Above the stars

Enemy attack?

People in high positions have a strong sense of crisis.

fear death.

I can't bear to die either.

Zhong Tianque pushed away the woman who was in a state of confusion after hearing the piercing siren, pulled a blanket around him, and shouted: "Come here, come here"

Qian Tai'an rushed in with a group of people and asked urgently: "Your Highness, are you okay?"

When Zhong Tianque went on a visit, he, the first adviser of Guangzhao Pavilion, naturally had to follow him.

"What happened? What happened? Who attacked us?"

"It's a pirate ship. The specific identity needs to be further verified." Guard Captain Chen Mengxi reported aloud.

"Pirate ship? How dare a pirate ship attack us?" Zhong Tianque was furious, with a look of disbelief on his face.

The sea of ​​​​stars is vast, with channels and interests for various countries and organizations.

Of course, there are also those galactic pirates who sneak around in every dark corner, block roads and rob passing ships.

However, their main targets are lone transport ships or small travel boats.

When encountering regular troops, he hid faster than anyone else.

Hijacking the Royal Fleet, is this not asking for death?

But, they just did it

"I also find it strange. This is something that has never happened before." Zhong Changming, the captain of the Vulcan, also rushed over with a solemn expression and a thoughtful look on his face: "We won't know the reason until we completely defeat them. , who was instructing him?"

"Go and stop them. I want to capture them alive. I want to see them alive and their bodies alive."

"Yes." Zhong Changming agreed: "I have ordered the Sirius destroyers to outflank them and will definitely catch them all."

"A bunch of people who don't know how to live or die." Zhong Tianque scolded angrily.

He hated these pirates for interrupting his good deeds. It was very uncomfortable to have an arrow on the bowstring but not take action.

I hate these bastards even more for daring to start the war lightly and pluck the hair from the tiger's head. This is a contempt for the Phoenix royal family and a humiliation for Zhong Tianque.

If you spread the word, you will be laughed at.

Neither he nor the imperial family would allow such a thing to happen.

Although Zhong Changming is also a member of the Zhong royal family, when facing the prince Zhong Tianque, he can only flatter him.

He knew that these pirates had completely angered Zhong Tianque, and said in a deep voice: "I will definitely make these pirates never come back."

Whether it is the Vulcan, the Sirius destroyer, or the Changhe destroyer responsible for peripheral security, they are all equipped with the Phoenix Empire's most powerful firepower and the most advanced scientific research materials. Against those patchwork pirate ships, there will only be one result. That is to harvest in a one-sided manner.

However, the situation was not as smooth and perfect as they imagined.

Looking from the huge command screen of the Vulcan, those pirate ships that look dark and dilapidated on the outside, as if they have experienced endless years of baptism and ups and downs in the star sea, are actually extremely agile and can always avoid the gunfire locks and joint blockades of the Sirius destroyers at critical moments. .

They are like struggling fish, breaking away from the big net again and again, teasing your nerves again and again.

Weak, yet tough.

What's even more frightening is that two medium-sized pirate ships actually avoided the encirclement of the Sirius destroyer and the Changhe frigate, and collided with the Vulcan with a brave and determined attitude that was not afraid of death.

This is a suicide attack.

"Stop them!" Zhong Tianque's pupils swelled and he roared loudly.

He didn't want to die, let alone die with these beggars.

"Stop them!" Zhong Changming also issued an order at the same time: "Changhe I, Changhe II. Attack from the side and collide."

He did not hesitate to abandon the two Changhe frigates to ensure the absolute safety of the Vulcan.

Nothing can happen to Zhong Tianque.

Absolutely nothing can happen.

——

Phoenix Palace.

Zhong Daolong lay down on the large energy stone bed more than two meters wide. The graceful maid carefully applied a layer of cyan health care liquid on his face, and then covered his eyes with a thin silk eye mask. Then he bowed deeply and quietly withdrew.

At this moment, the sound of rapid footsteps came. Chen Tianlei stood in front of the bed and reported in a low voice: "Your Highness, something happened. His Royal Highness the eldest prince was attacked by pirates on his way back."

Zhong Daolong pulled off his blindfold and asked with surprised eyes: "Pirate attack? How is that possible?"

"Yes, I think it's impossible. How dare pirates attack the royal fleet? There must be someone behind it." Chen Fenglei bowed his body and said respectfully.

Zhong Daolong's face was gloomy and he said in a cold voice: "I thought they would take action from within, but I didn't expect that they actually wanted to break the situation from the outside. I really underestimated them."

"How about Zhong Tianque? The scale of their trip this time is not small. They can't even solve this little trouble, right?"

Chen Fenglei swallowed quietly and said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness left the battlefield on the Vulcan and is on his way back to Phoenix Port. The Navy also dispatched the Phoenix and nine Sirius destroyers to greet him."

"Um?"

Zhong Daolong's eyes were slightly stern. He knew from Chen Fenglei's expression and voice that the situation might not be optimistic.

"We lost two Sirius destroyers and three Changhe frigates."

"In other words, except for the Vulcan that Zhong Tianque was riding on, which escaped and came back, the whole army was wiped out?" Zhong Daolong had an expression of disbelief on his face.

He was not panicked when he heard that the royal fleet was attacked by a pirate ship, because he knew the fighting capabilities of the royal fleet. It couldn't even defeat a few pirate ships. How dare they come back?

However, the battle damage rate was so high that no one expected it.

Really can't beat it?

"Those pirate ships acted like crazy and carried out suicide attacks."

"The captain of the Vulcan, Zhong Changming, also handed in the battle log on his way back. Although those pirate ships looked dilapidated, their artillery power and navigation skills were quite impressive."

"They are not ordinary pirate ships. They should have received technological upgrades from a certain force."

"hehe."

Zhong Daolong sneered and said, "They finally couldn't help but take action."

Chen Fenglei remained silent.

He didn't know who "they" Zhong Daolong was talking about. He didn't want to know and didn't dare to ask.

He knew that if Zhong Daolong was willing to talk, he would take the initiative to tell him what to do.

Zhong Daolong lay back and closed his eyes, as if nothing had happened: "I will take a rest. Zhong Tianque will come back and ask him to see me."

"Yes, Lord." Chen Fenglei tore off an eye patch again and gently covered Zhong Daolong's closed eyes.

Chen Fenglei felt a little more relaxed now that he no longer had to look into the eyes of the king of the country.

Then, he closed the door and quietly exited.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.

——

Zhong Tianque was attacked and the royal fleet was attacked by a pirate ship. News of the heavy losses spread like wildfire and soon spread to every corner of Xinxing.

It's impossible to hide such a big event if you want to.

What's more, the royal family did not take any measures and allowed the news to leak out, and all kinds of conspiracies and gossip spread everywhere.

"Have you heard? His Highness the Prince was attacked when he returned home. It must have been done by those bastards from the Os Empire. If they kill the eldest prince, there will be chaos here."

"What do you know? This matter was not done by the Os Empire at all, but by our own people."

"One of our own people? Who among our own people would dare to do such a thing? Don't give up your head?"

"You don't know anything. The eldest prince is the crown prince and the future king of the country. The second prince is not happy. If the eldest prince is killed this time, who will have the power in the future?"

"Are you saying that the two brothers committed suicide and killed each other? The fight has reached this level?"

"Shh, keep your voice down. I only told you, but you can't spread the word."

——

Imperial Maritime Hospital.

Tang Bandit was eating fresh-cut fruit while browsing news on the Internet.

"Who do you think did it?" Sheng Xinhuai looked at Tang Bandit and asked.

Fenghuang was called back by her father Zhong Daolong. She was not allowed to leave Fenghuang Xiaozhu for even half a step, which was equivalent to being placed under 'house arrest'.

Therefore, the important task of taking care of the Tang bandits fell on Sheng Xinhuai.

First, because she and Tang Bandit Fenghuang were both good friends, and Fenghuang could get Tang Bandit's physical recovery status from her at any time.

In addition, she and Tang Biao had a "cohabiting couple" relationship. Ever since she learned that Tang Biao was ill, Mei Yuyin came to visit often. Not only did she come by herself, but she also helped pack and bring Sheng Xinhuai's change of clothes.

With a posture of "Target him to death", it was obvious that she was determined to win Tang Bandit's son-in-law.

As a result, Teacher Sheng was welded to death here, and he had no chance to go back to class.

Mei Yuyin has already asked for leave for her, and the wife of the Finance Minister still has a good reputation.

"How could I know this kind of thing?" Tang Bandi rolled his eyes and said angrily: "I'm lying here, and I can't even get out of the ward door. Do you think I'm Zhuge Liang? I can do it while lying on the hospital bed. Do you know what’s going on in the world?”

Sheng Xinhuai looked at Tang Bandit playfully and said, "Why do you look so guilty of being a thief? Did you really do it?"

Tang Bandit's heart sank, and he quickly said: "Don't talk nonsense. This kind of thing is not trivial. I am lying right under your nose, and you have to help me to urinate. How can I do this?" Something?"

Sheng Xinhuai glanced at Tang Bandit's thigh and said, "I didn't help you, you did it yourself."

".I mean help me. Help me."

"Oh. I thought you were talking about supporting that thing." Sheng glanced at Tang Bandit with a resentful look and said loudly: "You didn't speak clearly. If people heard it, they would think that there was some improper relationship between the two of us. ”

"Do you think everyone is like you and can think of these things?"

"Young man, you don't know the evil nature of human nature." Sheng Xinhuai warned with a serious look.

Tang Bandi was silent for a moment, then asked aloud: "What do you, a university professor, study all day long?"

"Ancient Chinese literature."

"Is the ancient Chinese literature you are studying serious?"

"Of course it's serious."

Sheng Xinhuai glared at Tang Bandit and said loudly: "Okay, don't change the subject. I'll let you analyze it. Who do you think did this? Is it really Zhong Tianyi who did it as rumored by the outside world? ?”

Tang Bandit shook his head and said: "Zhong Tianyi is not stupid. He knows that once something like this happens, everyone will guess that he did it. Why would he still do such a risky thing?"

"Have you ever thought about it? If this thing succeeds, Zhong Tianque will never come back. What if it was Zhong Tianyi who did it? So what if it wasn't?" Sheng Xinhuai asked with deep eyes.

The Tang bandit was stunned for a moment, then looked at Sheng Xinhuai and asked, "You mean, if Zhong Tianque dies, regardless of whether it was Zhong Tianyi who did it or not, he will have a chance to take over the imperial power?"

"What? Isn't Zhong Tianyi his son?" Sheng Xinhuai was very satisfied with Tang Bandit's performance.

Tang Bandit has always acted too mature, and has a determination and ruthlessness that does not match his age.

It was rare to see a shocked expression from him, which made Sheng Xinhuai feel that his nature was not lost and he still had basic moral concepts.

After all, anyone who hears such a thing will have an unbearable sense of absurdity.

Who wants to be friends with a vicious person?

"Doesn't he have a daughter?"

"Phoenix? What? Do you want your little girlfriend to be in a position of power, so that you can eat soft rice with confidence?"

"If it's really possible," Tang Bandit said calmly, "I won't refuse."

"I also want to eat soft rice with you, but it's a pity that Phoenix has no hope." Sheng Xinhuai was very sorry about this and said loudly: "Based on my understanding of Zhong Daolong, he has never considered Phoenix. I would rather leave that position to my two incompetent sons."

"Besides, it's not like Zhong Daolong doesn't have other brothers. There are many members of the royal family who have the chance to take over. It's just because Zhong Daolong established the crown prince and heir apparent early on, so many people gave up on this idea."

"If Zhong Tianque dies, and Zhong Daolong has no intention of handing over power to Zhong Tianyi, others will naturally jump in and fight for it."

"So, in order to prevent this kind of thing from happening, if Zhong Tianyi really takes action to kill Zhong Tianque, the first thing Zhong Daolong has to do is to find ways to eliminate the suspicion on Zhong Tianyi."

"It doesn't matter whether he did it or not. The investigation result will definitely not be that he did it. Just to put him in a reasonable position, doesn't it sound unreasonable?"

Tang Bandit nodded and said: "You city dwellers will still play in the old days, and the bad guys will just chop off your head. Now in Xinxing, the bad guys will not only chop off your head, but also say that you asked for it yourself."

"You are not allowed to fire the map cannon, not all of them are bad people on Nova."

Tang Bandit looked at Sheng Xinhuai with doubtful eyes and asked, "You always call the royal family members by their first names. Don't you like them?"

"What's that going to be called? Is there anything about them that deserves my respect?"

"."

"No matter how glamorous it looks on the outside, the closer you get and the more you see it, the more you think it's just that." Sheng Xinhuai sighed softly and said, "I just pity Phoenix."

"What's a pity?"

"Such a good woman was born into such a family."

"That's the princess of the empire. I don't know how many people are envious of her, even if she's above ten thousand people."

"I'm not envious." Sheng Xinhuai said aloud: "If I had a choice, I think Phoenix would also be willing to live a simple and comfortable life, instead of being trapped in a deep palace and suffering day and night like now."

This time the Tang bandits did not refute.

There is no way to refute it.

He knew that Phoenix must be very sad now.

The competition between the two brothers has become fierce, and she, the younger sister, is caught in the middle.

Who can she support? What can she do?

Isn’t it a joke to say that you should stop beating up the whole family and be nice?

Who will listen?

However, Tang Bandit knew that for Phoenix, the real blow had not yet come.

When all the truth comes to light, where will she go?

Seeing that the Tang bandit was silent, Sheng Xinhuai also sighed deeply in his heart.

Why didn't she understand Phoenix's current situation? However, as an outsider, she couldn't help.

He could only help her take care of her injured boyfriend.

"Are you sure it was the second prince who did it?" Tang Bandit asked.

"No." Sheng Xinhuai shook his head and said, "I don't care about this. I just don't want the second prince to do it."

"Because if this is the case, Phoenix may be in a better mood."

"Yes." Tang Bandit nodded and said, "I hope it wasn't the second prince who did it."

At this moment, the door to the ward was pushed open.

Mei Yuyin and Xiaopang walked in together, and Xiaopang was still carrying large and small bags of things.

"Brother, let me see you." Xiaopang shouted excitedly when he saw Tang Bandit.

"What are you carrying in your hand?" Tang Bandit asked.

"Soup. There is also some food." Mei Yuyin smiled and answered: "The food in the cafeteria is not nutritious, so I made some soup for you at home and brought it over. I happened to meet Xiaopang at the door, so I asked him to trouble him Help brought it up.”

The Imperial Maritime Hospital is a hospital for nobles, and the people in the VIP ward are the nobles among the nobles.

The food here is jointly prepared by nutrition experts and famous chefs from the empire. It is not only delicious and delicious, but also extremely nutritious.

However, in Mei Yuyin's eyes, it was "hard to swallow."

"Thank you, Auntie." Tang Bandi said gratefully, but his eyes glanced at Sheng Xinhuai, who was sitting next to him.

Teacher Sheng, please make it clear to your aunt as soon as possible. If you confess, you will be lenient and if you resist, you will be strict.

If this continues, the aunt will really treat herself as a prospective son-in-law.

Oh, I already see it that way.

Sheng Xinhuai ignored Tang Bandit's expectant look, looked at Mei Yuyin and complained, "Why do you always come here when you have nothing to do? Don't disturb our life as two people."

"I disturbed your two-person life? If you could make soup or cook for Xiao Tang, I would not come. It's because you can't do anything."

"There's food in the cafeteria. Just call and it will be delivered to you if you want something."

"Can the food in the cafeteria be nutritious?"

"Look at his face. It's red and his double chin is about to come out. How can you tell that he is a patient?"

"That's because of the soup I sent. If it depends on you, Xiao Tang will starve to death."

——

The mother and daughter entered the stage of verbal sparring again. Tang Fei and Xiao Pang looked at each other. Xiao Pang said awkwardly: "Brother"

"It's okay." Tang Fei said calmly: "Give me the soup."

"Oh." Xiao Pang nodded.

I thought, the eldest brother is the eldest brother, and he is calm in the face of major events.

He can still drink soup in such an environment.

——

Xiaoyaoju.

Zhong Tianyi squatted on the ground, watching a group of ants working together to transport a fiery red cherry to the cave.

He had deliberately dropped the cherry on the ground, and he felt like he was one of those ants.

One of those ants.

Zhao Huanong came over and reported in a low voice: "Your Highness, the eldest prince is back."

"Well, is he okay?" Zhong Tianyi asked without raising his head, as if the group of ants was more important than his brother's safety.

Zhao Huanong frowned slightly, he knew that Zhong Tianyi was not really concerned about the eldest prince.

However, he still answered honestly: "He is back and not injured."

"What a pity." Zhong Tianyi picked up the cherry and threw it into the swimming pool in front of him along with the countless ants stuck on it. "It would be great if he could not come back."

"." Zhao Huanong did not dare to answer this question.

"Do they all think I did it?" Zhong Tianyi asked.

Zhao Huanong hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes."

"Hehe." Zhong Tianyi looked at the ants struggling for their lives in the swimming pool and said, "It seems that I am destined to be the bad guy."

"Your Highness."

"Tell them that I agree." Zhong Tianyi's eyes were fierce, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I agree to all their conditions."

(ps: Happy Children's Day to all the children!)