Chapter 316: Grandmaster's Silver
The master's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't care about being angry, and quickly winked at the two Taoists.
Indicated that they should quickly move the incense table away.
Ling Chu, however, raised his feet and walked towards the incense table, while saying insincerely, "I'm really sorry, my hand slipped just now. Hey... what is this?"
The two Taoists were trying to move the incense table first, but Ling Chu quickly pulled out the corner of the bright yellow robe.
Looking at the dragon robe in her hand, the Sanqing Hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
However, Ling Chu seemed to have noticed nothing unusual, and said in surprise, "Master, you... you actually secretly hid the dragon robe in the incense table!"
The murderous intent in the master's eyes flashed.
If the emperor was not right beside him, he would have wanted to kill Ling Chu with a spell.
Seeing the emperor's gloomy face, the master could only suppress his anger and said with a look of regret.
"Your Majesty, a few days ago, I heard from Taoist Mingzhen that he had prepared a great gift for you for the Longevity Festival, which would be offered in the Sanqing Hall for 49 days.
I think the great gift prepared by Taoist Mingzhen is this set of dragon robes.
Taoist Mingzhen wanted to wait until the Longevity Festival to present it to you as a surprise, but he didn't expect it to be smashed out by Taoist Ling with a hammer."
The emperor's expression eased, it turned out to be a great gift for his Longevity Festival.
Ling Chu sneered in his heart, looked at the dragon robe in his hand, and said hesitantly, "But why do I feel that this dragon robe seems... a little short?"
Eunuch An, the chief eunuch, raised his eyes and looked at the emperor carefully, then stepped forward quickly, took the dragon robe from Ling Chu's hand, and carefully unfolded it.
The emperor saw at a glance that this dragon robe was indeed not made according to his size.
It was shorter than the one he was wearing.
The emperor's first reaction was that this dragon robe was made for the prince.
But when he looked again, the dragon robe couldn't fit the prince either.
When the prince saw the dragon robe, his eyes went dark.
This dragon robe was not his, but he and the master of Chongxu Temple had been in the Sanqing Hall for so long, and now the dragon robe was hidden in the Sanqing Hall. He couldn't get rid of it even if he jumped into the Grand Canal.
But now, he was extremely glad that his short stature proved his innocence.
"Your Majesty, it must be that Taoist Mingzhen didn't know your clothing size, so he made a mistake." The master's mind was racing, thinking about how to make up for the lie.
Ling Chu bent down and pulled out the drawer from the broken incense table, "Hey, there are so many talisman papers hidden here."
After taking out the talisman papers, Ling Chu exclaimed again, "Whose birth date is this?"
Taoist Wu's legs were so weak that he could hardly stand.
The master looked at Ling Chu's eyes and wished to kill her immediately.
Ning Chuyi's face was as cold as ice, and his eyes swept across the master.
The master of the temple didn't notice the murderous aura on Ning Chuyi at this moment, and was only thinking about how to save Chongxu Temple from this disaster.
Eunuch An handed the dragon robe in his hand to the eunuch beside him, and took the two yellow papers from Ling Chu.
He looked down and his face changed.
"Your Majesty, it's...", Eunuch An looked a little hesitant.
The emperor put his hands behind his back, his face gloomy, "Speak."
Eunuch An immediately said respectfully and carefully, "Your Majesty, it's the birthday of the crown prince and the second prince."
The emperor frowned, not quite understanding why there were two birth dates.
Ling Chu was very considerate and exclaimed, "Master, you have hidden so many talismans in the Goddess of Childbirth in Chongxu Temple, and you want to transfer other people's fortune, wealth, longevity, happiness and wealth to the Taoist priests in your Chongxu Temple.
You have also hidden so many talismans in this incense table, as well as the birth dates of the crown prince and the second prince. What do you want to do in Chongxu Temple?"
The emperor's face was gloomy. Neither he nor the crown prince could wear the dragon robe, but if the second prince wore it, it would fit him very well.
And the birth date was obviously to transfer everything of the crown prince to the second prince.
"Please, father, make a decision for me." The crown prince glared at the master coldly and knelt down to beg the emperor.
At this time, the second prince, who had just rushed over from the palace and wanted to show his filial piety in front of the emperor, was so scared that he knelt down and kowtowed, "Father, I didn't know about this. I am wronged. Please forgive me."
The crown prince and the second prince both knelt down, and the master of the temple could only grit his teeth secretly and kneel down, "Your Majesty, I didn't know that Taoist Mingzhen would make such a huge mistake.
This is the fault of Chongxu Temple, and even more so my fault.
I shouldn't have put all my thoughts on studying the mysterious arts and scriptures, so that Qingyang and Taoist Mingzhen made such a big mistake.
It was my negligence that I didn't discipline the Taoists of Chongxu Temple. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
Ling Chu sneered. This master of the temple really knows how to pass the buck.
Mingzhen and Qingyang, the master and apprentice, one escaped and the other died, and they put all the blame on them.
The master of the temple was fearless, knowing that the emperor claimed to be a wise ruler. Without evidence, the emperor could not execute him for this.
Sure enough, the emperor learned that Qingyang was dead and Taoist Mingzhen was injured and missing, so he could only let the Jinyiwei arrest him.
The master of the temple breathed a sigh of relief and did not want the emperor to mention it again, "I wonder what the emperor came to Chongxu Temple for?"
"I received a memorial that there have been heavy rains in the south for more than ten days, and there may be disasters. I wonder if the master of the temple has any good way to relieve my worries?"
The master of the temple breathed a sigh of relief again. The emperor asked him to find a way to prove that he was still useful, and he would not let him die.
After thinking for a while with a serious face, the master of the temple said, "Your Majesty, there have been continuous heavy rains in the south. I will lead all the Taoists in Chongxu Temple to perform rituals to eliminate natural disasters and protect the emperor; to ward off poisons and save the people."
The emperor didn't say anything, but his face was gloomy.
There was a disaster in the south, and the court should have opened the warehouse to allocate grain for disaster relief.
But unfortunately, there was a shortage of food and no money in the treasury.
As an emperor, he can only rely on the Taoist temple to relieve the disaster.
If the news spreads, he may not be able to sit on the throne.
Ling Chu looked at the emperor's face and guessed that the treasury could not take out money for disaster relief.
It seems that even God is not happy with Chongxu Temple.
Ling Chu suddenly said, "Master, it is right for your Taoist temple to pray for blessings and eliminate disasters, but your Taoist temple has enjoyed so much incense, now shouldn't you also take out money to help those displaced people overcome the difficulties?"
The murderous look in the master's eyes flashed, and he sighed, "I am ashamed. Although Chongxu Temple seems to be prosperous, there are many Taoists in the temple, and the expenses are also high, so there is no extra money.
But since there is a disaster in the south, I am willing to donate all the incense money today to the people to help them overcome the difficulties."
Ling Chu frowned, "Does Chongxu Temple really have no money?"
"I can swear in front of the Three Pure Ones, it is absolutely true."
Ling Chu sneered.
Very good, this is what I was waiting for.
"Your Majesty, the Three Pure Ones asked me to tell you that they have enjoyed the incense offered by the people. Now that the people are in trouble, they want to donate all the incense money to the court to help the people overcome the disaster." (End of this chapter)