Same light

The important seals in Alfred's life seem to be accompanied by the crisis of the empire.

On the day he became the crown prince, he led his troops to pursue the federal spacecraft, and now, not long after the enthronement ceremony, he drove himself to the front line.

This time, he took away all the elite, and even had two princes with golden pupils accompanying the army.

The young prince's time from crown prince to emperor is too short, and the people don't know much about him. The most popular story is the story that he saw through the rebel army's dirty bomb plan and voluntarily endured the humiliation for two years, and the story like The miraculous bow bow video, and the scene where he returned from successfully chasing the Federation spacecraft last time, and the main planet was greeted by thousands of people.

Although the speed of the handover between the first emperor and the new emperor was abnormally fast, and there were different opinions among the people, it can be said that the new emperor's reputation was better than that of the first emperor during half his lifetime in power.

It is precisely because of this that with his expedition this time, especially after the legion's ships left the border of the empire, depression and worry are increasingly spreading throughout the empire.

The top of the Holy White Tower.

This is a comfortable and luxurious bright bedroom. In the center is a large bed with velvet curtains. The furniture not far away is all extremely craftsman-like. The main colors are golden and snow-white, which looks extraordinarily holy and noble in the morning light.

If you just look at the layout of this bedroom, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the emperor's room in the Holy Golden Palace, but no one dares to say anything about the soft decoration of this transcendence. After all, this is the result of the emperor's personal guidance of the decoration.

There is a virtual holographic bell on the low cabinet next to the bed, which is vibrating softly at the moment.

The curtain was lifted from the inside by a slender white hand. The hand passed through the virtual bell and waved it, and the virtual bell stopped vibrating.

"Your Excellency the High Priest," the device that projected the bell made a sound, "The cabinet minister you want to summon, Flat, has arrived."

"understood."

The bedroom was quiet.

After a while, the curtains were pulled aside, and a man in thin pajamas got off the bed, walked barefoot on the soft and expensive fine velvet carpet, walked through the huge bedroom, and entered the adjacent dressing room.

Xiu stood in front of the full-length changing mirror. The man in the mirror was tall and straight, but he looked a little pale and thin. The pajamas that were custom-made to fit his figure in the past seemed a little loose.

This is all because the recent consumption has been a bit high. As for what is consuming him, besides acting as an agent for the affairs of the Holy Gold Palace, he is worried about people far away from the border, and there is...

Xiu took two steps forward, leaned closer to the mirror, and then gently stroked his abdomen with his hands.

You can only see it when you touch it. Under the thin pajamas, there is a little bulge.

Xiu stared at his belly in the mirror for a while, took out his handheld camera and took a picture in front of the mirror, but he thought for a while, and didn't send this picture, just clicked on Alfred's communication , pull out the virtual keyboard, and send a message.

After finishing all this, he said, "Come in."

Another door of the dressing room opened quietly, and the servants of the Holy White Tower filed in and began to serve the high priest to change his clothes.

Flat waited in the reception room of the Holy White Tower. He drank three cups of tea at the slowest speed, went to the bathroom twice, and finally waited for the high priest.

The high priest took the initiative to summon him, not because he asked to see him, but he was left here for a long time, which is not a good sign.

"Good day, Your Royal Highness."

He cheered up and stood up to salute, but Xiu didn't answer the salute.

"In the Holy White Pagoda, please address me by my position, not my title." Xiu said flatly, and sat on the main seat, "After all, it is the high priest who was appointed by His Majesty to assist the government, not the so-and-so prince, isn't it? ?"

When the same person holds two titles that are indistinguishable, it doesn't really matter which one is called, but he has been so picky about etiquette, which undoubtedly conveys the host's attitude that they are talking about business and not what a good thing.

Flatter's heart suddenly changed, and he immediately changed his words: "Your Excellency, High Priest."

"Sit down." Xiu just said, without exchanging pleasantries with him, he said directly: "I heard that Mr. Flatt attended a large party yesterday, and publicly asserted that His Majesty will return with a big victory, is that true? "

It turned out to be this matter...

Flat was a little surprised, and said calmly: "Yes, Your Excellency the High Priest, I did say that."

Xiu Dao: "How can I remember that the Generalissimo didn't say that in the last cabinet meeting. He clearly said that the existing data and intelligence all show that our enemy's technology is far beyond our imagination. The war will be extremely difficult for us. Didn't Mr. Flatt attend the last cabinet meeting?"

"I participated, Your Excellency, and I also heard the difficulties that His Excellency the Generalissimo said—but our great Majesty will overcome the difficulties under the blessing of the gods, won't he?" Flatter clenched his fists and said firmly, "He once Turned the tide and saved the empire more than once, and I'm sure it will be the same this time."

"I'm very glad to see your loyalty to His Majesty and your devotion to the gods." Xiu said lightly, unable to hear the meaning of happiness, "But Mr. Flatt, as a cabinet minister, doesn't he understand that his identity is in the public eye? What kind of impact will it have if you publish your speech on the occasion?"

Flat said: "Your Excellency, when it comes to influence, I really think we should promote some similar remarks. Now the public sentiment is too pessimistic and panic, don't you think so? We should give the people confidence!"

Xiu gave a "hmm" and asked, "So, what you did yesterday was to achieve this purpose?"

Flat hesitated for a moment before admitting, "There is a reason."

Xiu thought for a while, and seemed interested.

"Then do you think we should publicize that His Majesty will return with great victory, isn't that right?"

"The publicity is too deliberate." Flatt said positively, "Like what I said at the party yesterday is a good way, an important identity, an unofficial private gathering, so that people will think that this is internal news that leaked unintentionally, will believe more..."

Before he finished speaking, Xiu suddenly interrupted him.

"Your Majesty is young, but he is too powerful. You are under a lot of pressure, right?"

Flat seemed to be choked by someone, and he opened his mouth, but he couldn't make a sound.

"The concept of victory is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. In the end, even if a beautiful and big victory is really won, it is expected and taken for granted." Xiu continued unhurriedly, "And if the current pessimistic public opinion is allowed, this In the end, the young emperor unexpectedly returned with a big victory, so his power will reach a new peak, and who in the cabinet will dare to disobey it? Therefore, we cannot let it go, we must change the public opinion, right? "

"No! No, you misunderstood..."

Flat finally got his voice back and eagerly tried to explain, but Hugh didn't give him time to explain and continued.

"But don't you think it's strange? The generalissimo's military report only appeared in the cabinet meeting. This is the top secret information. Why do the people generally know how difficult this war is?"

Flat opened his eyes wide. He looked at Xiu. The high priest in white robes was looking at him calmly. His obsidian-like eyes were calm and calm, as if they were bottomless and foreseeing everything.

He, it's him!

He has already arranged the public opinion, he has already made the arrangement, this move, he has already left...

A drop of cold sweat trickled down from Flat's forehead.

He knew that this game of chess had already been lost.

"Don't be nervous, sir." Xiu said kindly, raised his hand to beckon, and a waiter stepped forward to add hot tea to Flatter, "Fortunately, I found out early, and this incident didn't cause any serious problems The consequences, therefore, can be big or small, isn't it? Your Majesty is young, and it is inevitable to get angry sometimes, we'd better deal with it before he comes back, and don't make him angry, what do you think?"

Flat mechanically echoed: "Yes, I'm all at your command."

"That's great." Xiu said in a chatty tone, "Mr. Flat, among the cabinet and nobles, with whom did you plan to carry out this plan?"

At the same time, in the warship outside the border of the empire, Alfred trembled slightly in his close-fitting pocket.

He quickly took out his handheld, knowing that the only people who contacted him in this way at this time were people far away from the main planet.

After a period of delay, the messages and thoughts sent from the central region of the distant empire were carried by the ether flow to the ship in No Man's Sky.

Alfred reached out and stopped the officer's report, and opened the communication interface.

"Good morning. He's grown a bit and can be seen. I took a picture, but I won't send it to you. If you want to see it, come back as soon as possible."