Chapter 733, Prime Minister Qi Bodu
The accident happened after Gu Hang finished his speech.
The Holy Terra Palace is located on a plateau in Terra, which was once known as the roof of the world. The road leading to the palace is a long climb. The East Gate is majestic and spectacular, with thick walls that are generally more than 100 meters high, rising from the ground. It is not just a simple wall, but more like a tall building complex named after the wall. There are many artillery holes and air defense platforms on it, which can be stationed by the defenders. Behind the wall, one tower after another, bunkers, and urns are connected by bridges, forming a very complex and three-dimensional fortification.
The walls of the Holy Terra Palace, which almost surrounded the Roof of the World Plateau, were essentially a military structure, no matter how much gold paint or relief decorations they had. Those gorgeous decorations that looked like carved railings and jade railings were all firepower weapons that could extend gun barrels.
But this is only the first line of defense of the palace.
Behind the city wall was a wide moat of energy. The water in the river was not an ordinary stream, but a gathering of energy fluids that shone with faint blue light, like a flowing star belt surrounding the palace.
On the energy river, there is a bridge made of crystal at regular intervals. The bridge emits a soft halo, but these bridges are closed when not authorized. The bridges are surrounded by defensive energy shield generators. Once an enemy approaches, a powerful energy counterattack will be triggered.
Going deeper, you can see a huge archway made of pure gold. This is the throat leading to the inner hall of the palace, and it is also the eastern gate of the Imperial Palace - the Dragon King's Gate.
It can be regarded as the pinnacle of human architectural art and military engineering!
The door is made of pure gold, indestructible, and carved with the Emperor's holy image, emitting a sacred glow that is daunting. On the arch, the glorious achievements of the Empire over the past thousand years are engraved, and those shining runes seem to be telling the glory and passion of the past.
The walls on both sides of the gate were towering into the sky, with dense battlements on the walls, like the fangs of a giant beast. Every few meters, there was a heavy artillery platform, with the barrels flashing coldly, as if warning the invaders.
On both sides of the Dragon King's Gate, there stand two Titan mecha statues that are 100 meters tall. They hold giant energy weapons in their hands, majestic and solemn, as if ready to fight to defend the palace at any time. The surface of the mecha statues is engraved with exquisite lines, each of which contains mysterious power, and exudes an awe-inspiring atmosphere under the sunlight.
In the square in front of the crystal bridge of the energy moat, the representatives of the triumphal army lined up solemnly. There were also hundreds of thousands of cheering Terran citizens who were fortunate enough to be selected to enter the city walls and the Dragon King's Gate.
Gu Hang stood on the tower of Dragon King's Gate and delivered a speech.
In front of him was a microphone. His voice was clearly and loudly transmitted to everyone in the square through the loudspeakers scattered throughout the square. It was also transmitted to everyone who could listen to and watch the live program through the broadcast signal.
Of course, in this huge square that can accommodate hundreds of thousands of people, Gu Hang's body shape is just that of a normal human, and it is difficult to be seen clearly.
But it doesn't matter. On the walls on both sides of the Dragon King's gate, there is a curtain that stretches from the top of the wall to the ground. At a height of nearly 100 meters, Gu Hang's full-body image is projected, allowing people and the broadcast signal to see this scene clearly.
Putting his own portrait on the entire wall of the Holy Terra Palace is really quite impressive.
As for the content of the speech, there is nothing much to say.
This was written by the pens dedicated to the Ministry of Military Affairs. It praises the Emperor, praises humanity, praises the Empire, boasts of military exploits, reiterates the importance of war, and commemorates sacrifices...
That’s all there is to it.
Objectively speaking, the writings of the Military Affairs Department are pretty good. The words are solid, not exaggerated, but can still move people's hearts.
But to put it bluntly, these are things that have been written tens of millions of times in the Empire's propaganda department, and your ears are tired of hearing them.
It is not realistic to impress people by relying solely on these.
But when Gu Hang was giving his speech, the roar from the mountains and the sea below never stopped for a moment.
The key, of course, lies in the person who is speaking.
If Gu Hang farts here, the earth will shake!
After finishing his speech, he waved to the crowd and stepped aside.
After he finished his speech, according to the ceremonial procedure, it was the turn of Prime Minister Sir David Chipperfield to step forward and prepare to deliver his speech.
The Prime Minister straightened his gorgeous robe, cleared his throat, and said a few words. However, the people were still immersed in the fanatical worship of Gu Hang, and the cheers showed no sign of abating.
He kept a smile on his face, raised his hands and made a downward motion, trying to control the situation.
The Prime Minister's authority seems to be still acceptable.
The crowd gradually began to quiet down.
But at this moment, cheers for Gu Hang suddenly rang out from the crowd.
Among them, there are also some:
"We have to look after the commander-in-chief!"
"Gu Hang! Gu Hang! Gu Hang!"
"Qi Bo Du, go down!"
"Get out of here, old face!"
…
Similar sounds kept appearing.
The most important thing is that they really led the masses.
Gu Hang's shouts rang out again, becoming louder and louder.
Prime Minister Qi Bodu had to stretch out his hands again and press down to try to suppress the cheers of the crowd.
But this time, it failed.
The voices of the masses are becoming louder and louder, and there is even a tendency for them to become uniform.
This time, Qi Bodu put his hand down.
He smiled amiably, held out his hand, and made a gesture of invitation, as if he was magnanimously allowing the people to cheer to their heart's content and display their enthusiasm for hero worship.
He even turned around and motioned to Gu Hang to come up and say a few more words.
Throughout the whole process, he kept a kind smile on his face, like an elder who had come to such a lively celebration. Knowing that he was not the protagonist, he was very generous and indifferent and handed the stage back to the real protagonist.
But Salihovic knew that Prime Minister Zibodu was unhappy.
No matter how normal he behaved, how generous he was, or how kind his smile was, the intelligence Salihovic had collected about the Prime Minister from various sources never showed that the Prime Minister had any virtues such as "generosity" or "open-mindedness".
On the contrary, Salihovic believes that Prime Minister Zibodu cares a lot about his own authority.
How could such a person not care about what just happened?
Wouldn’t he feel resentful?
Salihovic didn't believe it.
In addition to guessing, he also has a direction.
Not really proof, but an idea nonetheless.
He has seen a large number of videos of Qi Bodu's speeches, both public and obtained through private channels.
From this, he summed up a characteristic: Qi Bodu is a person who is very good at concealing his emotions, and he almost never loses control of his facial expressions.
However, there was a subtle point that was still captured by Salihovic.
That is, when Qi Boduo maintains a kind smile, if the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes spread out, it is a fake smile, which can even mean that he has at least some emotions such as anxiety, anger, and dissatisfaction in his heart.
And this was clearly observed by Salihovic in the live broadcast just now.
His heart sank.
Something bad has happened.
He wanted to elevate Gu Hang's political status, but he never thought of raising it to the point where Qi Bodu would feel fearful.
Wouldn't that be counterproductive?
But it seems that this matter is not that simple.
Qi Bodu had clearly suppressed his voice just now, and the people were indeed ready to listen to him. But at the critical moment, there were people in the crowd who started to make trouble. What was going on?
There was indeed a group of people arranged by Salihovic to create atmosphere in the crowd, but the atmosphere group of the league would not show up at this time.
"Go and find out who did it. Find out who did it."
"yes!"
The CIA agents in the crowd began to take action.
Salihovic fully believed that their CIA agents would be able to complete the mission. Moreover, they could use the traces left by the hostile elements that emerged this time to try to track down the hidden mastermind.
However, his mood did not improve at all.
The current predicament still exists.
It is not a good thing to offend the Prime Minister.
Salihovich knew that the Governor's visit to Holy Terra this time was not like others who came simply to receive honors, show their faces in front of the Terran people, and accumulate some political influence.
Gu Hang came here with very clear political demands.
The "Alliance Plan" is a core, and Gu Hang even wants to go further.
On the surface, the biggest opponent of the Alliance Plan was Prime Minister Luo Fei of the Ministry of Interior. But in fact, Prime Minister Qi Bodu was the most critical person.
The Sun Lord Sohkaim was once the most powerful man in the empire. Only thirty years had passed since the Sun Crusade.
And Qi Bodu has been the Prime Minister of the Empire for sixty years.
Sixty years ago, he became the Prime Minister with the support of the Sun Lord. He supported the Sun Crusade and could even be considered a great contributor to the Sun Crusade. He was Sohkaim's good partner, sitting in the center of the empire, allocating resources for him, and extracting resources from all over the empire to supply the Sun Crusade.
However, in the later period of the Solar Crusade, the empire's national strength was increasingly exhausted, and Qi Bodu was at the center of the empire, bearing the brunt of the pressure.
At that time, not only the central government of the empire, but also various local regions of the empire had great complaints about the expedition.
It is true that a vast territory was conquered, but what help would it provide to the various regions of the empire that supported the expedition?
Even in the imperial center, there was a lot of opposition. Although for the imperial center, it was others who were being exploited, the officials of the central government also had to work hard and do a lot of work for this matter.
If it was just the workload, that would be fine, but the more important thing is that the Sun Lord, who seems to be the big daddy who is pressing down on the entire empire, has too high a status and too great a reputation. All the other people are dark stars that are completely obscured by the sun's brilliance.
You're in the way.
In addition, he was away from Holy Terra for a long time and was separated from the center of power of the Empire. Therefore, it was foreseeable that his expedition would eventually fail and he would die outside.
The Empire announced that Sohkaim died of illness. But the actual reason has always been a mystery. With many different opinions, the matter was still shrouded in mystery at first. But after thirty years, even though no confidential documents were disclosed, many high-ranking officials in the Empire gradually realized that this might be a collective betrayal of Sohkaim by Holy Terra, or even the entire Empire.
If we look at it from this perspective, after the news of the Sun Lord's death came back, it stands to reason that Prime Minister Qi Bodu, who once gave unlimited support to the Sun Expedition, would have to be in turmoil for a while, right?
No.
On the contrary, his authority has been unprecedentedly strengthened.
On the eve of the news of Sohkem's death, he was still supporting the Solar Expedition!
But he became the biggest beneficiary after Sohkem's death and now holds great power.
It is probably self-evident what role Qi Bodu played in the death of the Sun Lord more than 30 years ago.
Even though he cannot take all power into his own hands like the former Sun Lord did, he can still be regarded as the person with the highest status in the entire empire.
The political demands that Gu Hang and the alliance want to achieve must have his support, or at least prevent him from opposing them with all his strength, so that they can be passed.
Even if the mastermind was found and chopped into pieces, it would be useless. As long as Qi Bodu had a grudge, things would be ruined, and it was unknown how much it would cost to make amends.
Cold sweat broke out on Salihovic's forehead.
The live broadcast in front of me is still going on.
When the Prime Minister extended an invitation to Gu Hang, Salihovic saw that Gu Hang tried to refuse at first, but he couldn't refuse. The cheers from the crowd below were getting louder and louder, so Gu Hang had to step forward.
Qi Bodu wanted to give up his position, but Gu Hang put his hand on his lower back and stopped him from leaving.
Then, he leaned over and said to the microphone from the side: "Please be quiet, everyone. Be quiet."
Gu Hang spoke, and the crowd gradually quieted down out of respect.
"The enthusiasm of the people of Holy Terra is too unexpected. However, the victory of this war belongs not only to me and the armies fighting on the many fronts, but also to the help given by the people of Holy Terra, that is, you. And the supreme leader who leads you, leads the entire empire, and eliminates all traitors and all enemies of mankind is our great Prime Minister."
After speaking to the people, Gu Hang turned his head and looked at Qi Bodu sincerely and said, "I have said everything I want to say to the people. Now, I am eager to listen to your vision for the future of the empire. Your words are the golden words that will lead the empire and mankind to a bright future."
"Long live the Prime Minister!"
At the very end, Gu Hang raised his arms and shouted, "Long live the Prime Minister!"
Then he let go of the microphone, released the hand that was holding Qi Bodu, lowered his head respectfully, stepped back two steps behind Qi Bodu, and hid himself behind the Prime Minister.
In the distance, Salihovic, who was watching the live broadcast, saw this scene and quickly grabbed the microphone and connected the communication headsets of all the CIA agents on the scene: "Cheers to the Prime Minister! Quick!"
He reacted extremely quickly, and so did the CIA agents.
"Long live the Prime Minister!"
"Long live the Prime Minister!"
The sounds came one after another.
With Gu Hang taking the lead, people in the crowd cheering, and Prime Minister Qi Bodu being the powerful one, the people also started shouting along.
The atmosphere was not as tense as before towards Gu Hang, but at least the awkward atmosphere was eased.
Seeing that Gu Hang not only completely handed the stage to him, but also stood behind him and strongly supported him, Qi Bodu's brows relaxed slightly.
Hearing the countless people shouting his name below made him feel much better.
In the past, he rarely had such an opportunity to face such a large crowd, and the experience was quite novel.
(End of this chapter)
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