Journey to the West: Man in heaven, working nine to five

#2109 - Taking the blame for the governor

In fact, Guanyin's words already made her meaning very clear: she wanted to ease the conflict between the Western Paradise and the common people.

To do this, they needed to give the people an explanation, an object for them to vent their grievances upon, and this person would become the scapegoat for everything.

And the governor, as the lackey and accomplice of the Western Paradise, the ultimate implementer of all evil, was naturally the best candidate for this scapegoat.

"Such a move is indeed a brilliant strategy."

Manjusri and Samantabhadra also immediately nodded in agreement with Guanyin's plan.

Just as they finished discussing, the governor pushed open the door and entered, arriving before Guanyin and the others.

"Three Bodhisattvas, it's terrible! The unruly commoners of Jinping Prefecture have rebelled! I beg you to take action immediately and help me suppress these rebellious commoners!"

The governor knelt before Guanyin and the others, pleading.

"Why have the people gathered to riot?"

Guanyin and the others remained calm, instead asking the governor.

"These commoners are greedy and insatiable, harbor ulterior motives towards the Western Paradise, and are truly a group of ignorant fools who should all be executed!"

The governor accused the people of their crimes before Guanyin.

"In my opinion, that is not the case. It is clearly your poor governance that has incited the people to revolt, and has even created a rift between the Western Paradise and the people. You are the truly heinous criminal."

Guanyin's expression changed, and she sternly questioned the governor.

"I..."

The governor was stunned when he heard Guanyin say this.

He did not expect Guanyin to turn around and accuse him of his crimes, pushing all the responsibility onto him.

"Three Bodhisattvas, please be aware that everything I have done has been according to the wishes of the Western Paradise! I have been utterly loyal to the Western Paradise!"

The governor looked aggrieved, pleading his case before Guanyin and the others.

"Nonsense! Our Western Paradise has always cherished the people, spreading kindness and blessings. How could we do such despicable and evil deeds?

You claim that our Western Paradise instructed you to do evil, do you have any evidence to present?"

Guanyin gave the governor a sinister smile, mocking this foolish governor.

"I understand now! You are trying to cross the river and dismantle the bridge, making me the scapegoat for your Western Paradise! You are truly too vicious!"

Hearing Guanyin say this, the governor was not a fool. He now understood everything completely.

He jumped up and shouted loudly at Guanyin and the others.

"Hmph, men, seize him!"

"Take him and follow me."

Guanyin had her subordinate Buddhas bring the governor to the front of the rioting people.

At this time, the people were venting their anger and were about to attack Ci Yun Temple.

"Stop!"

Guanyin arrived and stopped the people who were about to attack Ci Yun Temple.

"Your Western Paradise is bullying us too much!"

"We have no way out!"

"Hand over that damned governor!"

The people shouted at Guanyin, their emotions still very angry and agitated.

But Guanyin once again put on that hypocritical face, showing a kind smile to the people.

"I already know everything. This matter is definitely not the intention of our Western Paradise. I have already punished those indulgent Buddhas.

All the evil deeds were the governor's own doing, wantonly oppressing the people. He is truly guilty of heinous crimes and should be punished with the utmost severity.

Now I have already captured the governor and handed him over to you to deal with. From now on, all affairs of Jinping Prefecture will be managed by the abbot of Ci Yun Temple, Zen Master Jin Deng."

As Guanyin spoke, she had people hand over the bound governor.

The governor was tied up like a rice dumpling, constantly whimpering, as if trying to say something.

Unfortunately, Guanyin would not give him any chance to explain or plead his case.

The governor was directly thrown into the crowd of people by the Buddhas. It is naturally conceivable how the people, who were already extremely angry, would treat the governor who had been oppressing them.

As soon as the governor fell into the crowd, he was beaten and kicked by countless angry people. This beating lasted for a full half hour.

By the time the people stopped, not a single bone in the governor's body was intact, and he had long since died.

Although the governor was dead, the people would not let go of his almost unrecognizable body so easily.

The people stripped the clothes off the governor's body, tied him to a large tree with ropes.

"So this governor is actually a castrated eunuch."

"No wonder he was so vicious, he wasn't a normal person."

"First, expose his body to the sun for three days, then skin him and chop him into pieces to feed the dogs."

The people's resentment was all vented on this governor, making his death not only miserable, but also making it difficult to preserve his body.

Guanyin made the governor the scapegoat for the Western Paradise, allowing the people to vent their anger and resolving the crisis in Jinping Prefecture.

The people are short-sighted and naturally would not think that the governor was just a discarded pawn thrown out by the Western Paradise.

For the Western Paradise, it was just replacing a lackey under their command.

Zen Master Jin Deng, the abbot of Ci Yun Temple, was also a die-hard loyalist to the Western Paradise, just like the governor. He would take over the management of Jinping Prefecture.

The Western Paradise could continue to maintain the status quo in Jinping Prefecture, and everything would be no different from before.

The people could not see it, but Chu Hao and Tang Seng understood it clearly.

"Fortunately, I didn't kill that governor with a single blow before, that would have been too easy on him."

Sun Wukong looked at the hanging governor's body, which was covered in blood and filth, like hanging fresh pork.

The governor's miserable end was naturally well-deserved, but it allowed the Western Paradise to successfully escape a calamity.

"What should we do to make the people completely understand the evil of the Western Paradise?"

Pig Bajie asked Chu Hao.

"The people of this Jinping Prefecture are not all fools, they also know that the Western Paradise is the culprit, but they still choose to ignore it."

Chu Hao explained to Pig Bajie.

The people of Jinping Prefecture have essentially become a group of sheep raised by the Western Paradise, relying on the Western Paradise for their livelihood.

Perhaps they will make a fuss because of the lack of food, but they cannot fundamentally break away from the control of the Western Paradise.

Even if they know that as sheep, they will be slaughtered one after another, they do not have the courage to tear down the sheepfold that traps them!

"This city of sin really needs to be completely reshuffled."

Tang Seng agreed with Chu Hao's opinion, and a complete reshuffle would probably cause countless deaths and injuries among the people of Jinping Prefecture.

"It seems that it is difficult to break through Jinping Prefecture relying on the strength of the demons alone."

Chu Hao looked at the demons outside the city and couldn't help but shake his head. The situation on the demon side was not good either.