entered the provincial library and simply divided the work: Li Ruhui checked the county chronicles, and Zong Zhenlei looked for the inscription.

The two worked hard until noon, and then they got together and briefly exchanged information on their respective searches.

Li Ruhui flipped through the photos on her mobile phone for Zong Zhenlei to see: "I found the "Shanxi Tongzhi" and "Taiyuan Mansion Chronicles" in Wanli Year, but unfortunately there is no record of relics; In the Qing Dao light year's "Yangqu County Chronicles" and Qing Qianlong's "Taiyuan Mansion Chronicles", I found the record in the Fuden Relic Pagoda, but this is the record of later generations, as for where Miaofeng Zen Master got the relics, when did he get them, whether this relics are the relics of the Buddha, but did not say. However, the above mention is quoted from the account of Li Weizhen, the Shanxi procurator in the Wanli year of the Ming Dynasty, and the inscription of Su Weilin, the imperial history of Shanxi supervision, so we should go to Li Weizhen's account and Su Weilin's inscription. ”

Zong Zhenlei looked at the county chronicle photos she took and said: "I have seen that some materials have quoted the inscription of Su Weilin's Xuanwen Pagoda, but the original inscription of Su Weilin has not been found yet, so I don't know the details of Miaofeng Zen Master getting the relics; However, from his friend Hanshan, a senior monk, who recounted the life of Miaofeng Zen Teacher, "The Biography of Miaofeng Zen Master Deng Zen Master of Wutai Mountain Great Protector Shengguang Temple", it is said that Miaofeng Zen Master is a man and is honest in his work; He built more than 10 temples, leaving no disciple for him to live in, for the benefit of money and alms, never touched by private keeping, not privately swallowed, 'never outside a penny, there is no long thing'. Therefore, I speculate that Zen Master Miao Feng would not have held the precious Buddha treasures for a long time before the construction of Yongzuo Temple and Xuanwen Pagoda, and if he had obtained the Buddha relics, it may have been obtained shortly before the construction of the pagoda. ”

Li Ruhui lowered his head and thought about it and said: "When I checked the county chronicles, I found a strange thing, the county chronicles of various periods said more about the twin towers, less about Yongzuo Temple, and more about the landscape of the tower, and more about the role of the tower in Changwenyun's career, but I was reluctant to use pen and ink on the relics, and rarely mentioned the Buddhist things of this Buddhist temple. ”

Zong Zhenlei said: "Yes, Professor Li said that there is little study of Buddhism in Yongzuo Temple, I think, not only the current scholars have less research on the Buddhist content of this temple, but also the data records left by scholars in the past, it seems that the focus of scholars in the past is not Buddhism, I have to make efforts to find out the inscription of Su Weilin's Xuanwen Pagoda, and see if there will be more records of relics in the face of Buddhism." ”

The two decided to have a quick snack in the restaurant on the first floor of the library and check it out in the afternoon.

Until more than four o'clock in the afternoon, Li Ruhui received a message from Zong Zhenlei, asking her to go to the door of the library to meet after checking the materials.

Li Ruhui went out to the door, and Zong Zhenlei was standing there looking left and right.

Zong Zhenlei was waiting for Li Ruhui to look at his mobile phone just now, and when he looked up, he noticed that not far away, there was a sturdy and not tall person wearing sunglasses walking by; Looking at the back, Zong Zhenlei felt as if he had seen this person somewhere.

Li Ruhui walked up to Zong Zhenlei, waved in front of him with her palm, and teased him: "Old man, don't be dazzled, I'm here!" ”

Zong Zhenlei ignored her, still looking: "I saw a figure just now, like a person, but when I looked at you, it disappeared." ”

Li Ruhui estimated that he didn't find it, so she teased him: "Beauty?" Lost, right? ”

Zong Zhenlei shook his head and looked back: "Forget it, it's not as beautiful as you." ”。

The two followed each other to the parking lot downstairs of the library, and Li Ruhui asked, "Have you found that inscription?" ”

Zong Zhenlei shook his head and said: "I only found a part of the "Xuanwen Pagoda Relic Inscription of Yongzuo Temple" written by Su Weilin, and I found it from the excerpts of the articles of later generations. ”

"Look for it slowly, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry."

"However, it is not entirely without gains, and I have noticed that there is a passage in the excerpt that says: 'The monk Fuden sent his mind to create a floating map of its high place, and the saint was sincere and supported by money.' This is to say that Zen Master Miaofeng built a tower on a high place, and the Empress Dowager Li of Cisheng rewarded him for his sincerity and Satsu helped him with money; This passage should clearly explain the basis for obtaining money from Empress Dowager Li Sasuke on the completion of the Xuanwen Stupa. ”

"When I checked the county chronicles, I saw that the county chronicles of the Qing Dynasty also said about this, but this Wanli inscription said that the Empress Dowager Li Zuojin was earlier than other records, and I think that the descendants said that the Empress Dowager Li Zuojin should be inherited from here." Li Ruhui took out her mobile phone and flipped to a photo for Zong Zhenlei to see: "Look, here is a record on the "Shanxi Tongzhi" in the Guangxu year of the Qing Dynasty: 'Yongqi Temple is in Gaogang outside the southeast gate of the city, and the Buddha Deng Feng was built in Wanli, and the Empress Dowager Cisheng made two floating pictures with money. From this, it can be seen that the descendants completely copied Su Weilin's Empress Dowager Li Sasuke's money statement, but originally Miaofeng Zen Master built one tower, and later generations said that he built two towers. ”

The two came to the parking lot. Zong Zhenlei handed the phone back to Li Ruhui: "It seems that there are others who first said this; In Su Weilin's inscription, there is a sentence that says: 'The origin of the Xuanwen Pagoda is always the origin, and the details of Yu You Li Youcheng Weizhen. This means that his friend Li Weizhen knows the reason for the construction of the Xuanwen Pagoda best, as if it shows that Li Weizhen knows the most details about this pagoda from the beginning to the end, which should include the matter of Zuojin. ”

As soon as he said this, Li Ruhui also continued: "Yes, yes, I found this statement in the "Shanxi Tongzhi" of the Guangxu year of the Qing Dynasty and the "Taiyuan Mansion Chronicles" of the Qianlong year of the Qing Dynasty, but it is simply said that the matter of Miaofeng Zen Master getting the relics was said by Li Weizhen: 'Jingshan Li Weizhen Ji Dengde Relic Tibetan Pagoda', which is basically the same as the statement of the Qing Dao Lightyear "Yangqu County Chronicles" that I found in the morning; During his tenure, Li Weizhen wrote the "Shanxi Tongzhi" in the Wanli year, but I have not found Li Weizhen's article describing the relics, and I don't know if it has been lost. ”

Zong Zhenlei said to himself thoughtfully: "Su Weilin's words are so interesting. ”

Li Ruhui didn't understand: "What's interesting?" ”

Zong Zhenlei came to the side of the car: "I mean, why did Su Weilin say that Li Weizhen knew more about it?" ”

Li Ruhui knew that there must be an anomaly that Zong Zhenlei noticed, so he would investigate it in such detail, so he asked, "Is there any problem?" ”

Zong Zhenlei stood beside the car and didn't immediately open the car door to explain his thoughts: "I think the interesting thing about this sentence is that Su Weilin said that Li Weizhen knew more details, and some of them seemed to use listening to what Li Weizhen said as an excuse to avoid the suspicion that he might be wrong." Judging from the inscriptions and records that can be found, in fact, Su Weilin has a very good relationship with Miaofeng Zen Master, they have a deep relationship in Wutai Mountain, Su Weilin often asks Miaofeng Zen Master for Buddhism in the exchange, and respects the monk's 'transcendent enlightenment', and Su Weilin also wrote an inscription for him after the death of Miaofeng Zen Master; ”

Li Ruhui listened to it and seemed to sense that something was wrong: "You mean to say that Su Weilin's approach is like saying it, but he is cautious, afraid that he will say something wrong, and it will be clearer to say something else." So why did he do this? ”

Zong Zhenlei lowered his head and thought about it, and said: "The time of the inscription of the Xuanwen Pagoda Relic Tablet of Yongzuo Temple is April 41 of Wanli, and Zen Master Miaofeng has died in December of the 40th year of Wanli, that is, the time of erecting the monument is four months after the death of Zen Master Miaofeng, when the Empress Dowager Li was still alive, which shows that the content of this inscription involving the Empress Dowager Li should be approved by the Empress Dowager Li, or at least with her acquiescence; Because in that era when Dongchang spies were rampant, the content of this inscription about the Empress Dowager Li would soon reach the capital, so Su Weilin would be careful not to exceed the scope of the Empress Dowager Li's permission when writing it. ”

Li Ruhui came up with a new question: "Is there anything that can't be said about the construction of the tower?" ”

"What could it be that can't be said?" Zong Zhenlei repeated Li Ruhui's question, as if he was asking her rhetorically, and also as if he was asking himself.

He remembered the question that came to mind when he was taking pictures in Yongzuo Temple yesterday by exploring the direction of the two towers: Could it be that the secret that wanted to be covered up was related to the Empress Dowager Li?

He thought for a moment, and without waiting for her to answer, he said a new opinion: "The most important thing in building the Xuanwen Stupa is that I think there are two things, one is the meaning of the connection between the two pagodas, and the other is the relics hidden here. As Mr. Hong asked, is the source of this Buddha relic related to the royal family? I guess that it could be that the Empress Dowager Li funded not only money, but also Buddha relics? Because the relics of the Buddha are extremely precious, it is difficult to obtain them without being in a high position; Therefore, from the perspective of the significance of the Empress Dowager Li's funding, it should be the Buddha relics first, and money secondary. ”

After Zong Zhenlei finished speaking, he didn't see the surprised expression he expected from Li Ruhui's face, but he heard her say: "I suddenly thought of a question, put forward a hypothesis, could this relic be given by Zhu Minchun, the king of Jin Mu who invited the high monk Miaofeng Zen Master to build the temple?" ”

Zong Zhenlei said: "You forgot, the King of Jin invited Miaofeng Zen Master to build a temple, not to build a tower, how can you hide the relics without building a tower, which shows that he has not given the relics to the monks, and at the same time, we have not yet found a record of the relics given by the King of Jin to Miaofeng Zen Master." ”

Seeing Li Ruhui nodded, Zong Zhenlei continued: "I guess that Empress Dowager Li's idea of funding the Buddha relics came from the four words 'Xuanwen Pagoda' on the tower. Empress Dowager Li has the word 'Xuanwen' in her honorific title, so the brick carving 'Xuanwen' on this tower is naturally closely related to Empress Dowager Li; Empress Dowager Li calls herself Nine Lotus Guanyin, Guanyin is a Bodhisattva, and there is a difference between it and the Buddha, so 'Xuanwen Pagoda' will not refer to 'Xuanwen Buddha's pagoda', but should refer to 'Xuanwen's pagoda'. Again, according to the word 'stupa', it means that the relics here will not be those of other monks, but the relics of the Buddha, and this tower is built to worship the Buddha's relics. From this point of view, if Su Weilin is really worried about the wrong reason for building the tower, unless it is the biggest matter involving Sasuke, that is, the matter of the Buddha relics; And if you are worried about saying something wrong, you may not be able to point out that this Buddha relic is from the Empress Dowager Li. ”

After listening to this, Li Ruhui immediately said in a rebuttal tone: "Since the Empress Dowager Li was alive when this inscription was published, if she both helped her with money and sent Buddha relics, this is completely to promote Buddhism, and it is also a good opportunity for her to accumulate merits, why can't Su Weilin point it out?" ”