Chapter 23: The Controversy of Taoism and Buddha
Tiangong Temple, before the Great Hall of Ten Thousand Buddhas.
"The corpse burned from the inside out, so we still have to find out what he ate and drank, and whether he was poisoned?"
Li Xuan put forward his opinion very accurately.
In fact, there are many ways to do this kind of self-immolation, but since it is burned from the inside out, it can only be hacked from the inside out.
Dai Xing nodded silently, he was a little impressed by Li Xuan.
Li Xuan is not an old official, and he doesn't have much experience in criminal names, but his perspective on the problem is still very accurate.
"In order to find out the exact cause of death, further autopsy is still required, which requires bringing the body back to Dali Temple." Dai Xing shook his head, frowned and said, "Although there are many strange things in this world, there are not many that can make people burn inside and out. ”
"I guess I accidentally drank something!" Although Li Xuan thought of some things in his heart, those were all burning from the outside in, and there were very few from the inside out.
Li Xuan's eyes looked into the depths of the main hall, where there were many Taoist monks looking at this place from a distance.
"Fortunately, this is just a place for the Da Jiao Festival, and if it happens in the palace, it will be fatal." Li Xuan couldn't help but shake his head.
Although Tiangong Temple has a lot of real people and mages with high skills, their status is relatively inferior, and the real top masters and monks are now in front of the prince of the Taigong Palace.
"Now that someone is doing this at this time, it's really dampening." Dai Xing's face showed an incomparable sneer,
He didn't know the sensitivity of this matter, and it was precisely because of this that he had to solve the case faster.
Li Xuan turned his head and looked at a subordinate of Zongxuan who was wearing a green official robe, who was standing cautiously on the side at the moment, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Yu Order, what are you going to arrange next, Tiangong Temple can no longer become the place where the water and land puja is located, do you want to consider changing the location?"
"Lord Wang, Dai Langjun, this is not something that the lower officials can decide." Zong Xuan ordered Yu Ji to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead.
"If you can't decide, go and ask for instructions, this king will go to comfort the monks and Taoists here a little, and then I'm going back to the palace to hand over the decree, what do you want to do, hurry up." After Li Xuan finished speaking, he walked briskly towards the interior of Tiangong Temple.
Many of the monks and Taoists in it are from the two major sects of Taoism and Buddhism.
Louguan Road, Qingcheng Mountain, Maoshan Shangqing Sect, Jiangxi Longhu Mountain, Henan Qingniuguan and other Taoist sects, as well as Wutai Mountain, Lingtai Mountain, Wuhua Mountain and other Buddhist sects.
Luoyang and Chang'an, the eastern and western capitals also have many famous temples and Taoist temples, and the presiding officers also come here.
No matter which monk is high-ranking or high-minded, none of them are easy to provoke, let alone the murder cases that are coming out now.
The pressure on Dai Xing's shoulders is very heavy, if he can't solve the case quickly, then the queen will blame him, don't look at his good background, but the dismissal and seizure of office are also in an instant.
Li Xuan originally came here to comfort the real mages who participated in the water and land puja for the queen of heaven, but now that such a big thing has happened, it is no longer easy to make a public announcement.
Although the Tang Dynasty established Taoism as the state religion, among the Taoist sects, the status of each sect is still different.
In today's world, the real bull's ear of the Taoist gate is the Zhongnan Mountain Tower.
Louguan Dao has been helping since the founding of Gaozu and is the most loyal ally of Datang in Daomen.
In recent years, although the influence of the Qing Sect on Maoshan has become more and more extensive, it is still not comparable to the status of Louguandao in the imperial court and the people.
Chang'an is under Zhongnan Mountain, and the people of Chang'an are affected by Zhongnan Mountain all year round.
"Please say goodbye, Li Xuan, the king of Nanchang, visited Louguan Dao Yuanzhang Zhenren," Li Xuan made a salute very politely, and the Taoist boy standing in front of the door immediately went to report.
Although this is only one of the partial worships, the high and great virtues who stay here are not something that can be provoked at will, and it is probably difficult for the people of Dali Temple to ask anything.
At this moment, a golden-crowned and clear-faced Daoist wearing a purple Dao robe walked out of the inner hall.
"It turned out to be a spiritual machine, you can come in." Yuanzhang Zhenren beckoned to Li Xuan, and Li Xuan saw several Daomen real people inside at a glance,
"I've seen Uncle Yuanzhang, I've seen all the real people!" Li Xuan clasped his hands together and pinched the meridian in his hand.
Although Li Xuan is a clan king, even if he trusts his filial piety to his mother, and half-enters the Daomen, in fact, he will not be regarded by these real Daomen Gaoguan, and the reason why he can be remembered by Yuanzhang Zhenren is mainly because he has a good teacher.
"Come, this disciple of Wei Xuanzang, the spiritual genius who successfully prayed for rain in Longhu Mountain a few days ago." Yuan Zhang Zhenren cordially introduced Li Xuan to the many Gao Guan present, not to mention the rest, just the fact that he succeeded in praying for rain in Longhu Mountain was enough to make the Gao Guan present much easier to accept.
The Heavenly Master Dao of Longhu Mountain is also one of the ancestral gardens of the Daomen, but it is much worse than the Guandao of Zhongnan Mountain Tower.
Louguan Taoist respects Yin Xi as the patriarch and is the true person of Taoism.
Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching" has 5,000 words, which was written at his invitation.
This is the story of Lao Tzu in history who passed through Hangu Pass in the west and left 5,000 words of the Tao Te Ching, and the purple qi came to the east for 30,000 miles.
Lou Guan Dao's master Wen Cao Zhenren is in the palace, guarding the prince's coffin, and the Yuan Zhang Zhenren who is here in front of him is his own junior brother.
"That's also the blessing of heaven and earth, and the real people of Longhu Mountain have made great contributions." Li Xuan is very cautious, he doesn't dare to be greedy for merit.
Hearing what Li Xuan said, all the real people present nodded with satisfaction.
Li Xuan has high hopes for the Daomen, and compared to those clans surnamed Li, the Daomen factions are his natural allies.
Li Tang respected Taishang Laojun as the ancestor, Taoism is the state religion, and the Queen of Heaven Wu has always been close to Buddhism.
Once the Wu clan is proclaimed emperor, then the suppression suffered by the Daomen will be extremely strong, and the backlog of dissatisfaction will eventually be extremely strong.
Li Xuan didn't expect the people of Daomen to help him rebel directly, it was not easy for them to help him open the city gate at some critical times, or help him open a way to escape.
On the contrary, if Daomen really has the power to rebel, then it is Li Xuan who is really worried.
"Come, this Jingxing real person of Wangwu Mountain, this is the honest real person of Kongtong Mountain, this is the real person of Wenle of Wudang Mountain......" Yuan Zhang Zhenren began to introduce Li Xuan to the Daomen Gao Guan present one by one.
Now, just outside the door, a high-ranking monk was inexplicably burned to ashes by the flames, and no one knew what the situation was.
However, these Taoist priests are still talking and laughing, and it seems that they have long looked down on everything.
The water and land puja was originally a place where Buddhism and Taoism competed, and the imperial court arranged them together with obvious intentions.
Li Xuan very politely saluted all the Gao Guan present, and then said with a slightly wry smile: "Originally, I came here today to express my condolences to all my uncles and Buddhist monks by the will of the Queen of Heaven. ”
"It's okay, it's okay, it's smart, can the reconnaissance of Dali Temple outside have results?" A Taoist priest casually asked Li Xuan.
"It seems to be poisoning, the fire poison erupts from the inside out, and finally burns the whole person to ashes," he said. Li Xuan's face became slightly solemn, and the faces of everyone present couldn't help but change at the same time, fire poison has always been owned by the Daomen, and a monk suddenly died of fire poison, which is not a small trouble.
"A Buddhist monk, where is it so easy to be poisoned to death, I'm afraid there are other things in between." Yuanzhang Zhenren shook his head slightly, his eyes fell on Li Xuan's body, Li Xuan nodded knowingly, how to say this matter, he already has a score in his heart.
"Rest assured, the disciples will not let the dirty water splash on the body of the Daomen."