Walk alone in the abyss

On the right side of Yang Ming, the gray-haired female official quickly entered the state and began to describe in detail:

"Major Yang Ming...Master Special Envoy, the information we currently have is not much, and we were required to keep it strictly confidential before.

"The incident occurred twenty-one galactic hours ago, and we received the news eight galactic hours ago, by which time the Sherman Court of Nobles and the Bureau of Foreign Affairs had intervened.

"Her Royal Highness Emilia is currently in a special ship of the noble court and has received special care. The people who come into contact with Her Royal Highness are restricted to healthy women. There is no need to worry about safety for the time being.

"According to the feedback given to us by the Foreign Affairs Bureau, this is the protection of His Highness..."

Yang Ming listened carefully for a while, and extracted several key information.

First, the aristocratic court usually focuses on mediating conflicts between nobles;

Second, the Bureau of Foreign Affairs wants to calm down the matter, after all, it involves Princess Dana, and Princess Dana is related to the "Subordinate Emperor's Omnic Plan";

Third, the attitude of the Mensa family's parents is ambiguous, neither daring to offend the Foreign Affairs Bureau, nor able to suppress the anger within the family.

It is the son of Earl Mensa who is now demanding severe punishment for Emilia, who has the right to inherit the next earl.

The meeting room gradually fell silent.

Yang Ming sat there thinking carefully, tapping his fingers lightly on the table.

"Give me some family history of Earl Mensa, just a rough one."

"Good envoy, this is the family information of Earl Mensa."

A thick stack of projection files appeared in front of Yang Ming.

The Sherman Empire has existed for tens of thousands of years, starting from the founding emperor Levi Sherman, and developing to the current grand occasion of dominating the Milky Way, relying on the Invincible Fleet.

Based on Sherman's terrifying base of hundreds of administrative stars and a population of more than 200 billion, the nobles of the Sherman Empire remained at the level of tens of millions.

Among the tens of millions of nobles, nobles who can qualify as "hereditary replacements" account for only one percent, and the vast majority of them are small nobles without fiefdoms.

The Sherman Empire is very cautious about 'title succession'.

Taking the Mensa family as an example, after the Earl of Mensa selects an heir, only the heir will have a title, and other heirs will not receive any lower-level titles.

If members of the Mensa family want to obtain titles, they must either join politics or join the army to help the Sherman Empire expand its territory.

The pioneers of the Mensa family made great contributions in the crisis of the empire thousands of years ago, so they have this sustainable noble title and this relatively remote administrative star as a fiefdom.

——It is said that the administrative star is used as a fief, but in fact, the land they can control is only a small area, which is used to build manors and train nobles' private armed forces, and is limited to areas far away from normal cities. The Sherman Empire is currently implementing the 'New Imperial Calendar', and the new calendar was promulgated because of the 'Imperial Reform' carried out more than 700 years ago. Classes add more restrictions and cut most benefits by half.

There are dozens of members of this family with titles.

Before retiring from the army, the contemporary Earl Mensa served as the commander of the Imperial Fleet and the rank of major general.

After the grandson of the earl and the next successor to the earl were seriously injured, more than a dozen noblemen from the Mensa family rushed to the family manor to resist the diplomatic pressure brought by the Luofeng Empire.

After reading the information about the Mensa family, Yang Ming also felt a little headache.

Imperial nobles like to hug groups best.

The Mensa family has existed for thousands of years, and it has been branching out all these years, and it is rare. The real aristocratic lord who has a fief and inherits these two labels is related to an unknown number of imperial military families.

If this matter becomes very rigid, the imperial aristocratic forces will quickly unite.

The Luofeng Empire is just one of the twenty-two affiliated countries of the Sherman Empire.

Can't force it.

Yang Ming leaned against the back of the chair, he couldn't help yawning after reading the document for too long.

The diplomat's aunt said softly: "Master Special Envoy, the best result we are currently seeking is to escort Her Highness Emilia back to China."

"Can Princess Dai Na contact us?" Yang Ming asked.

"Princess Diane is accompanying Her Royal Highness, and her entourage is also with Her Royal Highness."

An old general of the royal guard sighed: "His Royal Highness is only fifteen years old, how did she go through such a battle?"

Yang Ming curled his lips: "She dared to stab someone with a sword at the age of fifteen, so when she is twenty-five, will she be okay?"

quiet.

A group of Luofeng officials looked at Yang Ming in disbelief.

Yang Ming didn't feel anything, and said quickly:

"What we have to consider now is not to use diplomatic means or pay any price in exchange for His Royal Highness Emilia's return to China.

"It is to prove that Emilia is engaging in self-defense or accidental injury, not intentional injury.

"What the earl's grandson did is the most important thing.

"I know Emilia quite well. She has chatted with me more times than her brother in the past two years... I mean, we have to start from legal principles, not diplomacy. Do you understand?"

More than ten people in the conference room nodded at the same time.

"But my lord special envoy, there are complete witnesses and evidence for this matter."

"Even if we proceed from the legal point of view, the Imperial Noble Court must be biased towards their own people."

"No," Yang Ming said with a smile, "Aren't we part of the empire? The silver that Luofeng has donated over the years is tens of thousands of times more than the taxes paid by the Earl Mensa family."

A group of officials could only smile wryly.

"Relax, I probably already have a clue. Speaking of which, I gave her the knight sword."

Yang Ming spread his hands and said:

"It was originally just an ornament, but she cut it open and said it was used as a protective weapon.

"Let me briefly arrange the work. We still have about three hours to arrive at the airspace where Earl Mensa's fief is located. These three hours are the most critical.

"First, we have to find a way to contact Emilia and Princess Dana, or the princess's personal maid, this will allow the Foreign Affairs Bureau to think of a way.

"Secondly, find the leader of the Foreign Affairs Bureau who is in charge of our Luofeng affairs. Even if it is directly giving money and gifts, we must invite the other party to come to the fiefdom of Earl Mensa. We need assistance from within the empire.

"Third, create public opinion within the Luofeng Empire.

"With the headline that Her Royal Highness Princess Emilia was imprisoned, and Her Royal Highness Princess Emilia seriously injured the earl's grandson in self-defense, the news network was fully spread, creating pressure on public opinion in our country.

"When public opinion starts to ferment, immediately use the official platform to clarify, saying that it is not convenient to announce this matter, but it is suspected that the new federal spies are trying to split the indestructible alliance between Luofeng and the Sherman Empire. The Sherman Empire and Luofeng The empire prospers together... You make up these official words yourself, and you must mention the new federal spy agent.

"Remember, number three is especially important and needs to be completed within these three hours."

Yang Ming paused in his words, and found that there was no reply from the crowd, and asked again: "Is there any problem with the implementation?"

A group of uncles and aunts immediately shook their heads.

"Then do it quickly, hurry up, run forward, and delay the timing, His Royal Highness Emilia will be in danger!"

Yang Ming deliberately exaggerated, several diplomats turned their heads and rushed towards the door.

Afterwards, Yang Ming spoke with Edwang again.

Neither of them was too worried about Emilia's next situation.

This matter is destined not to become a big deal.

Luofeng is now the leader of a group of dependent countries, and Edwin's political status in the Sherman Empire is far from comparable to that of the Earl's family.

They were more concerned about why Emilia made the move.

This little guy must have suffered some kind of grievance or even humiliation.

"Don't worry, Edwan," Yang Ming said in a deep voice, "If Emilia is bullied, I will make the Mensa family pay the price."

"After you showed up, I don't worry about it anymore," Edwan frowned and asked, "What are you doing in the empire?"

Yang Ming said: "I came here on purpose, and I jumped over a dozen times."

Edwan smiled and said: "This matter is troublesome. If Emilia intentionally hurts someone for no reason, then I will come forward to intercede for her... I have been too busy these years, and I am really unfamiliar with her Many, alas."

"Go to work, Your Majesty, it's time for you to consider getting married and having children."

...

Yang Ming's arrangement quickly achieved results.

The last transition of the transport ship appeared in the airspace near the administrative star of Earl Mensa's fiefdom.

A deputy director of the Imperial Foreign Affairs Bureau has been waiting nearby by boat.

After confirming the identity of the transport ship, the deputy chief took a few assistants and headed straight for the ship in a small ship.

Yang Ming led the Luofeng Mission to wait behind the safety gate of the outer cabin. When the cabin was pressurized, the simulated gravity was stable, and the oxygen content in the air reached the equilibrium value, the safety gate immediately rose, and the deputy director appeared in front of Yang Ming.

This is an elderly woman in a professional dress with sharp eyes.

The diplomat behind Yang Ming immediately said: "This is Mrs. Marge, the third deputy director of the Imperial Foreign Affairs Bureau, the prime minister and all matters related to our Luofeng."

Princess Dana's boss?

Seeing Madam Margot stretching out her right hand, Yang Ming gave a military salute first, and then reached out to shake her hand.

"Major Yang Ming, I have admired your name for a long time."

These were the only pleasantries Madame Margo had.

She immediately cut to the chase:

"I was quite surprised that you came to Sherman, this should be Edwan's wisdom.

"It is indeed a very ingenious idea to let soldiers who dare to open fire on the New Federation come to contact the Earl Mensa family.

"However, I need to remind you that the Earl Mensa family is a bit tricky, and they are full of righteous indignation now-I just came from there.

"There is still an hour's voyage to reach the court ship. We must formulate a comprehensive plan."

Yang Ming said: "I just want to know what they did to Emilia."

"Emilia didn't suffer any harm." Madam Margo glanced at both sides, "This is not a place to talk, come with me, let's find a place where we can chat about the inside story... handsome Mr. Major."

Anti-customer-oriented.

This may be the 'dominant spirit' of the imperial officials.

A few minutes later, the shielding device was fully opened in the small meeting room.

Madam Margot's two assistants stood aside, and behind Yang Ming was a diplomat and a colonel of the guard.

Madam Margot first gave Yang Ming a video file.

It was the lounge of the noble court ship. Emilia was lying on a soft and spacious bed, and Princess Dana was sitting by the bed to accompany her;

Two maids were resting on the sofa in the corner, and the two maids stood at the door, blocking the glass window on the door.

"Please don't worry," Madam Margo said solemnly, "We protect the princess and Her Royal Highness very comprehensively, and we maintain the utmost respect for the Luofeng Empire."

"What happened?" Yang Ming asked in a deep voice.

The corners of Madam Margo's mouth twitched slightly: "Some misunderstandings... It's not important, how to calm the anger of the Mensa family now."

"What happened?" Yang Ming's eyes became sharper.

Madam Margot slightly pursed her lips, and looked at Yang Ming.

Just kidding, she is an imperial official, how could she be overwhelmed by a young officer from a dependent country?

Her confidence, her knowledge, and her experience are all the capital of her toughness.

After half a minute.

Madam Margot looked away, and said slowly: "It doesn't matter what happened, what matters is how to solve the problem."

"No, Madam Margot," Yang Ming said unhurriedly, "Luofeng is a small country, and there is no dignity at all in front of the Sherman Empire, so we must know what happened."

Madam Margo frowned tightly.

Yang Ming explained:

"In this case, what we have to do is to pursue fairness, justice, and justice.

"If our princess hurts someone maliciously, please treat Emilia as an ordinary imperial nobleman according to the imperial law, and she should serve a prison sentence and be fined.

"However, if Her Royal Highness the Princess strikes back in self-defense, the Mensa family must give us an explanation.

"Princess Dana has been married to the Luofeng royal family for so many years. She has a very high reputation and influence in the royal family. She is the stepmother respected by His Majesty Edwan and the princess loved by the people of Luofeng. Citizens regard it as a national treasure.

"Their reputation is extremely important to the feelings of the people of Luofeng Empire."

Madam Margot was a little embarrassed: "But..."

Yang Ming said: "There is nothing wrong with it. The public opinion in our country is about to blow up. I think you should already understand."

Madam Margot nodded slightly: "I understand the pressure you are under."

Yang Ming crossed his fingers and placed them in front of him, leaning forward slightly:

"Madam Margot, I am asking you now out of respect for you.

"This matter is very likely to affect the diplomatic direction between the Luofeng Empire and the Sherman Empire.

"Because Luofeng is a vassal state of Sherman, it has been targeted by the new federation one after another.

"In the past few years, we have defeated several offensives of the New Federation, seized the right to speak internationally, suffered huge economic losses, and suffered direct attacks from the New Federation. Together with the Sherman Imperial Army, we have repelled the evil New Federation invaders .

"You should know this very clearly."

Madam Margot sighed softly: "Luofeng is an extremely important international partner of our country."

"So, what happened?"

Yang Ming's breathing became slow, and his eyes almost burst into flames:

"I don't want to ask Her Highness the same question when I stand in front of Her Royal Highness, there is a high probability of hurting her again.

"But she will tell me everything without reservation, I promise you.

"She is my student, and her knight long sword was sharpened only with my permission.

"She made a mistake, and I need to bear the same punishment. She has been wronged, and I must stand up and uphold justice for her."

Madam Margo clenched her fists slightly, with some hesitation in her eyes.

Soon, she sighed and said in a low voice: "It's the grandson of Earl Mensa... That bastard drank some wine and tried to molest his aunt...Princess Dana..."

Yang Ming leaned back.

What kind of little movie scene is this...

"Specifically?" Yang Ming asked, "Is there anyone else present?"

"There are two guards from the Mensa family. They detained Princess Dana and tried to force Princess Dana to submit," Madam Margot said. "We will deal with this matter, and we will deal with these two guards."

dispose of?

Yang Ming narrowed his eyes slightly.

Could it be that the grandson of the earl threatened Dana with words like 'you don't want others to know that you are not my real aunt'?

At this moment, Yang Ming's watch vibrated slightly, and a video popped up on it.

Off-site assistance given by the law.

She had already hacked into the network of the front administration star before, restored a deleted surveillance video, and handed it to Yang Ming when the time was right.

Yang Ming played the video in front of Madam Margot and her assistant.

In the picture, two guards pushed Princess Dana, who was dressed up to attend a dinner party, into a bedroom, and then stood guard in front of the bedroom door.

Soon, a young man in a tuxedo walked through the corridor while unbuttoning himself, pushed the door open and entered.

The eyes of the colonel behind Yang Ming watching this scene blazed.

In the corner of the screen, a maid ran away in a hurry.

Not two minutes later, Emilia, who was still wearing a princess laurel crown and a long skirt, dragged her long sword and rushed through the corridor. After scaring off the two guards with her sword, she kicked open the bedroom that was not locked tightly. Door.

Madam Margot frowned, "Where did you get the video?"

"We also have a channel to buy information...send the video to His Majesty Edwan."

Yang Ming turned his head and said something, then stared at Madam Margot with cold eyes.

"Ma'am, bullying aunt, incest and immorality, does the imperial law ignore it?"

Madam Margot said: "This matter is difficult to handle, and there are some secrets that are not convenient to announce."

"Does the law of the Empire ignore the attempt to rape a woman?"

Madam Margot said: "Earl Mensa's influence is also something we must consider."

"Then the Foreign Affairs Bureau doesn't have to intervene in the next thing. Emilia is just protecting her mother. This is a humiliation that the Luofeng Empire's royal family cannot bear!"

Yang Ming slapped the table and stood up.

"Because of the respect for His Majesty the Emperor of the Sherman Empire, we resisted the huge pressure of the New Federation and resisted the sanctions of the New Federation with the size of eleven administrative stars. !"

Madam Marge stood up quickly: "We must keep this incident to the minimum extent, and Princess Dana has not suffered any substantial harm."

However, Yang Ming said: "Honor is the order of the nobility! The spaceship diverted, and applied to enter the spaceport of the administrative star ahead, accompanied by the royal guards who are fully armed."

"Yes!" the colonel answered loudly.

In front of Madam Margot, Yang Ming dialed Edwang's communication, and he had already watched the surveillance of the Earl's Mansion there.

Edwan's expression has never been so solemn, and he just said:

"Ming, I can rush to Emperor Star at any time to see His Majesty the great Sherman Emperor, and ask him to uphold justice for us."

Madam Margot's expression became a little stagnant: "Your Majesty Edwan, please exercise restraint, this matter is absolutely impossible! We can give your country more benefits for this!"

She didn't expect Yang Ming to stand by her side.

"Not for the time being, Your Majesty, if this is the case, then the Earl Mensa family may have no bones left, and the aristocratic class of the Sherman Empire will have a great sense of rejection."

Madam Marge breathed a sigh of relief, seeing Yang Ming immediately became much more pleasing to the eye.

But it didn't last half a minute.

Madam Margot was astonished, watching the two guys conspiring openly.

Yang Ming said: "Your Majesty, please allow me to use the military method to defend the honor of Princess Dana and the honor of His Royal Highness Emilia."

Edwan asked, "What do you need?"

"Adjust my title to Earl Luofeng."

"Okay, I will sign the executive order, what do you want to do?"

"I'll go find them to initiate a duel! This is allowed by the laws of the empire!"

Yang Ming broke out a few foul words:

"This damned Mensa family! One counts as one, and if it's a man, stand up for me, and I'll kill them one by one!"

Madam Margot's legs were a little weak, and she only felt her mind buzzing.

She suddenly thought of the 'military achievements' of the young man in front of her.

It was him who fired the first shot of Luofeng's counterattack against the New Federation.