A string of Buddhist beads, a degree of mu, this is what the next person found in the threshing floor next to the fire, the threshing floor is a place to dry when the farm is busy, and there are many wheat straws, corn stalks and other things piled up around the field, these are the fuel stored by the farmers, which can not only be burned in ordinary times, but also used as rations for livestock in winter.

The wheat straw and corn stalks on the threshing floor showed signs of being moved, and there was also fuel left in the fire, and the corpses were burned by these things, and the Buddha beads and the dumu were also placed in the middle of the threshing floor, and according to the subordinates, they were placed very neatly, and it seems that they were deliberately placed there.

When Li Xiu saw the Buddha beads and Du Mu, a bad premonition also surged in his heart, and when he reached out to open Du Mu, he really saw Hui Ming's name written on Du Mu, in other words, this charred corpse was probably the monk Hui Ming who was driven away by Li Xiu.

"It's him!" At this time, Xu Duwei next to him also saw the name on the degree, and he couldn't help but be surprised at the moment, if it weren't for this degree, I'm afraid he would have forgotten the monk Huiming who made trouble here before, but who would have thought that in just a few days, the other party would turn into a charred corpse.

"Pony, this monk didn't come to our door to commit suicide just to disgust you, right?" I saw Xu Duwei guessing at this time, after all, he knew best about Monk Huiming, but the other party hated Li Xiu to the core, and even cursed Li Xiu several times, but fortunately Li Xiu was generous, otherwise if he was replaced by another person, I am afraid that Monk Huiming's leg would have been broken a long time ago.

"It's very likely, but the reason why he died here doesn't matter, the important thing is that now that the person is dead, let's send someone to notify the government and let them deal with it!" Li Xiu also said with a gloomy face at this time, in fact, his first reaction was the same as Xu Duwei, after all, these religious madmen have always been unable to deal with common sense, and even in later generations, there are many madmen who have committed self-immolation for the sake of an illusory god.

"Horse, this is not a good thing, if it is reported to the official, I am afraid that it will spread out, and your reputation may be damaged at that time, so I think it is better to simply drag people to the wasteland and bury them, anyway, no one will care about the life or death of a monk!" However, Xu Duwei was kind enough to admonish at this time.

Hearing Xu Duwei's words, Li Xiu turned his head to look at the crowd around him, and then shook his head and said: "I'm afraid this matter can't be hidden, and even if it can be concealed for the time being, if it is dug up in the future, it will only make things worse, so it is better to report it directly!" ”

Seeing that Li Xiu insisted on reporting to the official, Xu Duwei didn't want to say anything, and immediately ordered someone to go to Xinzhu County to report to the official overnight, and Li Xiu also let the people around him disperse, after all, it was cold on this big night, and a charred black corpse was really nothing to look at.

After the people dispersed, Li Xiu arranged a few guards to guard the scene, although he didn't know how to solve the case, but later generations have not watched less TV in this regard, and know that the most important thing is to protect the scene, but in order to put out the fire before, at least hundreds of people came, and the scene was full of footprints, it is estimated that even if it is the criminal investigation method of the future generations, I am afraid that I will not be able to find any clues, let alone the backward era of Datang.

A person died in front of his house, and it was likely to be self-immolation, which made Li Xiu feel a little sick in his heart, although it was only three watches now, but he did not feel the slightest sleep, fortunately, the people in the family were not awakened, and finally he simply stayed in the study for half the night.

In the early hours of the morning, the people from the Xinzhu County Government finally arrived, and it was the Xinzhu County Commander and the county lieutenant who personally brought people here. The original Xinzhu County Commander surnamed Wang, and Li Xiu had a good relationship, and later Wang County Commander was promoted to another place, so he transferred a new county order surnamed Zhang, it is said that he was a Jinshi in the Wude period, and he had served two terms in the field as a county commander, and his political performance was good, and he was transferred to Xinzhu County last year as a county commander, which can be regarded as a promotion.

I heard that Zhang Xianling brought someone here, and it was still some time before dawn at this time, so Li Xiu also went out of the mansion to see the other party, after all, the person died in front of his own house, and he had to meet anyway.

When Li Xiu came to the intersection, he found that Xu Duwei was talking to a middle-aged man, and there were some officials who were busy with something, and another person was checking the corpse, which was probably a fake or something.

"Pony, why are you here?" Xu Duwei was the first to see Li Xiu, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"I heard that someone from the county government came, so I'll take a look, this is Zhang County Order, right?" Li Xiu first nodded to Captain Xu, and then turned his head to look at the middle-aged official next to him.

"Xiaguan Zhang Li, meet the concubine!" Zhang Xianling saw that Li Xiu also hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, seeing his unexpected appearance, he probably didn't expect Li Xiu to come forward in person.

"Zhang County's order doesn't need to be polite, I don't know what you can find out, how did this person die?" Li Xiu asked directly and straight to the point, although all kinds of signs indicated that the other party was Huiming, and it seemed that he was also burned to death, but Li Xiu felt that it was still difficult to draw conclusions without definite evidence.

"This ......" Zhang Xianling was a little hesitant when he heard this, and then pointed to the person who was squatting next to the corpse, "Qi Yu don't have a horse, the lower official is not very good at judging cases, fortunately, Wu County Lieutenant is a master in this area, let's listen to his conclusion first!" ”

"County lieutenant?" Li Xiu couldn't help but look at the person squatting next to the corpse with some surprise when he heard Zhang County's words, he thought that the other party was a fool, but he didn't expect that the other party turned out to be the county lieutenant, that is, equivalent to the director of the county public security bureau in later generations, in fact, the county magistrate is in charge of the government affairs of a county, and the matter of judging the case is not in his charge, but the county lieutenant is the chief official in this regard.

County Lieutenant Wu had been squatting beside the corpse to inspect it carefully, and when he heard Zhang County's words, he hurriedly got up and saluted Li Xiu and said, "The lower official has seen the horse!" ”

"County Lieutenant Wu doesn't have to be polite, I wonder if you can find out the cause of his death?" Li Xiu asked again at the moment, the other party is the county lieutenant in charge of various cases, and Zhang County Ling also praised him as a master of solving cases, presumably the other party should have some real talent.

"This ......" I saw that the old Wu County Lieutenant also hesitated for a moment, and then spoke, "Qi Yu donkey, Xia Guan just checked this corpse and found that he had no obvious external injuries, and there was no sign of broken bones, so preliminarily, the other party was likely to be burned to death, but the body was burned too badly, so Xia Guan's judgment was not very accurate, and it is estimated that it needs to be carried back for careful inspection!" ”

Li Xiu's heart sank when he heard this, it seemed that his previous judgment was probably correct, this Huiming monk really hated himself, so he ran to his house and committed suicide.

"This ...... Xia Guan has some doubts in his heart, I don't know if I can ask the horse? At this moment, I saw that the gray-haired county lieutenant Wu hesitated for a moment, and then spoke again.

"County Lieutenant Wu doesn't have to have any burden, this case happened in front of my house, and I have the obligation to cooperate with you, so if there is anything, you can ask!" Li Xiu immediately spoke, anyway, he was open-minded, and there was nothing invisible.

"Thank you, colt!" Seeing that Li Xiu agreed, County Lieutenant Wu was also obviously relieved, what he was most afraid of was that these powerful people were bullying people and unwilling to cooperate with the county government, this kind of thing had not happened before, fortunately, the Yan Guogong in front of him really did not have any frame as rumored.

"Horse, a copy of the deceased was found near the deceased, and Xu Duwei has handed it over to us just now, and this deceased is likely to be the monk named Huiming on the Duma, but I don't know if the horse knows the other party, and why the other party is dying here?" County Lieutenant Wu immediately opened his mouth and asked his first question.

"This matter is a bit complicated, if the other party is really Huiming, I know him, some time ago he suddenly came to my house, just standing motionless at this intersection, which caused Xu Duwei to be suspicious......"

Li Xiu didn't hide it, he told him about his acquaintance with Huiming at the moment, and even directly said the grievances between himself and Buddhism, anyway, there are many people who know about this matter, so there is nothing to hide.

"In this way, this Huiming monk is likely to have a grudge against the horse, but he can't find a way to retaliate, so he takes revenge on the horse in this way!" After listening to Li Xiu's words, County Lieutenant Wu also thought of this possibility for the first time.

"This ...... I think that way too. Li Xiu also said helplessly at this time, no matter from which point of view, the assumptions put forward by County Captain Xu are reasonable.

"These monks really don't know what to do, with what they usually do, it is not too much for the imperial court to send a large army to directly encircle and suppress the temples, and now the imperial court is just controlling the size and number of temples, they even dare to be dissatisfied, I heard that there were monks who went to Wei Dafu and Fu Shifu to make trouble before, but I didn't expect them to dare to come to the door of the horse!" At this moment, I saw Zhang Xianling next to him saying angrily.

Li Xiu felt a little familiar when he heard these words of Zhang Xianling, and when he heard the address of Fu Yi in his words, he couldn't help but ask in surprise at the moment: "Master Fu?" Could Zhang Xianling be Fu Yi's student? ”

"Exactly, when I was under the imperial examination, I worshiped under Master Fu, and thanks to Master Fu's recommendation, I was able to go to high school!" Zhang Xianling spoke again at the moment, and when he mentioned Fu Yi, he also showed a respectful look on his face.

Li Xiu couldn't help but laugh dumbly when he heard this, it turned out that the other party was Fu Yi's student, no wonder what he said was the same as Fu Yi.

At this time, the eastern sky was already slightly white, and Li Xiu saw that Wu County Lieutenant couldn't find anything new for a while, so he prepared to go home for breakfast, and then go to the financial supervision office.

However, just as Li Xiu turned around and was about to leave, he suddenly felt a flash of inspiration in his mind, and he couldn't help but stop at the moment, and then turned to Wu County Lieutenant and said, "Have you checked the mouth and nose of the deceased?" ”