The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge

497、Political Genius

Regarding his own assassination, Padmé Amidala also had his own judgment, "This assassination must have been done by Earl Dooku, just like a month ago, he hoped to bring fear to our Republic Congress. "

Master Windu on the side shook his head and said: "I think you have some misunderstanding about Earl Dooku, Senator Amidala. Dooku was once a highly respected Jedi Knight. He may have devoted himself to politics, and he may not agree with our political views. , but he will never kill innocent people indiscriminately."

Padmé frowned. She didn't expect that Master Windu would excuse Earl Dooku. On this occasion, she didn't want to let Master Windu down in front of Master Yoda and Speaker Palpatine, so He just replied lightly, "Let's wait and see."

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At this moment, in a building where the parliament building can be seen from a distance, a bounty hunter wearing a full-body armor made of Mandalorian steel is talking on the phone, and the holographic projection of the communicator impressively projects Earl Dooku's face. figure.

"The assassination failed. The bomb I placed on the tarmac did not kill Padmé, but her substitute." This person was Jango Fett, the most outstanding bounty hunter in the galaxy.

"Don't let this matter drag on for too long, it's just a young woman, there's nothing difficult about it. Get rid of her as soon as possible, so we can sign an agreement with the Trade Federation." Earl Dooku said.

"I've made arrangements for the second mover, and the bounty hunter Zam Weiser will take the next step. Padmé, I won't see the sun tomorrow." Jango Fett replied.

"Go ahead, I will use some Coruscant connections to mess things up and create some opportunities for you." Earl Dooku waved his hand and cut off the communication.

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Soon, the news that Padmé Amidala, a member of the Naboo planet, was assassinated on the tarmac of the Galactic Republic’s parliament building spread throughout Coruscant. Various versions of Padmé Amidala's obituary.

For a while, the fear of war once again enveloped everyone's heart.

At the same time, the meetings in the Galactic Council did not stop. After Palpatine announced that Congressman Amidala had been assassinated, and directly used the speaker's power to delay the vote until the next day, he left in a hurry to conduct emergency consultations with the Jedi Order.

However, those members of parliament who have already geared up to show their strengths and achieve their political goals in this "Military Creation Act" have not stopped, and they are still arguing in the parliament.

Some pre-arranged demonstrations by various factions have also walked near the parliament building. They held up their respective slogans and yelled at other parades. However, under the maintenance of a large number of military police, things have not gotten out of control.

Asker-Aker, the parliamentarian assistant of the planet Marathal, shouted loudly, because the death of Congressman Amidala showed the necessity of the "Military Creation Act", otherwise such assassinations would happen again and again.

Under such circumstances, those members of the opposition can only remain silent, because they themselves are afraid of being assassinated.

At this moment, Speaker Palpatine returned to the venue again, and he once again became the focus of everyone's attention. He opened his hands and said loudly: "No matter how difficult it is, the purpose of our parliament is still to promote peace! I emphasize once again that the purpose of the "Military Creation Act" is not for war, but for peace!"

Whether it was intentional or unintentional, he did not clarify to the congressmen whether Congressman Amidala was still alive.

At this time, the pro-military congressman, Candabrin Bu from the Lansono planet, stood up and publicly accused Speaker Palpatine, "Sir, you have exceeded your authority by directly announcing the postponement of the vote before! You must Explain that!"

"I have already said that the purpose of the Congress of the Republic is fairness and justice, and in the face of security threats, postponing voting is a normal procedure." Palpatine replied with a smile.

At this moment, a crisp voice suddenly came from the entrance of the parliament, "On this matter, I support your point of view, Speaker Palpatine."

Everyone looked over immediately and found that it was Padmé Amidala who was rumored to have been assassinated! The entire parliament hall was suddenly silent.

Amidala took the anti-gravity platform all the way to the center of the venue. She first exchanged glances with her partner, Alderaan Planet Councilman Bail Organa, who held the same position as her, and the latter nodded to the press officer beside her. The press officer understood and released a camera drone to aim at Amidala.

This means that Padmé Amidala's next speech will be a public speech, which will be sent to all major media in the galaxy.

Palpatine had some bad premonitions in his heart, but because Padmé's behavior was reasonable and legal, he couldn't forcefully terminate it. Moreover, Padmé put a high hat on him just after he came in, which made him unable to get off the stage. At this time, there was no way to stop Padmé's behavior.

In front of many congressmen and in front of public cameras, Amidala did not have the slightest stage fright, and said loudly: "As you can see, I did not die in the assassination! And this assassination also exposed those who opposed The fear in the hearts of people with my political stance! It is because of my existence that they can't wait to take extreme actions, and I am fearless..."

She talked to the camera, making full use of the influence of this assassination. She blamed Count Dooku, blamed separatism, and blamed all those political enemies who wanted to pass the "Military Creation Act". Hats were put on their heads.

This speech was unexpected by Schiff Palpatine. He did not expect that he was still in his office just now because of the assassination incident. The reason why Padmé Amidala actually turned around and put the hat of the assassination on her political opponent!

You must know that Padmé-Amidala's political enemies include his own supporters like the "Loyalty Committee". Padmé's statement, on the contrary, put Palpatine's own political forces on fire bake!

This has once again cast a shadow over the already certain "Military Creation Act".

Padmé Amidala was still talking to the camera. At this time, although Speaker Palpatine still had a smile on his face, he secretly clenched his fists, already extremely angry.

Padmé Amidala is indeed an idealist full of justice, but on the other hand, she is still a very good political genius!

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