This is a very sinister way of making things difficult. The elder’s question contained a trap to frame Jesus. Jesus is preaching in the square surrounded by crowds. If he answers that he should not pay taxes to the Maro people, he will not only violate the laws of the Maro Empire, but also commit the crime of inciting riots, and Maro will be put on duty immediately. Soldiers take away.
But if Jesus answered "yes", he would lose the popularity of the people. The Messiah that people are looking forward to is the savior of all Salem and the Samaren. People believe that the King of Salem will lead them to establish a new country, conquer the Maro Empire, and rule the Tianshu Continent. What's more, there is a more important premise in the elder's words. Everyone bought birds and let them fly to sacrifice to Arha, but they have to pay taxes to the Maro people. How can this be explained
Jesus was well aware of the elder's tricks, but he just sneered slightly. He reached out to take a coin from the disciples, raised the coin and asked the crowd, "Whose head is on this coin?"
Everyone replied: "It's Caesar!"——Caesar and Augustus were not only the names of the two Maro rulers who shocked the mainland back then, but also later became the titles and titles of the Maro emperors of all dynasties.
Jesus said loudly: "Then let Caesar's belong to Caesar! What God needs is not it! Have you ever heard that you can use coins to buy the privilege of entering the kingdom of heaven? It can only be paid to the priests in the temple square. Buy a place, set up a place to sell birds, and tempt people to buy the birds and let them fly. They say they are offering sacrifices to Arha, but they kill living beings in the name of God, and God will be angry."
As soon as he said this, the coin flew out with a sound and landed at the elder's feet. He cleverly got rid of the elder's entanglement, but he didn't expose the trap in the elder's questioning. As long as the Maro Empire is still the ruler of the Tianshu Continent, and the coins used here still bear Caesar's head, merchants will naturally have to pay taxes to the Maro Empire.
Jesus told people what is the real world and the ideal world, what is the world as seen, and what is the kingdom of heaven guided by God? The Maro people conquered the Tianshu Continent, but they also provided roads and water conservancy projects to stop the conflicts of the original tribes. It is not only the merchants of Salem who need to pay taxes, but all places in the Tianshu Continent under the Maro Empire. Taxes, including the Marrows themselves.
But what about the kingdom of Arhat? What God needs is not these things, but the true faith in the soul, and only by going through various tests can one reach the heaven beyond eternal life. That is another world, a kingdom completely different from the human world.
The people were full of admiration, and they still listened intently to Jesus' preaching. The elder made himself a fool of himself and stood there in embarrassment. It was he who came to say that he had a problem and wanted to "ask" Jesus, and he really used the tone of asking for advice. And Jesus generously "taught" him in front of everyone, and this honorable elder also became one of the audience at this moment, and he couldn't show the dignity he should have in front of Jesus.
This is simply a shame to take the initiative to come out and use his honorable status to cheer for Jesus! With a thought in his mind, the elder made another move. He tightened his five fingers holding the staff, and quietly activated the curse spell. As expected of a great magician, he cast spells without leaving traces among thousands of people. He wanted to make Yuesu feel his body heavy, his knees weak, and his head and shoulders lean forward, so that he would kneel down and salute to him inexplicably in front of everyone.
The mysterious magic unfolded, but there was no response like a mud cow falling into the sea. Jesus was still standing there preaching to the crowd, not even the tone of his speech was disturbed at all.
When it comes to divine techniques, Josu is much better than this elder. He knows what the elder is doing, but he doesn't pay attention to it at all. The best way to deal with the magic of curse is the magic of blessing, and there are two tears of the gods condensed in Yuesu's body and spirit, one is passively refined, and the other is actively integrated into the imprint of the soul. The flesh and blood body is also an excellent artifact for performing blessing magic, even if he does nothing, the elder's curse will not have any effect.
The surrounding people naturally didn't know all this, but at this moment, something happened that stunned everyone, and then cheered them up. The elder suddenly flattened his staff and his knees softened. He leaned forward and knelt down on Jesus. He pressed the staff with both hands to support the ground, with his forehead and lips on the ground, then straightened his arms to support his upper body, bent his arms and bowed down again, three times in a row, completely ignoring the dust on his robe and forehead.
The twelve elders in the Araha Temple in Salem City are the supreme beings representing the authority of the gods among the Salemites. They have never saluted like this to living people other than the statues of gods. Only the Holy Son can enjoy this kind of courtesy! This kind of action by the elders undoubtedly convincingly recognized the identity of Jesus, and the people were extremely excited.
The elder knelt down, and of course it was impossible for everyone to stand. In an instant, the crowd in the temple square fell to their knees. The disciples also bowed to their guide. In the whole square, only Jesus was left standing, and the last one to kneel down was the donkey behind him.
No one noticed a detail. At the same time when the elder cast the curse spell to no avail, the donkey behind Josu suddenly raised a front hoof and stomped lightly on the ground. The elder immediately knelt down inexplicably, not because he wanted to kneel, but because he was pushed down by an irresistible force. The elder struggled to get up, but the donkey stomped again, and the elder's arms that had just straightened up couldn't support him and bowed down again.
The donkey stomped its feet three times in a row, and the elder bowed three times. At this time, everyone in the square also knelt down and bowed down. The donkey took advantage of the situation and bent its front legs to kneel down to salute, while lowering its head to the ground.
The donkey knelt down, but the elder stood up and saw that everyone in the square bowed to Jesus because of his actions. The elder was so ashamed and angry—it was ashamed to see anyone! His figure turned into green smoke and drifted away quickly, then flashed into the temple and disappeared. The elder left a document on the same day to resign as the elder of the temple, and since then closed the door to thank guests.
Jesus intentionally or unintentionally turned around and stared at the donkey, but said nothing. On this occasion, what could he argue with a donkey? He spread his arms towards the crowd and said, "Get up!"
When Jesus entered Salem, he had decided not to perform any miracles that might disturb and confuse people's beliefs. If he wanted the elder to kneel down, Yuesu had plenty of means, and there was no need for Medanzo, who had turned into a donkey, to intervene. What Jesus needs is not that kind of formal worship. If it is not tempted, it is even more impossible to force it. What he needs is sincere belief in the soul.
If he could use that method to verify the realm that Amon was looking for, why did he have to come to the world to go through such a journey
The prank that Mei Danzuo played was very effective, and everyone knelt down for Yue Su. But after Jesus left Salem that day, he ordered his disciples to bring the donkey back to the borrowed village and return it to its owner.
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What happened in the square made a temple elder close the door and no longer see people. It was a kind of public humiliation, which was absolutely unacceptable in his capacity. But others didn't know the inside story, and this elder didn't tell anyone about it, so he was absolutely ashamed to talk about it! The other eleven also felt a chill and fear in their hearts. If they only wanted to take Jesus down to question him before, now they have made a unanimous decision—this person must be executed!
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Jesus preached on the temple square during the day, returned to the village in the countryside of Bethany at night, entered Salem seven times, and did not ride the donkey again in the last few days. The festival has reached the seventh day, and the celebration is about to end. The people who poured into Salem from all directions are packing up their things and will leave tomorrow.
On this day, Jesus did not leave Salem. He told his disciples, "Go to Weil Fromm, and I will ask him to prepare a dinner for us today in a quiet and undisturbed place. Go there and wait for me."
Well Fromm was the patient that Josu treated in the wild mountains and forests, and he was the only one among the group of patients who returned to Josu to be grateful.
The disciples all left, but Jesus left Judas alone. Walking in the world, there must be ordinary things in the world. Of course, the small group of Jesus and the disciples also need to spend money to buy various things and prepare the materials needed to travel around. Judas is very capable and meticulous. He is responsible for managing money and purchasing various items, and usually spends the most time going out alone.
Jesus led Judas through the streets and alleys of Salem. There were bustling crowds everywhere, but it was strange that no one could recognize Jesus! Jesus preached to all peoples in the temple square for seven consecutive days. When he stood in the middle of the crowd, everyone knew that it was the Son of God. But when he was among the crowd, still wearing a common robe and bare feet, his appearance was no different from the crowd. Even if he passed by, no one realized that he was Josu.
The scale of Salem City is very large, thanks to the scale that Link built back then. Within the scope of the entire outer city, there are some mountains and even farms and woods. Jesus took Judas out of the inner city and walked to the outer city. When he came to a remote place, he stopped and turned around and said, "Judas, my disciple, today I want to ask you—do you understand why I gave you such a name in the first place?" name?"
Judas shoulders trembled, as if he had finally arrived at what he had been waiting for for a long time. He prostrated himself in the tunnel and said, "Dear guide, maybe I shouldn't call you the Holy Son, because you are that person!... At the beginning I didn't know The reason, but not long ago, I finally understood."
Jesus said calmly: "Congratulations, you have passed the endless test. May I ask what you understand?"
Judah replied: "There was no city of Salem four hundred years ago, and the great flood did not come. This is a town called Duk. A young miner named Amon was lucky enough to mine a precious coin. The incomparable tears of the gods. At that time, Rod Dick, the lord of the Cape Eju city-state, was bringing the candidate saint to Duke Town, hoping to find the tears of the gods.
After the Tears of the Gods appeared, Master Dick ordered his clerk to reward the young man with thirty gold coins, but the clerk only gave the young man thirty silver coins, and in the name of the goddess Isis, the Gods Tears away. Not only was the young man unable to pay the tax of twenty gold coins owed by his family, he was also almost cut off a finger in front of the Mu Yun Temple. The clerk's name was Fayol Judah. "