Venerable Kasyapa is the great disciple of the Buddha, and his golden statue is often beside Shakyamuni Buddha in the Mahavira Hall. fell out?"
Lu Ke nodded: "Yes, Lord Marquis, the temple was already preparing for the Dharma Conference that day, the statue of the Venerable fell from the lifting frame when it was being moved, and the base broke at that time, the craftsmen and the monks in charge were all scared I jumped, but I didn't expect something to fall out of it, everyone saw that what fell out was a human bone."
After a pause, Luke said again: "It is said that this statue was molded ten years ago. In the past ten years, it has been placed in the main hall in front of it. It has never been moved. The monks wiped and cleaned it, and never Broken."
Huo Weilou stared, that is to say, this skeleton was inside the Buddha statue ten years ago when it was sculpted.
Famen Temple has a long history, the atmosphere inside the temple is strict, and the fragrance of Buddha is wafting. As soon as you enter the gate, you can feel that the Buddhist temple for hundreds of years is not in vain. Inside the statue, there is a skeleton hidden.
"Can the craftsman who made the statue be traced back then?"
Lu Ke shook his head, "It's difficult, this Buddha statue was made ten years ago when the relic prayer ceremony was enshrined. The Buddha statue was made at the end of the ceremony. At that time, the artisans who came here to make Buddha statues were all from the Jizhou area in the northwest, and they were considered veterans. The artist is here, and after the subordinates have arrived, they have sent people to Jizhou, but this time at least half a month, it may not be possible to find the old craftsman."
The road in Jizhou is far away, and it takes some effort to find a craftsman, so naturally you can't wait.
While speaking, Huo Weilou had already entered the main hall, and the Buddha lamps in the hall were brightly lit, illuminating every detail of the statue of the Venerable Buddha.
This golden statue is about seven feet high. It stands on a lotus pedestal. It is cast in copper and gilded on the outside. Because of the well-known story of Venerable Kassapa "twirling a flower and smiling", Huo Weilou looked at the Buddha statue for a moment, and then saw the crack on the lotus seat.
The hall was empty, except for the statue of the venerable, there was a thin coffin. The discovered skeleton was placed inside the coffin. Seven lamps were lit outside the coffin, and simple sacrifices were placed.
Huo Weilou walked towards the coffin, and saw a piece of oyster covering it, and he could vaguely see a humanoid skeleton underneath. Human-shaped skeletons were exposed.
Lin Huai said: "After the bones were discovered, the masters performed two ritual ceremonies, because the incident was too strange, and they wanted to report it to the prefect of Luozhou for investigation. However, this Buddha statue was molded ten years ago. At that time, the grand ceremony was going on, and a disciple of Master Jingkong said that the skeleton was Master Jingkong, so he handed over the paper to the imperial court."
Although Famen Temple is far away from Beijing, it is considered as a royal Buddhist temple. It is related to the relic ceremony ten years ago. The temple has a bad reputation.
Huo Weilou stared, "Did the three of you come together?"
Naturally, it was not Lin Huai and Lu Ke who asked this question, but the next three people.
At this time, the most burly of the three stepped forward, "The lower official came on the twelfth day of the first lunar month, and the lower official came the earliest."
Eunuch Fu and Bo Ruoyou stood at the door. Seeing this, Eunuch Fu said softly: "This is Yue Mingquan, General Xuande of the Zhenxi Army. He was the general of Luozhou back then. His Majesty went south to participate in the grand ceremony. Except for the personal guards of the Imperial Forest Army, the whole The martial law patrol of Qixia Mountain was entrusted to him, and at that time, apart from the courtyard where His Majesty lived, his people were also patrolling and setting up defenses in other places."
Bo Ruoyou turned to look at Eunuch Fu, "Eunuch knows very clearly."
Eunuch Fu smiled slightly, "Because of that grand ceremony, our family came with His Majesty. At that time, His Royal Highness Princess Princess was also coming, but the road was too far. First, our family had served His Majesty before, and second, Her Highness Princess trusted us. family, so we asked our family to pray for her, mainly... to pray for Lord Hou, and then our family begged for a few mascots and brought them back."
Bo Ruoyou didn't expect that Eunuch Fu would personally witness the relic ceremony that year. In this way, there is one more person who knows. After all, it has been ten years since the incident, and one more person who witnessed it may lead to many more clues.
At this time, another tall and thin man came forward, "Xiaguan went to the temple with Brother Wang on the 13th day of the first lunar month."
Mr. Fu said, "The thin and tall one is Wu Yu, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, and the short one next to him is Wang Qingfu. Wu Yu was a member of the Ministry of Rites ten years ago, Wai Lang. Back then, he and the servant of the Ministry of Rites at that time arranged the ceremony a month in advance. As for the matter, he is very familiar with many arrangements in the past. Later, when the relic was lost, he was demoted once. After ten years, he was still promoted. He is very powerful. This Wang Qingfu was the Taichang Temple at that time. Shaoqing is now the Minister of Taichang Temple."
The General Soldier of Luozhou at that time, General Xuande now, Wailang, a member of the Ministry of Rites, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, now the Minister of Taichang Temple. These people are at least in the fourth rank, so they are considered to be of high position and weight. Only now did Bo Ruoyou truly understand what Huo Weilou said, that this unusual unsolved case is a state matter.
"Where's Feng Lun? When did you arrive?" Huo Weilou asked again.
Wang Qingfu and Wu Yu looked at each other, and Wu Yu said, "Old Feng is also on the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, but he only arrives at night."
Feng Lun arrived at Famen Temple on the 13th day of the first lunar month. He fell off a cliff and died on the 15th day of the first lunar month. Now it is the 20th night of the first lunar month, and Feng Lun has been dead for five days.
Eunuch Fu said again: "Feng Lun was the magistrate of Luozhou back then, and Famen Temple was in Luozhou. He was a horse on the saddle and a horse behind him to welcome the Holy Majesty. Counting it, Lin Shilang is still half a teacher."
Lin Shilang is Lin Huai. Hearing about Feng Lun, he really showed some sadness on his face, "Master Feng, Mr. Feng's body is in the wing room. The eldest son of the Ming family has not arrived yet. Why don't we wait until tomorrow?"
Huo Weilou said, "Look first."
Lin Huai had never been here in person back then, but this time he came to cooperate with the case, the case has nothing to do with him, and the situation of the other three people is a bit intriguing, among them, Yue Mingquan is a general, Wang Qingfu and Wu Yu are both Beijing officials, it can be seen that The two of them are very familiar with each other, occasionally meeting their eyes and whispering in private, they also appear to be very familiar with each other. After such a comparison, Yue Mingquan seems to be alone.
Lin Huai led the way, went out and turned left, and arrived at the wing where Feng Lun's body was parked.
Luke said: "My subordinate arrived in Luozhou on the fifteenth night of the first lunar month. When I arrived, I heard that Mr. Feng was missing, and I couldn't find anyone in the Buddhist temple where he lived. Later that night passed, and the next morning, I went to practice at the back of the mountain. The monks of Chen Gong found Master Feng, and his subordinates inspected it roughly, and it seems that Master Feng fell off a cliff and died."
Huo Weilou nodded and entered the door of the side room. As soon as he entered, he saw Feng Lun lying on a coffin bed. Feng Lun was over half a hundred years old, and he was wearing the same casual clothes as when he died. There were many bloodstains on his forehead and body, and his clothes There was also a lot of dirt on the robe, and he looked in a terrible state of distress, and he had been dead for five days, and with the ever-burning lights in the room, there was already a strong stench.
The three of Yue Mingquan stood at the door and did not approach inside.
"Benhou remembers that you and Feng Lun are old acquaintances." Huo Weilou looked at the corpse and said, "Yue Mingquan, you were the general soldier in Luozhou and Feng Lun was the magistrate. In the capital city, he was an official in the same dynasty as Wang Qingfu and Wu Yu, his family background is not comparable to yours, otherwise, he might not only be a servant."
Yue Mingquan heard the words, and immediately said: "Master Hou, the first to come to the lower office, and then the adults arrived, and we all drank tea and fasted together, and we lived in peace for a few days. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, at noon At that time, they also laughed and said that they would celebrate the festival together, and shared the festive fast meal prepared by the temple. We ate that meal until dusk, and then we all went back to our rooms. For some reason, Mr. Feng stumbled and fell down the back mountain. "
Wang Qingfu also said: "That's right, the officer went back to the room with Brother Wu, we live near each other, we can testify to each other."
As soon as this remark came out, Yue Mingquan glanced at him. Wang Qingfu said that he and Wu Yu could testify to each other, which meant that he was only telling one side of the story. Lips didn't say much.
Huo Weilou didn't speak for a while, Lin Huai saw this and smoothed things over and said: "Master Hou, I'm afraid that the eldest son of the Ming family and the eldest son will not arrive until tomorrow night. When he arrives, he will inspect the body and find out whether Mr. Feng fell by himself. Going down, as for the skeleton, I'm afraid it will take some effort."
Mentioning the skeleton, Huo Weilou asked, "How did his disciple recognize that the skeleton was Master Jingkong?"
Just now when Huo Weilou looked at the skeleton, it was just a pair of human bones, even if one could see the height, it was hard to tell whether it was Master Jing Kong who had disappeared for ten years.
Lin Huai said: "Because what fell from the golden Buddha statue that day, apart from the skeleton, there was also a Buddhist bead. Master Jingkong's disciples saw it and said that the Buddhist bead was the one that Master Jingkong carried with him back then. One of the strings. That string of beads has a total of 108 sandalwood pieces, each of which is engraved with a Buddhist gatha."
"Where are the beads? Are there other evidences?"
Lin Huai pointed to the main hall, "All the physical evidence is placed in the ear room on the east side of the main hall. There is only one Buddhist bead. In addition to the Buddhist bead, there is another thing like a cassock and some clothes, but they are now broken and tattered. Master Jingkong's disciple He also recognized the cassock and said it was the one his master was wearing when he disappeared."
Huo Weilou was not in a hurry to look at the evidence, he still kept his gaze on Feng Lun's corpse, whether it was Master Jingkong or not, that skeleton had been at least ten years old, but Feng Lun's corpse in front of him had died at the Five days ago, if one wanted to search for clues and evidence, it would be more helpful to start with Feng Lun's death first.
"You come in—"
Huo Weilou suddenly spoke.
Lin Huai was taken aback for a moment, not knowing who Huo Weilou was calling, and Lu Ke who was standing the nearest was a little surprised, while Wang Qingfu and the three stood at the door, looking at each other, not knowing which one Huo Weilou was calling them.
"Trouble the three adults to make room."
A clear female voice suddenly sounded, Wang Qingfu and the three turned around suddenly, and saw Bo Ruoyou standing in front of them.
Just now they were far away, the three of them only felt that Bo Ruoyou was gentle and beautiful, and they kept guessing her identity. Now that Bo Ruoyou stood in front of her, Wang Qingfu and the three of them realized that the little girl in front of them really looked like a painting.
Marquis Wu Zhao is not known as a womanizer, Wang Qingfu and Wu Yu who are officials in the capital know best, and Yue Mingquan is a military general, has had a relationship with Huo Weilou a few times, and knows his name, all of them know Unexpectedly, when Huo Weilou went to Qingzhou on business, he brought a little girl with him.
Wu Zhaohou, who had been abstinent for many years, finally started eating meat? !
But the strange thing is, this is a morgue, what did she do in the house
Eunuch Fu seemed to be able to guess what Wu Yu and the other three were thinking, and said with a smile, "Give way, my lords, we are going in Youyou."
Youyou... Eunuch Fu is so affectionately called, other than that the woman is Wu Zhaohou's new favorite, what's the explanation? !
Wu Yu pushed Wang Qingfu, Yue Mingquan hurriedly stepped aside, and then Bo Ruoyou entered the room, Lin Huai's eyes moved slightly, was he not thinking the same as Wu Yu and the others
Seeing Huo Weilou calling Bo Ruoyou in, he just thought that Wu Zhaohou finally had a woman by his side for many years. She went to take a break but couldn't mention it
Lin Huai's eyes flashed a few traces of ridicule, and his face turned serious: "Young master Ming is still in the future, and there is no one to perform an autopsy. Why don't you take the girl to rest first, and talk about it tomorrow?"
Huo Weilou was expressionless, but when he heard Bo Ruoyou's resting words, his eyebrows moved slightly, and he turned his eyes to look at Lin Huai. The meaning of this glance was unclear, but Lin Huai's heart skipped a beat, he must have misunderstood …
The next moment, Huo Weilou retracted his gaze and said, "Don't wait for Guilan to come, there is an autopsy here."
Lin Huai was stunned, and Lu Ke was a little surprised. At this time, Huo Weilou took a look at Bo Ruoyou, "She is the assistant brought by the Marquis. Before Gui Lan arrives, she can do the autopsy alone."
Lin Huai took a deep breath. He had been the Minister of Criminal Affairs for three years, so he had seen quite a few murder cases. As far as he knew, Huo Weilou didn't even look down on Jing Zhaoyin's work, and he brought the Ming family's master every time. Young Master, why is there suddenly a sleuth by my side... It's still such a snow-skinned and beautiful girl.
Lin Huai rolled his eyes, looked at Huo Weilou, then at Bo Ruoyou, and suddenly showed a hint of bewilderment.
What else is unclear about this? So what if she is a woman, so what if she is a little-known artist? Wu Zhaohou fell in love with her once in a hundred years, not to mention asking her to do the autopsy, but let her investigate the case and interrogate people, so what dare they say
So Lin Huai reacted very quickly and said: "Yes... then will the autopsy be done at this moment?"
Huo Weilou looked at Bo Ruoyou, who straightened her back, and said calmly, "Master Hou, please prepare the autopsy equipment."
Huo Weilou glanced at Luke, Luke went to prepare by himself.
Bo Ruoyou had been standing far away until now, and he had never seen the corpse. Now he was standing in front of Feng Lun's corpse, so he naturally looked at the corpse first. Lin Huai looked at Bo Ruoyou, and a little strangeness appeared in his eyes.
He was born in the Lin family in the capital, so he was naturally used to seeing how the children of the aristocratic families in the capital showed their love for beauties, but this was the first time he had seen someone actually ask his sweetheart to come for an autopsy.
Seeing Feng Lun's body covered in spots and pungent smell, even he felt unbearable, but this girl with icy muscles and bones got closer and closer. It didn't look like the first autopsy.
Thinking of Huo Weilou's way of doing things above tolerance, Lin Huai's complexion changed a little, Huo Weilou never slacked off above tolerance, could it be... this little girl is really a gangster? !
Lin Huai's heart was full of turmoil, and Lu Ke, who went out to search for autopsy equipment, felt unspeakable for a while. Seeing Eunuch Fu standing aside, Lu Ke couldn't help but stepped forward, "Eunuch, that girl—"
Eunuch Fu smiled inscrutablely, "I really know how to do autopsies, it's not fake."
Luke frowned, "Really? The subordinates thought..."
Eunuch Fu raised his brows high, "You think our Lord Hou has finally enlightened and knows how to keep a beautiful girl by his side?"
Lu Ke had such an expression on his face, but Eunuch Fu curled his lips and snorted: "Who is he? He is Marquis Wu Zhaohou. Can he have that kind of promise?!"
Even though Eunuch Fu gave an explanation, when Luke entered the door again, his heart still hadn't calmed down. His family's master Hou was not tired of women, and the little girl in front of him really knew how to perform an autopsy, both of which could make him dumbfounded.
Putting down the cage containing the autopsy equipment, Lu Ke stepped aside respectfully. He wanted to take a good look at how this little girl would examine the rotting corpse in front of him.
Bo Ruoyou rolled up her sleeves, opened the cage, and first saw a pair of corpse-collecting gauntlets made of deerskin in the cage. Her eyes lit up slightly, and she leaned over to put the gauntlets on her hands. This thing is not common, but The Embroidery Envoy's preparations were mostly for that Mr. Ming, Lin Shilang mentioned that person several times, he should be familiar to everyone, someone who Huo Weilou often takes by his side, and who can be taken by Huo Weilou often, It must be a master of this way.
Lin Huai and Lu Ke looked at her with a little scrutiny, and Wang Qingfu and the other three at the door did not move. I thought that the little lady brought by Wu Zhaohou was probably the person staying in the room, but who would have thought that this woman , was it an autopsy? !
Mingming had such a captivating face, and his whole body was quite soft and elegant like a Jiangnan woman, but the majestic Marquis Wu Zhao actually used people for autopsies.
Or, during the day for autopsy work, at night...
It's no wonder everyone thinks too much, it's true that Wu Zhaohou has never had a woman by his side, and now there is one more woman, anyone will feel that he has broken the precept.
After lighting a stick of Styrax, Bo Ruoyou started the autopsy.
At this moment, all the people present were court officials. Huo Weilou looked around and didn't make them retreat. Of course, he could see the shocked and suspicious expressions on the faces of the people. If so, let them see that Bo Ruoyou's autopsy was not justified. imaginary.
At this moment, everyone realized that there was something different about the beautiful and clear girl in front of them.
Since Feng Lun was found that day, only Lu Ke briefly inspected his injuries. Therefore, now, he basically maintains his appearance when he died. His blood-soaked clothes are stuck to the corpse. In addition, the corpse has begun to rot. The clothes were quite scary, but when he touched Feng Lun's clothes, Bo Ruoyou frowned.
Feng Lun's clothes were quite wrinkled. Although there was obvious blood color, one piece was thick and the other was light. The light place seemed to have been washed but never cleaned. She went to check the corpse's shoes, hands and hair, and soon, the thinness Without raising his head, he asked, "Did it rain the night Mr. Feng fell down the back mountain?"
Lu Ke's eyes lighted up slightly, "It rained, it rained around one o'clock in the evening, and it rained for an hour."
The clothes have been wet by water, so there are extra wrinkles, and the heels of the shoes are especially muddy, and the hair is also mixed with sand, everything shows that it rained that night.
It was only found after being exposed to the rain, and the decay of the corpse was faster. After Bo Ruoyou checked the head and face of the corpse, he began to pick off the clothes on the corpse. Lin Huai and Wu Yu couldn't help their eyelids twitching.
This is a male corpse, should it be stripped naked
Under the gaze of everyone, Bo Ruoyou calmly took off all the clothes of the corpse.
Lin Huai and Wu Yu: "..."
The surface of the corpse is covered with spots, turning into a purple color, and the deceased has been dead for a long time, and the spots have subsided. It is difficult to distinguish the posture of the corpse when he died, and several of the most serious traumas are located on the left side of the deceased. One was on the forehead and the back of the head of the deceased. In addition, there were bleeding wounds on the left arm, left leg, and waist, and the wounds were bruised and bruised. The wounds were wide and rough, as if cut by sharp stones.
Bo Ruoyou first focused on checking for obvious injuries, and after carefully inspecting these places, her brows frowned again, and she suddenly looked at Lu Ke, "You said that it rained that night. An hour?"
When asked suddenly, and the Bo Ruoyou at this moment is different from the gentle look a moment ago, when a pair of eyes looked at him, Han Qinqin's concentration was pressing, Lu Ke's expression tightened, and he thought for a moment before he said carefully, "At most More than an hour and a half."
Bo Ruoyou nodded when she heard this, looked away, and continued the autopsy. Others didn't know what she meant by asking, but Huo Weilou was sure that she had found something. He didn't ask, but just stood aside, his eyes fluttering. on her.
When he saw Bo Ruoyou's autopsy for the first time that day, he didn't look at Bo Ruoyou more. The case was more serious, and he actually glanced at Bo Ruoyou's face several times. If Bo Ruoyou was usually gentle and friendly, then at this moment, Bo Ruoyou also showed a bit of aloofness.
And her delicate brows were furrowed, and she would not let go until the examination was over.
After Bo Ruoyou inspected the trauma, she first shaved the deceased's hair, and then wiped white vinegar on the limbs, chest and abdomen of the deceased. While waiting, she began to pick out a handy autopsy knife from the wooden box. Suddenly, she remembered something and turned around. , "Master Hou, can the girl be autopsied?" After speaking, he pointed to the corpse, "The main thing is to open the skull."
Mainly craniotomy.
When Bo Ruoyou said this, her tone was ordinary, as if she was saying that the moonlight is good tonight.
After hearing these words, Lin Huai and the others who were looking around felt their scalps go numb. For a moment, they felt that Bo Ruoyou's delicate face was no longer beautiful, nor icy, nor charming. Not only that, watching her deftly choose large and small autopsy knives, they couldn't help but feel a chill down their spines.
Huo Weilou nodded lightly, "Open."