Li Ruhui finally finished a tense week and ended the oral defense of her graduation thesis, she made an appointment with Zong Zhenlei and wanted to celebrate with her friends.

Li Ruhui excitedly told Zong Zhenlei that Mr. Hong Xitai had called and asked her to tell Zong Zhenlei and invite the two of them to attend a work launch conference together; He also said that his new work was inspired by his trip to the city, so the venue for the conference was chosen in this city.

Zong Zhenlei hadn't seen her for several days in order to let her go all out to participate in the graduation defense, and when he heard her say that she had received an invitation, he said: "Don't be excited, I still have a question in mind these days; That day, Mr. Hong said that he wanted back two strips of cloth, and he also said that they were the relics of his late father, so that his late father was the little officer who shot at Tongyun's master. ”

When Li Ruhui heard Zong Zhenlei say this, she seemed to notice the connection: "Yes, my attention is not in Yongzuo Temple these days, and I don't think about it at all...... When you say this, it reminds me of Mr. Hong saying that his late father had been to Yongzuo Temple, so this is in line with the fact that his late father left a sketch of the brick carving of Yongzuo Temple. ”

Zong Zhenlei continued: "Yes, but another question arises in this way, whether Tongyun's master went to Yongzuo Temple and Mr. Hong's ancestor to shoot is related to the execution of the secret 'Golden Lily Project'?" ”

Seeing Li Ruhui looking at him with a confused face, he said again: "Tongyun's master went to Yongzuo Temple, and I suspect that his whereabouts are related to the 'Golden Lily Project', and Mr. Hong's late father shot at Tongyun's master and prevented the tracing of the Buddha Treasure, so what is used to prove that his late father was not the one who carried out the 'Golden Lily Plan', but did this to prevent the Buddha Treasure from falling into the hands of non-executive members?" Because in those days, because no one could tell the source and hiding place of the treasure here, there was a matter of forcing the temple keeper to happen; In order to understand this problem, later generations have the current research topic; But the question is, how did Mr. Hong's late father know that there were valuable Buddha treasures here, and he was willing to risk disobeying his superiors to protect them with his life? ”

Li Ruhui listened silently.

Zong Zhenlei continued to think about it: "Also, why did his ancestor paint that mountain flower brick carving? Is there any other reason besides the hobby of sketching? In addition, what will be the purpose of Mr. Hong's desire to find the source of the Buddha relics in Yongzuo Temple? As I analyzed in the MixC that time, what if it was a routine involving the treasure gang of the 'Golden Lily Project' in Southeast Asia? ”

Li Ruhui was stunned by this speculation, and shook her head to say that she never thought that things would evolve like this.

Three days later, in the afternoon, the launch of Hong Xitai's new perfume work was held in the conference hall of a five-star hotel in the city, and the conference was opened by Hong Xitai's short speech; In his speech, Hong Seok-tae explained his creativity and mentioned his trip to the city, which he used as a new inspiration for his life and left the insights he gained in his new works.

In the exhibition hall set up by the new work, there is a 3D image of a beautiful girl with a big head in the breeze, with a blooming peony garden in the background, and the girl's blazing eyes looking directly at the guests through her messy hair.

In the exhibition hall, a wood-stone path leads to different rooms, where peonies in various states are present: some are full of water droplets, some are still fighting drought; There are those who sway in the wind, those who keep the morning light, and those who are about to wither but face the sunset peacefully; These luxurious and graceful peonies, still outstanding in different environments, seem to allow people to evoke the arrival and departure of beauty in memory from different angles, face life with a broader mind, and sublimate emotions and wisdom.

The new fragrance is titled "Heavenly Fragrance".

A song "La Vie en Rose", interpreted by Lisa Ono's magnetic voice, floats through the hall.

Li Ruhui and Zong Zhenlei, as special guests, just walked out of the venue after the whole visit, and met Hong Xitai.

Hong Seok-tae led them into the quiet tea room on the side. After taking his seat, he said slowly: "I understood the first stage of the research project, but in the later stage, due to an accident, I am sorry for the delay in returning to the capital; I would very much like to know the final basis for what you mean by 'this is that'. ”

Li Ruhui looked at Zong Zhenlei, and seemed to say in her eyes that it was time to face the opposite!

Regarding Hong Xitai's question, Zong Zhenlei's answer is actually ready-made, but these days he has thought about how to answer it more than once; As a researcher, he should definitely explain the results of the research project to the funders as they are, but as a scholar studying the "Golden Lily Project", after experiencing Professor Li's incident, he was more cautious.

In the end, he decided that during the oral exchange, he might as well explore the real purpose of Hong Xitai's funding for this research project, and then make further options.

Zong Zhenlei said: "Sir, you once asked the monks how to express their hearts, we believe that when he built this temple, he used towers, halls and other buildings and the peony garden of the Ming Dynasty to form a set of passwords to express 'this is that'. ”

Zong Zhenlei looked at Hong Xitai, and Hong Xitai made a "please continue" gesture.

Zong Zhenlei said: "I will briefly review the process of our research, starting with the tower; Miaofeng Zen Master set the position of the Xuanwen Pagoda, formed a southeast direction with the Wenfeng Pagoda, and laid a large number of brick carvings related to the Nine Lotus around the tower and inside and outside the hall, so that we noticed the connection between this temple and the Nine Lotus Guanyin Empress Dowager Li and the royal family; The northwest direction of the Xuanwen Pagoda makes us pay attention to the direction of the Guanyin Pavilion set up by Zen Master Miaofeng and the important meaning of the Peony Garden in the Ming Dynasty for the Empress Dowager Li; The jewel on the Xuanwen Stupa placed in the highest position of the entire Yongzuo Temple makes us pay attention to the relationship between the Buddha relics and the peony flowers and lotus flowers on the building. He looked at Hong Xitai again, saw that Hong Xitai nodded, and said, "In this way, we focused our research on the brick carvings of peony flowers and lotus flowers in the temple; Peony and lotus these two flowers, the former means glory and wealth, the latter means pure and clean earth, the two flowers put together, it doesn't seem to match, but if according to the Song Dynasty Yang Wanli's poem 'peony and lotus according to the river' interpretation, you can find the clues; The object of the 'Zhao' naturally reminds people of the treasures in the river to symbolize the river, and the treasures in the river are pearls, and there are no pearls in Yongzuo Temple, only the record of the existence of Buddha relics, so I think that the lost Buddha relics in Yunju Temple are replaced by pearls; ”

Hong Xitai listened attentively, and Li Ruhui interjected and asked: "Sir, do you feel that your thoughts are tangled in this way?" ”

Hong Xitai's eyes were bright, and he said: "I understand, it seems that you have fully interpreted all the treasures left by Zen Master Miaofeng in this temple, and regarded the whole as a treasure map that is related to each other, and then cracked the treasure code one by one; However, I would like to know, is there any other basis for 'this is that'? ”

Li Ruhui nodded and said: "Another basis we found is that the relics that the monks were enlightened in Yunju Temple back then, called it 'like corn, purple red, such as King Kong', and in the "Xuanwen Pagoda Relic Tablet of Yongzuo Temple", the description of the relics of Yongzuo Temple is 'red as dansha, as big as millet, and the treasure light shoots people', from the records of different places, the color, size and luster of the Buddha relics are the same, and such a physical body Buddha relics have not been recorded elsewhere, so it is said This is that one', and this one in Yongzuo Temple is the one lost in Yunju Temple. ”

Zong Zhenlei said: "From the fact that there is no record of whether the relics in Yongzuo Temple are Buddha or monks, as well as the different theories about the reason for the construction of the Xuanwen Pagoda, it seems that there is something that cannot be said clearly, and such behavior seems to be to cover up something; We suspect that if this was done for the sake of hiding the Buddha relics in this temple, since the Buddha relics obtained by the Empress Dowager Li were transferred without the consent of the enlightened person, the mystery of this cover-up is revealed, and it also coincides with our speculation that the Empress Dowager Li is looking forward to fulfilling her long-cherished wish. In turn, from this abnormal behavior, it is just confirmed that the lost Buddha relics in Yunju Temple were done by Empress Dowager Li. ”

Li Ruhui added: "Judging from the historical events that occurred, the imperial court suppressed the two enlightened monks and rewarded the later Tibetan monks, which can be used as circumstantial evidence that the Empress Dowager Li transferred the Buddha relics of Yunju Temple to Yongzuo Temple. ”

Zong Zhenlei continued: "In addition, after the discovery of the Buddha relics in Yunju Temple, until the death of Zen Master Miaofeng, there are four Buddhist buildings built by Zen Master Miaofeng in Shanxi, one is Yongji Wangu Temple, formerly known as Puban Wangu Temple, but the tower of that temple originally had relics and could not be put in again; The second is the Ninghua Ten Thousand Buddha Cave, the hole is similar to the Leiyin Cave of Yunju Temple, it is also a hole of chiseled stone, there is a stone pillar of carving a small Buddha statue in the hole, but there is no new stupa next to it; the third is the seven Jiuhui dojos in Wutai Mountain, and there are no new pagodas; Since there are no pagodas in these two places, it is impossible to hide the Buddha's relics; Fourth, Yongzuo Temple, here is easy to get the protection of the royal family Jin King in the city, and the city is not far from the capital, and when the tower was built, it was the Empress Dowager Li Sasuke, so it should be the best place to hide the Buddha relics. ”

Li Ruhui looked at Hong Xitai, who had been listening carefully, and asked, "Sir, do you agree with this conclusion?" ”

Hong Xitai listened, nodded approvingly, and said, "I am very satisfied with your research, and I also agree with your creative inferences. ”

Hong Xitai closed his eyes slightly and paused slightly, opened his eyes and looked into the distance: "I have finally fulfilled my father's long-cherished wish, and this is also my long-cherished wish." ”

Zong Zhenlei didn't expect Hong Xitai to take the initiative to mention the relationship between this research topic and his late father, he felt that he could take this opportunity to understand his late father's motivation for protecting the treasure back then, so he said: "Sir, since the last time you let us see your late father's hand-painted sketch of Yongzuo Temple brick carving, we are very interested in the old man's past, you said that you will tell us when you have time, but I don't know when Mr. is convenient?" ”

Hong Xitai listened to Zong Zhenlei's words, pondered for a while, and slowly picked up the teacup.