The red walls and green tiles, the pine maple is full of courtyards, the Zen fragrance is fragrant, and the bell is quiet.

"Is this Tiangong Temple?" Li Xuan lifted the curtain, looked at the bluestone carved Buddhist temple gate not far in front of him, and the sparse pilgrims, and couldn't help but shake his head.

"Shaolang, it's too early, and the person who made the incense hasn't come yet." Uncle Zhong turned around and explained.

Li Xuan bowed slightly, this is indeed the truth.

This is Shangshanfang, south side of the Luohe River, east of Tianjin Bridge, Hebei is where the imperial palace is located.

A few days ago, the imperial court issued an edict: All the real Buddhist masters of the world will perform the water and land Dajiao puja in Tiangong Temple, purify the dead, save the living, benefit the common people, and save the suffering.

The water and land Jiao puja is on a grand scale, and all Taoist real people and Buddhist masters from all walks of life rushed to Tiangong Temple to pray for the people and the prince.

The crown prince died of illness, and the officials and nobles of the court could go to the palace to pay respects, but the low-level officials, the female relatives of the family, and the ordinary people could only come here to mourn.

Tiangong Temple was originally the old residence of Emperor Taizong, Zhenguan was changed to a temple by edict in six years, and belonged to the emperor's family temple.

After the death of the crown prince, the Queen of Heaven designated this place as the venue for the waterway puja.

Heavenly Palace, Heavenly Palace, the meaning is obvious.

"Lord Wang, shall we go in now?" Li Zhu was dressed in a black robe, standing aside with a Tang knife in his hand, looking around vigilantly.

"Don't worry, wait a little longer, the people from Zongzheng Temple shouldn't have arrived yet." Li Xuan lowered the curtain again and sat back in the carriage.

Buddhist temples, Taoist and Buddha compete with each other.

If this is not the place where the water and land Jiao puja is held, if it is not for the order, Li Xuan would not have come to such a Buddhist temple at all.

Li Xuan worshiped under the Taoist sect at a young age and was a true disciple of the Buddha.

This time, the Queen of Heaven chose Tiangong Temple as the venue for the Water and Land Jiao Festival, which is enough to show her tendency, and another wave is about to rise.

"Ahh A violent scream suddenly came from Tiangong Temple.

Li Xuan opened the curtain suddenly, and ordered with a very embarrassed face: "Li Zhu, go and see, what happened." ”

On the surface, the water and land Dajiao puja of Tiangong Temple is to purify the dead in the world, save the living, benefit all sentient beings, and save the suffering, but in fact, it is used to pray for the blessing of the crown prince Li Hong, once something goes wrong, the consequences are unimaginable.

"This time, it seems that I can't leave without the Fa meeting!"

Li Xuan looked at Li Zhu, who was running back quickly, with an anxious face, put away a slight bitter look on his face, and asked with a solemn face, "What happened?" ”

"Someone died, and a great monk who participated in the water and land puja just now, suddenly vomited blood from his mouth and died." Li Zhu's tone was very hurried.

"Great monk, then don't worry!"

Lowering the curtain, Li Xuan retreated back into the carriage, leaving Li Zhu and Zhao Zhong looking at each other.

Sitting in the carriage, Li Xuan couldn't help but ponder.

At this special time, a Buddhist monk suddenly vomited blood and died, and he was still praying for the prince at the water and land festival, which is afraid that the world will not be chaotic!

Fortunately, the British princess did not have an accident, and Li Xuanmeng was excited.

The crown prince was killed, the British princess was killed, and if the Buddhist monks vomited blood and died in the prince's water and land puja, then the rumors in the entire Luoyang will be unimaginable in an instant.

The kings of the world, in this case, will not be able to get off at all, if one or two more fools can't see the situation clearly, then they will have to ask for the queen.

Some people are afraid that they will not die!

"Lord Wang, the entire Tiangong Temple has been surrounded by the Luoyang Ling people, inside and out......" Li Zhu kept sending the news into the carriage, and Li Xuan sat there and listened silently: "Lord, Dai Xing, the young secretary of Dali Temple, has brought people in." ”

"The people from Dali Temple are here, let's go in too." Li Xuan waved his hand, and Zhao Zhong immediately drove to the gate of Tiangong Temple.

Hiding the holy decree in his sleeve, Li Xuan got out of the car, and then strode towards Tiangong Temple.

Li Xuan's county king python robe, covered with a sackcloth and white robe, saw Li Xuan immediately let go of the way half a step, bowed and retreated.

In the spacious courtyard, you can see monks and Taoist priests and officials who have been chased by countless black-clothed people to inquire about the situation.

Some who did not cooperate were even forcibly detained by Dali Temple.

At this time, no matter what kind of power the other party has, Dali Temple will be detained.

Walking up the stairs and entering the backyard of Tiangong Temple, I saw the scene of the accident at first glance.

There are several white cloth tents set up there, which were originally used by real mages to chant sutras, but now only a corpse covered with a white cloth is placed in the center.

An official of Dali Temple wearing a black lion deer pattern was carefully looking around, and the catchers of Dali Temple were a little farther away.

[Dai Xing, Shaoqing of Dali Temple, the nephew of the former prime minister Dai Guan, the nephew of Dai Zhide, the right servant of Shangshu, and the Ming Jing Kejinshi in the Yonghui period]

Li Xuan's gaze was slightly condensed, Dai Xuan was the prime minister during the Zhenguan period, and Dai Zhide was the right minister today.

The Dai family is not a wealthy family, and it was not until Dai Zhou began to rise, but the two generations of prime ministers before and after can be called the pinnacle of civil officials.

Glancing at Zong Xuan's edict with a depressed face on the side, the expression on Li Xuan's face became serious.

Dai Xing, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, seemed to hear Li Xuan's footsteps, raised his head, and his face was dazed.

But soon, his attention returned to his mind, and then he arched his hand to Li Xuan: "I've seen the king of Nanchang County." ”

"Dai Shaoqing, have you found out the cause of death?" Li Xuan returned the salute, nodded slightly, and walked in front of the corpse.

He didn't turn over the white cloth covering the corpse, and despite his curiosity, he understood the rules.

"I don't know if the prince is here?" Dai Xing looked at Li Xuan with some doubts, it stands to reason that Li Xuan, the king of Nanchang, is qualified to attack and worship the prince.

"I am ordered to come to condolences to all the great merits of Daci Temple, but unfortunately before I entered the door, something happened here." Li Xuan said, took out the holy decree in his sleeve, and handed it directly to Dai Xing.

A look of great luck.

Think about it, if Li Xuan had come one step earlier, and he happened to be announcing the decree, and then it happened that this eminent monk vomited blood and died, that kind of scene would be chilling to think about.

escaped a catastrophe, Li Xuan knew in his heart that he had escaped a catastrophe,

In any case, at this time, he is no longer fit to make a decree.

Dai Xing respectfully accepted the holy decree, and then opened it carefully, with his identity, it didn't matter if he was too evasive, and he was now investigating the case.

Respectfully handing over the holy decree again, Dai Xing directly lifted the white cloth above, and a charred corpse was visible underneath: "This mage, suddenly his body caught fire inexplicably, and he was killed in an instant." The prince walked two steps faster, and it was very likely that he would witness this scene with his own eyes. ”

Fire, how is it a fire, didn't it just say vomiting blood?

Li Xuan's expression was dazed for a moment, but he quickly became serious.

Indeed, it is easier to accept that it is vomiting blood than that it is a fire.

Li Xuan looked at the charred corpse, the tip of her nose twitched twice, and her face suddenly turned stunned: "Is it spontaneous combustion?" ”

"It's spontaneous combustion!" Dai Xing gave an affirmative answer, and then said calmly: "This group of mages, when they get up early in the morning, they dine with other monks, and after finishing the meal, they come here to chant the sutras. ”

"The food and drinking water in the canteen, the fire workers in the temple, and the other monks who dined with Master Ichishi, have you checked?"

"It's all checked, everyone is now imprisoned in different meditation rooms, and we have sent special guards to guard them."

In terms of investigating the case, Dali Temple is an expert, and what Li Xuan can think of, the people of Dali Temple have already done it in front.

Looking at the charred corpse under the white cloth, I don't know why, Li Xuan always felt that the picture in front of her had a strange sense of familiarity, but she didn't know where it came from.

"This king will have to re-enter the palace in a while, and report what happened here to the queen of heaven, if Dai Shaoqing has further results, he might as well say it with this king." Li Xuan behaved very politely, and Li Xuan showed due respect for the prime minister.

Dai Xing nodded, and then continued to investigate the body.

The Dai family has always been deeply involved in criminal names, and with Dai Xing handling this case, Li Xuan is also relieved.

After a while, Li Xuan couldn't help but ask: "Dai Shaoqing, this king wants to know, is the fire on this master burning from the outside to the inside, or from the inside to the outside?" ”

Dai Xing couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and suddenly looked up at Li Xuan, the different burning methods of the flames not only greatly determined the cause of death, but even greatly involved some privacy components.

"It is burned from the inside, and the internal organs of the body should be burned more thoroughly."