Li Mo also observed carefully with interest. The silver-flowered double-wheeled twelve-ring tin staff in front of him was nearly two meters long. It was made of gold and silver, and the whole body shone with golden light.
The tin staff consists of three parts: the staff body, the staff head and the staff top.
The staff is hollow and cylindrical, and is lined with tangled branches and vines. Twelve monks of Yuanjue are engraved on it, holding bells and standing on the lotus platform. They are all innocent and cute. The lower end is decorated with creepers, clouds and flowers.
The head of the staff has four strands, two wheels and twelve rings, which is the symbol of the highest authority in the Buddhist world and belongs to the Buddha Sakyamuni. The silver wire with flowing moiré patterns is folded into a peach-shaped wheel with four vertical intersecting strands, symbolizing the Four Noble Truths: Suffering, Collecting, Cessation and the Way. There are three oblate tin rings decorated with tangled branches and vines on each spoke, for a total of twelve rings, representing the twelve sutras.
The top of the staff is a double lotus platform symbolizing the seat of the Buddha. There is a lotus seat on the waist and a wisdom pearl on it.
There is also an inscription on the side of the thigh: On March 23, the 14th year of Zhun Xiantong of the Wensi Academy, an order was made to make a tin staff with twelve rings of silver and gold flowers to welcome the true body. The total weight of the gold and gold was sixty taels, and the inner gold weighed two taels. Fifty-eight taels of silver were used to build the craftsman An Shuyun. The judge gave the purple gold fish bag minister Wang Quanhu.
From this inscription, it can be known that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty ordered this tin staff to be made, and important information such as the time, weight, and maker were noted.
Li Mo's face remained calm, but he was snickering in his heart. After all the Tang Dynasty underground palace treasures were recovered, he picked ten pieces and walked away immediately. This most precious Buddhist instrument, owned by Sakyamuni, the king of tin sticks in the world, has become a treasure in his pocket.
If I could find the real finger bone relics of Sakyamuni Buddha again, I would be very satisfied even if I took away only these two pieces.
Gu Fang went to discuss something with his superiors, but there has been no response yet. I don’t know if the officials know what happened in the underground palace now. If they already knew that a Buddhist treasure, the King of Tin Staff, was born in the underground palace, they would probably even have the heart to die.
Several experts could hardly move their feet and gathered around the table to conduct an in-depth discussion of the tin rod. In the archeology of Buddhist culture, in addition to the actual relics, there is also a tin staff. The level of the tin staff can determine the status of this Buddhist holy place.
"Boss, Director Gu is here, accompanied by other official responsible persons. They want to see you. Are you free now?"
A brown bear's voice suddenly came over the intercom.
"I'm not free now. We'll talk about it later. Let them pay attention to the live broadcast first. There will be important discoveries."
If Gu Fang was the only one who came, Li Mo would have asked him to enter the underground palace directly. Since the official person in charge also came with him, it meant that they were also panicked.
"yes."
But within two minutes, he saw Gu Fang hurriedly coming to the secret room. When he saw the supreme Buddhist artifact at close range, a look of shock appeared on his face.
"Director Gu, why are you down here?"
Gu Fang came to his senses, hurriedly walked to Li Mo and avoided the camera and whispered: "Professor Li, the superiors are in a hurry."
"Don't worry, I have already thought of a countermeasure regarding the real and fake relics. If it is found, the live broadcast will be temporarily closed and the outside world will not know."
"This is no longer the most important thing." Gu Fang had a bitter look on his face. He was also quite depressed. "Several people in charge who came to the scene were named and severely criticized by their superiors. Even the first and second person in charge of Fufeng They were all called over to chat, and when they came back in the afternoon they got angry, banging the table and throwing cups. I happened to go over and hit the muzzle of the gun."
Li Mo saw that Xue Zhifeng and the others were very absorbed in their research. He pulled Gu Fang to the outer room and asked pretending to be confused: "What happened and why?"
"Yesterday, the entrance to the Tang Dynasty Underground Palace was found. Those responsible persons came to the scene to show up. The majority of netizens almost unanimously scolded them all, saying that they did not do serious things and just liked to show off. They said that they Without action, the underground palace of the Tang Dynasty was located in the former site of Fayun Temple, but it has not been found for so many years.”
"The discussion on the Internet is one-sided. If the people below do not act, the people above will naturally be affected, so..."
Li Mo just felt that those few people would cause trouble for him yesterday, but he didn't expect that not only a few of them would be unlucky, but many other people would also be implicated.
"Then what do you want me to do about this?"
"I don't know what the higher-ups want to do, but they insist on following me, and they strongly want to see you. I guess they want you to help say a few good words to the higher-ups. Mr. Xiong contacted you just now, and they know that you are I'm busy, so let me come down and talk to you."
Li Mo thought for a moment and asked: "What is their attitude towards the authenticity of the relic enshrined in the New Fayun Temple?"
Gu Fang sighed and smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid you won't believe it. No one takes this matter to heart at all. I also figured it out on the way back. All they care about is their hats. As for other things, even if they are exposed, Naturally, there are those directly in charge who acknowledge that responsibility.”
Li Mo hummed slightly, thought about it and then looked at Gu Fang and said: "Director Gu, the weather in Kyoto is not as good as Fufeng. It's so cold when you go out there that you can't move your legs. Many people can't adapt to the climate there. Seeing that It’s only been a few days since I started reporting, so I think you can go there in advance to get used to it, and get to know the person in charge at Yanjiao in advance.”
Gu Fang was stunned for a moment, and then understood what Li Mo meant. He was reminding himself that things were in a mess here, so he might as well leave it alone and go to Kyoto early. If people are not here, they will naturally not cause trouble. After he left, even if someone came to Li Mo, he could completely ignore them.
Regarding Gu Fang's sudden transfer to Kyoto, rumors also spread. It was Li Mo who took a fancy to his ability. Therefore, those who were named and criticized by their superiors also believed that if Li Mo could help them say a few words, then the matter would naturally be reduced from a big matter to a trivial matter.
But they did not clearly distinguish the priorities and importance of things, and only considered their own future.
"Professor Li, I will go back and hand over the work now. I will go to Kyoto tomorrow."
"You go up first, there will be a call from Kyoto to the management committee in ten minutes."
"Okay, I'm leaving. Professor Li, see you in Kyoto."
Li Mo had already given him an excuse to leave early, so how could he still be hesitant? There will definitely be a pool of muddy water here, and whoever gets involved will get his clothes dirty.
As soon as Gu Fang left, two staff members carefully walked down carrying a large box, which must have been used to store the tin stick.
Li Mo waited in the outer room for a while and saw two assistants also helping to carry the tin stick box out of the China Chamber of Secrets. The treasure was not heavy, but they were careful and cautious.
(End of chapter)
