Chapter 19 Mobilizing the Masses
"Zhang butcher, five taels of silver, please have a small Buddha statue."
"Horse shopkeeper, ten taels of silver, please a medium-sized Buddha statue."
"Ouyang Yuan, one hundred taels of silver, hang a merit card."
After the initial shock stage, Yikong and the others set up the table under the command of Huo Yuanzhen and began to register.
And Huo Yuanzhen kept entering the Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda to take out the Buddha statue, and carved the name of the Buddha on the base below the Buddha statue.
The merit plaque was found by Huo Yuanzhen in the tower, and the exquisite wood carving plaque can be hung in a very conspicuous position.
However, the price of the merit card is relatively expensive, the large Buddha statue is only fifty taels, and the merit card is at least one hundred taels.
Originally, I thought that this pagoda would take time before someone could invite the Buddha, but Huo Yuanzhen still underestimated people's worship and belief in unknown forces, a pagoda rising from the ground, no one could explain why, at this time, many people have believed in Buddhism in their hearts and believed in the existence of the Buddha.
A truly existing deity is nothing if he can bless himself, spending a little money.
In two hours, more than 100 people participated in the invitation to the Buddha, and Huo Yuanzhen received more than 3,000 taels of silver here.
In the crowd, a man in a brocade robe watched the scene in front of him, and someone next to him whispered in his ear.
"Are you sure this stupa didn't exist yesterday?"
"Yes, Uncle 、、、, this pagoda was not there yesterday, yesterday someone in Shaolin came to make trouble, the abbot shocked those scoundrels, and said to everyone that the Buddha would manifest, and as a result, this pagoda appeared here today, this matter is true, the villain can take his life as a guarantee, not to mention that you look at these fanatical people today, you can know that this matter is true."
"If that's the case, then this matter is really interesting, this small temple in the Shaolin area can actually get the favor of the Buddha."
The middle-aged man in brocade couldn't help but marvel, and kept looking at Huo Yuanzhen in the crowd.
"This abbot, not very old, can communicate with the Buddha, this person is not simple, have you ever checked his origin?"
"Uncle, I've checked, this little monk is called Yijie, he has been in Shaolin Temple since he was a child, his master died, and the abbot he took over has a senior brother and a junior brother, and several people are not very good at martial arts?
"Hmph, I see that your investigation results are not so credible, didn't you just say that this little abbot used his head to pick up the splash skin with a knife yesterday and was unharmed, so to speak, his foreign kung fu has been practiced to a considerable level, at least the iron head gong should be able to, such a strength is actually the penultimate in the Shaomu Mountain, when will the level of our Henan martial arts have reached this height?".
The Tsing Yi man next to him broke out in a cold sweat on his head, and nodded frequently: "Yes, yes, the uncle reprimanded, it must be that we have neglected to supervise, the key is that this Shaolin Temple was not famous before, and no one paid attention to them, we really don't know much about this place."
"Forget it, just pay more attention in the future, what level of the little abbot's martial arts has reached, you should be able to see it today, didn't you say that Niu Er also has two hits, let him try this little abbot's catties, is he here?".
"Here, now there are twenty or thirty of them, all mixed in the crowd, but they don't know when to do it?"
The middle-aged man in brocade nodded: "You go and add a fire, I want to see it clearly, but remember, you must let people secretly protect this abbot, he can actually communicate with the Buddha, this is too important to me."
"Yes, please rest assured."
The man in Tsing Yi nodded, then waved his hand to the side, and some of the people in Tsing Yi around him entered the crowd and disappeared.
Huo Yuanzhen was collecting the money here, but he was always a little uneasy in his heart.
I have already observed that Niu Er and those people are mixed in the crowd, and there are quite a few of them.
Of course, after mastering the lion's roar, as long as these scoundrels dare to gather in front of him, with the lion's roar, he can still be sure to stun them at once.
It's just that his internal strength is too poor, and he basically loses his ability to fight when he roars, and he still needs Yijing and others to do it when the time comes.
But in this situation, there are so many people that it is definitely impossible to perform the lion's roar, unless you can gather these people together and find a place where no one can let you roar.
Of course, this is unrealistic, not to mention that these people have gathered here, Huo Yuanzhen is now weak because of the practice of the lion's roar last night, and he can't pose a threat to them.
Huo Yuanzhen was a little anxious in his heart, thinking about how to deal with these people.
Thinking about it, Huo Yuanzhen frowned and thought about it.
After greeting Yikong and the others whispered a few words, Huo Yuanzhen stood up after that.
Looking at the countless crowds below, Huo Yuanzhen said: "Fellow villagers, listen to what the poor monk says."
At this time, people are already more orderly, people who want to invite Buddha are queuing, and those who have no money or have no money for the time being are watching from a distance, watching the miracles of the pagoda.
People were very respectful of Huo Yuanzhen, the abbot who could know in advance that the Buddha would appear, and when they heard him speak, everyone stopped making noise.
"Folks, our Shaolin Temple is blessed by the Buddha, and will continue to show miracles in the future, the Buddha is in favor of Shaolin, and favors this side of the land."
The people below are all happy, even if there is no money to worship the Buddha statue in the Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda, at least this land is blessed by the Buddha, then it must be no problem to have a good weather.
Seeing that everyone was happy, Huo Yuanzhen continued: " However, some people want to destroy Shaolin, want the Buddha to hate here, come to Shaolin again and again to find trouble, they do this, not only our Shaolin enemies, but also everyone's enemies, folks, you are here in the Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda or invite the Buddha, or worship, but these people want to destroy Shaolin, first of all, they want to destroy the Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda, once they succeed, the pagoda is gone, then everyone's money is gone, the Buddha will not bless here, you say, can we tolerate this kind of behavior?!".
Huo Yuanzhen even stated the benefits and temptations, and soon aroused people's anger.
In those days, there were many stereotypes and bad habits, and there were often living people worshipping the mountain gods and river gods, and besides, those were all things that were gone, and many people believed in them, not to mention the real miracles in front of them.
It is absolutely intolerable that someone wants to destroy this hard-won everything.
In an instant, the crowd was furious!
"Abbot, you say, which king and eight lambs ate the courage of the ambitious leopard and dared to fight the idea of Shaolin Temple and pagoda, the old man was the first to not allow him!".
The member who spent a hundred taels of silver to buy a merit card immediately quit, and regardless of his age, he rolled up his arms and sleeves, revealing his small thin arms with loose skin, as if as long as Huo Yuanzhen pointed out who it was, he would go up and fight with the other party.
Not only him, but those who donated money to invite the Buddha are gone, just kidding, here just spent a lot of money to ask the Buddha to bless, there are people over there who want to come to demolish the temple, no, absolutely not, whoever dares to move a stone in the Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda, these people can tear down his bones.
Soon the scene was extremely chaotic, and people asked Huo Yuanzhen one after another, who dared to provoke the anger of the people and dare to trap the fathers and villagers of Dengfeng County in injustice.
Niu Er and the others over there were a little hesitant, and they really wanted to find their way back when they came here today, but when they saw the sudden appearance of the Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda, and saw the countless incense and prayers around them, and the pious people, they were a little scared.
Although he is a scoundrel, he is not stupid, and at this time, he committed public anger and was beaten to death, and he couldn't find a place to reason.
Originally, they were all about to retreat, but suddenly some people came over and said something to them, and gave them some benefits, wanting them to go according to the original plan.
Niu Er couldn't offend the person who spoke, so he was going to bite the bullet, but he didn't expect the young abbot to suddenly make such a play.
In an instant, Niu Er felt bad, and he couldn't care about the benefits, and was about to take people back, but he saw Huo Yuanzhen, who was standing on the edge of the pagoda, suddenly pointed in his direction and said loudly: "Oh, it's them, Niu Er and his gang in Dengfeng County, although my Buddha is compassionate, but teaching the wicked is a good thought, everyone don't have to be polite, just say hello."
Looking at the black crowd, Niu Er couldn't help but feel numb in his scalp, screamed strangely, and rushed outside with his subordinates.
Niu Er and they are standing in the back, and these splashes are also strong people, so it stands to reason that they can rush out.
But there are too many people, these people, old, weak, women and children, although they have little experience in dealing with hooligans, but one person can scratch and kick enough.
When Niu Er rushed out of the crowd, the whole person was about to beg for food, his clothes were hanging on his body one by one, his face was covered with blood, and his shoes were lost.
The victorious people cheered, but Huo Yuanzhen didn't think that this matter was over so simply.
It is right to follow the mass line by yourself, not only can you hide your strength, but also have a mass base in the future, and it will be convenient for Shaolin to recruit disciples in the future.
But these people have grown wise and have eaten a trench, and they must come to trouble themselves in the future, and they will choose to come at night, so they have to guard against it.
Just as he was thinking about it, Huo Yuanzhen suddenly saw that in the crowd, a group of people in Tsing Yi were protecting a middle-aged man in brocade clothes from being hit by the crowd.
Huo Yuan's heart was in his heart, this brocade man didn't seem to be an ordinary person 、、、 him!