Section 217 The messenger and the altar master
Although Ma Weisan was scared to death, he knew that it was useless to hide, so he had to come out with Hu Qi'er to meet the "Dharma Master".
"Disciple greets the Fa driver." As soon as the second entered saw Xuande appear, he knelt down when he was far away, his hands on the ground, and he didn't dare to raise his head. Ma Weisan was scared in his heart, and he didn't feel that his hands were trembling, and he suddenly found that Hu Qi'er's hands were also trembling, and he was a famous master in the rivers and lakes in his early years.
As long as he heard the name of the announcement, he would be reminded of the red, white and white brains that splashed all over the ground.
What's more, he is in charge of the inner Dharma Hall - specially inspecting the altars under his subordinates, investigating and correcting illegal things, and of course, punishing dereliction of duty and traitors is also his authority.
Even if you are the owner of the local altar, as long as he gives an order, you have to obediently roll up and cover yourself and go to the main altar to take over the "inspection and correction" of the inner Dharma hall -- as for whether you can come back safely, it depends on whether he will "do it" in the days of creation and peace.
Ma Weisan's entry into the general altar on weekdays is very perfunctory, regardless of the level. When sending incense to Jinan once every six months, it is necessary to give a gift to the deacons of the main altar. For Xuande, he tried his best to shoot the horse perfunctory. Therefore, over the years, although the branch altar in Yizhou has continued to enter and "visit", no one can move him.
Xuan De stopped and glanced at them: "Get up." β
"Thank you, Master!" Ma Weisan quickly stood up, took a few steps sideways, and bent down to lead the way.
Looking at Xuan De's green face, Ma Weisan became more and more panicked. This time the matter was too big - it was his idea to invite Daoist Zhang into a thousand drops. Now not only is Daoist Zhang finished, but he has made the entire Yizhou branch altar fall apart, and this crime alone is enough for him to bear.
From the arrival of such a heavyweight member from the General Altar Dispatch, you know how much shock this matter has caused in the high-level of the General Altar.
Thinking of this, beads of sweat kept falling down his face.
There is a three-entry courtyard in the courtyard of the Ma family's house that is specially used for the altar. The main hall was already filled with ice cubes according to Ma Weisan's instructions, and he unceremoniously sat down in the middle of the Taishi chair where Ma Weisan sat on weekdays. Several of the Inner Dharma Hall Protectors who came with them occupied the seats on the side. The faces were expressionless.
Hu Qi'er and Ma Weisan knew that they were guilty, so they didn't dare to sit down, so they only stood in the oblique stab, hunched and bent their backs.
He peeked at several Dharma protectors, several of whom he knewβall of them well-known masters in the sect. He has dealt with the gift of three festivals and two respects every year. There was only one woman he didn't recognize, but she seemed to be of a very high position. It is about the secret protector of the Inner Dharma Hall.
I have already sent water to my face, and I have brought it to Longjing - the Longjing of Ma Wei's three families is a tribute to Ouchi. A Grand Canal feeds a large number of rivers that rely on the river to eat the river, and all kinds of goods that come and go from the south to the north have to "float" a part of it during the voyage. This was normal attrition at the time. Even if it is a tribute to the imperial court, as long as there is money, there is a way to get it in Jining.
Xuande washed his face under the maid's service and took another sip of tea. After a while, he glanced at it:
"Good haode thing, I have done this for you. What else do you have to say? β
Hu Qi'er was young in the end, and she was suddenly frightened by his words, not to mention that she had seen much more of the means of the Dharma protector of the Inner Law Hall than Ma Weisan, and immediately stood unsteadily and knelt down, trembling and said:
"Please calm your anger! The disciple did have a disadvantage, but he really didn't expect that the outer path spell to be so powerful......"
"You're not his opponent," Xuan sneered, "What's the use of keeping this kind of waste?" β
Hu Qi'er leaned on the ground and didn't even dare to breathe, and only after a while did she say in a trembling voice: "The disciple is incompetent, but he doesn't dare to complain by the punishment of the Dharma Master - it's just that the mana of the outer way is really unpredictable, please pay attention to the Dharma Master." β
Xuan didn't say a word, only turned his gaze to Ma Weisan's body. Ma Weisan held his identity and did not kneel, but he was already sweating and heavy under his gaze.
"Master! The disciple was indeed incompetent in handling the matter of the outer way," Ma Weisan reluctantly suppressed the panic in his heart, "but, but the outer way did not show that he had a spell at that time, and the disciple only saw that he practiced medicine and had miraculous effects-the general victims of the disaster were worshiped as gods, and the disciple was worried that the sect's plan would be ruined, so he thought of dealing with him." β
He tried his best to defend himself, Ma Weisan was born in a local tyrant, he can bend and stretch, his eloquence is good, and he analyzes the interests in an orderly manner. He knew it would be hard for him not to clear his name. The collapse of the altar in the land of a state is a grave sin in the church, and it cannot be excused for any reason. So he only worked on hinting at "interests".
At present, the Yizhou branch has begun to disintegrate, some of the Xiangtang have rebelled, some of the first rats are at both ends, and some are directly disintegrated and collapsed, and the losses are extremely serious. Only the incense hall under his horse fear three shili is still stable. Once Ma Weisan is executed or deposed, this part of the incense hall will inevitably collapse.
And the sect is in Yizhou, and there is no second powerful sect member like Ma Weisan to come forward to act as the altar master. Once you are scattered, you have to clean it up again, it's not a matter of one or two years.
What's more, now that Daoist Zhang is preaching outside and soliciting hearts, it is impossible for him to give the general altar enough time to clean up the mess.
Of course, Ma Weisan stated this stake in a very vague way -- with the ability of everyone here, it was not difficult to understand what he was saying.
As he pondered the words, he secretly prayed in his heart that the money he had spent on him over the years and all kinds of precious gifts would save his life.
Xuan De had a cold face and listened to his words without saying a word. It wasn't until long after he stopped talking that he spoke: "You have committed a serious crime for the second time, and you will face the crime in the inner hall first!" He stood up and announced, "The affairs of this altar will be taken by this seat from now on!" β
"Obey the Lord's orders!" The crowd shouted together.
In the wing room behind the main hall, brought from the main altar was guarded, and Ma Weisan and Hu Qi'er were detained. The second entry is in the midst of "facing the wall and waiting for sin".
The courtyard was very quiet, and this was originally the important place of the master of the horse altar, and the general congregation did not dare to enter. Now, the internal and external defense is taken over by the entry of the general altar, and Ma Weisan himself is in an accident, and even fewer are willing to approach.
Although it is not a "bad house" in the wing, the sun is still hot and dry at night when the sun shines down all day in summer. He is now a "guilty" body, even in his lair, his subordinates do not dare to flatter, and naturally there is no ice cubes and all kinds of enjoyment in the past, so he has to sit shirtless on the couch and fan the wind.
Opposite is Hu Qi'er's house, and the door curtain is hung tightly. Ma Wei said with three hearts: I don't know how she is doing?
Thinking of Hu Qi'er, Ma Weisan couldn't help but think of the woman in his house - he couldn't sleep on a hot summer night, so he always had to call a woman in, took a bath and took off the naked hand-to-hand combat, and sweated happily. It's hard to even see each other now.
Thinking that this is the nest that he has operated for many years, and now he is allowed by a group of outsiders to give orders here, and even his own life and death are in their white spoon thoughts, and he is very annoyed in his heart.
Okay, haode local uncle is not appropriate, weishenme will go to participate in the secret sect? Over the years since he joined the church, he has been good at dancing with long sleeves, not only expanding Shili many times, but also from an ordinary tyrant to a nouveau riche with a lot of money.
At this moment, he suddenly understood a truth, his shili and wealth were actually not his, but from the sect. He always thought that he was using the sect, but in fact, the sect was not using him?
For a while, he had mixed feelings in his heart, and suddenly the door curtain was lifted. Xuan De walked in.
"The disciple greets the Fa driver," he quickly dropped the fan and knelt down, "The disciple doesn't know the Fa driving ...... coming."
"No need, you get up." Xuan De sat down on the couch.
"Thank you." Ma Weisan stood up, quickly took a collar of a long shirt to wear, because he didn't know his intentions, his heart fluttered a few times, took a few deep breaths to calm down, and stood firm with enough dark strength.
Xuan's martial arts skills were extremely high, and he was silent for a moment, knowing that the secret sentry outside the door had gone to a place where they could not be heard as he commanded. He looked at Ma Weisan and sneered:
"You're having a good time here."
"Don't dare, the disciple originally had some industry in the local area. Compared to the same way, it is really enjoyable to skip it. β
"There's no incense in it?"
There was a grim smile on the corner of his mouth, and his two pupils remained motionless, waiting for Ma Weisan to answer.
Ma Weisan's heart trembled, and he hurriedly said, "Don't dare!" The incense rites are all delivered to the main altar on time and in quantity, and the disciples don't even dare to delay for a moment, and they don't dare to be full......"
"I don't know how many people have come to the general altar to sue you," Xuan De sneered, "You don't understand this trick of yours?" and the government of the deceased to have a virtue! Send one or two to the total altar, and you will have at least three or four taels of benefits. Don't you know when you sit here? Not to mention what happened to you this time, that is, to check the incense and silver of the Yizhou branch altar over the years, you are a great crime, and the crime is unforgivable! β
Ma Weisan hurriedly said: "The disciple definitely doesn't dare to be full, and he charges some extra incense on weekdays - it is also for emergencies." This money is stored in the altar, in case the main altar has something to offer......" As he spoke, he glanced at Xuande, "The Dharma Master has come to eradicate the Dao this time, and the disciple is willing to offer this incense ceremony." β
Over the years, he has used various names to loot the incense ceremonies, in addition to embezzling a part of it, another part has been specially put forward for storage to be used to make the general altar and so on. There are still more than 5,000 taels of this silver -- the amount of incense paid by Yizhou every year is only 4,800 taels. Ma Weisan was ready to use the money to buy his own life.
To be continued