Jierte had no intention of provoking the planetary government—strictly speaking, the merchant group still had quite a few connections within the government.
He merely wanted to use this gesture to show Qu Jianlei and the others where his side stood.
And at a time like this, it was necessary to stay vigilant and protect themselves effectively—what if someone failed to recognize their place?
In any case, when a local power and an outsider joined forces, it truly gave both sides a greater sense of security.
However, with the planetary government making this move, it became quite difficult for the military to intervene.
The Empire had no such thing as officials driving civilians into rebellion, but if riots broke out locally, someone had to be held accountable, right? Under such circumstances, if the local government and military stood opposed, they would inevitably try to shift the blame onto each other.
The military was basically incapable of winning a blame-shifting war—Peace was only a local merchant group.
The military interfering in local affairs was itself a major taboo. If the local government did not support them, taking the blame was inevitable.
After Hua Xiezhi's ultimatum was sent out, nothing major happened.
Not only did the military fail to show up, even Peace's people gradually began withdrawing from Zi Hong Star, clearly admitting defeat.
As for Xijiesi's reaction? There was none at all. It was said that even he himself had vanished.
But the planetary government would not step forward to help Peace search for him either.
The reason was simple: "Jianghu matters are settled within Jianghu."
He was, after all, an Above Supreme, with special privileges. Matters in the business world should still be resolved in the business world.
Zi Hong Star's government was friendly with Peace, but the Tianhe Star Region