Chapter 356 The Actual Show Begins
Boss Yang was obviously overthinking it.
Her Royal Highness the Princess was taken away directly without even entering the special ship of the Noble Court.
Prince Gehari was helped away. When he was leaving, the look in his eyes when he looked at Daphne and Yang Ming revealed a sinister look.
But Yang Ming was not worried at all.
He believed Daphne would take care of this guy.
A woman like Daphne, once she decides to take action against Gehari, will never give Gehari a chance to turn things around.
In fact, in front of so many people in the empire, Yang Ming threw Gehari to the ground, and Gehari was about to be abandoned by the royal family.
Therefore, instead of feeling more favorable towards Daphne who stood up later, Yang Ming felt a little more annoyed in his heart, and reminded himself to stay away from this poisonous jasmine.
Although she is annoyed, Daphne is now qualified to cooperate with him.
The noble court was obviously very hesitant, because Yang Ming had been broadcasting live, and any action of theirs would be magnified as persecution of the empire's heroes.
Fortunately, after Princess Daphne was taken away, Yang Ming turned off the live broadcast.
There were no heroic speeches, no inspiring words, and certainly no blatant incitement of national sentiment.
In the end, Yang Ming only left a close-up of a smiling face, but behind the smile were tired eyes with a few bloodshot lines.
This screenshot of the last scene of the live broadcast quickly spread across the Internet throughout the empire.
Almost as soon as Yang Ming closed the live broadcast, an extremely powerful force appeared on the Internet throughout the empire.
Lu was kicked out of the Imperial Star inner network;
The server clusters activated by the CIA overseas suffered a backlash attack within seconds, with a large number of server clusters going offline directly, causing huge losses.
The investment of other foreign forces was less than that of the CIA, and their losses were relatively small.
These forces in the galaxy clearly felt the changes in the Empire's cyber world within those few minutes.
Normally, the imperial network is full of loopholes, all data is almost transparent, the design is old, the security level is low, and the unified network requires a lot of money to maintain the operation of the entire network.
But the moment that force swept across the entire network of the empire, almost all the loopholes were overturned into security barriers that they could not understand. Beneath the originally transparent data, a powerful and elusive data flow appeared. The entire unified network was like a whole. All administrative stars of the empire were included in the same structure, and each structural unit provided support for the overall structure.
Impeccable.
Unmatched.
Most of the powerful nations knew that this was what would happen after the Empire activated the Imperial Guard System.
A powerful empire can only be truly complete when this system awakens.
The legacy left by Levi Sherman is still daunting tens of thousands of years later.
…
Law of thinking space.
Lu sat quietly in front of the matrix of projection screens, with a slight smile on her lips.
After being kicked out by the manager several times, she had almost gotten used to it and no longer felt as nervous as she did at the beginning.
Now, Lu had the same doubts as her boss - was Li's startup too slow?
By the time this wave of public opinion spread to the entire Internet, it should have met the triggering conditions for rationality. This kind of public opinion event, which attracted the attention and discussion of the entire nation and targeted imperial power and aristocratic privileges, was a major event that could shake the foundations of the empire's rule.
However, the current situation is much better than they expected, and almost all goals have been exceeded.
Lu was not in a hurry either, she just waited quietly. With the help of Dongfeng's main brain, she could now monitor Yang Ming's condition in real time. As long as she ensured that Yang Ming himself was safe, other situations were secondary.
Her mind space has been upgraded, and the Dark Star's "moat" system is impregnable.
About half an hour later, Lu regained access to the empire's entire network. She immediately entered the network of the outer star field and found several anomalies.
The most obvious anomaly was the way the Imperial Guard System handled this public opinion.
Suppression.
Direct repression.
Roughly delete posts, ban comments, control comments, and send warning messages to posters.
She suppressed the mobs in the empire's cyber world and mobilized the real-life military and police systems to send out millions of warning letters and hundreds of millions of warning messages.
This seems like a normal way of handling things at first glance, but in fact it is limited to dealing with online public opinions that have little influence, because a small group of people cannot make too much noise under the imperial system.
But this obviously involves public opinion throughout the empire, and has a clear tendency to catalyze the division between the common people and the aristocracy. This repressive approach will definitely have a counterproductive effect in the long run.
Those quasi-revolutionary armies that were preparing for an uprising, as well as foreign forces such as the New Federal CIA, are probably now smiling from ear to ear.
After this upgrade, the lawyer is now at the same level as the lawyer in terms of soft power.
The lawyer is convinced that there is a better solution, including but not limited to a series of soothing measures.
But he didn't do that...
"Li, have you regained your ability to think independently?"
Lu sat in the thinking space and fell into deep thought.
'Or is this some kind of targeted conspiracy?'
Lu couldn't help but worry about her boss. She knew how big a disaster her boss had caused this time. Although the over-the-shoulder throw did not hurt the cowardly prince's body, it greatly damaged the majesty of the imperial power.
But she understood why her boss was so 'reckless'.
The boss wanted a force that could protect his home planet, and the empire became a huge mountain in front of the boss.
He has to climb over this mountain or let it collapse on itself, and time is not on the boss's side.
Lu quietly looked at Yang Ming who was standing in front of the gate of the lord's mansion.
Yang Ming was talking to Lieutenant General Thomas.
Lu adjusted the volume of Yang Ming's watch and heard their discussion clearly.
"You will be staying in the noble court for a while later, Hanton," Thomas whispered, "I know this prince has angered you, but you should have a better view of the overall situation. You will not gain any benefits now, and you may even face fatal retaliation."
"This is the path I chose, Lieutenant General."
Yang Ming said solemnly:
"Before I took action, I had already thought of various consequences. I hope the military can help me protect this planet based on our past friendship."
"Don't worry, if they dare to attack civilians directly, it will directly intensify the conflict that has been temporarily settled."
Thomas sighed, looked at Yang Ming with a complicated look, and then looked outside the door.
He said, "Hanton, you have to know that since the founding of the empire, there have been many heroic figures. Some of them are generals, and some are brave and fearless soldiers. But the fate of heroes is either to be recruited or to fall in disgrace, without exception."
Yang Ming smiled and said, "Really?"
"This is the Empire," Thomas whispered, "Any dust belongs to the royal family. This is the rule of the Empire."
"I have read The Emperor's Biography more than a dozen times," Yang Ming whispered, "I have actually been thinking about a question recently."
"What?"
"What was Levi Sherman's original ideal?"
Lieutenant General Thomas was slightly stunned.
Yang Ming smiled with narrowed eyes, without explaining anything further.
Anyone who can resonate with the robot Twilight must have once had some ideal.
The judge of the noble court stepped forward and said, "Our ship will be coming down soon, Earl Hanton... Are you sure you want to go back with us? In fact, we can cite special regulations and place you under house arrest in your lord's house, and then investigate the incident."
"It's just business as usual," Yang Ming said with a smile, "If I don't go to your place, I'm afraid there will be even more trouble."
"I'm sorry."
The judge sighed deeply.
He was not responsible for arresting anyone, so now he has to bear all the bad reputation.
Revil suddenly came over and whispered, "Two things, idol. I will deploy the main battleships of the private fleet near Saka later. You don't have to worry. Also, there are a lot of people coming to the streets around here. Do you want to take a look, idol?"
Yang Ming curled his lips slightly, raised his hand and patted Revil on the shoulder, without saying any words of thanks.
I'll give this little brother some more benefits later.
Many residents of Saka appeared outside the lord's mansion. They stood in groups, forming a dense crowd.
The elderly and children are in the back, and middle-aged and young men and women are in the front.
They carried weapons, although most of them were metal sticks or even some pots and pans.
They looked at the nobles in front of the lord's mansion, and the nobles could only hide in the courtyard and call the local security team, but there was no response.
More and more people gathered.
They surrounded the entire outer perimeter of the lord's mansion and continued to spread toward the rear.
Soon, a ferry descended from the sky and stopped in the middle of the road in front of the lord's mansion. Two teams of imperial gendarmes who specialized in arresting nobles tried to get off the aircraft, but there were dense footsteps around them.
The eight gendarmes subconsciously touched the decorative laser guns on their backs, while a number of indifferent faces appeared around them.
No noise, just a silent confrontation.
This is what Governor Godoy Saca saw when he arrived at the scene.
He knew what this meant, and hurriedly shouted: "Everyone go back! Don't block here!"
The people around did not respond. Some people seemed to want to say something but were stopped by the people around them.
Until Yang Ming said: "I was detained for fighting. Don't worry, there won't be any problems. Don't make it sound like I'm about to be beheaded. I have some background."
The crowd slowly made way for a passage.
Yang Ming walked forward slowly with his hands behind his back, and without being greeted by the gendarmes, he lowered his head and got into the ferry.
Yang Ming found a soft seat, crossed his legs, and started browsing the Internet.
An old man in a gorgeous robe came over with his head down and said in a deep voice:
"Mr. Ghost... Please forgive us for offending you. You don't have to wear shackles. They won't work on you, but can you hand over your communication device... Of course, this is a rule, but if you are not satisfied, we can discuss it. We only have one request... We are all small nobles who earn a living and can't stand your tossing..."
Yang Ming looked up at the old man.
The old man subconsciously took a half step back and hunched his shoulders.
Yang Ming smiled and nodded, turned off the network access terminal and handed it to the man. He then picked up the watch and tapped it a few times to clear all the data in the watch. He then gave Lu an instruction that he had prepared for a long time.
【Take action】.
In Lu's thinking space, the goddess stretched lazily, and one clone after another appeared as her body trembled slightly.
Half an hour later.
The imperial public opinion, which had just calmed down, was once again ignited by a piece of news.
[White Ghost is caught up in a scandal of beating the prince, and the royal family intends to liquidate White Ghost. ]
Although the main shock has passed, aftershocks still exist.
Lu will then control the development of the situation and adopt a long-term strategy of slow cooking over low heat for the gap between the common people and the aristocracy.
As long as she doesn't disturb the Emperor Star's principles, she is just a crab in the Empire's network, domineering and unscrupulous.
…
Two months later.
Imperial Star, dimensional laboratory.
Director Ino, who had been busy for half a day, took off his goggles tiredly, closed the integrated protective shield that made him feel a little sticky, sat on the sofa, and closed his eyes quietly to rest.
Faint footsteps were heard nearby.
Daphne, wearing a white coat, came over with her head down and brought a cup of hot tea.
“Thank you for your hard work.”
"Huh? You haven't left yet? Didn't you say you had another performance?"
Director Ino said with a smile.
Daphne smiled sweetly. "I heard from your assistant that you were going to have a two-day experiment. I was a little worried about your health, so I asked you to stay for a few more days."
Director Ino sighed: "If the little ones like them can be half as considerate as you, it wouldn't matter if we old bones are a little more tired."
Daphne chuckled, walked behind Director Ino, and gently massaged the old man's shoulders.
"Granduncle, is it true that there are no negative effects on my career in the entertainment industry?"
"This is actually a very good thing. Don't feel any psychological pressure."
Director Ino said:
“At the beginning, a few of us thought that your doing this would have some negative impact, but we didn’t expect the effect to be surprisingly good.
“The royal family has always maintained a distance from the common people, because this allows them to feel the least oppression and reduces the impact of class contradictions on the imperial system.
“As the princess of the empire, you stood out, had fun with the people, and established your own idol value, which made the people more fond of and closer to the royal family.
“To be honest, we are facing more and more difficulties in maintaining the imperial system. The biggest problem is that the political systems of the New Federation have instilled in hundreds of billions of our people the idea that they can have a better life if they break away from the imperial system and devote themselves to a social environment where big capital and big groups control resources.
"They don't understand the Empire at all. They don't understand how much effort the Empire has put into maintaining a balance between the people and the nobles to ensure that the rights of the people are basically not violated by the nobles."
Daphne asked back, "But, under the imperial system, power is concentrated and the people can easily be bullied by the nobles."
"That's true, so this is where our system lags behind," Director Ino laughed. "The fact that the Empire has been able to exist for tens of thousands of years is a miracle in itself, a miracle that our Sherman family has worked hard to maintain for generations. Daphne, do you know why the Empire must be an Empire?"
Daphne shook her head slightly.
"Before the Empire's new calendar reform, the contradiction had already reached an irreconcilable point."
Director Ino said in a gentle voice:
"If you look at the history of empires, this is the pattern: every thousand years or so, the empire would be forced to seek change because of intense class conflicts.
"Then, either a large-scale war will be launched externally, or territorial contraction and the incorporation of dependent states will be carried out internally, or an extreme measure will be adopted - controlled revolution."
"Controlled revolution?"
“Yes, we will indulge a group of rebels and let them cause trouble, which will cause officials to voice different opinions and form new factions, and intensify the conflicts between the nobles and the common people.
“Once all preparations are almost complete, a revolution will break out from the bottom up to further constrain the imperial power, improve the upward mobility of commoners, eliminate some aristocratic families, release resources, and return society to stability and balance.
"Then wait quietly for the next escalation of conflict."
Director Ino paused and said in a gentle voice:
"The so-called new calendar reform has actually happened many times. It's just that we modify the online information, historical themes, and people's understanding of real history at each stage, and then just tell them that the Sherman Empire has existed for more than tens of thousands of years, and the existence of the empire itself is meaningful."
Daphne pursed her lips gently: "Uncle, can you tell me this?"
"Of course, why not?"
Director Ino smiled and said:
“This is the way we rule this empire. We, the elites of the Sherman family, uphold the will of our great ancestor, the founding emperor, and have been working hard to move forward.
"Do you know why we must maintain the imperial system? Wouldn't it be safer to transform it into a secret family that controls all resources, like the Guel Alliance?
"Now I can give you a clear answer, because the imperial system can concentrate resources to the greatest extent, and can better forcibly improve the civilization level of the core area by exploiting the civilians in the periphery. Otherwise, where would you get so many resources to support such a large scientific research team and to produce so many projects?
"Daphne, you must remember that our goal is not to enjoy power. Power is the most empty thing in the world."
"So what is our goal?"
"Upward dimension."
Director Ino looked up at the gray ceiling and said calmly:
“We have Levi Sherman’s blood running through our veins.
“We are following his will.
“It’s all about ascending.
“If civilization is not enough to upgrade, then as long as our family or an individual in the family can complete the upgrade, this family that has struggled for tens of thousands of years will be given real meaning of existence.
"Don't focus on the narrow, flat empire, Daphne. You are smart enough, so I hope you can become one of our successors. Power is just an intermediate desire of human beings."
Daphne: ...
"alright."
Director Ino raised his hand and patted the white hand that had stopped on his shoulder, and said in a gentle voice:
"A family meeting is about to begin. This time, we will discuss how to deal with the White Ghost. You should come along. Many people in the family are dissatisfied with the White Ghost. They don't quite understand its value and significance.
“If someone talks about getting rid of the White Ghost, just say this—he is a test subject of the Fayya people and a hope for individual dimensional ascension.
"Don't ask too much about the rest, and don't worry too much about it. You will know these things in the future."
"Yes, I understand."
Director Ino closed his eyes and took a nap, sighed softly, and murmured softly:
"I need a stronger super-changer. It's been a long time since I've been able to collect new experimental data."
