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The next day, the people of the villages were cursing the county order while mourning, and the Tang soldiers had already killed them, and they did not dare to scold. However, the county magistrates who vowed to help them get justice returned in vain, which became their punching bag.

"Patriarch, someone from the Maitreya sect is here outside." A villager said with a complicated expression that they had a good impression of Maitreya, but if this favor cost their lives, then they would never want it.

The elderly patriarch was also entangled, he was afraid that having anything to do with the Maitreya Sect would bring ruin to the village. After thinking about it for a long time, he asked people to bring them in, knowing that if he ended up like this, he would definitely take the villagers into the city at the beginning, instead of thinking that the Buddhist family would not let them be implicated because of their compassion.

"The old patriarch mourns, these Tang soldiers are too cruel. However, I believe that if you die, good faith will be reborn in the Pure Land of Bliss. The deceased is gone, bring some money and food, I hope it can help you. ”

"Why is this so, why is it so, the villagers of my village are all dedicated to the Buddha and cultivate more good deeds, how can they end up with a tragic death."

Seeing that someone persuaded the patriarch to finally lose control of his emotions, he asked with tears in his eyes, his eyes were full of confusion, is it wrong to do good deeds, is it really to build bridges and pave roads without bones, kill people and set fire to the gold belt?

"Practicing good fortune in this life and in the next life, many good faiths have already achieved complete merit, and there will be no disasters and no difficulties in the next life. In addition to sending some money and food for emergencies, the most important thing is to inform you that Cai Cong, the big devil, has come, and no matter what happens in the future, you must not take in my disciples anymore, so as not to encounter trouble. ”

The Maitreya disciple said persuasively, as if I was completely thinking about the villagers, and the patriarch held his hand tightly and wanted to say something, but it was like a fish in his throat.

He didn't dare to speak, nor did he dare to think or act, if he recruited officers and soldiers again, then their village would not be able to withstand such a disaster.

"Let's stay for a light meal!"

After half a ring, the patriarch said ashamedly, others were thinking about them, but he was too cowardly to even dare to say a word.

A trace of viciousness flashed in the depths of the Maitreya disciple's eyes, but he said with a look of concern and kindness, "No, I can't wait for a long time, if Tang Bing knows that we have come, I am afraid it will be unfavorable to you." ”

"This group, this group of soldiers and bandits, they don't even treat us as human beings." The patriarch said with a grudge that his family was a Buddhist, and that his grandson had been beheaded at home.

"There are many helpless soldiers who are soldiers, although Li Shimin is plotting to usurp the throne, he is still a common man after all, and he only hates him for believing in Cai Cong, a murderer, which will lead to chaos in the world. If we want to blame Cai Cong, it's okay. ”

The Maitreya disciples said with a righteous face that they would pour all the dirty water on Cai Cong, and only in this way would they have a chance to be recruited in the future.

"Alas, it's not easy to have a peaceful birthday in a few days, just because this Cai Cong is raising flags everywhere to rebel, why is there no loyal ministers around the emperor to admonish him? What a faint king! ”

The patriarch said hatefully, his vision can't go out of the county where he lives, whether Cai Cong is good or evil is just hearsay, and then imagine it! Now that his grandson died tragically, he decided in his heart that Cai Cong was the devil who did all kinds of evil, and even faintly expected Maitreya to overthrow the Tang Dynasty and establish a Datong Buddhist country.

"Alas~ Okay, the inferior people will say goodbye first, and the money and grain will be distributed to the villagers by the patriarch Lao, may the world be the same, and everyone will have no more diseases and disasters."

After the Maitreya disciples finished speaking, they quietly left, leaving the patriarch and many villagers to think there, on the one hand, there was a righteous army that purified all sentient beings, and on the other hand, there was a murderous demon, should they take the risk to help Maitreya?

No one spoke their minds, and they were torn between their own safety. The patriarch did not speak, but called the families of the victims, distributed the money and food, and then everyone continued to handle the funeral.

At night, the monks were still chanting, and the sound of banging and banging made the whole village unable to sleep.

And at this time, the sound of horses' hooves trampling the ground made the villagers panic, and yesterday it was such an unbridled sound of horses' hooves that brought demons.

The men walked to the village with hoes and sticks, and the women and children hid under the beds, rice tanks, and water tanks, and everyone's faces were full of fear.

The cavalry grabbed the reins, looked at the villagers in front of him, leaned down and said with a gloomy expression: "This official received a report, saying that your village does not want to repent, not only continues to associate with the Maitreya Sect, but even every household prepares money and food, intending to fund the Maitreya Sect. ”

The patriarch's face changed greatly, if this crime is confirmed, then their village will be dead. He hurriedly knelt down and said, "Master Bing, this is slander, someone is slandering us. Someone from the Maitreya Sect has come today, but we have driven them away, we are all ordinary people who can't stand the toss, how dare we associate with the Maitreya Sect? ”

"Smack!"

A horse whip was whipped on the patriarch's face, and the officers and soldiers led by him said coldly, "Whether it is wronged or not, you will know." If there is no best, if it is really a secret thief, you will wait for death! Enter the village! Door-to-door search! ”

As soon as the officer gave the order, the cavalry behind him immediately rode into the village, and soon the cries of women and children and the violent shouts of the soldiers were heard in the village.

Looking at the more and more money and grain accumulated at the head of the village, the old patriarch's face was like ashes, where could the money and grain be hidden in a hurry? Now the mud fell into the crotch of his pants, and it was not but was.

"I can't see it! One by one, they were in tatters, but they didn't expect to be able to make up so much money and food. The officer sneered, the grain in front of him was no less than five thousand catties, and the silver was not less than a thousand taels, which was really a huge amount of money for a small village.

"My lord, this is not for the Maitreya Sect, this is for us ...... they gave to us" The patriarch wanted to explain in a hurry, but he couldn't say it anymore immediately, there was no secret word to the traitor, why did the traitor send them money and food? He couldn't explain it.

"Hmph, I won't admit myself now." The officer said coldly, his eyes scanned back and forth in the crowd, and then he said fiercely, "You can't kill them all, someone came to tie up all the men in the village more than fifty to the entrance of the village and behead the public." ”

As soon as these words came out, the villagers exploded, holding hoes and sticks to surround the old man in the middle and wanted to resist, but they were opponents there? In a short time, several were killed.

Looking at the dead people, the old patriarch closed his eyes and said bitterly, "You all get out of the way, we old guys will die if we die, you are still young and don't die in vain, the women and children in the village still depend on you to feed." ”

"But we can't watch you die! We fought with them. A young man shouted angrily with red eyes, but his father, who had a rough old face, covered his mouth.

The old people came out one by one without tying, kneeling in a row at the entrance of the village, the young people trembled with anger, but when they wanted to do it, they were stopped by the old people with their eyes.

If they really do it, the people in their village will die, and the old people don't want to see unnecessary casualties.

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