Chapter 19 Chapter Seventeen
The atmosphere in the room was somewhat dignified. Xie Huiren and Sally had obviously calmed down from the story that had surprised and delighted them just now.Xie Huiren felt a little tired. Every time he read a thick stack of Buddhist materials, or found a suitable answer to a controversial question in the history of Buddhism, he would feel weak all over.But although his head was swollen, he was very energetic, and he couldn't fall asleep when he wanted to sleep. He thought this might be the so-called excited state.
It was getting dark outside the window, and the night in Japan came earlier than in Shenzhen.If it was in Shenzhen, he might be walking around the campus at this time, thinking about some irrelevant topics leisurely, such as the story of Cao Chong’s calling the image from "Abandoning the Old Country" in Volume 1 of "Miscellaneous Treasures", Chen Yinke and Mr. Ji Xianlin It has been researched; another example is that China only knew about sugar production through Buddhist scriptures. In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, the government organized people to study sugar production in India. At that time, the Bodhi Temple in India was probably the center of sugar production in South Asia. The monks there were sent to China imparts sugar technology...
But at this time, Xie Huiren was tired, he felt tired, but his mind was still very excited.
When the mind is in a state of excitement, many seemingly illogical things will flash up, but after careful consideration, they are inextricably linked.Just like now, Xie Huiren didn't know why he thought of Yang Yuhuan.According to legend, she did not die in Maweipo. In fact, no archaeological remains of her have been found until now.Bai Juyi said in the poem, "Yu Yankong was not seen dead in the soil at the bottom of Mawei slope", "Suddenly asked that there are fairy mountains on the sea, and the mountains are in the midst of nothingness", which shows that he also suspected that Yang Yuhuan was not dead at all.Around the beginning of the last century, Yu Pingbo, a master of Chinese studies, also proposed that Yang Yuhuan had actually fled to Japan.
Xie Huiren cleared his mind, how could he think of these things?He collected himself, and followed the invisible line of thought to catch the beating nerves—he sensitively caught those symbols that seemed to be unconnected.
Xie Huiren once read information that the person who took Yang Yuhuan to escape was Fujiwara Sao, the envoy of the Fujiwara family, and his cousin was the envoy Fujiwara Qinghe who arranged for Master Jianzhen to cross the east for the sixth time.At that time, the emperor of Japan also happened to be Empress Xiaoqian, the daughter of the Empress Dowager Guangming. The Fujiwara family was the actual power holders in Japan at that time. It is said that Fujiwara Sao was also married to Yang Guifei.There is even more legend that the later Japanese Empress Takano Hime was actually Concubine Yang Gui.
Fujiwara—Emissary to Tang Dynasty—Jianzhen—Empress Dowager Guangming, they are so connected!Oh, by the way, there is also the star—the only Japanese female star Momoe Yamaguchi that Xie Huiren knew—she was a descendant of the Konoe family, a branch of the Fujiwara family, and he vaguely remembered that Momoe Yamaguchi had claimed to be Yang Descendants of Yuhuan.
Many people have put forward really plausible evidence.The rumors are getting more and more like it.
But what about the rumor about the pattern of the silver bracelet?
Thinking of the pattern on the silver bracelet, Xie Huiren felt refreshed.The bizarre experience of this afternoon made him not even believe in himself, everything was like a dream, how could this be possible?The Fujiwara family, one of the most famous families in Japan, asked him, an ordinary young lecturer at the Chinese Academy of Literature, to solve a Buddhist mystery.And in order to verify his qualifications, the Fujiwara family also set up various puzzles to test him.Fortunately, he felt very lucky to have the opportunity to go to the end, to have the opportunity to solve this mystery.
However, Xie Huiren faintly felt that something was wrong, and there was still a mystery unsolved!
what is it then?Xie Huiren felt that he didn't have enough energy at this time, his head was swollen to death, and he couldn't think anymore.
At this time, old man Fujiwara said slowly, "Hui Ren, I think you will be interested in that group of Buddhist symbols, right?"
Xie Huiren nodded.
Fujiwara continued, "Only people like you are worthy of solving this mystery. I think I will not choose the wrong person. Huiren, how many days will you give me an answer?"
"This..." Xie Huiren was really in a dilemma, God knows what the patterns on the silver bracelets are!Besides, what if it means nothing?He had no choice but to say honestly, "I'm not sure, Mr. Fujiwara."
The old man seemed a little disappointed, his always happy and excited expression was slightly lonely, and his smiling eyes also dimmed, "Hui Ren, I can't give you too much time, the next water day or fire day, can I?"
In the words of the old man, there was even some prayer.
Sally didn't understand, "What?" She knew that almost any conversation in this room contained Buddhist codes.
Xie Huiren simply explained, "Shuiyao day is Wednesday, and Huoyao day is Thursday. This is the 'seven yaoshu technique', the method of expressing the date in the Tang Dynasty, using the sun, moon, water, fire, wood, gold and earth to represent the seven days. The Indian astronomical date counting method, the person who translated it was Bukong King Kong, who was the master of the famous Tang Dynasty astronomer Yixing master. This method was introduced to Japan in the Tang Dynasty, and it is still in use today.”
"Oh." Sally listened vaguely, but she quickly realized, "Next Wednesday or next Thursday? Today is Saturday."
Yes, in such a short time, to investigate a set of patterns that seem to have no reason at all—no, just treat it as a symbol—how is this possible?Even if it is an inexplicable sentence, always check its source.Xie Huiren groaned secretly, he hadn't heard of any archaeological research that was completed within a few days.
"This..." Xie Huiren was indeed hesitating, he thought it was harder than climbing to the sky.
The old man stood up slowly, with an indescribable expression in his eyes, he seemed a little unsteady, staring at Xie Huiren tremblingly, after a long time, his body suddenly mustered up his strength, and he made a Japanese-style bow, Bending down deeply, he said solemnly, "Please."
Xie Huiren didn't know what to do, he gritted his teeth and said, "I'll do my best."
Even if it's not a Buddhist code, I still have to figure out what the silver bracelet my grandma is wearing!
Hearing Xie Huiren's words, the old man lifted his spirits a little, and he returned to a cheerful look and said, "That's great, Huiren, I know you will help me."
Then, like a child, he ran to the row of Tongtian bookshelves full of thread-bound books and scrolls, rummaged through it, and quickly found a letter.
He came back happily and said, "Hui Ren, thank you, you won't refuse this little gift, will you?"
Xie Huiren opened the wooden letter, and inside was a Qing Dynasty engraved edition, which could be seen as a rare edition.
"I……"
The old man pushed the letter into Xie Huiren's arms and patted him on the shoulder, "Take it, it's not a respect. I think it will be useful."
At this time, Xie Huiren suddenly remembered that when he left that temple when he was a child, the old abbot also gave him a copy, and it seemed that he also said the same thing.
Thinking of this, his mind flashed, and the mystery that had been hidden in his mind because of exhaustion just now suddenly became clear, and he asked eagerly, "Mr. Fujiwara, where did you get that photo of the temple?" ..."
The old man's hand was still on his shoulder, but at this moment he shook it forcefully, interrupted his words, and said, "Son, this is the key point of your investigation."
Xie Huiren was about to say something, but the old man withdrew his hand, turned around, faced Fa Chang's "Ape" hanging on the wall, and said leisurely: "Well, child, do you know the last words of Master Yixiu Zongchun? ?”
"I don't know, I don't know Japanese."
The old man's voice was very slow. He read a paragraph of Japanese in cadence, his voice seemed to be filled with emotion, he paused for a moment, and then said in Chinese: "Son, even Japanese people may not understand this passage. Just read the words literally. , It’s completely confusing. Think about it and see if you can figure it out.”
The old man turned back.Xie Huiren saw that the old man's eyes were a little blurred, he seemed to be enduring the pain in his heart, his face suddenly became old, his eyes lost all energy, as if he had reached the end of his life, he lowered his voice and said, "Son, go , the next water day or fire day, I will wait for you here."
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