The county magistrate said: "There is no need to rush for a while, let's see what that guy wants to do. We will investigate again and report again!"

After another hour, the spies reported back. The general looked very strange and said: "According to the spies' report, the man has visited three wealthy households in the city. The first household was almost beaten out. I don't know what means were used to get there." He entered, but when he came out, the whole family of the rich family came out and respectfully presented them with gifts, and sent a butler to lead the man to the next rich family."

The county magistrate wondered: "Does that guy have some magical powers or something else? How could he win people's trust in such a short period of time? It's really strange! He is so arrogant and has met people, so he will be recognized when he goes to steal. ?”

The spies reported back one after another, and the county magistrate's face became more and more weird. It turned out that every time the big man visited a wealthy household, he would be worshiped like a god and Buddha in a short time. In just one day, all the famous wealthy businessmen in the county were killed. I visited them all and it seemed like the leader of some cult was very popular.

The county magistrate and the general looked at each other, really confused as to what the man's plan was. It was almost dusk at this time, so the magistrate ordered people to set up many large pots, boil some food such as gruel, and distribute it to everyone. refugee.

There were not a few grains of brown rice in the gruel, only rice soup was left, but everyone was still eating happily after being hungry for a long time. At this moment, the city gate suddenly opened, and many men and women came out with horses and oxen.

The county magistrate's expression changed drastically and he shouted: "What's going on! How could anyone dare to leave the city without authorization! Go and find out!"

Those men and women didn't care about anything else. When they arrived outside the city, they set up a stove and started mixing and washing rice. They actually made staple food such as rice noodles. There were also chefs wearing white clothes and aprons around their waists. Instruct his servants to cut and wash vegetables and meat, and cook the dishes in the pot.

The county magistrate became more and more angry, and suddenly he saw several people coming in a hurry. He recognized several wealthy households in the city. On weekdays, Jincheng relied on their help to raise taxes. The county magistrate did not dare to neglect, so he quickly put on a smile and greeted the generals. , smiled and said: "Why are you fellow villagers here?"

Those wealthy businessmen were all friendly and healthy. A squire at the head smiled bitterly and said: "We are all here under orders to help the county magistrate rescue the victims!"

The remaining wealthy households all nodded and said with a smile: "Not bad! Not bad!"

The county magistrate was surprised and happy, and said: "I also know that your family is rich and you have a lot of grain. I have also advised you to open warehouses and store grain to share the worries of the court, but..."

Several wealthy households were all smiling bitterly. After hearing about the chaos in Qingzhou, they had secretly been hoarding grain and grass in order to make a fortune. The county magistrate came to ask them several times to open warehouses and store grain for disaster relief, but they were all ignored. Wait for rejection.

Those wealthy households were a little embarrassed and said, "Master County Magistrate, please stop teasing us. We have no choice but to do so. A man came to visit us in the city. He was very miraculous and possessed magical powers. He could cure all kinds of diseases." , and also had a deep understanding of Buddhism and Taoism, so that we, the old parents, old wives and old aunts, simply worshiped us as gods. The man asked us to give up food for disaster relief, saying that by doing an immeasurable meritorious deed, accumulating negative virtues, we could also return to the world. To the ancestors of all generations, my father and mother heard about it and immediately agreed, forcing me to have no choice but to come!"

The county magistrate then understood and shouted: "That's it! It seems that that guy has a heart of Bodhisattva! Where is he now?" A spy reported back and said: "That man has left the inn with the caravan and left the city. !”

The general said: "Sir, do you want to send someone to recover them?"

The county magistrate smiled and said: "Since you have the intention to provide disaster relief, you should be sure that he is not a demon and has nothing to do with us. What are you going to do after him? Forget it!"

The caravan left the city through another gate. As expected, it was not questioned at all and easily left the Golden City. The carriages and horses were leisurely. Qi Ze sat in the car and closed his eyes to rest, but he was actually looking at his own cultivation.

The old man smiled and said: "My benefactor is really powerful! In just one day, he made those rich people worship them like gods. This kind of method is really amazing! Can you tell me what method you used and how you made them look like gods?" Do the rich families in the city treat you with respect?"

Qi Ze opened his eyes slightly and said calmly: "To put it bluntly, it doesn't matter. The heads of wealthy households must be money-loving and extremely suspicious. But after all, they still have parents, wives and children. As long as they show a little magical power, they can make them wait. Serve willingly.”

It turned out that Qi Ze had already ordered the old man to sneak into the city to find out which family was rich and had a lot of food and grass, and which family had old and frail parents who believed in gods and Buddhas. When he found the first family, he only said that he was proficient in the art of Qihuang and could heal his family. The elderly are suffering from chronic diseases, so even though the rich man is hesitant, he still has to give it a try.

With Qi Ze's Taoist methods at this time, couldn't he easily cure ordinary people? However, after a while, he cured the wealthy old man's chronic illness for many years, and he was immediately regarded as a guest of honor.

Qi Ze took the opportunity to show his magical power, and the wealthy family respected him like a god. He then asked the wealthy family to introduce other wealthy families on his behalf. With the first wealthy family as a guarantee, the next thing was easy.

In this way, I visited seven or eight hometown gentry and elders one after another. When I met a family that believed in Buddhism, I only had to talk about Buddhism and recite a volume of the "Rebirth Mantra" to save the souls of the dead, and I was greatly respected.

Those wealthy households are not stupid either. The elders in their families have believed in Buddhism for many years and have met many eminent monks and sages. As soon as Qi Ze opened his mouth, he naturally knew that he was a virtuous man who had extensive knowledge of Buddhism. In such a short period of time, among those wealthy households In his eyes, he is already comparable to the eminent monk of Mahabodhi Temple.

Qi Ze gathered wealthy households and proposed that there were hordes of refugees outside the city who were in urgent need of relief. This was also an immeasurable meritorious deed. Those wealthy households still wanted to hoard, but the elders in the family readily agreed. No matter how arrogant they were, how could they dare to disobey their elders? He had no choice but to open the granary and store food obediently.

After Qi Ze finished this, he politely declined the offer of donations from several large families, and then he drifted away, sighing secretly, and thought: "Although it is not the work of a cult to show off magical powers and gather believers, it is against the purpose of Buddhism. But if you don’t steal, don’t rob, and just help the people in a dignified way, that’s the only way. This is also the most sincere way to unite knowledge and action!”

After hearing this, the old man was filled with admiration and said: "I see, my benefactor is really a clever plan!" Qi Ze said: "There is no need to flatter me, I'd better hurry up and hurry up. I'll go and see what's going on in Youzhou City. Even Jincheng has so many things." There are so many victims, Youzhou City must be overcrowded!"

The old man did not dare to delay, and immediately hurried on, driving straight all the way to Youzhou City. Qi Ze disliked that the carriage was too slow, so he immediately used magic to bless the horses. Since the magic was revealed in the golden city, it was not bad this time. .
Chapter completed!