It was only then that the two realized how marginalized the marginalized spy Chen Yuanxing was.
He doesn't even know the true composition of forces hidden under the water in Yuanxing City!
When Chen Yuanxing learned this after he arrived, he was also confused.
He really didn't know that this Yuanxing City was completely different from the Yuanxing City he knew.
Looking at the confused and somewhat lost spy kid, Li Yixin said okay, after lurking for many years, he discovered that he had been on the surface.
The water is deep underneath!
If they hadn't captured Qiu Siyuan directly and learned about this situation, the spy kid might have thought that he was getting along pretty well from beginning to end.
This also led to the fact that after Li Yi finished asking, the spy boy still refused to give up and kept questioning him.
It wasn't until they felt a little hungry from waiting and came back after going out to eat that they saw Chen Yuanxing slumped on the threshold with a tired look on his face, staring blankly at the sky.
At that moment, Li Yi saw deep despair in this man's eyes.
It was a kind of despair as if one's own faith had collapsed.
When I walked in, I could still hear Chen Yuanxing muttering incessantly. She looked like the wife of Xianglin who had died.
Li Yi didn't quite understand this feeling, so naturally he couldn't sympathize with it, and of course he couldn't be comforted.
Heishan could understand it very well. When he returned to the village, he first fell directly from heaven to hell, but in the end he found that hell was not the lowest level yet. He continued to fall until he met Li Yi, and he barely stabilized his position.
In the end, I learned a lot of knowledge from Li Yi that I had never been exposed to before. In the process, it was like being reborn.
But for him, there is nothing worse than this, so for Montenegro, it is more like opening the door to a new world.
But Chen Yuanxing was different. This feeling of loss that was completely hidden under the water and completely excluded military advisers like them, and even the true composition of the forces in Yuanxing City was not known, could not be achieved by just a few words of comfort. of.
As for Qiu Siyuan, who told all this, his treatment is much better now than when he was tied up like a rice dumpling.
At least he could sit in a chair like a normal person, with food and drink next to him, as he had requested.
You know, he hasn’t eaten anything since morning!
You mean the wontons you had before? Didn’t he fall down before taking a few bites?
And he also knew that among the people in front of him, except for Chen Yuanxing, no one else could be dealt with by him. Since the other party dared to let him go, it meant that the other party had the ability to capture him at any time.
Qiu Siyuan is a smart man. He doesn't think that with his own ability, he can take advantage of the other party's unpreparedness to escape.
He wasn't going to do that either.
Because he is still useful.
At least he was the only person present who knew the true division of power in Yuanxing City.
And looking at these people in front of them, they seem to want to understand.
As for the reason, he didn't want to know. Even if the other party told him, he wouldn't want to cause this trouble.
Anyone can see that these people must have some plot against the little city lord.
And considering that the big guy had been a slave, it was easy to figure out that he was here for revenge.
However, Qiu Siyuan wisely chose to pretend to be deaf and dumb, and answered whatever was asked.
He was still young and didn't want to die inexplicably because of something like this.
Anyway, these things are not secrets to the real core layer of Yuanxing City. If they are leaked, they will be leaked.
He didn't think it was anything.
"The little city lord you are talking about is actually a proxy for the forces within the city that have sent representatives from all parties to carve up Yuanxing City? What about the original forces in Yuanxing City?"
Li Yi asked while listening to Qiu Siyuan's narration.
In his opinion, this seemed a bit incredible. Yuanxing City could be said to be one of the three largest city-states in the North District.
It turned out to be such an alternative way of governing.
Is it because it's too big?
Anyway, this city originally had its own power, right?
We can't keep this way since the city was founded, right?
"Of course not. The founder of Yuanxing City was originally a nomadic tribe. He accidentally discovered this geomantic treasure land, and through various methods, he finally ended his nomadic life and turned to farming civilization. Only then did he begin on this land. In order to thrive, it gradually developed into this large city-state."
"A nomadic tribe? Does this mean that Yuanxing City was not originally built as a city?"
Heishan on the side thought for a moment and asked.
"No family wants to settle down from the beginning. Before the North District was divided into separate areas, the entire North District was still a barren land. The soil here is not as fertile as the South District, nor can it be as prosperous as the West District. It is not even as technologically advanced as the East District. Compared with the other three districts, the North District is a barren land. In this environment, the first priority is to survive. As for the method, of course the simpler the better. , everything else is not important."
After a pause, Qiu Siyuan continued.
"Later, a mineral vein was discovered on the original site where Yuanxing City was first built, which attracted a lot of people's attention. Finally, our ancestors decided to settle down and established the earliest Yuanxing City with the help of businessmen's funding."
"Later, as Yuanxing gradually prospered, the ancestors, in order to repay their kindness, allowed these sponsors to enter Yuanxing's management system and gave them certain official positions and certain powers. Of course, there was no salary. , the original ancestors, during the start-up period, naturally did not have much strength, and naturally they would not have so much money to invite the ideal candidates for management."
"So they simply decided to dilute the power and distribute it to those who contributed to the establishment of Yuanxing City. This tradition continues to this day."
Hearing this, Li Yi looked at Qiu Siyuan.
"I hear what you mean, do you have something to do with the founder of Yuanxing City?"
Qiu Siyuan seemed to be waiting here. When he heard Li Yi say this, he straightened his chest immediately and looked full of arrogance.
"That's natural. The first lord of Yuanxing City and the largest chief of the nomadic clan is the ancestor of my Qiu family!"
Everyone suddenly realized that it was no wonder that this man could become a captain of the Xingyuan Army at a young age. It turned out that he had a family background!
"According to what you said, Yuanxing City has followed this decentralized system from the day it was founded to this day?"
At this point, Li Yi seemed to glance at Chen Yuanxing intentionally or unintentionally, but did not notice the other person's figure. He was wondering where this guy had gone.
Qiu Siyuan shook his head.
"It can be said that it is, or it can be said that it is not. Yes, the ancestor has his own insistence on this point. He always believes that the most important thing is to control the military power in his hands. As for the others, they can be separated. In this way Although it lacks some voice, it is more conducive to expansion of power."
Li Yi couldn't help but nod when he heard this.
He would never have thought that the ancestors of the Qiu family hundreds of years ago had such unique vision.
You must know that the most passionate thing for a ruler is to firmly hold power in their own hands, and the greater the power, the more they enjoy it. There is no such feeling that although the power is great, they are weak. idea.
"Actually, this is normal, because the environment in the North District for hundreds of years was more difficult than it is now. It is not an exaggeration to say it was a no-man's land. If the mineral veins were not discovered at the original site of Yuanxing City, there would be no such thing. Some people are attracted here, let alone settle down and build the city. Our ancestors also considered that only by attracting more people can Yuanxing City prosper faster."
Qiu Siyuan said helplessly.
"Then what? As time goes by, the center of gravity of power has shifted. Hundreds of years of peace have made military power less and less important, and those powers that your ancestors originally considered unimportant have become the real core of power?"
Li Yi tried to analyze it and thought that this possibility was still very high.
So that means that the forces that are now carving up the power of Yuanxing City are actually the original investors?
"Haha, if it was really that simple, it would be great. In addition to themselves, those investors back then also represented forces from various regions at that time. In other words, from the very beginning, when the Yuanxing Mine After the news of the discovery spread, this area became the focus of competition between various forces."
Qiu Siyuan's expression looked quite helpless and a little numb.
Although his current status in Yuanxing City is not low, and coupled with his young age, it can be said that his future achievements are limitless.
But when he thought about those people who originally only distributed power, they now became his superiors, giving orders to the descendants of the former city lord of Yuanxing City.
To say that I feel uncomfortable is for sure.
After understanding the other party's emotions, Li Yi immediately formed a plan in his mind.
"Do you want to truly take Yuanxing City into your own hands?"
