Moreover, the anger of the civilians and slave apes was not just directed at the ape aristocrats, but also at the monkeys.
The monkeys, who held no titles and occupied a vast number of civil and research positions as well as crucial posts in commercial institutions due to their levels of intelligence, often vented their grievances on the civilians and slave apes, including some fallen aristocratic apes, who were also targets of the monkeys' frustrations.
The empire with its profound conflicts, was not blind to these issues.
But such contradictions, borne of the social system, could never be resolved without reform, and even with reform, may not be resolved and could lead to new conflicts.
For example, the internal conflicts within the Federation.
And in the process of reform, countless violent struggles would inevitably arise, rendering the empire incapable of dealing with the war with the Federation.
"If you really succeed, then, will you start?"