Huo Weilou stood with the backlight, his handsome face was hidden in the darkness, but his eyes were particularly captivating. Bo Ruoyou hesitated for a moment, seeing that Huo Weilou was still staring at her closely, then cautiously stretched out the back of his hand.
It was red, the most serious part was black and blue, and it was swollen. Bo Ruoyou stretched it out for a moment, but quickly retracted it. She stood with her eyes closed, not knowing what Huo Weilou meant.
Huo Weilou's eyes were like deep pools, "What do you want?"
Bo Ruoyou was slightly stunned, and raised her eyes to look at Huo Weilou. Her beautiful eyes were black and white, and her emotions were written simply in her eyes. Seeing that Huo Weilou was not a joke, she lowered her head again, "The case has not been solved yet. Get the job done so that the case can be solved as soon as possible."
Huo Weilou's eyes darkened, "This idea is very good. Many people in the world are eager for quick success, but they forget that the most fundamental thing is to get things done first. You must solve the case before you tell Ben Hou. Could it be that you think Ben Hou will not agree?" you?"
Bo Ruoyou nodded lightly, "Minnv's request is not ordinary, and Minnv is not sure whether Master Hou will agree."
This actually made Huo Weilou a little curious, but Bo Ruoyou looked gentle and friendly, but she was very sure of what she was sure of, but what could she ask for as a little girl? He looked her up and down for a few moments, then glanced at the cuffs where her hands were hidden, "That's all."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Bo Ruoyou was inexplicably relieved, Huo Weilou's thoughts were unpredictable, even if he treated her a little bit now, she still found it difficult to resist.
Following Huo Weilou, Eunuch Fu and Huo Qinghong were already waiting in the tea room. At this moment, it was past noon, but the light in the originally clear sky dimmed, and there were dark clouds gathering on the horizon. Eunuch Fu glanced out, "No Let it rain, Lord Wang and Lord Wu are going to the top of the mountain to see the pagoda, I'm afraid they won't be able to go."
Bo Ruoyou also glanced out, and at this time, Jingming arrived with a roll of drawings, "Forgive me, Lord Hou, I couldn't remember the arrangement when I drew the drawings last night, so I asked a few more people, and now I'm done." It's more detailed."
Huo Weilou ordered Jingming to draw the picture yesterday, Jingming originally said to submit it last night, but he didn't expect it to be one night late.
Huo Weilou took the blueprints, but he didn't criticize them, he asked first, "Are all the Buddhist classics in the temple here?"
Jingming nodded quickly: "Yes, it's all here."
"The secret treasures of the Buddhist family enshrined in the temple are all recorded, but there is no record of the five-fold treasure letter in this scripture building. Why?" Huo Weilou stared at Jingming with calm eyes.
Jingming's eyebrows twitched, his eyes sparkled, and he stuttered, "Five, five treasure letters?"
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Jingming clenched his hand holding the Buddhist beads, "There are so many books in the scripture building, and the poor monk has never read them. Over the years, it has been difficult for ordinary disciples to come in here. Logically speaking, there should be some books in the five-fold treasure letter." It is recorded, but the poor monk does not know why there is no..."
Huo Weilou stared at Jingming, and suddenly curled his lips coldly, "Monks don't tell lies, master must have seldom told lies in his life, so he is quite inexperienced."
Jingming's eyes drooped, and his back stiffened when he heard the words.
Huo Weilou sat on the main seat in the north, with a cold mockery in his eyes, "Master is an eminent monk who has attained the Tao and is quite famous. I don't want his reputation to be ruined by now. Your Majesty believes in Buddhism and respects the Master quite a bit. However, this Marquis is not a person who worships Buddha, so I should be strict in everything, not to mention that this case involves two lives, if the master conceals it, what face will he have to see the Buddha in the future?"
A layer of cold sweat poured out of Jingming's forehead, his hand holding the prayer beads trembled slightly, but the corners of his lips moved a few times, but he still couldn't utter a word. Huo Weilou looked at him with a frown, but said in his mouth: "It's passed on to me. —”
Hearing this, Jingming clasped his hands together, closed his eyes and began to recite Buddhist scriptures. Seeing his mouth murmuring, Huo Weilou said flatly: "It seems that the master is a rare Taoist."
Jing Ming's shoulders trembled, and the muttering in his mouth suddenly stopped.
No one spoke in the room, but Jingming seemed to be wearing a heavy shackle, which made his head droop slightly and his body bent by two points. A monk who practiced Buddhism for many years and was well-known outside the world, but he finally broke away from what happened back then. It doesn't matter, since he has something to hide, Liao Fan and Liao Jue, as Qingkong disciples, naturally know everything.
Soon, Liao Fan and Liao realized it, and when Huo Weilou asked about the Sutra Depository, the two hesitated, and Liao Fan said: "The Sutra Depository has always been guarded by a special person, and the young monk has never guarded the Sutra Depository. I don’t know about the classics.”
Liao Jue echoed, Huo Weilou frowned and asked: "Ten years ago, when your master had an accident, who was in charge of this library?"
Liao Fan's eyes lit up, "It's Senior Brother Liao Qing!"
Glancing at Jingming, Liao Fan continued: "Brother Liao Qing is the apprentice of the presiding uncle, and he was in charge of the Sutra Library back then, which is an important place for Buddhist sects, and usually only highly respected disciples would come here this."
At this point, Liao Fan seemed to have thought of something, "Ten years ago, not long after Master had an accident, after Master Uncle took over as host, he replaced Senior Brother Qing."
When the accident happened, it was my apprentice who was in charge of the scripture building, but after I became the host, I chose to replace the apprentice. If there is no fault, why should I replace my apprentice? But now when he asked about the classics, he was lying!
The atmosphere inside the house was stagnant, and a strong wind suddenly blew up in the yard outside. It was not yet February, and the wind in the mountains was still biting. Eunuch Fu stood in front of the window and quickly closed the window.
Huo Weilou stared at Jingming, "Here comes the message."
Jingming closed his eyes, and on his wrinkled face, there was an attitude of nothing more than death.
Qingqing... A fuzzy face appeared in Bo Ruoyou's mind. Yesterday, Fan had quarreled with a monk outside the courtyard. If she remembered correctly, the monk called Qing. This person was sneaking outside the courtyard yesterday. He was also the person in charge of the Sutra Library ten years ago. Could it be that he really had something to do with the case back then
Because I only saw him briefly yesterday, Bo Ruoyou didn't have a deep impression of him, but when Liaoqing was led by the embroidered clothes envoy and entered the tea room with a nervous expression, Bo Ruoyou suddenly flashed a back in his heart, She couldn't help but asked: "Understand Master, was it you who were guarding outside the courtyard yesterday?"
Knowing Qingben's expression was tense, and upon hearing this, his complexion turned pale, and Eunuch Fu immediately said: "You were the one who watched Youyou outside yesterday?"
Upon hearing this, Huo Qinghong said in surprise: "You still spy on her, then you must have done something wrong!"
Huo Weilou narrowed his phoenix eyes even more, "Understand, answer."
His words were not very angry, but these simple four characters were suppressed like a mountain, and he took a clear look at Jingming, as if he was about to cry, Jingming's dead wood-like face was lifeless, and at this moment he slowly opened his eyes , with a long sigh.
"Everything has a cause and effect, understand clearly, and tell the truth."
Hearing this, Liao Qing knelt down with a "plop", "Yes... yesterday was the little monk."
Huo Weilou's voice became colder when he heard the words, "Why do you monitor her? Ten years ago, you were in charge of the Sutra Library. Did you steal the set of Buddhist scriptures that recorded the five-fold treasure letter?"
Liao Qing showed fear, "Yes, it is indeed because of what happened ten years ago. The little monk was frightened. Then he came to see why the benefactor came to the Sutra Library. Later, when he was discovered, the little monk ran away... Ten years ago, The Buddhist scriptures ten years ago were not stolen by the monk, but... the monk sold the scriptures to others... "
After saying this sentence, Liao Qing's face showed shame, his eyes were also red, and his body collapsed, as if he was about to cry.
Huo Weilou leaned forward, "Sold it to someone? Who was it sold to? Is there a record of the copper box lock in the Buddhist scriptures?"
Qing Qing trembled, "There are indeed records of square locks, but the craftsmanship is complicated, and ordinary craftsmen may not be able to see them clearly. The person who bought it... the monk doesn't know who bought it. It's just that these ancient Buddhist scriptures are not used in ordinary times. For lectures, most of them are placed in the deepest part of the scripture building, and I don’t know how much dust has fallen. It’s because the little monk encountered some difficulties, just when he needed money and silver. It happened that a pilgrim came to the temple one day, and he was very generous. , So I got into a conversation with the little monk, he said that he asked for a Buddhist scripture, just to look up at the secret treasure, the little monk knew that this violated the rules of the temple... "
Liao Qing lay on the ground, and Liao Fan glared at him angrily, "How dare you sell the Buddhist scriptures in the temple privately?! No wonder the presiding uncle replaced you later. It seems that the presiding uncle has known about this for a long time!"
Liao Fan glared at Jingming again, but Jingming stood still like a Buddha statue, without refuting.
Liao Qing raised her eyes and glanced at Jingming, as if she was also very guilty of Jingming, "Master didn't know at the beginning, Master trusts this little monk, and it's this little monk who betrayed Master's trust."
Huo Weilou asked in a deep voice: "Then how did he know about it later? Did people like you who bought Buddhist scriptures show up again later?"
Liao Qing shook his head, "I haven't appeared before. He appeared at the Ten Thousand Buddhas Conference that year. Afterwards, including taking Buddhist scriptures, he came three times in total. He seems to know the situation of the villain's family... The villain was poor when he was young, so The villain was sent to Buddhism, but the villain's ties to the world were not broken, and he had to send his nursing mother and three younger brothers. That year, the villain's younger brother hurt someone, and he had to pay a lot of money, otherwise he would be imprisoned. No way, this is going astray."
"Originally, I just sold the Buddhist scriptures. The monk thought that no one had read the Buddhist scriptures for a hundred years, so it must be hidden. But I didn't expect that the relics were stolen after the relic ceremony. At that time, Master Jingkong didn't think of the Buddhist scriptures at first. , and the few adults who stayed behind tracked it down, but found nothing. One day, he suddenly remembered this Buddhist scripture, so he came to ask the little monk if anyone had borrowed it before, and asked the little monk to take out the Buddhist scripture."
Liao Qing choked up, "The little monk couldn't get it out, so he explained the matter to the uncle. He thought the uncle would be furious, but he didn't expect that the uncle didn't punish the little monk at that time, and only said that the matter was of great importance. The little monk should not act rashly, and said that he would discuss with several adults to see if he could track down the person who bought the Buddhist scriptures, but he did not expect... "
As soon as Liaoqing's words were cut off, there was a bit of panic on his face, "I didn't expect that the uncle disappeared the next day."
"At that time, the little monk was terrified, because the uncle would disappear for no reason, and it was impossible for him to steal the relic. Because the little monk was too scared, the master saw it. After several times of questioning by the master, the little monk told everything. At that time, the uncle disappeared strangely, the relics were lost, and everyone in the temple was in danger. The master followed several adults and began to investigate the disappearance of the uncle. However, he followed for two days and found that none of the adults mentioned it. Buddhist scriptures."
He raised his head, the fear still in his eyes, "Master suspects that the disappearance of Master Uncle is related to the exposure of the Buddhist scriptures, and he also became frightened at the moment, ordered the young monks to follow him every day, and ordered many monks to be added around the Sutra Library. I'm afraid that something happened to the little monk too. At that time, several adults stayed in the temple for a month, and after a month, they left the temple because they found nothing."
After saying all this, Liao Qing said with tears in his eyes: "For these years, I have always thought that something will happen one day, but seeing the days pass by, and it has been almost ten years, I thought that this matter would be revealed. Buried forever, there are rumors in the market that the master uncle took away the relics in order to seek the Tao, and the young monk only thought that it would be good if it was true. The guilt in my heart will be less."
"In the past ten years, the little monk has not been in charge of the monk. I practiced hard every day, and I only asked the Buddha to forgive me until... until that day when the bones fell out of the statue of the venerable, the little monk knew that the Buddha would not forgive the little monk. The karma created that day , there will be retribution in the end.”
This matter has been suppressed in Liao Qing's heart for ten years, and he said it all today. Although he exposed all the actions of that day, his heart was relieved by two points.
Liao Fan gritted his teeth and said: "I didn't expect... I didn't expect that there would be such a thing before Master disappeared. You did something that violated the rules. Master didn't expose you immediately, but he was merciful to you, but You clearly knew something strange about Master's disappearance, yet you were able to hide it for ten years, you..."
Liao Qing lay on the ground and cried silently, "Uncle Shi is the host, and if he is good, he will disappear mysteriously. I... I am just a little monk in charge. I am afraid, I am afraid... Uncle Shi said he is going to find some people." The adults discussed it, but... But the adults didn't say a word about this matter afterwards. Is it because they didn't want to pursue this matter together? Or is there another reason... The monk couldn't understand it, but he knew that there must be someone who didn't want this matter to come out. The young monk is both ashamed and blamed in his heart, and is always afraid that the person who bought the Buddhist scriptures will come back to murder the young monk. His heart is like a fire cooking oil every day. It is extremely difficult. Today, I will tell all the cause and effect, and I will accept any punishment..."
Seeing Qing's words were sad, Liao Fan and Liaojue hated him for his inaction, but they didn't know how to scold him, and Huo Weilou didn't care about his repentance, so he only picked the key point and asked: "Do you still remember to buy it from you?" What does the Buddhist scripture look like?"
Liao Qing raised her head with tears all over her face, "Remember, I remember, I will never forget in my life."
The appearance of that person is a nightmare of clarity, how can he forget it when he suffers from daily torment
Huo Weilou immediately said: "Bring a drawing paper and draw the appearance you remember. Apart from appearance, does this person have other characteristics? Clothes, accent, attendants, etc., all that can be remembered, all together Come on."
Liao Qing wiped his face and began to paint on the table in the tea room. He has practiced in the temple for many years. Apart from practicing Buddhism, there are other courses in the temple. The drawing is rough, but when he drew this face, it was just an extremely ordinary middle-aged man, and there was nothing special about it.
Liao Qing said again: "The appearance is ordinary, but the clothes are quite expensive, and when he adds sesame oil, he spends very generously. Every time he comes to the temple, he does not bring any followers. Even when he took the Buddhist scriptures that day, he also came in person The accent... the accent seems to be a northern accent, but the banknote for the monk was issued by a local bank."
Although it is impossible to conclude that the private purchase of Buddhist scriptures is related to the loss of the relics, the shapes of the copper box and the square lock are recorded on the Buddhist scriptures. The matter has nothing to do with the theft of the relic, but it is a little unreasonable.
In order to violate the temple rules and do nothing after Jing Kong's accident, and Jing Ming even shielded his disciples, looking at the master and apprentice, Huo Weilou took them under strict supervision without hesitation.
After the two left, Huo Weilou took a look at Bo Ruoyou, "If you hadn't come here for a couple of days, I'm afraid this matter wouldn't be revealed."
There are so many books in the Sutra Library, who would have known that a Buddhist scripture that would not be read for several years would disappear? That is, Bo Ruoyou was looking for a needle in a haystack, but she picked it out.
Naturally, Bo Ruoyou didn't dare to take the credit, but he didn't expect to have such an unexpected harvest, so he said: "Master Jingkong said that he would discuss with several adults, that is, Wang, Yue, Wu, and Feng, but he was murdered afterwards. To death, and several adults never mentioned the Buddhist scriptures, then one can imagine why the murderer killed Master Jingkong."
Jing Kong's death is quite strange, and the murderer's methods are cruel. If it is said that there is someone to blame for the theft of the relic, why must it be Qing Kong? Now that they know what happened before, everyone also understands the motive of the murderer.
"Jingkong went to discuss with several adults, but most of them didn't look together. He first looked for one of them, but by chance, he found the person related to the theft of the relic, so he was murdered. After his death, This person didn't mention this matter, and saw that Qing was too afraid to speak up, so he pressed the matter down."
With Huo Weilou's words, Huo Qinghong frowned and said, "Then why didn't you murder Qing?"
Huo Weilou narrowed his eyes, "This matter is the fault of Qingqing. Firstly, he was afraid, and secondly, he also wanted to hide the matter of stealing and selling Buddhist scriptures. How could he take the initiative to bring it up? And that person probably saw Qingqing's temper, so he guessed I didn’t dare to say it myself, and I didn’t want to cause more waves, so I never did it.”
Eunuch Fu sighed, "After Jing Kong was killed, others said that he fled with the relics, but he just happened to have a scapegoat. If someone dies unexpectedly, this matter will be exposed again."
After a pause, Mr. Fu said fairly: "It's just, who was Qing Kong looking for first?"
Huo Weilou looked at the guards at the door and realized the two of them, "Do you still remember, who was the best friend between your master and the adults? Under normal circumstances, the first person he would look for must be A very trustworthy person."
Liao Fan frowned, "Master concentrates on cultivating Buddhism, and he doesn't like to make friends with dignitaries like some abbots. If I have to say it, it is Mr. Feng. Mr. Feng is the prefect of Luozhou. He comes to the temple the most times. He is also a person who worships Buddha. Every time he comes, he has to ask the master to explain his doubts. Except, at that time, Mr. Wu from the Ministry of Rites was the first to come for the relic ceremony, so the master stayed with him for a few more days."
"Feng Lun was still in charge of the case at the time." After Huo Weilou finished speaking, he frowned and said, "But this time, Feng Lun is dead. If the two cases were the same murderer, then it was not Feng Lun who was looking for in the first place, but if it was two Murderer, why did Feng Lun die this time?"
He tapped twice on the arm of the chair with his fingertips. At this moment, he suddenly heard a crackling sound, but saw that it was really raining outside. It is the end of winter, and the sound of rain is accompanied by the sound of thunder, which is quite scary. Human potential.
The thunder disturbed Huo Weilou's thoughts, and Huo Weilou ordered Fan and Liaojue to retreat first. The rain was sparse at first, and then gradually became denser, and the momentum became louder. Bo Ruoyou listened to the thunderstorms, subconsciously went to Take two steps back.
Seeing her like this, Huo Weilou frowned slightly, and he beckoned, "Come here—"
Bo Ruoyou was standing by the window, and when she saw this, she walked towards him. He was sitting in the north, quite far away from the window, and for some reason, the closer she was to Huo Weilou, the more at ease she felt, just like Huo Weilou. Even the sky thunder can be suppressed.
"Lord Hou?"
Huo Weilou looked at her, "What do you think?"
Bo Ruoyou thought for a while, "If the master was the first to go to find Mr. Feng, the murderer would probably have asked how many people Master Jingkong had informed. At that time, even Mr. Feng would probably be killed. Therefore, the women still prefer Qingkong. Master Feng was the first to look for the murderer. This time Master Feng was killed, perhaps because there were some clues pointing to the murderer back then, Master Feng remembered it after many years, and the murderer saw through it, so he did it."
"The Buddhist scriptures are the Ten Thousand Buddhas Ceremony, that is, they were bought in February, and the relics were bought in the early summer of that year. If the person who stole the relics planned ahead of time, three months of work in the middle would be enough to prepare the key for the lock." After a pause, Huo Weilou got up and unfolded the drawing that Jingming brought, "But even if they have the key, how did they steal the relic?"
It can be seen from the drawings that some thought was put into the drawing. The courtyard in front of the Daxiong Palace is drawn very carefully. In addition to the main sacrificial altar, the positions of civil and military officials under the altar are also marked by Qingxi. However, looking at it this way, there is nothing unusual, and the objects used are all common objects in sacrificial ceremonies.
Huo Weilou looked at it and ordered: "Go and call Yue Mingquan and the three of them over."
The embroidered clothes envoy left at the sound, and soon, the three of Yue Mingquan arrived, all three of them came with umbrellas, but for some reason, Wang Qingfu and Wu Yu's hair was still wet, and when they entered the door, Huo Weilou frowned and looked Wu Yu had no choice but to smile wryly and said, "I just went to the top of the mountain to see the pagoda. It was raining on the road, and both Xiaguan and Brother Wang got wet. I'm being rude to you, Lord Marquis."
Huo Weilou was noncommittal, and only clicked on the blueprint, "Come here and point to the blueprint and talk about what happened at the grand ceremony back then, everything big and small, and you must not miss it."
The three of them came forward, starting with Wu Yu, and explained the process of that day's ceremony one by one. After the three of them finished speaking one by one, each had something to add, but told the whole day's ceremony from beginning to end. At this time, the rain outside Stopped.
"It also rained that day, only half an hour?"
Wu Yu nodded: "That's right, it was only half an hour, and the rest of us hid in the hall, and no one left too far."
Huo Weilou pondered for a while, but the mystery in his heart was still unsolved. Seeing that it was late, he ordered the three of them to retreat, and then took the blueprints up to the monastery. As soon as he arrived at the gate of the monastery, he saw an embroiderer come out and say: " Lord Hou, the things from the capital have arrived, and they are placed in the left compartment."
Huo Weilou's calm eyes relaxed, and he had already walked to the door, but he turned around and looked at Bao Ruoyou who was about to enter his room, "Come in."
Bo Ruoyou was stunned for a moment, and Eunuch Fu didn't know what to think of, his eyes lightened slightly, "Youyou, go quickly—"
Eunuch Fu looked as if something good would happen if she went in, but she saw that Bo Ruoyou was skeptical, she followed Huo Weilou into the left room, and saw a sandalwood box on the table, Huo Weilou sat down, opened the box and looked With a glance, he said again, "Come here."
Bo Ruoyou originally stood far away, now she is getting closer, but she is still five or six steps away from Huo Weilou, Huo Weilou frowned, "Come to this Marquis—"
Bo Ruoyou approached and stood two steps away from him.
Huo Weilou opened the box and took out two gold embroidered hand guards, "For you."
Bo Ruoyou was taken aback for a moment before taking it. Looking at the thing in his hand, she felt a little dazed for a moment. The gauntlet was cold to the touch, woven with extremely thin copper wire, and embroidered with golden totems. What kind of birds and beasts have copper buttons on them, which are not like ordinary things.
Huo Weilou saw her in a daze, thought she didn't know how to dress, he leaned over impatiently, grabbed Bao Ruoyou's wrist and pulled her forward, then took back the gauntlet and opened the brass buckle involuntarily. ,"hand-"
Bo Ruoyou looked dazed, and raised her hand as if listening to orders. Then, the extremely weird scene almost scared Bo Ruoyou to run away from the door—Huo Weilou actually put the gauntlet on her with his own hands!