Ma Shunliang walked into Liu Dake's office with an uneasy heart. But unexpectedly, Liu Dake seemed to be in a good mood, holding a large Baltic beeswax Buddha bead in his hand.

Liu Dake likes antique precious stones and woods, not only in the department, but also in the provincial system, which is an open secret. It seems that Liu Dake is not shy about this, and openly admits that he claims to be Zhao Mingcheng's second, an expert in gold and stone, and is knowledgeable. Liu Dake also has a unique skill, that is, if you are wearing a bracelet and flicker it in front of his eyes, he can immediately say the wood of the bracelet, whether it is an old material, a new material, and the origin; If you have jade in your hand, he can tell at a glance whether it is jade or agate chalcedony, the quality of the origin, and even the price is accurate to between 1%.

Some people are very superstitious about Liu Dake, and often bring jade or famous trees for Liu Dake to identify. Liu Dake is not tired of this. Some people say that Liu Dake's eyesight is really good, and I have never heard anyone say that Liu Dake has walked through his eyes, at least in public.

There is a newly recruited civil servant in the unit, majoring in history, there is an ancestral small bronze incense burner at home, which is cast with some dense copywriting, grandpa knows that his grandson is studying history, so he wants to know what age this incense burner is, what is written on it, I heard the old man say that this small incense burner is from the Zhou Dynasty, but the civil servant, I really can't distinguish the copywriting, and I have also found experts, experts say differently, some say that it is from the Zhou Dynasty, and some say that it is from the Tang and Song dynasties, and even say that it is from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The young man heard that Liu Dake was known as an expert in gold and stone, so he brought a small incense burner from his family and asked Liu Dake to help identify the copywriting on it. The young man said to Liu Dake very humbly: "I heard that you are an expert in gold and stone, look at what the inscription and pattern on it are, which dynasty?" ”

Liu Dake glanced at it, and then laughed: "Isn't this bronze?" It's an antiquity, you look at the patina above, how good the pulp is. ”

The young man thought that Liu Dake had misunderstood him, so he continued to point to the inscription on it and said, "Director, help me take a look, what is written in this inscription on it?" Which dynasty is the script? ”

Liu Dake laughed even more, and said: "What plain text, dark text, you still think it is the water ripples on the small leaf red sandalwood, the stone pattern of Hetian jade, this is the bronze ware, there are this things on it." ”

The young man said no more. However, Liu Dake often jokes, and even holds conferences in public, often using this matter to educate young people, diplomas do not represent level, academic qualifications do not represent ability, we must strive to learn from society, learn from reality, some college students, even bronze, bronze and brass can not distinguish. Liu Dake also repeatedly asked the personnel department to keep a good eye on the personnel, not to focus on academic qualifications and diplomas, but to pay more attention to the examination of the actual ability of cadres.

After Liu Dake's propaganda that may not have been maliciously noted, the young man seemed to have really become a nerd, and everywhere he went, his colleagues in the department seemed to be looking at the young man with strange eyes. The young civil servant lost confidence in Liu Dake and the department, so he resigned and was recruited as a teacher in a middle school.

When the young man explained the story of Zhao Mingcheng, a scholar of the Song Dynasty, he never forgot to teach the students the story of Liu Dake's identification of the inscriptions on the incense burner, and repeatedly reminded the students that they must remember that the scholars of gold and stone were experts in the study of inscriptions and stone inscriptions on bronze or metal objects, not on the identification of stone and wood.

Liu Dake often said to people in private that jade has spirituality. Confucius is a sage, and he once compared jade to life and gave jade ten virtues. Then, Liu Dake recited the ten virtues. So, some people praised that Liu Dake's memory is really good, and such a long ancient text can be memorized backwards.

Liu Dake seems to be particularly partial to objects such as Buddha beads, Liu Dake often said, noble wood medicine, all precious wood, is not only a cultural inheritance, most of them are also precious Chinese medicine, long disk is good for the body, just like sea yellow sandalwood is good for the heart and lungs, small leaf red sandalwood invigorates blood, Jin Si Nan can improve human immunity. In people's eyes, Liu Dake loves Buddha beads the most. Liu Dake often plays with a pair of beeswax Buddha beads, 108 pieces, the most particles in the Buddha world. There are also some green pine beads on it, and the Buddha's head is an old dzi. Some people once estimated that the Buddha beads were about 100,000 yuan, and the reason was that there were more than 200 grams of beeswax alone, and the gram price was 500 yuan. Some people estimate that the lowest price is 500,000 yuan, and the reason is that there is a Tibetan material on the string of Buddhist beads, and the Buddha beads are used by Buddhist monks to chant scriptures, and the old dzi must be old Tibetan materials. If this is the case, only the old dzi is more than hundreds of thousands of yuan. Others say that the old dzi is above seven figures. Of course, some people raised objections, saying that it was not worth so much money at all, it was Liu Dake who showed off, and the accessories of the Buddha beads did not match each other, and they were not Tibetan Buddhist beads at all. Liu Dake always smiled and didn't answer.

Like any lover of cultural toys, Liu Dake went on to tell the origin of the Buddhist beads, a very interesting story.

The pagoda temple is located in the suburbs of the city, not far from the hall organs, by the mountains and rivers, the woods are dense, the scenery is beautiful, the wisdom of the abbot of Huining in the temple is very high, it is said that what is said is extremely effective. Perhaps it is for the above reasons that the temple is full of people all day long, and the incense is continuous. Liu Dake frequented it, was very familiar with the abbot of Huining, and became a close friend.

Many years ago, once, Liu Dake accompanied the leader to the Buddhist temple to play, at that time, Liu Dake was not very familiar with cultural play, and felt that the Buddhist beads in the hands of the abbot of Huining were of different colors, which was very interesting. The abbot of Huining seemed to see Liu Dake's thoughts, so he said to Liu Dake: "This is a token that has accompanied me for many years, if you can tell its meaning, I will give you this Buddha bead." ”

Liu Dake looked at the old Buddha beads hanging around the neck of Abbot Huining, smiled, and said, "Forget it." Come to think of it, this Buddha bead has followed the Master for many years, and it must be the Master's beloved thing, how can I win people's love? ”

Abbot Huining seemed to hear something from Liu Dake's words, so he crossed his chest, squinted his eyes, and said with a smile on his face, "How can I see it, I would like to listen to the donor's explanation." ”

Liu Dake liked the abbot's string of Buddha beads hanging around his neck, looked at the Buddha beads with his eyes, and smiled: "However, as far as my understanding of my Buddha beads, as a token carried by the mage, it not only has the function of relieving disasters and helping sentient beings, but each Buddha bead has a special purpose, such as this bead, although there is only one bead, but its meaning is very profound, representing the universe, the whole world, is philosophy, is the heart of the mage; These four green pine beads and yellow honey beads are contrasting in color, which not only symbolizes the four seasons, but also represents the Venerable Master's benevolent heart and always prays for the safety of the four seasons. And this combination of colors is a work of art in itself, and it symbolizes that the mage always has the beauty of the world in his heart. But I think the most interesting thing is the ancient dzi ....... ”

"How so?" Abbot Huining said.

"He is not only a symbol of power, but more importantly, he is heavenly."

"Yes, this dzi can be said to be the thing of this small heaven and earth town temple, it is passed down from generation to generation of abbots, a total of two, one is inherited as a Buddhist bead, and the other is hidden in this temple, where is the specific place, no one can tell, it is all dictated by generations of abbots. However, things are not things, the shape outside the body, no noble or cheap, only for the fate of the person, since the donor and this Buddha beads have a fate, then I will give this Buddha beads to the donor, I hope the donor will cherish it. Abbot Huining said and carefully took off the Buddhist beads on his chest and handed them to Liu Dake, but Liu Dake did not take it, smiled and shook his head. Liu Dake's actions were somewhat unexpected by the abbot. The abbot seemed to see Liu Dake's thoughts, so he smiled and said, "Because this is an old piece?" The donor is worried about passing on the disaster to you? ”

Seeing that the abbot's words have come to this, Liu Da is not good to excuse himself, and there seems to be a rule in the Buddhist world, and the things sent cannot be taken back, and if the other party does not accept it, it will be suspected of contempt. Liu Dake glanced at everyone, and under the encouragement of everyone, he stretched his neck to Abbot Huining, and said with a smile: "Then I will be in vain?" Abbot Huining instructed Liu Dake again: "It stands to reason that this Buddha bead should not be passed on to you, but you do have a relationship with him, but this Buddha bead has been opened." Therefore, as for what it will bring to you in the future, it is up to your creation. I think you'll understand. There is no Amitabha Buddha in the south. ”

Ever since Liu Dake got the old Buddha beads of Abbot Huining, he can't put it down. He often said: "The meaning of this Buddha bead is too profound. The white of the dzi, the yellow of the beads, and the green of the beads symbolize the heavens, earth, people, and the whole universe. In the organ, it symbolizes the entire operating system. But I prefer this dzi. The more I look at it, the more I feel that it is rich. ”

Some people also said: "The reason why Director Liu likes this Buddha bead is because, when he is playing, he always has a sense of superiority that he has never had as the head of a hall, because there is only one bead in the sky, which represents him, and the four beads represent the team members, as for the many beads, they are the civil servants of the organs." And the dzi is the oldest, so there is no need to play, only the beads and beads need to be played, and the beads are less, and the color is extraordinarily distinct, therefore, when Director Liu plays, it is also easy to choose, only the beeswax beads, Director Liu does not need to choose, just play. ”

Some people also say that Director Liu does not really like the Buddha beads, but he takes a fancy to the value of the Buddha beads. Some people even said privately that Liu Da was lying when he said that the abbot sent him, who was present when the abbot sent him? It must have been an old Buddha bead given by someone. As for the origin of it and the real reason why Liu Dake likes it, perhaps only Liu Dake knows best in his heart.

Some people also said that the abbot was not a monk at all, he was pretending, completely to his liking, and gave Liu Dake Buddha beads, because of Liu Dake's identity, and felt that Liu Dake really liked it, and he would definitely trouble him afterwards. Besides, the Buddha beads are not as mysterious as the abbot said, they cost a few hundred yuan, and it is difficult to buy them from the cultural market.