[Qing Dynasty] The Greediest Official

Bai Yao was a handsome Manchu gentleman, a talented young man with great ambitions, and a genius official who rose swiftly through the ranks. But blinded by greed, he stumbled into becoming the greatest corrupt official in history. If Heshen could live his life over, he was determined to choose another way. First, he had to find a way to stay alive, and make it past Qianlong's reign, just to spite Jiaqing! He would endure hardship and stay calm through honor and disgrace; wait for the right moment, then take revenge; he would also honor old debts and give himself to someone? (Probably not.) Finally, he also planned to claim a whole fish pond. This is the story of a protagonist who is reborn and uses all kinds of hidden skills to trample everyone on his way to becoming life's biggest winner. Warnings: 1. The pairing is set: one-on-one, Ji is the top. No switching or breaking them up. 2. The setting is the Qing Dynasty. The protagonist is reborn in the 24th year of Qianlong's reign. A golden finger makes an appearance, but it isn't overpowered. No Mary Sue nonsense. 3. The author is terrible at history. The relationships between characters and the timing of events differ greatly from the official historical record. Please don't nitpick. 4. Updates are currently irregular. After September 6, new chapters will be posted every Friday at 8:00 p.m. After discussing it with my editor, this story will go VIP on September 4. There will be three chapters on the day it goes VIP. I'm currently an intern, so updates will be irregular. Thank you all for your support so far, and please keep reading to see how Heshen wins over Ji Xiaolan and rockets up the ranks! O(∩_∩)O~ (Note: Reposting is prohibited! Anyone stealing the story, please stay at least three chapters behind!) Theme: