"How dare you talk nonsense about such an important matter?"
"Ah?" Magistrate Hu was shocked, his pupils trembled, and he was so frightened that he couldn't say anything. His mind was full of disordered thoughts, tangled together and unable to make sense of them.
"I'm asking you a question," Gongsun Miaoran frowned again.
What's wrong with this county magistrate? He's so jumpy.
"I," County Magistrate Hu's mind was full of distracting thoughts and he could hardly speak clearly, so how could he answer this question? Seeing that the other party was anxious, he became even more anxious. He pulled out a few strands of his beard. The pain made his mind a little clearer. He hurriedly said, "I don't know what's going on. What did you mean just now? The Taoist who calculated the flood is obviously dead..." Why are you still accusing them wrongly?
"What do you mean dead? You just said he went to the capital, how could he be dead? What is going on?" Gongsun Miaoran saw that the county magistrate was confused and knew that something must have happened that he didn't know about.
Seeing that the county magistrate was still unconscious, Gongsun Miaoran slammed the gavel, and the loud noise was like thunder.
County Magistrate Hu's heart trembled, and he came back to his senses and got rid of his shock. "What? The Taoist priest who calculated the flood was actually Taoist Priest Li!"
It’s Li Banxian.
That Taoist Priest Li who died, damn it, was a fake.
Magistrate Hu was shocked.
"Who else could it be?" Gongsun Miaoran asked back.
"I thought, I thought..." County Magistrate Hu was speechless and regretted his decision. It turned out that it was the Immortal Li who had calculated the flood.
He thought...
Unexpectedly, no one expected that Li Shenxian would hide so deeply, making him think that he deserved to die! www.jiangnanxs.com Jiangnan Literature Network
Compared to Gongsun Miaoran, County Magistrate Hu was furious because the fake Taoist priest had died. He couldn't eat or sleep well, and he worried every night whether the black hat on his head would fall off.
At this point, when he suddenly learned that it was Taoist Li who had calculated the flood, County Magistrate Hu felt a little sad. He felt sad because such a powerful Taoist had left Da'an County and would have nothing to do with him in the future. He was worried that he had recognized the wrong person and might have disappointed Taoist Li so much that he didn't want to stay in Da'an County.
County Magistrate Hu has a hard life.
He regretted it so much that he wanted to cry.
It was like a mountain of gold and silver was placed in front of him, but he didn't recognize it and missed it.
If Li Banxian was in Da'an County.
That is the Taishan of Taoism. Then he will not be afraid of not having the opportunity to be promoted in the future. Moreover, many people will want to ask the immortal Li to do things for them but they will not be able to do so. As he is the official of Da'an County, this is such a good opportunity!
Magistrate Hu was in pain.
Immortal Li has left, and everything he thought about was like bubbles, vanishing into thin air.
Magistrate Hu just wanted to go back to his room and mourn for what he had lost, but he couldn't do that because he still had a big Buddha in front of him to deal with.
Magistrate Hu could only suppress the sadness in his heart and tell the whole story.
After Gongsun Miaoran found out, his attitude towards Magistrate Hu improved a bit, and his anger towards the Taoist who dared to impersonate Taoist Master Li also subsided a bit.
If this person hadn't impersonated him, Taoist Li would have caught the attention of Zhaoguo's spies. Even if Taoist Li had great powers, he would not have been able to escape the assassinations. Now that Taoist Li has gone to the capital, it is a good thing.
Gongsun Miaoran said "You did a good job" and turned to leave. He came to Da'an because of Taoist Li. Since Taoist Li had already gone to the capital, it was time for him to return.
Gongsun Miaoran wrote a letter to inform his father of Da'an's situation and made it clear that Taoist Li was not dead. He then immediately returned to Beijing to prevent any ignorant people from making things difficult for Taoist Li.
On the other hand, after the Jiangzhou incident was settled, Li Lezhi and others also set out to return to the capital. Along the way, Censor Qiu never bothered Li Lezhi. When he met Li Lezhi, he would speak kindly and smilingly to him. At one point, Li Lezhi thought that he had encountered a ghost. This old man had only been to Jiangzhou once, but he had changed so much. It was like a weasel paying a New Year's visit to a chicken, with ulterior motives.
Li Le only observed Censor Qiu for a long time and found that his temperament had not changed. He was still as irritable and aggressive as before, and would pick on others from time to time. However, when he met him, he would hold back his temper.
This is really weird.
Li Lezhi thought that Censor Qiu had a killer trick up his sleeve to deal with him. After all, he had offended Censor Qiu before. He didn't expect that Censor Qiu hadn't made any trouble along the way.
There is a kind of calm before the storm.
Forget it, he doesn't need to think so much. When the wind comes, he will block the wind; when the rain comes, he will block the rain. He will know all the tricks when he arrives in the capital.
After passing Jiangzhou, the journey was peaceful and nothing else happened. They arrived in the capital safely. Li Le only felt a sense of security when his feet touched the ground.
Minister Zhou said, "Master Li has come all the way to the capital, but he still has no place to stay. Now it's getting dark, and I have a small courtyard that no one lives in yet. Why don't you stay there first?"
Li Le hesitated. It was still dark, evening time, around five or six o'clock. It would not be easy for him to find a place to stay in the capital at this time, but he still refused Minister Zhou.
He was not penniless, so why should he owe Minister Zhou a favor for no reason? Besides, it was not easy to find a place to stay right now, but there were still many inns open. It was impossible that there was not even an inn in such a big capital city.
Li Le just didn't believe it.
Li Le just said: "No need, it's too much trouble for you, sir, I can just find an inn to stay for a few days."
After hearing this, Minister Zhou smiled and nodded, then took out a purse from his sleeve, handed it to Li Lezhi and said, "It's just a small gift from me, I hope Taoist Li won't despise it."
There were fifty taels of silver in it, not much, but it could make Li Daochang live a little better. Moreover, Minister Zhou glanced at Qian Xi who was following Li Lezhi. With this kid around, Li Daochang would never suffer.
It would be better if his courtyard was given away. If it wasn't given away, Minister Zhou wouldn't worry that Li Le would have no place to stay.
Li Lezhi didn't really want to accept it, but he also knew that Minister Zhou had said so, and it would be bad if he refused again, so he took the money bag and said, "Thank you, Lord Zhou. I will remember your kindness today."
Censor Qiu was watching eagerly from the side. He also wanted to go up and say a few words to Li Leji to ease the relationship between them, but Minister Zhou was there, and he didn't want to go up and be ridiculed by him.
Seeing Minister Zhou taking out the silver and money, Censor Qiu felt resentful. He went to Yangzhou this time without bringing anything with him. He wanted to give some money, but felt his pockets and found they were empty. He didn't want to go forward and embarrass himself, so he had to leave, looking back every few steps.
The fact that he kept looking back from time to time made Li Le speechless. He thought that he must be trying to find some secret between him and Minister Zhou. However, he was not an official, so even if Censor Qiu wanted to impeach him, he couldn't.
Li Le just stopped caring about Censor Qiu.
After saying goodbye to Minister Zhou, he and his two disciples were about to find an inn to stay in when Qian Xi said, "Master, my Qian family's courtyard is not far away."
Gao Mingli asked curiously, "You are not from Yangzhou, do you have a house in Beijing?"
Qian Xi said: "My father bought a courtyard in the capital before, and later went to Yangzhou to serve as an official."
Gao Mingli: “…”
So his junior brother is really the God of Wealth?
Gao Mingli said: "Why don't you be the senior brother and take care of your junior brothers more in the future."
Qian Xi was in deep thought, with some intention, but when he saw Li Le raised his hand, he withdrew his gaze.
Li Le just slapped Gao Mingli on the head and said calmly: "Work harder, you can be the top scorer in the exam in the future."
Gao Mingli covered his head and said bitterly, "That's a matter for the future. It won't prevent Qian Xi from taking care of me as his senior brother."
Li Le only raised his eyebrows and said nothing, Gao Mingli then begged for mercy: "Master, I know I was wrong, I won't say such things again, please don't punish me."
He didn't want to immerse himself in the Four Books and Five Classics on his first day in Beijing. That would be a real disappointment.
Li Le just turned to Qian Xi and said, "Sorry for bothering you."
It was a wonderful feeling to be living off his apprentice. Of course, he couldn't live off his apprentice forever, as a master, he still had to stand up for himself.
They were at the ferry crossing in the capital at this time, which was also Qujiang. The Qian family's mansion was located in Xuanping Lane, which was some distance away from Qujiang, so Qian Xi found a carriage and took them all to Xuanping Lane. Looking at the mansion in front of them, it was a small courtyard with three entrances. It was not small and was very elegant.
But the door was closed, and Li Le only looked at Qian Xi. He originally thought that all the members of the Qian family lived in the Qian Mansion, but now it seemed that it was a little different from what he imagined.
Qian Xi went forward and knocked on the door.
After a few "bang bang bang" sounds, the door slowly opened and an old man poked his head out and asked, "Who is it?"
"Qian Bo, it's me."
After Qian Xi finished speaking, the man he called Qian Bo rubbed his eyes, as if he didn't believe that the person in front of him was real, or as if he was dazzled and couldn't see clearly. After he saw who it was, he said in surprise: "Master, it's really you."
Looking back across Qianxi, he saw only two Taoists and no one else. Qian Bo put away his disappointed expression and asked, "Why didn't the master come back with you? Are you going to spend the New Year in the capital this year?"
Qian Xi said, "I am accompanying my master to Beijing this time. My father has not yet decided on the New Year's Eve, so he will probably return to Beijing to celebrate."
"Okay, okay," Qian Bo's attitude immediately changed when he heard that the two Taoists behind him were Qian Xi's masters. Looking at the young Taoists behind him, he couldn't tell who was Qian Xi's master for a moment. One was cold and ethereal like a fairy, and the other was lively and agile.
The Taoist priest, who was cold and ethereal like an immortal, seemed to be the young master's master, but he was too young and looked only a few years older than the young master.
The only thing was that his whole demeanor was different from that of an ordinary person. He seemed like a Taoist who had practiced for many years, indifferent to the world and unlike the people here.
Qian Bo said to Li Le: "This must be the young master's master. Thank you for taking care of him. Please accept my greetings."
Li Le immediately helped Qian Bo up. He felt helpless about these old people who loved to worship him. He really couldn't stand it and couldn't bear it, but he also said "um" in response to Qian Bo's previous question.
Li Le just said, "I'm sorry for bothering you recently."
"With a deity like the Taoist priest here, how could it be a bother?" Besides, the Qian Mansion only has him, an old man, and a few servants looking after the house, and it is very quiet in the mansion on weekdays. Now, the young master is back, and there are more people, so the mansion has become more lively.
Because of Qian Xi's relationship, Li Le had to stay at Qian's house to figure out all the roads, but at least Li Le only figured out the areas near Xuanping Lane in Qian's house.
He planned to rent a small courtyard in the capital. He also wanted to buy one, but the prices in the capital were high. He had enough money to buy a small courtyard, but the location of the courtyard was not in a good area.
Besides, he might not live in the capital permanently, so he might as well rent a small courtyard and move in with Gao Mingli.
He didn't have much money originally, but he had the small box given last time, which contained one hundred taels of gold, which was actually a huge sum of money.
Li Le didn't want to use all the money to buy a house in Beijing. He wanted to use it to build a Taoist temple later.
Therefore, he spent every penny carefully and did not spend it lavishly. Finally, Li Lezhi rented a small courtyard in Xuanping Lane. This way, it would be closer to the Qian Mansion so that his apprentice could go home more often. In addition, there was a Taoist temple near Xuanping Lane, so he could go there to study in the future.
Fortunately, there are many houses in Xuanping Lane and some people want to rent them out. Otherwise, he would not be able to rent an entire house. The owners of houses in locations like this would not easily sell them.
Li Le spent a long time investigating this small courtyard before deciding it was the back garden of the Qian Mansion. The courtyard was not very big, a small courtyard with two entrances, right next to the Qian Mansion and adjacent to the lotus pond in the backyard of the Qian Mansion. In other words, as long as you are not afraid of falling into the lotus pond, you can enter the Qian Mansion by just putting up a ladder.
However, among the people living in Xuanping, there were officials in the court and merchants with small assets in the capital. They knew the situation in the Qian Mansion. In that era, no one would dare to do that and risk offending a high-ranking official.
Only Li Lezhi, when looking at the courtyard, found that the building in front of him was very familiar. He set up a ladder and looked out. He saw the scenery of Qian's mansion and also noticed that there was a lotus pond behind the wall.
This courtyard was also quiet and peaceful. Li Le looked at a few more rooms and found none of them were as good as this one, so he paid the rent and settled for it.
After Gao Mingli moved into the yard, he learned that the wall could see the Qian family's courtyard, so he curiously built a ladder and saw the back flower pond. The pond was very large, with a water pavilion in the middle and many rockery. Later, he heard from Qian Xi that the back flower pond belonged to him and was near his yard. The scenery inside was arranged by him personally and belonged to him alone. Except for him, no one in his family would come here.
Later, Li Le only saw two people sitting on the wall, fishing there.
Li Lezhi: …
A few days later, Minister Zhou came to visit unexpectedly. After entering the courtyard, he saw two people sitting on the wall. He was slightly stunned for a moment, but he thought it was just the nature of a young man and didn't take it seriously. Instead, he asked Li Le, "Master Li, are you willing to work in the Ministry of Justice?"
"Hmm?" Li Le was just confused. How could a Taoist priest like him work in the Ministry of Justice? But when he thought about the fact that in this dynasty, Taoist priests' fortune-telling skills were used to investigate cases, he was not surprised.
"There are some idle positions in the Ministry of Justice, which are held by Taoist priests. Taoist Priest Li's calculations are accurate. I guarantee that it is just an idle position, so it is not a problem."
Li Le was only slightly tempted, but he couldn't work for nothing, so he asked, "Is there a salary?"
"Yes, a monthly salary of seven stones."
Li Le didn't understand all this, but he didn't work for nothing if he got a monthly salary. He was still working for the Ministry of Justice, which was equivalent to working for the country and receiving a salary from the country. That was different.
So he readily agreed.
Then Minister Zhou said, "Because this idle position is extraordinary, Taoist Li only needs to report to the Ministry of Justice every day, without having to report for duty. When he is busy, he can do some calculations for the Ministry of Justice. When he is not busy, he can go there once and then leave."
Li Le just nodded.
Daliang treated Taoists very well. Li Le only knew that he had to go to work on time. But according to Minister Zhou, he did not need to go to work on time or leave work on time. No wonder he was just a temporary official. Even so, he still had a monthly salary of seven stones, which was already a good treatment.
Minister Zhou came to see Li Lezhi because of this matter. There are Taoist priests these days, but it is rare to find one as accurate as Li Lezhi. Therefore, his monthly salary is a little higher than that of ordinary people, and he does not have to report for work.
After seeing that Li Le only agreed, Minister Zhou sat for a while and then left.
Li Le only found out later that his monthly salary was equivalent to that of an eighth-rank official. The fact that he could have such an easy job was thanks to Minister Zhou's advice. Otherwise, there were so many Taoists in the world, and there were Xuanyang Palace and Huadu Temple in the capital. Minister Zhou could easily find Taoists from these two temples.
When he arrived at the Ministry of Justice to report for duty, he was thankful that Minister Zhou did not need him to report for duty. It would take quite a while to get from Xuanping Lane to the Ministry of Justice, and the reporting time was at seven in the morning, which was too much for him.
Because of the special nature of his position, he was assigned to the Bibu Division. When Li Le arrived at the Bibu Division to take up his post, he saw many people busy at work.
His arrival caused the people who were working in the office to look up at him. Seeing that he was dressed as a Taoist priest, they knew that it was the Taoist priest appointed by Minister Zhou.
The Langzhong of the Bibu Division was originally a confidant of Minister Zhou. Moreover, Minister Zhou had specially informed the Taoist priest that he was coming and asked him to treat him well. When the Langzhong of the Bibu Division heard that someone had arrived, he did not dare to neglect him in any way.
He knew how much Minister Zhou valued this Taoist priest, so he went out to greet him immediately and only talked to Li Le about the situation of the Bi Department.
Then Li Lezhi realized how many things the Ministry of Justice was responsible for. It was almost every aspect and covered too many things. As for why it was under the Ministry of Justice, Li Lezhi didn't know about it, and it was not something he should know.
Afterwards, Li Lezhi, under the guidance of Bi Bu Langzhong, came to his office, which was a separate small studio. It was empty and had nothing in it.
Bibu Langzhong said: "If you need anything, just tell me."
"Well, okay." Li Le just didn't need anything now. He carried the tortoise shell with him. He didn't know anything else except fortune-telling. To be honest, the tortoise shell was a burden to him now.
As the two men left, the others looked over curiously.
Someone asked, "I have never seen this Taoist priest before. Is he a Taoist priest from Xuanyang Palace?"
"I don't know. I haven't seen him. He is not an ordinary Taoist priest who can be accompanied by the doctor. And did you see that the doctor's attitude towards this Taoist priest is not like that towards ordinary Taoist priests? It's not like there were no Taoist priests here before. How could there be such a big scene?"
"Not only that, look at the time now. This Taoist priest came after the hour of dawn. People in the past were not so arrogant. This Taoist priest must be extraordinary. He may be a master invited by the superiors from somewhere."
"Master? You believe it too. I'm not saying that those masters have high standards. How could they look down upon our Ministry of Justice? They all want to be imperial masters and serve in the imperial palace. I guess it's the son of some master who came to the Ministry of Justice. Some cases are considered to be calculated by them. These have nothing to do with us. It's just hard for the Ministry of Justice. Their credit will be taken away."
"Speaking of this, it's fine that our Bi Department is under the Ministry of Justice, but the sinecure specially created for Taoist priests is also under our Bi Department. It's obvious that these Taoist priests are here to investigate cases for the Ministry of Justice, so why don't they let them go to the Ministry of Justice?"
"No, don't let the people from the Ministry of Justice cause any disturbance. If this disrupts the harmony, it won't be a good thing for us."
"I guess this Taoist priest won't stay long. Give him two or three major cases and he'll leave. As for us, we should just treat him as if he doesn't exist. We should show some respect to him and not hurt his reputation. When this big Buddha leaves, we'll feel better."
“…”
Li Lezhi didn't know that others thought he was here to gild his reputation and would leave after taking a few cases to show his face. He was now walking around the small office.
On the first day at work, his boss did not assign any work to him. There were some books on the shelf in the small office. Li Le just flipped through them. They were all travel notes, story books, etc. that had nothing to do with fortune-telling or cases.
Maybe it was because this person in office was too idle, so the predecessor bought these things and placed them here, and did not take them away, so Li Lezhi got a bargain for them.
Li Le just took a travel book and sat at the desk to read it. At noon, he had his meal in the canteen under the Ministry of Justice. Two dishes, one soup and two steamed buns were considered pretty good, and most importantly, it didn't cost a penny.
In this small cafeteria, Li Le only saw the officials he saw in the morning.
He chose a secluded place to sit down. There was only one person sitting at the table. Li Le had just put down his bowl when he heard the person opposite him say, "You'd better not sit here."
Li Le looked over in surprise. He thought it was a handsome man, but it turned out to be a girl. In ancient times, men and women were strictly separated. Li Le just said, "Sorry, I didn't know you were a girl."
When he was about to move to another place with his bowl and chopsticks, the girl said, "I'm a coroner."
Sitting together with the coroner would bring bad luck, and most people who are wary of this would stay away from her.
When Li Le found out that the other person was a coroner, he didn't react in any way and asked, "Do you mind if I sit here?"
The other party shook his head. Seeing this, Li Le did not change his seat. After sitting down, he said, "I'm just afraid that you are a girl."
The other party smiled, glanced at the Taoist robe on Li Lezhi, and said nothing else in the end.
On the contrary, others, seeing that Li Le was only sitting next to the coroner, kindly said, "Master, please don't sit there."
Li Le just looked up and saw that the other party's hall was dark. He also knew that the other party was kindly reminding the girl that she was a coroner. After all, for ordinary people, sitting at the same table with a coroner would be unlucky.
Li Le only knew it, but he would not interfere too much in other people's thoughts, as for the person who kindly reminded him.
Li Le only frowned, secretly calculated, and knew that something unexpected would happen to the other party tonight, so he said: "You'd better not go out tonight, otherwise there will be an accident. It's best to stay still."
"You," the person who spoke was very angry. He had kindly reminded the Taoist priest, but not only did he not appreciate it, he also cursed him in front of so many people.
He cursed in a low voice, "You took my kindness for granted, huh."
Seeing him like this, Li Le knew that he couldn't escape this disaster, so he lowered his head and ate in silence.
"Thank you," the girl across from him whispered as he ate.
Li Le only looked up at her, and seeing that she was facing a peach blossom, he said, "You are facing a peach blossom recently, so you should be careful of the men around you."
other side:"……"
The other party thought that Li Le was just joking and said this on purpose, mistakenly thinking that he would be attracted to him because of what happened just now, but such things should not be said openly, so he didn't say anything else.
Li Le saw that no one took his words to heart. The food no longer tasted good, so he picked up two steamed buns and walked outside.
Looking at the bright sunshine outside, Li Le just thought about it and then told himself a fortune to see if anything would happen today.
After thinking about it, Li Le gave up the idea of going home, so as not to be mistaken for dereliction of duty while at work. However, nothing happened until he got off work.
Li Le's face turned black.
He wouldn't miscalculate again, would he? Why does he always fail when it comes to his own affairs?
Until he returned home and saw the person standing at his door, hesitating and not daring to go in.
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"How dare you talk nonsense about such an important matter?"
"Ah?" Magistrate Hu was shocked, his pupils trembled, and he was so frightened that he couldn't say anything. His mind was full of disordered thoughts, tangled together and unable to make sense of them.
"I'm asking you a question," Gongsun Miaoran frowned again.
What's wrong with this county magistrate? He's so jumpy.
"I," County Magistrate Hu's mind was full of distracting thoughts and he could hardly speak clearly, so how could he answer this question? Seeing that the other party was anxious, he became even more anxious. He pulled out a few strands of his beard. The pain made his mind a little clearer. He hurriedly said, "I don't know what's going on. What did you mean just now? The Taoist who calculated the flood is obviously dead..." Why are you still accusing them wrongly?
"What do you mean dead? You just said he went to the capital, how could he be dead? What is going on?" Gongsun Miaoran saw that the county magistrate was confused and knew that something must have happened that he didn't know about.
Seeing that the county magistrate was still unconscious, Gongsun Miaoran slammed the gavel, and the loud noise was like thunder.
County Magistrate Hu's heart trembled, and he came back to his senses and got rid of his shock. "What? The Taoist priest who calculated the flood was actually Taoist Priest Li!"
It’s Li Banxian.
That Taoist Priest Li who died, damn it, was a fake.
Magistrate Hu was shocked.
"Who else could it be?" Gongsun Miaoran asked back.
"I thought, I thought..." County Magistrate Hu was speechless and regretted his decision. It turned out that it was the Immortal Li who had calculated the flood.
He thought...
Unexpectedly, no one expected that the Immortal Li actually hid so deeply, making him think that he deserved to die!
Compared to Gongsun Miaoran, County Magistrate Hu was furious because the fake Taoist priest had died. He couldn't eat or sleep well, and he worried every night whether the black hat on his head would fall off.
At this point, when he suddenly learned that it was Taoist Li who had calculated the flood, County Magistrate Hu felt a little sad. He felt sad because such a powerful Taoist had left Da'an County and would have nothing to do with him in the future. He was worried that he had recognized the wrong person and might have disappointed Taoist Li so much that he didn't want to stay in Da'an County.
County Magistrate Hu has a hard life.
He regretted it so much that he wanted to cry.
It was like a mountain of gold and silver was placed in front of him, but he didn't recognize it and missed it.
If Li Banxian was in Da'an County.
That is the Taishan of Taoism. Then he will not be afraid of not having the opportunity to be promoted in the future. Moreover, many people will want to ask the immortal Li to do things for them but they will not be able to do so. As he is the official of Da'an County, this is such a good opportunity!
Magistrate Hu was in pain.
Immortal Li has left, and everything he thought about was like bubbles, vanishing into thin air.
Magistrate Hu just wanted to go back to his room and mourn for what he had lost, but he couldn't do that because he still had a big Buddha in front of him to deal with.
Magistrate Hu could only suppress the sadness in his heart and tell the whole story.
After Gongsun Miaoran found out, his attitude towards Magistrate Hu improved a bit, and his anger towards the Taoist who dared to impersonate Taoist Master Li also subsided a bit.
If this person hadn't impersonated him, Taoist Li would have caught the attention of Zhaoguo's spies. Even if Taoist Li had great powers, he would not have been able to escape the assassinations. Now that Taoist Li has gone to the capital, it is a good thing.
Gongsun Miaoran said "You did a good job" and turned to leave. He came to Da'an because of Taoist Li. Since Taoist Li had already gone to the capital, it was time for him to return.
Gongsun Miaoran wrote a letter to inform his father of Da'an's situation and made it clear that Taoist Li was not dead. He then immediately returned to Beijing to prevent any ignorant people from making things difficult for Taoist Li.
On the other hand, after the Jiangzhou incident was settled, Li Lezhi and others also set out to return to the capital. Along the way, Censor Qiu never bothered Li Lezhi. When he met Li Lezhi, he would speak kindly and smilingly to him. At one point, Li Lezhi thought that he had encountered a ghost. This old man had only been to Jiangzhou once, but he had changed so much. It was like a weasel paying a New Year's visit to a chicken, with ulterior motives.
Li Le only observed Censor Qiu for a long time and found that his temperament had not changed. He was still as irritable and aggressive as before, and would pick on others from time to time. However, when he met him, he would hold back his temper.
This is really weird.
Li Lezhi thought that Censor Qiu had a killer trick up his sleeve to deal with him. After all, he had offended Censor Qiu before. He didn't expect that Censor Qiu hadn't made any trouble along the way.
There is a kind of calm before the storm.
Forget it, he doesn't need to think so much. When the wind comes, he will block the wind; when the rain comes, he will block the rain. He will know all the tricks when he arrives in the capital.
After passing Jiangzhou, the journey was peaceful and nothing else happened. They arrived in the capital safely. Li Le only felt a sense of security when his feet touched the ground.
Minister Zhou said, "Master Li has come all the way to the capital, but he still has no place to stay. Now it's getting dark, and I have a small courtyard that no one lives in yet. Why don't you stay there first?"
Li Le hesitated. It was still dark, evening time, around five or six o'clock. It would not be easy for him to find a place to stay in the capital at this time, but he still refused Minister Zhou.
He was not penniless, so why should he owe Minister Zhou a favor for no reason? Besides, it was not easy to find a place to stay right now, but there were still many inns open. It was impossible that there was not even an inn in such a big capital city.
Li Le just didn't believe it.
Li Le just said: "No need, it's too much trouble for you, sir, I can just find an inn to stay for a few days."
After hearing this, Minister Zhou smiled and nodded, then took out a purse from his sleeve, handed it to Li Lezhi and said, "It's just a small gift from me, I hope Taoist Li won't despise it."
There were fifty taels of silver in it, not much, but it could make Li Daochang live a little better. Moreover, Minister Zhou glanced at Qian Xi who was following Li Lezhi. With this kid around, Li Daochang would never suffer.
It would be better if his courtyard was given away. If it wasn't given away, Minister Zhou wouldn't worry that Li Le would have no place to stay.
Li Lezhi didn't really want to accept it, but he also knew that Minister Zhou had said so, and it would be bad if he refused again, so he took the money bag and said, "Thank you, Lord Zhou. I will remember your kindness today."
Censor Qiu was watching eagerly from the side. He also wanted to go up and say a few words to Li Leji to ease the relationship between them, but Minister Zhou was there, and he didn't want to go up and be ridiculed by him.
Seeing Minister Zhou taking out the silver and money, Censor Qiu felt resentful. He went to Yangzhou this time without bringing anything with him. He wanted to give some money, but felt his pockets and found they were empty. He didn't want to go forward and embarrass himself, so he had to leave, looking back every few steps.
The fact that he kept looking back from time to time made Li Le speechless. He thought that he must be trying to find some secret between him and Minister Zhou. However, he was not an official, so even if Censor Qiu wanted to impeach him, he couldn't.
Li Le just stopped caring about Censor Qiu.
After saying goodbye to Minister Zhou, he and his two disciples were about to find an inn to stay in when Qian Xi said, "Master, my Qian family's courtyard is not far away."
Gao Mingli asked curiously, "You are not from Yangzhou, do you have a house in Beijing?"
Qian Xi said: "My father bought a courtyard in the capital before, and later went to Yangzhou to serve as an official."
Gao Mingli: “…”
So his junior brother is really the God of Wealth?
Gao Mingli said: "Why don't you be the senior brother and take care of your junior brothers more in the future."
Qian Xi was in deep thought, with some intention, but when he saw Li Le raised his hand, he withdrew his gaze.
Li Le just slapped Gao Mingli on the head and said calmly: "Work harder, you can be the top scorer in the exam in the future."
Gao Mingli covered his head and said bitterly, "That's a matter for the future. It won't prevent Qian Xi from taking care of me as his senior brother."
Li Le only raised his eyebrows and said nothing, Gao Mingli then begged for mercy: "Master, I know I was wrong, I won't say such things again, please don't punish me."
He didn't want to immerse himself in the Four Books and Five Classics on his first day in Beijing. That would be a real disappointment.
Li Le just turned to Qian Xi and said, "Sorry for bothering you."
It was a wonderful feeling to be living off his apprentice. Of course, he couldn't live off his apprentice forever, as a master, he still had to stand up for himself.
They were at the ferry crossing in the capital at this time, which was also Qujiang. The Qian family's mansion was located in Xuanping Lane, which was some distance away from Qujiang, so Qian Xi found a carriage and took them all to Xuanping Lane. Looking at the mansion in front of them, it was a small courtyard with three entrances. It was not small and was very elegant.
But the door was closed, and Li Le only looked at Qian Xi. He originally thought that all the members of the Qian family lived in the Qian Mansion, but now it seemed that it was a little different from what he imagined.
Qian Xi went forward and knocked on the door.
After a few "bang bang bang" sounds, the door slowly opened and an old man poked his head out and asked, "Who is it?"
"Qian Bo, it's me."
After Qian Xi finished speaking, the man he called Qian Bo rubbed his eyes, as if he didn't believe that the person in front of him was real, or as if he was dazzled and couldn't see clearly. After he saw who it was, he said in surprise: "Master, it's really you."
Looking back across Qianxi, he saw only two Taoists and no one else. Qian Bo put away his disappointed expression and asked, "Why didn't the master come back with you? Are you going to spend the New Year in the capital this year?"
Qian Xi said, "I am accompanying my master to Beijing this time. My father has not yet decided on the New Year's Eve, so he will probably return to Beijing to celebrate."
"Okay, okay," Qian Bo's attitude immediately changed when he heard that the two Taoists behind him were Qian Xi's masters. Looking at the young Taoists behind him, he couldn't tell who was Qian Xi's master for a moment. One was cold and ethereal like a fairy, and the other was lively and agile.
The Taoist priest, who was cold and ethereal like an immortal, seemed to be the young master's master, but he was too young and looked only a few years older than the young master.
The only thing was that his whole demeanor was different from that of an ordinary person. He seemed like a Taoist who had practiced for many years, indifferent to the world and unlike the people here.
Qian Bo said to Li Le: "This must be the young master's master. Thank you for taking care of him. Please accept my greetings."
Li Le immediately helped Qian Bo up. He felt helpless about these old people who loved to worship him. He really couldn't stand it and couldn't bear it, but he also said "um" in response to Qian Bo's previous question.
Li Le just said, "I'm sorry for bothering you recently."
"With a deity like the Taoist priest here, how could it be a bother?" Besides, the Qian Mansion only has him, an old man, and a few servants looking after the house, and it is very quiet in the mansion on weekdays. Now, the young master is back, and there are more people, so the mansion has become more lively.
Because of Qian Xi's relationship, Li Le had to stay at Qian's house to figure out all the roads, but at least Li Le only figured out the areas near Xuanping Lane in Qian's house.
He planned to rent a small courtyard in the capital. He also wanted to buy one, but the prices in the capital were high. He had enough money to buy a small courtyard, but the location of the courtyard was not in a good area.
Besides, he might not live in the capital permanently, so he might as well rent a small courtyard and move in with Gao Mingli.
He didn't have much money originally, but he had the small box given last time, which contained one hundred taels of gold, which was actually a huge sum of money.
Li Le didn't want to use all the money to buy a house in Beijing. He wanted to use it to build a Taoist temple later.
Therefore, he spent every penny carefully and did not spend it lavishly. Finally, Li Lezhi rented a small courtyard in Xuanping Lane. This way, it would be closer to the Qian Mansion so that his apprentice could go home more often. In addition, there was a Taoist temple near Xuanping Lane, so he could go there to study in the future.
Fortunately, there are many houses in Xuanping Lane and some people want to rent them out. Otherwise, he would not be able to rent an entire house. The owners of houses in locations like this would not easily sell them.
Li Le spent a long time investigating this small courtyard before deciding it was the back garden of the Qian Mansion. The courtyard was not very big, a small courtyard with two entrances, right next to the Qian Mansion and adjacent to the lotus pond in the backyard of the Qian Mansion. In other words, as long as you are not afraid of falling into the lotus pond, you can enter the Qian Mansion by just putting up a ladder.
However, among the people living in Xuanping, there were officials in the court and merchants with small assets in the capital. They knew the situation in the Qian Mansion. In that era, no one would dare to do that and risk offending a high-ranking official.
Only Li Lezhi, when looking at the courtyard, found that the building in front of him was very familiar. He set up a ladder and looked out. He saw the scenery of Qian's mansion and also noticed that there was a lotus pond behind the wall.
This courtyard was also quiet and peaceful. Li Le looked at a few more rooms and found none of them were as good as this one, so he paid the rent and settled for it.
After Gao Mingli moved into the yard, he learned that the wall could see the Qian family's courtyard, so he curiously built a ladder and saw the back flower pond. The pond was very large, with a water pavilion in the middle and many rockery. Later, he heard from Qian Xi that the back flower pond belonged to him and was near his yard. The scenery inside was arranged by him personally and belonged to him alone. Except for him, no one in his family would come here.
Later, Li Le only saw two people sitting on the wall, fishing there.
Li Lezhi: …
A few days later, Minister Zhou came to visit unexpectedly. After entering the courtyard, he saw two people sitting on the wall. He was slightly stunned for a moment, but he thought it was just the nature of a young man and didn't take it seriously. Instead, he asked Li Le, "Master Li, are you willing to work in the Ministry of Justice?"
"Hmm?" Li Le was just confused. How could a Taoist priest like him work in the Ministry of Justice? But when he thought about the fact that in this dynasty, Taoist priests' fortune-telling skills were used to investigate cases, he was not surprised.
"There are some idle positions in the Ministry of Justice, which are held by Taoist priests. Taoist Priest Li's calculations are accurate. I guarantee that it is just an idle position, so it is not a problem."
Li Le was only slightly tempted, but he couldn't work for nothing, so he asked, "Is there a salary?"
"Yes, a monthly salary of seven stones."
Li Le didn't understand all this, but he didn't work for nothing if he got a monthly salary. He was still working for the Ministry of Justice, which was equivalent to working for the country and receiving a salary from the country. That was different.
So he readily agreed.
Then Minister Zhou said, "Because this idle position is extraordinary, Taoist Li only needs to report to the Ministry of Justice every day, without having to report for duty. When he is busy, he can do some calculations for the Ministry of Justice. When he is not busy, he can go there once and then leave."
Li Le just nodded.
Daliang treated Taoists very well. Li Le only knew that he had to go to work on time. But according to Minister Zhou, he did not need to go to work on time or leave work on time. No wonder he was just a temporary official. Even so, he still had a monthly salary of seven stones, which was already a good treatment.
Minister Zhou came to see Li Lezhi because of this matter. There are Taoist priests these days, but it is rare to find one as accurate as Li Lezhi. Therefore, his monthly salary is a little higher than that of ordinary people, and he does not have to report for work.
After seeing that Li Le only agreed, Minister Zhou sat for a while and then left.
Li Le only found out later that his monthly salary was equivalent to that of an eighth-rank official. The fact that he could have such an easy job was thanks to Minister Zhou's advice. Otherwise, there were so many Taoists in the world, and there were Xuanyang Palace and Huadu Temple in the capital. Minister Zhou could easily find Taoists from these two temples.
When he arrived at the Ministry of Justice to report for duty, he was thankful that Minister Zhou did not need him to report for duty. It would take quite a while to get from Xuanping Lane to the Ministry of Justice, and the reporting time was at seven in the morning, which was too much for him.
Because of the special nature of his position, he was assigned to the Bibu Division. When Li Le arrived at the Bibu Division to take up his post, he saw many people busy at work.
His arrival caused the people who were working in the office to look up at him. Seeing that he was dressed as a Taoist priest, they knew that it was the Taoist priest appointed by Minister Zhou.
The Langzhong of the Bibu Division was originally a confidant of Minister Zhou. Moreover, Minister Zhou had specially informed the Taoist priest that he was coming and asked him to treat him well. When the Langzhong of the Bibu Division heard that someone had arrived, he did not dare to neglect him in any way.
He knew how much Minister Zhou valued this Taoist priest, so he went out to greet him immediately and only talked to Li Le about the situation of the Bi Department.
Then Li Lezhi realized how many things the Ministry of Justice was responsible for. It was almost every aspect and covered too many things. As for why it was under the Ministry of Justice, Li Lezhi didn't know about it, and it was not something he should know.
Afterwards, Li Lezhi, under the guidance of Bi Bu Langzhong, came to his office, which was a separate small studio. It was empty and had nothing in it.
Bibu Langzhong said: "If you need anything, just tell me."
"Well, okay." Li Le just didn't need anything now. He carried the tortoise shell with him. He didn't know anything else except fortune-telling. To be honest, the tortoise shell was a burden to him now.
As the two men left, the others looked over curiously.
Someone asked, "I have never seen this Taoist priest before. Is he a Taoist priest from Xuanyang Palace?"
"I don't know. I haven't seen him. He is not an ordinary Taoist priest who can be accompanied by the doctor. And did you see that the doctor's attitude towards this Taoist priest is not like that towards ordinary Taoist priests? It's not like there were no Taoist priests here before. How could there be such a big scene?"
"Not only that, look at the time now. This Taoist priest came after the hour of dawn. People in the past were not so arrogant. This Taoist priest must be extraordinary. He may be a master invited by the superiors from somewhere."
"Master? You believe it too. I'm not saying that those masters have high standards. How could they look down upon our Ministry of Justice? They all want to be imperial masters and serve in the imperial palace. I guess it's the son of some master who came to the Ministry of Justice. Some cases are considered to be calculated by them. These have nothing to do with us. It's just hard for the Ministry of Justice. Their credit will be taken away."
"Speaking of this, it's fine that our Bi Department is under the Ministry of Justice, but the sinecure specially created for Taoist priests is also under our Bi Department. It's obvious that these Taoist priests are here to investigate cases for the Ministry of Justice, so why don't they let them go to the Ministry of Justice?"
"No, don't let the people from the Ministry of Justice cause any disturbance. If this disrupts the harmony, it won't be a good thing for us."
"I guess this Taoist priest won't stay long. Give him two or three major cases and he'll leave. As for us, we should just treat him as if he doesn't exist. We should show some respect to him and not hurt his reputation. When this big Buddha leaves, we'll feel better."
“…”
Li Lezhi didn't know that others thought he was here to gild his reputation and would leave after taking a few cases to show his face. He was now walking around the small office.
On the first day at work, his boss did not assign any work to him. There were some books on the shelf in the small office. Li Le just flipped through them. They were all travel notes, story books, etc. that had nothing to do with fortune-telling or cases.
Maybe it was because this person in office was too idle, so the predecessor bought these things and placed them here, and did not take them away, so Li Lezhi got a bargain for them.
Li Le just took a travel book and sat at the desk to read it. At noon, he had his meal in the canteen under the Ministry of Justice. Two dishes, one soup and two steamed buns were considered pretty good, and most importantly, it didn't cost a penny.
In this small cafeteria, Li Le only saw the officials he saw in the morning.
He chose a secluded place to sit down. There was only one person sitting at the table. Li Le had just put down his bowl when he heard the person opposite him say, "You'd better not sit here."
Li Le looked over in surprise. He thought it was a handsome man, but it turned out to be a girl. In ancient times, men and women were strictly separated. Li Le just said, "Sorry, I didn't know you were a girl."
When he was about to move to another place with his bowl and chopsticks, the girl said, "I'm a coroner."
Sitting together with the coroner would bring bad luck, and most people who are wary of this would stay away from her.
When Li Le found out that the other person was a coroner, he didn't react in any way and asked, "Do you mind if I sit here?"
The other party shook his head. Seeing this, Li Le did not change his seat. After sitting down, he said, "I'm just afraid that you are a girl."
The other party smiled, glanced at the Taoist robe on Li Lezhi, and said nothing else in the end.
On the contrary, others, seeing that Li Le was only sitting next to the coroner, kindly said, "Master, please don't sit there."
Li Le just looked up and saw that the other party's hall was dark. He also knew that the other party was kindly reminding the girl that she was a coroner. After all, for ordinary people, sitting at the same table with a coroner would be unlucky.
Li Le only knew it, but he would not interfere too much in other people's thoughts, as for the person who kindly reminded him.
Li Le only frowned, secretly calculated, and knew that something unexpected would happen to the other party tonight, so he said: "You'd better not go out tonight, otherwise there will be an accident. It's best to stay still."
"You," the person who spoke was very angry. He had kindly reminded the Taoist priest, but not only did he not appreciate it, he also cursed him in front of so many people.
He cursed in a low voice, "You took my kindness for granted, huh."
Seeing him like this, Li Le knew that he couldn't escape this disaster, so he lowered his head and ate in silence.
"Thank you," the girl across from him whispered as he ate.
Li Le only looked up at her, and seeing that she was facing a peach blossom, he said, "You are facing a peach blossom recently, so you should be careful of the men around you."
other side:"……"
The other party thought that Li Le was just joking and said this on purpose, mistakenly thinking that he would be attracted to him because of what happened just now, but such things should not be said openly, so he didn't say anything else.
Li Le saw that no one took his words to heart. The food no longer tasted good, so he picked up two steamed buns and walked outside.
Looking at the bright sunshine outside, Li Le just thought about it and then told himself a fortune to see if anything would happen today.
After thinking about it, Li Le gave up the idea of going home, so as not to be mistaken for dereliction of duty while at work. However, nothing happened until he got off work.
Li Le's face turned black.
He wouldn't miscalculate again, would he? Why does he always fail when it comes to his own affairs?
Until he returned home and saw the person standing at his door, hesitating and not daring to go in.
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