The brothers who traveled westward in those years

Chapter 436 0437, Diling County under the jurisdiction of Tongque Mansion
The Kou family is a leading wealthy family in Diling County, and the head of the family, Kou Hong, is the number one benevolent person in Diling County.Le Shan likes to help others, and he is a living Bodhisattva in the hearts of the people of Diling County.

I met an eminent monk who claimed to be from the Tang Dynasty in the east, and went to the west to worship Buddha and seek scriptures.Naturally, Kou Hong entertained them warmly and wholeheartedly wanted to keep Tang Monk and his disciples in the mansion for a few more days.

But how did he know that the time agreed between Tang Seng and Tang Wang had already arrived.Before going out, he said that he could go back in three to five years, and now more than ten years have passed.According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, Tang Seng can be regarded as deceiving the emperor.Tang Seng was only thinking of going on his way, but Kou Hong was too enthusiastic.

Don't stretch out your hand to hit the smiling face, let alone treat them honestly, Tang Seng is not easy to refuse.During this stay, they disturbed Kou Hong for a week.A week later, Tang Seng couldn't sit still any longer, and offered his farewell to Kou Hong face to face.

Although Kou Hong was reluctant to give up, he also knew that Tang Seng and his apprentice had a mission.However, he still held a farewell banquet for Tang Seng and his disciples, and invited all the dignitaries in Diling County.The big guys saw Tang Seng and his disciples off together. In the end Kou Hong wanted to give some money to Tang's master and apprentice, but unfortunately they didn't want it.

When Tang Monk and his disciples left Kou Hong's residence, they happened to meet a group of bandits entrenched in Diling County.Normally they would only dare to rob on the road, but today they heard that Kou Hong in the county seat held a banquet.This gang of bandits had their eyes on the Kou family, and after many inquiries, they found out that the Kou family was the largest family in Diling County.

After discussing with each other, the bandits rushed into Kou Hong's house that night.They robbed Kou Hong's family of all money, and also robbed Kou Hong's family of everything that could be taken away.This gang of bandits has been living in the mountains, each with their families.I don't even have winter clothes, so how can I come back empty-handed after finally encountering it once?

Kou Hong stopped a masked man and begged him to leave some clothes.Seeing that the cold winter is approaching, Kou Hong can suffer from the cold but not his wife and children.It's just that he didn't expect that not only did those bandits have no sympathy, but they even beat Kou Hong up.This group of people did not attack lightly or severely, and directly beat Kou Hong to death.

The Kou family was ransacked overnight, and the second wife, the second wife of the Kou family, stood up and spoke out.She has no sympathy, and she married Kou Hong only for his money.Kou Hong's original wife died early, but she left behind two sons.The second wife has been unable to bear children, and the relationship with the two children is very good.

The second wife told the two children that he saw with his own eyes last night that it was Tang Seng who robbed gold, silver and jewels, Drifting who carried valuables, Bajie who ransacked the kitchen, and Monkey King who killed his master.This group of scripture learners are all bad guys, and they are the ones who want to get rich and kill themselves because they have their eyes on the money of the Kou family.

The two children believed Erniang's words immediately, and immediately reported the matter to the government.The magistrate of Diling County sent people to hunt down Tang Seng and his disciples, and the bandits also received the same news.However, their thinking is different from that of the government. The government wants to arrest them and bring them to justice.And the idea of ​​these bandits is to rob Master Tang Seng together.

After completing this order, they will be able to live a good life in the mountains.Without even sending back the looted things, this group of bandits took the lead in chasing Tang Seng and his disciples.

It was just dark, and Wukong and others could only stay in the ruined temple tonight.If it wasn't for Tang Seng not being able to wipe away his face, they should have left three days earlier.Especially for the farewell banquet, according to Wukong's intention, Kou Hong was not allowed to make such a big fuss.At that time, Kou Hong also listened to Wukong's suggestion, but he left the decision to Tang Seng.

Being able to recite sutras and teach the Dharma to so many people, Tang Seng chose to support Kou Hong's idea.But he never considered the consequences of Kou Hong's actions.

"Brother Monkey, what's wrong with you?"

In the past, when he found a foothold, Brother Hou would meditate as soon as possible, but today Brother Hou was a little abnormal, so he caught Bajie's attention.

"Are you still angry about the send-off banquet? It's not worth it, isn't it already over." Bajie continued.

Wukong sighed, shook his head and said, "Bajie, do you think we should hold a send-off banquet in such a big way?"

Bajie said: "As long as there is food, it doesn't matter to me whether I can do it or not."

Wukong said: "But for Kou Hong, there is a difference in heaven."

Bajie asked, "How do you say that?"

"The big tree attracts the wind." Wukong spit out four words lightly.

Bajie was taken aback when he heard the words, and couldn't help blurting out: "I guess not? Is there someone in Diling County who is jealous of the Kou family?"

Wukong said: "I hope my worries are unnecessary, so that we can leave with peace of mind."

He once said this to Tang Seng, and originally wanted to persuade Tang Seng to stop Kou Hong with him.It's not a good thing to be so high-profile, but Kou Hong didn't listen, and even Tang Seng followed suit.It may not be a big deal to them, but Wukong always feels that something is happening in his heart.

The gun hits the head bird, and the wind blows Mu Xiulin.In a county as big as Diling Mountain, it is inevitable that there will be people who harbor ill intentions towards the Kou family.There is always nothing wrong with being careful, but no one is willing to listen to Wukong.

The gang of bandits finally found Tang Seng's mentor and apprentice, and subdued Tang Seng as soon as they came up.Using this to coerce other people to hand over all their money, Tang Seng was already scared to death.He yelled to make Bajie feel better, because he knew that Bajie had hidden his private money.Sha Laosan is penniless, and so is Wukong.

The bandits made a wrong calculation. They thought that Kou Hong would give them a lot of money, but Tang Seng and his apprentice turned out to be poor.The impatient bandit increased his strength a little bit, and Tang Seng, who was stuck in the neck, was a little out of breath.After Tang Seng was blushed, Wukong stood up and negotiated with the bandits.

Wukong said: "Since everyone is looking for money, we might as well do a business. All their money is with me, and I am in charge of the account. Let them go, and I will give you all the money, how about it?" ?”

The bandit leader was overjoyed when he heard that, and waved Bajie and the others to be released. Tang Seng got on his horse without saying a word, and rode away on Juechen.Bajie and Sha Laosan followed closely behind, leaving Wukong alone to face dozens of bandits.

Casting a freeze spell, Wukong took everything they had stolen from the bandits.Then he called back Bajie and others who had escaped for their lives, and finally decided to return to Diling County to find out.It's just that before they entered the county seat, they were arrested by the oncoming county government officials.

The Kou family's robbed items were found from them, and the yamen servants directly believed that Tang Seng's master and apprentice were the robbers.Put them in prison and wait for the county magistrate to write a note and report the matter to the governor of Tongtai Mansion before making a decision.

In the dark and gloomy prison, Tang Seng began to whine again.This time it was even worse than before, and even started pointing at his nose and scolding Wukong.He scolded Wukong for not knowing how to do things, and he shouldn't have let the servants bring them to the prison just now.Wukong naturally had something to refute him, because he had warned Wukong not to use spells on mortals.

Tang Seng, who had been furious all the time, was rendered speechless by Wukong's words.Kou Hong entertained them kindly, but now he died because of that farewell banquet.Although they are not murderers, they can be regarded as accomplices.Especially Tang Seng, if he hadn't agreed with Kou Hong to do that, I'm afraid this accident would not have happened.

If money is gone, it can be earned again, but if people are gone, it is really gone.Wukong got out of his sheath and went to the county magistrate Datang, scaring the county magistrate half to death.Wukong, who turned into a moth, enlarged his feet and stepped directly on the court.Sternly scolded the county magistrate for wrongly arresting a good person, hoping that he can take care of himself.

Flying away from Diling County to Tongtai Mansion, Wukong met the governor.At this time, Lord Inspector was reading the memorial presented by the magistrate of Diling County, and of course he had no objection to him.It's just that he really wants to know why a few monks would kill themselves for money.Is it because the world is getting worse or the world is cold.

Wukong conjured up a phantom, which aroused the panic of Mr. Inspector.However, he did not say it bluntly, but reminded the governor to be vigilant.Monks are originally monks, so how could they be greedy for worldly things?This has already been said very clearly, but how much the governor can comprehend depends on his ability.

After leaving the governor's mansion, Wukong flew directly to Kou's house.The entire Kou family was completely empty, and many people gathered in the yard and outside the gate.They are all citizens of Diling County, and they have all received help from Kou Hong more than once.It's just that they didn't expect that a good man would die so early without good rewards.

Kou Hong's two sons were really crying, but the second wife of Kou's family who was kneeling beside the coffin only groaned but did not shed a single tear.Plunging headfirst into the coffin, Wukong attached himself to the dead Kou Hong.

"Ma'am, don't be sad, my husband will never leave you."

An abrupt voice sounded in the mourning hall, and the second lady fainted from fright.Kou Hong's two sons were not afraid at all, they got up and walked towards the coffin.But Kou Hong sat up from the coffin and signaled to wake up the fainting second wife.Kou Hong, who was possessed by Wukong, asked his son to fetch a basin of cold water, and poured his head on the second wife's head.

"Ah!"

After a loud sneeze, the second lady who fainted woke up.But when she saw Kou Hongzhi sitting up, she almost fainted from fright again.Kou Hong grabbed the second lady and said sharply: "Madam, do you know why my husband came back to look for you?"

The pale second lady shook her head, only to hear Kou Hong say: "You have wronged a good man, the King of Hades can't stand it anymore, so he ordered me to remind you. If you don't repent, the third watch today is your death date."

The second lady's expression changed drastically when she heard the words, she knelt on the ground and kowtowed non-stop.Then she explained to Kou Hong's two sons that she had actually lied to them.It was a group of bandits who robbed Kou's house, they had nothing to do with Tang Seng's master and apprentice, they were all wronged.

The two sons of the Kou family were furious when they heard this, but most of their anger subsided after listening to Kou Hong's advice.Since their father doesn't want to pursue it anymore, the son will naturally not disobey his father's wishes.

Kou Hong lay down slowly, and a sneer gradually appeared on the face of the second lady beside him.A gust of wind blew in the mourning hall, and a gloomy voice floated in the air.

"Yan Wang told you to die at the third watch, who would dare to stay until the fifth watch..."

A chilling voice really scared the second lady who had never dared to stand up.This time she was completely aware of her mistake, and she would never dare to have the slightest thought in the future.Making a mistake is the same as correcting a mistake, it can change from bad to good in an instant.

Early the next morning, the governor and the county magistrate rushed to the prison together.The second wife of the Kou family also told the two adults the truth, and Tang Seng and his disciples were acquitted.Wukong, who walked out of the prison, went to Kou's house immediately, followed by Bajie and Sha Laosan.Tang Seng could only go together because of face, but everyone knew exactly what he was thinking.

It was Tang Seng who agreed to hold the farewell banquet at the beginning, but in the end he rejected Wukong's proposal, and it was Tang Seng who insisted on holding the farewell banquet.Now that Kou Hong was killed because of this, I'm afraid Tang Seng can't escape the responsibility even if he says anything.

But there is one thing everyone has to admire Tang Seng, that is his thick skin.If you use one thing to describe it specifically, it is probably a bit thicker than the Great Wall used to resist the Huns.

(End of this chapter)