Strictly speaking, the Red-clothed Constable cannot be considered a military officer, but only a type of official officer.

The original intention of this rank is to commend those who contribute to social security and peace, who can enjoy the treatment of a military officer from the sixth rank, but cannot be an official, and can only be considered a meritorious position.

Generally, old constables who have worked in Liushemen for more than 20 years will be given red clothes when they are about to retire, so they are called red clothes. Many constables with excellent performance can also receive this honor, and gradually become a professional title. Since there is no money, no one will spend this money unless they have money to burn the land.

But Niu Dafu is not an ordinary person.

In contrast, the imperial court officially established a fifth-rank military officer. There were examples of the six gates where the Tis was placed outside the prefectures and prefectures to serve as a prosecutor and a magistrate, thus entering the political path.

Fan Xiaodao shook his head and said, "It's not worth it!"

"Why isn't it worth it?" Niu Dafu said, "Xiaoxian is the daughter of the Lord of Langya Pavilion. If I want to marry her, why can't I be a white person?"

It turned out to be for this.

Fan Xiaodao sighed in his heart that even if he is a person who is as good as a great man and can even change his surname, he is still not immune to the common people and is a good match. Fan Xiaodao suddenly remembered that when Li Hongxiao heard that he might be a prince, he once showed similar emotions. He didn't pay attention at that time. Now he thought, he was not meticulous enough. When he had the opportunity to have a good chat with her, he liked her and had nothing to do with her identity.

On the contrary, if Lu Ting dared to pursue Zhao Xing so boldly, she would not have such concerns.

Zhao Xing was the son of Shangshu, the Lu family was a prominent family in Jiangnan, and his ancestors also served as officials for generations, which was a standard match.

It's just this guy Zhao Xing...

...

Yang Deshui finally didn't wait for Fan Xiaodao's reply.

This made him very dissatisfied.

However, there were rumors and he did not dare to deal with Fan Xiaodao blatantly, so he could only drag his job after he and Zhao Xing back. After all, the prince resigned as the chief officer, and now the six doors are managed by Yang Deshui, and he has the final say in the internal personnel arrangements.

After a few days, Fan Xiaodao and Zhao Xing couldn't stay.

In the past, they were considered to be from the Jitui Department and the Jianghu Department, but now, the Jitui Department has a carrot and a pit, and there is no suitable position for them at all. You can't start from the Qingyi Constable, right? They are idle all day long and have nothing to do. It's not a solution to hold on like this, so the two discussed it, bought two boxes of tea, and went to plead with Yang Deshui.

When Yang Deshui saw the two of them coming to him, he deliberately took off his airs.

The son of the Shangshu?

The future little prince?

Isn’t it that I work at my six doors? I have to be honest and obedient in my acre of land that I have been working hard.

Yang Deshui saw the tea box in the hands of the two and asked, "Did you figure it out?"

"I figured it out."

Yang Deshui then smiled with satisfaction, "Although you two have a little bit of temper, your business ability is still one of the best in our six doors. But here is a place where seniority is concerned. I am willing to promote you, but in the end I have to balance the interests of many aspects. Look at Li Tisi, who has worked in the Tisi Department for twenty years. When I was a Red Clothing Constable, he was Tisi, and he is still a Tisi. Is his business poor? No, why can't he raise it?"

The two shook their heads and said they didn't know.

"It's human nature! Today, I, the acting chief, will teach you a good lesson!"

Yang Deshui said, "I don't want to take you money either, but I have to keep my seat and think about the seat above. These all require money. This money is tens of thousands, and it can be solved by our salary of several hundred taels a year. What can I do? I can only search from below. You two have enough business capabilities to be competent for Tiss, but if I don't take you money, wouldn't it be extremely unfair to those other people who gave the money?"

Fan Xiaodao was speechless.

Zhao Xing was also dumbfounded.

Are there such fallacies in the world?

But if you think about it carefully, even if it is a fallacy, there is a three-part truth.

OK, or not, whether you can be competent or not. If you don’t sit in this seat, how can you say you are not competent? How can you ensure that you will change someone and do better than him? This is a false proposition in itself.

But for Zhao Xing and Fan Xiaodao, being able to become a sensible is not for money or power, but for being able to show one's ambitions.

Especially Zhao Xing, who is determined to become the chief constable of Liusanmen, has been influenced by the officialdom for many years and naturally understands the golden rules of promotion in the officialdom. His business ability only accounts for a very small aspect, and the real effort is outside of the business.

"What do you two think?"

Fan Xiaodao said, "It's better to listen to your words than to listen to your words!"

Yang Deshui's face darkened, "I'm telling you the heartfelt words, you're still laughing here. You have to learn from Zhao Xing a little. At least, he's more steady than you."

Zhao Xing smiled bitterly, "Some things can be learned, some things are born and cannot be learned. For example, reincarnation is a science."

Even Yang Deshui couldn't help but envy Fan Xiaodao in this regard.

But, it's useless.

Prince Zhu Yan, is he reincarnated well enough? Isn’t he also controlled by Princess Taiping? One person will always have one life, and he can’t complain.

Yang Deshui asked, "Does these two boxes of tea belong to yours or Zhao Xing?"

Fan Xiaodao said, "We finally got together, give the chief constable some thoughts."

Yang Deshui pondered, "I can only give you one of the quotas for Natis."

Fan Xiaodao said, "There are no quotas, we just want to do something."

At this moment, someone came to report, "Mr. Bai is here."

The two were about to avoid it, Yang Deshui said, "You two stay and meet this Mr. Bai together. My position as chief inspector and your future are all in their hands."

"Which Mr. Bai?"

Yang Deshui said, "Mr. Bai, whose surname is Bai and whose name is Shoutao, is a close confidant of Eunuch Lu, a famous celebrity in Beijing recently. Whether I can become a regular depends on whether I am concerned about it. Fan Xiaodao, be honest later, don't say the wrong things."

The two were waiting in the house, and Yang Deshui went out to greet him in person.

After a moment, Yang Deshui led a man in white to come in.

He is in his thirties, tall and thin, but from his appearance, he is indeed a handsome man, but he has a feminine spirit on his body, which makes people think of the sentence "The officials in the capital are fond of the south wind and often sit in the courtyard behind Yushu".

This Lu Tianshuo was castrated by Li Hongxiao, and even his taste changed?

This was wronged by Lu Tianshuo.

It is said that Mr. Bai was a friend Lu Tianshuo met when he was wandering on the streets. The two made friends in distress. Later, Lu Tianshuo became prosperous, and Bai Shoutao naturally rose to the top and helped him handle some business matters. No matter who becomes an official, the first priority is to make money.

Only by raising money can you give gifts.

Only by giving gifts can you get promoted.

Only by being promoted can you continue to make money.

Such a cycle.

But Lu Tianshuo is sensitive and cannot come forward for many things, so someone needs to be the white glove. Bai Shoutao, as a person who was in trouble with each other, naturally took on this job. However, after all, he is a person from the market and has been suppressed all year round. Once he gains power, his virtue will not match his position, and it is easier to expose human nature.

Mr. Bai is posing very big.

"These two are..."

Yang Deshui quickly introduced his identity, and Mr. Bai said, "How come he meets me and doesn't kneel down?"

Fan Xiaodao disliked this person, "Why do you have to kneel?"

Mr. Bai said, "Yesterday, the Tai'an magistrate came to my place to do business. He knelt down to pay his respects when he came out to pay his respects. He knelt down to pay his respects when he went out to pay his respects. He was not as arrogant as you."

Fan Xiaodao said, "He likes to kneel, that's his business, and it won't work for me."

Mr. Bai looked at Yang Deshui with dissatisfaction. Yang Deshui shook Fan Xiaodao, meaning that he would just kneel down, it was not a big deal. Such a person is the vanity of a villain after he succeeded. If he cooperated with him during the event, he was also a compulsory course for being an official.

Yang Deshui said: "How about I kneel down for him?"

Mr. Bai snorted coldly, "You have already knelt down. It's not a soup for you to come again, I'm not interested."

After saying that, he sat on the main seat angrily, but it seemed that the chair was not very comfortable, and the sitting position was a bit strange.

Yang Deshui waved his hand, regretting the decision he had made just now, and signaled that the two of them should go out.

Mr. Bai was excited, "Don't leave, I will set the gantry well today. Are you the legendary Fan Xiaodao?"

"I am a living person, not a legend."

"I have personality, but I'm here today to come and see what you are for Eunuch Lu."

There was a hint of disdain in the words.

I don’t know if it was intentional or pretentious.

Fan Xiaodao was also surprised. He knew his identity, so why did he still act domineeringly? Could it be that he was ordered to deliberately anger himself?

"And this operation?"

Mr. Bai said, "Even His Highness, the Crown Prince, asks Eunuch Lu to do his job. When I see this, I am very polite and regard it as a guest of honor. I don't know where you are confident and dare to challenge Eunuch Lu."

Fan Xiaodao said, "If you want to calculate this, Eunuch Lu has to thank me."

“Why?”

"If you don't have a place, Eunuch Lu will not be able to cut off the dust and get great opportunities in one step."

He refers to the incident that Li Hongxiao castrated Lu Tianshuo.

At the beginning, he fought against the Iron Cavalry Gang with Li Hongxiao, but Yelu Gongsun rushed out halfway, killing Lu Tianshuo's whole family, forcing him into a dead end. Now Yelu Gongsun died and was tortured by Du Xiaowu. People are not like humans, ghosts are not like ghosts, and there are some elements of his participation.

Bai Shoutao naturally would not know about this.

Fan Xiaodao will not explain it either.

However, since Lu Tianshuo sent him here, he must have known about him and Li Hongxiao.
To be continued...