Traveling through the infinite wasteland

"That's enough, it probably won't take that long!" He nodded gently, and then said worriedly:

"However, whether it's half a year or a year, as a queen, if you can't handle affairs for such a long time, I'm afraid there will be a lot of unnecessary trouble in the country! How are you going to deal with it?"

Fang Yuqing frowned and thought for a while, and finally made up his mind: "In that case, I will issue an edict! Let the two countries merge in advance, and then appoint you as the regent of the supervisory country, taking charge of all internal and external government affairs! How about it?"

"What? Is this possible?" Ye Qingyuan couldn't help but be startled. This suggestion was beyond his expectation!

"Nothing is impossible!" Fang Yuqing said with a smile,

"According to the past practice of the empire, when the queen is unable to serve as director, she can indeed appoint someone to exercise the highest power for a short period of time! After all, you have been the king for a while and have experience in governing, so there is nothing wrong with such an arrangement!"

Seeing that Ye Qingyuan was still hesitating before persuading, she said softly: "Who else can I trust besides you now? Manager Yan's situation is worse than mine! The remaining few are not capable enough to convince the public! How do you want me to do it?"

"Okay!" He no longer hesitated and agreed immediately, saying that this was the most feasible method at the moment! She doesn't have much time to waste!

After understanding this, the Queen immediately summoned the commanders who could still operate normally and informed everyone of her decision!

"I support your Majesty's decision!" Mu Qingya, deputy commander of the Guards Corps, immediately agreed.

Zhu Qing, the commander of the Imperial Guard Corps, hesitated for a while and then expressed his obedience. The remaining royal ministers and middle-level commanders all expressed their support!

"Okay! The command of all legions is currently under the control of Prince Yun. From now on, you must obey his orders!" Fang Yuqing said solemnly,

"I will immediately issue an edict to the Imperial Parliament, the Military Ministry, the Council of Superiors and the Cabinet! From now on, all domestic and foreign affairs will be handled by the Supervisory Regent!"

"Inform Wang Yuexiang, the commander-in-chief of the Southern Xinjiang Military Region, and the governors of various provinces, and ask them to come and see you immediately!"

The matter was settled like this, but the drastic changes that followed in the empire's political arena were unexpected!

In less than half a day, a piece of news that shocked the world spread from the imperial capital to the entire star sea:

After Her Majesty the Queen visited the Daomang Kingdom, she was attacked and killed by unidentified forces on her way back home. It was suspected that Ye Qingyuan, the owner of the Daomang Kingdom, had colluded with a different race civilization! The empire severely condemned Ye Qingyuan's despicable behavior, and announced that it would sever all diplomatic relations with the Daomang Kingdom and choose an opportunity to declare war on it!

Something unexpected happened to the Queen, and the whole country was grieving! However, the country cannot be left without an owner for a day. At the initiative of the Imperial Cabinet Prime Minister Wang Guangchang, many officials from the Imperial Parliament and the House of Lords jointly supported the late emperor's legitimate son Fang Yuan as the new emperor. Since he was still underage, his biological mother, the Queen Mother Zhu Zhaoyuan, and the Prime Minister Wang Guangchang jointly supervises the regency!

Another piece of bad news is: Wang Yuexiang, the commander-in-chief of the Southern Xinjiang Military Region, and the governors were on their way to perform Hajj, but suddenly turned back halfway! Returned to the Southern Xinjiang universe area!

"As expected! Then I know that it was that vicious woman who did the good deeds!" Fang Yuqing snorted coldly,

"Before leaving the Imperial Capital, I had already arranged for her to be 'accidentally killed' at the right time! I guess she still wouldn't have died! Either there was something wrong with my people, or there was something wrong with her. A well-known trump card!”

"What should we do now?" Ye Qingyuan asked worriedly.

He knew the virtues of those two people. It was hard to say what would happen if the empire fell into their hands! It’s definitely not a good thing anyway!

But the Queen's condition is already very weak, and she must enter the medical cabin to freeze into hibernation immediately. There can be no further delay!

"Okay! I will issue a few more commands through the super void liaison device, and then it will be up to you!" She didn't seem very disappointed.

"If it doesn't work, just go alone!"

"I hope that when I wake up, this empire will still be in your hands!"

The southern border of the empire, the Shaou universe area.

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

There were no lights on in the cabin, and it was completely dark. However, for the marshal with the fierce fighting power of Qianxing, this darkness was nothing! What he really cares about is the darkness in his heart!

In front of him, there were two edicts. One was sent by the Queen, asking him to immediately take the newly appointed governor of the Twelve Provinces of Southern Xinjiang to the Daomang Kingdom, meet with Ye Qingyuan, who has been named the regent of the country, and obey all his orders!

The other copy was sent from the imperial capital and 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 be prepared to conquer the Daomang Kingdom and avenge the queen!

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

The arrival times of the two edicts were several hours apart. He was originally going to see the Queen, but only halfway there, the edict from the imperial capital was urgently delivered to his command ship by his cronies! This way he had a vague idea of ​​the current situation in the empire!

What happened to the Queen was completely premeditated! Moreover, there must be hidden spies in the fleet of the Guards Corps! Otherwise, the woman in the imperial capital would not have gotten the news so quickly!

The palace has been destroyed, and the fleet of the Imperial Guards no longer has a super-void communication device that can reach the country directly. It may only be transferred through a secret stronghold in the southern border of the empire and sent back to the imperial capital! This means that even his men have eyes and ears from the imperial capital, and their energy is quite strong! You can even hide it from him!

Currently, he is faced with a dilemma: obey the Queen's edict and hand over the command of more than three million warships of various types and more than a hundred supernatural legions; or accept the Imperial Capital's edict and become the Let’s actually look at the strength of the side that supports the troops!

To be fair, he was a little reluctant to submit to that young man! Although the other side is a genius that has only existed in the empire for a century, with outstanding military achievements, I have worked with him for a period of time before, and we got along pretty well! However, it is another matter to make oneself surrender to him!

If the Queen was still there, he would naturally have nothing to say. However, the life and death of the Queen are currently uncertain, and it is unclear whether she will be able to recover in the future! Judging from the current situation, even if the Queen can wake up one day in the future, she will have lost control of the domestic political situation!

Zhu Zhaoyuan in the imperial capital will never give her a chance to make a comeback. She must step up her actions to eliminate all the forces loyal to her in the country!

So, obey the orders of the imperial capital and pledge allegiance to that teenage boy? Seems like a worse choice! That child is far from underage, and there is no way of knowing what his character is! However, that woman is obviously not a good thing, so let’s not mention it!

The other party is currently trying its best to win over him, but it is only because of the military power he holds!

Since neither path is feasible, there is only the third option - self-reliance!

To be fair, he is loyal to the empire and the queen. In a situation that is only expected to happen, he will not seriously think about something that should not be done as he is now! However, now that the empire is actually ownerless, he has to worry about the future of himself and his close subordinates!

If you are independent, all previous problems will be solved! He actually controls one-fifth of the empire's military strength, and is based on the twelve provinces of Southern Xinjiang that were recently cleared, and the vast territory of more than 300 cosmic regions! As long as the flag is changed, it will immediately become a powerful and powerful country with fierce fighting power!

The idea is tempting! All he has to do is make up his mind and become the founding father of the country! Speaking of which, the Kingdom of Dao Mang only covers more than 300 cosmic areas today! And most of them are in backward cosmic areas, which are incomparable to him. Why should he bow to the other side?

Human ambition is a very strange thing. Once it grows, it will soar into the sky like a blazing flame, driving people who are originally content to do some crazy actions that are unreasonable! No matter what your final outcome will be!

Of course, he has not yet been completely dazzled by ambition. The remaining ray of reason 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. Most of them were drawn from various war zones in the empire and temporarily placed under his command. It is estimated that in order to take that dangerous step, these legions must be appeased!

Another problem is: if we become independent now, we 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 in the Daomang Kingdom will not let him go! When the time comes, he will be attacked from two sides and internally unstable. No matter how powerful he is, he will not be able to cope with such a crisis!

Therefore, at present, it is necessary to compromise with a certain force and publicly pledge allegiance, but in fact, stand still and wait for the situation to change! Take this step when the time is right!

That Ye Qingyuan was not an easy man. Once he pledged his allegiance, his military power would not be preserved! Therefore, we can only talk to that woman, taking advantage of the other party's unstable foundation and urgent need for support to bargain and gain more benefits!

It seems that my previous behavior of issuing an order to intercept all edicts sent by His Majesty to the country was undoubtedly very correct! The forces in the country must be convinced that something unexpected has happened to His Majesty! Only in this way will the domestic situation develop in the direction you want! Only your own interests can be maximized!

After guessing that he had passed this level, he felt much more at ease in his heart!

Tianhua Universe area, the main hall of the Imperial Palace.

Zhu Zhaoyuan and her prince Fang Yuan sat on the tall imperial throne, looking proud and arrogant!

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

The news that the Queen had encountered an accident was too sudden, and there were too many unexplained doubts! In the message forwarded via southern Xinjiang, many key details were left unclear! The basis cannot withstand scrutiny!

Why can such a big thing be confirmed just because of a piece of news that is hard to tell whether it is true or false? Are you even going to summon all the ministers to support a new king soon?

In terms of emotion and reason, this is simply unreasonable! There is no way to explain it to the trillions of citizens inside and outside the empire!

Moreover, people from the former Prime Minister Wang Guangchang’s faction were involved in this matter from beginning to end, and everyone else could only watch! This naturally makes them feel extremely dissatisfied!

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

Yu Gang, the Minister of the Imperial Oversight Council, was the first to attack: "The Queen Mother, and Lord Wang Guangchang, what accident happened to Her Majesty the Queen during her visit to the Daomang Kingdom? Just based on a piece of information that is difficult to tell whether it is true or not, we concluded that Your Majesty has encountered an unexpected situation, and you still want to support a new king. This is an act that is completely inconsistent with the laws of the empire! We hope you can give a convincing explanation!"

Zhu Zhaoyuan's face changed slightly, she straightened her expression slightly, and tried to pretend to be sad:

"Yu Qing, Her Majesty the Queen was ambushed and killed by the Daomang Kingdom in collusion with forces of different races! This matter has been confirmed! The country cannot be left without a master for a day. She was elected by all the ministers and supported the legitimate prince to inherit the throne! This is It’s a reasonable thing, do you have any different opinions?”

"How can the news of His Majesty's death be confirmed? Why can such a big matter be hastily concluded without detailed investigation? How can we give instructions to both the inside and outside of the empire with such haste?" Yu Gang angrily said,

"There is also the matter of appointing a new king. The person designated by the late emperor must take the throne. If there is no designation, it must be recommended by the imperial family clan meeting, all members of the imperial cabinet, the Imperial Council of Superiors and the senior members of the parliament. You can decide!”

"And now, just by relying on a former prime minister who has resigned long ago, and a group of officials who are not on the stage, you can decide such a major matter without authorization. Who gave you such power?"

As he scolded, Zhu Zhaoyuan's face became even more ugly. Finally, she patted the desk in front of her and shouted: "That's enough!"

"Are you done yet? Do you really think I don't dare to deal with you?"

Wang Guangchang said with a smile on his face: "Lord Yu Gang, His Majesty has died and a new monarch has been established. This matter is a foregone conclusion. Please don't interfere anymore, right? The direct prince is of the blood of the previous emperor, so it is natural for him to inherit the throne. Isn’t that what everyone thinks?”

"Everyone? Who are you?" Another old man with a solemn and old-fashioned look stood up and scolded, looking for Shuyuan ｗww.zｈhaoshu･ａａ.comｍ

"Do you mean the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, or a group of cronies of yours, Wang Guangchang? What rights do you, an idle count who has resigned, have to infiltrate state affairs?"

Wang Guangchang's face turned a little blue: "Mr. Sorag, do you have any objections? As the direct prince, you have the priority to inherit. Such an approach does not violate the tradition of the Superior Court!"

Sorag, the chairman of the Imperial Council of Superiors, snorted coldly: "Originally, it was not considered a violation! However, it is not your turn to speak in this matter at all. Even the Queen Mother should not have infiltrated such a major matter! What you are doing is not One of them is in compliance with the imperial laws!"

"And!" Sorag changed the subject.

"I have received a new edict here. It was forwarded by someone from the Royal Supervisory Council. It says: The Queen is not dead, but she is injured and cannot govern! Because of this, the imperial concubine Ye Qingyuan is appointed as the regent of the supervisory country, acting as an agent. The highest authority! The authenticity of the edict has been confirmed!"

"Therefore, what you are doing is simply treason!"

As soon as this statement came out, the ministers were in an uproar! (.)