Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 1377 - 783: May I Ask if the Empire Is Willing? (3)
Chapter 1377: Chapter 783: May I Ask if the Empire Is Willing? (3)
But likewise, they also emphasized that the future development of the Eastern Cosmos Domain, and trade and investment exchanges with the Alliance, are the lifeline, the key, and must be continuously maintained.
At the very end, Cui Ru requested the Central Empire to recognize her interim chairmanship and formally appoint her as the Cosmic Domain Chair.
You killed the direct high-ranking official I sent, and then you tell me you want to be in power and want my approval?
This is absolutely unacceptable in any unified dynasty. Even if there’s no power to quell the rebellion, it’s difficult to swallow the insult and humiliation just like that.
But the Empire… let’s just say it has its own national circumstances.
The Empire is different; it cannot be viewed as a country with unified will.
In the Empire’s ten-thousand-year history, all sorts of bizarre events have occurred.
Situations like this are quite common.
On a smaller scale, many planets experience uprisings, and the Planetary Governor reports to request reinforcements. The superior government calculates for a long time, finds that the cost of quelling the rebellion is relatively high, and after organizing the troops, spends a considerable amount of time reaching the location, only to see that the original governor has already been overthrown.
To completely annihilate the rebels would cost money and lives. Upon hearing that the rebel leader says they would continue paying normal taxes, the superior government calculates and decides to just collect some tax and head back.
This entire process is quite normal and has happened in many places.
On the Star Domain level, similar situations occur. The Star Domain Head naturally has the power to retain a portion of the Imperial Tax collected from the local area. Although the internal autonomy power within the Star Domain is not as high as that of the Planetary Governor, it’s much higher than the Star Sector level, akin to a feudal lord. When internal political tilts and struggles become intense, it’s possible for the Star Domain Head to be overthrown.
It depends on how the Space Domain Government and the Central Empire handle it, but the probability of choosing to quell the rebellion is higher than just pinching their noses and letting it be.
Because the position of Star Domain Head is already considered a substantial high-ranking official’s role, it’s a lucrative position many people eye; what aspiring feudal lord wouldn’t want it? With an excuse to quell the rebellion, those who put in effort, those who coordinated, and those who gave orders, can all reap many benefits from top to bottom.
But there are also rebellions where the one coming to power is already deeply established, and sometimes the rebellion itself is orchestrated by external officials, the Cosmic Domain Chair, or even by Holy Terra—as long as the cost of overthrowing the head via rebellion is lower than figuring out a conventional political maneuver to remove them.
Such a circumstance is quite likely to be accepted by the Empire.
But at an even higher level, at the Cosmic Domain Chair level, the probability of the Empire conceding is even lower—but not impossible. Each case is different, will be quite complex, and requires specific analysis.
Specifically, for this situation in the Eastern Cosmos Domain, no matter how Cui Ru’s declaration as interim chair tries to exclude the Alliance, in actuality, everyone knows it couldn’t have happened without the Alliance’s involvement.
Without the Alliance’s support, Cui Ru couldn’t gather enough military force to overthrow Yinbasim; without the Alliance’s support, it would be impossible to swiftly and ruthlessly wipe out a Battle Group.
The route taken here is essentially one where the Alliance is dissatisfied, killed Yinbasim, and supported a newcomer to take the position. But at the same time, they are willing to maintain the status quo, as long as the Central Empire doesn’t cause trouble, they won’t push too far either.
May I ask, Central Empire, are you willing?
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