Chapter 12: The Treasure Trail
"What a coincidence, we just made an appointment with Professor Saito for tomorrow's interview, so I didn't expect to be able to meet Professor Saito's apprentice here in advance?" Kanako said enthusiastically.
"There, there! Having the privilege of studying with Professor Saito was the most unforgettable experience of my life. Looking back now, I still remember the time when I and Professor Saito found the treasure in Ubutu Village?" said Yamazaki Kazusuke with deep feelings.
"Oh, you also participated in the excavation of the treasures of Futu Village back then?" Lin Xiuyi suddenly became interested when he heard this.
"Yes, this is also an experience that I will never forget in my life, it is like being able to have a direct conversation with a character from the Warring States Period! I just heard Miss Kanako's description of the situation when the treasure of Futu Village was unearthed, and it reminded me of the experience of that year, so I couldn't help but go up and want to get to know the two of you. By the way, you mentioned Shingen's buried gold, didn't you? I wonder if you two have any unique opinions on this issue?" Yamazaki asked Kanako.
"With you as an expert present, I don't dare to show ugliness! We actually want to hear the introduction of professionals, right, Shuichi-kun!" Kanako changed her words and returned the right of interpretation to Yamazaki Kazukosuke.
"Since the two of you are so modest, then I will be ugly! Speaking of Shingen's buried gold, it seems to have become a difficult but fascinating mystery in the history of the RB Warring States!"
"Xin Xuangong's health is becoming less and less in his later years, and he knows that his life will not be long. So the question of heirs began to be considered. Among the many heirs of Xinxuangong, the eldest son, Yixin, was ordered to cut his stomach for committing rebellion, the second son, Xinqin, was born blind and unable to lead troops into battle, the third son Xinzhi died young, and the fourth son, Shenglai, was reckless by nature and brave and unscrupulous! Looking around at the sons of the west, there was no suitable candidate to inherit the position of family governor. ”
It was under these circumstances that Xin Xuangong set his sights on his grandchildren. Among the many grandsons, only Katsuyori's son Shinkatsu was the most favored by Shin Xuangong, so Shin Gengong passed the position of family governor to his fourth son Katsuyori, hoping that Katsuyori would keep the family business for Shinkatsu, and after Shin Katsu became an adult, the Takeda family would dominate the world. ”
"Xin Xuan Gong once left a large amount of gold during his lifetime as a military fund for the future Shin Katsu to conquer the world after he ascended the throne. It's a pity that people are not as good as heaven, and in just a few years after Katsuyori ascended the throne, the huge Takeda family business was completely destroyed. In the end, Katsuyori and Nobukatsu, as well as the sixth son of the Takeda family, Nobutada, all died in the battle of Mt. Tenmu. ”
"In the battle of Tianmu Mountain, there were only 48 samurai left in the Takeda family, and they were surrounded by the troops of Takigawa Ichiyi with 3,000 people and fell into a bitter battle. The official history records that Xinsheng died in battle, and Shengli committed suicide. However, it was once rumored among the people that the corpse of Nobukatsu in Tianmu Mountain was dressed as a shadow warrior, and the real Nobukatsu was actually rescued by his own samurai and fled to other places. ”
Coincidentally, not long after the battle of Tianmu Mountain, there was a legend of the monks of Futu Temple who sought money and killed people in the area of Futu Village in Jiazhou. However, in Professor Saito's view, Futu Temple originally belonged to the Tiantai sect, and Shin Xuan Gong himself was the chief monk of the Tiantai sect. The claim of murder for money is actually very suspicious. ”
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Yamazaki Kazusuke talked eloquently to Lin Shuichi and Kanako, and Lin Shuichi felt that he had gained a lot. At first, Lin Shuichi thought that Yamazaki was deliberately selling his knowledge in front of Kanako. However, Yamazaki was not tired of Lin Xiu's interjection from time to time to ask for advice, but was willing to answer, and Lin Xiuyi felt that Yamazaki actually just liked to discuss historical issues with people.
After a conversation, the three of them gradually became familiar with each other. Lin Xiuyi still had a big question in his heart at this time, that is, why didn't Professor Saito sell the Jin Xiaoju he had gotten, but instead donated it to museums and universities?
Instead of answering directly, Kazukosuke Yamazaki moved on to another matter.
"Shuichi-kun, in the Meiji period, a male corpse was found in the valley near the village of Futu, and there were dozens of gold judgments hidden on his body, as well as a notebook that recorded the burial of gold by Shin Xuangong. Back then, it triggered a craze of thousands of people to dig here. However, despite the large number of people, nothing was found. ”
Since then, there has been a wave of research on Shingen's buried gold, but from the Meiji period to the present, the only one who has made a breakthrough in this area is Professor Saito, who is the only scholar in the past 100 years who has succeeded in discovering Shingen's buried gold. ”
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Yamazaki Ichikosuke didn't continue, seeing that Lin Xiuyi was still confused, Kanako simply explained for Lin Xiuyi.
After discovering new clues to Shingen's treasures, Professor Saito published several monographs aimed at ordinary people, which won wide acclaim in the publishing world. Soon after, Buyando hired Professor Saito as a special advisor with a high salary. In addition, because of the significance of this discovery in the field of archaeology and history, Professor Saito became the youngest full professor at Yamanashi University......
As soon as Lin Xiu heard this, it suddenly dawned on him, no wonder they all said that Professor Saito had made a fortune, not to mention anything else, the position of full professor at the National University alone earned more than 10 million a year, not counting the consulting fees of Buyantang, and those readers who came for the treasure. It seems that after this Professor Saito donated the gold judgment he found, he earned far more than he could directly auction these treasures!
"I'm sorry, the question I just asked was a bit excessive!" Lin Xiu took the initiative to apologize after repeatedly getting the answers he wanted to know.
"Please don't mind, Professor Saito's life is legendary, and it's normal for people who don't know to be interested in it!" said Ichikosuke Yamazaki with a smile.
"By the way, do you remember the scene when Professor Saito found out about these golden judgments?" Lin Xiuyi became more and more interested in this Professor Saito, and in addition to that, he was also very interested in the clues of the treasure. Because the rib that killed Ayu was not an ordinary thing, it was a samurai rib in the Warring States period. Could this have something to do with the treasure?
"I also participated in the excavation that year, and I still remember the excitement of excavating these treasures vividly! I was studying for a master's degree at Yamanashi University at the time. During the summer vacation, he followed Professor Saito to the village of Futu to excavate a stolen and excavated samurai tomb from the Warring States period. Just when we were feeling sorry for the stolen tomb and the atmosphere, Professor Saito miraculously found these four gold small judgments from the Warring States period in the tomb......"
When it came to the excavation experience at that time, Yamazaki Ichikosuke was very excited, and he even introduced some things that Lin Xiuyi needed to pay attention to when cleaning up these golden judgments after the excavation.
"Because of their age, there are many traces of use on them, such as the mud and dirt in some pores and cracks, and we must also preserve these traces completely, because these traces are also witnesses of history......