Get out of trouble?"

The old gentleman smiled, "The old man is like a swimming dragon, why is there any difficulty?"

"In this way, the old gentleman is really old and confused, right?" Dongfang Shuo also smiled, "Do you still need me to help the old gentleman sort out the situation?"

"What do you want to say?"

The old man narrowed his eyes.

He looked at Dongfang Shuo, and there was a suspicious look in his cloudy old eyes.

He was able to carry the Qiu family, the head of the four major families in the Imperial City, alone, which showed that he was not stupid.

Although this world respects martial arts, it is impossible for a fool to stand in his position.

"Instead of asking me, why don't you think about what kind of situation you are in now?"

Dongfang Shuo asked.

This question made the old man silent for a moment.

In his silence, Dongfang Shuo, who was sitting on the ground, changed his posture to a more comfortable position.

Then, Dongfang Shuo spoke: "First of all, the old gentleman should understand that the reason why the four major families in the Imperial City can stabilize the position of the four major families is because the four major families have their own abilities, and they also have their own division of labor in the Imperial City. ”

The old man was silent.

Dongfang Shuo continued: "Among them, the Huang family and the Kong family are responsible for mastering all kinds of resources, I don't know the specifics, let's put it half. In addition, the Yin family, as the largest merchant family in the empire, has naturally become the most important sales channel for the Huang family and the Kong family, and vice versa. It can be said that the three major families complement each other and are indispensable. ”

"But in this process," Dongfang Shuo hooked the corners of his mouth, and suddenly raised his head, "What kind of role does the Qiu family, which is only the old gentleman, play?"

"You're trying to say that I'm incompetent, old bone?"

"Isn't it?"

"If I am incompetent, how can the three major families be at peace with each other and unanimous with the outside world?" the old man said, "Do you think that the indispensability of business alone can stop the ambitions of those juniors? ”

"So, only when the old gentleman is here, can the four major families stand in the same position?"

"Exactly. ”

"But I don't think that's the case. ”

"What do you think?"

"If you want the three major families other than the Qiu family to stand on the same front, you don't necessarily need a leader-like existence," Dongfang Shuo said, "As the old gentleman just said, human beings are the most dissatisfied creatures, as long as they know how to compete for fame and fortune, they will not willingly condescend to others." If there is a substitute, why should they be subservient?"

"What do you want to say?"

"I don't want to say anything, just to remind the old gentleman that you are not indispensable. ”

"Oh, young man, you are really naïve and cute. ”

"At this age, the old gentleman should be highly respected, why is he now like a scoundrel and deny a junior for no reason?" Dongfang Shuo still smiled, "If the old gentleman really thinks I'm naïve, then please tell me the reason, otherwise, wouldn't it be no different from that three-year-old child?"

"Sharp teeth, sharp teeth. ”

The old man shook his head, and then, he looked straight at Dongfang Shuo, "You say, what can replace me?"

"What is the role of the leader, which is naturally to regulate the forces under his hands, act as a lubricant so that they can support each other, and concentrate their forces on the outside world, right?"

"Yes. ”

"Well, in order to achieve this goal, you don't necessarily need a leader," Dongfang Shuo said, "and the common enemy can do the same." ”

"The four great families dominate the imperial city, and their influence has even lost most of the empire. The old man shook his head and smiled, "How can such a force have a common enemy? As long as anyone stands opposite them, they will definitely not be able to go far, and the previous generation of Lord Zaizhi Ji and the entire Ji family are the best examples." So, you're still too old ......."

"Hahahaha!"

Dongfang Shuo interrupted him with laughter, "Self-deception." ”

The old man was silent.

Dongfang Shuo immediately continued: "The Ji family is precisely the best example. It was the imperial court and the imperial palace that killed the Ji family. And how can the old gentleman reach out to the court without going out of the door? I'm afraid, he is also using the power of the three major families, right? But when it comes to exploitation, tsk, who is using whom, it's really hard to say. ”

"Young people don't have to play with fire. ”

"I'm not playing with fire, I'm just telling the old gentleman that you have to rely on the strength of the three major families to get things done, which is a very dangerous signal. Dongfang Shuo said, "And in the final analysis, is it the old gentleman who uses the strength of the three major families to do things, or the three major families who use the name of the old gentleman to do things? If you go further, the matter of killing the Ji family, is it the three major families who cut off first and then ......?"

Airplanes!

Before he finished speaking, a muffled sound instantly exploded from Dongfang Shuo's mind, causing the words on his lips to come to an abrupt end.

At the same time, a bone-chilling chill came from his spine, and his whole body was instantly excited.

In the tremor of his heart, his consciousness couldn't help but be in a trance.

And by the time he reacted, the old man sitting in it had already appeared less than a foot in front of him with a chair.

At this distance, the old man's cloudy old eyes were full of terrifying aura.

Faced with such a situation, Dongfang Shuo's face still barely squeezed out a smile.

It's just that this smile is a little ugly, and anyone can see the panic in his heart.

In the face of real power, the city government is all in vain.

"Young people, playing with fire will inevitably set themselves on fire. ”

The old man said.

When the words fell, Dongfang Shuo's mind quickly fell.

After he barely stabilized the trembling of his eyes and body, he said with a steady demeanor: "Old man, raising tigers is inevitable. ”

The old man stared at him, staring at him with emotionless eyes.

Dongfang Shuo broke out in a cold sweat behind his back, and even the slightest sweat had unconsciously penetrated his clothes.

"I can see that you're sowing discord. ”

The old man leaned back in his chair and said in a calm voice.

Dongfang Shuo squeezed out a smile, and a drop of sweat slipped from his forehead at this moment.

"I have made it clear from the beginning that I am here to help the old gentleman get out of trouble. Dongfang Shuo said, "Qiu Mansion is a cage." ”

The old man closed his eyes.

Then, he opened his eyes.

"It doesn't make sense. ”

Sound in the ears.

Immediately, Dongfang Shuo only saw the old man raise his right arm, and a fierce force instantly acted on his head, chest, and abdomen without warning, causing his whole body to rise from the ground in just an instant, and quickly flew backwards like a cannonball.

He flew more than a hundred feet, slammed open the heavy door of the mansion, and then slammed into the ground under the action of a second force, and finally embedded deep in the middle of the road.