Chapter 314: Return to the Capital
"This is Emperor Star Radio, bringing you the latest news from Emperor Star.
"Today's headlines: The highly anticipated Imperial Hero Task Force returned safely last night. The Imperial Hero White Ghost returned victoriously and is expected to arrive on the surface of the Imperial Star at noon.
"In the past year, White Ghost followed the orders of His Majesty and traveled back and forth to key areas within the empire, supervising the nobles' rectification work, removing thousands of corrupt termites that were attached to the empire's marrow, and redressing more than 300 unjust, false and wrong cases..."
beep!
With a slight sound, Yang Ming turned off the radio of the hover car and looked at the scenery outside the window with a smile.
The Imperial Star has not changed at all, it is still as busy and depressing as ever.
Hanyin and Hanxiang, who were sitting in the driver's seat and the co-pilot seat, suddenly became inexplicably nervous at this moment.
Yang Ming returned to the palace to report to the Emperor, and they were also asked to return to the Tentacle Organization to report on their work.
But they both knew that their superiors would definitely ask them how their relationship with the White Ghost was going and whether they had already had a sleeping relationship with her, but they couldn't fool anyone about this, as a scan would reveal that they were still pure, and they would most likely be regarded as being perfunctory and incompetent.
But what can they do?
In order to complete the operation as soon as possible, Yang Ming did not give the task force much rest time. He also had the habit of leaving the team and leaving a lot of work to them.
Not to mention, because they encountered a series of crises afterwards, even a small-scale air battle broke out, assassinations, poisoning and other vicious incidents often occurred. They were worried every day, and had to take turns on duty even when sleeping. There was no chance of overthrowing the white ghost at all.
The most important thing is... Captain Catherine, who spends most of her time with the White Ghost.
This pair of boyfriend and girlfriend are in love and respect each other. They are inseparable wherever they go. They would never run over to cheer for the two of them when they are taking a break.
At the beginning, they thought that White Ghost was not greedy for fame or credit, but just wanted to help them.
Later, they gradually determined...
The white ghost just wants to be a hands-off boss!
"Tsk, this is a big trouble."
Han Yin, who was sitting in the passenger seat, felt a more and more headache the more she thought about it. She couldn't help but raise her hand to support her forehead, and a soft moan came from the tip of her nose.
Yang Ming laughed and wondered, "You two sisters have made so many contributions in the past year, why are you still frowning?"
Han Yin snorted, "I haven't completed the most important task. I will definitely be held accountable when I return."
Hanxiang, who was driving, smiled and said, "It won't be a big deal. At worst, I won't have to give up the reward."
"How can you not want a reward? You two did all the work, but in the end you didn't get any reward? This is unacceptable. I just can't stand it."
Yang Ming raised his eyebrows and roughly understood what the tasks of the two maids were.
He smiled and said, "Don't worry, if we act a little intimate when we get off the car, it might help you get mixed up."
Hanxiang almost drove the car out of the fast lane.
"Forget it, forget it," Hanxiang responded softly, her pretty face inexplicably flushed.
Although she was already very familiar with Yang Ming, she still hadn't been able to learn even one percent of Boss Yang's essence in terms of cheekiness.
Hanyin sighed faintly: "Yeah, forget it, what does reward have to do with us? What kind of reward can we get? We are maids in the palace. The meaning of our existence is to be loyal to His Majesty. His Majesty rewarded us to the heroes of the empire, but the heroes of the empire treated us as hard labor. That's it."
"You, my little comrade, have always had problems with your thinking."
Yang Ming leaned forward, holding onto the chairs on both sides, and said seriously:
"It is our duty to be loyal to His Majesty. Your Majesty did not give you as a reward to anyone. You are independent human beings with your own personalities.
"Your Majesty only transferred you to work by my side, and I gave you the opportunity to make achievements.
"You have to learn to be grateful. Do you understand?"
"Bah! You just know how to fool people!"
Han Yin turned around angrily and tried to grab Yang Ming, but Yang Ming calmly dodged and hit her on the hand. Han Yin almost cried because of the pain.
Yang Ming shook his head upon seeing this.
Among his several beautiful subordinates, Hanyin is the most special. She has low strength and a bad temper. She is completely different from 026.
When I have time later, I will try to get 026 to give them both some intensive special training.
However, the Dongfeng can only enter but not exit, and the two of them are not yet suitable to access their core secrets.
In front of the palace gate, the palace guard stood quietly. When Yang Ming's vehicle approached, a group of soldiers raised the strangely shaped metal swords in their hands, and the orchestras on both sides played a loud symphony.
Hanyin and Hanxiang got out of the car at the same time and opened the door for Yang Ming.
Yang Ming did what he said and slightly moved his arms so that the sisters could hold his arms on both sides.
Helping others is purely for the sake of helping others.
…
As soon as Hanyin and Hanxiang entered the palace, they were called away by a middle-aged maid.
The emperor of the empire prepared a grand banquet for Yang Ming. A large number of newly-promoted powerful nobles on the Imperial Star had gathered half an hour in advance and were waiting for Yang Ming's arrival.
Under Yang Ming's feet were steps that kept changing colors, and at the end of the steps was the grand and solemn emperor's office hall.
A few messages were passed on and a few replies were given.
At the end of the stairs, Yang Ming looked up and saw the bustling crowd in the hall and His Majesty the Emperor sitting quietly on the high throne.
Standing in front of the gate, Yang Ming saluted the imperial army and stepped inside. As an honorary earl, he bowed his head and paid tribute to His Majesty the Emperor.
A middle-aged man nearby began to applaud.
Applause from all places surged towards Yang Ming like waves, and projections of fluttering petals appeared everywhere inside the entire hall.
The old emperor slowly stood up from his throne and applauded with a smile.
Yang Ming's heart couldn't help but feel a slight ripple.
Unfortunately, all this was not a pleasure for him.
A maid bowed and invited him in, and Yang Ming followed the maid and walked along the red carpet.
The nobles all had sincere and warm smiles on their faces, and the young girls who were brought by their fathers to today's feast stared straight at the handsome face of the 'Honorary Earl of Hamton'.
Walk forward a few dozen steps until you reach the throne.
The applause in the hall gradually died down, and the nobles walked forward and gathered behind Yang Ming.
Yang Ming received the script from the palace etiquette officer last night. All he had to do now was to recite it with emotion.
"Your Majesty! I have fulfilled my mission and traveled throughout the empire for 375 days, investigating the corrupt nobles of the empire, spreading your majesty's majesty, and caring about the livelihood of the people!
"Today, the aristocratic atmosphere in the empire has been generally rectified, and the phenomenon of oppressing the people has been greatly reduced!
"People from all over the world are grateful for your majesty's generosity and praise your majesty's great character..."
"Okay."
The old emperor waved his hand with a smile:
"Stop using clichés. Even if you say this word and it's not disgusting, it makes me sick just by hearing it.
"Everyone, please take your seats. Stop the music. Get a loudspeaker for my Royal Guards. Today, I will tell you how those daring nobles you met on the road obstructed the enforcement of the law!
"I heard that they even used the fleet to deal with you?"
Yang Ming chuckled, and the nobles bowed quickly and returned to their seats quickly, filling the area around the dozens of oval tables.
Several maids brought a long table for six people and placed it in front of Yang Ming. They also moved a chair for Yang Ming and placed it in the center line of the hall, just opposite the emperor.
This position made Yang Ming feel more alert.
After the maid left, he took the initiative to pull his chair to the side and sat beside the long table, not face to face with the emperor.
The old emperor smiled with his eyes narrowed, walked down from the throne and sat at the head seat at the long table.
The maids began to bring in delicacies. Yang Ming found a good opportunity and started complaining:
“Your Majesty, this journey is indeed very dangerous.
"According to incomplete statistics, my team and I have encountered 39 poisonings and 12 assassinations by professional killers. We also helped several local police stations to arrest a group of underworld gangs.
“As for the nobles’ private fleets, there were actually only four of them, but they were just a few earls with fiefdoms who were unwilling to admit their guilt and tried to intimidate us.
"Every time, I had already breached their flagship before they opened fire, successfully avoiding the imperial nobles' official declaration of war, which could have shocked the interstellar network.
"Besides, Your Majesty, don't worry. When we captured their flagship, we didn't kill the ordinary soldiers. We just knocked them out. After all, they were just following orders."
"I didn't expect that they would be so bold!"
The old emperor sighed softly:
"Luckily, you are in charge this time, and you have the ultimate strength to fight against a small fleet. Otherwise, I would have to fight them hard and clean up all the termites!"
All the nobles in the hall were silent.
Yang Ming naturally saw that the old emperor wanted to crack down on all the nobles in the palace, and smiled and continued: "Your Majesty, has the Imperial Star been stable this year?"
The old emperor put a piece of preserved fruit into his mouth and said slowly:
“The position of the Great Elder is still undecided, and there is always a group of old nobles nagging in my ear.
“However, the Senate has grown sensible now. Some time ago, it passed several bills that gave me, the emperor, the power of emergency trial.
“This is really ironic.
"Power was originally granted by the emperor, but they are restricting the emperor. If I want to do something, can the Council of Elders stop me?"
Yang Ming: Isn’t it the time for you to be forced to abdicate?
Of course, this is not the right occasion to say this.
Yang Ming smiled and said, "In fact, this is just a formality to show the empire's respect for the nobles and the people. As long as you give your orders, the elders will definitely execute them. Who dares to disobey your will, Your Majesty?"
"Pit, hahaha! Cough, cough cough!"
The old emperor nearly choked himself, and the maid beside him hurried forward and gently patted the emperor on the back.
The emperor laughed and scolded: "There are quite a few elders sitting next to you, so you should be more careful with your words!"
Yang Ming looked around and saw that many of the elderly people were a little embarrassed, but they all tried their best to smile.
The emperor asked, "Did you encounter any interesting things during your time away? Let's not talk about those serious topics today, let's talk about interesting things."
Yang Ming smiled and nodded. Having done his homework, he began to talk about the customs and practices of the empire's "North and South of the Star River".
The atmosphere of the banquet soon became relaxed and warm.
The emperor chatted with Yang Ming with a smile, and the nobles also began a small-scale social activity at the same table.
Many young girls took the opportunity to touch up their makeup and adjust their looks, waiting for today's climax dance, hoping to get an invitation from the young man who sat at the same table with the emperor.
In the evening, the banquet in the palace came to an end, and a number of high-end hovercrafts drove out of the palace gate.
Naturally, Yang Ming did not let any noble woman succeed.
He always followed the emperor, or chatted with the newly promoted powerful elders at the emperor's request.
In front of the emperor, Yang Ming did not leave anyone's contact information, and his conversation with the elders was also a bit perfunctory.
After the big banquet, there are still small banquets.
Now comes the palace’s signature item – the emperor’s hardcore sex.
In a small hall of the palace, the dim light was full of suggestion, and beautiful bodies could be seen everywhere in seductive postures.
There were also a few more beautiful girls in cool clothes around Yang Ming, and the unintentional body friction made Yang Ming feel very uncomfortable.
Let’s talk business in this situation…who can think rationally and stay 100% focused?
However, the emperor also threw out some more brain-teasing questions.
"Hanton, my knight, what reward do you want this time?"
The emperor said with a smile:
"Now you are standing on the opposite side of the aristocracy. They are afraid of and hate you. Why not just set up an aristocratic supervision department and have you be the head of the department.
“That’s a deterrent.”
"I'm afraid I can't do this," Yang Ming shook his head, "and your majesty, I don't have a lot of perseverance in doing things. I always feel uncomfortable being tied to one place."
The emperor wondered, “Do you know what department heads mean?
"Will you be in charge of a system, become the highest-ranking minister of the empire, or a minister who monitors the nobles?
“Wherever you go, there will be a group of nobles coaxing and praising you, fame, honor, power, women, oh, and out of respect, men too.
"Everything will be within your reach."
Yang Ming sighed inwardly, how many ships can this minister have?
"Your Majesty, if I take over this position, after a while, we won't be able to chat like this anymore."
Yang Ming smiled and said:
"You will definitely be wary of me. This is inevitable. Even the greatest emperor will not allow his subjects to gain both fame and power at the same time.
“Now in the empire, because I targeted the nobles, the people’s favorability towards me has increased too much. I have gained fame, but I will never be able to hold real power.
"Your Majesty, please give me an easier position and let me stay quiet for ten or eight years until the people forget about the White Ghost."
The old emperor frowned and looked at Yang Ming, then laughed dumbly: "You are a little too sober."
"Your Majesty, I think you should keep your promise and take that cell..."
"Hanton," the old emperor said gently, "come and give me an idea. A minister has suggested setting up a House of Commons to formulate common civil laws. The members of the House of Commons are all civilians. What do you think?"
Yang Ming nodded slowly: "This is a good idea, but it will inevitably encounter great resistance when implemented. Your Majesty, that group of cells..."
The old emperor narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Opportunity doesn't matter. After your efforts, now is the most peaceful time for the aristocracy. Hanton, where do you think I should go next to continue to mess with our ancient empire?"
Yang Ming smiled and said, "I dare not say anything about this. Your Majesty certainly has your own plan. If you need me to serve you, I will do my best. But Your Majesty, didn't you promise me before that the group of cells..."
"Hanton!"
The old emperor frowned and said:
"Why are you always thinking about improving your personal martial arts skills?
"Is there any room for individual power to resist the power based on the Star Fleet?
"If it weren't for my power, would you appear in front of me and speak to me so softly?
"However, since you insist on wanting that cluster of cells, I cannot be unkind. After all, you have made so many contributions to the empire. I will give you this opportunity. Someone will take you to a research institute tomorrow. The cluster of cells you want is there."
There was a hint of smile in the old emperor's eyes.
Yang Ming immediately understood that things might not be that simple.
"Besides that, the reward you deserve will be given to you without any less."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Yang Ming muttered to himself.
In fact, he deliberately used that group of cells as his weak spot so that the old emperor would feel that he could control himself firmly.
When he found out that the old emperor didn't want to give him the cells, he knew that he had to go through other channels other than the official ones.
But...research institute?
A secret research institute on the Imperial Star?
This can really broaden your horizons.
