Chapter 137 [Buddha's Relics]

Tian Qinglong was shocked when he heard that the car accident had occurred. In fact, he originally wanted to focus on Hou Baozhu's surveillance, but Gu Yunzhi ordered everything to be just pretended that it had not happened. Secretary Gu wanted to transfer Hou Baozhu back to Dongjiang before taking measures against him. But unexpectedly, an accident happened so soon. Tian Qinglong had a feeling that this matter should not be so coincidental. Is this Hou Baozhu's car accident human factors included?

Gu Yunzhi did not analyze the problem from the case itself. What he thought was that from the killing of Yang Shouyi to the car accident of Hou Baozhu, this series of events proved that someone was secretly manipulating all this. This person is very likely to be the current governor of Pinghai Province and the former secretary of Jiangcheng Municipal Party Committee Xu Changde. Gu Yunzhi, who has been in politics for many years, now realizes that his strength of Xu Changde is still insufficient. His years of operation in Jiangcheng was definitely not based on luck. The centipede worm died without being stiff. Although he pulled out a few conspicuous nails, there were still many nails hidden deep inside that were not discovered by him. If what Yang Shouyi said before his death were true, then Xu Changde's problem should not be inferior to Li Guozheng. Xu Changde's insidiousness and ruthlessness were still above Li Guozheng.

Gu Yunzhi was silent for a long time and said a person's name: "Yang Shoucheng!"

Tian Qinglong understood what Gu Yunzhi meant, and he nodded with emphasis: "Don't worry, Secretary Gu, I will mobilize elite police officers and strive to arrest Yang Shoucheng in the shortest time!"

Gu Yunzhi pointed to the videotape on the desk and said, "Don't leak this matter!" This is the second time he emphasized the importance of confidentiality. Tian Qinglong nodded repeatedly: "Except Deputy Mayor Li and me, only Zhang Yang is on the scene!"

Gu Yunzhi narrowed his eyes and said, "Zhang Yang? How has he been doing in the Tourism Bureau recently?"

Although Tian Qinglong had heard of Zhang Yang's relationship with the Gu family, he did not expect Secretary Gu to be so concerned and understand a small section-level cadre. He smiled and said, "Zhang Yang is a very capable young man. Although he has not been to the Tourism Bureau for a long time, there has been a lot of noise. He is responsible for the construction of the Nanlin Temple Scenic Area!"

Gu Yunzhi smiled rare: "By the way, I heard that a underground palace was found in Nanlin Temple. The underground palace preserved the Buddha bones of Sakyamuni. I wonder if this is true or false?"

Tian Qinglong replied in a truth: "The joint archaeological team is now conducting on-site inspections and inventory of items, but only three jade Buddha bones have been found at present!"

Gu Yunzhi smiled and said, "This kid is really lucky!"

In addition to accompanying Lin Xiu and Chu Yanran to inspect all aspects of Jiangcheng in the past two days, Zhang Yang's main energy is to pay attention to the archaeological progress of the underground palace. With the cleaning of the underground palace, more and more cultural relics have been discovered. These domestic archaeological experts are all smiling and excited about the biggest discovery in Jiangcheng's archaeological history. Of course, what everyone is most looking forward to is to find the Buddha bones as soon as possible. Only by finding the Buddha bones of Sakyamuni, the discovery of the underground palace can truly be called international influence.

Qin Chuanliang was more concerned about the progress of archaeology than Zhang Yang. Zhang Yang simply got him a site supervisor. After Qin Chuanliang had this identity, he stayed at the construction site almost every day, regardless of wind and rain, which made Qin Qing and Qin Bai call Zhang Yang in turn and complained to him. Zhang Yang was also kind-hearted. Qin Chuanliang had an almost obsessed hobby for archaeology. Although he was not a professional, his professional knowledge was no less than that of the experts of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, and even surpassed them in many places. At the beginning, the joint archaeological team treated Qin Chuanliang as an outsider, but as the contact deepened, they were surprised to find that Qin Chuanliang's profound knowledge and knowledge of Jiangcheng's historical relics far exceeded that of many people in their archaeological team. His attitude towards him also changed from the initial rejection and contempt to a kind of sincere respect.

The font carved on the stone wall is ancient Sanskrit. Qin Chuanliang is the only person who can understand this kind of text. Based on the meaning of the text, he calculated that this should be one of the nineteen pagodas built by Ashoka to bury Buddha bones, but the text does not explain where the real Buddha bones are buried.

March 8th is not only International Women's Day, but also destined to be an extraordinary day in Jiangcheng's history.

During the cleaning of the back room of the underground palace, the archaeological team found that the stone floor near the southwest corner was slightly different from other places. When they hit it with a wooden hammer, the sound was very empty, and there should be mystery hidden below.

Open the stone slab and dig open the soil layer on the surface. A secret niche is revealed below. There is a package hidden in the secret niche. Unpacking the package, there is only an ordinary iron letter inside. This iron letter attracted everyone's attention. Many iron letters have been discovered until the archaeology has been carried out, but this is the first one. The method of opening the iron letter is a puzzle maze lock. You must spell out the correct pattern to open the iron letter.

The archaeological team members worked together and took a full morning to piece the pattern. This was a Bodhisattva sitting upright on the lotus platform. After the pattern was made, the iron letter made a bang! A light sound from the ground, the machine bracket automatically popped up, and there was another iron letter in the iron letter. There was a seven-level treasure letter from the outside to the inside. The seventh level treasure letter was a gold treasure letter inlaid with pearls and gems. When the gold letter was opened, there was a small gold tower on the top of the pearl. The eighth level was a pure gold tower. After opening it, there was a jade lotus platform on the golden pedestal with nine small white balls on it, and everyone jumped at the same time.

Xue Wenhan, the leader of the archaeological group, an expert from the State Administration of Cultural Heritage and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, made a gesture to everyone calm down. He observed the nine small balls one by one with a magnifying glass, then shook his head and whispered: "It's still a jade imitation!"

Qin Chuanliang's eyes fell on the ground that had just been excavated. He continued to dig down with a shovel. Soon he encountered obstacles. There was a small iron box below. The small iron box was not locked. Qin Chuanliang easily opened the iron box. The first thing that caught his eye was two crystal beads, one big and one small, and below was a gold box wrapped in black silk. There was also a sandalwood box in the sandalwood box, and a crystal coffin in the crystal coffin.

Everyone's attention was focused on this small jade coffin. Xue Wenhan and Qin Chuanliang looked at each other. They all saw the excited gaze of each other. Xue Wenhan nodded and signaled to hand over this exciting opportunity to Qin Chuanliang. Qin Chuanliang's trembling hand fell on the jade coffin and pushed open the lid, but saw a transparent red relics in it.

Everyone held their breath, controlled their heartbeat, and stared at this red crystal.

Xue Wenhan carefully observed the relic with a magnifying glass again. It took nearly twenty minutes before he said in a trembling voice: "Buddha's relic, blood relic!"

The scene was filled with joy and the members of the archaeological team jumped up excitedly. Xue Wenhan and Qin Chuanliang held each other's palms, and their eyes were still on the blood relic. The relic was red and should be a flesh relic. This represents the supreme holy object of the Buddha's real body relic. The relic of the Buddha finally appeared in the underground palace of the Buddha Light Pagoda of Nanlin Temple.

Qin Chuanliang didn't know how he walked out of the archaeological site and returned to the ground. Looking at the sunset that was about to fall in the distance, he felt that everything he had just experienced was like a dream.

Zhang Yang also heard the cheers at the scene. He came to Qin Chuanliang and whispered: "Uncle Qin, have you discovered the Buddha's relics?"

Qin Chuanliang nodded vigorously, and he was still immersed in the joy brought by this major discovery.

"real?"

"real!"

After Qin Chuanliang got the affirmative answer, Zhang Yang just smiled faintly. He was far less excited than these old experts and scholars. To him, the so-called Buddha's relics were just the remains of the Buddha. He did not believe in Buddhism. Official Zhang valued the benefits that Buddha's relics could bring, and the huge driving effect of Buddha's relics on Jiangcheng's tourism industry. He quickly returned to the command center and informed Li Changyu of the good news.

The discovery of Buddha's relics in Nanlin Temple was like a spring thunder trembling in Jiangcheng. The Jiangcheng Municipal Committee specially held an emergency standing committee meeting on this. At the meeting, Executive Vice Mayor Li Changyu proposed to take advantage of the opportunity to discover Buddha's relics to accelerate the development of Jiangcheng's tourism industry, and proposed that the government should increase its efforts in the construction of Nanlin Temple scenic spot and increase investment.

His suggestion was opposed by acting mayor Zuo Aiding Korea on the spot. The reason for Left Aiding Korea's opposition is very simple. Leadership work must focus on the overall situation and have a view of the overall situation. We cannot change the reform plan decided by the entire leadership team after many demonstrations. The tourism industry must develop, but we must obey the overall situation of Jiangcheng's development and distinguish the primary and secondary. The most urgent task is to deepen internal reforms of the enterprise and change the poverty of the old industrial base in Jiangcheng. It is not a Buddhist relics that can fundamentally solve the problem.

At the end, Zuo Ai Korea pointed out: "While we do not deny the good impact of the Buddha's relics on Jiangcheng, we must also remember that we are all Communists and atheists. We believe in Marxism-Leninism and cannot be blinded by the slightest achievements made in archaeology!" This sentence obviously points directly to Li Changyu.

Li Changyu did not choose to confront Zuo Yuanchao. He stood up and said, "Mayor Zuo's reminder is correct, but everyone in our country's religious policies are also clear that my proposal today is not to play the religious card, but to take advantage of the opportunity of the Buddha's relics to promote the tourism economy of Jiangcheng. The planning of the Nanlin Temple Scenic Area has been completed. With the Buddha's relics, the scenic area can be taken to a higher level in both the scale and the level. How much has our city's finance invested in Nanlin Temple so far?"

Li Changyu paused for a moment before raising his tone and shouted: "Two million! What can a mere two million do? Want to build a national scenic spot in Jiangcheng? Is the investment of two million enough? Can these two million reflect the attention of our Jiangcheng management in the tourism industry?" Li Changyu shook his head and said: "It's far from enough, so I suggest that we must make a positive reaction, speed up the construction of the Nanlin Temple Scenic Area, and spare no effort to support the construction of the scenic area in finance."

Zuo Yuanchao smiled indifferently: "Comrade Changyu, I understand your enthusiasm for work, I also want to do things for Jiangcheng. I also want to change the appearance of Jiangcheng's dirty and messy old industrial base in one day. But you should also be clear about the situation of the city's finances. I am from a financial background, and I can tell you with the responsibility that every penny of Jiangcheng's finance must be used in the places where it is most needed. It is already very difficult to give out these two million to support the construction of scenic spots. If everything depends on government funding, then what can we use to reform our enterprises, what can we use to support our farmers, and what can we use to support our education, all walks of life, not just tourism. Comrade Changyu, when you were secretary in Chunyang in the past, you were also very successful. Isn't the tourism development of Qingtaishan a successful precedent for introducing foreign funds? Since Chunyang can be made, you can also replicate the successful model of Qingtaishan in Jiangcheng!"

Municipal Party Secretary Hong Weiji maintained a silence for a long time. Every member of the Standing Committee, including him, realized that the conflict between the acting mayor Zuo Aid Korea and the Executive Vice Mayor Li Changyu is becoming more and more acute. They have different political views on the future development of Jiangcheng. As time goes by, as the reform deepens, this contradiction will become more and more acute. One day, the conflict between them will become out of control.

The dispute has reached a certain stage, and the Municipal Party Secretary Hong Weiji should have spoken. He slowly put down his teacup and said with a smile: "You guys, they all make sense. Deputy Mayor Li's enthusiasm for developing the green economy in Jiangcheng is commendable, but Mayor Zuo's understanding of the overall economic situation in Jiangcheng is also extremely comprehensive. Reform is necessary. But before making a decision, we reform executors first consider adapting to local conditions and finding a balance between enthusiasm for work and reality."

Everyone could hear that Secretary Hong is a role that is mixed with others. Since the frequent changes in the political arena of Jiangcheng, Hong Weiji has obviously become much lower-key. In the eyes of many members of the Standing Committee, he did this to protect himself, and it was also a manifestation of inaction and a lack of charm in leadership.

Hong Weiji said: "The Buddha's relics are a good opportunity for Jiangcheng to expand their influence in China. Let's do this. I suggest an additional three million yuan allocation to the Nanlin Temple Scenic Area!"

Zuo Ai Korea expressed no objection.

Li Changyu was obviously not satisfied with this result, but since Hong Weiji said this, it was equivalent to making a decision. If he continued to fight, there would be no result. Five million would be five million. Although it would not play a key role in the construction of the scenic spot, it would be better than nothing after all.

The small-scale investment in Jiangcheng's finances was already expected by Zhang Yang. He was now confident. After discovering the Buddha's relics, the news spread almost overnight. Chu Yanran, who had just left in Jiangcheng, also called. After confirming the news, she and Lin Xiu had already confirmed to invest in the scenic spot. However, before, she had to go to the United States in person to meet her grandmother with a billion-dollar property. This investment is not a small amount, but with the halo of Buddha's relics, she has made her full of confidence in the future of the Nanlin Temple Scenic Area. Chu Yanran once again raised the issue of textile factory plots to Zhang Yang. Her initial plan was to take over the textile factory land and develop tourism supporting industries there.

Official Zhang always had the idea of ​​not letting the water flow out of the outside world, not to mention that now is the time when the construction of scenic spots requires the most money, so he agreed without thinking.

The emergence of Buddha's relics has made many businessmen smell business opportunities. Fang Wennan, a local wealthy businessman in Jiangcheng, naturally would not ignore it. During this period, he has been paying attention to the auction of the land of Dongjiang Textile Department Store. For some reason, the organizer delayed the original bidding date to mid-April. He spent almost half of his time in Dongjiang. Gu Jiatong was responsible for the major links, but he needed to do the specific details and dredging himself. Fang Wennan heard the news on the car returning to Jiangcheng.

Su Xiaohong was already asleep leaning on his shoulder. After hearing the news that the Buddha's relics appeared in Jiangcheng, she rubbed her eyes and sat up: "Really, fake? There is a Buddha's relics in that dilapidated Nanlin Temple?"

Fang Wennan could hear it clearly. The authenticity of the Buddha's relics had been confirmed in the news. He suddenly remembered the incident when Zhang Yang encouraged him to invest in Jiangcheng. He couldn't help but smile: "The Buddha's relics appear in Jiangcheng. This is not a trivial matter, and it will inevitably shock the entire Buddhist community!"

Su Xiaohong said in amazement: "Zhang Yang's luck is indeed very good. He encountered such a good thing just a few days after he arrived at the Tourism Bureau. Political achievements are the so-called political achievements!"

Fang Wennan smiled and said, "Contact him immediately, I'll treat him to dinner tonight!"

Su Xiaohong yawned lazily and said, "It's time to have dinner again. There are dinner parties in Dongjiang almost every day. You haven't arrived in Jiangcheng yet. You are planning to invite someone to dinner. You don't think you are tired, I'm still tired!"

Fang Wennan laughed and said, "When doing business, time does not belong to me at all. I suddenly became interested in the Nanlin Temple Scenic Area and must meet Zhang Yang tonight."

"Money, money, money! You think about making money all day long. When can you think of me in your heart?"

Fang Wennan smiled and hugged Su Xiaohong's slender waist and said, "I don't miss you, why should I keep you by my side all the time?" Su Xiaohong's cell phone suddenly rang when she spoke.

Fang Wennan glanced at it and could tell from the number that it was the phone number of the municipal party secretary Hong Weiji. He turned his face and looked out the car window.

Su Xiaohong bit her lip gently, looked at Fang Wennan with complicated eyes, and then answered the phone: "Hey!"

Hong Weiji's low voice came from the other end of the phone: "Come here tonight!"

A hint of disgust flashed across Su Xiaohong's expression. She hung up the phone and looked at Fang Wennan, who had a calm expression as if it was, and her mood was extremely complicated: "I..."

Fang Wennan gently patted her thigh: "Don't forget to ask him when will the approval document for the land in the development zone be obtained!"

Su Xiaohong felt her nose sore and tears were about to burst out from her eyes. However, she still held back, and a charming smile appeared on the corners of her lips: "He is an old fox who eats people and does not spit bones."

Fang Wennan smiled indifferently and said, "No matter how cunning the fox is, it cannot escape the hunter's hunting rifle!"

From the dinner party, Zhang Yang's cell phone kept ringing. Fang Wennan looked at him helplessly. From the general content of the phone, he had already heard that most of them were consulting for investment in the Nanlin Temple Scenic Area. Unexpectedly, the Buddha's relics had a much greater significance to Jiangcheng than expected. Zhang Yang put down the phone, smiled and shook his head with a wry smile and said, "As soon as the Buddha's relics were born, everyone saw this business opportunity. In the past, I begged my grandfather to recruit investment and sponsorship, but now it's better, one by one, rushing to give money to the scenic spot preparatory committee."

Fang Wennan smiled and said, "Don't donate for free."

Zhang Yang narrowed his eyes, picked up the wine glass and drank it and said, "How can you eat free lunch in the world? You businessmen are smarter than the other. What you think of is the future return of benefits. Who will do the losing business?"

Fang Wennandao: "I heard that the city's finance has only allocated 5 million yuan to the construction of the Nanlin Temple Scenic Area. With such a large scenic area and such a grand plan, this little money is a drop in the bucket!"

"That's right! Deputy Mayor Li finally won the five million. It's too difficult to do things in Jiangcheng. You rich people are more stingy than the other one."

Fang Wennan smiled and said, "I want to invest, but now I really can't get the money out. The land in Dongjiang Textile Department Store is about to be auctioned. If I can get that piece of land, I'm afraid that all my existing funds will not be enough. How can I have spare money to invest in your scenic spot construction?"

Zhang Yang said: "There are many people who have consulted and invested recently, but most of them are small shrimps and lack real big tycoons..." Before he finished speaking, his cell phone rang again. This time the call was called by Andeheng. In Zhang Yang's impression, he rarely took the initiative to contact him.

Zhang Yang looked at the phone number and smiled, "Just say there is no big crocodile, just one is here!" He answered the phone.

And Deheng spoke very directly: "Hello, Director Zhang, I want to talk to you about investment!" Now Zhang Yang is the deputy director of Jiangcheng Investment Promotion Office. Although he is a nominee, his power in the construction and development of the Nanlin Temple Scenic Area is unquestionable. After all, behind him is the strong support of Li Changyu, the executive vice mayor.

Although Zhang Yang had no good feelings for And Deheng, he did not forget his other identity. He was an internally hired deputy department-level cadre of the Fourth National Security Bureau. The task assigned by Xing Chaohui and Zhao Jun was to keep an eye on And Deheng's movements in Jiangcheng. Zhang Yang was a responsible person. During this period, he had been reimbursed by the National Security Bureau many times. He also received the salary of the National Security Bureau every month, and used people's money to eliminate disasters. He had to help others do something. What's more, this guy had a mentality. Now the Nanlin Temple Scenic Area is at a critical moment of starting construction. As the current head of the An family, And Deheng's strong assets are unquestionable. No matter what the purpose of his investment is, as long as he can attract a large amount of investment, even if it is essentially sugar-coated shells, it is worth considering. Zhang Yang will strip off the sugar-coated shells outside and shoot him back.

Zhang Yang smiled and said, "Where is Mr. An?"

Andhn smiled and said, "Is it convenient for Director Zhang to meet in the imperial and prosperous era?"

Zhang Yang looked at the time: "After an hour, we will meet at Minghu Teahouse!"

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Yang apologized to Fang Wennan: "There are too many tedious things these two days, and I am so busy that I am dizzy."

Fang Wennan smiled and said, "Even if a person has the ability, his energy is limited. You might as well consider finding a few capable assistants!"

Zhang Yang nodded: "By the way, you treat me to dinner tonight won't be as simple as a narration. Just tell me if you have anything to do!"

Fang Wennan did not need to hide it in front of Zhang Yang: "I heard that the relocation project involved in Nanlin Temple this time is very large. I want you to help mediate it and let my Jiaheng Construction participate."

Zhang Yang smiled and said, "It's not a big problem to let you in, but there is one thing I have to remind you first, can you bear the advance payment?"

Fang Wennan smiled and said, "As long as it is limited to the scope I can bear, let's talk about it, your scenic spot has such a large plan and such a large piece of cake, which is not something that can be eaten by one family. I want to participate first. Of course, it is best to make money. If you don't have much money to make, you will contribute to Jiangcheng's tourism cause."

Zhang Yang understood that Fang Wennan had no confidence in the future of the Nanlin Temple Scenic Area. He still had a wait-and-see attitude, but he was unwilling to miss the opportunity to make money at home, so he made such a request. Whether it was his friendship with Fang Wennan or his need to attract Fang Wennan to follow-up investment, Zhang Yang would not refuse his small request.

Andheng reached five minutes earlier than the agreed time. These five minutes showed his sincerity and his respect for Zhang Yang's current identity.

Zhang Yang arrived at the Minghu Teahouse on time, entered the private room arranged by Andeheng, and shook hands with Andeheng with a smile: "Sorry, let Mr. An wait for a long time!" He put his mobile phone and leather bag on the table, picked up the West Lake Longjing that had just soaked, and took a sip and said: "Mingqian Longjing, good, really good!"

And Heng smiled and said, "This year's new tea has just been launched!"

"Mr. An likes new things?" Zhang Yang said in a pun.

Andheng nodded and said, "The fresher things are, the greater the potential for development. Of course, the risks are also huge. Director Zhang, I invite you here this time just to talk about the Nanlin Temple Scenic Area."

Zhang Yang slowly put down the teacup, but did not show much excitement, and said calmly: "The million Hong Kong dollars donated by Mr. An has arrived, and I haven't had time to say thank you to Mr. An."

And Deheng smiled and said, "I have known Director Zhang for more than a day or two, so I will say something directly. After discussion by the board of directors, we decided to add additional investment in the mainland and intend to invest in the Nanlin Temple Scenic Area!"

Before Zhang Yang came to meet And Deheng, he had guessed his intention to meet him. It is true that the huge amount of funds from An’s family has great temptation for Zhang Yang, but Zhang Yang always has a vigilance towards And Deheng and he does not object to investment. But we must first figure out And Deheng’s real purpose and what kind of reward he wants to get in the scenic spot? Zhang Yang smiled and said, "Mr. An is very confident in the development of the Nanlin Temple Scenic Area!"
To be continued...