Tianshui Star Field.

The capital of the star field is located in a small star system with two administrative planets, and the headquarters of the local garrison is located on a nearby abandoned resource planet, which is only a few hundred light-seconds away from the capital planet.

Because this place is located near the main channel of the Imperial CVF-9607, the strategic location is relatively important, so the scale of this military region is relatively large, and there are about 2,000 warships guarding the base in peacetime, and nearly 1,000 people with special abilities. The size of the fleet that patrols outside all year round is about 10,000 ships.

However, at this time, the entire base was already under martial law, and more than 40,000 elite warships from nowhere surrounded the planet, and the 3,000 warships located in the planet's atmosphere were in a tense confrontation.

There were no identification signs on the hulls of the warships outside, so it was impossible to determine where they came from. The inner layers of the warships are all engraved with the hexagonal silver dragon ornament unique to the imperial family, indicating that they are all Janissaries belonging to His Majesty the Emperor.

Inside the base, in the living room of a high-ranking officer's villa, Marshal Gurlons stared at several general-level officers in front of him with an angry face, and sneered slightly:

"Your courage is not small, and the masters behind you are all lawless! Dare to hijack the imperial marshal and plot against him, aren't you afraid of being exterminated after defeat? ”

A major general named Lin Yingfeng, who was the commander of the garrison in the Tianshui Star Domain, heard the marshal's reprimand, he hesitated for a moment, and then insisted:

"Why should the marshal be angry? I'm just doing what I'm told! As long as the marshal does not leave the base, no matter what the requirements are, he will do his best to meet them! I hope you don't let it be difficult. ”

Gurlons squinted at him for a few seconds, and said sarcastically, "It seems that the master behind you is very calm!" Since you are planning to start an incident and refuse to kill me immediately, do you still plan to surrender me? ”

Lin Yingfeng's eyes flashed with joy, and he immediately said: "Your Excellency Marshal is the elder of the Five Dynasties and the pillar of the empire, if you can cooperate with us, when the world is decided, the title of a hereditary prince is indispensable!" In addition, you will get the position of Minister of War of the Empire, Director of the Imperial Army, fiefdom of thirty star fields, various benefits and privileges, comparable to the future Prince of the Imperial Family! Of course, if you have any other requirements, you may wish to put them forward together, as long as it can be done, we will agree! ”

"Really? The price is pretty good! Gurlons leaned lazily on the sofa, "In order to buy me an old man, your master really spared no expense!" Well, let me hear who your master really is. ”

"This ......" Lin Yingfeng hesitated for a moment and said:

"If the marshal agrees to cooperate now, then please sign the covenant and make a public statement, and then my lord will personally come to greet the marshal!" Let's talk to you! ”

Gurlons shook his head and sighed a little disappointed: "Speaking of which, your master may have a lot of power at hand, but his confidence is still not enough!" Until now, he has refused to reveal his identity, so he still plans to leave a way out for himself? ”

Lin Yingfeng said with a somewhat embarrassed face: "I'm sorry, Your Excellency Marshal, this is the order of my master, and I can't call the shots, so ......"

"Then there's no need to talk about it!" Gurlons waved his hand and said, "A guy who doesn't even dare to reveal his name wants me to swear allegiance?" Don't you think it's ridiculous? Could it be that when he solicited other people, he said it like that? I'm afraid that few people are willing to take refuge in the unexplained, right? ”

"Alright! Since you don't want to now, it's not reluctant. Lin Yingfeng said calmly, "I will tell you your thoughts truthfully, and for now, please ask the marshal to recuperate in peace!" ”

After speaking, he gave a military salute and turned around and went out with a group of subordinates.

When the obnoxious creatures left, Gurlons gently pressed a dark button at the bottom of the table, and a colonel-rank officer spun out from behind the screen.

"Your Excellency Marshal, our men have figured out the size of the opponent's forces!" After saluting, the officer said, "There are a full 40,000 warships in outer space, all of which are of the latest 'Kun Gong' class, but all kinds of marks on the hull have been erased, so I can't tell which legion they belong to!" Of course, with the combat effectiveness of our fleet, it should not be difficult to escort you out! ”

"Even if you can rush out, this casualty will not be small, right?" Gurlons smiled bitterly.

"For the marshal, for the Empire! We are not afraid of sacrifice! The officer said solemnly, "The situation in the imperial capital is unknown, those rebellious ministers and thieves are trying to take advantage of His Majesty's trapping to plot to usurp the throne, the marshal must rush back to the town immediately to deter those juniors!" ”

Gurlons seemed to be a little moved, thought carefully for a moment, and rejected her opinion:

"No, even if we can break through the blockade and leave the Tianshui Star Domain, there are still thousands of light years away from the imperial capital, since the other party has already started to act, they will never give up easily, since they even dare to attack His Majesty's palace of the emperor, we will definitely encounter no less interceptions along the way!" With our little strength, it's impossible to return to the imperial capital safely, so forget it, I don't want the children's sacrifice to be meaningless! ”

"So what do we do now?" The officer anxiously asked, "Is it just spending here?" Aren't those guys becoming more and more lawless in the imperial capital? ”

"No, they won't succeed!" Gurlons said slowly, "Unless all the legions of the empire have betrayed Your Majesty, otherwise, their final fate is only guillotine!" ”

"As for us, it doesn't hurt to rest here for a few days, but let's see what tricks their masters can play!"

……

The Imperial Capital, the Fifth Planet, a palatial mansion somewhere.

In the secret room, a slender figure stood quietly in front of a hyperspace communication device, and after listening to the instructions of his subordinates, he was silent for a moment before he said leisurely:

"I know, that's it for now, don't embarrass him! After a while, he will naturally change his mind! ”

As he spoke, he turned off the communicator and turned around to sit down on the couch again.

There are already more than ten people waiting in the room, nearly half of them are soldiers, and they are all twinkling stars on their shoulders, and two of the generals' epaulettes are inlaid with three huge ruby stars!

After seeing him sit down, a middle-aged man closest to him on the left asked, "Your Excellency, is that marshal unwilling to cooperate?" ”

"Yes!" He sighed softly, "Not only this, but even Su Shangqing's side replied like this, and there are some remaining people who either refuse directly, or flicker, prevaricate and delay, and there are very few who are willing to make a clear statement!" ”

The middle-aged man analyzed: "They don't want to express their position immediately, do they want to wait and see for a while?" After all, they don't even know our origins, and they don't understand our strength, so naturally they won't take refuge easily! ”

He nodded and said, "Yes, the current situation is unknown, and many people and forces do not believe that the empire may change in the future, so even if they have an idea at present, they cannot take action immediately." Even if you really want to change your course, you have to pick the easiest one to succeed, and you have to ensure that there is enough profit in return! It's human nature, and there's nothing surprising about it! ”

"But the status and influence of these two people are too important," the middle-aged man frowned, "If we can pull them over as soon as possible, our plan will go much smoother, so I think Your Excellency can consider telling them some truth in advance!" That guy Gurone is cunning and shrewd, so I won't mention him for the time being, but Su Shangqing should be more easily persuaded by you. ”

"Is this...... There is some truth to it! He muttered, "All right! Let me think about it again. Now let's take a look at where His Majesty's palace has been. ”

The light brain on the coffee table turned on silently, and a three-dimensional projection star map appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

In the star map, nearly a million warships surrounded by an asteroid with a diameter of 300 kilometers just passed through a wormhole, and then readjusted into a marching formation in the void, and then continued to rush to the next wormhole at high speed, the whole process was orderly, crisp and neat, and did not seem to drag the mud and water at all, fully demonstrating the excellent quality of the most elite legion of the empire!

Of course, due to the long observation distance, the image is not very clear, but it is enough for those present to see the state of the legion.

The general who sat first on the right stood up and explained: "This is the image sent back by our eyeliner two hours ago, Your Majesty's palace has passed through the entire southern Xinjiang region and entered the territory of the empire's native Shaou Star Domain, with their speed, it is estimated that they can reach the vicinity of the Tianhua Star Domain in two weeks at most." ”

The middle-aged man's face was a little solemn: "It seems that the second and third interceptions we arranged didn't have much effect at all!" Not to mention that the other party was delayed, even the casualties were not very large, the first time it was not enough, the last two times, the fleet we dispatched was the elite division of the empire, is it so unbearable in front of the Praetorian Guard? ”

An admiral sighed: "Your Excellency, our fleet is indeed elite, but whether it can exert its due strength depends on the specific situation!" His Majesty's legion is commanded by Yang Wentao, and backed by the destruction main cannon of the Death Star ship, just our few interstellar fortresses, aren't they still delivering food to others? ”

"As for the specific circumstances of these interceptions, everyone has already understood, so I don't need to repeat them, right? So I think we can't make such a mistake again, we must preserve our strength and wait until the critical moment to start again, instead of needlessly consuming a large number of troops on the road like now! ”

Everyone knows what he is referring to, although the generals in charge of these fleets have been loyal to their leaders, and are willing to take great risks to besiege His Majesty's palace, but a large number of those middle and lower-level officers, but not all of them blindly obey them, every time the two sides engage, Yang Wentao will use the ultra-high-power electronic warfare system on the Death Star ship to block all signals from the opponent's command center, and then launch a propaganda offensive against those warships below, persuading them to abandon the darkness and turn to the light!

Due to the high prestige of His Majesty the Emperor in the Imperial Legion, the effect of this approach was quite significant, even if those warships did not immediately defect, the offensive against the palace became hesitant, with Yang Wentao's ability, the outcome of the battle naturally did not need to be said.

This is the undesirable consequence of hasty uprising! Although the leader has long had different ambitions, and is secretly operating, bribing and winning over the ministers of the DPRK and China, as well as many high-ranking generals, after all, he must take care of the eyes and ears of the imperial intelligence system everywhere, and dare not be too impatient in everything, so as not to be targeted by too much movement. The kind of fleet that blindly follows itself from top to bottom is simply not possible to cultivate too much at present.

The young leader was silent for a long time, and finally said, "Ladies and gentlemen, our actions are indeed too hasty! But this is also a helpless thing, we are not the only ones staring at that position, if we don't act as soon as possible, it is inevitable that others will have to take the lead! ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince is already starting to do it, not to mention the Xiao family, after all, the little princess is the real first in line of succession, with the advantage of orthodox status, if she ascends the throne, many officials in the court will not object! Although our current advantage is big enough, it is still very difficult to suppress these two and some other forces! ”

"So I propose, let's stop the idea of the palace, and leave this headache to them! I think they don't want to see His Majesty return to the imperial capital more than we do, so they will definitely do their best to do it! ”

The proposal was reasonable, and everyone immediately approved it unanimously.

……

In the harem, Luo Qiyue and Zhong Xuanying sat opposite each other.

After a few months, her abdomen became more and more bulging, and it was less than a month away from the due date, so it stands to reason that she should recuperate quietly, but now the situation in the imperial capital is complicated and inexplicable, and drastic changes may occur at any time, so she has to continue to perform her duties.

"Sister, those guys are getting more and more arrogant!" Luo Qiyue gently stroked her belly, trying to suppress the anger in her heart:

"It's only been a few days! His Majesty's palace has been besieged several times, and those guys clearly don't plan to let His Majesty return to the imperial capital! ”

"The temptation of the supreme power is enough to make anyone lose his mind and become mad!" Zhong Xuanying sighed helplessly, "Let's just talk about my brother!" Aren't you moving around now? Yesterday, he actually begged me to use the Praetorian Guard in his hand to help him succeed, and I scolded him back! But with his temperament, it is impossible for him to die on this! ”

"So what now?" Luo Qiyue gritted her teeth and said, "It will take at least two weeks for the palace to reach the imperial capital, and they don't know how many vicious means they have to use during this period!" Although Yang Wentao is extremely intelligent, he has fought repeatedly, and the troops at hand have also suffered considerable losses, so I am afraid that he will not be able to hold out for so long! ”

Zhong Xuanying bit her lower lip, and a look of determination flashed in her eyes: "Since this is the case, then I will immediately gather the fleet and set off to meet Your Majesty!" ”