Lu Chen never expected that in this day and age, someone would dare to take advantage of him for free.
He really wanted to ask these old guys in front of him, "Didn't you ask around in the capital before coming here? Do you know how much it costs to get in?"
Now we let you come in and sit here and drink tea for free, and you actually think this is your right. Who gave you this bad habit?
You are taking advantage of your seniority in front of me, right? Do you really think this is a society with a sound legal system?
If this happened to the male protagonist in an ordinary novel, he would definitely be timid when faced with such a situation.
The other party was an old man, and he used the righteousness of Taoism to suppress him. This was standing on the moral high ground, which was often equivalent to being invincible.
According to the general plot, at this time the protagonist will swallow his anger and agree to some of the other party's unreasonable demands, temporarily delay the other party, and then slowly look for the other party's moral flaws, obtain specific criminal evidence, and only take action after proving from the righteousness that the other party must be killed.
It would probably take at least twenty chapters to finish this series of plots, and Lu Chen couldn't wait.
What a joke! I became the national teacher when I was reborn. Why should I bother with you guys?
Lu Chen firmly believes that when you don't care about moral pressure, the pressure will often be transferred to the other party.
Reaching out and gently stroking one leg of the stool, he looked at everyone with a smile and said, "Is two hundred certificates enough? If you have any other requirements, please tell us."
In fact, two hundred certificates of ordination are already too much, it is definitely an exorbitant price.
If Lu Chen was really the kind of person who was indecisive, he would definitely be troubled by this matter.
In the Great Qi Dynasty, if you wanted to be recognized as a monk by the government, you had to have a certificate of ordination issued by the government.
With such a certificate, you don't have to pay taxes.
It’s not that you don’t have to pay taxes, but that the entire temple and Taoist temple you are in does not have to pay taxes.
Two hundred certificates of ordination mean two hundred temples and Taoist temples that do not need to pay taxes, and may be tens of thousands of acres of land that do not need to pay taxes.
No matter how much the emperor valued Lu Chen, he had to be cautious about this matter.
If Lu Chen really made such a request, it would undoubtedly give Li Zhuo a feeling of being at a loss as to how to proceed, and would seriously affect his relationship with the emperor.
Couldn't these Taoists think of this? Of course they could, but they didn't care.
Anyway, as long as they can get the certificate of ordination, it’s fine. As for the relationship between Lu Chen and the emperor, that’s not their relationship with the emperor, and it’s none of their business.
While Lu Chen is still the imperial teacher and is deeply trusted by the emperor, they should quickly reap all the benefits. Who knows whether Lu Chen will continue to help them in the future.
Seeing that Lu Chen did not object, several people looked at each other and could see joy in each other's eyes.
With these two hundred certificates of ordination, Taoism will prosper again!
The huge benefits blinded their eyes. Yue Hongguang couldn't wait to say, "We also want to talk to you about the Sheng'en Pill. Your alchemy skills must have been learned from our Taoist sect, so this Sheng'en Pill is actually a product of our Taoist sect."
"Now that you've gained immense fame with it, we won't dwell on it. However, we cannot let you control the production of Sheng'en Dan any longer. Hand over the recipe, and then tell His Majesty that our Daoist sect is willing to establish a specialized alchemy department. From now on, the production of Sheng'en Dan will be left to us."
Very good, not only does he want to take advantage of his relationship with the emperor, but now he also wants to take over Sheng'endan's business. It turns out that human greed has no limit.
At this point, Lu Chen was no longer angry, at least he was not impatient to kill the other person.
He wanted to wait and see what shameless demands the other party could make, and to see how far the other party could go to seek death.
Seeing Yue Hongguang make such an excessive request, Lu Chen was not angry at all. Fang Tianjian beside him also became excited. He also said hurriedly: "We in Longhu Mountain are good at refining pills. This is the Ziyang Yijing Pill we just refined. We hope to pass it on to the current emperor through your hands!"
As he spoke, Fang Tianjian took out a small box, inside of which was a golden pill the size of a pigeon egg.
Looking at this pill, Lu Chen had a new understanding of the shamelessness of this group of people.
First, they asked him to rely on his face to get a certificate of ordination, then they wanted to snatch his wealth, and now they are even more excessive. They actually want him to help offer this elixir of unknown origin to the emperor. They want to use his life to fight for the future of their own sect.
What a vicious intention!
If Lu Chen was really foolish enough to give the elixir to Li Zhuo, and Li Zhuo's health improved after eating it, then it would naturally be the credit of Longhu Mountain. After all, the elixir was refined by them. If you, Li Zhuo, want to continue eating it in the future, you have to reward Longhu Mountain.
But if Li Zhuo develops some disease from eating and dies suddenly, then Lu Chen will have to wait to be beheaded.
At that time, if anyone said that the elixir was made by Longhu Mountain, Longhu Mountain would definitely be responsible for it.
You don’t even have an invoice, how can you say this thing is ours?
You're treating me like a fool!
Looking at the group of smug old men in front of him, Lu Chen suddenly laughed, turned around and whispered in Mou Ping's ear, "Who's on duty with the Jinyiwei today?"
"Master, it should be Ma Tong."
"Let him bring his men over here!"
Mou Ping immediately understood what Lu Chen meant. He was also very annoyed with these stinky Taoist priests, so he ran out in a hurry without saying a word.
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