Yang Rui smiled and said, "I just want to watch Jesus die, that's my purpose." As for who killed him and how he died, I don't care. ”

Although Judas did not speak, Yang Rui already knew that Judas's heart had betrayed, and he stood up and said, "To-morrow take a time to go to the northwest, where there is a residence of the clergy from Jerusalem, tell them the whereabouts of Jesus, and you will get thirty gold coins." ”

Judas asked, "What will the chief priests do with Jesus?" ”

Yang Rui said: "Tomorrow is the Passover, Jesus will be arrested that night, you just need to lead the clergy to find Jesus, and you don't have to worry about the rest." ”

Early the next morning, while the whole village was still asleep, Judas slipped out alone and came to the clergy's residence according to Yang Rui's instructions.

As soon as he entered the tent, one of the priests asked, "Who are you?" ”

Judas said with some weakness, "My name is Judas." ”

"Judas?" The priest seemed familiar when he heard the name.

Jude added: "I am one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. ”

When all the clergy in the tent were alerted, and quickly surrounded Judas, lest he flee, the priest continued, "Are you turning yourself in?" ”

Judas shook his head and said, "Accurately count me as meritorious." ”

"Meritorious?" The priest smiled contemptuously and asked, "What information have you brought that deserves my consideration for your meritorious service?" ”

Jude said, "I know where Jesus is hiding." ”

The priest immediately asked, "Where is he now?" ”

Judas said, "I will not say it until you agree to my terms, or I will not say a word to you." ”

The priest nodded and said, "Say, tell your terms." ”

Judah said, "First of all I want Jerusalem to be relieved of my pursuit and to forgive me all my sins." ”

The priest thought for a moment and said, "Yes." ”

Judas continued: "In addition, I will be rewarded with thirty gold coins. ”

"That's all?" The priest hardly believed his ears, and he laughed and said, "I promise you all that if you tell you the hiding place of Jesus, I will pay you thirty gold coins at once, and as for the abonement of your guilt, I will mention it to the chief priests later, and I will have the Roman governor issue a decree to pardon all your guilt, and you will not have to be in the eastern province of hiding, and you will be free to live anywhere with those thirty gold coins." ”

Judas stretched out his palm and said, "Then pay me thirty pieces of gold first." ”

The priest took the purse with thirty gold coins in his hand and asked, "Where is Jesus?" ”

Judas said, "It's in a small village southeast of here." ”

The priest gave Judas the money bag and asked, "But we don't know Jesus Himself, and when we go to that village, how can we arrest him?" ”

Judas took the money bag and hurriedly put it into his bosom and said, "Today is the Passover, and in the evening Jesus will gather us twelve disciples for dinner, and when the meal is over, according to his custom, he will surely go out to see us off. ”

The priest nodded and said, "Then we have a deal." ”

Judas said, "I must return at once, so that others may not suspect me." ”

Judas hurried back to the village with the bounty, and when he reached his quarters, before he could hide the coin, Matthew pushed the door in, saw Judas and asked, "Where have you been on this day?" ”

Judas explained in a panic, "I went out to the market town to buy some necessities for the master, and Magdalene was pregnant, and the woman needed more." ”

Matthew nodded and said, "That's the best." ”

Judas asked, "What is the matter with me?" ”

Matthew smiled and said, "The Passover supper is ready, and the master has asked me to come to you, so I left you alone." ”

Judas went out of the room and said, "Then go quickly." ”

Judas followed Matthew to the place where Jesus lived, and as soon as he entered the door, Jesus smiled and said, "Judas, you have finally appeared, take your seat quickly, the big ones are in a hurry." ”

Judas hurried to explain, but Jesus waved and said, "Forget it, there is no need to explain, today is the Passover, so let's hurry up and eat." ”

Judas sat down anxiously, one of his hands in his robe, clutching the heavy purse.

The Passover dinner was sumptuous, and Matthew brought lamb and fresh vegetables, so that everyone present had a great appetite.

Throughout the dinner everyone drank a great deal of wine, ate a lot of lamb and vegetables on unleavened bread, and laughed loudly. But during this process, Jesus did not say a word, silently eating the food in front of him.

His every move was under Judas's observation, usually Jesus was very funny and talkative, dinner was a necessary place for him to preach, he would not let go of this opportunity, but tonight, Jesus' behavior was unusual, which made Judas always uneasy.

At this moment, Jesus suddenly raised his head and looked at Judas, who quickly lowered his eyes and did not dare to look at Jesus because of his weak heart.

Then Jesus stopped eating and drinking, and slowly swept his eyes over everyone in the room, and when the people saw that Jesus seemed to have something to say, they also stopped the noise and looked at him quietly.

Jesus was silent for a long time, and then finally spoke: "I already know that one of you has betrayed me, that I am about to be arrested by the clergy from Jerusalem, and that I know who betrayed me, and I hope that he will come forward bravely." ”

At the first word, all the people were speechless, and Judas trembled in even greater fear, knowing that if Jesus had betrayed him, the other disciples would tear themselves to pieces.

Jesus glanced at Judas and continued slowly: "I am not saying these things to ask the teacher for sin. My own destiny I know for myself, that I will die, for the people of the world, in exchange for their eternal life. ”

Peter said, "My master, get out of here at once, and tell me who the man who betrayed you is, and I will kill him!" ”

Jesus shook his head and said, "I will not name this man, because it is my destiny and I will accept it." It doesn't matter when I die, what matters is how the religion I created will survive after I die, not forever after I die. If that happens, I won't be able to account to God. ”

Jesus took a sip of wine and said, "Magdalene has my blood and bones, and I hope that you will give birth to this child in peace, whether it is a man or a woman, and he will become the new Pope." ”

"This kid is still unknown!" Accord suddenly spoke: "How do you make us believe in an unborn child?" ”

Jesus glanced at Accord and said, "Since this child has my blood and bones, he will be able to perform miracles like I do." and grow up under the teachings of wise men, and be able to take on heavy responsibilities in the end. ”

"Peter is your first saint," said him, "and he has been with you the longest and has been of great respect, and I think he is the most ideal person to succeed him, and even if he wants to give the position of Pope to the unborn child, he must leave it to Peter before he reaches adulthood." ”

Jesus was silent for a moment, then he glanced to the side of the room, his gaze resting on everyone's face, and it was clear that he had an answer. At the same time, there was a helpless wry smile on his face.

He said, "In that case, let Magdalene take my place, and Magdalene is an adult, and I don't think you will object to it anymore." ”

Accord exclaimed, "Why her?" My lord, you have to think about the future, hundreds or even thousands of years from now, not just decades. We have gone through great hardships to create this sect, and it cannot be destroyed because of the inheritance. ”

Matthew also said, "I also approve of Peter's succession, which is good for everyone." ”

Matthew's words were tacitly approved by everyone, and Jesus was helpless, he drank the wine in the glass, sighed, and said: "It seems that God is right, he knows human beings too well, it was he who asked me to tell you this, I don't believe you will do this, but it really happened." It seems that I should die, and perhaps I will be able to wake you up. (To be continued.) )