A string of Buddhist beads and a certificate of honor. This is what the servants found in the threshing farm next to the fire. The threshing farm is a place to dry in the busy farming season. There are many wheat straw, corn poles and other things piled up around the farm. These are fuels stored by farmers. They can not only burn fires, but also be used as food for livestock in winter.

The wheat straw and corn poles on the threshing ground were markedly moved, and there was residual fuel in the fire. The corpse was burned by these things, and Buddhist beads and certificates were also placed in the middle of the threshing ground. According to the servants, they were placed very neatly, and it seemed that they were deliberately placed there.

When Li Xiu saw the Buddhist beads and the Descendant, he also felt a bad premonition in his heart. When he reached out to open the Descendant, he saw Hui Ming's name written on it. In other words, this burnt corpse is probably the Monk Hui Ming who was driven away by Li Xiu.

"It turned out to be him!" At this time, Xu Duwei next to him also saw the name on the certificate, and he couldn't help but say in surprise. If it weren't for this certificate, he would have forgotten the monk Huiming who had made trouble here before, but who would have thought that in just a few days, the other party would turn into a burnt corpse.

"Mr. Prince Concubine, this monk is not going to come to our door to commit suicide to disgust you, right?" Xu Duwei guessed at this time. After all, he knew the matter of Monk Huiming best. The other party hated Li Xiu to the core, and even cursed Li Xiu several times. Fortunately, Li Xiu was generous. Otherwise, if it were another person, he would have broken Monk Huiming's leg long ago.

"It's very possible, but the reason why he died here is not important. What's important is that now that people are dead, let's send someone to notify the government and let them deal with it!" Li Xiu also said with a gloomy face at this time. In fact, his first reaction was the same as that of Xu Duwei. After all, these religious madmen have never been judged by common sense. Even in later generations, many madmen have committed suicide to burn themselves for an illusory god.

"Mr. Concubine, this is not a good thing. If you report to the official, it may spread it, and your reputation may be damaged by it. So I think it's better to just pull the person into a wasteland and bury it. Anyway, no one will care about the life or death of a monk!" However, Xu Duwei kindly advised him at this time.

Hearing Xu Duwei's words, Li Xiu turned his head and looked at the crowd around him, then shook his head and said, "I'm afraid this matter cannot be hidden. And even if it can be hidden for the time being, if it is dug up in the future, it will only make the matter worse, so it's better to report it directly to the official!"

Seeing that Li Xiu insisted on reporting to the official, Xu Duwei couldn't say anything else. He immediately ordered people to go to Xinzhu County to report to the official overnight, and Li Xiu also let everyone around him disperse. After all, it was cold at night, and a burnt and charred corpse was really nothing good to look at.

After the people dispersed, Li Xiu arranged a few more guards to guard the scene. Although he did not know how to solve the case, he had watched TV in this area many times in later generations and knew that the most important thing was to protect the scene. However, in order to put out the fire, at least hundreds of people came, and footprints were everywhere on the scene. I guess even if it was a criminal investigation method in later generations, there would probably be no clues, let alone a backward era like the Tang Dynasty.

A person died in front of his home's door, and it was likely that he died of self-immolation, which made Li Xiu feel a little disgusted. Although the third update has just passed, he has no sleepiness at all. Fortunately, the people at home were not awakened, so he simply stayed in the study for the middle of the night.

By the early morning, the people from Xinzhu County Government finally arrived, and the Xinzhu County Magistrate and the County Magistrate personally brought people. The original Xinzhu County Magistrate was named Wang, and had a good relationship with Li Xiu. Later, Wang County Magistrate was promoted to another place, so a new county magistrate named Zhang was transferred. It is said that he was a Jinshi during the Wude period. He served as a county magistrate in other places and had good political achievements. He was transferred to Xinzhu County, the Shang County, as a county magistrate, which was also promoted.

I heard that County Magistrate Zhang brought people, and it was still a while before dawn, so Li Xiu also left the mansion to meet the other party. After all, he died in front of his home, so he had to come forward no matter what.

When Li Xiu came to the intersection, he found that Xu Duwei was talking to a middle-aged man, there were some yamen runners busying with something, and there was another person checking the body, probably a coroner or something.

"Mr. Concubine Xu, why are you here?" Xu Duwei was the first to see Li Xiu, and immediately hurried forward and saluted.

"I heard that someone has come to the county government office, so I'll take a look. This is County Magistrate Zhang, right?" Li Xiu nodded to Commander Xu, then turned his head to look at the middle-aged official next to him and said.

"Sir Zhang Li, pay homage to the prince-consort!" County Magistrate Zhang hurried forward and bowed. Seeing his surprise, he probably didn't expect Li Xiu to come forward in person.

"Mr. Zhang, don't be too polite. I wonder what you found out. How did this person die?" Li Xiu asked straight to the point. Although all the signs indicate that the other party is Hui Ming and it seems that he was burned to death, Li Xiu felt that it was difficult to draw a conclusion without definite evidence.

"This..." County Magistrate Zhang was a little hesitant when he heard this, and then pointed to the man who was squatting beside the corpse and said, "Your Majesty, the subordinate is not very good at determining the case. Fortunately, Wu County Magistrate is a master in this field, so let's listen to his conclusion first!"

"County lieutenant?" Li Xiu couldn't help but look at the man squatting next to the corpse when he heard the words of County Magistrate Zhang. He thought the other party was a coroner, but he didn't expect that the other party was actually a county lieutenant, which was equivalent to the director of the county public security bureau in later generations. In fact, the county magistrate was in charge of the government affairs of a county, and the matter of determining the case was not under his jurisdiction, but the county lieutenant was the chief official in this regard.

Wu County Magistrate squatted beside the body and checked carefully. When he heard the words of County Magistrate Zhang, he hurriedly stood up and saluted Li Xiu and said, "You have seen the prince consort!"

"The Wu County Magistrate doesn't have to be too polite. I wonder if you can find out the cause of his death?" Li Xiu asked again. The other party was the county magistrate in charge of various cases, and the county magistrate Zhang also praised him as a master in case-breaking. I believe the other party should have some real talent and knowledge.

"This..." The old Wu County Magistrate, who was already quite young, also hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Report to the prince consort, the lower official has just checked the corpse and found that he had no obvious trauma and there was no sign of bone breakage. So at the beginning, the other party may have been burned to death, but the corpse was burned too seriously, so the lower official's judgment was not very accurate. It is estimated that it needs to be carried back and carefully checked!"

Li Xiu felt a little nervous when he heard this. It seemed that his previous judgment was probably correct. Monk Huiming really hated him, so he ran to his house and committed suicide.

"This... the lower official has some doubts in his heart. I wonder if he can ask the prince-consort?" At this moment, the gray-bearded Wu County Wei hesitated for a moment, and then spoke again.

"The Wu County Magistrate doesn't have to be burdened. This case happened in front of my house, and I have the obligation to cooperate with you, so if you have anything, just ask!" Li Xiu said immediately. Anyway, he was open-minded and there was nothing invisible to anyone.

"Thank you, the prince consort!" Seeing Li Xiu agreeing, Wu County Wei was obviously relieved. What he feared most was that these powerful people bully others and were unwilling to cooperate with the county government. This kind of thing has happened before. Fortunately, the Duke of Yan in front of him did not have any airs as rumored.

"The prince-consort, a certificate of sacrificial deceased was found near the deceased. The Duwei Xu had just handed it over to us. The deceased is probably the monk named Huiming on the deceased. I just don't know that the prince-consort can know the other party, and why the other party is dead here?" Wu County Wei asked his first question immediately.

"This matter is a bit complicated. If the other party is really Huiming, I know him. Some time ago, he suddenly ran to my house and stood at this intersection without moving, which aroused the suspicion of Xu Duwei and the others..."

Li Xiu did not hide it. He immediately told him about his understanding of Huiming, and even directly revealed the grudges between him and Buddhism. Anyway, there are many people who know about this, so there is nothing to hide.

"In this way, this monk Huiming may be resentful to the prince-consort, but he could not find a way to retaliate, so he took revenge on the prince-consort in this way!" After hearing Li Xiu's words, Wu County Wei thought of this possibility immediately.

"This... I have this kind of thought, too." Li Xiu said helplessly at this time. No matter from any aspect, the assumptions proposed by County Magistrate Xu were reasonable.

"These monks are really ungrateful. With their usual actions, it is not an exaggeration for the court to send troops to directly encircle and suppress various temples. Now the court is just controlling the size and number of temples. They are still very dissatisfied. I heard that monks had gone to Doctor Wei and Master Fu's mansion to cause trouble before, but they did not expect that they would dare to come to the door of the prince-consort!" At this moment, the magistrate Zhang next to him said in anger.

Li Xiu felt familiar when he heard these words from County Magistrate Zhang, and when he heard the name of Fu Yi in his words, he couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Master Fu? Is County Magistrate Zhang a student of Fu Yi?"

"It is precisely when I was in the imperial examination, I was under Master Fu's sect. Thanks to Master Fu's recommendation, I was able to go to high school!" County Magistrate Zhang said again, and when he mentioned Fu Yi, he also showed a look of respect on his face.

Li Xiu couldn't help laughing when he heard this. It turned out that the other party was Fu Yi's student, no wonder what he said was exactly the same as Fu Yi.

At this time, the sky in the east was slightly white. Li Xiu saw that Wu County Wei could not find anything new for a moment, so he prepared to go home for breakfast and then go to the financial management supervision. The magistrate Zhang naturally did not dare to stop him. He immediately sent Li Xiu with Wu County Wei.

However, just as Li Xiu turned around and was about to leave, he suddenly felt a flash of inspiration in his mind. He couldn't help but stop, then turned around and said to Wu County Wei: "Have you checked the mouth and nose of the deceased?"
Chapter completed!