Red walls and green tiles, the courtyard is full of pines and maples, the fragrance of Zen is fragrant, and the sound of bells is gentle.
"Is this the Tiangong Temple?" Li Xuan opened the curtains and looked at the bluestone-carved Buddhist temple gate not far ahead, where there were only a few pilgrims, and couldn't help but shake her head.
"Young Master, it's too early now and the person offering the incense hasn't come yet." Uncle Zhong turned around and explained.
Li Xuan nodded slightly, that was indeed the truth.
This is Shangshanfang, on the south side of Luohe River, east of Tianjin Bridge and Hebei Province, where the imperial palace is located.
A few days ago, the imperial court issued an edict: all the Buddhists and masters from all over the world will conduct a great ritual ceremony on land and water at Tiangong Temple to save the dead, save the living, benefit the common people, and save the suffering.
The Water and Land Jiao Dharma Assembly was grand in scale. Taoist practitioners and Buddhist masters from all walks of life rushed to Tiangong Temple to pray for the people and the prince.
When the prince dies of illness, the officials and nobles of the court can go to the palace to pay homage, but low-level officials, women at home, and ordinary people can only come here to express their condolences.
Tiangong Temple was originally the former residence of Emperor Taizong. In the sixth year of Zhenguan, it was converted into a temple by an edict and belonged to the emperor's family temple.
Therefore, after the prince died of illness, the Queen designated this place as the venue for the Waterway Dharma Ceremony.
Heavenly Palace, Heavenly Palace, the meaning is obvious.
"Your Majesty, shall we go in now?" Li Zhu stood aside wearing a black robe and holding a Tang sword in his hand, looking around vigilantly.
"Don't worry, wait a moment, the people from Zongzheng Temple should not have arrived yet." Li Xuan lowered the curtain again and sat back in the carriage.
In Buddhist temples, Taoism and Buddhism compete.
If this was not the place where the Water and Land Jiao Dharma Ceremony was held, and if it was not for the decree, Li Xuan would not have come to such a Buddhist temple at all.
Li Xuan joined the Taoist sect at a young age and was a true disciple.
This time the Queen chose Tiangong Temple as the venue for the Water and Land Jiao Dharma Ceremony, which is enough to illustrate her tendency, and another wave of trouble is about to arise.
"Ah!" A violent scream suddenly came from Tiangong Temple.
Li Xuan suddenly opened the curtain and ordered with a very embarrassed face: "Li Zhu, go and see what happened."
On the surface, the Water and Land Jiao Dharma Assembly in Tiangong Temple is to save the dead in the world, save the living, benefit all sentient beings, and save people in distress. But in fact, it is used to pray for the prince Li Hong and accumulate merit. Once things go wrong, the consequences will be disastrous.
"This time, it looks like I can't leave without the Dharma gathering!"
Li Xuan looked at Li Zhu, who was running back quickly with an anxious look on his face. The slight bitterness on his face disappeared, and he asked solemnly: "What happened?"
"Someone died. A great monk who participated in the Water and Land Dharma Assembly just now suddenly vomited and bled from the mouth and died unexpectedly." Li Zhu spoke in a hurry.
"Great monk, don't worry then!"
Putting down the car curtain, Li Xuan returned to the car, leaving Li Zhu and Zhao Zhong looking at each other.
Sitting in the carriage, Li Xuan couldn't help but think about it.
At this special time, a Buddhist monk suddenly vomited blood and died, and he was still attending a water and land ceremony to pray for the prince. This is for fear that the world will not be in chaos!
Fortunately, nothing happened to Princess Ying, and Li Xuan was shocked.
The prince was poisoned and the British concubine was assassinated. If the eminent Buddhist monk vomited blood and died at the prince's water and land ceremony, then the rumors in Luoyang would spread unimaginably in an instant.
All the kings in the world will be unable to stand down in this situation. If there are one or two idiots who can't see the situation clearly, then they will have to ask the deposed queen.
Some people are afraid that they will not die!
"Your Majesty, the entire Tiangong Temple has been surrounded by Luoyang Order's people inside and outside..." Li Zhu kept sending news into the carriage, and Li Xuan sat there and listened silently: "Your Majesty, Dai Xing, the young minister of Dali Temple, led 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 entrance of Tiangong Temple.
Hiding the imperial edict in his sleeve, Li Xuan got out of the car and strode towards Tiangong Temple.
Li Xuan was wearing a county king's python robe and a linen white robe. When the policemen around him saw Li Xuan, they immediately stepped aside and bowed down.
In the spacious courtyard, you can see monks, Taoists, officials and clan members everywhere being chased by countless police officers in black and asking about the situation.
Some who did not cooperate were even forcibly detained by Dali Temple.
At this time, no matter how powerful the other party is, Dali Temple will hold it firmly.
After walking up the steps and entering the backyard of Tiangong Temple, I saw the scene of the accident at first sight.
There are several white cloth tents erected there, which were originally used for real mage to chant sutras, but now there is only a corpse covered with white cloth in the center.
A Dali Temple official wearing a black lion pattern was looking around carefully. The Dali Temple detectives were a little further away.
[Dali Temple Shaoqing Dai Xing, the grand-nephew of the former prime minister Dai Zhou, the nephew of Shangshu right servant She Dai Zhide, a Jinshi of the Ming Dynasty in the Yonghui period]
Li Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly. Dai Zhou was the prime minister during the Zhenguan period, and Dai Zhide is the current right minister.
The Dai family was not a wealthy family, and it was not until Dai Zhou that it began to rise, but the two generations of prime ministers before and after it could be said to be the pinnacle of civil service.
After taking a look at Zong Xuan, who was standing by with a depressed look on his face, Li Xuan's face became serious.
Dai Xing, the young minister of Dali Temple, seemed to hear Li Xuan's footsteps and raised his head with a look of confusion on his face.
But soon, his attention returned to his mind, and then he raised his hand to Li Xuan and said, "I have met the Prince of Nanchang."
"Dai Shaoqing, have you found out the cause of death?" Li Xuan returned the salute, nodded slightly, and walked to the body.
He did not turn over the white cloth covering the body. Although he was curious, he still understood this rule.
"I wonder if the prince is here?" Dai Xing looked at Li Xuan with some doubts. Logically speaking, Li Xuan, the King of Nanchang, was qualified to attack and worship the prince.
"By decree, I came to express my condolences to all the great virtuous people of Daci Temple. Unfortunately, something happened here before we even entered." Li Xuan said, taking out the imperial edict from his sleeve and handing it directly to Dai Xing.
A very lucky look.
Think about it, if Li Xuan had come a step earlier, he happened to be announcing the edict, and then the eminent monk happened to vomit blood and died. The scene would be chilling to think about.
Escaped a disaster, Li Xuan knew in his heart that he had escaped a disaster,
No matter what, at this time, he is no longer suitable to announce the decree.
Dai Xing received the imperial edict respectfully, and then opened it carefully. With his identity, it was not too evasive, and he was currently investigating the case.
After returning the imperial edict respectfully, Dai Xing directly lifted the white cloth on it, and underneath was a charred corpse: "This mage's body suddenly caught fire for no reason, and he died in an instant. Your Majesty. If you take two steps quickly, there is a good chance that he will witness this scene with his own eyes."
There was a fire, why was it a fire? Wasn't it just vomiting blood?
Li Xuan looked confused for a moment, but he soon became serious.
Indeed, calling it vomiting blood is easier to accept than calling it a fire.
Li Xuan looked at the burnt corpse, the tip of her nose twitched twice, and her face suddenly became startled: "Is it spontaneous combustion?"
"It's spontaneous combustion!" Dai Xing gave an affirmative answer, and then said calmly: "This Master Yixing got up early in the morning to have a meal with other eminent monks. After the meal, they came here to chant sutras and chant. In less than a moment, the flames had already ignited, and in an instant, his life was gone."
"Have you checked the food and water in the dining hall, the fire master in the temple, and other senior monks who ate with Master Yixing?"
"Everyone has been checked. Everyone is now imprisoned in different meditation rooms. We have assigned special personnel to guard them."
In terms of investigating cases, Dali Temple is the expert. As far as Li Xuan can think of, the people from Dali Temple have already taken the lead.
Looking at the charred corpses under the white cloth, Li Xuan felt that the scene in front of her eyes felt strangely familiar for some reason, but she didn't know where it came from.
"I will have to re-enter the palace soon and report to the Queen of Heaven what happened here. If Dai Shaoqing has further results, you might as well tell me." Li Xuan was very polite, and towards the prime minister's family, Li Xuan showed Due respect.
Dai Xing nodded and continued to inspect the body.
The Dai family has always been deeply involved in criminal matters. With Dai Xing handling this case, Li Xuan is relieved.
After a moment, Li Xuan couldn't help but ask: "Dai Shaoqing, I would like to know whether the fire in this Yi Xing Master burns from the outside to the inside, or from the inside to the outside?"
Dai Xing couldn't help but raise his brows, and immediately looked highly at Li Xuan. The different burning methods of the flame not only most likely determined the cause of death, but also greatly involved some privacy elements.
"In addition to burning from within, the internal organs of the body are burned more thoroughly."
