After I lost my job, I started to get rich from plane trading.

Xiao Zhong analyzed the power of several aristocratic families and then said: "I believe that among these aristocratic families, the Li family in Longxi is the most threatening."

"If I remember correctly, the Li family's power is mainly outside the pass?" Xiao Yin thought about it and thought of the Li family.

No wonder Xiao Yin has this expression, mainly because this family is quite inconspicuous among the old aristocratic families, and they are wandering between the aristocratic family and the royal family, so neither party thinks highly of them.

It is said to be an aristocratic family, and it is closely related to the royal family. Apart from the down-and-out aristocratic family, they are the ones who are most enthusiastic every time they send their daughter to the palace.

Naturally, this kind of flattery to please the royal family would not be accepted by the noble and proud family.

Similarly, although the other party is from a noble family, this style of behavior makes the royal family think that this family is nothing more than that, so they don't pay much attention to it.

To the aristocratic family, this is just rushing to step on others' faces, it's weird to think highly of them.

Therefore, this Li family did not please both sides, and over time, he was gradually excluded from gatherings between aristocratic families.

The royal family is concerned about the position of their family, so naturally they are not completely reassured.

The Li family in Longxi gradually disappeared during the game between the two parties.

Xiao Yin never thought that this was a family that did great things in silence.

"Let's talk about it in detail." He was also a little curious as to what this Mr. Li had done to make Xiao Zhong feel afraid of his words.

"The Li family does not have its own army." As soon as Xiao Zhong said this, Xiao Yin knew that things were getting interesting.

"But the news that came back is that their people have penetrated into every sphere of influence, and are on par with our people." Xiao Zhong's expression was a little cautious at this time.

"On par with our people?" Xiao Yin began to pay attention.

"Yes!" Xiao Zhong's expression was not good at all.

If I had known, quite a few of their people had their own people. In a sense, they were able to occupy a relatively high position among all the forces because they had their own people.

But that's not the case with the Li family. They simply stand out and then enter other people's spheres of influence.

It's like they are all from the same department, one has his own team, and the other has nothing, but they are all leaders of the same level and enjoy the same treatment.

The other party even poached people from other departments in the company to use for him. Maybe when they leave, they will take the poached people with them.

Commonly known as - freeloading.

I have to say that although this kind of person is annoying, the benefits obtained are real, and who cares about the rest.

Xiao Zhong has not seen such an opponent for a long time. However, he has studied the other party's method and it is not suitable for him to use.

Although they can be embarrassed, they can't do anything to directly call themselves brothers with the bandits.

The rampant banditry these days may be due to the fact that the court ignores right and wrong and corrupt officials are rampant, but more often than not, it is for their own selfish interests.

There are countless people who seek money and kill themselves for a small gain, and even end up in lawsuits and fall into the trap of criminals.

Although they have attracted some people, they are still somewhat picky, and they don't want everyone.

"Do you know who is provocative on their side?" Xiao Yin asked.

"There are currently two leaders, one is Li Song, the direct son of the head of the Li family, and Li Jing, the collateral concubine. Among these two, Li Jing has the upper hand, and there are eighteen counselors under him, each with their own methods." Xiao Zhong He still has some understanding of his opponent.

"The collateral concubine can actually compete with the head of the family's legitimate son and still be able to defeat him?" It's not that Xiao Yin looked down on the collateral concubine.

It's just that in this world, there are not only hierarchies between commoners and nobles, but also differences within aristocratic families.

The higher your status, the more resources you will get.

The collateral lineage is naturally inferior to the lineage of the family leader, and the bastard son is naturally inferior to the legitimate son, not to mention the difference between the bastard descendant of the collateral lineage and the legitimate son of the patriarch of the family?

The inequality of resources is a flaw. Even so, it is very incredible that Li Jinneng and Li Song can be on par, let alone suppress Li Song.

"But..." Xiao Zhong remembered some rumors.

"Huh?" Xiao Yin raised his eyebrows.

"There are rumors that Li Jing is the illegitimate son of the head of the Li family. His biological mother is an outsider and is quite favored, so Li Jing can get attention and even start to cultivate his own power since he was a child." Xiao Zhong synthesized the known information .

"So is it true or false?" Xiao Yin asked.

He didn't do it for gossip, but mainly because if this news was true, Li Song, as the legitimate son, might become the first sword in their fight against the Li family.

After all, a concubine born from a concubine and a concubine born from a concubine are two different things, especially the concubine who is favored. His talents are quite good and have been recognized by many people.

Then the legitimate son would be in an awkward situation.

"There is no definite news." Xiao Zhong was not very happy when he mentioned this.

Since he took over this part of the affairs, this is the first news that he has not found out, which makes him a little frustrated.

"Oh? I think it's true." Xiao Yin opened his mouth to decide the outcome of this controversial rumor.

"Yes!" Xiao Zhong understood what he meant. No matter whether this rumor was true or not, they would take the news that "Li Jing is the concubine of the head of the family" as a solid fact.

Of course, this was only the first step in their fight with Li, and this was only a small part of it. They just wanted to give these two some minor trouble.

People who really do big things don't look down on this little trick.

No matter whether it is Li Jing or Li Song, no matter what their identity is, this rumor may cause them some slight disturbance at the beginning, but in the end it is based on their strength.

When they become truly powerful, this little thing will be nothing more than a passing cloud.

Xiao Yin had no intention of overthrowing them through this, and of course he couldn't count on it.

"Among the scattered forces..." Xiao Zhong was a little entangled with this issue.

In terms of winning over people's hearts, that's his specialty, but talent is just that. After all, "Corporal Courtesy" is normal, but these people have more or less problems...

Xiao Zhong was a little uncomfortable with it. Although he was not a blood child of the Xiao family, after he was selected to be a member of the army, he rose through the ranks with his outstanding abilities. He was given the surname Xiao at the age of twelve, and since then he has enjoyed the privilege of being next to the Xiao family. The treatment of the children.

It was an honor for Bu Qu to be given the surname of his master, not to mention that he was not very old at the time, so Xiao Zhong had a deeper sense of belonging and identification with the Xiao family than ordinary people did with the family.

Because they were led by Xiao Yin personally, their treatment was sometimes better than that of some young masters from the main family.

At the same time, he inevitably has some habits of aristocratic family members. At least he will see what the other person is like before wooing him, and he will not accept everything that smells good or smells bad.

Under such circumstances, when Emperor Yuanjia took action against the Xiao family, he was simply dancing wildly on Xiao Zhong's minefield. If his wit was not still there, maybe the first thing he did after taking control of the capital was not to "faint" "Hou" sent the memorial tablet instead of whipping the corpse.

While walking and stopping, Xiao Zhong explained clearly to Xiao Yin the forces he saw along the way. Finally, they arrived at their destination - Xiao Mansion.

While Xiao Yin, Xiao Zhong and others were preparing to confront other forces, Li Yuan also followed Zhou Zhibai on the political debate stage.

At this time, he was sitting in the first position under Zhou Zhibai. The original owner of this position was the number one confidant of Zhou Zhibai. At this time, he was relegated to second place. Li Yuan's status among this group of people was not the same. It goes without saying.

This was the result of discussions between Zhou Zhibai and his faction. Zhou Zhibai gave in some interests and Li Yuan was promoted as his successor.

Compared with his previous mentality of retiring and just fishing for retirement, Li Yuan is now highly focused.

Originally, he declined Zhou Zhibai's kindness, but the night before he was taken to the party by Zhou Zhibai, Zhou Zhibai threw him an investigation result - a report on the leakage of contaminated energy.

At Zhou Zhibai's position, he doesn't need to do many things personally. He only needs to give a casual order, and the people below will naturally rush to do it.

Or you don’t need to say it yourself, if someone around you reveals something, the person who needs to do something will naturally do it.

Therefore, when it comes to the people around them, they generally have a very strict tone of voice. The information that the so-called "insiders" can reveal has been reviewed in advance.

To get involved in this circle, the first thing is to understand what can be said and what cannot be said.

Otherwise, one sentence may cause big problems.

Li Yuan had entered this circle before with his impressive resume, but he chose to quit before he had time to get in touch, so many things were still very unfamiliar to him.

In an unfamiliar environment, when you don’t know what to do, just do nothing and observe the surrounding environment.

Then, try to blend in with them.

The result of the discussion between Zhou Zhibai and his cronies was to let people implement the policy. The crystallization could not be disclosed. After all, they only had two or three crystals in hand.

Of course, there was no way to hide the news that the crystal was handed over from Li Yuan. After all, his usual personality would not let him come to Zhou Zhibai so suddenly when he was fine.

In order to protect Li Yuan, Zhou Zhibai used Li Yuan's retirement as an excuse to "perform a secret mission". Now that he has found the result, he naturally returns.

This can be regarded as a suitable reason for Li Yuan's return.

At the same time, Zhou Zhibai conveniently asked people to dispose of the "ancient earth civilization" and "retro style" products that Li Yuan had created before, as well as the seemingly abnormal flowing water.

Of course, these are regarded as "necessary costs due to the needs of the task" and will be reimbursed after the bill comes out.

Coupled with the "pocket money" Zhou Zhibai gave him before, Li Yuan felt for the first time that he had "too much money and didn't know where to spend it."

However, this feeling is not bad.

Zhou Zhibai's plan was to gather all the veterans at the Capital Star for a few days of recuperation when their careers were over.

After realizing the effect of the crystal, Zhou Zhibai did not keep it in his hands, even though he knew how beneficial it would be to his own body if he kept it by his side.

He secretly sent people to the laboratory, and then summoned some serving soldiers who had not retired at the same time as Li Yuan to participate in the experiment.

Of course it was not just them, but also the early soldiers and the last batch of soldiers guarding the border who were about to lose their jobs.

After experiments, they calculated the time it would take for the energy to eliminate Zerg pollution to stay in the human body.

It has to be said that the crystal Li Yuan brought back is a treasure, and the scientific researchers in the laboratory are not bad either.

When the two are combined, one plus one is greater than two.

Judging from the existing data, it takes Zhou Zhibai the longest to eliminate residual pollutants in the body, which takes a year or more.

It's not because their bodies are the most polluted, but after participating in those fierce battles, not many people can survive, and no one above them is still alive.

What's sad is that these pollutants are corrosive, especially during intense periods, so very few of the seniors who died were able to preserve their bodies.

The situation is good now. It only takes three days for soldiers contaminated with contaminated materials to be cleaned up.

Of course, the laboratory not only calculated the time required to remove these things, they also sent the radiation range of the crystals.

Zhou Zhibai and the others determined the time and place.

As we all know, when proposing a motion, you should not first set out your own bottom line, but boldly test the bottom line that the other party will accept.

Zhou Zhibai's purpose is to set up several points throughout the interstellar, based on crystals and instruments, to ensure that veterans and other contributors to protect the party can be protected from polluting substances.

At the same time, it would be best to help ordinary people prevent it.

It's not that they don't pay attention to ordinary people, but after testing, they found that thanks to the efforts of the guardians, the Zerg were firmly kept out, so among the ordinary people, except for some people who had been to the border, more or less Except for a little bit of contamination, other people don't have it at all.

In this case, resources should naturally be given to those who need them.

Therefore, the motion put forward this time requires Interstellar to conduct a three-month recuperation period for each retired soldier and conduct a comprehensive physical examination for each person, and he has designated several extremely famous medical stars.

During this process, the expenses for his recuperation will be paid by the official.

Zhou Zhibai himself has a military background, so it is not surprising to propose such a motion.

Although this condition seems to be too much, everyone knows that his high demands are subject to negotiation.

In the final analysis, these disputes may seem like high-level political negotiations, but in fact, except that the wording is slightly more "civilized", they are essentially the same as bargaining over prices in a wet market.

And although Zhou Zhibai has been transformed for so many years, he still has a hot temper, and sometimes he will actually go out and argue in person.

People of the same status who quarreled with him were not as open-minded as he, so the old man could be said to be "the invincible in the world" in terms of "negotiation".

But no matter what, it was impossible for the Ministry of Economic Affairs to give him such a costly proposal, and the two parties naturally began to argue.