Chapter 478: The Galactic Republic's Road to War (Part 1)
476. The Galactic Republic's Road to War (Part 1)
The activities of these members of the 'Loyalty Committee' in the Outer Rim Star Region, The results can be imagined.
Some members of the Loyalty Committee were even beaten to death by the angry people!
But they used their actions and even their lives to earn enough political reputation for Palpatine.
Not only that, Palpatine also let the media he controlled spread on the Galaxy Information Network pictures of members of the 'Loyal Council' being beaten to death, hanged or even burned to death by the people of the Outer Rim Sector, and then he stood up and spoke out righteously. ordered these media outlets to remove all videos.
But this information has been spread long ago, and has had an extremely bad impact. The planets in the central star region, which have been wavering, have begun to think that those in the outer star region are all terrorists.
So in public opinion and on the Internet, the media on both sides began to spit, and the people on both sides also became extremely hostile.
The people of the Central Sector began to believe that their lives had not been good because the Galactic Republic had to bear so much burden on the bumpkins in the Outer Rim. People in the inner ring think that those in the outer ring can just be slaves and don't delay them from making a lot of money.
As for the planets in Renshangren’s inner circle, they just hope to start fighting as soon as possible so that their military industry can earn more.
However, at this time, Speaker Sheev Palpatine once again showed a compassionate attitude. He claimed that he would never give up his efforts for peace at any time. He also continued to help the Outer Rim Planet in public speeches in the media. District's planet speaks.
“I always believe that when a person cannot even eat enough, all his actions can be forgiven.”
“Those who are blaming the outer ring Before destroying the planet, we should first reflect on ourselves, can we do more for them?"
"If there is an invasion by foreign enemies, I will not hesitate to lead everyone to the battlefield. We must exercise the greatest restraint, because we are all a family, and we should not go to war with each other.”
These demagoguery speeches have deceived almost everyone, if there is a promise in this world. As for the Bell Peace Prize, Palpatine has probably won it for several years.
Afterwards, Palpatine personally went to the Jedi Temple and visited Master Yoda.
He and Master Yoda discussed the future of the galaxy for a long time. When he ended the conversation and came out of the living room, he asked a question seriously: "Master Yoda, do you think war will really break out? ?"
Master Yoda just shook his head and said: "The dark side covers everything, and the future is."
"I will try." With these words, surrounded by the Speaker's guards in red armor, he stepped onto his shuttle.
On the next day, 24 BBY, March 21, Sheev Palpatine delivered a public speech in the holographic network of the entire galaxy. The momentum of this speech can be said to be unique. Almost all media outlets were broadcasting his speech. At this time, the previously bickering media showed a high degree of unity, which also showed the extent to which Sheev Palpatine's political power has expanded after his re-election. . The speech lasted for 12 minutes. Palpatine showed an image of someone who had been wronged but still persisted in his heart and insisted on peace. On the surface, he continued to pioneer for the separatism and Count Dooku, but in fact he occupied the moral high ground, even letting the People feel that anyone who opposes them is anti-human.
Palpatine said that even though everyone in the galaxy is thinking about war now, he is also fighting for peace.
At the end of his speech, Palpatine extended an invitation to Count Dooku: "I hope to have an open, fair, face-to-face debate with Count Dooku. I know there are many people on both sides of us. We are eager to turn this dispute of ours into a full-scale war, but I think such a dispute should not go to such an extreme result. We should all have enough wisdom and reason to find a solution that can be solved by sitting down together. "< br>
“I propose to conduct this negotiation on the neutral planet Botavi, or any other neutral planet. As long as Count Dooku is willing to come to negotiate, he knows how to find me, my communication 24 The hour remains open. Of course, for security reasons, I will not discuss the time of the negotiation publicly. Count Dooku can make an appointment with me at any time."
This time, Speaker Schiff Palpatine. The speech was regarded as his last effort for peace. Almost all media were exaggerating Palpatine's invitation to negotiate. They all claimed that Palpatine had done all he could to be benevolent. If he still persists in this situation, then Count Dooku will undoubtedly bear full responsibility for the war.
But Count Dooku did not attend the appointment, nor did he send out any information. He just continued to carry out his career silently, constantly attracting more planets to join the separatist movement.
In fact, his reaction at this time was already discussed with Darth Sidious. This is a necessary means to move towards war.
Because of the special nature of the Galactic Republic's political system, Palpatine must not be the one to start the war, otherwise no one will support him. Count Dooku must bear the responsibility for launching the war, and implicitly, super corporations such as the Interstellar Banking Association, the Trade Federation, the Fourth Group, the Corporate Alliance, the Commercial Guilds, and the Technology Alliance also bear this name. It's called the scapegoat of war.
This is also a foundation laid in order to eradicate these enterprises in the future and use their accumulation and capital to become nutrients when the new order is established.
Count Dooku did not respond, and no response was the best response. His silence expressed his willingness to fight.
This meaning was also seen by the members of the entire Galactic Republic.
It was only then that everyone truly realized that the war was within their reach!
After a month of waiting, Palpatine had to regretfully announce that peace efforts had failed and the door to negotiations had been closed.
But he still emphasized that before everything became irreversible, even at the last second, Count Dooku could dial his communication and talk to him about a peaceful solution.
After that, Sheev Palpatine returned to the Galactic Parliament and officially put the possibility of war on the table. He proposed the "Military Creation Act" (theMilitaryCreationAct) in the Parliament, meaning In re-establishing the armed forces of the Galactic Republic.
He confirmed that the bill will be discussed in a plenary vote on May 16.
And this bill is also the first step towards war for the Galactic Republic.
(End of this chapter)