When Minister Zhou heard this, he clenched his teeth. Just as he thought, this group of eunuchs had bad intentions and were here to rob people.
He smiled wryly and said, "The wind is too strong, Taibu, please say it again."
The fortune teller frowned and said confidently, "Minister Zhou, you also know that for a person as talented as Li Daoyou, it would be a better career for him to work as a fortune teller in the Taichang Temple. If he stays in the Ministry of Justice, he can solve cases for you. Then what's the point of having people from the Ministry of Justice? Without Taoist priests to solve cases, won't they be able to solve cases?"
This was said extremely bluntly, but this was also the problem encountered by the Ministry of Justice. With the help of Taoist priests, the case would progress quickly, manpower could be fully mobilized, and the case would not be delayed. However, if the Taoist priests were to do all the calculations, it would appear that they were incompetent.
Minister Zhou said that Chunchun was the one who had gold and jade adorned on her face by these Taoist priests. The previous Taoist priests could only give a vague answer when they went to calculate, and it might not even be accurate. In the end, they still had to check it bit by bit. But Taoist Priest Li was different. Taoist Priest Li could calculate the result clearly, which saved them a lot of time in handling cases and they would not make wrongful convictions.
Are the two places comparable?
Not at all.
But Minister Zhou also knew that although those people’s calculations before were not very capable, they also contributed a lot and their efforts could not be wiped out.
These fortune tellers, who work for the palace, feel they are superior to others and do not take others seriously.
Although Minister Zhou was smiling, there was already a hint of coldness in his eyes. He said, "The Ministry of Justice investigated the case and cleared the victim. Isn't that better than what the Taibu of the Taichang Temple did?"
The Grand Astrologer looked down on it in his heart, but he also knew that this matter could not be discussed openly. If this news got out, the first person His Majesty would reprimand would be them, the Grand Astrologer. So they could only swallow their anger.
There was silence for a moment.
His heart was raging, and Taibu could only suppress his anger, looking at Li Le and saying, "No matter how much you say, it depends on what Fellow Daoist Li wants."
It is expected that there is no Taoist priest in the world who is unwilling to enter the Taichang Temple, because they have to calculate all matters related to sacrifices, and the empress in the palace will also ask them to calculate auspicious days. Being able to work for His Majesty and the palace is better than working in the Ministry of Justice.
If you are favored by His Majesty one day, you will have the hope of entering the worship hall.
Taibu no longer had time to think about how to cause trouble for Li Lezhi, and only wanted to save face in front of Minister Zhou.
This proves that their Taichang Temple is the place where Taoists should go.
He also wanted to use Li Lezhi's hand to make Minister Zhou see clearly that the Ministry of Justice is no match for their Taichang Temple.
In addition, by throwing out this bait, they might also want to sever Li Lezhi's relationship with the Ministry of Justice and let the other party cut off their own retreat so that they can become their target at will.
Li Le looked at Tai Bu with a complicated look. He really wanted to see what was in the other party's mind. Why was he so confident? Or did the other party never think that he would refuse?
If he had not communicated face to face with the fortune teller before, he might have really gone to the Taichang Temple to be a fortune teller to avoid trouble.
But now, after seeing with his own eyes the character of the Taichang Temple's fortune teller, Li Le had given up the idea of going to the Taichang Temple.
Moreover, these people cannot hide their inherent sense of superiority. If they had a little more of the self-confidence in their bones, they would be able to walk sideways like crabs.
These people only talk big. He really went in. He was a small Taoist priest with no background. He went to Taichang Temple.
They can bully us however they want, and the trouble we encounter is far more than outside.
Li Le even suspected that these people might not have good intentions in inviting him, but more likely wanted to wait for him to enter the Taichang Temple so that they could better target him.
It is possible that he was noticed by Xuan Yangzi, who wanted to take him as his disciple, which aroused the jealousy of many Taoists.
Li Le just shook his head: "Thank you for the kindness of the master, I still prefer to stay in the Ministry of Justice."
"Have you thought about it?"
Taibu's face darkened, what was more, Li Le simply rejected him, which made him lose face.
Li Lezhi's refusal was more like a slap in the face, making Minister Zhou laugh at him.
Li Le just said: "Have you thought about it?"
Minister Zhou couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth, and wrinkles appeared at the corners of his eyes. He looked at Li Lezhi with an especially gentle look. Between the Ministry of Justice and the Taichang Temple, Taoist Li chose the Ministry of Justice, which really made him proud.
You in the Taichang Temple look down on our Ministry of Justice, but Taoist Li chose our Ministry of Justice.
I just want to ask you if you are angry.
Of course Taibu was angry, and furious. This was the first time a Taoist priest was so ungrateful that he dared to refuse them.
If Xuan Yangzi didn't want to accept the other person as his disciple, such a person would want to enter their Taichang Temple without even considering whether he is qualified.
No one knew where this mountain path came from, but they actually dared to reject them. This made Taibu, who had never enjoyed such treatment, feel unhappy.
There was anger hidden in their eyes when they looked at Li Lezhi. If looks could kill, Li Lezhi would have been cut into pieces and tortured to death.
The Grand Diviner suppressed his anger, thought of his purpose, and said: "Master Li, do you know that if you become a Grand Diviner in the Taichang Temple and are favored by His Majesty, you will have the opportunity to enter the Worship Hall one day, which is not available outside. We are also very optimistic about you, so...?"
Li Le just looked at him with a complicated expression: "..." Is the other party trying to trick him as if he were a child without common sense?
He didn't believe that these people would be so kind. If it was really as they said, with such a good opportunity, why wouldn't they go and leave it to him?
Li Le just asked with a heartache: "I wonder how many years this Taibu has been in office, has he ever met your Majesty, has there ever been a Taibu in the worship hall before?"
Every word hurts the heart and leaves the other party speechless.
He has been the Grand Diviner for more than ten years, but has met His Majesty only a few times. If he wants to move from being a Grand Diviner to the Worship Hall, it will be several times more difficult than a fish leaping over the Dragon Gate.
Those who can enter the worship hall are all Xuan Yangzi's closed disciples, or the best people in other Taoist temples. It is not their turn.
But if we talk about the Taibu who was enshrined in the hall, there was one person, but that person was a person from a hundred years ago.
It is precisely because of this that the Taibu of the Taichang Temple may have regarded himself as a worshiper of the Worship Hall in his heart.
They all work for the palace, and as long as the opportunity comes, they may be able to become tribute officials.
However, this beautiful dream was abruptly shattered by Li Le today, which made the Taibu present even more disgusted.
Looking at the other person's indifferent, untainted, and young appearance, her eyes reddened.
No matter how much you say, it will only be a slap in your own face.
Just because the Grand Astrologer didn't say anything doesn't mean Minister Zhou won't say anything. He has already offended someone, so what's the harm in offending him a little more?
Minister Zhou said: "Master Li, these fortune tellers are all old masters. A hundred years ago, there were also fortune tellers who came to worship.
As for His Majesty's face, it is not something that ordinary people can see."
The subtext is that they have been in the same position for many years. A hundred years ago, there were still Taibu who entered the worship hall, but now don’t even think about it. Your Majesty will never see it. ?
Li Lezhi heard it all. ?
This made his favorable impression towards these fortune tellers even lower, and it had already reached a negative value. He did not get up and leave because he was concerned about their official positions and gave them some face. As for other things, Li Le only lowered his eyes to look at the patterns on his clothes, unwilling to look up and pay attention to these fortune tellers.
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Minister Zhou's words, which tore off the fig leaf of the fortune teller, were somewhat milder than theirs. If they continued to argue, they would lose all their dignity and face.
Seeing Li Le again, he just lowered his eyes and didn't want to pay attention to them, as if he looked down on them. Taibu secretly hated him and kept this matter in mind. He would let this "Master Li" know the consequences of offending them one day.
The Grand Astrologer bowed to Minister Zhou and said, "Since Taoist Li is unwilling, we will not force him. We will take our leave."
After saying this, the fortune teller turned and left. The remaining fortune tellers followed him and walked away with big strides, unwilling to stay for even a moment.
Minister Zhou watched them leave and breathed a sigh of relief. He had finally sent the people from the Taichang Temple away. Taoist Li was almost tricked away by them, but fortunately, Taoist Li chose the Ministry of Justice.
It is a blessing for their Ministry of Justice to be valued by Taoist Li.
I have to tell Old Yang that the Taichang Temple is coming on strong. If one day the Gongfeng Hall also takes a fancy to Taoist Li, then their Ministry of Justice will not be able to keep Taoist Li.
If Mr. Yang could come forward, I'm sure the people in the worship hall would be willing to give him some face.
However, Minister Zhou thought to His Majesty that Taoist Li was extremely talented and had extraordinary abilities. If His Majesty wanted him, he would not be able to stop him.
hiss……
This matter would not have reached your Majesty's ears. After all, Taoist Li is the person favored by Taoist Xuan Yangzi. If your Majesty knows about it, but has not taken any action yet, does it mean that your Majesty also wants Taoist Li to stay in the Ministry of Justice, or did the Taibu of the Taichang Temple come here today to follow your Majesty's orders?
If this was true, Minister Zhou felt very disappointed.
How could he not obey when His Majesty took action?
However, His Majesty did not say it clearly on this matter. In this case, he would pretend that he did not know about it.
Minister Zhou suppressed his worries and only talked with Li Le about his future treatment.
Li Lezhi was quite satisfied with what Minister Zhou said. Not only would his salary double, but the Ministry of Justice would also protect him.
Compared to Taibu, any discerning person knows what to choose. It is not a loss to continue staying in the Ministry of Justice.
Naturally, this matter reached the ears of Emperor Zhao. He was surprised to learn that Xuan Yangzi wanted to accept Taoist Li as his disciple and Taoist Li refused.
In his heart, he once again elevated Li Lezhi's status and valued him a little more. Suddenly, he learned that people from the Taichang Temple went to the Ministry of Justice to snatch people away with such rage and did not take Taoist Li seriously at all. This made Emperor Zhao somewhat displeased with the Taibu of the Taichang Temple, and he remembered all those people who went there.
However, the other party had not committed any crime, and they went to the Ministry of Justice because they had high hopes for Taoist Li. Out of kindness, Emperor Zhao did not take them seriously and silently sent a few more secret guards over to protect Taoist Li's safety.
Emperor Zhao wanted to release Li Le
To the Worship Hall, put him under the watchful eyes and protect him, but what Taoist Li did should not be made public. He is still very young, and suddenly putting him in the Worship Hall may not convince the public, but will only cause trouble. It is better to leave it to the Ministry of Justice. ?
It seems that Taoist Li is not someone who wants to be bound. Everything depends on Taoist Li's wishes, and Emperor Zhao does not want to force it.
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The Taichang Temple came to the Ministry of Justice to snatch someone but failed. Minister Zhou secretly fanned the flames and let everyone know about it through Shi Pingshi. ?
After the officials learned about it, they discussed the matter secretly.
"I didn't expect that Taoist Priest Li would be sought after by people from the Taichang Temple. I asked him to take the position of Taibu."
"You have also heard about this. I originally thought it was fake and didn't believe it. Although Taoist Li has some skills, he is not good enough to be a fortune teller. But I heard from others that I saw the fortune teller of the Taichang Temple go to the Ministry of Justice. I don't know what he said, but when he came out, his face was extremely ugly. It turned out that he failed to snatch the person."
"Master Li is quite capable. There were rumors earlier that he made a mistake. I think that is probably just nonsense. With Master Li's ability, how could he make a mistake?"
"I heard that the reason why they went to Taichang Temple to rob people was because Taoist Xuanyangzi wanted to take Taoist Li as his disciple. If I were to choose, I would also choose the Ministry of Justice."
"Master Li is in the Ministry of Justice. I'm afraid some people can't sleep."
The two smiled at each other, and both understood what the other had not said.
Previously, many people suspected that Taoist Li was a pawn of the Ministry of Justice, who was brought out in order to arrest them without a warrant, and that he was a Taoist with no real skills. Now, Xuan Yangzi wants to accept Taoist Li as his disciple, and Taichang Temple has even sent people to compete for him. This also proves that Taoist Li's fortune-telling skills are not small.
After this incident, no one doubted Taoist Priest Li's ability. Instead, the corrupt officials were worried that Taoist Priest Li would take action against them.
The Minister of Taichang Temple also knew about the rumors circulating among officials. After the news of Xuan Yangzi's intention to recruit Li Lezhi came out, he did think of inviting Taoist Li to work as a fortune teller in Taichang Temple, but he only had the idea and had not taken any action yet.
He suddenly learned that several Taibu and his men had gone to the Ministry of Justice and had failed to snatch the person away, which made the Minister of Taichang Temple spit out blood. He was almost mad to death by these people. He was so furious that he immediately scolded the leader, Taibu Xi.
Xi Taibu was already in a bad mood, and was scolded by the Minister of Taichang Temple. He hated Li Lezhi even more and was dissatisfied with the Minister of Taichang Temple. After all, although they were under the Taichang Temple, they had special positions and other people were polite to them when they saw them. They had never been scolded.
The Minister of the Ministry of Rites only dared to act arrogantly in front of him because he held a higher official position than him. Because he was dissatisfied in his heart, after leaving his post, Xi Taibu went straight to the residence of Liu Fu, the Doctor of the Ministry of Capital.
He was a good friend of Doctor Sili. This time he went to the Ministry of Justice, not only because he wanted to see who Li Lezhi was and who deserved Xuan Yangzi's attention, but also because his good friend asked him to invite him to the Taichang Temple.
The other party will definitely make some arrangements for this matter.
When he walked in and saw Doctor Si Li, his first words were, "I failed. The other party refused to budge. Minister Zhou treated him like a treasure and was unwilling to let him go."
Doctor Si Li said: "You don't want to let him go? That Taoist priest Li doesn't want to leave either?" This is what Doctor Si Li was worried about. As long as the people are in the Ministry of Justice, they will never have a peaceful day.
Xi Taibu nodded and said, "The other party is too ambitious and doesn't think highly of the position of Taibu. I guess he wants to make a fortune by using the Ministry of Justice. After being valued by His Majesty,
, directly enter the worship hall."?
That is the place that all Taoists want to go. When saying this, Xi Taibu revealed a hint of envy in the depths of his eyes.
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His words made Doctor Si Li frown, and he took a sip of the tea on the table, suppressing the uneasiness in his heart. ?
As long as the other party is in the Ministry of Justice, he will eventually be found out. No, he must not let the other party stay in the Ministry of Justice. He does not believe that except for him, the others are innocent. ?
Doctor Si Li asked, "Is there any way to destroy the other party?"
Xi Taibu's eyes flashed, his heart moved slightly, but he looked shocked and said, "What do you mean?"
The Si Li doctor said: "Let him never be able to calculate again, cripple his hands, or drive him out of the capital."
These words touched the heart of Xi Taibu. He said, "It's not easy to implement this. The other party has been in the capital, but there is no opportunity to take action. Moreover, someone has to do this. If you and I take action, the matter will be exposed..."
He didn't want to get involved in it. He still had a bright future ahead of him. If he lost his position as Taibu because of Li Lezhi, it would be a loss.
"You just need to figure out when he'll be out, and I'll make the arrangements then..."
Doctor Sili happened to have something on Jiang Ruming, who happened to be in Beijing as a Langzhong in the Ministry of Personnel. Doctor Sili also knew that the other party was the Third Prince's man, so he could use Jiang Ruming to deal with Li Lezhi.
As a third-rank official who had been working in the local area for several years, Sili Daifu did not believe that the other party had no one on his side. Moreover, the other party was more afraid of being discovered by Li Lezhi than he was of bribing him.
The two of them had a feud before, and Doctor Sili didn't believe that the other party would not attack Li Lezhi.
After Jiang Ruming arrived in Beijing, he was threatened by the doctor of Sili with bribery, wanting him to take action against Li Lezhi.
He also heard the other party talking about the Jiangzhou pirates. He and Li Lezhi had a feud for a long time. This time when he entered the capital, the other party's reputation was gradually rising. He was also in the Ministry of Justice, so he was afraid that he would be punished.
Jiang Ruming: ...
He looked at Doctor Sili with complicated feelings, feeling that the other party was treating him as a fool. He had already witnessed how powerful Li Lezhi was and knew his abilities, so how could he be his enemy? What's more, his good friend Censor Qiu had made peace with the other party, so why should he stubbornly refuse to give in?
Secondly, he bribed the Silitai in order to prevent them from causing trouble when he came to the capital, so he gave some silver.
Don't think that he is in the same group as us just because he bribed us with money.
Jiang Ruming agreed on the surface, and told the Third Prince about the matter as soon as he left the house. He also asked Censor Qiu to tell Taoist Li about the matter so that Taoist Li would know about it and be well prepared. In the end, he could work with Minister Zhou to bring down Doctor Sili. In this way, the evidence in Doctor Sili's hands would not be able to threaten him.
Li Le only met Censor Qiu again, and learned from him that Doctor Sili wanted to deal with him, so he was silent for a moment.
After thinking about it, he finally remembered who this Doctor Sili was. He was the one who wanted to make trouble for him before, and he had a feud with Cao Ran and Cao Rui. He was Liu Ming's father.
What Li Lezhi didn't expect was that Jiang Ruming was also involved in this matter. The other party wanted to use Jiang Ruming to get rid of his iron rice bowl.
Li Le would show no mercy to an official who wanted to take away his job and was also corrupt. He immediately found out all of the other party's past and waited until the next day to report the matter to Minister Yu Zhou so that the other party could be brought down.
But he didn't expect that before he could make a move, he saw people from the Ministry of Justice coming out the next day and then saw that
The Doctor of the Imperial Guard was still taken away from him.
Li Lezhi: ...
No, he hadn't made a move yet. How could the other party fall so quickly?
What exactly happened overnight?
Later, Li Le found out that it was Censor Qiu who reported the Doctor of Sili to the court, and with the third prince stepping forward, the Doctor of Sili's corruption was discovered. The emperor was furious and had the man thrown into jail.
Li Le, who knew all this, was a little dazed. He felt that everything happened too fast, as if there was someone behind this.
Little did he know that when Censor Qiu came to the door and said that the Minister of the Imperial Guard wanted to deal with him, the matter had already been informed to Emperor Zhao by the secret guards, who also copied a copy of the evidence that Li Lezhi had calculated and presented it to Emperor Zhao.
The third prince wanted to save Jiang Ruming again. After all, he was the one who was placed in the Ministry of Personnel by various means. How could he let the people of the Silitai get hold of him? Wouldn't that be handing a knife to his brother?
Therefore, when many parties wanted Doctor Sili dead, he was thrown into jail overnight and became a prisoner.
When the Doctor of Sili was imprisoned, the person who was most worried was Xi Taibu, for he was afraid that the Doctor of Sili would betray him and frame him for wanting to harm Li Lezhi.
If other people knew about it, he would not be able to face the situation when returning to the Taoist temple to see his master. Therefore, he was overly worried and caught a cold, which made him seriously ill. He was bedridden and endured for several months, but he finally died in the twelfth lunar month.
The Minister of the Imperial Court fell.
Li Lezhi didn't think any further. The trouble had been resolved and he had a period of leisurely days. It was almost September and the heat was very unbearable. Li Lezhi seldom went out.
This was the only bad thing about ancient times: there was no air conditioning, and it was extremely hot on hot days. However, compared to the high temperatures of modern times, the temperature in ancient times was a few degrees lower, perhaps because there was no pollution, but it was still very unbearable.
The only thing that made Li Le happy was that, thanks to Gongsun Miaoran, he could actually eat watermelon in this hot summer.
This was ancient times, and it was not easy to eat watermelon. In addition to the watermelon, Gongsun Miaoran also sent some ice cubes, so that Li Le did not faint from the heat in this summer.
On this day, when Li Lezhi was lying under a tree to enjoy the cool air, he saw Gongsun Miaoran coming in with a man. The man was dressed in purple, looked extraordinary and noble, and had an elegant and luxurious temperament. It was obvious at first glance that he came from a noble family.
Introverted, gentle, and good-tempered, this was Li Lezhi's first impression of Zhao Xuan. Li Lezhi looked at Gongsun Miaoran in confusion, wanting to know his identity from the other party.
Gongsun Miaoran smiled and said, "This is my cousin. He came to see Taoist Li this time because he wanted Taoist Li to help him calculate something."
Li Le just asked: "What's the matter? _[(.)]?"
Ever since Xuan Yangzi wanted to take him in as his disciple, too many people wanted to ask him for fortune-telling. In the past, Li Lezhi had always used the excuse that the Ministry of Justice had something to do to get rid of the matter, but this time the person was brought by Gongsun Miaoran.
Since Gongsun Miaoran had helped him a lot, Li Le only kept it in mind, and naturally he would count the people he brought with him.
It's just that this person's face seemed somewhat familiar, and his eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to Gongsun Miaoran. The rest seemed to have been seen somewhere before, but also seemed not to have been seen before. Li Le just thought that he had met too many people and had an illusion.
But he didn't know that in order to avoid being recognized by Taoist Li and exposing his father's visit, Zhao Xuan changed his facial features when he came, making his face look ordinary. Except for the eyebrows and eyes, all other parts that could be changed were disguised with a human skin mask.
The reason why Zhao Xuan came here this time was because he discovered something, so he wanted to ask Taoist Master Li for advice.
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