I held the phone, and I probably understood the wishful thinking of the old court. If I insist that it is genuine, they will hold a press conference as originally planned to make the matter public. At this time, the old Chaofeng stood up and pointed out that the Buddha's head was a fake, so the superiors would inevitably be furious, and Liu Ju and Liu Yiming's positions would definitely not be guaranteed. With the strength of the old dynasty in the shadows, you can easily seize the power of the Chinese Ancient Studies Association. When I think of this, I sweat coldly. At that time, with the background and contacts of the research society, coupled with the network of cultural relics that the old court has painstakingly built for so many years, it will definitely be like a tiger to start a fake and stealing business.

And I will be the most critical chess piece to bring down Liu Yiming and Liu Ju.

"Liu Ju and Liu Yiming, a small thing, an old thing, originally wanted to use the return of the Buddha's head to hit my forces. They never imagined that the chess piece they relied on the most was now pinched in my hand. ”

When I heard this, I was speechless. It turned out that all this was premeditated. Liu Ju was so active in introducing me into the bureau, and Zhang Luo gathered with some five veins, it turned out that he had the intention of attacking the forces of the old court. And this old courteer is clearing up the black history related to himself on the one hand, and on the other hand, he is quietly brewing a counterattack, and his means are amazingly strong. I, a poor mortal, were bent on clearing my grandfather's reputation, but in the end it was just a magic weapon in the hands of these two immortals.

If I obey the plan of the old court, the five veins will suffer a devastating blow, and my grandfather Xu Yicheng's forbearance and humiliation will be in vain; The grievances suffered by his father, Xu Heping, will never have nowhere to be redressed.

But can I refuse?

I can't say no. With a "no" word exit, Huang Yanyan and Fu Gui will both lose their lives. The old courtier has calculated my weakness of valuing affection and righteousness, and he can tell me all the conspiracies without any scruples - this is no longer a conspiracy, but a conspiracy.

"I'll have to think about it." I struggled to adjust my breathing.

"I know it's not easy. Give you a day, no more. The specific arrangement, you can talk to the medicine otherwise. The old courtier's tone was non-negotiable, and after he said this, he immediately hung up the phone.

The medicine otherwise seemed to be telepathic, and the moment the phone hung up, he pushed the door and came in from the outside: "Finished talking?" ”

"We're done."

"Did it go well?"

"I can't see it."

Yao Otherwise, he grinned: "Maybe you are really a strong-billed duck, you have promised the old court, and you still put on such a reluctant face." He looked at me with a very bad face, and he didn't get too excited, so he picked up the big brother in his hand: "You can stay in this room today, what do you need, use this room intercom to tell me." There's no phone in the house, and you don't even want to be out of touch - but maybe you're smart enough to know what happens if you run away or talk to someone. ”

I sat on the sofa and suddenly asked, "Why did you choose to follow the old courtier?" As the eldest grandson of the medicine family, your future should be bright enough. ”

Yao Otherwise, he let out a sneer: "Beautiful? From the moment they forbade me to join a rock band, I knew that I couldn't get what I wanted from there. ”

His eyes flashed with an imperceptible gloom, and then disappeared again. I think of the conversation before we left the medicine family, I don't know if it was his true feelings, or calculated acting skills - but these are not important anymore, we have been knotted between Ji Yunfu and the other three victims, I know this, and he knows it.

"Leave others alone and think about yourself."

Otherwise, he laughed, pushed the door and left, leaving me alone in the house, like a bird trapped in a cage.

I paced back and forth in the room, thinking desperately. I only have one day. I had to come up with a solution during this time. Now our information is completely unequal, Lao Chaofeng has a few more big cards in his hand, while all the cards in my hand are in his hands. If I can't find another trump card, on the day of the press conference, I will have to act according to the script of the old court.

Seeing the minutes tick by, I combed through all the clues a few times, but I didn't have a clue at all. I had a terrible headache because of the excessive tension, and I had to lie back on the bed, and my head seemed to be cut in half by Pangu's axe. I closed my eyes and slept for a few minutes, but the pain did not stop, so I had to get up and drink a glass of water, but my throat was still very dry.

I subconsciously touched my cheek and found that it was hot, and it was a bit burning. I walked into the bathroom in a daze and splashed my face with cold water, which made me feel better. I looked up in the mirror and was surprised to see a pale, tired, and lifeless face, like a black-and-white photograph that had been soaked in water for a long time.

In ancient times, Wu Zixu passed the Wenzhao Pass, and his head turned white overnight, and today I am afraid that I will have to repeat the same mistakes. I'm worse than Wu Zixu, people are white-headed, and I can still pass the test, but I don't know how to pass the test.

I looked at myself in the mirror, and my heart was sad, and for a moment I even wondered if it would be a relief to learn from my father to commit suicide. The thought flashed through me, and I was so scared that I could barely stand on my feet, so I had to reach out and hold on to the mirror.

A flash of light flashed.

Wait, mirror? Mirror!

It occurred to me that I had missed a key clue. Before Xu Yicheng died, he gave Fu Gui a sea beast grape bronze mirror, which was later purchased by Zheng Guoqu and had been reduced to pieces. However, the two words engraved on the mirror have been preserved: "Baozhi". This clue, except for me and Zheng Guoqu, no one knows.

I don't know what the word "Baozhi" hides, but it's my only chance. So I leaned down and pressed the intercom: "If the medicine is otherwise, send me a set of "Jingde Chuan Lantern Record". ”

Ji Yunfu wrote a comment on the title of my translation: "The manuscript should be the same as the "Jingde Chuan Lantern Record". I don't know what his intentions were, but I'm sure he won't scribble, and this book must have something to do with the Buddha's head.

"Jingde Chuan Lantern Record" and "Baozhi", these are the last two hidden cards left in my hand, if I can't understand the mystery, then there is no hope at all.

Although I didn't know what my intentions were, I didn't ask much, and soon found me a copy, and it was also the "Four Series and Three Editions" of Shanghai Bookstore Publishing House. I lay on my bed, slowly flipping through it, hoping for a revelation from it, until I fell asleep with the book in my arms......

…… The day passed quickly, I got up, washed up, asked for an egg fried rice, devoured it, and told the medicine otherwise I was ready. Otherwise, he opened the door and came in, saying let's go, but I stopped him.

"I'm going to talk to Huang Yanyan to make sure they're safe."

"No, wait until you're done. Don't talk to her when the time comes, even if you marry her, there will be an old courtier in charge. Yao Otherwise, he smiled and declined my request.

This reaction was expected by me, so I made a second request: "Then I need your assurance, once the old court is successful, you must release the people immediately, without a minute of delay." If I don't agree, I won't go. ”

Yao Ran thought for a moment and agreed very happily: "It's no problem." There is a big brother on the scene, and it will be proven to you right away. ”

"Okay, where are we going next?"

Yao Ran blinked mysteriously: "Back to the beginning." ”

Back to the beginning.

The first thing I got involved in was my family's small shop called Si Confession. There, Fang Zhen visited me at night and pushed me, who had decided to spend my life quietly, into the whirlpool of the five veins.

Otherwise, he sent me back to the glass factory and left. I slowly pushed open the door of the four confessions, and everything in the room was exactly the same as when I left, and the familiar smell permeated the surroundings, loosening my tense nerves a little.

This is my home and where it all began.

I sat quietly in the room, my parents' grievance materials and "Su Dinglu" in front of me, silently telling me stories that should not be forgotten. I closed my eyes, but I couldn't calm down in any way. Xu Heng's life, Xu Xin's life, Xu Yicheng's life, Xu Heping's life, my life, the lives of many people, are divided into many circles, nested with each other, influencing each other, and making it elusive.

I'm pondering. At this time, there was a sound outside the house. The voice was low, like the rustle of silkworms eating mulberry leaves, slowly from far to near, and the tiger floated over. The window glass vibrated lightly, and the jade Buddhas and Pixiu resting in it trembled slightly as if they had seen a nemesis, and they moved away from their original positions, and the dust around them jumped.

After a while, the sound was gone. The door of the store was pushed open with a creak, and a person walked in, it was Fang Zhen.

It was a repetition of that night, I thought with a wry smile.

At this time, I am still a fugitive. But when Fang Zhen saw me, his expression was unpleasant, as if he had expected it a long time ago. I knew that he had already set up a surveillance system in Si Penitential, and as soon as I returned, he would be the first to know.

Fang Zhen said: "Good news for you." You don't have to hide now, the wanted warrant has been canceled, and the Huang family has withdrawn the lawsuit. ”

"Well, I know, so I'm back."

I nodded. Otherwise, I had a bug on me, so I couldn't say a lot of things.

Fang Zhen glanced at me, and he didn't know if he had seen through my lie. He didn't continue to ask me about my whereabouts in the past few days, but just said lightly: "I'm here this time to pick you up to see Bureau Liu." Kana Kido has brought the Buddha's head to Beijing, and before the press conference, Liu Ju wants you to take a look. ”

"Okay." I sighed in my heart, everything was as the old courtier expected.

The Hongqi car was already waiting at the door, I got in the car, Fang Zhen pulled up the curtains as always, and took me all the way west to the mysterious compound in Badachu. Fang Zhen waited outside the courtyard as usual, and I walked into the courtyard alone and came to the original conference room.

There were only three people in the conference room: Liu Ju, Liu Yiming, and Kana Kido. And on the big platform in the middle of them, there is the jade Buddha head of Tianmingtang that has caused a lot of turmoil.

"Xu Sang!" When Kana Kido saw me, she hurriedly ran over and grabbed my arm, her eyes full of concern. This was the first time we had met since I was taken away by the police in Qishan. I noticed that she looked very tired, and it took a lot of trouble to bring back the Jade Buddha head from Japan.

"Thank you for your hard work." I muttered. Kana Kido threw her head into my arms, and my body suddenly stiffened, trying to push her away without leaving a trace, but I didn't know what to do. At this time, Kido Kana raised her head, and her tone was full of joy: "Xu Sang, I brought the Buddha's head back." Her expression was like that of a girl knitting a sweater for her lover, shyness mixed with pride.

Liu Ju and Liu Yiming stood aside, smiling, and very interested.

I held Kido Kana in my arms and looked at the Buddha's head. The head of the Buddha is supported by a special bracket, and the actual object is more luxurious and graceful than it looks in the photo. The calm face is crystal clear, the cheeks are hidden blood, the facial features are delicate and harmonious, and there is a hint of mystery on the lips. The top of the Buddha's head is peeled off layer by layer, extending to the broad forehead of the Buddha, diagonally on both sides, like two curtains slowly opened. It is indeed the shape of the Great Day Nyorai.

If it were me before, I would probably be amazed by this exquisite craftsmanship; And now, I am like a cheating student who already knows the answers to the exam, and I can only sigh about the fake in front of me.

What I need to do is to convince Liu Ju and Liu Yiming that this fake is genuine.

The family motto of the Xu family is "never be false and treat people with sincerity", my grandfather Xu Yicheng violated it once, and now I have to violate it once.

Kido Kana finally let go of me, and Liu Ju smiled and said, "It's not too late for the little couple to wait and make love, let's get down to business first." Liu Yiming still looked like he was recuperating with his eyes closed, and he didn't say a word.

I walked over slowly, and Liu Ju got up and shook my hand: "Xiao Xu, you really lived up to my expectations." It's only been a few days, and you've managed to get the Buddha's head back to China, which is really terrifying. ”

"It's okay, it's okay."

I was humble and didn't show much enthusiasm. Liu Ju didn't know the complicated psychological struggle in my heart at all, and thought that I was still resentful of being detained, so he said: "The affairs of the Huang family, you can rest assured. This time the head of the Buddha returns, the Xu family will definitely return to the five veins, and they will definitely give you an explanation when the time comes. "I hesitated several times to write the truth to Liu Ju by hand, but when the impulse came to practice, I was pressed back, and the risk was too great. Don't look at me here now, but there is an invisible silk thread tied to my body, and the other end of the silk thread is firmly pinched in the old court's hand.

I had no choice.

Liu Ju patted the table: "You can take a look at this Buddha head first." I believe this is true, and the experts have also examined it, but I still want to hear your opinion. ”

The three of them moved out of the way, and I walked over and rubbed my hands on either side of the Buddha's head. Even if it is a fake, its workmanship has reached a very high level. My grandfather Xu Yicheng's counterfeiting methods are really wonderful.

But whether I look at it from the left or from the right, this Buddha head gives me a wonderful sense of incongruity. You can't feel this feeling just by looking at the photos, but you can't realize it until you see the real thing with your own eyes and think about it from multiple angles.

The carving of Buddha statues is not arbitrary. There are certain rules for the size between the forehead horns, between the eyebrows, and between the lips and nose. Even the Lushena Buddha, which depicts Wu Zetian's face, is also played according to this proportional relationship. After seeing too many Buddha statues, an intuitive concept will naturally be formed in your mind, and when you see substandard Buddha statues, you will feel that there is a problem at a glance.

And this jade Buddha head of the Great Day gives me the feeling that this is the case. Its face and facial features are beautiful at first glance, but when taken together, they are indescribably weird. Not to mention the bizarre strictness, which is indescribably abrupt, and does not match the shape of the Buddha statue in the Tang Dynasty at all.

"Lao Chaofeng is right." I sighed secretly, but I didn't dare to show it. If it were to be identified on a fair occasion, I would definitely say that it was a fake. But what can I say now? Otherwise, he was still listening with his ears next to the bugging device.

"It's the real thing." I put the Buddha's head down, turned my face and said calmly to the three people in the room.

Liu Yiming suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze was like a knife: "Xiao Xu, are you sure?" ”

"Yes, this is indeed the Buddha head of the Tianming Hall."

"Do you know that in this way, your grandfather's crime of stealing and selling cultural relics will be confirmed."

"What is true is true, what is false is false, and this has nothing to do with my family background."

Liu Yiming smiled: "Very good, if you can abandon distracting thoughts and only focus on the ancient world itself, you have the qualifications to enter the five veins." He turned to Liu Ju and said, "Since this is the case, you can arrange it as soon as possible." Liu Ju said: "Yes, preparations for the press conference have begun, the media has warmed up, and leaders at all levels have informed the meeting - there have been instructions from above, and this time it is necessary to cooperate with the current diplomatic situation." ”

Liu Yiming nodded with satisfaction, didn't say anything more, and got up to leave. When he walked to the door, I suddenly called out to him, but Liu Yiming continued to move forward as if he hadn't heard it.

"Just tell me something, the old man is old and has little energy, so he must go to bed on time." Liu Ju explained with a smile. I hurriedly said, "It's nothing, I just want to express my gratitude." The words he gave me at the dinner that day were really beneficial. ”

"Hehe, which one?"

"It's easy to learn from the past, but it's hard to learn from people."

Liu Ju let out an "oh" and slapped his face. Two staff members walked in from outside the conference room, carefully put the Buddha's head into a custom-made metal box, Liu Ju personally checked it, took out the key and locked it, and also sewed a seal on the side of the box. If someone tries to open the box, the seal will be destroyed.

The staff moved the box away, and Liu Ju pointed to the office next door: "Let's go, go to my place for tea." "He's in high spirits, probably a relationship that is about to end with a big event.

I followed Kana Kido and walked over, halfway Kana Kido quietly took my hand, ten fingers clasped together, I let her lead, feeling the girl's delicate and smooth fingers, but my heart was heavy as if I was pressed by Jingshan.

The furnishings in the office have not changed at all. Liu Ju and the two of us sat opposite each other. He took out the tea set, set the tea bowl for us, took out a purple clay pot, and put some tea leaves in it. The purple clay pot has been raised for a long time, the color is introverted and bright, and it is a good pot.

Liu Ju poured boiling water into the pot and stopped until it was about to overflow. He closed the lid and poured the lid again.

"It's the same scene as the first time I've had tea with you." I said.

"At that time, you were suspicious, this tea, I was afraid that I didn't know the taste. Now that the big thing has been decided, you can enjoy it with peace of mind. ”

Liu Ju put out the tea bowl, washed the tea first, then poured it for us, and said to Kido Kana: "The tea ceremony that you Japanese engage in, in my opinion, is similar to the Demon Dao. In fact, drinking tea is a state of mind, as long as the mood is there, it doesn't matter how you drink, so many rituals will be done. ”

Kana Kido said, "I don't know much about the tea ceremony, so I made you laugh." We each took a cup and drank it slowly, and suddenly our mouths were full of fragrance. Liu Ju said: "Make a wish, how about it?" What's the difference with the tea I let you drink for the first time? ”

I put down the tea bowl: "The first time it is astringent, but the bitterness is long; This time it is fragrant, but it lingers, and each has its own merits. ”

Liu Ju laughed: "It seems that you are still a person who understands tea." When this major event is over, the five veins gather, let's find a place to have a good taste. ”

We each had a few drinks. I was so full of thought that I couldn't savor it at all. At this time, Liu Ju poured another full cup and said to me: "I really didn't mistake you, make a wish." From the first time I saw you, I knew that you were a typical member of the Xu family, all of them were just as stubborn, smart and principled. Without you, this would not have happened. This cup of tea is on behalf of the country, on behalf of the five veins, thank you. ”

I silently raised my glass and took a slow sip, but said nothing. Liu Ju smiled slightly: "Okay, it's not too early, you should go back and rest early." Young people certainly have a lot to say. On the day of the press conference, I asked Fang Zhen to pick you up. ”

We said goodbye to Bureau Liu and left the compound. I was about to go back to the Four Confessions, but Kana Kido tugged at my sleeve, her voice barely audible, her head hanging deeply.

"Huh? What the? I asked.

"The bond between our two families is about to become one. Our lives will become one because of this. I thought, can we be together on the day of the conference? ”

"Uh...... This ......"

"I mean, in the name of a real couple,......" Kana Kido mustered up a lot of courage and raised her head again, her cheeks were red as if she had been brushed with a layer of begonia red glaze, and her eyes were dripping, "Since I returned to Japan, I have been thinking about you, Xu San, and I have always thought about it." I know it has nothing to do with family, fate, or anything. ”

In the face of her sudden true confession, I can only smile bitterly. How can I accept this intention now? I licked my dry lips and saw Kana Kido bravely looking directly at me, waiting for my answer.

I shook my head gently: "It's not early, you can go back to the hotel early, and we'll see you at the press conference." ”

Kana Kido's eyes suddenly darkened. I tapped her on the shoulder and walked away. I didn't dare to look back, I couldn't face her lost expression, because there was a deeper bond waiting for me to untie - I would do whatever it took to save Huang Yanyan.

For the next three days, my life was very peaceful. Neither Liu Ju's side nor Lao Chaofeng's side came to harass me, and Kido Kana did not appear again. Newspapers and television began to report about the Buddha's head, and neighbors and friends in the industry began to talk about it, and everyone was interested in this legendary story. I was the only one who turned a deaf ear to these discussions, and every day I only spent my days in the four confessions of the four confessions to wipe down the antiques, sort out the papers, sweep the floor, and live without any disturbances. I tried not to think about it, to try not to face up to the future that I was about to face.

Early in the morning of the third day, Fang Zhen drove over to pick me up and said that the press conference was scheduled for 10 o'clock this morning, and asked me to hurry over.

I tossed out the suit I hadn't worn in a long time, and got a crumpled tie that looked like a crappy bun no matter how I looked. When I was dressed, I took another tool from the room and put it in my arms. Fang Zhen frowned when he saw the tool, but he didn't say anything, lowered his head and pulled the car door open.

The press conference took place in the famous General Assembly Hall. In the banquet hall, there are lights, and a big red banner is hung in the center, with the inscription "The Buddha Head of Tianmingtang is returned to the ceremony". Beneath the banner is a delicate gold-encrusted sandalwood square platform with a large glass cover covered in red silk and flanked by several flower baskets, which are surrounded by several security guards.

There are also two cameras facing the glass cover, wiring haphazardly on the red carpet, and a few technicians debugging. Looking at this posture, I'm afraid it's going to be live.

When I came in, the ballroom was already quite crowded. Except for some big leaders who can always be seen on TV, most of them are celebrities in the cultural and archaeological circles, and the elites in this circle in the capital are almost wiped out. There were also a lot of people from the five veins, and several of the heads I had seen all came, and they were all surrounded by a group of reporters, talking loudly. I noticed that Huang Kewu was a little absent-minded and looked sullen, probably worried about his missing granddaughter Huang Yanyan.

My gaze stopped on the right side of the podium. There, Kana Kido, dressed in a sumptuous evening dress, chatted with the Japanese ambassador with a glass of wine. It was the first time I had seen her in a formal dress. The temperament of the intellectuals in ordinary times is different, and today she looks particularly radiant, like a classical beauty who walked down from the Dunhuang murals, and there is an indescribable charm when she glances and smiles.

I didn't walk over. Today, I don't have any qualifications to approach her from any standpoint. I sighed slightly, and found a corner with few people to stay, most of the people here I don't know, happy and quiet. Suddenly, someone tapped me on the shoulder, and when I looked back, it was actually medicine. He is dressed in a suit and leather shoes today, and his hair is smeared with mousse, so he can compete for the leading actor in the movie.

"Why are you drinking here alone?" He asked knowingly.

I replied coldly, "Waiting for the death sentence of a person." ”

Yao Otherwise laughed: "You behaved well that day, I gave the recording to Lao Chaofeng, he was very satisfied, and praised you again, it's really jealous." ”

"Don't forget our agreement." I took a sip from my glass and didn't answer him at all.

"Don't worry, wait for the old courtier to finish his work, and my side will release him immediately." Medicine shrugged otherwise. I looked around, and the mysterious figure of the old courtier was now hiding in the crowd, waiting to strike a thunderous blow. This mysterious figure, after so much hibernation, is finally coming to the forefront.

"This time the pomp is really not small, the big leaders of the cultural circle and the Japanese ambassador are also here, hehe, Liu Yiming has really made a lot of money this time." Otherwise, the medicine grinned, revealing shiny white teeth. In his tone, there was no respect for the head of the five veins.

"In any case, there can be an end today."

I looked at the glass cover on the podium.

At 10:05 a.m., the loudspeaker began to announce that the ceremony was about to begin, and the attendees took their seats. The leaders were in the first row, the reporters from various media outlets were in the second row, and everyone else sat behind the third row. I noticed that Kana Kido, Liu Yiming, and Liu Ju were all in the first row. I picked a back seat, but the view was good, just enough to see the booth position on the podium. As for the medicine, his location is not far from me, which probably implies the meaning of surveillance.

At ten o'clock, the ceremony officially began. First, the moderator introduced, leaders at all levels spoke, and the donor, Miss Kana Kido, spoke. Kana Kido didn't say much, but simply said that my grandfather hoped that China and Japan would be friendly for generations to come, and that the return of the Buddha head would make his own contribution to Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations. At the end of her speech, Kana Kido's voice suddenly raised: "I came to China this time and was taken care of by many people. When I return to Japan in the future, I will always remember the enthusiasm of my Chinese friends and devote myself to cultural exchanges between China and Japan. ”

When I heard this, my heart sank. She was telling me in disguise that she would go back after the ceremony. Everything in China will become a thing of the past for her.

But what do I have to regret?

After Kana Kido stepped down, the highlight of the press conference arrived. Liu Yiming and Liu Ju got up and stood in front of the glass cover on one left and one right. Liu Yiming, as the president of the Chinese Ancient Studies Association, briefly introduced the origin of the Buddha's head, but omitted a lot of details in the middle, slightly mentioned Xu Heng, Xu Xin and Xu Yicheng did not mention it at all, and simply said "After the war, the national treasure has fallen to Japan......

The people present had obtained relevant information through various channels before the press conference, so they gave courtesy applause to Liu Yiming's speech. After Liu Yiming finished speaking, he invited two high-ranking officials, one on one side, each holding a corner of silk, and gently pulled. The banquet hall suddenly darkened, and only the small lamp on the top of the glass cover quietly lit up. The jade Buddha head of Tianmingtang slowly appeared in front of the audience.

Under the illumination of the well-designed lighting, this Buddha head appears to be brilliant and vivid, just like the Buddha of Lushena to look at all beings, and the bearing is magnificent. The banquet hall suddenly became extremely silent, except for the humming of the cameras. After a minute, the audience came to their senses and exclaimed, and the flashing lights crackled. The people in the back row all stood up, craned their necks and looked forward desperately.

In the excitement of the crowd, I sat still, slowly closed my eyes, and waited for the next scene.

"Mr. Liu, is this Jade Buddha the one you just said, the Virujana Buddha enshrined in the Wuze Tianming Hall?" A reporter asked aloud.

Liu Yiming said: "Yes, according to our many researches and arguments, we believe that it is the genuine Jade Buddha of Virujana." ”

He was smiling when a loud and old voice suddenly sounded in the hall: "I can't see it!" The sound was so penetrating that it instantly silenced all the noise. Everyone looked at each other at a loss, not knowing where the sound was coming from. At this time, a gray-haired old man stood up leisurely from his seat, raised his right hand high, and repeated loudly: "That Buddha's head is not old!" ”

This roar stunned everyone. The old man who stood up immediately stood out from the crowd and attracted everyone's attention. I was shocked in my heart, because I was familiar with the old man, who was the grandfather of Yao, the head of the Xuanzi Sect - Yaolai.

Liu Yiming, who was on the stage, frowned: "Old Yao, what do you mean?" ”

"This jade Buddha head is a fake." Medicine came loudly.

The power of this sentence was like a *** thrown at Hiroshima, and it exploded in the audience at once, and the noise almost overturned the roof; Those high-ranking government officials also exchanged heads and ears, and they were very surprised by this unexpected situation; The Japanese ambassador bowed his head, and an interpreter whispered something in his ear quickly. The protagonists of the entire ceremony, Liu Yiming, Liu Ju and Kana Kido, all changed their faces. Shen Yunchen and Huang Kewu also frowned, obviously unprepared for this accident.

"Please be quiet, please be quiet." Liu Ju spoke into the microphone several times before the audience slowly quieted down. Everyone didn't speak, staring at the medicine and walking to the rostrum step by step. Every step he takes is very steady, as if stepping on everyone's heart.

I noticed that the cameraman covered the headset and hung the machine down. Presumably this is due to the notice of the director, and the live broadcast was suspended.

I looked at the back of the medicine and walked with my hands, and the suspicion in my heart became more and more intense.

I've been in contact with medicine twice, and I feel like a very easy-going old man. I didn't expect that the person who made trouble today was actually him, could he be the old courtier?

But how is this possible? Otherwise, what he said meant was that he rebelled against the medicine family and took refuge in the old court, if the old courthouse was his grandfather, why should he do anything more; Moreover, I met with Yaolai before I went to Anyang, and that time Yaolai specially reminded me that there were doubts about the death of my parents when "**", and if he hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have thought of investigating from this direction.

But now Yaolai stood up like this, raised his right hand high, and disrupted the situation that Liu Yiming had worked so hard to manage. Who would do this except the old courtiers?

While I was thinking about it, Yaolai had already walked to the front of the booth. He reached out and rubbed the glass cover, circled around it, and shook his head slightly. This slight action sparked another round of low discussion.

"Old man Yao, what kind of advice do you have?" Liu Ju still kept smiling, but the smile was a little stiff.

Yao Lai said: "Our five veins are the ancient sect that has been passed down from ancient times to the present. The reason why it has been able to stand for so long is because of a letter. Those who buy and sell antiques believe in our signboard, and believe that the things we have in our hands will never be dazzled. I saw that the word 'letter' was about to be destroyed today, and I couldn't hold it back, so I deliberately stood up and said something. ”

Liu Ju said: "Old man Yao, your attainments in porcelain can be called a master, I didn't expect to have such a vision in the field of jade." ”

When he says this, he is implying that this is not your area of expertise at all. Yao Lai also heard it, but he was not angry, patted the glass cover with his hand and said: "You red character door is engaged in calligraphy and painting, and you also publicly identify the Buddha's head here." If you are allowed to be vassal, you are not allowed to intervene? ”

Liu Ju realized that many people around him were staring at it, and if he went around in circles like this, he was afraid that it would be even more unfavorable to himself, so he picked up the microphone and went straight in: "Old man Yao, if you have anything to say, just say it directly." ”

Yao Lai narrowed his eyes and said word by word: "I just said, this Buddha head, it's not old." Liu Ju said: "Just one sentence is not old, it is inevitably difficult to convince the public." Yao Lai seemed to have been waiting for this sentence for a long time, and he waved his hand: "The Buddha head represents the humiliation of China's modern history, and its return is a major event for the Chinese people, and it must be done carefully." You might as well lift the glass cover, and let's talk about this Buddha head in front of many friends. If the truth is not argued, it is not clear. ”

Those high-ranking officials turned their eyes to Liu Ju with interest to see how he responded. Liu Ju glanced at Liu Yiming, Liu Yiming pondered for a long time, and then said slowly: "Since the Yao family insists on taking another look, let's give him a chance." The audience was excited, they didn't expect to see such a big show, and their eyes widened.

I saw Kana Kido glancing anxiously toward the audience, and I knew she was looking for me, so I lowered my head.

The staff came up and lifted the glass cover, and the jade Buddha's head was immediately exposed under hundreds of fiery gazes. Yaolai took out his gloves from his pocket and put them on, gently picked up the Buddha's head, and looked it up and down.

Liu Ju said: "You can take a closer look. Yao Lai said: "I looked very carefully, and I saw three flaws at a glance. He stretched out three fingers and waved to the audience, and the curiosity of the audience was completely aroused.

"I want to hear about it." Liu Ju remained silent.

Yaolai raised his eyebrows slightly: "Liu Yiming said just now that this Buddha head is a thing enshrined in Tianming Hall, which was invaded by soldiers and fires, and his body is in a different place. Can the details of this be supported by historical data? ”

Kana Kido has already handed over the contents of Kido's notes to Bureau Liu, and this question is not difficult to answer. Liu Yiming thought for a while, and then replied: "On the day of the fire in the Buddha Hall, there were thieves who stole the Buddha treasure and wanted to leave, but they were discovered by a guard and followed and pursued. This chase is thousands of miles. In the end, the two scrambled, and the Jade Buddha was broken into two, so that there is a regret today. The Guardian is the author of "Self-Description", which is a very detailed record. ”

The story of Hanoi Banliangna and Xu Heng was introduced in newspapers and television long before the return of the Buddha's head, and the public is very interested in this legendary story, and everyone knows it.

Yao Lai said: "I believe that this "Self-Description" is true, and because of this, it sets off the fake appearance of this Buddha's head. ”

"What do you mean by that?" The question was asked by a senior government official in the audience.

Yao Lai said: "Everyone must know that the fracture left by the broken jade is completely different from the broken fracture that was sawn. The former is cracked according to the stone nature, the cracks are uneven, uneven in height, and irregular curves; And if it is artificially sawed and cut by external metal, then the fracture should be a straight line. This Buddha head was broken by Xu Heng and Hanoi Banliangna during the scramble. Then the fracture of its neck should be a curve. ”

He held the Buddha's head in his hand, and the neck was facing the audience, and the people in the front row all leaned over to take a closer look, and the people in the back row also stood on tiptoe, hoping to see it. After several leaders looked at it, Yaolai said again: "Have you seen it?" The neck of this jade Buddha's head is broken and straight, it is manually sawed or cut off, not broken, it can be seen that it is not the one in Mingtang at all. ”

His words caused huge waves in the audience. Liu Yiming was unmoved, and only after the discussion stopped did he speak: "The Tang Dynasty has been more than a thousand years now, and for such a long time, the rope saws are broken, the water drops are worn by the stone, and the diamonds with edges and corners will be polished and smoothed. This Buddha head has been circulating among the people for so long, after wind and frost, even if the neck is bent and cracked, it has long been smoothed into a line. Old medicine, your accusation is not very appropriate. ”

Liu Yiming's answer was reasonable, and the public opinion in the audience seemed to be on his side again.

Yaolai sneered: "Let you quibble a few words first, and let's move on to the second flaw." He paced back and forth around the Buddha's head with his hands behind his back, and waited until the audience's appetite was hung high, and then he said loudly: "Everyone knows that Wu Zetian is famous for worshipping Buddha." But do you know why she is so Buddha? ”

This is a rhetorical question that does not need to be answered. Yao Lai quickly continued: "Because Wu Zetian is a woman. In the patriarchal feudal dynasty, it was very difficult for a woman to be an emperor. In order to prevent the common people from making irresponsible remarks, Wu Zetian thought of a way. She took advantage of the widespread superstition of the people to claim that she was the reincarnation of Maitreya Buddha and came to the rescue of the world to justify the legitimacy of her rule. ”

Speaking of medicine, he pointed to the head of the Buddha: "This Buddha is the Dharma Body of Nyorai, the Buddha of Virujana, which is commonly known as the Great Day Nyorai." According to Liu Zhangmen, this Buddha face is carved according to Wu Zetian's appearance. Then I want to ask, why did a female emperor who claimed to be the reincarnation of Maitreya Buddha carve her face on the statue of Buddha Dayi? Isn't that a contradiction? ”

This time the question was more powerful, everyone didn't speak, and they all waited for Liu Yiming to answer. Liu Yiming said: "It is not uncommon to carve a Buddha according to the empress's appearance. Isn't the Lushena Buddha in Longmen Grottoes also the appearance of Wu Zetian? ”

Yao Lai said: "Lu Shena is the Buddha of the body, and the Great Day is the Buddha of the Dharmakaya, although when the name is established, the Dharma body and the body are set up under the same name, in order to represent the Dharma and the retribution, but there are still subtle differences between the two. The so-called Dharmakaya represents the wisdom of the Dharma itself; Reincarnation, on the other hand, refers to the body condensed by the Buddha after comprehending the Dharma. There is only one Dharmakaya, but there are many rebirths, and Maitreya Buddha is also one of them, which is the same nature as Lushena. Therefore, it makes sense that Lushena Buddha and Maitreya Buddha have the same appearance, but the Great Day Nyorai has the same appearance as Maitreya Buddha, but it is intolerable to Buddhism! ”

Liu Yiming listened to this Buddhist preaching, but did not refute it. The audience began to talk loudly. Yao Lai said: "Next, is its third and decisive flaw. ”

He grabbed the top of the jade Buddha's head, grabbed the Buddha's head like a turnip, circled the field, and said: "This thing is no stranger to everyone, this thing is called Dingyan, it is one of the iconic decorations of the Buddha statue, and there are many Buddha statues in Tibetan Buddhism." But what I want to tell you is that during the Wu Zetian period, there was never a single Buddha statue in the Central Plains that would have been strict, and there was not even Tibetan Buddhism at that time - just like we couldn't have found a bicycle in the Han Dynasty. ”

The third interrogation was so loud that everyone stopped talking, and there was silence in the banquet hall.

Whether it was Liu Yiming or Liu Ju, they remained silent in the face of this question, and their faces were pale. Their attitude makes the right answer come out. The audience first suddenly realized, and then thought about such a big pomp and publicity, and finally found that the national treasure was fake, and couldn't help but be a little frightened, wanting to see how Liu Yiming ended.

Yaolai stood next to the Buddha's head, raised his head high, and threw out a **: "In fact, at the beginning of the Buddha's return, I once wrote an anonymous letter to remind Liu Zhangmen and Liu Ju, telling them that the Buddha's head is a fake and needs to be cautious." Who knew that for the sake of their own selfish interests, they insisted on going their own way, deceived the party, deceived the government, and deceived the people, and even evolved into today's situation. Although I am old, I cannot sit idly by and watch things happen that harm the interests of the country. How can we let the word 'faith' be tarnished! ”

His words won warm applause, like a real old hero. Only then did I realize that the anonymous letter I had sent to Liu Ju claiming that the Buddha's head was a fake turned out to be written by medicine. This trick is quite vicious, which suddenly makes Liu Ju even more incompetent, and makes the image of the doubter of the medicine shine.

Several high-ranking officials couldn't sit still. At this time, what was lost was no longer the face of Liu Ju or Liu Yiming or Wumai, but the face of the government. One of the old men asked Liu Ju and Liu Yiming to come over, and looking at his face, it seemed that he was reprimanding something. Yaolai stood alone on the stage, the flashing lights flashed in the audience, and many reporters came over to ask questions, as if he was a national hero. Kana Kido stood aside, trembling like a late autumn leaf.

In the audience seats, more members of the Five Pulses were at a loss. What was originally a feast of light and dust turned into an embarrassing farce. Everyone realized that the Society of Ancient Appreciation was about to change. I closed my eyes, I really didn't want to see this happen.

"That's it." Yao Otherwise, he suddenly appeared behind him, patted me on the shoulder, and his tone was extremely happy.

He is right, the old court's plan to seize power has been perfectly realized, Liu Yiming and the red letter gate have completely collapsed, and the five veins will be reshuffled soon. Then the plans of the "Shina Folk Society" and the "Bone Dong Account of the Bone of China" will be launched again, and the Chinese cultural relics market will be full of fakes and fakes, but the real ones will continue to flow into Japan......

Such a scene, just by imagining it, made my forehead sweat.

"Otherwise, what about our agreement?" I closed my eyes and didn't even look back.

"What a saint."

Otherwise, while sighing, he took out his eldest brother and dialed it a few times, said a word, and then handed it to me. I put my ear to the earpiece, and the sound of yellow smoke came from inside: "Make a wish!" You didn't promise them!? ”

Her voice was so loud that it almost deafened me, and I had to take Big Brother away and ask, "Are you all safe?" ”

"They just released me and Old Man Fu, these bastards! I can't wait to ......."

"Yanyan, don't get excited. Listen to me, are you and Old Man Fu really in a safe place? ”

"Sort of, we're on the street now, there are a lot of people around, and there's a police station next to it."

"Okay, you quickly take Old Man Fu to Sipenzhai and Fang Zhen will wait for you there."

After saying this, I didn't let Huang Yanyan say more, immediately cut off the phone, and threw the medicine away. Yao Ran sneered: "Are you still looking for Fang Zhen?" His masters are already lost dogs, what can he do? Now that the overall situation is decided, no one can turn it over. ”

I ignored him, resting my hands lightly on my knees and adjusting my breathing. When I counted to thirty in my mind, my eyes opened and I stared straight ahead.

The time has finally come.

At this time, a reporter asked Yao Lai how he learned that this Buddha head was a fake, and Yao Lai replied with a smile, saying that it relied on the will to pursue the truth and decades of experience. It can't be fake, it can't be fake, and I hope to contribute to the identification of cultural relics in the future.

"I can't see it!" I mustered all my strength and yelled loudly, immediately suppressing all the voices in the room.

I stood up and strode towards the podium. Otherwise, the medicine felt that something was wrong, and grabbed my arm: "Let people out, you want to turn your face!" Do you still want to turn the tables around now? I continued to walk forward, and I seemed to have a faint bad premonition, and said angrily: "What the hell do you want to do? ”

I smiled at him, "As you said, go back to the beginning." Otherwise, when he heard these four words, he was stunned in place.

The guests present did not expect that there would be an unexpected development in the matter of the Jade Buddha Head, and they all held their breath, and even those high-ranking officials stopped reprimanding and turned their attention to this side.

In this silence, I calmly walked up to the booth and stood on the left side of the Jade Buddha's head, side by side with the medicine on the right. I looked around, took a deep breath, and said in a quiet and slow tone, "Hello everyone, my name is Wish, and I am the grandson of Xu Yicheng. ”

That's my opening statement.

The audience looked at each other, and a guest shouted: "Who is Xu Yicheng?" ”

"He's a big traitor." Huang Kewu suddenly shouted loudly in the audience.

"That's right, he's a big traitor. In 1931, it was he who stole and sold the jade Buddha head to the Japanese, and since then the jade Buddha head has been in exile in Japan. It was not until today that it was returned by Japanese friends. I glanced at the stunned Kana Kido and made a reassuring gesture to her.

Several reporters lowered their heads and began to record, and the guest shouted again: "Then what do you mean by that voice just now?" Do you think this jade Buddha head is real or fake? ”

"Before judging the authenticity of the Buddha's head, I hope you can listen to me tell a story, a story about a traitor." I turned my face to the side and looked at Yao Lai, who was also surprised, "Old man Yao, is it okay?" ”

"Tell me." The medicine couldn't figure out my intentions, so I followed the good flow.

I cleared my throat and started with Xu Heng's entanglement with Hanoi Sakaliangna, then Xu Xin, then Xu Yicheng, and Xu Heping. I've put all of my findings together, and I'm sure there's no one in the world who is more familiar with that past than I am. The experience and fate of our Xu family, which has been sealed for many years, are told by me today in front of many guests in this Great Hall.

I'm not trying to wash away anything, nor am I trying to clarify anything. I just hope that after thousands of years of perseverance, the Xu family can proudly speak out today, and their dedication and sacrifice will not be hidden in the dark forever, and there will be people who remember, someone will remember, and some people will leave a mark in their hearts, so that they will not be completely forgotten in the torrent of time.

I am the recorder and disseminator of the fate of the Xu family, and the terminator of the fate of the Xu family.

The only slight change in the story is about the existence of the old courtier. I deliberately did not mention that he was Yaolai, but referred to him as "Old Chaofeng".

This lecture is more than half an hour. The entire banquet hall was silent, shocked by this bizarre, twisted story. They couldn't have imagined that there was such a family, which had been guarded for thousands of years, from generation to generation. Huang Kewu's face sank like water, his fingers pinched the armrest, and his green tendons were exposed, I don't know if it was because of anger or shock.

"Every story has an ending, and this one is no exception...... "I slowly raised my head and pointed my finger to the ceiling...... And the end of this story, right today, is here. You will all be witnesses to the end of a long fate. ”

One reporter stood up and said, "It's a good story, but what does it really say?" Xu Yicheng may be innocent, but it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the authenticity of this jade Buddha head, right? This teacher just said three flaws, do you have the corresponding evidence to refute them? ”

"No, I didn't." I shook my head, "What the old man said is a real question, and there is no argument against it." ”

The audience roared and booed. Yao Lai and the medicine in the audience glanced at each other, and the expressions in their eyes eased slightly. I stood up out of the blue, out of their calculations. Now I am relieved to see that I am only talking about my family history and that it does not pose a threat to them. Kana Kido stood in the distance, her expression tense again.

I glanced at Liu Yiming, the old gentleman's expression was quite calm, but his right hand was trembling slightly. I spoke again: "Teacher Liu Yiming once told me a sentence: it is easy to learn from the past, but it is difficult to learn from people. This quote has benefited me a lot. The appraisal of antiques is often not limited to utensils, but also to connoisseurs. Compared with dead things, the ever-changing nature of human nature is the most difficult to understand. Once you are familiar with human nature, the authenticity of the utensils can be easily solved. ”

I slowly walked to the Buddha's head and stroked the top of its head: "The authenticity and fakeness of antiques are not simply as we see with the naked eye. Sometimes, you have to understand people to understand the value of objects. Only by understanding my grandfather's feelings and persistence can I know the truth of this Buddha head. Because we are not appreciating objects, but people's hearts. ”

There was silence in the audience.

"So is this Buddha head real or fake?"

The one who shouted this sentence was medicine or not, and he had a cruel smile. I can understand his intentions, this is a dilemma: if the Buddha's head is real, then Xu Yicheng is a traitor; If the Buddha's head is fake, then the end of the five veins is today. Whichever one I insist on, I lose something important.

I replied unhurriedly, "The Buddha's head is real, and at the same time fake." ”

The audience was in an uproar. This is an unexpected answer and a paradoxical one. Yaolai frowned and said, "Xiao Xu, what do you mean by this?" ”

I explained, "Old Man Yao just mentioned that this Buddha head has three flaws: a crack in the neck; The face of the Buddha statue and the top strict style. When I saw the Buddha's head for the first time, I also noticed these three points. At that time, I was as suspicious as the old man Yao, and it wasn't until I learned about my grandfather Xu Yicheng's last words that I discovered the subtleties......"

Yao Lai's eyes suddenly became horrified, he should have known about the existence of this bronze mirror, but he didn't think that I had already understood the mystery.

"Before my grandfather's execution, he once gave a Tang Dynasty sea beast grape bronze mirror to a friend. This bronze mirror is strange in that it was deliberately kept in an ice cellar. As we all know, at low temperatures, bronze mirrors are easily contaminated with tin plague and turned into powder. With Xu Yicheng's experience, how could he make such a low-level mistake? So there is only one conclusion: he wants to make a hint through this abnormal state, hoping to convey a key message without being noticed by the Japanese. It's a pity that the friend was not familiar with antiques and couldn't pay attention to it. Later, this mirror was lost to Henan, and soon turned into powder due to improper preservation - fortunately, the hint hidden in the mirror was preserved, and this hint has only two words: Baozhi. ”

Most of the people in the audience looked at each other and didn't understand the mystery of these two words. Shen Yunchen suddenly got up: "Baozhi, isn't it the senior monk of the Southern Dynasty?" I nodded and said, "Grandma Shen is right." Bao Zhi is a great monk who was active between Qi and Liang in the Southern Dynasties. He behaved quite strangely, with long hair and bare feet, and hung scissors, fans, and mirrors on a tin staff, and walked between the city and the countryside, repeatedly performing miracles, and was quite believed by the people, and was respectfully called Baozhi Dashi. ”

"What is the connection between a monk of the Southern Dynasty and the empress of the Tang Dynasty? You have been going around in circles for a long time, is the Buddha's head real or fake? Otherwise, he jumped up and made trouble, he obviously thought of something, and was a little panicked. I raised my hand to let him be restless, and said loudly: "Monk Baozhi has many supernatural deeds in his life, and there are many records in the "Jingde Chuan Lantern Record". There is a story in it, and it is the most magical. This story is closely related to our dispute over the head of the Buddha today. ”

The audience's eyes widened, waiting for me to say, and the reporters even forgot to take pictures. The whole situation is under my control.

"During the reign of Emperor Qi Wu, the monk Baozhi was imprisoned for the crime of bewitching the public. It was not until Emperor Wu of Liang ascended the throne that he was released. Emperor Wu of Liang was obsessed with Buddhism, respected the monk Baozhi, and specially invited him into the palace to make offerings. At that time, there was a very famous Danqing holy hand in the Southern Dynasty, called Zhang Shengqiu, who was summoned into the palace by Emperor Wu of Liang to paint a portrait of the monk Baozhi. Monk Baozhi asked Emperor Wu of Liang: Does Your Majesty want to paint the skin or the law? Emperor Wu of Liang said that of course he had to draw the Faxiang. So Baozhi stretched out his index finger in front of Emperor Wu of Liang and Zhang Sengqiu, and erected everything in front of him, and a human face was suddenly split in two, splitting to both sides, and what appeared inside was actually the face of Guanyin Bodhisattva. This Guanyin is divided into 12 sides, the look is different, the flow is illusory, the mystery is indescribable, Zhang Seng has been looking at it for a long time, and it is impossible to trace it at all.

"Thanks to a hint from a good friend, I was able to connect Baozhi with this story in Jingde Chuan Lantern Record. This story is a very crucial hint. With it, we can solve the mystery of the Buddha's head. ”

With that, I slowly took out a tool from my bosom that I had brought out of the Four Confessions. It was a small hammer, with an iron head, a wooden body, and a ring of rubber wrapped around the handshake. With a smile on my face, I picked up the hammer and threw it at the head of the Jade Buddha.

Seeing that I suddenly had a violent attack, there was an exclamation from the audience. A few security guards saw that the situation was not good, and wanted to rush over to stop them, but their speed was not as fast as mine. In full view of everyone, I swung my hammer and slammed it on the top of the Buddha's head, making a crisp sound. This sound is deep and far-reaching, like the morning bell of an ancient temple, as if it struck the hearts of everyone present.

I struck a second and a third...... Before the security guard pushed me to the ground, I struck five times, each of which hit the abrupt and towering roof.

"The Buddha's head is broken!" A guest seated close to him shouted in a trembling voice.

I saw that the top of the Jade Buddha's head was knocked out by me with several thick cracks, and those cracks stretched wildly downward, and they were about to spread all over the Buddha's head. At this time, a strange thing happened, when the crack developed to the forehead of the Jade Buddha, it seemed to be stopped by an invisible force, like a rushing flood being led into two water tanks, bypassing the Buddha's face, extending and cracking along the two decorative forehead curtains to both sides, to the auricle, to the neck, to the back of the head, and the entire Buddha's head was densely covered with cracks except for the face.

With a "bang", these cracks finally shattered and disintegrated, and large pieces of fragments fell on the platform. At this time, everyone noticed that it was not so much disintegrating as peeling off, and what was broken was only a layer of outer skin of the Buddha's head, just like a snake shedding a layer of old skin. When all the fragments were gone, what appeared in front of everyone was a brand new Buddha head.

The face of this jade Buddha head is still a graceful statue of Wu Zetian, but the top of the head, ears, the back of the head and other places are completely different from just now, brilliant and quiet.

I shook off the frightened security guard, held the Buddha's head, and calmly said to everyone in the audience: "Let me reintroduce to you, this one is Wu Zetian's imitation of the Jade Buddha with the face of Maitreya enshrined in the Ming Hall." ”

The audience froze, and no one could speak. A fake Buddha is destroyed, and a real Buddha appears. What a wonderful thing. The human brain can't react right away. Even Yaolai's eyes widened, and he refused to take his eyes off the jade Buddha.

"What's going on?" Yaolai muttered.

I told him that on the last page of the Xu family's Su Ding Lu, there is a technique called "Bao Yu Shu", which can wrap a whole piece of jade in another piece of jade without any flaws, and it is seamless. My grandfather Xu Yicheng used this technique to wrap a layer of jade skin of the same texture on the outside of the real Maitreya Jade Buddha, skillfully covering the characteristics of the Maitreya Buddha's statue, and reconstructing the Great Ri Rulai, as if covering people with a layer of human skin mask. The overlapping of the two layers of jade requires extremely precise techniques and calculations to not highlight the overlapping lines and not affect the refractive index. It's a miraculous feat.

And that top strict has two effects. One is to deliberately leave a flaw to make people think that this is a fake; The second is as a cracking mechanism. In the outer layer of jade, the structural stress is all concentrated in the top tightness, as long as it is broken here, the camouflage will be immediately lifted, revealing the true face of the Buddha's head. In the eyes of those who know the truth, it is a key.

As for the crease on the neck, simply grinding the curve into a straight line can create a flaw that has been sawn artificially.

Since ancient times, it has always been a fake, who would have thought that my grandfather would do the opposite and use the real thing to fake it?

At this time, the audience woke up like a dream and couldn't help but cheer, like the tide rushing to the beach. The flash flashed incessantly with unprecedented intensity, and the reporters trembled their hands and recorded quickly in their notebooks, this kind of news is definitely a good material that is rare in a century. Several high-ranking government officials and the Japanese ambassador behaved more calmly, but their sparkling eyes revealed the shock and excitement in their hearts.

Huang Kewu stood up excitedly and rushed to the stage: "Xu Yicheng, why did he do this?" ”

Because the Japanese were bent on getting the Jade Buddha head, he was powerless to stop it, so he had to design such a double trap of truth with falsehood and false with truth. The first trap deceived Kido Yuzo and made him mistakenly believe that it was true; The second trap deceived the old courtier, making him mistakenly think it was fake. ”

Speaking of this, I smiled wryly and shook my head: "The only thing my grandfather miscalculated was that his technique was so skillful that he deceived almost everyone, and for decades, no one could understand his hints. That's why I just said that only by understanding Xu Yicheng can we figure out the truth of this Buddha head. ”

Ji Yunfu's face slowly appeared in my heart. He is really a genius, it can be said that he is Xu Yicheng's real confidant. For so many years, only he understood Xu Yicheng's intentions.

In the face of the enthusiasm in the audience, Yao Lai stood on the stage with a somewhat blank look. When the Jade Maitreya Buddha's head revealed its true face, the flaws he had just listed became the best proof that it was genuine. He worked hard, but he made me a wedding dress. He worked hard to run such a bureau, but instead buried himself.

Liu Ju was talking and laughing with the leaders, Liu Yiming slowly walked up to the stage and patted me on the shoulder: "Xiao Xu, it's hard work." The medicine came and woke up like a dream: "You guys, you guys have already colluded?" ”

"Do you remember the tea that Liu Ju invited me to drink that night?" I seemed to laugh, "Although the medicine has installed a bugging device on me, it's a pity that he can't see it, and between me and Liu Ju, they are communicating with a tea array." ”

The first time Liu Ju saw me, it was to test me with a tea array. Later, I looked for some information and learned some incisions. That night, I drank tea in the office of the Liu Bureau, and quietly laid out the message I wanted to express in the tea bowl. Everything after that was a bureau set up by me and Liu Ju tacitly to induce Yao Lai to jump into the pit. As soon as Huang Yanyan and Fu Gui get out of trouble, they will start immediately.

"Old Chaofeng, now that you are gone, be ready to take responsibility for the few lives in your hands." I said to him coldly, trying to go up and grab his arm. But at this time, Liu Yiming stopped me: "Xiao Xu, you are wrong, he is not an old courtier." ”

Hearing Liu Yiming say this, I was stunned, and a shadow passed in my heart.

"How is that possible? Didn't he jump out and confront you today? ”

Liu Yiming said: "Xiao Xu, you may know the ancients very well, but you don't understand the way of officialdom. Jumping out in front of the public to question the authenticity of the Buddha's head can certainly bring down our red letter gate, but also sweep away the face of the leader, such a person will never be able to ascend to the position. Lao Chaofeng has worked hard all his life and will never make such a low-level mistake. The old medicine is just that he arranged for an abandoned son who died the same as me. ”

"But ......"

I turned my gaze to Yaolai, and suddenly noticed that there was a trace of blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, and he yelled that it was not good. The one who moved before me was Huang Kewu, who rushed over with an arrow step, his right tiger claw jamming the jaw of the medicine and trying to jam what he had swallowed. But he was still a step slower, and the whole person collapsed softly, and his eyes began to wander.

"Old medicine!" Huang Kewu yelled, half-helped him up, and slapped his vest again and again. But this effort was also in vain, and Yao Lai seemed to have made up his mind, and kept his lips closed and refused to open. It wasn't until I walked in front of him that Yao Lai suddenly opened his eyes, slowly raised an arm, and pursed his lips. I leaned closer to hear him say, "Little ...... Save my grandson, save him......" Halfway through speaking, he tilted his head, and the head of a generation died in anger.

I held the body of the medicine and looked around. In the entire banquet hall, most people were still enthusiastically discussing the reversal just now, and it was chaotic. Huang Kewu slowly flattened his body, and Liu Yiming sighed on the side: "Lao Yao has been free and easy all his life, but he is very attentive to this grandson. The old court used medicine or did it to clamp him, forcing him to be an outcast today. This love between ancestors and grandchildren is really admirable and lamentable. ”

The head of the generation of medicine, if it weren't for the coercion of his close relatives, how could he do such a thing. Looking back now, when he revealed the "**" situation to me that day, he had a clear conscience and a guilty heart. If I had known about it earlier, I wouldn't have been in the situation today.

A desolate and depressed breath began to swell in my chest. What a dedication this old courtier really has, treating human life as if it were a mustard, not taking human emotions seriously at all, and playing with people's hearts and lives behind the scenes, he is simply a demon.

"By the way, the medicine is not?" I hurriedly looked out of the audience. His grandfather died for him, and this bastard wouldn't be too bad if he didn't wake up. But when I looked around, I saw that the medicine was gone, and his seat was empty, with only a big brother lying on it. This kid probably realized that something was wrong when I smashed the Jade Buddha, and he ran away first, regardless of his grandfather.

"Lao Chaofeng missed you, this is really a mistake on his part. He boasted that he had followed Xu Yicheng for many years, and he still didn't know much about the temperament of your Xu family. Liu Yiming laughed, and then shook his head regretfully, "It's a pity that after the failure of this battle, the old Chaofeng will definitely hide incognito, and now I'm afraid I can't find him." ”

I glanced at Yaolai's corpse and said coldly, "I only hope that he won't die of old age before I find him." A good death is too much luxury for him. ”

"Master Liu, I have one more thing I want to ask you."

"Oh? Please speak. ”

"The person who asked Zheng Guoqu to buy the bronze mirror, is that you?"

Liu Yiming smiled, but he was noncommittal, mysterious and unpredictable.

"Xu Sang?"

A timid voice came from behind him. I turned my head and saw Kana Kido walking towards me, she seemed to be very afraid of me and didn't dare to approach: "Xu San, do you think my grandfather was depressed and unhappy because of this, so that he regretted it for the rest of his life?" ”

I understood what she meant. After Professor Kido returned to Japan, he kept a very low profile about the Buddha's head, which was very abnormal. I guess he must have believed the words of the old courtiers and thought that the Buddha's head was fake, so he became very disappointed.

"Will you hate my grandfather?" She asked.

"No, it won't. After all, he is a scholar, and although he is used by the 'Shina Terroir Society', he still has a conscience and morality. If he hadn't returned the two notebooks to the descendants of the Xu family, there would have been no later story. ”

Hearing me say this, Kana Kido smiled happily. She walked up to me, her arms outstretched, her arms around my neck, her lips touching my mouth, and immediately moving away.

"Then I've finally done one thing right. Thank you for your continued care. Goodbye, Xu Sang. ”

Kana Kido bowed deeply and walked away. I tried to stop her, but my body couldn't move. The truth of the Buddha's head has erected a tall barrier between us. I understand what she means, the thousand-year-old feud between the Mudo family and the Xu family is over, and there should be no further entanglement.

"Kana! Thank you! "I shouted her name out loud for the first time. Kana Kido looked back silently, smiled in response, and then turned to leave with the Japanese ambassador. Her back is deeply imprinted in my eyes.

At this time, the banquet hall was completely chaotic, and some people found that Yao Lai actually committed suicide by taking poison, screaming and taking pictures; Some people want to go out and post first; Some people want to get close and look at the head of the Jade Buddha. Several big leaders gathered around and discussed softly. Huang Kewu stood by the side of the Buddha's head, like an abyss, blasting away all those who tried to get close one by one.

"Boy, where's my granddaughter?" He asked in a hurry.

Before I could answer, suddenly a gust of incense blew in, and then a red shadow pounced on my arms, and the impact was so great that it almost knocked the Buddha's head down. I hugged her desperately, but I felt a pain in my chest, and when I looked down, I saw that the bronze ring was sandwiched between the two of us.

"You can't run away." She said.