Lao Qintou didn't care what others said. He had studied. Although he was not a Confucian scholar, he had attended the county school. Otherwise, how could he have been able to become an upright person?
He never believed in ghosts, gods, Buddhas and Taoism. The more severe the disaster, the less trustworthy these things were. Who would give you free benefits?
It was getting late, but the victims could not enter the city. There were so many of them that the relatively spacious official road was blocked. The victims fell asleep leaning on the edge of the official road, and some even slept directly on the official road.
Old Qin Tou looked around and asked the young men of the village to sleep outside, while the women and children slept inside before sitting down with peace of mind. Although there were many people gathered outside Nanjing, the silence at this time was a bit scary.
Occasionally, I could hear the cry of a child, but it was quickly stopped. It was such a hard life!
Lao Qintou, who had planned to stay up all night, fell asleep holding his whistle stick without realizing it. The surroundings were quiet, and no one noticed that a silver light flashed past. Lao Qintou, who had been sleeping soundly, started to struggle.
It's just that the silent struggle lost all movement after the whistle stick fell to the ground.
The surrounding villagers just glanced at him and didn't care. On the contrary, they were too tired in the past few days and no one wanted to disturb him.
But if you look closer, Lao Qin's old, withered face looks particularly ferocious in the moonlight...
When it was daylight, the victims finally exploded. Dozens of people died in just one night, and the death conditions were without exception hideous and miserable.
The victims, who finally realized something was wrong, panicked. Some said it was a divine punishment, and some said it was retribution. However, the victims soon concluded that without exception, these people had insulted the Buddhist White Lotus Society.
"This White Lotus Club is just a bunch of monsters!"
"Don't dare to talk nonsense. It's impossible to say that he has great supernatural powers! Look at how many people died last night. They didn't suffer retribution!"
The victims were horrified, but the female Bodhisattva in white still walked slowly with her people, looked at the villagers in front of her and the corpse of Lao Qintou on the ground, and recited in a low voice: "The treasure cauldron burns incense, fills the four directions, Zhou Liupu arrives
Lingshan, I invite you to the King of Dharma. The Dharma Realm is boundless, and all the Buddhas descend to the Dharma. The fragrant clouds in the south cover the Bodhisattva Mahasattva!"
Following the words of the woman in white, the people around him were horrified to find that Lao Qin Tou's body actually moved, and then a puff of smoke slowly rose and dissipated.
The woman in white spoke slowly, her voice sounding like beads falling on a silver plate: "The donor has been saved by me and will go to the bliss of the Western Heaven. Please restrain him!"
The scene in front of them was beyond the imagination of the victims. At the same time, they also recognized that the woman in white in front of them was the Bodhisattva who came to the world. They bowed their heads one by one and shouted: "Thank you Bodhisattva, Bodhisattva bless you!"
The woman in white slowly left with the believers. They walked through small groups one after another, saving corpses one after another. More and more people followed her... With each additional person, the White Lotus Society's team grew larger.
one cent.
Such spread is astonishing among the victims. The teachings of the White Lotus Society are simple and roughly the same as the Pure Land Sect. They worship Amitabha and require believers to recite the Buddha and observe the precepts (not to kill, not to steal, not to commit sexual misconduct, not to lie, and not to drink alcohol) in order to be reborn in the West.
Pure land.
Of course, the teachings of positive energy make the people more receptive and willing to accept them, especially the victims who are forced to flee by miscellaneous taxes and drought, and they are even more willing to believe what the White Lotus Society says.
As the number of people increased, the teachings of the White Lotus Society soon also changed quietly. If you have a little research on Taoism and Buddhism, you will find that the content of the so-called White Lotus Society begins with the teachings of the Maitreya Sect.
Make a transformation.
This change is quiet, and ordinary believers are almost unaware of it, because the White Lotus Society is the White Lotus Sect, and the White Lotus Sect originally evolved from the Maitreya Sect. However, the White Lotus Sect retains the goodness of the doctrine, making it easier for people to believe
, and the content of Maitreya Sect is to constantly make subtle changes to the teachings of White Lotus Sect, allowing believers to gradually become devout and devout.
In just a few days, the victims saw that Yingtian Mansion did nothing and closed the city gates to stop the victims. Now even the possibility of being exempted from miscellaneous taxes was so slim that it was better to believe in religion and get relief.
The Bodhisattva in White not only enlightens mortal beings and makes people take refuge, but also gives blessings to eliminate disasters, cure diseases and save people. Even if they are unbelievers, there are many men who are willing to worship under her white veil.
As for women, they believe more in the doctrine and can be converted by her with just a few words, because everything she says is helpless for women in the world.
"Enter my white lotus, and your body and mind will be pure. A woman can cultivate into a Bodhisattva and be equal to a man! If she has an impure reputation and is insulted by others, my white lotus brother will cleanse her of her grievances!"
Under the guise of equality between men and women, standing up for promiscuous women or widows with a bad reputation can win over women's hearts to a large extent.
At this time, Yingtian Mansion realized that the situation was serious. Although the Bailian Society did not cause trouble, most of the victims outside the city believed in the Bailian Society. Even those who did not believe had a favorable impression of the Bailian Society. Wu Yu knew that no matter how many victims there were, it would not be scary.
, many of these victims came just to seek tax exemption benefits, and eventually had to return home to continue working.
But now that these disaster victims have gathered together and become believers of the White Lotus Society, the problem will be huge. Once they are not satisfied, the monsters of the White Lotus Society will instigate them, and a civil uprising will easily occur. No matter what they are willing to do, once a civil uprising occurs, they will
The prefect of Yingtian Prefecture has an unshirkable responsibility, and the road to Qingyun is cut off!
It is a pity that although Wu Yu knew the pros and cons, he had no way to deal with it. He did not dare to easily open the gate of Nanjing City to let the victims enter. Not only were there a large number of people here, but there were also Tianjia Temples.
Yingtian Mansion was the place where Zhao and Song Dynasties were prosperous. It had the Holy Ancestor Hall, the Hongqing Palace, the Guide Hall, and the same palace city as the capital.
So Wu Yu made the most basic and stupidest decision, sending the Yamen servants from Yingtian Mansion to arrest the principal of Bailian Society...
The result can be imagined. When the government officials left the city from the small corner gate of the south gate of Yingtian Mansion and walked through the official road full of victims, carefully looking for the person in charge of the White Lotus Society, they had already been targeted by the Bailian Society.
The woman in white with a curtain on her head did not hide. Since she was called the female Bodhisattva, of course she had to work hard and come in light gauze and thin clothes. The government officials were thirsty when they saw her, but the people around her felt this.
This is an act of blasphemy against the saint.
He was yelling and cursing, but when did Ying Tianfu's yamen servant ever feel so angry, he shook the handcuffs in his hands to make him be more honest.
"Don't argue, don't cause trouble. The teachings of our White Lotus Society are to serve the Buddha devoutly and not fight against the worldly world!"
After calming down the people around, the woman in white looked at the government officials and saluted slightly: "I wonder what these officials want from me?"
Seeing that the people all around were silent, several government officials suddenly became proud. Seeing the gourd-like woman in white in front of them, the young government officials slowly stepped forward and said with a smile: "I want the young lady to know that we are here to arrest the leader of the Bailian Society on the order of the Lord.
If this lady is my boss, please come with me and avoid the pain of shackles!"