Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 381

Chapter 380, Senior Central Officials

Chapter 380,

Gallardo, a senior official of the Central Government, had a very clear understanding of his situation.

If he did nothing, he would be dead.

He was the war apostle of the Sun Lord, the closest confidant of the great man who had almost held the supreme power of the empire for decades during his lifetime. When necessary, the Sun Lord even liked to directly exercise the supreme power through his war apostles.

This was a normal choice. In his opinion, the imperial political system was too bloated and inefficient. With his supreme prestige, he directly dispatched war apostles, or directly served as the chief executive of a large star field, or served as a tax collector to raise war materials (Galardo was such a role), or directly appointed war apostles as the direct person in charge of a certain war zone, and integrated the Star Army, the Navy, and even the armed forces such as the Space Marines, the Sisters of the State Church, the Inquisition, and the Mechanicus…

This greatly improved the efficiency and integrated the complex and bloated power of the empire, but it also undoubtedly destroyed the inherent system of the empire.

When the Sun Lord was alive, this problem was not big, and the war apostles could still call the shots.

But after the death of the Sun Lord, there will definitely be a full-scale counterattack from the entire empire’s inherent system, which will push the war apostles into a desperate situation.

Without the biggest backer, will the empire tolerate these war apostles who can only hold huge power with the help of the Sun Lord’s prestige to continue to hold high positions and steal the power of the imperial government? Obviously

not.

Then the question is, what will the remaining war apostles do?

Will they accept being killed?

Obviously not.

Just as Gallardo tried his best to find a way to survive, the other more than 40 war apostles also had their own ways and means.

It has been four or five years now, and the news of the death of the Sun Lord has not been announced.

There are very few people who know the news for sure; there are many people who guessed and felt it, but no one has evidence, and no one dares to be so sure; the majority of people think that the Sun Expedition is still in full swing.

But in fact, everything has been undercurrent underwater.

Some war apostles have been purged, and the forces they represent have collapsed as a result.

Some war apostles, especially those who served as generals and general managers in the Solaria space conquered by the Solar Expedition, quickly developed into separatist forces.

There are still many dirty things between them. Are all the more than 40 war apostles close comrades-in-arms? Obviously not. During the long solar expedition, some of these colleagues were good friends, but some also had many conflicts due to differences in ideas and personalities.

When the Sun Lord Sohkem was still alive, all conflicts were suppressed underwater; when he was gone, these conflicts also broke out.

Some war apostles hope to elect a new leader, hoping that the position of “Sun Lord” will continue to exist and continue to lead the Sun Expedition; some do not want to continue fighting and want to obey the orders of the Empire; some want to secede and become local tyrants…

But no matter how much power their subordinates have inherited, whether they are generals or politicians, whether they are loyal or have ulterior motives, in short, the Solaria universe has become a mess.

Gallardo has foreseen these situations and future trends.

And he himself is different from his former colleagues. He neither controls the army nor becomes a frontier official. He is a tax officer among the war apostles, and his greatest reliance is the authority and prestige of the Sun Lord.

He can neither secede nor have bargaining chips to negotiate with the Empire.

On the contrary, he has offended countless people in the Empire by collecting taxes and raising war donations. Although most of them were local officials and lords, without a backer, these local officials and powerful lords could easily kill him.

However, he also had advantages that his colleagues did not have.

Unlike other war apostles who had been in the Solaria space for many years and expanded beyond the borders of the empire, Gallardo’s “workplace” was within the empire, especially in Holy Terra, where he had to deal with various government departments, especially the military and tax departments.

He had many connections.

Although, in the chaos, connections seemed to be insignificant compared to the power in his hands, but Gallardo quickly analyzed another key point – no matter how powerful the Solar Expeditionary Force was and how much it gathered the elite of the empire, without Sohkaim himself, it would be a pile of loose sand and could not be condensed at all.

His colleagues, no matter how powerful their current legacy was, were still far behind the truly endless power of the empire.

He didn’t know how long the turmoil in Solaria would last, how serious it would be, or even whether a civil war would break out. However, he believed that the human empire, which had stood for more than 10,000 years, would still be the winner in the end.

Therefore, the path he chose was very clear.

After running to Wuji Star, he took advantage of the fact that the reputation of the Sun Lord was still there and the speculation of his death was not yet widely spread, and

he used the power of the tiger to pull a wave of connections and successfully connected with Holy Terra. In this process, he also helped Gu Hang to complete the legal procedures of the “Alliance”.

Then, after sorting out his own connections, taking out some chips and getting some political guarantees, he left Wuji Star and the Eastern Universe and came to Holy Terra.

What chips did he pay?

There are two things:

First, the political legacy left by Sohekem in Holy Terra and the entire empire.

When the Sun Lord was alive, he could be regarded as the supreme ruler of the entire empire. In addition to the most prominent 46 war apostles, he certainly has other confidants, and they are widely distributed in various central departments of Holy Terra, as well as government departments in various universes and star regions throughout the empire.

And because of the nature of his duties, Gallardo knows who these people are better than anyone else. This list, as well as his understanding of these people, and even many collaborations… Gallardo spent a not-so-short period of time on Wuji Star, just to target these people.

He tried his best to subdue the parts of these people that he was familiar with and valued, and to establish a closer relationship with them.

Of course, he couldn’t win over everyone, and even the supporters he could find were at most the tip of the iceberg of the former supporters of the Sun Lord. Otherwise, he could make all these people obey him, and he could at least seek a seat in the Supreme Council.

Those who couldn’t be won over by him couldn’t be wasted, and he would sell them all to the central government of the empire.

He did sell this list and his understanding of these people for a good price.

The second was his colleagues on Solaria.

He knew the other war apostles very well, what each of them thought, who could be won over, who was forced to do so, and who was the real ambitious element. Moreover, he had a very good relationship with many of them. After all, during the Sun Expedition, he, who made money for the expedition, would certainly be welcomed by his colleagues.

His understanding and even good relationship provided Holy Terra with a means to divide and solve the chaotic situation in Solaria after the death of the Sun Lord.

Quite frankly, he had persuaded a war apostle who was a marshal to return to the empire with his troops – of course, he had originally intended to do so.

These two things reflected the extraordinary role of Gallardo. After he clearly showed his cooperative attitude, mobilized his connections, and got on the big brother, not only was his life safe, but he also rose to prominence.

At this stage, he also got Gu Hang the rank of Lieutenant General of the Empire and the Order of Glory as a benefit.

“Originally I wanted to strive for the rank of general and the Holy Medal for you, but unfortunately, I failed. I have tried my best to strive for the rank of lieutenant general and the Medal of Glory. What happened in the Dragon Eagle Star Region is still too far away from Holy Terra. Many officials on Holy Terra have never heard of things like the Wrathful Owl Star, Koroja, and the Pegasus Star Region.”

“But you don’t have to worry. I’m already in Holy Terra, working hard to publicize your achievements. A regiment was redeemed under the rule of Governor Gu; the savior of 40 billion people; an outstanding and pragmatic politician; a wise ruler… I found some newspapers and radio stations and spent a lot of money to publicize your reputation; some of your deeds, such as beating up cults and saving the world, have also been accepted by an opera house, and they are compiling new plays that will be released soon.”

“To be honest, it’s not easy to do these things. People on Terra have heard stories of heroes from all over the universe. After every hero has done something, he wants to become famous on Terra. In order to win space and drama schedules for you, I suppressed several so-called heroic deeds.”

“I also asked the most outstanding playwright to make some reasonable adaptations to your deeds. Please understand that if you want to impress people on Terra, you have to have some twists and turns, bizarre stories, and of course a little bit of love as a seasoning and sensory stimulation.”

“When you become famous, I can use these things to fight for a higher military rank and medals for you, and then you can seek real benefits. By the way, what do you want? The head of the Dragon Eagle Star Domain? Or even the chairman of the Eastern Universe Domain? Or to make further progress in the Star Realm Army and strive to become a marshal? Or to make further progress in the Psychic Order? You choose a path, and I will help you to strive to make progress on this path. I look forward to meeting you again in Holy Terra in a few decades, and then we will work together!”

…

After ending the communication with Gallardo, Gu Hang sat in his chair in a daze.

This guy is indeed very capable.

Not everyone can think of a way to survive when they are in a desperate situation.

Gallardo’s reaction is fast enough, his decision-making is decisive enough, and his action is strong enough. From the result, he was able to not only save his life in that situation, but also find his own qualifications for promotion. That is of course a manifestation of his ability.

And it was expected that this guy was so friendly to him.

At the beginning, he had tampered with Gallardo’s soul. With the “life-saving grace” and the hint implanted in the soul, he made Gallardo regard him as his closest friend.

But Gu Hang also knew that doing so was very risky. Gallardo’s identity destined him to constantly and again accept relevant psychic examinations to ensure that his mind had not been polluted. Because of this, when he was tampering with Gallardo’s mind, Gu Hang was very careful and his movements were very small.

He didn’t dare to change any of the other party’s memories, any of his personality, or any of his cognition. All he could do was to plant a seed and let it take root and sprout. The seed dissipated on its own a little while later, and what was left were some thoughts that grew out of Gallardo’s soul.

But even so, after hearing that Gallardo was going to Holy Terra, Gu Hang was still a little worried. He was afraid that in the heart of the empire, there were many talented people, and now Gallardo was in a high position, he would definitely conduct uninterrupted inspections voluntarily or forcedly. If someone could find something strange in Gallardo’s soul, it would be normal.

Gu Hang’s purpose of calling him was not to test it.

However, for now, Gallardo is still very stable. The psychics of Holy Terra did not find anything.

Gallardo is still the one who regards him as a real brother.

It’s just… a little too enthusiastic.

My deeds have to be published in newspapers and on the radio, and a drama has to be compiled to play out the love, hatred and vengeance. In order to expand the influence, it has to be ‘reasonably’ adapted, with some twists and turns…

Gu Hang covered his face, deeply worried about his reputation.

Would he come up with something weird?

Gu Hang sighed deeply.

Forget

it, he is so far away in Holy Terra that it is so difficult to even make a phone call. He can’t intervene in anything.

I just hope that Gallardo can be more reliable.

He quickly asked himself not to think about those things and to turn his attention to the present.

The representatives from the star field and the universe field have not left yet, but the Angry Owl Star will soon welcome the second wave of guests.

These people are not from far away. They are a working group of the star district government that set out from the Flying Wing Star. Their mission is to determine the tax amount of the Angry Owl Star and even the entire alliance in the next ten years.

(End of this chapter)