Interstellar Soldier

Chapter 350 The Secret History of Hidden Spirits
Regarding the history of the Hidden Spirit Race, not to mention Yang Yi, even Lin Feng didn't know much about it.

Being able to rank among the top civilizations and standing for thousands of years, the Hidden Spirit Race has its own advantages.It's just that the most glorious period of the Hidden Eldar is not now, but 4000 years ago, that is, 1000 years before the second Greenwich War.At that time, under the rule of the three emperors honored as "Sage Emperor", "Ming Emperor" and "Wei Emperor", the Hidden Spirit Race not only won two Greenwich Wars, but also became the leader in the Galactic Alliance. The power is above the Leiling clan.It's just that these three emperors who opened up an era have planted hidden dangers for the future internal worries of the Hidden Spirit Race.After the "Prestige Emperor", civil strife broke out among the Hidden Spirit Race due to the battle for the throne, and they have never recovered from it.

It was during this period that the Presbyterian Church came onto the stage of history.

Although the Council of Elders already existed when the Hidden Spirits came to the Southern Alpha galaxy, but before that, under the pressure of the powerful emperor, the Council of Elders had not been able to play its due role, let alone contending with the emperor, even the words Without power, it seems insignificant.Especially during the 1000-year reign of the three emperors, the Presbyterian Church was completely a decoration, and they were not even qualified to comment on the important affairs of the Hidden Eldar.

The civil strife after the "Prestige Emperor" made the Presbyterian Church.

Of course, this is the shame of the Hidden Spirit Race, and it is also the biggest secret of the Hidden Spirit Race.

In Amy's words, not to mention foreigners, even the hidden people, there are very few people who know this history, and it is even forbidden to talk about it in the royal family.

It's just that Amy knew something and told Yang Yi and them.

In the second Greenwich War, "Prestige Emperor" was the main commander of the Galactic Alliance, participated in almost all large-scale battles, and made great contributions to defeating the Silicon Magic Alliance.However, in this war that lasted for hundreds of years, "Weihuang" also paid a huge price, especially in the final decisive battle, "Weihuang" challenged the war emperor of the Silicon Magic Alliance alone, and was seriously injured .

At the end of the war, "Weihuang" was dying when he returned to the Yinling Star.

Although it is not difficult to keep the life of the "Prestige Emperor" with advanced technology and powerful holy artifacts, but according to the tradition of the Hidden Spirit Race, only the strong can sit on the throne.More importantly, the second Greenwich War has just ended, and the internal order of the Galactic Alliance has been reshuffled. If the leader of the Hidden Spirit Race is the "Prestige King" who is not as powerful as before, then when dividing up the fruits of victory, the Hidden Spirit Race interests will certainly be affected.Don't forget, apart from the Hidden Spirit Clan, there are also the Leiling Clan and the Zhixing Clan, and these two top civilizations are all coveting.In order to protect the interests of the Hidden Spirit Race, the "Weihuang" decided to abdicate to the virtuous, and the problem broke out.

"Weihuang" has no legitimate sons, but three illegitimate sons, and none of them are adults.

Of course, this is not the key.

If one of these three illegitimate children is selected to inherit the throne, there will be no problem at all. After all, the illegitimate children themselves do not have much influence, so they will not have the strength to compete for the throne, because no matter who they choose, the other two will not pose a threat. There will be no battle for the throne.

However, the problem still lies with the three illegitimate children.

That is, "Weihuang" has more than ten nephews, and these nephews who have the right to inherit the throne are all recognized members of the royal family.

As for the three illegitimate children, their identities have been questioned.

You must know that not only the royal family of the Yinling clan, but all royal families value blood. It can even be said that the royal family cares most about blood.From the prince and princess to the prince's children, as long as they are members of the royal family, as long as they have the right to inherit the throne, they will get an item to prove their identity when they are born, and it will be recorded in the royal family tree.Without these, even having royal blood would not be recognized.

The three illegitimate children of "Weihuang" have such problems.

Although they are all sons of "Weihuang" and have been canonized as kings one after another, one of them is still a prince, but their status as members of the royal family has not been confirmed. When "Weihuang" was dying, they still had not been recognized by the royal family. , their names are not included in the royal family tree.

When "Wei Huang" was alive, the problem was not too big, because questioning the identities of the three illegitimate children was tantamount to challenging the authority of "Wei Huang".

However, after the death of "Weihuang", his authority followed him into the grave.

The result is predictable.

On the day the "Weihuang" died, the battle for the throne known as "Ten Kings Conquering the Inheritance" broke out.Within a few days, the two illegitimate sons of "Weihuang" were killed one after another, and the older one was killed, while the whereabouts of the other was unknown.However, this civil war for the throne has only just begun, and it is far from the end.There is only one throne, but there are many pretenders.After eradicating the three illegitimate sons of the "Weihuang", the seven princes who took the lead in rebellion continued to fight, and other princes were also involved in it one after another.In the following ten years, the Hidden Eldar were torn apart by this civil strife, and the royal family's prestige was greatly affected.Although the royal family of the Yinling clan kept this civil strife secretive and never mentioned it, and it was forbidden to mention it on any occasion, but in just ten years, at least half of the members of the royal family died due to the war.

In fact, the impact of this civil war on the Hidden Eldar is even more serious.

In addition to the large number of Hidden people who died in the war, the Hidden Race also lost the crown of the number one civilization of the Galactic Alliance.If it weren't for one of the three top civilizations of the founding Milky Way Alliance, I am afraid that before the end of the war, the Hidden Spirits would be expelled from the central region where only top civilizations are eligible to enter.

The devastation caused by ten years of war is enough to awaken the invisible people, and it is also enough to make ambitious people see opportunities.

When the princes who participated in the battle for the throne were fighting hard, a person suddenly appeared, completely changed the situation of the war, and finally ended the war.

This person is the third illegitimate son of "Emperor Wei", the one who disappeared when the war broke out, that is, Argos who was later honored as "Emperor Jing".

This person is also the ancestor of the current royal family of the Hidden Spirit Race, including Emperor Tiansheng, Princess Xijia and Prince Cardozuo.

Although Argos was just a weak young man before his disappearance, and was not looked down upon by those powerful princes at all. Otherwise, he would have been eliminated like his two elder brothers, and it would be impossible for him to live for ten years, but When he returned to the Hidden Spirit Planet, Argos was no longer the boy he was back then. Not only did he gain the status of an adult, but he also possessed a strength no less than that of any prince.

Argos was able to return to the Hidden Spirit Planet thanks to the help of the Presbyterian Church.

It's just that the Presbyterian Church was not optimistic about Argos from the beginning, and they didn't even know where Argos died.

In the early days of the civil war, the Elders remained neutral, but they were coerced by the powerful prince before they lasted long.However, in the civil war that lasted for ten years, no prince gained an absolute advantage, and no prince was able to unify the Hidden Spirit Race, so the Elder Council has been swaying between various forces.Although this kind of stance allows the Council of Elders to be independent, it also makes the Council of Elders insignificant.

Of course, the impact of the Civil War has not changed in any way because of the Presbyterian Church.

As one prince after another was destroyed in the flames of war, as the royal family gradually declined, and as the status of the Hidden Eldar in the Galactic Federation plummeted, several core members of the Presbyterian Church finally realized that if the civil war continued, the hapless Not just the royal family, but the entire hidden spirit family.

This civil war must end, and quickly.

Obviously, none of the princes who have been involved in the civil war are good things.More importantly, the Council of Elders had both sides before this, so even if they publicly supported a certain prince, the Council of Elders would not be able to be reused after the civil war, and might even be abandoned by the new emperor.

The key point is that those princes have a strong background, backed by the entire royal family.

Obviously, as long as the civil war is over, the royal family will unite around the new emperor, so as to ensure the status of the royal family, and will never give power to the elders.

The only way to both end the civil war and profit from it is to support a rootless emperor.

Until this time, Argos appeared on the stage of history.

In fact, Argos had been hiding in an elder's manor. In order to survive, he even changed his name and disguised himself as a servant.

For the Presbyterians, Argos is indeed an ideal choice.

At that time, the wishful thinking of the Presbyterian Church was simple.Pushing Argos to the throne of the emperor, because he has no foundation and background, after proclaiming himself emperor, Argos can only rely on the Presbyterian Church, and through the support of the Presbyterian Church, he can fight against the powerful royal family and rule the Hidden Spirit Race.

Because there is no support from the royal family, in the opinion of the elders, it is impossible for Argos to become a powerful emperor like the "prestige emperor".

Apparently, a weak emperor was the basis for the presbyterian power.

It's a pity that the Presbyterians underestimated Argos.

With the support of the Presbyterian Church, the key is to obey the will of the people. It took only two years for Argos to eradicate all opponents for the throne.However, Argos did not go to war against the royal family, but amnesty the world after he ascended the throne.Of course, Argos' move also won him the recognition of the royal family.

The result is that Argos, who was pushed to the throne by the Presbyterian Church, is not kind and easy to bully.

As a result, the war continued for another five years after the "ten kings seized the heir apparent", and it was a war between Argos and the Presbyterian Church.

Although Argos won the support of the royal family, the royal family suffered heavy losses in the previous wars, and their status in the hearts of the Hidden Spirits plummeted even more.When the two sides were exhausted, reconciliation became the only way out, and reconciliation meant that both parties needed to make concessions.

Since then, Argos has made a lot of efforts and won the hearts of the people, but the war of more than ten years has had a very serious impact on the prestige and image of the royal family.Even if the emperor of ZTE's hidden spirit clan is loved by all the hidden spirit people, he cannot reshape the tall image of the royal family.

It is precisely because of this that the Hidden Spirit Race has the current situation.

The emperor is still the supreme commander of the Hidden Spirit Race, but the imperial power has been greatly weakened, and the crucial military power is no longer under the sole control of the emperor.

(End of this chapter)