Chapter 710, Gu Hang became famous
Gu Hang first tried to contact Clement.
The call was connected, but the person who answered the call was a high-level instructor of the Assassin's Court.
His status is certainly not low. He can be regarded as Clement’s right-hand man and belongs to the upper echelons of the Assassin’s Court.
He was also very polite in his words, not as cold as the assassin in the popular impression.
After hearing about Gu Hang's purpose, he apologized and said that Grand Instructor Clement was presiding over a very important trial and there was no way to talk to Gu Hang in person.
When asked when he would be free, the other party's answer was a bit embarrassing. He couldn't say for sure, and it might take a long time.
Gu Hang thought for a moment and then went straight to the point and asked himself what the letter on the bedside was about.
The other party was surprised and said he didn’t know.
But he didn’t explain much, just remained silent.
Gu Hang understood what it meant.
He ended the conversation politely:
"Okay, please say hello to Master Clement for me."
"I will definitely bring it."
After hanging up the call, Gu Hang pondered for a moment and understood that the so-called 'hosting trial' was just an excuse.
At such a sensitive time, the assassin sent a message. If Clement had something to say, he wouldn't have gone missing.
There must be other secrets inside.
After pondering for a moment, he dialed the contact with Gallardo again.
After hearing the news that Gu Hang told him, Gallardo looked very shocked.
He said that he had no idea about this matter. I am afraid that someone skipped the Supreme Council and issued an order to the Assassin's Court to assassinate Gu Hang.
But it was different from the last time. The person who issued the order this time was probably not doing some underhanded calculation of losses, but was seriously giving the Assassin's Court their needs based on the 'sponsor' or some other secret path conditions.
Otherwise, it would not be like this.
But this order was probably blocked by Clement, and the Assassin Court did not execute it.
Otherwise, what Gu Hang received would be more than just a letter.
The above content is also worth pondering.
Clement, hello?
That was quite a reminder.
Clement should be kind. He did not carry out the assassination mission, but in this way, he warned Gu Hang that someone was red-eyed and wanted to overturn the table and was about to attack him.
But speaking of which, who did it?
Without evidence, it is impossible to be sure.
But it doesn't matter, you can guess some candidates.
If the two of them had the same guess about the entire incident, then they could go through the process and instruct the Assassin's Court to take action against Gu Hang. There were very few people in the entire empire.
The one with the highest authority is the Supreme Council. If the parliament passed the discussion and asked the Assassin's Court to take action, then there would be nothing more to do. The Assassin's Court will do its best to attack, and there is no such thing as 'saying hello to you'. Even if Clement is close to Gu Hang, it is impossible for him to violate the orders of the Supreme Council.
What's more, there is also the high lord Gallardo, who is sure that this matter has never been discussed in the Supreme Council.
That is to ask the Assassin Court to take action based on personal or positional status.
Only in this way can Clement, as the great mentor, have room to veto the task after the process is passed.
But the previous matter of ‘passing the process’ is also worth mentioning.
That means that the person who issued the order really has the power to make the Assassin Court take action.
Gu Hang's personal status is considered high. Not counting the gray area of leader of the alliance, his official status is the head of the Dragon Eagle Star Territory and the marshal of the empire.
In addition, he already has the status of the Assassin Court's "sponsor", which adds an extra layer of insurance.
If other sponsors want to promote the Assassin's Court to assassinate an Imperial Marshal sponsor, how high their status is?
It can almost be locked, it is one of the high lords.
Only one high lord’s order, after being blocked by Clement in the final stage, made the great mentor have to avoid suspicion and it was difficult to talk to Gu Hang directly.
The meaning is almost very clear: if you don't take action, you have done your best, and I can't afford to offend my opponent. You go ahead and fight. The Assassin's Court remains neutral and don't involve me in the turmoil.
Who among the high lords would do this?
Executive Yuan Prime Minister Rao Fei is the biggest suspect.
He has always been on the opposite side of the alliance, calling for its dismemberment, criticizing Gu Hang for overstepping his authority and expanding the 'alliance', an illegal political entity, without restrictions. After the "Alliance Plan" was delivered to Holy Terra, his attitude did not change.
If Prime Minister Qi Bodu wanted to kill Gu Hang, he would have to go directly to the High Council. He would have enough energy to promote the formal execution of the assassination; he could also decisively force the Ministry of Taxation to give up. Immediate interests promote the issue of dismemberment of the alliance.
Anyway, it was not enough to ask for private instructions to assassinate Gu Hang.
Xu Fuzhen from the Taxation Department would not do this, for the same reason as the one above, just not supporting the alliance.
The other high lords, representatives of Mars, representatives of the State Church, the Supreme Commander of the Astra Militarum, and the Navy... the conflicts between them are not to this extent.
Looking at it this way, except for Luo Fei, no one else is too suspicious.
At least, Gallardo is now basically convinced that it is Luo Fei.
The relationship between the two is very bad.
Luo Fei was not only criticizing the alliance, but also fiercely criticizing Gallardo himself. When he scolds the Alliance, he will of course scold the reason why the Alliance was established in the first place: Gallardo, who was still the War Apostle at the time, relied on his privilege to give the green light to the Alliance. At that time, no one could have imagined that under normal circumstances, this system of a 'special alliance', which is usually just a few planets joining together to stay warm and fight against crises, could push the alliance to what it is today in just a few decades. situation.
Luo Fei naturally also wanted to criticize. He believed that Gallardo had exceeded his authority and violated the rules by giving the alliance the special alliance treatment.
In response, Gallardo also acted very angry.
He assured Gu Hang that there would be an explanation for this matter.
Gu Hangze also gave a few words of comfort to the Prime Minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs.
In fact, it can be regarded as his sincerity:
"In doing so, they also revealed their weakness. They have no other way politically to make such meaningless measurements. This proves that we have gained an advantage in the situation! It is also good news."< br>
Listening to Gu Hang's slightly relaxed attitude, Gallardo also calmed down a little.
He said coldly: "Next time at the High Lords Council, I will bring this matter up. Oh, do it privately? Why don't you let him get what he wants? Put it on the bright side and let the sun shine. Take a photo!"
Gu Hang thought for a moment and agreed with Gallardo: "That's it."
To be honest, Gu Hang was a little unsure.
Was it really Luo Fei who did this?
The action is a bit rough.
Is Luo Fei really stupid enough to use the 'sponsor's order' channel to let the Assassin's Court attack Gu Hang?
It is also impossible not to know that there is no conflict of interest with the Alliance. In the current political whirlpool of Holy Terra, the Alliance after winning the Iron Armor War is involved in the core of the storm. There is no conflict of interest and it follows Gu. The Assassin Court, which has a good relationship with Hang, would most likely not be willing to get involved.
Even if he really wanted to do this, wouldn't the first step be to get rid of Clement first?
Before Clement was dealt with, he used the 'sponsor's order' to carry out an action that would have a high probability of being aborted, in order to alert the snake, and even expand the conflict, attracting Gu Hang's hatred to him... No matter what he thought, Not very reasonable.
But in this thought, Gu Hang caught a flash of inspiration.
"Expanding the contradiction..."
Sighed: "Some people don't want to be too peaceful."
But even though he had thought about this, Gu Hang still agreed to Gallardo's idea of expanding the situation to the Supreme Council for discussion.
Someone secretly made a move and handed over a knife, which can be used.
Of course, there are risks in using other people's knives.
But for this kind of thing, the soldiers can stop it.
The investigation must be carried out, but it is one thing to investigate whether there is really someone behind the scenes, what its purpose is, and how to deal with it.
Dealing with Luo Fei is another matter.
There is no conflict, we can do it together.
......
On Holy Terra, a long meeting of high lords is unfolding.
There are many issues - for such a large empire, as long as you want to discuss it, there are too many things that require Holy Terra to make decisions, and each one seems to be quite important.
Most of them will not make it to the discussion stage of the Supreme Council in the end.
The things that can be discussed in the Supreme Council are either big things about the entire empire, or things that are of vital interest to certain high lords.
Gallardo kept his word. At this meeting, he brought up the matter of Gu Hang's "assassination". He did not go to the Assassin's Court to cause trouble, but severely criticized the Executive Yuan. Prime Minister Luo Fei thought it was disgraceful that he used assassination methods to deal with the heroes of the empire.
Luo Fei firmly denied this accusation.
Definitely deny it.
Whether he did it or not, the matter is unrecognizable. It is legal to issue assassination orders through the Assassin's Court, but if you kill silently and there is no evidence to prove who did it, then that's it; now the person has not been killed, the target is still a living person who has just been involved in a major war. How could the hero who gained undisputed victory and thus gained huge reputation recognize himself as himself?
What's more, Gu Hang is not just a lonely war hero. Not only is he not a lone hero, he has a strong base under his command, has made a lot of friends, and has the support of political allies in the center of the empire. To assassinate such people is beyond the basic logic of political struggle.
If it is confirmed that Luo Fei did it, let alone trying to win the political struggle, I am afraid that his position will be shaken by the huge whirlpool of public opinion.
The role of ‘prestige’ cannot be underestimated.
Thanks to Gallardo’s continuous help in spreading the word for Gu Hang over the years, he was somewhat famous before the war. Some people did know that there was a man in the distant eastern border of the empire. A hero.
Then, the Iron Armor War detonated the reputation accumulated over decades.
Originally, the Iron Armor War had already caused Holy Terra. Whether they are civilians, middle and lower-level people, or high-level people, they are all aware of and paying attention to this war.
The empire is indeed at war all the time, but there are not many that want to gather forces in the central territory, or even the Sun Star Territory itself, to form an expeditionary force outwards.
Not to mention, the intensity of establishing an expeditionary force is not low, which will certainly attract the attention of all groups in the center.
Don’t say it again, I’ll lose the fight...
After the defeat of the First Western Front Legion, the legion led by Su Lie's Phoenix Regiment, there were rumors that the Iron Armor might invade the central territory.
If in the composition of the First Western Front Army, troops from the central territory only account for 20 to 30%, then the Second Western Front led by the Otaupis Chapter and commanded by Salius Legion, that is, the troops in the central territory accounted for the absolute main force.
That would be even more eye-catching.
The people of Holy Terra, who were always paying attention to the progress of the Iron Armor War, saw one person and turned the tide.
That is Gu Hang.
He immediately became the talk of the town from top to bottom throughout Holy Terra.
At the same time, it was precisely because of his popularity in Holy Terra and the heroes he made friends with that his fame began to spread throughout the empire.
On this point, in fact, the Alliance’s ambassador to the Holy Terra Office sent back a detailed report, and Gu Hang himself read it himself. But he only understands this at best. Without personal experience, he had no real sense of how 'popular' he was now.
The Dan people are in Holy Terra, and Luo Feiyou is in charge of the Executive Yuan.
What he opposed was the alliance, and he did not dare to directly oppose Gu Hang.
No matter how you operate secretly, standing on the opposite side of a prestigious war hero when he is in the spotlight is no less than turning yourself into a clown.
Because of this, of course Luo Fei had to vigorously defend himself.
Even, the attitude can be called a bit fierce.
Gallardo hadn't made any demands yet, but Luo Fei himself strongly demanded that Clement reveal who had ordered the assassination mission.
Clement said nothing about this, and did not respond to even a single sentence.
Everyone knows the rules of the Assassin's Court.
Gallardo took the opportunity to sarcastically say that Luo Fei was acting coyly, knowing that the Assassin's Court would never reveal such a secret.
In the end, it was Prime Minister Qi Bodu who ended the quarrel on this matter.
In the name of Prime Minister, he requested that the Assassin's Court be not allowed to undertake any more assassination missions against Gu Hang.
His prestige is rising now. Not to mention Luo Fei, who was originally his right-hand man, even Gallardo is actually under his command now. At the beginning, it was after being a second-fifth son, Gallardo joined the High Lords Council after siding with Qi Bodu and expelling the former Prime Minister of the Ministry of Justice Ou Curen.
You still have to be a good dog.
As soon as he spoke, the two people who made the most fuss, including Xu Fuzhen, who helped Gallardo from time to time, shut up.
Then, the speaking phase ends and voting is initiated.
Passed by a high vote.
Gu Hang is now safe. No matter who is behind the scenes, at least he no longer has to worry about the Assassin's Court's actions in the future.
The next topic is Luo Feiti's.
About the candidate for the chairman of Spider Web Universe.
Now that the war is generally over, the next step is reconstruction, and the most important thing is to restore tax revenue.
There needs to be a Chairman of the Universe to take charge of the overall situation.
In the fifty or so universes, each chairman can be regarded as a high-ranking feudal official, so the appointment naturally requires the approval of Holy Terra.
The power of nomination has always been with the Executive Yuan.
Luo Fei mentioned five names, including senior officials from the central government and chairmen or vice-chairmen from other universes.
But there is a special name in it.
It is the core protagonist of the previous dispute: Gu Hang.
(End of this chapter)