Datang: Li Shimin eavesdropped on my heart

Chapter 167 Clue Points to Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple

Yuwen Peishan was stopped by Li Kuan and arrested.

There was no rumor about this matter.

Therefore, this incident did not affect Jiangnan's heavy normal life.

Because those who knew about this matter were all issued orders.

Once the news spread, it would be the same as treason, and the nine clans would be exterminated.

So under such circumstances, no one dared to say a word.

Yuwen Peishan was imprisoned in the dungeon of the Governor's Mansion.

And his wife was temporarily imprisoned in a small dark room because he was implicated.

Li Kuan found a reason for the guest to come to the inn and sealed it up.

Li Kuan and his party moved into the Jiangnan Governor's Mansion.

These days in Jiangnan.

Li Kuan did not investigate the case with great enthusiasm, but conducted the investigation of the case secretly.

Seven days in a row.

Only then did Li Kuan finally find the families of the eighteen female corpses in the case of the eighteen female corpses.

And from their mouths, they learned a very important clue.

Eighteen women had the same date of birth.

All of them were born in the cloudy moon, cloudy day, and cloudy time.

The so-called lunar month refers to the seventh month of the lunar calendar, and the cloudy day is the fourteenth of the lunar calendar.

The last Yin time refers to Zi time.

……

into the night.

Jiangnan Governor's Mansion.

Inside the study.

Sitting in the brightly lit study room, Li Kuan carefully read the confessions of the eighty family members of the deceased.

He wanted to see if there was anything else that he hadn't noticed.

"Your Highness, this is the bird's nest I just cooked for you, you should take advantage of the situation and drink it!"

Li Kuan looked very engrossed.

Even Li Yuanfang walked in with the bird's nest, but he didn't even feel it.

Li Kuan didn't notice Li Yuanfang standing next to him until Li Yuanfang reminded him to drink bird's nest.

"it is good!"

"I will drink the bird's nest first, and you can help me to have a look."

"These confessions!"

"This king always feels that there is something that this king has not noticed."

"Let me show you, you are a woman, and your heart is naturally narrower than that of men. Maybe you can see things that I can't see, and maybe you can pay attention to things that I haven't noticed."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Li Yuanfang responded, and then casually picked up a notebook on the top of the desk.

looked up.

"Ok!"

"This bird's nest tastes good."

"It's delicious. It seems that Yuanfang's craftsmanship has improved again in this period of time!"

Li Kuan praised Li Yuanfang while drinking bird's nest.

He had just finished drinking the bird's nest in his hand and was about to ask Li Yuanfang if he had discovered anything.

Unexpectedly, he hasn't asked what he said yet.

Li Yuanfang pointed to a confession record and said, "Your Highness, I have discovered something."

"Look at this confession record, not only in this one notebook, but also in the other seventeen confession record notebooks."

"There, I, the king, have a look. You can point it out to me."

Immediately afterwards, Li Yuanfang followed Li Kuan's wishes.

One after another, they pointed out a certain record in the [-] confession records.

While pointing, Li Yuanfang said, "The eighteen deceased not only had the same birthday."

"Even two or three days before the accident, the places I went to were exactly the same."

"They all went to Wanfo Temple with their parents."

"From Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple, not long after returning, they disappeared."

……

"Yuan Fang, how do you see?"

"Your Highness, there must be a big secret behind this matter."

"That's right!"

"But what kind of secret is hidden behind this?"

"The eighteen dead were all women, and their bodies were drained of blood to death."

"After death, their bodies actually appeared in Chang'an. If there is any big secret behind this."

"This king dares to conclude that this is definitely not an isolated case."

"Your Highness, what do you mean by that... Could it be that there are similar cases happening in other places?"

"That's hard to say."

Li Yuanfang thought for a while and said, "Your Highness, why don't we go to Wanfo Temple tomorrow!"

"The [-] deceased had all been to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple before their death."

"The murderer wants to know the deceased's birthday, the best way is to help the deceased to undo the sign."

"Before the deceased died, they all went to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple with their respective families to show their marriage."

"If this inference holds true."

"Then the murderer is very likely to be the one signed by the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple."

"Yuan Fang, what you said makes sense."

"but."

"We can't put all our hopes on the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple. We also have to investigate in other places."

"Yuan Fang, go and call Hu Junlang to my king."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Li Yuanfang agreed and withdrew.

Shortly after.

Hu Junlang walked in.

"Your Highness, you called me, what's your order?"

"Jun Lang, you are here!"

"Come and sit, sit in front of this king."

After Hu Junlang sat down, Li Kuan said: "You can find some people tomorrow."

"It's up to you to arrange it. Let them go to the criminal arrest department in several nearby cities to ask if they have received a missing person case."

"Once it is discovered, no matter how long the case is, as long as the deceased is a woman, her birthday is July [-]th, and she was born in Zishi."

"Make a record of everything and report it to the king, do you know?"

"Yes, Your Highness."

"How did I do it?"

Li Kuan discussed some details with Hu Junlang again.

Only then did he wave his hand and let Hu Junlang go down.

And he also stretched twice, and went back to his room to rest.

Early the next morning.

After Li Kuan had breakfast, the three of them, Li Yuanfang and Xiao Feiliu, headed towards Wanfo Temple.

……

Wanfo Temple.

One of the Buddhist holy places in the Central Plains Dynasty.

Formerly known as Qishan Shisong Temple, it was built in the reign of Emperor Qin II.

The emperors of all dynasties have built it, which is quite large and large in scale.

Wanfo Temple covers an area of ​​1310 mu, including 380 mu of main buildings, 300 mu of auxiliary buildings, 570 mu of forest garden nurseries, and 60 mu of Fangshenghai.

The mountain gate is 23 meters high and 60 meters wide. The Daxiong Hall is 30 meters high, and there are 12 bluestone dragon pillars on the front, all of which are among the top Buddhist temple gates in Asian countries.

In addition, there are Tianwang Hall, Bell and Drum Tower, Dharma Hall, Abbot Tower and so on.

Li Kuan, Li Yuanfang, and Xiao Feiliu were on their way to Wanfo Temple.

the other side.

Hu Junlang has already started to act.

He arranged for hundreds of samurai, each in charge of a city.

Go to the criminal arrest department in that city and ask if there is a missing case.

Of course.

Interrogation alone is not enough.

sometimes.

You must also make an unannounced visit.

After half a day of driving time.

Li Kuan's carriage finally arrived at the foot of the mountain of Wanfo Temple.

The Wanfo Temple is built on the top of the mountain, and you can only walk from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain.

It is impossible to reach the top of the mountain in a carriage.

There are a total of 330 steps from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain.

"Old man, do so many people come to offer incense in this Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple on weekdays?"

At the foot of the Wanfo Temple.

There is an old man who sells tea.

Hearing Li Kuan's question, the old man replied: "This Wanfo Temple has always had a lot of incense, but today is the busiest day for Wanfo Temple."

"Because an eminent monk came to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple today and opened an altar to teach Buddhism."

"Is there an eminent monk?" Li Yuanfang asked casually, "What is the name of this eminent monk?"

"The high-ranking Dharma name Tripitaka."

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(End of this chapter)