According to the original time, the third project progress report video meeting will be carried out as scheduled; This time, as in the previous one, the participants participated in the meeting by video.

Li Ruhui first reported the results of the trip to the capital: "This trip to the capital is mainly about whether the Empress Dowager Li has obtained a Buddha relic; Through on-the-spot investigations and referring to the relevant experts of Yunju Temple, we believe that it is a high probability that Empress Dowager Li took one Buddha relic from the three Buddha relics in the Leiyin Cave of Yunju Temple and replaced them with two pearls. ”

Zong Zhenlei added: "From the historical background, after Zhang Juzheng's death in 1582, there were many disputes between the imperial court and the party, such as ' Just when Empress Dowager Li saw that the country was unstable and there was nothing to be done, it happened that the two eminent monks were enlightened with the Buddha relics in 1592, and we speculate that she regarded the appearance of the Buddha relics as the Buddha's help, so that she later exchanged her two pearls for a Buddha relic without the consent of the enlightened person. In order not to let the world know about this, and at the same time, he was worried that the two eminent monks who had received the relics of the Buddha would say too much, and they sealed their mouths with might; Regarding this, we can see from the strange phenomenon that the two eminent monks did not leave a record of the number of relics when they hid the Buddha relics, and from the two different endings of the three eminent monks, that is, the comparison between the final tragic fate of the two eminent monks and the extremely highly commended monks of the Yongzuo Temple Buddha Relic, it can be used as a footnote to what she did. ”

Li Ruhui continued: "The trip to the capital also let us know from the introduction of Yunju Temple that these three Buddha relics are precious; First, because the Buddha relics found are physical relics and are scarce; The second is that this Buddha relic has been handed down from generation to generation, and the source is authentic; Third, in 1982, when he received the Buddha relics, the top leader of the country personally went to Yunju Temple to observe and give instructions, which shows that he attaches great importance to it; Fourth, the two Buddha relics that have been enlightened are currently stored in the national treasury and treated as national treasures. Therefore, if the one hidden in Yongzuo Temple is the one lost in Yunju Temple, it is of great significance. ”

After listening to the reports of the two, Hong Xitai did not seem to be very surprised by the statement of "national treasure", it seems that this is in line with his prediction, he just expressed his thoughts on the overall research progress, and said: "I appreciate the solid basic knowledge and unique views of the two of them, and I very much agree with your analysis of the combination of subject research and social turmoil factors in the last years of the Ming Dynasty; From the report of your trip to Beijing, I feel that the research direction is accurate, so I am looking forward to the results of the whole research team as soon as possible. ”

Zong Zhenlei heard the "entire research team" mentioned in these words, which meant knocking on Professor Li's side, and he felt that Li Ruhui was looking at him, so he looked at her, and read the same feeling in her eyes.

The atmosphere on the field seemed to be frozen, and they were all waiting for Professor Li's speech.

Professor Li cleared his throat and said to Zong and Li: "Maybe the two students are looking forward to praise, but in fact, the joy of victory is often the easiest to cover up the problem, and I want to put forward a little rebuttal; I think that even if it is confirmed that it was the Empress Dowager Li who took the relic, at present, it is still impossible to confirm that the relic in Yongzuo Temple is the one of the Empress Dowager Li. ”

Li Ruhui explained: "This is true, but judging whether this one or that one first involves two questions, that is, after the Empress Dowager Li takes the Buddha relics privately, will she keep the Buddha relics by her side to worship, or arrange another place to go; We speculate that she, as a believer in Buddhism, should know that the act of keeping the Buddha's relics by her side for a long time means disrespecting the Buddha, so she must have built a pagoda to worship the Buddha's relics properly. In this way, judging from the fact that she built a pagoda with gold, it may also be a placement for the Buddha relics she worshipped. ”

Professor Li did not refute Li Ruhui's defense, but raised another question: "Speaking of building the tower, it involves the other issue mentioned earlier, which is questioning Su Weilin's statement about Zokin, and I think there is also a lack of strong evidence for him to raise this question; Have you noticed that during the construction of Yongzuo Temple, a major event occurred, according to records, Yongzuo Temple was built in four years from 1608 to 1612, and Zhu Minchun, the king of Jin who invited Miaofeng Zen Master to build the temple, died in 1610, when this temple was halfway built, so the capital chain for building the temple may be broken, resulting in the inability to follow-up, so it is reasonable for Empress Dowager Li to fund the completion of the construction. ”

Zong Zhenlei felt that Professor Li had misunderstood their conclusions, and hurriedly said: "We do not deny that Empress Dowager Li gave Zuojin, but only deduce that she may provide Buddha relics in addition to Zuojin." ”

Professor Li leaned back in his chair: "In this way, it is still a deduction!" Solving the puzzle requires a substantial breakthrough. ”

Zong Zhenlei paused for a moment, sorted out his thoughts, and said: "The key to solving the puzzle involves one person, that is, Zen Master Miaofeng, who came into contact with the Buddha relics at the end; We' Xuanwen Stupa 'named speculated, there must be a Buddha relics here, then, for Miaofeng Zen Master will hide the Buddha relics, do not leave a text to explain its source of behavior, we guess that he can not understand the factors revealed, there are two aspects: one is that Miaofeng Zen Master and the Empress Dowager Li and the royal family have a good relationship, even if he wants to repay the kindness, because the Empress Dowager Li got this Buddha relics is not above board, do not want to act in a high-profile manner, so Miaofeng Zen Master can not speak; Because the consequences of this are easy to implicate, it is inconvenient for him to speak out. However, this is another major event involving Buddhism, and given that Zen Master Miaofeng is a Buddhist monk, out of devotion to the Buddha, it is speculated that he will still be able to express his heart after all, so we will set the next breakthrough to find his heart language. ”

Professor Li frowned and asked, "Presumably he will express it?" With what credentials? ”

Zong Zhenlei uploaded a picture: "This picture from the Internet is that Zen Master Miaofeng left his own poems in the Ninghua Ten Thousand Buddha Caves that were built, indicating that this senior monk will leave feelings or experiences in the building he has built with great hardships; Therefore, we feel that Yongzuo Temple is his masterpiece before his death, and there are so many stories hidden in it, and he must have left a trace on such an important work, but it has not yet been discovered by us. ”

Hong Xitai, who had been silent, spoke at this time: "It is reasonable to speculate that Zen Master Miaofeng may leave the words he wants to express on his works. Since I didn't find the description of the text, then in Yongzuo Temple, how to judge what Zen Master Miaofeng wants to express? ”

When Zong Zhenlei heard this, he immediately thought of his "make-up lesson", and said: "The sketch provided by Mr. Hong has inspired us, and we are using the mountain flower brick carving as a starting point to try to unravel the meaning, so as to find out the message left by Zen Master Miaofeng through interpretation." ”

Professor Li asked a little alarmedly, "What sketch?" ”

Li Ruhui showed a sketch of the Sanshengge Mountain flower brick carving on the video, saying: "This is the sketch. ”

Hong Xitai looked at the photo, smiled and nodded: "Yes, it is so beautiful that it awakens the soul, and I am very much looking forward to seeing the original brick carving!" ”

Professor Li glanced at the photos on the video, and a look of surprise flashed on his face, but then he recovered and lowered his head to record something.

Hong Xitai didn't seem to notice the change in Professor Li's expression, and continued to think earlier: "Speaking of this sketch, it reminds me of the mysterious Yongzuo Temple, where there must be many difficult mysteries; So I wanted to be able to make time as soon as possible and go there and see it for myself. ”

At this time, Professor Li seemed to be thinking about something, and did not stop Hong Xitai from coming to the city as before.

The video conference agreed that the next research direction will focus on verifying that the Buddha relics in Yongzuo Temple are the lost Buddha relics in Yunju Temple, that is, the basis for finding "this is that".

After the video meeting, Zong Zhenlei had a video with Li Ruhui alone.

Zong Zhenlei said straight to the point: "Professor Li did not express his unwillingness to let the sponsor come this time, which is surprising. ”

Li Ruhui didn't say anything, and talked about another thing: "I just learned from a friend of a professor's assistant that Professor Li told the assistant that his family is a branch of Li Caifeng's family, and his family guards Yongzuo Temple for Empress Dowager Li; So I thought, when he took on this research project, he was reluctant to let funders come before, could it be that he didn't want outsiders to get involved? ”

Zong Zhenlei shook his head, saying that he didn't know about it.

Li Ruhui also said: "The friend also told me that the professor has been selecting the right candidate since he came into contact with this topic, because the professor thinks that this topic is of great significance to him; When I paid attention to the thesis I was looking for, I knew that my boyfriend was studying for a master's degree and had strong research ability, so I asked me to participate in this research project, in fact, the main goal is to get you in; Later, when you expressed your desire to participate in the study, he felt that it met his design expectations, and he was very happy, and went out for a drink with the assistant. ”

When Zong Zhenlei heard this, he couldn't help but be a little stunned, and suddenly felt like he was being played with in the palm of his hand, and said: "We think we are doing research for our hobby, but the result is that others control us to achieve other people's goals." ”

Li Ruhui seemed to see his unpleasantness, and said enlightenedly: "But don't care, we have our own research interests, just like Miaofeng Jianxuanwen Pagoda can use Wenfeng Pagoda to form southeast worship, you can see it as borrowing the power of the other side to complete your goal." ”

Zong Zhenlei was still in a bad mood and didn't speak.

Li Ruhui thought for a while and said: "I think that some things seem to be similar but different in substance. For example, in the process of our research, I can often feel that this thing is like the common source that triggered those events in ancient times, and this thing seems to be related to our inner world; I've always wanted to find it, but I don't know how to put it...... By the way, it can be called the true source of what happened, which aroused me to find it through research until I found it, and this thing is not the goal of Professor Li. ”

Zong Zhenlei didn't expect Li Ruhui to say such profound words, and thought silently.

Li Ruhui said again: "Okay, let's change the topic and talk about our research; When I was in junior high school, a biology teacher taught us to look for plants, saying that if we want to find the plants we are looking for, we must first understand the living environment of plants, and we can imagine ourselves as the plants, and in nature, in order to survive and reproduce, we should choose the soil, temperature, and even color and height. Therefore, I think that when we are researching, we also have our own substitution, and we may be able to find it in the corresponding historical environment according to the tangible things left behind. ”

Zong Zhenlei shook his head: "You mean 'entering meditation and enlightenment'?" That's the way to find something, what does it have to do with what you say you're looking for?. ”

Li Ruhui said: "Although the world is all-encompassing, but the truth is all-encompassing, do you know that you may be able to touch the melon along the vine?" ”

As she was talking, a call came in, she ended the call with Zong Zhenlei and answered the call, which turned out to be Professor Li's.

Professor Li said that he was so busy these days that he didn't even bother to ask where they went on their trip to the capital; As soon as Li Ruhui heard this, she understood that Professor Li should not be worried about their communication with Mr. Hong.

Sure enough, after listening to the report of Li Ruhui's trip to Beijing, Professor Li immediately asked what was going on with the sketch provided by Hong Xitai.

Li Ruhui hurriedly explained: "Oh, I forgot to tell you, according to Mr. Hong, that picture was painted by his late father when he came to Yongzuo Temple, and his late father liked to paint the most beautiful things he saw. Somehow, she felt a little apprehensive in her heart, even though she didn't think she had done anything out of the ordinary.

Professor Li listened, was silent for a moment, and then asked, "Did you follow what I explained?" Didn't give the original material to Mr. Hong, did you? ”

Li Ruhui said with great certainty: "We did what you asked, and we didn't let him see any information during the exchange; However, he did not ask us for any information. ”

Professor Li let out a sigh of relief and said, "You guys are doing a great job. In the next step, you should seize the time, concentrate your attention, focus on Yongzuo Temple, and strive for early results. ”

Li Ruhui didn't quite understand what he really meant, and asked, "Haven't we been doing this all the time?" ”

Professor Li said in an accentuated tone: "What I mean is that you should ensure time, avoid detours, and look for new breakthroughs. ”

Li Ruhui now understands that what Professor Li said about avoiding detours actually implies dissatisfaction with them going to the capital. Thinking of Professor Li's attitude of rebuttal at the video conference just now, she realized that there was a reason why Professor Li did not agree with Zong Zhenlei's first proposal to go to the capital for inspection; The second time Zong Zhenlei proposed to go to the investigation, it was at the video briefing, and Professor Li may have passively agreed in front of Mr. Hong. Professor Li's reluctance to let them go to Beijing may be because he didn't want them to meet with Mr. Hong without Professor Li present. However, is this just a concern about leaking the original information to Mr. Hong?

Li Ruhui agreed to Professor Li with "um, um", hung up the phone, and felt awkward in her heart.

She wanted to call Zong Zhenlei to talk about her thoughts, but she was worried that she wouldn't be able to tell her on the phone for a while; Thinking that I would discuss the next research direction with him tomorrow anyway, I pressed the idea of calling him, thinking that it would be better to talk about it when we met.

Just thinking about it, another call came, and Li Ruhui saw that it was Zong Zhenlei!

Li Ruhui answered the phone and said, "You are the roundworm in my stomach!" ”

Zong Zhenlei said: "I want to ask about your arrangements tomorrow......

Li Ruhui said loudly: "So, you are a roundworm in my stomach!" ”