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Someone died in Baiyun Temple? !

Magistrate Lei was startled and turned to look at the princess reflexively. The princess' face darkened, and her voice was slightly cold: "What's going on? Tell me carefully!"

The leading Yamen servant suppressed his panic and said quickly: "Just now, the Zhike monk from Baiyun Temple came to report the case, saying that a thief sneaked into Baiyun Temple last night and wanted to steal a Buddha statue. As a result, he was discovered by the monks protecting the temple. Catch the thief and put him in a woodshed."

"I originally planned to lock him up for two or three days, give him a little punishment, and then let him go. I never thought that when I opened the door this morning, I saw that the thief had died."

"Zhike Monk was so frightened that he immediately came to the county government to report the case. He also asked the princess to tell him clearly. Someone must have been causing trouble in secret and deliberately killed the thief to frame Baiyun Temple..."

When County Magistrate Lei heard this, he secretly thought something was wrong.

Sure enough, the princess' eyebrows were serious and her voice was filled with anger: "According to what you said, the person died in Baiyun Temple, but he has nothing to do with Baiyun Temple?"

The leading government servant was a devout and fanatical Buddhist believer, and he subconsciously defended Baiyun Temple: "Princess, my youngest is thirty-eight years old and was born in Pheasant County. Ever since he could walk, he has followed his father at home. Mom went to Baiyun Temple to burn incense and worship Buddha. Master Pushan in Baiyun Temple is kind-hearted, and the monks and warrior monks who know guests are also compassionate monks, and will never use lynching or killing indiscriminately."

Several other government officials also nodded in agreement: "That's right, maybe the thief had some emergency and died in the middle of the night. It has nothing to do with Baiyun Temple."

Jiang Shaohua glanced at Magistrate Lei who was dripping with cold sweat: "Magistrate Lei, what do you think of this murder case?"

County Magistrate Lei gritted his teeth and responded loudly: "The right and wrong will be known after an investigation. There is a gangster in the county government. Let's check the body first to find out the cause of death. Anyone who has come into contact with the gangsters in Baiyun Temple must be interrogated one by one! "

This is the attitude you should have when investigating a murder case.

Jiang Shaohua's face softened and he nodded slightly: "What County Magistrate Lei said makes sense. Come here, please pass on the order of this princess to seal the Baiyun Temple first. After the whole case of the murder is found out, and everyone in Baiyun Temple is sure to be innocent, we can solve the problem." seal up."

After this order, the government officials became anxious first.

The leading government servant was so courageous that he actually stepped forward and said, "Princess, Baiyun Temple cannot be sealed! The people of Pheasant County have to burn incense in front of the Buddha for big and small things at home. If Baiyun Temple is sealed, the lives of the people will be difficult." Incredible."

"Bastard!"

County Magistrate Lei, who had always been a good man, suddenly became angry: "There was a murder in Baiyun Temple, and nine out of ten of the murderers were in Baiyun Temple. If we don't seal the temple, are we going to watch the murderer go unpunished? Yue Gang! You are in the county government office. You have been on duty for more than ten years, and you don’t even understand this truth? How dare you speak nonsense in front of the princess and regard the court’s laws as nothing! The princess can spare you, but this county magistrate cannot spare you!"

"From today on, you, the foreman of the government office, will stop doing this."

Yue Yamen was also shocked.

Magistrate Lei Xian came to Pheasant County and worked as a parent official for five years. He usually spoke and acted in a gentle manner. When the government officials went to Baiyun Temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year, County Magistrate Lei never stopped them and even sent the county captain to go with them. There is also some meaning in this that a strong dragon does not overwhelm a local snake.

Today, Magistrate Lei made a thunderstorm, which was really shocking.

Jiang Shaohua looked at Magistrate Lei who was struggling to perform, and felt quite satisfied. He said calmly: "Magistrate Lei can make the decision on the affairs of the county government. I don't care about this. The Baiyun Temple must be closed. In addition, a notice must be posted. , tell the people in the county that when the case is fully investigated, a public trial will be held. At that time, all people can go to the county government hall to watch the trial." "Qin Hu, please go back to the palace immediately and inform the princess. Oral order, tell Yang Judi to come to Pheasant County to review the case as soon as possible."

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Baiyun Temple has a very high status in Pheasant County and is more awe-inspiring than the county government. Regarding the closure of the temple, the government officials were reluctant to do so.

Jiang Shaohua didn't bother to look at Magistrate Lei's face, which was darker than the bottom of the pot, and directly ordered Meng Dashan to lead people to seal the temple.

After receiving the order, Meng Dashan took two hundred soldiers to Baiyun Temple, cleared out all the people burning incense in Baiyun Temple, and then sealed the main entrance of Baiyun Temple. Naturally, the firewood shed where the murder was located must also be sealed.

The dead thief was still in the woodshed, and his body was cold. The fatal wound was not visible for a while, and the exposed arm showed marks from being beaten with a stick.

There are more than a dozen warrior monks who protect the temple in Baiyun Temple. It is inconvenient for monks to use swords and guns, so the weapons they use are wooden sticks. Regardless of the cause of death, the origin of the stick wound was unmistakable.

The Zhike monk who reported the case was a white-faced monk in his forties, with the Buddhist name Ci En. He insisted that the death of the robber thief had nothing to do with Baiyun Temple: "...I am merciful. Every year, Baiyun Temple catches a few robber thieves who come to steal things. Most of them are locked up in the woodshed for two days and then released. They never really hurt anyone. , let alone harming people’s lives.”

Meng Dashan sneered: "He obviously died in Baiyun Temple. The door of the woodshed is locked. Only people from Baiyun Temple can enter the woodshed. No outsiders sneak in. If you didn't kill him, who did he kill him? Is there anyone who can fly into the sky and escape from the earth?"

Ci'en's face was ugly, but his mouth was still tough: "Someone must have been behind the scenes, sneaking into the temple to kill this thief, and then framed Baiyun Temple. Please investigate!"

Meng Dashan said coldly: "Don't worry, the princess has ordered a strict investigation of this case. If Baiyun Temple is really innocent, the seal will naturally be lifted the day the real murderer is found out and caught."

Otherwise, Baiyun Temple will have to remain sealed.

Human life is at stake. Such a big thing cannot be hidden from anyone, and it will spread quickly. No matter whether the person was killed by Baiyun Temple or not, if he died in Baiyun Temple, Baiyun Temple would not be innocent.

After Meng Dashan sealed Baiyun Temple, he left a hundred soldiers to guard outside the temple, and then returned to the county government to resume his duties.

As for Ci En, she was so anxious that she had to go to the meditation room to find the abbot to make a decision.

The host, Master Pushan, is over seventy years old, with wrinkles on his face and a white beard. Master Pushan, who had closed his eyes to meditate, opened his eyes after listening to Ci En's words, and sighed: "My Buddha is compassionate! A human life has been lost like this. It is only right to close the temple and investigate the case. Those who are clean will clean themselves, let them investigate That’s it.”

Ci'en Ci'en's face turned red from suppressing it, and her eyes were full of reluctance: "Baiyun Temple is a holy place for Buddhism, and the master is an eminent monk that everyone respects. How can I let them bully me like this?"

"Also, what if the government deliberately delays the investigation and refuses to close the case for several months? Shouldn't we just keep the temple closed?"

Master Pushan clasped his hands together and said a word of mercy to the Buddha: "The princess is young and willful, and does not know the depth. But Chen Changshi is experienced and capable, and knows the importance. He will not let the princess do anything rashly. Just relax, for ten days or eight at most, The lockdown will be lifted.”

He paused and then said: "I will edit a letter, and you will immediately have it delivered to Mrs. Yin of Jingzhou Governor's Office."