Ming Qiuxue had a secret ailment

Cangmu Star had indeed descended into chaos.

Three rebel armies rose up, sounding the call to overthrow Neiyouli's regime one after another.

The neighboring Nomadic Scattered Star Cluster stirred as well.

The only surprise was that the response from Blue Star was far greater than Yu Tu had imagined.

In the conference room at Little Seven Castle.

The 3D projection map of the Blue River System displayed five routes in different fluorescent colors, in addition to the prominently marked Cangmu Star Sector.

Cang Qi had just added them.

With the Blue River System in turmoil, Lan Xiao had dispatched a total of one hundred thousand Imperial Army troops in the first wave to suppress the rebellion.

There was nothing wrong with that number in itself. With one hundred thousand troops, plus Imperial Army units temporarily requisitioned from neighboring planets, the force involved in an actual armed crackdown would number at least one hundred and fifty thousand.

The key, however, lay in the routes those one hundred thousand troops would take.

Ming Qiuxue leaned back against his chair, his right hand resting on the conference table, his long fingers tapping intermittently.

"So far, six people who could just barely be considered major players have openly challenged Lan Xiao and rebelled. Excluding Otto of Tamu Planet, that leaves five: three princes and two dukes.

"The Imperial Army forces on routes four and five are clearly headed for Zhou Lü. The Zhou Family has a solid foundation, and Zhou Lü is a real thorn in their side. After holding it in for so many years, he's finally found his chance. He won't be easy to deal with."

In truth, calling the Zhou Family's foundation solid was an understatement. Their roots ran deep.

Since the founding of the Blue River Empire, the two most