In Lao Wu's tavern, Liu Yi, Shangguanqi and Ke Rin sat around the wine table, pouring cold beer into their stomachs cup after cup.

A month has passed since the duel, and the three of them have become friends who talk about everything, which can be described as a veritable no-fight no-deal.

As long as they have time, the three of them gather in Lao Wu's tavern to drink and chat, and it seems that there are always endless topics to talk about.

"I won't tell you anything, but in fact, it is a last resort to ask people to find trouble with you." Kirin said with a knotted tongue.

"Huh? How do you say that? Is it still for the sake of doing good? Liu Yi asked with a wine burp.

"Actually...... We...... Iron Riders...... Do this...... It's not for the money...... Mainly...... To prevent collusion...... collusion with robbers...... Can't let smuggled mechs ...... into the hands of robbers......"

"I see...... But there's no shortage of protection money, right? Shangguan Qi asked, putting his arm on Ke Rin's shoulder.

"What age are they...... Who still collects ...... Take that thing......" Kirin said in disgust, "Make money now...... Solution...... Much...... Not...... There's no need for that......"

"Then you can introduce me with more work...... We owe it all...... What about loans......" Kamikanzaki said with a flushed face.

"Well said...... It's ...... who live a lot."

The three of them were chatting around one after another, Lao Wu was busy behind the counter alone, and the holographic projection in the center of the tavern was playing news from various parts of the Xinghan Empire.

It was already late at night in Aqiu City, but there were still many places throughout the empire that were still daylight, and in some places it could be as long as years.

The three of them, who were already drunk and hazy, began to talk a little nonsense, and all kinds of things that they didn't usually dare to say were poured out, making Lao Wu at the counter shake his head again and again.

"I said you three, it's not too early, go back to sleep, and come back tomorrow if you want to drink." Lao Wu reminded.

"Okay, got it......" The three agreed inarticulately, but none of them had any intention of leaving.

At this time, a piece of news that was being broadcast caught the attention of Lao Wu.

"The latest news from the Royal Committee of the Xinghan Empire, not long ago, the Royal Committee released the latest news, His Majesty the Emperor of the Xinghan Empire will officially hold a succession ceremony three days later, that is, on July 16, 454 in the imperial calendar, and take over the throne of the emperor and officially hand it over to His Majesty the Emperor's 16th prince, His Royal Highness Prince Li Xinqi, will conduct ......a live broadcast of the whole empire at that time."

When Lao Wu saw this news, he was so shocked that he even took off the wine glass in his hand, and with a "bang", he fell into many pieces on the ground.

The sound of the wine glass breaking woke Liu Yi and the others up, and the three of them sat up straight together, looking around and asking, "What's the matter?" What shattered? ”

Lao Wu opened his mouth wide and couldn't say anything, just pointed to the holographic projection with his finger and motioned for the three of them to watch the news.

Naturally, such an important news will not be broadcast only once, in fact, no matter which channel it is on, this news that shocks the entire Xinghan empire is currently being broadcast on a rolling basis.

The three of them were like Lao Wu after reading it, they were speechless in shock, you must know that the inheritance of the imperial throne has always been a major event that is enough to affect the empire, no one thought that the current emperor would suddenly announce that he would inherit the throne, and the time was still so rushed, you can imagine why everyone was so surprised.

At this time, most of the people's drunkenness had disappeared, and they were all shocked by this news, everyone look at me, I look at you, I don't know what kind of evaluation to make on this matter.

"It's so sudden, how can you say that the position will be transferred, there is no wind at all, this is too sudden......" Ke Rin shook his head and said.

Shangguan Qi also said: "It's really too sudden, although the current emperor is not young, but I haven't heard of the news of poor health, at this time, the sudden announcement of the succession, I think things are not so simple......

At this time, Lao Wu didn't have the heart to clean up the broken wine glass, so he leaned next to a few people, lowered his voice and asked, "Do you say that something happened, for example...... Coup? ”

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's faces changed color, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little heavy.

"I don't think it's impossible to do this, I heard that the princes have been competing for the throne for a day or two, but His Majesty the Emperor has never determined the candidate for the crown prince, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be people who can't hold their breath and take risks at this time, and what Lao Wu said is not impossible." Shangguan Qi said with a calm face.

"I've also heard some rumors that the competition for the throne is very fierce, and even the high-ranking officials are divided into several factions, but I didn't expect His Majesty the Emperor to choose to pass on the throne at this time, it's really surprising......" Ke Rin sighed.

Liu Yi, who had not spoken, had a worried look on his face at this time, and everyone was a little surprised when they saw it, so they heard Shangguan Qi ask, "Liu Yi, what's wrong with you?" Why is your face so bad? ”

Liu Yi replied, "I'm a little worried...... Will there be any danger to my teacher? I'm afraid the imperial capital will not be calm at this time......"

"I'm afraid it will be like this, this news is too sudden, maybe the imperial capital is already in trouble now." Shangguan Qi analyzed.

The more Liu Yi listened, the more relieved he felt, and he stood up and said, "I'll go and ask the teacher, you can sit down first." ”

With that, Liu Yiden ran up to the second floor of the tavern, where he had boarded. When he arrived at the attic, Liu Yi turned on his portable computer in a panic, and then initiated a request for a video call to his teacher Yu Wensong.

A response appears in the holographic projection, and the ticking sound is particularly harsh in a quiet room.

A few minutes passed, and the request for the call was not answered, which made Liu Yi's heart even more anxious. After trying again a few times, there was still no response to the request, and Liu Yi was so anxious that he walked around the attic, and the footsteps could even be heard clearly by the three people downstairs.

Seeing that the teacher never responded, Liu Yi finally had to give up the call request with a long sigh, and walked down the second floor in a somewhat depressed manner.

As soon as the three of them saw Liu Yi's face, they knew that things were probably not going well, but they still asked with concern, "How is it?" Any news? ”

Liu Yi shook his head and said, "I can't get through, maybe something really happened to the imperial capital." ”

The three of them could only comfort Liu Yi and said: "You don't have to be too anxious, now I'm afraid that people in the whole empire are inquiring about the news, and your teacher is probably entangled in things." ”

Liu Yi knew that the three of them were comforting themselves, nodded and said: "I hope so, I always feel that this matter is too abnormal, I hope the teacher can be safe." ”

Yaqiu was really far away from the imperial capital, and at this time, even if Liu Yi was anxious, he had nothing to do, so he could only hide his worries in his heart for the time being, and pull the others to start drinking again.

The news of the Emperor's imminent succession spread throughout the empire in a short period of time, and when Liu Yi and Shangguan Qi arrived at the repair shop the next day, everyone was talking about it without exception.

Many people were full of curiosity about the inside story of the emperor's sudden succession, and some people who were more familiar with Liu Yi came to ask him if there were any rumors in the imperial capital.

In fact, Liu Yi also wanted to know, he had been busy contacting acquaintances in the imperial capital for almost the whole day, hoping to find out more news, especially about the teacher Yu Wensong.

Liu Yi has been studying in the imperial capital for ten years, and he has known a lot of classmates and friends, and after some inquiry, the current imperial capital is really full of rumors, and there are countless rumors of all kinds, true and false, but it is difficult to distinguish for a while.

However, there was no news from the teacher, Yu Wensong, and some students told Liu Yi that the teacher had lost contact with him since a few days ago and did not know where he was now.

"Nothing really happens, right?" Liu Yi's heart became more and more worried.

"Hey! Is it high? What is the situation in the imperial capital now? Finally got in touch with the classmates who worked under the teacher with him, Liu Yi came up and asked eagerly.

Lao Gao on the other side of the video was sweaty, his face was full of panic, and he seemed to have just experienced strenuous activities.

Lao Gao replied breathlessly: "Yo, it's Liu Yi, it's a long time no see!" ”

"How is the imperial capital now? Are you all right? ”

"Don't mention it, now the imperial capital is in chaos, and the army on the street has begun martial law, and they will not be allowed to go out for a few hours. It was with great difficulty for me to get back from the institute, otherwise I would have been trapped in the institute and would not have been able to go home. Lao Gao said with a happy face.

"How's the teacher doing? I haven't been able to contact him, do you have any news of the teacher? "Liu Yi is most concerned about Yuwensong's safety, after all, the teacher is not only a tutor of the Military Academy, but also a member of the Royal Advisory Committee, and some unknown secrets will inevitably be involved in his work.

Lao Gao heard Liu Yi ask about the teacher's situation, his face immediately became serious, he looked left and right, and then lowered his voice and said, "Don't tell anyone else...... I've heard that the teacher has been left in the palace for the time being, and I can't contact him at the moment, but there should be no problem with his safety. ”

"The teacher will be fine, right?"

"This ...... I can't say well, anyway, the situation is a bit chaotic now, and all kinds of rumors are all kinds of rumors, so I can only wait and see what happens. Lao Gao shook his head.

"Have you heard anything about the Emperor's succession?" Liu Yi asked again.

Lao Gao whispered: "I heard some of it, but I don't know if it's true or not." ”

"Tell me about it."

"I heard...... There was a coup d'état in the palace, which is why the succession was suddenly announced......"

"That's really the case!"

"I'm not sure, but it's getting a lot of people saying it right now. Especially in the past few days, the streets are full of troops, and all kinds of mecha are all over the streets, it's like opening an arms expo......"

Hearing Lao Gao say this, Liu Yi felt that the matter seemed to be more serious than he imagined, I am afraid that the imperial capital will really go off and fight, and then the entire empire will have a huge shock.

Just when the two were chatting energetically, a request for a video call came in, and Liu Yi clicked on it to see that it was Yu Wensong, a teacher who he had not been able to contact many times!