The antiques that have been cleared out of the underground palace are temporarily stored in a separate vacated room in the New Fayun Temple, and are guarded by specialized armed police.
"Professor Li, the next step is to open these wooden boxes. Because it has been too long, many of these wooden boxes have corroded, so new wooden boxes are needed for storage. We do have some wooden boxes in stock, but it takes Forty or fifty minutes.”
"Don't be in a hurry. I just turned around. This secret room is just one of them. There is a stone door in the corner over there. There should be a second secret room."
Li Mo pointed to the corner. The light there was not shining, and there was a shadow. It was not easy to find the secret door three meters away.
"Is there a secret door? Come and have a look."
Xue Zhifeng walked there first, with a flashlight in his hand. When the light shone, a stone door appeared next to a wall. There was a slight crack in the door, and you couldn't see what was inside.
Li Mo didn't look at it in detail. He also became curious and wanted to open the blind box, with some expectation to see if the real body of the finger bone relic of Sakyamuni Buddha was in the underground palace of the Tang Dynasty.
In addition to the finger bone relics, are there other Buddhist treasures of similar levels waiting for everyone to discover?
"Expert Xue, let's go out and take a breath first. We still need to arrange lighting and ventilation here."
"It's okay. This mood has never calmed down. I'm really worried that I can't stand the stimulation."
Xue Zhifeng laughed self-deprecatingly.
A group of people left the underground palace one after another. When they returned to the top, there were several seats. The scenic spot management committee also prepared some snacks and water.
"Boss." Yu Ting walked over with an ugly face and whispered, "The official asked us to stop the live broadcast, saying that many important treasures were found in the underground palace. Before the archaeological research is completed, it is also to prevent the secrets of some important treasures from being leaked."
Li Mo picked up a washed apple on the table and handed it to her and said nonchalantly: "Just do as they say."
"Then if there is no live broadcast, we will return to Kyoto?"
Li Mo ate the fruit and waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I'll walk around when I get out. I'll give you some time off to relax. Come back with me in two days."
"Thank you boss, then we'll be welcome."
As soon as Yu Ting left, Xue Zhifeng, who was sitting next to him, asked: "The officials are right. There are many treasures in the underground palace. Just the newly born King of Tin Staff will cause a lot of discussion. It is estimated that various Buddhist sects will follow It won’t be quiet.”
Li Mo smiled and said: "Expert Xue also participated in the archaeological work of the underground palace of the stupa. He must know the inside story of some things. There may be greater discoveries in the subsequent inventory work."
"Professor Li seems quite confident?" Xue Zhifeng asked back.
"Because I like to store the most precious things in more secret places. In this world, there is a treasure that is more precious than the King of Tin Wands. Expert Xue should be able to think of what kind of treasure it would be, right?"
Xue Zhifeng's expression suddenly changed. He naturally knew what happened back then. He had also organized a comprehensive archeology of the old site of Fayun Temple before, but nothing was found. The purpose was to find the real body of the finger bone relic of Sakyamuni Buddha.
After so many years, he has also retired. The older generation of experts who participated in the archeology have passed away. He is the only one who knows the inside story and is still alive and well.
If the news of fraud breaks out, his reputation will be ruined for the rest of his life.
Looking at Li Mo's confident look, Xue Zhifeng became more and more panicked. He stood up and said, "Everyone, take a rest while I go to the bathroom."
Li Mo looked at his leaving figure with a meaningful smile on his face.
While waiting, the wooden boxes in stock are also delivered to the site, and they are cleaned in order. The wooden boxes were opened one after another, and all the folded silk fabrics were stored inside.
During the Tang Dynasty, China's silk fabrics had reached a peak, as evidenced by the silk fabrics found in the underground palace. Most of these items were enshrined by the queens of the past dynasties.
What is interesting is that among these enshrined silk fabrics there is also an "Embroidered Skirt of Empress Wu" belonging to Wu Zetian.
"Professor Li, the number of silk items enshrined is one hundred and thirty-two."
An assistant compiles the statistics and reports.
The remaining wooden boxes contained gold, silver, jade, and two complete sets of tea sets, with a final count of 258 pieces in total. By the time all the antiquities were counted and registered, it was already dark outside.
"Everyone, today's work is over. Everyone should go back and rest early. Expert Xue felt a little unwell in the afternoon, maybe because he was too tired. We will enter the second secret room after ten o'clock tomorrow."
"Professor Li, why don't we go into the second secret room and have a look first to satisfy our eyes?"
"No, please don't. I'll let the second secret room contain even more amazing treasures. By then, everyone will be so excited that they can't sleep well, and tomorrow's work won't be able to start normally. Everyone should retain a little curiosity. We’ll go in again tomorrow.”
When Li Mo said this, everyone in the archaeological team laughed. They are really looking forward to a treasure that is better than the King of Tin Wands, but it should be impossible for a peerless treasure like the finger bone relic of Sakyamuni Buddha to appear again.
Back at the hotel, Li Mo took a shower and was about to finish his meal when he heard Brown Bear talking to other people outside the door, and it seemed like there was a quarrel between the two parties.
Opening the door, the two parties immediately stopped arguing.
"Boss, they are official people and they insist on seeing you."
"Professor Li, I take the liberty of disturbing you. However, we really have something important to communicate with you. Since you are busy during the day, we are not embarrassed to delay your work. Do you think it is inconvenient now?"
The person who spoke was the person in charge who negotiated with Li Mo.
"Mr. Cheng, please come in, Brown Bear, and ask the hotel to bring tea."
"Professor Li, you're welcome."
After everyone sat down, the person in charge named Cheng did not hesitate: "Professor Li, I will open the skylight and speak frankly. The main reason for bothering you so late is about the finger bone relic of Sakyamuni Buddha. Director Gu mentioned this before , because I was busy with other things at the time, I didn’t realize the seriousness of the problem. In the afternoon, expert Xue contacted me about the matter again, and we learned that we almost got into trouble."
Li Mo put down the mineral water bottle in his hand and said in surprise: "Did I really guess it?"
The person in charge nodded bitterly. The new Fayun Temple was completed under his full control. It was also his greatest political achievement capital, so it was a smooth journey within the system.
Facts have proved that the influence of the Fayun Temple scenic spot is too great. Every year, countless believers from home and abroad come to pay homage to the finger bone relic of Sakyamuni Buddha.
In order to protect the true body of the relic, the official did not allow people to come close to pay respects. Therefore, there has been no problem at all over the years, and uninformed people have never suspected that the relic is fake.
But Li Mo's appearance changed things. If, as he guessed, the real body of Sakyamuni Buddha's finger bone relic was in the Tang Dynasty underground palace, then things would be a big deal.
As a result, Fayun Temple will definitely fall into the whirlpool of public opinion and be unable to extricate itself. Those who participated in the incident will definitely be implicated, and their entire lives may be ruined.
Secondly, if Li Mo finds the real finger bone relic in the underground palace, he will definitely choose it and take it to Kyoto. In the future, it will be enshrined in Buddhist pilgrimage holy places and influence Buddhist believers all over the world.
Although they also hoped that they would never find the real body of the finger bone relic, Li Mo was so evil that there seemed to be nothing he couldn't do.
In the end, I had no choice but to bite the bullet and come to him for negotiation again, saying that I was depressed. Every official insider was depressed. They suddenly felt that Li Mo was like a scourge. Wherever he went, officials would be beaten to pieces.
(End of chapter)
