Chapter 497: Another Assassination
(Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones begins here. Yes, the time span between Part 1 and Part 2 is 10 years, and the time between Part 2 and Part 3 The span is 3 years. In addition, as before, I will try to write the plot of the movie as briefly as possible, but it must be written and cannot be skipped, otherwise, it will affect the reading experience. By the way, I will also write many plots that have not been filmed Write it down.)
The 13th year of the Great Synchronization Calendar of the Galactic Republic (22BBY), March 16th.
Today is a very important day, because just today, the Senate of the Galactic Republic will formally vote on the "Military Creation Act". Switch to war mode.
Naboo Senator Padm Amidala is also preparing to take her own spaceship to Coruscant to vote. In this bill, she will firmly vote against it, because she insists that if the Galactic Republic passes the "Military Creation Act", it will give the Separatists an excuse to completely detonate the war.
During her tenure as Naboo Senator, she has worked to bring peace to the Galactic Republic, calling for restraint on many fronts in the Senate and resolving issues at the negotiating table.
But in fact, in this time when both sides want to go to war, her voice is so weak and powerless, but even so, because of her outstanding personal charm and charisma, there are still a large number of Senators who neither want to join Separatism, nor want to go to war, and those who are in a state of confusion gather around her.
By 22BBY Senator Padm Amidala had become the leader of a Major Political Faction. Fighting against the "Loyalty Committee" as Palpatine's henchman, the "New Rim Faction" of Francis Underwood's Outer Rim Senators, and the Senators of those old developed planets, including Kuat.
They have been working hard in the Senate to fight for peace for the Galactic Republic, and unlike other factions with ulterior motives, they really do not want war and hope that the Republic can move towards peace and unification, and can go further and become better.
During the recent period, Padm Amidala has been staying on Naboo as the Separatist Movement has intensified, and even within Naboo, there have been voices wanting to join the Separatist Movement and resist the Republic.
Planet Naboo is located between the Middle and Outer Rims of the Milky Way, so it is not surprising that such a voice can appear. Fortunately, because the Trade Federation's invasion of Naboo was defeated in the Battle of Naboo, the people of Planet Naboo hated these Corporate Giants, so the Planet's authorities were able to fight against the rising tide of Separatism standing firm.
This approach has once again won many praises.
Palpatine is such a scheming person, he is often willing to help his enemies, but he himself will always benefit invisibly.
Then, Palpatine urgently summoned the Jedi Order.
Because of the seriousness of the situation, several members of the High Council of the Jedi Order, including Master Windu and Yoda, were summoned to the Supreme Chancellor's Office for discussion.
They discussed the imminent war again, and this time, the Jedi Order showed no opposition to the war. Master Windu, as usual, only meant that the Jedi Order was incapable of dealing with a full-scale war, but he did not propose to oppose war.
As always, Master Yoda's focus is on the Dark Side of The Force, and he is also silent about this war.
Silence often means acquiescence.
They also chatted about the assassination of Senator Padm, but they did not come to a conclusion. Because of Padm-Amidala's political inclination, it would be a thankless task to assassinate her, no matter which side she stood on.
In the end, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine proposed that the Jedi Order protect Senator Padm.
For this matter, Padm Amidala, who just came to the Supreme Chancellor's office, expressed objection. In fact, even if they are constantly fighting for peace, Padm Amidala has the same attitude as many other members of the Senate. After experiencing countless things before, they no longer trust the Jedi Knights.
"I believe that sending a Jedi who is very familiar to Senator Padm to protect her personally will be a choice that bests both worlds." Supreme Chancellor Palpatine said, "I propose that Anakin Skywalker and his Master Obi-Wan Kenobi go to protect Padm."