After rebirth, I became a national teacher

Early the next morning, Minister Li and his wife came again to ask for a meeting.

This time, the gift that Minister Li brought was twice as much as yesterday, and his attitude was also very respectful.

"My Lord, I am sorry to bother you so early in the morning. I have prepared a small gift as a token of my respect."

As he spoke, he asked someone to deliver the gifts and gift lists.

When Duke Dingguo saw the gift list, he was very satisfied with Minister Li's proposal.

Among them were not only the deeds to a farm with a thousand acres of fertile land near Nando, but also a top-quality mutton-fat jade Buddha and a box of top-quality black pearls.

Everything is rare and hard to buy even with money.

The atmosphere between the two sides suddenly became harmonious and friendly.

After exchanging pleasantries, Minister Li began to inquire about the origin of Cihang Temple and whether there was any big shot backing it.

Duke Dingguo certainly understood why Minister Li was so aware of the current situation.

It was obvious that his wife's attitude at Cihang Temple yesterday made Minister Li imagine a lot. Coupled with the fact that they refused to accept his request for a meeting yesterday, this old fox became even more anxious and anxious, and he was eager to find a way to calm down this conflict.

In this way, the Li family has frightened themselves, and it is only a natural thing to ask the Li family to offer enough benefits as an apology.

Thinking of this, Duke Dingguo stroked his beard and said in a profound and mysterious way:

"Master Li, there are some things that I dare not easily say. I can only warn you based on the past friendship between our two families that it is better to resolve a feud than to create one. Otherwise, I am afraid that disaster will come in an instant."

The temple master has the great ability to kill sixty or seventy Japanese pirates in an instant. If she is really angered, it will be a piece of cake for her to kill the more than a hundred people in Minister Li's mansion.

This is not considered deceiving him.

Upon hearing this, Minister Li became even more frightened and uneasy.

As the Minister of War, he was indeed a well-known figure in the Southern Capital and Jiangnan.

But compared with the real powerful and the supreme imperial power, it is very weak.

He couldn't figure out who was behind Cihang Temple, but the person who could make Duke Dingguo say such a thing and who was so diligent in protecting it was definitely someone he couldn't afford to offend.

He quickly said:

"My Lord, this is all a misunderstanding. It was all because of those two damn servants who took the initiative to run into Cihang Temple. I have already beaten them to death. I hope that my Lord can mediate and give me a chance to go to Cihang Temple to apologize!"

Duke Dingguo glanced at the gift list beside him and said:

"From what you said, it doesn't seem like an intentional offense. However, if the sincerity of your apology is not enough, it may be another offense. You should be aware of this."

Minister Li quickly expressed his willingness to spend a lot of money, but he had no idea how much he had to give to appease the anger of Cihang Temple.

Duke Dingguo did not give a definite number and left him to figure it out for himself.

Minister Li gritted his teeth and said:

"One hundred thousand taels! This is the maximum I can come up with. Your Excellency, do you think it is appropriate?"

It's not enough to scrape together enough, but it's all the cash in the house.

Duke Dingguo did not expect that Minister Li would be so courageous.

One hundred thousand taels is not a small sum of money. Many small and medium-sized families only have this much in total.

If it were a one-time income, even he, a first-rank duke, would be very tempted.

However, this was to apologize to the temple master, and he felt that there was no need to take the risk to make a fortune.

"Let's go and give it a try." The temple master will surely be satisfied with this amount.

Old Madam Li standing by was both heartbroken and terrified. She had never expected that the Taoist temple, which she had thought she could manipulate at will, actually had a person behind it whom the Shangshu Mansion could not afford to offend.

One hundred thousand taels. The entire Li family has a total asset of only one million. Giving away this money is like cutting off one's own arm for the Li family.

She didn't dare to imagine what kind of anger she would encounter when she returned.

Moreover, despite paying such a huge price, her beloved grandson’s illness has not yet been cured.

Thinking of her grandson who was in danger, she mustered up the courage and said:

"My Lord, with such a valuable gift, the Cihang Temple should no longer mind our Li family's impoliteness. Can we ask them to save our grandson?"

"That's another matter." Duke Dingguo said coldly.

The abbot had never mentioned this matter, so it was difficult for him to agree to it.

Minister Li also bowed and pleaded:

"Please ask again for us, Duke."

He has many sons, but only this grandson has made a living, and now he is in critical condition.

Originally, he had never expected to get Cihang Temple to help again, but since his wife had mentioned it, he also wanted to give it a try.

Duke Dingguo sent someone to convey the Li family's intention to Cihang Temple.

After hearing this, Chen Qingzhu thought for a moment and said to Huiyun:

"Tell her to convey to Duke Dingguo that since the Li family is sincere in apologizing, I will not vent my anger on an innocent child. The medical fee is 20,000 taels, and I will send the person over."

Huiyun was very surprised, and her doubts grew.

She originally didn't want to ask the abbot everything right away, and planned to figure the matter out on her own.

But the Li family would surely come soon, and if she didn't ask, she was afraid that she would make a mistake when receiving the Li family.

"Master, what is so special about the Li family? Not only did you forgive their offense, you were also willing to put aside past grudges and treat his grandson's illness..."

Chen Qingzhu never hesitated to help his relatives solve their doubts. Hearing this, he said in a gentle voice:

"We didn't suffer any loss before. Since the Li family has already suffered a heavy loss, we can still maintain the dignity of Cihang Temple and forgive them if we can."

"Moreover, one hundred and twenty thousand taels, I think this amount is the limit of the Li family."

"The Li family's financial resources should be more than this..." Huiyun said.

She was not questioning the master's decision, but she did not understand the deeper meaning of what he said.

"That's right. But this is the limit of the Li family's peace of mind after this temple master cured their eldest grandson."

At this point, Chen Qingzhu's expression became serious. "Huiyun, I will be traveling soon. Before I come back, Cihang Temple should not make enemies. Do you understand?"

She had come up with this idea yesterday, and after thinking about it overnight, the plan had taken shape.

Now, it is also a good opportunity to inform Huiyun so that the other managers can be mentally prepared.