"...Thank you, Mr. Makoto." Jacob's lips curled up slightly, showing a gratifying smile, "Your words make me feel so relieved."

"I am happy to be able to reassure you, Mr. Jacob."

Su Cheng smiled and continued:

"By the way, Mr. Jacob. You don't have to call me Mr. Makoto again in the future."

"I just said that I have always admired you as a father."

"A person like a father always calls me a gentleman, and always makes me weird. You just need to call me a normal name in the future, just call me Su Cheng or Cheng."

Jacob did not refuse much in this matter.

After laughing aloud a few times, he said:

"Okay, then I'll call you Su Cheng from now on. This is both convenient and makes us feel intimate."

...

...

After Su Cheng talked with Jacob for a while, Albert and Issel came.

Albert and Jacob were friends.

Although Issel had a mediocre relationship with Jacob, and the relationship between them was not very good or bad, he still had to say hello to Jacob, the first person under the imperial palace, who was the first person under the emperor.

The four people met and after chatting for a few words, Albert said to Jacob with great enthusiasm:

"Jaco! Let's go to the cocktail party! Su Cheng, do you want to come together?"

The cocktail party that Albert said is an inherent program at the annual end dinner - "Knight's cocktail party"

A large group of people gathered together to fill the strongest spirit in the mainland - Lanchang Liquor, to see who has the strongest alcohol content.

Two years ago, Su Cheng and Alisha witnessed this crazy cocktail party with their own eyes.

They even accidentally drank a drink at that time.

Su Cheng privately called the knight party at the year-end dinner "Knight suicide party". After all, the content of the cocktail party is too crazy.

Su Cheng naturally declined Albert's invitation without hesitation.

Although he was old, Jacob, who still had a very heroic alcohol tolerance, attended this Knight's party every year.

Su Cheng originally thought Jacob would happily attend this cocktail party with Albert and others, but unexpectedly—

"Sorry, I won't attend this year's Knights Reception."

Jacob's words made Su Cheng, Albert and Issel look at Jacob in surprise.

Before the three of them asked Jacob why he didn't attend this year's Knights' reception, Jacob continued:

"There are still important things tomorrow, so I won't make a fuss tonight. Although I originally planned to tell you again tomorrow morning, I'll just tell you now--there will be a large meeting tomorrow, which will be held in the chamber of the Baiyang Palace, so don't make a fuss tonight either."

"A large meeting?" Albert frowned, "Are you going to discuss something important together?"

"...It's not about discussing important matters, it's just about conveying some very important notices to you. I'm not convenient to tell you what notices to be conveyed now, you'll know tomorrow afternoon."

Seeing that Jacob was unwilling to say more, Su Cheng and the other three were not convenient to ask too much.

——This year's year-end dinner... It's so depressing...

Su Cheng said helplessly in his heart.

——Your Majesty is seriously ill and has not recovered yet...

——His Highness Ilsa and His Highness Gale did not come to attend the year-end dinner for some reason...

——Mr. Jacob also looked strange, as if he had something to do, and he didn't even attend the Knights' party that he attended every year...

This time, Su Cheng returned to the imperial capital in the cold weather. In addition to wanting to meet Jacob who had not seen for a long time, he also wanted to meet Ilsa who had not seen for a long time.

But who knew that Ilsa and his father Gael did not come to this year's end-of-year dinner for some reason.

While Su Cheng felt regretful, he also felt a little panic...

Su Cheng always felt that something big seemed to happen...

...

...

The next day.

January 1, 292, the almanac of the Britannian Empire.

As Jacob said at the end of the year dinner last night, when the sun rises in the first round of the new year, all the high-ranking officials in the imperial capital were told to hold a grand meeting in the chamber of the Baiyang Palace at 15:00 this afternoon.

Su Cheng wore the dress he wore when he attended the year-end dinner last night, and set out from Issel's house, where he temporarily stayed, and headed towards the Baiyang Palace with Issel.

The chamber of Baiyang Palace is still the same.

A large red carpet in the center divides the conference hall into two sides.

On the left is the queue of the knights, and on the right is the queue of the civil servants.

Based on Su Cheng's current position as the three leaders of the Britannian Empire's military, he must be at the forefront of the left queue, both in terms of emotion and reason.

When Su Cheng and Issel arrived at the meeting room, Albert had arrived.

Su Cheng, Issel and Albert stood shoulder to shoulder at the front of the Knights' queue, silently waiting for the convening of today's sudden conference.

While waiting for the meeting to be held silently, Albert, who was idle, asked at Su Cheng and Issel:

"Jacco said yesterday that today's conference is about to inform us of something. What do you think is about to inform us? Is it about another foreign battle? Who is the target this time?"

As soon as Albert finished speaking, Issel said:

"I don't think so. Our country just launched two large-scale offensives against the Luolin Empire two years ago. Although the two offensives of "Spring Awakening" and "Xia Feng" were won and received a lot of compensation, some of the expenses cannot be compensated by money."

"These two offensives have consumed a lot of our energy. In the near future, we will no longer take the initiative to launch large-scale foreign wars."

"Why is that the meeting held?" Albert continued.

"How do I know?" Issel shrugged, "Will we know when the meeting begins?"

...

...

Su Cheng and the other three didn't wait for too long.

The meeting was held on time at 15:00 p.m.

After the hour and minute hands of the pocket watch became 90 degrees, an unexpected person appeared at the side door of the conference hall.

Gozevin, who was pale and had no strength to stand up, entered the chamber with the help of Jacob and Gale.

Ilsa followed closely behind the three of them and entered the conference hall.

Looking at Gozewen who suddenly appeared, everyone in the conference hall could not help but look shocked.

Gael and Ilsa came to the chamber, and they were not surprised.

But Gozewen, who had been seriously ill, came to the meeting hall, but they couldn't help but be shocked by this.

Gozevin sat on the throne with the help of Jacob and Gale.

After Gozewen sat on the throne, Su Cheng discovered that the expressions of Jacob, Gale, and Ilsa were all strange.

Su Cheng looked solemn.

Gale had no expression on his face and didn't know what he was thinking.

Since entering the chamber, Ilsa has been lowering her head, folding her hands in front of her, and her ten fingers are tightly tucked together, unable to see her expression clearly.

"Let everyone laugh." After sitting on the throne, Gozewen chuckled at the people in front of him in a weak tone, "Because I... really... don't have much strength... to speak... so just go straight to the point."

"I decided to...change the crown prince of our Britannian Empire."

"Replace our crown prince... from Gael Augustus... to Ilsa Augustus..."

"And decided to abdicate..."

"I decided to voluntarily abdicate on January 3, 292, voluntarily abdicate...Crown Prince Ilsa inherited the throne..."

"In 2 days... the emperor of our country... was replaced with... Ilsa Augustus..."
Chapter completed!