Chapter 873

He took a breath, calmed down some of his excitement, and slowly said word by word: "these information I never knew, just like suddenly emerging from my eyes. At that moment, I realized that I had seen through the secret thoughts of my secretary

"Mind reading?" Yang Xiaobao was really a little surprised. He pointed to the ashen relic in the middle of the tea table, "it has something to do with you touching things?"

Wei Zhuang nodded and shook his head with a bitter smile: "you probably won't believe this kind of thing. Who can believe that there will be such supernatural miracle in the world?"

"No, I do." Yang Xiaobao smiles and remembers the magical afternoon when he saved people in yangliuzhuang and was washed away by the river. It was a day that changed his life.

"When I discovered this amazing secret by accident, I couldn't stop." Thinking about the past, Wei Zhuang could not help sighing, and his expression showed a little regret, but he was more proud.

That year was the most special period of Wei Zhuang's political career. He didn't do very well as mayor of central. He had a lot of ideas in his official career, and he wanted to make a great achievement and benefit the people of Zhongzhou.

Therefore, in the past few years since taking office, Wei Zhuang has done a lot of practical things with great boldness, and the common people have benefited, of course, from the interests of others. This includes the interests of some local power groups with deep background. This has always been the case in officialdom: if you move someone else's bag, they will move you as an official.

Therefore, on the eve of the change of the municipal government, Weizhuang heard the news leaked from the provincial capital, and he would be transferred to a leisure second-line post to "provide for the aged" after the change. If this is a foregone conclusion, then Wei Zhuang's political career will be over early.

After discovering the magic effect of this "bead" that night, Wei Zhuang had to take it as a life-saving straw to save his official career.

Wei Zhuang was born in the bottom of the common people, and did not have any background. He climbed from the grass-roots level to the mayor level step by step relying on his own strength. Therefore, he knows more than anyone that the danger of officialdom is actually the danger of people's heart - if he can see through the people's heart, then this danger can be used for himself, and become a great help for him to gain a firm foothold and even continue to rise.

Therefore, with the help of the magic mind reading ability brought by this "Pearl", Wei Zhuang accurately understood the inner thoughts of the leaders at higher levels, as well as the secrets of those political opponents. With this skill, he easily got through this difficulty, successfully established his foothold, and was promoted to vice governor next year. From then on, he made great progress.

It's not hard to imagine that Gao Sihai, after being forced to hand over this "Pearl", has still been thinking about it for so many years. Of course, it's also because he discovered the secret like him.

After listening to Wei Zhuang's memory, Yang Xiaobao closed his eyes, reached out and touched the relic in the wooden box for a while, then suddenly opened his eyes, looked at Wei Zhuang, and said with a smile: "you see, I touched it too. I've got spiritual power. I guess you're a little hungry now. But it's not mind reading. It's a cry in your stomach. So this thing of yours is obviously not very effective. I guess it looks down on me. "

Wei Zhuang was a little embarrassed. The young man could really afford to joke at any time. He shook his head and went on.

"At that time, I always took that thing with me when I met with the superior leaders and important people. In fact, it works sometimes, but it's already very useful to me. It's just that I haven't figured out why. However, it took me ten years to figure out its origin. "

Hearing the word "origin", Yang Xiaobao became interested and listened carefully.

Wei Zhuang explained that after discovering the magic of this "Pearl", he specially ground a small amount of powder from the Pearl and secretly sent it to scientific institutions for spectral composition determination. Only then did he find that it was not the Pearl originally thought, but the relic of human bone.

In the following years, he spent a lot of time and energy, taking advantage of his position as a senior government official, obtaining and consulting the archaeological materials and research reports of the ancient tombs unearthed in Zhongzhou, consulting a lot of relevant experts and scholars, and combining with the Zhusi horse trace obtained from the vast number of ancient books and unofficial history, he finally found out the origin and development of this relic.

More than 1000 years ago, during the northern and Southern Dynasties, there was a famous monk in the Central Plains named monk dao'an. He was unpredictable, intelligent, and always expected to succeed, so he won the trust of the later Zhao. After monk Daoan died, his body was burned according to the Buddhist custom, leaving two pieces of relic. One was built by the Lord of the kingdom as a Buddhist pagoda, and the other was collected by his trusted disciple Zhang Bin himself.

Later, Zhang Bin returned to the common customs and became a favorite confidant of the later Zhao state. However, he didn't seem to live long and was in poor health, but he died in his thirties. Later, the leader of the state of Zhao was very sorry and ordered to build a luxurious mausoleum for him - the ancient tomb unearthed in Zhongzhou city 20 years ago.

Hearing this, Yang Xiaobao probably guessed what was going on: monk dao'an had a profound way of life, and his mana cultivation had reached such a high level that the relic he left behind after he became a monk also had residual spiritual power. After returning to the secular life, Zhang Bin, like his teacher, was very popular with the later Zhao master. He enjoyed great prosperity. He must have benefited a lot from this relic, just like what happened to Wei Zhuang in the past 20 years.

"I have been able to go all the way to today, until I have reached the present high position. The role of that pearl is immeasurable." There was a bitter smile on Wei Zhuang's old face: "but there has never been a free lunch in this world. All this is not without cost. Do you know why Zhang Bin died early? Do you know why I'm guarding against this thing? "

Yang Xiaobao wake up, can't help but heart hit a sudden, pointed to the next tea table that relic son: "is this thing harm?"

Wei Zhuang nodded with a wry smile: "every time I use it, my body will be damaged. Sometimes I can't get over it for ten and a half days. Sometimes I have a serious illness. Fortunately, today's science is prosperous, and medical technology is much more advanced than in ancient times. Every time I am in poor health, I still barely survive. Otherwise, I'm afraid I would have gone to earth in my 30s and 40s, just like Zhang Bin. But no matter how good the medical conditions are, over the years, my body has been greatly damaged. You see, I'm very old now, with white hair. In fact, I'm only 55 years old. I could have worked for ten years and then retired... "

Yang Xiaobao was surprised and asked: "so, the reason why you want to retire is because..."

"Yes, because the body is not good enough." Wei Zhuang sighed and said sadly, "I know this thing can't be relied on, but it's just like a drug addict. Every time he encounters a problem, he can't help but use it. A senior cadre like me, who is too high to be cold, is always ordinary, and will encounter many problems that can not be solved. "

"Sometimes people are poor. With this supernatural power, even if they know it's harmful, they can't help but use it. Now you know why I'm having so much trouble hiding it? It's the same thing that drug addicts who want to get rid of drugs are always trying to throw drugs as far away from their eyes as possible - it doesn't really help

After listening to these, Yang Xiaobao sympathized with this powerful old man. It's only up to the parties themselves to know whether it's worth exchanging half a lifetime of longevity and health for power and high position.

Yang Xiaobao frowned and thought for a moment: "this thing sounds so evil. Is there no way to remedy it?"

Wei Zhuang did not answer directly, but shook his head: "actually, it's not evil. It's not called" mind reading "- that's what western Gypsies call it. In Chinese tradition, it is called "He Xin Tong", which is one of the six great powers of Buddhism. I don't have the profound cultivation of Buddhism, but I have been using divinity to seek benefits for myself. This is called "virtue is not worthy of talent, greed for the power of heaven, how can there be no price?"

Yang Xiaobao suddenly laughed and asked coldly, "is that Taoist monk not ill and died early?"

Wei Zhuang was stunned for a moment, and shook his head: "that's not true. His life was recorded by Shi Youming. He lived more than 80 years. It was a rare life in that era."

Yang Xiaobao burst out laughing: "isn't that right? Monk dao'an is full of all kinds of supernatural powers. Didn't he live to more than 80 years? You're just a little bit of him! "

Wei Zhuang showed a bitter smile: "he has a profound and profound way of life, and his Dharma cultivation is unfathomable. Naturally, he is able to survive, only to benefit from it, not to be harmed by it. What do I have? And why? "

Yang Xiaobao shook his head: "no! Many things in this world are actually very simple, but you think it too complicated. "

Wei Zhuang was silent and seemed thoughtful.

Yang Xiaobao stood up, raised his chin and pointed to the relic in the wooden box: "what are you going to do with this thing?"

Wei Zhuang hesitated for a moment: "this is a national cultural relic. In fact, I have always thought about returning it to the museum - it's not difficult for me to do so now. But as you know, the fake has been stored in the exhibition for so long. If I exchange the real thing back, it will be regarded as fake. So I thought, maybe I'll wait until I retire and see how to deal with it properly... "

Yang Xiaobao laughed and didn't want to talk to him any more. This kind of thing is just like quitting smoking. If a smoker claims to quit smoking after he has finished his pack of cigarettes, he will never quit. It's obvious that Mr. Wei is reluctant to give up and can't let go. He is a typical person who has ideas and no determination.

Since you don't make up your mind, I'll help you make up your mind for you. Yang Xiaobao's sneer rose from the corner of his mouth and hooked up with the cat who had been hiding under the sofa for a long time.