818. Advocacy fails
"Is it possible that this war should never have happened?"
Tang Xiao Picked up an unknown but very delicious piece of meat with a fork, dipped it in the carefully prepared sauce, and then put it into his mouth.
The maid on the side quickly bent over and used a white silk scarf to help him wipe away the stains from the corners of his mouth.
"Hehehe... your question is not worthy of the wisdom and decisiveness you have shown so far." A powerful voice laughed on the other side of the dining table, "The cause and effect of this war was planted thousands of years ago. We are just following the trend."
His beard and hair are as white as snow, his spirit is strong, and he is not angry and self-respecting.
Count Dooku, the leader of Separatists, the supreme leader of Confederacy of Independent Systems, the initiator of the war, and the second most powerful person in the entire galaxy.
Tang Xiao smiled, continued to cut the meat in his hand, and said casually, "Every time I hear about the all-powerful and powerful Darth-Sidious from your mouth, I always wonder whether this war would still break out without Darth-Sidious."
"Oh? Why did you say that?" Count Dooku asked with a little interest.
Tang Xiao ate another piece of meat, waved his hand and declined the service of the maid, and said, "With your erudition, you must also know that when our intelligent civilization was at Cold Weapon Era, the oppressed and exploited people dared to rise up against the rulers with bamboo poles, oh, it is a kind of tree branch. On our planet, this is called 'rising up the pole'."
"Yes, it was a chaotic, barbaric, yet full of romantic era." Count Dooku smiled slightly.
"But after entering the era of thermal weapons, such things have become rare. Without careful preparation and even contact with foreign forces, those exploited will never rise up to resist." Tang Xiao took a sip of wine, "In the interstellar era, uprisings almost disappeared. Why? Is it because people have become more docile?"
"The gap in strength." Count Dooku said with certainty, "The gap between branches and spears is naturally far less than the gap between Blaster rifle and Star Destroyer. In the face of the state's violent institutions, the power that civilians can control is not worth mentioning, and with the development of technology and industry, this gap will become wider and wider. Civilians will naturally not attack stones with eggs."
"So... why did this war break out?" Tang Xiao shook his head, raised his glass to Count Dooku, and took another sip, "I really don't want to fight."
"Only this sentence, you are lying to me. Dawn Star Planet's development in the war is obvious to all." Count Dooku smiled, "However, I understand what you want to say. If there is no darkness stirring behind the scenes, Thanks to the actions of Archangel of Death and Darth-Sidious, those Outer Rim backward planets will not be forced to a dead end, and they will not unite to resist, right..."
He shook his head, "I can only say that the gap between us and Galactic Republic is far smaller than spears and branches. Because Darth-Sidious will do its best to help us and cooperate with us inside and outside."
"Confederacy of Independent Systems cannot shake Galactic Republic who owns Kuat Drive Yards, Rendili StarDrive, and Corellia Engineering Company. This war will probably happen again at most. Lasted for two years. "Tang Xiao said, "I can't see the internal and external cooperation of Das-Lord Sidious. I would like to know what kind of situation made you determined to resist?"
Count Dooku's expression became serious, "Faith! And ideals!"
"Give me freedom or give me death..." Tang Xiao said this with a half-smile, and then continued, "It seems that Galactic Republic will win, at least militarily. However, Darth-Lord Sidious doesn't seem to lose either."
"I also want to understand, since you are so sure of this result, why do you still join our ranks without hesitation?" Count Dooku asked in a meaningful way.
"Maybe it's because... I have no choice?" Tang Xiao answered casually.
"Hahahaha! This is not what Mr. Governor of Dawn Star Planet, who just won the Confederacy of Independent Systems highest Nebula Medal, should say, hahahaha!" Count Dooku laughed, and then said naturally, "It's just a pity that Sefrans-General Tann missed the medal ceremony for the second time, which makes me extremely regretful."
"She is being chased and intercepted by Republic fleet and is in great danger." Tang Xiao replied.
"Do you know her current location? Maybe we have a fleet nearby that can respond." Count Dooku asked.
Tang Xiao smiled and shook his head, "How do I know her location? If it really fails and Plague Titan warship is destroyed, Lord Archangel of Death will kill me."
"It's not your fault." Count Dooku said, "When Sefrans-General Tann returns, I will make her Marshal Confederacy of Independent Systems Navy."
"It's better not to give it up. With her talent, she can't hold the position of marshal, unless you want to kill her." Tang Xiao looked at Count Dooku and replied calmly.
"Kill her? Of course, this is impossible. With this glass, I wish her a safe return." Count Dooku smiled slightly, picked up the wine glass and greeted Tang Xiao with a smile, and then drank it down.
After the impromptu private banquet hosted by Count Dooku, Tang Xiao walked out of Count Dooku's office. This is Confederacy of Independent Systems's parliament center located in Laxus Sub-planet. Here, the MPs who had just had dinner were standing in twos and threes on the square outside the parliament center, discussing their own matters.
At least a hundred eyes looked at Tang Xiao who had just come out of Count Dooku's office, with a little envy and fear, and then immediately moved away.
Tang Xiao ignored those looks and prepared to leave.
"Governor Tang." A slightly deep female voice called him with a strange title.
Tang Xiao turned around and found a short-haired woman in her thirties, tall, with a slightly dark complexion and an elegant temperament. He smiled, nodded, and took the initiative to greet her and said, "Ah, long time no see, Mina-Senator Bonteri."
"I think we just met in the Senate Hall a standard hour ago." Mina-Senator Bonteri also responded with a polite smile.
Mina-Bontri, a member of Onderon, is also the former mentor and current best friend of Padmé-Amidala.
"On occasions like the parliament, naturally it doesn't count." Tang Xiao said, "Actually, I really want to invite you to dinner, but I was too full just now. How about going for a walk?"
Tang Xiao made a gesture of invitation, but did not get to the point.
Mina-Bontri accepted Tang Xiao's invitation with a smile, moved half a body behind Tang Xiao, and walked with Tang Xiao in the beautiful square around the parliament center.
"Although it's a bit presumptuous, I can't help but wonder about the topic you and Count Dooku were discussing in private just now." Mina-Bontri said, "Please don't mind, I always I always believe in Count Dooku and believe that he can lead us to defeat Galactic Republic and regain our freedom. So... what worries me most is that we cannot keep up with his heroic footsteps."
Tang Xiao stopped, the expression on his face was a little unpredictable, and he said slowly, "I'm just telling Count Dooku that we will lose this war."