Chapter 537: The Battle of the Imperial Capital
Imperial Palace, Juntian Palace.
In the empty hall, the ministers were already in place, and all the officials who were qualified to go to the Hajj had come! Nearly 2,000 people gathered together, and it didn't look crowded at all!
Despite the large number of people, the hall of Nuoda was silent, so quiet that you could hear a needle falling on the ground!
The emperor had not yet arrived, and the throne was surrounded by heavily armed court guards. Occasionally, someone quietly glanced at it, and quickly lowered his head for fear of being noticed.
Although these guys have a certain amount of psychological preparation for the outcome of the battle, the rapid progress of the Starlight Empire is still greatly beyond their expectations!
Since the founding of the Shuofeng Empire, although there have been several times, it has been attacked by strong enemies near the imperial capital! But the one who can really enter the Tianhua Star Domain, this emperor of the Starlight Empire is the first!
Has a superpower that has been inherited for thousands of years become history? What will their future hold?
According to rumors, this emperor is not a cruel and murderous person, so he may still have a chance to serve the new dynasty and continue to hold power, right? As long as he is sincere, he should not be embarrassed for himself.
That's what many people think in their hearts! However, those children of the Zhu family, as well as those officials who were too close to the Zhu family, their faces were not very good-looking at this time!
When Zhu Zhaoyuan was in power, they shared the most power and interests, and they did a lot of all kinds of hurtful things! No matter how lenient the emperor is, he may not let them go!
Of course, they still have a bit of luck in their hearts. After all, this emperor is too young, and his foundation is not too solid! Suddenly conquering such a large empire, I'm afraid it will be difficult to control it as you like. Then, in order to quickly stabilize the court situation, relying on them has become an inevitable choice! Maybe then you will have to give a lot of rewards to buy people's hearts!
Although we are a little unclean, but everyone has a share, he can't kill all of us officials, right? The law does not blame the public, this is the common sense that any person in a position of authority understands. Believe him is no exception!
Thinking like this, some people unconsciously become emboldened again.
Half an hour later, Yun Haoyu finally walked into the main entrance of the main hall surrounded by the guards.
At the end of the main hall, the tall throne is in sight.
He took a deep breath and walked slowly, ignoring the reactions of the courtiers on both sides, and walked steadily.
A few minutes later, his feet stepped on the jade steps. On there, the golden and majestic throne is within reach!
This supreme position used to belong to Fang Xuling, then Fang Yuqing, and then Zhu Zhaoyuan! But from now on, it's all its own!
After looking at it quietly, he sat down as a matter of course!
The throne is extremely wide, and when you sit in the middle, you can't reach the armrests on both sides, and you can't touch the backrest, it's empty, and it really smells of being alone! Beneath him was a thick cushion woven of golden brocade, which felt cold and delicate to the extreme, just like a young woman's skin. There is a feeling of fluttering and excitement when you sit on it!
His eyes swept forward, in this hall, it was the first time that he had looked at the ministers below from this perspective!
Seeing that he was seated, all the ministers bowed down together and bowed half-kneel. It seems that he is also respectful, and he has done enough to be a courtier. As for what they really think in their hearts, only God knows!
"You don't have to be polite, take a seat!" After a moment of silence, he spoke.
After thanking the ministers, they got up and took their seats.
On a main channel hundreds of light-years away from the Tianhua Star Field, a fleet of 300,000 people was hurrying away.
"What do you say? The imperial capital has fallen? ”
In the flagship main control room, the new head of the family, Song Yuanzhen, jumped up and asked in disbelief.
"Yes, Your Highness! The fleet of the Starlight Empire has now attacked the Imperial Palace, and the Queen Mother and the Little Emperor are dead! In the light screen, a gray-clothed man with a fierce face reported respectfully.
"Damn, I actually let that Yun Haoyu succeed!" Song Yuanzhen threw the wine glass in his hand out of the distance, and scolded angrily:
"Zhu Zhaoyuan, that stupid woman, can't even hold it for two days! You really deserve it! ”
"Your Royal Highness, what should we do now?" Beside him, a middle-aged man with the rank of general asked nervously.
"What to do? This ......" Song Yuanzhen groaned, unable to make up her mind for a while.
Of course, he understands the current situation, the family and the empire are currently in the same boat, no matter who is finished, the other party will not be happy! That's why he responded to Zhu Zhaoyuan's request and sent troops to rescue the imperial capital.
However, the family's intelligence network has just received news from the imperial capital: because the commander of the imperial capital's garrison, Andul, has surrendered to the enemy, causing the fleet of the Starlight Empire to enter the imperial palace without much effort! and executed Zhu Zhaoyuan, causing the family's Qinwang action to completely lose its meaning!
Now it can be said that the general trend has been decided, and that Yun Haoyu is about to take control of the entire Shuofeng Empire! Now, where should the family go?
Reconciliation? Bow your head to the emperor in exchange for the glory and wealth of the family! It doesn't seem to be feasible! After all, the family has always been against him, and even if he changes his position now, he may not be accepted by the other party!
Of course, it's not good to say, the power of the family is deep-rooted, and even the former royal family can't help them, let alone this hairy boy? For the sake of his throne, he should be open to us!
"What is the situation in the imperial capital now?" After thinking for a while, he asked the gray-clothed man in the light screen again.
The gray-clothed man said: "That emperor convened a group of ministers in the palace hall, and took down all the officials who originally belonged to the Zhu family faction and the six major family factions on the spot!" The courtiers in the entire hall are six or seven out of ten! Looks like he doesn't plan to compromise with us at all! ”
"Isn't it? What does he want to do? Song Yuanzhen suspected that her ears had heard it wrong, "Could it be true that most of the courtiers should be cleaned!" Is he crazy? ”
The admiral said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, it seems that this emperor does not plan to reconcile with us!" Now that we've come to this, why don't we ......"
"Song Yanbin, what do you think?" Song Yuanzhen asked with a frown.
The admiral named Song Yanbin was his confidant, and when he heard this, he immediately said: "Your Highness, although this emperor has captured the imperial capital, he only has a total of 100,000 warships in his hands!" And we have an elite fleet of 300,000 in our hands, if we attack the imperial capital now while he is still unstable! So ......"
Song Yuanzhen's eyes lit up, and then he reacted again, shook his head and said, "The star defense system near the imperial capital is extremely perfect!" He has now taken over the imperial capital, we only have such a little strength, if we want to attack it, it is impossible in the short term! ”
"Your Highness, our strength is indeed insufficient! But what if it joins forces with a few others? Song Yanbin said, "Since the emperor doesn't plan to reconcile with us, then the heads of the other families should have made a decision, right?" Anyway, now that the empire has no owner, as long as we join forces and clean up the emperor and his fleet! Isn't this empire still up to our family? ”
"Hmmm! That's the truth! Song Yuanzhen is also a decisive figure, and after hesitating for a moment, he immediately made up his mind:
"Contact those families immediately, let's join forces, and then attack the imperial capital!" ――
Imperial Palace, in the Imperial Study.
"Your Majesty, all the officials and families suspected of colluding with the Zhu family and the six major families have been arrested! What's next? Please advise! ”
Luo Hanxing presented a thick stack of lists to Yun Haoyu on the throne, and then asked.
Yun Haoyu flipped through a few pages casually, then put them aside, and said, "As long as you catch it, as for how to deal with it, don't worry about this first!" The most important thing for us now is to defend the imperial capital! Until our main fleet arrives! ”
Regarding the changes of the family, Yun Haoyu Junchen had already anticipated it, and began to make corresponding preparations.
Since the imperial capital was occupied and the news of Zhu Zhaoyuan's death spread, the Shuofeng Empire's fleet, which was still on the front line of the war, had completely collapsed!
Most of the fleets chose to surrender, and the fleets of the families either surrendered or were annihilated! A few others escaped!
Gurlons is reorganizing the main fleet and is preparing to rush over to reinforce the imperial capital! Among them, the 600,000 forward fleet led by Cameron has already set off, and it will take at least thirteen days to arrive if it is a day and night!
However, there are still a lot of fleets left behind by the six great families to guard the family territory, which together are enough to pose a mortal threat to the current imperial capital, even if it is guarded by the star defense system!
Therefore, the imperial monarch must find a way to repel the siege of the family fleet in these more than ten days! It can be regarded as the real consolidation of the fruits of victory!
This task is somewhat difficult, and of course, for the battle-hardened imperial monarchs, it is far from being helpless!
Feng Lanxi once proposed that since the family camp has long had a tendency to divide. Then it's also a good idea to try to get them to kill each other! For example, give the Zhou family a little more benefits, so that they can try to drag down the Song family's fleet. The remaining few can also do the same, and win over a few to deal with the others!
Regarding this suggestion, Yun Haoyu has not nodded for the time being.
Now is a critical moment, if you owe the family a favor at such a time, the next plan to cut the feudal domain will be a little difficult to do! So until the critical moment, he didn't want to open his mouth to the family anymore, even the Yun family was no exception!
"According to the time calculation, it should be the Song family's fleet that arrived first, right?" Yun Haoyu asked.
Feng Lanxi replied: "Yes, there are about ten hours to arrive, and the size of the fleet is about 300,000!" Later came the Zhou family's fleet, arriving in about twelve hours! As for the rest, it won't take more than seventy-two hours at the latest! ”
"Since they are arriving in batches, and they have no intention of concentrating their forces to act together, then we might as well take the initiative to attack! Eat the Song family's fleet first! Tian Xuanhao immediately proposed.
"That's a good idea, so let's plan it well!" Yun Haoyu said happily.