Interstellar leader

In the following year, the empire appeared calm on the surface, but there was a turbulent vortex hidden under the mirror-like water surface, like a giant beast in the dark, one day it will reveal its ferocious minions.

The surprised gazes and doubts of the noble officials did not stop Li Qing from taking power. He used his amazing ability to block everyone's gossip, and firmly held the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Empire in his hands.

Only a few people know that before Chris took the throne, he used to have an intelligence department under the guise of a research institute.After becoming emperor, of course, he mercilessly carried out a bloody purge in the original Imperial Intelligence Bureau. Most of the vacated positions were filled by people from that research institute, and Selina even became the director.

As the real controller of that intelligence department, Li Qing's tentacles of influence also tightly wrapped around the current Imperial Intelligence Bureau.If Chris doesn't stop his decision, even Selina can't oppose him.

Li Qing is very clear about the current state of the empire.

The first plenary meeting that Chris called was about the finances of the Empire.Many aristocrats who had just joined the ranks came to participate with cheerful smiles, but returned with a sad face.To put it bluntly, the economy of the empire is worse than a piece of cheese that is riddled with holes. Perhaps it is more appropriate to compare it to a pudding with only the center hollowed out.

In the past few generations, the empire has crazily squeezed the natural resources and labor of the surrounding impoverished star regions, and imported the produced goods into the upper three regions around the imperial capital at low prices, so that the high-ranking citizens and nobles can enjoy abundant materials. The merchants, like vampires, snatched the huge wealth exchanged with blood and sweat, wandered in the upper class, and bribed the powerful with part of the money, hoping to become a new noble.

The productivity of the upper three districts is close to none, the blood of other star districts has already been sucked dry, and there are shortages of resources in many places.Without enough commodities, the squeeze in the upper three districts began to intensify. After the squeeze, the productivity of the backward star districts will be lowered, and the output will be less... This is an unsolvable endless loop.

Some poor people who couldn't bear it even broke out in demonstrations-of course, it was useless.The interstellar era is no better than before BC. The peasants can revolt if they say they revolt, and they can easily overthrow the entire dynasty.A single salvo from a starship can destroy an entire city, let alone a few poor people.

Li Qing thinks this is the worst, most brain-dead, and most unbelievable economic model in history, but the gang of brainless aristocrats in the empire just did it.Their interests have colluded into a huge net covering the entire Perseus spiral arm, which is tenacious and stubborn. Although Chris has made vigorous reforms, it is unknown when it will take effect.

But the building will collapse, and the empire will not wait until that year and that month.There is only one way to divert domestic conflicts.

War, plunder.

In fact, the empire has been preparing for war since before Chris ascended the throne, and after the first plenary meeting, it has entered a state of intense gongs and drums.

During this period of time, Li Qing was under a lot of pressure. He had to take the lead in improving warships and new weapons, but also left undetectable loopholes and backdoors on them; He also had to do his best to delay the coming of the war and plan his own escape, at least he must not stay in the Empire while the war was raging across the galaxy.

He was almost on the verge of overdrawing every day, so busy that he even forgot the ring program, the micro-connection, and the Gaia box that had not yet been applied.

"Chris, can't you let me sleep a little longer?" Li Qing wiped his face vigorously, and the cold morning air poured into his lungs, which made his drowsy brain a little clearer.

The emperor nodded apologetically. He knew that Li Qing didn't go to bed until three o'clock in the morning, but he was summoned at eight o'clock in the morning, and he couldn't stand it. "But I do have an urgent matter for you. There is a biochemical experiment site on Yongyao Star in District No. 11, as you know."

"Well, could it be leaked?"

"Yes."

Li Qing was startled awake immediately. "Is the blockade complete?"

"It has been completed. But the current situation is very bad. A group of poor people rebelled. For some reason, they even held laser cannons. When they attacked the experimental site, they hit places that shouldn't be hit, resulting in the leakage of a large number of biological and chemical weapons."

"Have you contacted Marshal Jonathan? Has the emergency plan been activated?"

Chris's tone was a little cold. "He's got the situation under control."

"Then what are you looking for me for? Chris, it's not that I'm shirking responsibility, it's really not within the scope of my duty to rescue the residents of Yongyao Star—" Li Qing said this, and found that the emperor looked at him with a strange look, It seemed that he said something amazing.

"My dear Isaac." Chris tapped his fingers on the stone table in front of him, and there was a weird atmosphere in the air. "I told you, rescue?"

Li Qing's pupils shrank imperceptibly.

"The purpose of my coming to you is to invoke the 'corona' series of weapons newly developed by your department. I heard that they have been equipped on starships. The leakage of viruses and bacteria has become uncontrollable. A planet full of trash and slums is no longer useful, and just happens to be a good weapons testing ground."

Li Qing didn't care about his status, what he said in shock was enough to be charged with disrespect to the monarch. "Chris, are you crazy?! There are [-] million people on that planet, [-] million!!"

"With a population of [-] million, the productivity is low, and a lot of resources are consumed, so don't worry about it." Chris said coldly.

Li Qing used the optical brain in the meeting room to connect to Jonathan's communication, and after getting the data on the current spread of Yongyao Star, he said to Chris: "Control is feasible. I now have four plans to achieve the goal, and the loss can be reduced to Ten percent..."

Chris interrupted him and said in an almost sarcastic tone, "Can the economic benefits of the people you save in ten years be equal to the cost of the lowest cost solution?"

Of course not.Li Qing was speechless.But that is human life, [-] million people are like [-] million grass mustards in the mouth of the emperor.

Chris sneered. "Then unlock the 'corona' and give the right to use it to the army."

Li Qing didn't speak.

"Isaac, I think you should be very clear. Just because I call you a friend doesn't mean you can go against my will." Chris stood up, put his hands on both sides of the table, and looked down at Li Qing. "I am the emperor, your lord, and you are my subject. I order you now, and you cannot resist."

"Give me the code for 'Corona', now!"

Li Qing lowered his eyes, his fine eyelashes covered all the cold killing intent in his eyes.He slowly knelt down on one knee to the blond emperor, which was a courtesy that Chris had never pardoned him.

He took out a storage device from his bag, which contained all the authorization codes of the "Corona" series.

"Everything is as you wish, my lord."

After the emperor took it, he was still kneeling, and the silence that spread in the air was uncomfortable.

Chris regretted it in an instant, Li Qing's alienation from thousands of miles away climbed to his heart like vines, and the tiny tentacles pierced into the flesh, and the dense pain made him almost unable to breathe.But he couldn't apologize, how could the emperor's pride make him say it?

He gave Li Qing a cold look, turned and walked out of the room, the heavy metal door fell on the door frame, making a loud noise.

Li Qing stood up expressionlessly, patted the creases on his trousers, and waited for a while before going out.When passing by the largest garden in the palace, he saw Queen Ada and her full-term baby in her arms, the daughter of Chris and the future heir of the empire—Princess Catherine.

Chris is not here, they have only one bodyguard beside them.He had a cold face, dressed in black, and followed closely behind the noble mother and daughter. His strong-looking body gave people a sense of security, no different from other bodyguards.

Li Qing recognized his face at a glance.

He is the man who was cut into countless pieces in his dream.

Li Qing turned and left without hesitation.He knew that this person would not be able to kill Chris. Of course, if this assassin could succeed, it would save him a lot of things, and he could only wish for it.

Maybe the things in the dream are irreversible - he has warned Lan before that the people of the Freedom Army should not carry out assassination operations without authorization, so that Chris will only follow the clues to investigate the past, and maybe they will be taken away at any time lair.But now it seems that Lan does not have the strongest voice in her organization, so this assassin still came.

After returning to the duke's mansion, Li Qing fell asleep. To his surprise, there was no news until night fell.Just as he was getting dressed, staring at his dear quilt, and considering whether to sleep again, the doorbell was finally rang.

Tap the screen with your finger to unlock the door.His assistant ran in staggeringly, bumped into the cabinet that had been moved due to too fast pace, covered his forehead with a scream, and shouted out of breath: "My lord duke! Your Majesty, he... ...he was assassinated!"

"What is the result, tell me clearly."

To the aide's surprise, his duke didn't even frown when he heard the shocking news, as if it was a trivial matter.He couldn't help being a little scared.

"Your Majesty, he was not injured, but the queen was seriously injured, I'm afraid..."

"I'm afraid what, just say it directly. Next time you go around so many circles next time, you don't have to stand here and talk to me." Li Qing glanced coldly at the assistant, and the poor middle-aged man shrank back again, his head It hangs lower.

"I'm afraid the queen can't be saved."

"Where's Catherine?"

"If you go back to your lord, the princess is fine."

Stupid as hell.Li Qing sighed, this assassination brought the worst result.Chris didn't hurt even a single hair, so killing Ada, a woman with no background and only being a queen based on her looks, was there any practical benefit other than angering Chris?

His workload may have to increase again.Before he finished using the Freedom Army, he would never allow Chris's people to find their base. He could only pretend to search seriously while blocking the flow of correct information into Chris's hands without arousing suspicion.

What a hassle.

"Did the assassin catch it?" Li Qing began to pack his things.

"Now in prison."

"Get ready to fly, I'm going to see him."

The assistant bowed and bowed, then stepped back.He wisely didn't ask whether the "he" in Li Qing's words was the emperor or the killer, or both.

The author has something to say: I can actually update daily, as expected, the potential of human beings is infinite.

Happy 520 everyone.

Thank you @throw a bomb to see my name's thunder (little angel, you vest... I don't know where to complain 23333)

Thank you @Yunshan for throwing thunder (to be more careful)