Chapter 19 Mobilizing the Masses
"Zhang Butcher, five taels of silver, please give me a small Buddha statue."
"Mass Manager, ten taels of silver, please give me a medium-sized Buddha statue."
"Ouyang Yuanwai, one hundred taels of silver, hang a merit card."
Yikong and others passed the initial shock stage, and under the command of Huo Yuanzhen, they set up a table and started registering.
Huo Yuanzhen kept entering the Wanfo Pagoda to take out the Buddha statue, and carved the name of the Buddha on the base below the Buddha statue.
The Merit Card was discovered by Huo Yuanzhen in the tower. The exquisite wood carving brand 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 starts at least one hundred taels.
I originally thought that this pagoda would take time to invite someone to the Buddha, but Huo Yuanzhen still underestimated people's worship and belief in unknown powers. A pagoda that rose from the ground, no one could explain why. At this time, many people had already believed in Buddhism and the existence of Buddha in their hearts.
If a truly existing god can bless himself, spending some money is nothing.
In two hours, more than 100 people participated in the invitation to Buddha, and Huo Yuanzhen received more than 3,000 taels of silver here.
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In the crowd, a man in brocade clothes looked at the scene in front of him, and someone next to him kept whispering in his ears.
"Are you sure this pagoda did not exist yesterday?"
"Yes, big,, uncle, this pagoda did not exist yesterday. Someone from Shaolin came to make trouble yesterday. After the abbot frightened the rascals, he told everyone that the Buddha would appear. As a result, this pagoda appeared here today. This matter is absolutely true. A villain can guarantee his life. Moreover, if you look at these fanatical people today, you can know that this matter is true."
"If this is the case, then this matter is really interesting. This small temple in Shaolin can actually be favored by Buddha."
The middle-aged man in Jinyi kept marveling and kept looking at Huo Yuanzhen in the crowd.
"This abbot is not old and can communicate with Buddha. This person is not simple. Have you ever checked his origin?"
"Uncle, I checked it. This little monk's name is Yijie. He has been in Shaolin Temple since he was a child. His master died. The abbot he took over has a senior brother and a junior brother. Several of them have different martial arts skills. Shaolin Temple is also the smallest martial arts sect in Shaoshi Mountain, and Yijie's martial arts can almost be regarded as the lowest person in Shaoshi Mountain."
"Hmph, I think your investigation results are not so credible. Didn't you just say that this little abbot used his head to take the ruffian's sword and was unharmed? In this way, his foreign kung fu has reached a considerable level, at least Iron Head Kung fu should be able to do it. With such strength, he is actually the last in Shaoshi Mountain. When has the level of our Henan martial arts world reached this level?"
The man in blue next to him was sweating coldly on his head and nodded frequently: "Yes, yes, what the uncle scolded is that we must have missed the attention. 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 it."
"Forget it, just pay more attention in the future. You should be able to see what level of martial arts skills of the little abbot has reached today. Didn't you say that Niu Er is a bit tricky? Let him try this little abbot's weight. Has he come?"
"Here, now they are twenty or thirty people, all in the crowd, just don't know when to take action?"
The middle-aged man in Jinyi nodded: "You go and add a fire. I want to see clearly, but remember that you must have someone secretly protect this abbot. He can communicate with Buddha. This is very important to me."
"Yes! Please don't worry, uncle."
The man in green nodded, then waved to the side, and some people in green around him entered the crowd and could not see them.
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Huo Yuanzhen was collecting money here, but he was always a little uneasy.
I have observed that Niu Er and others were mixed in the crowd, and there were also quite a few people.
Of course, after you master the roar of the lion, as long as these rogues dare to gather in front of you, they will be sure to shake them out with the roar of the lion.
But my internal strength is too poor, and I basically lose my combat ability with a roar. At that time, I still need Yijing and others to take action.
But the current situation is crowded with people, and it is definitely not enough to use the lion roar, unless you can gather these people together and find a place where no one can make you roar.
Of course this is unrealistic, not to mention that these people gathered here, Huo Yuanzhen is now unable to pose a threat to them because he practiced lion roar last night.
Huo Yuan was a little anxious and thought about how to deal with these people.
After thinking about it, Huo Yuanzhen's brows moved and he had a plan.
After greeting Yikong and waiting for a few words, Huo Yuanzhen stood up.
Looking at the countless crowds below, Huo Yuanzhen said: "My fellow villagers, listen to my monk's words."
At this time, people were already in order. People who wanted to invite Buddha were lined up, and those who had no money or who had no money were watching from a distance, watching the pagoda miracles.
People respect Huo Yuanzhen, the abbot who knew in advance that the Buddha would appear. When everyone stopped making noise when they heard him speak.
"Friends, our Shaolin Temple is blessed by the Buddha and will continue to show miracles in the future. The Buddha favors Shaolin and this land."
Everyone below showed joy. Even if they had no money to worship Buddha statues in the Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda, at least this land was blessed by the Buddha, so I guess there would be no problem with good weather.
Seeing everyone happy, Huo Yuanzhen continued, "But some people wanted to destroy Shaolin and make the Buddha hate this place. They came to Shaolin repeatedly to cause trouble. They did this, not only our Shaolin enemy, but also our enemies. The villagers think about it, you either invite Buddha or worship at Wanfu Pagoda, but these people wanted to destroy Shaolin, first of all, they wanted to destroy Wanfu Pagoda. Once they succeeded and the pagoda was gone, everyone's money would be gone, and the Buddha would not bless the place. You said, can we tolerate this behavior?!"
Huo Yuanzhen quickly aroused people's anger when he stated his interests and temptation.
In that era, there were many old customs and habits, and living people often worshipped the mountain gods and river gods. Moreover, those were all things that were gone, and many people believed them, let alone the real miracle in front of them.
Some people actually want to destroy everything that is hard-won, which is absolutely untolerated.
In an instant, the crowd was infuriated!
"Abbot, tell me, which turtleman has become brave enough to dare to attack Shaolin Temple and Pagoda. I am the first to not tolerate him!"
The official who spent 100 taels of silver to buy the merit card immediately stopped doing it. Regardless of his age, he rolled up his arms and rolled up his sleeves, revealing his slim little 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 desperately.
Not only him, but those who donated money to invite Buddha were no longer doing it. Just kidding, I just spent a lot of money to invite Buddha to bless him, and someone there wanted to demolish the temple. No, absolutely not. Who dares to touch a stone on Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda, these people can demolish his bones.
Soon the scene became extremely chaotic, and people asked Huo Yuanzhen who dared to arouse public anger and dared to capture the villagers of Dengfeng County.
Niu Er and others were a little hesitant. They came here today and wanted to find the place back, but when they saw the sudden appearance of Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda and the countless incense burning prayers around them, they were a little scared. They were looking for trouble in Shaolin now, but they were angry with the public.
Although he is a rogue, he is not stupid either. At this time, he was angry and could not find a place to reason even if he was beaten to death.
They all wanted to give up, but suddenly some people came over and said something to them, and gave them some benefits, wanting them to follow the original plan.
Niu Er couldn't offend anyone who spoke. He originally planned to bite the bullet, but he didn't expect that the young abbot suddenly made this happen again.
In an instant, Niu Er felt bad and didn't care about the benefits. He was about to take the people back, but Huo Yuanzhen, who was standing next to the pagoda, suddenly pointed to himself in this direction and shouted: "Here, it's them, Niu Er and his gang in Dengfeng County. Although I am merciful, teaching evil people is a kind thought. Everyone should be polite, just greet him."
Looking at the crowd of dark people, Niu Er couldn't help but feel numb, and screamed strangely, and rushed out with his men.
Niu Er and his team stood in the back, and these ruffians were all strong and powerful, so they could rush out.
But there are too many people, all of them are all the elderly, weak, women and children. Although they have no experience in dealing with hooligans, they can only scratch and kick each person.
When Niu Er rushed out of the crowd, he was almost begging for food. His clothes were hung one by one on his body, his face was covered with bloodstains, and his shoes were lost. He rolled out of the temple gate and ran away with a few subordinates who could move, not even dared to leave a harsh word.
The victorious people cheered, but Huo Yuanzhen did not think that the matter was over so simply.
It is right to follow the mass line by yourself. Not only can you conceal your own strength, but you will also have a mass base in the future, so it will be convenient for Shaolin to recruit disciples in the future.
But these people learn from their mistakes and think that they will come to trouble themselves in the future and choose to come at night, so they have to be careful.
While thinking, Huo Yuanzhen suddenly saw a group of men in green protecting a middle-aged man in brocade clothes to prevent being hit by the crowded crowd.
Huo Yuanzhen felt a stern heart. This man in brocade, seems to be not an ordinary person!;
Chapter completed!