Mr. Bai was so scared that he broke into a sweat, but he had to go see the important man, so he said to the young man in black in front of him: "My lord, I am Bai Shichong, and I have something to ask for an audience with the Immortal Li."
The young man in black in front of him is also a member of the Lihuo Guard. He has the same personality as Xiaowu and is not talkative.
Seeing that Mr. Bai came to ask to see Taoist Li, he did not say a word whether to meet him or not. He stood in front of Mr. Bai and did not let anyone go up the mountain.
Mr. Bai didn't dare to take a step forward and had to stand at the foot of the mountain and wait.
The cold wind blew, and although Mr. Bai was not wearing thin clothes, he was still shivering with cold. He wanted to say something else, and his teeth kept chattering. He looked at the man in front of him again. He was wearing thin clothes, but he stood tall, and his pair of dark eyes stared at him without a trace of emotion, like a wolf in the snow, waiting for him to reveal the slightest flaw, and then would come up and tear off his flesh and blood.
Mr. Bai was frightened by what he was thinking. He huddled together with the servants and did not dare to look up at the man.
When Mr. Bai's body became cold and he could not wait any longer, the devil who was blocking his way left in an instant.
The servant was the first to notice the other party's departure. After seeing it, the servant immediately whispered: "Master, the master has left."
Mr. Bai looked up and saw that the other party was really gone. He breathed a sigh of relief and did not dare to get on the carriage again. He pointed to two or three people and said, "You follow me up, and the rest of you stay here and watch over the carriage."
"Yes," the remaining servants responded.
Master Bai took the selected people with him and walked up step by step. His cold and stiff body gradually warmed up with the movement. The fox fur he was wearing became a heavy burden. When he arrived at the door of Miaodao Temple, Master Bai was out of breath and needed the support of his servants to keep his legs from going weak.
He looked at the closed Taoist temple in front of him, and with a glance, the remaining servant immediately stepped forward and knocked on the door.
After knocking three times and waiting for a while, the tightly closed door of the Taoist temple in front of him finally opened.
Gao Mingli looked at the three people outside, and stayed on Mr. Bai for a moment before saying, "Come in."
Mr. Bai responded and trotted to the door, stepped over the threshold and walked inside, following Gao Mingli with his head lowered. After entering the backyard, Mr. Bai looked up cautiously. Although he didn't look very carefully, he saw the figure sitting by the stone table with an indifferent expression.
You know who the other person is as soon as you see him.
Mr. Bai immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed and apologized, saying: "Bai Shichong greets Immortal Li. I was blind and did not recognize the great man before, and offended Immortal Li. I hope Immortal Li will forgive me."
After hearing what he said, although Li Lezhi didn't understand much about the ways of the world, he knew that the other party only acted this way because he knew that the people behind him didn't want to go against him, so he asked back: "When did you offend me?"
In fact, the land grabbing incident had nothing to do with him, Li Lezhi. This matter was between Mr. Bai and Mr. Lin. At most, he was telling Mr. Lin's fortune. Mr. Bai had not offended him, so naturally he should not be asked to forgive his sin.
Li Lezhi did not give the other party a chance and drove him away, saying, "Every grievance has its perpetrator, please go back."
Mr. Bai's face turned pale. He crawled forward a few steps on his knees and was about to speak, but when he looked up and saw Li Lezhi's cold and ruthless face, he suppressed all his words. Even if he had ten times the courage, he would not dare to be presumptuous in front of this person.
Only when you really meet this gentleman, do you realize that he is not like an ordinary person. Instead, he is like a statue of a god without any sorrow or joy. Meeting him is like meeting the gods in heaven. Everything is exposed in his fair and stern eyes. People with a guilty conscience dare not approach him. The fear of being seen through lingers around them.
Mr. Bai was scared. With something to hide, he no longer dared to argue for himself, for fear that everything he had done would be seen by those eyes, and all his cover-ups and everything he had done would be revealed.
Thinking of the miraculous qualities of Taoist Master Li, Mr. Bai did not dare to stay. Perhaps, coming to meet him and begging for his forgiveness was just his delusion.
Mr. Bai gritted his teeth, realizing that he and Mr. Lin were the only ones who could resolve the grudge, and it would not work with Taoist Li.
After leaving Li Lezhi, Master Bai immediately went to see Master Lin and said to him, "Brother Lin, what you said about our quarrel some time ago was all a misunderstanding. I have figured it out. The lands of Kaichuan and Kaifeng are all yours. Not only that, but the tenants are also yours. They are all good workers, and I will take care of their future work."
Lin Fuhai already knew that Mr. Bai went to Miaodao Mountain to see Miaodao Temple. According to Taoist Li's personality, he knew who Mr. Bai was and would not let him off. Besides, Taoist Li was such a high-ranking figure now, so why would he bother with Mr. Bai?
This matter should be because Mr. Bai hit a wall with Taoist Li, so he came to him specially. Lin Fuhai put down the tea in his hand, snorted coldly, and wanted to refuse politely, but then he thought of those tenants. These days, Lin Fuhai also inquired about a lot of news about Mr. Bai, and he also knew that the other party forced the tenants to sell their land unwillingly, and then hired him without paying enough money.
Lin Fuhai couldn't bear to watch this, and he knew that if he kept these people in Mr. Bai's hands, the weak ones might die in the spring, so he said, "Mr. Bai, I heard that you bought some land near Kaichuan and Kaifeng."
Mr. Bai understood the meaning behind Mr. Lin's words. He knew that the other party was also a glutton with a bottomless stomach. The previous conditions could not impress him, and he was still thinking about the land he bought. If it were someone else, Mr. Bai would definitely scold him severely, but when he thought of the person in front of him and the Taoist Li behind him, he could only swallow the bitter fruit.
With a bit of pain on his face, he gritted his teeth and said, "It is a blessing for those plots of land to be in the eyes of Master Lin. Master Lin has already made the offer, so how can I not agree? This is also an apology to Master Lin for my previous reckless behavior."
"No problem."
After Mr. Lin ordered someone to take out pen and ink, he asked Mr. Bai to write down his willingness to donate the land in Kaichuan and Kaifeng, and then a smile appeared on his face.
Mr. Bai was very angry, but he had to bow his head as he was under someone else's roof. He snorted coldly and wrote down that it was a voluntary gift.
After the matter was over, the two of them walked to the door with smiles on their faces. After leaving the Gu Mansion, Mr. Bai looked back and felt completely relieved. The other party had taken his things, and the matter was over.
But Lin Fuhai didn't think so. Although he accepted the benefit from Mr. Bai, Mr. Bai was a person who didn't like other things and he didn't want to have a close relationship with him. As for other things, although Mr. Bai had a bad character, he didn't break the law. If he wanted to punish him, he had to wait patiently.
There's no rush.
Now that he had the land near Kaichuan and Kaifeng, Lin Fuhai did not give it back for free. He felt sorry for these people, but he also did not want them to take him as a sucker. He still had some businessman in his heart and regarded those lands as rewards for a good job.
These people lived near Kaichuan and Kaifeng, so he had to hire them to grow cotton for him. The land in his hands was also used to control them, so that those people would not be perfunctory and could supervise each other.
When it comes to meals, Lin Fuhai is not as harsh to them as Master Bai. Although they don't have to eat meat every day, they have meat a few times a month. He also doesn't make them work day and night without rest. Compared with Master Bai, Master Lin's behavior is like a living god descending to earth, and everyone is very grateful.
Naturally, they would not be negligent in doing things, and they were extremely careful in order to repay Mr. Lin's kindness. Also, because they worked day and night for Mr. Bai, some people had health problems of varying degrees. Mr. Lin also invited doctors to cure their illnesses, and he took on all the medical fees and medicine costs with a wave of his hand, and saved quite a few people.
Kaichuan and Kaifeng were treated so well that others were originally glad that Mr. Bai did not choose them so that they would not have to suffer. But now they can't help but feel jealous and asked if they could come to work. After learning that the wages were not less than the market price, they were even more excited and rushed to work here.
Master Lin also recruited some people, and now he had enough manpower. When spring came and the cotton seeds were completely planted in the soil, Master Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the tasks assigned by His Majesty were completed without any major accidents.
…
After Li Le drove away Mr. Bai, he still had some doubts. He had calculated that a distinguished guest would come today, but the person he calculated was not Mr. Bai.
Originally thinking that he had calculated wrong, Li Le almost doubted himself, but fortunately, not long after Mr. Bai left, someone really showed up.
After meeting that person and seeing his face, Li Le knew without even having to think who this person was: the half-brother of Prince Yin and the prince of Zhao State.
The other person's eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to those of Prince Yin, and the other person didn't seem to be hiding anything, or perhaps he thought he couldn't see it.
Li Le was happy to pretend not to know.
He wanted to see why the Prince of Zhao had come all the way to find him.
This was also the first time that Prince Zhaoguo had seen Li Lezhi. If his people had not investigated clearly that the divine fortune teller Taoist Li from Daliang was a young man and was in Miaodao Temple, he would probably still doubt whether Taoist Li had real abilities when he came here today and saw him.
He is really too young, not at all like the old Taoist priest from Daliang, with grey hair and a beard. His face is rosy and he has a very good-looking appearance, but this face that should make people feel gorgeous is a bit cold. When his eyes look over, coupled with his whole demeanor, it is no wonder that some people would misunderstand and think that he is a god who has descended to the earth.
Even he, seeing this man's face and meeting his eyes, felt a little dazed. Adding to the man's fame, he was even more respectful and did not dare to offend him.
After having this thought in mind, the Prince of Zhao's face froze, his smile froze, and a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes. He was a prince of Zhao, and Da Zhao even had priests and could ask spirits for advice. When he saw the Taoist priest from Daliang, he suspected that the other party was a god who had descended to the earth, and he still showed respect to him.
For a moment, he thought his brain was going haywire.
He even had some doubts as to whether the Taoist in front of him had some magical power that could bewitch people, and he fell into the trap without realizing it.
After coming to his senses, he bowed to Li Lezhi and said, "My name is Wenyou, nice to meet Taoist Li."
"Wenyou?" Li Le just glanced at him indifferently. She didn't expect that someone would not even hide his real name. Yin Wenyou, just remove the last name and pretend that others don't know.
Yin Wenyou raised his eyes, his heart tightened, wondering if the other party recognized him, but anyone in the world could be called Wenyou, and he did not reveal his real surname, so the other party might not know it, so he asked: "Master, but what's wrong with my name?"
"If you come from a scholarly family, this name is great, but if not, there will be obstacles ahead if you want to succeed, and it will be difficult to achieve your long-cherished wish."
"Really?" This happened to correspond to his situation. There was an eyesore blocking his way in front of him. Yin Wenyou urged, "Is there any way to solve it?"
Li Lezhi never expected that the other party took his casual words seriously and took the bait. This shows that the relationship between Prince Yin and this prince is not good.
Li Le just said: "It's not difficult. I will tell you your fortune. What do you want to tell?"
Yin Wenyou looked at the two people on his left and right. He could sense that one of them was very skilled in martial arts, so he should be the person sent by the Emperor of Daliang to protect Li Lezhi. The other one was looking at him curiously, looking a bit silly, so he should be the eldest disciple of Taoist Li.
It didn't matter if the two knew about this. They didn't know who he was either, so Yin Wenyou boldly asked, "I have an elder brother at home who is quite capable. He should be the heir to the family business. I want to calculate when he will inherit the family business and whether it will be smooth."
Mr. Bai was so scared that he broke into a sweat, but he had to go see the important man, so he said to the young man in black in front of him: "My lord, I am Bai Shichong, and I have something to ask for an audience with the Immortal Li."
The young man in black in front of him is also a member of the Lihuo Guard. He has the same personality as Xiaowu and is not talkative.
Seeing that Mr. Bai came to ask to see Taoist Li, he did not say a word whether to meet him or not. He stood in front of Mr. Bai and did not let anyone go up the mountain.
Mr. Bai didn't dare to take a step forward and had to stand at the foot of the mountain and wait.
The cold wind blew, and although Mr. Bai was not wearing thin clothes, he was still shivering with cold. He wanted to say something else, and his teeth kept chattering. He looked at the man in front of him again. He was wearing thin clothes, but he stood tall, and his pair of dark eyes stared at him without a trace of emotion, like a wolf in the snow, waiting for him to reveal the slightest flaw, and then would come up and tear off his flesh and blood.
Mr. Bai was frightened by what he was thinking. He huddled together with the servants and did not dare to look up at the man.
When Mr. Bai's body became cold and he could not wait any longer, the devil who was blocking his way left in an instant.
The servant was the first to notice the other party's departure. After seeing it, the servant immediately whispered: "Master, the master has left."
Mr. Bai looked up and saw that the other party was really gone. He breathed a sigh of relief and did not dare to get on the carriage again. He pointed to two or three people and said, "You follow me up, and the rest of you stay here and watch over the carriage."
"Yes," the remaining servant responded.
Master Bai took the selected people with him and walked up step by step. His cold and stiff body gradually warmed up with the movement. The fox fur he was wearing became a heavy burden. When he arrived at the door of Miaodao Temple, Master Bai was out of breath and needed the support of his servants to keep his legs from going weak.
He looked at the closed Taoist temple in front of him, and with a glance, the remaining servant immediately stepped forward and knocked on the door.
After knocking three times and waiting for a while, the tightly closed door of the Taoist temple in front of him finally opened.
Gao Mingli looked at the three people outside, and stayed on Mr. Bai for a moment before saying, "Come in."
Mr. Bai responded and trotted to the door, stepped over the threshold and walked inside, following Gao Mingli with his head lowered. After entering the backyard, Mr. Bai looked up cautiously. Although he didn't look very carefully, he saw the figure sitting by the stone table with an indifferent expression.
You know who the other person is as soon as you see him.
Mr. Bai immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed and apologized, saying: "Bai Shichong greets Immortal Li. I was blind and did not recognize the great man before, and offended Immortal Li. I hope Immortal Li will forgive me."
After hearing what he said, although Li Lezhi didn't understand much about the ways of the world, he knew that the other party only acted this way because he knew that the people behind him didn't want to go against him, so he asked back: "When did you offend me?"
In fact, the land grabbing incident had nothing to do with him, Li Lezhi. This matter was between Mr. Bai and Mr. Lin. At most, he was telling Mr. Lin's fortune. Mr. Bai had not offended him, so naturally he should not be asked to forgive his sin.
Li Lezhi did not give the other party a chance and drove him away, saying, "Every grievance has its perpetrator, please go back."
Mr. Bai's face turned pale. He crawled forward a few steps on his knees and was about to speak, but when he looked up and saw Li Lezhi's cold and ruthless face, he suppressed all his words. Even if he had ten times the courage, he would not dare to be presumptuous in front of this person.
Only when you really meet this gentleman, do you realize that he is not like an ordinary person. Instead, he is like a statue of a god without any sorrow or joy. Meeting him is like meeting the gods in heaven. Everything is exposed in his fair and stern eyes. People with a guilty conscience dare not approach him. The fear of being seen through lingers around them.
Mr. Bai was scared. With something to hide, he no longer dared to argue for himself, for fear that everything he had done would be seen by those eyes, and all his cover-ups and everything he had done would be revealed.
Thinking of the miraculous qualities of Taoist Master Li, Mr. Bai did not dare to stay. Perhaps, coming to meet him and begging for his forgiveness was just his delusion.
Mr. Bai gritted his teeth, realizing that he and Mr. Lin were the only ones who could resolve the grudge, and it would not work with Taoist Li.
After leaving Li Lezhi, Master Bai immediately went to see Master Lin and said to him, "Brother Lin, what you said about our quarrel some time ago was all a misunderstanding. I have figured it out. The lands of Kaichuan and Kaifeng are all yours. Not only that, but the tenants are also yours. They are all good workers, and I will take care of their future work."
Lin Fuhai already knew that Mr. Bai went to Miaodao Mountain to see Miaodao Temple. According to Taoist Li's personality, he knew who Mr. Bai was and would not let him off. Besides, Taoist Li was such a high-ranking figure now, so why would he bother with Mr. Bai?
This matter should be because Mr. Bai hit a wall with Taoist Li, so he came to him specially. Lin Fuhai put down the tea in his hand, snorted coldly, and wanted to refuse politely, but then he thought of those tenants. These days, Lin Fuhai also inquired about a lot of news about Mr. Bai, and he also knew that the other party forced the tenants to sell their land unwillingly, and then hired him without paying enough money.
Lin Fuhai couldn't bear to watch this, and he knew that if he kept these people in Mr. Bai's hands, the weak ones might die in the spring, so he said, "Mr. Bai, I heard that you bought some land near Kaichuan and Kaifeng."
Mr. Bai understood the meaning behind Mr. Lin's words. He knew that the other party was also a glutton with a bottomless stomach. The previous conditions could not impress him, and he was still thinking about the land he bought. If it were someone else, Mr. Bai would definitely scold him severely, but when he thought of the person in front of him and the Taoist Li behind him, he could only swallow the bitter fruit.
With a bit of pain on his face, he gritted his teeth and said, "It is a blessing for those plots of land to be in the eyes of Master Lin. Master Lin has already made the offer, so how can I not agree? This is also an apology to Master Lin for my previous reckless behavior."
"No problem."
After Mr. Lin ordered someone to take out pen and ink, he asked Mr. Bai to write down his willingness to donate the land in Kaichuan and Kaifeng, and then a smile appeared on his face.
Mr. Bai was very angry, but he had to bow his head as he was under someone else's roof. He snorted coldly and wrote down that it was a voluntary gift.
After the matter was over, the two of them walked to the door with smiles on their faces. After leaving the Gu Mansion, Mr. Bai looked back and felt completely relieved. The other party had taken his things, and the matter was over.
But Lin Fuhai didn't think so. Although he accepted the benefit from Mr. Bai, Mr. Bai was a person who didn't like other things and he didn't want to have a close relationship with him. As for other things, although Mr. Bai had a bad character, he didn't break the law. If he wanted to punish him, he had to wait patiently.
There's no rush.
Now that he had the land near Kaichuan and Kaifeng, Lin Fuhai did not give it back for free. He felt sorry for these people, but he also did not want them to take him as a sucker. He still had some businessman in his heart and regarded those lands as rewards for a good job.
These people lived near Kaichuan and Kaifeng, so he had to hire them to grow cotton for him. The land in his hands was also used to control them, so that those people would not be perfunctory and could supervise each other.
When it comes to meals, Lin Fuhai is not as harsh to them as Master Bai. Although they don't have to eat meat every day, they have meat a few times a month. He also doesn't make them work day and night without rest. Compared with Master Bai, Master Lin's behavior is like a living god descending to earth, and everyone is very grateful.
Naturally, they would not be negligent in doing things, and they were extremely careful in order to repay Mr. Lin's kindness. Also, because they worked day and night for Mr. Bai, some people had health problems of varying degrees. Mr. Lin also invited doctors to cure their illnesses, and he took on all the medical fees and medicine costs with a wave of his hand, and saved quite a few people.
Kaichuan and Kaifeng were treated so well that others were originally glad that Mr. Bai did not choose them so that they would not have to suffer. But now they can't help but feel jealous and asked if they could come to work. After learning that the wages were not less than the market price, they were even more excited and rushed to work here.
Master Lin also recruited some people, and now he had enough manpower. When spring came and the cotton seeds were completely planted in the soil, Master Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the tasks assigned by His Majesty were completed without any major accidents.
…
After Li Le drove away Mr. Bai, he still had some doubts. He had calculated that a distinguished guest would come today, but the person he calculated was not Mr. Bai.
Originally thinking that he had calculated wrong, Li Le almost doubted himself, but fortunately, not long after Mr. Bai left, someone really showed up.
After meeting that person and seeing his face, Li Le knew without even having to think who this person was: the half-brother of Prince Yin and the prince of Zhao State.
The other person's eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to those of Prince Yin, and the other person didn't seem to be hiding anything, or perhaps he thought he couldn't see it.
Li Le was happy to pretend not to know.
He wanted to see why the Prince of Zhao had come all the way to find him.
This was also the first time that Prince Zhaoguo had seen Li Lezhi. If his people had not investigated clearly that the divine fortune teller Taoist Li from Daliang was a young man and was in Miaodao Temple, he would probably still doubt whether Taoist Li had real abilities when he came here today and saw him.
He is really too young, not at all like the old Taoist priest from Daliang, with grey hair and a beard. His face is rosy and he has a very good-looking appearance, but this face that should make people feel gorgeous is a bit cold. When his eyes look over, coupled with his whole demeanor, it is no wonder that some people would misunderstand and think that he is a god who has descended to the earth.
Even he, seeing this man's face and meeting his eyes, felt a little dazed. Adding to the man's fame, he was even more respectful and did not dare to offend him.
After having this thought in mind, the Prince of Zhao's face froze, his smile froze, and a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes. He was a prince of Zhao, and Da Zhao even had priests and could ask spirits for advice. When he saw the Taoist priest from Daliang, he suspected that the other party was a god who had descended to the earth, and he still showed respect to him.
For a moment, he thought his brain was going haywire.
He even had some doubts as to whether the Taoist in front of him had some magical power that could bewitch people, and he fell into the trap without realizing it.
After coming to his senses, he bowed to Li Lezhi and said, "My name is Wenyou, nice to meet Taoist Li."
"Wenyou?" Li Le just glanced at him indifferently. She didn't expect that someone would not even hide his real name. Yin Wenyou, just remove the last name and pretend that others don't know.
Yin Wenyou raised his eyes, his heart tightened, wondering if the other party recognized him, but anyone in the world could be called Wenyou, and he did not reveal his real surname, so the other party might not know it, so he asked: "Master, but what's wrong with my name?"
"If you come from a scholarly family, this name is great, but if not, there will be obstacles ahead if you want to succeed, and it will be difficult to achieve your long-cherished wish."
"Really?" This happened to correspond to his situation. There was an eyesore blocking his way in front of him. Yin Wenyou urged, "Is there any way to solve it?"
Li Lezhi never expected that the other party took his casual words seriously and took the bait. This shows that the relationship between Prince Yin and this prince is not good.
Li Le just said: "It's not difficult. I will tell you your fortune. What do you want to tell?"
Yin Wenyou looked at the two people on his left and right. He could sense that one of them was very skilled in martial arts, so he should be the person sent by the Emperor of Daliang to protect Li Lezhi. The other one was looking at him curiously, looking a bit silly, so he should be the eldest disciple of Taoist Li.
It didn't matter if the two knew about this. They didn't know who he was either, so Yin Wenyou boldly asked, "I have an elder brother at home who is quite capable. He should be the heir to the family business. I want to calculate when he will inherit the family business and whether it will be smooth."
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