They sent people to investigate, and only then did they learn that these strange phenomena were caused by Taoist Li's preaching. Emperor Zhao looked at the clouds in the sky for a long time without saying a word.
At this time, Li Lezhi finally finished speaking. He looked up and saw the clouds like fire in the sky. He felt a little strange and didn't think about himself at all.
He stood up from the mat and walked towards the platform. Before he sat down, he saw everyone standing up and looking at him. Suddenly, Li Le was stunned. After a while, he took a step forward.
As soon as he moved, Xuan Yangzi and the others followed him, and surrounded him in two or three steps. Xuan Yangzi asked cautiously: "Little friend Li, I have gained a lot from listening to your discussion today. I wonder if there will be another opportunity in the future?"
Xuan Yangzi asked the question that everyone cared about.
It was already a blessing for them to hear Master Sanqing preach once, and they should not have asked for more. But this was Master Sanqing preaching, and who wouldn’t want to hear it more often?
Li Le just didn't want to come a few more times. With his mediocre ability, he decided not to embarrass himself in front of the big guys. If he really agreed to come for the discussion once a year, he would have one more job in the future. What's the difference between this and a freshman giving a speech on stage?
The only difference is that freshmen may only speak on stage once or twice, but if he lives long, he will have twenty or forty times in the future. It's scary to think about it. If he can live to be eighty years old, wouldn't he have to speak sixty times? Of course, the real possibility is not so many, but what if it happens? I always feel that if this happens once, there will be two. He accepted it and he can't get rid of it in the future. www.jiangnanxs.com Jiangnan Literature Network
Therefore, Li Le only said tactfully: "Discussing the Dao once a year is too frequent."
Once a year is too frequent. Xuan Yangzi and the Taoist priest behind him looked at each other, and for a moment they were thinking about what Master Sanqing meant.
Do you want to tell them that the frequency of discussions is too high and that the frequency should be changed to once every five years or once every ten years?
If it is changed to once every ten years, that would be too long.
Not right, not right.
Therefore, Xuan Yangzi asked tentatively: "Little friend Li, do you mean to change the discussion of Dao from once a year to once every five years?"
Xuan Yangzi observed Li Lezhi carefully, not missing any expression that could be guessed.
Li Le's expression remained unchanged, but he was estimating in his heart how many times he would go on stage once every five years. Twenty years, four times. Forty years, eight times. Sixty years, twelve times. According to the shortest twenty years, he would go on stage four times. At most, he would go on stage eight times. If it goes on for more than that, he would be in his seventies or eighties, with all his teeth falling out. He would still have to preach to the young and lively kids below. It would be too difficult for him.
Even if this is impossible to happen, we still have to eliminate the possibility of it happening. What if this group of people are not human and they pick on him?
Therefore, Li Lezhi still did not agree. He was thinking about how to bring it up with Senior Xuan Yangzi. Then, Li Lezhi pretended to be puzzled and asked, "It only happens once every five years, and the one who plays is still an old senior?"
When Xuan Yangzi heard this, he understood that Master Sanqing approved of holding the discussion once every five years, but there were restrictions on who could participate. Was he trying to give young people more opportunities?
But looking at the young face of Master Sanqing, Xuan Yangzi really didn't want to downplay his age. The opportunity came once every five years, twice in ten years, and four times in twenty years. At this time, Master Sanqing was already forty years old, no longer young. If he went any older, Master Sanqing might not be willing.
Logically speaking, limiting the age to thirty is what the master wants. But if it is limited to thirty, doesn't it mean that they will only be able to listen to the Master Sanqing's preaching twice in the future?
He was a man with one foot halfway into the coffin, and he had lived long enough to hear it twice, but those people behind him, those juniors, were still young.
Xuan Yangzi wanted to fight for them a little more and wanted them to have a smoother journey, so he boldly asked, "Little friend Li, what if the preacher is no older than 40?"
"Well, it's okay." No more than forty times, which means three or four times. He can still accept this number. Secondly, it doesn't necessarily mean that he will be the one to play every time.
Li Le just felt relieved.
Because of this conversation, the previous time for discussing the Dao was completely changed, and no one objected to this matter.
How can what Master Sanqing said be false? Even if it is wrong, it is right.
And this matter eventually spread out, and everyone knew that the vision in the sky happened when Taoist Priest Li was preaching, and it was also the prototype of the recently popular storybook.
This also led to everyone believing that this Taoist Master Li was really like what was written in the storybook, a god from heaven who had descended to earth and the incarnation of the Three Pure Ones. If anyone dared to slander this Taoist Master Li, others would suspect that he was not a person from Daliang.
Many more people who did not worship the Three Pure Ones would worship a wooden statue of Li Lezhi at home. Those who already worshipped the Three Pure Ones would add another wooden statue of Li Lezhi and worship it together with the Three Pure Ones.
Sometimes, Li Le would pass by some shops and see a wooden statue. When he first glanced at it, he only felt that it was vaguely similar. Just when he thought it was an illusion, he walked into the shop and saw that the wooden statue enshrined inside was indeed his.
Li Lezhi was shocked, and then he and the store owner looked at each other in bewilderment. The store owner looked at the wooden statue, then at Li Lezhi, and then he was shocked and exclaimed, "Are you Master Sanqing?"
"No, I'm not," Li Le responded reflexively. He looked at the shopkeeper's confused eyes and said more seriously, "You've made a mistake."
Then, without giving the store owner any time to react, he immediately turned around and left.
The shopkeeper's shout was also heard by passers-by. They turned to look at the shop, and after seeing Li Lezhi's face, they exclaimed in their hearts, "It's alive, it's the living Master Sanqing."
No one rushed forward. Master Sanqing had a cold and aloof face, and he didn't look like a mortal. Moreover, since the other party was the Master Sanqing whom they worshipped, people could only feel awe in their hearts. They watched Master Sanqing leave, but could not see his back.
Only the people on this street dared to breathe and said to those around them: "Did you see that? A living Sanqing Master."
“I see, I see.”
"Thank God, we are lucky enough to see the true face of the Three Pure Ones."
"Yes, yes, this is truly a great blessing. It's enough for me to tell others about it for the rest of my life. Let's go back and burn some incense for the Three Pure Ones and ask them to bless us."
“…”
Another person said, "I am so lucky to have the chance to see Master Sanqing. Is this Master Sanqing's guidance? There are still many blessings waiting for me in the future."
Someone else said, "I am honored to meet Master Sanqing today. If he is really as the rumors say, I wonder if I can pass the imperial examination. If not, it is not a loss to come to the capital to meet Master Sanqing this time."
"If everyone in the surrounding area knew that I got to see Master Sanqing, they would be so envious of me. No, I should go back and write a poem to record this event. After several years, I can still use Master Sanqing's fame to pass down this poem through the ages."
“…”
After learning that Master Sanqing appeared on a certain street, many people came one after another, hoping to meet Master Sanqing by chance. Although they did not wait for Master Sanqing, some of them were smart and found out which store Master Sanqing entered. After learning the name of the store, they immediately went in, hoping to get some of the Master's favor.
After seeing that it was a bookstore, it also sold the storybooks of the Three Pure Ones. Therefore, people who entered the store empty-handed would always come out with a storybook in their hands that said Taoist Li was the Three Pure Ones, making people feel that the person who wrote this storybook must know something.
Many people wanted to know from the storybook why the Three Pure Ones came down to earth, which led to the popularity of this storybook. No other storybook could surpass it.
Also because the people who bought the book were too curious, the scholar who wrote the book did not dare to come forward. How could he have known that the book he wrote casually at the request of a customer would get to this point? He also didn't know why the Three Pure Ones came down to the earth. He knew nothing.
In order to avoid being found out, the scholar disguised himself as an unknown person, secretly wrote a letter of surrender, and submitted himself to the prince's palace, and finally became an aide to the prince.
This matter went so smoothly that the scholar believed that Lord Sanqing was secretly protecting him, so he followed the example of others and enshrined a wooden statue of Li Lezhi at home.
The incident of buying books in the bookstore, and because he entered the store, the store attracted a constant stream of customers. When Li Le found out about it, he was dumbfounded.
No, this misunderstanding is too big. Who is spreading rumors about him? What is the benefit of this? By praising him so highly, do they want to see him fall from the high platform into the quagmire and become the target of everyone's condemnation?
I shouldn't be that stupid...
Li Le was just uncertain. If they pushed him to that height and he was really thought of as a god by others, in the end, he would not be able to do what gods could do. When the wall fell, everyone would push him down. His end would not be very good.
The person behind the scenes is so vicious.
Zhao Xuan, who was far away in the Prince's Mansion, sneezed. He was confused for a while, and the eunuch beside him immediately put a piece of clothing on him and said, "Your Highness, it's cold in spring, you should put on one more piece of clothing."
Zhao Xuan: ...
Li Lezhi finally did a fortune-telling. When he got to the prince's fortune, he deeply suspected that he was being targeted by Master Sanqing because of recent events, and his fortune-telling became inaccurate.
He was so frightened that he immediately stood up and walked into the house. He politely and respectfully burned incense to Master Sanqing and reported to Master Sanqing that this was not his intention...
Li Le just watched the incense burn without any problem. Master Sanqing should have received it. Although he didn't know whether Master Sanqing had forgiven him, he still hoped that he could forgive him.
Fortune telling doesn’t work, so you should be careful during this period.
Just as Li Le was thinking this, he heard Gao Mingli say outside: "Master, someone is here, and it seems to be a prince."
Prince?
Li Le was just confused. He walked out the door, looked outside, and said to Gao Mingli, "Go and ask him to come in."
"Okay," Gao Mingli trotted away.
Because the crown prince was born, Li Le moved from Xuanping Lane and lived in Xingning Lane. Next door was where the princes lived, and even Princess Changle lived nearby. Who knew who would come to see him this time?
After a while, Gao Mingli brought the other party into the hall for receiving guests. Li Lezhi was also waiting in the hall. He saw that the other party was someone he didn't know. He should be around fourteen or fifteen years old, and a prince. Li Lezhi guessed that the person who came to see him was either the King of Chu or the King of Qi.
It is more likely that it is the King of Chu. The other party's purpose may be related to the matter of Da'an County. The person behind Mr. Bai is the King of Chu.
But these are just his intuition and may not be true.
When the King of Chu saw Li Lezhi, he first bowed. If it was an ordinary Taoist, he would not need to treat him like this. However, the Taoist in front of him was extraordinary. The King of Chu had also heard about what had happened recently, so he did not think that there was anything wrong with his behavior.
He doesn't need to be polite to a small Taoist priest, but Taoist Priest Li is the incarnation of the Three Pure Ones in the human world. If he doesn't show courtesy to him, once this matter gets out, his road will be over.
Therefore, the King of Chu was extremely polite, so polite that Li Lezhi even suspected that he was a weasel paying New Year's greetings to a chicken.
The King of Chu said, "Master Li, I came here this time because of what happened last time. It was all my fault that I was too busy on weekdays and did not control my subordinates well. I let them make mistakes without telling me and disturbed you. I hope you can forgive me this time."
The other party really came because of the last incident. That incident did not cause much trouble to Li Lezhi, but Li Lezhi could not stand Master Bai's attitude, so he said, "Your Highness, it's serious. It's just that the subordinates have second thoughts, so they don't listen to your words. Your Highness should clean up the mess early. Some people can't stay."
"Master Li, what do you mean?" King Chu asked puzzledly.
If it was just that incident, Taoist Priest Li shouldn't have mentioned it again. That person was just a small businessman. Taoist Priest Li said that his subordinates had two minds. Could it be that there was someone else behind that businessman who was his master? But even if a small businessman had two minds, how could he deserve Taoist Priest Li to talk about it again and again?
Could it be that more than one of his subordinates had two minds, and many of them betrayed him and defected to other brothers? After thinking of this result, the King of Chu could no longer sit still and immediately said, "Please show me the way forward, Taoist priest."
“…”
When asked this question suddenly by the King of Chu, Li Le remained silent. He just happened to be favored by Master Sanqing, and he couldn't make accurate calculations, so how could he dare to say anything else at this time?
But seeing that the other party was persistent, he still said: "Those who do evil should not be kept."
The King of Chu was shocked. What Taoist Li meant was that many of his subordinates were doing evil things and were trying to ruin his reputation!
Even without Taoist Li saying anything more, the King of Chu could have anticipated this happening. He didn't have to wait for him to compete with the prince for the throne. If his father knew about this, he would have no chance of getting the throne at all.
King Chu said: "Thank you for telling me, Taoist priest."
Without any delay, the King of Chu left after leaving the divination fee. Although he wanted to deal with Taoist Li more, he still had to find out who were under his command.
After checking, the King of Chu found out that not only was there a ruthless businessman like Mr. Bai who oppressed the people, but there were also many officials who used his name to seek benefits for themselves.
He also asked the King of Chu to verify that there was indeed someone who had ulterior motives and was greedy, but he had not seen any of the embezzled money, nor had he seen any silver in the official's house. He also didn't know where the embezzled money went. But the King of Chu knew that if this matter became public, he would be in big trouble.
He has become the one who takes the blame for others.
The King of Chu sent people to collect information about what happened to Mr. Bai. He did not give Mr. Bai any chance and sent them to the yamen. In addition, the King of Chu also sent people to watch Mr. Bai's every move. He wanted to see who was behind Mr. Bai.
Except for Mr. Bai, the King of Chu happened to have evidence of the remaining corrupt officials. Without any hesitation, the King of Chu told the matter to Emperor Zhao, and made it clear in his words that he was innocent. If it were not for Taoist Li to tell him the fortune, he would not have known that someone was doing evil in his name.
After hearing this, Emperor Zhao comforted the King of Chu a little. He had already known about this matter when Taoist Li said it, and he had also seen the King of Chu's movements, including the crimes committed by those people.
Emperor Zhao: "I know, you go back first, I will find out the truth for you."
The King of Chu got what he wanted and immediately bowed and left.
After he left, Emperor Zhao used the evidence to directly confiscate the properties of those officials who had committed crimes and investigated them. His actions were so swift that before people in the court could react, they had already heard the news that those officials had gotten into trouble.
Later, when I learned that Taoist Priest Li was also involved in this, everything became clear in an instant.
It’s no wonder that we are here with Taoist Priest Li.
There was absolutely no mistake in what Taoist Priest Li had calculated. Those people must have deserved their punishment. They almost suspected that Your Majesty had found an excuse to take those people's lives in order to suppress the King of Chu.
If this is true, they really need to think carefully about whether or not to send an insignificant person in the family to attack the Chu King's lineage. If they are not careful, the whole family may lose their heads.
Mr. Gao also wrote a letter to Li Lezhi, telling him about the punishment of Mr. Bai, and later asked about Gao Mingli's situation.
After Li Le learned that Master Bai had been imprisoned, his attitude towards the King of Chu improved a little. Although the King of Chu had previously asked Master Bai to do things by any means necessary and was the one who profited behind the scenes, the other party dealt with Master Bai swiftly and decisively. No matter what his purpose was, he was able to kill the people in his own team with his own hands. Although he was a bit vicious, it must be said that he was capable of accomplishing great things.
Li Le's attitude became a little better towards the King of Chu's occasional visits. However, he still felt that the other party was too diligent and wanted to turn him away.
At the same time, the rumor that Li Lezhi was the incarnation of the Three Pure Ones also spread to Zhao Kingdom and Xue Kingdom. Upon hearing this, Prince Yin frowned. He knew that the other party was rumored to be the Three Pure Ones, and the people of Daliang worshipped the Three Pure Ones. Therefore, he understood that it was impossible to expect the people of Daliang to give up Li Lezhi.
There was no way to make Daliang give up, and if he wanted to snatch people from Daliang’s capital, he might as well send troops to attack Daliang.
It's really difficult.
With Taoist Priest Li in Daliang, it is not easy to gain control of the city.
Prince Yin wrote a letter and sent it to Daliang, to Prince Jing. Since there was no way to target Taoist Li, he had to target Prince Zhao Xuan of Liang.
When Prince Yin took action, the Prince of the Snow Country learned that his plan had failed and pushed the other party to a high position. He was furious. However, it happened that there were rumors that the other party was the incarnation of the Three Pure Ones, so the matter of being a fortune teller was no longer a problem for him.
For this reason, the Prince of the Snow Country had no choice but to write a letter to ask Prince Yin what to do next.
At this time, the Snow Kingdom and the Zhao Kingdom have already formed an alliance, and they should stand together in dealing with Daliang.
Prince Yin also wrote back a letter, with only the two words "Zhao Xuan" written on it. Just based on these two words, the Prince of Snow Country understood Prince Yin's plan, so he fully cooperated with Prince Yin.
In addition, after the witch of Yue State learned that there was a Taoist priest in Daliang who was the incarnation of Sanqing in the world, out of curiosity, she also wanted to meet Sanqing in person and set out on the journey to Daliang.
She wanted to see whether the God of their Yue Kingdom was stronger or the Three Pure Ones of Daliang were stronger. In the past, although she had worshipped the God and had exchanges with the Taoists of Daliang, she had never competed with the Three Pure Ones of Daliang. This time, the witch did not want to miss such a good opportunity.
She believed that compared with the Three Pure Ones, the gods of their Yue Kingdom were superior.
They sent people to investigate, and only then did they learn that these strange phenomena were caused by Taoist Li's preaching. Emperor Zhao looked at the clouds in the sky for a long time without saying a word.
At this time, Li Lezhi finally finished speaking. He looked up and saw the clouds like fire in the sky. He felt a little strange and didn't think about himself at all.
He stood up from the mat and walked towards the platform. Before he sat down, he saw everyone standing up and looking at him. Suddenly, Li Le was stunned. After a while, he took a step forward.
As soon as he moved, Xuan Yangzi and the others followed him, and surrounded him in two or three steps. Xuan Yangzi asked cautiously: "Little friend Li, I have gained a lot from listening to your discussion today. I wonder if there will be another opportunity in the future?"
Xuan Yangzi asked the question that everyone cared about.
It was already a blessing for them to hear Master Sanqing preach once, and they should not have asked for more. But this was Master Sanqing preaching, and who wouldn’t want to hear it more often?
Li Le just didn't want to come a few more times. With his mediocre ability, he decided not to embarrass himself in front of the big guys. If he really agreed to come for the discussion once a year, he would have one more job in the future. What's the difference between this and a freshman giving a speech on stage?
The only difference is that a freshman may only get to speak on stage once or twice, but if he lives long, he will get to speak twenty or forty times in the future. It's scary to think about it. If he can live to be eighty years old and become an old man, wouldn't he have to come sixty times? Of course, the real possibility is that there may not be so many times, but what if? I always feel that if this happens once, there will be a second time. He has accepted it and can't get rid of it in the future.
Therefore, Li Le only said tactfully: "Discussing the Dao once a year is too frequent."
Once a year is too frequent. Xuan Yangzi and the Taoist priest behind him looked at each other, and for a moment they were thinking about what Master Sanqing meant.
Do you want to tell them that the frequency of discussions is too high and that the frequency should be changed to once every five years or once every ten years?
If it is changed to once every ten years, that would be too long.
Not right, not right.
Therefore, Xuan Yangzi asked tentatively: "Little friend Li, do you mean to change the discussion of Dao from once a year to once every five years?"
Xuan Yangzi observed Li Lezhi carefully, not missing any expression that could be guessed.
Li Le's expression remained unchanged, but he was estimating in his heart how many times he would go on stage once every five years. Twenty years, four times. Forty years, eight times. Sixty years, twelve times. According to the shortest twenty years, he would go on stage four times. At most, he would go on stage eight times. If it goes on for more than that, he would be in his seventies or eighties, with all his teeth falling out. He would still have to preach to the young and lively kids below. It would be too difficult for him.
Even if this is impossible to happen, we still have to eliminate the possibility of it happening. What if this group of people are not human and they pick on him?
Therefore, Li Lezhi still did not agree. He was thinking about how to bring it up with Senior Xuan Yangzi. Then, Li Lezhi pretended to be puzzled and asked, "It only happens once every five years, and the one who plays is still an old senior?"
When Xuan Yangzi heard this, he understood that Master Sanqing approved of holding the discussion once every five years, but there were restrictions on who could participate. Was he trying to give young people more opportunities?
But looking at the young face of Master Sanqing, Xuan Yangzi really didn't want to downplay his age. The opportunity came once every five years, twice in ten years, and four times in twenty years. At this time, Master Sanqing was already forty years old, no longer young. If he went any older, Master Sanqing might not be willing.
Logically speaking, limiting the age to thirty is what the master wants. But if it is limited to thirty, doesn't it mean that they will only be able to listen to the Master Sanqing's preaching twice in the future?
He was a man with one foot halfway into the coffin, and he had lived long enough to hear it twice, but those people behind him, those juniors, were still young.
Xuan Yangzi wanted to fight for them a little more and wanted them to have a smoother journey, so he boldly asked, "Little friend Li, what if the preacher is no older than 40?"
"Well, it's okay." No more than forty times, which means three or four times. He can still accept this number. Secondly, it doesn't necessarily mean that he will be the one to play every time.
Li Le just felt relieved.
Because of this conversation, the previous time for discussing the Dao was completely changed, and no one objected to this matter.
How can what Master Sanqing said be false? Even if it is wrong, it is right.
And this matter eventually spread out, and everyone knew that the vision in the sky happened when Taoist Priest Li was preaching, and it was also the prototype of the recently popular storybook.
This also led to everyone believing that this Taoist Master Li was really like what was written in the storybook, a god from heaven who had descended to earth and the incarnation of the Three Pure Ones. If anyone dared to slander this Taoist Master Li, others would suspect that he was not a person from Daliang.
Many more people who did not worship the Three Pure Ones would worship a wooden statue of Li Lezhi at home. Those who already worshipped the Three Pure Ones would add another wooden statue of Li Lezhi and worship it together with the Three Pure Ones.
Sometimes, Li Le would pass by some shops and see a wooden statue. When he first glanced at it, he only felt that it was vaguely similar. Just when he thought it was an illusion, he walked into the shop and saw that the wooden statue enshrined inside was indeed his.
Li Lezhi was shocked, and then he and the store owner looked at each other in bewilderment. The store owner looked at the wooden statue, then at Li Lezhi, and then he was shocked and exclaimed, "Are you Master Sanqing?"
"No, I'm not," Li Le responded reflexively. He looked at the shopkeeper's confused eyes and said more seriously, "You've made a mistake."
Then, without giving the store owner any time to react, he immediately turned around and left.
The shopkeeper's shout was also heard by passers-by. They turned to look at the shop, and after seeing Li Lezhi's face, they exclaimed in their hearts, "It's alive, it's the living Master Sanqing."
No one rushed forward. Master Sanqing had a cold and aloof face, and he didn't look like a mortal. Moreover, since the other party was the Master Sanqing whom they worshipped, people could only feel awe in their hearts. They watched Master Sanqing leave, but could not see his back.
Only the people on this street dared to breathe and said to those around them: "Did you see that? A living Sanqing Master."
“I see, I see.”
"Thank God, we are lucky enough to see the true face of the Three Pure Ones."
"Yes, yes, this is truly a great blessing. It's enough for me to tell others about it for the rest of my life. Let's go back and burn some incense for the Three Pure Ones and ask them to bless us."
“…”
Another person said, "I am so lucky to have the chance to see Master Sanqing. Is this Master Sanqing's guidance? There are still many blessings waiting for me in the future."
Someone else said, "I am honored to meet Master Sanqing today. If he is really as the rumors say, I wonder if I can pass the imperial examination. If not, it is not a loss to come to the capital to meet Master Sanqing this time."
"If everyone in the surrounding area knew that I got to see Master Sanqing, they would be so envious of me. No, I should go back and write a poem to record this event. After several years, I can still use Master Sanqing's fame to pass down this poem through the ages."
“…”
After learning that Master Sanqing appeared on a certain street, many people came one after another, hoping to meet Master Sanqing by chance. Although they did not wait for Master Sanqing, some of them were smart and found out which store Master Sanqing entered. After learning the name of the store, they immediately went in, hoping to get some of the Master's favor.
After seeing that it was a bookstore, it also sold the storybooks of the Three Pure Ones. Therefore, people who entered the store empty-handed would always come out with a storybook in their hands that said Taoist Li was the Three Pure Ones, making people feel that the person who wrote this storybook must know something.
Many people wanted to know from the storybook why the Three Pure Ones came down to earth, which led to the popularity of this storybook. No other storybook could surpass it.
Also because the people who bought the book were too curious, the scholar who wrote the book did not dare to come forward. How could he have known that the book he wrote casually at the request of a customer would get to this point? He also didn't know why the Three Pure Ones came down to the earth. He knew nothing.
In order to avoid being found out, the scholar disguised himself as an unknown person, secretly wrote a letter of surrender, and submitted himself to the prince's palace, and finally became an aide to the prince.
This matter went so smoothly that the scholar believed that Lord Sanqing was secretly protecting him, so he followed the example of others and enshrined a wooden statue of Li Lezhi at home.
The incident of buying books in the bookstore, and because he entered the store, the store attracted a constant stream of customers. When Li Le found out about it, he was dumbfounded.
No, this misunderstanding is too big. Who is spreading rumors about him? What is the benefit of this? By praising him so highly, do they want to see him fall from the high platform into the quagmire and become the target of everyone's condemnation?
I shouldn't be that stupid...
Li Le was just uncertain. If they pushed him to that height and he was really thought of as a god by others, in the end, he would not be able to do what gods could do. When the wall fell, everyone would push him down. His end would not be very good.
The person behind the scenes is so vicious.
Zhao Xuan, who was far away in the Prince's Mansion, sneezed. He was confused for a while, and the eunuch beside him immediately put a piece of clothing on him and said, "Your Highness, it's cold in spring, you should put on one more piece of clothing."
Zhao Xuan: ...
Li Lezhi finally did a fortune-telling. When he got to the prince's fortune, he deeply suspected that he was being targeted by Master Sanqing because of recent events, and his fortune-telling became inaccurate.
He was so frightened that he immediately stood up and walked into the house. He politely and respectfully burned incense to Master Sanqing and reported to Master Sanqing that this was not his intention...
Li Le just watched the incense burn without any problem. Master Sanqing should have received it. Although he didn't know whether Master Sanqing had forgiven him, he still hoped that he could forgive him.
Fortune telling doesn’t work, so you should be careful during this period.
Just as Li Le was thinking this, he heard Gao Mingli say outside: "Master, someone is here, and it seems to be a prince."
Prince?
Li Le was just confused. He walked out the door, looked outside, and said to Gao Mingli, "Go and ask him to come in."
"Okay," Gao Mingli trotted away.
Because the crown prince was born, Li Le moved from Xuanping Lane and lived in Xingning Lane. Next door was where the princes lived, and even Princess Changle lived nearby. Who knew who would come to see him this time?
After a while, Gao Mingli brought the other party into the hall for receiving guests. Li Lezhi was also waiting in the hall. He saw that the other party was someone he didn't know. He should be around fourteen or fifteen years old, and a prince. Li Lezhi guessed that the person who came to see him was either the King of Chu or the King of Qi.
It is more likely that it is the King of Chu. The other party's purpose may be related to the matter of Da'an County. The person behind Mr. Bai is the King of Chu.
But these are just his intuition and may not be true.
When the King of Chu saw Li Lezhi, he first bowed. If it was an ordinary Taoist, he would not need to treat him like this. However, the Taoist in front of him was extraordinary. The King of Chu had also heard about what had happened recently, so he did not think that there was anything wrong with his behavior.
He doesn't need to be polite to a small Taoist priest, but Taoist Priest Li is the incarnation of the Three Pure Ones in the human world. If he doesn't show courtesy to him, once this matter gets out, his road will be over.
Therefore, the King of Chu was extremely polite, so polite that Li Lezhi even suspected that he was a weasel paying New Year's greetings to a chicken.
The King of Chu said, "Master Li, I came here this time because of what happened last time. It was all my fault that I was too busy on weekdays and did not control my subordinates well. I let them make mistakes without telling me and disturbed you. I hope you can forgive me this time."
The other party really came because of the last incident. That incident did not cause much trouble to Li Lezhi, but Li Lezhi could not stand Master Bai's attitude, so he said, "Your Highness, it's serious. It's just that the subordinates have second thoughts, so they don't listen to your words. Your Highness should clean up the mess early. Some people can't stay."
"Master Li, what do you mean?" King Chu asked puzzledly.
If it was just that incident, Taoist Priest Li shouldn't have mentioned it again. That person was just a small businessman. Taoist Priest Li said that his subordinates had two minds. Could it be that there was someone else behind that businessman who was his master? But even if a small businessman had two minds, how could he deserve Taoist Priest Li to talk about it again and again?
Could it be that more than one of his subordinates had two minds, and many of them betrayed him and defected to other brothers? After thinking of this result, the King of Chu could no longer sit still and immediately said, "Please show me the way forward, Taoist priest."
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When asked this question suddenly by the King of Chu, Li Le remained silent. He just happened to be favored by Master Sanqing, and he couldn't make accurate calculations, so how could he dare to say anything else at this time?
But seeing that the other party was persistent, he still said: "Those who do evil should not be kept."
The King of Chu was shocked. What Taoist Li meant was that many of his subordinates were doing evil things and were trying to ruin his reputation!
Even without Taoist Li saying anything more, the King of Chu could have anticipated this happening. He didn't have to wait for him to compete with the prince for the throne. If his father knew about this, he would have no chance of getting the throne at all.
King Chu said: "Thank you for telling me, Taoist priest."
Without any delay, the King of Chu left after leaving the divination fee. Although he wanted to deal with Taoist Li more, he still had to find out who were under his command.
After checking, the King of Chu found out that not only was there a ruthless businessman like Mr. Bai who oppressed the people, but there were also many officials who used his name to seek benefits for themselves.
He also asked the King of Chu to verify that there was indeed someone who had ulterior motives and was greedy, but he had not seen any of the embezzled money, nor had he seen any silver in the official's house. He also didn't know where the embezzled money went. But the King of Chu knew that if this matter became public, he would be in big trouble.
He has become the one who takes the blame for others.
The King of Chu sent people to collect information about what happened to Mr. Bai. He did not give Mr. Bai any chance and sent them to the yamen. In addition, the King of Chu also sent people to watch Mr. Bai's every move. He wanted to see who was behind Mr. Bai.
Except for Mr. Bai, the King of Chu happened to have evidence of the remaining corrupt officials. Without any hesitation, the King of Chu told the matter to Emperor Zhao, and made it clear in his words that he was innocent. If it were not for Taoist Li to tell him the fortune, he would not have known that someone was doing evil in his name.
After hearing this, Emperor Zhao comforted the King of Chu a little. He had already known about this matter when Taoist Li said it, and he had also seen the King of Chu's movements, including the crimes committed by those people.
Emperor Zhao: "I know, you go back first, I will find out the truth for you."
The King of Chu got what he wanted and immediately bowed and left.
After he left, Emperor Zhao used the evidence to directly confiscate the properties of those officials who had committed crimes and investigated them. His actions were so swift that before people in the court could react, they had already heard the news that those officials had gotten into trouble.
Later, when I learned that Taoist Priest Li was also involved in this, everything became clear in an instant.
It’s no wonder that we are here with Taoist Priest Li.
There was absolutely no mistake in what Taoist Priest Li had calculated. Those people must have deserved their punishment. They almost suspected that Your Majesty had found an excuse to take those people's lives in order to suppress the King of Chu.
If this is true, they really need to think carefully about whether or not to send an insignificant person in the family to attack the Chu King's lineage. If they are not careful, the whole family may lose their heads.
Mr. Gao also wrote a letter to Li Lezhi, telling him about the punishment of Mr. Bai, and later asked about Gao Mingli's situation.
After Li Le learned that Master Bai had been imprisoned, his attitude towards the King of Chu improved a little. Although the King of Chu had previously asked Master Bai to do things by any means necessary and was the one who profited behind the scenes, the other party dealt with Master Bai swiftly and decisively. No matter what his purpose was, he was able to kill the people in his own team with his own hands. Although he was a bit vicious, it must be said that he was capable of accomplishing great things.
Li Le's attitude became a little better towards the King of Chu's occasional visits. However, he still felt that the other party was too diligent and wanted to turn him away.
At the same time, the rumor that Li Lezhi was the incarnation of the Three Pure Ones also spread to Zhao Kingdom and Xue Kingdom. Upon hearing this, Prince Yin frowned. He knew that the other party was rumored to be the Three Pure Ones, and the people of Daliang worshipped the Three Pure Ones. Therefore, he understood that it was impossible to expect the people of Daliang to give up Li Lezhi.
There was no way to make Daliang give up, and if he wanted to snatch people from Daliang’s capital, he might as well send troops to attack Daliang.
It's really difficult.
With Taoist Priest Li in Daliang, it is not easy to gain control of the city.
Prince Yin wrote a letter and sent it to Daliang, to Prince Jing. Since there was no way to target Taoist Li, he had to target Prince Zhao Xuan of Liang.
When Prince Yin took action, the Prince of the Snow Country learned that his plan had failed and pushed the other party to a high position. He was furious. However, it happened that there were rumors that the other party was the incarnation of the Three Pure Ones, so the matter of being a fortune teller was no longer a problem for him.
For this reason, the Prince of the Snow Country had no choice but to write a letter to ask Prince Yin what to do next.
At this time, the Snow Kingdom and the Zhao Kingdom have already formed an alliance, and they should stand together in dealing with Daliang.
Prince Yin also wrote back a letter, with only the two words "Zhao Xuan" written on it. Just based on these two words, the Prince of Snow Country understood Prince Yin's plan, so he fully cooperated with Prince Yin.
In addition, after the witch of Yue State learned that there was a Taoist priest in Daliang who was the incarnation of Sanqing in the world, out of curiosity, she also wanted to meet Sanqing in person and set out on the journey to Daliang.
She wanted to see whether the God of their Yue Kingdom was stronger or the Three Pure Ones of Daliang were stronger. In the past, although she had worshipped the God and had exchanges with the Taoists of Daliang, she had never competed with the Three Pure Ones of Daliang. This time, the witch did not want to miss such a good opportunity.
She believed that compared with the Three Pure Ones, the gods of their Yue Kingdom were superior.
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