Him and their stars

To be honest, the imperial people who are full of martial virtue are actually simple and rough, both internally and externally. Whether facing races as numerous as stars under the control of the Infinite Crown, or facing foreign countries that are unwilling to meet their conditions, there is basically only one way - to send a fleet and the Astral Knights to overwhelm them.

However, after nearly a thousand years of running rampant, such a policy is always a bit outdated. Especially more than forty years ago, after the independence of the community and the anti-imperial alliance formed by the alliance, the empire finally suffered a bloody blow, so it had to figure out new rules of the game.

As a result, there was strong support for the Ketai and Bakvi people, the pirate leaders in the Far Coast Nebula who had obtained imperial military ranks, the city of Kerna, and the Rumina rebels.

However, to be honest, when it comes to playing this offshore balancing game of supporting dissidents within the empire, the Empire's methods are really not very clean, but they are far worse than those of the Alliance.

Yu Lian felt that it was really necessary for him to work with his "friends" from the alliance to teach these proud Tirello nobles a lesson.

It is said that Emperor Elansel became more generous and merciful in his later years, so he listened to the instigation of Prime Minister Valpolis, the "great traitor", and even forgave the feuding ancient Meiyas, and allowed them to form a group to participate in the Ares Festival. If you don't take advantage of such an interesting thing, you would be really sorry for the kindness of such a sage king and virtuous minister.

But, how to do it specifically... Hey, if you promised yourself that you would 99% cleanse yourself, you must do it cleanly. He said that he would let his "comrades" in the alliance play the main attack role, and he must play the supporting role well. Therefore, we still need to take a long-term approach.

Of course, there are still things that can be done before that.

For example, "The Green Star Princess and the Seven Little Starfish", which is now on stage, can be regarded as the initial foreshadowing.

Yes, after Yu Lian's "original creation", the stage play adapted by Mr. Qi himself was staged in the joyful Imperial Capital Theater Performance. Of course, the plot has been changed to a considerable extent.

Just like Mr. Wenhao said, the story Yu Lian told was too direct, and the tragedy happened with a certain degree of coincidence and lacked a sense of fate, so it lacked a sense of elegance. In this way, ordinary people may feel angry or sad after watching it for the first time, but in fact they will forget it soon. Intellectuals who have a high self-esteem will feel that this is deliberately inciting emotions, and their evaluation will not be too high.

"But if you pay too much attention to this so-called sense of luxury, won't you be arrogant?"

Mr. Qi looked at Yu Lian with shocked eyes, and then showed a little more concern as if he was looking at a mentally retarded person.

"Why do I feel like you are questioning whether a refrigerator can cool down?" Although he did not speak, he conveyed this meaning with his eyes.

What a simple and clear metaphor! Yu Lian suddenly felt like he was indeed mentally retarded.

Then, there is the new story of "The Emerald Princess and the Seven Little Starfish".

This is a story that happened a long time ago and has nothing to do with the current empire, alliance, or any other country. The stage of the story takes place in a republic in a parallel world, so of course it is definitely not a reflection of reality.

By the way, this country is called the Acholic Federation. There has never been such a country in the history of the galaxy. Of course it is not a reflection. Promise the Spirit of the Universe that it is absolutely not.

The script was signed jointly by Mr. Qi and Yu Lian at the end. Both parties felt that the other party should sign it alone. After arguing for a long time, they had no choice but to do so. Of course, for the sake of the script's influence, Yu Lian insisted on putting Mr. Qi's name first. As a dignified psychic, he really doesn't need to take advantage of this kind of heat.

As for the deputy leader of the cultural exchange group, Mr. Kurtz, the leader of the community's famous Aeschylus Theater Company, he was confused as he held the new script, always feeling that he might have committed something big. However, as an insider, he knows very well what Mr. Qi's script means. What's more, this script is truly wonderful, with stories, characters, characters, emotions, and even a sense of fate that is suffocating and despairing.

"But, this, Mr. Qi, I..."

Before Mr. Qi could answer, Yu Lian suddenly held Mr. Kurtz's hands and looked directly into his eyes. His tone was filled with a solemn sense of mission: "There is nothing to hesitate. We are artists!" Mr. Kurtz, our script, our music, and the joys and sorrows we perform are all about throwing guns and daggers! We are going to deal the heaviest blow to the evil anti-intelligent creature slave gangs! We will become all the slaves in the universe. Oppression, a beacon of hope for enslaved races! Isn’t this the true ultimate pursuit of artists?”

Mr. Kurtz looked at Yu Lian's black eyes, as if he had found light. He hesitated for a minute, and then simply gave up thinking. Then a kind of fanaticism slowly appeared, like the fanaticism of a martyr.

With an attitude that was almost self-destructive, he devoted his whole body and soul to the rehearsal of the script.

"We are artists and we have nothing to fear!" he told the rest of the doubters who saw something was wrong.

"As long as this drama is successful! We can be famous in history! If we can't do it, we will replace it. There are many people who want to be in it!" He turned into a tyrant on the set and said to the actors in the troupe.

The actors were forced to start the happy life of 007. Fortunately, this is an era of prosperous science and technology, and 007 who occasionally stays for a week or two will not die.

So, in the third week of Yu Lian's tenure as the embassy's military attache, the stage play "The Emerald Princess and the Seven Little Starfish", henceforth referred to as "Green", began to be performed in a medium-sized theater in Tianyu.

Not many people came to the first game, and the attendance rate was less than half. After all, the Imperial Capital is now crowded, and more than two-thirds of the top theater troupes in the galaxy have come to Tianyu. The Aeschylus Theater Company of the Community is only slightly famous in China, but it is really nothing in the international community of the Galaxy. To be honest, if it were not for the name of Mr. Qi's script, such a theater could accommodate 1,000 people. It's not his turn yet in the medium-sized theater.

Mr. Kurtz was a little nervous. If it weren't for the enthusiastic applause after the end, he might have despaired.

On the second day, the theater's attendance rate exceeded 60%, and on the third day, it was full. On the fourth day, they were moved to the large theater, and many theater critics and celebrities from all walks of life came to support the audience.

Even after Mr. Qi's magic modification, "Green" still cannot change its essence of pointing at the monk and scolding the bald man.

However, even theater critics and cultural celebrities born in the empire still expressed their praise without hesitation.

"I saw a tragic fate..." said a drama critic.

"This is a story that brings shame to the empire!" said a poet who was born into an imperial aristocratic family.

Mr. Kurtz said that we just told a story, which has nothing to do with history and absolutely does not reflect reality or politics. As a result, the intellectuals in the audience suddenly burst out laughing like "I understand."

Well, it turns out that in any country, any system, and any era, the art and cultural world is the hardest hit area by anti-system elements.

In any case, "Green" is popular, the Aeschylus Theater is popular, the main actors are popular, and Mr. Kurtz as the director is also popular, and it is not a small fire but an outright fire.

As for the creators of the script, Yu Lian and Mr. Qi, it doesn't matter. Anyway, the former doesn't care about this reputation, and the latter has long been a cosmic cultural leader.

Yu Lian felt that the plan worked out, and the timing of "Green"'s appearance was really a good one.

If it were thirty years ago, the Imperial Secret Police would have dared to humanely destroy all the creators. However, after the last Galactic War, there was indeed a trend of reflection in the empire's ideological circles. In addition, Emperor Ilanthel began to loosen his power in his later years, and the Prime Minister of Valpolis was somewhat leftist. The play would never have a chance to be staged.

Of course, towards the end of the first week of performance, the pressure from the imperial officials finally appeared. The first group to arrive at the scene turned out not to be officials from the Imperial Capital Cultural Administration, but secret policemen from the Ministry of Security dressed in black. They came here after reporting from the street. After watching a play "Green", they felt that the play involved the "National Security Law" and needed to be rectified.

This is not to say that the bureaucrats of the Imperial Capital Cultural Administration Bureau are really that slow. Mainly because there are too many celebrations before the God of War Festival. Even this group of bureaucrats who believe in the principle of doing more is worse than doing less are now very busy. Who would have thought that the people on Earth are so devoid of martial ethics that they would criticize them right under their noses?

...Of course, even if he knew, he was probably pretending not to know. Anyway, this "Green" drama really did not violate any regulations on imperial cultural control.

Unexpectedly, the bureaucrats from the Cultural Affairs Bureau did not come, but the secret police were actually called in.

Mr. Kurtz said look at my bad temper! My dignified Mr. Kurtz is a "great director full of human conscience"! And the actors of the Aeschylus Theater Company are all strong-willed artists who will never give in even if they are suppressed by powerful forces!

In fact, the psychological suggestion Yu Lian gave him has long since expired, but during this period, Mr. Kurtz was praised every day by top international drama critics and celebrities from all walks of life, and he was already in a state of ecstasy. And we all know that people, as long as they rise up, they will swell... ah no, they will be very proud!

There were indeed a large number of intellectuals and celebrities standing in the same camp as Mr. Kurtz, and even some imperial nobles. In addition, Mr. Qi personally arrived at the theater and launched a formal protest in his capacity as ambassador.

The Imperial City Cultural Administration Bureau stated that they really could not afford to offend Mr. Qi, and stated on the spot that they really did not find any illegal issues in the drama "Green".

Besides, they are from the Prime Minister's Office anyway, while the Ministry of Truth is from the Privy Council, so they just can't wear a pair of trousers!

All in all, after such a ridiculous farce, "Green" attracted more attention and became popular immediately. Objectively speaking, what Yu Lian and Mr. Qi need is indeed such an effect. If we look at it from the perspective of who benefits the most and who is the most suspect, maybe one of them secretly reported it.

……right?

However, let’s temporarily put our perspective on two weeks ago, that is, the day when the script was just released.

Just after Mr. Kurtz left the embassy with the new script of "Green" and walked as high-spirited as a soldier, Yu Lian also set off directly under the meaningful sight of Major General Lal.

It was after 2 o'clock in the afternoon, so naturally it was still working time, but looking at his swagger, it was as if he was about to take a big vacation.

The ordinary staff of the embassy naturally couldn't help but whisper.

"Is this a date?"

"He's only been here for more than a week! Has he found a girl yet?"

"What's so strange about this? It's time for him to take office. Hasn't the empire been asking about his itinerary? It's weird. After he arrived, he came late. It's really weird."

"As long as I notice, it's not time to get off work yet?"

As a result, the last upright staff member was immediately despised by his colleagues.

Yu Lian left through the small door behind the embassy and found a very elegantly decorated tree-lined street.

He tidied up his casual clothes and looked at a small car opposite. Suddenly, the bad taste began to bubble up, so he went directly to the pastry shop opposite and bought a box of donuts and four cups of coffee, holding them on a tray. Walk toward the minivan with the tinted windows.

Then, the closer he got to the car, the more clearly Yu Lian could feel the heavier breathing and heartbeat inside the car.

"Hey, Lonergan, and Depato, open the door." Yu Lianda said.

There was no reaction in the car, and even the sound of breathing was completely suppressed. If you are an ordinary person, even if you use advanced sensing equipment, you will not be able to sense that there is someone in the car.

Yu Lian shrugged, his voice a little louder.

"Open the door! Open the door! You have the ability to play stalking, you have the ability to open the door! Don't hide in there and keep silent, I know you are inside! Open the door! Open the door! Open the door! Open the door! Open the door! Lonergan, De Pato, open the door!"

Probably because the sound was so rhythmic, the car window finally rolled down, revealing the almost constipated face of a middle-aged man from Tirello. Yu Lian quickly took a look at the situation inside the car. There were three Tiruiro people, two men and one woman, and one Angmang man, a man.

This is the Imperial Intelligence Team responsible for tracking him around the clock. I have to say that for an ordinary military attache who occasionally passes by, the formation of a group of four is quite grand.

"Is the treatment from the Imperial Security Department good?" Yu Lian asked with a smile.

"This..." The other party really wanted to pretend to be confused, but the monitoring target now even knew his own name. Wouldn't it be even more rude to pretend anymore.

He was still thinking about how to answer, so Yu Lian stuffed the snacks and coffee in and answered first: "I think it's really not that good! You have been with me for more than a week, and I haven't seen you eat a single meal." Every meal has to be eaten by taking turns buying fast food. Even the donkeys used to grind tofu in our hometown don’t have to work so hard.”

All the people from the intelligence agency in the car could only continue to squeeze their faces and laugh awkwardly.

The oldest middle-aged man named Tirello, also named Lonergan, said helplessly: "Lieutenant Colonel, this is actually a necessary procedure. Look, this, this..."

All diplomats may be intelligence personnel of other countries, and naturally need to be monitored. This is actually an unspoken rule that everyone is well aware of. But the reason why unspoken rules are unspoken is that once they are put on the table, they will embarrass everyone.

When several people in the car were restless, Yu Lian quickly showed an understanding smile: "Of course, long live understanding. So, I am going to Besenrog District now to try the famous Physalis Chicken Filling Cake, do you want to join us? I'm treating you."