The kick-off ceremony was not cumbersome.

The archbishop, with some symbolic prayers, thrust the scepter in her hand into the gap in front of the idol.

This reminded Yang Wei of the old broken second-hand car that was activated by the mechanical key in his hometown on Earth.

Then there was a blue light effect, the lines of the ground were lit up, the entire hall was shaking, the mechanical hum came from the depths of the modular emperor star, and several stereo projectors in front of the statue began to work at the same time.

Streamers come from all directions.

The roof of the temple turned into a starry sky, the mural seemed to begin to move, and a beautiful virtual image of a woman began to gather in front of him, and finally condensed into a figure like a god.

Yang Wei: This special effect is much more exquisite than Ritsu's appearance animation.

Insufficient computing power, increasing budget.

Li's realistic image was completely condensed, and Yang Wei heard the calm, unfamiliar, and mature woman's voice:

"The crisis of the empire was not detected, the approach of a strong enemy was not detected, the large-scale rebels were not detected, the powerful enemy state was not detected.

"Specific instructions need to be carried out.

"If there is no specific execution, it will re-enter a slumber state after ten seconds."

"Imperial Guard! I am your emperor! ”

The old emperor shouted angrily: "Look at me! ”

"Insufficient target permissions."

"Emperor," said the old emperor, "I am a descendant of Levi Sherman, the supreme power holder of this country!" ”

"Insufficient target permissions."

"Emperor Guard!"

Shout!

Li's figure flickered slightly, and disappeared directly in front of the old emperor's eyes.

Yang Wei felt the anger that the old emperor was trying to suppress at the moment, and the figures around him had already fallen to their knees.

"Look."

The old emperor said with a smile, then calmly took two steps forward, leaned on the back of the suspension sofa, and said slowly: "The imperial guard system said that I lack authority...... Am I still the emperor of this country? Hanton? ”

Yang Wei bowed his head and was silent, but he was happy in his heart.

Thank you Sister Li for understanding and not stumbling on him.

As for the old emperor, he ate behind closed doors...... Yang Wei had seriously suspected that this was done on purpose.

He had always felt that he might be in the next big game, and now this feeling was so strong that he could almost do it directly.

"Hanton," the old emperor turned around and turned his head to look at Yang Wei, "Do you think the Imperial Guard system is important to the empire?" ”

"Your Majesty," Yang Wei said, "This must be important, but Labdo, that is, the Imperial Guard System 2.0, is also an excellent war support system. ”

"You said it all, Labdor is just a war support system...... Come with me, come out and blow the wind, I'm feeling a little stuffy here. ”

The old emperor left the palace gate with his hands in his hands.

Yang Wei glanced at the archbishop who was prostrate on the ground, shook his head slightly, and followed with a step.

Wait a minute.

Yang Wei suddenly had a conjecture.

The old emperor said that he wanted to toss it before, and he continued to take back the power in the hands of the House of Elders, the Military Department, the Foreign Affairs Bureau, the Military Intelligence Bureau, and the government affairs department, and constantly strengthened the centralization of imperial power...... Do you think that by doing this, you can gain the authority to control the Imperial Guard......

"What is the problem, Hanton said?"

The old emperor frowned and said:

"The authority to control the Imperial Guard system is not mine, who is it?"

Yang Wei groaned a few times: "Your Majesty, I have not studied these, I have only had a brief communication with the imperial guard system in a few wars. ”

"I had doubted before that it was possible because of blood, that is, genetics."

The old emperor leaned on the railing and looked out at the simulated scenery in the distance.

He said in a deep voice:

"I ordered someone to secretly compare the genes of the previous ten generations of emperors and me, and we can conclude that we are immediate relatives.

"Then, I ordered someone to carefully sift through the history of the empire - there was an absolutely objective history book in the imperial palace that recorded all kinds of major events in the daily operation of the empire, and I found that the last time it was ordered by His Majesty the Emperor himself, and the imperial guard system took the initiative to accept the order, was during an imperial expedition eight hundred and twenty-six years ago.

"In other words, after the reform of the new calendar, the emperor lost the authority to command the imperial guard system."

Yang Wei nodded while listening.

He can even give a more reliable answer - because the Emperor Guard system determines that the current Emperor has lost the gene that represents Levi Sherman's specificity, and is no longer recognized by the Emperor Guard system as the master of the Empire.

The old emperor sighed and continued:

"I think that within the current empire, there must be a person, or a small group, who can command the imperial guard system.

"This group can only be at that round table.

"Hanton, can you understand the feeling?"

"Yes, Your Majesty," Yang Wei pursed his lips, "for the first time, I feel the pressure on your back. ”

"Heh," the old emperor shook his head, "they don't understand me, I tried everything I could, now, there are more and more generals in the Imperial Military Department who are directly influenced by me, the House of Elders is completely under my control, the Military Intelligence Bureau now has Atro, and you are also on my side, but this is not enough at all." ”

Yang Wei was silent.

The old emperor said: "I have always supported the replacement of the imperial guard by Labdo, but in fact it is just a temptation, I want to see who will resist Labdo...... The Imperial Guard system directly controls the Levy Ship Regiment and the Imperial Star Mecha, which is the ultimate force of the empire, which is the real core of the imperial power, that is to say, whoever has the Imperial Guard system can say that he is the master of this country. ”

Yang Wei asked, "Your Majesty, why don't you go and ask Director Eno directly?" ”

"Will they tell me the truth? They coaxed me, lied to me, and put me in front of the imperial public as a mascot, an actor. ”

The old emperor's expression became more and more gloomy.

"I dare to conclude that there is only one way for me to become the true emperor and take back control of the imperial guard.

"That's the dismantling of the round table.

"I know, it sounds crazy, it's all my elders there, and it's a terrifying force that wields almost all the resources of the Empire, there's only one way to defeat them, Hanton, as you said, destroy them...... Destroy them from a practical point of view.

"Answer me, Hanton, how do you know where the old man's body is?"

Yang Wei said: "The Faya people gave me a batch of data...... About two months ago. ”

"What? Faya? ”

The old emperor was taken aback.

Yang Wei spread his hands:

"Your Majesty, don't you feel it yet? The Fayians were very dissatisfied with the current situation of the Sherman Empire, otherwise the last time the Empire went on an expedition to the New Federation, the Fayians would not have directly ordered the Free States and the Güell Alliance to directly attack the Imperial Expeditionary Force.

"The possibility of an empire is too low.

"That's how I understand it."

The old emperor frowned in contemplation, he put his hands behind his back and began to pace back and forth.

Yang Wei waited quietly beside him, and the thoughts in his heart became more and more lively.

The Emperor - the Sherman family - the Council of Elders, the Ministry of War and other departments of the empire, which is the core power system of the empire.

More often than not, the emperor has only symbolic meaning, symbolizing that the country is an absolute monarchy, not a popular and liberal camp, so that the people living here can passively increase their tolerance to exploitation and improve the efficiency of the political system to a certain extent.

The main body of contradictions in the empire has always been the aristocratic class and the commoner class, which is a powder keg that has been stored for a long time.

This riot in the empire can be said to be a [pre-war accumulation] made by Yang Wei, and it was added to the fire by Li himself.

At the moment, the Empire is extinguishing the flames everywhere, which will exacerbate the distrust of the population towards the Empire and make the population feel the pressure on security.

If you want to take this route and cause civil strife in the empire, you must constantly stimulate the nobility and the people of the empire, so that the two are completely opposed, and this full-scale riot is only a foundation.

That's part of the Challenger program.

But now, Yang Wei is maneuvering around the center of imperial power and has found a shortcut.

The shortcut comes from a rift between the Emperor and the Shermans.

It's just that Yang Wei also understands that the emperor is unreliable, this old man is essentially just a mediocre prince, just because he has a certain amount of power now, and his inner desires are expanding wildly.

It's not a good guy, and it's not a good teammate.

Yang Wei could only take advantage of the emperor, and could not put too many chips and bets on the emperor.

"Hanton, have you told anyone else that?"

"No, Your Majesty," Yang Wei put his hands behind his back, as if the banner of the Faya civilization was raised on his head, "I don't think this is good news for the empire, and my understanding is that the Faya people gave me this information to protect myself, and they still look down on some corrupt individuals in a low-dimensional human civilization." ”

"It's a good opportunity to deny them legitimacy."

The old emperor muttered to himself, then looked at Yang Wei again, and said with a smile:

"Okay, let's not think about this for now, it's not clear for a while, let's go around here, the scenery here is still good."

Yang Wei nodded with a smile.

The old emperor was obviously turning too slowly, and he couldn't think of any good way.

Don't rush, wait slowly, he has enough patience now.

……

Yang Wei and Daphne's residence was arranged in the original Daphne dormitory in the palace module.

When Yang Wei returned here, it was already late at night in the imperial star, and the dormitory was quiet, with only one famous maid walking around, arranging furniture and decorations.

Devine didn't rest.

She wore a thin and sexy slim fishtail dress, and her long hair, which seemed to be casually draped, was also carefully combed, exuding an alluring fragrance.

When Yang Wei arrived at the bedroom, she was coming out of the bathroom, with a gentle smile on the corner of her mouth, and she bowed slightly to Yang Wei.

"You've done a great job."

Yang Wei smiled and said, "Well, do you Sherman family have so many etiquettes?" ”

"No, I just think it's gentle."

Daphne stepped forward, took off her dress for Yang Wei, and took off her military boots for him and handed them to the maid on the side.

Yang Wei enjoyed the services of the imperial princess, and there was a slight difference in his heart.

Yang Wei turned over and lay on the bed, and asked aloud, "Did anything happen during the time I accompanied His Majesty?" ”

"What exactly?"

Devany sat on the edge of the bed and looked at Yang Wei tenderly.

"Riots everywhere."

"For now, the riots have been suppressed, and it only took a few galactic hours for the riots in the empire to subside temporarily."

Daphne had apparently been paying attention to these things, and the information was very comprehensive.

"But this repression was forced, and the discontent of the people did not disappear, and the contradictions were only suppressed, not resolved.

"To take the simplest example, it's just continuing to add pressure to the canister that is in danger of exploding.

"The most difficult problem now is how to stabilize the hearts and minds of the people in the empire, and I just noticed that many political celebrities and scholars say that if you can stand up, the pressure on the public opinion field of the empire will be reduced by half."

Yang Wei smiled: "Every time they say that I can stand up, I can stand up, but have they ever thought about what I can say to the people when I stand up?" Do you want me to stand up and say, 'Don't hate your exploiters, who have taken away your wealth and your rights so that you can survive...... Is that so? ”

Devine shook her head softly.

She whispered, "Hanton, no one will think this is right, but in the Empire, the Empire urgently needs to convince the people now that there will be changes in the future. ”

"Alas," Yang Wei said, "I thought so at first, I always believed that the empire was suppressing the power of the nobility, until I learned that there was a group of real nobles hidden behind His Majesty. ”

Devine could only smile wryly.

She looked to the side, waved her hand gently, and the maids saluted and quietly left.

Like a swimming fish, she swam into Yang Wei's arms and hid in the crook of his arm.

"Hanton, I'm a little worried about you right now."

"What are you worried about me?"

"You have been taken advantage of by Uncle Eno's grandfather, he has always been dissatisfied with those old people, those old people are not really elites, they are just the people in power."

Daphne said worriedly:

"They may really deal with you, even if it is to force you to the opposite side of the Empire, and then use the Empire's powerful fleet......"

"Don't worry, Daphne," Yang said, "we still have your father. ”

"My father can only give orders that are not contrary to the interests of the family as a whole," said Daphne, "and if those people don't nod, my father can't do whatever he wants, and he understands that, so he always comforts himself by doing things that satisfy him as much as those people allow." ”

Yang Wei: ......

It's a little rude to see my old father so thoroughly.

Yang Wei said: "Your Majesty gave me some encouragement today. ”

"Do you want you to fight against those old men?"

"Yes," Yang Wei laughed, "Now I can only rely on Your Majesty, and Your Majesty can only rely on me, but I haven't figured out yet, how to target these guys and directly announce them to the public?" That would have no real impact on them, their rule over the empire was from the top down, and it was a big proposition to dismantle the foundation of their rule and return power to the local and imperial powers. ”

"Honey, I think it's time for you to rest, don't think about such complicated issues for the time being, you've been running around for a long time."

Devine gently rubbed Yang Wei's chest.

Yang Wei said: "Okay, you rest first, I'll study the current situation first." ”

Devany dropped a kiss on Yang Wei's forehead, then turned to the side, turned her back to Yang Wei and prepared to sleep.

Boss Yang sat up, raised his hand and made a grabbing gesture, allowing the cup in the corner to fly over on its own.

Then open the network terminal and browse the latest news.

He was going to wait for Devany to fall asleep and talk to Ritsu briefly.

Ritsu should see some information in the mural of the headquarters of the Cult of Development, which is ...... Yang Wei didn't know what it was for.

The hot news now is:

[Strongly quelling the riots, the vigorous and resolute actions of the Imperial Military Department];

[The only way out for the future of the empire is to reduce the privileges of the aristocracy];

[Prayer for Peace];

[There really is a group of high-ranking agents stirring up disputes];

[More than 120 interstellar polities, including the New Federation and the United States, have expressed concern about the unrest within the Empire];

[The dreadnought outside Saka, the empire does not regard the white ghost as a hero at all];

[Captain Catherine became the first president of the Federation of Resistance Groups];

[Death of Quegan: A Homicide Destined to Go Down in the Annals of the Empire];

And so on and so forth.

Public opinion is constantly cooling, and the crisis of the empire is superficially revealed.

Yang Wei got what he wanted, and the challenger plan was advanced to more than thirty percent, and the death of Earl Kuigan was indeed of great significance.

On the side, Daphne should have fallen asleep, and Yang Wei felt that her biological energy became very smooth and gentle.

He was about to touch his watch......

Ding!

Yang Wei subconsciously covered the projection hole of the network access terminal and looked at Daphne weakly.

She was not affected.

Yang Wei looked at the lower left corner of the projection screen, where there was a small envelope, which was obviously a message that was not sent by the law......

With the touch of a finger, the envelope unfolds.

[Come out and talk.] 】

The payment is...... Reason.

(End of chapter)