"You can't be wrong!" Zhao Yu said with certainty, "What the thieves are looking for are these Buddhist scriptures!"
"Why?" Liang Huan was puzzled, "What does it mean to find Buddhist scriptures?"
"I don't know!" Zhao Yu pointed to the stone slabs at the bottom of the pond and said, "Look, this lotus pond is so turbid. Logically speaking, these stone slabs should be full of mud! However, the Buddhist scriptures on the stone slabs are so clean and clear now. Someone had obviously wiped it!”
"Oh... it was those thieves who did it!" the scenic spot director sighed, "but why?"
"Is the Lotus Pond a real historical site?" Zhao Yu asked him, "Are these Buddhist scriptures from the Ming Dynasty, hundreds of years ago?"
"Well..." the director frowned and said in embarrassment, "That's what I said, but... you should know that those are just gimmicks to attract tourists! According to historical records, the ancient lotus pond was first built in the Tang Dynasty , there have been repairs in all dynasties since then, especially at the end of the Qing Dynasty, there is a large-scale repair record. Therefore, those Buddhist scriptures should be from the Qing Dynasty! There cannot be anything further away!"
"What exactly is written in these Buddhist scriptures?" Zhao Yu asked again.
"Hmm... It should be some popular Buddhist scriptures, right?"
The director of the scenic spot glanced at Accountant Wang, who quickly added: "Probably, if it was particularly valuable, it probably wouldn't sink to the bottom of the water like this! Police officer, we really haven't done any in-depth research on this. It has always been the city's The experts from the Cultural Relics Bureau are doing it, why not... you ask the Cultural Relics Bureau?"
Bureau of Cultural Relics
Zhao Yu suddenly remembered the three old experts. Isn't it true that those three old experts should have done a lot of research on these Buddhist scriptures? Tomb robbers kidnapped them to help them study Buddhist scriptures
But... it should be more than just studying Buddhist scriptures, right
Could it be that... all this is for the Golden Buddha
Thinking of this, Zhao Yu hurriedly asked the scenic spot director if he knew the legend of the Twelve Golden Buddhas
"I know! That's why the Golden Buddha Temple got its name. How could you not know!" The director of the scenic spot nodded and said, "When the Golden Buddha Temple was rebuilt, the leaders also proposed that they want to imitate twelve golden Buddhas and enshrine them in the temple. It’s in the main hall! But the proposal was not passed in the end, and in the end we worshiped Sakyamuni instead!"
Next, the director of the scenic spot told everyone the legend of the year, and it was exactly the same as Li Xiusheng's.
After listening, Zhao Yu suddenly thought of a possibility:
Could it be that the clues to finding the Twelve Golden Buddhas are hidden in these Buddhist scriptures
In addition to the lotus pond, there are also stone tablets with Buddhist scriptures on them! And... there are also many Buddhist scriptures on the tomb wall of the prefect's tomb.
Could it be that... the tomb robbers are really looking for the Golden Buddha? Because the clues to the Golden Buddha are hidden in Buddhist scriptures, why did they go to such trouble? Even not hesitate to rob tombs and kill people
But…
Still not right
Zhao Yu then thought that information such as Buddhist scriptures could be found by just searching on the Internet, not to mention in books. If the clues were really hidden in the scriptures, why would the tomb robbers bother to drain the lotus pond? Where is the pool water
Is there anything different about the scriptures in the lotus pond
Tsk tsk…
Looking at those ancient stone scriptures, Zhao Yu wondered, is it necessary to find an expert in scriptures to consult
When Zhao Yu was thinking about this, his cell phone suddenly rang. Miao Ying called him and told him two very important news:
The first news is that through Miao Ying's secret investigation, she found information related to the Twelve Golden Buddhas in the studios of three old experts. Moreover, those materials were all exclusive and unpublished manuscripts!
According to the research of three experts, the twelve golden Buddhas in the Golden Buddha Temple at that time represented the twelve gods of Buddhism, also called the twelve protector gods! They respectively represent the heavens, dragons, ghosts and gods, stars, underworld officials, etc. In ancient times, the purpose of worshiping these twelve gods was to pray for good weather and to ward off disasters.
In addition, their manuscripts also record the size and height of the twelve golden Buddhas, as well as their hand-painted images. According to records, each golden Buddha is 50 centimeters high and 25 centimeters wide. It is extremely exquisite in workmanship, has different shapes and is lifelike. The Buddha statues are not only priceless, but their artistic achievements are also worthy of being national treasures!
Among the many manuscripts, the earliest can even be traced back 20 years ago. It can be seen that the three old experts have been studying the Golden Buddha for half their lives!
However, they have achieved certain research results, but have never disclosed their research to the outside world, and even their family members are unknown.
They did it so covertly, they obviously had other purposes!
As for the second news, it is even more shocking.
Miao Ying just received a message saying that a theft occurred in the Documentation Library of the Cultural Relics Bureau, and some information about the epigraphy of Qinshan area was stolen!
What's even more shocking is that because the thief did it neatly, a long time had passed by the time the staff discovered it.
After the police intervened in the investigation, they found that the information had been stolen 20 days ago, and even the surveillance hard drive of the library had been tampered with!
ah!
Zhao Yu was naturally shocked when he received such news!
The surveillance hard drive was lost again! The theft case at the library was exactly the same as that at the Golden Buddha Temple. It was obvious that they were both done by the same group of people!
What was lost in the library was epigraphic documents, and it is estimated that Buddhist scriptures must be indispensable among them!
oh…
Suddenly, Zhao Yu seemed to find an idea from the complicated case:
The tomb thieves may have gotten some clues from the ancient tombs, and then went to the Cultural Relics Bureau Archives to steal information!
Maybe they couldn't find it, or maybe the information from the Cultural Relics Bureau was incomplete, so they came to the Golden Buddha Temple again and attacked the ancient lotus pond and stone tablet!
Tsk tsk…
Zhao Yu was speechless and became more and more excited!
This matter is getting more and more interesting! Obviously, behind the ancient tomb murder case, there is also a shocking treasure hunt case hidden!
The three old experts may have been involved by accident, or they may be the instigators themselves!
Zhao Yu felt that if the tomb robbers and old experts had no real evidence, then the ancient tomb murder case would not have happened!
Therefore, the legendary Twelve Golden Buddhas in Qinshan may really be more than just a legend!
Ouch my grandma bear!
Suddenly, Zhao Yu had an unprecedented evil thought, the system boss! How about we also make a "Dui" hexagram and have some fun tomorrow
If by any chance I can find the Golden Buddha, I will really make a fortune!
PS: Thanks to Qixing Lychee Meat, redihd, and Er Ye for the 500 reward! Thanks to JJ for the 1,000-yuan-unparalleled reward and the 2,000-yuan reward for landing at the wrong station! Thank you!
(End of chapter)