Hearing Kemal's frivolous words, Imperial Security Director Varus Butler couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. There was a suspicious look in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared, pretending He looked like he was listening carefully to the discussion between Chamberlain and Kemal.
After Kemal finished speaking, he pressed the button in front of him again. At this moment, countless yellow dots appeared in the territory of the empire in the holographic starry sky map. These yellow dots all gathered until the Fulcrum Star turned into a large yellow dot like a watermelon. The big yellow dot began to move forward gradually, and the red dot like a marble was immediately swallowed up by the big yellow dot. Then the big yellow dot continued to move to the Nevada galaxy before stopping its progress.
Seeing this scene, Chamberlain's eyes began to shine. He thought that after the war, he would definitely be appreciated by Pat and Donald, and his position as Prime Minister would become more stable.
Chamberlain smiled pleasantly at Kemal and said:
"Thank you for your hard work, Chief of Staff. I hope that the Chief of Staff will continue to work hard and make new contributions to the empire. Haha, everyone in the empire knows that in the current imperial military, only the Chief of Staff has risen to the rank of a five-star general in the empire step by step based on military merit. It is admirable. I can’t stop it!”
Kemal hurriedly said a few words of humility before nodding his head and saying that he would die for the empire. However, Kemal secretly sneered in his heart. He knew that the imperial executives here did not really think as Chamberlain said and admired him, but were jealous to death.
Chamberlain, relieved, began to shift his focus to other aspects. He set his sights on the civilian side, the Director of the Imperial Security Bureau, Verus Butler, and said displeasedly: "Director Varus, what do you do with the Imperial Security Bureau? You even want the enemy to attack the Empire?" We don’t know anything about the news! If it weren’t for the X-type frigate warship group that happened to be training in the Interstellar Rift Valley, we wouldn’t even know what happened when the enemy came to the city! And if it weren’t for the soldiers on the X-type frigate who sacrificed their lives for the glory of the empire. Even with the information we exchanged for our lives, it is impossible for us to know the detailed number of enemies, let alone formulate a counterattack strategy immediately. What explanation do you have for this?"
Varus Butler stood up in a hurry, took out a tissue and wiped the sweat from his forehead, lowered his head and said in a seemingly panic tone:
"Please forgive me, Prime Minister. In fact, I not long ago informed you that the Federation has stationed two new elite reinforced fleets in the Nevada system. At that time, the intelligence personnel reported that the empire had already arrived before the two elite reinforced fleets from the Federation arrived. Two Guard fleets have been dispatched in advance to stay in the border area between the Empire and the Federation for a period of time. After analysis, it is judged that the Federation will hold a new head of state election in the near future. The subordinates and everyone in the military think that they are In order to prevent the fleet of our imperial guard from suddenly invading the federation, we strengthened the deployment of troops on the border. So we also raised the alert level of Fulcrum Star just in case. However, in the past month, there has been no movement from the federation's fleet. We have two more powerful convoys anchored there, so it is inevitable that everyone will become lax, and I would like to apologize to the Prime Minister for his carelessness."
Chamberlain felt very comfortable seeing the pitiful look of Verus Butler.
According to the empire's practice in recent years, the Imperial Security Director is nominally directly subordinate to the Imperial Emperor, but in fact, the Imperial Security Director more often reports to the Imperial Prime Minister.
Chamberlain, as the core figure of the Pat Donald family, naturally knew this, but since Chamberlain took the throne of Prime Minister, Verus Butler has never officially reported to Chamberlain.
This made Chamberlain very unhappy. He had been looking for an opportunity to finalize Verus Butler. Today, he just took advantage of the invasion of the federal fleet to achieve his goal.
In fact, Chamberlain didn't really want Varus Butler to completely turn to him and stop reporting to Pat. Chamberlain didn't have such courage. Chamberlain just wants Varus Butler to understand that in the future, he will be the boss of Pat Donald's team. Varus Butler cannot ignore him, otherwise he can find reasons to deal with Varus Butler at any time.
Chamberlain nodded and said: "Okay, let's forget it this time. It won't be the same next time. Remember not to slack off at all in the future, and to strengthen the federal intelligence work."
Varus Butler stammered hurriedly: "Yes, I will definitely obey the teachings of the Prime Minister, never let up, and work hard to collect federal intelligence."
Chamberlain nodded with satisfaction. He was very smug about being able to force Varus Butler to admit his mistakes in public and follow his orders. He didn't even see a smile on the corner of Varus Butler's mouth with his head lowered.
Any national security department is extremely important. Mastering the power of the security department can greatly strengthen one's authority. Although Chamberlain could not completely control the Imperial Security Bureau immediately, the director of the Imperial Security Bureau, Varus Butler, publicly bowed to him. is the best start.
Who would have thought that at this time Varus Butler said: "Your Majesty Prime Minister, I suggest that you order the two imperial fleets to support the more than 2,100 X-type escort boats in the Interstellar Rift Valley. This will both It can save tens of thousands of the Empire's heroic soldiers, and it can keep the Federation fleet outside the Empire's borders. It's the best of both worlds, and it's much more cost-effective than having the fleets from various systems in the Empire urgently gather for an expedition."
Chamberlain's smile suddenly froze on his face, and he stared at Varus Butler with some annoyance. Verus Butler just slapped him in the face naked on the spot!
Not to mention that Chamberlain didn't know where the two Imperial Guard fleets were. Even if Chamberlain knew, it would be of no use. He couldn't command the Imperial Guard fleet at all.
The meaning of what Varus Butler said is very obvious. Chamberlain, stop pretending to be a big-tailed wolf here. If you want to point fingers at me and the Imperial Security Bureau, wait until you truly control the Imperial Guard Fleet, otherwise you will He is a puppet prime minister in name only.
Are you still confused about your status?
In the huge vault-shaped conference room of the 'Home Base' in Trantor (Capital Star), senior officials from various factions in the empire all gloated at the seemingly ordinary confrontation between the imperial prime minister and the imperial security chief.
Among them, Secretary of Defense Madison was the happiest. He had always been dissatisfied that Chamberlain, a civilian-born guy, had finally climbed onto his head. He hoped that Chamberlain would suddenly collapse and be replaced by him.
In the eyes of Madison, a veteran aristocrat, since both Pat and Donald have retired, the Pat-Donald faction should make Madison the new faction leader, not Chamberlain.
Chamberlain's face was green and red, and he was extremely angry. He wanted to violently deal with the Imperial Security Director on the spot, but he was powerless. Duke Pat could replace Verus Butler with just one word, but Chamberlain couldn't do it.
Finally, Chamberlain announced in an angry tone: "Okay, all departments of the empire will act in accordance with the established plan of the meeting. This is the end of today's meeting and the meeting is adjourned!"
A meeting at the highest level of the empire broke up unhappily. After everyone left, Kemal, the five-star general of the empire, stood up and looked at Prime Minister Chamberlain and the empire's security chief Varus Butler as they sat on their chairs and said to himself Said to himself: "Now there is a good show to watch!"
A few days ago, Fuluo Federation-Nord Star (Capital Star)-Bernsch Castle.
It was a beautiful and sunny day with no clouds in the sky. Just one look at it made people feel relaxed and happy from the bottom of their hearts. The mood of William Bernsch, the current patriarch of the Bernsch family, has also changed from being bored for many days to calm and joyful just like the weather today.
Since Yu Zhong announced that he would run for the next head of state of the Fulo Federation, many people have been dissatisfied. They all thought that you, Yu Zhong, are not just the invisible head of the Fulo Federation, but you are so ambitious that you want to become the real head of the Fulo Federation. The head of state, it is simply unreasonable. With those black files in your hands, Yu Zhong wants you to become the real head of the Fuluo Federation. Do we people still have a way to survive? Aren't we all reduced to slaves who are ordered by you at will. Do you, Yu Zhong, want to turn the Fuluo Federation into an imperial country like the evil Kabasi Empire?
It is precisely because of the fear and joint boycott of Yu Zhong by all parties within the Fuluo Federation that Yuzhong has worked hard and found it difficult to improve his support rate among the citizens of the Fuluo Federation.
The Bernsch family, which has always had issues with Jardine Manor, is no exception. They don't want Yu Zhong to become the head of the Fulo Federation.
Although Yu Zhong now has many people's hacking files in his hands, these things cannot be released casually, otherwise there will be only one way out in the end.
Negotiation, cooperation, compromise, win-win, etc., these are what a politician ultimately pursues, rather than everyone heading towards destruction together.
This is also the reason why many of Yu Zhong’s opponents in the Fulo Federation are able to live a prosperous life without being brutally persecuted. It is true that Yu Zhong can use black files to defeat the opponent, but Yu Zhong himself has to pay a corresponding price, but Yu Zhong The price of loyalty is just smaller.
For example, the Bernsch family, as one of the most important rivals of Yu Zhong, if Yu Zhong wants to fight with the Bernsch family, he can naturally destroy the Bernsch family. By then, Yihe Manor will also be greatly damaged, and in the end it will give others an advantage. .
In the future, when Yu Zhong becomes the real head of the Fuluo Federation, the situation will be greatly improved. At that time, Yu Zhong could use the power of the entire Fuluo Federation to attack the opponent under reasonable and legal circumstances, and finally completely eliminate the opponent at the minimum cost.
For example, isn't the Bernsch family focusing its main energy on business development? The federal head of state can pass legislation to target the Bernsch family's companies and enterprises, causing the Bernsch family to suffer.
