Chapter 262: Chaos Returns
Old Man Tang suddenly laughed when he heard Liu Yi, and Liu Yi couldn't help but be a little curious when he saw him laughing weirdly.
"Old man, what are you laughing at? Could it be that there is something wrong with what I said? Liu Yi asked.
Old Man Tang said with a smile: "As a superior, don't always think about staring at your subordinates, you must know how to let go when appropriate, so that your subordinates can get the opportunity to play, and at the same time, you can also expose the true thoughts of some people." β
Liu Yi saw that the old man seemed to be pointing something, so he asked, "Could it be that the old man has found something wrong?" β
The old man replied, "There are some things that you need to figure out slowly, and it's not good for me to talk too much." β
Liu Yi nodded and said, "Okay, I remember the old man's words, let me think about it again." β
In the next few days, Liu Yi walked around the imperial capital, bought a lot of things, and planned to take them back together to give them away. Although Yaqiu also has all kinds of commodities now, some things are still not as good as the products of the imperial capital, and they can be brought back to give away so that everyone can be happy.
Of course, shopping is only one of Liu Yi's purposes, his main purpose is to see what is unusual in the imperial capital, if it is really as the old man expected, he can always see some clues.
The imperial capital is still so prosperous, everything seems to be quite orderly, the last time Liu Yi was in the imperial capital, it was just in time for Gao Ban to launch a coup d'Γ©tat, and the entire imperial capital was in chaos at that time, as if it was the eve of the end of the world.
However, this time Liu Yi didn't see anything unusual at all, the imperial capital seemed to be more prosperous than before, and there was no sign of a storm coming.
However, Liu Yi still felt that he should leave the imperial capital as soon as possible, this place was really a place of right and wrong for Liu Yi, every time he encountered something bad in the imperial capital, this had left a deep shadow in Liu Yi's heart.
Before leaving, Liu Yi specially invited Xu Jing and Wu Tian to dinner, and Ye Na naturally had to accompany him.
"Tomorrow Ye Na and I will immediately go to the imperial capital, today I specially invite the two of you to dinner, this time I can get rid of the prison disaster, it all depends on the hard work of the two, I will toast you first!" Liu Yi raised his wine glass and said to Xu Jing and Wu Tian.
"I don't dare to say that it's hard, I have to rely on Brother Liu to take care of me in the future." Wu Tian said with a grin.
Xu Jing was still the usual calm look, raised the wine glass and touched Liu Yi gently, and the wine glass immediately let out a "Ding!" There was a clear sound.
Several people drank all the wine in the cup, and then chatted while eating, Liu Yi inquired about the current situation in the imperial capital, intentionally or unintentionally, Xu Jing completely looked like he was not doing anything, and almost didn't talk much.
As a person who has been active in various officialdom departments for a long time, Wu Tian has naturally heard a lot of true and false gossip, and when he saw Liu Yi asking, he couldn't help but open the floodgates and tell everyone all kinds of hearsay rumors one by one.
Liu Yi learned from Wu Khotan's mouth that the people of the imperial capital had always been suspicious of Gao Ban's death, after all, most diseases could be cured in this era, and Gao Ban, a person with a high position, would suddenly die of illness, and no one would believe it.
"I heard that Gao Ban's subordinates have been divided into several factions, and now they are fighting fiercely......" Wu Tian said with a nose and eyes, as if he was at the scene at the time of the incident.
"Who's in power right now?" Liu Yi asked curiously.
"It's really hard to say, don't look at Gao Ban's original gang showing off their might, I think they are all grasshoppers after the autumn!" Wu Tian drank a lot, and he became more and more bold when he spoke.
"If these people can't do it, then who can?"
"According to my judgment, it has to be those old magnates, don't look at how much they have been suppressed over the years, but after all, they have a thick foundation, and the strength hidden in the secret is not something that ordinary people can imagine." Wu Khotan replied.
Liu Yi listened to Wu Tian's interesting words, and planned to stimulate him a little more and let him say more.
"That's not necessarily, these powerful people have neither power nor territory now, and they only have some remnants of their ancestors left, and I don't think it's easy for these people to make any waves." Liu Yi deliberately sang a contradiction.
Wu Tian's brain is not good now, and when he was slightly stimulated by Liu Yi, he immediately became a little upset. I heard Wu Khotan say: "You are not right! Wrong! Don't look at those old elites who have no power or land now, but they secretly colluded with many big enterprises, who doesn't have the support of a few powerful people behind those big enterprises? Once these big businesses are hindered, even the imperial government cannot but back down ......"
The more Wu Tian spoke, the more excited he became, as if he was the spokesperson of a big business, which caused Xu Jing and Ye Nalian to roll their eyes, looking very disgusted.
Liu Yi listened to it with relish, although Wu Khotan may not be right, but it can more or less reflect the thoughts of these grassroots personnel, it seems that many people are already dissatisfied with the leadership of these people.
After eating, everyone dispersed, and Liu Yi and Ye Na returned to the hotel, ready to pack their things, and in a few hours boarded the interstellar mail ship back to Yaqiu.
"Here it is." Liu Yi pointed to the house number and said.
Willow Wing and Ye Na's cabin is next door, and from now on, it will take them a month to sail to reach Yaqiu.
The two of them opened the door of the cabin separately, and when they were about to enter, the opposite cabin door suddenly opened, and a familiar person walked out of it.
"It's you! How did you end up here? Liu Yi looked at Xu Jing and asked in surprise.
Xu Jing looked at Liu Yi and then at Ye Na, with an unconcealable smile on her face. Liu Yi seemed to notice something, turned his head to look at Ye Na beside him, and saw that Ye Na had already covered her mouth and laughed.
"You already knew?" Liu Yi asked Ye Na in surprise.
Ye Na smiled and said, "Yes, I already knew that Xu Jing was going to Yaqiu with us this time." β
"You're going to Aqiu too? What are you doing in Aqiu? Liu Yi asked puzzled.
Xu Jing replied calmly, "Why can't I go to Yaqiu?" Could it be that Aqiu belongs to your family? β
Liu Yi said: "You went to Yaqiu, who will handle the legal matters for me in the future?" Did you go back to the imperial capital? β
"I can handle these things in Aqiu as well. As for whether he will come back in the future, it will depend on the development of the situation. β
When Liu Yi heard this, he suddenly realized something, grabbed Xu Jing's arm, and asked excitedly, "Do you know any inside information?" β
Xu Jing's face showed a painful expression, and Liu Yi realized that he had hurt her, so he quickly let go of his hand, but he still asked, "Tell me quickly, is there something big going on in the emperor?" β
Xu Jing looked around, lowered her voice and said, "This is not the place to talk, come to my room." β
The three of them entered Xu Jing's cabin, closed the door, and Xu Jing said, "You guys sit first." β
As soon as Liu Yi sat down, he couldn't wait to ask, "Say it quickly!" What exactly did you hear? β
Xu Jing said unhurriedly: "I heard from a few customers, it is said that the high-level battle is very fierce now, maybe one day there will be a fight, and the imperial capital may become a battlefield." β
"That's it?" Liu Yi asked.
"yes, that's it." Xu Jing said lightly.
Liu Yi said in disbelief: "After the customer said a few words, you made up your mind to leave the imperial capital?" How I don't think it's like your style. β
"Look at what you said, I'm not a person with great powers, knowing that the emperor is in danger, do I still stay in the imperial capital and wait for death?" Xu Jing said.
"But how do you know the customer is telling the truth?"
Xu Jing sneered: "My customers are not people like Wu Tian, I naturally believe what they say." β
"Could it be that these customers of yours are high-level bigwigs?" Liu Yi asked curiously.
"Sort of, these big people also have a lot of troubles, and there are some things that they can't hide from me, after all, they still need me to solve the trouble for them." Xu Jing said.
"In this way, something big is indeed going to happen in the imperial capital. But why can't you see it at all? Liu Yi said in disbelief.
Xu Jing said: "The more big things happen, the quieter they become, and if anyone acts rashly at this time, it is easier to become the target of others." β
"I didn't expect you to have such an opinion, I used to underestimate you too much." Liu Yi said sincerely.
While the three of them were chatting, a notice of imminent departure had been issued on the radio of the mail ship, Liu Yi and Ye Na got up to say goodbye, each went back to their cabins, and then made an appointment to go around the ship together later.
As the time of departure came, the huge interstellar mail ship slowly sailed away from the airport and flew towards the outer reaches of the Unicorn Galaxy.
Along the way, the three of them got together every day to chat, discussing the current situation of the empire and the future development, and after entering the jump flight, Xu Jing began to feel a little uncomfortable, which is a manifestation of not often interstellar travel.
At Liu Yi's suggestion, Xu Jing and Ye Na both entered the sleep pod, intending to wake up when they arrived at their destination. Liu Yi has long been accustomed to interstellar travel, and a little discomfort is nothing to him.
Liu Yi took advantage of this rare free time to start studying, because no one disturbed him, and his efficiency was much higher than when he was in school before.
The time of the voyage passed quickly, and when the interstellar mail ship broke away from the jump, Liu Yi immediately went to the Internet to check all kinds of news.
A month is enough time for a lot of things to happen, and Liu Yi was stunned when he saw the news on the Internet.
It turned out that just a few days ago, the imperial capital once again announced that the imperial capital's defense circle had entered a state of complete blockade, and no ships were allowed to leave, and all kinds of contacts between the imperial capital and the outside world were also cut off.
When Liu Yi saw these news, he stood up in shock and walked back and forth in the cabin dozens of times, only then did he calm down a little.
"Something really happened! It seems that all the prophecies are well-founded, so what should we do? Liu Yi's heart suddenly became impatient.
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