Chapter 36 Two-color lotus 08(1/2)
Ming Guilan looked at Huo Weilou and thought for a while and said, "I still remember that the subordinates around the Marquis had changed a lot. Now the ones that remained were like copper and iron cast can follow the Marquis. Now the Marquis brought a woman by his side, and he was still untiring."
Huo Weilou frowned slightly, and saw Bo Ruoyou squatting beside the Buddha statue, not thinking that the corpse insects were terrifying. He was shaving something carefully from the inner wall of the Buddha statue. How could he not feel tired? He slept all the way in his arms that night.
Huo Weilou thought so in his heart, but his face was not revealed. When Eunuch Fu saw Bo Ruoyou fiddling with the corpse of corpse, he stepped forward and asked, "What do Youyou do?"
Bo Ruoyou explained: "The young woman has seen the evidence and found no other clues. Since she has confirmed that she is Master Jingkong, she will know where he was murdered back then."
Eunuch Fu sighed, "It's been ten years, and it's not easy."
"It's really not easy, but it's not without hope."
Bo Ruoyou held a knife and scraped a piece of shriveled corpse corpse from the inner wall of the Buddha statue. After the corpse was dismembered and placed in the Buddha statue, it naturally could not escape the rot, and the rotten corpse worms were produced. The corpse worms had nowhere to escape, and eventually disappeared in the Buddha statue. Now, they have turned into shriveled corpses.
Bo Ruoyou shaved around her and lit a lamp to look inside the Buddha statue. Her body was bent with great effort. After looking at it for a while, she said, "When this Buddha statue is sculpted, the base should be sculpted first, then the body of the Buddha statue, and finally the head. There are also some dark brown marks on the inner wall of the Buddha statue. It was stained when the body was placed on it."
Huo Weilou stepped forward at this time, "The people who went to Jizhou have not yet sent back the news. If you said, it is impossible for the people who shaped Buddhas to find out the abnormality."
Bo Ruoyou nodded, "When the corpse was just put in, it was the weight of an adult man. I won't mention the smell of blood. Just by increasing the weight, if you need to move it a little, you can find an abnormality."
After a pause, Bo Ruoyou raised his eyes to look at Huo Weilou, "Is it possible that the Buddha-shaped man was bribed by the murderer?"
Bo Ruoyou was still squatting, with a thin and dense sweat on his forehead. At this moment, he looked up at Huo Weilou, and a small face was facing him, making him look dark eyebrows and red lips, and his bright eyes were clear. Huo Weilou said, "Of course, if you can find the craftsman back then, things will be much simpler."
Bo Ruoyou responded, turned around and placed the corpse worms that had just been scraped out and the broken cloth strands stained on the inner wall. He carefully examined them. There were many corpse worms, and although they were all shriveled and dead, they still felt uncomfortable when they thought about how they were born. But Bo Ruoyou took bamboo tweezers without any hesitation. She looked around and found that she didn't know what she was looking at. Suddenly, her beautiful eyes lit up.
She took bamboo tweezers and clamped a brown corpse worm, looked at the direction of the sun, and Eunuch Fu covered his nose and squatted aside, "How good is this corpse worm?"
Bo Ruoyou shook his head, "This is not a corpse worm."
Eunuch Fu was slightly surprised, and Ming Guilan turned the wheels and leaned over.
Bo Ruoyou said: "This is a green fly, which often appears near the toilet and likes filth, but if the body starts to get sick, it will also attract it."
Eunuch Fu blinked, "What do you mean?"
The joyful look in Bo Ruoyou's eyes was already filled with, "The place where Master Jingkong was killed may be a place close to the toilet, or the place where his dismembered was close to the toilet--"
Eunuch Fu's eyes rolled, "But ten years have passed, so it should be difficult to find a trace."
"My father-in-law forgot that there are also Master Jingkong's Buddhist beads. Those 108 Buddhist beads have only been seen now, and there are still 107 left. It is likely that they will still be left in the place where he was killed."
Bo Ruoyou stood up and looked at Huo Weilou. Huo Weilou looked at Liaofan, who was still sad, "How many toilets are there in the temple?"
The Famen Temple is huge, and there are naturally more than one toilet. After Lefan calmed down his mind, he immediately said, "There are five places, one between the mountain gate and the Heavenly King Hall, and one behind the left side of the Great Hall. These two places are mostly prepared for tourists. In addition, there is one place outside the East and West Zen Temples, and one on the front side of the Dharma Hall."
Huo Weilou said, "Take me to have a look."
He gave such instructions. In the right wing, Yue Mingquan and the other two walked out, and Huo Weilou said, "You three are here waiting."
The three of them should have been, so Huo Weilou left with an embroidered jacket.
Bo Ruoyou looked at the corpse of the green fly on the bamboo tweezers, with a hint of slack in his eyes. Ming Guilan looked at her, "This kind of subtle details can also be found by Miss Bo--"
Bo Ruoyou put the green fly aside alone, "This is the case with the coroner. The autopsy is the most important. The evidence of the branches and secrets should not be despised. Anything, as long as it happens, will be left behind. The coroner will help the yamen find these traces."
Ming Guilan murmured, "As long as it happens, it will leave traces... If this statement is heard by those who are evil in the world, I am afraid that it will be shocked in my heart."
Huo Weilou came back quickly, and Bo Ruoyou and the others hurriedly looked at him.
Huo Weilou said in a deep eye: "None of them are like the place where the case occurred. The toilets near the Heavenly King Hall and the Main Hall are all under special care. The houses of the people who are under supervision are very close. Jingkong was dismembered after his death. If such a place is just a harm, there is still a chance of not being discovered. However, if the body is dismembered, the blood and blood smell cannot be covered. The same is true for the toilets near the East and West Zen Temple. As for the toilets near the Dharma Hall, they were only built seven years ago and did not exist ten years ago."
Bo Ruoyou frowned slightly. Did she think it was wrong? But the green fly was real, and she didn't know it wrong.
Bo Ruoyou looked at Lefan, "Master Lefan, ten years ago, there were only four toilets in the temple? It was a relic ceremony at that time, and there were many people in the temple. But some temporary toilets were built in some remote place."
In the ceremony, in addition to Emperor Jianhe and civil and military officials, there were many imperial guards and Luozhou garrisons led by Yue Ming. There were so many people who were very likely to build temporary toilets.
However, Lefan shook his head, "No, the temple worships Buddha, which is important to be clean and tidy. Although there were many people at that time, Your Majesty is here. The relic ceremony will be held every thirty years, and the temple is even more cautious."
Bo Ruoyou frowned, and at this moment, Eunuch Fu suddenly said, "No, right? How can we remember that there seemed to be a toilet outside the temple at that time?"
Huo Weilou looked at him, and Eunuch Fu smiled bitterly and said, "There are three urgent things. When the Imperial Guards changed their duty, many people went out of the temple. At that time, they said there was a toilet outside the temple. Our family vaguely remembered it, but we forgot where it was outside the temple."
Lefan frowned even more, but when he looked down, he saw the Buddha statue on the ground, his eyes lit up slightly, "The little monk remembered that there was indeed a toilet outside the temple, which was built temporarily outside the temple. A large number of Buddha statues were to be shaped at that time, and many craftsmen were invited. When the construction started, it was noisy and noisy, and there was no such big place in the temple, so he simply built a workshop to the east. In addition to the mud and water smelting area, there was also a large toilet in the workshop."
"Where was the workshop at that time?" Huo Weilou asked.
Lefan pointed to the east, "It's just outside the temple, right next to it. After the Buddha statue was built, it was quickly demolished in order not to destroy the feng shui in the temple. Later, birch was planted, and now it is a birch forest."
Huo Weilou immediately said: "Let me find someone who knew a little about the workshop at that time."
Lefan did not hesitate, "I was the monk in charge of Senior Brother Lejue who was the workshop."
Huo Weilou immediately sent someone to send Lejue again and learned that the skeleton was really Jingkong, and the Buddha-Sculpture Workshop that year was very likely to be the place where Jingkong was killed. Lejue's expression was also very sad. He led the way, and Bo Ruoyou followed Huo Weilou to the birch forest.
From the east gate, the main road is up and up, and you can go to the back mountain, and down to the birch forest. Ten years have passed, and the birch trees are dense and towering. Now at noon, the sun casts mottled light and shadows in the forest.
Lejue pointed to Lin Zi and said, "It was a bit deserted here, and it took at least two or three months for the craftsmen to shape Buddhas. So they leveled the ground and specially set up a workshop. At that time, there were wooden fences outside the workshop. There were a long row of smelting houses on the north side, about ten rooms. There was a row of wing rooms on the west side, which was a place for craftsmen to eat and accommodate food and accommodation. On the east side was a huge place for shaping Buddhas. On the open space in the center, there was a place for mixing mud and water, and the toilet was on the northeast corner."
Lejue took people through the woods and walked to a depression where the birch grew significantly denser than around, mostly because there was a toilet here back then. "It's here, right next to it, one is the place where Buddha statues are shaped, and the other is the place where the Buddha statues are dried. The Buddha statues are crafted in complex technology. Whether it is copper casting or clay sculptures, they must be gilded and painted here, and carved and polished."
Huo Weilou pointed to the periphery, "What are these places at that time?"
Lejue hurriedly said, "There is nothing, it's all flattened outside."
If it was still wilderness at that time, it would be easy to hide the corpse, but the outside was flattened, so it would be difficult to hide the corpse. If the murderer commits a crime near this place, after the crime, he sees a Buddha statue hanging on the sun, and simply hides the body in the Buddha statue, which is just like that.
"Since you are in charge of this, can you tell where the stage of shaping Buddhas when your master disappeared?"
"The little monk didn't know how to shape Buddhas, and he just arranged food, accommodation, money for craftsmen on weekdays. And that was a relic ceremony, so he rarely paid attention to it. He couldn't remember what stage he had reached, but..."
"But the statue of the Venerable Kashyapa and the statue of Ananda were almost shaved in those few days. Because these two statues were first started, and they were not clay sculptures, and they were planned to be used in the main hall, so the monk was a little worried. Later, the master disappeared, and the monk, two senior brothers, and others in the temple, looked for the master together. When the monk turned to the head to take care of the place, the two Buddha statues were shaved, and then two more gold paints were put on. About two months later, they were officially placed in the main hall."
At that time, I was afraid that no one would have thought that Jingkong's body was hidden in the statue of the Venerable.
Seeing that there was no trace of the workshop around Huo Weilou, he asked, "Did you find anything unusual when the workshop was demolished later?"
Lejue frowned, "No, this is not the case. The roof beams were removed and the floor was pushed. I didn't notice anything abnormal."
Looking around Huo Weilou, ten years later, the soil quality has changed a little, and the birch wood has grown towering and taller. What could you find in such a place?
"Is this forest grown by the people in the temple?"
When Huo Weilou asked this, he shook his head again, "It's not the case. He asked several farmers at the foot of the back mountain to help plant. These people are poor and grow some fruits and vegetables and send them to the temple for a lot of money. The temple is not equipped with enough staff, so they often ask them to help. When they were shaping Buddhas, they hired some small workers with mud and water, which were the people of these people."
Huo Weilou thought that the craftsmen who made Buddhas were far away in Jizhou, but he didn't expect to hire a nearby worker. Although it had been ten years, he could not give up any clues. So he immediately ordered Lu Ke: "Go to visit the foot of the back mountain, and ask if there were any abnormalities in the period when the Buddhas were made ten years ago, especially the statue of Venerable Kashyapa."
Lu Ke knew the clues that Bo Ruoyou found and the Buddhist beads were still missing. Naturally, he knew the point of the investigation. He immediately responded and took a few embroidered clothes and went downstairs.
Huo Weilou brought people to explore the forest again. Bo Ruoyou also circled around this small area. Planting birch trees requires digging a very deep pit. Moreover, the forest is quite dense. If there is an abnormality in the soil, the farmers who plant trees cannot find nothing. Now the roots of the tree are entrenched, and it is too difficult to find them.
The embroidered clothes envoys also searched for a while, but ten years have passed, and even if you dig three feet into the ground, it is difficult to find anything. Huo Weilou had to take people back. As soon as he returned to the temple, he saw Huo Qinghong looking for it. Seeing Huo Weilou, Huo Qinghong's face lit up, "Brother! I heard that you have found something after you went out of the temple gate to search for clues?"
Huo Weilou shook his head, "You have been with Lin Zhao just now?"
Huo Qinghong couldn't help but yawn lazily when he heard this, "Lin Zhao was reading ancient Buddhist scriptures in the temple. It was so boring. I was actually squinting in the Sutra Library..."
As he said this, he glanced at Bo Ruoyou who was following behind, looked at her for a moment, walked over and said with a smile: "Miss Bo, right? Do you know the origin of Famen Temple?"
Bo Ruoyou was a little confused and shook his head, "The girl in the folk doesn't know."
Hearing this, Huo Qinghong's eyes suddenly narrowed like a fox, "This is how Famen Temple comes from. Legend has it that there was a scholar named Famen who believed in Buddhism very much. At the beginning, he was in the world to teach Buddhism and educate sentient beings. As a result, the emperor at that time did not like Buddhism very much, so..."
Huo Qinghong leaned forward, and his tone became gloomy, "So, the emperor ordered people to grab him, cut off his hands and feet, cut off his tongue, and dig out his eyes, and put them in—"
Before the word "death" was finished, Huo Qinghong was pulled over the collar of the back of his neck. Huo Weilou held him in one hand, dragging him forward as if he was carrying an object. "What did I say just now? I'm starting to mess around now?"
"Hey hey, my brother has something to say, don't do it. I just want to scare her, but why is she not afraid at all?" Huo Qinghong was dragged a few feet before being let go. He looked at Bo Ruoyou in shock, his eyes incredible.
Eunuch Fu smiled with a smile on his face, "Criminal, Miss Bo is a coroner, and she is not afraid of the corpse. How could she be afraid of your words?"
Huo Qinghong hurriedly sorted out his collar and looked at Bo Ruoyou with disagreement, "Tsk, no wonder my elder brother can be brought by my side. Are you a woman..."
Huo Weilou frowned and looked at him again. Huo Qinghong didn't dare to say anything at this moment, and coughed lightly tone to correct his face. He seemed to be in his 10th year of double 10 years. When he was not making trouble, he had a handsome face, and he was as romantic as a two-part orchid branch.
Eunuch Fu smiled and said, "What the prince just said is what he saw from the Sutra Pavilion?"
Huo Weilou had already walked forward, and Huo Qinghong followed and said, "That's right, the Sutra Library here has more books than Xiangguo Temple. I have a book of classics and just read the origin of the Famen Temple and fell asleep..."
Huo Weilou shook his head, "I don't learn anything."
Huo Qinghong smiled and stuck, "With my elder brother here, why should I learn this technique or that?"
Huo Weilou was too lazy to pay attention to him, but he always followed Huo Weilou. Sometimes he asked when the case would be settled, sometimes he said he wanted to go to Luozhou City. Huo Weilou occasionally answered a few words, but he still talked endlessly.
Bo Ruoyou saw the temperament of the prince and laughed a little for a moment, but when he heard him say that the Sutra Library has a lot of books, a thought suddenly arose in his heart. When everyone returned to the yard of the mortal, Bo Ruoyou went to Huo Weilou and said, "Marty, the prince said that there are many books in the Sutra Library here. The girl in the folk thought, will there be any records about relics during this period?"
Huo Weilou turned his eyes to look at her, and Bo Ruoyou continued: "The thief steals the relics, and always has a purpose. Because everyone knows that the relics are the most treasure of Buddhism, everyone has doubted Master Jingkong the most for many years, but what if the relics have other uses? Knowing the purpose of the thief stealing the relics may be helpful."
The autopsy was also tested and the bone test was also tested. The craftsman was far away in Jizhou and there were not many other clues. Bo Ruoyou had this idea as a new direction. Huo Weilou pondered for a moment and said, "Just ask the purpose of the relics, and ask the monks in the temple."
Huo Qinghong also came forward when he heard this, "Do you know how many books in the Sutra Library? If you look for them from the books, you don't know when you will go..."
If you are thin and you will naturally call it.
Soon, Lefan came to everyone and heard about the purpose of the relics. Lefan said: "The relics worshipped in this temple are the spiritual bones of the Buddha, and are the supreme holy objects of the Buddha's way. They are hard for ordinary monks to bear the power of blessing. Only monks can get some good relationships. The little monk thinks that this Buddha's bone relics can benefit any monks and protect the people of the country. In the Lotus Sutra, the World Honored One said, "When everyone sees me extinction and offering relics, they all miss and have longing for them. All sentient beings believe in the quality of the Buddha and do not cherish their lives.'. The relics are the incarnation of the Buddha and the concrete image of the Buddha in the world. They can benefit all the people, and believe in the great way and do not care about themselves."
After Lefan finished speaking, Huo Weilou frowned. He spoke sincerely, but he was the words of Buddhist disciples, as if relics were only respected by monks, but what if they were just ordinary people?
"In addition, is there any saying that is spread among the people?"
Lefan hesitated for a moment, "What is spread among the people is rumor and unreliable. For example, relics can cure all diseases, achieve their wishes, and even resurrection, are of course false... The Buddha is in his heart, Amitabha Buddha."
I knew that the rumors were false, as if they were all sins when they said it once. Lefan hurriedly recited a few Buddhist verses.
To be continued...