Star Sea Hunter

The southern border of the empire, the Seagull Starfield.

In the central station of the Imperial Counter-Rebellion Corps, the current commander-in-chief Marshal Xue Chunfeng locked himself in a secret room alone, and ordered his adjutant not to disturb anyone who asked to see him!

There was no light in the room, and it was pitch black, but for a marshal with the strength of a holy rank, this darkness is nothing!What he really cares about is the shadow in his heart!

In front of him, there are two edicts.One was sent by the empress, asking him to take the newly appointed Governor of the Twelve Southern Border Provinces to the Xinghui Kingdom immediately to meet Yun Haoyu, who has been appointed as the regent of the country, and obey all his orders!

The other copy was sent from the imperial capital, and it was written by the queen mother Zhu Zhaoyuan, but it was in the name of the new emperor!Let him immediately swear allegiance to the new emperor, and prepare to conquer the Starlight Kingdom and avenge the empress!

In order to win people's hearts, Zhu Zhaoyuan named him a first-class marquis in the edict, and rewarded him with a lot of property, and even his family in the imperial capital also received a lot of benefits!

The time difference between the arrival of the two edicts was several hours. Originally, he was going to see the empress, but when he was halfway there, the edict from the imperial capital was urgently delivered to his flagship by his cronies!This made him vaguely understand the current situation of the empire!

The Queen's accident was definitely premeditated!Moreover, there must be hidden spies in the fleet of the Praetorian Guard Corps!Otherwise, that woman in the imperial capital wouldn't have gotten the news so quickly!

The palace has been destroyed, and there is no hyperspace communication equipment in the fleet of the Imperial Guard Corps that can directly reach the country. The only possibility is that it was sent back to the imperial capital via a secret stronghold in the southern border of the empire!This means that even under his command, he has eyes and ears from the imperial capital, and the energy is quite strong!Can even hide it from him!

Now, he is faced with a dilemma: whether to obey the Queen's order and hand over the command of more than 200 million warships and more than a hundred supernatural legions; The strength of one side!

In all fairness, he was somewhat resistant to submitting himself to that young man's command!Although the other party is a genius who has not appeared in the empire for a century, with outstanding military exploits, I have worked with him for a while before, and we get along pretty well!But it's another matter to make yourself a vassal to him!

If the queen was still there, he would naturally have nothing to say.But now the Queen's life and death are uncertain, and I don't know if she will be able to recover in the future!Judging from the current situation, even if the empress can wake up one day in the future, she will lose her control over the domestic political situation!

Zhu Zhaoyuan in the imperial capital will never give her a chance to turn things around, and now she must step up her actions to wipe out all the forces loyal to her in the country!

So, obey the order of the imperial capital and profess allegiance to that boy who is only in his teens?Seems like an even worse choice!That child is far from an adult, and there is no way of knowing what kind of character he is!As for that woman...it's obviously not a good thing, so don't mention it!

The opponent is trying to win over him now, but because of the military power in his hands!

Since neither of the two paths is feasible, there is only a third option - self-reliance!

In all fairness, he is loyal to the empire and the empress. If no accident happened, he would never seriously consider some undue ideas like he is now!But the current empire has no owner in fact, so he has to think about the future of himself and his cronies!

If you stand on your own, the previous problems will be easily solved!He actually controls a quarter of the empire's military power, and has the twelve southern provinces that have just been cleaned up, and the vast land of more than 300 star fields as the foundation!As long as it changes its flag, it will immediately become a powerful and tyrannical country!

The idea is tempting!He only needs to make up his mind to become the founder of the country!Speaking of the Starlight Kingdom, there are only more than [-] star fields so far!And most of them are backward star fields, which are incomparable to him, why should he bow his head to the other party?

Human ambition is a very wonderful thing, once it breeds, it will soar into the sky like a raging flame, driving the originally law-abiding people to do some unreasonable crazy actions!Don't worry about what your final outcome will be!

Of course, he has not been completely overwhelmed by ambition yet, and the sliver of rationality in his heart tells him: it is not the time to do this yet!After all, not all of these legions were his direct descendants, and most of them were drawn from various major theaters of the empire and temporarily placed under his command.If you want to take that dangerous step, you must appease these legions!

Another problem is: if you become self-reliant now, you will immediately become the focus of hatred between the two forces!The woman in the imperial capital will not let him go, and the young man from the Starlight Kingdom will not let him go!At that time, he will be attacked from both sides, and the interior will be unstable. No matter how powerful he is, he will not be able to deal with such a dangerous situation!

Therefore, now it is necessary to make false promises to a certain force, swear allegiance on the surface, but stand still and wait for the situation to change!Consider this step when the time is right!

That Yun Haoyu is not a cheap lamp, once he is loyal, his military power will be lost!So I can only talk to that woman, take advantage of the disadvantage of the other party's unstable foundation and urgent need for support, to bargain and win more benefits!

It seems that my previous order to intercept all edicts sent by His Majesty to the country is undoubtedly very correct!The forces in the country must be convinced that His Majesty has encountered an accident!In this way, the domestic situation will develop in the direction you want!Maximize your own interests!

After figuring this out, his heart suddenly became much more at ease!

-------------------------------------------------- Tianhua Starfield, the main hall of the Emperor Palace.

Zhu Zhaoyuan took the prince Fang Yuan to sit on the tall throne, with a proud and arrogant look on his face!

In the vast hall, thousands of courtiers have already arrived, looking at the mother and son on the throne, silent!

The news of the queen's accident was too sudden, and there were too many doubts that could not be explained!In the message forwarded by Nanjiang, many key details are vague!The basis does not stand up to scrutiny!

How can such a big matter be confirmed just because of a piece of news that is difficult to distinguish between true and false?Are you even going to summon all the ministers to support the new monarch?

In terms of emotion and reason, this is simply unreasonable!It is even more impossible to explain to the ruling and opposition parties, and the trillions of citizens of the empire!

Moreover, people from the former Prime Minister Chen Yinjie's faction were involved in this matter from the beginning to the end, and other people could only watch from the sidelines!This naturally made them feel extremely dissatisfied!

Therefore, when they were called into the imperial palace and heard that Chen Yinjie, as the new prime minister and assistant minister of the empire, announced that he would support the direct prince Fang Yuan as the new emperor of the empire, the dissatisfaction in the hearts of the officials finally broke out!

Yu Gang, Minister of the Imperial Supervisory Council, was the first to attack: "The Queen Mother, and Your Excellency Earl Chen Yinjie, what happened to the Queen's Majesty during her visit to the Xinghui Kingdom? To conclude that His Majesty has already encountered an accident, and that he wants to appoint a new monarch, is not in compliance with the imperial law at all! We hope you can give a convincing statement!"

Zhu Zhaoyuan's complexion changed slightly, she corrected her expression a little bit, encouraged her to put on a sad look and said:

"Yu Qing, Her Majesty the Empress was killed in an ambush by the Xinghui Kingdom in collusion with foreign forces! This matter has been confirmed! The country cannot be without a master for a day, and was elected by all the ministers to support the prince to inherit the throne! This is reasonable Do you have a different opinion on the matter?"

"How can the news of His Majesty's death be confirmed? How can such a big matter be hastily concluded without a detailed investigation? How can such a hasty account be made to the government and the opposition?" Yu Gang angrily said, "There is also the matter of supporting a new monarch, which must The person appointed by the former emperor will ascend the throne, if not appointed, then it will be decided after the election of the royal family meeting, all members of the imperial cabinet, the imperial noble house and the high-level parliament!"

"And now, just relying on a long-resigned former prime minister and a group of officials who can't get on the stage, you want to decide such an important matter without authorization. Who gave you such power?"

Following his reprimand, Zhu Zhaoyuan's face became more and more ugly, and finally she slapped the desk in front of her, and shouted: "...Enough!"

"Are you finished? Do you really think that this palace dare not deal with you?"

Chen Yinjie said with a fake smile: "Your Excellency Yu Gang, your majesty died and the new king stood up. This matter is a foregone conclusion, so don't come out to interfere again, right? The first prince is the blood of the former emperor and inherits the throne Of course, doesn't everyone think so?"

"Everyone? Who are you?" Another old man stood up and reprimanded with a solemn and staid expression, "Is it the minister of the Manchu Dynasty, or your gang of Chen Yinjie's cronies? You, a resigned idle earl, have no right to meddle in state affairs ?”

Chen Yinjie's face turned blue: "Mr. Solage, do you have any objections? As a direct prince, he already enjoys the priority of succession. Such an approach does not violate the tradition of the House of Nobles!"

Solag, the chairman of the Imperial House of Nobles, sneered: "It is not considered a violation! However, it is not your turn to speak about this matter, and even the Queen Mother should not interfere in such a major event! None of your actions are in line with the laws of the empire. !"

"And!" Sorag changed the subject, "I have just received a new edict from the Ministry of Security of the Empire, which said: The queen is not dead, but she is injured and cannot be appointed! Hao Yu is the Regent of the Jian Kingdom, who acts as his proxy to exercise the highest power! The authenticity of the edict has been confirmed!"

"So, what you're doing is simply treason!"

As soon as this remark came out, all the officials were in an uproar!

"Your Excellency Speaker Sorage, are you able to be responsible for your own words?" Gu Longsi immediately asked seriously.

"Of course, I have an edict from Her Majesty the Empress!" He took out the edict and handed it to the Minister of Military Affairs for a closer look, and then passed it on to everyone for a look!

Immediately, the people in the hall were discussing:

"Yes, it is indeed His Majesty's edict..."

"The seal and all kinds of anti-counterfeiting secret marks are complete, it cannot be fake..."

"Your Majesty is still alive and has not encountered any accidents..."

"What now……"

"Of course it was ordered, how could that Chen Yinjie mess around..."

The discussions among the ministers became louder and louder, and the eyes they looked at Zhu Zhaoyuan became more and more indifferent!

Seeing that the situation seemed to be getting out of control, the fat man snorted coldly and pressed a signal transmitter hidden in his hand.

The gate of the palace suddenly opened, and countless elite supernatural beings in sealed light armor swarmed in!The sharp blade pointed at the officials in the palace!

"Are you... the private army of the six great families?" Yu Gang was stunned, and then said angrily:

"Chen Yinjie, how dare you lure a wolf into your house! You colluded with the power of the family to plot the artifact, you... you are a traitor to the empire!"

The patriarchs of the several great families who had not spoken before showed disdain at the same time. Yun Hongchang sneered and said: "Your Excellency Yu Gang, what you said is wrong! Aren't the six great families also servants of the empire? We have no It doesn’t mean anything, it’s just that the empire is undergoing major changes now, and we came out to support a new monarch and help the royal family stabilize the situation!”

Gurungs reached out and pressed a signal controller in his pocket, but found that there was no response.

"Honorable Minister of Military Affairs!" Yun Hongchang said with a smirk, "The legions near the imperial capital will not be able to catch up for a while. As for the guards in the imperial palace, they have all been taken down due to dereliction of duty! So... you too Don't worry about it!"

"You son of a bitch..." Yu Gang was furious, and punched him hard in the face!

"You...chop up this old thing for me!" The head of the Yun family became furious and roared with a livid face.

A blood cloud guard rushed over with a sword, piercing his heart!This upright old minister was killed in the hall just like that!The bright red blood stained the jade steps red!

"Bastards! What are you doing! How dare you..." Sorage cursed, and was immediately stabbed to death by a sword!

Zhu Zhaoyuan sneered and asked, "Who else dares to refuse?"