Clouds and mountain tops

Chapter 168 Complacency

In the end, due to some concerns, Gu Tian did not fight Baili Qi with all his strength, but chose to admit defeat hastily, which prevented Baili Qi from seeing his most powerful martial arts.

Bailiqi stayed in Pufa Temple for two days, but did not find out more information about Gu Tian, ​​so he left Pufa Temple.

Bailiqi came to Liu's house again.

It was just as Dugu Hong said, the Liu family encountered a major change.

It should be that after a considerable power struggle, Liu failed.

The original patriarch Liu Xiangzhong has passed away, and Liu Yucheng has also lost his power.

Liu Yucheng no longer has any status in the family.

He was not able to go to the palace often. I heard that he was squeezed out of the capital by others and went to a rather remote place to be the chief of a clan.

Currently, the person in power in the Liu family in the capital is the second son of the Liu family. This second son is much inferior to the old patriarch and the third son in every aspect.

However, the main reason why the second son of the Liu family was able to rise to power was that he was not smart enough. This was also the final result of the joint struggle of various forces in the capital.

The previous patriarch and the third son of the Liu family were both very shrewd. They managed most of the industries in the capital and had close ties with the powerful people in the capital. Although there was no one in their family serving as an official in the capital, they could influence the fate of the powerful people in the capital.

Many people took the route of the Liu family in the capital in order to get promoted, but the result was that they did not achieve what they ultimately desired, which is very telling.

They have a lot of energy.

But the reason why people in their family don't seek official positions is largely because they don't want to be the focus and prefer to be the mastermind behind the scenes.

But in the past two years, what they did was not very good, which aroused the disgust of some important dignitaries in the capital. However, they relied on their long-accumulated power to fight against these opposition forces, but unfortunately they ultimately failed in this struggle.

So they had to sacrifice some people.

Although these people died quietly and were not made public, only people who were well-informed would know the news.

However, the decline of the Liu family in the capital was an irreversible trend.

Although the third young master saved his life, he was expelled from the capital, and his range of activities has been restricted to a very small area.

It is very likely that I will never be able to enter the capital again.

The Liu family in the capital is like having their wings cut off, but the big shots behind them have not completely lost their power, so they can still survive and still have a place in the capital for the time being. Otherwise, they will surely be uprooted.

Even so, the Liu family in the capital was severely damaged, so they were no longer as ostentatious as before.

Therefore, Dugu Hong and his team's wine business became so prosperous that all other wines in the capital could not be sold.

This was of course mainly due to the high quality of their own wine, and secondly to the decline of the Liu family in the capital.

Baili Qi was not very sympathetic towards the fall of the Liu family in the capital.

These are all normal. Although the Liu family in the capital has lost its power at present, another force may rise up one day and become the former Liu family in the capital again, monopolizing most of the industries in the capital again. These are all normal.

The people will always be the people and will always be the lowest level force. Changes in the upper class do not actually have much impact on them.

Although the power at the top is constantly changing, it is still those people who are in power. These people in power are always in collusion with each other, and the people are always the ones who are suppressed.

The most ridiculous thing is that the second son of the Liu family in the capital is still feeling complacent about finally being able to ascend to the top.

He looked completely complacent.

Baili Qi also stayed in their house for a while, and was very satisfied after listening to the words of the second young master.

Because the dignitaries he came into contact with all praised his wisdom and talents.

He himself agreed with what those people said.

No matter how stupid a person is, they all like to hear flattering words, and it will last until they die.

Bailiqi finally witnessed the power of "praise to death".

With such a foolish person as the clan leader, the decline of the Liu family in the capital is imminent.

No wonder those dignitaries recommended such a person as the patriarch of the Liu family in the capital, just because they wanted the Liu family in the capital to withdraw from the stage of history as soon as possible.

As for the nobleman behind the Liu family in the capital, he may not have much power and can only watch the Liu family in the capital decline without being able to do anything about it.

The reason why they have been able to preserve the reputation of the Liu family in the capital for the time being is mostly for the sake of face. Once the wheels of history roll over them, they will naturally withdraw from the stage of history.

They themselves have already become a clay Buddha, and even protecting themselves has become a problem. How can they have the energy to care about other affiliated forces?

Baili Qi went to the Prime Minister's residence. The Prime Minister was not in a very good condition.

Although he is also an old fox, every official in the capital is a shrewd man among shrewd men. They are all wise men who have read thousands of history books, are extremely talented and well-versed in the classics. Although the prime minister is also a smart man, he can't help but be immersed in these political tactics every day.

In the end, he ended up being weak and sickly.

Baili Qi remembered that he had attended the Prime Minister's fiftieth birthday party a few years ago, but only a few years had passed? The Prime Minister's state seemed half-returned to dust.

There was not much change on the general's side, but there was some improvement.

Before in Hengshan, the general was a little depressed, but now it seems that the general's complexion has fully recovered.

Obviously, in this power struggle, the general is the ultimate winner. Only the victorious side can make people feel high-spirited and full of energy.

The general was actually collecting some information about the son of the former deposed crown prince.

What made Bailiqi unbelievable was that there were actually five or six people who met the characteristics mentioned in the previous rumors, but the general scoffed at all this information, which meant it was quite obvious that these people were all fake.

But it is unknown how the general made this judgment.

Baili Qi did not stay at the General's place for a long time, because the murderous atmosphere at the General's place was too strong, which made Baili Qi uncomfortable.

But from the general, Baili Qi did get a piece of information that the man who killed several geniuses in a row actually had some traces.

The general's intelligence network is indeed extraordinary and unique.

Even the "Spiritual Pavilion" has recently lost news of this mysterious killer, but some clues have appeared here from the General.

Bailiqi immediately followed this information and soon caught up with the mysterious man.

This mysterious man turned out to be none other than Gu Tian and his grandfather, Gu Shengyuan.

These two men were trying to attack Michelson of the Michunshan faction.

Michelson also made it to the semi-finals in the competition in Hengshan, although he was defeated in the match against Chen Xueqing of Jiulianshan School.

However, he was still appointed a military officer by the general. Although he had not officially taken office, it was equivalent to having a formal establishment. However, since he was on the general's roster, the general would naturally make some arrangements for him.

Although the Michunshan School is not very famous, it is also a very powerful school.

It was they who initially explored near the Arctic Island and discovered it. Later, many sects organized people to explore. Although they did not gain much in the end, their strength was recognized by most sects.

Michelson is a very strong person. He fought with Chen Xueqing and Michelson for two hours before he won.

Gu Tian was able to set his target on Michelson, which showed that his strength had greatly increased!

Although he is not plotting this alone and has his grandfather behind him, it also shows that he has the ability to challenge Michelson.

However, he did not expect that the general had secretly arranged people to protect his men. In addition, Michelson himself was somewhat alert, so Gu Tiancai did not succeed so quickly and was still being tracked.