Chapter 691: Chapter 391, Mr. Gu
“Then what else is Tianma Star Sector? Might as well call it Gu Hang Star Zone.”
One and a half months later, Martin Nelli returned to Yunluo Star, bringing Pei Desi’s words before Xu Dechen.
This man, the Head of the Department of Legal Affairs of the Dragonhawk Star Domain, and easily the third most powerful figure in the entire Star Domain, sighed.
He said to Martin Nelli, “What do you expect to do?”
“Head, can we stop him from becoming the leader of Tianma? We also need to prevent Lois’s people from obtaining this position. The status of Tianma Star Sector is very important. If Gu Hang, who is also a person from Lois, gets it, it will be very disadvantageous to us in the future.”
“But how?” Xu Dechen counter-questioned, “Power can be top-down or bottom-up. Your appointment to become the head of Tianma Star Sector is top-down power, it comes from the appointment by the imperial system, relying on the authority of the Empire to acquire ruling power. But Gu Hang is different.”
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Martin Nelli pondered: “What you say is indeed true… Gu Hang’s position as the Star Sector head is from the bottom up; he controls the majority of the planets and the population’s actual ruling power within the Star Sector. So for him, rather than an appointment, isn’t it more like a post-facto recognition?”
“Exactly. Now, in Tianma Star Sector, what he says goes. If he doesn’t nod, what can the Star Sector head do? We might as well just give him the position of Star Sector head.”
“But you also said power can be top-down. We can arrange a new Star Sector head to fight against him within Tianma Star Sector; we can use the power of the Star Domain Government to limit him; his alliance, without clear imperial decrees to back it, we can find ways to dismantle it slowly…”
Without directly addressing this, Xu Dechen instead brought up another matter: “Do you know Bochoya Galaraldo has been promoted to the Central Imperial Military Affairs Department Executive Minister?”
Martin Nelli’s expression even showed a tinge of shock: “What? This… Isn’t this too fast? How long has he just held the position of deputy? And now he’s promoted again?”
Without responding to this question, Xu Dechen continued to add a few more points: “The chairman and vice-chairman of Solaria originally have been relieved of their duties, and a deputy minister of the Military Affairs Department has been assigned as the chairman of Solaria; our Wang Suan, the chairman of the Eastern Cosmos Domain, who is 270 years old and will retire in two years, has been transferred to the position of deputy minister in the Military Affairs Department. When Galaraldo was in Wuji Star, he was convinced by Zuo Zhaofeng, with his full support, he went from general manager of the Military Affairs Department directly to the chairman of the Space Domain Government.”
Martin Nelli continued to be shocked.
When it comes to political changes within the Central Empire, one might feel they are distant and unreal. But the Eastern Cosmos Domain is different. It is the higher-level government directly governing the Dragonhawk Star Domain Government, and political changes in the Eastern Cosmic Realm Government will directly affect the Dragonhawk Star Domain.
With Xu Dechen speaking to this extent, of course, he understood.
This series of personnel changes had a very clear meaning, which was to pave the way for Galaraldo and his affiliates to continue rising.
The deputy minister who went to Solaria as chairman is probably ready to use Galaraldo’s power to try to calm down that Space Domain, or at least gather some forces loyal to the Empire, which would be a great accomplishment. From one of the three deputy ministers of the Military Affairs Department to the chairman of a Space Domain, moving from a high-ranking central official to a significant local official, it is considered a lateral move, but more importantly, becoming the chairman of Solaria comes with missions and merits. After this round, coming back to the Central Government, who knows what heights he could reach.
And for Wang Suan, an old man who was about to retire and saw no further steps in his political career, getting a chance to go to Holy Terra and mix in the Central Empire right before retirement would be a great way to conclude his career. It satisfied the old man’s wishes and also effectively raised his and his family’s political status within the Empire. Of course, he too needed to reciprocate the favor, and naturally, his relatives, students, and former subordinates would become supportive allies.
The key is that, with Wang Suan serving as the deputy minister without specific responsibilities, his vacated power would naturally be taken over by Galaraldo, the Executive Minister. After a year or two, when the deputy minister resigns, that vacant position would naturally become Galaraldo’s.
Every step Galaraldo took was an insurmountable hurdle for many politicians. Once he went to Holy Terra, in an estimated three to five years, he could ascend from a deputy minister to a vice-minister at an unbelievable rate!
But what influenced the political situation of the Dragonhawk Star Domain the most was Zuo Zhaofeng. In this round of transfers, he was actually the only one who had been openly promoted—and with quite a leap. Previously the Head of the Military Affairs Department within the Space Domain Government, he ranked about third or fourth highest, and he suddenly rose to the top of the Eastern Cosmos Domain.
He wouldn’t have trouble securing his position. The foundation left by the old Chairman Wang would help him; Galaraldo in Holy Terra would also support him; he would take control smoothly, and this was his return for the help he once provided to Galaraldo. In the future, they would also be closely allied in politics.