Chapter 1610 There is nothing sacred in the empire
Yu Lian covered his weak lover with a warm wool blanket and gently held her hand.
Brunhilt opened his brilliant golden eyes, looked at his lover, and forced out a weak smile.
"My dear, do you still remember the first time we met?" Her eyes were full of nostalgia and memories, but also in a trance, like fragile crystal, clear and beautiful, but as if it could break at any time.
"Ah, the first time we met, I actually can't remember it. Where was it? On a confused battlefield, at a palace dance, or in a raging fire." Yu Lian laughed.
"Yes, that's right, it was that raging fire. According to what you said, it was a real incident of fatherly kindness and filial piety." Brynhild seemed to finally remember it, showing a distressed look: "But, I can’t even remember how it started or how it ended.”
"There is no need to consider so many unattractive details. My righteousness made the late emperor admit his mistakes." Yu Lian laughed.
"You are so righteous!" If it were the former Brynhilt, he would probably just give him a hard-earned eye roll at this time. But the weak Queen seemed to have heard the funniest joke. She laughed so hard that she shed tears and almost started coughing.
Yu Lian tapped her back gently, and the robot next to her also brought a glass of water.
Brunhilt lay in Yu Lian's arms and took a sip of water before finally stopping coughing. She sighed: "I finally found out now that I am an emperor after all, and the only ones waiting around me are robots."
"I told them not to disturb you. You are the queen, but you should also have a private space. We don't want to see anyone now, and we shouldn't see anyone." Yu Lian paused, then added with a smile: "What's more, , we will soon be a hundred years old. It is a pity that Cerberia has not survived us.”
"Oh, what a shame."
"Yes, it's a pity." Both of them sighed.
Of course, they just sighed.
Brunhild looked at the starry sky outside the dome, watching the blue and emerald stars moving leisurely at the end of the field of vision. Her eyes finally slowly turned to Yu Lian.
"The last time we were together, this galaxy was crawling towards us. We had our own empire. But everything must come to an end. Now..."
"Now, this is our empire too."
"You are always so good at talking. But from now on, it will be your empire. My dear, help me guard her and keep her safe."
"You can really make trouble for others. The legitimacy of my rule comes from you. My children have already been gearing up to inherit everything."
"All of them are true Dragon Kings, and I taught them well."
"Maybe he was taught too well. But he is not a real dragon. After all, he is result-oriented."
"So, keep an eye on them...Hey, you used to always say that children and grandchildren will have their own blessings and so on."
In the spring of the 369th year of the common calendar, sad bells rang in the squares of every city in the Galactic Empire. The Queen, who had ruled the Galactic Empire for seventy years, died of illness in the Longlin Palace in the Sky Realm.
On May 1, 369, when all the ceremonies were over and the Queen's Zi Palace was about to be handed over to Ruixing's imperial mausoleum, Yu Lian did not cry. He just stood at the scene and watched the entrance to the imperial mausoleum being closed.
Of course, it's not completely closed, still waiting for him to enter.
The rest of the royal family at the scene, including the Queen and the Regent's four surviving princes, five princesses, and nearly a hundred grandchildren and great-grandchildren in total, cried one after another. How much of this is real sadness, it's all just false pretense, it doesn't actually matter.
The important thing is, who is qualified to wear the Void Crown and become the future emperor?
Of course the emperor of the Galactic Empire has to be chosen. But now, after seventy years of painstaking efforts by the Queen and the Regent, four of the eight elected emperors are actually their descendants.
Everyone in the Galaxy Empire believed that these four were the real successors to the throne. As for the other four, they are of course used as mascots. We must understand that elections are just like this. Only when there are people running with you can they appear legal and complete.
On May 5, 369, the prime minister and the ministers of the Privy Council visited the regent and asked for their opinions on the election of the emperor. Yu Lian said that he would follow the procedure.
On May 10, 369, the Senate announced that it had officially entered the process of electing an emperor. In this process, the Privy Council will act as the supreme power of the empire in accordance with the practice since the beginning of the empire.
However, this is only theoretical. The Privy Council ministers all said that it was the regent who had the final say.
In this regard, Yu Lian remained noncommittal and just announced that he would convene a Senate meeting.
On May 30, 369, the Senate Congress was held, and more than 30,000 senators gathered in the imperial capital. Yu Lian looked at this Senate meeting with people from all walks of life and all walks of life, and felt a sense of accomplishment. If he really changed anything, it might be this institution.
However, I remember that in 290, more than 80% of the people in the Senate Assembly came from the common class and were representatives of all walks of life. Now, not even a century has passed, and nearly half of the people in the Senate have become representatives of various nobles and squires.
Haha, even so, it will be much more enlightened than the other world 500 years later! Yu Lian thought.
He then told everyone that he wanted to leave his loyal imperial capital, retire, and return to his hometown on Earth.
Everyone was stunned and immediately became an uproar. They always thought that Yu Lian was preparing to establish his reserve position at the conference.
On June 1, 369, the regent ignored all attempts to stay and left the imperial capital.
However, all the successors understand that this old dragon, who is about to turn 100 years old, is still the most powerful person in the universe. Even if his queen has passed away, even if he has lost the legal source of power as the regent, his die-hard loyalty still extends to every corner of the empire.
"Father, please give me some advice." The youngest daughter who inherited the throne of Shazamen asked in fear.
"Follow legal procedures," he replied.
June 5, 369. The Femo Star Territory, which had been dominated by the Galactic Empire for half a century, once again experienced a large-scale rebellion. The alliance's main fleet also left Canchuan and once again pointed at the Regent's Fortress.
On June 15, 369, the regent and Queen Dahang's second son, the current Tamil King, joined forces with the border lords of Feimo. It only took a week to put down the rebellion, and then immediately returned to the army and turned back, catching the alliance by surprise. .
The alliance once again retreated behind Canchuan in embarrassment, saying that everything was a misunderstanding.
However, the imperial fleet has not stopped and is gathering in large numbers. You must know that during this period, after decades of management, the Feimo Nebula had actually been completely territorialized by the Galactic Empire. It is divided into three star regions directly under the central government and twenty-one border lords.
Even if the Regent's Fortress is left behind, they are enough to bear the supply of the country-destroying fleet.
They gained glory and benefit in the "era of shared governance", but because of this, they are seeking more.
On July 20, 369, the second daughter who inherited the throne of King Bedor announced the existence of the Colossus weapon to the entire universe. Two Colossus battleships, named "Queen's Staff" and "Regent's Sword" respectively, set sail from the Deer Park Galaxy and moved towards the front line.
Neutral second-tier powers such as the Iron Army Complex, the Circassian Kingdom, and the Republic of Minlan all submitted their pledges to the Sky Territory before October of that year, expressing their willingness to follow the model of the Cathay Cat and the Bakvi Birdman and become the Dawn of the Dawn. Dragon loyal vassal state.
The "era of shared governance" of the Galactic Empire is over, but the glorious achievements of the Regent continue.
On December 11, 369, another mighty empire-destroying fleet arrived at Nantianmen, which was of course the same Nantianmen. Although in this era, the Venus Gate has not been opened, this galaxy is still the necessary road to the Grand Sea Star Territory.
The person in charge of this imperial army is the Queen's eldest grandson, the current King Wilente. This is a young man who is still in his thirties. Handsome, powerful, intelligent, energetic, ambitious, both civil and military, and already a saint before the age of thirty.
Although he was born into a noble family, he was by no means a noble girl who grew up in an ivory tower. Instead, he was a decisive military leader who had experienced hundreds of battles.
Everyone in the world felt that this young vassal prince had inherited all the advantages and talents of the queen and regent, even his appearance.
On February 4, 370, the young King Wei arrived on Earth to visit his grandfather whom he had not seen for a long time.
He has a face that closely resembles Brunhilt's. It must be admitted that when a man and a woman look alike to this extent, although they are so handsome that they can be called a dream, they are also easily associated with weak sissies and pretty girls. However, that sharp and soaring expression perfectly concealed this point.
Anyone would only feel that extraordinary beauty and extraordinary aura complement each other, forming the most perfect living god in everyone's mind.
When in the history of the Galactic Empire was there such a great emperor? He was born to rule this galactic empire. This was the subconscious judgment that many people made when they saw the young election emperor for the first time.
In the palace garden of the Eternal City of Earth, the young emperor-elect looked at the regent who was pruning the flowerbed branches in the garden, and saluted respectfully: "Grandfather, you are still healthy, which is a blessing to the empire and the entire universe."
Yu Lian looked at that familiar face and felt a little dazed for a moment. However, here, the contemporary King Wei was his grandson, which he inevitably felt was full of absurdity.
He put down the scissors he was still using to build the garden and looked at the other party meaningfully: "Are you leading this army?"
"Yes, this is a decision jointly made by the Lords of the Privy Council. There are four more routes. One route starts from the abyss and inserts into the Tuoshan star sector of the alliance along the Queen's Trail. One road attacks the Pardos star sector from the Cherk Kingdom, and the other The last two routes to harass the alliance's military-industrial centers such as Zanerta and Leno from the inner ring route of the Galactic Center are the main ones, the ones on the side of the Regent's Fortress of the Spiral Nebula, and the ones on this route take the High Sea Channel. It’s me.” The young emperor-elect has a solemn and calm demeanor, but probably because of his youth, he still has a hint of high-spiritedness that is difficult to conceal.
"The five-way army!"
"Yes, the Five-Way Army! Grandfather, we will have a government alliance. You will surely become the greatest ruler in the history of the Galactic Empire."
"Haha, I am not the ruler of the Galactic Empire, I am just your grandmother's acting official."
The young feudal prince shrugged and said narrowly: "Grandpa, you have been saying this for almost a hundred years. If you continue to be modest, the historians who record daily life will also be in trouble."
Sure enough, the historians and attendants who were accompanying him all showed troubled expressions.
Precisely because he is a grandson, he is more comfortable in front of him, and occasionally he can even be a little bold.
"Grandma told us before she was alive that you are the founder of the prosperous age. You created the glory of the era of shared governance. You are the true dragon that everyone follows, the king of kings in this universe that everyone admires. Now, grandfather, You are only one step away from conquering this galaxy and consummating your glorious achievements.”
"Conquer the Alliance?" Yu Lian sighed.
"It is to unify the entire galaxy. Let the entire universe and all mankind, starting from the first breath of civilization, gather under the same banner for the first time. This is your achievement." The young King Wei Lunte said .
"At the beginning, when you were in Feimo, when you were in the high seas, in the center of the Milky Way, and when you were in the abyss, you all said, I come, I see, I conquer."
"It is precisely because I came, I saw, and I conquered that I know that it is impossible for us to conquer the alliance now." Yu Lian looked at his grandson. Those golden eyes that were similar to Brynhildr's were burning with the fire of ambition that could not be extinguished, and even formed a sea of fire.
What a resemblance! You guys look so much alike!
What interrupted his thoughts was the surprised voice of King Wilente. He already showed an expression of disbelief: "But you didn't object."
"I don't need to object. I have already said that I am retiring. The Privy Council meeting is the highest decision-making body of the empire now, and it executes the highest power of the country on behalf of the country."
"You're here again. I told you that the historians will be in trouble!" said the young King Wilente.
Although he said the same thing as before, his mood seemed to be different. As a result, the historians and attendants present also felt some nervous and depressing atmosphere, and they all looked at a loss.
"You all should step aside. Let the dying old man talk to his ambitious grandson." The old regent smiled.
The regent's joke was too hellish for everyone to bear, so naturally they did not dare to go against the latter's opinion and quickly bowed and left. Soon, only the young Dragon King and his old grandfather were left in the garden.
"Two houses and one government, the general public, and even you all seem to think that whoever can conquer the alliance will be the heir I promised." The regent straightened up slowly, returned to the small table next to the garden, and gave himself another Pour a cup of tea.
King Wilente carried the kettle and carefully refilled the boiled mountain spring water. He seemed to be preparing to show some restraint in front of his grandfather, but seeing that his grandfather didn't speak for a long time, he couldn't help but ask: "So, isn't it?"
"You see, it's urgent." Yu Lian shook his head: "Your uncle Wang and your aunts will not come to ask this question."
"This must be because I am proud of my favor." The young lord looked like a middle-aged boy who was not ashamed but proud.
Yu Lian burst into laughter. He felt that this cheeky and generous look did not look like Brunhildt, but it still looked familiar to him, so...who could it be?
The young elected emperor paused and said in a sincere voice: "Grandpa, my bowl of water is indeed very shallow. However, superficiality also has its advantages. My uncle and aunt are suspicious, but I feel that the family can open the skylight and say anything. Tell the truth. Grandpa, I just want to listen to your teachings."
"It is a good thing to be self-aware." Yu Lian looked at his grandson meaningfully: "If I want to say, which of you can end this war, and who can become the next emperor?"
(End of chapter)