In the palace.
The emperor supported the throne with one arm, and looked down with his cloudy blue eyes at the students who had just saluted. Having been in a high position for a long time, he had an aura of majesty just by sitting there.
"Is that him?"
Chu Fengyuan stood next to Chu Shengyun.
"He has been spreading the rumor that a Zerg Tide appeared during this joint military and academy exercise. Many teachers in the school have also heard this rumor."
“… … .”
He Qixing kept his head down after he stood up.
"It was he who asked General Gu Huan to make some unnecessary preparations." Chu Fengyuan's eyes fell on He Qixing.
Chu Fengyuan doesn't like Gu Huan's army.
He wanted to rebel, use the Zerg to control the capital planet and replace the emperor. One of the conditions that gave him the confidence to succeed in his rebellion was the asymmetry of information.
Everyone thought that the Zerg would only appear in large numbers during the Zerg Tide, and the entire empire's combined forces were negligent in defense and had no power to counter the Zerg.
His success rate is over 70%. As long as he controls the capital planet and the emperor, he can control the entire imperial alliance.
He has been planning this for many years.
If the technology to control the Zerg had not been immature, he would have done it long ago.
Before this, his plans went smoothly, and the people of the entire empire were like livestock kept in fences, not thinking about the future or the threat of the Zerg.
But there happened to be an outlier like Chu Xinglin.
Originally, he thought that as long as he killed Chu Xinglin, he would be done. Unexpectedly, not only did Chu Xinglin not die, but Gu Huan also betrayed him and went crazy with Chu Xinglin.
The power they organized would become an obstacle for him, as would the ideas they promoted. He had to stop them from continuing in time, so of course he had to dismantle Gu Huan's army.
But he prefers to kill with a borrowed knife.
Chu Fengyuan looked at the back of Chu Shengyun's head, his ice-blue eyes flashing slightly.
He kept telling the emperor that the force that Gu Huan and his men were organizing might be formed to deal with the Zerg. The emperor really believed him and was extremely disgusted.
Chu Shengyun is the most thorough conservative in the entire empire.
Hearing that Gu Huan was doing this, he was of course dissatisfied, so he privately ordered him to organize the elders of the Senate to split up Gu Huan's legion.
The emperor could have directly ordered the disbanding of Gu Huan's legion, but the reason why he had to go through him to disband Gu Huan's legion was because Gu Huan is now Chu Xinglin's man.
He was afraid that Chu Xinglin would have a problem with him.
His royal brother has always been like this. He cares about Chu Xinglin's opinion, but never listens to Chu Xinglin's advice.
All his power was given to him by Chu Shengyun, because Chu Shengyun only wanted to pass the throne to the prince, but he did not like the prince's political views, so he wanted to support a regent who could interfere with the prince's decisions.
But it is not certain who is taking advantage of whom.
"He was a student taught by General Gu Huan when he was the chief instructor." Chu Fengyuan lowered his head, his golden hair hanging beside his ears. "He must have said something to General Gu Huan."
"He's still talking nonsense before he even graduated from the military academy..." Chu Shengyun snorted coldly. "He doesn't need to go to this military academy anymore. Let him go home. He's more suitable to be a writer for the optical network."
“... ..” He Qixing gritted his teeth.
Endure and endure again.
This is His Majesty the Emperor. He cannot offend the Emperor. He has to endure it until General Gu Huan appears. Then he will win.
Although every minute and every second was like a torture, I still heard the "holy sound".
"General Gu Huan is here to see you."
The emperor sat up straight, and Chu Fengyuan's eyes flashed.
"Let him in."
The palace gate opened wide, and the admiral in black military uniform stepped into the palace. The shiny marble slabs reflected his slender figure. The sound of his leather boots hitting the ground was crisp and powerful. He walked to He Qixing's side, half-knelt down, with his legs bent into a beautiful sharp angle. His cloak was lifted to one side, revealing golden epaulettes shining on his shoulders. His cold eyebrows under the military cap looked particularly aloof.
"His Majesty."
"How come General Gu Huan has time to come to the palace today?"
Ignoring Chu Shengyun's question as if he had no knowledge of it, and seeing the student's relieved expression that he was saved, Gu Huan nodded slightly and directly stated his purpose.
"Your Majesty, this student has no intention of spreading rumors. He just believes in the facts he saw."
Chu Fengyuan raised the corners of his lips.
"General, what you said about the Zerg during the Zerg Tide period appearing individually during the Incubation Period is true. Do you know what you are talking about? As a key figure in the Empire, you can't speak nonsense."
As things had come to this, Gu Huan felt that there was no point in continuing to hide the matter, so he opened the information flow on his optical computer, which was the data that He Qixing had sent him before, the speed value calculated from the distance difference of the sight and the time.
"Although the Zergs in the Zerg Tide stage usually appear in groups, this Zerg's speed is obviously faster than that of the Zergs in the Incubation stage. Your Majesty, you can take a look at this data. Perhaps the Zergs in the Incubation stage have suddenly mutated."
In order not to alert the enemy, Gu Huan did not tell anyone that the Zerg were being controlled by someone.
But this alone did not shake the emperor's determination to deal with He Qixing. He made his conclusion without even looking at the data.
"Data is something that can be fabricated."
"Gu Huan, you are also a general, how dare you trust a student so easily." Chu Shengyun narrowed his eyes slightly.
"There is no need to discuss this matter any further. Let this student drop out of school, and you don't have to consider forming a large mecha team anymore. I will never allow you to mess around with Xing Lin on this matter."
Gu Huan bit his lower lip tightly.
It turned out that this was what Elder He had been reminding him.
He should have thought of it long ago. The person in this empire who least wants to break the energy shield system is the emperor. No wonder the Senate has always been controlled by conservatives. If the emperor himself is a reformist... ... there is no way he would allow such a Senate to continue to exist.
Did the emperor really not believe what he said
That's not necessarily the case.
Because of fear, because of fear of what might happen, he developed hostility towards those who told the truth, as if the truth of the matter could be changed if only those who saw it could shut up.
Just when Gu Huan felt that this matter could only be ended by finding complete evidence against Chu Fengyuan.
The light brain flashed.
Turning his head to glance at the message in the information flow, Gu Huan lowered his eyelashes slightly, stood up from his kneeling position, straightened his back, and looked at the emperor.
"Stand up and look at me without permission. Do you know what crime this is punishable by? General Gu Huan." Chu Shengyun no longer regarded himself as an elder. His eyes were full of anger as he looked at Gu Huan.
No one dared to do this in front of him.
“I’m kneeling here to speak, and you’ll never hear my voice.”
Gu Huan said coldly.
White fingers drew a stream of information.
An information flow image was displayed in the center of the palace. Crazy Zergs were scattered in the air and on the ground, biting the buildings. There were traces of corrosive liquid everywhere. At first glance, densely packed Zergs were stacked on top of each other, forming a black mass.
Speaking of facts, who can still say that it is impossible for the insect tide to occur during the incubation period
"This is GN777, the neighboring star of GN778. The Zerg are wreaking havoc during this prison star Zerg tide."
"The former Raiders are fighting, and as their superior, I can't just sit back and watch."
"Your Majesty, please allow me to send reinforcements."
The Admiral's words were apparently just a plain statement, but they carried an unstoppable momentum.
His delicate face was calm and controlled, with a blazing fire burning under his golden eyes. He stood straight, the military rank on his shoulders shining.
"... ..."