Dongdu Pavilion Case Record

"General Li, long time no see." On the second day, Tang Jingxiao led hundreds of Shence troops to welcome the Silla mission at the gate of Shaolin Temple. The leader, General Li Guangxing, was dressed in black armor, and immediately saluted Tang Jingxiao hastily.

A few years ago, when Silla unified Baekje and Goguryeo, Dazhou sent the Shence Army to support it, and the general under its command was Tang Jingxiao.Therefore, Li Guangxing and Tang Jingxiao still have some brotherhood.If there is no such relationship, just because of the fact that the brother of the king of Silla was killed in Shaolin, the king of Silla can directly send troops to the border of Dazhou and raise his troops to question the crime.

Li Guangxing got off his horse, he was familiar with Chinese, and said fluently: "My lord ordered me to take back the body of the prince." He looked around Shaolin, snorted and said, "The majestic martial arts is authentic, Shaolin has a century, my prince of Silla died in Therefore, it is not too much to be buried with Shaolin!"

Tang Jingxiao smiled slightly: "General Li, let's talk after we go in."

Li Guangxing then ordered most of his followers to stand outside the gate of Shaolin, confronting the Shence Army, while he himself brought a few cronies into Shaolin.As soon as he entered the gate of the temple, he shouted loudly: "Where is the abbot of Shaolin? If he doesn't come out, I will slaughter his Shaolin!" As he pointed his sword around, all the Shaolin disciples beside him were trembling.

Tang Jingxiao brushed General Li's sword away with his hand and said, "The bodies of the abbot of Shaolin, the elders, and the prince are all in the court. The case has been concluded. Please follow me, General Li. Don't kill innocent people indiscriminately."

For Tang Jingxiao's sake, General Li didn't lose his temper immediately. He stared at Tang Jingxiao and said, "It's better to give me a better explanation. The king thought about the relationship between Silla and Dazhou, and told me to be careful. But I don't care. The left and right are just a Shaolin. At worst, I will slaughter Shaolin and go to your emperor to plead guilty."

Tang Jingxiao saw that his face was unkind, but he didn't refute, and said calmly: "In my Great Zhou, we must follow our laws. If we make mistakes, we must make amends."

General Li snorted and said: "It's the best!" He strode into the court.

In the Dharma hall, the abbot, Master Mingkong, Master Mingxin, Master Mingshan, Mr. Cui He, Tang Wuyi, and Wen Tao were all inside. General Li ignored him and walked directly to the corpse of Prince Jin, who was standing next to him, and knelt down on his knees. Knelt down, bowed three times, and said in his mouth: "My lord, you died in a foreign land, I will never let you die in peace!"

The atmosphere in the hall instantly dropped to freezing point.Tang Jingxiao cleared his throat and said, "Wuyi, let's start."

General Li turned his head and said, "Who is this person?"

Tang Jingxiao said: "It's my righteous brother Tang Wuyi. He is in charge of Zhou Dongdu Pavilion, and all martial arts suspicious cases will be taken over by Dongdu Pavilion. After all the witnesses and material evidence are complete, they will be archived."

General Li glanced at Tang Wuyi and said, "Okay, let's see what you have to say."

Tang Wuyi's expression was serious, and he seemed to have lost a little bit of his previous self-confidence and free-spiritedness. He only heard him say: "General Li, you are new here, and you only know that King Jin was killed in Shaolin, but in fact, this is not the only murder in Shaolin. Since more than a month ago, Shaolin disciples had been missing one after another. When Tang X went to Shaolin to investigate the case, there were already three Shaolin disciples missing, and the bodies of all three were found later. Therefore, including Prince Jin, Shaolin There were four murders."

General Li said with a smile: "Hehe, this Shaolin has turned into a den of murderers, what kind of Buddhist holy place do you have the nerve to call it!"

As soon as he said a word, the faces of Abbot Shaolin and several elders became very ugly.The [-]-year-old Shaolin, and the blessing of Shaolin martial arts, unexpectedly killed four people in a row in more than a month, including the prince of Silla.The abbot frowned.

Tang Wuyi ignored it and continued: "General Li, Prince Jin was the last one to die, so we'll talk about him later. Let's talk about the case of the killing of the three Shaolin disciples Xuan Yi, Xuan Jing and Xuan Ding first."

Master Ming Xin interrupted: "Pavilion Master Tang, do you mean that these three Shaolin disciples were killed by one person?"

"Exactly." Tang Wuyi said.

"The first body found was mysterious. It was found floating on a mountain stream more than 30 days after it disappeared. The bodies of Xuan Jing and Xuan Ding were found by Wen Daochang and I inadvertently in a cave in the back mountain. Yes. The exit of the cave is near the back mountain of Shaolin. There is water in the cave, and the water leads to the stream outside the cave. So obviously, the cave in the back mountain is the place where Xuanyi, Xuanjing and Xuanding were killed. The land of corpses." Tang Wuyi said.

"Why did Xuanyi's corpse float in the mountain stream, while Xuanjing and Xuanding's corpses have been in the cave?" Master Mingxin asked.

"Rain." Tang Wuyi glanced at Wen Tao and continued, "Before the mountains were relatively dry, the rain was abundant during the few days we came, and the water level in the cave rose, submerging Xuanyi's body, which was brought to the cave by the water We found it in the stream outside."

The abbot and several elders had stunned expressions.Master Mingli asked: "The cave that Pavilion Master Tang said was the place where the corpses were hidden. Were Xuanyi, Xuanjing, and Xuanding also killed in the cave?" I want to figure out more about the ins and outs.

"No." Tang Wuyi said. "Xuanyi's body is badly decomposed, but traumatic injuries can be seen. The cause of death of Xuanjing and Xuanding is obvious. I believe the abbot and all the mages have seen it. They were beaten to death. General Li, you can check it here." Tang Wuyi pointed to the corpses next to him.

General Li seemed to be in a daze for a moment, walked up to the corpses of Xuan Jing and Xuan Ding, removed the white cloth, only took a look, then frowned and closed.

Tang Wuyi continued: "The three Shaolin disciples are so dead, they will definitely leave traces at the place where they were killed. There are no such traces in the cave where the corpse is hidden. On the contrary, the place where the corpse was placed can be found in the cave. The drag marks at the entrance of the cave. In other words, the three Shaolin disciples were already dead when they were brought into the cave."

"Then where were they killed?" Master Mingli asked.

The corner of Tang Wuyi's mouth curled up: "Isn't it obvious? Where did King Jin die?"

"Ah..." Everyone exclaimed, "Dharma Cave!"

Tang Wuyi said: "It's the Bodhidharma Cave! These three Shaolin disciples, as well as Prince Jin, were all killed in the Bodhidharma Cave!"

"Do you have any evidence?" Master Mingxin felt that the Holy Land of Shaolin, the place where Patriarch Bodhidharma had an epiphany, was also the place where the previous three murders took place, which is really strange.

"Of course there are." Tang Wuyi said, "Although the Bodhidharma Cave belongs to Shaolin, it is close to the back mountain and relatively remote. Usually, few people go there. Only Shaolin disciples will take turns to burn incense. Therefore, after the disappearance of the first few people , the Bodhidharma Cave was not thoroughly searched. This time King Jin died in it, and the blood seeped into the floor mat. Wen Daochang and I looked through the mat carefully, and found a lot of old blood on the back of the mat. And the temple may be closed in the near future. The place where so many bloodstains were produced can only be where the three missing Shaolin disciples were killed."