"Marshal Chu, I grant you supreme authority. All military forces are at your command."

Anyone who resists can be considered a traitor or rebel.

"This is disloyalty to the imperial royal family!" Qin Xiaolei said righteously.

"Yes!" Chu Changhe saluted, then placed his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist, an ancient sword.

Chu Changhe has always had the habit of wearing an ancient sword on formal occasions.

He drew his ancient sword and thrust it forward and upward at a 45° angle.

He then shouted sternly, "The Chu clan is willing to be the sword in the little princess's hand!"

The scene with Chu Changhe abruptly ended at this point.

However, this short video has already begun to spread throughout the entire Starry Empire, which has shocked all the nobles and dignitaries of the Starry Empire.

They had considered that Chu Changhe would be at odds with the princes' faction.

But to everyone's surprise, Chu Changhe actually had the little princess as a figurehead.

This puts Chu Changhe in a very delicate position.

Regardless of whether Qin Ming framed or not, it was at least a struggle between a ruler and his subject, in which Qin Ming held the advantage.

But now, Chu Changhe has the little princess as his ally.

Then the two sides are completely equal in status.

You, Qin Ming, are of royal blood, and so is Princess Qin Xiaolei.

As for that bloodline issue you mentioned, a smart person certainly wouldn't care about that.

After all, without solid evidence, it's impossible to take something as a done deal just because of your one-sided accusation.

Meanwhile, the interstellar media broadcasting the various Imperial fleets noticed that small robots had appeared on the outside of those Imperial interstellar warships.

These robots crawled to the location of the starship's emblem.

The emblem of the Imperial Fleet is the Seven Stars Emblem of the Starry Empire, and all Imperial Fleets use this emblem.

The seven stars are all blue.

It represents the seven imperial star regions besides the Starry Central Star Region.

At that moment, the robots actually sprayed red paint on the seven star-shaped markings.

Although it was just a change of color, for some reason it seemed as if the entire legion fleet had been 'completely renewed'.

From this day forward, this emblem will also be known as the'Seven Crimson Stars'.

What followed was a series of routine military exercises, nothing particularly unusual.

Purple Perilla Star Domain - Su Family Residence

"Chu Changhe's move was brilliant," Governor Su said calmly.

The eldest son of the Su family cautiously asked from the side, "Father, what should we do next?"

The princes' faction has already begun requesting our military support to fight alongside them against the Chu family and quell the rebellion!

After a moment of silence, Governor Su said, "From a strategic perspective, although Chu Changhe is strong, it is difficult for him to defeat the princes' party, which has the foundation of a nation."

Moreover, Chu Changhe's location was far too dangerous.

However, it's too early to bet on the princes' faction.

A smart person will stand firm only when the real winner emerges.

As for the princes' faction... we can't let them lose face.

Here's the arrangement: none of the Su family's direct or collateral line lord fleets are allowed to leave the Zisu Starfield.

As for... the rest... we can't control that.

After all, I'm just a mere governor.

Upon hearing Governor Su's words, the eldest son of the Su family immediately understood: "I understand."

Afterwards, none of the Su family faction's interstellar warships in the Zisu Star Region were moved. However, some families within the Zisu Star Region that had sided with the Prince Party were very willing to send their private fleets or provide strategic materials to help the Prince Party.

Meanwhile, of the five imperial legions originally stationed in the Zisu Starfield, three of them, with nearly ten thousand interstellar warships, were all requisitioned by the princes.

This situation also occurs in other star systems.

The princes' faction is rapidly assembling its fleet. Qin Ming undoubtedly wants to eliminate Chu Changhe quickly so he can consolidate his power and imperial throne.

At the same time, it also serves as a defense against a possible attack by the Chu family's fleet.

Imperial Capital Galaxy Cluster - Imperial Capital Star

Qin Ming was currently in the largest strategic conference room of the empire, looking at the interstellar map of the Star Glory Empire, which clearly marked the locations of the various interstellar legion fleets.

Even the deployment of some interstellar legion fleets in the Chuhe Starfield and the Beifeng Starfield can be seen from it.

"Your Highness, so far..."

Including the interstellar legion fleets supported by various forces, and the number of interstellar warships under our control.

The number of interstellar warships has exceeded 300,000.

"And this number is still increasing!" Huang Zhixiong said excitedly to Qin Ming.

"Chu Changhe currently only has 60,000 interstellar warships."

In the North Wind Starfield, at most 20,000 interstellar warships can be assembled.

We have four times the number of their starships!

Even if the Chu family's border fleet is strong, it has no problem with withstanding their attack. In fact, I think [N O V E L I G H T] we don't need to drag this out for half a year.

"We can definitely have a decisive battle with the Chu family army!" Huang Zhixiong said confidently, as if he could defeat Chu Changhe on the front lines and become a new legend of the Starry Empire.

Qin Ming glanced at Huang Zhixiong: "Don't let your guard down in the face of numerical superiority."

Don't forget, we've suffered losses in battles where we have numerical superiority several times.

Zhao Chen from the Xiaolong Galaxy has too many hidden cards; we must be careful.

Huang Zhixiong naturally knew what Qin Ming was implying.

In the battle of the Dragon Star System, the Third Prince's fleet lost 20,000 interstellar warships to 3,000 interstellar warships. That was not a four-fold advantage, but a numerical advantage of more than six times.

And what was the result?

And what just happened was that the Xiaolong Legion was rescuing Chu Changhe, but was surrounded and intercepted by tens of thousands of interstellar warships. What was the final result?

This is equivalent to slapping Qin Ming across the face repeatedly.

Zhao Chen even possesses a mysterious starship with interstellar warp capabilities.

"Your Highness, such a high-quality interstellar fleet only has the opportunity to win against overwhelming odds in small-scale interstellar battles."

"In a massive interstellar battle like this, with hundreds of thousands of ships, the Falcon Dragon Legion would be nothing more than a stone thrown into the sea," Huang Zhixiong said confidently.

"Uncle, we must be careful with every step we take now."

"We can't afford to lose." Qin Ming's face darkened as he looked at Huang Zhixiong, who seemed overconfident.

Huang Zhixiong immediately lowered his head: "This subordinate... understands. Then... what do we do next?"

"Let's wait a week. If Chu Changhe doesn't launch an attack within a week, then we'll take the initiative to open up a battlefield."

The objective of the operation remains the same: to deplete their war preparations and resources.

If necessary, some star systems can be abandoned.

"Once we've waited six months and Chu Changhe's strategic resources are exhausted, that's when we'll launch our final offensive," Qin Ming said with a cold smile.

"yes."

The civil war within the Starry Empire thus began.