Chapter 829 Cuckold and clever tricks!

Lying on the bed somewhat powerlessly, Lin Huaiwu closed his eyes and said to the outside:
"Find Taoist Qingxu for me..."

After hearing Lin Huaiwu's order, the guard hesitated for a moment and reported:

"Sir, Taoist Master Qingxu has been practicing in the Taoist temple these days. I have already told you not to disturb him!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Huaiwu said sternly:

"This is a matter of life and death! Do you understand? I want to see him right now!"

Seeing Lin Huaiwu's out-of-control appearance, he was also shocked and quickly bowed and said yes.

Under Lin Huaiwu's order, an incense stick later, an old man in Taoist robes, with an immortal look and holding a whisk appeared in front of Lin Huaiwu.

Looking at Lin Huaiwu lying on the bed in a state of extreme decadence, the old Taoist looked calm, waved the whisk in his hand and said:

"Wulian Tianzun, it seems that your calamity has come!"

Listening to the old Taoist's words, Lin Huaiwu sighed helplessly, slowly stood up from the bed, bowed to the old Taoist and said:
"The Taoist priest is right. My fate has finally come!"

After saying that, Lin Huaiwu handed the secret letter he had just received to the other party. The old Taoist priest took the secret letter and glanced at the contents of the letter, then frowned and said with some disappointment:

"Master Lin, you actually took bribes?"

Listening to the old Taoist priest's words, Lin Huaiwu smiled bitterly, bowed to the old Taoist priest again and said:

“Master Chen, it’s easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it’s hard to go from luxury to frugality. My whole family, Lin Huaiwu, depends on me for food, and sometimes in the world, one has no choice…”

"But don't worry, Taoist priest. My commander is very strict on corruption. I only made some money and received some gifts during my time in Yunbing. The rest of the time, I lived on salary and rewards!"

"I'm not afraid of you laughing at me when I say this, but I didn't dare to take too much because I was afraid of being discovered by my Marshal. I thought nothing would happen, but I didn't expect that I would be discovered after all!" At the end of his words, Lin Huaiwu sighed again, and his expression seemed very melancholy.

After hearing what Lin Huaiwu said, the old Taoist thought for a while before saying:
"Master Lin, although this disaster is troublesome for you, as long as you let nature take its course and use the child to avert the disaster, you won't have to suffer a bloody disaster. However, you must have a kind heart in the future, otherwise the disaster of destroying your family and clan is imminent!"

After the old Taoist priest finished speaking, Lin Huaiwu breathed a sigh of relief, and then bowed to the old Taoist priest sincerely and said:

"Thank you, Taoist Qingxu, for your guidance. Huaiwu has learned from you! In the days ahead, I will definitely remember your teachings and keep a benevolent heart!"

After listening to Lin Huaiwu's words, Taoist Qingxu nodded silently, returned a salute to Lin Huaiwu, and then walked out of the room.

Looking at the departing figure of Taoist Qingxu, Lin Huaiwu's heart was filled with emotion!
During his time in Yunbing, his greatest gain was meeting Taoist Master Qingxu, who was like a living immortal!

This Taoist priest Qingxu practices in the Yuxu Temple in Jinzhong. It is rumored that he is already an octogenarian, and his ability to read people's faces is very impressive.

At first Lin Huaiwu did not believe it. He thought it was just a reputation seeker who wanted to defraud believers of their money...

However, about half a year ago, Lin Huaiwu's mistress Liu in Jin gave birth to a son for him. The child was chubby and very cute. Lin Huaiwu liked him very much. He personally looked up the classics and named the child Lin Dehui. By chance, Taoist Qingxu met this Lin Dehui and told him bluntly that Lin Huaiwu was not Lin Dehui's biological father.

Lin Huaiwu was very angry about this, and even wanted to teach this old Taoist a lesson, but he was stopped by his subordinates. Because in Jinzhong, both ordinary people and dignitaries believed in Taoist Qingxu's face-reading skills, so the news that Lin Huaiwu was cuckolded spread.

In addition to being angry, Lin Huaiwu also investigated the matter with doubts. As the investigation deepened, Lin Huaiwu found that what Taoist Qingxu said was correct. Liu and her first love, a man named Wang Yan, were secretly in love.

It turned out that although Lin Huaiwu did not force Liu to be with him, Liu was only with Lin Huaiwu because she was greedy for his power, but she did not like Lin Huaiwu in her heart. Therefore, not long after, Liu rekindled her old love with her first love Wang Yan, and put a green hat on Lin Huaiwu. This Lin Dehui was Wang Yan's child.

Seeing that he was really cuckolded and still enjoyed being a father, Lin Huaiwu was very angry and wanted to kill Liu, Wang Yan and Lin Dehui to wash away the shame of being cuckolded. However, Taoist Qingxu believed that Lin Huaiwu killed these three people because of his slip of the tongue, so he found Lin Huaiwu again and told Lin Huaiwu not to kill him rashly...

Naturally, Lin Huaiwu, who was furious, refused to listen to Taoist Qingxu's advice and insisted on taking the other party's life. Seeing this, Taoist Qingxu could only say that Lin Huaiwu would have a bloody disaster in half a year and needed help from a noble person to resolve it!

Because Taoist Qingxu's face-reading skills had worked on him for a while, Lin Huaiwu had no choice but to believe it this time, so he immediately asked who this noble person was.

Taoist Qingxu also preached that the noble person was far away and close at hand, and that person was Lin Dehui, whom Lin Huaiwu regarded as a little bastard. If Lin Huaiwu wanted to avert the disaster, he could not kill the three of them.

Taoist Qingxu's action made Lin Huaiwu sick. Although he thought rationally that Taoist Qingxu just wanted to save these three people and made up an excuse to deceive him, when he thought of the previous experience, Lin Huaiwu was still frightened by the bloody disaster mentioned by Taoist Qingxu.

After careful consideration, Lin Huaiwu thought that half a year was not a long time, and he could wait. After half a year, if the bloody disaster really came, he would let the adulterous couple and the bastard go. If it didn't come, it would not be too late to kill them.

After making this decision, Lin Huaiwu put them all under strict supervision, and then began his wait. Half a year later, Taoist Qingxu’s words came true. His corruption was investigated, and Ye Mingsheng transferred him to Qi and Lu to be the general, and let Yuan Song take over his position... Although Ye Mingsheng only asked him to go to Qi and Lu to be the general, and did not say that he would punish him severely, but after following Ye Mingsheng for so many years, Lin Huaiwu also understood Ye Mingsheng's methods and knew that this was just Ye Mingsheng's first step.

Therefore, after realizing that he had suffered this bloody disaster, Lin Huaiwu's first thought was to find Taoist Qingxu and ask him to teach him how to deal with the disaster.

Now Taoist Qingxu's words also made Lin Huaiwu very satisfied. What he was most worried about was that Ye Mingsheng would use him as an example to scare the monkeys, and now Taoist Qingxu's words undoubtedly gave him a reassurance.

Although he did not believe in Taoist Qingxu at first, after experiencing these two incidents, Lin Huaiwu also firmly believed in this old Taoist priest with a fairy-like appearance.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Huaiwu felt that although Taoist Qingxu told him to let nature take its course and he would not be in danger of being killed, he was still unwilling to just save his life. He had followed Ye Mingsheng for so many years to gain his current power. If he was demoted to a commoner by Ye Mingsheng this time and lived the same poor life as before, wouldn't that be more painful than death?

Just as Lin Huaiwu himself said just now, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality, so Lin Huaiwu wants to try his best to keep his current power·······················

After thinking for a while, Lin Huaiwu instructed his men:
"Find Master Li for me!"

"Yes!"

Soon, a middle-aged man dressed as a Confucian scholar came to Lin Huaiwu. His name was Li Kairui and he was from Yuezhou in Jiangnan. In his early years, he came to the north from Jiangnan to do business. After arriving in Jinzhong, he opened a shop, married, had children and settled down here.

Although he made some money as a merchant in his early years, he lost all the money he earned due to the unstable situation in Yunbing in recent years. The shop he had run for ten years went bankrupt and his family lived in poverty. By chance, Lin Huaiwu met Li Kairui.

Yuezhou legal advisors are well-known throughout the world, and Li Kairui also studied hard in his early years to pursue fame and fortune. Although he failed the imperial examination in Jiangnan because it was too difficult, he had no problem reading, pronouncing words, and quoting classics. He has also accumulated rich social experience after so many years of doing business.

In addition, Li Kairui was also very meticulous and careful, and had his own unique views on the court situation, so Lin Huaiwu admired him very much and recruited him to be his advisor. Li Kairui, who lived in poverty, gladly agreed to the invitation and from then on he began to give advice to Lin Huaiwu.

Li Kairui bowed to Lin Huaiwu and asked:
"Dong Weng, what happened?"

Lin Huaiwu handed the secret letter to Li Kairui again. Seeing the contents of the secret letter, Li Kairui was shocked and asked Lin Huaiwu:
“Sir, where did you get this news…?”

In response to Li Kairui's question, Lin Huaiwu said in a deep voice:
"Don't worry about where the news came from. The letter was given to me by a nobleman, so it must be true! Master Li, do you have any good ideas to help me out of this predicament?"

After hearing about Lin Huaiwu's culture, Li Kairui fell into deep thought. This matter came very suddenly and he was caught off guard, but he is Lin Huaiwu's master now, and Lin Huaiwu treats him well and does not treat him unfairly.

Therefore, if Lin Huaiwu falls, he will also suffer a lot, so the best plan now is to exonerate Lin Huaiwu as much as possible.

After pondering for a while, under Lin Huaiwu's expectant gaze, Li Kairui said in a deep voice:
"My Lord, I have three ingenious plans to help you get through this difficult time!"

Hearing that Li Kairui actually had three clever ideas, Lin Huaiwu's eyes lit up immediately, and he couldn't wait to say:
"Master Li, please speak quickly. I am all ears!"

Li Kairui slowly said:
“Sir, although you were punished by Marshal Ye because of corruption, based on the rumors during this period, I think it was detrimental to the war in Yunbing battlefield, which made Marshal Ye very disappointed in you. So this corruption issue is just a fuse, and the real reason lies in the war situation…”

Hearing Li Kairui's words, Lin Huaiwu looked embarrassed. To be honest, after the Yunbing battle, he realized this problem. He knew that his record could not satisfy Ye Mingsheng, so he was a little worried.

Li Kairui, who didn’t know Lin Huaiwu’s psychological activities, continued:
"So, sir, I think we should start from the root. Please ask General Xun Kexun to write a letter to the Marshal to plead for you and tell him about your efforts and contributions in the Yunbing War!"

"General Xun Ke is an eyewitness of the Yunbing War. His words are convincing. Secondly, General Xun Ke's performance in the Yunbing War was remarkable and he is a favorite in the eyes of the Marshal. The Marshal has promoted him to the commander of the Third Army. Therefore, if he says this, the effect will be very good!"

After hearing Li Kairui's analysis, Lin Huaiwu also felt that it made a lot of sense. He and Xun Ke had been cooperating very harmoniously during this period, and they also had a very good personal relationship. Lin Huaiwu felt that if he went to him, Xun Ke should be able to give him the face and write a letter to plead for him.

This is the first ingenious plan, which makes Lin Huaiwu look forward to the remaining two ingenious plans even more····························

Looking at Lin Huaiwu's eyes, Li Kairui did not keep him in suspense and said directly:

"My Lord, my second trick is not to go to Qi and Lu first!"

After hearing this, Lin Huaiwu was stunned and showed some hesitation. The Fengwu Army had strict military regulations and the consequences of disobeying military orders were very serious. Now Ye Mingsheng ordered him to take up the post of General of Qilu immediately. If he did not go, wouldn't this be a violation of military law and put him in danger?

When Lin Huaiwu hesitated, Li Kairui continued:
"Sir, take the silver directly to Yijing to apologize to Marshal Ye and donate the silver to the treasury!"

"The silver that Ye Hongsheng embezzled was enough to chop off ten heads, but the Marshal still didn't kill him. He just exiled him to Liaoyang and imprisoned him. It can be seen that the Marshal still has mercy on his old brother who started the business with him and is unwilling to kill him!"

"You and Marshal Ye have a close relationship. You have been through thick and thin together for so many years. I believe Marshal Ye has feelings for you, so you must play the emotional card with Marshal Ye at this time. Emotional cards are most effective when you meet in person. What can you do in Qilu?"

“One of the main reasons why Marshal Ye attaches so much importance to anti-corruption work is that the Fengwu Army is in financial difficulty, so if you donate the silver, the danger will be much smaller…”

(End of this chapter)