Once, when Cixi saw Yang Xiaolou singing, she waved her hand and wrote a word to Yang Xiaolou, but she wrote it wrong. Yang Xiaolou was scared out of a cold sweat, and when he was in danger, Li Lianying said a word and saved Yang Xiaolou's life.
Yang Xiaolou was a well-known figure in Peking Opera, who was called "Three Sages" along with Mei Lanfang and Yu Shuyan, and enjoyed the reputation of "Master of Wusheng".
And Cixi loved Peking Opera all her life, and in order to facilitate her own watching, she also specially ordered people to build a stage in the palace.
On this day, she invited Yang Xiaolou to sing a play, listened to it like a drunk, and was in a good mood after listening, so she pointed to the things on the stage and said to Yang Xiaolou: Not bad, come, these things are rewarding you.
Yang Xiaolou rushed forward to thank him, he saw that the table was full of some exquisite pastries, these pastries were indeed delicious, but after eating, they were gone, if you could ask Lafayette to reward something real. In this way, it is much more face-saving to bring back.
Thinking so, I soon had an idea. So Yang Xiaolou said to Cixi: Thank you lafayette for the reward, but Lafayette usually rewards slaves with too many things, and today the slaves dare to ask Lafayette to reward something else.
Cixi wondered: Oh? So you say, what do you want?
"Ask Lafayette to give you a word."
Cixi was in a good mood and quickly agreed. The next person took the pen and ink, and she waved a big hand, and wrote a "Fu" word in one go.
Yang Xiaolou was preparing to go forward to receive the reward, when suddenly, a smile froze on his face, and a cold sweat appeared on his back. What's going on?
Originally, Cixi did not know whether she was overly happy or for what reason, but wrote "Fu" as "Fu".
This can be anxious to damage Yang Xiaolou, if this reward is taken back, don't everyone know that Lafayette's writing is wrong? If you don't take it, it's a great sin of rebellion, and your own head will not be protected. He was torn between sides, his back soaked in cold sweat.
And Cixi seems to have discovered this mistake, but she is not easy to admit it. The others were so nervous that they didn't even dare to breathe hard, and the atmosphere was tense to the extreme in an instant.
Fortunately, there was also Li Lianying, the person who was exquisite in all directions and could please Cixi the most.
He had a clever move, stood up and said: Lafayette Hong Fuqitian, her blessings are naturally a little more than others. Therefore, the blessings that Lafayette rewards naturally need to be more "a little".
A sentence made Cixi's eyebrows smile again. And Yang Xiaolou was also clever, and hurriedly knelt down and said: Thank you Lafayette grace, but the blessing of this ten thousand people, the slave can't bear it.
Naturally, Cixi did not want to give him the wrong word, so she said: "Well, let's give you the blessing word again another day."
Yang Xiaolou hurried to xie en: Xie Lafayette!
After Cixi left, Yang Xiaolou slowly eased up, how thrilling the scene just now was. If it were not for Li Lianying's timely rescue, the consequences would be unimaginable. Heck, I don't dare ask for that next time.
When Cixi returned to the palace, she asked Li Lianying to help her find a female official who could write. Li Lianying then recommended her aunt to Cixi. She had just come to the capital a few days ago to join him, and she had written well.
Cixi was also very satisfied with her, and every day she was asked to write the word "Fu" and then give it to the ministers, who were also very happy to receive the blessing word from Lafayette. Cixi also asked Li Lianying's aunt to receive two hundred taels of silver per month.
And Ling Lu had to have an official position, so Cixi gave her another position of "Writing Fu Guan". In this way, there was another official in the palace who wrote a blessing, and every month by writing the word "Fu", he could receive two hundred and two lulus.
Such a witty helper to relieve Li Lianying is far more than this time, and it is precisely because of this that he can serve Cixi's side for decades, and his grace is continuous. And he also received the respect of the people around him and was able to die well.
Just imagine, in such an urgent environment, he can be in a hurry, not only to save the face of Lafayette, but also to help the people around him, killing two birds with one stone, and anyone has to admire his wit.
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