Chapter 881 Abdication

The generals that surrounded the Mu Stellar King weren't surprised by this at all.

It was almost as if they had already expected this.

One of them sealed the Mu Stellar King's cultivation and then waved his hand to the guards before they all headed back to where the second prince was.

General Wu and the cloaked figure had already stopped fighting as they had seen that it was already all over.

General Wu's attention was completely on the Mu Stellar King, so he no longer paid any attention to the cloaked figure. He pointed at the generals and roared, "You! All of you! Do you understand what you are doing? This is treason!"

But the generals weren't afraid of General Wu at all as they brought the Mu Stellar King in front of the second prince.

Then in front of everyone's shocked gazes, they bowed and presented the Mu Stellar King to the second prince. Then they said, "Your highness, please take the throne."

The second prince nodded at them, but he didn't sit down on the throne in the end. He turned to General Wu who was just cautiously standing there and said, "General, please put down your weapon. There's no need to fight anymore, our Stellar Kingdom still needs your power in the future."

General Wu was surprised to hear this, but he still shook his head in the end.

He had sworn his loyalty to the now previous Mu Stellar King and he would never go against his oath. After all, he owed the now previous Mu Stellar King too much to repay.

So General Wu said, "Your highness, unfortunately there is no future for me with you."

The second prince nodded before saying, "Someone lock General Wu away." Then after a pause, he gave a nod to General Wu and said, "If you ever change your mind, I am always willing to accept someone as outstanding as you."

General Wu gave a bow to the second prince.

He had long known the excellence of the second prince and he knew that as long as the second prince took the throne, their Mu Stellar Kingdom would enter a golden age.

After General Wu was taken away, the second prince turned to his father, the former Mu Stellar King…Well, technically he was still the Mu Stellar King since the abdication and coronation ceremonies hadn't been held yet.

The Mu Stellar King looked up at his son who stood over him and was filled with rage as he roared, "Yong Li, how dare you do this to your own father! Did you forget about everything I did to raise you and this is how you repay me?! Do you have any filial piety?"

The second prince shook his head and said, "Father, if you had any care about our relationship, you would have never acted the way that you did. I gave you the chance to repent, but you never took it, so you forced my hand in the end." Then after a pause, he added, "There is still a chance for us to rebuild our relationship if you willingly step down and pass down the throne."

The Mu Stellar King gave a cold snort and said, "I don't know what trick you've used to convince the ancestors, but you should know that it won't last! I am the one and only true king, that is a fact!"

The second prince shook his head before nodding to the generals and saying, "Take my father away and put him under house arrest."

The generals bowed before leading the Mu Stellar King away.

However, when the Mu Stellar King was brought past the second prince, the second prince suddenly raised his hand.

The second prince reached out and took the crown off the Mu Stellar King's head before saying, "Father, thank you for your many years of service. Your son will take it from here."

The now uncrowned Mu Stellar King's face twisted and he was about to roar out, but the generals blocked his mouth with life energy and he wasn't able to say a thing.

The only thing that the could do was glare at the second prince like a wild beast that wanted to tear him to pieces.

The second prince…The new Mu Stellar King gave a sigh before turning to the princes and saying, "As you can see, I am now the new king."

All of the princes felt a chill run down their backs when they saw this.

Even the first and fourth prince were helpless when it came to this matter.

After all, while they had the support of the ministers, that didn't mean that they had experts behind them.

The ministers would never risk their family's experts in what they considered a lost cause. It was very likely that the ministers would soon abandon the first and fourth prince to go to the second prince's side.

After all, there weren't many subordinates by the second prince's side to begin with, so there was a gap that they could fill.

Not to mention that the second prince had the ancestors on his side, so there was nothing they could do in the face of this absolute power.

The ancestors were the greatest power in the Mu Stellar Royal Family and there was no going against them.

So they were all fearful about what would happen to them now…

After all, all of these potential successors would only breed uncertainty in the new Mu Stellar King's rule. The nobles could use them as tools to fuel their own ambitions…

So the best way to deal with these princes would be to…kill them all.

So the princes all felt like they were waiting for a death sentence…but that death sentence never came.

The Mu Stellar King said, "I won't make it hard for you. As long as you give up your claim to the throne, I will allow you to take up positions in the government and work for our Mu Stellar Kingdom."

All the princes revealed shocked looks when they heard this and they couldn't help looking at each other with blank looks.

The Mu Stellar King was not only going to spare them, but also give them government positions?

Wasn't this preparing them to rebel against him?

Would he really be that dumb?

No, they knew how excellent the second prince had been, so he definitely wouldn't miss this…The only reason he would do this was because he was confident enough that they wouldn't be able to rebel against him…

But since this was their only way out, there was nothing they could do in the first place.

After all, it was choosing to work for him or choose to die.

So the princes all fell onto one knee, including the first and fourth princes, as they pledged their loyalty to the new Mu Stellar King.

The Mu Stellar King waved his hand and sent them off.

The princes were guided away by one of the generals that had been standing on the side.

The princes all had strange looks when they had been sent away, almost as if they were lambs that were being led away to the slaughter. After all, there was no reason to send them away like this, unless…

But under the pressure of the general, it wasn't as if they could do anything.

The first prince and the fourth prince moved towards the back of the pack where the general was and were preparing to make their moves.

But they didn't know that the real reason that the Mu Stellar King sent them away was because he had something else planned. He didn't want them getting too deeply involved in the government, so he was just sending them away so they wouldn't know what would happen next.

That was his benevolence as their brother, he just wanted them to live simple lives.

There was one thing that everyone neglected though…

Why did the Mu Stellar King choose to do this in front of everyone?

After the former Mu Stellar King was taken away, there was no need for the new Mu Stellar King to do this while everyone was watching. He could have just taken his time and done a proper coronation ceremony before taking care of the princes.

So why did he do this here?

After the princes were taken away, the Mu Stellar King faced the nobles and the cameras to say, "As you have heard, the Ran Stellar Kingdom's ships have been seen on our borders."

Everyone suddenly jolted when they heard this.

That was right!

They had completely forgotten about this with everything that had happened!

There was a war that was on the verge of happening, there was no time for them to concern themselves with trying to claim power. After all, if they lost the war, they would lose everything that they had.

Was it worth it to lose everything just to gain a bit of power temporarily?

No!

So everyone paid attention to the Mu Stellar King as he brought this up.

But then he said something that shocked everyone.

"Those ships have come to attend our Mu Stellar Kingdom's coronation ceremony."

Everyone's chin dropped when they heard this.

The Ran Stellar Kingdom ships…they had come to attend the Mu Stellar Kingdom's coronation ceremony?

What did that mean?

It meant that they knew that there would be a coronation ceremony in the first place and…they should have been working with the second prince all along.

Just how far had the second prince planned everything and how long had he been allied with the Ran Stellar Kingdom?