In one day, the empire changed.
The emperor who once held the power of the entire empire became a prisoner of his subordinates, but the man who was not a thief of the country was crowned king in a bright and righteous way in the eyes of everyone.
And the root of all this is because the emperor cleverly endowed him with the status of the prince of the empire.
—Before that, the original unplanned route started with local forces in the Desolate Star Territory like Castaway Star, gradually eroded the Desolate Star Territory, became the uncrowned king of the Desolate Star Territory, and then returned to the empire. After learning about the existence of the exile star, at most, add a branch line to attack the exile star before returning to the empire.
If he discovers some amazing secrets on Exile Star, for example, the emperor of the empire secretly supports taboo experiments that violate morality and ethics, then maybe he can use this as a knife to disrupt the empire first and kill him back Empire makes a nice foreshadowing.
However, even Yuan Buwei did not expect that the temptation to cure the genetic collapse was so great for the emperor that the emperor was willing to use the position of prince as a bait, and even abandoned a biological son. In order to make him return to the empire? Such a bargaining chip could not be said to be light, it could be called an astonishing gamble.
But that doesn't mean the emperor is stupid. If Yuan didn't change the core of this body, and the original body was still black and white, the emperor's plan would probably not fail. He knew too well about that upright, pure, and stubborn guy, so he used such tricks of "moving people with emotion" instead of "seducing with profit" in a targeted manner.
After all, the position of the prince is a false name, even the position of the crown prince. As long as the emperor has the heart, he can find an excuse to abolish it at any time in the future. Otherwise, since the empire was established for so many years, how could there be only one special case in which the emperor resigned early
Under normal circumstances, how could there be so many without the benefit of the heavens? Imperial officials disregarded the differences between parties and the grievances and hatreds between families, united together?, twisted into one rope, and turned their backs on the emperor Choose the crown prince just for the possibility of winning a chance? Unless the emperor himself has failed to the extreme and stood on the road of being an enemy of the whole world.
— Of course the Emperor doesn't think of himself? Such a loser. In fact, since he came to power, the Empire has had the upper hand in most of the wars against the Covenant.
Therefore, when he chose to confer Yuan Buwei as the crown prince to further win him over, the emperor never thought that this would actually be a breakthrough for the opponent, making him the second emperor among the emperors of the empire. as a "special case".
Thinking about who took the initiative to admit his identity as the prince in front of everyone, the emperor felt like "I have ruined my place". This dark and round pot really can only be carried by himself.
But even though he had already fallen, he still failed to understand the reason? The reason why the ministers of the empire worked so hard together to throw him down
Being imprisoned in the palace of the "Huang Ting Xing", the emperor thought hard, but couldn't come up with an answer.
There were faint cheers coming in from a distance, and the clear moonlight lingered through the dome, shining on the emperor who was squatting in the corner, and shining on his gloomy and calm face, casting a silent shadow.
He knew exactly what that cheer was.
At this moment, less than a quarter of an hour after the previous emperor was ousted, the new emperor of the empire was crowned amidst the cheers of the crowd.
This is an emergency canonization, which is generally used when the previous emperor has just died, and the outside world? There is a war breaking out or urgent affairs need to be dealt with, and an emperor must stand up to coordinate immediately, so the previous cumbersome procedures do not need to be followed. There is even a precedent for crowning the emperor directly on the funeral of the previous emperor.
But right now, it's neither a military emergency, nor anything special, and more importantly...he's not dead yet!
Such an approach was tantamount to a great humiliation and curse to the former emperor who had just stepped down.
The emperor's calm expression could no longer be maintained. Due to the clenched teeth, the muscles of his cheeks were slightly twisted, and the veins on his forehead twitched.
However, after being the emperor for so many years, his mind and character have finally been tempered. Although today's sudden ups and downs caught him off guard, after the emperor got angry, his first thought was to save himself .
It is a pity that "Imperial Court Star" is regarded as the back garden of an absolutely safe place by the royal family. There has never been any army stationed here, and there has never been any extra manpower, because as long as it is a human, it will be If you have selfish intentions, you may rebel. All the defense systems of "Emperor's Court Star" are completely controlled by the main brain of the star network. Those who provide services on it are bionics from the Star Alliance. As for weapons and so on, there are no more.
The power of the mastermind of the Imperial Star Network has been verified by countless people over the years.
In the past, the emperor liked this arrangement very much, thinking that as long as he was on this planet, no one could hurt him. But today, the disconnection of the star network mastermind at a critical moment has completely plunged him into despair.
Only now did he realize that the biggest loophole on this planet is the mastermind of the star network that he relies on the most. Whoever controls the mastermind is in whose hands this is the safe place.
So much so that even if he wants to find a chance to leave now, there is no one from himself who can help.
After painstakingly thinking of all kinds of methods and then rejecting them one by one in his mind, the emperor's high mood gradually sank as he rejected them again and again.
He had to admit a fact that he didn't want to admit. That is... now? His life is completely in Yuan Buwei's hands.
Therefore, when Yuan did not go to the exclusive cell in the palace, the first thing he saw was a completely different emperor.
He squatted in an empty corner, with his head lowered? His whole body seemed to be shrouded in the shadow of silence, and he seemed to be thinking about something.
Seemingly hearing the footsteps of Yuan Buwei, the emperor slowly recovered from his contemplation, and a calm voice that he tried his best to restrain suddenly came from between his knees.
"Although it seems that I shouldn't care about this matter in my current situation, I still want to know... Where did I fail?" This calm voice seems to be suppressed? What, it is difficult to distinguish in a short time, "or Say?, those people... What bargaining chip did you take out?"
Saying this, he raised his head and looked straight at the original.
Yuan didn't give Dingding a look at him. He was not the emperor's "good son", nor? He was not the original body who was abandoned by the emperor. He didn't have any hatred for the emperor. On the contrary, he thought that the other party played very well in this profession. , The performance is also the normal operation of this profession.
So, he didn't hide anything, but said succinctly: "It's very simple, life essence."
"Impossible." The emperor immediately vetoed it, then shook his head and said, "Of course, I never expected them to be all loyal ministers, but I also don't think those people are so easy to bribe... It can't be done with only the life essence. "
It is true that the value of the original liquid of life is extremely high, but it is only for people whose genes have collapsed, and it needs to be used once every time a collapse occurs. Such a medicine is more like a special healing medicine.
For people whose genes have already collapsed, it is a magic medicine, but for healthy people, it is at best a preventive effect. Maybe it will be used someday in the future, and it is not urgently needed now.
Since it is not urgently needed, its value is obviously not high enough for those people to take the risk of overthrowing the emperor.
Anyway? They follow the pace of the emperor? Will they have the opportunity to enjoy the life essence in the future? Even if it doesn't work, you can buy it from the Desolate Star Field. Although the number is small, how many people does a family need
It was not for the fact that those families were so sought after before, not only because of the effect of a special healing potion, but also because of the status of the eldest prince.
They realize that each other has a bright future, so they will naturally move forward to move closer. It would be even better if I could get some quota of life essence from the other party, sell it to the outside world through my own relationship, and obtain a brand new industry.
In fact, within the empire, only the emperor was most eager for the principle of making the life essence. Because his position is the most special, once obtained, he will be promoted throughout the empire, ending the hidden dangers of the empire for 300 years in one fell swoop, so as to gain the greatest prestige.
In the blink of an eye, the emperor had already guessed the thoughts of other people. He thought that he didn't want to tell him the truth, but when he saw the careless look on Yuan Buwei's face, a thought suddenly flashed Pass?.
"It's different—the life essence you gave them is different from what I know?!" The emperor seemed to be awakened suddenly, but the expression on his face could no longer maintain his composure. He stood up, "Is it this way?"
Yuan Buwei snapped his fingers.
"—Guess right."
He was standing more than ten steps away from the emperor, with his back leaning against the metal door behind him, the corners of his lips slightly raised, as if he was praising a child who answered a question correctly, and he would be awarded an award the next moment. little red flower.
This gesture obviously made the emperor a little dissatisfied. But he didn't care much about it, and was still looking for the bottom line: "What is the function of the real life essence? Could it be that it can permanently stabilize the u gene and prevent the gene from collapsing... yes, that's the only way to make those people feel uneasy. Move." He murmured? His expression was a bit complicated.
His performance in such a gaffe was completely different from before.
I don't know if it's because the empire has been suffering from the chronic disease of genetic collapse for too long, or for some other reason. In short, it seems that he can't even think about his lost emperor's throne now. Just wholeheartedly looking forward to the answer I didn't give.
— This kind of performance did not surprise Yuan. People who don’t know? may think that this is a mad scientist who is full of thirst for knowledge, and he never forgets to pursue the truth at the last moment when his life is threatened.
Didn't it stand up? The index finger shook: "Not only."
"—It can also completely enhance the potential and talents of new humans, and allow new humans to evolve further. When a user evolves in front of those people, they all offer their loyalty to me."
"... What a cheap? Expensive loyalty."
He let out such an exclamation.
And the emperor was already dumbfounded, just staring straight at it like that? Why not, like a sculpture frozen in place, it is hard to understand what he is thinking now.
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha… "
After a long time, he stretched out his palm to cover his face, then bent down vigorously, and a burst of laughter, whether it was sadness or joy, came from between his fingers.
Enough laughing, he finally straightened up and coughed in embarrassment: "If that guy has been pursuing a more perfect life all his life, you know? The experimental product in his eyes has achieved his goal one step ahead... It must be unacceptable Isn't that ridiculous..."