Chu Tianhe had discussed with Zhao Zhenwu and the rest of them for a whole night last night. Everybody had worked out a long, magnificent poem together.
But now, Lieutenant General Zhou Lifu's widow burst into tears. "Wah!"
As soon as the mother started crying, the youngest children also started crying. The female officers who were taking care of them by the side were reminded of the scene. They were also upset and wept secretly.
Seeing that, Chu Tianhe couldn't help but feel upset. It was impossible for him to finish the poem anymore. He simply turned around and kneeled before the enormous statue of Blackstar the Great, shouting, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
After his exclamation, a lot of generals and generals began to cry too.
When the surrounding tourists, citizens, and visitors saw this, they were all furious and filled with righteous indignation.
Right then, another team came close aggressively not far away. Many of them were wearing the uniforms of the mausoleum guardians.
At first, the public thought that those people were here to drive away the surplus generals. They couldn't help but whisper to each other. Some of them were even bold enough to stop them.
However, from the team that was getting bigger and bigger, cries were vaguely echoing, too. Everybody looked at each other in bewilderment.
Before Chu Tianhe, Zhao Zhenwu, and the rest of them went forward to ask, the leader of the team had already introduced himself. As it turned out, they were the descendants of Blackstar the Great and the royal family of the Imperium of True Human Beings.
The Emperor's Mausoleum of the Imperium was a splendid, continuous city. Other than the mausoleums of the previous emperors, the memorial park for martyrs, and the national museum, there were also a lot of small-scale museums, hotels, restaurants, and commercial areas nearby. It was sort of a place where the tourism industry was thriving.
Most of the interests of the tourism industry, as well as the posts of the mausoleum guardians, the memorial park for martyrs, and the national museum, were controlled by the royal family.
It was also sort of the "iron crops" that the four Kurfürst families left for the royal family. Many members of the royal family had gathered in the city to make a living.
It had been years since the members of the royal family whose surname was "Wuying" had seen so many generals of the Imperium so respectful to their ancestors. After seeing the flyers and learning the purpose of their visit, they were even more touched. Thinking of what had happened to them, they also formed an overwhelming "crying army" and came here under the instigation of somebody else.
The members of the Imperial Clan were the natives of this place. Naturally, they outnumbered the surplus general by dozens of times. Even if only one-tenth of them joined the Weeping Army, the momentum of the Imperial Clan would increase significantly. It was like a raging wave rushing forward, elevating the atmosphere to a higher level.
The member of the royal family in the lead hurried to Chu Tianhe's side. He kneeled on the ground and kowtowed to the enormous statue of Blackstar the Great three times. Then, he turned around with blood all over his face and slapped his chest at everybody. "I assure you that everything that General Chu said is true. The Imperium has been corrupted to such an extent that even the members of the royal family whose surname is' Wuying 'have nowhere to go, not to mention the generals here.
"Great-grandfather, please open your eyes and show your spirit. There are bad people in the Empire, bad people!"
While he was talking, the member of the royal family also cried hard.
The members of the royal family were different from the generals when they cried.
The surplus generals such as Chu Tianhe and Zhao Zhenwu were all cold-blooded soldiers and heartless Immortal Cultivators after all. They were all brutal and merciless people who killed without batting an eye.
Even though they were truly embarrassed and frustrated, they still had the bones of soldiers and Immortal Cultivators after all. It was absolutely impossible for them to cry like ignorant women and children. The best they could do was to secretly weep and bow to the statue of Blackstar the Great and offer flowers. Nothing more.
However, the members of the royal family who were gathered at this moment, many of whom had lived in this place for hundreds of years, had gathered in groups with the old and the young.
Also, without life-and-death experiences and without much training, many of them were no different from peaceful people.
Those slightly older sisters-in-law and aunts couldn't care less. Their hair was disheveled, they stomped their feet and pounded their chests, wailing loudly. Their cries were so loud that the mountains and rivers changed color, the sun and the moon dimmed, and the sky collapsed and the earth cracked. They were ten times stronger than the generals.
Such an overwhelming scene of crying was like a flood or a volcanic eruption. Soon, it raised the feelings of all the tourists, people, and pilgrims on the spot.
The virus of grief immediately spread to every corner of the Emperor's Mausoleum. Everybody was in a subtle emotional resonance. Hundreds of thousands of people cried at the same time. The Emperor's Mausoleum was almost collapsing. Blackstar the Great was so angry that he almost crawled out of his tomb!
The unexpected turn of the weeping ceremony was already beyond the control of the surplus generals.
At this moment, everybody inside and outside the Emperor's Mausoleum was crying hard. Even the Imperial Guards who were stationed at the edge of the mausoleum were cursing that there were too many bad people in the Imperium today, which was why the members of the royal family with the surname "Wuying" ended up like this. They were all crying and cursing too, spitting at the Council of Elders.
The surplus generals, on the other hand, became the most clear-headed people.
Zhao Zhenwu vaguely felt uneasy.
Things shouldn't have gone this way. What they had discussed last night was that they would cry in the Emperor's Mausoleum, distribute leaflets to the people, and bow to Blackstar the Great's statue with flowers. After that, everybody would go their separate ways.
In such a way, they would be affected without being caught by the authorities. It was perfectly justified to worship the Emperor's Mausoleum. It was even the obligation of every soldier and Immortal Cultivator of the Imperium. What could the authorities do to them on the surface except for cursing in secret?
However, things were obviously getting out of control right now.
Hundreds of thousands of people were in a riot in the Emperor's Mausoleum. Something was obviously going to happen!
Zhao Zhenwu secretly looked at Chu Tianhe next to him, only to discover that the "crying general" was completely devoted to his role. He was in the most frenzied and excited state. His eyes were so red that blood seemed to be flowing out of his heart. While crying, he was instigating the crowd, as if he felt that the atmosphere was not hot enough!
Isn't Chu Tianhe a famous' wise general '? Why is he so dizzy today?
Uneasy, Zhao Zhenwu looked at the Council of Elders uneasily, only to bulge his eyes immediately.
The Emperor's Mausoleum was built next to a mountain. Naturally, Blackstar the Great's enormous statue was located on the middle of the mountain. Looking down from the high stance, Zhao Zhenwu raised his head and looked at the distance, only to discover that black torrents were rolling close not far away from the Emperor's Mausoleum!
It was an overwhelming crowd that was ten times more numerous than the members of the royal family. Also, they were all wearing the same black military uniform of the expedition army of the Imperium.
The torrents were moving so fast that they broke through the defense line of the Imperial Guards in the blink of an eye. Of course, the Imperial Guards who were crying and cursing did not really intend to stop those people.
Are they the troops of the Council of Elders?
Zhao Zhenwu's heart tightened, but then he was greatly relieved. "Unlikely. They are not wearing crystal suits or carrying any heavy magical equipment. There are no low-altitude assault warships above their heads, either. They are not the troops of the Council of Elders!"
However, half a minute later, the news that came from below shocked him so much that he almost fainted.
The newcomers turned out to be the disabled veterans of the Imperium's counterattack more than ten years ago!
They had all come to the Emperor's Mausoleum from the various Sectors at the edge of the Imperium to pay respects!
Tens of thousands of disabled veterans had already marched into the Emperor's Mausoleum, and hundreds of thousands more were coming incessantly!
The disabled veterans were in an even more miserable situation than the surplus generals, who were at least taken in by the "Royal Academy for Advanced Officers" and given the meager allowances and subsidies. They were still able to make a living.
A lot of disabled veterans from the peripheral worlds were kicked back to the peripheral worlds to be supported by the local finance.
However, the governments of the peripheral worlds of the Imperium were almost bankrupt, and they had to pay all kinds of war taxes and national defense contributions. How could they have the money to support those garbage?
As a result, the disabled veterans had accumulated a bellyful of resentment. When they heard that the generals were crying here, they also rushed over and cried their hearts out!
That's not right!
Zhao Zhenwu's head hummed, and ten thousand question marks exploded.
Naturally, he knew the sufferings of the disabled veterans, but since those people did not even have the money for food, how could they afford the transportation, accommodation, and worship fees from the peripheral worlds to the Empyreal Terminus Sector?
Moreover, how exactly did hundreds of thousands, millions, or even a larger scale of disabled veterans organize and transport them to the imperial capital? This required a precise and powerful organization, discipline, and financial resources. It was impossible for it to be a spontaneous action.
Zhao Zhenwu knew very well that the capital was in an unusual period right now. The jump points and spaceports to enter and exit the capital were all under the control of the fleets of the four Kurfürst families. Only the starships of the four families could pass through unimpeded. The civil carriers had to pass dozens of approvals and the most thorough searches in order to enter the capital. How could the disabled veterans have snuck in so easily?
Also, it was too much of a coincidence. They had just cried here for a long time, and the royal family had already taken action. Even the disabled veterans had come to join in the fun. Well … Well … Well …
The more Zhao Zhenwu thought about it, the more he felt that it was not good. Sweating hard, he looked at Chu Tianhe guiltily. "General …"
"Old Zhao!"
Chu Tianhe's eyes were bloodshot, but he couldn't have looked calmer. Patting his back heavily, he whispered to his ear, "With everything coming to this point, you will be beheaded no matter what. Perhaps, if you make a bigger fuss and turn the world upside down, you will be able to survive. You are a leader too. Do you not understand such a simple logic?"
Looking at Chu Tianhe's devilish eyes, Zhao Zhenwu shuddered hard in cold. His body was so rigid that he could not say anything at all.
Chu Tianhe squeezed out a ferocious smile. He suddenly raised his arms and shouted, "Look, millions of disabled veterans have joined our ranks. We won't leave today. Everyone will wait in the Imperial Mausoleum. We must ask the Council of Elders to give us justice! Without justice, we would rather be killed by Blackstar the Great one by one! "
Boom!
Zhao Zhenwu felt that he had been blown into smithereens. He did not know where he was or what he was doing at all!
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Huh …
Yesterday, a reader commented, "Old Niu, the authorities of the Imperium are not stupid enough to do such a morale-destroying thing, are they?
Old Niu thought for a moment and decided to make it clear. In many cases, Old Niu was just a porter of history. "
"Of the few chapters, the first one is based on the bloody suppression of the World War I veterans during the American economic crisis. The dreamy combination of Barton and MacArthur butchered the World War I veterans of their own country without any mercy!"
"The second one is the" Sun Zhongshan Mausoleum Incident "that the great president of the great Republic of China made. The readers who are interested can search on their own and see how the real historical figures dealt with such a mess.
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