What is the prerequisite for successfully threatening or intimidating a person or organization? Some people would say it is their own strong power, because only when they are strong enough can they make the other party feel afraid;
Others would say it is character and behavior patterns such as madness, cruelty, revenge, etc.
Because sometimes a skinny, petty psychopath is more frightening than a mature, rational, strong man.
After all, the latter will hardly raise his fist to hit anyone unless his bottom line is touched, but it is hard to say what will happen if the former goes crazy.
However, Zuo Si's understanding of threats and intimidation is not limited to the above two traditional mainstream views. Instead, he believes that the fundamental basis for achieving threats and intimidation is that the other party believes that he can fulfill those harsh words.
It's like nuclear deterrence.
For a non-nuclear country, suddenly calling for the "nuclearization" of a certain country would naturally be an absolute international joke, and the threatened country would not even take it seriously.
But if it is a country that has just completed an experimental nuclear explosion, the other party will have to seriously consider this "outrageous statement" in light of the other party's domestic political situation and the character of its leader.
If it is a country that has already produced rudimentary nuclear weapons and has the ability to launch satellites and missiles, it must begin to formulate targeted diplomatic measures and defense plans to ensure that the other party does not dare to actually take action.
If it were to be replaced by a nuclear power with the trinity strike capability of intercontinental missiles, strategic bombers and nuclear submarines, the whole world would instantly fall into a panic of impending doomsday, and the top government officials of other countries would also use various means to cool down the situation, and even make some concessions and exchanges of interests in secret.
Taking Zuo Si's "table-turning operation" as an example, if he had threatened the Chaos Evil God before launching the operation, the other party would definitely not take it seriously and might even laugh at him.
However, if threats are made after the entire subspace has been completely burned by the expeditionary force, the other party will subconsciously choose to take it seriously.
Finally, with the successful killing of Nurgle, the support of the new Goddess of Death Jaina to the throne, and the invasion of the Warp by the forces of Order to form new rules and domains, these are enough to prevent the three powerful Chaos Gods, Khorne, Tzeentch, and Slaanesh, from acting rashly.
After all, they didn't know whether Zuo Si had any other back-ups or trump cards, and they didn't know whether the sea of shining oil formed in the subspace would form a terrifying power similar to the psychic storm that swept across the entire galaxy once it began to stir up huge waves.
The most important thing is, does the Warp Oil really have the power to infect and transform the Chaos God? After all, looking at Vashtor's current state, he has been completely transformed by the oil.
There are too many unknowns and uncertainties for Khorne, Tzeentch and Slaanesh to figure out Zuo Si's cards.
Because he is an outsider, unlike the Lord of Humanity who has been wandering on the edge of the game table for tens of thousands of years and is known to everyone, his every move is full of mystery.
So after a brief silence, Jianqi was the first to break the silence and asked in a slightly playful tone: "You want to kill us all?"
"No, of course not.
The Warp is a projection of the real universe, the embodiment of mortal thoughts, will, emotions, spirit and soul.
As long as these exist, chaos can never be truly eliminated.
So what I'm really saying is that the rules of the game have to change."
With a faint smile on his face, Zuo Si finally revealed the real intention behind his series of actions.
Game Changer?
As the god of wisdom, Tzeentch understood the subtext in an instant. He immediately glanced at Robert Guilliman, who represented the Lord of Mankind, the newly promoted God of Death Jaina, and Vashtor who was standing next to Zuo Si, and a strange light began to flash in his eyes.
After a full minute, he finally grinned with a sinister and cunning look, and responded meaningfully: "You are right, the rules of the game do need to be changed.
After all, you and your allies have every right and qualification to sit at the table.
And if I'm not mistaken, the new rules you want to implement should be to change the original free-for-all into a confrontation between two camps, right?
You represent the new order of the Warp, while we represent the most ancient chaos.
I have to say, this is actually quite exciting.
Because change is always good no matter what.
I look forward to more and more drastic changes you will bring in the future.
By the way, I admire everything you have done since coming to this universe, as well as the conspiracies and schemes you have planned for more than a hundred years. "
“Thank you for your compliment. It is my honor to be praised by the God of Wisdom and Change.
And I'm very happy that we can reach a consensus on this matter.
You know, war, killing and destruction are not what I seek.
It is only used as a last resort.
I am actually a very peace-loving person.”
Zuo Si bowed slightly and went straight into his special face-changing skills, displaying the hypocrisy, politeness and elegance unique to the big devil to the fullest.
After all, he had already gotten what he wanted, so there was no need to continue fighting the remaining three Chaos Evil Gods. Instead, he began to consolidate the huge benefits he had gained from this confrontation.
As for whether to go to war again after digesting the fruits of victory, that is something that needs to be considered based on the situation in the future.
A last resort?
Love peace?
The corners of Robert Guilliman's mouth twitched slightly uncontrollably, and he kept complaining in his heart.
Because it was a bit incongruous for these words to come from the mouth of a man who had started a grand war that burned the entire subspace.
According to his understanding of Zuo Si, there has not been a single peaceful day since the other party appeared and established an alliance with the empire.
No matter it was the fleet that was sent at his invitation to participate in the Indomitable Crusade, or the legions that were sent to the dark side of the Empire to help the star regions and planetary governors stabilize the situation, they were constantly pouring almost insane firepower on the enemy.
Even the green-skinned orcs and Terran Zerg, who were the biggest headaches for the Terran high-ranking officials, were beaten back.
In addition, Jaina's Scourge has been carrying out massacres everywhere, wiping out a civilization from the galaxy at any time. The population loss of the Tau alone has reached an astronomical figure.
For this purpose, the Titanium leaders even launched an artificial womb and cloning program, just to produce more soldiers in a short period of time.
Almost at the same time, they were forced to completely embrace Shuoyou under the pressure of powerful external threats.
From this moment on, the entire Titanium Clan completely became a plaything in Zuo Si's hands and were simply unable to refuse any orders he gave.
Because that not only means the complete collapse of all military forces, scientific research technologies and productivity levels based on oil, but also means that those armies that have undergone partial transformation will be swallowed up in an instant.
But even so, the Scourge led by Jaina would still visit every once in a while.
It felt like they were collecting a tax called "soul", but also like they were deliberately keeping the population of the Tau at a relatively stable number and not growing.
What's funny is that the Tau people know nothing about this. Instead, they are gradually abandoning the Greater Good and worshiping the Lord of Shuo Oil as a god.
This is also why the relationship between the Empire and the Tau has eased significantly in the past forty years or so. Not to mention the outbreak of war, there is even a tendency for the two to develop into allies.
Because Robert Guilliman knew that this race had been completely destroyed and could no longer pose any threat to humanity and the Empire.
The above methods are enough to make anyone who knows the inside story feel scalp tingling.
So from his point of view, Zuo Si can definitely be considered an extremely dangerous person.
If it were not for the emperor's endorsement, we would have to be 100% on guard against it and would never have given it the slightest trust.
The reason why the Mechanicus of Mars strictly controls the use of spark oil is also a normal reaction to the tragic end of the Titanium.
Compared to the young Tau civilization, humans who have experienced the Dark Age of Technology and the Iron Man Rebellion are undoubtedly well aware of how terrifying this thing is.
"Hahahaha! You are much more interesting than I thought. It seems that future games will become more and more interesting."
Feeling that Zuo Si was emitting an evil, sinister and cunning aura from head to toe, Jianqi immediately showed his naked and undisguised admiration.
He could even feel that the outsider behind the Shuoyou incarnation had a nature very similar to his own.
That is, the endless greed and thirst for wisdom, knowledge, and technology, as well as the curiosity and thirst for knowledge that transcends everything, and the insidious cunning that emanates from the bones.
If the other party is just a mortal, Tzeentch will not hesitate to grant him power and promote him to the chief demon prince under his command.
The only difference between the two is that Tzeentch's chaotic nature prevents him from deliberately controlling the results. He simply pursues changes and enjoys the fun brought by being a troublemaker, even if the final result may not be of any benefit to him.
Zuo Si, on the other hand, was just the opposite. He was result-oriented from the very beginning, and the process was only a means to achieve the goal. He was the type of person who would not do anything without benefits.
It is precisely this difference that seems similar yet has essential differences that makes Tzeentch feel uncontrollable mental excitement.
What's more, he is the only one among all the evil gods in the subspace who has "tasted" the sparkling oil.
There's no way around it, because he was born from the twisted and dark desire for knowledge and curiosity of mortals, as well as the worship of supreme wisdom.
The more unknown and the less he understood, the more Tzeentch couldn't help but wanted to peek into the truth hidden behind the fog.
Benefiting from the many philosophical and conceptual gods he had encountered in the universe of Faerun and Toril, Zuo Si was very familiar with the weaknesses, or defects, of these gods. He also noticed the information revealed in Tzeentch's eyes, and said with a smile, "I don't think you need to worry about this. After all, I have proved myself to be a qualified player, right?"
“Yes, you are not only qualified but also excellent.
After all, you are the first person to accomplish the feat of killing gods since the birth of the subspace.
Especially the planning and process of killing Nurgle really impressed me.
I believe that with your joining, this game will become more and more challenging.
But the question is how do you end this?"
Tzeentch raised his hand and created a psychic illusion.
moment!
The huge expeditionary force is conquering cities throughout the subspace, and the scene of wanton killing and destruction is fully displayed.
Among them are the new Phyrexian forces created by Zuo Si himself, as well as the elite Cursed Legion selected by the Lord of Humanity from the fallen heroes.
Ironically, however, the positions and identities of the warring parties took a 180-degree turn.
The demons, once the invaders that people feared in the real universe, have now become rebels who bravely fight against foreign invasions.
Yes, you read that right.
Compared with the expeditionary force's terrifying firepower, huge numbers and endless logistical supplies, the demons actually looked like a group of victims rather than perpetrators.
Although the former are suffering huge losses every minute and every second, they can inflict several times more casualties on the demons before they die.
After all, when it comes to killing efficiency, chaos can never match order, and this has been proven countless times in bloody battles.
In the records of Baator, no devil army has ever lost to demons of the same number or even twice or three times their own number.
Although the demons of the Warp are said to be endless, the problem is that they are not united, and nor are they completely subordinate to the Chaos God.
At least in these war scenes, Chaos Warmaster Abaddon and his armies cannot be seen at all.
Because this guy is just like his genetic father Horus. Although he accepted the blessings of the four gods, he always believed that he was simply using their power to overthrow the rule of the false emperor.
Once he occupies Terra and becomes the master of mankind, he will immediately turn around and defeat these malicious evil gods of the Warp.
Even Abaddon had such thoughts, so there is no need to say more about the character of his legions and warbands.
To say that every person is a traitor is an understatement.
It would be strange for them to get involved in a war of this magnitude.
Perhaps Abaddon is hiding somewhere in the dark side of the empire, watching the fight between the Lord of Mankind, Zuo Si and the Chaos God.
Admiring the masterpiece he created himself, Zuo Si raised his lips and asked, "Why do you want to end this? You know, the eternal war is a crucial part of the next game rules.
What's the point of just corrupting and manipulating mortals to fight each other in the real universe? To be honest, I am very disappointed that you have been doing this for so long.
After all, if you're going to play, you might as well play it bigger.
It's time to step up the intensity of this game.
If you can't afford to play, just give up.
Perhaps I will consider arranging a more decent exit for you."
"Who can't afford to play?"
Khorne swung the ax in his hand violently and let out a deafening roar.
Unlike the other two evil gods, although he cannot gain any benefit from this war (New Phyrexian creatures have no emotional fluctuations, and the battlefield is mainly in the warp and cannot affect the material world), he is not in a hurry to end it all.
Because in the eyes of this Blood God, as long as the current scale of war is maintained, it is only a matter of time before it affects the Milky Way galaxy in the physical universe.
At that time, he will naturally become the most powerful among the Chaos Evil Gods.
What's more, the blood-letting demons under his command enjoyed chopping so much that they didn't care how many times they died.
However, Zuo Si completely ignored Khorne and continued to deliberately put on a helpless look and spread his hands towards Tzeentch: "Look, someone has already accepted the new rules of the game."
It was easy to tell from the sinister flash in his eyes that he was deliberately creating conflict between Khorne and Tzeentch.
You have to know that the Chaos Evil Gods are not a monolithic group, but there is a certain degree of competition and overlapping power between them.
Take killing for example, both Khorne and Slaanesh gain power from it.
It's just that the believers of Khorne are pure abusers who only enjoy the pleasure of killing their opponents, while the believers of Slaanesh can get pleasure from being both the abuser and the victim at the same time.
The most direct manifestation is that the former will only kill people crazily and quickly on the battlefield, while the latter may slowly torture the opponent to death, or may choose not to fight back and let the enemy cut him into pieces because being killed is also very satisfying.
In particular, Tzeentch would often deceive and play tricks on the gullible Khorne, which kept the relationship between the two evil gods very bad.
If he doesn't make good use of it, Zuo Si won't deserve to be called the Devil Prince.
"Ah! You found a weakness of mine and launched your attack without hesitation. Things are starting to get interesting."
Tzeentch suddenly became excited, as if he had encountered something interesting.
As the god of wisdom, he undoubtedly noticed Zuo Si's intention.
But the problem was that he had deceived Khorne so many times that it was impossible for him to convince the other party in such a short period of time, especially in this situation.
Slaanesh put on the side in a seductive posture, covering his mouth and giggling like a shy girl, and had no intention of helping at all.
"So your answer is..."
Zuo Si obviously enjoyed the process of playing games with his enemies.
Because compared to Khorne and Slaanesh, Tzeentch is obviously a very suitable partner for negotiation.
As long as we deal with this guy, we can basically stabilize the newly born order field in the subspace and steadily expand to the surrounding areas.
"Okay, we accept this new rule of the game. But in exchange, shouldn't you also show some sincerity?"
Tzeentch fiddled with his nimble fingers, trying to bargain.
There is nothing we can do about this.
Because Zuo Si's attack was too accurate, it hit Khorne's vital point directly.
When it comes to matters like this that involve core interests, that madman will never make any concessions.
In this case, we can only settle for the next best thing.
"What do you want?" Zuo Si asked calmly.
"I want the Eldar goddess of life, Isa! As long as you hand her over to me, I will leave immediately without saying anything."
Before Tzeentch could even open his mouth to speak, Slaanesh took the lead in expressing his demands.
Zuo Si had obviously anticipated this. He immediately turned around and stared at the castle magic house that had turned into ruins. He said in an emotionless tone: "She should be hiding there. Please do as you please."
Before he finished speaking!
A beautiful Eldar goddess with green life light jumped out from her hiding place and shouted in a terrified voice: "No! You can't do this! If you let Slaanesh devour me, his power will expand to an unimaginable level, which will be a terrible disaster for the entire Eldar."
"What does the life and death of the Eldar have to do with me?"
Zuo Si looked at this unfortunate fellow with great interest, who was first captured and played with by Slaanesh for a long time and then fed a bellyful of plague poison by Nurgle, but there was not a trace of pity or sympathy in his eyes.
In his eyes, no matter whether it is the spirit race of this universe or the gods these guys believe in and worship, every one of them has ended up in this situation today because of their own fault.
In other words, the reason why the Milky Way has become the current state of chaos and disorder is closely related to their blind pursuit of great power.
And even though the entire Eldar civilization was destroyed after the birth of Slaanesh, the survivors who escaped on the Ark still did not stop, but kept causing trouble everywhere.
The goddess of life, Isa, obviously did not expect Zuo Si to be so cold-blooded and ruthless. She froze in place, her eyes revealing despair endless.
She would not forget the nightmare she experienced the last time she was captured by Slaanesh, and she also knew that Slaanesh would never give her any chance to escape this time.
In fact, the goddess had already escaped from the cage that imprisoned her when Zuo Si was fighting against Nurgle.
But because he was afraid of being affected, he did not dare to leave at the first time, but continued to hide and wanted to wait until everything calmed down before negotiating with the winner in order to obtain the other party's protection.
Otherwise, even if they escape, they will soon fall into the hands of Slaanesh.
But who could have thought that Zuo Si did not play by the rules at all. He had clearly completely broken off relations with the Chaos Evil God and started an all-out war, but the next second he suddenly changed his attitude and started negotiations.
"I can worship you as my Lord and call on all the Eldar to believe in and worship you."
With nowhere else to go, Isa took out the last bit of chips she had.
As the goddess of life, she absolutely cannot be devoured by Slaanesh, otherwise the Eldar, whose population is already small, will inevitably face the darkest end.
It was a pity that Zuo Si was not moved at all. Instead, he rejected it with a look of contempt: "Sorry, I have no interest in you and your race, and I don't intend to accept them as believers. Because you are not worthy!"
"Not worthy?!"
Isa clenched her fists subconsciously.
You must know that the Eldar became the undisputed overlord of the entire galaxy after the War in Heaven, and created an extremely brilliant civilization. Even the Necrons could only choose to sleep to temporarily avoid the edge.
The arrogance and conceit that are engraved in the bones are the outward manifestation of this pride and self-confidence.
In particular, the strength of individual souls allows the gods believed in by the Eldar to gain extremely terrifying power in the subspace.
After the Ancients were completely destroyed, the Eldar gods led by Asuryan immediately rose up and completely suppressed the Chaos Gods and demons in the Warp for a long time.
This is why during the heyday of the Eldar, the influence of demons and even Chaos Gods was basically undetectable in the galaxy.
Because they were all suppressed by the Eldar gods.
Bloody Kane even defeated the powerful Star God Nightbringer in the Battle of Heaven, and his record was truly impressive.
But now, this outsider in front of him actually looked down on the gods and believers of the elves.
This undoubtedly made Issa feel extremely humiliated and angry.
If it were in the past, she would have joined forces with other Eldar gods without hesitation to teach the other party a lesson.
But after experiencing the humiliation, torture and abuse of Slaanesh, and the extremely twisted and disgusting love of Nurgle, the self-esteem of this goddess of life had long been trampled on and rubbed repeatedly.
So in just a few seconds, Isa cleared those worthless emotions from her heart and began to think about what she could use as a bargaining chip to exchange for shelter.
However, Zuo Si obviously didn't intend to waste any more time talking to the goddess of life. He turned around and urged Slaanesh, "Dear Prince of Pleasure, what are you waiting for? Do you still need me to tie her up myself?"
Hearing these words, Slaanesh, who was in a feminine posture, suddenly let out a pleasant laugh, then licked the tempting red lips with his tongue, put his fingers on the wet lips, pulled out two crystal clear silk threads and made a flying kiss.
Then he/she instantly appeared behind Isa, grabbed the latter's slender waist and hugged her tightly in his/her arms, and whispered in the ear of the goddess of life: "I think you already know what will happen next, right?"
"Aren't you afraid that my death will cause the Eldar population to plummet, or even lead to complete extinction and eventually awaken the God of Death?"
Seeing that Zuo Si really didn't care about her life or death, Isa could only bring up the prophecy to try to intimidate him.
"Haha, if it was before, I might be a little worried. But now, I am very sure that the Grim Reaper will not have the chance to kill me at all."
After saying that, Slaanesh suddenly opened his mouth and bit Isa's neck. Under the gaze of countless eyes, he tore the goddess of life of the Eldar into pieces and swallowed her alive as if she were cut into pieces.
The horrifying bloodiness and cruelty fully demonstrated its nature as a warp-mixed evil god.
After swallowing the last bone, he/she licked the blood at the corner of his/her mouth, turned his/her head and smiled at Zuo Si: "Thank you, there is no problem between us now, and I still owe you a favor."
"You're welcome. Anyway, I don't have the slightest affection for these Eldar gods. Moreover, they have been lingering on for too long. It is time for them to completely withdraw from the stage of history and make way for the new galactic overlords."
While saying this, Zuo Si deliberately turned his gaze to Robert Guilliman, who was infused with power by the Lord of Mankind. The implication of his words was self-evident.
According to the special rules and environment of the Warhammer universe, if humans want to maintain their current status, they must have their own gods in the warp.
Otherwise, the larger their population and the greater their power in the real universe, the easier it is for them to be corrupted by the Chaos God.
Only by creating one's own gods or even pantheon through the power of faith can one truly isolate oneself from the influence of the warp and become the second Eldar.
Therefore, although the birth and development of the state religion is a piece of black humor full of irony, it is not impossible to make the best of a bad situation and take another path.
"Father, what does Soth mean by this?"
Robert Guilliman obviously noticed Zuo Si's eyes and immediately asked the Lord of Mankind in his heart.
The Emperor was silent for a moment before answering, "He is suggesting that I should give up my original idea and accept the faith of all mankind to become the new god of the Warp."
"What? What about the Imperial Truth? Do you really want to replace rational science with primitive and ignorant religion?"
Roboute Guilliman was simply shocked beyond words.
The Lord of Mankind explained helplessly: "Do you think that promoting the truth of the empire can completely eliminate religious beliefs? Even in the 30th millennium when religion was considered a taboo, there were still many people who chose to place all their hopes on God.
Therefore, we cannot truly and completely eliminate religion; we can only control it within a certain range.
Moreover, the current scale and status of the state religion have already formed a close symbiotic relationship with the empire.
Destroying it would inevitably cause the entire empire to fall apart.
What's more, after today, I have officially sat at the poker table and become a player in this eternal game.
If the Empire wants to get rid of the threat of the warp to the greatest extent possible, the best way is to give up their human identity and become gods.
Of course, I don't mean becoming the Chaos God, but becoming the racial god representing all mankind.
Just like Asuryan of the Eldar, it becomes a barrier to resist the invasion of the Warp into the real universe.
That’s what Soth wanted to convey.”
"Becoming the racial god of mankind..."
Robert Guilliman's originally excited and angry emotions suddenly subsided, and it was as if the door to a new world had opened.
Because the subspace exists objectively in this universe and is not subject to human will.
Therefore, no matter what civilization, as long as its population and sphere of influence expand to a certain extent, it will inevitably form a physical projection in the subspace, which is the so-called god and chaos evil god.
The Eldar have enjoyed a good time for tens of millions of years because they have the protection of their racial god.
The reason why humans suffer so much in the Warp is because they do not have their own racial god.
If the Emperor could free himself from his current state, and then reunite his faith and ascend to godhood in the form of a racial god, would humans be able to gain enough time to develop like the Eldar? As his thoughts opened up, Robert Guilliman thought more and more that this plan was worth a try.
But before that, he needs to get his emperor father off the golden throne.
This is obviously not an easy task.
At least Belisarius Caul could not come up with any feasible plan for the time being.
Just as the Primarch was daydreaming, Slaanesh, satisfied with his goal, decisively abandoned Tzeentch and Khorne and returned to his own realm.
When the other two saw that Slaanesh had escaped, they naturally would not stay to cause trouble for themselves, and they disappeared from the spot one after another.
Just like that, the first head-on confrontation with the evil god of the subspace ended in a whimper.
After all, although Khorne, Slaanesh and Tzeentch all want to help Nurgle, their motives and purposes are completely different.
This gave Zuo Si room to maneuver.
"Phew - it's finally over. We won the war, didn't we?"
Roboute Guilliman let out a long breath.
Because the experiences of the past few days were so exciting for him that when he relaxed, he suddenly felt physically and mentally exhausted and urgently wanted to find a safe place to have a good sleep.
Zuo Si nodded with a smile on his face: "Yes, we won, but it was only a temporary victory.
After all, although Nurgle is dead, he will be resurrected one day, which is inevitable.
Moreover, the other three Chaos Gods and other demons and monsters in the Warp are not vegetarians either.
All we can say is that for some time to come, the real universe will most likely remain relatively calm.
As for Abaddon and his traitors, I don't think it will be a big problem for you."
Robert Guilliman sighed helplessly: "Alas - I agree with your point of view.
Without the help of the Chaos God, the current strength could easily defeat him.
However, the empire's real trouble now lies not outside but inside.
I plan to reform the entire administrative and judicial systems when I return.
This is not an easy thing to do.
Even more troublesome than Abaddon, Tyranids, and Orks.
Do you have any good suggestions in this regard? "
Reform the huge, bloated, inefficient, corrupt and abusive government of the human empire? The moment Zuo Si heard this, he immediately showed an expression of "are you kidding me", and then teased in a half-joking tone: "Dear Regent of the Empire, your courage is truly admirable. But are you sure you know what you are doing?"
"Of course I know.
If a reform like this is not carried out carefully, it will cause the entire empire to fall apart.
But if no reforms are made, the Empire's current state of decay and decadence will sooner or later create the next Chaos God like Slaanesh.
For the sake of my father, the emperor, and for the fate of all mankind, this matter cannot be delayed any longer."
Roboute Guilliman was undoubtedly a man of great urgency, and he expressed his firm will directly.
No matter how difficult the reform is or how great the internal resistance is, he will push forward at all costs.
Because this is about pulling the Lord of Humanity back from the brink of becoming a Chaos God and becoming the racial god of humanity.
"Did the Emperor himself mean that?"
Zuo Si touched his chin and asked tentatively in an uncertain tone.
Robert Guilliman shook his head slightly. "No, that's what I meant. But he didn't object. He asked me to discuss it with you."
Zuo Si nodded thoughtfully: "Okay, then I'll give you an idea.
In fact, there are only two motivations to force a regime to change.
One is the pressure of domination from within, and the other is the competition from outside.
Now the first empire has obviously been satisfied.
Because in those hive worlds with populations of hundreds of billions or trillions, as well as planets that practice slavery and feudalism, the lower-class people have long been unable to bear the heavy pressure and are full of hatred for the current dark and brutal rule.
Given the opportunity, they would not hesitate to take up arms and revolt against tyranny.
So the empire now needs to create competitive pressure from the outside."
"Create external pressure? Isn't the external pressure on the Empire great enough now?" Robert Guilliman frowned subconsciously.
Zuo Si stretched out a finger and shook it gently: "No, no, no, you misunderstood.
The external pressure I am referring to is not war, but a competition among civilizations.
Simply put, it is a competition to see whose society is more dynamic and which system is better and can bring a higher quality of life to the people.
Through this comparison, we can guide public opinion and stimulate it appropriately, so that the bureaucrats and people of the empire can realize their own backwardness and the reality that they must make changes. "
Robert Guilliman quickly understood Zuo Si's meaning with the help of his Primarch's super brain, and asked with his eyes shining slightly: "You mean to let the Empire and the region you rule have a healthy competition?"
“Yes, that’s it.
Completely open up trade and exchanges between the people, and bring the prosperity and comfort of the areas I rule to every corner of the empire.
At the same time, laws were enacted requiring planetary governors and district governors not to interfere with population movement in any form, otherwise it would be regarded as treason and punishable by death.
As a result, the oppressed and tortured civilians in the empire will begin to flee in large numbers.
In order to prevent population outflow that would result in the inability to pay tithes on time, all planets and star region governors will do their best to make changes to prevent population outflow.
In short, you must first put enough pressure on people to motivate those corrupt bureaucrats who do not treat people as human beings.
Otherwise, relying solely on personal strength to force reforms usually does not produce any good results.
Politics is all about playing games within the rules.”
Zuo Si did not hold back at all and directly put forward what he thought was the best solution.
After all, on Earth before he ignited the spark, the most glorious moment of human civilization was undoubtedly the era of world hegemony between the two world powers during the Cold War.
During that special period, there was not only a technological explosion and breakthroughs in aerospace, but also the famous kitchen debate.
Unlike the two or three decades after the end of the Cold War when countries around the world competed with each other to see who was worse off, at that time the United States and the Soviet Union were doing their best to prove that the systems and forms of consciousness their countries possessed were the best and that they were most qualified to lead humanity towards a better future.
Therefore, Zuo Si believed that in order to change the current stubborn problems within the empire, it was first necessary to create an environment of internal competition among the human race, so that those who did not regard the lower-class people as human beings would understand that the civilians who originally had no choice now had the right to vote with their feet.
If no changes are made, the entire population under their rule will flee.
When the population ruled by the empire reversed from the population under Zuo Si's rule, it became clear who could represent the human race.
This is obviously unacceptable to an empire that sees itself as the orthodoxy of mankind.
"Competition of civilizations? That seems like a good idea. But I need to go back and think about it first."
Robert Guilliman was visibly moved.
Because similar situations seem to have occurred in several recent trade nodes in the Botas star region...
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