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As the capital of the Galactic Republic, Coruscant does look very advanced and sci-fi. Among the skyscrapers, countless speeding cars shuttle back and forth - but Duan Muhuai and others have long been tired of seeing this scene, and even Mary seems Very calm. After all, the Star Alliance side doesn’t look much worse than Coruscant, right?

After arriving at Coruscant, Count Dooku took Duanmuhuai and others to a rather luxurious-looking reception room. There, Duanmuhuai and others saw a man who looked about the same age as Count Dooku and was wearing a robe. old man.

"Welcome everyone."

Seeing Duanmu Huai and others walking into the reception room, the old man stood up with a smile on his face.

"I am Palpatine, member of the Galactic Council, and I am also Darth Sidious. It is a great honor to meet you."

"It really surprised me."

Looking at the smiling old man in front of him, Duanmu Huai raised his eyebrows.

"I thought you would hide your identity."

"The most important thing for both parties is to be candid...please sit down."

As he spoke, Palpatine made a gesture to Duanmu Huai and others, and then he sat on the sofa on the other side.

"Furthermore, judging from what the Tribunal has done before, I don't think you will report it to the Galactic Council."

"hehe."

Duanmu Huai chuckled, and then sat down on the sofa - well, fortunately it was high-tech, otherwise it would have been crushed by him.

"I'm not interested in communicating with alien bastards, but I'm also not interested in wasting my time on long-winded nonsense. You know what I mean, Mr. Palpatine."

"certainly."

Hearing Duanmuhuai's words, Palpatine nodded.

"First of all, please allow me to apologize to everyone. Because it was my plan to incite the Trade Federation to blockade the planet Naboo."

"oh……………"

Duanmu Huai picked up the cup and took a sip of tea. He didn't say anything, but just waved his hand, as if "you keep talking, I'm listening." So Palpatine did not hesitate and quickly explained the situation to Duanmu Huai and others.

According to Palpatine, Duanmuhuai also had some understanding of the Galactic Parliament.

To put it simply, although the Galactic Republic is said to be a republic, according to Palpatine, it is actually closer to an organization like the United Nations and does not have a strong enough military power. What unites the various races is only a kind of centripetal force. The Galactic Parliament itself lacks sufficient force.

Coupled with the fact that the current Speaker is restricted everywhere, the Galactic Parliament almost exists in name only. And with the decline of the Galactic Parliament, many separatist forces in the Galactic Republic have begun to make plans to break away from the Galactic Republic and establish their own country.

In this case, Palpatine came up with a strategy. He asked his apprentice Count Dooku to secretly incite and contact the separatist forces, and promoted the Trade Federation's blockade of the planet Naboo. Palpatine did not really want the Trade Federation to occupy Naboo, but he hoped that through this situation, other races in the Galactic Republic would also feel the crisis.

In fact, if all goes well, he will ask the Jedi in the Senate to go to Naboo to rescue the Queen and defeat the Trade Federation's operation. In this way, Palpatine can not only plant a seed of unease in the hearts of other races in the Galactic Republic, but also gain an ally within the Galactic Senate.

After all, Queen Amirada was just a little girl after taking the throne not long ago. Palpatine believed that as long as he used some tricks, he could get her to support his plan. If all goes well, Queen Amirada will file a motion of no-confidence against the current speaker in parliament and remove him. And Palpatine has enough capital to run for the new Speaker...

Unfortunately, this plan was completely shattered by the sudden appearance of the Inquisition.

"I'm so sorry."

Duanmu Huai said this while shrugging his shoulders.

"But that's how conspiracies are. The more complicated they are, the easier it is to go wrong due to some accidents."

"Haha, that's true. After all, I can't imagine that everyone would suddenly appear at that time and annihilate the Trade Alliance's fleet..."

Palpatine wasn't impressed either.

"So, I hope to join forces with the Tribunal..."

"Oh? What do you think?"

"Regarding your origins...at least currently both the Council and the Jedi Council believe that you may be descendants of the Goddess's Guards."

"But in fact, we have nothing to do with the Goddess Guard, although we do appreciate their ideas."

Duanmu Huai was also very open and honest. After arriving here, he explained the purpose and principles of the Tribunal to Palpatine. After all... I've told you, but you have to pretend not to hear it at your own risk.

"But they don't know that, so I think we can exploit that."

Speaking of this, Palpatine's eyes flashed.

"I have a plan."

As he spoke, Palpatine made a gesture, and then Count Dooku took a data disk and placed it on the table.

"There are some of them... Well, according to the Inquisition, the information about the alien race, they are all the arch-enemies of the current Speaker Valorum. In fact, the current Speaker is currently being accused of corruption for no reason. They are troubled, and the representatives of these alien races are the masterminds behind it. Therefore, I hope that the Inquisition can carry out some... attacks on them, preferably the kind that hurt their muscles and bones."

"………………"

Duanmuhuai took the disc and glanced at it, then looked at An, who stared at Palpatine without speaking.

"Then what?"

"I think you may have thought of it. When I perform next, I will let Count Dooku burn this fire more vigorously to fill the vacancy caused by the destruction of the Trade Federation. Then... "

As he spoke, Palpatine opened his hands.

"We will start a war, a civil war. The Galactic Republic will not allow anyone to secede, and the separatist forces will obviously not accept negotiations. The only thing left is a war."

"Okay, that's it."

Duanmuhuai stood up and stared at Palpatine.

"The Tribunal has only one requirement. No matter what kind of Galactic Republic, Galactic Kingdom or Galactic Empire, humans must be the sole masters. Do you understand what I mean? Of course, demi-human races can also be counted, but those aliens You must not give them any chance."

"Of course, Your Majesty the Inquisitor."

Palpatine lowered his head.

"I understand what you mean."

"That's good."

The negotiation ended here, and Palpatine also enthusiastically invited Duanmuhuai and others to stay as guests. As for Count Dooku... With his status, he naturally had other important matters.

"I don't quite understand something."

In the guest room, Mary stared at the notebook in her hand with a puzzled look on her face.

"Mr. Palpatine wants to seize power, but why would he want us to eliminate the current Speaker's political opponents? Wouldn't that be a good thing for the current Speaker?"

"That's certainly not a good thing."

Ann shook her head.

"If we do it more quickly and no one discovers that we did it, then as a vested interest, the speaker will naturally be suspected. At that time, there will be divisions and a sense of crisis within the parliament. As long as Pa If Mr. Elpatin incites further, suggesting that the Speaker secretly sent people to eliminate those political opponents, I am afraid that more ethnic groups will join the camp of the separatists. "

"But, can't the Speaker take this opportunity to consolidate his power? After all, haven't we eliminated all those who had the strength to oppose him?"

"If the other party was that kind of courageous person, he wouldn't be in this situation."

Ann reached out and opened her personal terminal.

"I entrusted Miss Lumière to investigate the information about Speaker Valorum. From the current point of view, the Speaker is obviously a relatively weak person. It is conceivable that he became the Speaker when he became the Speaker. I am afraid it was the result of compromise between all parties. , rather than being earned by oneself. As Mr. Palpatine said, such a speaker has no real power and ability and can only be regarded as a puppet. "

Having said this, An turned to look at Duanmu Huai.

"But Mr. Palpatine... is very ambitious."

"Indeed, but it's not bad to let the aliens deal with the aliens. The aliens are the ones who died anyway. We just have to wait until the end to clean up the mess."

Of course Duanmu Huai understands what An means, but he doesn't care about this small problem. So what if he is ambitious? Could it be that Palpatine could still turn against him? Not to mention that there is no conflict of interest between the two parties. Even if there is, with the intelligence of a person like Palpatine, he should understand the consequences if he dares to attack the Inquisition.

At that time, Duanmu Huai will let him taste the power of the hammer.

The Inquisition does not need power, let alone rule. Duanmuhuai has made it clear to Palpatine that as long as humans rule here, the Inquisition does not care what system it is. But equally, if this country is not ruled by humans, then the Inquisition naturally cares less and does not care what kind of system they are.

"Send this list to Ecote."

Duanmuhuai threw the data disk to An.

"Let her figure it out by herself, keep her hands and feet clean, and don't let anyone find out that we did it."

"OK."

With Aikote's cowardly and sinister temperament, she is the best at doing this kind of thing.

As for Duanmu Huai and the others, they will stay in Coruscant for a while, because according to Palpatine, their actions this time will once again cause the parliament to discuss the need to form a fleet, and Queen Amirada also Will arrive... Well, this will be a good opportunity for Palpatine.

The same is true for Duanmuhuai and others.