Chapter 1779 Reza’s Dissatisfaction
After dealing with the matters on the battlefield, the 7-member Angstrom Council under Soshiyan’s hint and remote control also determined the final candidate, just as he designed. The sages of the Reza faction occupy 3 seats, one of which is Ernest of the Titan Legion, while the local forces of Angstrom occupy 3 seats. They are all among the three most powerful forges in the forging world. Lord, the remaining one was a close associate of the original great sage Bertus Willibald and his chief apprentice.
The 7-member parliament elected a speaker on a rotating basis, and temporarily performed some of the duties of the foundry director until the new foundry director took office - under Soshyan's instruction, the first speaker was Ounes Special appointment for a term of 8 years.
The reason for this arrangement is not complicated. It can not only reduce the resistance of Angstrom's local forces, but also complete the agreement with Reza. It also allows Soshyan to attack Angstrom. He has a certain ability to intervene internally, at least until the end of the expedition. After all, when the two sides are equal in strength, the only variable has the power to decide, and Bertus Willibald is now his guest, Mars. It will take some time for ordinary representatives to come, so the only variable in the seven-person parliament is in Soshyan's hands.
Of course, the premise of everything is that the councilor representing the former Foundry Director can survive the cruel political struggle in the Forge World, but at least during the expedition, there should be no problem. After all, he inherited Bertou All the political capital and old connections left by S. Willibald can be used to protect himself to some extent.
But naturally not everyone was satisfied with this decision. In fact, just after the naval battle ended, Soshyan encountered a little "little trouble."
When Reza's Sage walked into Soshyan's personal office on the Eternal Loyalty, his olfactory processor immediately captured the air that seemed to be filled with cis-3-hexenal and terpenes. Its derivatives simulate the smell of natural plants and flowers, but his visual display tells him that there is no vegetation in this military-style office.
At this time, Soshyan was sitting behind a huge table, looking at him with a smile. There were some data boards and file bags piled on the table in front of the top commander of the expeditionary force. In his right hand, There is a teacup corresponding to the size of the cup next to it. Inside is some kind of steaming light amber liquid. It should be some kind of drink. Is this smell emitted by this drink?
"Please sit down."
Sage Reza nodded, but did not sit on the chair opposite Soshyan, because his body had long since been modified to prevent him from sitting.
"I'm taking the liberty of visiting you. I hope I won't disturb you."
"Wherever you don't come, I will look for you."
"It seems that the Supreme Lord Commander has something to do. Talk to me."
"Tell me your story first."
Sage Reza took a step forward, but hunched his back slightly, trying not to be higher than Soshiyang. say.
"I just don't understand one thing. Why did you let Bertus Willibald live? He is a shameful traitor. You also said before that he is not loyal and should be eliminated."
So Shi Yang nodded, pondered for a moment and then responded:
"I said, but"
"But?"
"Sage, do you think, Hugh Why did Lun become a traitor? ”
"Because he has done many rebellious things and put himself above the empire."
"But as the guardian of the Maelstrom appointed by the high lord, shouldn't he have the power to do many things? "But he went out of his way."
Soshyan nodded again.
“Yes, he went out of his way, he did things beyond his authority, and he also tried to use his own power to fight against the rules and laws of the empire.”
Sage Reza's logic calculator quickly realized that he had been fooled by Soshyan's words, but he had no chance to take back his words. Soshyan continued:
"I am from the Great Expedition. Commander-in-Chief, it does not mean that I have the authority to judge a foundry director. You are a member of the Mechanicus. You should know very well what kind of system the Mechanicus itself is. Unless he has clearly committed the crime of heresy, we cannot I punish him based on my own subjective judgment of right and wrong. Otherwise, what is the difference between me and Huron? Yes, he resisted my order and hindered the expedition, so I can remove him from his post and deprive him of his power, but In the end, he surrendered and confessed his crime. Whether it was out of honor as an Astartes or as a member of the imperial system, I had no reason to kill him again because his crime had already been judged. If he wanted to be held accountable, That's not what I should do. I can't exercise power on behalf of General Casting. I believe that if he is really guilty, then Mars will not be able to let him escape punishment. But if Mars thinks that he is not guilty enough to die, I can only say Sorry, what do you think?”
“But this is not consistent with what you said before. I don’t know much about the culture of Astartes, but...in my memory, the weight of Astartes’ language is I still value it very much.”
Soshiyang nodded.
"Of course, I can kill him with one sword regardless, but what next? What should a space warrior look like in your mind? Like the Seth brothers, killing indiscriminately and leaving a mountain of corpses. Of course, it would be easy and simple to walk away after the sea of blood, which is very consistent with people's expectations of the Astartes in this 41st millennium, but... Brother Seth, there is someone who can deal with the aftermath for him, and I don't have one. Because I was the one who dealt with the aftermath in the end, Bertus’ death was a problem for me and even the entire expeditionary force. It was beyond the rules.”
The sage of Reza was silent for a long time, and finally said something.
“For the first time, I noticed that you follow the rules so much.”
Soshiyang sighed and leaned back slightly.
"To tell you the truth, in this position, I am always on pins and needles, fearing that I will be attacked if I do something wrong. After all, there are countless pairs of eyes staring at me."< br>
“I can understand that you don’t kill Bertus Willibald, but what about this parliament? This seems different from our previous agreement.”
"Well, this is also the result of my many considerations. Angstrom will be an important strategic supply center for the expeditionary force in the future. Its stability is crucial. Although you have been deployed there for a long time, as far as I know, most local forces You are still quite resistant to Reza. Forcing a foundry director to take office will only increase chaos and even cause turmoil. This is not what Reza wants to see, right? After all, you also hope to peacefully promote the Flame Blood Sect. Radical The missionary method is not suitable under the current empire's system. I think Angstrom is a good experimental field. You can learn more about how to promote the teachings on a hostile planet, and your representatives You have also been given 8 years of power. Although it is only partial power, I think you can actually do a lot of things in 8 years. What do you think? Moreover, this method can also soften the hostility of Mars and make your subsequent missionary expansion easier. Shi, even if Mars sends a new foundry director, the power has been transferred, and there is no point in holding an empty title."
"I think it should be the apprentice of Bertus Willibald? He changed to another person."
Soshyan shook his head.
"You are an academic expert, but not a political veteran. If it were your great sage, he would definitely be very satisfied with my decision."
"Huh?"
"Bertus Willibald has been the foundry director for more than two hundred years and survived the Badab War. He is still very popular in Angstrom. Being hurriedly ousted this time does not mean that The political group surrounding him disappeared. If there is no suitable unity goal, then the power of the original foundry director group will be diverted to those powerful local forces, then you may have to face a united and resistant world. But there is It's different now that there is a political successor. A considerable part of those forces will surround the successor, and those powerful independent forces may not have the same interests as the successor, and the successor does not have enough prestige to unite all places. In other words, Angstrom’s opposition forces were actually divided.”
(End of this chapter)