▁th wart ed ). ▁A ▁strong ▁General ▁under ▁a ▁weak ▁Emperor ▁would ▁over throw ▁the ▁Emperor ▁rather ▁than ▁make ▁new ▁con quest s ▁since ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Gal actic ▁Empire ▁is ▁obviously ▁more ▁ent icing ▁than ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁so - called ▁" bar bar ian ▁hinter land ". ▁Rio se , ▁however , ▁served ▁under ▁Cle on ▁II , ▁the ▁last ▁strong ▁Emperor . ▁When ▁both ▁General ▁and ▁Emperor ▁are ▁strong , ▁the ▁General ▁can ▁only ▁keep ▁his ▁attention ▁on ▁out ward ▁con quest : ▁that ▁is ▁why ▁Rio se ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁Imperial ▁in ▁many ▁years ▁to ▁pose ▁a ▁threat ▁to ▁the ▁Foundation . ▁However , ▁this ▁situation ▁also ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁strong ▁Emperor ▁would ▁never ▁let ▁the ▁strong ▁general ▁become ▁strong ▁enough ▁to ▁d eth r one ▁him . ▁Par ano ia ▁ran ▁high ▁in ▁the ▁Gal actic ▁Empire ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁st agger ing ▁number ▁of ▁revolution s ▁and ▁political ▁assass in ations . ▁Emperor ▁Cle on ▁II ▁had ▁Rio se ▁executed ▁out ▁of ▁fear ▁of ▁his ▁popular ity ▁and ▁success . ▁Iron ically , ▁General ▁Rio se ▁never ▁had ▁any ▁designs ▁upon ▁the ▁throne ▁and ▁never ▁did ▁anything ▁except ▁to ▁serve ▁his ▁Emperor ▁faith fully . ▁According ▁to ▁Gol an ▁Tre v ize , ▁in ▁later ▁years ▁Rio se ▁was ▁largely ▁forgotten ▁by ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁Foundation , ▁as ▁their ▁national ▁myth ology ▁required ▁that ▁the ▁M ule ▁be ▁made ▁the ▁sole ▁central ▁threat ▁to ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁the ▁Foundation . ▁ ▁As im ov ▁lo os