Zhu Tong really ran out of time. He told Aunt Die that he had something urgent to do and left in a hurry.
Hsieh Jiahui sent a car when I came here, but I had to take a taxi when I got back.
Fortunately, although the neighborhood is quiet, there are many taxis waiting.
After getting in the car, Zhu Tong looked at his watch and saw that it was only half an hour before nine o'clock; he couldn't help but urge the driver to drive faster.
Fortunately, this western metropolis does not have the same luxurious nightlife as Shanghai, and there are not many cars on the road. We arrived at the hotel lobby in just the right time.
Wanjia Shengfo has always been punctual, and Wang Xiangjie's assistant and three officials were also waiting in the room one step ahead.
The most indispensable thing for such a dinner is delicacies from the mountains and seas, and top-notch wines; some people enjoy it endlessly, such as the executive deputy director of the Department of Transportation who has a dignified and official appearance; he is very knowledgeable about food.
The word "executive" was emphasized with emphasis every time he addressed the office owner he brought, and the sub-word was omitted.
He also specially introduced that the Executive Director of Pakistan is in charge of highway construction and attaches great importance to the merchants introduced by the governor. He will definitely implement the governor's instructions unconditionally and can discuss any requirements.
Executive Director Ba also appeared to be very pragmatic. What he was most concerned about was not how much money Wan Jia Sheng Buddha could raise to build the planned highway. What Executive Director Ba was concerned about was Wan Jia Sheng Buddha’s connections. He expressed that the province
Li is preparing to set up a highway company and strive to go public within two years.
From this, Zhu Tong could clearly feel that Wanjia Shengfo was energetic. Although there were two listed companies under the name of Dagang Trading, they were also the major shareholders of several listed companies, but they were not on the table. Being able to become
Being a junior investor in a government-sponsored company with huge resources is much better than financing a highway.
The first meeting was just to get acquainted with each other and exchange general opinions. With the joint efforts of both parties, the atmosphere quickly became harmonious.
Executive Director Keba was chatting and laughing with Wan Jiasheng Buddha, and they unexpectedly found a common friend. Zhu Tong listened for a while and found out that their common friend was the deputy editor of a certain media in Beijing, but no matter how he listened, he felt that he was a person who was dedicated to
Ba often works as a pimp for people who dream of getting promoted.
After listening for a while, I finally understood: the big man behind the deputy editor is the Buddha.
That Buddha will abdicate by the end of this year at most, and the deputy editor also has the intention to change his family. Somehow he got active and hooked up with Fan Xilin.
Just last month, the deputy editor brought a group of reporters to the local area for interviews, nominally to promote the development of the western region; in fact, he wanted to test Wang Xiangjie's attitude and whether there was a possibility of joining him.
Hearing what Executive Ba said, the deputy editor started to become quite popular here, mingling with local officials and enjoying VIP-level treatment.
Later, it seemed that the deputy editor had drunk too much and said something he shouldn't have said. Wang Xiangjian asked his secretary to talk to him, and the deputy editor left in despair the next day.
Director Ba and Wan Jia Shengfo treated this topic as a joke at the wine table, and Zhu Tong clearly felt that Director Ba had designs on him.
Suo Ran didn't seem particularly enthusiastic, and he was very concerned about his reaction while he was carefully considering his words. After drinking for a while, Executive Ba gradually let go. He began to reminisce about the past, and passionately introduced his political experience, how he came from a remote mountainous area.
A little sheepherder grew up to be a fairly qualified national cadre.
Wanjia Shengfo was used to seeing this kind of scene, so he unconsciously began to give a thumbs up to the Executive Director Ba. It turned out that the Executive Director Ba was a well-educated Ph.D. in economics.
Zhu Tong knew that these words were not meant for him, but he hoped that they could be conveyed to Wang Xiangji through the mouth of him or the assistant Wang Xiangji sent to introduce him, who had always behaved very low-key. Manager Ba didn't look upset.
When you are fifty, you still have the ambition to rise. If you can deepen the impression of the leader even just a little bit, you will be satisfied.
This is a bit strange. Duohua’s Phoenix Fund is quite famous. Don’t these people know where the best channels are?
Except for Wang Xiangjian and Fan Xilin, Zhu Tong didn't have many opportunities to interact with senior officials. In his opinion, everyone who can achieve department-level positions is a good person, so he doesn't talk much, but he can cope with such
The situation is not difficult at all.
Manager Ba introduced the local customs and customs, and especially recommended the Tianlun Temple located on the edge of the Gobi. He said that more than a thousand years ago, a far-reaching battle took place in that place, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers fighting there.
Tens of thousands of people died on that land, and the flowing blood dyed the Gobi desert red, hence the name Red Gobi.
In the following more than a thousand years, neither the local aborigines nor the nomads who migrated from distant lands rarely set foot on the Red Gobi. The most special thing is that the leaves of the Populus euphratica forest growing in the Red Gobi will emit light under the sunlight.
Red glow. Legend has it that it is the unyielding ghosts of the warriors waving the battle flag and calling for support from their companions.
All in all, Mr. Ba said, there are endless legends and supernatural events about the Red Gobi. For a long time, it was a forbidden land, and even the most hardworking camels were not willing to enter easily.
I don’t know since when, two lamas from Tibetan areas built a small temple on the highest hill of the Red Gobi, and lived there for a long time to spread Buddhism and devote themselves to practice. As time went by, the incense of Tianlun Temple gradually became stronger. People
It is believed that lamas with profound spiritual practices have expelled the ghosts wandering in the Red Gobi. Tianlun Temple has also been expanded and repaired many times, and it has become a famous Gobi temple covering an area of dozens of acres and built with red stone walls unique to the Red Gobi.
Last winter, the living Buddha of Tianlun Temple, Singh Nabu, completed his spiritual practice and returned to the Western Paradise. Three months later, the lamas of Tianlun Temple invited a female living Buddha from Tibet, named Samzhu Living Buddha.
Songman, the great lama of Tianlun Temple, said that Living Buddha Samdrup is the twelfth reincarnation of the Dharmakaya of Tianlun Temple and is the designated successor of Living Buddha Singnabu.
Speaking of the female living Buddha, Mr. Ba seemed a little excited. He took out a small purple gold wheel from his suit pocket and said it was the eight-treasure golden wheel he had invited from Tianlun Temple.
Holding the purple gold gun, Executive Ba looked completely different from the person he had been a few minutes ago. He couldn't be said to be eloquent. His words of praise were only gorgeous and fluent, but they were far beyond what he had achieved just now.
As he listened, Zhu Tong suddenly felt that he should know this female living Buddha. He stared at Executive Ba's purple and gold breasts for a while and asked, "Can I have a look?"
Manager Ba hesitated for a moment, then carefully uncovered the five-color ribbon tied in the inner pocket of his suit. He held the purple gold gun in both hands and handed it to Zhu Tong. He said uneasily: "Mr. Li, please see, the Living Buddha Samdrup once told me
, the eight-jeweled golden wheel protects the body and exorcises evil spirits, protects peace, and has the merits of everything going well. The Living Buddha uses great supernatural powers to bless the five volumes of Baye Tantra inside. It needs to be offered attentively, and it must not be shown off or played around with."
Zhu Tong nodded and looked carefully at the eight-treasure golden wheel of protection, which Ba often regarded as a treasure.
The golden wheel is about the size of your thumb and is oval. It is not really in the shape of a wheel, but in the shape of a flame. There is a small handle-like thing at the bottom. The wheel body is divided into eight blocks by blue stripes, and each block has
It is engraved with one of the eight auspicious treasures of Tibetan Buddhism. Different from other Tibetan Buddhist instruments, in the center of the purple gold center is a white jade eagle with outstretched wings. Below the eagle is a blooming lotus.
Six-character motto: Salute to the Eagle.
Qusangzhuomu, Eagle Buddha. Zhu Tong had some concerns in his mind.
The white eagle represents the Eagle Buddha of Butian Temple, and the lotus flower represents Qusangzhuom. Zhu Tong doesn't know what the five Baye Secret Sutras are, and they must be a gimmick to make money. But in the turquoise in the center of the lotus,
There is definitely a hint of Qusandrom.
This is a mysterious and mysterious feeling, just like a painter who appreciates the works of a friend or master and feels a special message.
Executive Ba must have spent a lot of money to get this eight-treasure golden wheel!
Feeling the heavy weight of the purple gold, Zhu Tong made another discovery.
"Is this wood?"
"Red golden root." Manager Ba admired Zhu Tong's vision.
"Can you elaborate a little more?"
Manager Ba said seriously: "None of the buildings in Tianlun Temple use wood from the earth, only the golden roots of Populus euphratica that grow underground. The roots of the thousand-year-old Populus euphratica are dense and strong, and they are heavy with gold. They are red in color like this."
It is very rare, and its price is even higher than gold. The golden body of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva enshrined in the main hall of Tianlun Temple is carved from the golden root of Populus euphratica, which is an extremely precious purple gold root. I forgot to introduce it, not all blood poplars have it.
Golden roots are also divided into three grades. The worst is the golden root. The roots of the 500-year-old Populus euphratica tree in the red Gobi have a one-tenth chance of producing golden roots. The second grade is the red golden root, which is
This carving of the eight-treasure golden wheel for body protection. Only a thousand-year-old Populus euphratica has a one percent chance of giving birth to one or two red gold roots. The most noble one is the purple gold root. You can think of it without me telling you.
Well, the golden body of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in Tianlun Temple is carved from a piece of purple gold root. It is impossible for ordinary people to find the purple gold root. If you are lucky enough to dig up a piece of it, you will never have to do anything in this life.
"The first living Buddha of Tianlun Temple spent ten years searching for it across the Red Gobi. After finding it, he spent ten years digging out a ten-meter-long and three-meter-thick purple gold root from a hundred meters underground. He got it.
Purple Gold Root, the first Living Buddha went to Lhasa and invited highly meritorious craftsmen from Tibetan areas. It took another ten years to carve the Purple Gold Root into the golden body of the Bodhisattva. It is said that the Purple Gold Root is the residence of the souls of a king and eight generals.
, the strongest man uses the sharpest and hardest knife and ax to chop with all his strength, and can only leave a shallow mark on the purple root. And after one night, the mark will disappear on its own. Only the body is supreme
Only living Buddhas with supernatural powers can subdue those ghosts, and only the most devout lamas can cut the red gold root with a knife and ax. On the day when the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva statue was completed, auspiciousness descended from the sky, and flowers bloomed on the red Gobi. On that day, two people
The two living Buddhas exhausted their mental energy and returned to the Western Paradise."
"It's so amazing." After listening to Executive Ba's narration, everyone was amazed.
Wan Jiahai wanted to take the red golden root in his hand and feel it, but due to Executive Ba's performance just now, he knew that compared with Zhu Tong, he did not seem to be qualified.
Shengfu touched his chin and stared at the red gold gun in Zhu Tong's hand with his bright eyes. He couldn't help but ask: "Director Ba, why do you want to give this eight-treasure golden wheel for protection to Tianlun Temple?"
How much money was offered?"
"How can such a precious magic weapon be calculated with money!" Manager Ba said displeasedly, reaching out to take the red gold gun.
Zhu Tong did not cooperate with his actions, but said with a smile: "I also want to know."
"Don't get me wrong." Zhu Tongkanba said with an embarrassed look on his face, "From your introduction, we all want to go to Tianlun Temple to ask for a magical weapon like this to protect ourselves. You also know that we come from afar and don't understand the rules.
You should be able to understand, right?" After saying that, he handed the red gold gun back.
"Understood, of course I understand." Executive Ba took back the red gold gun and put it back into the inner pocket of his suit very carefully, saying, "Tianlun Temple's protective magic weapon has always been very famous, not just you, but many people with status.
People came all the way from Beijing and Shanghai, just hoping to buy a protective instrument from Tianlun Temple. This one..." Executive Ba pondered for a moment, turned his head to Zhu Tong, and whispered: "You know,
I am a government official."
Having said this, Executive Ba paused.
Zhu Tong also turned his head and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "I understand you very well, Director Ba. But this kind of thing... you must explain it clearly; of course it means nothing if no one talks about it. If
If anyone has an opinion about you... Hey! You should understand that since you are able to sit in your current position, you must be a party member, right? To use a formatting term, your achievements, in addition to your own efforts, are more due to many years of the party
The result of cultivation.”
Manager Ba's expression changed, and he asked: "Are you..."
"I'm just a traditional Chinese medicine doctor. I have no opinion on your religious beliefs. I'm just a little curious about Tianlun Temple." Zhu Tong sat up straight and smiled; "Mr. Sheng just asked you a question, but you haven't answered it yet.
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Shengfu smiled awkwardly, knowing that he had asked a very inappropriate question and was being taken advantage of by Zhu Tong.