In the morning, Li Guolou came to the third hall of the Criminal Department, and Bao showed his face there, explained the work arrangements to the leader, and then he was going to take the Jinshi examination.

This made Bao Tong very surprised, "Devil Six" actually opened the back door and escorted Li Guolou into the examination room, it seems that Li Guolou is a style, and he is deeply favored by Prince Gong, although some are reluctant Li Guolou is about to leave the Criminal Department, but business is the long-term solution, in my heart, Bao is happy for Li Guolou, and when he sees that Li Guolou can leave, he can still be diligent in doing errands, Bao Tong is very moved, and praises Li Guolou a few words, the relationship between the two has long been sublimated to the level of close friends, and they are involved in public affairs and private affairs, and they talk about everything.

Bao Tong sighed with emotion: "Hey, little plum, the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, a generation of old people are replaced, the old brother has been in officialdom for more than 20 years, a talent like you has never been seen, farewell to the old brother who relies on the old and sells the old, and sends you a few words of wisdom, as long as you keep it in mind, you will be a tumbler in the officialdom for a lifetime!" ”

"Lord Bao, please speak, the lower officials will definitely remember it." Li Guolou was a little reluctant, wiped away his tears, people always have feelings, get along for more than half a year, feel that they do things together but with conscience, they have not extinguished their conscience, and have never shielded and connived at their relatives to bend the law, as for making money, this is human nature, whoever sits in the position of the criminal department Shangshu will be fished, if they don't fish, the rules will be broken, the small treasury will be empty, and the successor in the future will come to find fault, just like Yu Shuzhen, the right attendant of the household department, poked out the theft of the treasury and silver, and put the predecessor Shangshu Jingbo to the pit.

Bao stroked his beard together and said: "Xiao Lizi, sometimes you meet the horse, can see the wind to make the rudder errand, sometimes it is too steel and too straight, and you have not understood the true meaning of officialdom Tai Chi pushing hands, officialdom to do things, not necessarily 'right' to move forward, sometimes to detour, sometimes to learn to give up their own ideas, and turn to meet the meaning of the above, the so-called inaction and action, is the essence of Taijiquan, but also the true meaning of officialdom power, showing people to soft and strong inside, or 'holding and squeezing' or 'pushing and pulling around the void' or 'elbow leaning and stomping' or '' Gu Pan Zhongding', it seems that there is no trick but everywhere is a trick, everywhere is the law, people can't figure it out, it can't be prevented, people have the power to parry, but there is no power to fight back, this is the organic combination of the general principle of Tai Chi and the specific reality of officialdom, also known as officialdom Tai Chi! ”

Li Guolou nodded and said: "Thank you Lord Bao for mentioning it, I also know that I advocate, many are out of place, but time is not waiting for me, those Qing school ideas, it is really intolerable, what is the ancestral family law, in fact, their own interests can not be touched, our ancestral family law of the Qing Dynasty, early Yongzheng Emperor, has been reformed, this is why we are officials and families are also one errand, pay grain, the treasury has been full since then, if it were not for the reform of Emperor Yongzheng, we can't even afford to pay compensation to foreigners, and the country would have died long ago, Now Prince Gong is too timid, so the step is too small, if you want me to control the military power, I will give Prince Gong a yellow robe to add a body, and there will be earth-shaking changes! ”

"Hey." Bao sighed together, how could they, Prince Gong's protégés, never hint at letting Prince Gong be called the emperor, Prince Gong was in the regent fashion and refused to usurp the imperial power, and now Prince Gong Yixun has resigned from the regent throne, and he has no ambition to be the emperor.

Even the foreigners once wanted the Western-style leader "Devil Six" to be the emperor, and when the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Beijing, he made a straightforward statement, but Prince Gong still refused to do this by the Eight-Nation Alliance to support the Qing Emperor.

"Xiao Lizi look at the will of heaven, now the Qing Dynasty can't mess with itself, united can still resist the invasion of foreigners, if it is torn apart, the country will not be a country, we will all become sinners, you still sit firmly in the seat first, learn Tai Chi to push hands, get the right to speak, let the reformist market be broader, don't capsize in the gutter, and wait until the old man is heavy." Together, we will follow the good and the teachings.

Li Guolou said with a smile: "Xia Guan knows that the true meaning of Tai Chi pusher is that Westerners are black and thick, the so-called: joy, anger, sorrow and happiness are not said to be thick, hair without scruples is called black, thick is the foundation of the world, black is also the way of the world, to the black, the world is afraid, the ghosts and gods are afraid, the faint monarch and traitorous ministers are all thick and not black, even if the Ming monarch and virtuous ministers are not necessarily thin and white!" ”

Bao stroked his palms and laughed: "Okay, with your ability to integrate Western black and thick learning into the Bagu text, I believe that you deserve to be a Jinshi, and you can write a cautionary essay without cheating!" ”

Li Guolou smiled and said: "Lord Bao is in love, I can't do without the ancient Zhang Hao ancient prestige!" ”

"Hahahaha." Bao looked up to the sky and laughed, as if he saw Li Guolou standing on the top of the court jumping up and down, Li Guolou is not only smart, but also knows how to be grateful, and he is also a part of it, all efforts are to build a strong Qing Empire.

"Xiao Lizi, knowing that it doesn't mean that he will do it, like Prince Gong, who endures humiliation and signs a treaty of loss of power, humiliation and betrayal of the country, and bears a lifetime of infamy, as if he is a betrayer of the motherland, among which others can't understand the sour vinegar, how do you know that if you want to succeed, you have to pay the price, you have to endure hardship, have a correct attitude, and make some political achievements, I will also try my best to help you, I can't do a big thing by myself, I still have to integrate into it, so that those Qing schools and conservatives want to slander you, but they are reluctant to give up vested interests, Sometimes moving out of foreigners to scare the court is not a bad trick······" Bao said a lot together, teaching Li Guolou like a teacher, and being promoted not only to follow the right person, but also to understand the way of being an official.

Li Guolou understands the truth, in the past, his eldest brother Li Guoyun warned him that he should be old and serious, don't be alternative, and was criticized by the chief, and then entered the cold palace, mediocre and wasted his life, but in this society, he has his own ideas and the ability to implement, so he wants to try to do it, especially after doing one successful thing after another, Li Guolou's ambition has swelled sharply, and his steps have increased, and he wants to change the surrounding environment, and even change people's ideas, he wants to continue to gamble, bet on his life, drag many people to join this gambling game, and establish his own business kingdom as soon as possible.

At noon, Li Guolou still had official business, and he didn't stay to eat, so he said goodbye to Bao together, and Bao Tong also rarely sent Li Guolou out, and sent it to the door of a hall, and the two of them said goodbye.

"Master Bao stays, the lower official goes back, and the news will come in the evening." Li Guolou stopped, bowed and saluted, and asked the bag to turn back together.

"Well, Xiao Lizi, it's a good job, I'm waiting for your good news, so I won't send it." The bag was handed over together.

The people passing by didn't know what to say, they were all stunned or whispering, they never thought that Li Guolou would have this kind of treatment, a chief official with a third-grade senior official, and a junior official with a lower official and a junior official, what is the relationship between the two, Wu Kefan stroked his beard with a wicked smile on his face, and his dirty thoughts hung on his face.

Li Guolou looked furious, punched Wu Kefan in the stomach, and scolded: "Is there a chief like you, remember it for me, be amorous and not obscene, otherwise I will call Hei Zhuzhu to come to you to ask for debts!" ”

Wu Kefan pretended to be in pain, frowned and grinned: "Xiao Lizi, you are too lacking in morality, your butt is not covered clearly, and you are embarrassed to talk about me, I can't laugh, I don't say anything!" ”

"You can't laugh." Li Guolou likes to deal with the big boss, he is not careful, and he is straightforward.

Sometimes Li Guolou feels that he is still full of people, dare to act, have a momentum, dare to say anything, the Han people of the Qing Empire were cultivated into slaves, cowering and hiding behind, like Li Guolou's subordinates, the capable person "Ai Hai" is a Manchurian, and he also entrusts "that wealth" to the "Manchu" in business, Li Guolou has long been in his mind There is no ideal of "driving out the Manchu Qing Dynasty and restoring China", the Han nation is originally integrated and advancing, "Han" is just a symbol, how can there be a pure-bred Han people, why bother to set up another Han master, as long as the current master is qualified, protect the country, It's much better than beating the Qing Dynasty to the ground.

Wu Kefan asked: "Little Lizi, tell my brother, why did Lord Bao send you!" ”

Li Guolou said proudly: "Lao Wu, it's nothing to tell you, so that you don't think crookedly, I will enter the examination room in three days, and Lord Bao wishes me to be a scholar!" ”

"Oh······" Wu Kefan's brain is so big, think about nothing, Bao and his little minister Zhu Danyu also went to the scientific examination, and two or three thousand students walked on the single-plank bridge, and they all dreamed of sitting in the Qianqing Palace.

"Good luck with that brother, hahahaha." Wu Kefan patted Li Guolou on the shoulder, and sincerely sent his blessings, from his point of view, it is very common for Li Guolou to be admitted to the Jinshi, he can be literate and martial arts and can speak English, if a person like Li Guolou can't be admitted to the Jinshi, then there is no reason for it.

Li Guolou returned to the courtyard, there was a person waiting for him in the office, and the lawyer Song Shixiong sat in the room and swallowed the clouds and spitted fog about his glorious history, bluffing Ai Hai, Cheng Kun, Liu Yu and others, these arrests are still shallow, and some of them are not qualified to listen to Lord Bao's trial, and they are full of curiosity about what happened in the court, imagining Song Shixiong as "making decisions for the people" and being able to fight with officials "folk knights".

Of course, Li Guolou knew that Song Shixiong was old and only worthy of holding his stinky feet, but on the surface, Li Guolou still spoke politely, he was not like his eldest brother Yao Cuo, who liked to put on a show, which made his subordinates respect and fear.

Li Guolou still maintained his true colors, like a spring breeze, and said with a smile: "Ah, Mr. Song is here, let you run in person, but I am really sorry to be the master but come late." As he spoke, Li Guolou pushed open the window and let the outside breath blow in to disperse the smell of cigarettes in the room.

"Captain Li, come to an old knife brand cigarette, and if you are patriotic, you will smoke an old knife brand cigarette." Song Shixiong stood up, took out a pack of cigarettes, and there was also a picture of a hero holding a cigarette on it, full of style and manliness, holding the cigarette between two fingers in a chic manner, and handing Li Guolou a domestic brand cigarette.

Li Guolou shook his head and said: "Mr. Song, I don't smoke domestic cigarettes, I have a momentum, the smell of smoke is too fierce, you should keep it yourself, and smoking cigarettes has nothing to do with patriotism, the cigarette factory cigarette machine is imported from abroad, but the owner of this cigarette factory has a set, come up with this statement, and the old knife brand cigarettes will be sold all over the world in the future." After speaking, Li Guolou opened his purse, took out French camel brand cigarettes, and gave a pack of camel brand cigarettes.

"Hey, Captain Li, it's a great power." Song Shixiong took the camel brand cigarette and was full of emotion.

Nowadays, although the Qing Dynasty has opened the country, many imported products are subject to quantitative restrictions, otherwise the impact on domestic products is too great, such as imported camel brand cigarettes are luxury goods, not everywhere can be sold, the use of foreign luxury goods, to have money, but also to have a way, the Qing Dynasty has just fought with the French Nan'an, the people of the whole country boycotted French goods, so many places of French goods have disappeared, and I don't know where to buy them.

"Now that the war is over, the French Concession still exists, and smoking French cigarettes is not a traitor." Li Guolou took out an imported match, swiped it at the door frame, and said "poof" with the match in his hand. It burned with a bang, and he lit the cigarette on his fingertips very handsomely, making the people next to him obsessed.

This time it was broken, he didn't move his seat, stood up on the ground, and rushed up to snatch the matchbox in Li Guolou's hand, "Give it to me." "Give it to me." "Give it to me." "Give it to me!"

A box of imported matches was snatched by four catchers, so that Li Guolou couldn't deal with it, no matter how the four catchers tossed, he only had a package of magic matches, and the last four catchers picked out the matches, and the four people sat on the ground to share the spoils, and one took a few matches, which died down.

Finally, the room calmed down, Li Guolou raised his eyes and said, "Deputy Ai, do you know why I invited Mr. Song to come!" ”

"Of course, it's for the theft of the treasury of the household." Ai Hai said without hesitation, he also knew this, and he couldn't think of anything else.

Li Guolou is to test Ai Hai to see if Ai Hai can take over his shift, whether there is a god to catch his head, and the test is to fail, Ai Hai only knows that Song Shixiong is here to help deal with the theft of the household treasury, as for how to use Song Shixiong, and where are the loopholes in the theft of the household treasury silver, Ai Hai looked at the pile of files and still had no clue.

"Hey." Li Guolou was in a low mood, his talent was not enough, and the loopholes were placed in front of Ai Hai's eyes, but he still couldn't see it, so he said helplessly: "Let's go, go to dinner first, I'll talk to you during the meal, and go to "Tongyitang" in the afternoon to try the case, and the loopholes in the theft of the treasury and silver in the household department are there!" ”

"Ahh Ai Hai rummaged through the files of the theft of the treasury and silver of the household department, and did not see the words "Tongyitang" from beginning to end, and couldn't help but express deep suspicion of Li Guolou.