Star Sea Hunter

The rebellion in the southern border of the empire has lasted for nearly a year.

Twelve provinces, with a total of more than 300 star fields, is equivalent to the entire territory of a first-class power!With hundreds of billions of people and countless resources, if they can all be used by the empire, it will obviously improve the national strength!

However, under the secret instigation of some forces, coupled with the corruption of many imperial officials, they did evil!Seriously damaged the image of the imperial government and intensified the conflict between the local people and the government!

The rebellion broke out without any surprise!

At that time, the first emperor had just passed away, Fang Yuqing came to the throne, and the hearts of the people in the government and the opposition were fluctuating.In the eyes of those forces, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Use the rebellion to contain the actions of the imperial legion, consume the national strength of the empire, and at the same time effectively damage the empress's reputation.As long as things develop in this direction, it won't take long for the empire to fall into the quagmire of southern border and cannot get out!

At that time, the empress whose prestige has plummeted might not be able to keep her seat!The overall situation of the empire will develop in the direction they most want!The best result is to replace it; if you are unlucky, the royal family will be emptied; even if the worst result is, your family will gain more power and benefits!

As for what kind of consequences the empire will face because of this, they don't care!

The reason why the rebellion turned into a raging fire in a very short period of time was all because of their secret support, otherwise it would have been impossible for the rebels to do it alone!

However, although the queen is young, she is not as weak and deceitful as they think!In addition to decisively ordering troops to suppress the rebellion, the intelligence network of the royal family and the Imperial Security Department has not been idle!

After a period of careful investigation, the queen who obtained enough evidence began to launch a fierce counterattack!

The twelve provincial governors who had just taken office were all deprived of their positions and titles, all their fiefs and properties were taken back, and then publicly hanged!Unlucky with them are a large number of middle and lower level officials!Even Chen Yinjie, the prime minister of the empire who had always protected and indulged them, lost his position!

Then, the empress ordered the mobilization of heavy troops, led by Marshal Xue Chunfeng, to encircle and suppress the rebels in southern Xinjiang.Another major cleansing in the imperial capital!All family forces associated with the rebels have been severely suppressed!

In power struggles, there is no family affection or kindness to speak of. The Queen's actions are the inevitable reaction of any qualified monarch!

After several months of encirclement and suppression, the rebel army, which lost most of the external aid, suffered heavy losses and their momentum was greatly reduced!

Two months ago, on the way to visit the Xinghui Kingdom, the Empress stopped by to inspect the southern border, and ordered the imperial guards to participate in the campaign to encircle and suppress the rebels!

After more than a dozen fierce battles, the rebel army lost again and again, and was compressed into a limited number of small star systems to survive!The army of the empire has surrounded it heavily, and its complete extermination is just around the corner!

However, during this period of time, the intelligence agencies have uncovered more and more shady stories!Nearly [-]% of the wealthy families in the imperial capital were involved, especially the six largest families!There are also local family forces in southern Xinjiang!

The warships, energy spars, weapons, logistical supplies, etc. of the rebels were all secretly provided by some foreign companies!There are even some people in the military who secretly inform them of the imperial army's bandit suppression movements!

The headquarters building of the Imperial Legion is heavily guarded.

It is no longer the elite of the empire's supernatural corps who are in charge of the security mission, but a team of royal guards wearing black heavy-duty closed light armor, holding heavy halberds, and exuding a dignified, chilling, and cold aura!

Among them, the area close to the underground command center is the palace guard with a higher status and strength!The ice blue light armor outlines smooth and undulating soft lines. Under the sealed mask, it is impossible to see what the appearance of the woman inside is, but just looking at the slender figure is enough to make any male who sees them feel faintly. Instinctive restlessness!

Of course, looking at the entire empire, any man with a normal IQ would never think of attacking them. That would be tantamount to directly provoking the majesty of the queen!

In the large conference room, at the end of the long mahogany conference table, the young empress was dressed in military uniform, sitting on the main seat with a stern expression, and a chilling light flashed in her dark eyes from time to time!The person who never leaves her side is still the mysterious Manager Yan.

On both sides of her lower head, dozens of high-ranking generals sat upright, with respectful expressions, not daring to show their grandeur!

A guard officer wearing the rank of major general is standing and reporting the situation:

"...Your Majesty! The current situation is like this! There are a total of four rebels, two of which have been completely wiped out, and the main leaders have either been captured or killed! The remaining two have been split into several parts, respectively. The imperial army surrounded and blocked, and the scope of activities today is limited to three small star systems..."

The queen listened for a while, her head drooped, her beautiful eyes under her long eyelashes began to pay attention to a thin paper document placed on the table, and her white and beautiful, elegant and unparalleled jade hands gently flipped it.

The document is not thick, only a few pages, and the content is not complicated, just names, each name is followed by concise language for explanation.For example, the status of the owner of the name, family origin, local influence, etc.!

This is the information collected by the Imperial Security Department and the Royal Intelligence Agency. The people on the list are all prominent figures in more than 300 star fields in the twelve provinces, and most of them come from long-established families. Big family!

The southern border rebels, which once had an astonishing momentum and once threatened the star field in the heart of the empire, had millions of warships in their heyday, conquering cities and conquering territories, invincible!The organization is strict and the combat power is strong, even the regular army of the empire is not as good as it!

The counter-insurgency troops sent by the empire for the first two times were defeated because they did not know the real strength of their opponents!The government and the public were in an uproar, and the whole country was shocked!

The investigation of the Imperial Intelligence Department showed that the reason why these rebels are so difficult to deal with is that apart from the secret help of the forces of the imperial capital, these big local families also contributed a lot!

Originally, this was once the territory of the Xuanluo Federation. After the empire incorporated it into its territory, the interests of these aborigines were inevitably damaged to a greater or lesser extent!It's just that the strength is not good, even if you are dissatisfied in your heart, you can only swallow your anger!

However, the misconduct of the new governor and other officials has completely intensified these contradictions that could have been gradually eliminated over time!Coupled with the change of the supreme ruler of the empire and the support of certain forces in the upper echelons of the empire, these aborigines see hope!

The slogans played by the rebels were to punish lawless officials at first, demand a certain amount of autonomy, etc.; after defeating the imperial army one after another, their appetite became more and more inflated, they openly played the banner of self-reliance, and even planned to attack the empire!

However, all these ambitions came to naught with the queen's resolute and fierce counterattack!

Fang Yuqing looked at the list in front of her with a cold pretty face and said nothing.

The current situation has stabilized, but the impact of this rebellion on the empire is far from over!

Millions of troops went out to fight, and the resource consumption in all aspects was an astonishing figure!And it all depends on the hundreds of millions of people under the rule of the empire to pay for it!

The war machine of the empire has wasted nearly a year on this!As a result, the long-planned foreign strategy plan had to be postponed in an all-round way!This caused a series of negative impacts, as well as various tangible and intangible losses!

For such a rebellion, the empire has lost too much!

Now, all the rebels are about to be wiped out, and the twelve southern provinces will restore peace. From then on, they can truly integrate into the empire and become an inseparable part of the empire's territory!This is the view of some optimistic civil servants.

But, will things really develop like this?

At least, only a very small part of those family consortiums that supported the rebels openly and secretly were punished!Most were let go.

The reason is also very simple, that is, these family forces are deeply intertwined, and if they are caught too much, it will inevitably affect the stable development of the local area!It made the situation that had finally calmed down again twists and turns!

The empress sneered in her heart: These bastards who only know how to calm down are full of innocent and beautiful fantasies in their minds!Still presumptuous!

Why didn't they think about it, those families dared to support the rebels unscrupulously because they had confidence in their hearts!If they are pampered and indulged now, when the empire goes abroad in the future, if they make troubles in the country again, wouldn't it be a fire in the backyard?

The only way to get it done once and for all... She couldn't help but clenched the documents in her hand.

At some point, the major general's report has been completed.All the generals turned their eyes to the empress who was still in a daze.

"Your Majesty! What orders do you have for the next move of the imperial army?" Xue Chunfeng coughed lightly, stood up and asked.

"How long will it take for you to wipe out the remnants of the rebel army?" The queen asked, having made up her mind.

Xue Chunfeng looked at the other colleagues, and promised in a solemn voice: "One week at most!"

"That's good! But as far as I know, the last few planets they occupy are the territories owned by the families who led the rebellion for a long time? Almost all the people living on them are their clansmen, isn't that true? ?” The queen asked calmly, staring at this famous general who was loyal to her.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Xue Chunfeng looked at her face and asked tentatively:

"Do you want to exile all the people on these planets as the price for their families to support the rebellion? According to the past practice, they should serve at least 30 years of hard labor! Only then can they be pardoned!"

"Exile? Hard labor?" Fang Yuqing sneered, "Don't you think it's too cheap for them?"

"Then what do you mean, Your Majesty..."

"My meaning is very simple. There is only one way to deal with these rebellious officials and thieves—" The queen patted the table lightly, and two words popped out from her bright red lips: "Tu Xing!"

"At this time tomorrow, I don't want any living humanoids on that planet!"

"The people on this list, even their families, don't have to continue to exist! Everything, Xue Qing, you can deal with it! Luo Hanxing will cooperate with your actions!"