Chapter 279 Voting
"Your Majesty, please allow me to be bold. What your Majesty said is not a good choice."
Max's words were like a bomb with a lit fuse.
At this moment, not only the royal officials present, but also the prime minister's interest group on the other side, could not help but be shocked after hearing this tit-for-tat rebuttal.
The 300 years of peace have prevented these people from truly realizing that they only have 10 years left to make their final choice.
Deep down, they still subconsciously believe that this civilized empire that has been passed down for thousands of years, at least relying on a population of 200 billion, can last for dozens or even hundreds of years.
Although there are problems, there is no need to face and solve them so urgently.
However, today, the conflict between the two interests has been completely ignited.
Hans Ming's face looked very ugly. He stared at Max below, breathing heavily and somewhat incredulously.
"Your Majesty, I reserve my opinion."
As if it was an expected answer, after hearing Max say this, a hint of disappointment flashed in Hans Ming's eyes, but he quickly became serious.
"Well! According to the imperial system, when there is a major disagreement between the prime minister and the emperor, the six ministries can participate in the vote, and the emperor alone has two votes, and the prime minister alone has one vote."
Hans Ming raised the corners of his mouth slightly. Although he did not want to see such a situation where the conflict became obvious, as long as the empire's policies could go through the prescribed procedures, he was absolutely confident that in the future, he could use the supreme power in his hands to promote this process.
And obviously, now is the time to use this kind of voting resolution policy.
He didn't want to be a prisoner because he was only 350 years old and there was still a long 250 years before he died of old age.
There was a wise saying in the Galactic Alliance that he agreed with.
Better to die than live.
And if he joined the Sirius civilization, he could even be sure that as a member of the Hans civilization's almost god-like royal family, he would definitely be eliminated by the other side as the emperor of the Hans Empire.
Now, it is obvious that the conflict between imperial power and prime ministerial power has intensified.
Hans Ming looked at Max below with confidence, but his expression at this moment actually surprised Max.
This 'young' emperor actually resorted to voting at such a sensitive time.
The last time a court vote occurred was many years ago, when the Hans civilization had just entered the space age.
I remember the last time was because of a vote on whether their civilization should conduct large-scale space development.
And this time, it was because of such a thing.
But now that I think about it, it’s not that surprising.
After all, with Hans Ming's intelligence, he did think of the fate of their royal family once the Hans civilization joined the Sirius civilization.
But so what?
Why does Hans Ming believe that the Ministry of War controlled by the Mai family will still obey the orders of the royal family even after the voting results come out?
At this moment, Max fell silent as he thought about the key to this problem.
The people around looked at the king and his minister, and no one dared to disturb them.
Once a vote is held, there is no doubt that the royal family will pass this policy with an absolute lead of six votes, with four votes from the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Justice, plus the two votes held by the emperor.
But the prime minister is in control of two important departments: the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue, which can provide him with blood transfusions.
It is no exaggeration to say that if the prime minister is dissatisfied with the voting results, he may even have the power to launch a coup.
Your Majesty, the young emperor, isn't he afraid of this happening?
After all, with the current military strength, even destroying a planet is only a matter of time.
Max looked at the emperor who was high above him, and his eyes could not help but become sore. Suddenly, he seemed to have figured out this key issue.
As a result, there was a hint of fear and anxiety in his eyes.
He already had some doubts that his little thoughts were actually seen through by the young emperor in front of him.
Civil war must not happen.
He would not allow it, and the Sirius civilization would certainly not allow such a civil war that would cause large-scale casualties to happen.
After all, at this critical moment, population is the only bargaining chip of Hans civilization.
Thinking of this, Max couldn't help but flinch. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, there is no need to do this. I just said that I will reserve my opinion. I don't mean to go against your will."
Under the long sleeves, Max's old fists were clenched and his teeth were clenched.
"Here, I represent the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Revenue, and my own prime minister's residence. I will certainly obey your majesty's will and will never disobey."
Max said this, his eyes filled with hatred as he hunched over.
This was the first time in the long period of 300 years that the power of the prime minister he represented truly bowed to the imperial power.
Moreover, it is a critical and important issue involving national war and whether civilization will become extinct.
This time, Xiang Quan lost.
Thinking of this, Max couldn't help but raise his old face again, and his turbid eyes seemed to be rising with flames at this moment.
At this moment, this old man, who seemed harmless and always showed a kind attitude, seemed to have become a different person, and his whole body was burning with fighting spirit.
Many times, a temporary retreat is just to stabilize the situation.
If the young emperor thought that it was so easy to hand over the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue, which he had run for 300 years, then he was really too young.
Hans Ming looked at the Imperial Chancellor below and he laughed too.
He didn't care what Max thought.
It has to be said that at this moment, this emperor who had been silent for 300 years and always seemed cowardly and incompetent finally showed his long-hidden fangs.
Regardless, today is a day worth celebrating.
Of course he knew that even the prime minister agreed with his decision in front of all the senior officials on this occasion.
But it would definitely not be so easy for him to arrange all the policies related to declaring war so smoothly.
It doesn't matter.
It is reluctant that the child cannot catch the wolf.
As I said, it is better to live a miserable life than to die a good death. Only by living can you have the right to enjoy the remaining half of the long time.
"In that case, let's put the voting resolution aside for now. Now, let's talk about all the relevant information about human civilization in that emerging galaxy."
Hans Ming had a relaxed smile on his face.
He had been preparing for this day for a long time, starting from the expeditionary force decades ago, to now knowing the existence of human civilization and establishing diplomatic relations with it.
It can be said that he was the driving force behind all this.
(End of this chapter)
