Chapter 2 Chapter 2 The Great Case of Cultural Relics in the Republic of China—The Theft of the Jade Buddha Head from Wu Zetian Mingtang

Except for me, everyone put down their chopsticks and looked out of the courtyard.I was stabbed by the medicine, and quickly swallowed the dry silk in two or three gulps, and followed everyone's gaze.An old man walked in from the yard.The old man was tall and big, with white hair, wearing a silk kung fu shirt, and walked vigorously.Behind him was a young girl in her twenties, with a very good figure, but her facial lines were a bit tough, she looked a lot like the beating girl Michelle Yeoh in a recent Hong Kong and Taiwan movie. Yao Oran whispered to me: "This is the head of Huang Zimen, named Huang Kewu. The one behind him is his granddaughter, named Huang Yanyan." He suddenly remembered something, and said: "By the way, today's Ruixiangfeng, It is his property."

"Oh..." I looked at this Huang Kewu. If I didn't introduce him, I would have thought that this old man was some famous martial artist. "This time, Uncle Liu is planning a gathering of five veins. He is the one who opposes the most fiercely. Most of the gold, stone and jade wares of your Baizimen are now under the care of the Huang family. If the Xu family comes back, the Huang family will suffer the most. .” As soon as Director Liu saw Huang Kewu coming, he quickly stood up, left his seat and went up to meet him: "Old Huang, you are here." Huang Lao looked at the dining table and rolled his eyelids: "It doesn't make any difference whether I come or not. You guys are having a good time eating."

Liu Ju said: "Look at what you said, several directors are waiting for you. The juniors are not hungry, I will let them eat something to fill their stomachs first. Today is a family banquet, so there is no need to talk about so many rules." Huang Kewu walked to the table, bowed his hands to the other three directors, and sat down on the chair with a big horse, staring at me with a pair of tiger eyes. There was nothing I could eat, so I had to put down my chopsticks and look at him too. "You just made a wish?" Huang Kewu asked right away. "yes." "Your father is Xu Heping?"

"yes." "Your grandfather is Xu Yicheng?" "……I do not know about this." This is the first time in my life that I heard my grandfather's name, and it turned out to be Xu Yicheng. Seeing my reaction, Huang Kewu twitched his lips sarcastically, and said to Liu Ju: "Look, he doesn't even know these things, what kind of gathering do you want to do? What's there to do?" Old Master Yao couldn't help but said: "No matter what, he is also a member of the five veins. The five veins have been connected with each other for so many years. What's wrong with meeting the son of an old man and reminiscing about the old days?"

He even made things difficult for me just now, but now that Huang Kewu came out, he started to speak for me instead.It seems that Yao Oran's statement that "the Xuan and Huang sects are at odds" is indeed true.Huang Kewu looked at Mr. Yao, then at Shen Yunchen, and finally his eyes fell on Liu Yiming who had been silent all this time: "Well, it seems that the three of you have discussed it a long time ago, and you are just waiting to bully me, an old man." Liu Yiming opened his eyes, and said slowly: "Old Huang, you are still in such a temper, too impatient. Nothing is settled yet, why are you angry?"

"Conclusion? The conclusion was made more than sixty years ago!" Huang Kewu stretched out his palm and slapped it on the table, causing the dishes on the table to jump.He pointed at me: "This Xu family doesn't know, don't you know too? You all forgot what the Xu family did back then?" As soon as he said this, the whole table fell silent.Liu Ju filled Huang Kewu's wine glass with his usual expression.Shen Yunchen frowned and said, "Old Huang, why are you bringing up what happened sixty years ago? It's all grievances before liberation." Huang Kewu snorted coldly through his nose: "Didn't Yao Lao San just say that he wanted to reminisce about the old days and meet old friends? Then today we might as well talk about it and tell this kid what the Xu family did in the past, and they want to be killed. Open the leather to give out the five veins."

My breathing became short of breath, and my heart beat violently.Regardless of Bureau Liu or Yao, when they mentioned the Xu family's past, they became hesitant and refused to reveal information.This makes me very impatient, and it is also the reason why I have not actively responded to the gathering of five veins so far-I don't want to get involved in these things in a muddle. On the other hand, this Huang's parent, although he was obviously hostile to me when he came up, he spoke happily, which hit my heart. I stood up from the chair, held the wine glass flat in my hand, held the glass with three fingers on the bottom, and held the glass with two fingers, and said loudly: "Although my surname is Xu, I don't know anything about my family. Please explain to me."

Modern people don't like to kneel down. This is a more formal gesture of asking for help. In the circle, it is generally only used when it involves life and death.Huang Kewu saw me using this gesture, looked left and right, and said to Liu Ju: "You haven't told him yet?" "Not yet." Director Liu replied. "It's really interesting. You want to draw someone into the Institute of Antiquity Research, but you don't even want to talk about such a big thing. You are hiding it, after all, it is the style of government officials." Director Liu was not embarrassed, but smiled and said, "Today I invited all the elders here, just to gather people together and talk about this matter. Since this is the opportunity, then you, Mr. Huang, will talk about it." Bar."

Huang Kewu turned his gaze to me: "Your father never talked about your grandfather. Do you know why?" I shook my head.He said mercilessly: "Because your grandfather did something extremely embarrassing, so embarrassing that your father has no face to tell others." "What's the matter?" "Your grandfather is a traitor!" Since I was a child, I have always been curious about this grandpa.Sometimes, my grandfather is a heinous bandit, who commits all kinds of crimes, including robbery, kidnapping, and murder. When every villager hears his name, he will tremble on the ground; sometimes, my grandfather is an underground party who endures humiliation. , and cleverly obtained information, and also rescued Yang Zirong and Tiemei.No matter what kind of person he is, in the end he will end up with a sensational case and end his own life.

This question has become a lingering theme in my young mind.My childhood was spent in this speculation. I still can't forget the Houhai courtyard house on that summer night.Huang Kewu uttered seven words coldly, which completely ended my childhood imagination and made me fall into an ice cave in the hot summer.In any case, I never thought that he would be a traitor. Seeing my reaction, Huang Kewu didn't show the slightest sympathy, and continued to narrate coldly—— "Five Meridians was created at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty. It is famous for its treasures in the world. It has gone through the Tang, Five Dynasties, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties, and it has continued to the Republic of China. Everyone calls Wumai the "Plum Blossom with Bright Eyes". At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the situation was chaotic, and countless antiques and old goods were scattered among the people. It's the parent of Baizimen, your grandfather Xu Yicheng.

"Xu Yicheng is a genius. Not only is he proficient in his own art, but he is also clear about the other four schools. He is also talented and general, and is well-respected by everyone. Under his leadership, Wumai's reputation has reached its peak. At that time, in Beijing, Shanghai and other places, when Xu Yicheng and Mingyan Meihua were mentioned, all of them gave their thumbs up. If the buyer heard that Xu Yicheng had learned about this thing, he would take it away without asking. "One thing you have to know is that before the Republic of China, we Chinese did not touch Buddha statues, especially not playing with Buddha heads. Only foreigners are particularly interested in Buddha heads. Many famous foreign museums come to China to buy them. , the price is not low. Seeing the profit, the antique dealers stole and cut off Buddha heads from Longmen, Dunhuang and other places, and sold them to foreigners. Several major cases occurred in succession. After these cases were exposed, the impact was extremely bad. The gangsters and the cultural and archaeological circles have asked the government of the Republic of China to take measures and appealed through the Archaeological Committee, believing that this is a great damage to Chinese civilization. "At this juncture, a major event happened to our Wumai. In 1931, our great master Xu Yicheng, who was obsessed with ghosts, colluded with a Japanese named Kido Yuzo and sneaked into the inland. Everyone in the Wumai I don't know where the two of them went and what they did. After Kido Yuzo returned to Japan, he published a travel note in the "Journal of Archeology", saying that with the cooperation of his Chinese friend Xu Yicheng, he found a rare treasure. "Jade Buddha Head of Zetianming Hall" also attached a group photo of two people and a photo of the Jade Buddha head. "The Japanese media made a lot of publicity for a while. After the news spread to China, the public opinion was in a big uproar, accusing Xu Yicheng of being a traitor. Therefore, Wumai's reputation in the Tibetan ancient world was notorious, and it was almost untenable. Think about it, who would trust a What about the appraisers who stole and sold cultural relics? What's more, they were still stolen and sold to the Japanese. "This big case was given a big headline by the media, "Famous people who learn from ancient times willingly fell, colluded with Japanese pirates to sell me the Great Wall", and it really spread for a while. Thanks to him, our Wumai became street rats, and everyone shouted and beat them. Wumai's parents approached Xu Yicheng and asked him to clarify or explain, but he refused, refusing to say anything. The government of the Republic of China quickly arrested him, and the sentence came down very quickly: the death penalty. "Xu Yicheng was quickly taken to a certain place in the suburbs of Beijing to be executed by shooting. At the same time, Wumai's parents also made a decision. In view of Xu Yicheng's influence, he was dismissed from the position of head of the family, and at the same time, Xu's family was dismissed. Go out. Since then, the five meridians have become four meridians. "Xu Yicheng's wife is an ambitious woman. The day after the door announced the resignation, she took her son and left Wumai, and there has been no news since then. But after this blow, the situation in Simai was not as good as before. Later, It caught up with the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation, and it declined even more. It was not until after the founding of the People’s Republic of China, under the care of the Prime Minister, that these four lines were reorganized into the Chinese Antiquity Research Society and gained a new life.” After listening to Huang Kewu's speech, I was too shocked to speak. If what Huang Kewu said is true, then my grandfather is really a big traitor and a big traitor. Not to mention colluding with the Japanese, how about stealing and selling the Jade Buddha head of Tianming Hall?That's okay? Zetianmingtang is an unprecedented masterpiece in the history of Chinese architecture.This bright hall has a radius of 100 meters and a height of 100 meters. It is extremely magnificent and magnificent. It was considered a super-large building in ancient times and was considered to be the ultimate embodiment of the style of the Tang Dynasty. Unfortunately, within two years after it was completed, it was destroyed by fire, otherwise Until now, it is definitely an ancient wonder together with the Forbidden City, Qianling Mausoleum and the Great Wall. Wu Zetian attached so much importance to the Mingtang, the things enshrined in it are naturally rare treasures in the country.Anything that has been handed down to the present is a national first-class cultural relic.My grandfather Xu Yicheng actually stole and sold the head of the Jade Buddha in the Mingtang, that is really against the world. Judging from the reactions of the people around, they already knew this story—to be precise, all the members of the Chinese Antiquity Research Society knew this story, only me, a descendant of the Xu family, did not know it. When I think of this, I feel a little ashamed, and the look I look at Huang Kewu is not so confident.But I had a faint feeling that something was wrong, but I couldn't say it clearly. "Do you understand now? Back then when the Xu family did such shameless things, it also implicated the other four meridians, and the foundation of the five meridians was almost lost. If you want to return to the five meridians, you must first clean up your grandfather's sins." !” Huang Kewu reprimanded, his emotions also became agitated.As a person who experienced it firsthand, he must still remember the predicament Wumai was in after Xu Yicheng's case.I stared at him blankly, not knowing what to say for a while. Director Liu probably saw my embarrassment, and patted the table lightly: "Old Huang, don't get excited. Xu Yicheng did something wrong, that's his problem. Although Xiao Xu and Xu Yicheng are grandparents, but Yicheng died At that time, he hadn't been born yet. Besides, Xiao Xu's father knew that he was ashamed, and lived in seclusion. He didn't get involved in the affairs of the five veins in his whole life, and the atonement was enough. Why should the grievances of the previous generation be involved in the next generation? What about the first generation and the next two generations? We can’t engage in the ‘Cultural Revolution’ thing, I’m a reactionary bastard or something.” Huang Kewu snorted coldly: "According to what you're saying, we should treat Xu Yicheng's grandson shoulder-to-shoulder as brothers and sisters? Absurd!" Seeing Huang Kewu's decisive words, Liu Ju smiled apologetically and said, "According to your old opinion, how can Xiao Xu return to the Five Meridians?" Huang Kewu thought for a while, and said, "If you want the Xu family to return to the Five Meridians, it's easy. Didn’t his grandfather sell that Jade Buddha head? If he can get it back, my Huang family will carry it into Wumai for him personally!” After finishing speaking, Huang Kewu glanced at me triumphantly, and the other elders at the table frowned slightly.This condition looks reasonable on the surface, but it is actually deliberately making things difficult.It’s been decades since the change of dynasties, time has changed, things are different, now let me, a little antique dealer, get back the Mingtang Jade Buddha head, it’s not much easier than digging up the Qianling Mausoleum—not to mention that the Jade Buddha head is now missing, Even knowing the whereabouts, it must be priceless, hidden in some collector's museum.Where can I get the money to buy it?You can't steal it back, can you? "Boy, can you do it?" Huang Kewu asked. The resentment in my heart grew stronger.I have never thought about returning to the Five Meridians, and I don't know the benefits of returning.From the beginning to the end, in fact, Liu Ju was the only one who kept pushing me. Fortunately, Huang Kewu slapped me back, but it hit me in the face. I suppressed my anger, picked up my wine glass and said, "Mr. Huang, I used to live in a daze without knowing the origins of my grandfather and my family. Tonight, I will listen to your explanation, explain this matter thoroughly, and give me a clear explanation." I thank you and invite you to dinner some other day. But I'm really not that interested in the matter of Wumai. Since my grandfather committed a crime and was kicked out, I, as a grandson, feel ashamed to sneak in. I can't find the head of the Jade Buddha, and I don't want to get it back. Let's talk about it, let's leave it like this today!" My Xu family is all about dignity. Since I was kicked out, there is no need to put a hot face on a cold ass. I drank the wine in the glass and pushed away the chair to leave.Director Liu winked, Yao otherwise quickly got up and grabbed me, and said in a low voice, "What are you in a hurry for? My grandpa and Liu Yiming both support you, and Grandma Shen didn't say anything, three to one, the Huang family can't help you " I shook my head and said, "I didn't intend to wade into this muddy water at first, but you forced me to join in." Yao was so angry that he stared straight at his eyes: "How many people have sharpened their heads and wanted to enter the Antiquity Research Association, It's good for you, push the opportunity out! Stupid or not!" "Everyone has his own aspirations, so why force it." I was determined to leave, and no one could persuade me.The recent series of events are too uncomfortable: Bureau Liu interviewed in the middle of the night; Come and order, never ask me if I am happy or not.I feel like I have become a chess piece, and people can play with it on the chessboard as they want. Why! Clay figurines also have an earthy nature, and rats will bite people when they are in a hurry.I threw the medicine away and turned to leave.Liu Ju was originally sipping his wine leisurely, but when he heard what I said, he smiled slightly and said lightly, "You don't want to rehabilitate your grandfather Xu Yicheng?" This sentence was like a huge thunder "clicking" above my head, which shocked me in place at that time.I turned my face suspiciously and looked at Director Liu.The other four old people on the table also looked over together, with different expressions, and the yard was silent. What?Rehabilitation? The word redress is all too familiar to me.My parents were labeled as rightists during the anti-rightist period, and as counter-revolutionaries during the "Cultural Revolution", and both committed suicide during the "Cultural Revolution".In the first few years, I have been busy writing complaint materials and taking hat off for them.So when I heard this word, I was shocked. I stopped and looked back at Director Liu: "You mean, there is something else hidden about my grandfather Xu Yicheng's case?" Director Liu calmly said: "Maybe, maybe not, I don't know, you have to seize the opportunity by yourself. If you dig down, maybe you can dig out something different; if you don't dig, the traitor's hat will be your grandfather's." You have to wear it all the time.” Director Liu is worthy of being a leading cadre. He speaks like a haze and never speaks clearly.These words sounded like twists and turns, but they were actually watertight. They didn't provide any information or promise any guarantees, but they vaguely caught my weakness. This weakness is the reputation of our Xu family.If my grandfather Xu Yicheng is a genuine traitor, that's fine; if there is any hidden secret hidden in it, as my grandson, I will never sit idly by, and will definitely investigate to the end and bring him to justice.Our Xu family attaches great importance to honor and disgrace, and our principles of life are also consistent. Director Liu understands this very well, and deliberately said such words, just to make me angry. But I couldn't refuse, and I couldn't sit back and watch my grandfather have a chance to be rehabilitated and ignore it—this was Liu Ju's upright conspiracy. I went back to the dining table, propped my hands on the table, leaned forward, and stared at the bosses of the Ancient Appreciation Society: "It doesn't matter if our Xu family returns to Wumai or not. But I have to ask about Xu Yicheng. Director Liu , What do you mean by taking advantage of the opportunity?" Liu Ju glanced at Huang Kewu, and said slowly: "Mr. Huang has already hidden this opportunity in the story just now. Whether you can find it is up to you." I suddenly had the urge to grab Liu Ju's collar and yell.Will he ever speak straight to the point?Every time I open my mouth, I always go around and around, and it doesn't sound happy at all.Huang Kewu didn't seem to like Liu Ju's words very much either. He raised his brows and said, "There are indeed many doubts about Xu Yicheng's affairs back then, but those are trivial details. He colluded with the Japanese to steal and sell national treasures, and he was at a disadvantage." , but there is no escape." Since Huang Kewu has said so, it is equivalent to indirectly acknowledging Liu Ju's words - there is indeed a mystery hidden in the story just now. Regardless of the eyes of others, I sat down on the command chair, carefully recalling the story Huang Kewu just told, trying to find out the hidden mystery.But it is easier said than done to hear from it. I have been thinking about it for a long time, but I can't figure it out.I tried to open my mouth several times, but closed it again.The girl named Huang Yanyan behind Huang Kewu glanced at me, her eyes were indifferent, whether it was ridicule or contempt. Otherwise, Yao scratched his head and wanted to remind me of something, but his grandfather didn't let him speak at all.He had to tap his head with his finger, and then quickly put his hand down.Seeing his movement, I slapped my thigh and suddenly woke up. In fact, this strange place is not hidden deeply, and it is even said that it has not been deliberately hidden at all.The reason why I didn't find out before was entirely because I was shocked by the black history of my family, and I couldn't care less about other things, so I fell into a misunderstanding. The strange thing is the head of the Jade Buddha in Zetianming Hall. The Buddha head is a specific title in the ancient Tibetan world, representing two things.One is the big beads in the rosary, which represent the Buddha, and the other is the head of the Buddha stolen from the Buddha statue. Collections such as Buddha heads were completely ignored before the end of the Qing Dynasty, and they were not considered a category.After the Opium War, Western explorers and collectors entered China in large numbers, and Buddha statues began to be valued.However, most of the Buddha statues are stone carvings, which are huge in size, conspicuous and difficult to carry.For the convenience of carrying, the thieves always cut off the head with the most artistic value and took it away, leaving the headless Buddha body in place. But the head of Buddha in Tianming Hall is the head of Jade Buddha.In addition to its historical value, its own jade is also very valuable.Therefore, very few people would cut off the Buddha head of the Jade Buddha, and they would try to remove the whole one as much as possible.There is a saying in the ancient Tibetan world that "stones and irons honor the whole body of jade", which is exactly what it means.The act of cutting off the head of the Jade Buddha is tantamount to paying back the pearls. Let’s use an analogy: If you see a stack of money wrapped in a big plastic bag on the road, you will take the money away and throw the plastic bag away; but if you see a stack of money in a Pierre Cardin wallet, You must have taken the wallet with it, because the wallet itself may be more expensive than the money in it.It's definitely not normal for someone to just take the money and throw the wallet on the ground.The Jade Buddha is Pierre Cardin's wallet, and the Jade Buddha's head is the money in the wallet. According to Huang Kewu's description, my grandfather's biggest crime was selling the head of the Jade Buddha to the Japanese—this is really an unbelievable thing for a five-vein master.If he sold the entire Jade Buddha, wouldn't he earn more? Take a step back and think, the head of the Jade Buddha was sold to the Japanese, so where is the body of the Jade Buddha?The Buddha statue in Tianming Hall must be a rare treasure.The head of the Jade Buddha is now in the world, the government of the Republic of China and the Tibetan ancient world will go crazy to find the body of the Jade Buddha.But according to Huang Kewu's description, after Xu Yicheng's death, the matter subsided, and there was no more movement, which is not normal. Having figured out this joint, I looked to Liu Ju and Huang Kewu, and told them the questions in my heart.Liu Ju laughed and said, "You stubborn boy, you finally figured it out." He then withdrew his smile and said, "But don't be too optimistic, these questions may not be of help to you." I nodded, the question about the head of the Jade Buddha belongs to the category of common sense, I can see the problem, it is impossible not to see the five veins.Over the years, they must have sent people to investigate. Judging from Huang Kewu's bad attitude, they knew that there was no result. Director Liu is right, this is an opportunity, but it is only an opportunity.There are many possible explanations for these questions.Maybe there is only such a Jade Buddha head handed down in history; maybe the Jade Buddha body was smashed during the war, and no one knows about it; or an unknown collector secretly got it by chance, and it has never been circulated in the market. .The probability of rehabilitating my grandfather based on this clue is so low that it can be ignored. "Thank you Director Liu for your concern, I will try to find out." I didn't flinch.The Xu family has already sacrificed their entire family because of this incident, and my intuition tells me that the death of my parents and the plaque on the Sihui Zhai must also have something to do with this Jade Buddha head and Xu Yicheng.I am the last member of the Xu family in this world. Only by finding out the truth can I give the Xu family a clear explanation. I am timid, and I am also afraid of things, but this matter is too big, so big that I cannot escape. Seeing my statement, Liu Ju turned to Huang Kewu and said, "Mr. Huang, do you think this is okay?" Huang Kewu stretched out a finger and pointed at my forehead: "For the sake of Wumai, I will give you one more chance. Either you can prove Xu Yicheng's innocence, or you can find the head of the Jade Buddha. The two conditions are as long as you Once I complete one, I agree that the Xu family will return to the Antiquity Society." This old man is as hot as fire, but his mind is not simple at all.It seems that he is generous, but in fact the difficulty has not changed at all, but has increased... Liu Ju looked around, and asked Yaolai, Shen Yunchen, and Liu Yiming.The first two were noncommittal, and they should have acquiesced.Liu Yiming, who kept his eyes closed all the time, opened his eyes and said only one sentence: "It's fair, just follow what Lao Huang wants. Let's all be a witness, lest Xiao Xu go back on his word." I had a good time, this old man's words are poisonous enough.He obviously meant me, but actually mocked Huang Kewu.Huang Kewu frowned and didn't say anything, but Huang Yanyan glared with obvious dissatisfaction.Liu Yiming's status was so high that she couldn't say anything, so she could only bite her lip lightly. At this time Liu Ju said with a smile: "Since the several directors of the Antiquity Society agree, this matter will be easy to handle." After speaking, he took out a stack of red-headed documents from his arms and put them on the table.The first one is the original, with a big red stamp on it, and the bottom few pages are photocopies, one for each of the four directors.It could be seen that it was the first time they saw this thing, and their expressions were different. "This is a letter of request forwarded to me by the Foreign Affairs Office a month ago. The letter came from Tokyo. The person who wrote the letter was Kana Kido. She is Yuzo Kido's granddaughter." Director Liu's words made the audience fall into silence.I glanced around secretly and found that Huang Kewu, Yaolai, and Shen Yunchen all showed expressions of surprise, indicating that they didn't know beforehand, only Liu Yiming remained indifferent. First, a grandson of Xu Yicheng was brought in, and then a granddaughter of Kido Yusan suddenly jumped out.I feel more and more that Director Liu's banquet this time is not just about helping me enter the Jiangu Society, it seems to have a deep conspiracy, and this conspiracy is closely related to the shocking case decades ago. Director Liu raised the original red-headed document in his hand, and continued: "Kanai Kido said in the letter that her grandfather committed crimes of aggression in China and used disgraceful means to rob China's national treasure. The head of the Jade Buddha in Tianmingtang was returned to China. The higher-ups are now studying it, and a return ceremony should be held to promote the friendship between China and Japan..." With a loud "pop", Huang Kewu's hand suddenly slapped on the table, and there were several cracks on this fine thick jujube wood table.The dishes on the table jumped up and jingled. "Good boy, you dug such a big hole and just waited for me to jump in!" The old man's voice was very angry. No wonder Huang Kewu was angry.He had just made a promise that "only by taking back the Jade Buddha's head can we return to the five meridians", and turning around, Director Liu immediately threw out such an explosive news about returning the Jade Buddha's head, as long as he said one more sentence, "Xiao Xu can participate in this return work." ", even if I find the head of the Jade Buddha, the Xu family can return to the Five Meridians in a grand manner-in a word, Huang Kewu has been tricked. As soon as Huang Kewu made a move, Huang Yanyan immediately made a move. Her expression changed suddenly, and her eyes shot at Liu Ju like lightning.At this time, the man behind Liu Yiming quietly took a step forward, and happened to stand between Huang Yanyan and Liu Ju.There was a moment of tension in the courtyard. At this time, Shen Yunchen, who was standing aside, said, "I'm talking about Director Liu, you really can't bear it, and you didn't tell us until now." Her tone was full of blame, and she was obviously quite disgusted with his actions dissatisfied. Director Liu spread his hands: "This matter was communicated through the Foreign Affairs Office, and it is a state secret. It's not that I deliberately kept it from a few people. It's really disciplined, and I can't tell it until the time comes." Director Liu is different from the Antiquity Society, he is a serious state cadre.The Antiquity Society has a respectable status, but it is absolutely impossible to override the government.Director Liu used the Foreign Affairs Office as a shield, and Shen Yunchen had nothing to say, so he had to ask again: "Then this secret is now lifted?" Director Liu nodded and said that he called everyone here today, and the main topic was to talk about this matter. At this time, Huang Kewu shouted: "Liu Yiming, you have already made up your mind!" He ignored Liu Ju, but pointed the finger at Liu Yiming directly.It seems that he has decided that Director Liu is the one who is leading the charge, and that Liu Yiming is the real planner. Liu Yiming didn't say a word, and it was Liu Ju who said again: "Mr. Huang, don't worry. I haven't finished my words yet." He waved his hand, and the man in front of Liu Yiming took two steps back, Huang Yanyan was also reluctant Withdrew his hand. Liu Ju said: "The head of the Jade Buddha is not only related to the national cultural relics and the ancient Tibetan world, but also has a deep connection with our five veins. It is a great joy that it can be returned. I wanted to tell the directors earlier, so that we can have a good time." Haha. But after we received Kido Kana’s letter, we soon received another anonymous letter..." Yao Lai wondered: "Could it be that the anonymous letter said that the Buddha head that Kido Kana returned to China is a fake?" Director Liu smiled wryly, "That's right." Everyone present, including me, was dumbfounded. When Liu Ju said this, his expression was a little resentful: "The most hateful thing is that the anonymous letter hides the beginning and the end, and it doesn't explain it at all. Now the news of the return ceremony has been blown out, and several big leaders are very interested in it. , the instructions must be done well. Once the anonymous letter arrives, it will be difficult to ride a tiger. Canceling the return ceremony will not do, it will cause adverse effects internationally; if the Buddha head returned by Kido Kana is fake, it will damage the country's reputation. An order is given, and in any case, it must be clarified before the return ceremony." Yao Lai asked: "When is the return ceremony scheduled?" Director Liu held out a finger: "One month later." It's really tight for a month.Director Liu said to me: "Xiao Xu, I asked you to come out, hoping that you can help to find out this matter." I immediately understood what Director Liu meant.Xu Yicheng was accused of stealing and selling the Buddha's head to the Japanese, but now it is difficult to distinguish the authenticity of the Buddha's head, there must be some twists and turns hidden in it.So for me, identifying the authenticity of the Buddha's head and finding out what my grandfather did in the past are actually one thing, and I am not afraid of not doing my best. In this banquet, Liu Ju first opened his eyes for the return of the Xu family, forced Huang Kewu to tell the past, which elicited my determination, and then brought up the Buddha's head, which I couldn't refuse. A series of arrangements can really be called It was painstaking—but here comes the problem. Although I have inherited the blood of the Xu family, my level of Jiangu is not very high, and I don’t know any unique secrets. Bureau Liu took so much effort to drag me in. Why? Chairman Mao said that there is neither love for no reason nor hatred for no reason in this world. I haven't figured it out yet, Huang Kewu quit first: "It's just a Buddha's head identification, what's the difficulty! Our people from Huangzimen can do it, why do we need to do it to outsiders?" He pointed at Huang Yanyan: "Don't talk about others. , she is better than this wild boy." Jinshi was originally the domain of Baizimen, after the Xu family was expelled from Wumai, this business should be taken over by Huangzimen.Director Liu asked me to appraise the Buddha's head, which is tantamount to overstepping the authority of the Huang Zimen.If I successfully complete the task, the Xu family can return to the Five Meridians, which is even more detrimental to the Huangzimen. Facing the questioning, Liu Ju tapped on the table with two fingers, and said lightly: "If your people are really competent, there is no need to steal Xiao Xu's "Su Ding Lu." , more than a dozen fiery gazes intersected and criss-crossed in the small courtyard, and everyone showed different expressions.Yao otherwise shook his head at me, expressing that he really didn't know. I was taken aback.My place was stolen in the afternoon, so Director Liu already knew the truth by now?It seems that Fang Zhen already knew the truth and didn't tell me.These people all have the same virtue in doing things, hesitating and hiding, without any joy. Huang Kewu didn't expect Director Liu to say that, so he turned around and asked Huang Yanyan in a low voice, frowning, then turned his head and said, "The head of the Jade Buddha is related to five channels. Why do you ask outsiders to intervene?" It was a lot lower just now, it seems that Bureau Liu has taken advantage of his weakness. Liu Ju explained: "The matter of the Jade Buddha's head is too sensitive. If the five pulses fluctuate, other people in the ancient Tibetan world will also hear the news. By then, the Buddha's head has not returned, and there will be a commotion in the yard of my house. Passive. Xiao Xu is a descendant of Baizimen, strictly speaking, he is not an outsider, and he usually does not mix with the mainstream of the Tibetan ancient world, so it is most appropriate for him to come forward." Having said that, he raised Huang Kewu's wine glass, refilled it, and handed it over respectfully: "Didn't you always want to test Xiao Xu? This time, the authenticity of the jade Buddha head is just to see his ability." .If he messes things up, let alone you, I won't let him in." What will happen if I get things done, Director Liu didn't say, and needless to say, leave a step for Huang Kewu. Huang Kewu hesitated for a moment: "The honor and disgrace of my Huang family is a minor matter, but the head of the Five Meridians Buddha is a major matter. I don't feel at ease if he goes alone. I will let Yanyan follow him." Then he whispered something to his granddaughter. After listening to the order, Huang Yanyan walked up to me and started to unbutton his clothes with both hands.I was taken aback, thinking that the Huang family was going to give me a bed companion, so I couldn't help but take two steps back.Huang Yanyan glanced at me contemptuously, took out a pendant from the open skirt with both hands, took it off her neck and handed it to me.It turned out that the family's pendant was hidden in the clothes, and the first button was unbuttoned for the convenience of taking it out.I almost got it wrong. The thing she handed me was a small bronze ring threaded with a red string.This small bronze ring has mottled rust on the surface, and there are hidden colors. It looks like an antique in shape.I held it in my hand, and I could faintly feel a burst of warmth, no need to ask, it must be the temperature of the girl's body. This thing was used by the ancients to tie belts, so it is not a rare thing.But this one is actually inlaid with gold patterns, and it looks like a cattail pattern, which is quite luxurious compared with the green rust.When I weighed it in my hand, I knew it was not a vulgar thing. Huang Kewu said: "Is it enough to compensate you for this thing?" I heard that he was put together by Bureau Liu today, he was not reconciled, and he wanted to test me.There must be a unique reason why this thing can be hung on the body of the Huang family's children.If I didn't see why and accepted it foolishly, I might have fallen into their trap. I squeezed the bronze ring in my hand and rubbed it for a while, but didn't speak.Otherwise, Yao made an ambiguous gesture at me, and pointed at Huang Yanyan, meaning that this thing is worn by a girl next to her body, and you can't stop touching it as soon as you take it out, it's too wretched.This kid is too bad. I secretly picked the patina on the bronze ring with my nails.The bronze rust is very hard, and the fake copper rust is made of glue, which is very soft and can be easily inserted.As soon as I exerted a little force, the nails were bent, very hard!In fact, I was unnecessary. The authenticity of this bronze ring does not need to be identified, it must be real.This place is full of experts, if Huang Kewu came out with a fake one, it would be a slap in the face. "Don't pick it up, as a descendant of Baizimen, you can't see the good or bad when you see the cattail pattern?" Huang Kewu sneered. I hurriedly lowered my head to look again, and I was a little confused when I saw the golden cattail pattern on the bronze ring.所谓“蒲纹”，是用蒲草编制成的草席纹路，斜线交错，状如六角凸起的蝈蝈笼，是汉代典型纹饰，但黄克武这句话，到底是什么意思？ 黄克武不屑道：“蒲纹在玉器上用得多，极少用在青铜器上。你明白了？” 我顿时羞红了大半张脸。玩古董不光是讲究一个“值钱”，还要讲究一个“独特”。这个青铜环不算贵重，但它独有蒲纹纹饰，别具个性，在方家眼里，算是个有故事的东西。我对纹饰一知半解，结果露了一个大怯。 到底是老一辈的鉴古人，轻轻一推，就让我大大地丢了一回脸。我这才知道，沈云琛和药来两个人刚才出题考较，手下留情了，他们要是认真起来，我哪会那么容易过关。一想到这里，我就汗流浃背，意识到五脉的实力是多么深不可测，自己实在是坐井观天了。 我对黄烟烟刮目相看。青铜环包浆再怎么厚，表皮也是锈迹斑斑，她却像是养玉一样贴身带着，也不嫌磨肉。黄烟烟注意到我的目光，挑衅似的也转过脸来。两人四目相对，我忽然发现，她的眼神里似乎有一抹不舍的神色。这东西大概对她很重要吧？就这么被她爷爷随手送人，肯定有点不安。我正要说点什么，可黄烟烟已经扭头走开，自始至终一句话都没说。 药来估计一向跟黄克武不对盘，见黄烟烟去了，立刻也开口道：“药不然，你也去盯着，免得有坏人捣乱。” 药不然忙不迭地应了一声。 刘局看了看沈云琛，后者摇摇头：“玄瓷黄明，这两门都和佛头挨着点边，我们青字门是木器，就不掺和了。”说完她冲我展颜一笑：“不过小许若有什么疑问，随时可以来找我。”说完她递给我一张古香古色的名片，颜色淡青，名片边缘还画着几株竹子。 刘局拍手笑道：“既然如此，这事就这么定了。小许，明天我让方震给你送去相关资料。你们明天一起过去。” 药来又对我说：“老黄给了你一个人、一样东西。我们玄字门也不会小气，人我给你了，再给你添件儿东西。” 我刚要开口客气，药来已经让药不然把东西送过来了。我原以为他们玄字门既然是玩瓷器的，肯定是送个小瓷瓶，或者一套碗碟——说不定药来出手阔绰，直接送个汝窑碎片也说不定——结果等药不然拿过来一看，我乐了。 在他手里攥着的是个大哥大。摩托罗拉3200，方头方脑黑漆漆的一大块，往桌子上一搁，整个桌面都微微一颤。这在市面上还是个新鲜玩意，两万多块钱一个，还买不到，寻常老百姓见都没见过。药老爷还真慷慨，随手就给了我一台。 这玩意虽然不古，可比起寻常古董可也算得上值钱了。对我来说挺实用，跑来跑去的联络起来也方便。 我把大哥大揣怀里，向药老爷子道谢。药不然有点心疼地说：“你小子使的时候小心点。我问我爷爷要了半年，他都没给我。” 我笑道：“你再去问他要一个呗。我有大哥大，你没有，联络还是不方便嘛。”药不然一拍头：“对呀！”乐颠颠地又跑回去，说了两句，又吃了药老爷一记爆栗。 这时候红字门的理事刘一鸣忽然睁开眼睛，我以为他也要给我东西。没想到他一开口，只有一句话：“小许，我没东西给你，只叮嘱你一句话：鉴古易，鉴人难。” 这六个字说得铿锵有力，让人醍醐灌顶。我左手捏着青铜环，右手攥着摩托罗拉，没法拱手，只得低头称谢。刘一鸣说完便不再理我。我有点失望。黄克武在一旁冷讽热嘲道：“红字门不食人间烟火，崇尚精神文明，这一份厚礼可贵重着呢，你可要好好琢磨。” “你还有什么要求？我们尽量满足。”刘局问。 我琢磨了一下：“我要是接了这活儿，店里就没人了。你们能不能找个人替我看摊儿啊？” 一院子的人都笑了起来，沈云琛捂着嘴乐道：“你这孩子，还真实在。行，这忙我来帮吧，我让沈君派个人去。”她身后的沈君点头表示没问题，告诉我稍后会有人跟我联系。 “要是有人来跟你要房租，别答应，拖一拖，等我回来再说。”我叮嘱道，沈君的脸看起来有些无可奈何。 这时候刘局拍了拍手，示意把桌上凉掉的菜再换一遍，几位理事身后的人，也都纷纷落座。这一次，总算是正式开始吃饭了，可把我给饿坏了。 席间刘局谈笑风生，说的都是藏古界和政界的一些新鲜事。其他几位理事各怀心事，沉默寡言，偶尔动一下筷子。只有药来跟他有来有往地谈说几句。其他几个小辈，更是拘谨。这顿饭吃的，真没什么意思…… 这一顿鸿门宴吃到十点多，刘一鸣、黄克武、沈云琛几个理事纷纷离开，就剩一个药来跟刘局一杯接一杯地猛干。我看刘局那样子，估计今天他也没法叮嘱我什么了，只得先走。方震把我送回到四悔斋门口，说明天上午他会送东西过来。 我心事重重地推开门，回到熟悉的小店里，脑子有点乱。一顿饭，牵出一桩几十年前的大案，多了一个汉奸爷爷，还给我挑起了一副莫名其妙的鉴宝重担。一想到这些，我就头疼。也不知道我父亲许和平口中的四悔，是不是就跟这些事情有关。 我正打算洗把脸睡觉，忽然发现门缝底下似乎塞着什么东西。我拿起来一看，是张从报纸上撕下来的纸片，在铅字边缘潦草地写着两个圆珠笔字：“有诈”。 fraudulent? 我看到这俩字的时候，苦笑起来。 这是一句废话。如果没有诈，刘局怎么会强势推动沉寂已久的许家回归五脉？怎么会力排众议，让既无声望也没背景的我来参与玉佛头的鉴定？ 无事献殷勤，非奸即盗，其中必有重大图谋——只是这个图谋我不知道。 不过怎么样都无所谓，此事关乎许家声誉，必须要查下去。要么证明我爷爷是汉奸，要么证明别有隐情。 我刚要把报纸揉成一团，忽然发现上头除了这两个字，似乎还有别的什么东西。我赶紧重新展开一看，发现这两个字旁边，还有一段广告被圆珠笔隐晦地圈住了。这则广告本身没什么可关注的，不过落款有个地址，市内的。我暗暗把这个地址记下来，纸头扯碎扔簸箕里，后来想想觉得不妥，掏出打火机来，给烧成了灰。 做这一行，必须得谨慎。这纸条吉凶未卜，我觉得还是把它销毁了的好。 藏古界向来是个暗流涌动的地方，表面古雅，背地里多少勾心斗角，复杂着呢。鉴古学会这滩水，比我想象中要深得多。玄字门派人公然挑衅，黄字门偷偷贩假，而红字门摆明了车马支持刘局，就连青字门也显得高深莫测。看来这四门都有自己的小心思，利益并不一致。虽然刘局用手段压制住了，不过心怀不满者必然比比皆是。面对这种乱局，我非得小心不可。 这张纸条，说不定就是哪一门的人偷偷塞进来的，很难说是不是个陷阱。我不能太当真，但也不能太不当回事儿。所以这上头暗示的地址，我暂时肯定不去，但说不定是条出路。我这个人比较谨慎，对反常的人和事都保持着警惕——四悔斋的头两悔，就是悔人和悔事，家训不能忘。 做完这个决定，我就上床睡觉了，一觉睡到天亮，既没梦到我父亲许和平，也没梦到我爷爷许一城。
第二天一早，方震和一个小伙计准时出现在四悔斋门口，那辆红旗也停在旁边，我的邻居们已经见怪不怪了，一个都没探出头来看。 我跟小伙计交代了几句，然后上了车：“咱们今天去哪儿？” 这次方震回答得倒挺痛快，说去北京饭店，木户加奈就住在那里。北京饭店算是北京档次最高的酒店之一，只有外地高干和外国人有资格住。木户加奈是来献宝的，受到礼遇也属平常。 方震把车停在酒店门口，一个身穿礼服的服务员走过来拉开车门，把我们迎进去，药不然和黄烟烟已经到了，两个人各自坐在大堂的休息沙发上，彼此隔得很远，也不说话。药不然跷着二郎腿东张西望，没个正形；黄烟烟斜靠沙发，右手托着下巴若有所思，仪态大方，像是挂历上的模特一样漂亮。 见到我来了，药不然从沙发上跳起来，过来神秘兮兮地说：“哥们儿，看见她手边的东西了么？”我转头过去看，黄烟烟手边搁着一个笔记本，正是我那本丢失的《素鼎录》。 “是你昨天丢的那本么？”药不然问。我点点头，药不然哈哈大笑道：“人家黄家说给你找回来，就真能给找回来，真是一诺千金——不，是一诺千美金。” “我看不见得。”我耸耸肩。 黄烟烟看到我来了，面无表情地抬手把笔记本递给我：“爷爷托我给你的。”我接过来以后，发现自己没带塑料袋儿，本子又太大揣不进兜里，只得拿在手里。我问药不然有口袋么，他摇摇头，故意大声说黄家可真够大方，连个几分钱的口袋都不准备，真是一毛不拔。 黄烟烟听到药不然这句嘲讽，不动声色，跟没听见一样。药不然自讨没趣，对我偷偷说：“黄家这位大小姐，是出了名的冷美人，从来不苟言笑，那脸跟拿胶布贴住了似的。据说除了家里人，很少有人能听她说上三句话以上，傲得很。” 我淡淡道：“我早看出来了，你看她坐在沙发上的姿势，明显是一个防卫形态，说明她对外界非常不信任，缺乏安全感。人家压根不情愿与我们混在一起呢。” “啧，哥们儿行啊，看不出你还有当警察的潜质。” “这人呐，和古玩一样，一沟一壑，一纹一环，都藏着故事，耐琢磨。” 药不然暧昧地看了我一眼：“人家那一沟一壑，你可别瞎琢磨。她爷爷是形意拳的宗师，她也是全国武术比赛拿过名次的，拆你比拆天福号的酱肘子还容易。”我摇摇头，黄家我避之不及，哪里敢惹。 药不然看我把笔记本抱在怀里，忍不住多打量了几眼。我把笔记本递过去：“你看看？”药不然说武林秘籍哪有随便给人看的。我笑着说黄字门的人看我都不怕，何况你？药不然接过笔记本，将信将疑地打开，没翻两页就扔还给我：“上了你小子的当了！” 笔记本里的内容，跟天书差不多，全是一些莫名其妙的字。我告诉药不然，这是一种叫做不等距位移的密码，这种加密方式在民国很流行，许多政要军阀发电报都用这种方式。不过像《素鼎录》这样把一整本笔记都加密的，挺少见。 所以就算它丢了，我也不担心会泄密。 我们俩正闲聊着，方震走过来，手里拿着三页复印纸：“木户小姐那边还要准备一下，你们先看看材料吧。” 我接过文件，里面简略地写了木户加奈的个人情况。她是本州山口县萩市人，今年二十四岁，正在早稻田大学攻读考古学博士学位。简历里还附了一张照片，跟《血疑》里的山口百惠挺像的，不过印刷质量不高，看不清细节。 药不然看看我，我会意地点了点头。黄烟烟尽管没表示，但她的眼神明显也有疑惑。我们三个从这份简历里，都看出点不对劲的地方。 二十四岁的考古学博士，似乎有点太年轻了。我不知道日本大学制度如何，但对考古这一行来说，二十几岁的小年轻显然有点不够分量。 不过真正让我们三个起疑心的，不是她的学历，而是她发表的硕士论文。 方震提供的这份简历很详细，除了写有她的个人信息以外，还罗列了她曾经发表过的论文题目。这位木户小姐的硕士论文题目，翻译成中文以后，叫做《“包浆”成分度量之再检讨》。 这个题目在外行人眼中，平淡无奇，还有些拗口，可在我们眼里，却实在是不得了。 “包浆”是个古董术语，又叫“黑漆古”，也称“蚕衣”，都指的是在古玩表面浮起的一层光皮。真正的古旧东西，上面泛起的光泽沉稳内敛，摸上去似乎有一种温润腻滑的手感——这是无论如何也伪造不出来的，那些新造的赝品再怎么模仿，也只能泛起贼光。鉴定古董，包浆是个很重要的手段。 可到底它是怎么回事，谁也没法说透彻，更多的是一种感觉，只可意会，不可言传。外行人就算知道有包浆这么个概念，可把古玩搁在他面前，他也分不出哪种是贼光，哪种是旧光；而一个几十年的老行家，扫一眼就能看出来，凭的就是感觉。 而现在看这个论文题目，这个木户小姑娘野心可不小，竟然想把这说不清、道不明的“包浆”成分搞清楚，还要科学量化，这可真是个大手笔。如果她真能弄成了，以后就不用大师鉴定，直接拿仪器一扫：这是贼光，这是旧光，全搞定了，比碳14检测管用多了。 我扫了眼论文发表时间，发现是在两年前，心里冷笑了一下。两年时间，如果她的论文真提出什么牛逼的理论，藏古界早已大地震了。可见她搞的这个度量检测，应该是失败了。 尽管如此，我还是挺佩服这女人。研究包浆，可不是光精通考古就行的，冶金、化工、物理、医学什么都得懂，年纪轻轻就敢涉足这个领域，这女人不简单。 “等一会见面的时候，谨慎点。”我对药不然说，药不然满不在乎地晃了晃脑袋：“咱哥们儿是八路军的后代，日本花姑娘，不怕！” “只怕人家是川岛芳子，不是日本花姑娘。” 方震见我们都看完了，一挥手，招呼我们上楼。三个人纷纷起身，跟随着他朝电梯走去。那本笔记我没地方放，只好捏在手里。很快我们来到了九层。这一层全是套房，走廊上铺的红地毯特别厚实，每走几步都有一个一人高的仿青花瓷六棱大瓶立在墙边，上头还插着几簇新鲜花卉。看来木户这次访问中国，接待规格相当高。 我们走到907房，方震按动门铃，很快一个保镖模样的人半打开门，警惕地扫了我们一眼。方震说了几句日语，还拿出自己的证件，保镖这才打开门，让我们进去。 这间套房分为内外两部，里面是卧室，外头是一个中国风格的宽敞门厅。我们进了门厅以后，从里间走出一个年轻女子。她长得和简历照片里一样，不过近距离看真人，五官更精致一些，谈不上漂亮，但面相舒服，一看就是贤妻良母型。 她冲我们深深鞠了一躬，递上一张名片，用略显生硬的中文说：“我是木户加奈，请多多关照。”我们几个人也纷纷还礼，药不然还贼兮兮地打量了她一番，用译制片的口吻说了句：“小姐你真漂亮。”木户加奈听懂了，面飞红霞，不自觉地把头低下去。黄烟烟狠狠瞪了他一眼，药不然这才闭嘴。 做了简单的寒暄和介绍以后，方震借故抽烟，离开了房间。他这个人一向自觉性很强，虽然一手操办，可绝不涉入。我去见刘局和参加五脉宴会的两次，他都是守在门口。 我估计这也是出自刘局的安排。只让我们跟木户加奈接触，算是中国民间对日本民间，不掺杂政府色彩，许多事情都好开展。 他一离开，屋子里恢复了安静。我们三个人一个来自于黄字门，一个来自于玄字门，还有一个来自被废弃的白字门，彼此之间没有主次，到底谁来做主，一时间还真是难以定夺，于是谁都不肯先开口。 这种尴尬没有持续太久，木户加奈把视线定在了我身上，眼神灼灼，率先开口：“许桑，我能请问您一个问题吗？”我没料到她会先发制人，只得回答：“呃……请问吧。” 木户加奈问道：“我可以看一下您手里的这本笔记本吗？” 我点了点头，然后把笔记本递过去。木户加奈没有打开看里面的内容。只是轻轻摩挲封皮片刻，便还给了我，然后说：“我祖父木户有三也有一个完全一样的本子，四角也镶嵌莲银。” 我们三个人面面相觑，尤其是我心中的震撼最大。 我手里有一本《素鼎录》，现在木户加奈说她祖父木户有三手里也有一本——这岂不是意味着，许一城当初和木户有三勾结在一起，不光盗卖国宝，而且还把家传的秘籍都给人家了？ 这不光是汉奸的问题，都算是数典忘祖了。 “那么令祖父的笔记本里，写的什么内容呢？”我不甘心地追问道。木户加奈摇摇头：“我不知道，笔记本里是用汉文写的，而且被加密过。” 越说越像了，我的脸色变得有些苍白。药不然这时插嘴问道：“木户小姐，你祖父那本笔记带来了么？”木户加奈摇了摇头：“我没有想到会碰到许一城先生的后人，所以并没有带在身上。” 这时候，黄烟烟突然冷冷道：“玉佛头在哪？” 我有点感激地看了她一眼，不知这女人是不是故意的，但总算把我暂时从尴尬中解脱出来。 我们此行的目的，主要是为了解决佛头的真伪问题，我祖父的历史清白是另外一码事。两事虽有关联，却不可混为一谈，弄错主次。黄烟烟一句话，把我们拉回到了正题。 木户加奈拿起一个黄色的信封，从里面取出几张照片，铺在茶几上：“这是我的家族历年来为玉佛头所拍摄的相片，请你们先过目一下。”六只眼睛汇聚在这一堆照片上，呼吸声变得急促起来。玉佛头是国之至宝，又牵扯到五脉几十年前的悬案，无论是谁都没法漠然处之。 我拿起照片仔细端详，这些照片拍的都是则天明堂玉佛头特写，各种角度都有。照片分黑白和彩色，新旧程度也不同，明显不是同一时间拍摄的。最早的一张边缘已经泛黄，旁边还用钢笔写了一行字：昭和六年摄于东京。我心算了一下，公元纪年应该是1931年，与我爷爷被枪毙的时间差不多。 从这些照片上看，这个玉佛头雕刻得十分精致，有唐代佛像的典型特征：面相饱满丰肥，额头宽阔，结构匀称，头顶的肉髻凸显，大耳下垂。佛头在闪光灯下晶莹剔透，温润透亮，用的一定是上好羊脂玉。最难得的是，在佛头双腮处有两团若有若无的红晕，让面部变得极其生动，更具人性魅力。 这红晕想必是玉器的沁色，或者干脆用的糖玉。这沁色的位置生得极其巧妙，加上玉匠竟能因地制宜，将这两块天然形成的淡红处理成红晕，可以说是巧夺天工。光这一个细节，就足以让它成为价值连城的宝物。 从这个佛头大小判断，整个佛像应该是有五十厘米高。作为玉制品来说，体积相当可观了。 我真想不明白，当初是谁如此狠心，竟对这么一件宝物动刀子。要知道，唐代玉器流传到现在的极其稀少，每一件都是珍品。如果这个玉佛头真的能回归中国，将是一件极其震撼的事情。如果是完整的玉佛全身……我都不敢想象会引发什么轰动。 也难怪五脉会对许一城如此愤恨，抛开民族大义不谈，单是截锯佛头破坏宝物的行径，就足以让这些鉴宝人痛心疾首了。 我又看了一遍照片，忽然注意到一个细节，不由得嘴角微微上翘，默默地把照片放回去。药不然很快也放了下去，