New Roman Empire has suffered countless catastrophes, whether natural disasters or** But the Senate has always insisted on the "New Byzantium" planetary ground, and the most famous sentence in the Patriarch's oath of office is:

"Hold on to the earth, control the sea, the sky and the universe"

Moreover, according to the Constitution, the Senate itself did not have the power to decide on the withdrawal of itself and important organs of the state, such as the Privy Council and the National Assembly, from the capital, and only the dictator, who presided over all the power of the Senate and the Roman people in times of crisis, could order the transfer and retreat of important organs of the state

"Your Excellency, I mean be prepared, and I know that neither the Senate nor you have this power," Gatto explained further of his proposal

Wang Zeren nodded in agreement and said, "Gatogong, you are right, we must be ready, I now very much want to know where Jiang Ziyue and his 'Zheng He' fleet have arrived."

The new military tribune Claudia? Admiral Sadavi reported: "Your Excellency, Jiang Ziyue's report does not mention his specific location and return route, and the notification ship departed from the interstellar planet 'Yi'."

"This kid is getting more and more disagreeable," Wang Zeren exclaimed dissatisfied, "knowing that the Federation sent a fleet to attack the capital in a roundabout way, but he didn't hurry back to defend the Senate and the Roman people."

Everyone didn't dare to keep up the anger of the consuls, and these people were all civilian officials, even Sadavi in military uniform, although he was a female general, he was only jokingly called the "ass fleet commander" by the front-line officers and soldiers, because the imperial ** civil protector, who was equivalent to the defense minister, had no military power, and was a civilian soldier, more like a bureaucrat than a soldier

It was at this time that the Privy Council Secretariat sent a video of the correspondence that the Secretariat was Otto, who was also the personal assistant to the Archon? Bateman's Commander But Bateman had earlier left the "New Chamber" for "Isellon" to represent Admiral Karios, commander of the Border Fleet of the Secret Society

Interim Director Dominic? Price said with a happy face: "Your Excellency, and the Privy Council, our hero Jiang Ziyue, has made another scandal, and now almost all the media are frantically reporting on this matter."

"What's going on?" Wang Zeren and his comrades said in almost unison

"According to the source of the news, the 'Imperial Gossip Chen' company said that Jiang Ziyue led the fleet to return to the capital yesterday in Eastern Time, but their paparazzi took a photo of him and his girlfriend opening a room in a military guest house last night."

Then the hologram shows several images, but they are all backs, and because it is winter, the people in the images are very tightly dressed, and they can't see the real features, but those who are familiar with Jiang Ziyue can see that the man in the black military coat looks very much like Jiang Ziyue, and the only thing that can be determined is that the woman who is still wearing a plaid miniskirt on a snowy day has a long wavy blonde hair

"It doesn't prove anything at all," Mr. Wang said

"Your Excellency, the following is the evidence, "Dominica? Price then played an entertainment news video

On the video, the flamboyant hostess excitedly introduced to the audience: "At about 11 o'clock Eastern time, the reporter interviewed a colleague of the female soldier who was exposed to the meritorious hero Jiang Ziyue who had opened a room for the night with the triumphant hero Jiang Ziyue last night The female officer, who also works in the public relations section of the military department, said that the female soldier admitted last night's date to her colleagues After many inquiries by reporters, the female soldier's name is Dana? Kira? Pontic......"

"Enough," Wang Zeren shouted angrily

Dominica? Price quickly stopped the video playback and asked in horror: "Your Excellency, what should I do with these reports, please instruct?"

"Dominic, you don't have to worry, if the media interviews the Privy Council on this matter, they will only come to me." Gatto said with a smile

"What's the matter, General Sadavi," Wang Zeren dissatisfiedly interrogated his military tribune

Claudia? Sadavi was taken aback and replied: "I don't know anything about this matter, and I came directly to the Senate to attend a meeting this morning, and I didn't expect that the personnel of the Public Relations Section of the Military Department would break out with the front-line officers."

"I don't care about their personal relationship, but Jiang Ziyue is still on the planet 'Yi' on the 20th, and the unmanned notification ship he sent only arrived in the 'New Byzantium' in the early hours of this morning, why did he and his fleet come back last night His fleet ran faster than the unmanned notification ship, and when he came back, he didn't even come to report to the Senate and me" Wang Zeren looked very annoyed

Because Wang Zeren couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was sold in his gourd with Jiang Ziyue, who had high hopes, according to the normal procedure, since Jiang Ziyue led the "Zheng He" fleet back to the "neo-Byzantine" planet, he had to report to the Senate and the consuls, but he did not abide by the organizational discipline, but ran to fool around with his lover, which was really a "big rebellion."

In the face of the anger of the boss Only Diego? Gato still looked relaxed He smiled and said to Wang Zeren: "Your Excellency, the only one who can run faster than the unmanned notification ship However, I am very interested in the physiological ability of Colonel Jiang Ziyue A man stayed in weightless space and frequent faster-than-light travel for four months As soon as he returned to the ground, he could accompany his girlfriend to open a room This is probably something that only Superman can do It seems that our hero is really extraordinary."

"Gartto, now is not the time to laugh "Günt? Fischer hastened to stop Gatto's almost unbridled speech

"What are you going to say Diego? Gatto: Just say it, don't beat around the bush," Wang Zeren said

Diego? Gato changed his attitude that was not very disrespectful just now, and said solemnly: "Your Excellency, isn't Jiang Ziyue and the 'Zheng He' fleet returning to the 'New Byzantium' planet the best way to protect the Senate and the Roman people?

After Gato said this, Wang Zeren also suddenly opened his mouth at this time, and the complicated expression on his face also turned calm, and he agreed: "You are right, Gatogong, do you have a specific plan?"

"There's already there," Gatto said triumphantly.

"First of all, I want to hold a press conference to explain the situation in which the enemy will attack our 'new Byzantium', and many media will inevitably ask us how to defend it, and they will also specifically ask whether Jiang Ziyue will come back, and when the time comes, I will do my best to make the people of New Rome believe that the hero is back, and the planet of 'New Byzantium' is impregnable, and the cat pounces on Chinese