When they heard that there was a government official, the three of them did not dare to make noise anymore, but they did not let go of their hands, and grabbed them tightly, and walked to Xu Ping with pulling and pulling.

A middle-aged man who was pulled by two people started speaking first: "The official made the decision for the little people. These two evil people came from. When they entered my shop, they beat and scolded the customers and overturned the tables and stools. What's particularly annoying is that they broke the stove in my kitchen and knocked the pots and basins to the ground. It was obviously going to break the villain's way of living!"

He pulled one of his middle-aged men in a long gown and spat at him: "You are so slandering! What is this place? The master wants to build a release pond here, but you open a shop to sell fish next to you. It is clearly a blasphemy of Buddhism! How can we Buddhist children allow you to do this so much!"

As he said, he increased his strength on his hands, pulling the owner tighter.

Xu Ping looked at the three of them, but he still couldn't pull them in front of him, and he was entangled, not giving him any face to the local official, and his face was already dark.

He turned to Tan Hu and said, "Come on, take these three fools down, each of them will wake up ten sticks!"

Although Xu Ping did not use a guide to follow the ceremonial guard when he went out, he still brought the small stick of the sergeant. When he heard the command from the commander, he said nothing, and went forward like a wolf or a tiger to pull the three people apart, pressed them aside, and each of them hit ten sticks firmly on his butt. The three of them screamed like ghosts, and their butts immediately began to swollen.

In the Song Dynasty, corporal punishment was divided into cane punishment and flogging. The cane punishment was used to hit the back with a large stick, which was called a spine stick, and the fouling was used to hit the span, which was called a buttock stick. When using a stick in the law, there were many "folding sticks" according to the "stick method". However, local officials of Xu Ping's level of use were more casual and might not act according to the law. If they were more cruel, extra-laws were used to kill the stick.

After the ten rods were beaten, the three of them were honest and lay on the ground and dared not speak again.

Tan Hu looked for a chair from the shop for Xu Ping to sit on. He stood behind him and looked at the three of them with his waist knife.

Xu Ping pointed to the owner and said, "You talk first, what's going on?"

"The official is clear about it. The young man opened a shop here, sold some wine and food, earned some interest to support his family. He has always been abide by himself and never committed crimes. These two people came to the store and said that with Master Zhiyun's lay Buddhist, the young man immediately cleaned up his family and left the place, and was not allowed to open a shop here. The official, the young man had a seventy-year-old mother in the house and a young son under him who was hungry and closed the shop. Where did my family look for food and drink? They all said that the monks were compassionate, why were these two so cruel?"

Xu Ping had no expression on his face and waved his hand to shut up. When he said it was pitiful, there was a seventy-year-old mother above and a breastfeeding baby below. Where did this lyrics passed down from?

Pointing to the man who had not spoken, Xu Ping said: "What's going on?"

The man blushed, but his words were not fluent: "The official has clearly investigated that you must not be deceived by that villain. We are both merchants from Qinzhou, who are dedicated to Buddha. When we were in Qinzhou, we had been practicing with Master Zhiyun. When we arrived here a few days ago, we heard that the master was going to build a temple here, so we volunteered to stay with the master. One was to serve the master with us, and the other was to help the master fulfill this ambition. The official also knew that the master had the ambition to build the pool here into a release pond in Taiping Village. This wine shop was so unbearable that he was slaughtering fish in this compassionate place. Can we be patient with such a blatant blasphemy of Buddhism?

Xu Ping said: "So you rushed customers in the store and smashed the things in the store?"

The man blushed: "Since he doesn't listen to any advice, we have to use this method!"

"After all the time, you are here to smash the store, right?"

"We are just protecting Buddhism and punishing it slightly!"

"A little punishment?" Xu Ping was so angry that he almost laughed when he heard this, "Will you be a little more serious, may you still have to close the store and arrest people? You are so arrogant. The monk said that this is a release pool, but it is really a release pool? If he said that the entire Zuojiang River is a release pool, would all the fishermen go home to drink the northwest wind? The world is the world of the Song Dynasty, and when will it become yours? He has to sell whatever you ask the store to sell, and he cannot sell it if you don't want to sell it? What a domineering monk!"

The Buddhist children of the Song Dynasty were more taboo to be called monks, and they generally called masters of monks or tactfully called monks. Xu Ping spoke with monks and felt a little angry.

The two lay Buddhists on the ground saw Xu Ping's face not looking good, and they still whispered: "The officials are a little exaggerating, we are just protecting the Dharma-"

"When will the world of the Song Dynasty obey the Dharma? You must abide by the Dharma. You will go back to the temple to guard it yourself! As long as the subjects of the Song Dynasty do not violate the law, it will be your turn to shout and kill! In the public places, private law will replace the law. You two are so brave! Are you going to rebel—"

With a reversal exit, the two people on the ground immediately changed their faces and shouted injustice: "The official has clearly investigated that we are just children of Buddhists, and we are eager to protect the Dharma, and we have no intention of despising the official Dharma-"

Xu Ping was originally disliked all kinds of charlatans, and the two of them tried to distinguish, which made him angry, but the rebellion was indeed overwhelmed. He stopped talking, but just looked at the two of them coldly.

Everyone who was watching the fun happily saw that the matter had come to this point and they all calmed down. The two lay Buddhists were really at fault. The matter was not big, so it would be fine to impose a little punishment. I wonder why this young official from the tutoring department was so angry and could not get rid of the matter by just a few strokes.

"The master is here!"

At this moment, someone shouted outside the crowd.

The two lay Buddhists on the ground breathed a sigh of relief and shouted together: "Master, please save us both!"

The crowd of onlookers made a way out. An old monk with white beards and white sleeves walked in from outside. A young novice monk about ten years old followed him, with a scalp glowing green, obviously he had just been ordained.

The old monk came to Xu Ping and folded his hands together: "I am merciful!"

Xu Ping looked at him coldly, turned to look at the little novice monk: "One more monk, is there any certificate?"

The old monk was startled and asked the certificate of tribute. This official was not friendly to the children of Buddhists. Although the government prohibited the private slaughter, as long as it was not outrageous, all places would turn a blind eye and would not ask the certificate of tribute when they saw a bald man. Especially for these little novice monks, they are mostly treated as servants of ordinary people. A certificate of tribute can range from dozens of silos to hundreds of silos, which is similar to the price of buying an official. Who would give it to a servant?

Seeing that Xu Ping was not good-looking, the old monk hurriedly said, "My Dharma name is Zhiyun, and I have met an official. This little novice monk just followed me to do some miscellaneous things. He is not considered a formal monk and has not yet applied for a certificate of justice."

Xu Ping snorted and did not ask any further questions.

The issuance of formal sacrificial certificates requires monks to go to Kaifeng Prefecture to take the exam. Not to mention the difficulty of the exam and the expensive travel expenses, there are quotas restricted every year. Not famous monks, but there are several serious ways to pass this kind of serious way. Most of them are the royal family doing rituals, such as the emperor and the empress dowager, and praying for blessings. There are special orders issued with varying numbers of quotas. This is the biggest source of quotas for monks in major temples. Another major source is to spend money to buy, and the court's sacrificial certificates are marked, and they are sent to the place to pay for various funds. Rich people often buy two blank sacrificial certificates, put them in the temple, or let someone else become a monk on their behalf, which is similar to incense money. In Water Margin, Lu Zhishen first went to Mount Wutai to become a monk through this way.

The certificate of tribute is hard to come by, so many monks outside the staff were mixed in the temple, and only after they had the chance was transferred to formal staff. This is something that everyone knows, and Xu Ping will not hold on to it.

Seeing that Xu Ping stopped asking questions, Master Zhiyun secretly breathed a sigh of relief and asked Xu Ping carefully: "Official, don't you know what these two lay Buddhists have committed?"

Xu Ping said coldly: "I smashed and smashed other people's shops for no reason, and I'm not sure what to do, so I'll take them here!"

Zhiyun was startled: "Officials clearly checked that these two lay Buddhists have known each other for many years and are good people who have been doing good deeds for a long time. How could they do such things that are beyond our minds?"

"The person I beat, the things I threw out are here. Could it be that I was mistaken?"

"Why would the officials be wrong? It must be that the two lay Buddhists had any misunderstandings, and I will ask clearly."

Xu Ping sat on the chair, just staring coldly and didn't say anything.

Master Zhiyun took two steps forward and approached the two words on the ground: "You two are proficient in Buddhism. The Buddhists are compassionate, how could they do such an embarrassing thing?"

The two of them said the story awkwardly, and looked at Xu Ping from time to time, but they were still not angry.

Master Zhiyun sighed and turned to Xu Ping and said, "The official is also the two lay Buddhists who are devoutly respecting the Buddha, and they are not suitable for doing such a thing. I dare to ask the official to give up his hands and let them go this time!"

Xu Ping said coldly: "What about the things that were broken by them? Forget it too?"

Zhiyun was stunned and said carefully: "Some stoves are worth a lot of money. These two lay Buddhists are rich, so it's not a big deal to pay them. However, it is indeed inappropriate for this store to kill chickens and fish in a quiet place in Buddhism. According to my monk's wishes, I will pay the store a few dollars and let him open a store elsewhere. What do the officials think?"

Xu Ping smiled and said, "This is something you discussed with the store. Why is this official worried about? If you give the money, he is willing to move away. If you are willing to do something, the government will interfere for no reason."

Zhiyun breathed out: "Officials are merciful!"

Xu Ping said again: "However, they have already smashed the store today, but it is difficult to let go. Otherwise, if someone comes here to open a store in the future, you can make random calls in the store. Who knows if it scares people away or spends money to make people willing to leave?"

Zhiyun was stunned: "What the official means is-"

"If these two people have to pay the owner's things, they will also have to pay the money if they disturb their business. Besides, they will talk about other things. Just pay the compensation, but how can you discuss with the owner? It's your business."

Zhiyun was a little anxious when he heard this: "When Buddhism is quiet and opens a meat shop here, and so blasphemy, shouldn't we be punished with slight punishment?"

"Where is the quiet place of Buddhism? If you live here, you become a Buddhist? Does your Buddhist place include this mountain or this water? Could it be that you still have to wrap Taiping Village? You have to wrap the entire Yongzhou? In the world, is it the king's land? When will it become a Buddhist place with just a random stroke? If you want to be quiet, build a temple and keep it quiet slowly! Don't mention your wilderness temple, the Daxiangguo Temple in Tokyo, the world's largest Buddhist holy land, and the barbecue sold in the Shaozhuyuan is famous all over the world. Who dares to smash a shop to drive people away!"

Zhiqu looked embarrassed. If you want to talk about monks, who don’t know that Daxiangguo Temple, the burning Zhuyuan inside cannot reach the point of being famous all over the world, is still very famous. Not to mention decades ago, when Taizu, monks in Daxiangguo Temple ate meat and drink wine to attract female prostitutes to look at each other all over the city, and it is still the largest temple.

Xu Ping said again: "Build a temple, close the door, and do whatever you can do in the temple. In such a public place, using Buddhism and private laws instead of national laws is a deliberate rebellion! Today I will explain it to you clearly, this kind of thing will not be an example. If it happens again, I will drive you out of Yongzhou!"
Chapter completed!