With the seventh prince as a living example in front of him, Louis XIII thought of taking this as an opportunity to partially accept the suggestion of Pat Donald's group. He would not revoke the princes' positions as galaxy observers, but let them leave the vassal. The planet returned to live on Trantor.
This can effectively cut off the close connections between the lower-level officials of the empire and the princes, limit the rapid expansion of the princes' power, and prevent unpredictable chaos.
However, power is like poison. It is easy to release it, but it is very difficult to take it back!
Just like giving a little power to the community security guard, he can use chicken feathers as arrows, with his tail raised to the sky, to restrict the owners' freedom of entry and exit at will, forgetting that they are only the employees of the community owners, not the owners of the community, and are lost in the In the thrill of exercising power.
The same goes for the princes. The following and adulation of countless officials made some people forget that everything they had came from Louis XIII. They felt that they could dominate the world and dominate the universe with just a wave of their hands, without having to listen to other people's instructions.
After the emperor's edict was issued, as long as some of the princes returned to Trantor, others delayed their return for various reasons. Some said they wanted to hand over the work, some lied about being sick and unable to move, and some simply refused. edict. .
The eldest prince, Jason Louis, was the worst offender. He actually sent people to attack and kill the envoy of Louis XIII who went to his vassal planet to learn about the situation.
Louis XIII was furious when he found out. This was a naked challenge to his emperor's majesty. If he was not severely punished, other princes who would not return would probably follow suit and the empire would fall into pieces.
After the eldest prince Jason Louis heard the news, he did even more extreme things. He declared directly without hesitation: "As the eldest son, I am the legal crown prince of the Kabasi Empire. Now Trantor and the emperor of the empire are controlled by a group of sycophants and female officials. I want to raise an army to clear the emperor's side and restore the empire to a clean and bright future." Qiankun!"
For a moment, the entire empire was stunned. The eldest prince, Jason Louis, was the first to take the lead in the rebellion. What was even more shocking was that there were so many followers.
The rebellion of the eldest prince, Jason Louis, cannot be said to be unreasonable.
Pat-Donald's faction has controlled the imperial government for many years, suppressing and attacking those who are not their own faction, harming the interests of some officials. Those officials wrote a letter to Louis XIII, but the result was like a stone sinking into the sea, with no further information.
Over time, those people lost confidence in the emperor, hiding their edge like bloodthirsty beasts, quietly waiting for the opportunity.
Louis XIII's policy of allowing princes to control planets and serve as galaxy observers on a large scale gave these dissatisfied people hope.
Based on the history of the empire, they deduced that Jason Louis, the eldest son, was most likely to become the next emperor of the empire, and they all actively attached themselves to him.
This made Jason Louis' strength rapidly expand and he became the best among the princes. Others were far from being able to compare with him. It also gave Jason Louis a strange ambition.
These officials and ministers did not know the internal situation of the royal family, but Jason Louis knew it well.
Because of the relationship with his second Queen Grace, Louis XIII paid special attention to the third, fourth, and fifth princes, but he could only say so-so to the eldest prince Jason Louis.
When their princes did not serve as galaxy observers on the planet, the superficial status of the third and fifth princes was elevated to the same level as Jason Louis.
When actually getting along with each other in private, Louis XIII also valued the third prince and the fifth prince more.
As the eldest son of the empire, Jason Louis' noble background allowed him to develop a proud and domineering character. However, he was not stupid or unintelligent. On the contrary, he was very good at discerning people's hearts and understood that Louis XIII did not like him very much.
If the general situation is followed, Louis XIII will most likely appoint the third or fifth prince as crown prince in the future, and Jason Louis will definitely end up miserable.
When he was in the capital of Trantor, Jason Louis hid very well.
When Louis XIII asked the princes to serve as galaxy observers on the planet, Jason Louis took advantage of the opportunity to use his identity as the eldest son to gather forces from all parties, thinking to himself: "When his strength is too strong, Louis XIII will Have to take it
Let him, the eldest son, inherit the throne of emperor reasonably and legally! "
But an edict equivalent to cutting down the vassal suddenly came from the empire's capital, Trantor, breaking Jason Louis' dream. He also obtained it from his own information channels. This was a suggestion made to Louis XIII by the Pat Donald faction.
Not to mention that Louis XIII valued the third and fifth princes, but Jason Louis' large-scale acceptance of political opponents from the Pat-Donald faction would also make the Pat-Donald faction hate him to the core.
The two reasons overlapped. If Jason Louis returned to Trantor and gave up his power, it would be hard to say whether he would be able to save his life, let alone inherit the throne of emperor in the future.
At the same time, all of Jason Louis' subordinates also persuaded Jason Louis not to go back. Many of them were opponents of Pat Donald's group, and they wanted to obtain the merit of following the dragon, so naturally they did not want to go back. Hope to give up halfway. If Jason Louie returns to Trantor and is destroyed, they and the others will surely have no good harvest.
He was neither poisonous nor a husband, and after overthinking and being bewitched by his subordinates, Jason Louis simply refused to do anything else, and directly used the excuse of Qing Junzhi, which had been tried and tested in imperial countries, to openly rebel.
The actions of the eldest prince, Jason Louis, caught everyone off guard. The galaxy under his jurisdiction was in chaos, and they didn't know how to deal with it.
After all, many people felt that the eldest prince was the eldest son of the empire, and it was only natural that he would inherit the throne of emperor in the future. Now, if the future emperor rebels against the current emperor, which side should I help?
Taking advantage of everyone's confusion, the fleet of the eldest prince Jason Louis quickly occupied the surrounding star systems, expanding the star field under control to 150%. For a time, the military was at its peak, and it was likely to sweep across all star systems in the empire.
Under this situation, the other princes who did not return to the capital, Trantor, seemed to have found a basis, and they were all gearing up to expand their power. Their reason is also very noble, that is, to fight against the eldest prince Jason Louis and share the worries of the empire.
By this time, only four princes had truly returned to the capital, Xingchuantuo, namely the third prince, the fourth prince, the seventh prince, and the tenth prince.
That's right, the fourth prince, the most beloved royal scholar of Louis XIII, didn't come back either. His reason was rather strange. Because the fourth prince is relatively far away from the planet, when returning to Trantor, the spacecraft needs to pass through the galaxy under the jurisdiction of the eldest prince.
By coincidence, when the fourth prince's spaceship was sailing in the eldest prince's galaxy, it was captured by the eldest prince who suddenly declared rebellion, and became the eldest prince's hostage.
The situation in the empire suddenly changed, and Louis XIII asked Donald, who was the Minister of War and Marshal of the Empire, to send troops to quell the rebellion. Unfortunately, after several battles, the counter-rebellion army ended up in a draw with the eldest prince's fleet, which made Louis XIII very angry, and he understood that it must be Donald who was working against the odds to support the rebels.
Louis XIII's guess was correct. Pat and Donald were extremely dissatisfied with the emperor for only accepting half of their suggestions and not canceling the princes' galaxy observation envoys, so they deliberately did not work hard when countering the rebellion. They are not afraid of Louis XIII sending other troops, because the ten most elite fleets of the empire are all firmly in their hands.
Ever since Louis XIII saw the Seventh Prince's words of "One word, nine words", he began to intentionally divest part of the power from Pat-Donald's faction and weaken their strength, which led to the creation of the eldest prince, Jason Louis. of rebellion. If he succumbs to Pat Donald's faction at this time and revokes the positions of the princes as galaxy observers in exchange for the other party's full efforts to suppress the rebellion, then the power of the prime minister will further squeeze the imperial power in his hands. Louis XIII will definitely not be able to do so. accept.
At this time, the Seventh Prince once again surprised Louis XIII. The Seventh Prince reminded Louis XIII that he could use the mid-level officers he promoted. They were all promoted and selected by the emperor himself. They were considered disciples of the emperor. They must be more loyal than other soldiers and would not hesitate to fight against rebellion.
Louis XIII's eyes lit up when he heard this. This was a good idea. He had previously promoted a group of mid-level officers, but those people had no chance to make military exploits. Pat-Donald's group used this as a reason to block the promotion of those mid-level officers, so that Louis XIII could continue to give Those people are in higher positions.
Now let the middle-level officers judge
Judgment can not only bypass Pat Donald's faction, but also create opportunities for meritorious service and promotion for his direct subordinates. It can be said to be the best of both worlds.
This group of mid-level officers lived up to expectations. Although they failed to defeat the First Prince's fleet, they effectively curbed the rapid expansion of the First Prince's power.
Louis XIII relied on these middle-level officers to slowly stabilize the situation. During the years of fighting against the rebellion, an outstanding general grew up from the middle-level officers, and that was Kemal.
By the time the eldest prince's rebellion was completely eliminated, Kemal had already been promoted to a four-star general in the empire based on his meritorious service, and became a force that cannot be underestimated in the army. The most important thing is that Kemal was absolutely loyal to Louis XIII, and any order would be resolutely and thoroughly implemented without any compromise.
When the eldest prince Jason Louis was at the end of his rope, he once prayed to Louis XIII to forgive his sins, but Louis XIII ruthlessly refused. As an emperor, he would not allow anyone to betray him. If he spared the eldest prince, the prince would rebel if he was dissatisfied, and the empire would collapse.
However, this decision caused Louis XIII to struggle in the days to come. Because the eldest prince saw that he had no hope of survival, he directly killed Louis XIII's most beloved son, the fourth prince Adrien Louis.
Poor generation of royal literati, they became victims of power struggles at a young age!
