Chapter 624 Do You Think I'm Blind

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October 23rd.

Divine Continent Empire , five o'clock in the morning.

Within the seemingly tranquil Hidden Dragon Sea, the restless aura gradually spread and became more and more obvious.

To the military and political circles of the Divine Continent Empire, this was definitely a sleepless night.

In three hours, the central plenary meeting of the empire was about to begin.

Everyone understood the particularity of this plenary session. Although next year's plenary session would be a major change in the party, this time it was no less important than next year's plenary session, or even more important than next year's plenary session.

The southwest faction, the royal faction, after years of entanglement, was about to have a definite result today.

Those who weren't well-informed were paying attention to whether Deputy Head Ye could be elected to that position in the military headquarters, This could be said to be the most obvious signal to establish the position of successor. From the current perspective, there was no competition between Gao Changhe, the leader of the southwest faction, a member of the Standing Committee of the Policy Bureau, and the deputy head of the empire, and Ye Nianlun . From the looks of it, the competition for successor seemed to have ended. Ye Nianlun had already become the only one.

However, this did not mean that everything was fine.

If Ye Nianlun did not successfully enter the military headquarters in this plenary meeting, then the southwest faction would have at least one year to operate.

A year wasn't long, but it was enough to create countless variables.

Like this year.

Before this year, the game between the southwestern faction and the royal faction was not as clear as it is now. Last year, the southwestern faction was the largest faction in the empire, and there were endless conflicts with the royal faction. The situation was anxious. Although Ye Nianlun had already gained the upper hand in the succession battle at that time, there were still many people supporting Gao Chang He.

As a result, all forms changed this year. From the beginning of the competition for the Ministry of Officials to now, it was dazzling and fast, almost making people unable to react.

All of this happened in a year.

If Ye Nianlun could not enter the military this year, there was no doubt that she would have to wait for a year.

No one could say what would happen in another year. Ye Nianlun might have a high chance of officially becoming the successor, but after a year, Gao Chang He couldn't say that he didn't have a chance at all.

Of course, whether Ye Nianlun would join the military was something that some people who weren't very well-informed were paying close attention to, but the core forces of the various factions were completely not concerned about.

Although the current royal lineage was not the number one faction in the empire, it was self-evident that the royal lineage had the upper hand in the confrontation with the southwest faction.

It could even be said bluntly that the current King Element had already begun to plan ahead.

Moreover, it was two years ahead of schedule.

Therefore, this plenary meeting was definitely the most bizarre in recent years. The layout of the provinces and cities, the arrangements of the generals, the adjustments of the major state-owned enterprises, and so on, were the things that could most clearly see the current balance of power between the southwest faction and the royal faction. They could also see the extent to which the southwest faction had compromised with the royal faction.

"Take a look. This is all the lists."

Within the Supreme Head's office, the lights were gentle.

The eve of the Plenary Session was also a sleepless night for Lin Qingtian. The general layout of the Plenary Session had been completed, but this time, the adjustment was too big. There were still many posts that needed to be adjusted after the Plenary Session and before the next Plenary Session.

The Emperor hoped that all the adjustments would be made in advance as soon as possible. A war with the United States could happen at any time. Whether it was Lin Qingtian or the Emperor, they really didn't want to waste too much time on internal battles. At this time, unanimity was the best choice.

Therefore, on the night before the plenary session, Lin Qingtian had personally compiled a list of all the people who needed to be adjusted between the end of one plenary session and the year before the next. Now, it was directly handed over to the Emperor.

Lin Qingtian did not sleep, nor did the Emperor rest.

"It's been hard."

The Emperor said calmly. He took the list from Lin Qingtian's hand and looked at it carefully.

The list was long and densely packed with hundreds of names.

This was not an adjustment to the territory of a province or a city, but an adjustment to the territory of the entire empire. Moreover, the list of personnel was not limited to the royal faction. There were also the male faction and the southwest faction. After all, no matter how arrogant and domineering the royal faction was, they could not crush the other two factions at once. The space left for them was sufficient.

The office fell silent again.

Lin Qingtian picked up the teacup in front of him and drank tea mouthfuls after mouthfuls. The tea was very strong, and most of the high-ranking officials in the country had a habit of drinking strong tea because it could refresh their spirits.

A cup of tea fell down quickly.

Lin Qingtian poured another cup and drank it quietly. The tea after the second brew was still bitter, just like Lin Qingtian's current state of mind.

No matter how unwilling he was right now, the real situation had been decided.

There was no way to resist, and there was no room to resist.

Lin Qingtian suddenly felt a burst of exhaustion. From the moment he had just stepped onto the altar to the moment he was completely exhausted, for nearly nine years, Lin Qingtian vaguely felt that he really had enough of politics.

Enough of this.

Lin Qingtian's eyes were absent-minded as he drank his tea. He silently looked at the intersection of the national flag and the national emblem in front of his desk, his mind blank.

Right now, he really didn't want to think about anything.

Time slowly passed.

The Emperor sat quietly opposite Lin Qingtian and looked at the list in his hand. After half an hour, he raised his head and handed the list back to Lin Qingtian. He said calmly, "That's it."

This list basically reflected the will of the royal family and the royal lineage. Most of the contents were based on the royal lineage's plan. However, some of the relatively important positions were replaced by people from the southwest faction.

Relatively important, but not absolutely important.

This was undoubtedly Lin Qingtian's last struggle, wanting to obtain some benefits for the southwest faction.

The Emperor was too lazy to argue. This result was already very good. When it was time to be grand, there was no need to bother about it.

"Mm, then let's do it this way."

Lin Qingtian's expression was somewhat numb and stiff. He nodded and said neither salty nor indifferent.

The Emperor took a sip of tea, looked at him, took out a cigarette and lit it. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Recently, there has been a lot of pressure?"

Lin Qingtian looked up at the Emperor in surprise, and then said indifferently, "Fortunately, I can handle it."

The Emperor smiled without saying a word.

The corner of Lin Qingtian's mouth twitched and he took out a cigarette to light it.

During this period of time, his pressure wasn't just great. Even though he was the supreme leader of the empire, he was still suffocated by the pressure.

All the pressure comes from within the south-west faction.

The sensitive rumor that had spread in a small area before the plenary session had been thoroughly confirmed, and for this rumor, several giants of the southwest faction had even personally patrolled the traditional sphere of influence of the southwest faction, trying their best to do their work, demanding that they be consistent with the higher-ups.

An overwhelming amount of unwillingness and doubt quickly surged within the faction. It was related to the foundation of the faction. Some heavyweights even directly called Lin Qingtian's office. Their tone was not very calm, and they demanded a reasonable explanation.

The inner faction was in a state of chaos. Even now, many people didn't understand what Lin Qingtian was doing. They even thought that the compromise in the plenary session was a disgrace, the beginning of the decline of the southwest faction or even its disappearance from the empire's politics.

Some radical voices within the faction even said that the fate of the northern faction was the future fate of the southwest faction.

This time, Lin Qingtian had offended everyone.

With no other choice, the upper echelons of the Southwest Faction could only resort to lightning and use the strongest method to capture one of their own faction members. Only then did they barely intimidate some people and reunite their opinions within the faction.

Right now, the so-called rumors had already reached a consensus among the high-ranking officials of the empire's Central Committee Member. Compared to the southwest faction, the royal faction was naturally excited and couldn't help but be excited.

"In a few more years, they will understand. If you do this, there will be no disadvantages for the southwest faction."

The Emperor said softly.

"So I can be considered great within the faction?"

Lin Qingtian asked in a mocking tone.

"It's just that from within the Southwest Faction, there's nothing you can't do. After all, you've sacrificed your own interests. The overall combat strength of the Southwest Faction is not seriously weakened. It's just that some people can't see the situation clearly."

The Emperor ignored Lin Qingtian's mockery and replied calmly.

Lin Qingtian didn't say anything. The overall combat strength of the southwest faction wasn't much weakened?

This so-called "not much" seemed to be understated, but when it came to execution, it could be said to be shocking.

As the leader of the southwest faction, Lin Qingtian was unwilling to let the faction weaken a little.

However, there was no other way. The overall situation had been decided!

5:40.

A knock on the door suddenly sounded.

Lin Qingtian raised his eyebrows and said indifferently, "Come in."

The office door was pushed open.

Lin Fengxue, who was known as the biggest lackey beside the supreme leader, walked in and nodded slightly at the emperor. Then, he said to Lin Qingtian, "Fuehrer, all the preparations have been made."

These words were unclear, but the Emperor narrowed his eyes in an instant.

As the dark side of the southwest faction, the Lin Clan was only responsible for Lin Qingtian. Although the Emperor did not know what Lin Fengxue's so-called preparatory work was, he could guess from his premonition.

Amidst the smoke, the Emperor extinguished the cigarette butt in his hand and took a deep look at Lin Qingtian.

It seemed that the pressure faced by this Empire's supreme leader was even greater than he had imagined.

Lin Qingtian nodded calmly and said, "I see. You can go back."

Lin Fengxue graciously turned around and prepared to leave.

"Wait a moment."

The Emperor suddenly spoke.

Lin Fengxue turned around and looked at the Emperor calmly without saying a word.

"I remember that there used to be a bodyguard beside you? Something called Shentu? Why haven't you seen him recently? Where have you been?"

The Emperor asked carelessly.

But as he finished speaking, Lin Qingtian and Lin Fengxue's bodies almost stiffened at the same time.

"She's... not feeling well. She's resting recently."

Lin Fengxue said in a somewhat dry tone, but her heart was trembling slightly.

He thought that everything he had done was hidden enough, could it be that he was still detected?

Lin Fengxue's mind trembled. The Emperor stood up and slowly walked to his side. Looking into his eyes, he said indifferently, "Is that so?"

"Yes."

Lin Fengxue took a deep breath and said quietly.

"Mm, that's good. If you're not feeling well, you should have a good rest. Don't run around. For example, go to Mount Lu, go to the United States, or something like that. Isn't that right?"

Lin Fengxue's body finally trembled, and cold sweat instantly broke out from his forehead.

"Tell that so-called bodyguard of yours, since he has gone to the United States, don't come back in a hurry. I don't care what your plans were. Now, protect Lin Xuanyuan and Wang Fuyu with all your might. This is my order."

The Emperor stood in front of Lin Fengxue and looked into his eyes. He said indifferently, "You can ignore it, or I can tell you in front of your master that if something unexpected happens to the US, I will personally kill your entire family and destroy the Shentu bloodline."

Lin Fengxue's breathing became more and more rapid, but she remained silent.

The Emperor's mouth curved into a mocking arc. He stretched out his hand and patted Lin Fengxue's face forcefully, "You know how to play tricks all day long. Do you think I'm blind? You don't even look at your own weight. Who are you?"

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