Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 1378 - 784: Hell No
Chapter 1378: Chapter 784: Hell No
“What the hell do you mean by willing!”
At an internal meeting of the Imperial Central Government, Zebert threw a personal letter from Gu Hang to him on the table, along with a proclamation from the Eastern Cosmos Domain.
At the same large conference table, the four major consuls of the Executive, Department of Taxation, Military Affairs Department, and Legal Department, along with their deputy consuls and other prominent figures within Zebert’s political faction, gathered together.
Now, these figures, each a big shot who can summon wind and rain outside, silently lowered their heads, listening to the Prime Minister at the head of the table vent his anger through roaring.
They had generally read Gu Hang’s letter and the proclamation from the Eastern Cosmos Domain, and understood the situation.
They fully understood Zebert’s fury.
Especially Gu Hang’s personal letter, it was particularly infuriating.
“To the Honorable Imperial Prime Minister Zebert:
Thank you for your continued concern over the Alliance’s affairs. On behalf of the 7,109 worlds of the Alliance, I present to the Terran Holy Seat a glorious victory in quelling the Li Guang Star rebellion and destroying the Rebellion Warband Light of Dawn Sword. Enclosed, please find 822 recovered genetic seeds, which a preliminary inspection shows no contamination issues and can be assigned to the Imperial Space Marine management department. After verification, they are expected to aid you in establishing new warbands.”
Regarding the unrest in the Eastern Cosmos Domain, I have already heard.
Chairman Yinbasim’s plight is regrettable, but frankly speaking, his actions in the Eastern Cosmos Domain never exhibited the Emperor’s mercy. He brought too many disasters to the Eastern Cosmos Domain, and being overthrown by its people was indeed a deserved downfall.
I want to point out that the turmoil in the Eastern Cosmos Domain could have been avoided.
I had once conveyed my views to my High Lord’s representative, Mr. Jon Curtis. Before the riots occurred, my representative should have proposed at the Supreme Council to demand that Chairman Yinbasim halt his hostilities against the Alliance in the Eastern Cosmos Domain to prevent unnecessary economic loss from this unjust confrontation.
However, Mr. Jon Curtis did not accurately convey my opinions.
This leaves me somewhat puzzled.
I still remember that fifteen years ago we talked about allowing you to appoint any candidate as my High Lord’s representative on Holy Terra. He should heed your teachings, act according to your thoughts; your will is my will.
This has never changed, and I still think so to this day.
But we also discussed that this representative should be loyal to the Emperor, fair, idealistic, and beneficial for the Alliance’s development and the Empire’s relations.
Regrettably, over these fifteen years, I have seen less and less of these qualities in his work.
Therefore, I have to invoke Article VII-9 of the Imperial Supreme Council Convention granting jurisdiction to the High Lords—three days ago, I temporarily froze Mr. Jon Curtis’s High Lord voting rights until he completes a forty-day soul penance ritual.
In Mr. Curtis’s communication records with Chairman Yinbasim last month, there was talk about the ’exchange of star sector famine data for Black Ming Fortress repair quotas,’ which I have instructed the Mechanical Priest to record into the penitent’s servo-skull, surely extensive enough to sustain all repentance courses until the penitent fires extinguish.
Meanwhile, considering the need for stability in the Eastern Cosmos Domain to prevent unrest from affecting the current Imperial tax cycle, I request temporary High Lord authority over the Imperial’s Eastern Frontier, to supervise and handle situations in the Eastern Cosmos Domain, ensuring smooth regime transition and securing the current Imperial tax cycle, with aims for a long-term growth in Imperial taxes over the next ten years.”
The gratifying thing is, the Alliance Fleet successfully intercepted the remnants of Yinbasim who were about to flee. In the attached list of spoils, you might find interest in the Phantom-class transport ship carrying ethereal crystal blocks valued at 15 billion tax credits—meant to be taxed but whose travel records displayed a destination at some grand noble’s private collection vault.”
Of course, I completely understand the Qi family’s need for time to recalibrate the transmission systems. Therefore, I boldly propose: the transport ship can continue its course without entering the examination stage.
Of course, such impartiality as yours could also authorize me to conduct a full investigation on this matter.
I will execute your will.
Besides this, I hope to receive a nomination list for a new representative before Mr. Jon Curtis’s penance concludes to not hinder your work.
Your loyal companion,
Gu Hang”
…
After reading this letter, how could Zebert not be angry?
The language was polite, but each incident poked Zebert exactly where it hurt.
Everyone knew what was the matter with the Light of Dawn Sword.
To annihilate a Loyalist Warband just like that, the Empire hasn’t even dealt with the Alliance yet, and here Gu Hang labels it a ’glorious victory,’ painting them as a Rebellion Warband, whose face is that slapping?
genetic seeds laid there, was that presenting spoils of war or parading ’corpses’ before the victim to show off? At least in Zebert’s understanding, it’s the latter.
Gu Hang accusing Zu Yinbasim of incompetence in the Eastern Cosmos Domain and his demise being self-inflicted, well then who put Yinbasim in power?
It was Zebert himself.
Zebert’s maternal grandmother’s surname was Yinbasim. Though very distantly related, Zu Yinbasim could, if he pushed it, venture to cheekily call Zebert ’Uncle-in-Law.’
