January 18, 3034 (Galactic Calendar) - Imperial Capital
At this moment, the entire Imperial Capital Star System was filled with a complex atmosphere.
Logically speaking, today is the day Qin Ming ascends the throne, and it should be a very joyous occasion.
However, the recent civil war resulted in the loss of over 300,000 interstellar warships and the deaths of three marshals.
This is undoubtedly a °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° huge blow to the princes' faction.
This greatly affected the atmosphere of the enthronement ceremony.
Qin Ming himself probably wasn't in a celebratory mood either, as he cut two-thirds of the process after seeing the ceremony.
Imperial Capital Star - Royal Palace
This is a palace located on the highest peak of the Imperial Capital Star. The entire palace stands majestically atop the mountain!
At the very top of the palace is a huge throne.
At this very moment, a ceremony is taking place here.
Qin Ming, dressed in the new Emperor's Attire, was slowly walking towards an old man.
The old man was the most respected official in the Starry Empire, and he was in charge of presiding over this grand banquet.
Next, after Qin Ming recites an oath, he will hand over the scepter and crown symbolizing imperial power to Qin Ming, who will then officially become emperor.
Become the new Star Emperor!
"............"
"I, Qin Ming, as a descendant of the royal family, have been entrusted with the imperial power in this time of crisis. I will surely lead the Star Glory Empire out of the mire and restore its glory!" Qin Ming placed his hand on his chest and roared at the throne.
Hundreds of officials behind him knelt on one knee, waiting for the final moment to arrive.
Beside her, Consort Zhen was already weeping, her face covered, a mixture of joy and sorrow.
She finally saw the day her son ascended the throne, but at the same time she lost another precious son.
Qin Ming, your mother believes in you. You will definitely avenge your brother.
"Wait a moment!"
Just then, a voice came from the entrance of the main hall.
The sudden sound interrupted the entire ceremony.
All eyes turned to the entrance of the main hall, where Prince Yan walked in slowly with a slight smile. Amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, he passed through hundreds of officials and stood between Qin Ming and the master of ceremonies.
Prince Yan glanced at the scepter and crown in the master of ceremonies' hands, then looked at Qin Ming, who was staring at him with a surprised expression.
"Royal Uncle...you?" Qin Ming looked at Prince Yan with a puzzled expression.
"You think you're worthy of being called emperor?" Prince Yan slapped Qin Ming across the face.
Qin Ming lost his balance and fell to the ground.
Everyone who witnessed this scene was stunned.
"What do you mean!" Qin Ming covered his swollen face, staring at Prince Yan in astonishment.
To this day, he still doesn't understand what's going on.
"I say, you are not worthy to be called emperor!" Prince Yan looked at Qin Ming with disdain.
"I am a prince, I am not worthy to be emperor, do you think you are worthy!" Qin Ming angrily pointed at Prince Yan.
Prince Yan sneered: "He personally led nearly 400,000 interstellar warships to fight against 200,000 interstellar warships, and in the end, he slunk back with only a few interstellar warships."
A piece of trash like you, if you were to become the emperor of the Star Glory Empire, would surely bring disaster to the country and its people!
Seeing Prince Yan directly expose his scar, Qin Ming's face darkened as he angrily demanded, "What exactly do you want to do!"
What am I supposed to do?
According to royal protocol, if the heir to the throne is incompetent, his right to succession can be revoked, and a direct descendant of the royal family can be chosen to succeed him.
"In that case, I... am the one who truly deserves to sit on the throne!" Prince Yan looked at Qin Ming with a cold smile.
"Prince Yan...you...you can't do this! You can't do this! You clearly promised me before that you would support Ming'er to succeed to the throne!"
"How could you go back on your word!" Consort Zhen stepped forward, walked up to Prince Yan, and grabbed his arm.
Prince Yan, who had previously shown her great affection, now unceremoniously shook off her arm.
“Consort Zhen, I have never made any such promises to you.”
"On the contrary, you, as a princess, do not know how to cherish yourself. After the late emperor passed away, you actually had an affair!" Prince Yan angrily pointed at Consort Zhen.
Consort Zhen was taken aback, not understanding what Prince Yan wanted to do.
If we're talking about having an affair, then the one I had an affair with was Prince Yan.
"Do you want to see evidence? Then I'll show you evidence!" Prince Yan raised his hand, and a holographic projection appeared in front of everyone.
That scene immediately caused a huge stir.
That was an obscene video, featuring one woman and multiple men, and the female protagonist was none other than Consort Zhen!
Upon seeing this, Consort Zhen turned pale and shook her head repeatedly, saying, "Impossible! Impossible! I didn't do these things, I didn't!"
Suddenly, she woke up with a start!
Pointing incredulously at Prince Yan: "You...you're the one who framed me..."
She remembered that when she met with Prince Yan in secret, he would often bring her some aphrodisiacs. Some of them would cause her to black out and she would have no idea what was happening.
I just felt that Prince Yan was unexpectedly powerful, like a god of war.
Now I understand, it wasn't that Prince Yan was powerful, but that he had invited 'outside help'.
Prince Yan suddenly grabbed Consort Zhen's chin: "Guards, take this unfaithful woman away."
We must make her reveal who her lover is, to avenge the humiliation I caused my brother!
While Prince Yan was speaking, he exerted force and crushed several pieces of bone in Consort Zhen's jaw, rendering her unable to speak. She could only glare at Prince Yan with bloodshot eyes.
This is the man I once thought I had fallen in love with.
"How dare you! Guards, seize this traitor!" Qin Ming stood up and shouted.
There was no movement, either inside or outside the hall.
"Guards! Guards! What are you all doing? Didn't you hear me calling you?" Qin Ming pointed at the guards inside the hall.
But the princes inside the palace seemed not to have heard anything.
"Take down the second son!" Prince Yan ordered. The palace guards immediately sprang into action, pressing Qin Ming to the ground and pointing their laser guns at his head.
Qin Ming stared at his guards in astonishment.
He understood; this was something Prince Yan had already prepared long ago.
"Where are the princes' supporters! Come and protect the emperor! Protect the emperor!" Qin Ming's shouts were now filled with fear.
But the officials inside the hall did not make a move; some remained calm, some were panicked, and some hesitated.
"Your Highness, you'd better save your energy." Prince Yan looked at Qin Ming with a cold smile.
Qin Ming glared at Prince Yan: "Don't be arrogant. The whole empire will not agree to your actions."
You are committing treason!
Prince Yan squatted down in front of Qin Ming, looked at the man before him, and shook his head: "Have you forgotten what I just told you? I'm going to cripple you. If I cripple you legitimately, no one will dare to say anything."
"Hahaha, cripple me? Don't think I'm really that clueless!"
"To depose the heir, we need the support of at least two-thirds of the existing star field governors and marshals!" Qin Ming glared at Prince Yan.
"Your memory is pretty good."
However, since the North Wind Star Region and the Chu River Star Region have now reversed their positions, there will be two fewer governors and one fewer marshal.
Not counting the two newly promoted marshals, Huang Zhixiong also died, so there are three less.
In reality, there are currently only six star field governors and six imperial marshals.
There are only twelve votes in total, which means I only need eight votes to get rid of you!
Prince Yan stood up, looked at everyone in the hall, and shouted, "Who is willing to support abolishing the prince's right to be the heir?"
"The governor of the Pegasus constellation supports His Highness the Prince! We request that His Highness the Second Prince abdicate!" A governor stepped forward.
"The Governor of the Azure Moon Starfield supports His Highness the Prince."
"The Governor of the Azure Starfield supports His Highness the Prince."
"Imperial Marshal Zhong Yan supports His Highness the Prince."
"Imperial Marshal Lü Dafeng supports His Highness the Prince."
As one distinguished person after another stepped forward, Qin Ming's face was covered in sweat.
The appearance of the two people left Qin Ming in disbelief.
"Imperial Marshal Qin Longcheng supports His Highness the Prince." Qin Longcheng stepped forward, clenching his fists.
"Qin Longcheng! You actually betrayed me!" Qin Ming looked at Qin Longcheng with disbelief, who was wearing a contemptuous smile.
"The Governor of the Central Starfield of Starshine supports Your Highness!" Another incredulous person stepped forward.
That family that Qin Ming thought had always been on his side!
"Seven votes already, I'm sorry, Your Highness." Prince Yan sneered, then suddenly his voice boomed: "The Governor of the Snow Swallow Star Region supports deposing Second Prince Qin Ming as heir!"
At that moment, Qin Ming felt as if the sky had fallen.
How...how...could this be?
