Chapter 1609 Spring Dawn and Cold Autumn, Midsummer and Winter
Many people think that when the hero ends his legendary adventure career and puts on the crown, the story ends.
The idealistic adventure legend must give way to realist politics, and of course the story is not worth reading.
For historians, however, the era that followed is certainly worth writing about.
What followed for the Galactic Empire was indeed a golden age brought about by the Queen and the Regent. Internally, the basic rights and interests of the lower class civilians and the slave class have been protected and developed. Since a large number of nobles and nobles have been liquidated, a large amount of people's livelihood resources have been released, which naturally provides great protection for the people at the bottom.
As a result, the social vitality of the entire country exploded.
Compared with the previous rigid military aristocrats and clan lords, the new rulers were very liberal and even a little tolerant. Under such circumstances, the empire's culture, art, thought, and science all developed tremendously.
Artists praised the names of the Queen and the Prince Regent and compiled magnificent symphonies.
Scientists who came from common people or even the slave class, with royal commendation orders and bonuses, explored the scientific mysteries of the universe.
The extraordinary beings in the Astral Knights, the disciples of famous families and the humble ones, still dislike each other, but under the control of the regent, they have formed a perfect balance.
With the support of the royal family, the explorers began to explore all the remaining unreached places of civilization in the Galactic Empire. As a result, the Lucknar Corridor in the Far Shore Nebula, the New China Sector hidden behind the Mountain and Sea Channel, the seven channels of the Great High Sea, and the Helot's golden planet all came to this world a hundred years earlier than the other world.
Externally, due to the disastrous defeat the Free Galaxy Alliance suffered in the Battle of the Fermor Nebula, its military tentacles could only shrink behind the Great Spiral Cross Nebula.
Therefore, it is only natural for the Galactic Empire to conquer foreign countries.
For a great emperor, culture and martial arts are two strong legs that cannot be neglected.
As a hotspot for hegemony between the two countries, the Feimo Nebula was brought under full military control by the Galactic Empire in 290, two years after the Queen officially ascended the throne. The competition between the two overlords has resulted in a current situation in this star region where warlords are fighting each other and gangs are rampant.
However, when the strength scales of both parties fluctuated significantly, the result was another matter.
Immediately afterwards, after another five years of fierce fighting, almost all the forces that were still trying to resist the imperial army were like gophers, being dragged out of their hiding holes by the sheer strength and force of the army, and became the officers and soldiers of the empire. achievements.
In this way, the fertile land of the Eero Empire was officially included in the empire's territory.
However, Yu Lian told Brunhild that no matter how powerful the army was, its fighting spirit and vigor would be worn away in endless security battles. And we must know that the Feimo Star Territory is not a blank virgin land. After all, there are a large number of indigenous people and local snakes, and they have all the possibilities to rebel against thieves everywhere. The best way to manage this kind of territory is of course colonial companies and pioneering nobles.
It just so happened that after the civil war, a large number of established nobles disappeared, but it was impossible for the imperial aristocracy to disappear. From a time of chaos to a time of governance, it was necessary to appease the nobles.
As a result, a large number of the dead remnants of the original nobles and the young sons of the current nobles spent their savings to recruit soldiers and horses, and poured into this vast starry sky. Suddenly, it felt a bit like a westward movement.
In this process, although the corpses of warlords and gangsters piled up, it was not known how many of them were deserved and how many were innocent victims who were involved.
This was a battle that could have caused Yu Lian and Brunhildt to be scolded in the history books for five hundred years. However, this is only true for half of the galaxy. But in the other half of the galaxy, they will definitely be praised for five hundred years. Because, 300 years later, more than forty border lords appeared on the fertile soil of the Fermor Nebula, and even two ancient ducal families who had been removed from the Heraldry Academy for thousands of years returned to the stage of history.
How virtuous your Majesty is! If this doesn't reflect the Queen and Regent's love for the Tirello nobles, what can?
Do both Your Majesties have us in their hearts?
Immediately afterwards, came the attack on the Silver Heart Predator Group. Yu Lian didn't know when the star gate would open here, and he didn't know if there would be another Tomitelli Great Khan coming out of the Silver Center. However, he did not want to leave the problem to future generations.
In addition, as the leader of the galaxy, he is naturally obliged to solve this serious problem for all civilizations in the galaxy. This is what a responsible big country looks like. So says the Galactic Empire's propaganda department.
Regardless of whether other countries believe it or not, as long as the citizens of the empire believe it, that is enough.
Of course, if you want to really eliminate the predators, you must choose a different strategy.
Yu Lian gathered cutting-edge high-speed battleships, mainly new-type dreadnoughts and battle cruisers, and formed more than twenty strike fleets, which were led by energetic and quick-thinking young generals.
History has proven countless times that a large-scale country-destroying fleet rushing into the center of the galaxy will not have any practical effect except to show off its force. Even because of supply lines and waterways, you can only choose a fixed marching route, and you will always be knocked down by the concentrated elite of the looters.
By forming a fleet of capable and advanced high-speed warships, it can be broken into pieces and attack from all sides.
The purpose of these elite fleets is not to engage in a strategic decisive battle with the predators, but to transform into hunters and engage in a hunting battle with the predators' nomadic fleets in the only dark forest in the galaxy.
All raiders, including their warships, civilian ships, work ships, semi-stable settlements and factories, are prey for the Imperial fleet.
Both soldiers and civilians are targets that can be attacked from all directions.
Prey and hunters, of course, are constantly changing. However, the Galactic Empire can afford it, but the Predators cannot afford it at all.
This protracted safari war lasted until 320 years after the Common Era. Yu Lian cost the Galactic Empire the lives of millions of soldiers, but it also completely turned predators into a historical term. After that, it was even difficult to find a group of raider warlords with more than ten thousand people in the Galactic Center.
Even if there are still fish that slip through the net, they are no longer a nomadic warlord who can threaten national security, but a group of fearful pirates and wanderers.
After more than twenty years of fierce fighting, he also trained a group of tough generals for this thriving empire. The young and powerful warriors born from the civilian class and alien races can still ensure the combat effectiveness of the imperial army.
In the 323rd year of the Common Era, based on the information captured from the Galactic Center, the Empire opened up a channel in the Abyss Nebula for the first time that could directly reach the Grand High Sea Star Region from the Empire's mainland.
In the following ten years, more and more explorers went to the abyss, which continued to shrink the activity space of the underworld people. With the establishment of the Empire's first orbital city and channel fortress in the Abyss in 331 and 334 respectively, this meant that the Galactic Empire's conquest of the entire Abyss Nebula had become a visible achievement.
In the great era of co-governance, no ambiguous gray areas are allowed to exist in the galaxy. This is the meaning of conquering the Abyss Nebula, and it is also the signal Yu Lian sends to the entire universe. In addition, in the 324th year of the common calendar, the empire's sphere of influence officially expanded to the Grand Sea Star Territory. Half of the countries on the high seas, including the United Ministers of Turan, defected to the Galactic Empire. Several tribal princes from the Turan Kingdom even went to the Heavenly Realm to ask for the canonization of Her Majesty the Queen. Their soft bodies were really amazing.
In the year 330 of the Community, the empire built a large-scale military fortress and forward base in the Elon system, which was located in the middle of the Grand Cross Nebula channel and had less than two jumps. The Alliance issued protests, warnings and even threats of war, but only received disdainful sneers from the Empire.
The alliance stated that the fiasco of the Fermor Nebula happened half a century ago. They have now licked their wounds. Now, it's time for the empire's slave owners to learn what respect means.
His huge fleet began to assemble, but it did not sail to Canchuan. Instead, it turned its head to suppress the secession movement of the Lothar-joined kingdom.
The king of the Lothar people said that after becoming a member of the alliance, there was not necessarily any support, but cheap industrial products sucked away the country's precious minerals, zero elements, transportation and labor force. If I had known this, I might as well join the empire. Not only would I get the gold seal and autonomy, but I would also have my status as the king of the vassal country endorsed, and my children would also get preferential treatment when they study abroad in Tianyu.
In comparison, I am a king after all. If my children go to Union University to study, they have to go to Nephi to buy a house in the school district. How can this be justified?
In any case, labor and capital will vote for the empire.
The Alliance could not tolerate such political incorrectness and vigorously suppressed it, but they did not expect that the Lothar people would always pick up electromagnetic guns and ion salt bombs from their wasteland. Alliance repression reached a stalemate.
Of course Nephi knew that the Lothars would definitely be able to get military assistance from the empire.
This either means that the empire has found a route through the Great Spiral Cross Nebula, bypassing its own military fortress and directly contacting the Lothar people. This is enough to make Nephi's hair stand on end.
Or it could mean that there are already people with hands and eyes in the Spiral Nebula who are colluding with the empire. This will make Nephi even more frightened.
As a result, for a period of time, the alliance fell into the internal strife of the internal ghosts, focusing on one thing and the other, and was in a dilemma. On the front line, not only the Lothar people, but also the franchised countries such as Halba and Fangnuo, are also showing signs of instability.
As a result, the methods of counterinsurgency will inevitably become more intense. There will inevitably be civilian casualties, and occasionally there will even be systematic acts of genocide. Of course, it will inevitably be photographed by reporters, and eventually spread throughout the universe.
"This is genocide! Stop your behavior immediately! Otherwise, the Galactic Empire will use blood and fire in the name of the spirit of the universe to bring justice to the universe!" The ambassadors of the empire shouted at the Galactic Civilization Parliament, He was glowing with glory, his eyes were firm, and his whole body was filled with a sense of righteous mission.
In the era of "co-governance" of the Galactic Empire, the nobles of the empire could still feel a sense of moral superiority. This new experience was really exciting for them. They were even more adoring for the regent and queen who brought them all this.
The Alliance was speechless after being scolded, and became even more aggressive when suppressing the rebellion. By the time they reacted, the new imperial bridgehead next to the Canchuan Galaxy, the huge Sky Castle named Regent Fortress by the Queen, had been completed in 340.
The Free Galaxy Alliance seemed to finally have the determination to burn everything, concentrated 70% of the fleet, and launched a fierce attack on the Regent's Fortress.
However, they always seemed to have illusions about the international environment. Even at this time, they did not declare war on the empire and enter the stage of all-out war.
On July 13, 341, the Alliance's offensive fleet announced its surrender after abandoning more than four million corpses and more than a thousand warships in front of the Qingtian Castle Fortress. The Nephi government handed over a large amount of war reparations to the empire and declared its collapse.
On September 1, 341, the Kingdom of Lothar declared its independence.
On September 2, 341, the Lothar Kingdom announced its loyalty to the Holy Galactic Empire, and King Lothar accepted the canonization of the empire.
On October 1, 341, Yu Lian announced the second phase of the expansion project for the Regent's Fortress. When completed next year, this fortress will become the largest interstellar military base in the universe.
The blade is already on the neck of the Free Galaxy Alliance.
However, what is surprising is that in the nearly two decades that followed, both the Galactic Empire and the Free Galaxy Alliance maintained amazing restraint.
However, everyone in the empire felt that the great queen and regent would definitely complete the conquest of another universe in their lifetime.
However, personal achievements and destiny, like the seasons, are always subject to change. The dewdrops of spring and the blooming flowers of midsummer will gradually pass away, and the bleak autumn wind and cold winter will also pass.
After experiencing 340 years together, when Yu Lian and Brunhild failed again in their attempt to break through the demigods, they realized that it was almost impossible for them to reach the side of truth in their lifetime. This also means that no matter how careful they are, they will still be imprisoned in this hundred-year time cage just like ordinary people.
Long before this, the virtuous and famous ministers of the shared rule era, such as Shail, Beleros, and Magic Mountain, had all withered away. In the Privy Council and the Prime Minister's Office, the voices of traditional nobles and typical bureaucrats gradually became louder.
From that time on, the governance of the glorious co-governance era began to loosen.
However, no one thinks there is any problem with this. Even if this glorious era is relaxed, it is still the best era in the history of the Galactic Empire and the best era in the history of galactic civilization.
In the year 358 of the common calendar, when the rule of the Holy Galactic Empire by the Queen and the co-ruling emperor reached the seventieth year, everyone was surprised to find that the Queen did not appear at Shiel Memorial University in the autumn of that year. and Royal Military University graduation ceremony.
In previous years, Her Majesty the Queen would definitely attend as long as she was not on a military expedition. She will definitely say to the students who are about to enter society at the graduation ceremony: "Young people, go and become the cornerstone of the universe."
In this way, these young cornerstones entered society, and under the banner of the Queen and the Regent, embarked on their way back to conquer the universe.
This is already the most important ceremony in the imperial capital every year.
However, this year, the Queen was absent.
There are many smart people who have realized something. As a result, the entire imperial capital was shrouded in a hazy shadow.
In fact, this ominous color did not just appear today. Three years ago, when the Queen's first child passed away, the smile in Long Lin Palace gradually disappeared.
For the first time, everyone saw obvious sadness on the faces of the god-like Queen and Regent, and they immediately realized that gods can be sad, tired, old, and die.
Is this era coming to an end?
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