Guan Wu looked at Zhao Tuo with a puzzled face. He didn't understand what was wrong with Zhao Tuo. Why are you so respectful to the banished immortal all of a sudden? Could this be some new conspiracy?
What's even more amazing is that he was just respectful to the banished immortal, but he was also so respectful to himself? Didn't he always hate himself so much that he was about to kill someone?
Just when Guan Wu was wondering, Zhao Tuo rubbed his hands again and said: "It seems that this is God's will. It's good to have you by my side. I feel relieved. Through you, I can communicate with you." The banishment of immortals has come out openly."
"If I can make good friends with the Exiled Immortal in the future, your contribution will be indispensable."
Guan Wu looked confused: "General, do you want to... make friends with the banished immortal?"
Zhao Tuo nodded and said matter-of-factly: "Yes."
Guan Wuqian laughed: "Why did the general's attitude suddenly change so much?"
Zhao Tuo sighed: "I used to be a newborn calf who was not afraid of tigers. After going through some things, I realized that banishing an immortal is unfathomable and cannot be understood by a mortal like me."
"Being on good terms with the Exiled Immortal is, firstly, because I admire the Exiled Immortal as a person. Secondly, I don't dare to confront the Exiled Immortal anymore."
Zhao Tuo smiled at Guan Wu and said, "You often come in and out of Shangjun's courtyard. Tell me, what kind of gifts do the banished immortals like?"
Guan Wu scratched his head: "Ignorant person... I have never given gifts to the banished immortals."
Zhao Tuo looked at Guan Wu with envy: "You are so lucky to be the person that the banished immortal trusts due to some strange combination of circumstances."
After sighing with emotion, Zhao Tuo began to think about searching for gifts.
While thinking about it, he suddenly remembered many old friends.
There is Wang Li, there is Wang Jian, there is Zhao Gao, there is Yan Le, there is Ma Lingshu...
Among these people, who is not a momentary hero? As a result, they were all easily dealt with by banishing the immortals.
It's a pity that I am so stupid that I want to compete with the banished immortal.
Zhao Tuo patted his forehead, feeling a little regretful.
I am so good, why am I competing with an immortal? Yes, yes, in the beginning, there was no enmity or enmity between him and the banished immortal.
Later, Lord Tingwei recommended him in front of His Majesty, so it was natural for him to become Tingwei's man.
Tingwei had a problem with the banished immortal, and he also hated the banished immortal.
Now it seems that this is beyond foolishness.
Can Lord Tingwei really be able to fight against the banished immortal?
Zhao Tuo shook his head and sneered in his heart: If Lord Tingwei really had that kind of ability, he would not have been cheated out of 70 million yuan by the Immortal.
Yesterday's auction might have been Ban Xian's display of strength, reminding himself not to be stubborn.
Yes, that must be the case.
Just as Zhao Tuo thought of this, he saw Zhao Jia walking over in a hurry: "Master, Lord Ting Wei has sent someone here."
Zhao Tuo was slightly startled and said calmly: "Please."
Zhao Jia looked at his master with some confusion.
He could vaguely feel that Zhao Tuo's tone and demeanor seemed a little cold.
Zhao Tuo did it very covertly, but after all, Zhao Jia spent time with Zhao Tuo day and night and was very familiar with him, so he was confident that he was definitely right.
Zhao Jia was a little puzzled: In the past, when Tingwei's people came, wasn't the owner always in a panic and extremely enthusiastic? What happened today?
Li Si's servants were brought in.
The servant bowed his hand towards Zhao Tuo and said with a somewhat arrogant look: "Master Ting Wei ordered me to ask: Did General Zhao hear the sound of tigers roaring and dragons roaring last night?"
Zhao Tuo said calmly: "Of course I heard it. The tiger's roar is majestic and breathtaking. The dragon's roar is high-pitched and passionate, which makes people forget the customs. The tiger's roar and dragon's roar are truly worthy of their reputation."
The servant nodded, but did not leave. He was waiting for Zhao Tuo to give him a gift.
Being a servant of Tingwei still has some benefits. Although he is a slave, he is still someone close to Tingwei. Therefore, when those subordinates see him, they always give him some benefits to prevent him from saying bad things around Li Si.
In the past, Zhao Tuo would give some gold and silver, which was valuable.
But today, Zhao Tuo had no such intention at all.
He smiled at the servant: "Do you have anything else?"
The servant gritted his teeth and said, "Farewell."
He turned and left.
Zhao Tuo looked at the servant's back and suddenly smiled: "I know what gift I want to give to the banished immortal."
In the home of the banished immortal, mountains of gold and silver were piled up. He is definitely not interested in money.
The banished immortal owns a treasure house. Is there any treasure in it? Naturally, he is no longer interested in treasures.
However, Banished Immortal should be interested in Li Si's whereabouts.
Now that he is receiving courtesy from Li Si, if Li Si's every move is revealed to the banished immortal, the banished immortal will probably be very satisfied.
Zhao Tuo thought of this and sighed slightly in his heart: Lord Tingwei, I'm sorry that I'm sorry for you. After all, it was also because of you that I offended the Immortal. This time, just think of it as you paying off the debt.
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Wang Wan is visiting Li Si's house.
Ever since Li Si was also heavily in debt, Wang Wan especially liked to run here. Looking at Wang Wan who was also unlucky, he felt a lot more at ease.
Wang Wan asked Li Si: "Seventy million dollars seems a bit expensive to win people's hearts."
Li Si looked calm and said very calmly: "It's not expensive. A thousand pieces of gold are easy to get, but a human heart is hard to find."
Wang Wan took a sip of tea and said calmly: "However, I'm afraid you don't have 70 million yuan in your house, right? How will you repay the 20 million yuan you borrowed?"
Li Si chuckled: "Who dares to argue with me?"
Wang Wan was slightly startled: "Are you not going to pay back this money?"
Li Si shook his head: "That's not true. Of course, the money must be paid back. However, it will take a few months. The 70 million yuan was spent on Zhao Tuo, and the money must also come from him. Take it out from your house."
Wang Wan felt something in her heart: "Are you planning to attack Zhao Tuo?"
Li Si said: "We have to wait for another two or three months. Now we have just won people's hearts. It would be too impatient to attack Zhao Tuo so soon."
"I want to plan carefully and let everyone know that I, Li Si, have been very courteous to Zhao Tuo and have repeatedly shown me favors. However, this man has repaid kindness with hatred. Therefore, I have to part ways with him."
"In this way, the courtiers will not only respect me, but also sympathize with me. My reputation for benevolence and righteousness will spread far and wide. At that time, I will find a way to take away Zhao Tuo's wealth and repay the debts, isn't it? Is it easy? Moreover, no one in the civil and military circles of the dynasty would gossip."
Wang Wan nodded and said with emotion: "I thought that after you finished using Zhao Tuo, you would abandon him. I didn't expect that you were more ruthless than I thought. You actually wanted to break his bones and suck out his marrow and squeeze him dry."
Li Si sighed and said, "I didn't want to be so cruel. However, in order to win people's hearts, I have spent tens of millions on him. Of course he has to spend so much money."
"He blames Yihuo, why are you selling the sword? He blames Huaiguzi, why do you want to hold an auction? He also blames Guanwu, why do you want me to give away the sword?"
After Wang Wan heard this, he smiled and said nothing. I thought: After listening to your explanation, I feel that Zhao Tuo is innocent even more.
However, Wang Wan doesn't care whether Zhao Tuo is innocent or not.
What he really cares about is whether he can get a piece of the pie when Zhao Tuo is brought down by Li Si in the future and his family wealth is squandered.
After all... my family also has many creditors.
At this time, Li Si's servant came back.
After Li Si saw him, he waved and called him in.
Li Si asked: "Can you see Zhao Tuo?"
The servant said: "Yes, I have seen General Zhao."
This servant didn't get any benefits from Zhao Tuo's house. He was just thinking about fanning the flames and making some slanders, so he added jealousy and said: "The look on General Zhao's face when I look at it is a little different from the past. It seems that he is a little higher than his head and looks down on the others." ”
After hearing this, Li Si was not angry. Instead, he smiled and said, "So, is that sword real?"
The servant coughed dryly: "This... sword should be real. General Zhao said that he heard the sound of tigers roaring and dragons roaring. The sound was breathtaking."
"It's just that the villain feels that General Zhao seems to be a little arrogant after getting the sword."
Li Si remained calm and said calmly: "Go and prepare a generous gift for Zhao Tuo. When you go, there is no need to hide it. If anyone asks, just say that I congratulate Zhao Tuo for getting the sword."
The servant was a little depressed, but he still responded, turned around and left.
Wang Wan said quietly: "Listening to what this servant means, Zhao Tuo was a little carried away after getting the sword."
Li Si said with a smile: "It doesn't matter. The more Zhao Tuo gets carried away, the more polite I will be to him. I want all the courtiers to complain about me. When everyone is extremely angry and wants to punch and kick Zhao Tuo, I will A sudden attack hit him to the bottom."
Wang Wan smiled and nodded.
…………
Li Si's servant respectfully entered Zhao Tuo's house with a generous gift.
As a result, Zhao Tuo seemed to have something on his mind and looked absent-minded. He just asked the servant to leave the gift and then sent him away.
Zhao Tuo's servant was furious. Since working in Tingwei's house, when had he ever been so angry?
After seeing Li Si, the servant made even more jealous remarks. After Li Si heard this, he got what he wanted and was very happy.
While Li Si drank tea, he secretly thought: This Zhao Tuo is really a wonderful man. He seems to know what I want, and he cooperates so well?
Zhao Tuo didn't know anything about Li Si's thoughts. He directly took the gift Li Si gave him and turned around to go to Shangjun Courtyard.
Taking refuge in Huaiguzi must not be done blatantly. This is the consensus of Xianyang courtiers.
I can't afford to lose this person.
Secondly, it is easy to be targeted by innocent and noble people. For example, Chun Yuyue and others.
Zhao Tuo didn't dare to let Li Si hear about it, so he disguised himself.
In Shangjun's courtyard, Li Shui looked at Zhao Tuo with a puzzled expression.
Zhao Tuo's clothes were in tatters and his hair was messy, with a few blades of grass stuck to it.
If he hadn't known Zhao Tuo, Li Shui would have suspected that a beggar had come.
Li Shui asked Zhao Tuo in confusion: "Li Si wants money from you so soon?"
Zhao Tuo was stunned and asked: "What money?"
Li Shui was also stunned: Doesn't Li Si have the money to buy the sword yet? This guy is pretty good at keeping his cool.
Zhao Tuo coughed dryly and said to Li Shui: "Exiled Immortal, I have sincerely come to make friends with Exiled Immortal today. I hope Exiled Immortal can ignore the past grudges and forgive me."
Later, Zhao Tuo presented the gift.
Li Shui opened the gift and looked at it. It was nothing more than some gold, some jade, and some jewelry.
These things were a bit novel when I first looked at them. Since his family's wealth has grown, Li Shui has become immune to them.
When Zhao Tuo saw Li Shui put the gift aside with a calm expression, he immediately sighed in his heart: This is the banished immortal, such a huge wealth, still remaining calm. Who else can do this except the immortal? I'm afraid Chunyu Yue, who has always flaunted his awe-inspiring aura, doesn't have this kind of magnanimity, right?
Li Shui asked calmly: "Aren't you always very close to Li Si? Why do you want to come to me for safety?"
Zhao Tuo said: "Master Tingwei treats me very well. However, the banished immortal is the hero of the world. I will admire the banished immortal in the end, and I can't help myself. Therefore, I took the liberty to come to make friends, and I beg the banished immortal to ignore the past grudges... …”
Li Shui sighed and said to Zhao Tuo: "What you said is a bit false. Could it be that Li Si ordered you to do the detailed work?"
Zhao Tuo looked sincere: "Who doesn't know the ability to banish an immortal? A banished immortal is very thoughtful and has no plans left. Who can do the detailed work of banishing an immortal? Don't say that the general doesn't have this ability. Even if he has this ability, he will never be able to do it." Don’t dare.”
Li Shui stared at Zhao Tuo for a long time, and then said faintly: "I still can't believe it when I say it's so groundless."
Zhao Tuo looked pained, as if he had been greatly wronged.
Li Shui thought for a while and said: "You have to know that although I and Li Si cannot be called enemies, they have some differences in political views..."
Zhao Tuo said: "Yes, the general will know."
Li Shui said: "If you want to prove that you have no second thoughts, how about you help me trick Li Si?"
Zhao Tuo: "..."
He hesitated for a long time and said with a painful look on his face: "Exiled Immortal, no matter what, Li Si treats the general with great courtesy, how can the general not bear to harm him?"
Li Shui waved his hand and said calmly: "In that case, you can leave. I don't need to suspect anyone."
Zhao Tuo gritted his teeth and said, "Excuse me, how can I harm Li Si?"
Li Shui said: "Let's start with the easy stuff first and then the tough stuff. You think of a way to defraud him of a hundred yi of gold and send it to me, and then we'll talk about other things."
After giving the instructions, Li Shui saw off the guests.
Zhao Tuo walked out with a sigh of relief.
How could the Exiled Immortal, who was so rich, covet a hundred pieces of gold? This is definitely a test for me.
As for Li Si... Zhao Tuo actually didn't have much psychological pressure.
The unbearable feeling just now was just an act. The purpose is to make the banished immortal feel that he is a loyal person. Otherwise, even if he takes refuge in the banished immortal, he will still be suspected.
First cheat for gold, then do other things, and gain the trust of the banished immortal step by step.
In the future... if Li Si's actions are revealed to the Exalted Immortal, he will definitely be put into good use by the Exiled Immortal.
The more Zhao Tuo thought about it, the more beautiful it became, and a smile appeared on his lips.
