The place where the four holy monks sat has become a holy miracle, and no one is allowed to move it. Yang Ling ordered the soldiers to surround the blackened fire with a cloth curtain, and announced on the spot that he would build a Qibao Linglong Pagoda here to commemorate the miracle of the four living Buddhas becoming immortals and attaining the Tao.

Many gentry, and even the poor people heard the words immediately to donate generously, to help build the tower, donate more to record good deeds on the merit tablet, donate less only ask to carve a large number similar to 'so-and-so to visit here' on the base of the tower bricks, the right admiral of Jin Wuwei Liang Hongle's heart was overjoyed, and he grabbed two Xiucai on the spot as a tent, and wanted to immediately spread out a stall to collect cash, but was stopped by Yang Ling.

Yang Ling persuaded him for a long time, saying that the return of the four saints to heaven is the glory of the whole Bazhou, and it is a grand event for the people of the whole Bazhou, and the cost of building the tower will be donated by the pilgrims to the living Buddha in the past, and it will be built by the governor of the state government, which will persuade the unwilling people to leave.

Today, I came to participate in the Hongfu ** meeting and saw such a miracle, which made the people of Bazhou dance with joy, and they all sighed that this trip was worthwhile. The news of the ascension of the "Four Holy Monks" has not yet spread out two streets, it has already gone out of shape, after the continuous processing of the believers, the four divine monks rose in the fire, and the plot of driving the clouds to the west has been vividly constructed.

The entire Bazhou and even the surrounding counties and towns were boiling rapidly, and the backyard of the Di family was originally a vegetable field, and it was said that it was a holy land, and the vegetable field became a holy land. There was a steady stream of people who came to worship the miracles.

When there are more people who worship miracles, so do the peddlers. Followed by the ladies and wives of big families who usually don't go out of the door, they also showed up, and those who begged for children and Langjun also came, and there were also girls in Qinglou who begged for good morning.

There are many girls and young women, and there are many beautiful people in Qinglou, and the prodigal son of Dengtu also smells the fragrance, pointing and judging one by one, and sometimes taking advantage of the crowd to squeeze close to the bumper arm, rubbing the ass can be beautiful for a long time. This time, there are more petty thieves and fishing.

The back garden of the Qincha became a temple fair, and the flow of people continued from morning to night, and the cases of theft and indecent assault reported by the Zhizhou Yamen increased tenfold. At this time, Liang Hong, the deputy Qincha, finally found an opportunity to make money, and after asking the grandfather of the Qincha Weiguo for instructions, and the Yamen of Bazhou Zhizhou, Liang Hong really made a small profit.

The officials, gentry, and people of Bazhou originally believed that the four living Buddhas were the real living immortals, and naturally they had no doubts about the 'shattered void, white ascension' shouted by the grandfather of Qinchaguo himself, otherwise how could there be a reason to be ecstatic to stop here?

Yang Ling also pretended to be pious, and arranged all kinds of aftermath matters after running, and in the evening he finally had time to return to his own yard.

Yang Ling gently helped him up and said: "Why does Mu Xiucai have to bow so long, the prince of the country is not avenging you personally, the cult bewitches the people and harms the township, the court should have severely punished it, the country has seen it, how can it be let go?" ”

Mu Sheng wiped the tears on his face and said gratefully: "Having said that, these demon monks have befriended the officials and gentry, and there are thousands of Li people under the bewilderment, and the relationship between the layers is like a golden light covered by countless beliefs. In this way, this gang of scourges is eliminated, and the people of Bazhou are all blessed, and the adults are of supreme merit."

Yang Ling smiled dumbly, he helped Mu Shengren back to sit on the chair, sat down according to the chair, and said: "Punishing these four evils, of course, relieves hatred, if you want to save the people of Bazhou from fire and water, it is still too far away." Just look at the crazy believers who came to worship in the back garden.

As soon as the news of the 'Four Holy Monks' soaring spread, the people became more convinced and obsessed, and it was strange that other demon monks and demons could not add fuel to the fire, bewitch more people, and harm more good people. The four demon monks are excepted, but not only will they not solve the misfortune of the people of Bazhou, but they will fall deeper and deeper and become more obsessed! ”

Mu Xiucai and Miao Gang woke up when they heard this: "Yes, what I think is too simple, using this method to execute the four demon monks will certainly not cause the anger and resistance of the superstitious people in Bazhou, but it also makes them even more obsessed with these gods and monsters, hoping that they can practice the Tao, how can they be considered liberated?" ”

Liu Dabang mallet was arranging soldiers in the backyard to protect the "miracle", at this time only Song Xiaoai was by Yang Ling's side, she was very happy to get rid of the four scourges with a smile, but she was also stunned when she heard this, and blurted out: "My lord, what should I do?" Isn't this the removal of four demon monks, but the fulfillment of forty, four hundred demon monks and demon paths? ”

Yang Ling sighed and said, "Yes, unless those deceived people can come to their senses, who can help them?" The desire of the people's hearts is not forbidden by the law, not to mention that these demon monks are even more hidden and deceived in the name of authentic Buddhism."

Song Xiaoai stomped his feet hatefully and said: "These demon monks are hateful, and those deceived people are really hateful!" My lord, if you want to immediately lead people to the residence of the four demon monks to confiscate all the property, you can recover some losses for the people."

Yang Ling smiled and shook his head: "No, no, these money are copied back and returned to the people, and they can use it to honor the new living Buddha and immortals." It is better to give them money than to give them a sense of reason. However, I believe that among these new immortal living Buddhas, there must be no personal disciples of the four demon monks, they know the details of their masters, so they will never believe in any tricks of flying up and descending from the heavens.

The demon monks and demons next to him don't know the details, and they will also observe their words and colors to see if there is an opportunity to take advantage of it. But the four monks of Zhishan were beheaded by my Yang and gave them yin, and the decree of the heavens was also a trick of my Yang broom, and the disciples of the four demon monks would never even be able to see this. It's just that they have hardships and don't dare to say it.

Do you think that the disciples of the Four Demon Monks will not be weak-minded? Do you still dare to stay in Bazhou? They must be weak-hearted, they must be afraid that I will cut them, and if they want to flee, they will not be willing to leave behind the gold and silver treasures that have been deceited, and I guess they will sweep away the treasure tonight. ”

Song Xiaoai was anxious when she heard it: "Huh? You all know that you're still sitting here in all directions, my lord, you are really calm, let's hurry up and go to the house, no, the temple."

Yang Ling smiled, picked up the teacup with his hand, cocked Erlang's legs and said leisurely: "Can't copy, can't copy, can you sweep away the dragons and spirits in Bazhou, I can all point to the four holy monks, these loser apprentices." Let them steal, let them escape, hehe, whoever stops me is in a hurry".

"Huh?" Miao Gang and Mu Xiucai looked at each other, and only after a while did they say sneeringly: "Grandpa Guo's gourd, what kind of medicine is this selling?" ”

"Shhhh What other medicine can I sell? Song Xiaoai pursed her lips disdainfully: "Pretending to be a ghost"

Yang Ling laughed, got up and said, "That's right, you have to pretend to be a god and make a ghost!" In the name of God, I will sweep away all ghosts, snakes, and gods! From now on, the national prince is the spokesman of God, the first god stick in Bazhou! ”

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"Xiao Ai, where are you going?"

Song Xiaoai turned around and grimaced: "The last general will go to find a big stick mallet, and hurry up to build another high platform for Master Yang to promote **!" ”

"Boss, what are we going to do?" A bunch of shiny bald heads gathered together.

The corners of a burly monk's eyes twitched, and he said in shock: "Yang cut off his head, the sky kills the stars, it's really true!" It's true! No wonder he cut off more than 1,000 heads with a trumpet cannon in Fujian, and there was a dignified provincial political envoy inside, and he didn't even blink his eyelids, he was too ruthless! ”

The monk's voice trembled: "What is the white saying flying up, shattering the void, what skills do the four masters have, others don't know, don't we know?" Can they become Buddhas? It's so ruthless, it burns a fire, and burns four people alive."

"Big brother, I'm strange, the fire we set up has been said, it can't burn the master at all, they somehow set a fire down there, but why don't the masters know how to hide? I still wonder if I burned to death without moving."

The burly monk sneered and said, "The people of the drama will change, and each one is subtly different. The master is not a real King Kong, they drink wine, eat meat and play with women, they are even more powerful than us, and it is strange that they are willing to be burned to death. I don't know what the man surnamed Yang did, but the masters must have been cheated by him."

He looked at more than a dozen henchmen and brothers, and said: "We can't stay in Bazhou, everyone knows that Yang Chopping has the decree passed down by the master after his ascension, and the people of Bazhou are fascinated by the master's Shinto Taoism, and they will obey the bullshit decree created by Yang Chopping the head."

If Yang beheaded for the public, then he knew what the master did, and he wouldn't let us go. If it's for selfishness, if you want to eat black and swallow the gold and silver treasures accumulated by the master, then you have to kill us, we have to leave quickly, we can't stay here, the master's gold and silver can be taken as much as you want, we have learned a lot of fancy with them in the past few years, and we will be living Buddhas in a different environment."

"Good!" A few men who didn't have a spy at all, and pretended to be a monk after shaving their bald heads, were gearing up, and their ambitions suddenly rose. "But", the master's vault key is on his body, such a fire, I'm afraid the keys are all gone, and we can't open it."

"Rubbish!" The boss glared at him: "I still want a fart key, I can't carry it by five ghosts, and you still can't open a mountain?" Brother a few copying guys, let's smash the vault! ”

"Did they flee with gold and silver?" Yang Ling asked with a smile.

"Yes, Grandpa Guo, there are eleven people in total, divided into two groups, each carrying a package and leaving at night."

"Hmm, eyed?"

"Eyed."

"Okay, as soon as the news spreads tomorrow, I will lead the officials of the Bazhou government to arrest them, and don't run away any of them, but they must be secretly detained first, and they can't be publicized. They are the last hole cards, and if they are turned over at the critical moment, they will not have the effect they should have. Hehe, did you go to their treasure trove to investigate? ”

"Yes, they occupy a large hall in Longquan Temple, because there are many believers, and the abbot of Longquan Temple does not dare to provoke them, and they do not let their disciples pass. That courtyard has been occupied by them all the time, and no one in Longquan Temple knows about it after they fled.

We sent people to search and found that a secret cellar had been dug under the meditation room, and a secret door had been repaired, and the door had been split open when we inspected, and some jewelry, jade, gold and silver jewelry that were not easy to sell were discarded indiscriminately, and there was not much gold and silver ready-made, so it should have been taken away by the disciples of the four demon monks."

Yang Ling nodded and said, "Okay, keep an eye on the scene and don't move, tomorrow morning, Grandpa Ben will go to receive the property." ”

Second, Fan Moli, the governor of Bazhou, and Jiang Haiwen, the official of Bazhou, led the three classes of officials, Yang Ling led the soldiers, and called the representatives of the Baojia Lizheng and gentry from all over the city, and rushed to Longquan Temple surrounded by a large group of people.

Bazhou Longquan Temple, located in Xin'an Town, Bazhou, was founded in the late Tang Dynasty, formerly known as Longhua Temple, the Jin Dynasty changed its name to "Puzhao Zen Temple", the Yuan Dynasty was named Longquan Temple, there are two ancient wells on both sides of the central axis in front of the Daxiong Treasure Hall in the temple, the water is like a spring, so it is named "Longquan".

The main hall of the temple is three rooms wide and three rooms deep. After the Thousand Hands Buddha Pavilion. There are also three side courtyards, this side courtyard is the four holy monks first in the name of the order, but gradually occupied, even the monks of Longquan Temple are not allowed to step into the thief's nest, but also those fanatical believers in the eyes of the Daxiong Treasure Hall more solemn holy place.

At this moment, this holy place in their hearts is in shambles. The split door of the cellar, the scattered gold and silver, and the empty scene of people going to the temple stunned all the believers: how is this possible? The disciples trained by the Buddha himself turned their backs on the Buddha, stole gold and silver and fled?

In the deathly silence, Yang Dashen appeared on the stage and improvised his first oracle: "Fellow villagers, gentry, the four divine monks have ascended to the Spirit Mountain, and this official, like everyone, deeply remembers the voices and smiles of the four holy monks, and their amiable and respectable master character."

These riches are left to you by the Buddha. You, the people, sold all your property in order to donate incense and worship the Buddha. Your piety, the four monks have spirits in the heavens, and they know in their hearts. The four monks passed down the decree and ordered the official to return the property appropriately according to your wealth and the amount of money you had donated, but the disciples of the four monks saw the profit and betrayed the gods and Buddhas and fled.

I, Lord Fan, and Jiang Tuiguan, will definitely send someone to arrest them, and we will definitely try our best to arrest them and bring them to justice to recover everyone's losses. Now, there is only this little property left, don't worry, don't panic, please line up, consciously maintain order, I will distribute the remaining treasures to you first.

Everything in this hall is yours, please rest assured, our government does not want anything. Don't worry, folks who haven't been allocated, you should first register with the government, and if, as soon as we can catch the traitors who have fled, and the money has not been squandered by them, we will call you to continue the distribution."

The common people are anxious when they hear it, if, once, in case? It has to be that they haven't squandered it, so how sure is it? If you can't get me today, won't you have to resign yourself to fate?

This is the psychological tactics played by Yang Dashen, it turns out that these believers are willing to tighten their belts and donate all the money as sesame oil money, what is the picture? Just sow good causes and get good results, and there will be good rewards in the next life, and now the living Buddhas who are allowed to give them all these have become immortals, and the future is bleak. Fortunately, the four living Buddhas declared that they would return the money to them, and now they are making such a trick, isn't that a chicken and egg fight?

Greed began to rise in everyone's heart. The people were boiling, and began to rush forward, for fear that if they were left behind, they would lose their share. The greed for wealth, the desire to reclaim one's own possessions, overrode the blind fanaticism for religion at this moment, and with the scramble of others and the influence of the surrounding atmosphere, this psychology became more intense under the influence of mutual infection, and quickly developed into a great war no less than riot.

At the behest of Yang Ling, Song Xiaoai and Liu Dabang had already told their own ears that the situation was not good, and when they saw that the situation was not good, their men immediately shouted "It is important to protect the grandfather of the country", and then shamelessly withdrew from the battle group, leaving the officials of the Yamen of Bazhou Zhizhou alone in front of several large tables that had been set up, on which all the property moved out of the cellar was placed.

As soon as they saw that the officers and soldiers of the great official Grandpa Weiguo from the capital had retreated, the people were greatly encouraged, especially the people behind and the people crowded in the crowd, they were not worried that they would be seen or remembered by the officials, and they shouted and screamed unscrupulously, inciting everyone to rush forward.

A great commotion began, and the hats of the officials were lost, the wind and fire sticks were gone, the robes and boots were all gone, and they fled from the frenzied people. Fan Moli and Jiang Tuiguan watched in amazement as these mobs frantically looted, as if their bodies were no longer made of meat, and they squeezed over from all directions, squeezing the sturdy incense case with a creaky sound but no one cried out in pain.

The people who grabbed the things didn't even have time to breathe, and immediately fought their way out of the encirclement from both sides, tightly clutching the necklaces and earrings in their hands and fled. The incense burner, the futon, and the hanging cloth curtain are just like scraping the gold dust on the Buddha statue with a knife.

These believers, who are weak-willed and easily swayed by the words and emotions of others, are easily infected, especially when their greed has risen at this moment, and they are stimulated by such a fanatical scene, and the people behind them have nothing to grab, they begin to feel unwilling.

"Don't suffer from widowhood, but suffer from unevenness", Wei Zai said, the ancients did not deceive me!

These believers have not yet seen through the red dust, and if they do not care about profits and do not care about interests more than ordinary people, they will not donate a lot of property to plant good causes, hoping that they will be either rich or expensive in the next life. Others got it, but they didn't, and this grievance and jealousy brought their already frantic emotions to the peak.

They scolded and cried bitterly, completely forgetting that this was once a holy place for them to worship in awe, as if the family was about to starve to death without this money, and surrounded Yang Ling and Fan Moli and other officials unrelentingly, their eyes were red, and they shouted that they must be compensated and asked for an explanation before they were willing to leave.

Yang Ling wanted this kind of result, taking advantage of their greed, first telling them that each of them would receive a large sum of money, just like the empty check written by the four divine sticks to these believers to make them become kings and marquis in the next life, and be rich and noble, so that their psychological expectations would first swell to a high point, and then use a sudden blow to make their hopes come to naught.

In their frustration, a small number of people have realized this wish, and the jealousy and comparison psychology of others have quickly fermented, and the culprit who has led to the disappointment of their hopes is the people around the living Buddha who is most revered, and the blind anger derived from all kinds of psychology can easily be dominated and used by him.

"What should I do, my lord?" Jiang Haiwen has been arresting bandits for half his life, and he has never seen the people who were honest and honest become like crazy lions, and he has no idea for a while.

"What should I do, Grandpa Guo?" Lord Fan turned his head and asked Yang Ling without a master's mind.

Yang Ling coughed twice, suddenly jumped on a table, raised his arms and shouted: "Don't make noise, everyone, listen to me!" ”

The noisy temple suddenly fell silent, and the crowded crowd froze there, their eyes on Yang Ling.

With the spear of the son, the shield of the attacker, and the god of the gods!

When many believers were full of anxiety, anger, and impatience, Yang Dashen Stick threw out the second oracle he personally concocted: "Folks, don't worry, the four holy monks have expected that these disciples are not strong-minded and have impure motives, and when the four holy monks are there, they still dare not do anything, and when the holy monks return to Lingshan, they will do nothing."

Last night, the four holy monks gave me a dream, and the four holy monks said that in fact, there are many people in Bazhou who pretend to be gods and Buddhas, swaggering and deceiving, and when the four holy monks are there, because they have compassion in their hearts, they hope to influence them with a Buddha's heart, so they can't bear to expose their deception. Now that the merits of the four holy monks have been completed and they have returned to Lingshan, these liars have no scruples and are going to deceive the people even harder.

You see, the disciples who followed the four holy monks all betrayed them, and the others can be imagined. There are no more resources to give you here, but do you know who else in Bazhou is called an immortal saint? Except for the four holy monks, those great gods and half-immortals are all fake, and they are just squeezing the people's money.

We're going to get them away, we're going to get back the money they've been swindled out of. Now, let's go, the four living Buddhas are watching you from the spiritual mountain, you have to drive away all these guys who pretend to be gods and ghosts, and maintain the true Pure Land! ”

Like a pot of boiling water, the vigorous mass god-destroying movement was born with a wave of Yang Ling's big hand. The mighty 'Fight All False Immortals' team continued to expand and spread to all the towns and villages.

Yang Ling's words gave them a reasonable reason, a psychological hint of self-deception and self-hypnosis: I did the right thing, I went to drive away those great gods and half-immortals, and robbing him of his money would not anger the gods, because I was serving the true divine will, and I was righteous!

In recent years, Bazhou has become a favorite place of the gods, real people, mages, and mushrooms have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, but because the four saints are the most powerful, the most influential, and the longest history, the other gods are recognized as the most powerful people, and if they want to open a mountain and establish a household, they must prepare a big worship pier.

Now that these gods have always publicly admitted that they are the most powerful living Buddhas, and they have just risen in plain sight, and their fame has risen to the highest level, at this time their spokesmen openly claim that all other so-called people with magical powers are liars, and there are countless believers who testify and support, who else dares to doubt it?

Those gods have words of suffering, and it is difficult to even give any explanation. If they dare not say that the Four Saints are fake, then they cannot say that the oracles passed on by the dignified and powerful Grandpa are fake, so they cannot refute the accusation that the oracles are false gods and gods with any reason. This is like Yang Xiuqing, the king of the East during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, when everyone has recognized him as the spokesperson of the gods, then the original creator of the gods can only acquiesce to his existence, denying him is denying himself, denying the gods he created, and the bitter wine he brews can only be drunk by himself.

The entire Bazhou began the purge of cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods. Mobilizing the masses to fight the gods is the most effective method, which will not arouse the opposition of the people, and the counties and towns, where there are great gods and where there are half-immortals, these people know best.

Moreover, these believers kept saying that they were following the will of the four holy monks, so there was no weapon fight between believers at all, and many believers of the great gods and half-immortals immediately turned back and joined the camp of counterattack and liquidation after hearing that the four holy monks who had the most prestige and had risen in vain had named their trusted immortals as divine sticks.

Turn your hands into clouds, cover your hands for rain, everything, in the name of God!

The gods of Bazhou have had a bad year, one by one they have become rats crossing the street, everyone shouts and beats, and the most painful thing for them is that these people who have caused them to run around and lose their homes and businesses are actually the banner they have always used to deceive the people. These great gods and demi-immortals, who were unprecedentedly majestic and respected everywhere, were defeated at the hands of the gods they had created.

Yang Ling consciously regulated the behavior of the people, not only not to suppress their enthusiasm, but also to prevent them from causing radical behavior, or expanding the scope of the attack into an uncontrollable riot.

As one by one the pretending ghosts were exposed, Yang Ling ordered the local government to take them, along with the disciples and henchmen who followed them to deceive people, and put them on the streets to perform their so-called supernatural powers and how to swindle and deceive money.

The exposure and performance of these tricks have become a New Year's scene in Bazhou, where the people both relieve their hatred and confusion, and the content is varied, like a magic show, watching them work hard in the field, they don't need to throw money into it, they can also throw bricks and tiles, which can attract countless Bazhou people.

Many businesses found this very attractive, and simply stopped hiring dragon dance teams and lion dance teams to celebrate the Chinese New Year to solicit business, but took the initiative to ask for the criticism meeting to be held in front of their shops, and as preferential conditions, they provided free tea, lunch, and benches to the yacha.

With the revelation of the deception one after another, and the magic tricks similar to those used by the four holy monks were exposed, the people who were very fanatical and glorious at the beginning to carry out the extermination of "pseudo-immortals and infidels" began to be confused and shaken, and the unwavering persistence in their hearts and the inviolable gods began to be shaken.

The gods who were imprisoned and awaiting disposal are now left with nothing. Willing to cut his whole body, dare to pull the emperor off the horse, not to mention the death of the "four holy monks" who will also implicate their brothers, many gods have been released, and began to deliberately expose the deceptions related to the four holy monks, and the huge propaganda has made the people more and more suspicious of the "four holy monks".

Now, no one defends the "Four Holy Monks", and when the liquidation and exposure of the "immortals" from all walks of life is nearing the end, more and more unfavorable evidence points to the "Four Holy Monks". Countless evidence shows that they are also gods, and the truth has been revealed, but no one dares to pierce this layer of window paper among the people who have suddenly lost their sustenance......

On the ninth day of the shattered void of the "Four Holy Monks", that is, on the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Baojia, Lizheng, and Changfu began to beat gongs and bangs to announce everywhere: The government has captured the apprentices of the Four Holy Monks who absconded with money, and it is clear that these monks will be tried publicly in Bazhou City.

The next day, the people who rushed to hear the news were crowded, and the Zhizhou Yamen simply couldn't let go of so many people watching the trial, and the backyard of the Qin Chaxing Yuan, a large area of the wall was torn down, and in the place where the "Four Holy Monks" Bai Yu soared, Lord Fan and Jiang Tuiguan presided over the trial, and Weiguo Gong presided over the trial, and the disciples of the four holy monks held a public trial meeting.

One case after another, one case after another, all of them were masterminded and commanded by the four divine sticks, and many of the cases involved serious cases of breaking the family and killing their lives, how could these disciples be willing to take the blame on themselves? Now that they have been convicted of absconding with money, they can no longer have a relationship with the "Four Holy Monks" and get rid of their crimes with the support of many people, so they can only have a chance to survive if they desperately pour sewage on the "Four Holy Monks", pick up all the blame, and say that they are insignificant little minions.

Create gods, destroy gods with gods, and finally pull down the sacredness that you have built with your own hands from the altar. When all the divine sticks were swept away like autumn wind sweeping away leaves with the help of fanatical believers, the "Four Holy Monks" who had lost their use value were thrown from the altar by Yang Ling like a rag.

Their apprentices told a series of conspiracies in public, Mu Shengren dragged his stump legs, his face was full of crimson flesh and blood weeping and mourning, and finally the apprentices of the four holy monks performed a so-called miracle again in public, so the eyes of fear and doubt were cast on the spokesman of God, and he witnessed and said with his own eyes that the four holy monks were flying up to the Wei Guogong.

The final mission of the Yang Great Divine Stick was accomplished. This time, what he promulgated was no longer an oracle, but simply stated the means of punishing the four demon monks, and immediately issued an official statement with severe wording to crack down on cults and evil sticks, announcing the complete banning of all sectarian societies established in the past 10 years, and the temple property and real estate of regular Buddhism and Taoism that were originally occupied by them were immediately returned, and the god sticks who were burdened with serious cases were strictly examined, and the last shrine was punished according to the law. At this time, of course, you can't accept the property confiscated by the Di family, and you have to avoid suspicion, in case the people suspect that the grandfather is fake for personal gain, and what if the people donate incense to the Buddha and the Taoist masters with the people of Bazhou?

Yang Ling's reason was high-sounding, Fan Moli only asked for instructions once, and he didn't have time to come again, and the believers who used to kowtow like pounding garlic in front of the gods moved their positions and changed the kowtow location to the Zhizhou Yamen.

It turned out to be kowtowing to pray for blessings and wealth in the next life, and then handing over a lot of silver, but now it is kowtowing and begging for the return of property and blood debts, and then handing over tear-stained paper.

They can still drag on the cases of ordinary people, and a family like Mu Xiucai, who is quite prestigious and influential in the local area, has been deceived and deceived by countless people, and the people who are officials rely on the local gentry very much, so they can't be careless. As for the officials who did not hand over the papers, such as Zhang Zhong, Zhang Gonggong, and Zhu Qianhu of the Health Office, they gritted their teeth and asked him to be strict with the magic stick and recover the property they donated as soon as possible, so they could not be sloppy.

So now Lord Fan can't wait for Duke Wei Guo not to come to make trouble for him, but I'm afraid that Yang Ling is here now, and he really doesn't have time to do the handover, inventory and confiscation items. Yang Ling just got what he wanted, wandering around, delaying time and not going back to Beijing.

Liang Hong, the deputy Qincha, was also very busy this year, he flipped over the sign of the "Four Saints Ascension Miracle Exhibition Office", and wrote "Thousands of knives and scrapes the four great gods to kill the place", and came in for ten yuan, if you are willing to take thirteen yuan, you will also give a dog dung bag for them to throw and vent, and still earn money like running water.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, there are lanterns.

In Bazhou, you will naturally go to Shengfang Town. Shengfang's lantern is very famous, its production skills are complex or simple, there are large and small, large to more than zhang, small not inch, can be played in the palm of the hand. There are hundreds of kinds of palace lights, human-shaped lights, plant lights, bird and beast lights, wind lights, architectural lights, etc.

Bazhou was busy all over the city, but Yang Ling traveled lightly and quietly arrived in Shengfang Town, where he was going to enjoy the lanterns at night.

In fact, due to Liu Jin's surprise assessment this year, except for Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe and other more far-sighted people who stayed away from Beijing to avoid the imminent storm, most of the officials did not leave, they were busy pulling relationships, going through the back door, and running for officials.

Because Liu Jin ordered to lay off personnel and streamline the organization. The major yamen of the Beijing division should set up a quota of 300 people, but as long as they are from his subordinates, regardless of corruption, old age, or illness, they will all be retained. All the officials below the command, now as long as Liu Jin writes a note "appointing so-and-so as an official in a certain place", the officials will immediately follow it and dare not play it again.

Even Yang Shen, the little Luo Butou who has always liked to do it, seems to have become much more peaceful because of the fact that all the backers have left Beijing, and in addition to mobilizing military officials and raising objections, most of them pretend to be deaf and dumb at other times and ignore them.

There is only one Jiao Fang left among the three bachelors, but this old man is said to be seriously ill and does not show up all day, Liu Jin is very satisfied with his acquaintance, so he reciprocates, I heard that Jiao Ge hates Jiangxi people, because Jiangxi people are not allowed to serve as Beijing officials. He remembered that Xie Qian was the one who wanted to execute the Eight Tigers, and Xie Qian was from Yuyao, and he stipulated that Yuyao people were not allowed to serve as Beijing officials.

Liu Jin's power is getting bigger and bigger, and more and more people are offended, and this kind of behavior is not only indignant by the local officials in the DPRK and China, but also by the students and scholars in various places.

Liu Jin ordered all ministries to self-examine and self-correct, and the criminal department Shangshu had nothing to impeach, and was called by Liu Jin to scold him, and after coming back, he had no choice but to invite his subordinates Wang Shangbin and the three to have a drink, and then apologized while announcing that they would impeach them, and find some charges at random to prove that he was also unswervingly carrying out Liu Gonggong's will.

The most surprising thing is that it has become a common practice for Liu Mansion to receive gifts, and all Beijing officials have to go to Liu Mansion to give a generous gift after returning from a business trip, and returning home for the New Year is no exception. In fact, the Beijing officials are far less rich than the local officials, and they finally went out, and the Cheng Yi gifts given by the local officials were not enough for Lao Liu.

Zhang Cai knows that Liu Jin will offend everyone sooner or later, if you eat meat, if others can't even drink a sip of soup, then who will follow you with all their hearts? But he didn't dare to persuade Liu Jin not to accept gifts, and he also knew that persuasion was useless, so he admonished euphemistically: "Father-in-law, the magistrates are relatively rich, and they are far away, so let them pay some gifts, but most of the Beijing officials have no way to get money, and they can only get some oil and water when they go out of Beijing, if they come to give gifts, then they will inevitably step up the search after leaving Beijing, and plant all the charges on your head, saying that it is to give you gifts, isn't this ruining your reputation?"

Besides, the Jingguan is right under your nose, and they are people who can usually do things, as long as they listen to their father-in-law's words and do things for their father-in-law with peace of mind, do they still need that little gift? ”

Liu Jin was not very happy at the time, but when Zhang Cai left, he thought about it and felt that it made a lot of sense, at this time, Ouyang Yun and more than a dozen people had just returned to Beijing after the New Year, and brought gifts to Liu Daguan, Liu Jin in order to show that he was honest, the gifts were confiscated, and more than a dozen people were sent to the Criminal Department, and they were sentenced for bribery.

This time, the hundred officials were terrified, they didn't know what gifts should be given, what gifts should not be given, and they had to back up the gifts before giving gifts, and the people around Liu Jin were asked to understand, and they had avoided his taboos, but as a result, the layers of little ghosts reached out to ask for money, and the silver that needed to be spent was more, and the officials were even more angry.

Yang Ling listened to the report of his subordinates, and only felt ridiculous: this benevolent brother ...... He's a funny expert. In front of the emperor, he is exquisite, clever, and never does anything out of the ordinary, but when he gets down, all the stupid tricks come out, isn't this a change of way to dig a hole for himself?

Yang Ling instructed his subordinates to wait and see what happened, and he calmed down and waited for an opportunity in Bazhou. When he, Song Xiaoai, Liu Dabang and others arrived in Shengfang Town, sixty or seventy guards had arrived in advance, all of whom were henchmen, dressed as ordinary people and chartered an inn.

Yang Ling arrived at the residence, bathed and changed clothes, changed into a robe, and the sleeved arrow musket was still habitually worn on his body, so he had dinner in the room, and then took more than forty elite guards to walk out of the inn, and first wandered around the streets of Shengfang Town.

Shengfang lanterns have the "River Lantern" of the Bon Festival on the 15th day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, and then the "Ice Lantern Conference" of the Lantern Festival reed shed, and the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival is held in the town at the same time. Due to the fame of the lantern festival here, many wealthy gentry from other places also come to watch. So although Yang Ling has a fresh face, it is not surprising.

Yang Ling was wearing a green shirt, his long black hair was tied in a knot, and an agarwood headband was tied with green silk. Outside, he is covered with an expensive snow-white light fur, his face is like a crown of jade, his eyes are like a star, and even a jade pendant on his waist swings gently with his pace, all of which are elegant and graceful, and many girls and daughters-in-law in the town frequently turn their heads and cast their eyes with admiration and appreciation.

The guards pretended to be tourists, scattered far and near, and Yang Ling was only followed by a big stick mallet and Song Xiaoai in front of him. The big stick mallet is dressed in a green coat and a small hat, with a fierce momentum, looking like a wealthy slave.

Song Xiaoai is dressed as a delicate and pretty little maid, her black hair is pulled into the three buns of an unmarried girl, a pair of big black eyes, fresh skin and tender meat, small mouth cherries, picturesque eyebrows, pink face and peach cheeks, like a budding flower.

The three of them in this line have attractive capital, especially the style of the noble family, which immediately attracted the attention of several pickpockets, and began to tiptoe around intentionally or unintentionally.

It was just evening, but the street was already very lively, just walked to the three-way intersection, and suddenly saw an awe-inspiring man in front of him, also dressed up for a show, but the body was really rough, and the beard under the jaw was similar to that in the mallet, but the eyes were big, and it was very majestic. Such a majestic man, but the road is very careful, I saw him holding a cloak, delicate and pretty beauty, is slowly walking on the street, that careful, doubly caring demeanor, you can see how much love for this woman.

The woman was a young woman, a head shorter than the bearded man, and her figure was slender. Her hair is combed and coiled, the water lake is green and the flowers are more than the armor, the narrow sleeves are embroidered with the same color of the rich and noble Shu brocade jacket, the pleated skirt on the ground, and the small waist is too small to grasp, and a colorful scarf with a faint golden flower shadow can be seen in the luan belt.

Pink face, peach cheeks, sandalwood mouth charming, a pair of watery eyes, a smile and a variety of charms, although the dress she wears is cold, but it is still like spring water. As the skirts moved, the bow shoes loomed, and the woman was obviously the wife of the big man.

Such a burly man, but married such a charming and lovely little wife, Yang Ling looked interesting, and couldn't help but look at it twice, and found that although the big man was rough and tall, he was only born with a thick skeleton, but his expression and bearing were by no means coarse. The big man was also looking at him, and after a while, he seemed to appreciate the temperament of his group of three.

The two looked at each other and smiled, nodded to each other, and were about to cross their shoulders, when the big man's eyes flashed, and suddenly he saw a person, and couldn't help laughing and said: "Feng Banxian, I haven't seen you for a long time, do you also come to see the lamp?" ”

Although this person is not a rough person, but this voice is too loud, Yang Ling and the others involuntarily turned their heads, looked at the person he greeted, and saw a thin man in his thirties, with two mouse's whiskers on his lips, and although the robe on his body showed that his family was good, he shrunk his shoulders and back, and he walked with a sense of wolf.

The man's popularity was extremely corrupt, and he hurriedly ran over with his robe, and said hatefully as he ran: "You Zhao madman, don't shout, my name is Feng Xiaomu, not Feng Banxian." Don't hurt me, Yang beheaded in Bazhou City is slaughtering gods and destroying immortals, whoever is stained with gods and immortals is unlucky, Liu Dashen'er in the town said that he took advantage of other people's wives when he jumped gods, and he was just chopped off a kitchen knife by other people's men, and he didn't dare to report to the official! ”

The big man known as Zhao Madman laughed heartily, clapped his hands and said, "Hahaha, no matter how high you are, the gods are afraid of kitchen knives." Hehe, it's not called, but you're alone, how can you be interested in coming to see the lights, don't you want to take the opportunity to spend money, right? ”

The half-immortal's face turned red, and Madman Zhao didn't realize it, and laughed a few more words before accompanying his wife to say goodbye, and his wife's soft voice came from the wind: "Look at you, people haven't messed with you, why be so sarcastic?" Always give yourself to provoke".

Yang Ling couldn't imagine that the Divine Extermination Movement was so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it was estimated that the Divine Stick would not have a market in Bazhou within twenty or thirty years, he and Song Xiaoai looked at each other and smiled, turned around and walked out of the town, to take a look at the prestigious Shengfang Ice Lantern.

Feng Banxian saw that the madman Zhao was gone, and spat hatefully: "Phew! What a madman, relying on the fact that there are two bad money in the family, he doesn't take Lao Tzu seriously".

At this time, two people who followed Feng Banxian chased after him and said, "Prime Minister, slow down."

The sound of these words is definitely not loud, standing here Yang Ling should not have heard it, but this is the exit of the three-way intersection, Yang Ling was about to go out of the town, the wind was blowing urgently, and he was going in his direction, and the words were steeply in his ears, and they were fleeting, but Yang Ling heard it really.

"Prime Minister?!!!

Did I hear me right? What is this called?

Yang Ling was shocked, could it be that a certain big official in the Han, Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties crossed over?

Yang Ling's eyes were straight, his gaze turned slightly, and he was meeting Song Xiaoai's strange eyes, four eyes and one pair, and both of them read a sentence from each other's eyes: "You heard it right, what he shouted was the prime minister!" ”

(To be continued)