Starting from the Planetary Governor-Chapter 790 - 436: Seven Horses Come to Join

Chapter 790: Chapter 436: Seven Horses Come to Join

Had it been just that, it might have ended there.

Though a leader had almost instantly died, along with a governor, everyone knew the Alliance was powerful, even commanding the Starfighter Battle Group.

But just because you could kill a former ruler didn’t mean you could rule this place smoothly!

That was the dark thought festering in the minds of many governors of Purple Horse.

They had expected, with the Alliance employing such unscrupulous methods to overthrow the Baishuo Government, the entire planet would be in turmoil, engulfed in the flames of war. The local Defense Armies would rise in revolt, if not to avenge the deceased governor and leader, at least they wouldn’t easily accept a sudden change of master, right?

And the people everywhere would question the Alliance’s legitimacy, especially given such a despicable method of subversion and coup. They would inevitably stir up unrest, armed resistance, strikes, riots…

However, the actual news they had received was disappointing.

It wasn’t to say that such things were completely nonexistent, after all, there was such a large planet with nine billion people living on it.

But those sparse uprisings were not enough to affect the overall situation.

It’s quite normal to have sporadic turmoil during a substantial change of power.

It’s said that a single spark can start a prairie fire, but not every spark is mentioned.

Most flames in this world are extinguished as soon as they ignite.

Unless, there is an oil depot behind those flames.

The Alliance had such a depot for the coup’s spark they ignited; however, the governors of Purple Horse who wanted to be the oil depot for the current unrest on Baishuo Star neither had the capacity nor the daring to do so.

Zelos and the Governor of Baishuo had just been cremated—who would dare?

They could only watch as the Alliance propped up a new acting governor on Baishuo Star and claimed they had the right to do so, with the relevant procedures being expedited and already recorded in the Alliance. As soon as communication was restored with Yunluo Star, Wuji Star, and Holy Terra, the formal appointment would come through.

This left them with nothing to say.

What could they say? With the previous governor gone, someone had to step up. The Alliance might not have the right to directly appoint a governor, but they could appoint an ‘acting governor,’ with the promise of later formalities.

So now the question arose: which governor in the Purple Horse Sector also wanted an ‘acting governor’?

The Alliance’s diplomats didn’t say it outright. However, they would understand the implied message.

Continuous communication with the diplomats and the incessant flow of news from Baishuo Star, coupled with the approaching United Fleet…

All these factors were incessantly battering the psychological defenses of the Purple Horse governors.

When the United Fleet finally arrived in orbit around their planets with the text of the Qima Treaty in tow, most of the Planetary Governors made the correct decision and signed their names on it.

A minority of governors, however, had already approached the Alliance’s diplomats and proactively signed their names before the arrival of the United Fleet.

Those who didn’t sign were none.

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Half a month after the death of Zelos, the Purple Horse Sector had fully joined the Qima Treaty.

Gu Hang was quite satisfied with this outcome.

He certainly had the resolve to conquer these seventeen worlds of the sector with a population of thirty-eight billion, even if it meant waging war should things turn unfavorable.

But determination is one thing, and the best solution is another.

If it’s possible to avoid war, best avoid it.

Cost and hassle are one aspect, but the governance after the war would also be problematic.

That’s why they resorted to the method of subversive coups.

Whether the Alliance could control the entire planet after overthrowing the local government on Baishuo Star was based on thorough preliminary investigations and previous successful experiences on the Fatchess Tri-Star, and this was why the decision was made.

Initially, Gu Hang also had his concerns: such tactics could indeed overthrow the Central Government of a planet, but that didn’t guarantee that the Alliance could immediately establish a reliable new government.

Or rather, the establishment wasn’t the issue, but whether the newly established government could effectively rule the planet was uncertain.

However, after the investigations, these concerns were largely dispelled.

The residents of Baishuo Star, regardless of their class, mostly identified themselves within the grand structure of the human race – the Human Empire. They did not consider the governor, the Planetary Government, or the Star Sector Government to be ‘their own government’ or ‘their own monarch’ but as ruling officials sent by the Empire.

In such a scenario, in the name of the Empire and on behalf of higher authorities, the removal of those two leaders and the establishment of a new government by the Alliance could naturally gain legitimacy, and the people of Baishuo Star would have no doubts about it.

Isn’t it just a change of governor? Just as some places change a mayor or town head, the common people wouldn’t necessarily revolt because of it.

This reassured Gu Hang.

This aspect was also different from other administrative regions of the Empire and the Alliance.

Was the perception of the people on Baishuo Star wrong?

Of course not!

That is the common perception of the vast majority of humans within the Empire.

It’s not absolute, of course, as exceptions like the Foundry World of the Sect of Mechanics, the religious worlds of the state religion, some extremely backward feudal systems, slave systems, or even primitive worlds are not excluded…

But overall, from a macro perspective, this statement is not problematic.

The legitimacy of the Human Empire derives from the ‘humankind’ collective, assembled together by The Emperor who ascended to godhood.