"If a slave lies with a single word, he will not die well if there are five thunderbolts in the sky. "This palace maid must insist.

The old emperor's eyes narrowed, he turned his eyes to look at Dongfang Changqing, and asked, "What are the results of the on-site exploration?"

Weichen believes that what the palace maid said is inconsistent with the actual situation at the scene. The furnishings in His Highness's house are intact, all the cups on the table are upside down, the bedding on the bed is neat, and the corpse is poured at the door. ”

"Is it possible that the murderer rearranged the murder scene after killing the emperor? ”

"It's not impossible, but it's very unlikely. There are two reasons, one is that this place is Yongning Palace, there is a palace maid who keeps vigil in the palace, and there are eunuchs of the Internal Affairs Office guarding the palace, and it is impossible for the murderer to calmly kill people and then calmly arrange the murder scene, and finally leave calmly; ”

"Makes sense. The old emperor nodded, looked at the palace maid again, and looked at the palace maid with a vicious gaze: "In order to survive, you made up a story in front of me, and you deserve death." ”

"Please Your Majesty Mingjian, please Your Majesty Mingjian, if the slave and maid have a word to lie, they will not die well with five thunderbolts in the sky, Your Majesty, you Mingjian. ”

"Come on, drag it down and cut it down. ”

"Your Majesty, I beg you to believe the slave, the slave is really not lying, really not lying. The poor woman rushed forward in a vain attempt to put her arms around the emperor's legs, but unfortunately she was stopped and dragged away by the guards first, her screams were heartbreaking, her death seemed to be a foregone conclusion, no one dared to question it, and no one wanted to question it, because it was His Majesty's order. But at this time, Tuoba Lie, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, "Wait a minute, Erchen has something to say." ”

"Lie'er, what do you want to say. "Being interrupted by his own orders, the old emperor was obviously displeased.

"Father, General Changqing, this king feels that we have been ignoring one thing. ”

"Lie'er, as the commander of the Praetorian Guard, General Changqing is in contact with dozens of large and small cases every year, and I still believe the conclusions he has reached. ”

"No, the reason why General Changqing came to the previous conclusion is because the general thinks that it must be a killer who came in from outside, and even tortured and killed the prince to challenge the imperial power, but is there another possibility, the death of the younger brother is the work of the inner ghost!"

"Inner ghost?"

"If it is done by the inner ghost, there will be another explanation, and the scene that the palace maid saw will be explained. ”

"Tell me about it. ”

"If it is an inner ghost, there will be enough time to rejoice with His Highness, enough time to kill His Highness, and enough time to rearrange the scene and leave safely. ”

"What can he do as a five-year-old child, not to mention that there are palace maids who keep vigil in the palace, how much time does it take to rearrange the bedding and decorate the crime scene, don't you worry about being discovered. ”

"I would like to ask my father, what was your first feeling when you first entered the scene of the crime. ”

"Murderous. ”

"Yes, it is cruel and bloody, the murderer tortured His Highness to death, blood was splattered everywhere, the methods were extremely cruel, and the child's thoughts were the same as General Changqing, and he thought that this was a provocation. ”

"And now. ”

After listening to the words of the palace maid, the child changed his mind. ”

Go on. The old emperor calmed down, and somewhat understood what Tuoba Lie was going to say, and listened to the other party: "No, there is no possibility that this is a suspicious formation, you know, blood is splashed everywhere, in addition to showing cruelty, it can also cover up some secrets." If the younger brother is not on the bed but on the floor when he is happy with others, if the younger brother is forced and then unwilling to stop this behavior and then ask for help, if the younger brother's call for help arouses the dissatisfaction of the murderer and kills the person by mistake, then in the panic, what she is most likely to do is not to rearrange a crime scene, but to use the blood of the younger brother to cover up all the evidence. ”

"I see what you mean. ”

Therefore, this king thinks that the scene of the crime should be re-examined thoroughly, and all the palace maids and eunuchs should not be in a hurry to kill them, but need to be interrogated one by one. ”

"Okay, very good, this case is fully entrusted to the emperor, you are in charge, Dongfang, you can help. ”

"The sons will not disgrace their mission, long live my emperor, long live, long live. ”

"Dongfang Changqing will definitely do his best to assist His Royal Highness the prince and arrest the murderer as soon as possible. ”

"Concubine Ai is too yin here to continue to live, so it's good that I can rearrange a place for you to live. ”

"Your Majesty, wherever you go, the concubines will follow. ”

"Hahaha, yes, yes. ”

His Majesty's mood suddenly improved a lot, because Tuoba Lie is not a wine bag and rice bag, so it is the best.

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When His Royal Highness entered the palace, Shen Fei and Nalan Ruoxue went to Lingyin Temple with the flow of people who went to the temple to listen to the scriptures and worship.

Lingyin Temple is known as the entrance of the pure altar, the temple has undergone dozens of repairs in the millennium, the splendid style, the sacred solemnity, the temple covers a vast area, the layout is incomparable to all other monasteries, it is mainly divided into six parts.

One is the gate hall, Lingyin Temple is built in the highest place in Chang'an City, through the mountain gate began to climb upward, ordinary people can only reach the Tianwang Palace, and further than not allowed to enter. The mountain gate is three doors, the middle door is often opened, the left and right two small doors will only be opened at a specific time, the gate represents the empty door, the small door on the east side is the door without phase, and the small door on the west side is the door without work. Unable to be unphased, unsullied and pure, is a prerequisite for monks to enter the Lingyin Temple.

The mountain gate is connected with one hundred and ninety-nine steps, all of them have finished walking to the door hall, the plaque hanging in the middle of the door hall is written with the four words of compassion for the heart, it is used to welcome guests, the style is magnificent, there is the statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva as high as three zhang in the hall, it is made of pure gold, holding the lotus vase, smiling to face the world, loving and peaceful.

There are three futons placed under the statue, and those who come to worship need to kneel on the futons in turn to bow to the idol and pray for blessings, and there are two tables next to them, behind which sit the monks of the temple, where they can ask for marriage and wealth.

The second is the bell tower, the drum tower, walk through the door hall, enter a vacant land through the five-meter corridor, there is a drum tower and a bell tower on the open space, the bell and the drum are opposite on the second floor, the bell is the Hong bell, the drum is the big drum, the bell is struck in the morning to the drum corresponds, the drum is struck at night to the bell corresponding, between the bell and drum there is a long three meters, It is three meters wide, and it is also a high platform of three meters from the ground, when the temple is opened, the monks will preach on the high platform, and the believers sit under the high platform to listen, it is worth noting that the speaker of the Lingyin Temple is not the presiding, but the master of the lecture hall in the temple, every day, only when a major event occurs, it will be interrupted.

The third is the palace of the heavenly king, and then it is the place where the common people are not allowed to enter, called the palace of the heavenly king, it is a temple built behind the bell tower and the drum tower, it is far from the gate hall, and the golden statue of Maitreya is enshrined. The statue of the Buddha is fifteen meters high, made of pure gold, and sits casually with its chest and belly exposed, looking at the world with joy. Next to the golden statue of Maitreya, there are four smaller Buddha statues, carved from stone, almost integrated with the temple, these are the statues of the four heavenly kings, each fierce god and evil in stark contrast to Maitreya's happy smile. They are the guards of Maitreya Buddha, the one who protects Maitreya as the successor to the Buddha's throne, and legend has it that the Buddha gave Maitreya an important task before he died, and Maitreya did it well, so he named Maitreya the future Buddha, that is, the person who inherited his will after death. But never imagined that Maitreya's love for the Buddha surpassed all the rules of the world, and after the death of the Buddha Shakyamuni, he actually poured his own flesh and blood into the relics together with divine power, so that the Buddha was reborn and lost the opportunity to become the new Buddha. When the Buddha woke up, he thought that he had harmed Maitreya, so he scattered his supernatural powers in the heavens and the earth to give guidance to those who had strong beliefs, so that those who believed in Buddhism could gain strength from it. The four statues of the Heavenly King who are responsible for guarding Maitreya are: the Eastern Heavenly King (blue, holding a pipa), the Western Growth Heavenly King (purple, holding a vajra), the Southern Wide-eyed Heavenly King (flesh-colored, with a monster coiled on his shoulder), and the Northern Duowen Heavenly King (blue and black, holding a jewel in his palm).

The fourth is the entrance of the hall, and there are four halls connected behind the Tianwang Palace, which are the scripture hall, the lecture hall, the arhat hall and the precept hall. The disciples of Lingyin Temple, the beginner disciples enter the Xinrenyuan to do menial work such as cooking, carrying water, sweeping the floor, etc., and after the honor of apprenticeship, they will be divided into four halls to study, and the four halls have different functions. The so-called sutra hall is the place where the monks preach the scriptures, and they study the Buddhist scriptures all day long, and understand the will of the Buddha, and understand the true meaning of compassion, and the monks in the sutra hall have the smallest number in the four halls, but the status is the highest, and people who do not have the root of wisdom are not allowed to enter; the so-called lecture hall is the hall of chanting, and the monks of the whole temple are led to chant the scriptures for an hour every day, and obey the orders of the monks in the sutra hall; the so-called Arhat hall is dedicated to cultivating martial arts, The so-called precept hall is a place specially used to punish monks who have broken the rules and precepts, and the disciples in the precept hall have always had a disagreement with other halls, it is said that it is because they are responsible for punishment, and their desires are too heavy.

The fifth is the Lent Hall, after the entrance of the hall is the Lent Hall, it is the place where the monks eat, the Buddha said that all living beings are equal, the monks eat in a centralized manner regardless of their status, they cannot eat in a dispersed manner, the place where they eat is called the Lent Hall, and it is also a place to sleep. Next to the main hall is the kitchen, and a row of small houses was built on the back, and the small houses had bunks in them, where the low-ranking monks slept. The rooms of the high-ranking monks are not far from them, and the room area is not large, but they don't have to sleep in the bunk anymore, and they can have their own rooms.

Sixth, the abbot's house, Lingyin Temple has two highest positions, the prison and the abbot, the prison is the head of the Lingyin Temple, the status is second only to the abbot, and the abbot is the highest officer. For example, if the abbot is a highly respected and learned spiritual leader, then the superintendent is the supreme administrator of the temple, responsible for the daily affairs of the temple, and is the actual administrator. Now the pure spirit monk is the abbot, and the original Lingyin Temple host took the initiative to give up the position of presiding after his arrival and became a supervisor.

The abbot's courtyard is the main sleeping place of the prison and the abbot, the area is not large, and it is not luxurious, in a small courtyard, the atmosphere is peaceful.

There is a wall behind the abbot's courtyard, and a small door is opened on the wall for one person to pass through, which is locked on weekdays, indicating that the place behind it is not easy for outsiders to enter. It is said that behind the gate there is a scripture pavilion and a stupa. The scriptures stored in the Tibetan scripture building record the Buddha's remarks, and the stupa ** enshrines the relics of the monks who have attained the Tao and passed away, which is the most noble place in the temple.

Shen Fei and Nalan Ruoxue followed the believers to the front of the mountain gate, and when they saw that the three doors were open today, they were very puzzled, and they didn't know what to ask, so they hesitated.

"Brother Shen Fei, people have a bad feeling, it's better to go home. Nalan Ruoxue was coquettish in the crook of Shen Fei's arm.

"If you come, you will be safe, what are you afraid of. Shen Fei naturally wouldn't agree.

"Brother Shen Fei, think about whether we are going too far by doing this, Lingyin Temple is second only to the Pure Altar, it is the nest of Buddhist monks, we as Taoist preachers openly broke in, is it too unkind to give the other party. Nalan Ruoxue didn't want to give up, because the woman's intuition was very accurate, when she came, she had already heard the housekeeper of the house tell the situation of the Lingyin Temple in detail, and now the three doors are open, either they have accepted new disciples, or they have other deep meanings.

"No, since I'm here, Lingyin Temple is a hurdle that we can't get around, and besides, as a missionary messenger, I have the entire Taoist sect behind me as a backer, I believe they don't dare to do anything. Speaking of this, Shen Fei suddenly remembered something, and his face changed. He remembered Master Pude's warning, if the real purpose of the Pure Spirit Monk was to provoke a war of pagan purges between Buddhism and Taoism, then the so-called backing would not only not be established, but would become the cause of his own death.

"Brother Shen Fei, you believe in people's intuition, they really don't want to leave. ”

"No, if you come, you will be safe, we will go back now, the face of the Taoist sect is gone, how can we stand in the future. If you want to go by yourself, I'm going to go in and see what is going on. ”

"Brother Shen Fei. ”

"Don't make a fuss. Shen Fei shook off Nalan Ruoxue's hand and strode forward, he was not angry with the other party, but he really didn't want the other party to be in danger. But how could Nalan Ruoxue let himself be in danger, and it didn't take long for him to catch up and hold his arm again: "Brother Shen Fei, you are really a stubborn donkey, if you come, you will be safe, even if there is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire in front of you, Ruoxue will accompany you down." ”

You have a confidant in life, and you have no regrets in death.

Shen Fei saved Nalan Ruoxue's life on the mountain, and Nalan Ruoxue has never left each other since then, even if it is a sea of swords and fires, even if it is an abyss.

As the saying goes, there is true love in the world.

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