The next day, Jiang Tian stood at the foot of Longmen Mountain, with the slowly flowing river behind him. He was both familiar and unfamiliar with this place. What is familiar is the Longmen Grottoes, which was visited as a tourist attraction thousands of years later and is familiar and treasured by many people; what is unfamiliar is the unique style of Longmen Mountain in this era.
Longmen Mountain in this era was actually a complex of temples from past dynasties built on the grottoes. Among them are the Qianxi Temple dedicated to Amitabha, Guanyin Bodhisattva and Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva - the Three Saints of the West; the Kansutra Temple dedicated to the twenty-nine ancestors of Arhats who spread the Dharma; the Lotus-themed Liantai Temple; and 15,000 statues. The Ten Thousand Buddhas (Cave) Temple, etc.
Among them, the largest and most exquisite one is Fengxian Temple, which is located near the water and carved into the heart of the mountain. Of course, this Fengxian has nothing to do with Lu Fengxian, the great filial son of the Three Kingdoms. It was excavated in the third year of Xianxiang (AD 672) of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty. Empress Wu Zetian at that time took the lead in sponsoring 20,000 yuan of powder money as a royal temple to worship ancestors.
The most famous one is the "Great Lushena Statue" which is said to have been built with Wu Zetian's original appearance as a reference. There are nine giant statues here. The main Buddha in the middle is the Great Buddha Lushana, which is the Sambhogakaya Buddha of Sakyamuni. According to Buddhist scriptures, Lushena means light shining all over. The ten-foot tall seated statue is also the landmark of Longmen Grottoes.
Of course, in addition to the large Lu Shena statue niche donated by the Holy Empress Zetian, there are also the Guyang Cave carved by Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty for Empress Dowager Feng, the statue of the grandson of Lanling Prince in Wanfo Cave, and the statue of Wei Wang Li Tai built for Empress Changsun. Binyang South Cave, Jingshan Temple built by Concubine Wei, Gao Lishi's Buddha of Infinite Life built for Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, Yaowang Cave with engraved prescriptions of various medicines from past dynasties, etc.
There are thousands of large and small caves, 2,345 Buddhist niches, more than 100,000 statues, and more than 2,860 inscriptions. It is known as the ancient forest of steles. His representative works include: "Twenty Products of Longmen" by the donors of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and "The Tablet of Yique Buddhist Niches" by Chu Suiliang in the early Tang Dynasty. Famous scholars, scholars and scholars all over the world rushed to copy and explore their places.
However, in Fengxian Temple, the largest temple in the hinterland of Longmen Mountain, a tragedy just happened last night. The great monk Dexin, one of the three pillars of the temple (the leader, the temple master, and the Duvina), together with several remaining disciples, died tragically in the pagoda cave on the west side of the temple. And this Dexin is no ordinary person, he has a serious monk position.
Affiliated to the Senglu Division of the Dongdu Merit Envoy, he was officially worshiped as the right good envoy of the fifth rank. In his early years, he was ordered to promote Bailiang Temple, the lower courtyard of the Shaolin Temple, the ancestral home of Zen Buddhism. He was a great warrior monk who ordered people to eat as they should. . Therefore, he was not a weakling without the power to resist; but such a character was killed in the pagoda cave together with his disciples.
In addition, Fengxian Temple itself is a famous temple of the former dynasty built by the royal family; among the 369 temples in the world, it is second only to the Emperor and members of the royal family, who abandoned their old residences and built Sambhogany Temple and Baoen Temple. Therefore, this matter seems to be particularly serious. Logically speaking, this should have been investigated and handled by Henan Prefecture/Luoyang County first.
However, the scene was said to be extremely tragic. Many people, including the great monk Dexin, the envoy of Youshan Shishi, died without any intact bodies. Except for some personal belongings, magical implements, and the remnants of cassocks and robes, even intact limbs were missing. Couldn't find it. The bad commanders and Wu Hou who were the first to arrive upon hearing the news were so frightened that they vomited all over the floor.
So this matter was handed over to the second batch of Wude Si's relatives who arrived; as a result, they also retreated in front of such a tragic scene. Therefore, the marriage officer who subsequently arrived at the scene could only order the tower cave to be closed. On the grounds that an "animal disaster" was suspected to have occurred, he directly reported it to the superior officer and requested a more experienced exclusive department to come and deal with it.
In the end, this matter was transferred to Kingo's left and right envoys overnight with incredible efficiency. However, Kingo Street Envoy did not shoulder this blame so casually. Therefore, thanks to Zhu Street Ambassador's efforts to negotiate, it was not until dawn that many official and private conditions were reached with Wude Secretary.
Therefore, when Jiang Tian slowly arrived at Fengxian Temple with half a team of King Wu's disciples, it was already three o'clock in the morning. The bad guys in Luoyang County who maintained order outside, and the Wuhou and Baiyi (patrolmen) from nearby Chengxiafang have all withdrawn one after another. Only a group of Wude officers in blue and gray robes were left, sealing off the scene and collecting peripheral evidence.
Among them, those wearing sapphire blue robes with moire patterns are those who hold the rank of Wude Department, and those who wear the light gray robes with arabesque patterns are ordinary people who are traveling long and fast; while those who are responsible for organizing and co-organizing The miscellaneous staff who are not on duty are dressed in any color. But most of them exuded a feeling of lingering fear and shock.
Therefore, when they saw the Jinwu Street envoy, they all immediately showed complex expressions of relief and relief, and hurriedly opened the closed mountain gate. Then, when a Deputy Custody Officer Song who followed Jiang Tian saw this, he couldn't help but lose his temper. He immediately shouted and shouted unceremoniously at the people on the scene:
"Look at your dejected look, as if your entire family has died; are you worthy of the kindness of the imperial court and the generous support of the Tian family?"
"It's just a murder scene. How come I'm so scared that I'm so scared?"
"Cheer up, everyone, and watch carefully what Kingo Street Envoy does, or else just resign and go home!"
However, not long after, the Deputy Custody Officer Song only poked his head outside the pagoda cave, and without hesitation, he lay down on the outer railing and flew down three thousand feet. Because the scene he saw in the pagoda cave was like a strong and invisible mental pollution; he felt that he would not be able to face anything related to meat for several days.
In this case, leaving Lin Jiulang and others on standby, Jiang Tian took two other Kingo disciples, put on a one-piece rubber smock, high boots, and a mask soaked in lime water, and stepped into the scene. among. The layout of Fengxian Temple is not large. It mainly relies on the monks' dormitories, toilets and revolving corridors on the mountain wall built based on the grottoes.
Therefore, it was easy to see the bottom at a glance and find another grotto that was located diagonally above the "Great Lushena Statue Niche" and was more than ten feet high from the ground. Because it is summer, and the environment is relatively semi-enclosed, as the daytime temperature rises, the smell in the tower cave has become very strong, and even the smell of acetic acid and ash from the gelcoat on the body cannot cover it up.
This is a spacious grotto hall with a length of more than ten steps. It is named after more than ten stone pillars that support the top; pagoda-shaped pagodas of various colors are carved, and the colorful sculptures are named after Buddhist scriptures and stories about characters. However, at this time, various residues scattered on the ground and adhered to the walls had obvious signs of discoloration and liquefaction, as if they were decaying very quickly.
However, after Jiang Tian stepped into it, he, who was accustomed to various cruel scenes on the battlefield, discovered another unusual detail. In such a hot weather, the corpses had certainly begun to decay, but in the huge cave space, there were no mosquitoes and flies flying around that should have been attracted during this season.
The next moment, Jiang Tian, who continued to look in and felt a little suffocated, suddenly stopped; because he saw a few dead flies and suspected egg spots on the debris attached to a section of the tower pillar. You must know that the survival tolerance of flies is very rare in nature. What on earth causes it to die before laying eggs?
In an instant, Jiang Tian turned around and shouted to the other two people without hesitation, "You guys, get out right away." Then, he continued to explore inward for a distance and found that there were fewer and fewer dead flies remaining, and finally at the The Oriental Glazed Medicine Buddha statue in the center and the two pairs of shrines of Bodhisattvas and Vajra warriors, which were about to approach the center, completely disappeared.
When Jiang Tian re-exited with a stinking smell, several belated prompts appeared in his vision interface: "Subtle biological contamination on the body surface has been detected. Do you want to expend energy to remove it? Trace amounts of biological energy radiation have been detected. Whether to use energy shielding.". He couldn't help but feel a little scared. Fortunately, this half-assed auxiliary system worked for once.
He then said to the two Jinwu disciples who had exited first: "Stay away from the crowd immediately, take off these things and burn them on the spot, then jump into the river beach and wash your whole body clean; no more people are allowed to enter in the future." Lin Jiulang Seeing this, he couldn't help but take the initiative to ask: "I dare to ask, what are the obstacles in starting the recording?"
"It's not just a hindrance, it's a major trouble. I'm afraid there's potential for spreading toxicity, because even the mosquitoes and flies that came from the colony are dead." Jiang Tian said solemnly without hesitation: "Next, I want to confirm how many people have entered the scene and how many people have been contaminated with potential hidden poisons."
"What kind of poison, what kind of hidden poison!" After hearing this, Deputy Custody Song, who finally recovered from his illness, couldn't help shouting in horror: "Then my life is also...in danger, I...I... …I just opened my mouth and took a look, so it’s not that big of a deal.”
"It depends on the specific situation and nature." Jiang Tian shook his head slightly: "If it is a contamination caused by close contact, that's it. If it is spread through the air, or by wind and dust airflow, it will be a major crisis, and I am afraid that it will be within the scope of the scene. No one who is guilty can escape.”
"Then, that, that, that... what should we do?" Deputy Custody Song was a little disbelieving, and stuttered in confusion: Then he turned to Jiang Fang with a face full of panic and said, "Since Jiang Lushi can discover this kind of toxicity, , I think we should have some countermeasures and means!"
"Why are you panicking? The sky won't fall." Jiang Tian said without hesitation: "What's important now is not to immediately seal off the inside and outside, confirm how many people have entered, and immediately control those who may be contaminated with hidden poisons. What? At least call your people over immediately for screening and questioning before the situation escalates. Next, we will investigate people from Henan Prefecture and Luoyang County."
