"I don't think I need to elaborate on the consequences of five billion people having nothing to eat."
He took a deep breath and said, "So, I plan to settle for the second best and propose to the Beichen Empire to merge our Southern Cross Principality into the Beichen Empire!"
"From now on, there will no longer be the Southern Cross Principality in the Beichen Galaxy!"
"Only the Southern Cross belongs to the Beichen Empire!"
Their Principality of the Southern Cross was originally split from the Beichen Empire more than a thousand years ago.
It’s okay to return now, right?
The Grand Duke of Nans continued, "As long as we return, the Beichen Empire will provide us with food and military support!"
"We can still hold on!"
"Even the Beichen Empire is very likely to send troops to reinforce us!"
"As long as we keep our last planet and our last five billion people!"
"We... the Principality of the Southern Cross will not be considered destroyed!"
His meaning was both obvious and implicit.
Those who understand will understand it as soon as they hear it, but those who don’t understand will never understand it no matter how hard they try.
The Grand Duke of Nantes had no intention of explaining.
Next, he requested a video call to the Emperor of Beichen Empire, Tan Tai Hongyuan.
It took several minutes before someone answered the phone.
The first person to answer the phone was a young, handsome, but feminine man.
He said seriously, "Is it the Grand Duke of Nans from the Principality of the Southern Cross?"
The Grand Duke of Nantes nodded and said, "It's me. Where's your Majesty?"
His attitude is still a little arrogant, but much better than before.
The feminine and handsome young man in front of him was none other than the eunuch in the imperial palace.
He smiled and said, "Our Majesty is recuperating. Madam Jiuyi and Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess are currently jointly ruling the country."
"Who do you want to see?"
The Grand Duke of Nantes frowned and said, "Your Majesty's illness hasn't healed yet?"
The eunuch smiled but said nothing.
The Grand Duke of Nans said, "What I want to discuss is the return of the Southern Cross Principality to the Beichen Empire. Who do you think, Madam Jiuyi or the Crown Princess, is capable of making such a decision?"
The young eunuch's eyes widened suddenly, and he said in disbelief, "What did you say?! Return?!"
The Grand Duke of Nantes nodded heavily and said, "Yes! Return!"
"From today on, the Principality of the Southern Cross will return to the Beichen Empire!"
"From now on, there will no longer be the Southern Cross Principality in the Beichen Galaxy!"
"Only the Southern Cross of the Beichen Empire!"
"All citizens of the Southern Cross Principality, including all members of our Nans family, respect Emperor Tantai Hongyuan as our only Emperor!"
He clenched his right fist, placed it against his left chest, and said word by word, "If you break this oath, all of us in the Principality of the Southern Cross will die without a burial place!"
It took the young eunuch a long time to calm down from the shock.
His eyes flickered for a moment, and he said, "This matter is too serious. I must report it to the two rulers first!"
As he said this, he turned off the virtual display screen.
In the imperial palace of Beichen Star in the Beichen Empire, the young eunuch took the video call he had just recorded and went to Madam Jiuyi to report the matter.
Mrs. Jiuyi was shocked, excited, and even a little bit unbelievable when watching the video call.
She stood up and paced around the emperor's study, finally saying, "Call Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess and tell her I have important information to share with her."
After returning from the royal sanatorium, Crown Princess Tan Tai Jing has been staying in her own East Palace without leaving.
She was not a powerful person, but she would do whatever Lady Jiuyi told her to do. She seemed to be a young person who knew when to act.
Now in the imperial palace, the inner palace is managed by Lady Jiuyi, and the government affairs that need to deal with the cabinet, military and Senate outside are handled by the Crown Princess.
The two of them had a tacit understanding of each other, and for the time being, they kept to themselves and lived in peace.
Now that the Principality of the Southern Cross has sent such an exciting video call, Madam Jiuyi feels that she cannot make up her mind, so she pulls the Crown Princess out first.
After watching this video call, Crown Princess Tan Taijing's face flushed with excitement.
She was dressed in a military uniform, with the latest model of Quzhong 110 hand cannon on her waist. She said with her hands behind her back, "If the Principality of the Southern Cross really returns, I will have achieved the greatest feat of the Tantai royal family in a thousand years!"
For the royal family, what is the greatest achievement? Of course, it is expanding territory!
However, for a thousand years, the Tantai royal family has been in a state of decline, and habitable planets and star regions have been lost one after another.
Originally there was only one country in the Beichen galaxy, but now there are four!
Of course, there are only two left now...
Lady Jiuyi said, "The Crown Princess means that we should agree to accept their return..."
The Crown Princess Tan Tai Jing chuckled and said, "Why flatter them? They're simply unable to withstand Wen Ren Zhao's Zerg army and are simply trying to leverage our power..."
"What do you mean by return? I want them to surrender!"
Madam Jiuyi's eyes flickered as she asked tentatively, "Does Your Highness wish to consult with the Cabinet, the Military, and the Senate before making a decision?"
The Crown Princess Tan Tai Jing's expression faded, and she said calmly, "I must tell them, but they shouldn't interfere in this matter."
"Recovering our territory is the responsibility of our Dantai Imperial Family. They are merely executors, and they must put themselves in the right place."
Madam Jiuyi lowered her eyes, fiddling with a round fan in her hand. After a moment, she said, "Chief Inspector Huo Yushen of the Special Security Bureau wouldn't be willing to see the Southern Cross Principality surrender, would he?"
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