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Still not saying anything immediately, Fern looked at his imperial brother across the long table.

Seeing the calm in those blue eyes, Lance's heart suddenly sank.Some kind of bad memory floated up from the bottom of his heart, flooding his restless heart.

"Brother Emperor... please forgive Chesu and forgive his crimes." Lance whispered with difficulty, "Although our people should have the duty of loyalty to the royal family and the empire, but...they are not people made of steel after all. "

Looking at him quietly, Fern suddenly hummed very lightly, and turned to look at Wood, the loyal chief guard who had been by his side for many years.

"What do you think? Do you have anything to say?" He asked a strange sentence.

"Ah, Your Majesty..." Looking at him tongue-tied, and then at Lance, who was pleading, the head of the guard, Wood, muttered in a low voice, "His Highness Lance is right, Master Chesu, he is only 19 years old. age……"

Squinting his eyes, His Majesty the New Emperor looked at the few people around him.

After a long time, he spoke quietly, with a flat tone.

"Lieutenant Chesu is obeying my previous orders. He has no crime." He said indifferently, "I personally allowed him to surrender to the enemy in front of the army, and ordered him to live well. Lance, you Right there, have you forgotten?"

Sitting upright on the ordinary leather chair in the temporary communication room, although he didn't have the aura of dominating the world when he was usually on the throne, his voice and expression at this moment already represented some kind of absolute authority.

"If he dares to die quietly, he will be loyal to me. Bearing humiliation... living with difficulty is the greatest loyalty to me." His Majesty the new emperor on the planet Lencel said coldly, "So, I would rather take this news as a A succession gift from my partner."

His voice is not loud, but it seems to have penetrated through many palaces and drifted away.

All the Empire, be quiet and listen.

A mere day later, Fern Cromwell, the new king of the planet Rensselaer, summoned all the ministers from the military, finance, and industry departments. After a few hours of top-secret meetings, the young monarch stood up to the crowd and announced that The first major decision he made after he succeeded to the throne.

Without trying to persuade the aristocratic war faction who had gained some huge benefits in the war, and without interviewing the peace faction in advance to seek support, His Majesty the new emperor forcefully announced the latest decision.Facing the still somewhat noisy conference hall, he just said coldly: "The monarchs of all ages have different styles of handling things. From today onwards, you must learn to listen to my opinions, not like you did to your father in the past. There are too many doubts and attacks above the court."

Most of the important ministers fell silent immediately, looking at the plain-faced, but dark-eyed head of the investigation department standing behind His Majesty the new emperor, seeing His Highness Lance's fortitude standing next to the emperor's brother, and then thinking of this For more than a year, His Highness' thunderous methods have secretly awakened him in his heart.

Being on the front line, his hands and eyes cannot reach the sky, but His Majesty Fern has cleared the army and rectified the rear administration in the past two years without any interruption or hesitation, let alone any deviation in execution.

... His Majesty Kent's gentle and spring-like governing style will never appear again.Almost everyone came to this judgment again in their hearts.

Watching off all the important ministers who finally left quietly, His Majesty Fern summoned the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Standing in front of the vast and majestic Palace Square, His Majesty the new emperor was wearing a straight and well-fitting military uniform of the highest rank in the empire, with firm eyes and a handsome and stern face.

Unlike the excellent prince of the empire who appeared in front of the subjects of the empire in the past, today's Fern Cromwell has begun to have the majesty of the supreme ruler of the empire on his face.

A few hours ago, I had already learned about the upcoming speech of His Majesty the new emperor from TV and other media. Countless people have been waiting quietly and expectantly, whether it is the oldest imperial nobles and families, or hundreds of millions of people. Tens of thousands of civilians and untouchables, anywhere they can watch instant video.

Even in the distant Federation, there are countless people waiting in front of the delayed video, holding their breath.The well-informed media and civilians, as well as the military and high-ranking members of the parliament, are all wary of this former imperial prince who has fought in the battlefield for more than a year and has a cold-blooded and excellent fighting style.

Announcing more radical policies, stricter taxation, and more violent battles, in order to restore the defeat in the plains that just happened, to bring golden glory to the successor of the new emperor, and restore the so-called dignity of their imperial people?

"All loyal subjects of the empire, no matter where you are or what situation you are in, please pay attention to this speech by the new emperor of my planet Rencel, His Majesty Fern Cromwell, at this moment, we There is reason to believe that His Majesty the wise and wise emperor will lead us to find the most correct direction for the empire.

"Please allow me to be entrusted by His Majesty the Emperor to announce in advance the resolution made by our beloved Majesty at the just-concluded Internal Affairs Conference. Our sincere statement from the Empire is as follows: First, we will no longer pursue Star Fisher one and a half years ago. The truth about the confusing bombing tragedy immediately stopped the interstellar war on Fisher; secondly, restarted the resource allocation negotiations and started the post-war prisoner exchange. Thirdly..."

In front of the diplomat's podium next to His Majesty Fern, the calm-faced but perturbed and suspicious spokesperson spit out the next item that even he found weird: "During the exchange of prisoners of war, the Federation must release and return a Royal Mechanic Captain. My name is Chesu."

After reading these words calmly, the spokesperson of the diplomat bowed down, while His Majesty the Emperor walked slowly and stepped onto the podium in front of him.

Numerous broadcasting devices are set up in the distance, and the shooting machines and radios have extremely high performance. Even if you don't get close to His Majesty the Emperor who is tens of meters away, you can easily capture every subtle expression on his handsome face, every sound. Very low voice.

"My subjects, good afternoon." Without any extra nonsense, His Majesty the new emperor simply started his speech.Slightly looked around the opposite camera, his icy blue eyes showed a deeper color in the lens, "The spokesperson has fully expressed the appeal of the empire just now, I just want to make a few points that may cause doubts. Simple response.

"First of all, I know that many people will question why our empire is suddenly willing to throw out the olive branch of peace and issue a peace proposal under the premise of taking advantage of the war? I must say that this is the last wish of the late emperor's father His Majesty Fern said solemnly, "I decided to respect the kindness and tolerance of my father. Of course, the most important thing is also because I personally think that giving the imperial subjects who have suffered from the war a chance to stay away from the quagmire and giving people who are addicted to war It is necessary to give the quagmire empire some time to recuperate, and to give the frontline soldiers of the bloody planet Fisher a little breathing room.

"But I also guarantee that the Fisher star bombing that shocked the interstellar world more than a year ago will never be forgotten. One day, the truth will slowly emerge in history, and justice and innocence will be restored to the world. "

Not far away, behind him, Wesley, the head of the secret investigation department, looked as usual, but his heart was overwhelmed: What is the truth?The empire will firmly guard this shocking secret directed by Marshal Ao Teng, even if the emperor dies, he will not confide a word!

"Both, there must be many people who have huge doubts. Why did our empire's armistice agreement forcefully require the exchange of a low-level prisoner of war? That's right, this lieutenant of our empire named Chesu is even just an ordinary It's just a pariah sergeant... As we all know, he was my former combat machine repair partner. When I went to the battlefield to fly the plane in person, he sat next to me. But what many people don't know is that this ordinary pariah sergeant is the most combative At the last moment, he used his life to guarantee my safety, so I can stand here today, watching you and our empire.

"Some people may ask, so a pariah can enjoy such super treatment because he once saved the current imperial monarch? ——Yes, this is exactly what I want to express."

Looking majestically at the people in front of them who were listening quietly, his firm voice was transmitted through the radios of countless media, as it should be, loudly: "But what I want to say is that I am not because this untouchable sergeant once saved me. I will treat him differently. In fact, anyone who devotes and sacrifices to our empire, regardless of his status or status; whether he is a noble son of the empire or a humble lowly soldier, is worthy of being a national soldier of our empire. Repay the gift.

"—Yes, in the face of a bloody war, anyone's life is worth cherishing, and everyone's sacrifice and contribution are worthy of respect."

Listening in amazement, the audience all over the empire was a little commotion.This is the first time that a king has openly compared the low-level pariahs with the nobles. In the empire that has always been hierarchical, this is shocking. For such a young emperor who has just ascended the throne, it is also very impressive. Too aggressive and imprudent!

Waiting quietly until the high-ranking audience not far away calmed down slightly, the young and handsome new emperor looked indifferent but firm: "Finally, I would like to respond to the rumors that may ferment in the future. Instead of everyone in the future Instead of speculating and questioning, it is better for me to disclose the truth now."

Countless listeners pricked up their ears in amazement. Only Minister Willis and Chief Guard Wood behind him, as well as His Royal Highness Lance, keenly guessed something, and were horrified in their hearts: His Majesty Fern actually... wants to Open Chesu's surrender and mutiny? !

Sure enough, His Majesty Fern spoke slowly: "Lieutenant Chesu once blew himself up heroically, and used his life to demonstrate his loyalty to the empire and the country. Unfortunately, he failed to do so, and the body failed to explode, so he was unfortunately captured. And I was in In front of the soldiers of the three armies, he personally ordered him to live on and wait for the war to end and return safely.

"This is my order, and it is also my promise to a citizen of the empire. So no matter what he has experienced, how he has endured humiliation, even if he has no choice but to surrender and submit, as long as he persists and survives, I will definitely Will keep my promise to get him back from the Federals.

"Someone may ask, is it worth it to persist for such a low-level sergeant who may have surrendered?... I think it is worth it. As the new monarch of the empire, as I hope to lead the empire to a better tomorrow Say, nothing is more important than sticking to your beliefs and fulfilling your promises.”

Countless people were quietly moved and listened silently.On the distant planet Fisher, countless low-level untouchable soldiers were covered in blood and scars, but tears suddenly filled their eyes.

"If you don't keep a promise, how can you keep the world? If you can't keep a people, how can you keep the empire?"

The new monarch of the planet Lencel, with firm eyes and a solemn face, asked questions gently in front of all his subjects.

But in fact, that is not a question, but a clear affirmation.

"Lieutenant Chesu, I don't know if you have a chance to watch this scene. But no matter where you are..." He paused slightly, as if he was also a little sad and dazed for a moment.

All the followers of the empire and the federation saw something strange in the ice-blue eyes of the young new emperor of the empire.

Soon, he continued in a calm voice: "No matter where you are, please take care of yourself and wait for our imperial diplomats to pick you up.

"Finally, in view of the fact that the Federation has already rejected my empire's previous proposal very strangely, I would also like to add that if the untouchable lieutenant cannot come back, then I swear on the honor of the entire Cromwell royal family that the empire will fight bloody battles over it." in the end."

Beneath the indifferent and firm voice was the imposing manner of the new emperor of the empire: "This is by no means a threat. It just shows that the people of the empire on the entire planet Lencel are not cowardly in their determination."

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"It's really full of acting skills and rich voice. This newly enthroned emperor is far better at demagogy than his father." Shaking his head disdainfully, some of the nine members of the Federal Upper House smiled wryly.

This was the top-secret meeting of the Federal House of Lords. In addition to the nine members of the House of Lords who were present, there were also several generals with the highest ranks in the army.

On the high-definition light curtain set up in front of everyone, the emperor's speech was delayed for a while, but the picture was still delicate and the voice was clear.In addition to the real-time broadcast of Renssel's images from the central light curtain, a synchronized image on Fisher's planet was also displayed on the side.General Xie Zhan's expressionless face kept appearing in the picture.

"But this trick is very unique. It not only shows the sincerity of actively seeking peace, but also elevates the reason for returning Chesu to the level of integrity and keeping promises." An older, gray-haired old councilor sighed, "I think the morale of the imperial people must be unprecedentedly high now, and the hundreds of millions of untouchables will be extremely grateful."

There was silence in the council hall, and everyone frowned.

Yes, the current situation is extremely embarrassing.

The new emperor of the empire waved his hand, seemingly opening the door of peace first, but the additional condition, is it as shallow as it seems? !

"The people of the empire must have known the secret that Chesu kept a secret, and that's why they wanted to replace him at any cost. Otherwise, why would it be necessary for a sergeant who has obviously betrayed..." He looked at Xie Su in embarrassment. General Zhan, the congressman who spoke was a little unsure—should he change the name of the young man to "Xie Su"?These days, it seems that everyone has gotten used to calling him by his original name in the Empire.