Chapter 441: Tough
After waiting for more than a dozen galaxies and getting the list from Sang Mu, Yang Ming was no longer interested in staying in the underground world.
He appeared directly on the surface, put a cover on himself, and began to fly into space, and by the way notified the fleet to send a transport ship to pick him up.
The monitoring station on the surface of Domingos Planet did not report any UFO incidents.
But the image of Yang Ming's own flight was simultaneously conveyed to Sang's mother and other Domingos senior officials.
This is the best proof of the identity of the White Ghost.
The first thing Yang Ming did when he returned to the fleet was to send two reports to the military.
The first report was the list. Before sending the list, Lu had already begun to implement the plan set by Yang Ming, using the Imperial Military Intelligence Agency to play the bad guy and preparing Catherine to play the good guy.
The second report contained his evaluation of Labdo.
Labduo's performance was indeed excellent in Yang Ming's opinion, and Yang Ming was generous in praising Labduo in his report.
After all, such a warm, loving, talkative, interesting and easy-to-control mechanical life can easily become his helper in the future. Supporting Labduo at this time will also have positive significance for Boss Yang's overall layout.
When the report was only two galaxies away, Yang Ming received an official letter from the military, asking him to prepare to attend a projection meeting.
After a moment.
"We are now convening a routine military inquiry meeting. Commander Hanton of the Imperial Expeditionary Fleet is invited to come forward and answer the questions."
A military meeting composed of stereoscopic projections .
Yang Ming, wearing a dark blue imperial military uniform and the royal knight's badge, appeared in front of more than a dozen top imperial generals, centered around Admiral Thomas, and gave a standard military salute.
"Lieutenant General Hanton!"
Admiral Thomas looked very solemn:
"Did you enter the dangerous Domingos planet alone and privately fifty galactic hours ago without reporting to the military?"
Yang Ming answered with full energy: "Yes, Admiral! But I have already reported it in advance! It's just that the military has not given me instructions! The opportunity is fleeting! My results have been reported to the Imperial Military, I think you have seen it! I found a list of terrorist organizations related to Domingos Star, and found more than 20 double agents hidden in the Imperial Army, whose ancestors were from Domingos Star and are actually controlled by the New Federal CIA!"
"Lieutenant General Hanton, now is not the time for you to show off your military achievements!"
Admiral Thomas cursed:
"You abandoned your fleet and soldiers in space and took the risk of entering a highly dangerous area alone. This is a violation of military discipline!
"You are playing with the lives of millions of soldiers!
"Just because of this mistake, I can take off your military uniform!"
Yang Ming just stood there without saying anything.
Of course he knew that Admiral Thomas didn't really want to hold him accountable.
No one in the imperial military dared to question him.
This is actually the tradition of the imperial army.
Generally speaking, problems that are directly addressed by scolding someone in person are problems that can be big or small and can ultimately be resolved.
General Thomas is considered to be Yang Ming's immediate superior. The two have been working together for many years, and have been working together since the White Ghost entered the empire. Over the years, they have achieved mutual success and made progress together.
Now, General Thomas yelled a few times and attributed the problem to the word "mistake". Naturally, other people would not make trouble for Yang Ming's dereliction of duty.
An old general at the side smiled and smoothed things over:
"Thomas, there is no need to be so angry. Lieutenant General Hanton's personal strength is obvious to all. Apart from the sudden nuclear explosion of Domingos Star, he is unlikely to be harmed in any way.
"I suggest that we put this matter aside for the time being.
“Vice Admiral Hanton himself is not a commanding talent, and when he left the command ship, he had already completed the temporary handover of command and made very proper arrangements. There are indeed no enemies around that can threaten our fleet.
"Lieutenant General Hanton also discovered the opportunity and took decisive action to achieve such a rich result."
Then, this group of old foxes briefly expressed their own opinions, basically trying to explain and excuse Yang Ming, and by the way, they tried to show goodwill to the Grand Duke of the Empire and do him a favor.
Admiral Thomas's expression gradually warmed up.
Yang Ming smiled faintly and took the initiative to say, "I must admit that I made a mistake. I must reflect on myself here. I am still used to the idea of fighting alone and do not have much experience in commanding a large fleet. I will definitely strengthen my self-study in the future."
"Okay," Admiral Thomas frowned, "tell me about your findings on Domingos."
In what followed, Yang Ming did not tell a single lie.
He said slowly:
“I visited the remains of the Domingos massacre, a Mediterranean, and I couldn’t imagine how many lives were instantly evaporated in that explosion.
“I’m actually quite familiar with the general who gave the order to open fire. He is now staying safely at the highest level of the military. I will not make any comments on this matter for the time being.
"But I don't think this is a merit, because the Domingos had never invaded the empire before this tragedy. The empire's revenge was a bit too much."
The expressions of the group of generals suddenly became extremely serious.
This is one of the most sensitive topics in the military and cannot be mentioned on ordinary days.
Just like the previous Council of Elders, no discussion was allowed on how the previous Grand Elder was forced to death by the Emperor and the White Ghost.
Admiral Thomas said, "Soldiers should not think about political issues. Tell me what you saw and heard on Domingos."
"yes!"
Yang Ming said:
“I entered Domingos in disguise and used my mind control to influence the minds of some Domingos people.
“Here, I learned a lot of secrets that the Empire had not paid attention to before.
“First, 85 percent of Domingos are survivalists, as opposed to revengers and extreme radicals.
“Secondly, the Domingos’ national strategy is to strive for reproduction. In order to prevent being destroyed by the Empire, they strive to spread their national genes among the political systems in the Milky Way.
“From these two perspectives, the Empire cannot make the Domingos truly and completely surrender unless it launches a large-scale massacre.
"Third, the Domingos have successfully infiltrated every aspect of the Empire by encouraging the slave population plundered by the Empire to reproduce. Although most of them are still slaves, at least tens of millions of Imperial citizens have direct ties with the Domingos, and tens of billions of Imperial citizens have indirect social relations with them.
“Based on the above three points, if the Empire were to launch a massacre, or even just repeat the Domingos Massacre, the Empire’s interstellar environment would become extremely harsh.
“After the Zerg Queen was repelled, the Empire has become the strongest imaginary enemy of almost all political systems. These political systems, especially those in the Federation and Freedom camps, can’t help but wonder whether the Empire that can repel the Zerg tide will become their nightmare.
"How should the Empire reconcile its relationship with the Domingos? This is the question I thought about the most when I was on Domingos!"
Admiral Thomas nodded and said slowly, "How did you get this list?"
"It's through a method that can't be made public directly," Yang Ming said, "I don't want to cause panic among the high-ranking officials of the empire."
An old general frowned and asked, "Is it mind control?"
"There is a certain factor, I can only say," Yang Ming curled his lips slightly, "and there is also a certain factor, which is through rhetoric and empty promises."
"Lieutenant General Hanton, we are amazed by your abilities."
"Also," an old general said, "the team responsible for the Imperial Guard 2.0 reported that some of the data in this system was damaged and lost, and Labdo entered the planet with you at the time. Is there a connection between the two?"
Yang Ming said: "Yes, there is a connection. Labdo deleted some of his data on his own. He is a pure mechanical life form and is somewhat unable to face what the Empire did on Domingos. I have already written down the specific details of this matter in my assessment report on Labdo. If the research team over there has any questions, they can ask them to contact me directly."
"Lieutenant General Hanton, what is your overall evaluation of Labdo?"
Yang Ming: …
These old guys are too lazy to even read a report of several thousand words?
"I have a great fondness for him."
Yang Ming said seriously:
"He is a highly anthropomorphic command and dispatch system, and he is full of kindness to humans, and this kindness is not simulated or faked.
“His biggest hidden danger is that he may be too soft-hearted when facing the enemies of the empire and unable to issue orders to open fire on enemy civilians or prisoners, but this is not a shortcoming.
“However, I am still cautiously optimistic about whether he can successfully take over a war of 10,000 ships. This must be tested in actual combat.
"These are the comprehensive judgments made by me and my personal technical team."
Admiral Thomas continued to inquire: "The information on this list includes the internal personnel composition of 19 large terrorist organizations, covering all aspects of these organizations... This raises several questions for me."
"Speaking."
"How do you determine that this list is not used by the Domingos to purge dissidents?
"It's very simple, Admiral," Yang Ming said with a smile, "They can't lie to me. The information here is consistent with some of . Sorry, I didn't go through the military channel and directly asked the Military Intelligence Bureau to provide me with the information for verification."
“How is the level of internal unity among the Domingos?”
"If a second tragedy occurs, they may become outright enemies of the empire. At least 15 percent of the Domingos will turn into terrorists."
Yang Ming sighed:
"After all, if even the basic right to survive is not guaranteed, what is there to care about?"
"In that case," Admiral Thomas' eyes were very sharp, "Why can't these numerous survivalists who regard giving birth to offspring as an honor be considered potential revengers and extreme radicals? Lieutenant General Hanton, your perspective on this issue is not purely from the perspective of the Empire. You are a hero of the Empire, a lieutenant general of the Empire, and everything should be based on the interests of the Empire."
"General, I am thinking of the interests of the empire."
Yang Ming said calmly:
“I have not done anything to harm the interests of the empire, nor have I used sympathy for the Domingos to gain political capital like those grandstanding clowns.
“I don’t need any political capital either.
“I’m just thinking about how to change the Empire’s image in the interstellar space in order to avoid the crisis that the Empire will face in the foreseeable future.
"During the last Imperial expedition to the New Federation, this crisis had already emerged. The other three of the four great powers in the galaxy have already banded together, and the other two of the three major ideological camps in the galaxy have already carried out a substantial military alliance.
"When the loss of population and warships caused by the Zerg swarm returns to previous levels as time goes by, the Empire will likely face an era of multiple pressures."
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit tense, an old general smiled and said, "These are all future issues that require us to conduct multiple investigations and detailed discussions. Today is not the right time to discuss this topic."
"Lieutenant General Hanton, have you made any follow-up plans?"
"Plan?" Yang Ming asked back, "What do you mean?"
Another old general said, "Now that we have this list, we can directly prove that Domingos is the breeding ground for terrorism and a planet that poses a huge threat to the empire."
"Then?"
Yang Ming frowned tightly.
Several old generals looked at each other and spoke:
"There are no outsiders here, and this is a confidential meeting, so we don't have to hide anything."
"That's right, Lieutenant General Hanton. We can now legitimately plunder a portion of the population, which will bring real benefits to the empire."
"The Ministry of Finance wants to boost the economy and wants a group of cheap labor. Do you understand what I mean?"
"This time, it will take at least 30 million Domingos."
Yang Ming's expression turned visibly cold, and his eyes looked a little scary .
Yang Ming said coldly: "You guys mean that you want me to plunder people to fill the empire's slavery?"
Admiral Thomas said: "This is a required course for Imperial generals."
Yang Ming was silent for a few seconds, then said calmly: "This is an extremely short-sighted behavior, which is detrimental to the long-term interests of the empire."
"Lieutenant General Hanton, you know what you are talking about, right?" Thomas reminded.
"Yes, I know for sure."
Yang Ming took a breath:
“You said that soldiers shouldn’t discuss politics, but General, I’m not just a general in the military. I’m also the commander of the Royal Knights, the White Ghost trusted by hundreds of billions of people in the empire, and the Grand Duke of the Sherman Empire.
"The future fate of the empire is one of the issues I must consider. Your vision may be limited to the military, but I cannot just focus on that.
“I refuse to plunder the Domingos Planet.
"If you want me to do this kind of dirty work, dirty my hands, and become part of the same evil as you, then please let His Majesty give me this order personally!"
A group of old generals were speechless.
Some people even felt a little guilty.
Admiral Thomas had no expression on his face. He just nodded and continued to ask, "One last question. Even if we can get this list, how can we arrest these elusive terrorists?"
"Please rest assured, I got the list back from you, so I will be the one to follow up on this matter until the end. I will personally arrest these terrorists."
Yang Ming said coldly:
"Please convey my next few words to the military.
"The Imperial Military can regard this as my suggestion or as an order from me.
"Before I clear out these terrorists, anyone who touches Domingos will be at odds with the future of the empire and with me personally. If anyone wants to provoke me, feel free to try.
"Since I promised the Domingos who gave me this list that I would allow them to live in peace among the stars, I will keep my promise.
"If you are completely blinded by the immediate interests and do not think about the future of the empire, then I will question whether you are qualified to serve as managers of the imperial military."
After saying that, Boss Yang's assistant cut off the connection remotely.
The environment in Yang Ming's sight changed several times in succession, and soon returned to the scene of the command ship's bridge.
Why is there a bit of tension around here?
Boss Yang, who was becoming more and more sensitive to the fluctuations of life, turned his head and looked over. Several staff officers beside him, as well as the communicator and operator in the distance, were all staring at this side in a daze.
Yang Ming frowned slightly.
“Are there flowers on my face?”
"No, no, General," a staff officer couldn't help but whisper, "Is this how you chat with the highest level of the military?"
"What else?"
Yang Ming shrugged: "There is no prince here. I have the highest title and I have the final say. We are an imperial system."
“Yes, that’s right.”
Yang Ming stretched lazily: "Pass my order, tell all fleets to prepare to return. Don't stay on top of people's land. Aren't we here to fight terrorism this time? I have the list of terrorists, why are you still here to affect the normal lives of ordinary people?"
"yes!"
