Chapter 1236: Taking Chestnuts From the Fire (Part 2)

The riots are not only spreading in the Durham star system, but also in the Leben star system, the Scadia star system, the Sinan star system... and even the Phoenix Empire capital star system, the Fillmos star system, which is under the control of the radicals. Instigated by conservative dignitaries, some Morris slaves took to the streets, demanding that the government grant them the right to join the army, attack the Star Alliance navy, and avenge the Eighth Prince.

This kind of parade in the name of patriotism is more difficult to deal with than ordinary people's demands to punish hypocritical officials like George? ***.

Hegel Alexander, who had been silent for a long time, stood up at this time and called on the public to exercise restraint and not be used by spies from the Star Alliance, the Charles Federation and other countries and become pawns in the hands of others. At the same time, he expressed his concern about the health of His Majesty the Holy Emperor, and asked him to return to the Fillmos star system to preside over the overall situation as soon as possible.

The words are beautiful, but the subtext is worrying about Virginia Alexander's physical condition. To be more blunt... His Royal Highness was worried that his father was unconscious and had not recovered from his illness, so he just said that and came to that conclusion.

In addition, the current Fillmos star system is not the former Fillmos star system. Radicals hold many important positions. Anyone with a keen sense of politics can imagine what will happen to Virginia Alexander when he returns.

After that, the radicals began to spread rumors, saying that His Majesty the Holy Emperor was a little unconscious due to a previous stroke, and that's why his recent abnormal behavior has brought the country into chaos. You must know that the front is still fighting, and now His Majesty the Holy Emperor is holding back from the rear. Whether he is still qualified to govern is a big question.

However, before the rumors spread, a sudden change made the situation of the Phoenix Empire worse.

People in the Canberra star system, which is less than 3 light-years away from the Fillmos star system, encountered bloody oppression by the military and police forces during the parade, which caused a tragedy. Watti Square was almost turned into a cemetery, and more than half of the victims died. The wounded were innumerable.

This news suddenly detonated the entire Phoenix Empire. Under the circumstances of His Majesty the Holy Emperor's repeated orders not to allow force to suppress, there are still people who dare to do this kind of behavior, which is tantamount to openly provoking the imperial power.

The local governor of the Canberra star system made a public speech at the first time, denying that the violent suppression incident that happened not long ago was his own instigation, but that some unknown guys conspired to frame him.

What he said was the truth, but who would believe it?

When the government loses its credibility and the public thinks every official is a hooligan and villain, even if they speak the truth, they will not be trusted and understood. Instead, they will be seen as shameless sophistry and shirking responsibility.

Public opinion boiled again,

The people at the bottom, who felt that they had the support of His Majesty the Holy Emperor, were furious and demanded that the government should bring to justice the shooting of the police and the death penalty for those responsible.

At the same time, Virginia Alexander received representatives of the parade people in the Durham star system, and awarded the Imperial Medal and the Executive Committee of the Reform Committee and other positions.

Next, he made another public speech, denouncing what happened in the Canberra star system as a bad act against the spirit of humanitarianism and a blatant contempt for imperial power. During the year he was unconscious, many officials became self-inflated and then acted recklessly, doing many heinous things. From the core of imperial power to the local government, there has been systematic degeneration and corruption. Now it is necessary to carry out an anti-bureaucratic movement to purify the dirt and evil of the imperial management. In order to allow those officials and nobles who have separated from the masses to find themselves, They must try to get down from the throne of power, receive labor education, understand the hard work of the people at the bottom, and understand the living conditions of the common people, so that they can better serve the public in the future.

He asked the princes and princes headed by Hegel Alexander to lead by example and go to the most difficult grassroots.

If anyone dares to disobey this order, the people have the right to conduct a public trial against those who disobey, whether that person is a low-level policeman maintaining law and order on the street or a high-ranking prince.

This time, he won't take sides with anyone. Because the Phoenix Empire has reached the crossroads of destruction, just like a terminally ill person, only by completely purifying the toxins and filth in the body can it be possible to live for a long time.

Virginia Alexander's words suddenly ignited the passionate flame of the Phoenix Empire society. "In the name of the Holy Emperor, in the name of the people"... This is no different from a powerful sword, leading to the formation of a political force at the grassroots level consisting entirely of the people at the bottom. Some call it reformists, while others call it subversion.

Whether it is those with ulterior motives or those who are sincere for the people, in the name of His Majesty the Holy Emperor, in the name of the people, they began to beat and imprison officials who used to be aloof, and then tried them publicly, and put them in prison or sent them to space plantations or processing enterprises , so that the dignitaries who are usually pampered can also taste the hard work.

Not only civil society is out of control, but even the army is in chaos. Under the leadership of the executive committee of the so-called reform committee, Morrison has obtained weapons, warships and various military resources. They swear allegiance to Virginia Alexander, to be the sword and shield in the hands of His Majesty the Holy Emperor, to forge the Great Wall with flesh and soul, and to protect the Alexander family from generation to generation.

This armed force composed entirely of Morris slaves is called the Emperor Sword Guards.

As the situation fermented, many officials died on the job, and many noble heirs died on the way to escort... This inevitably triggered a series of local lords' revolts. His Majesty suggested that resisting the powerful has become a mission and justice, and many private armies of the lords collapsed at the slightest contact with the crusading army.

Civil wars and riots spread rapidly within the Phoenix Empire...

Durham Star System, an office in the Servina Palace where Virginia Alexander was located was exceptionally quiet.

The cherry blossoms fall from the roof garden, drawing an elegant arc in the air, leaving a little fragrance, and going away with a little bit of powder.

Nova looked out of the window at the sadly bright falling flowers, listened to the laughter of the mischievous wind elf, closed the half-open window, and looked back at the figure with eyes closed in the corner of the room: "I always thought Mengsk was a Insidious and cunning guy, but compared to you... he is far worse."

"Mengsk? Who's that?" Virginia's voice seemed weak, and she didn't know whether it was due to overwork or poor mental state.

"A man with power like you, but dead."

"Is that a hint?"

"No, I'm just a little emotional." Nova turned her head and continued to watch the cherry blossoms fall.

Yes, the Phoenix Empire fell into great turmoil and chaos, and many people lost their lives. This movement has deviated from the track. Not only officials and nobles, but even the rich and small social individuals have been implicated and persecuted. But so what? Most importantly, Virginia Alexander regained the power he lost earlier, and now the entire Phoenix Empire has only one brain and only one voice.

The civilians didn't even know that they were being used. His Majesty the Holy Emperor turned them into pawns, causing the old system to completely collapse and fail. People like Sfinkel Alexander, Hegel Alexander, and others cannot even get out of the Fillmos star system by decree, and they have become birds in a cage.

He took advantage of the people's hatred and resentment towards the powerful and turned public opinion into a sharp blade. While beheading political opponents, he also gained the trust and support of the people.

Driven by this emotion of adoration and gratitude, he told them to go east, they would not go west, and he told them to go north, they would not go south. They really regarded him as a great sage, the reincarnation of the Divine Phoenix. But is it so?

Nova is very clear, no!

She even felt that Virginia Alexander had allowed interest groups to do evil before, and that fish and meat civilians did it on purpose. Under the condition that the state system can be maintained, indulge those dignitaries to do their best and win over lackeys with benefits, so as to maintain the rule of the royal family. When the society became full of holes and the accumulation of civil resentment reached a critical point, he would stand up like this and use a vigorous rectification campaign to kill a group of powerful people, release social resentment, calm the contradictions between the government and the people, and break the solidification of class , let some inferior people gain wealth and status, and let other people see hope, so he became a savior, a true leader, won the support and love of the people, and ensured that the imperial power of the Alexander family lasted forever.

This is the way of the emperor, the way of the people, and the way of control. Compared with people like Virginia Alexander, Arcturus Mengsk's political skills are indeed slightly inferior.

Of course, this has a lot to do with the difference in the overall environment of the two worlds. After all, Arcturus Mengsk’s country is not the Phoenix Empire, which lasted nearly a hundred years. Virginia Alexander has more advantages in environment and inheritance.

The sun was slanting to the west, and the sunlight shone through the window sills on the mahogany coffee table in front of the sofa, reflecting on Virginia's face, filling the cheeks and forehead with the years of grooves.

"That information...has been handed over to Tang Fang?"

Nova nodded: "It has been handed over to him."

"So... your mission here is over?"

Nova stared into his eyes and said, "No, not yet. I will stay here until I ensure that the Abyss Knights are all wiped out."

Virginia frowned, looking a little displeased, but didn't say much.

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It's not that the radicals have thought of resisting Virginia Alexander's bottom line, but they have no ability to resist. From a political point of view, Virginia Alexander is, after all, His Majesty the Holy Emperor of the Phoenix Empire, a symbol of imperial power, and possesses an orthodox status. Even when he was unconscious, Hegel Alexander held state power in the name of ruling on behalf of his father. Now that His Majesty the Holy Emperor is awake, the excuse of ruling in place of his father will naturally no longer be effective.

From this point of view, the radicals were caught off guard by the sudden awakening of Virginia Alexander, and they were at a disadvantage politically. Facing this political rectification centered on anti-bureaucracy, they seemed very powerless.

However, in terms of military affairs, radical representatives such as Prince Sfinkel and Prince Lawrence have powerful naval power and are capable of military resistance. However, the embarrassing thing is that the Phoenix Empire is now at war with the Star Alliance and the Silver Eagles. Important combat forces such as the Jupiter Expeditionary Army and the National Defense Army are fighting in the area near the Sokanada defense line. There is no way to return to the country and boycott Virginia. • Alexander's political offensive.

Originally, the radicals wanted to use the two-front battlefield to drag down and disintegrate the Covenant, and by the way, clean up the conservative forces in the military during the battle, and then encircled and suppressed domestic politicians. It now appears that such a plan not only did not work, but shot itself in the foot.

No one thought that His Majesty the Holy Emperor would disappear and would wake up when he reappeared.

Didn't the Abyss Knights promise that no one can remove the neurotoxin from His Majesty the Holy Emperor? Why is everything fine now, and he launched a mass movement to ruthlessly defeat them?

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When the Phoenix Empire fell into serious chaos, a slight space-time curvature shock appeared in the 0.5 light-year area outside the Montesk star system near the dead sea. With a flash of light, the huge body of the Dreadnought Commander-class fortress appeared in the dark void .

Tang Fang left the location of the Hestia system, walked to the front of the bridge, looked at the distant stars magnified many times, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Howson came from behind, slap, slap... fists and palms intersected several times, touched the pimple on the right cheek, grinned and said, "Is that where the abyssal knights are hiding? We must cut their roots this time. "

Yuffie raised her head and gave him a sideways glance, but said nothing.

Churchill reported: "Alice sent a message that the pick-up ship will arrive in about an hour, reminding us to get ready."

Tang Fang nodded, told Yuffie to follow the plan, and then led Howson and Churchill to the location of the battleship hangar.

He is very aware of what happened in the Phoenix Empire... To put it bluntly, everything Virginia Alexander has done in the past few months cannot escape his eyes. Although he didn't like His Majesty's approach, it was undeniable that this intensified the conflict between conservatives and radicals in the Phoenix Empire, which in turn exposed the enemy's hands and feet, and exposed the hiding place of the abyss knight when they contacted.

The central star is a red giant star. After Virginia Alexander woke up, there was only the Montesk star system on the border of the Phoenix Empire that had frequent information exchanges with the radical leaders.

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