Li Tuo doesn't want an official position, but that doesn't mean he doesn't want power. The purpose of not wanting an official position is to avoid being in a high position, but the more rights, the better.
There is a relationship between power and official position, but there is no absolute relationship. Is the status of a first- or second-grade official in the current government high enough? Facing the personal eunuchs around Cixi, they also had to greet them with a smile and give them gifts when they were due.
The so-called concierges of the prime minister's family are all seventh-grade officials. Of course, rights can be divided into tangible and intangible rights. What Li Tuo wants is intangible rights.
It is enough to give money through Li Lianying's path, but it is not easy to use money through Cixi's path!
Li Tuo didn't want a roundabout way, and always relied on the relationship between Li Lianying and Cixi to gain Cixi's trust in disguise. Such a roundabout relationship was not reliable.
Li Tuo had to establish direct contact with Cixi, so he had to give Cixi gifts in person!
What gift does Cixi need? Money and power, these are things Li Tuo cannot give. Cixi likes money, but it is a large sum of millions and millions of taels. Do you expect that giving two to thirty thousand taels will work?
All that's left is to run errands for the master and compete for power in the court... But this kind of credit is hard to come by, and it's not every day that a fool like Saronga comes up with something.
After much deliberation, Li Tuo felt that we had to start with Cixi's natural identity. If you are a woman or a widowed woman, I will give you a man. Do whatever you want!
It was a huge gamble. It was a shocking gamble. Li Tuo bet on his family's life. Once Cixi fell out, Li Tuo's entire family would be slaughtered!
Li Lianying was so frightened that she started to sweat, "Li Tuo... you are playing like this... you are really desperate! This is an evil move. If the bet is right, you will fly. If the bet loses..."
"You have to think carefully... don't let others dig up your ancestral graves by then!"
Li Tuo said fiercely, "Don't worry, Mr. Manager, I understand... I want to take a gamble..."
"Okay!" Li Lianying slapped his thigh and gave him a thumbs up. "You're a man and a hero enough! You're willing to be killed! You're a good man!"
"Now that you've fought hard, what else can I say...bring in that idiot at the door! That kid is really lucky!"
The cold wind has been blowing at the door for a long time. Isiha took a shower in the afternoon and asked a few maids to rub off the grease that had accumulated for more than a month. This layer of anti-freeze protective shell was gone, and the cold wind penetrated along the collar. Cool enough.
A pair of brand new clothes is nice, but after all, they don’t fit as well as worn-in clothes, and they always feel a little awkward and itchy during activities.
Just when he was feeling uncomfortable, the corner door suddenly opened, and the housekeeper came towards him and said bossily, "Who is Isiha?"
"Xiaguan is, Xiaguan is..."
"Come in, the steward wants to see you..."
Yi Siha carefully walked into the flower hall and waited at the door for another quarter of an hour before hearing Li Tuo's voice inside, "He's here? Let him in..."
The cold wind has been blowing for more than two hours, and Isiha's whole body was stiff. As soon as he entered the flower hall, he was hit by the heat wave and the aroma of food mixed with the fragrance of flowers.
"Greetings to the manager...Greetings to Mr. Li..." Yisiha knew that he was of low status, so he didn't care about face. He knelt down and kowtowed as soon as he entered the room. He didn't dare to get up until Li Lianying opened his mouth.
What the superiors like most is to treat you coldly, deliberately delaying your time and tempering your temper... Li Lianying and Li Tuo drank while talking, and after three more drinks, they pinched their eyes and looked at Isi Haji. Eye.
"Isiha... get up... I see you often at the inner right door... I'll give you a seat!"
The steward brought a round stool. Yi Si sat on the edge of the round stool, yawning and half pulling his buttocks up, placing his hands awkwardly on his knees. The maid brought bowls and chopsticks, but he dared not touch them. He didn’t even recognize the dishes on the table. It smells good and looks good.
"It's not mine, I'm not greedy... It's not mine, I'm not greedy..." Isiha simply recited the Three-Character Sutra in her mind and gave up the idea of eating it.
Li Lianying looked around at Isiha, and only today did she realize that this inconspicuous guard was actually a handsome young man!
The eyebrows are raised, the bridge of the nose is high, and there is not a trace of fat on the face. The neck is slender, and the curves of the muscles and bones can be seen clearly. He is not at all like a fat loser.
Li Lianying has seen too many dandies. They are either as thin as a monkey and have no shape, or they are fat and have double chins and swollen eyelids. They look like they are drunk and debauched.
And for guards like Isiha, you can tell that they have really practiced kung fu. You can feel the muscles in their arms and shoulders full of strength.
The only shortcoming is that this person has a dull eye! That is to say, there is no unique unruly spirit of the Eight Banners disciples!
Li Tuo saw what Li Lianying was thinking, and he hurriedly whispered, "Actually, he is not stupid... This kid just lacks knowledge! He is from Xianghongqi, born and raised in Chengde, and he does not hold an important position in the summer resort... …”
"I was born and raised in a bitter cold place, where I met few people and had few markets... That's why I seemed out of place when I came to Sijiu City, and I was bullied!"
"Look at this figure, the bones are really full of energy and energy!" At this point, Li Tuo leaned close to Li Lianying's ear and whispered, "I checked it out when I took a bath in the afternoon... What a donkey." Goods, why don’t you, Mr. Manager, check it out with your own eyes?”
This was really scolding a bald man in front of a monk. Li Lianying glared at Li Tuo fiercely, "Bah... Why do the Za family look at those dirty things? They are the root of trouble..."
"Now that you have experienced it, what should I worry about... Anyway, if you anger the noble man, you will die together!"
At this point in the conversation, Li Lianying stopped being polite to Isiha: "Isiha... Mr. Li recommends you a rich future, I agree for the time being..."
"But I just want to know if you have the guts to do it...and I made it clear that if you nod today, there will be no turning back!"
Isiha looked at Li Tuo, licked his lips and asked softly, "I...can I ask what is going on?"
"Presumptuous!" Li Tuo's face darkened at that time. "How do I teach you the rules? Is this something you can ask?"
"Let me ask you, if you were asked to kill people and set fires, wouldn't you dare to do it? You said yourself that you don't want to live such a lowly and despised life anymore..."
"You also said that I am poor and my sister cannot find a good family because she has no dowry... You want to make money and become an official to support your family!"
"Now that I have given you a chance, you have become a coward? Don't forget that you are a Manchu, and you are the flesh and blood of the Eight Banners... Wasn't the ancestor who conquered the country with his head pinned to his waistband?"
"Damn it! I will let you kill innocent people indiscriminately, and I will let you harm the world! Tell me whether you dare to do it today!"
Li Tuo's words frightened Yisiha so much that he didn't dare to speak, and just sat there swallowing and vomiting. Li Lianying smiled, "Okay, Li Tuo, don't scare him all the time, give him a big glass of wine... to calm down the shock!" "
Li Lianying turned out to be a good person now and poured wine for Isiha herself. "I mean, Isiha! You don't have a good mind... In this life, many opportunities come from gambling!"
"Think about it for yourself, why do I say that if you nod today, there will be no turning back? That means this is a bold thing!"
"Wealth can be found in danger. Only by being bold can one be as rich as Baotian!"
"If you don't nod your head, do we dare to tell you this kind of thing? Who knows if you are strict with your words? Besides, how many times can you gamble in life? How can you get rich without gambling?"
"Are you still asking? Bah...ask your mother! You've already revealed your trump card and everyone has seen it. What else do I need from you?"
"I'm going to ask you today, do you dare to bet?"
"What else do you want to inquire about in advance? All your thoughts are about sorghum flowers... all the thoughts of a stinky mud-footed pole!"
