Interstellar leader

That Mr. Gray Stein, who had been called before he was brought into the interrogation room, looked as if he wanted to tell you what color Adolph was wearing.

Of course, the Duke has no interest in such useless information.

When Li Qing got the recording material, he vaguely felt that something was wrong.How can it be so smooth?It's like mustering up the courage to prove "1+1", and the result is "1+1=".This feeling of punching cotton made him a little at a loss.

The content of the recording is roughly about the corruption of Prime Minister Adolf.

In fact, in this rotten empire, corruption and bribery are rife, and almost all officials have committed this crime to some extent.Worst of all, the political system of the empire was an aristocratic council of elders, with a cabinet that was directly ordered by the emperor.All the elders and cabinet ministers are hereditary nobles. They colluded with each other to form a huge network of crimes, not only taking bribes, but also doing some shady business.

People in all power circles know about these bad things, but no one dares to expose them to the sun.The emperor was pinched to death by that old fox Adolf, and just balancing the power of those damn nobles exhausted him physically and mentally.

Besides, that emperor has always been more interested in pleasure than worrying about the country and the people. As long as it does not affect his extravagant life, it doesn't matter if the country dies.

Li Qing didn't think it was worth Adolf sending a killer here.

Although Stan provided detailed evidence, according to the imperial law, the jaw-droppingly huge sum was enough to send Adolf into the incineration box; but a group of nobles twisted into one rope, the black hole can also be said to be a white hole, and the white hole can be said to be a wormhole— —In the final analysis, the laws of the Empire only restrain the inferior people.

Adolf probably wouldn't think that Duke Windsor would go to this muddy water, nor did Li Qing.

Could it be that there was a problem with the intelligence analysis of the assassin's bracelet?

Now, Li Qing had no choice but to temporarily suppress the doubts in his heart.This day was Sunday, and the Duke attended the regular meeting of the Elder's House as usual. What was different from the past was that he insisted on bringing Li Qing with him this time.

It took Li Qing half an hour to put on that "messy stuff" on his body.Standing in front of a huge full-length mirror, he looked at the so-called "court clothes" with trinkets hanging on top of each other, and cursed the mysterious aesthetics of the imperial nobles in his heart.

The short-acting golden hair dye provided by the duke worked well. Coupled with the blue colored contact lenses, the top make-up artist in the duke's mansion made a fuss. Now he looks no different from the most normal son of an imperial nobleman.

But Elvis may think he looks a little familiar - who told him that he looks exactly like the ancient King Keynes, and he traveled through the interstellar era instead of humans. Leather masks are flying all over the sky, wearing ten The sky won't get prickly heat; the rough man turns into a beautiful girl in seconds, and doesn't care where the flesh on his face goes—what about the fantasy world?

Can only pay more attention.

The empire's parliament hall is located next to the imperial palace. It is a very inconspicuous gray and white bungalow. Compared with the magnificent palaces, it is as low as dust.Just looking at the appearance, no one would think that this is the power center of the empire.

In the imperial capital, architecture was endowed with political significance.The height of the buildings in the noble mansion is allocated according to the rank of the title, and if it exceeds the regulations, it will be convicted; there are also requirements for building materials, and the color of the main body... Everything is written in the "Imperial Etiquette Law".

The small parliament hall is a warning issued by the royal family to the nobles.

Li Qing thinks these are rubbish things.

The decoration inside the council hall is very delicate. After all, the emperor sometimes comes over, so he can't hurt his eyes.The area is small, and the black glass-painted tables are arranged in a circle from front to back.

Unlike the conference halls that Li Qing used to see, there are no stairs here.Those with high titles sat in the front, and those with low titles sat at the back. If they were blocked, they could only blame themselves for their poor reincarnation.

As the only duke of the empire, Windesha undoubtedly sat in the first row.When attending meetings, these nobles are used to bringing a deputy, so it is not surprising that Li Qing sits beside him with his head bowed.

There is another person sitting in the first row. He is quite eye-catching: a head of curly dark brown hair like a lion's mane, thick eyebrows reaching into the temples, and a beard. He has a strong figure, and his green eyes are shining with firmness and determination. of light.

Marshal of the Imperial Wehrmacht, Earl Jonathan.

If one had to find a good man among the nobles of the empire, that honor must go to Earl Jonathan.He is one of the few reformers in the empire. He can't stand the sight of these useless nobles sitting on the mountain and destroying the empire like moths. He also discovered the increasingly serious economic problems of the empire.

In order to alleviate the shortage of resources, he once organized half of the Legion's development team to explore the centaur spiral arm area.Unfortunately, a sudden radio burst deflected their jump, and half the fleet jumped directly to the vicinity of a neutron star, where it was instantly torn to pieces by the powerful gravitational tide.

After that, the empire never explored this undeveloped area again, and Jonathan, who had offended many people, almost lost his position.However, his credit for reorganizing the National Defense Forces and presiding over the development of new weapons is there, and the emperor is full of praise for him, so no one dares to move him on the bright side.

In the first half of the meeting, there was a long discussion about whether the new building built by a certain viscount was in compliance with the rules. Li Qing wanted to doze off, and had to hold his eyelids, pretending that he was a good deputy who was diligent in recording.The Duke sat quietly, accustomed to boring meetings.

But soon, the two of them stopped feeling bored.The viscount led the war to Windesa's side, and he defended himself, since Duke Windsor used the sky crystal that can only be used in the palace in the building materials, why couldn't he build the building higher.

The sky crystal...which middle school neuropathy got its name?Isn't it the number 247 of group m of branch c under the category of organic synthetic materials?Li Qing rolled his eyes in his heart.

The Duke smiled and was about to speak, but he couldn't make a sound when he opened his mouth.

The door on the right opened with a creak, and the audience fell silent.Li Qing first saw a golden hem, and then Elvis VIII's face that was often published in the news appeared vividly in front of everyone.

Based on the good genetics of the royal family, the outline of Elvis VIII can be described as handsome.He was wearing a complicated white suit, a golden cloak embroidered with silver patterns, and a crown symbolizing power on his dull blond hair. His white gloves were spotless, and he held his scepter in his right hand.

However, he looked more haggard than in the news, with fine wrinkles on his pale skin, and even though the bruises under his eyes were covered with cosmetics, they still couldn't hide from Li Qing's eyes.

Behind him was an old man, short in stature, with a hooked nose and small narrow eyes, who would have suited him perfectly in a medieval wizard attire.The celebrity around the emperor, the half-controller of the cabinet, the most powerful minister of the empire-Adolf Ann.

Elvis sat in the middle of the high platform opposite, which seemed to be a seat specially reserved for him, and Adolf stood beside him.

"Go ahead." He said coldly.

"That's right. βcm247 was removed from the banned list the year before last. It's not called a 'sky crystal' now, it just has a serial number." The duke responded.

"I'm afraid I didn't get His Majesty's permission?" the Viscount shouted loudly.

The Duke looked up at Elvis VIII, who lowered his head, wondering what he was thinking.Adolf bent over and whispered something in the emperor's ear.

After a while, the emperor did not express his position, and a group of nobles who supported the viscount began to accuse Duke Windesha in turn.At this time, Li Qing understood that this group of people were all Adolf's minions.

The building materials must have been approved by the emperor at that time, but the year before last, Adolf had not yet taken power, that is to say, the change of this law did not go through his hands.

The building violations are just a cover, and there's only one thing this group is really fighting for - legislative power.

If this charge is confirmed, on the surface, what the Duke loses is only some fines; in fact, the legislative power from now on will fall into the hands of Adolf and his aristocratic power group, and no one will express any objection.

Li Qing said that he suddenly didn't want to hang out with politicians, they are so scary.

The saliva of this group of nobles is about to escalate, and all kinds of open and dark arrows come and go, and the fight is exhilarating.This seems to be a big melee from top to bottom. Everyone's various dark histories are being pulled out and aired in the air. Li Qing is dumbfounded in his heart-listen, Earl Hyde has several illegitimate children, and Viscount Anna has committed crimes. Bigamy, Earl Silas raising a hundred and one dogs, wasting resources—oh, it seems like something weird has gotten in there.

Elvis VIII finally couldn't bear it any longer, and slapped the table heavily.After everyone quieted down, he spoke, still in the same tone of indifference: "The matter of the sky crystal was not approved by me at the beginning, so the meeting was adjourned."

"Your Majesty." Earl Jonathan called to the emperor who was about to get up and leave.

"Do you have anything to say?" Elvis VIII frowned impatiently.

"A treacherous minister can make people suffer from amnesia, Your Majesty." His voice was loud, and the words he said shocked everyone into silence, for fear of involving this dispute.

Unexpectedly, the emperor didn't get angry, he just glanced coldly, turned and left.

"He is still of great use to the empire, so neither Elvis nor Adolf moved him. But they are discovering the seedlings in the army, hoping to fill in his vacancy after abolishing Jonathan." Returning car On, the duke explained to Li Qing.

"I didn't expect Elvis to be so completely controlled by that old fox. I lost several nobles under my command this time, and they all fell to neutrality. The next revision of the Imperial Law will directly weaken my right to speak Yes. But there is an unexpected harvest, Jonathan knows that he has been targeted by Adolf, and he can only fall to my side-as for his temperament, it is really not to my liking, just throw it away after using it."

Li Qing lowered his head and did not answer.He felt very uncomfortable.

Just now, he has seen a rotten political system, a dirty power game.Even though he was an enemy, he still felt uncomfortable.

What is this empire to her people?For a patriot like Jonathan who wants to turn the tide, what is it?A rotting hive?A dying mother?

The advancement of technology and the advancement of thought are not synchronized, and he realized this not long ago.The latter is a sufficient condition for the former, but the two are not mutually necessary and sufficient.The science and technology of the interstellar era has developed to such an extent that poor human beings are still stuck in the historical stage of transition from feudalism to democracy, and are left far behind by the original earth.

He had seen enough of the ugly faces of the empire, and he wanted to return to a civilized society.

Li Qing raised his head and smiled at the Duke.

"Yes, everything is as you wish."

The author has something to say: This chapter is probably a transition, describing the darkness of the empire.The next chapter, the goal, to do things, to do big things.

Annotation: #一个问题#

"1+1": The proposition "any sufficiently large even number can be expressed as the sum of a number whose prime factors do not exceed a and another number whose prime factors do not exceed b" is recorded as "a+b".

哥德巴赫猜想是“1＋1”，不是大众误解的“1＋1＝2”这种根本不需要证的东西。