2237. The split of the Jedi Order and the establishment of the Blood Order (Part 1)
"Orega... I have never heard of this name." Mace Windu frowned.
“The contact person on the rebel side said that this person should have nothing to do with the Galactic Empire, but his relationship with the Principality of Dawn is a bit complicated. He doesn’t seem to be a friend, but he is not an enemy either... and , this time, this person named Orega came here at the request of Tang Xiao, and it is said that he hopes you can help," Ji-Adi Mundi said.
"Tang Xiao..." Mace Windu frowned in thought, his expression becoming extremely gloomy.
Before he fell to the dark side, Master Ki-Adi Mundy was one of the most respected masters of the Jedi Order. He was once a member of the Jedi Council, and he was also very popular. Moreover, after he fell into the dark side, he also confined himself to fight against the erosion of the dark side.
Therefore, although Master Ki-Adi-Mundi has fallen to the dark side, he is not crazy or extreme. Coupled with his already extremely high popularity, he has become the number two figure in the Blood Warriors after Master Windu.
And because Ki-Adi Mundi also has contacts with many political personnel in the Galactic Republic and the Galactic Empire, he is also the person in the Blood Warriors who is mainly responsible for liaison with the rebels.
Yes, the Blood Warriors also have some contact with the rebel army, but this is only part of it. The Blood Warriors and the Rebels came together more because they had a common enemy.
Essentially, the Blood Warriors and the Rebel Army cannot actually talk about going together. There is actually someone else who really has a deep connection with the Blood Warriors.
The Blood Order was originally a part of the Jedi Order.
Before the outbreak of the Clone Wars ten years ago, the then Chancellor of the Galactic Republic, Sheev Palpatine, had always wanted to create a more professional and powerful military, but the Republic Assembly had always blocked this. Because the Parliament believed that creating an offensive army was contrary to the purpose of Ruusan's reforms a thousand years ago.
Sheev Palpatine can only do the next best thing and want to get emergency ruling authority. At that time, the separatist movement was intensifying under the leadership of Count Dooku and was gradually getting out of control. Obi-Wan Kenobi sneaked into the planet Geonosis and discovered that Count Dooku was working with the Trade Federation, Dawn Planet, and Interstellar Bank. Super corporations such as industry associations signed contracts with major forces and launched wars.
At that time, the war was imminent and was about to break out almost the next day. Only then did the Republic Assembly agree to give Sheev Palpatine emergency decision-making powers so that he could handle some relations. When it comes to the issue of this war, the decision can be made directly, bypassing the parliament.
So the first order Sheev Palpatine issued after bypassing Congress was to withdraw from the "Military Creation Act" and establish the Grand Army of the Republic.
According to the Military Creation Act, the Jedi Order will become the commanders of this army. And all troops above the legion level must have at least one Jedi on hand to command them when they attack. When conducting military operations, a Jedi Master's status in the military is equivalent to that of a general. This regulation seemed understandable at the time, because after the existence of the clone army was exposed, everyone discovered that the creation of this army was signed by Jedi Master Seve Dias. Therefore, it is generally believed within the Galactic Republic that the Jedi Order established this army, so it is natural for the Jedi Order to lead this army.
After the establishment of the Grand Army of the Republic, Republic Speaker Sheev Palpatine became the nominal supreme leader of the army, but most of the time he handed over command to the Jedi Order. It was this behavior that earned Sheev Palpatine a lot of applause from the parliament. Many people believed that this was a generous act on his part to not be greedy for power and to take the initiative to decentralize power.
However, no one knew at that time that the destruction of the Jedi Order began with the acquisition of command of the Grand Army of the Republic.
During the war, in order to maintain the peace and unity of the Galactic Republic, the Jedi Knights shed their blood and sacrificed their lives and fought on the front line. Because of their heroic fighting, they brought the Galactic Republic victory again and again. For this reason, a large number of Jedi warriors died heroically in the war.
But what they got was not flowers and applause, but more and more criticism. Because the war cannot always be won, so every time it fails, it is always the Jedi who are blamed - because you can't possibly blame the clone soldiers who were created for the war, right?
And since Jedi Knights were present in almost all battles, the damage caused by the war was also counted on the Jedi Order. Cities were destroyed, civilians were affected, and planets were starved... Although the Jedi Order had done their best to prevent all of this from happening, manpower was ultimately limited. The war that swept the entire galaxy was far from what it was back then. The Jedi Order of 20,000 people can afford it.
The Jedi Knights became synonymous with war at this time. They have lost their former identity as arbiters and their status is no longer aloof. They began to go deep into politics, the military, and inevitably, the economy. So they began to touch the core interests of some classes, such as the nobles and wealthy families in the inner circle.
The reputation of the Jedi Order also plummeted. Ironically, the more victorious they were on the battlefield, the worse their reputation became.
The person who signed to establish this army was Jedi Master Seve Dias. This was an obstacle that the Jedi Order could not get around. It was this incident that gave the Jedi Order a reputation for waging war. Coupled with their frontline command, all war-related responsibilities were placed on the Jedi Order.
To make matters worse, as the Clone Wars gradually deepened, the war became increasingly uncontrollable. In order to ensure victory in the war, the plan of orbital bombing began to be put on the table. On many battlefields, without orbital bombardment, it is almost impossible to defeat the battle robots that are almost everywhere in the city.
However, orbital bombing is clearly prohibited as an anti-civilization and anti-social behavior. Because endless orbital bombardment will only turn habitable planets into ruins one after another. If this continues, where will there be room for life in this galaxy?
Even though relatively developed atmosphere modification technology is now available, the natural location of the planet accounts for 99% of the reason why a habitable planet is a habitable planet. If a planet is slightly closer or farther away from the star, it is not inherently habitable. No matter how it is modified, the upper limit will only be barely habitable.
So orbital bombing has become a matter of public concern, and the Jedi Order is naturally firmly opposed to it. But at this time, Sheev Palpatine issued a decree allowing the Grand Republic Army to conduct orbital bombardment, but only with the signature of the Jedi commander.
On the surface, this is a decision that fully respects the Jedi Order, but in fact, it pushes the Jedi Order to the edge of a knife!
It was at this time that the Jedi Order began to split. (End of chapter)