Chapter 10 Chapter Ten: Is the Buddha head real or fake?
After I escaped from Zhengbie Village, I contacted Yao Otherwise and asked him to hand over to me at Anyang Railway Station.After I got the toll, I boarded the train to Xuzhou in front of him, got off at Tangyin, took a car all the way through Xinxiang, Zhengzhou, and then went to Xi'an.
Only I know about this tortuous journey, and even Kana Kido never mentioned it.But Yao Oran's words just now made me suddenly vigilant: he knew that I was going to Xi'an by car.
"How do you know?" I took a step forward.At this moment, Fu Gui heard that something was wrong, he turned on the faucet, raised his eyes and stared at the medicine.Yao Otherwise forced a smile: "I'll just say that casually, is it rare to go to Xi'an by car?"
"I can't see it. It's not uncommon to go to Xi'an by car, but we meet at the train station. If you make a wild guess, you should say the train."
Yao Or stared at me angrily, and slapped the table with his right hand: "Make a wish, what do you mean, are you doubting me?"
"Also, you just said that I pretended to be an ordinary person and cheated, how did you know?"
"I heard what Miss Kido said."
"I was in Qishan, and I only deceived someone once, that is, I pretended to be a farmer selling cultural relics to deceive Second Master Qin. But I never told anyone about this matter, except for Second Master Qin and Brother Hu, no one knows. You How did you know that?"
Otherwise, I was speechless when I asked about medicine, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on my forehead.He wanted to defend himself, but I interrupted him with a yell: "Admit it, you didn't stay in Anyang at all. You followed me all the time, from Anyang to Xi'an, and then to Qishan."
I stared at him with burning eyes, and the doubts in my mind gradually became clear.Yao Oran yelled angrily: "It's ridiculous to make a wish, I'm here to help you, can you say such nonsense?" I walked up to him and grabbed his arm with the sleeve rolled up: "Your arm Didn’t the scratches on his arm come from when I stole Kido’s notes from my arms?” Several long scratches were still there on his arm.
This blow made Yao Ori completely speechless.He slowly withdrew his arm, and suddenly his whole face changed, the previous frivolity shed like a snake's skin, and what was revealed was a strange and indifferent face.
"It really is you."
My heart ached for a while, he is my best friend in Wumai, I think this is the kind of good friend I can be with for the rest of my life, I trust him even more than Huang Yanyan... But when I did not hesitate When he handed over his back, he stabbed him severely.
For no reason, I thought of the four sentences left by my father. The so-called "repentance and repentance" must be this kind of feeling.
Otherwise, Yao leisurely walked to the corner, took out a cigarette and lit it for himself, raised his head and slowly blew out a smoke ring: "I was soft-hearted and didn't kill you, but now that I think about it, I really regret it."
"You didn't kill me, not because you were soft-hearted, but because the police from Beijing who arrested me had already arrived, so you don't want to cause trouble?" I also sneered.
Otherwise, Yao didn't answer, but spit out more smoke, covering his expression in the blue smoke.
"I remember when you left Mr. Yao's house, you once said: 'My ideal is not the old set of Wumai'. I thought you were referring to rock and roll, but now it seems that I was wrong."
As I said these words, I stared at him intently.Yao Otherwise did not evade my gaze, he said calmly: "Old Chaofeng said, as long as it is for your own ideals, even if you betray your family and friends, what does it matter?"
"Who is Lao Chaofeng?"
"That's not what you need to know!" As soon as he finished speaking, he shot suddenly, instead of rushing at me, he attacked Fu Gui who was beside me.Fu Gui had already seen something was wrong, and grabbed a fruit knife in his hand.Otherwise, as soon as Yao moved his foot, he stabbed with the knife without hesitation.Otherwise Yao slanted his body, narrowly avoiding the stabbing, swung his right fist, and slammed it firmly on Fu Gui's cheek.The old man let out a scream, his whole body was blown into the wall, bounced back to the ground, and passed out.Otherwise, Yao stopped his moves, curled his lips slightly, and his original lazy expression was replaced by a vigorous spirit.
The method of medicine is not any Kung Fu school, but modern Sanda. This guy is actually a hidden master.Xie Laodao, Ji Yunfu, and Lao Qitou probably fell under the deterrence of such an absolute superior force.
Yao Oran turned his attention to me: "Da Xu, if it weren't for the Buddha's head, we could still be good friends." He lifted the gauze covering Shen Jun's face while talking. .Shen Jun took a long breath, and shouted hysterically: "How long are you going to dawdle, let me go!" Yao Oran said coldly: "I hate other people ordering me to do this and that." After finishing speaking, she became impatient The palm of the ground cut his neck, and Shen Jun fainted immediately.
Otherwise, Yao didn't even look at his accomplice, and flicked the cigarette ash: "Da Xu, hand over the translation of Kido's notes, and I can help you."
"What's the use of talking about it now?" I sneered.
At this time, there were hurried footsteps outside the door, and Huang Yanyan rushed in as soon as she opened the door: "No, we are surrounded." As soon as she finished speaking, she noticed the strange situation in the room.Her eyes widened, not understanding what was going on.Yao Oran pointed at me and said, "Yanyan, I called the police. The escaped prisoner and his accomplices tried to kidnap citizens, but were caught by our police officers. You and I have done a good job in reporting, so you can go and ask for rewards."
"You betrayed us?" Huang Yanyan's judgment was simple and clear.
"No, I want to guide you on the right track..."
Otherwise, before the medicine was finished, Huang Yanyan had already loomed close, and without a word, a pair of pink fists punched him.Otherwise, Yao took the next move, his expression obviously became serious, and the two of them started fighting in this narrow room.
Huang Yanyan is a master of Xingyiquan, plus she has a good figure and long limbs, and she opens and closes her fists like a violent storm.Otherwise, Yao is like a lone wolf, who seems to be struggling, but has never been really restrained.Every movement, every punch or kick he makes is disorganized and unsightly, but it is the simplest and most efficient.Huang Yanyan is currently in extreme anger and has a slight upper hand, but this state cannot last long. Over time, Huang Yanyan will inevitably lose.
"Make a wish, you go! I don't owe you anything!" Huang Yanyan suddenly let out a high-pitched cry, and the whole person ran towards Yao Oro.Otherwise, if Yao wanted to kill her, it would be easy, but he chose to retreat.Huang Yanyan was sure that he wouldn't really kill him, so he deliberately adopted this desperate style of play to delay me for time.
I watched this scene helplessly, almost stunned.It wasn't until Huang Yanyan groaned suddenly that I woke up like a dream.Otherwise, Yao saw that I was going to leave, and moved his body to block it, but was entangled tightly by Huang Yanyan.She was out of breath and her hair was disheveled, but she was still struggling to hold on.I hesitated for a moment, gritted my teeth secretly, rushed between the two, and straightened my chest.
"Don't fight!" I stood in front of Huang Yanyan, blocking Yao Oran's attack with both hands, "I'll go with you, don't make things difficult for her." Yao or Or stopped his tricks and took three steps back calmly.Huang Yanyan was extremely angry: "Make a wish, you still not leaving?"
I turned around and forced a smile: "My Xu family has had the fate of four regrets throughout the generations. When I come here, I have already tasted the three regrets of regret, regret, and regret. If I abandon you, I will definitely regret it. I don't want to Let this last regret come true on you."
"Idiot..." Huang Yanyan let out a little voice from her throat, without the momentum just now.
Yao Otherwise slapped his hands on the side: "He who understands the current affairs is a hero, I promise you to do this, it is right." I snorted coldly: "You can take me away, but you must not embarrass Yanyan and Mr. Fu."
Yao or he knocked his head in embarrassment: "Originally, if you didn't know my identity, this matter would be easy to discuss. It's a pity that you thought you were smart and figured out the mystery. If I let them go now, it will definitely cause a big mess. I think it's good, you all go back with me to see Lao Chaofeng, hang around for a few days. As long as that day passes, it's all right."
"What day?"
"You can ask Lao Chaofeng yourself." Yao otherwise grinned innocently.
... I took off the blindfold and found myself in a hotel with nothing but a simple bed, table and sofa.The windows of this room were all drawn by thick curtains, and the lights had to be turned on in broad daylight. Otherwise, Yao handed me a glass of water: "Don't look for it, Mr. Fu and Yanyan are placed elsewhere. Their safety depends entirely on your performance." "Despicable." I said two words. Yao otherwise shrugged his shoulders, as if he didn't care about the title at all.He put the big brother at his waist on the table, and sat back on the sofa: "Lao Chaofeng will come to see you later. What you have to do is to tell him exactly what you found in Qishan, without the slightest bit omission." His tone was relaxed, as usual for chatting, but I could hear the unquestionable command tone in it.This also means from one aspect that although Yao Oran followed me, he didn't hear the key conversations, that's why he was so eager to let me tell Qishan's discovery.I suppressed the anger in my heart and said, "Can I ask a question first?" "Just ask." "Xie Laodao, Ji Yunfu and old Qitou, were you killed?" Otherwise, Yao replied without hesitation: "Not bad." "But I still can't figure it out. The three of them were killed very close to each other. How did you kill Laodao Xie in Hailuo Mountain, and then go back and kill Lao Qitou and Ji Yunfu?" Yao Or narrowed his eyes: "Da Xu, you might as well make a guess." I pondered for a moment: "I can only think of one possibility. You are very familiar with the terrain near Hailuo Mountain, and you know there is a shortcut." "Well, although it didn't hit, it wasn't far away either." "The person who told you the shortcut to Hailuo Mountain is Lao Chaofeng. The person who is really familiar with the terrain there is him! He has been to Hailuo Mountain before." "Oh, Daxu, I admire you for this. Your brain is so clear that you can deduce the entire forest from a single leaf." Yao Otherwise gave me an appreciative glance.I said with a cold face: "Your original plan was to kill old Taoist Xie and destroy the plank road. You thought we didn't know the existence of the tunnel in the mountain, so the original plan was to kill old Taoist Xie, destroy the plank road, and trap us to death At the top of the mountain. But you never expected that we found that tunnel with Fang Zhen's good eyesight and escaped smoothly. When you returned to Qishan and killed Ji and Qi, you found that we were also safe I returned, and in a hurry, I had to find a car to hit me, didn't I?" Yao Oran scratched his head angrily: "Brother made a miscalculation that time, he didn't kill you for a moment of soft-heartedness, he only took the manuscript away, but in the end he took the wrong one." "Stop talking nonsense." I broke his lie unceremoniously, "You didn't kill me because you knew that the police from Beijing had arrived in Qishan, and you had to leave them alive." "Hmph, let it be. Shen Jun manipulated that matter. He tried every means to see me make a fool of himself, and I won't be able to fulfill his wish so easily." "So, how did you kill Mr. Ji?" I tried to remain calm. As soon as the name was mentioned, Yao's eyes lit up: "Oh, Mr. Ji Yunfuji is really a gentleman, and his brain is amazing. As soon as I entered the room, he reasoned my details clearly, which is better than Sherlock Holmes and Poirot is amazing. When he said that, I had to kill him if I didn’t want to. Of course, my buddy is very civilized. I gave him a pill. His request was actually to sort out his collection of cultural relics, and finally wrote a picture before he died of illness, he really deserves to be a cultural person." I looked at his radiant face and wished I could punch him, but I was sneering in my heart.He probably didn't know that it was his cleverness that made Ji Yunfu leave a secret code so that I could get the translation. Yao Oran was quite disappointed and said: "If you hadn't been lucky enough to find out the manuscript, I would have set fire to Ji's mansion to save such trouble now." I couldn't bear it anymore, picked up the water glass and splashed him in the face.I couldn't beat him, and I had a handle in his hands, so I had no choice but to express my anger in this way.Otherwise, the medicine was not angry, shaking the water droplets on his hair like a dog, and stretched his neck over again: "If you think this will be enjoyable, I will give you the shower head." I saw him as invulnerable. Cheeky, he put down the water glass resentfully, only his eyes were still full of anger. Otherwise, Yao paced back and forth in the room for a few steps, and said earnestly, "Da Xu, in fact, the old court admires you very much. If you want, you can also become one of us." "Help you make fakes and harm others? Daydreaming." Yao Buan sighed: "Do you know how the old court judged you? From Xu Yicheng, Xu Heping to you making a wish, the three generations of your grandparents and grandchildren have the same stubbornness and the same axis." "Our family has the principle of being a human being." I replied calmly. At this moment, the big brother suddenly began to vibrate violently on the table.Otherwise, he picked up the medicine and gave it to me with a hum, "Lao Chaofeng is calling, you can take it." I was slightly taken aback.I thought he would come to see me in person, but it was over the phone.Yao Or patted me on the shoulder, opened the door and walked out, only me and this big brother were left in the room. "Hello, is this Xiao Xu?" The voice on the phone was very strange, as if it had been specially processed, not to mention the voice line, even men and women could not be distinguished.This old court official is quite cautious in his work. "It's me. Are you Lao Chaofeng?" "That's right." "Or should I call you—Sister Xiaolu Yongde?" I held the phone and pre-empted it provocatively.This is what I learned during the conversation with Liu Yiming. We must firmly grasp the right to ask questions and never be led by the nose by the other party. Facing my questioning, there was a moment of silence on the phone, and he let out a hearty laugh: "Make a wish, I really saw you right." Yao Oran just mentioned that Lao Chaofeng is very familiar with the vicinity of Hailuo Mountain.As for the people who have been there, except for Xu Yicheng and Kido Yusan, there is only a mysterious third person.After the Fotou incident, a person named sister Xiaolu Yongde took back three notebooks.It is not difficult to deduce that these two are actually the same person, that is, the mysterious person on the other end of the phone - if this conjecture is true, this old court official may be over seventy-seven years old. "I don't want to waste time with you, what do you want?" I asked proactively. Seeing me happy, Lao Chaofeng stopped being polite and said bluntly: "If possible, I hope you can join us." "It's impossible, and I think you know that." There was a slight smile on the other side of the microphone: "The members of the Xu family are indeed so stubborn. Back then, Xu Yicheng and Xu Heping both said similar things. I didn't expect to hear it for the third time today. I was rejected three times. You have to understand a The mood of the old man..." I held my big brother and kept silent.Lao Chaofeng seemed very sad, and it took a long time before he spoke again: "It's my fault for making such a stupid request, I'm really sorry. Change it, I want the translation of Kido Notes." "Didn't Kana Kido bring it back to Japan?" "I believe that with Xiaoxu's memory, you won't forget what's inside." I chuckled: "It seems that you are not omnipotent. Kido Kana obviously has something ready-made, but you are helpless, and you have to use such a low-level method to ask me." "There's no way. Xiaoyao's ineffectiveness in handling affairs made her panic. Fang Zhen strengthened the protection of Kido Kana until she returned to Japan. We had no choice but to ask you for advice." Lao Chaofeng didn't mean to make excuses at all, but spoke very frankly.I found that Yao Oran's speaking style was very similar to that of Lao Chaofeng. They rarely showed emotional fluctuations. No matter how shameless or serious the matter was, they could talk about it as usual with a calm expression.This is a typical interest thinking, without any moral factors in it, that is to say, it is meaningless to talk about morality and shame with them.Angry accusations and rants have no effect on people like them. I quickly made a judgment and secretly adjusted my strategy.The old man on the phone must have been able to forbear in the five veins for so many years and secretly accumulate power. His ambition and means must be terrible, not to mention that he still holds a good card in his hand.I have to be calm, very calm, like soaking in ice water, in order to survive. "What's the benefit if I say it?" I adjusted my breathing and stabilized my emotions. The microphone looked surprised: "Xiao Xu, I only praised you for being smart, why are you so confused? Now that Huang Yanyan and Fu Gui are in our hands, how can you still have the right to bargain with me?" "I can't see it." I said coldly, "If it's just for Kido's notes, why do you bother so much. You must have a bigger conspiracy to detain me here, and I can't complete this conspiracy. I don't know. Does this qualify as a bargain?" "It's not easy, you guessed it all." There was an unconcealed admiration from the microphone, "You are much better than Xiaoyao and Xiaoshen. Are you really unwilling to come and help me?" "I told you, it's impossible." "Okay, okay, really, young people are so stubborn..." Lao Chaofeng seemed quite helpless, "You are right. But what do you want? If you want to speak carefully, you only have one chance." Without thinking, I blurted out: "The truth in 1931." The truth of 1931.That was the key node of the Buddha's head case, the transition of the millennium's grievances, and the origin of the ups and downs of the three generations of the Xu family.And my understanding of it is only a little bit vague.There are many gaps that I still need to fill in in order to piece this giant puzzle together. Lao Chaofeng on the other side of the microphone did not show any surprise: "I guessed it would be this. It seems that you still haven't given up on restoring your grandfather's reputation." "My grandfather died under the name of a traitor. My father was incognito and still couldn't escape, so he committed suicide. Our Xu family has all kinds of regrets and has been stigmatized for decades. The tragedy of two generations, if even the cause of the beginning I don’t know, I really can’t have the audacity to cooperate with you.” Now that I have a little grasp of the rhythm of the conversation, for people like them, it is necessary to blatantly threaten each other with interests. "Why do you think I know the truth?" The voice in the microphone was very curious. "Since you once went to collect the notebook under the pseudonym Xiaolu Yongde, it's not difficult to guess. I even suspect that the third notebook is now in your hands." Lao Chaofeng laughed loudly: "You are asking the right question. No one else can answer it except me. Well, I appreciate you very much, so let me show my sincerity. You guessed well, the third notebook It’s in my hand, but I can probably guess what it’s about. Let me use this as a guide to tell you a story. Even Xiao Yao and Xiao Shen don’t know this story. Over the years, you are the first One heard." He paused, and then said again: "But sincerity goes both ways, you have to promise me that after hearing this story, you have to obediently cooperate with us, tell the contents of Kido's notes, and follow my orders one thing." "Deal." I said without hesitation. Lao Chao's story began in the spring of 1931.At that time, Lao Chaofeng was still a young apprentice of Wumai. He showed outstanding craftsmanship at a young age, and was especially favored by the head of the school, Xu Yicheng, who was regarded as one of his successors.One day, Xu Yicheng approached Lao Chaofeng and said that he was going to Shaanxi with a Japanese scholar Yuzo Kido for archaeology, and needed an assistant to let him pack.Lao Chaofeng was so flattered that he rushed to Qishan without saying a word. When they arrived at Qishan, Xu Yicheng told him that their real purpose was not to assist the Japanese in archaeology, but to set up a scam.Lao Chaofeng asked what was going on, but Xu Yicheng didn't elaborate, and only asked him to do his job well. At that time, Xu Yicheng also found a third person, Zheng Hu, to cast a bronze statue of Guan Yu in Qishan.After Zheng Hu left, Xu Yicheng and Lao Chaofeng used the mountainside tunnel of Hailuo Mountain to transport it to the top of the mountain and place it in the temple, then buried the tunnel entrance, and then returned to Qishan.Next, Professor Yuzo Kido arrived at Qishan Mountain as scheduled, met Xu Yicheng, and went to Hailuo Mountain again. After Xu Yicheng, Lao Chaofeng and Mudo Yousan climbed the Hailuo Mountain, they discovered the existence of the small temple, and dug out the head of the Jade Buddha and the padded wooden body from under the stone pillars at the back of the temple.Kido Yusan was ecstatic and cried several times.Old Chao Feng was suspicious, so when Xu Yicheng wasn't paying attention, he sneaked up to tell Mudo Yousan's words.Kido Yousan had a simple mind, and under Lao Chaofeng's deliberate questioning, he was caught out of the truth after a few strokes. It turns out that Kido Yusan's family once secretly hid a Tang jade Buddha head, which was regarded as a family treasure.As a result, during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, a Jinyiwei named Xu Xin took advantage of the Ming-Japanese War to break into Japan alone and stole the Buddha's head to China.The head of the Kido family was furious, and sent the family's elite samurai Kido Akio to sneak into the interior of the Ming Dynasty and killed them all.But Akio Kido destroyed the body of the Jade Buddha before he died, recorded the location where the Buddha's head was sealed, and sent the news back to Japan. This legacy has been passed down from generation to generation by the Kido family, and has been passed down to the generation of Kido Yusan.It happened that the "China Customs Association" compiled the "China Antique Book" and funded his visit to China. Kido Yusan decided to find the Buddha head to fulfill his family's long-cherished wish.The Guandi Temple on Hailuo Mountain is exactly in line with the last instruction passed down from his ancestors. He believes that this jade Buddha head is the treasure he has dreamed of. Xu Yicheng discovered Lao Chaofeng's behavior, scolded him severely, and ordered him to return to Peiping immediately.On the surface, Lao Chaofeng was submissive, but in fact he did not stay away from Qishan.He speculated with his own wisdom that Xu Yicheng was probably a descendant of the Xu family, and the Jade Buddha head he assisted Professor Kido to find must be a fake.With Xu Yicheng's methods in the field of gold, stone and jade, it is not difficult to make a fake jade Buddha head. Lao Chaofeng knew the nature of the Japanese. If they didn't find it this time, they would come again next time; even if Professor Kido died, he would send other people to investigate.Instead of letting them come to visit again and again, it is better to settle the matter with a fake once and for all.This is Xu Yicheng's plan. However, Lao Chaofeng has a question: If the Buddha head on the top of Hailuo Mountain is fake, where is the real Buddha head? He quietly returned to Qishan alone, and based on his understanding of Fengshui, he quickly settled on a suspicious point - the Ming Dynasty tomb near Hailuoshan.He robbed the tomb and found that it was indeed the tomb of Xu Xin in the Ming Dynasty.According to the negative tablet in the tomb, although Xu Xin retrieved the Buddha's head from Japan, he let Kido Akio destroy the Buddha's body. He regretted so much that he called himself a tomb, willing to atone for the soul of Hailuo Mountain here.The real Buddha head is not in Hailuo Mountain, but hidden in Xu Xin's tomb.But the tomb is empty, and the Buddha's head is missing. Lao Chaofeng crawled out of the tomb, only to find Xu Yicheng waiting outside with a gloomy expression on his face.Lao Chao Feng repeatedly kowtowed and begged for mercy, Xu Yicheng spared his life and expelled him from Wumai.Lao Chaofeng felt extremely resentful, and after returning to Peiping, he contacted the newspaper to expose Xu Yicheng's theft and sale of the Buddha's head.There was an uproar in the public opinion for a while, and Xu Yicheng was also arrested because of this. Xu Yicheng can tell the truth and get rid of the stigma, but the Japanese side will also realize that the Buddha head is a fake and will inevitably make a comeback.Therefore, he has remained silent, silently bearing the accusation. Lao Chaofeng suddenly thought that they had taken photos when they were exploring Hailuo Mountain.Although Lao Chaofeng did not appear in the photo, if someone is interested, he will know that he has also participated in this matter.Fortunately, the negatives of this roll of photos were all stored in Weijing Academy for development, and only one was taken by Xu Yicheng.Lao Chaofeng went to Qishan for the second time, edited the remaining photos, and destroyed the negatives. This time he finally felt relieved. (The one that was taken away was the original version of the group photo that Xu Yicheng gave to Fu Gui and later to me. I listened to the story and thought to myself.) But in Weijing Academy, Lao Chaofeng learned another news that made him terrified: Xu Yicheng once bought three notebooks here, which recorded the whole process of the expedition in encrypted text.If these notes are decrypted, Lao Chaofeng's whereabouts will still be revealed.He went back to Peiping and made some inquiries, and found that three notebooks were used as evidence in the Buddha's head case, so he changed his name to his sister Xiaolu Yongde and took all the notebooks away. Xu Yicheng was soon sentenced to death.With no more worries, Lao Chaofeng decided to take refuge in the Japanese, and the capital he took refuge in was the three notebooks in his hand and the truth about the Buddha's head.Professor Yusan Kido accepted the three notebooks, but he did not admit that the Buddha head was fake.So the matter was suppressed, and the parties were silent.Kido Yusan never wanted to mention the Buddha head again. And Lao Chaofeng used the thread of Professor Kido to connect with the "China Customs Society".In the following time, he worked closely with the "China Customs Association" and followed the guidance of "China Antique Book", while accumulating strength in Wumai, he secretly transported many Chinese cultural relics to Japan.Because it was done in secret, not many people knew about it. Later, after the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation, Lao Chaofeng relied on his wit to prevent anyone from realizing that he had an affair with the Japanese.After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the cultural relics market shrank extremely. He followed the Five Meridians and hibernated, quietly attracting some young people who were unwilling to be lonely in the Five Meridians.During the "Cultural Revolution", by chance, Lao Chaofeng was horrified to find that Professor Kido actually returned two of the notebooks to descendants of the Xu family.These two notebooks are like time bombs, they may be decrypted at any time, destroying Lao Chaofeng's reputation and status.Lao Chaofeng had no choice but to send Shen Jun to destroy Xu Heping.Shen Jun successfully took away one of them, but the other one has never been found... After this long story was told, my ears felt a little hot.I don't doubt the authenticity of the story, and many details can be matched.Lao Chaofeng was quite frank and did not hide his timidity, despicableness and lust for profit in this story, and he freely admitted all his plots. The truth in 1931 was how he framed Xu Yicheng. "That is to say, my grandfather chose to sacrifice in order to keep the secret of the fake Buddha head?" My hand trembled violently, and I could hardly hold my brother.Decades of mysteries are finally about to be revealed. "Yes, he is really an idiot, using the happiness of three generations to cover up a not clever lie." Lao Chaofeng criticized mercilessly. I didn't say anything, just hung up my brother, and then wept alone in the house. These were tears of grief and indignation, but also tears of joy.A kind of joy filled my chest, my grandpa was not a traitor, he never was.The haze that has been stagnant in my heart has all dissipated at this time.My grandfather, like the ancestors of the Xu family, faithfully carried out Xu Heng's will, and guarded the oath with his own flesh and blood, until death. I curled up on the sofa, feeling suddenly light, then heavy again.A historical truth that has been dusty for many years has finally been revealed, but in this way, my responsibility is even more arduous. Xu Yicheng fulfilled his responsibility in 1931; my father fulfilled his responsibility during the "Cultural Revolution", and now after listening to Lao Chaofeng's confession, this responsibility has been transferred to my shoulders. The truth has been revealed, but fate is not over yet. Ironically, the price of my truth is to cooperate with the betrayer of this truth. I looked at my father and grandfather in the dark, hoping that they could enlighten me, but there was no response.For some reason, the words Liu Yiming gave me at the dinner party suddenly jumped into my mind: "It is easy to learn from the past, but difficult to learn from others." The old dynasty gave it to Xu Yicheng, Shen Jun gave it to Xu Heping, and medicine was given to me. Isn't it just right? in this way? The big brother’s bell rang again, I picked up the phone, and Lao Chaofeng’s voice sounded pleasant: “Have you cried enough?” I didn’t know what to say for a moment, he told me the story of Xu Yicheng very frankly, I should I am grateful to him, but he is also the initiator of all these tragedies, and the enemy of our Xu family throughout three generations. Lao Chaofeng said: "I can understand your feelings, Xiao Xu. Over the years, it's rare for me to tell this story to others in its entirety. I'm not young anymore, and there are not many opportunities to look back on the past like this." He There is a bit of vicissitudes and a little emotion in the voice. "Aren't you afraid that if I find out, I will run out and expose you?" I asked back. "After so many years, it is impossible to prove it. No one will believe you." Lao Chaofeng replied easily, saying that everything was within his calculations. "Why do you cooperate with the 'China Fengtu Society' to steal and sell cultural relics? Just because Xu Yicheng wants to drive you out of Wumai?" "Hehe, young man, you underestimate me. Yes, I hate Xu Yicheng, but what I hate is not driving me out of Wumai, but his old-fashioned attitude. You know that I am accompanying Professor Kido During the investigation, did something happen?" Lao Chaofeng's voice suddenly became agitated, as if my question touched his sore spot. "What?" I asked. "After we entered the territory of Shaanxi, we witnessed a tomb being dug up. The surrounding villagers rushed up and frantically snatched artifacts from that tomb. It was an ancient tomb of a nobleman in the Jin Dynasty, and there were not only a large number of There are many jade and pottery, as well as many silk books, bamboo slips and precious tomb remains. But those ignorant villagers only recognize gold, silver, jade and pottery, but trample the more valuable silk slips under their feet. It is possible to rewrite the history of China, but they were trampled into pieces before my eyes. When the looting was over, the entire tomb had been removed. Professor Kido stayed here for three days, using a brush and a spatula Little by little, I collected the fragments together, put them back together, and spent a lot of money to telegraph the contents back to Japan. The attitude of the Japanese towards culture and antiquities is far better than that of the Chinese.” "You are making excuses for your traitorous behavior." "Absurd! Antiques are dead things. What's the point of putting them in the soil for thousands of years? The Chinese don't cherish their own things at all. Look at the Great Wall, it was destroyed in a mess by the Chinese; look again The things that were robbed from the Old Summer Palace are not well placed in the British Museum? If you look at the ancient Chinese books preserved in Japan, even China itself is gone, and they have to be copied from Japan. Rather than for a patriotic name Instead of letting the treasures be dusted, it is better to let the cultural relics fall into the hands of those who know the goods! Yes, I have transported many cultural relics to Japan, but these cultural relics are still intact today, but what about those left in China? They were destroyed during the war How much went there, and how much was destroyed during the 'Cultural Revolution'? Do you think I'm destroying them, or saving them?" Lao Chaofeng's voice was slightly agitated, as if he was very wronged by my comment, and I didn't make any comments on it.I have completely calmed down now, this is the calm born of hatred, and also the calm born of responsibility. The old court sent out a discussion, and seemed to feel a lot more comfortable.He changed his tone: "Okay, these are things of the past, we should look forward. Didn't Comrade Deng Xiaoping say that? Historical issues should be rough rather than detailed." "But you didn't hold back. Ji Yunfu told me that there is an undercurrent in the antique world, which seems to be inextricably related to the 'China Fengtuhui'. It must be your masterpiece?" "Have you even found out this? It's not easy. Not bad! After the reform and opening up, the cultural relics market recovered. I got in touch with old acquaintances from Japan's "China Customs Association" and continued to complete "China Antique Account" with their financial support. unfinished business." I held the phone, speechless for a while. "Okay, now it's time for you to fulfill your promise." Lao Chaofeng urged. For the sake of his frankness, I happily shared the contents of Kido's notes.This involves a lot of common sense in ancient Chinese and bibliography, and Lao Chaofeng knew it as soon as he heard it, and it was impossible to fake it.After I finished speaking, Lao Chaofeng was not as happy as he imagined: "Xu Yicheng's persistence is actually just for an illusory family promise? This is so disappointing." "People like you probably can't understand my grandfather's principles." I retorted. "Huh, Xu Yicheng still claims that he will never make fakes. In the end, he also made a fake Buddha head to deceive the Japanese? So don't talk about principles with me." Lao Chaofeng curled his lips on the phone, "Only this Some content?" "Yes, that's all." There was a moment of silence on the phone, and he began to talk to himself: "The first notebook is the Su Dinglu, which talks about the Xu family's antique identification method; the second notebook is the textual research of the Buddha's head, which talks about the past and present lives of the Jade Buddha's head. "It seems that the third notebook records Xu Yicheng's real journey in 1931. What was he thinking at the time? I still can't figure out who he is..." "That's why you are desperately trying to figure out the contents of the three notebooks?" "Of course, I don't know which book he wrote bad things about me. If it leaks out, it's always bad. I hate that Kido Yuzo. I kindly sent the notes to him and hoped that he could decipher them, but he left them on the shelf. , don’t return it to me, otherwise it would take so much trouble.” “如果老戚头在，也许就能解开这个谜——可惜药不然把他杀死了。”我讽刺道。 “好了，这些陈年旧事就说到这里。”老朝奉痛快地转移了话题，“你还答应帮我做一件事，不会反悔吧？” "What the hell is going on?" 老朝奉道：“我也是刚刚得到的消息，木户加奈已经说动了东北亚研究会，即将把佛头运抵北京。届时会有一个佛头新闻发布会，各级领导都要出席。而你要做的，就是在这次鉴定会之前去告诉刘局，这个佛头是真的。” 我闻言一愣。如果老朝奉关于1931年真相没说谎，那么木户家的这个佛头，其实是许一城伪造的赝品。他如今让我去指认为真，不知葫芦里卖的什么药。 “发布会一定会请许多专家，刘局怎么会听我的？”我谨慎地问。 “可除了你，谁又是许家后人呢？谁又有《素鼎录》呢？谁又对31年佛头案有那么深切的了解呢？刘局既然把你牵扯到这件事里，对你必然信任。你的鉴定，一定会被他当作成最终的鉴定。” 我握着电话，大概明白了老朝奉的如意算盘。佛头归还是刘局与刘一鸣一力操持，如果我坚持是真品，他们就会依照原定计划召开新闻发布会，将此事公开。而在这时，老朝奉站出来指出佛头是赝品，那么上级必然会为之震怒，刘局和刘一鸣的位子绝对不保。以老朝奉在暗处的实力，便可轻易夺取中华鉴古研究会的大权。一想到这里，我冷汗涔涔。届时以研究会的底蕴和人脉，加上老朝奉这么多年苦心构建的文物网络，做起赝品和盗卖生意来，绝对是如虎添翼。 而我，将是扳倒刘一鸣和刘局最关键的一枚棋子。 “刘局和刘一鸣，一个小东西，一个老东西，本想借着佛头归还之事打击我的势力。他们死也想不到，他们最倚重的一枚棋子，如今却被我捏在手里。” 我一听，顿时无语。原来这一切早有预谋。刘局那么积极地把我引入局中，张罗着什么五脉聚首，原来是存了打击老朝奉势力的心思。而这老朝奉一面清除着和自己有关的黑历史，一面不动声色地酝酿反击，手段也强得惊人。我这可怜的凡人一心为洗清祖父名誉，到头来却只是这两拨神仙手里的法宝罢了。 如果我顺从了老朝奉的计划，五脉将遭受毁灭性的打击，我祖父许一城的忍辱负重，将付之东流；父亲许和平遭受的冤屈，也将永远无处伸张。 可是，我能拒绝吗？ 我没法说不。一个“不”字出口，黄烟烟和付贵都将性命不保。老朝奉就是算准了我重情义这个软肋，他可以毫无顾忌地把所有的阴谋都告诉我——这已经不算是阴谋，而是阳谋。 “我得考虑一下。”我努力调整着呼吸。 “我知道这不容易。给你一天时间，不能再多了。具体的安排，你可以跟药不然说。”老朝奉的语气不容商量，他说完这一句，立刻把电话给挂掉了。 药不然似乎有心灵感应似的，电话挂掉的一瞬间，他推门从外面进来：“谈完了？” “谈完了。” “顺利么？” “我看不见得。” 药不然咧开嘴笑了：“大许你还真是个犟嘴鸭子，都答应老朝奉了，还摆出这番不情愿的脸色。”他看我脸色很不好，也没过多刺激，把大哥大拿起在手里：“你今天就待在这房间吧，需要什么，用这个房间通话器告诉我。这屋子里没电话，你也甭想跟外头联系——不过大许你是聪明人，知道逃走或者跟别人多嘴的结果。” 我端坐在沙发上，忽然问道：“你为什么会选择跟着老朝奉？作为药家嫡长孙，你的前途应该足够美好了。” 药不然发出一声嗤笑：“美好？从他们禁止让我加入摇滚乐队开始，我就知道，从那里根本得不到我想要的。” 他的眼神闪过一丝不易觉察的黯然，旋即又隐藏起来。我想到我们离开药家前的那场谈话，不知道是他的真情流露，还是经过计算的演技——不过这些都已经不重要了，我们之间已经被姬云浮等三个牺牲者结成了死结，我知道这点，他也知道。 “别管别人了，好好想想自己吧。” 药不然哈哈一笑，推门离开，把我一个人剩在屋子里，像是一头被困在笼中的鸟。 我在屋子里来回踱步，拼命思考。我只有一天时间。我必须在这段时间里，想出一个办法。现在我们的信息完全不对等，老朝奉手里多捏着数张大牌，而我手里的牌却悉数被他掌握。如果我再摸不出一张王牌，到了新闻发布会那一天，我将只能按照老朝奉的剧本出演。 眼看着时间一分一秒地过去，我把所有的线索都梳理了几遍，却完全没有任何头绪。因为过度紧张，我头疼得厉害，不得不躺回到床上，脑袋似乎要被盘古一斧劈了两半。我闭上眼睛睡了几分钟，疼痛却丝毫未止，只得爬起身来，喝了一杯白水，嗓子却依然干燥得厉害。 我下意识地摸摸自己的脸颊，发现滚烫，都有点烧手。我晕晕乎乎地走进卫生间，用凉水扑了扑脸，这才稍微感觉好点。我抬头看了看镜子，惊讶地看到一张苍白、疲惫而且全无生气的脸，就像是一张被水泡过很久的黑白照片。 古有伍子胥过文昭关，一夜愁白了头，今天我恐怕也要重蹈覆辙。我比伍子胥还惨，人家愁白了头，还能过了关去，我却还不知道要如何过关。 我端详着镜子里的自己，心中悲苦，一瞬间甚至想过，学我父亲自尽，会不会是一种解脱？这个念头一闪而过，把我吓得冷汗直冒，几乎站立不住，只得伸手扶住镜子。 一道光芒霎时闪过。 等一等，镜子？镜子！ 我忽然想到，我遗漏了一个关键线索。许一城临死前曾送给付贵一面海兽葡萄青铜镜，这镜子后来被郑国渠收购，已然化为碎片。不过镜子上刻的两个字却保存了下来：“宝志”。这个线索，除了我和郑国渠，没有人知道。 我不知道“宝志”那两个字隐藏着什么隐秘，但这是我唯一的机会。于是我俯下身子，按动通话器：“药不然，给我送一套《景德传灯录》来。” 姬云浮给我的译稿题头，写了一句他的批注：“是稿当与《景德传灯录》同参之”。他用意何在，我不知道，不过我相信他不会乱写，这部书一定跟佛头有着密切的关系。 《景德传灯录》和“宝志”，这是我手里剩下的最后两张暗牌，如果我悟不出其中玄机，那就一点希望也没有了。 药不然虽不知我的用意何在，但也没多问，很快就给我找来一本，而且还是上海书店出版社的《四部丛刊三编〈景德传灯录〉》。我躺在床上，慢慢地翻阅着，希望从中找出启示来，直到抱着书沉沉睡去…… ……一天时间很快过去，我起了床，洗漱一番，要了一份蛋炒饭，狼吞虎咽地吃完，告诉药不然我已经准备好了。药不然开门进来，说咱们走吧，我却把他拦住了。 “我要跟黄烟烟通话，确定他们平安。” “不行，等到你办好了事情再说。到时候别说跟她说话，就是娶了她，也有老朝奉做主呢。”药不然笑眯眯地回绝了我的要求。 这个反应是在我预料之中，于是我又提了第二个要求：“那么我需要你们的保证，一旦老朝奉得手，你们必须立即放人，一分钟都不许耽误。如果这个要求不答应，我就不去了。” 药不然略微思索了一下，答应得很爽快：“这没问题。现场有大哥大，马上就能证明给你看。” “好，接下来我们去哪？” 药不然神秘地眨了眨眼睛：“回到最初。”
回到最初。 我被卷入此事的最初起点，是我家那个名叫四悔斋的小店。在那里，方震趁夜拜访，把已决意安静度过这一辈子的我，推入到五脉的漩涡中来。 药不然把我送回到了琉璃厂就走了。我慢慢推开四悔斋的大门，屋子里的一切和我离开时一模一样，熟悉的气味弥漫在四周，让我紧绷的神经稍微放松了一些。 这里是我的家，也是一切的起点。 我安静地坐在屋子里，父母的平反申诉材料和《素鼎录》摆在我的面前，向我无声地诉说着不该遗忘的故事。我闭上眼睛，心境却无论如何也难以平伏。许衡的一生、许信的一生、许一城的一生、许和平的一生、我的一生，这许许多多人的一生，划成许多圈子，彼此嵌套，互相影响，让人难以捉摸。 我正在沉思。这时候，屋子外面传来一阵声音。声音低沉，像是蚕吃桑叶的沙沙声，慢慢由远及近，虎伏着飘过来。The window glass vibrated lightly, and the Jade Buddhas and Pixiu placed inside trembled slightly as if they had seen their nemesis, and moved away from their original positions one after another, dust danced around. After a while, the sound disappeared.店门吱呀一声被推开了，走进来一个人，正是方震。 这番情景，简直就是那一天晚上的重演，我苦笑着想。 我此时的身份，仍是一名逃犯。可方震看到我时，表情却波澜不兴，仿佛早就预料到了。我知道他早已在四悔斋布置了监控系统，我一回来，他肯定第一时间知道。 方震道：“告诉你个好消息。你现在不用藏了，通缉令已经取消，黄家也已撤诉。” “嗯，我知道，所以我回来了。” I nod.药不然给我身上装了一个窃听器，所以很多话我是没法说的。 方震看了我一眼，也不知是否看穿了我的谎话。他没有继续追问我这几天的行踪，只是淡淡说道：“我这次来，是接你去见刘局。木户加奈已经把佛头带来北京，在新闻发布会前，刘局希望你能去看一眼。” “好。”我在心中暗叹，一切都和老朝奉预料的一样。 红旗车早已在门口等候，我上了车，方震一如既往地拉起窗帘，带着我一路西行，来到八大处的那个神秘大院。方震照例等在院子外头，我独自走进院子，来到当初的那间会议室。 会议室里只有三个人在：刘局、刘一鸣和木户加奈。而在他们中间的大台子上，正摆放着那一尊惹起多少风波的则天明堂玉佛头。 “许桑！”木户加奈看到我，急忙跑过来，抓着我的手臂，眼神里充满了关切。自从我在岐山被警察带走以后，这是我们第一次见面。我注意到她的神态十分疲惫，想来从日本带回玉佛头，也费了相当周折。 “辛苦你了。”我喃喃道。木户加奈把头扑到我怀里，我身体突然僵直，想不留痕迹地将她推开，却又不知该怎么做。这时木户加奈抬起头，语气充满喜悦：“许桑，我把佛头带回来了。”她的表情就像是一个为情人织好毛衣的女孩子，羞涩中混杂着自豪。 刘局和刘一鸣站在一旁，面带着微笑，都很识趣地没吭声。 我怀抱着木户加奈，朝那佛头看去。这尊佛头用一个特殊的支架支起，实物比照片上看起来更加华贵雍容。沉静的面孔晶莹剔透，双颊隐有血色，五官精美而和谐，唇边还带有一丝神秘。佛头顶严层层剥开，一直延伸到宽阔的佛额处，斜过两侧，像是两扇幕帘徐徐拉开。确实是大日如来的造型。 如果是之前的我，大概会被这精妙的工艺而惊叹；而现在，我像是个早已知道考试答案的作弊学生，对眼前这个赝品只有感慨而已。 我需要做的，是说服刘局和刘一鸣，让他们相信这个赝品是真品。 许家的家训是“绝不作伪，以诚待人”，我祖父许一城违背了一次，现在我也不得不违背一次。 木户加奈终于放开了我，刘局这才呵呵笑道：“小两口儿等一下再亲热不迟啊，咱们先把正事办了。”刘一鸣还是那副闭目养神的样子，一句话也没说。 我慢慢走过去，刘局起身握握我的手：“小许啊，你果然没辜负我的期望。这才几天工夫，你就成功地把佛头弄回国来了，真是后生可畏啊。” “还好，还好。” 我谦逊了几句，没表现出多大的热情。刘局完全不知道我心中复杂的心理斗争，以为我还在为被羁押的事情忿恨，便开口道：“黄家的事情，你放心。这次佛头回归，许家一定会重回五脉，到时候一定会给你一个交代。”我几次犹豫，要不要把真相手写给刘局，可冲动临到实行，又都被压回去了，风险太大。别看我如今身在此处，可身上却系着看不见的丝线，丝线的另外一头牢牢地捏在老朝奉手里。 I have no choice. 刘局拍拍桌子：“你先来看看这佛头吧。我相信这个是真的，专家也都鉴定过一圈，可我还是想听听你的意见。” 他们三个人让开一个位置，我走过去，双手捧在佛头两侧，慢慢地摩挲着。即使这是件赝品，它的做工精细程度，也已经达到一个相当高的水准。我爷爷许一城的制伪手法，当真是妙至毫巅。 可是无论从左边看，还是从右边看，这尊佛头都给我一种奇妙的不协调感。这种感觉光看照片体会不到，直到亲眼目睹实物，从多个角度反复揣摩，才能体会得到。 佛像的雕刻，并非随心所欲。额角之间、眉宇之间、唇鼻之间的尺寸，皆有一定之规。即便是描摹武则天面容的卢舍那大佛，也是依循这一比例关系进行发挥。看多了佛像以后，心中自然会形成一个直观概念，再看到不合标准的佛像，一眼就会觉得有问题。 而这尊大日如来玉佛头，给我的感觉就是如此。它的脸庞与五官单看都很绝美，可综合到一起，却说不出地怪异。更不要说那离奇的顶严，说不出地突兀，与唐代佛像的形制根本不符。 “老朝奉说的没错。”我暗暗叹息道，却不敢表露出来。如果是在一个公平的场合来鉴定，我一定会说，这是一尊赝品。可是我现在能说什么呢？药不然还在窃听器旁支着耳朵听着。 “确实是真品无疑。”我把佛头放下，转过脸对屋子里的三个人平静地说。 刘一鸣突然把眼睛睁开了，目光如刀：“小许，你确定？” “是的，这确实就是那尊则天明堂佛头。” “你可知道，这样一来，你祖父盗卖文物的罪名，可就坐实了。” “真的就是真的，假的就是假的，这个与我的家世无关。” 刘一鸣笑了：“很好，能够抛弃杂念，只专注于鉴古本身，小许你已有了入五脉的资格。”他转头对刘局道：“既然如此，你就尽快安排吧。”刘局道：“是，新闻发布会已经开始准备了，媒体也已经预热起来，各级领导都已知会——上头已经有了指示，这次要配合好当前外交形势。” 刘一鸣满意地点了点头，没再说什么，起身离开。当他走到门口时，我忽然喊了他一声，刘一鸣却像是没听到一样，依然前行。 “有什么事跟我说就行了，老爷子年纪大了，精力不济，必须按时睡觉。”刘局笑眯眯地解释道。我连忙道：“没什么，就是想表达一下谢意。他那天晚宴送我的那句话，真是受益良多。” “呵呵，哪句来着？” “鉴古易，鉴人难。” 刘局“哦”了一声，拍了拍巴掌。两名工作人员从会议室外面走进来，把佛头小心翼翼地收进一个订制的金属箱内，刘局亲自检查了一遍，掏出钥匙锁好，还在箱子边缝贴了一圈封条。如果什么人试图打开这箱子，就会让封条损毁。 工作人员把箱子搬走了，刘局一指隔壁办公室：“走，去我那儿喝茶去。”他兴致很高，大概是一件大事即将了结的关系吧。 我和木户加奈跟着走了过去，半路上木户加奈悄悄牵起我的手，十指相攥，我任由她牵着，感受着女孩子细腻滑嫩的手指，心里却沉重得像被景山压住了。 办公室里的陈设还是一点没变。刘局和我们两个对首而坐。他拿出那一套茶具来，给我们摆了茶碗，又拿出一把紫砂壶，放了点茶叶进去。那紫砂壶一看就是养了很久，色泽内敛光亮，是把好壶。 刘局把滚水倒进壶里，一直快要溢出壶口才停。他把壶盖盖住，又浇了一遍壶身。 “这情景，和我第一次在您这喝茶一样啊。”我说道。 “当时你心怀疑虑，这茶，只怕是品不知味。如今大事已定，你可以安心享受一下了。” 刘局把茶碗摆出来，先洗了遍茶，然后给我们斟满，对木户加奈道：“你们日本人搞的茶道，在我看来，和魔道差不多了。其实喝茶喝的是个心境，只要心境在，怎么喝其实都不重要，搞那么多仪式，就着相了。” 木户加奈道：“我对茶道不是很懂，让您见笑了。”我们各捧起一杯，慢慢喝完，顿觉满嘴生香。刘局道：“许愿，怎么样？跟我第一次让你喝的茶比，有什么不同？” 我放下茶碗：“第一次涩，但苦味悠长；这一次香，但缭绕不散，各有千秋。” 刘局大笑：“看来你还是个懂茶之人。等这件大事了结，五脉聚首，咱们找个地方，好好地品上一品。” 我们各自饮了几杯。我满腹心思，根本无法细细品味。刘局这时又倒满一杯，对我正色道：“我真的没看错你，许愿。从我第一眼看到你，我就知道，你是典型的许家中人，都是一样固执、聪明且有原则。如果没有你，这次的事是必然不成的。这杯茶，是我代表国家，代表五脉多谢你。” 我沉默地举起杯子，慢慢啜了一口，却什么也没说。刘局微微一笑：“行了，时候也不早了，你们也早点回去休息吧。年轻人肯定有不少话说。等到新闻发布会那天，我让方震去接你们。” 我们告别刘局，离开了大院。我要回四悔斋，木户加奈却扯住了我的衣袖，她的声音几乎小得听不见，头深深垂着。 “嗯？什么？”我问。 “我们两家的羁绊，马上就要合二为一了。我们的人生，也将因此而合二为一。我想，发布会那天我们能不能一起出席？” "Uh... this..." “我是说，以真正夫妇的名义出席……”木户加奈鼓起很大的勇气，把头重新抬起来，双颊红得好似刷了一层海棠红釉，双眸含水欲滴，“我回到日本以后，一直在想着许桑你，一直都想着。我知道，这与家族、宿命什么的没有关系。” 面对她突如其来的真情告白，我唯有苦笑。如今的我，怎么能接受这份心意？我舔舔干涩的嘴唇，看到木户加奈勇敢地直视着我，等待着我的回答。 我轻轻地摇了摇头：“时间不早了，你早点回宾馆吧，咱们发布会上见。” 木户加奈的眼神一下子变得黯淡。我拍拍她的肩膀，径直离去。我不敢回头，我无法正视她失落的表情，因为还有更深的一层羁绊，在等着我去解开——为了救出黄烟烟，我会不惜一切代价。
接下来的三天里，我的生活非常平静。无论是刘局那边还是老朝奉那边，都没有来骚扰我，木户加奈也没有再次出现。报纸和电视上开始对佛头进行报道，左邻右舍和业内的朋友也开始谈论，大家都对这个传奇故事颇感兴趣。只有我一个人对这些议论充耳不闻，每天只在四悔斋里擦拭古董，整理文件，扫扫地，过得波澜不惊。我努力不去想，努力不去正视即将面对的未来。 到了第三天一大早，方震开车过来接我，说新闻发布会定在今天上午十点，让我快过去。 我把家里那件很久不穿的西装翻腾出来，还弄了一条皱皱巴巴的领带，怎么看都像是一个蹩脚的土包子。我打扮完以后，又从屋子里拿了一件工具，揣入怀中。方震看到那件工具，眉头一皱，但什么也没说，低头把车门拉开了。 新闻发布会的地点，是在著名的大会堂内。宴会厅内张灯结彩，一道大红横幅挂在正中，上书“则天明堂佛头归还大典”。横幅下是一张精致的镶金檀木方台，上面有一个用红丝绸罩着的大玻璃罩，两侧摆着好几个花篮，几名保安把玻璃罩围得水泄不通。 还有两台摄像机对着玻璃罩，线路在红地毯上杂乱地盘着，几个技术人员在调试。看这架势，只怕是要搞现场直播。 我进来的时候，宴会厅里人来得已经相当多。除了一些在电视上总能见到的大领导以外，大部分都是文化界、考古界的名人，京城这圈子的菁英们差不多一网打尽了。五脉的人也去得不少，我见过的几位掌门全都来了，各自被一群记者簇拥，在高谈阔论。我注意到，黄克武有些心不在焉，神情闷闷不乐，大概是在担心失
... I took off the blindfold and found myself in a hotel with nothing but a simple bed, table and sofa.The windows of this room were all drawn by thick curtains, and the lights had to be turned on in broad daylight. Otherwise, Yao handed me a glass of water: "Don't look for it, Mr. Fu and Yanyan are placed elsewhere. Their safety depends entirely on your performance." "Despicable." I said two words. Yao otherwise shrugged his shoulders, as if he didn't care about the title at all.He put the big brother at his waist on the table, and sat back on the sofa: "Lao Chaofeng will come to see you later. What you have to do is to tell him exactly what you found in Qishan, without the slightest bit omission." His tone was relaxed, as usual for chatting, but I could hear the unquestionable command tone in it.This also means from one aspect that although Yao Oran followed me, he didn't hear the key conversations, that's why he was so eager to let me tell Qishan's discovery.I suppressed the anger in my heart and said, "Can I ask a question first?" "Just ask." "Xie Laodao, Ji Yunfu and old Qitou, were you killed?" Otherwise, Yao replied without hesitation: "Not bad." "But I still can't figure it out. The three of them were killed very close to each other. How did you kill Laodao Xie in Hailuo Mountain, and then go back and kill Lao Qitou and Ji Yunfu?" Yao Or narrowed his eyes: "Da Xu, you might as well make a guess." I pondered for a moment: "I can only think of one possibility. You are very familiar with the terrain near Hailuo Mountain, and you know there is a shortcut." "Well, although it didn't hit, it wasn't far away either." "The person who told you the shortcut to Hailuo Mountain is Lao Chaofeng. The person who is really familiar with the terrain there is him! He has been to Hailuo Mountain before." "Oh, Daxu, I admire you for this. Your brain is so clear that you can deduce the entire forest from a single leaf." Yao Otherwise gave me an appreciative glance.I said with a cold face: "Your original plan was to kill old Taoist Xie and destroy the plank road. You thought we didn't know the existence of the tunnel in the mountain, so the original plan was to kill old Taoist Xie, destroy the plank road, and trap us to death At the top of the mountain. But you never expected that we found that tunnel with Fang Zhen's good eyesight and escaped smoothly. When you returned to Qishan and killed Ji and Qi, you found that we were also safe I returned, and in a hurry, I had to find a car to hit me, didn't I?" Yao Oran scratched his head angrily: "Brother made a miscalculation that time, he didn't kill you for a moment of soft-heartedness, he only took the manuscript away, but in the end he took the wrong one." "Stop talking nonsense." I broke his lie unceremoniously, "You didn't kill me because you knew that the police from Beijing had arrived in Qishan, and you had to leave them alive." "Hmph, let it be. Shen Jun manipulated that matter. He tried every means to see me make a fool of himself, and I won't be able to fulfill his wish so easily." "So, how did you kill Mr. Ji?" I tried to remain calm. As soon as the name was mentioned, Yao's eyes lit up: "Oh, Mr. Ji Yunfuji is really a gentleman, and his brain is amazing. As soon as I entered the room, he reasoned my details clearly, which is better than Sherlock Holmes and Poirot is amazing. When he said that, I had to kill him if I didn’t want to. Of course, my buddy is very civilized. I gave him a pill. His request was actually to sort out his collection of cultural relics, and finally wrote a picture before he died of illness, he really deserves to be a cultural person." I looked at his radiant face and wished I could punch him, but I was sneering in my heart.He probably didn't know that it was his cleverness that made Ji Yunfu leave a secret code so that I could get the translation. Yao Oran was quite disappointed and said: "If you hadn't been lucky enough to find out the manuscript, I would have set fire to Ji's mansion to save such trouble now." I couldn't bear it anymore, picked up the water glass and splashed him in the face.I couldn't beat him, and I had a handle in his hands, so I had no choice but to express my anger in this way.Otherwise, the medicine was not angry, shaking the water droplets on his hair like a dog, and stretched his neck over again: "If you think this will be enjoyable, I will give you the shower head." I saw him as invulnerable. Cheeky, he put down the water glass resentfully, only his eyes were still full of anger. Otherwise, Yao paced back and forth in the room for a few steps, and said earnestly, "Da Xu, in fact, the old court admires you very much. If you want, you can also become one of us." "Help you make fakes and harm others? Daydreaming." Yao Buan sighed: "Do you know how the old court judged you? From Xu Yicheng, Xu Heping to you making a wish, the three generations of your grandparents and grandchildren have the same stubbornness and the same axis." "Our family has the principle of being a human being." I replied calmly. At this moment, the big brother suddenly began to vibrate violently on the table.Otherwise, he picked up the medicine and gave it to me with a hum, "Lao Chaofeng is calling, you can take it." I was slightly taken aback.I thought he would come to see me in person, but it was over the phone.Yao Or patted me on the shoulder, opened the door and walked out, only me and this big brother were left in the room. "Hello, is this Xiao Xu?" The voice on the phone was very strange, as if it had been specially processed, not to mention the voice line, even men and women could not be distinguished.This old court official is quite cautious in his work. "It's me. Are you Lao Chaofeng?" "That's right." "Or should I call you—Sister Xiaolu Yongde?" I held the phone and pre-empted it provocatively.This is what I learned during the conversation with Liu Yiming. We must firmly grasp the right to ask questions and never be led by the nose by the other party. Facing my questioning, there was a moment of silence on the phone, and he let out a hearty laugh: "Make a wish, I really saw you right." Yao Oran just mentioned that Lao Chaofeng is very familiar with the vicinity of Hailuo Mountain.As for the people who have been there, except for Xu Yicheng and Kido Yusan, there is only a mysterious third person.After the Fotou incident, a person named sister Xiaolu Yongde took back three notebooks.It is not difficult to deduce that these two are actually the same person, that is, the mysterious person on the other end of the phone - if this conjecture is true, this old court official may be over seventy-seven years old. "I don't want to waste time with you, what do you want?" I asked proactively. Seeing me happy, Lao Chaofeng stopped being polite and said bluntly: "If possible, I hope you can join us." "It's impossible, and I think you know that." There was a slight smile on the other side of the microphone: "The members of the Xu family are indeed so stubborn. Back then, Xu Yicheng and Xu Heping both said similar things. I didn't expect to hear it for the third time today. I was rejected three times. You have to understand a The mood of the old man..." I held my big brother and kept silent.Lao Chaofeng seemed very sad, and it took a long time before he spoke again: "It's my fault for making such a stupid request, I'm really sorry. Change it, I want the translation of Kido Notes." "Didn't Kana Kido bring it back to Japan?" "I believe that with Xiaoxu's memory, you won't forget what's inside." I chuckled: "It seems that you are not omnipotent. Kido Kana obviously has something ready-made, but you are helpless, and you have to use such a low-level method to ask me." "There's no way. Xiaoyao's ineffectiveness in handling affairs made her panic. Fang Zhen strengthened the protection of Kido Kana until she returned to Japan. We had no choice but to ask you for advice." Lao Chaofeng didn't mean to make excuses at all, but spoke very frankly.I found that Yao Oran's speaking style was very similar to that of Lao Chaofeng. They rarely showed emotional fluctuations. No matter how shameless or serious the matter was, they could talk about it as usual with a calm expression.This is a typical interest thinking, without any moral factors in it, that is to say, it is meaningless to talk about morality and shame with them.Angry accusations and rants have no effect on people like them. I quickly made a judgment and secretly adjusted my strategy.The old man on the phone must have been able to forbear in the five veins for so many years and secretly accumulate power. His ambition and means must be terrible, not to mention that he still holds a good card in his hand.I have to be calm, very calm, like soaking in ice water, in order to survive. "What's the benefit if I say it?" I adjusted my breathing and stabilized my emotions. The microphone looked surprised: "Xiao Xu, I only praised you for being smart, why are you so confused? Now that Huang Yanyan and Fu Gui are in our hands, how can you still have the right to bargain with me?" "I can't see it." I said coldly, "If it's just for Kido's notes, why do you bother so much. You must have a bigger conspiracy to detain me here, and I can't complete this conspiracy. I don't know. Does this qualify as a bargain?" "It's not easy, you guessed it all." There was an unconcealed admiration from the microphone, "You are much better than Xiaoyao and Xiaoshen. Are you really unwilling to come and help me?" "I told you, it's impossible." "Okay, okay, really, young people are so stubborn..." Lao Chaofeng seemed quite helpless, "You are right. But what do you want? If you want to speak carefully, you only have one chance." Without thinking, I blurted out: "The truth in 1931." The truth of 1931.That was the key node of the Buddha's head case, the transition of the millennium's grievances, and the origin of the ups and downs of the three generations of the Xu family.And my understanding of it is only a little bit vague.There are many gaps that I still need to fill in in order to piece this giant puzzle together. Lao Chaofeng on the other side of the microphone did not show any surprise: "I guessed it would be this. It seems that you still haven't given up on restoring your grandfather's reputation." "My grandfather died under the name of a traitor. My father was incognito and still couldn't escape, so he committed suicide. Our Xu family has all kinds of regrets and has been stigmatized for decades. The tragedy of two generations, if even the cause of the beginning I don’t know, I really can’t have the audacity to cooperate with you.” Now that I have a little grasp of the rhythm of the conversation, for people like them, it is necessary to blatantly threaten each other with interests. "Why do you think I know the truth?" The voice in the microphone was very curious. "Since you once went to collect the notebook under the pseudonym Xiaolu Yongde, it's not difficult to guess. I even suspect that the third notebook is now in your hands." Lao Chaofeng laughed loudly: "You are asking the right question. No one else can answer it except me. Well, I appreciate you very much, so let me show my sincerity. You guessed well, the third notebook It’s in my hand, but I can probably guess what it’s about. Let me use this as a guide to tell you a story. Even Xiao Yao and Xiao Shen don’t know this story. Over the years, you are the first One heard." He paused, and then said again: "But sincerity goes both ways, you have to promise me that after hearing this story, you have to obediently cooperate with us, tell the contents of Kido's notes, and follow my orders one thing." "Deal." I said without hesitation. Lao Chao's story began in the spring of 1931.At that time, Lao Chaofeng was still a young apprentice of Wumai. He showed outstanding craftsmanship at a young age, and was especially favored by the head of the school, Xu Yicheng, who was regarded as one of his successors.One day, Xu Yicheng approached Lao Chaofeng and said that he was going to Shaanxi with a Japanese scholar Yuzo Kido for archaeology, and needed an assistant to let him pack.Lao Chaofeng was so flattered that he rushed to Qishan without saying a word. When they arrived at Qishan, Xu Yicheng told him that their real purpose was not to assist the Japanese in archaeology, but to set up a scam.Lao Chaofeng asked what was going on, but Xu Yicheng didn't elaborate, and only asked him to do his job well. At that time, Xu Yicheng also found a third person, Zheng Hu, to cast a bronze statue of Guan Yu in Qishan.After Zheng Hu left, Xu Yicheng and Lao Chaofeng used the mountainside tunnel of Hailuo Mountain to transport it to the top of the mountain and place it in the temple, then buried the tunnel entrance, and then returned to Qishan.Next, Professor Yuzo Kido arrived at Qishan Mountain as scheduled, met Xu Yicheng, and went to Hailuo Mountain again. After Xu Yicheng, Lao Chaofeng and Mudo Yousan climbed the Hailuo Mountain, they discovered the existence of the small temple, and dug out the head of the Jade Buddha and the padded wooden body from under the stone pillars at the back of the temple.Kido Yusan was ecstatic and cried several times.Old Chao Feng was suspicious, so when Xu Yicheng wasn't paying attention, he sneaked up to tell Mudo Yousan's words.Kido Yousan had a simple mind, and under Lao Chaofeng's deliberate questioning, he was caught out of the truth after a few strokes. It turns out that Kido Yusan's family once secretly hid a Tang jade Buddha head, which was regarded as a family treasure.As a result, during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, a Jinyiwei named Xu Xin took advantage of the Ming-Japanese War to break into Japan alone and stole the Buddha's head to China.The head of the Kido family was furious, and sent the family's elite samurai Kido Akio to sneak into the interior of the Ming Dynasty and killed them all.But Akio Kido destroyed the body of the Jade Buddha before he died, recorded the location where the Buddha's head was sealed, and sent the news back to Japan. This legacy has been passed down from generation to generation by the Kido family, and has been passed down to the generation of Kido Yusan.It happened that the "China Customs Association" compiled the "China Antique Book" and funded his visit to China. Kido Yusan decided to find the Buddha head to fulfill his family's long-cherished wish.The Guandi Temple on Hailuo Mountain is exactly in line with the last instruction passed down from his ancestors. He believes that this jade Buddha head is the treasure he has dreamed of. Xu Yicheng discovered Lao Chaofeng's behavior, scolded him severely, and ordered him to return to Peiping immediately.On the surface, Lao Chaofeng was submissive, but in fact he did not stay away from Qishan.He speculated with his own wisdom that Xu Yicheng was probably a descendant of the Xu family, and the Jade Buddha head he assisted Professor Kido to find must be a fake.With Xu Yicheng's methods in the field of gold, stone and jade, it is not difficult to make a fake jade Buddha head. Lao Chaofeng knew the nature of the Japanese. If they didn't find it this time, they would come again next time; even if Professor Kido died, he would send other people to investigate.Instead of letting them come to visit again and again, it is better to settle the matter with a fake once and for all.This is Xu Yicheng's plan. However, Lao Chaofeng has a question: If the Buddha head on the top of Hailuo Mountain is fake, where is the real Buddha head? He quietly returned to Qishan alone, and based on his understanding of Fengshui, he quickly settled on a suspicious point - the Ming Dynasty tomb near Hailuoshan.He robbed the tomb and found that it was indeed the tomb of Xu Xin in the Ming Dynasty.According to the negative tablet in the tomb, although Xu Xin retrieved the Buddha's head from Japan, he let Kido Akio destroy the Buddha's body. He regretted so much that he called himself a tomb, willing to atone for the soul of Hailuo Mountain here.The real Buddha head is not in Hailuo Mountain, but hidden in Xu Xin's tomb.But the tomb is empty, and the Buddha's head is missing. Lao Chaofeng crawled out of the tomb, only to find Xu Yicheng waiting outside with a gloomy expression on his face.Lao Chao Feng repeatedly kowtowed and begged for mercy, Xu Yicheng spared his life and expelled him from Wumai.Lao Chaofeng felt extremely resentful, and after returning to Peiping, he contacted the newspaper to expose Xu Yicheng's theft and sale of the Buddha's head.There was an uproar in the public opinion for a while, and Xu Yicheng was also arrested because of this. Xu Yicheng can tell the truth and get rid of the stigma, but the Japanese side will also realize that the Buddha head is a fake and will inevitably make a comeback.Therefore, he has remained silent, silently bearing the accusation. Lao Chaofeng suddenly thought that they had taken photos when they were exploring Hailuo Mountain.Although Lao Chaofeng did not appear in the photo, if someone is interested, he will know that he has also participated in this matter.Fortunately, the negatives of this roll of photos were all stored in Weijing Academy for development, and only one was taken by Xu Yicheng.Lao Chaofeng went to Qishan for the second time, edited the remaining photos, and destroyed the negatives. This time he finally felt relieved. (The one that was taken away was the original version of the group photo that Xu Yicheng gave to Fu Gui and later to me. I listened to the story and thought to myself.) But in Weijing Academy, Lao Chaofeng learned another news that made him terrified: Xu Yicheng once bought three notebooks here, which recorded the whole process of the expedition in encrypted text.If these notes are decrypted, Lao Chaofeng's whereabouts will still be revealed.He went back to Peiping and made some inquiries, and found that three notebooks were used as evidence in the Buddha's head case, so he changed his name to his sister Xiaolu Yongde and took all the notebooks away. Xu Yicheng was soon sentenced to death.With no more worries, Lao Chaofeng decided to take refuge in the Japanese, and the capital he took refuge in was the three notebooks in his hand and the truth about the Buddha's head.Professor Yusan Kido accepted the three notebooks, but he did not admit that the Buddha head was fake.So the matter was suppressed, and the parties were silent.Kido Yusan never wanted to mention the Buddha head again. And Lao Chaofeng used the thread of Professor Kido to connect with the "China Customs Society".In the following time, he worked closely with the "China Customs Association" and followed the guidance of "China Antique Book", while accumulating strength in Wumai, he secretly transported many Chinese cultural relics to Japan.Because it was done in secret, not many people knew about it. Later, after the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation, Lao Chaofeng relied on his wit to prevent anyone from realizing that he had an affair with the Japanese.After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the cultural relics market shrank extremely. He followed the Five Meridians and hibernated, quietly attracting some young people who were unwilling to be lonely in the Five Meridians.During the "Cultural Revolution", by chance, Lao Chaofeng was horrified to find that Professor Kido actually returned two of the notebooks to descendants of the Xu family.These two notebooks are like time bombs, they may be decrypted at any time, destroying Lao Chaofeng's reputation and status.Lao Chaofeng had no choice but to send Shen Jun to destroy Xu Heping.Shen Jun successfully took away one of them, but the other one has never been found... After this long story was told, my ears felt a little hot.I don't doubt the authenticity of the story, and many details can be matched.Lao Chaofeng was quite frank and did not hide his timidity, despicableness and lust for profit in this story, and he freely admitted all his plots. The truth in 1931 was how he framed Xu Yicheng. "That is to say, my grandfather chose to sacrifice in order to keep the secret of the fake Buddha head?" My hand trembled violently, and I could hardly hold my brother.Decades of mysteries are finally about to be revealed. "Yes, he is really an idiot, using the happiness of three generations to cover up a not clever lie." Lao Chaofeng criticized mercilessly. I didn't say anything, just hung up my brother, and then wept alone in the house. These were tears of grief and indignation, but also tears of joy.A kind of joy filled my chest, my grandpa was not a traitor, he never was.The haze that has been stagnant in my heart has all dissipated at this time.My grandfather, like the ancestors of the Xu family, faithfully carried out Xu Heng's will, and guarded the oath with his own flesh and blood, until death. I curled up on the sofa, feeling suddenly light, then heavy again.A historical truth that has been dusty for many years has finally been revealed, but in this way, my responsibility is even more arduous. Xu Yicheng fulfilled his responsibility in 1931; my father fulfilled his responsibility during the "Cultural Revolution", and now after listening to Lao Chaofeng's confession, this responsibility has been transferred to my shoulders. The truth has been revealed, but fate is not over yet. Ironically, the price of my truth is to cooperate with the betrayer of this truth. I looked at my father and grandfather in the dark, hoping that they could enlighten me, but there was no response.For some reason, the words Liu Yiming gave me at the dinner party suddenly jumped into my mind: "It is easy to learn from the past, but difficult to learn from others." The old dynasty gave it to Xu Yicheng, Shen Jun gave it to Xu Heping, and medicine was given to me. Isn't it just right? in this way? The big brother’s bell rang again, I picked up the phone, and Lao Chaofeng’s voice sounded pleasant: “Have you cried enough?” I didn’t know what to say for a moment, he told me the story of Xu Yicheng very frankly, I should I am grateful to him, but he is also the initiator of all these tragedies, and the enemy of our Xu family throughout three generations. Lao Chaofeng said: "I can understand your feelings, Xiao Xu. Over the years, it's rare for me to tell this story to others in its entirety. I'm not young anymore, and there are not many opportunities to look back on the past like this." He There is a bit of vicissitudes and a little emotion in the voice. "Aren't you afraid that if I find out, I will run out and expose you?" I asked back. "After so many years, it is impossible to prove it. No one will believe you." Lao Chaofeng replied easily, saying that everything was within his calculations. "Why do you cooperate with the 'China Fengtu Society' to steal and sell cultural relics? Just because Xu Yicheng wants to drive you out of Wumai?" "Hehe, young man, you underestimate me. Yes, I hate Xu Yicheng, but what I hate is not driving me out of Wumai, but his old-fashioned attitude. You know that I am accompanying Professor Kido During the investigation, did something happen?" Lao Chaofeng's voice suddenly became agitated, as if my question touched his sore spot. "What?" I asked. "After we entered the territory of Shaanxi, we witnessed a tomb being dug up. The surrounding villagers rushed up and frantically snatched artifacts from that tomb. It was an ancient tomb of a nobleman in the Jin Dynasty, and there were not only a large number of There are many jade and pottery, as well as many silk books, bamboo slips and precious tomb remains. But those ignorant villagers only recognize gold, silver, jade and pottery, but trample the more valuable silk slips under their feet. It is possible to rewrite the history of China, but they were trampled into pieces before my eyes. When the looting was over, the entire tomb had been removed. Professor Kido stayed here for three days, using a brush and a spatula Little by little, I collected the fragments together, put them back together, and spent a lot of money to telegraph the contents back to Japan. The attitude of the Japanese towards culture and antiquities is far better than that of the Chinese.” "You are making excuses for your traitorous behavior." "Absurd! Antiques are dead things. What's the point of putting them in the soil for thousands of years? The Chinese don't cherish their own things at all. Look at the Great Wall, it was destroyed in a mess by the Chinese; look again The things that were robbed from the Old Summer Palace are not well placed in the British Museum? If you look at the ancient Chinese books preserved in Japan, even China itself is gone, and they have to be copied from Japan. Rather than for a patriotic name Instead of letting the treasures be dusted, it is better to let the cultural relics fall into the hands of those who know the goods! Yes, I have transported many cultural relics to Japan, but these cultural relics are still intact today, but what about those left in China? They were destroyed during the war How much went there, and how much was destroyed during the 'Cultural Revolution'? Do you think I'm destroying them, or saving them?" Lao Chaofeng's voice was slightly agitated, as if he was very wronged by my comment, and I didn't make any comments on it.I have completely calmed down now, this is the calm born of hatred, and also the calm born of responsibility. The old court sent out a discussion, and seemed to feel a lot more comfortable.He changed his tone: "Okay, these are things of the past, we should look forward. Didn't Comrade Deng Xiaoping say that? Historical issues should be rough rather than detailed." "But you didn't hold back. Ji Yunfu told me that there is an undercurrent in the antique world, which seems to be inextricably related to the 'China Fengtuhui'. It must be your masterpiece?" "Have you even found out this? It's not easy. Not bad! After the reform and opening up, the cultural relics market recovered. I got in touch with old acquaintances from Japan's "China Customs Association" and continued to complete "China Antique Account" with their financial support. unfinished business." I held the phone, speechless for a while. "Okay, now it's time for you to fulfill your promise." Lao Chaofeng urged. For the sake of his frankness, I happily shared the contents of Kido's notes.This involves a lot of common sense in ancient Chinese and bibliography, and Lao Chaofeng knew it as soon as he heard it, and it was impossible to fake it.After I finished speaking, Lao Chaofeng was not as happy as he imagined: "Xu Yicheng's persistence is actually just for an illusory family promise? This is so disappointing." "People like you probably can't understand my grandfather's principles." I retorted. "Huh, Xu Yicheng still claims that he will never make fakes. In the end, he also made a fake Buddha head to deceive the Japanese? So don't talk about principles with me." Lao Chaofeng curled his lips on the phone, "Only this Some content?" "Yes, that's all." There was a moment of silence on the phone, and he began to talk to himself: "The first notebook is the Su Dinglu, which talks about the Xu family's antique identification method; the second notebook is the textual research of the Buddha's head, which talks about the past and present lives of the Jade Buddha's head. "It seems that the third notebook records Xu Yicheng's real journey in 1931. What was he thinking at the time? I still can't figure out who he is..." "That's why you are desperately trying to figure out the contents of the three notebooks?" "Of course, I don't know which book he wrote bad things about me. If it leaks out, it's always bad. I hate that Kido Yuzo. I kindly sent the notes to him and hoped that he could decipher them, but he left them on the shelf. , don’t return it to me, otherwise it would take so much trouble.” “如果老戚头在，也许就能解开这个谜——可惜药不然把他杀死了。”我讽刺道。 “好了，这些陈年旧事就说到这里。”老朝奉痛快地转移了话题，“你还答应帮我做一件事，不会反悔吧？” "What the hell is going on?" 老朝奉道：“我也是刚刚得到的消息，木户加奈已经说动了东北亚研究会，即将把佛头运抵北京。届时会有一个佛头新闻发布会，各级领导都要出席。而你要做的，就是在这次鉴定会之前去告诉刘局，这个佛头是真的。” 我闻言一愣。如果老朝奉关于1931年真相没说谎，那么木户家的这个佛头，其实是许一城伪造的赝品。他如今让我去指认为真，不知葫芦里卖的什么药。 “发布会一定会请许多专家，刘局怎么会听我的？”我谨慎地问。 “可除了你，谁又是许家后人呢？谁又有《素鼎录》呢？谁又对31年佛头案有那么深切的了解呢？刘局既然把你牵扯到这件事里，对你必然信任。你的鉴定，一定会被他当作成最终的鉴定。” 我握着电话，大概明白了老朝奉的如意算盘。佛头归还是刘局与刘一鸣一力操持，如果我坚持是真品，他们就会依照原定计划召开新闻发布会，将此事公开。而在这时，老朝奉站出来指出佛头是赝品，那么上级必然会为之震怒，刘局和刘一鸣的位子绝对不保。以老朝奉在暗处的实力，便可轻易夺取中华鉴古研究会的大权。一想到这里，我冷汗涔涔。届时以研究会的底蕴和人脉，加上老朝奉这么多年苦心构建的文物网络，做起赝品和盗卖生意来，绝对是如虎添翼。 而我，将是扳倒刘一鸣和刘局最关键的一枚棋子。 “刘局和刘一鸣，一个小东西，一个老东西，本想借着佛头归还之事打击我的势力。他们死也想不到，他们最倚重的一枚棋子，如今却被我捏在手里。” 我一听，顿时无语。原来这一切早有预谋。刘局那么积极地把我引入局中，张罗着什么五脉聚首，原来是存了打击老朝奉势力的心思。而这老朝奉一面清除着和自己有关的黑历史，一面不动声色地酝酿反击，手段也强得惊人。我这可怜的凡人一心为洗清祖父名誉，到头来却只是这两拨神仙手里的法宝罢了。 如果我顺从了老朝奉的计划，五脉将遭受毁灭性的打击，我祖父许一城的忍辱负重，将付之东流；父亲许和平遭受的冤屈，也将永远无处伸张。 可是，我能拒绝吗？ 我没法说不。一个“不”字出口，黄烟烟和付贵都将性命不保。老朝奉就是算准了我重情义这个软肋，他可以毫无顾忌地把所有的阴谋都告诉我——这已经不算是阴谋，而是阳谋。 “我得考虑一下。”我努力调整着呼吸。 “我知道这不容易。给你一天时间，不能再多了。具体的安排，你可以跟药不然说。”老朝奉的语气不容商量，他说完这一句，立刻把电话给挂掉了。 药不然似乎有心灵感应似的，电话挂掉的一瞬间，他推门从外面进来：“谈完了？” “谈完了。” “顺利么？” “我看不见得。” 药不然咧开嘴笑了：“大许你还真是个犟嘴鸭子，都答应老朝奉了，还摆出这番不情愿的脸色。”他看我脸色很不好，也没过多刺激，把大哥大拿起在手里：“你今天就待在这房间吧，需要什么，用这个房间通话器告诉我。这屋子里没电话，你也甭想跟外头联系——不过大许你是聪明人，知道逃走或者跟别人多嘴的结果。” 我端坐在沙发上，忽然问道：“你为什么会选择跟着老朝奉？作为药家嫡长孙，你的前途应该足够美好了。” 药不然发出一声嗤笑：“美好？从他们禁止让我加入摇滚乐队开始，我就知道，从那里根本得不到我想要的。” 他的眼神闪过一丝不易觉察的黯然，旋即又隐藏起来。我想到我们离开药家前的那场谈话，不知道是他的真情流露，还是经过计算的演技——不过这些都已经不重要了，我们之间已经被姬云浮等三个牺牲者结成了死结，我知道这点，他也知道。 “别管别人了，好好想想自己吧。” 药不然哈哈一笑，推门离开，把我一个人剩在屋子里，像是一头被困在笼中的鸟。 我在屋子里来回踱步，拼命思考。我只有一天时间。我必须在这段时间里，想出一个办法。现在我们的信息完全不对等，老朝奉手里多捏着数张大牌，而我手里的牌却悉数被他掌握。如果我再摸不出一张王牌，到了新闻发布会那一天，我将只能按照老朝奉的剧本出演。 眼看着时间一分一秒地过去，我把所有的线索都梳理了几遍，却完全没有任何头绪。因为过度紧张，我头疼得厉害，不得不躺回到床上，脑袋似乎要被盘古一斧劈了两半。我闭上眼睛睡了几分钟，疼痛却丝毫未止，只得爬起身来，喝了一杯白水，嗓子却依然干燥得厉害。 我下意识地摸摸自己的脸颊，发现滚烫，都有点烧手。我晕晕乎乎地走进卫生间，用凉水扑了扑脸，这才稍微感觉好点。我抬头看了看镜子，惊讶地看到一张苍白、疲惫而且全无生气的脸，就像是一张被水泡过很久的黑白照片。 古有伍子胥过文昭关，一夜愁白了头，今天我恐怕也要重蹈覆辙。我比伍子胥还惨，人家愁白了头，还能过了关去，我却还不知道要如何过关。 我端详着镜子里的自己，心中悲苦，一瞬间甚至想过，学我父亲自尽，会不会是一种解脱？这个念头一闪而过，把我吓得冷汗直冒，几乎站立不住，只得伸手扶住镜子。 一道光芒霎时闪过。 等一等，镜子？镜子！ 我忽然想到，我遗漏了一个关键线索。许一城临死前曾送给付贵一面海兽葡萄青铜镜，这镜子后来被郑国渠收购，已然化为碎片。不过镜子上刻的两个字却保存了下来：“宝志”。这个线索，除了我和郑国渠，没有人知道。 我不知道“宝志”那两个字隐藏着什么隐秘，但这是我唯一的机会。于是我俯下身子，按动通话器：“药不然，给我送一套《景德传灯录》来。” 姬云浮给我的译稿题头，写了一句他的批注：“是稿当与《景德传灯录》同参之”。他用意何在，我不知道，不过我相信他不会乱写，这部书一定跟佛头有着密切的关系。 《景德传灯录》和“宝志”，这是我手里剩下的最后两张暗牌，如果我悟不出其中玄机，那就一点希望也没有了。 药不然虽不知我的用意何在，但也没多问，很快就给我找来一本，而且还是上海书店出版社的《四部丛刊三编〈景德传灯录〉》。我躺在床上，慢慢地翻阅着，希望从中找出启示来，直到抱着书沉沉睡去…… ……一天时间很快过去，我起了床，洗漱一番，要了一份蛋炒饭，狼吞虎咽地吃完，告诉药不然我已经准备好了。药不然开门进来，说咱们走吧，我却把他拦住了。 “我要跟黄烟烟通话，确定他们平安。” “不行，等到你办好了事情再说。到时候别说跟她说话，就是娶了她，也有老朝奉做主呢。”药不然笑眯眯地回绝了我的要求。 这个反应是在我预料之中，于是我又提了第二个要求：“那么我需要你们的保证，一旦老朝奉得手，你们必须立即放人，一分钟都不许耽误。如果这个要求不答应，我就不去了。” 药不然略微思索了一下，答应得很爽快：“这没问题。现场有大哥大，马上就能证明给你看。” “好，接下来我们去哪？” 药不然神秘地眨了眨眼睛：“回到最初。”
回到最初。 我被卷入此事的最初起点，是我家那个名叫四悔斋的小店。在那里，方震趁夜拜访，把已决意安静度过这一辈子的我，推入到五脉的漩涡中来。 药不然把我送回到了琉璃厂就走了。我慢慢推开四悔斋的大门，屋子里的一切和我离开时一模一样，熟悉的气味弥漫在四周，让我紧绷的神经稍微放松了一些。 这里是我的家，也是一切的起点。 我安静地坐在屋子里，父母的平反申诉材料和《素鼎录》摆在我的面前，向我无声地诉说着不该遗忘的故事。我闭上眼睛，心境却无论如何也难以平伏。许衡的一生、许信的一生、许一城的一生、许和平的一生、我的一生，这许许多多人的一生，划成许多圈子，彼此嵌套，互相影响，让人难以捉摸。 我正在沉思。这时候，屋子外面传来一阵声音。声音低沉，像是蚕吃桑叶的沙沙声，慢慢由远及近，虎伏着飘过来。The window glass vibrated lightly, and the Jade Buddhas and Pixiu placed inside trembled slightly as if they had seen their nemesis, and moved away from their original positions one after another, dust danced around. After a while, the sound disappeared.店门吱呀一声被推开了，走进来一个人，正是方震。 这番情景，简直就是那一天晚上的重演，我苦笑着想。 我此时的身份，仍是一名逃犯。可方震看到我时，表情却波澜不兴，仿佛早就预料到了。我知道他早已在四悔斋布置了监控系统，我一回来，他肯定第一时间知道。 方震道：“告诉你个好消息。你现在不用藏了，通缉令已经取消，黄家也已撤诉。” “嗯，我知道，所以我回来了。” I nod.药不然给我身上装了一个窃听器，所以很多话我是没法说的。 方震看了我一眼，也不知是否看穿了我的谎话。他没有继续追问我这几天的行踪，只是淡淡说道：“我这次来，是接你去见刘局。木户加奈已经把佛头带来北京，在新闻发布会前，刘局希望你能去看一眼。” “好。”我在心中暗叹，一切都和老朝奉预料的一样。 红旗车早已在门口等候，我上了车，方震一如既往地拉起窗帘，带着我一路西行，来到八大处的那个神秘大院。方震照例等在院子外头，我独自走进院子，来到当初的那间会议室。 会议室里只有三个人在：刘局、刘一鸣和木户加奈。而在他们中间的大台子上，正摆放着那一尊惹起多少风波的则天明堂玉佛头。 “许桑！”木户加奈看到我，急忙跑过来，抓着我的手臂，眼神里充满了关切。自从我在岐山被警察带走以后，这是我们第一次见面。我注意到她的神态十分疲惫，想来从日本带回玉佛头，也费了相当周折。 “辛苦你了。”我喃喃道。木户加奈把头扑到我怀里，我身体突然僵直，想不留痕迹地将她推开，却又不知该怎么做。这时木户加奈抬起头，语气充满喜悦：“许桑，我把佛头带回来了。”她的表情就像是一个为情人织好毛衣的女孩子，羞涩中混杂着自豪。 刘局和刘一鸣站在一旁，面带着微笑，都很识趣地没吭声。 我怀抱着木户加奈，朝那佛头看去。这尊佛头用一个特殊的支架支起，实物比照片上看起来更加华贵雍容。沉静的面孔晶莹剔透，双颊隐有血色，五官精美而和谐，唇边还带有一丝神秘。佛头顶严层层剥开，一直延伸到宽阔的佛额处，斜过两侧，像是两扇幕帘徐徐拉开。确实是大日如来的造型。 如果是之前的我，大概会被这精妙的工艺而惊叹；而现在，我像是个早已知道考试答案的作弊学生，对眼前这个赝品只有感慨而已。 我需要做的，是说服刘局和刘一鸣，让他们相信这个赝品是真品。 许家的家训是“绝不作伪，以诚待人”，我祖父许一城违背了一次，现在我也不得不违背一次。 木户加奈终于放开了我，刘局这才呵呵笑道：“小两口儿等一下再亲热不迟啊，咱们先把正事办了。”刘一鸣还是那副闭目养神的样子，一句话也没说。 我慢慢走过去，刘局起身握握我的手：“小许啊，你果然没辜负我的期望。这才几天工夫，你就成功地把佛头弄回国来了，真是后生可畏啊。” “还好，还好。” 我谦逊了几句，没表现出多大的热情。刘局完全不知道我心中复杂的心理斗争，以为我还在为被羁押的事情忿恨，便开口道：“黄家的事情，你放心。这次佛头回归，许家一定会重回五脉，到时候一定会给你一个交代。”我几次犹豫，要不要把真相手写给刘局，可冲动临到实行，又都被压回去了，风险太大。别看我如今身在此处，可身上却系着看不见的丝线，丝线的另外一头牢牢地捏在老朝奉手里。 I have no choice. 刘局拍拍桌子：“你先来看看这佛头吧。我相信这个是真的，专家也都鉴定过一圈，可我还是想听听你的意见。” 他们三个人让开一个位置，我走过去，双手捧在佛头两侧，慢慢地摩挲着。即使这是件赝品，它的做工精细程度，也已经达到一个相当高的水准。我爷爷许一城的制伪手法，当真是妙至毫巅。 可是无论从左边看，还是从右边看，这尊佛头都给我一种奇妙的不协调感。这种感觉光看照片体会不到，直到亲眼目睹实物，从多个角度反复揣摩，才能体会得到。 佛像的雕刻，并非随心所欲。额角之间、眉宇之间、唇鼻之间的尺寸，皆有一定之规。即便是描摹武则天面容的卢舍那大佛，也是依循这一比例关系进行发挥。看多了佛像以后，心中自然会形成一个直观概念，再看到不合标准的佛像，一眼就会觉得有问题。 而这尊大日如来玉佛头，给我的感觉就是如此。它的脸庞与五官单看都很绝美，可综合到一起，却说不出地怪异。更不要说那离奇的顶严，说不出地突兀，与唐代佛像的形制根本不符。 “老朝奉说的没错。”我暗暗叹息道，却不敢表露出来。如果是在一个公平的场合来鉴定，我一定会说，这是一尊赝品。可是我现在能说什么呢？药不然还在窃听器旁支着耳朵听着。 “确实是真品无疑。”我把佛头放下，转过脸对屋子里的三个人平静地说。 刘一鸣突然把眼睛睁开了，目光如刀：“小许，你确定？” “是的，这确实就是那尊则天明堂佛头。” “你可知道，这样一来，你祖父盗卖文物的罪名，可就坐实了。” “真的就是真的，假的就是假的，这个与我的家世无关。” 刘一鸣笑了：“很好，能够抛弃杂念，只专注于鉴古本身，小许你已有了入五脉的资格。”他转头对刘局道：“既然如此，你就尽快安排吧。”刘局道：“是，新闻发布会已经开始准备了，媒体也已经预热起来，各级领导都已知会——上头已经有了指示，这次要配合好当前外交形势。” 刘一鸣满意地点了点头，没再说什么，起身离开。当他走到门口时，我忽然喊了他一声，刘一鸣却像是没听到一样，依然前行。 “有什么事跟我说就行了，老爷子年纪大了，精力不济，必须按时睡觉。”刘局笑眯眯地解释道。我连忙道：“没什么，就是想表达一下谢意。他那天晚宴送我的那句话，真是受益良多。” “呵呵，哪句来着？” “鉴古易，鉴人难。” 刘局“哦”了一声，拍了拍巴掌。两名工作人员从会议室外面走进来，把佛头小心翼翼地收进一个订制的金属箱内，刘局亲自检查了一遍，掏出钥匙锁好，还在箱子边缝贴了一圈封条。如果什么人试图打开这箱子，就会让封条损毁。 工作人员把箱子搬走了，刘局一指隔壁办公室：“走，去我那儿喝茶去。”他兴致很高，大概是一件大事即将了结的关系吧。 我和木户加奈跟着走了过去，半路上木户加奈悄悄牵起我的手，十指相攥，我任由她牵着，感受着女孩子细腻滑嫩的手指，心里却沉重得像被景山压住了。 办公室里的陈设还是一点没变。刘局和我们两个对首而坐。他拿出那一套茶具来，给我们摆了茶碗，又拿出一把紫砂壶，放了点茶叶进去。那紫砂壶一看就是养了很久，色泽内敛光亮，是把好壶。 刘局把滚水倒进壶里，一直快要溢出壶口才停。他把壶盖盖住，又浇了一遍壶身。 “这情景，和我第一次在您这喝茶一样啊。”我说道。 “当时你心怀疑虑，这茶，只怕是品不知味。如今大事已定，你可以安心享受一下了。” 刘局把茶碗摆出来，先洗了遍茶，然后给我们斟满，对木户加奈道：“你们日本人搞的茶道，在我看来，和魔道差不多了。其实喝茶喝的是个心境，只要心境在，怎么喝其实都不重要，搞那么多仪式，就着相了。” 木户加奈道：“我对茶道不是很懂，让您见笑了。”我们各捧起一杯，慢慢喝完，顿觉满嘴生香。刘局道：“许愿，怎么样？跟我第一次让你喝的茶比，有什么不同？” 我放下茶碗：“第一次涩，但苦味悠长；这一次香，但缭绕不散，各有千秋。” 刘局大笑：“看来你还是个懂茶之人。等这件大事了结，五脉聚首，咱们找个地方，好好地品上一品。” 我们各自饮了几杯。我满腹心思，根本无法细细品味。刘局这时又倒满一杯，对我正色道：“我真的没看错你，许愿。从我第一眼看到你，我就知道，你是典型的许家中人，都是一样固执、聪明且有原则。如果没有你，这次的事是必然不成的。这杯茶，是我代表国家，代表五脉多谢你。” 我沉默地举起杯子，慢慢啜了一口，却什么也没说。刘局微微一笑：“行了，时候也不早了，你们也早点回去休息吧。年轻人肯定有不少话说。等到新闻发布会那天，我让方震去接你们。” 我们告别刘局，离开了大院。我要回四悔斋，木户加奈却扯住了我的衣袖，她的声音几乎小得听不见，头深深垂着。 “嗯？什么？”我问。 “我们两家的羁绊，马上就要合二为一了。我们的人生，也将因此而合二为一。我想，发布会那天我们能不能一起出席？” "Uh... this..." “我是说，以真正夫妇的名义出席……”木户加奈鼓起很大的勇气，把头重新抬起来，双颊红得好似刷了一层海棠红釉，双眸含水欲滴，“我回到日本以后，一直在想着许桑你，一直都想着。我知道，这与家族、宿命什么的没有关系。” 面对她突如其来的真情告白，我唯有苦笑。如今的我，怎么能接受这份心意？我舔舔干涩的嘴唇，看到木户加奈勇敢地直视着我，等待着我的回答。 我轻轻地摇了摇头：“时间不早了，你早点回宾馆吧，咱们发布会上见。” 木户加奈的眼神一下子变得黯淡。我拍拍她的肩膀，径直离去。我不敢回头，我无法正视她失落的表情，因为还有更深的一层羁绊，在等着我去解开——为了救出黄烟烟，我会不惜一切代价。
接下来的三天里，我的生活非常平静。无论是刘局那边还是老朝奉那边，都没有来骚扰我，木户加奈也没有再次出现。报纸和电视上开始对佛头进行报道，左邻右舍和业内的朋友也开始谈论，大家都对这个传奇故事颇感兴趣。只有我一个人对这些议论充耳不闻，每天只在四悔斋里擦拭古董，整理文件，扫扫地，过得波澜不惊。我努力不去想，努力不去正视即将面对的未来。 到了第三天一大早，方震开车过来接我，说新闻发布会定在今天上午十点，让我快过去。 我把家里那件很久不穿的西装翻腾出来，还弄了一条皱皱巴巴的领带，怎么看都像是一个蹩脚的土包子。我打扮完以后，又从屋子里拿了一件工具，揣入怀中。方震看到那件工具，眉头一皱，但什么也没说，低头把车门拉开了。 新闻发布会的地点，是在著名的大会堂内。宴会厅内张灯结彩，一道大红横幅挂在正中，上书“则天明堂佛头归还大典”。横幅下是一张精致的镶金檀木方台，上面有一个用红丝绸罩着的大玻璃罩，两侧摆着好几个花篮，几名保安把玻璃罩围得水泄不通。 还有两台摄像机对着玻璃罩，线路在红地毯上杂乱地盘着，几个技术人员在调试。看这架势，只怕是要搞现场直播。 我进来的时候，宴会厅里人来得已经相当多。除了一些在电视上总能见到的大领导以外，大部分都是文化界、考古界的名人，京城这圈子的菁英们差不多一网打尽了。五脉的人也去得不少，我见过的几位掌门全都来了，各自被一群记者簇拥，在高谈阔论。我注意到，黄克武有些心不在焉，神情闷闷不乐，大概是在担心失