Walk alone in the abyss

After Yang Ming hung up the communication with Director Ino, several messages popped up one after another before he changed into his uniform.

[The Imperial Military Department held an emergency press conference, announcing that the military department had previously been infiltrated by foreign forces. The previous military department spokesperson read out a wrong manuscript at the wrong time, which deeply hurt the Imperial Hero White Ghost and the Empire. The simple sentiments of the people.

The military department has detained the responsible persons pending trial, and has identified two of the new senior federal agents.

In addition, the Imperial Military Intelligence Bureau has determined that the riots in the empire are inseparable from the instigation of foreign forces.

I hope that the citizens of the empire can maintain reason and restraint.

At the same time, the Imperial Military Department has dispatched more than 600 working groups, and will pay close attention to the radical behavior of the imperial aristocratic group, so as to ensure that the legitimate rights and interests of military families will not be violated due to the riots. 】

the efficiency of this action;

Boss Yang has every reason to suspect that the military department has already prepared to hold this press conference before, and has made an action plan to persuade them in advance.

Immediately afterwards, the Imperial Military Intelligence Bureau published a signed article titled "The slander of the white ghost can be regarded as harm to the empire itself".

Those imperial media and political commentators who obeyed the order to work were dumbfounded and anxious for a while, for fear of being regarded as a victim by the military.

Before, it was clear that the military had ordered them to force the black and white ghosts to keep pace.

The white ghost's live broadcast room was once again pushed to the hot search of major portal websites by the navy, and the whole process of the withdrawal of the imperial army was broadcast live.

Aiming the muzzle at the dreadnought ship on Star Saka, the energy recovery of the main gun began. The overall process was relatively slow, so Xiaoli was given the opportunity to broadcast the whole process live.

After waiting for half a galaxy hour, the imperial fleet officially withdrew.

When the light of these ships' jumps was transmitted to countless white ghost supporters through the live broadcast room, it caused bursts of cheers.

It's like a victory.

A victory no one else knew how to achieve.

As soon as the imperial fleet left, Yang Ming asked Li to send out the third video that he had prepared in advance.

Of course, there are multiple options for this third video, and Yang Ming also prepared different answers for different "story development routes", and the one released now is one of them.

In the video, Yang Ming stands in front of the background of the starry sky and speaks softly:

"Thank you for your support and solidarity, which makes me very touched and guilty.

"In the future, I will not talk about Catherine anymore. Her actions may be a little radical, but I think her ideological imprint still motivates her to become a hero who protects the people of the empire.

"I hope that the public and the government can give Catherine and her dozens of followers some understanding. As far as I know, Catherine has not planned or participated in any terrorist actions that harm the empire. I hope the empire can listen to me. A little opinion.

"This matter has come to an end with me, and I will still take the initiative to plead guilty.

"I still have a lot of things to do, and I don't have much time to stay in this dimension. I believe that the future of the empire does not only depend on the operation of the government and the army. It is impossible to expect the self-awakening of the nobles to benefit society. , but rely on the hard work of the general public to create social wealth.

"How to keep more of the wealth we create in our own hands is a social issue worth thinking about and working hard for.

"I haven't done any research on it.

"I only know that what is based on the people is justice. For the imperial officials, I would like to add a piece of advice. Water can carry a boat and it can also overturn it. The reason why the empire is an empire is because there are hundreds of billions of people. Simply because of the empire's invincible fleet and naval guns.

"Don't forget, the people who control these ships are also the people."

That's all there is to video content.

This also declared that Yang Ming would stop making small moves behind his back.

The conflict between the Imperial Army and the White Phantom has come to an end.

The problem facing the empire at the moment is the sharp contradiction between the aristocratic class, the commoner class, and the slaves of the empire.

No matter what, Yang Ming has already earned enough face, and managed to get out of this vortex temporarily. As for how much Lizi can get, it depends on his next negotiation with the empire.

The situation in the empire changed three times in one day.

In the past, the empire still wanted to subdue the white ghost, but now the empire is asking for the white ghost, hoping that the white ghost can stand up and temporarily cool down the boiling public opinion.

Yang Ming and Daphne were on the transport ship together in the Saka star guard formation heading to Emperor Star.

Taking advantage of Daphne's time to go to the meeting, Yang Ming also opened his own network access terminal and had a simple discussion with Li.

"Boss, the empire is really in a hurry now."

The smile on the corner of Lu's mouth couldn't stop rippling:

"The current problem is not just the conflict between nobles and civilians, it also involves the army of the empire.

"The largest number of soldiers and technicians, all kinds of reformed fighters, and logistics personnel are all civilians. They are the cornerstone of the army. The nobles usually start as officers. There has been a certain amount of bullying in the army for a long time. Now this kind of bullying phenomenon is also summarized as the oppression of the common people by the nobles.

"If the situation continues, the army may even mutiny.

"And now, the empire can't come up with a feasible strategy to suppress this nationwide conflict."

Yang Ming wondered: "Didn't the elders' house come out to control the nobles now? Isn't the elders' house for this?"

"Well, the nobles are also divided into classes. The big nobles have controlled the House of Elders for a long time, and their interests have not been damaged for the time being. Now the people who are in conflict with the common people are the bottom nobles with the largest number and the fewest resources. They are the group with the strongest sense of superiority. , is also the group most easily aroused by emotions.”

The law briefly explains:

"Similarly, there are more or less grievances between the lower-level nobles in these places and the local commoners.

"Earl Quigan's death has indeed played a role as a trigger. Whether our previous propaganda campaigns or the navy guiding public opinion, they all centered on the goal of putting pressure on the empire.

"Earl Quigan's death directly sent the empire in the direction of civil war.

"Li's shot this time is really powerful."

Yang Ming thought for a while.

He asked: "Then what do you think, should we follow the logic of reasoning?"

"The conditions are not yet ripe, Boss," Li reminded, "The uncertainty of reason is too great. Unless we understand her real purpose, everything must be done carefully."

Yang Ming nodded: "I don't know what kind of situation I will face when I go to Emperor Star this time."

"They probably want to use your influence to cool down the situation," Lu said with a smile. "It might not be a wise choice for you to take the initiative to break up with them and make the relationship more rigid."

"What should we do to the empire, so that the empire can feel that we have plans in this regard?"

Yang Ming muttered to himself, feeling a little troubled.

His real purpose is naturally closely related to the future development of the Luofeng-Dark Star system.

But this matter must not be mentioned.

Boss Yang can't just say - ah, you give back the sovereignty of the subordinate state of the Luofeng Empire - that would really expose your underpants.

In terms of power?

He is now the grand duke of the empire, and his official positions and honors in the empire have come to an end.

Before, Director Ino and Daphne both suspected that his white ghost's desire to become the new ruler was also based on "desire for power".

money?

Uh, will the White Ghost be short of money?

Besides, what is the use of money? Power can achieve what money cannot.

Want some ideals of freedom and democracy?

When Yang Ming thought of this, he couldn't help the corners of his mouth twitching.

Isn't that the common vocabulary of those hypocritical politicians? Everyone is the incarnation of walking desire, pretending to be a noble wolf with a big tail.

Yang Ming really fell into a dilemma.

He must find an argument that convinces the high-level empire...

"Boss, Daphne is back."

"Well, okay, lawyer, let's go to work first."

Yang Ming casually took off the hidden earphones, and quietly stared out of the porthole.

Daphne sat back beside Yang Ming, lowered her head and said in Yang Ming's ear: "The meeting over there is over, and a consensus has been reached for the time being, and we will do our best to resolve the class conflicts that erupted at this stage."

"The efficiency this time is not bad," Yang Ming nodded with a smile, "How to solve it specifically?"

"Just some conventional means."

Daphne said slowly:

"Send troops to strengthen the presence of the imperial fleet on every administrative planet where conflicts erupt, put pressure on the civilian class, and suppress those foreign reptiles that are about to move.

"In terms of public opinion and propaganda, it is emphatically emphasized that this is a conflict that broke out under the instigation of foreign forces.

"In addition, some policies to benefit the people have been introduced to benefit the people in a short period of time, and then recover these benefits in a slightly longer period of time.

"Some other small details, such as arresting the leading troublemakers, using the reserve mechanical army, and conducting standing patrols in the most turbulent Emperor Star circle... nothing new, they are all conventional policies that treat symptoms but not the root cause."

Yang Ming smiled and said, "It's good to have countermeasures. I thought they would fight for a long time."

"Hey," Daphne said with a slightly complicated expression, "you still have to be careful, their anger towards you has accumulated to a certain level now."

Yang Ming raised his hand and patted the back of Daphne's hand, and said softly: "Don't worry about me, the worst case is that my body is destroyed, and then I will take revenge on your family."

Daphne: ...

"Hendon, your threatening words are too straightforward, without any artistic flavor."

"What kind of artistic atmosphere does this need?"

Yang Ming raised his legs and said leisurely:

"Your elders are used to being domineering. If you let them suffer later, you will know how to make up lessons and learn how to respect others."

Daphne didn't know how to answer the words for a moment.

Let the actual controllers of the most powerful empire in the galaxy suffer...

She suddenly felt a trace of strangeness, Yang Ming's palm was a little dishonest, attacking the city along her arm.

Daphne turned her head to look at him, her eyes unconsciously lit up with a gentle light, she took the initiative to lower her collar, and turned sideways in his direction.

"Handon..."

"Um?"

"My youth is running out," Daphne said softly, "are you willing to be close to me now?"

"En," Yang Ming responded, fiddling with the projection screen in front of him with his right hand, but still didn't intend to withdraw his left hand.

Not long after, Daphne took the initiative to hug Yang Ming's left arm, leaned on his shoulder, and tried to kiss Yang Ming's earlobe.

Yang Ming was so tickled that he laughed out loud, turned his head to look at her charming face, and said softly: "Your Highness, now is not the time to do such things."

"We still have more than one galaxy hour of alone time," Daphne said without avoiding her eyes. "I read in the book that the normal human male time is fifty-five seconds to thirty minutes."

Yang Ming clicked his tongue: "This time is not enough for me to display it."

"But I am enough."

Daphne got up and sat straddling Yang Ming's lap, her face showed an undisguised obsequiousness, her rippling eyes exuded all kinds of amorous feelings and a bit of shyness.

"I love you, Hendon, always have, and it's almost twisted my soul."

Yang Ming sighed from the bottom of his heart, he took the initiative to hug her slender and elastic waist, and kissed her passionately as he lowered his head.

There were only the two of them in the cabin.

Lil hacked the surveillance camera casually, and covered Molly's eyes with his bare hands in the thinking space.

This is not something a childish mind can see.

...

One and a half galaxy hours later.

Outside the Emperor Star, Yang Ming and Daphne, who had changed their clothes, boarded a ferry boat and landed directly on the surface of the Emperor Star.

The person who came to greet Yang Ming was a person in charge of the tentacles organization, a middle-aged aunt who looked familiar to Yang Ming.

Yang Ming took a few glances at the old aunt, and concluded that this old aunt should be His Majesty's confidant.

The old aunt was secretly looking at Daphne... Daphne was radiant at the moment, but her expression was lazy, and there was a strong attachment to the man around her eyes. It seemed that she had just felt joy and satisfaction not long ago.

This middle-aged maid has been in the palace for so long, so she knows this kind of thing too well.

Get down to business first.

"Dear Duke of the Empire," the old aunt said with a smile, "His Royal Highness Daphne."

"You can get straight to the point," Yang Ming reminded.

"Okay," the old aunt said quickly, "We will arrive at the palace in 20 minutes, and you are allowed to land directly near the main hall of the palace. The situation in the empire is changing very rapidly, and we have encountered a very difficult political storm. "

Yang Ming nodded: "Then what? Does Your Majesty have any instructions?"

"At first, His Majesty didn't care about the demonstrations of the people, and asked all places not to use force against the people in the demonstrations, but now, His Majesty has also seen the great harm to the empire after the battle between the noble class and the common people."

The old aunt said succinctly:

"The noble class is a necessary tool for the empire to realize imperial power, so imperial power naturally favors nobles, I hope you can understand this.

"In addition, the best way at present is to calm the anger of the people, and to divert attention as much as possible. If neither of these can be carried out smoothly, the only option is to export conflicts to the outside world and use external pressure to make the common people and the nobles reunite. unity.

"Which of these three routes do you think is more likely to succeed?"

"The three routes can be successful, it just depends on how we operate," Yang Ming said, "Personally, I will choose to appease the anger of the people."

Daphne said: "This is the path with the most problems in actual implementation. To quell the anger of the people, it is necessary to harm the interests of the noble class."

"Your Highness is right," the old aunt said, "Your Majesty is more inclined to the second way, and find a way to divert the attention of the people of the empire. Later, you can carry out policy extensions in this direction."

Yang Ming suddenly asked: "Your Majesty's current situation is not very good, right?"

"Why do you ask that?"

"Otherwise, Your Majesty won't let you come to me in advance, and want to use my mouth to overwhelm those opposing voices...Let me think about it, there are many people from the Sherman family by His Majesty's side?"

"Yes," the old aunt smiled helplessly, "Those uncles of His Majesty, relying on their seniority and resources, formed a group to put pressure on His Majesty, asking His Majesty to issue an expedition order as soon as possible. The third expedition The new federation diverted domestic conflicts, and summarized a series of negative news such as the death of Earl Quigan as deliberate instigation by the new federation."

Yang Ming nodded: "This is actually a good idea, simple and efficient, and can greatly reduce the intensity of the current conflict."

The old aunt said: "Your Majesty is not interested in specific policies, and His Majesty is not willing to be manipulated by them. This is the key."

"I see, I want to sing against the Sherman family."

Yang Ming almost laughed out loud, but Daphne couldn't help raising her hand to her forehead.

"Your Majesty has high hopes for you."

Boss Yang rolled up his sleeves slowly, and said with a smile, "As long as His Majesty allows, I'm quite good at quarreling."

"It's good that you understand what I mean," the old aunt smiled with squinted eyes, and suddenly changed the topic, "Besides, there is one more thing I want to discuss with you... A certain department of ours has detected that Quigan When the Earl’s murder happened, there were some small data fluctuations that should not have occurred in the black box server of the Empire’s total defense system.”

Yang Ming frowned.

This shocked him a little.

Not everyone in the upper echelons of the empire eats dry food!

"Do you suspect that the Emperor Wei system killed the earl?"

"It's just possible, but the data fluctuations have disappeared. I mean, the data records we kept have disappeared miraculously," the old aunt sighed, "I only hope that the God of Empire Development can give us a Reasonable explanation, otherwise... this really sends chills down the spine."

Yang Ming also nodded with a serious face.

On the side, Daphne looked at Yang Ming's profile, thoughtfully.

What Yang Ming thought was, was Li's intentional exposure, or Li's 'accidental' exposure, or Li didn't care if it was exposed or not.

And what Daphne thinks about is what methods to use to prevent pregnancy, and what medicines, she doesn't want to be tied to the child now, life has just begun... such an irrelevant topic.

Hair first and moisturize later.

In addition, this plot will definitely cause controversy, that is, the problem of Daphne's sense of boundaries, but this is a necessary plot, not for sexual satisfaction. Readers, in fact, is also a kind of luck. In addition, the stallion sees one after the other. Yang Ming's mistress and girlfriend together do not exceed Wei Xiaobao's standard. Every character has its own meaning and function other than Windsor, so don't label it indiscriminately.