The Old Masters of the Wu and Bao Families had joined hands and stood on Qin Lang's side. This made Qin Lang feel that he had finally seen a ray of hope in this trip to the Imperial Capital.
The two old men were experienced people. Naturally, they knew how to fight. After the two of them reached an agreement to fight side by side, they immediately began to think of countermeasures. Soon, they had some ideas.
First of all, the two old masters decided not to alert the enemy for the time being. If, according to Qin Lang's speculation, a dragon vein was gathering in Hua Xia, then the Bao Family and the Wu Family would not be the only ones affected. Therefore, among the big shots in the capital, those who were in trouble could be considered as allies, while those who were not in trouble would be more suspicious.
The Bao Family and the Wu Family were both super families in the Imperial Capital and also in the whole of Hua Xia. Once the two families worked together, the efficiency was quite astonishing.
However, the result was even more shocking. This result greatly shocked the Bao Family and the Wu Family.
Among the nine big shots who controlled the Shadow Troop, other than the Bao Family and the Wu Family, only one family — the Song Family — was in trouble. However, the Song Family's old master had passed away the day before due to a heart attack. The other six families were in peace.
Among the nine big shots in the Shadow Troop, only three of them could be considered as important ministers of the country!
Hearing this news, Grandpa Bao and Grandpa Wu were extremely depressed and disappointed. It seemed that the important and righteous cause that they persisted in and pursued had collapsed in an instant.
When they received the news, Old Master Bao was playing chess with Qin Lang in his small courtyard.
Although the two elders had recovered, for the sake of safety, in order not to alert the enemy, the two elders were still pretending to be sick. Even the people in the family rarely knew the truth.
Before receiving the news, Old Master Bao was still trying to persuade Qin Lang, "Little Qin, don't worry about this. Most of us are loyal and only a few are bad. Even if the Guo Family can rope in some allies, they are just clowns. Among the nine big shots, there are definitely less than three people who are on the same side as the Guo Family! … Well, you don't believe me? You young people, you're too radical when it comes to looking at problems. Your patriotism is also so radical … "
"Old Master, you're too optimistic. Let me put it this way. You are at the top of the court, so you worry about the people. You rarely notice the corruption of the people around you, but if you were among the common people, you would know what is going on. For example, twenty years ago, when the commoners talked about the country and public servants, most of them would give a thumbs up. Now, if you ask the same question, the commoners would give a middle finger, and they would even add the word 'f * ck' in their mouths … Heh, old man, don't be angry, I'm just stating the facts. "
"What are you talking about? Realistically speaking, didn't the lives of the common people get better over the years? I've been to the countryside before, so I know what it's like. Now, the quality of life in the countryside has changed dramatically. "
"That's right, there have indeed been earth-shattering changes, but after World War II, as long as the country ended the war, who's life got worse? Now, the country is strong, and the people's living standards are an indisputable fact. But it's not enough to just look at the results, you have to look at the inadequacies. Do you know the extent of the corruption at the grassroots level? A great man once said, 'the eyes of the people are as bright as snow', and the people have a scale in their hearts. Since most of the people don't give a thumbs up, doesn't that mean the problem is — checkmate! "Qin Lang used the Chain Chess to lock down the game.
Old Master Bao put down the chess piece in his hand and sighed. "I didn't expect to be taught a lesson by you! You're right — the eyes of the people are as bright as snow! All the bullshit about 'chicken farts', 'income growth', and 'economic growth' are all useless, they're all empty words! As the saying goes, 'the people are the most important, the country comes second'. This is the truth! It's a pity that few politicians still remember this truth. "
Old Master Bao's words came from his own feelings. He thought that Qin Lang was a "nationalistic youth" and wanted to teach him a lesson. Who knew that Qin Lang would say something like this? Old Master Bao couldn't refute it. He realized that the experts and scholars who preached about growth and average were all meaningless, just like the exaggerations of the past. As a person at the top of the government, what would be considered a great achievement? Was it the muddled data from the statistics bureau, or the thumbs up of the people? If he could choose, Old Master Bao would rather choose the latter.
That was when the important news reached Old Master Bao. When he learned that most of the nine leaders of the Shadow Unit had formed an alliance with the Guo family, his heart was in turmoil. He thought that they were just a small group of bad people. How did they turn out to be a small group of good people?
Perhaps it was just as Qin Lang said. Bao Dongsheng had been in the palace for too long, and he was no longer connected to the common people. He could no longer see the things that the people saw. In the Shadow Unit, other than Bao Dongsheng and Wu Qingjiang, only Old Song was loyal. Unfortunately, Old Song had passed away first. In other words, only the Bao family and the Wu family were left. There were as many as six families on the same side as the Guo family!
"Little Qin, I didn't expect you to be right." Old Master Bao smiled bitterly at Qin Lang. "What the hell is going on? Could it be that these old fellows had regressed? Have they forgotten how many hardships our ancestors had to go through to get to where they are today? "
"Old Master, don't be angry. In fact, all of this is just selfish." Qin Lang comforted Old Master Bao. "These people are just trying to build a foundation for their descendants that will last for a hundred years. For example, the Ye family. What they did was for the benefit of the family. "
"They disregarded the country's foundation for the sake of their descendants' hundred years of foundation?" Old Master Bao was furious.
"If a hundred years of foundation is not enough, what about an eternal foundation?" Qin Lang said in a low voice. "It seems that the Guo family's eternal foundation is really feasible. Otherwise, how could they get so many allies?"
"That's right. Maybe I underestimated the Guo family's means," Old Master Bao muttered to himself.
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