Chapter 171
Gu Jin really wanted to blow the head of the subordinate in front of him apart.
Look at how they actually did things, they actually judged civilians to be rebels, but instead of killing them all, they left one alive!
It would have been fine if they had kept the person alive, but there would definitely have been some clues before the person arrived at the capital planet. However, no one among these careless people observed the matter and even let the person go directly to the capital planet!
——He even did a live broadcast in front of the court to show the evidence!
There were all kinds of video materials that had been authenticated by the mastermind, and in order to prevent questioning from the barrage of comments, they were all authenticated on the spot. This meant that after Gu Jin got the news, he had no time to do anything!
Just as the appraisal was completed, all the video data in the intelligent brain disappeared. Even a fool would know that there was something wrong!
As for the orphan who came up to complain about his injustice, no one knew who was guiding him, but he directly revealed the number of the army he had sent to suppress the rebels and the officers at that time.
Including their real names, which family they belong to, their current positions and even their work addresses were all revealed!
As luck would have it, these people were all playboys from small families. They had followed him to gild their resumes. Gu Jin had specially given this good opportunity to gild his resume to these playboys, and told them only to take a stroll around. After all, he believed that his memories of his previous life were correct.
——But who could have thought that those playboys overslept during the party and let the rebels escape!
And these dandy young men of the nobility did not live up to the stereotype of the nobility held by the common people of the entire empire - they simply captured civilians and stuffed rebel uniforms on them to make up the numbers.
Gu Jin was watching the live broadcast, and when he thought about seeing them come back and report that they had wiped out the rebels and happily rewarding them, he felt his blood pressure rise.
He thought about these playboys cheating their father, but what he never expected was that they not only cheated his father, but also cheated him!
Now the orphan is still standing at the door of the court 24 hours a day with a camera pointed at him, as if he is afraid that someone will kill him.
Public opinion throughout the empire was also in an uproar, and his live broadcast room suddenly became the most watched live broadcast room in the entire empire.
——He even applied to the mastermind for live broadcast safety monitoring.
When Gu Jin saw the live broadcast, the anger in his heart was bubbling out layer by layer, and he was almost going crazy. He had worked so hard to get to his current position, but in the end he was betrayed by his stupid teammates!
And the anger in his heart was also mixed with the feeling of being humiliated and angry.
——Because the orphan actually predicted his prediction.
If the orphan hadn't been live streaming 24 hours a day, Gu Jin would definitely have created some unexpected incidents to make the orphan unable to speak.
Even if someone suspected something was wrong, what would it matter? The person was dead and there was no evidence. Would the civilians still sacrifice their lives for a dead person who had nothing to do with them?
This approach is simply perfect - but now Gu Jin can no longer use this approach.
And it was all his fault, his dandy subordinates.
To be honest, if killing those playboys would not cause the small families that depended on him to turn against him, Gu Jin would have taken action the moment he knew the truth.
If you can't kill the source of the problem, you can kill the target of the source.
This is also the reason why Gu Jin is full of anger, but can't find a place to vent.
——He couldn't even hit his subordinate, because this subordinate was not the culprit of the accident and there was absolutely no benefit in hitting him.
When Gu Jin thought of this, he really hated himself for being so rational and still thinking about maintaining his image at this time. If it were Ou Che, he would have made a big fuss and started beating people.
"Relax, this is your experience in seizing power, and this is why Ou Che will soon be replaced by you."
Gu Jin took a deep breath and thought to himself, then he forced himself to calm down and asked the subordinate opposite him in a low voice.
"...Now, repeat to me exactly what happened!"
The subordinates didn't know what kind of psychological fluctuations Gu Jin had just experienced. Although he was trembling a little, he was not speechless because of fear.
He just trembled slightly a few times, and explained the whole thing in a tense voice.
"… Your Excellency, the incident started when we investigated the Black Star Rebellion nine years ago. We did find evidence that government officials at the time massacred the so-called rebels, who were actually members of the orphanage."
"This seems to be common practice for local government officials, which led to us obtaining evidence of other crimes when interrogating them. However, some of the participants in these incidents..."
The subordinate swallowed and a trace of embarrassment flashed across his face when he said this.
"It doesn't matter. You said that you were not blamed by Black Star at that time. No matter how blameworthy this matter is, it can't be blamed on you. I will specifically hold those officials accountable when the time comes."
Gu Jin impatiently signaled his subordinate to continue.
The subordinate who had received the promise quickly said the part he had just hesitated about.
"Most of this evidence is that His Majesty the Emperor, the Empress Dowager, and other members of the royal family used the rebels to accuse others, and this seems to have become a common tactic used by the royal family and the nobles..."
"This also caused the Black Star officials to be quite fearless in our interrogation, and they also said directly that they had something to do with the suppression of the rebels."
The subordinate's voice became lower and lower as he spoke, because he noticed that Gu Jin in front of him had begun to clench his fists, and his expression looked extremely ferocious.
"But after they arrived at the scene, they found that the rebels had already withdrawn. They wanted to curry favor with you, so they chose their usual method..."
The subordinate's voice was as thin as a mosquito.
Gu Jin gritted his teeth and squeezed out a sentence and asked: "...Is this the reason why they dared to deceive their superiors and subordinates so boldly? Aren't they afraid of death?"
The subordinate spoke in a voice as soft as a mosquito's hum.
"After all, too many people know about this matter, and most of them are government officials..."
As soon as Gu Jin heard it, he understood what those officials were thinking. His eyes changed instantly, and even his voice was filled with anger.
"——You can't blame others when you play with me, right?"
Gu Jin was so angry that he almost laughed. The officials knew too many things and they also had the dirty affairs of the royal family in their hands. It was indeed possible that they could be protected. And the more officials there were, the more likely it was to achieve this effect.
The leadership team of an entire planet was suddenly replaced, and even a fool would know that something was wrong.
but……
The premise is that there is no need for those in power to kill them all.
Now the necessity arises.
Whether it was because they knew so many dirty deeds of the royal family, or because of their poor performance this time which led to the rebels' escape, or because they killed civilians and pretended to be rebels, there was no need for them to live.
Gu Jin thought with gritted teeth, and then contacted the investigation teams he had sent over, asking them to immediately get rid of those officials. As for the fact that Black Star has no officials to manage it? What a joke. No matter what time it is, the world will always have people who want to be officials.
The subordinates were relieved that now that Earl Gu had a place to vent his anger, he would not attack him.
The subordinate thought so and breathed a sigh of relief.
But... the next day he had his bonus deducted for three months because he stepped into the office door with his left foot.
The innocent subordinate whose salary was deducted: Ah?
However, revenge aside, Gu Jin still rushed to the front line diligently, held a press conference to apologize to the victims, and went to the scene to comfort the victims.
This is also the basic operation of the royal family after something happens. After all, this is a process that has been refined - first apologize, and then go to the scene to comfort the victim. When the victim is emotional, he can act pitiful to prove that he is taking the blame for his subordinates.
If the victim is not emotionally agitated or even calm, the media can be led to say that he is cold-blooded.
Generally speaking, following this process, no matter how right the victim is, he or she will be dragged into the vortex of moral kidnapping.
But just as Gu Jin had felt before, there was definitely an expert behind the victim this time.
"...You apologized to me and offered me compensation. What about your so-called compensation plan? Do you want me, the victim, to think about how much money my family can spend on me? Huh? So many people can't come up with any compensation plan, so you just come here to blackmail me morally, right?"
"I actually wanted to say that I don't want the money, I want them to come back, have you given me this opportunity?"
The victim looked a little emotional, but spoke with a clear mind.
He didn't even dwell on the issue of compensation for too long. He knew that this was a moral dilemma for him, so he chose to directly target the officers at the time, led by Gu Jin.
"...And your so-called compensation, are you just planning to give me some money? What about change? What about the change to prevent orphans like me from appearing? What about your plan? What about the solution you proposed? I've been standing here for three days, and you only want to get rid of me, right?"
What the orphan said was simply ripping the skin off these officers and stomping them on the ground.
The only one who felt more at ease was Wen Shi—because he was also a victim of the Empire's random slander of others as rebels.
He even looked like he was ready to make a move. If it weren't for the assistants behind him who pulled him back and even whispered a few words about Her Majesty the Queen in his ear, he might have really stood on the side of the orphan.
But his expression of nodding affirmatively from time to time also became a hot search that day.
However, neither Gu Jin nor the royal family had time to question Wen Shi. After all, the orphan was still standing at the door of the court, saying that he would stand at the door of the court until he proposed solutions to the two problems he mentioned. Anyway, he brought a portable house to ensure that he could broadcast live in full view of the public.
What’s even more infuriating is that even though they wanted to take this man away for disturbing public order, they found out that this man had already applied for a permit for an assembly a month ago, and the mastermind approved it!
And when they found out about this, this person had directly applied for a 6-month assembly permit, and when they didn't know, the mastermind approved his application.
Now if they want to drive the orphan away, they must get the consent of the parliament to reject the mastermind's application, but the key problem is that it will take at least three months for the parliament to go through the process!
By then, the orphan’s goal will have been achieved!
It was only then that the royal family realized that when they designed a simple process for rejecting the mastermind’s suggestions, why didn’t they also make it easier for the mastermind to withdraw his application?
But it was too late to remember it now. The whole empire was in an uproar because of the orphan, and all the media were paying attention to this matter.
At this time, perhaps inspired by the orphan, the survivors across the empire who were harmed by the name of the rebels also began to speak out on the Internet and, like the orphan, applied for live broadcast safety monitoring.
The power of the imperial family and nobles was suddenly weakened to an extremely low level. Even if they wanted to suppress the rebellion by force, they could not harm civilians at will because of the obstacle of the mastermind.
——Because the Mastermind has the right to dismiss the royal family and nobles.
But the prerequisite is that they break the rules and take action against their own people.
Temporary regulatory errors and errors in court procedures are understandable, but if it is a premeditated and meaningless massacre, then the mastermind will imprison them in accordance with the regulations for treating those who split the empire, deprive them of their noble status, and even burn their family tree.
So, for a while, the royal family could only watch the online public opinion grow. If Gu Jin had not apologized sincerely before, the online public opinion would probably not be suppressed.
People on the Internet also began to speak up for the orphan, helping him to ask why the royal family had delayed for so long and had not come up with a solution.
Even if someone said on the Internet that these were purely fake news to attract attention, the person at the door of the court had real evidence certified by the mastermind. Why couldn't they solve that person's doubts and come up with a solution first?
It’s been almost a month, it’s impossible that there isn’t even a first draft.
The empire's media also began to report based on the voices of civilians on the Internet. However, some of them were employed by the government after all, and they had to give their leaders some face, so their words began to tend to be neutral, and they began to call on everyone to calm down and negotiate terms properly.
Other media began to question Empire, asking why they had not dealt with these issues until now. Was it because their work efficiency was too low, or did they simply not want to solve the problem?
Some media also interviewed the orphans of the survivors and began to ask questions.
They asked what the situation was like at the time and encouraged the orphans and survivors to speak out about their situations and make their demands.
The people of the empire who felt that it had nothing to do with them were extremely indignant because of the news they saw every day, and most of the media also began to take advantage of this wave of traffic.
And just when all the media were reporting one news - those tabloids that insisted on reporting gossip became a mudslide in the news media industry.
While everyone was unwaveringly following the orphan's gaze and exposing the darkness of the empire, they chose to report that their dear Majesty was quite resistant to his trusted ministers during this period.
——They seriously suspected that their dear Majesty had some emotional problems with these trusted ministers who were willing to go through fire and water for him at his command.
While everyone was screaming about the darkness of the empire, they chose to report that Gu Jin had not returned to the palace during this period. Was it because His Majesty was sneaked out by his trusted ministers and that was why he was so busy with government affairs?
They even lamented in the report that Gu Jin, the white moonlight in their hands, might become a grain of rice in their hearts.
"…Your Majesty has been worrying about his confidants every day recently, and has no time to care about our respected General Gu. General Gu even left the palace in anger and has been busy with government affairs every day and has never returned. This is probably because those who cannot get what they want are always in turmoil, while those who are favored are fearless."
"——But I still have to remind General Gu that just like how you stole the house of Her Majesty the Queen, you must also be careful not to be usurped by the Red Rose among the ministers."
"I hope you can have the same good attitude as Her Majesty the Queen, and that a few adopted sons can distract you - after all, caring about the physical and mental health of your adopted sons, and worrying about them to the point of even helping to buy supplies for their subordinates, can really distract you."
"——At least our poor trophy queen is probably praying in the palace every day that after she gives back the embezzled money, his adopted sons will not apply to enter the palace to have a 'good talk' with him."
This statement was full of sarcasm and received some likes from people who just liked the joke.
Of course, these tabloids have also been criticized by many righteous people, saying that they don't care about the things they should care about, but are always focused on these bloody gossips. However, these newspapers did not follow their wishes and start reporting on the cruel world, but continued to publish the gossip they wrote.
They even wrote about it in the newspapers with confidence.
"——Don't we want to explore the dark side of the empire? Don't we have the resources? So are there any rebels willing to be interviewed by us? I promise to write about your mental journey in a touching and brilliant way!"
This choked those righteous people so much that they were speechless and could only watch them continue to publish those tabloids.
This also caused Teacher Li to almost laugh out loud in the meeting when he saw the tabloid, but after seeing the death gaze the leader above was giving him, he quickly crossed out the holographic screen in front of him.
Then he pretended to be serious and watched the leader explain the current situation.
The current situation is within the leader's expectations. After all, some of the introductory news was released by him in order to lure out the survivors who were suffering in other parts of the empire.
These survivors will then resonate with the public opinion and launch a huge public opinion offensive against the imperial royal family.
Although a little bit of public pressure would not have much consequence for the imperial royal family, at most Ou Che would be forced to apologize.
but……
What if we use military force to support such a public opinion offensive?
Neither the leader nor Mr. Li had ever been naive enough to think that overthrowing the imperial family could be done by just saying a few words online. That required real military support.
The mastermind is also one of the military supports.
Here they also fully learned from the experience of their predecessors in the rebellion. The authority of the mastermind is not easy to obtain. At least three of the highest-level local officers are required to influence the mastermind's decision-making and deployment on the local planet.
This is also one of the reasons why they were able to send the three brothers of the Wen family to the palace by disguising them as illegitimate children of various nobles.
——There are really a lot of people sitting in that position, or close to that position.
This is also the reason why they were so brave to charge into the hands of the Empire before. It was a very risky attempt. Although it failed, fortunately they did not expose those who were hiding.
And now is their time to show up again.
The leader assigned the tasks very seriously. Logistics support was the top priority, and the leader emphasized it again. After all, in addition to military strength, war also depends on logistics. Once the logistics can't keep up, everything will be ruined.
The most dangerous mission involves the three Wen brothers who remain on the capital planet.
——This time, the situation was so dangerous that they could not come to the meeting in person. We communicated with them through a special channel in a facility that was protected from eavesdropping.
Their mission is to achieve the highest possible position while obtaining the authority of the empire's true mastermind - the most convenient being the queen's mastermind authority.
Only in this way can they make the main brain stop protecting the royal family, or even completely delete this rule.
The three brothers of the Wen family naturally agreed immediately.
"...Chief, please rest assured that we will obtain the authority within two months."
Wen Yi said in a steady voice.
This made the leader and Teacher Li feel a little strange - after all, it took a month and a half of approval just to obtain the authority and be able to control the main brain.
But what’s even stranger is yet to come.
"By the way, Chief, I will soon have a batch of money and resources from the capital planet. I will leave them in the old place, so remember to pick them up."
Wen Jiuze continued speaking with a smile as usual.
He seemed to be in a pretty good mood.
"How come there are supplies arriving at the capital planet during this period? The supervision is very strict during this period, right?"
The leader asked, frowning.
Then, under everyone's gaze, the gentle man on the holographic screen smiled and said.
"My adoptive father sent them. Given his status, these are supplies that have been exposed. You can take them away without worry."
The leader suddenly felt a pang of conscience: ...
"...Then after you succeed, remember to remind us to thank Mr. Ye. But Mr. Ye is your adoptive father after all, so don't go too far in some things."
The leader wanted to say no, but since it was a critical moment, she finally accepted it.
But he turned around and started to make indirect comments to Wen Jiu.
——Don’t always pick on Mr. Ye and bully him alone. Even though he abandoned you in the past, it’s almost enough now!
Wen Jiu was standing there with a smile on his face, but he didn't say anything, which made the leader quite helpless. But Wen Yi, who was standing beside him, spoke in a steady voice.
"These supplies are not what we want. We just want to enter the palace. But unfortunately, after seeing how busy we are, we didn't expect him to order supplies for us. In order not to notice anything unusual, we have no choice but to take these supplies."
Wen Yi sighed a little with some regret when he said this.
When Wen Jiu heard what his eldest brother said, he nodded with some regret and said, "He now thinks the palace is some kind of scourge and won't let us in at all."
After hearing this, the leader sighed and said, "This is indeed a pity. The mastermind authority is still in the palace and has not been obtained."
But the next second a careless voice came into the leader's ears.
"——The three of us have already obtained the qualifications for the mastermind authority. We are now going through the approval process. There is no problem with the mastermind authority."
The crew-cut young man who made the sound rubbed his head irritably and said with his hands behind his back. Then he lowered his voice and muttered softly.
"…We just wanted to see if he was doing well and if he was being bullied."
Recalling the leader of the tabloid he had just seen: "..."
——So you really just regret not being able to enter the palace to harass your adoptive father!
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