Chapter 628: Putting Down the Southeastern Star Sea (5)
Just as the war in the east was in full swing, Song Guangyu, the emperor's special envoy, had secretly arrived at the federal capital, Tirbon Star Domain. Baby-shu_bar ()
At this time, the Federation could control less than 200 star domains. At the most critical moment, the fleet of the Yilong Empire once advanced less than 300 light-years away from the capital star domain! []
However, since the main fleet of the Star Light Empire launched a large-scale offensive on the other border, the federal government, which was already on the verge of collapse and even planned to surrender, was finally able to recover!
Not only that, Ji Yuxuan also sent an envoy to visit the heads of various major families of the Federation, demanding to resolve the past grudges with the Federation and form an alliance to deal with the Starlight Empire. For this reason, he was even willing to return part of the territory of the Federation! The condition is that the Federation must send troops immediately!
At the same time, Yun Haoyu also sent an envoy to visit Yan Longji, demanding an alliance with the Federation, echoing east and west, and working together to defeat the Yilong Empire! As long as the achievement is completed, both sides can divide the existing territory of the Yilong Empire evenly!
Now, Yan Longji and the top leaders of the four major chaebols are facing the question of how to make a decision! Should I agree to Ji Yuxuan's request and send troops to fight against his ally Starlight Empire; or should I agree to join forces with Yun Haoyu to deal with Yi Long Empire together!
From the perspective of emotion, this Yilong Empire, which almost forced the Federation to a destruction, undoubtedly made the federal high-level officials even more hated, especially since it was just a vassal state of the Federation a few years ago! Just by chance, after receiving the support of the Yanyue organization, he dared to take advantage of the situation when the Federation was defeated and the national strength declined!
Later, the other party joined the Bojiang Empire, a foreign civilization, and became more arrogant and arrogant! Such a country with ambitions will naturally not be loved by the federal top leaders! Although they are now in trouble, they are willing to lower their attitude to negotiate peace with the federal government, but if they really repel the Starlight Empire, Ji Yuxuan will still not give up his ambition to destroy the federal government!
Of course, the Starlight Empire is not a good person. Although Yun Haoyu’s proposal sounds nice, once the Yilong Empire collapses, the imperial** regiment’s troops will definitely point to the Federation next!
In short, no matter which side they are bound to, the outcome of the federal regime will not change at all! So some heads of the family suggested staying neutral, watching the two tigers fight, and secretly accumulating strength! After they decide the winner, they will decide the next strategy depending on the situation!
However, some people also objected to such a proposal, because the strength of the Starlight Empire is far better than that of the Yilong Empire, and Ji Yuxuan's probability of winning is really not high. If he is destroyed, then Yun Haoyu will still not let the Federation go!
The senior leaders quarreled for many days, but failed to reach an agreement! This matter had to be put on hold.
The capital planet is located in a resort center within the Antarctic Circle.
Even though there is ice and snow outside, the country is extremely cold, under the thick milky white energy shield, the resort center is still filled with birds singing and flowers singing and colorful spring scenery! All the strange flowers and plants in the courtyard are treasures collected from all over the Federation!
In the study room in the villa, Song Guangyu was sitting opposite a man in his thirties, silently tasting black tea without saying a word.
The other party is the contemporary head of the Yuwen family: Yuwen Chongwei, Song Guangyu's brother-in-law.
As one of the four major chaebols that control the lifeline of the federal political and economic circles, the strength of the Yuwen family is a bit stronger than the Song family at the time. As the helm of this super family, Yuwen Chongwei is naturally a top figure in the human world!
Unfortunately, since the failure of the military adventure against the Shufeng Empire in the past few years, the situation of the federal government has deteriorated, and the four major chaebols have suffered! Of course, the Federation was originally controlled by their families. When a good superpower fell into this situation, they are the most direct culprit!
Song Guangyu has already explained his purpose and is waiting for his brother-in-law to express his opinion. However, it is normal for such important things to be difficult to make a decision, so he has enough patience to wait.
Yuwen Chongwei was mixed with thoughts. He didn't expect that a mistake a few years ago would drag the Federation and his family into an abyss that would never be restored! Now, seeing that the Federation has not had much time left, in order to preserve the family, he even considered submitting to the Yilong Empire in a decent way a few months ago!
However, later the Starry Empire increased its aid to the federal government, which made them temporarily rest their minds and choose to continue fighting with each other! No matter what, bowing to a former vassal king would really make it difficult for them, the arrogant heads of the family! As long as there is still a little hope, they will not bow their heads easily!
Now, the Starlight Empire has arrived. With its strong strength, it easily defeated the defense line of the Yilong Empire. It has been unstoppable. In just one month, it has captured hundreds of star fields! It has destroyed and captured countless fleets!
The messengers of the Yilong Empire visited many times in the past few days, and the conditions offered were getting better and better! But the bigwigs of the federal government were not in a hurry to make a decision at this time!
Anyone with a little vision has seen that the Yilong Empire is now in decline, and it is only a matter of time before Ji Yuxuan dies and the country is destroyed! If you still want to form an alliance with them, you will only be buried with them for nothing!
Once this country is destroyed, it will be the federal turn next! With their existing strength, it is absolutely impossible to stop the Star Empire with its strong military strength!
So, following the proposal of his relatives, surrendering to the Xinghui Empire, and swearing allegiance to the young emperor? It seems that it is the only relatively easy choice!
"If we were in the past, how would His Majesty the Emperor treat us?" After a long time of thinking, the head of the Yuwen family finally asked the most important question.
Song Guangyu put down the teacup and replied calmly:
"Your Majesty has personally promised that as long as you promise to surrender, all tribesmen and industries can be preserved! Of course, this refers to the property that is still in your hands, and does not include investments in a few sensitive industries! For example, companies and enterprises related to military industry and genetic medicines will be nationalized. Your Majesty will purchase the shares in your hands at a suitable price!"
"You can obtain the title of first-class hereditary marquis of the Empire, and choose two wealthy star fields as the fiefs of your family within the territory of the original Xuanluo Federation! It is allowed to retain private troops of no more than 100,000 warships! In the future, the Yuwen family will also become one of the wealthy families of the Empire!"
"In the Imperial Parliament, ten seats will be left for the Yuwen family..."
There are more than ten treatments in total. From a literal perspective, it can be said to be extremely generous treatment! Of course, everything that the Yuwen family had in its heyday was incomparable!
Yuwen Chongwei's face was obviously a little unhappy, and he said in a cold tone: "Although my Yuwen family is not as good as before, just with the current two hundred star fields and millions of fleets, can we only be able to change to the status of a marquis? Are there other treatments too few? That emperor wouldn't be so stingy, right?"
Song Guangyu smiled and said, "Brother Yuwen, don't forget that the Starlight Empire now has one-third of the vast territory of the Star Sea World. The empire's titles naturally increase in value. Although it is a marquis, the specific material treatment is not much compared to the princes of the Shufeng Empire before! What are you not satisfied with?"
"Although the Federation still has a lot of troops and territory, it is controlled by four chaebols after all, and it is not entirely possible for the Yuwen family to make the decision. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand that some treatments do not meet the standards you expect! What do you think?"
Yuwen Chongwei's face was gloomy and calm. After a moment of silence, he said, "Even if this is the case, he has to be given a title to the duke, right?"
Song Guangyu shook his head gently and said:
"The title of a duke, as well as the corresponding material, fief treatment! It is definitely not something that can be given at will! At present, the empire can only have this honor only if it assists His Majesty in planning the Three Heroes of the Confucian Empire, and the heads of the five major forces who control the Prison Soul Star Sea! As for those founding heroes who followed His Majesty through life and death, no one can have the title of the duke, so your request is unlikely to be accepted by His Majesty!"
"Of course, as compensation, I can report to your Majesty and add some of the other treatment terms as appropriate. Do you think this is OK?"
Yuwen Chongwei pursed his lips tightly and remained silent.
Song Guangyu thought about it and finally made another proposal:
"You want the treatment of the duke, it is not unrelated to you! The current main military forces of the Yilong Empire have been concentrated there to fight against Your Majesty's army! If you four heads of the family can take the initiative to send troops to attack Your Majesty's army, echo your Majesty's army, and solve this enemy as soon as possible! Then you are the heroes of the empire, and it is not too much to ask Your Majesty to give him more favorable treatment! How about it?"
The head of the Yuwen family changed his face and suddenly became a little interested. Ji Yuxuan was already at the end of his journey. As long as he went with the opportunity to send troops and stab the other party in the back, he could earn more benefits for the family. There was no risk, so why not do it?
"Okay! I can consider accepting your proposal! However, regarding the specific treatment terms, I think we still need to discuss them in detail!" After weighing the pros and cons, Yuwen Chongwei finally let go.
"Okay," Song Guangyu said gently:
"You can list all the treatment you hope to get, and I will convey it to Your Majesty. There is not much time left, and I hope we can reach an agreement as soon as possible!"
"I can understand this!" Yuwen Chongwei nodded.
After some bargaining, Song Guangyu drafted many requests from the other party into documents and sent them to the Emperor's Camp through hyperspace communication. After Yun Haoyu confirmed it, the agreement took effect!
Next, the head of Yuwen took Song Guangyu to visit the other three heads and convinced them one by one. Then, the federation's fleet immediately took action and launched a large-scale offensive against the Yilong Empire at dawn the next day!
Chapter completed!