In the history of the Galactic Republic, this was a day worth recording.
On this day, the battle that erupted on Geonosis marked the beginning of the civil war between the Independent Federation and the Banking Republic.
In this initial battle, the Galactic Republic suffered heavy losses. Every master of the Jedi Council fell, with no survivors, dealing the Galactic Republic a devastating blow. Of course, the official story was that the Independent Federation had used the captured Jedi masters as bait, while the Jedi Council had underestimated the enemy and misjudged the Independent Federation's will and strength, resulting in a crushing defeat and the annihilation of the entire force.
This rumor was jointly promoted by the Independent Federation and Palpatine. The reason was simple: every being present there had been destroyed by Duanmu Huai. Even the Independent Federation only knew that everything there had been wiped out. As for who had done it... well, Earl Dooku claimed it had been one of their secret weapons, so the Independent Federation adopted that explanation. After all, such a story that boosted their own morale while demoralizing the enemy was too good not to spread.
As for why Palpatine promoted it, the reason was even simpler. On one hand, he needed to conceal the evidence of the Inquisition's involvement. On the other, Palpatine had always wanted every Jedi dead. This rumor not only smeared the Independent Federation, but also saddled the Jedi Council with the label of being rigid and foolish, ultimately bringing about its own destruction.
It killed two birds with one stone. Palpatine was so pleased that he nearly opened a bottle of champagne.
After all, to Palpatine, the Independent Federation was not the most troublesome enemy. The Jedi Knights were. Regardless of the truth, at least within the Galactic