Li Yao closed his eyes and analyzed the situation of the Imperium with the lessons that he learned from the Xing Yao Federation. He mumbled, "They are truly blinded by greed. Those pigs are really pushing us to desperate measures!"
"Exactly. The great nobles and magnates led by the four Kurfürst families have underestimated other people's strength too much. They are pushing everybody to their opposite side by force."
Looking at Li Yao, Li Linghai's eyes changed from "admiration" to "surprise". She said, "Under normal circumstances, their approach may not be wrong, because it is impossible for any small sect, a deep-sky fleet wandering in the sea of stars, or a Sector Master of a remote world at the edge of the Imperium to compete with any of the four Kurfürst families.
"The Imperium is too vast and boundless. Any two Sectors can be hundreds of lightyears away from each other. It is barely possible for the experts, warlords, and bottom-level young officers to unite and resist the great nobles and magnates at the center of the cosmos.
"However, the war in the past ten years has completely changed everything.
"The elites of countless Sectors jumped to the frontline of the fierce battle between the Imperium and the Covenant Alliance from various parts of the sea of stars. There, they fought side by side and shared life-and-death situations. Sometimes, they pushed forward unstoppably together or tried their best to save each other's lives. Many young officers and the experts who rose recently made deep friendships.
"Also, in such a large-scale strategic counterattack, it is impossible for the army of any Sector to fight on its own. It is often the case that two, three, four, or even more than ten fleets have to work together. Then, a 'joint battle command center' is inevitable.
"When a general is out there, he may not obey the orders of the emperor. On the ever-changing battlefield, many situations require the independent judgment and orders of the commanders in the frontline. The joint battle command center is expanding day by day. For the first time, the army of the Imperium has its own brain, veins, and neural network, awakening its own strength!
"More importantly, fearing casualties, the great nobles and magnates intentionally let the young bottom-level officers, the newly-risen experts, and the warlords from remote worlds take the vanguard to gnaw on the tough bones. It is true that the latter's strength is greatly diminished, but the toughest, most dangerous, and most dreadful people are also selected through cruel eliminations.
"The principle of being washed away by great waves and tempered by great tempering will always be the truth of cultivation.
"In the arduous war, countless middle- and low-level Immortal Cultivators unfortunately perished as cannon fodder that was blown away by the wind. But some people grew quickly and accumulated accomplishments, experience, and prestige in the battles, becoming heroes of the new era. Realizing their situation, they were filled with fury and ambitions!
"When such an army, which has just finished more than ten years of brutal wars and whose veins are filled with patriotism, is faced with being divided by the major families again, and from the glorious blades that fight for the country and civilization, they are reduced to the servants, lackeys, and lackeys of the nobles again, and they even have to confront their compatriots that they fought side by side with yesterday for the interests of the big nobles. What do you think the attitude of the army will be? What would the young officers who were as vigorous as blooming cherry blossoms and proud of the civilization of mankind think?
"Hehe. Perhaps, since the moment the war between the Imperium and the Holy League began, a revolution that was destined to shatter the stars had already begun.
"Looking at the Imperium today, the tides deep below the ocean have been gathered. From the capital to the border, from the Dark Cloud Sector to the Floating Flowzone Sector, from the engine compartment of the flagships of the big nobles to the assault companies of the Crystal Suit Legion of the petty warlords, a broad alliance is being established at a visible speed. Very soon, we will be able to let out the roars that will shock the three thousand Sectors!"
The queen of the Imperium smashed her fists heavily, revealing the expression that Li Yao had seen on the faces of Xiao Xuance, Lu Zui, Zhou Hengdao, and Extraterrestrial Devil Mo Xuan.
It was a strength that had nothing to do with one's level.
Even if Li Yao's heart did constrict hard, it was not because of Li Linghai's strength that was above the Divinity Transformation Stage but because he was shocked by a certain strength that was even more dreadful than the Divinity Transformation Stage.
He had long known that the unparalleled experts of Li Linghai's level would definitely not fight for such a mundane goal as "power".
But he did not expect that Li Linghai would be so ambitious.
As she said, she was trying to "save the Imperium"!
It was exactly like what her brother Li Lingfeng said from the perspective of the four Kurfürst families, she was trying to "destroy the Imperium"!
Li Yao took a deep breath. He could not show any weakness at this moment.
Staring at Li Linghai's eyes, he asked solemnly, "Can I know the content of the 'roar' in advance?"
The queen of the Imperium stared at Li Yao deeply, as if she were completely shattering the armor on his eyeballs and peering into the deepest part of his soul.
After observing for ten seconds, the queen smiled.
"A real Immortal Cultivator is never scared of being honest about their beliefs."
Li Linghai said gently, "Besides, for an expert in the Divinity Transformation Stage such as yourself, no fancy words can fool you for long. If we can really cooperate, I hope that it will be conducted when we are completely honest with each other and understand each other's ideas and ambitions. Otherwise, we would rather go our separate ways as soon as possible.
"After all, if two experts in the Divinity Transformation Stage in an organization have to be suspicious of each other, the internal friction will be too great, won't it?
"That's why I was willing to be honest with you from the beginning to the end. Now that we have talked about that, why do we need to hide the most important sentence?
"Our roar is very simple. It will be 'Honor the Majesty and Settle the Rebellions, Shenwu Reform'!"
Li Yao: "Well …"
He understood the first four words, but what the hell was "Divine Martial"?
Thinking quickly, Li Yao immediately realized that "Shenwu" was the reign name of the current emperor.
According to the ancient tradition, the Imperium of True Human Beings had a different era name when every emperor ascended to the throne, except for the fact that the Imperium of True Human Beings had a different era name.
Reign names were different from posthumous titles. Both the people and the government acknowledged that the emperor should be honored by his reign name.
Generally speaking, an emperor would only use one reign name in his entire life.
After all, the puppet emperors at the center of the power vortex often did not have a long "natural lifespan". They would reign for thirty to eighty years, or at most, a hundred years.
However, should there be great events that involved the entire Imperium, some emperors would use a second reign name, too.
For example, Li Linghai's husband, the current emperor of the Imperium, had the reign name "Tianzheng" when he ascended to the throne. Therefore, he could be honored as "Emperor Tianzheng".
However, twenty years ago, the war machine of the Imperium was still functioning, and all the fleets were preparing for a strategic counterattack against the Holy League.
In order to encourage the soldiers and the people, the reign name was changed to "Shenwu" to symbolize the prosperity of the Imperium. Therefore, the previous "Emperor Tianzheng" was naturally renamed "Emperor Shenwu".
It was the year 1079 of the Imperium's calendar, which was also the 18th year of Shenwu. The meaning of "Shenwu Reform" was self-evident.
Looking at Li Linghai's sincerity and zeal, Li Yao couldn't help but ask, "'Honor the Majesty and Settle the Rebellions'? I know the 'rebellions'. Naturally, they are the noble families such as the four Kurfürsten. But I wonder, which 'emperor' is it? Is it the 'emperor' of His Majesty or the 'emperor' of Her Grace? "
Li Linghai narrowed his eyes and stared at him coldly.
Li Yao did not give in at all. "Both Li Lingfeng and Wuying Lan said that Emperor Shenwu, who appeared to be as magnificent as his ancestors, was in fact just your puppet. I don't know if they were exaggerating or not, but I'm certain of one thing.
"If Your Grace has truly discovered the 'Empyrean Transcendence Sector' and received the enormous heritages of the Supreme Emperor ten thousand years ago, I'm afraid that … you will never share them with your husband, Emperor Shenwu today, right?"
Li Linghai stared at Li Yao for a while before he slowly retreated his eyes that were as sharp as daggers. He said casually, "If you think that I am going to be the 'queen of a generation' that dominates the sea of stars like the idiotic pig Li Lingfeng, you are underestimating me too much.
"Not just the 'queen of a generation', even if the Supreme Emperor was as strong as the supreme master of the civilization of mankind ten thousand years ago, so what? Isn't he still a pile of dry bones after ten thousand years?
"Since I only have everything I have today because of the Supreme Emperor's heritages, how can I not see through such a simple logic?
"Believe it or not, I am not interested in being a queen or a supreme dictator in any form at all.
"But I am very interested in establishing a strong central government.
"Queens, emperors, and the Supreme Emperor are all going to die eventually.
"But a strong, efficient, and honest central government is likely to lead all mankind to march forward bravely in the dark universe in the next ten thousand years or even a hundred thousand years!
"The many problems in the Imperium today, including the sufferings of the people that the Cultivators find intolerable, are all because the central government is too weak, which allows the local hegemons such as the four Kurfürsten to rise and stir trouble. The internal conflicts are getting worse and worse, and the resources are completely misallocated.
"To solve all the problems that neither you nor I want to see, a strong central government is the prerequisite and foundation.
"As for the external form of the big government, whether it is a wise but dictatorial emperor or a parliament under a constitutional monarchy, I don't really care. In many cases, I am even more inclined to the latter.
"Therefore, the 'emperor' that we are honoring is neither an emperor nor an empress. Of course, it is certainly not a 'queen'. You can understand it as' imperial power '. It is a powerful central government, a powerful parliament that is symbolized by the emperor or the empress, and a powerful army of the Imperium under the leadership of the powerful parliament!
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