PFC Chapter 706: Terra Spring
Chapter 706: Terra Spring
Chapter 706: Terra Spring
Terra, the Imperial Palace, the Hall of Glory.
Fu Qinghai and several chapter leaders were walking on the stone road leading to the Hall of Glory. Turning around, they could see the more than 50-meter-high statue of Rogal Dorn sticking out of the wall next to them - to commemorate the contribution of the Primarch of the Imperial Fists to the defense of Terra.
Fu Qinghai was very curious. The White Scars and the Blood Angels were the first Astartes Legion to return to Terra. Jaghatai Khan and Sanguinius also participated in the Siege of Terra. Why were there no separate statues of these two Primarchs in the Imperial Palace?
Several Space Marines walked into the open grand gate.
This is Fu Qinghai's first time to come to the Hall of Glory.
The blue light strips in the niches illuminated the entire hall. The dark grey floor was inscribed with the names of all the places where the Emperor's servants had shed blood and sacrificed their lives in golden spirals. The granite walls were decorated with murals carved from grey sandstone, depicting human warriors throughout the long history from prehistory to the present day:
The first primitive warriors only held wooden sticks hardened by fire, and evolved from cold weapons to matchlock rifles, to flintlock rifles, to armored barbarian warlords holding the predecessor of the bolter, and finally to Imperial Guard soldiers wearing carapace armor and holding laser guns... This series of long murals fully demonstrates human creativity in killing.
The murals are solemn and shocking.
Fu Qinghai's eyes were looking around. The decoration in the Glory Hall was too complicated. It was difficult to find a relatively flat area large enough on the walls, floors, pillars and ceiling. After searching around, he finally locked onto a circle of black stone floor at the junction of the wall and the floor.
Fu Qinghai withdrew his gaze and looked forward.
There were already many people sitting around the giant conference table.
Not only the twelve high lords, but also many secondary lords in charge of secondary departments and imperial elders also attended the war meeting, including: the Ministry of Military Affairs, the Secretariat (a department under the Ministry of the Interior), the Psychic Academy (a department under the Star Language Court), the Zhongsi Academy (a department under the State Church Court), etc.
Of course, this also includes the Assassin's Court.
That's right, ever since losing the seat of the High Lord in the reorganization, the Assassin's Court has been reduced to a second-level department, and Wangorichi sits with a group of lesser lords every time he holds a meeting.
When Fu Qinghai came to the conference table, he saw Interior Minister Aix whispering with Pope Meslin of the State Religion. The two high lords had relaxed and happy expressions on their faces, as if the Beast War would be over as long as the battle moon above Terra was destroyed.
"Many Imperial worlds are still burning in the flames of war, and many Imperial subjects are being slaughtered and trampled by green-skinned aliens every moment, but Terra is still holding some time-wasting banquets and cocktail parties... I really don't know what the point of these crap is!"
Bosimonde was still cursing as he walked into the hall. His voice was so loud that all the imperial officials in the hall could hear him. They looked at each other and knew that Bosimonde was saying it on purpose for them to hear. Therefore, they all had a psychological expectation: in the subsequent meeting, they might face the questioning and difficulties of the Grand Marshal of the Black Templar.
The chapter leaders took their seats one by one.
A bell rang, and the attendees stopped talking and returned to their seats. Udo was the last to enter the crowded hall, and with a slight nod to the high lords and chapter masters, he sat at the head of the long table. The huge seat once belonged to a gene primarch, Rogal Dorn.
Lord Guilliman looked around the hall.
"Now, everyone here please keep order."
Udo said and looked at Interior Minister Akers.
Axe nodded and activated the holographic recorder in front of him. The instrument began to run, making a slight humming sound. The Minister of the Interior coughed lightly and said:
"My Lords, the meeting begins now."
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"As Marshal Bosimonde said, up to now, many imperial worlds are still burning in the flames of war, and many imperial subjects are being slaughtered and trampled by green-skinned aliens every moment..."
Udo's first opening statement quoted Bosimonde's original words. He entered the hall after Bosimonde, and these words seemed to imply that even if he was not in the Hall of Glory, everything that happened in the hall could not escape his eyes and ears.
Then Udo suddenly changed the subject:
"However, up to this moment, there are still some Astartes Chapters that are unwilling to obey the Emperor's orders. They did not follow the resolutions of the Imperial Senate and the High Lords Council to receive supplies and then go to various war zones. Instead, they disobeyed orders and stayed on Terra without giving any explanation for this behavior."
After Wu Duo finished speaking, he turned around, staring at Fu Qinghai who was sitting on the left side of the conference table, and asked slowly:
"Can you explain to us what is going on, Qingshan Khan? Are you, disobeying orders?"
Last night, just after the cocktail party, the high lords could not wait to make a preliminary attempt to split the legion. They issued orders to the commanders of the Berserker and Plunderer warbands separately, requiring them to leave the joint fleet and immediately set off to the Ultramarine and Pacific starfields to deal with the orc invasions that broke out there. However, the commanders of the two warbands ignored the order, and the warships were still parked at Lion Gate Airport, and they did not cooperate with the officials of the Military Affairs Department to resupply.
Udo immediately questioned the matter.
All the imperial officials present looked at Qingshan Khan, and finally the chapter leaders of the High Wall also looked at Qingshan Khan, wanting to see how he would respond to Udo's questioning.
Facing everyone's gaze.
Fu Qinghai was silent for a few seconds.
Then, he stood up, left his seat, and walked towards Udo, who was at the head of the long table. In the incredulous gazes of Udo and all the imperial officials, Fu Qinghai grabbed Lord Guilliman by the back of his neck, lifted him up from his seat, and threw Udo to a corner of the Hall of Glory. He hit the wall and bounced off, screaming and rolling on the floor.
The entire Glory Hall was in complete silence.
Everyone's eyes widened and their mouths half opened.
It was like being cast into mass petrification.
“Ahh…Ahhh, ahhh!”
Only Udo's screams and groans were intermittent.
Heaven and earth are my conscience! Udo can swear to the Emperor that he really just wants to give Qingshan Khan a warning. Even if the other party refuses to disband the legion, as Bosimonde said, he has no other choice but to continue bargaining and wrangling. Isn't politics the art of compromise?
The high lords and imperial officials in the hall also collectively went into a state of brain shutdown. They originally thought that Poseidon would be a troublemaker - in fact, he was, and they had even prepared to deal with the questioning of the Grand Marshal of the Black Templar. However, they never expected that Qingshan Khan, who was the calmest among all the chapter leaders from beginning to end.
He actually threw the Supreme Commander of the Empire, Lord Guilliman Udo, out of his seat without saying a word?
The current situation was completely beyond their expectations, and they even froze in place for a moment, not knowing what to do.
Even Bosimonde was stunned.
Fu Qinghai walked towards Wuduo in the corner step by step. Wuduo felt a black shadow covering him. He hugged his body with both hands, turned around in horror and looked up. He saw Qingshan Khan raising one arm... Just when everyone thought Qingshan Khan was going to kill Wuduo.
The iron-gray metal particles on Fu Qinghai's arm armor began to build and accumulate, and a strangely shaped white gun appeared in his hand. He aimed at the black floor next to Udo and pulled the trigger. A blue halo expanded on the floor, and then the first Space Marine jumped out of the halo.
Space Marines leaped out one after another.
They quickly occupied the entire hall with guns.
The Lucifer Black Guards in the hall were disarmed by the Iron Pagoda warriors before they could react. Faced with the polygonal barrel and black muzzle of the pulse bolter, as well as the cold and ruthless helmet visor and scarlet eyepiece behind the gun, these so-called elite of the Imperial Guards could only put down their laser rifles and raise their hands.
The Lucifer Black Guards are no longer the Lucifer Black Guards of the Horus Heresy period... Fu Qinghai turned his head and retracted his gaze. This once famous elite regiment of the Imperial Guard has become a mere decoration. This may be just a microcosm of the corruption of the entire throne world. Is the High Lords' Council the same as the Lucifer Black Guards?
Fu Qinghai didn't even look at Udo lying on the floor, leaving him lying there, and walked back to the conference table, then sat down on the seat that originally belonged to Udo. The huge seat built for the Primarch fit his body very well, and he didn't feel like a monkey in human form like Udo.
Fu Qinghai sat down leisurely, looked at the silent imperial officials on both sides of the long table and said:
"I declare that from now on, Terra will enter a state of total martial law under military control. Lord Udo has been dismissed. I will serve as the commander-in-chief of the empire and be fully responsible for all matters related to this war. Regarding this decision..."
Fu Qinghai glanced at all the participants:
"Who is in favor and who is against?"
His answer was still silence.
The officials of the empire are now very conflicted.
They dared not object, because the armed Space Marines were watching them closely behind them, and if they expressed their opposition directly, they would probably be shot dead. But they did not want to agree so easily, because they did not understand how Qingshan Khan wanted to achieve this coup - was it just by hijacking all the imperial officials in the Hall of Glory? If that was the case, how would the orders be conveyed? How would the government function?
"I agree."
A loud voice suddenly rang out.
Fu Qinghai looked in the direction of the voice, and to his surprise, the first person to raise his hand was this guy.
The new representative of the Inquisition, Veritus.
Fu Qinghai couldn't help but laugh and said:
"It seems that since they are all antiques from a thousand years ago, they still have something in common?"
Except for Wangorichi, no one knew what he meant. At the same time, everyone present was also surprised. They did not expect that the first person to defect to Qingshan Khan would be the Grand Master of the Inquisition? In their impression, Veritus was not a cowardly, weak and vulnerable person. Moreover, looking at his unwavering support, it was obvious that he was not forced to agree out of fear of being threatened, but was sincere.
Before Fu Qinghai decided to launch the coup, he did not inform Veritus in advance. Apart from his own regiment, he only informed Wangorich. He did not even inform the Space Marines of the Final Wall in advance because he was worried that Kurland, a good man who was somewhat loyal in politics, would oppose him. As the saying goes, "Secrecy makes success", before he was sure of Kurland's attitude, Fu Qinghai did not need to show him the whole plan.
Because there was no prior communication, Fu Qinghai was a little surprised when Veritus was the first to express his approval. At the same time, he was secretly trying to figure out the other party's true attitude.
At the same time that Veritus expressed his opinion, Space Marines continued to pour out of the blue light circle. After the Terminators of the Breach of the Enemy arrived, Space Marines from the Hussars, the Valiant, and the Assault Brigade also emerged from the blue light circle one after another on their jet motorcycles and flew straight out of the hall.
"Khan."
At this time, three cavalry company commanders came over.
"The target locations have been marked. Capture them as quickly as possible and ensure that all personnel and facilities inside the target are under our control. If you encounter armed resistance, you are authorized to open fire. If you fail to successfully control the people inside the target, cut off the power and communications at these locations to ensure that they cannot send any information to the outside world."
In front of all the imperial officials present, Fu Qinghai gave orders to the three captains of the jet motorcycle companies.
"Understood, Khan!"
The three men responded loudly, raised their hands to take a look at the target information on the integrated auspiciousness screen on the arm armor, and the optimal route map was already outlined on the retinal screen. They lowered their arms, turned over and stepped onto the jet motorcycles floating on the ground, twisted the handles, and the three jet motorcycle engines roared and rushed out.
The turbulent airflow from the exhaust pipe made the hair and clothes of all the imperial officials in the hall messy.
"Dear Minister Ecks and Pope Meslin."
After the three cavalry companies left, Fu Qinghai turned to look at the two high lords at the conference table and said:
"Jet bikes are very fast. My soldiers will reach the target location in less than ten minutes. I hope that this transfer of power will be peaceful. I don't want to see any bloodshed. After all... the people of the Empire have shed enough blood because of your stupidity and selfishness. I would like to trouble you two to make good use of these ten minutes and actively and fully communicate with your subordinates to ensure that my soldiers can successfully gain control of these institutions and departments without firing a single shot. Of course, the outcome is already doomed. Even if you want to resist, it will be futile. My suggestion is just that I don't want innocent people to die."
After Fu Qinghai finished speaking, two Iron Pagoda warriors came behind Axe and Meslin and placed a data tablet in front of them. Axe picked up the data tablet and saw the screen showing the names of all news media and propaganda agencies affiliated with the Ministry of the Interior. The list was detailed to the names of the specific persons in charge and the locations of their offices, without any errors or omissions.
A cold sweat instantly flowed down the Minister of the Interior's forehead. He looked up at Meslin and saw that the Pope's face was as pale as his own. I guess the list in his hand was similar. Axe's uneasiness finally turned into reality - Qingshan Khan was not acting on impulse out of anger, but a long-planned action.
"You have ten seconds to think about it."
Fu Qinghai, who was sitting in the first position, reminded calmly.
"As you wish, Qingshan Khan."
Axel lowered his head and said in a hoarse voice.
"The state religion won't say anything nonsense."
Meslin promised tremblingly.
"very good."
Fu Qinghai smiled with satisfaction and ordered:
"Send the servants of the two masters here."
The Space Marines released their controlled assistants and servants. They bent over and carefully approached Aix and Meslin, listening to the whispered arrangements of the two high lords.
Fu Qinghai's Leman's Ear took in all the whispers of the two high lords, which were nothing more than asking their subordinates not to resist and to cooperate with the Space Marines to take over the media.
Friends who often launch coups know that in order to launch a coup, one must first control all news and broadcasting media and hold the media's mouthpiece in one's own hands to facilitate the promotion of political ideas or discredit the current government. If possible, at the same time, cut off all known means of communication of the opponent to extend the reaction time, and finally blockade the parliament or impose a full martial law.
The list and route in Fu Qinghai's hand came from Wangorichi. After receiving it, he checked and confirmed it with Vera again. The double guarantee of the Assassin's Court and the Inquisition ensured that no media organization or media facility would be missed.
"Are you really going to do this, Aoyama?"
Kurland looked at Fu Qinghai and asked bitterly:
"Do you know what this means?"
The expression on his face was very complicated, and it was hard to tell whether he agreed or disagreed. It was a mixture of anticipation and worry.
"This should have been done a long time ago!"
Bosimonde slammed the table and said.
"I support you, Qingshan."
Thorne also said with a firm and serious expression.
"I am different from you, Kurland."
Fu Qinghai looked at the Emperor Fist Warrior and said seriously:
"I don't care about honor or glory. I don't care how history writes about me. I don't care how future generations judge me. To me, none of these things is as important as saving a single Imperial citizen from dying in this war! You know very well, brother, your logic and reason tell you that what I'm doing now is the best thing for the Empire! You are the defenders of Terra, but don't let the medal on your chest become a shackle that binds you."
Kurland was stunned when he heard this. He looked down at the "Defend Terra" medal of honor on his chest. His expression changed for a while, as if he was awakened by these words. Finally, he slowly raised his head, looked at Fu Qinghai and said in a deep voice:
"I support you, Qingshan."
At this moment, a sharp roar sounded:
"You are committing treason! All of you!"
More than ten meters behind Fu Qinghai, Wu Duo's eyes were red and his clothes were messy. He stood up tremblingly, holding his broken ribs, pointing at Fu Qinghai's back and shouting:
"This is naked rebellion! Qingshan Khan, you are no different from Horus a thousand years ago!"
Fu Qinghai did not even turn around to look at Wu Duo, and turned a deaf ear to his words. Instead, he took out a data tablet and plugged it into the holographic projector, looking at all the imperial officials at the table and said:
"Frankly speaking, everyone, I have no intention of completely overthrowing the Imperial Senate and the High Lords' Council. I have to take this series of actions just to ensure that the Human Empire can win the war against the orcs, and win this war in a highly efficient and low-loss manner. But..."
Fu Qinghai pressed the play button on the projector:
"But if you insist on not cooperating, then this video will be played on all media in the Throne World, on every screen in every hive city. By then, the situation may not be as controllable as it is now. You might as well guess, after the people have watched this video, how much authority will the Imperial Senate and the High Lords' Council have left?"
The projection began to play, and the eyes of the imperial officials gathered. The scene in the picture was very familiar, the Imperial Parliament Hall, and the plot in the picture was also familiar, three green-skinned orcs... Wait! All the imperial officials' faces gradually stiffened, looking at themselves under the threat of the orc ambassador, and they couldn't help but have a question in their hearts:
How did Qingshan Khan have this video?
He hadn't come to Terra at that time!
The already pale faces of Axe and Meslin turned even paler. Just now, just three minutes ago, the two of them ordered the control of all news media on Terra to be handed over to the Space Marines under Qingshan Khan. Now, he was going to use these news media to threaten himself.
This is so fucking... interconnected.
"This is impossible, this is impossible..."
Wu Duo suddenly collapsed to the ground as if he had lost his temper.
"Take Lord Udo away, he's a bit noisy."
Fu Qinghai waved his hand and gave instructions.
Two Space Marines carried Udo out of the hall.
Fu Qinghai turned his gaze to the other high lords:
"I dismissed Udo because he is the Supreme Commander of the Empire and Lord Guilliman, and is the primary person responsible for the current chaos. Udo is to blame, but that does not mean you can get away with it. To be frank, it is precisely because the entire Terra is filled with people like you who are doing nothing that we need to be here. We have to come all the way from the garrison area to clean up the mess left by the adults present here."
"Ms. Yuskina, and Pope Meslin."
Fu Qinghai began to call out the names of the high lords one by one:
"The Peasant Crusade you launched was a complete disaster and farce. Millions of lives of the Empire were wasted like a child's play, and hundreds of thousands of slaves were given to the orcs. I have always been surprised that after making such a big mistake, you two still have the nerve to sit here? Ignorance, stupidity, shamelessness, self-righteousness, and extreme lack of common sense! I have come into contact with many Rogue Traders. They are smart, bold, adventurous, and good at pioneering. But you, Yuskina, your stupidity is simply beyond the bottom line. You have lowered the average IQ of all Rogue Traders!"
Qingshan Khan used his mouth cannon skills at full power, grabbed Yuskina Tur and launched a fierce and violent attack.
Yuskina was stunned by what she said. Although this beautiful woman with extravagant and exquisite clothes had only taken over the position of "spokesperson for the merchant fleet" from her father for a few decades, she had almost never heard such direct and explicit insults and accusations in her long life of hundreds of years. For a moment, she was speechless and tears welled up in the corners of her eyes.
"Admiral Lanson."
Fu Qinghai continued to look at the next high lord:
"If I remember correctly, before our combined fleet was ready to attack the Battle Moon, I contacted your flagship twice and asked the Imperial Navy to launch a coordinated attack, but you turned a deaf ear and your fleet did not move. What's the matter? Was the communication equipment on your flagship damaged? Or were your ears deafened by the orcs? I don't know how to deal with deserters according to the regulations in the Imperial Navy's regulations. But I think that a person who should have been sent to a military court, a shameful coward, a turtle, is not qualified to sit in front of me. What do you think, Admiral Lanson?"
Fu Qinghai stared at Lan Song with a cold and sinister look. This was also the first time he saw the High Lord in person. Lan Song was a red-faced man, and his excessive fat made the collar of his uniform stand up. Being called a "deserter" and a "coward", Lan Song's already red face turned even redder. But unlike Yuskina, the Supreme Lord Admiral dared to talk back.
"You can humiliate me in public, Qingshan Khan."
Lan Song stared at Fu Qinghai and said viciously:
"You can even kill me. But without me, how are you going to command the Imperial Navy? Without the Imperial Navy, how are you going to win this war? Have you ever thought about this?"
"Hahahaha, are you serious?"
Fu Qinghai couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.
"Without the naval fleet, it is indeed difficult for us to win this war, but I heard that there are six Lord Admirals in the Imperial Navy waiting in line to take your place? Admiral Price, Admiral Acharya, Admiral Fernandez... It is impossible that none of the six are willing to cooperate, right? Or are these people all your loyal supporters?"
Fu Qinghai started counting on his fingers.
Lan Song's flushed face turned pale again when he heard this.
Not only were these lords and admirals not his supporters, some of them even had some personal grudges against him.
Qingshan Khan's base is far away in the border star zone, but he knows the Imperial Navy better than he thinks.
Lan Song stopped talking.
Fu Qinghai glanced at him, and then turned his gaze to Anwa of the Star Tongue Court and Sak of the Star Torch Court. These were the only two blind people in the entire Hall of Glory, and also the few psychics. They were dressed in green Star Tongue robes and sat quietly in their seats. Fu Qinghai did not intend to let these two people go.
"There are also the Torch and the Astropathic Court. The beasts have been wreaking havoc in various star regions within the Empire for several months. On my way here, I witnessed one shattered Imperial world after another. You two are known as the most powerful Astropaths in the Empire, but the Throne World has not received any news at all? Neither the Astropathic Court nor the Torch gave any warning? If you are really a bunch of psychic wastes who eat nothing, why didn't you throw yourself into the Astropathic Court earlier? At least you can provide some insignificant light and heat for the Golden Throne instead of sitting here and pretending to be powerless!"
Fu Qinghai rebuked without any mercy.
"The orcs have gathered in huge numbers. The psychic roar of the beasts in the warp is so strong that it has caused turbulent waves in the sea of souls, seriously disrupting communications and transportation..."
Abdullah Anwar whispered.
"Then find a way to penetrate it! Think of a way!"
Fu Qinghai interrupted him rudely:
"Do I need to teach you this?"
If he wasn't worried about exposing his special relationship with the Uswe Ark World, Fu Qinghai really wanted to grab the two astropaths by the collar and ask them: Why can the Eldar Prophet calm the warp chaos caused by the Orks, but you can't? Aren't you two also psykers picked out of a billion?
"Yes, yes, it's my fault, sir."
Abbot Sak of Xingju Court bowed his head repeatedly and apologized:
“I’m ashamed that we haven’t done enough.”
Fu Qinghai continued to look at the remaining high lords.
"And Commander Williot..."
"Navigator Ambassador Mr. Gibran..."
"Minister Zeke..."
Inside the Hall of Glory, Qingshan Khan angrily rebuked his ministers.
During this process, in addition to the three cavalry companies that served as the fast troops, the Space Marines of the Iron Pagoda Regiment continued to pour out from the blue light circle. They gradually took over the defense of the entire outer city area of the Imperial Palace. The guards and hive police guarding the outer city of the Imperial Palace were disarmed without much resistance. It was not that they were too weak, but they did not expect the Space Marines to appear from inside the Imperial Palace, and they did not expect the Space Marines who had just participated in the victory parade to launch a coup. The rest of the Throne World had not yet noticed that the outer city of the Terra Imperial Palace had quietly changed hands.
"Khan, the palace is basically under control."
The attendant came to Fu Qinghai and whispered:
"Do we need to notify the inner city's imperial guards?"
Hearing the word "Imperial Guards", several high lords beside Fu Qinghai immediately became alert: Yes, there are Imperial Guards! The Imperial Guards will definitely not allow Qingshan Khan to mess around. The Emperor will not allow a Space Marine to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Empire and control the High Lords' Council and the Imperial Senate. This is not in line with his original intention.
"Hmm... Who is the current commander of the Imperial Guards?"
Fu Qinghai thought for a moment and asked.
"I asked around. His name is 'Ixion Hale'."
Lin Yu was well prepared for this question.
"Oh, him."
Fu Qinghai thought of the old man with white beard.
The lifespan of the Custodes is as long as that of the Astartes, and it is normal for the Ten Thousand to not have a new commander for a thousand years.
"With something this serious happening, we should inform the Imperial Guards. So, you go to the inner city area in person."
Fu Qinghai turned around and gave instructions to the attendant.
"Yes, Khan."
Lin Yu took the order and left in a hurry.
Fu Qinghai sat on the huge throne and waited patiently. In a moment, several golden figures appeared outside the gate of the Hall of Glory. Many imperial officials in the hall held their breath and looked at the golden figures with the expectation of seeing a savior. That's right, the gorgeous golden power armor, the scarlet helmet tassel and cloak, the power spear combined with the bolt gun... The Imperial Guards are here, the Imperial Guards are here as expected.
"It's all over. We are saved."
A secondary lord was secretly happy.
Fu Qinghai also raised his eyebrows in surprise.
He had expected at most a tribune.
Didn’t you expect that the commander-in-chief of the imperial guards himself would come?
Five tall imperial guards came straight towards them with weapons in hand. Fu Qinghai left his seat and stood up to greet them. The leading imperial guard with the most complicated carved patterns on his armor stopped and stood in front of Fu Qinghai. The four imperial guards behind him stood at attention in unison with a clang, and the bottom of their power spears slammed heavily on the floor.
There was a dull "bang" sound.
The entire Glory Hall suddenly became solemn.
Everyone looked at the imperial guards quietly.
The leading imperial guard slowly took off his pointed helmet, revealing a familiar bald face with gray beard. It was the commander of the imperial guards that Fu Qinghai had met before, Ixion Hale.
"Marshal Hale, long time no see."
Fu Qinghai looked up at the other person and smiled.
"Qingshan Khan, you are back."
Ixion looked down at him.
"Yes, I am back with my mission."
Fu Qinghai nodded and said neither humbly nor arrogantly.
The commander of the imperial guards looked at Fu Qinghai with a complicated look, and said in a deep voice:
"Whatever the Emperor tells you to do..."
"Don't screw it up."
After saying this, Ixion Hele put on his helmet again with an expressionless face, and turned around and left. The four guards also turned around in unison, and the five golden figures quickly disappeared outside the door of the Hall of Glory, just as quickly as they came.
Finished? Gone? Gone now?
The dull eyes of the imperial officials turned along with the imperial guards, watching them leave here so simply, turning a blind eye to everything that happened in the Hall of Glory, and a thousand question marks appeared in their hearts. Some people even wanted to shout to these golden armored warriors: Hey, do you want to see, we are being pointed at with grenade guns, hey, can't you see?
The Emperor? Let you? Do it?
However, several high lords keenly caught these key words in the words of the commander of the imperial guards. Veritus stared with his eyes and his expression kept changing, thinking about what these words meant. Ixion had no need to lie, which meant that Qingshan Khan was actually...
The Grand Master of the Inquisition was still thinking.
The Pope of the state religion has collapsed.
"This is impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"
Meslin stood up from his seat, holding the crown on his head with both hands, with an unbelievable look of madness and craziness on his face. His pale, fat face was already red and warm, and he scratched his fingers and made some unconscious movements, shouting hysterically:
"We organize the most devout believers to enter the sanctuary for worship every week. I kneel before the Golden Throne every week to listen to His will, but He has never conveyed any message to me. He doesn't speak, He doesn't speak! It's fake, all fake, this is a lie, this is deception, it's impossible, I don't believe it! I am His most loyal servant!"
Wangorichi sat among a group of lesser lords, looking at the mad Meslin with sympathy.
The high lords had already begun to think deeply, and as they looked at Qingshan Khan on the first seat, awe gradually appeared in their eyes.
Finally, the commanders of the high wall also heard it. They looked at each other and saw that they were all a little skeptical.
The White Scars chapter leaders seemed very calm. Qingshan Khan had confessed as early as when the Khuriltai was convened. He had entered the Emperor's Sanctuary and met the Emperor. Now there was just an additional commander of the Imperial Guards to confirm this matter.
"Take the Pope to keep Lord Udo company."
Fu Qinghai slowly sat back in his original position.
At the same time, he gave orders to his Space Marines.
Meslin was dragged away, struggling with his limbs.
"I have said everything I should say, and I have scolded everyone who should be scolded."
Fu Qinghai looked around the long table:
"Although your work is a complete mess, we are facing a powerful enemy. I am merciful and willing to give you one more chance, a chance to redeem yourself and start a new life... So now, we will officially hold a war meeting."
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