Chapter 84 Compensation
Regarding Li Duguan's request, both Chang Zhifu and Zheng Canjun found it difficult.
Magistrate Chang said: "Master Ye is here with Minister Yan of the Ministry of Punishment. We heard that when he was in Jiangxi Province, Minister Yan checked many files of illegal monks and also interrogated some of them. There is no basis to accuse these people.
If Gu Zuo is arrested, it might be difficult to handle if something happens."
Zheng Canjun asked: "Is it true that Gu Zuo was fired from the Dinghu Sect because of his blunt qualifications? Could it be that he was lying?"
Yu Mentou, who first came into contact with Gu Zuo, had to come forward to clarify: "It is indeed true. He brought the notice of dismissal. It is the seal of Dinghu Sect, that's right."
Dian Zaofang also confirmed that the report in the Dinghu newspaper also said the same thing.
Li Duguan asked: "Have you forwarded each sect?"
"I sent it according to the rules..."
"Are you going to post it without reading the content?" Li Duguan slapped the table.
Dian Zaofang buried his head and did not dare to say anything. Zhang Jianyuan had not signed it, and they could not send it out, but they did not dare to say such things. They could only accept the evil fire from Li Duguan.
It is indeed rare for someone to be expelled from a sect due to his dull qualifications. From the sect's perspective, this is an internal matter, but from a personal perspective, it is equally understandable for Gu Zuo to redress his injustice - Dinghu Sect did this.
If you really don't follow the rules, what does it mean to be slow in qualifications? This is immeasurable. If all sects follow suit, will there be problems in the future?
Expelling someone from a sect is a big mistake, and it needs to be reported to the whole of Lingnan. Because of their natural talents, their path to spiritual practice has been cut off, so it would be abnormal not to complain.
On normal days, Sanyuan Palace could still think about it and study it slowly, but not now. So many people are looking at Li Duguan, waiting for him to give a proper solution to the regulations.
Li Duguan also realized that it was wrong for him to get angry at Dian Zaofang, so he did not dwell on the issue anymore and said with a dark face: "This Dinghu Gate is just nonsense!"
After pondering for a moment, he decided to cut through the mess quickly: "Call Huang Yunhe from Dinghu Gate, quickly!"
During the discussion, good news came from the front. Ye Tianshi and his party decided to stay in Shaozhou for one day and then come to Guangzhou. Zhang Xuzhen, the supervisor, would stay in Shaozhou to accompany them.
Sanyuan Palace immediately seized the time and let Li Duguan take charge personally to solve Gu Zuo's problem.
In the afternoon of that day, Gu Zuo was blocked in the Qianji Paper Shop by two inspectors from the Sanyuan Palace Fangtang. As expected of the Taoist Palace in charge of the Lingnan cultivation world, the two small inspectors were both based on foundation cultivation. They used both soft and hard tactics.
Zuo was half invited and half dragged back to Sanyuan Palace.
They reported it to Li Duguan, and when they took Gu Zuo away, the man had just spotted a knife of fine Xuanzhou paper and had not had time to pay.
Li Duguan immediately expressed his approval and encouraged them to continue to keep Gu Zuo under guard.
Gu Zuo was placed in an official room in the living room. There was tea and pastries in the room, and he had no worries about food and drink, but he was not allowed to go out.
Gu Zuo found that the door was not bolted, so he tried to push it a few times, but was bounced back by a soft burst of energy. He had no choice but to wait patiently.
It was late at night when the door finally opened, and a group of people poured in. Two of them were not wearing robes, but Gu Zuo was very familiar with them.
Huang Yunhe, the head of the Dinghu Sect, is the head of Tian Hall of the General Affairs Hall!
Dinghu Mountain is nearly two hundred miles away from Yao Mountain. Even if these two people came here on flying swords, they would be fast enough, not to mention the time when Sanyuan Palace sent Jindan Taoist priests to invite people.
After a group of people entered the room, Li Duguan sat on the main seat. The few chairs next to him were not enough, so they arranged for the two chief deacons of the Dao Palace and the two parties involved from the Dinghu Gate to sit, while everyone else stood.
Gu Zuo didn't dare to sit down. Everyone in the room was an advanced practitioner, so he still had this awareness.
But there was still an empty chair, so Li Duguan greeted him directly: "Gu Zuo, sit down, don't be formal!"
So Gu Zuo dipped his stick diagonally and touched half of his butt.
Li Duguan said a few words briefly, without mentioning anything about Master Ye Tianshi. He just said that this case was quite special and had never been seen before. Based on the principle of harmonious cultivation, he invited both parties to Sanyuan Palace. That's all.
It is best to discuss the issues together and reach an appropriate solution.
After finishing speaking, Li Duguan went out to do his business and took away most of the Taoist priests, leaving only one deacon each in the square hall and the living room to listen and of course serve as a witness.
It was still Hall Master Tian who was talking to Gu Zuo. Master Huang didn't say much, but his face was obviously very bad. The two sides couldn't come to an agreement despite repeated discussions. Dinghu Clan insisted on their right to expel disciples, while Gu Zuo insisted
I made no mistake. The negotiation status is nothing more than the following:
It is the sect’s right to expel you...
I'm right, the sect cannot abuse its power to punish...
Your fault is that your qualifications are dull and incapable of being cultivated...
It's natural, not wrong. You have no right to deal with me like this...
How to deal with you is the power of the sect...
I'm right, the sect cannot abuse its power to punish...
It's your fault...
Infinite loop......
Talking about it in the middle of the night, the two Sanyuan Palace deacons couldn't listen anymore. Is this going to be over? So they interrupted the conversation and went to report to Li Duguan.
Li Duguan immediately slammed the table and called Head Huang, Hall Master Tian and Gu Zuo to his room respectively. He said a lot of harsh words and strictly ordered them to negotiate before the rooster crows!
At this time, the situation finally made progress, and both parties took a step back.
The notice from Dinghu Gate has been sent out, and Sanyuan Palace has also forwarded it, so they don't want to dwell on the issue of excommunication and have proposed a compensation plan.
Gu Zuo agreed to start negotiations around the compensation plan.
The Dinghu Sect offered to compensate Gu Zuo for two months' salary. Calculated based on twelve guan per month, it was 24 guan. Adding in the one month's salary that Gu Zuo should have received but had not received, it was equivalent to 36 guan.
Through.
In fact, it's not bad. If Dinghu Sect had done this earlier, Gu Zuo would definitely have taken the money and left. But now the situation is different and the consequences are different. Gu Zuo's method of settling accounts is naturally different.
"Two thousand eight hundred dollars!" This was Gu Zuo's offer.
"Are you crazy?" Hall Master Tian couldn't help shouting, and Head Huang stared at Gu Zuo in disbelief. If it weren't for the deacon of Sanyuan Palace next to him, he would have stretched out his palm and slapped Gu Zuo to death.
Yu Mentou was one of these two deacons, and he immediately reminded Gu Zuo: "Don't bargain randomly, be pragmatic." He also had good intentions, and what he got was his own, and asking for excessive prices would sometimes have a bad effect.
Gu Zuo's experience reminded him of himself a long time ago, so he sympathized with Gu Zuo, and he was the first to report Gu Zuo's complaint. When the matter reached this point, it could arouse the concern of the Taoist palace.
The unanimous attention also shows from the side that he is very alert in looking at the problem.
"Sharp and insightful!" This was Li Duguan's comment to him during the day.
Therefore, Yu Mentou still favored Gu Zuo.
Gu Zuoqu asked: "Am I asking for this money randomly? It's definitely not the case. I have evidence."
Chapter completed!