"After the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese government enacted the Enemy Property Management Law according to Takaichi Kuki's' Methods of Collecting Treasures of the Qing Dynasty during the War '. Not only did they target the living, but they also didn't let go of our dead ancestors. They began to rob tombs in China. After the Mukden Incident, they became even more aggressive. They first started to dig in the Northeast and almost hollowed out the Northeast. They dug up every tomb they saw! Later, they developed inland and finally dug into Ludong, Shaanxi, Gansu, and other places. The Yongqing Mausoleum, the ruins of the Liao and Jin Dynasties in Fushun, the tombs of Astana, the Longmen Grottoes, the tombs of the Han and Tang Dynasties, the stone portraits of the Eastern Han, and other cultural relics were all robbed by the Japanese. Not only did they collect military supplies for them, but they also trained a large number of archaeologists, such as Kuroda Genji, Hamada Kouko, Harada Shuto, Torii Ryuzo, Toriyama Kiichi, Mikami Yoshio, Ekami Hiroo and others. "
Li He teased, "The Dragon Vein in your house may have been dug up by the Japanese."
Monk Pu glared at him and said angrily, "It was gone early in the morning."
Li He asked, "Don't you feel resentful that such a good day is gone?"
Monk Pu said, "What's there to be resentful about? He was just a nobody. There is no lack of princes and grandsons in Sijiu City. History is like this. An emperor can't be an emperor forever, and a landlord can't be a landlord forever. Wealth and honor can only be passed down for three generations. There are too many examples of commoners like Guan Zhong, Kuang Heng, and Fan Zhongyan. If you don't let these scholars be ministers, they will rebel against you sooner or later. "
"According to sociology, it's to open up the passage of social classes." Li He thought he was clever and interrupted.
"Hey, why are we talking about this? Let me tell you about the jade annulus. The Japanese government and military are not the only ones digging up tombs in China. There are also some Japanese conglomerates, which are actually a group of nouveau riches during the Meiji period, such as Mitsui, Mitsubishi, Sumitomo, Yasuda, Okura, Fujita, Asano, Shibusawa, Furukawa, and Hongchi. They are all the most powerful old conglomerates. "
Li He asked, "Which chaebol are you talking about?"
Monk Pu nodded. "In 1943, two outstanding young men from the Fujita family came to China. One of them was Umezo Tadao, an ecologist. The other one was Umehara Moji, the most famous Japanese archaeologist in China. He was especially good at the archaeology of China. He had some achievements in the research of the bronzes of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, the bronze mirrors of the Warring States period, the Han Dynasty, the Wei-Jin and the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and the lacquerware of the Han Dynasty. Umehara Moji seems to have passed away, but Umehara Tadao is still alive. He has been coming to China for the past few years, claiming that he is doing ecological research in Inner Mongolia, but in reality, he is looking for the whereabouts of the relics in your hands. "
Li He asked in confusion, "Are these things really valuable? It's been forty to fifty years, and you still can't forget it? "
Monk Pu chuckled. "Because there are human lives here. Old Zhu killed them and took their treasures. Four lives! Four lives of the Fujita family! "
"What?" Li He jumped up in shock.
Murder!
Snatch the treasure!
Damn it!
It sounded like a suspense movie.
"One of them is Umehara Moji's son, another is Umehara Tadao's elder brother, and the other two are direct relatives of the Fujita family. Do you think they should take revenge for this kind of irreconcilable hatred? As long as they find these things, they will be able to find clues about the murderer! Hence, they are determined to get their hands on these things. "Monk Pu seemed to be very happy to see Li He's terrified expression.
"This is really harming me. Why did they have to give it to me out of all people?" Li He suddenly felt that this was a hot potato. He wasn't afraid of trouble, but he didn't like to look for trouble! "Didn't they look for Old Zhu to settle the score?"
Monk Pu said, "Of course they did. It's just that they didn't have the time to investigate. After the war was won, they had to run away. They couldn't stay in China anymore. However, Old Zhu did this without anyone knowing. Other than the few people who were involved, not many people knew about it. "
Li He asked, "You were involved too?"
If Monk Pu wasn't involved, he wouldn't know so much.
Monk Pu nodded with a smile. "Not only me, but also Li Shubai. He slit the necks of two people. That year, the Japanese excavated the ancient tomb of Jincun in Luoyang. To speed up the excavation, they used several tons of explosives. It caused an uproar and everyone was furious. But as luck would have it, these people actually took out the funerary objects inside for Old Zhu to have a look. Old Zhu was an expert in ceramics, jade, and other miscellaneous items. In this aspect, the Japanese couldn't even catch up to him. After Old Zhu saw them, he wasn't willing to let these relics go to Japan. However, it was impossible for the Japanese to keep them. Their real goal was to bring these things back to Japan. Old Zhu came up with an idea. He found Li Shubai and me and snatched these things. We couldn't deal with the soldiers with guns, but it was more than enough to deal with the tomb robbers. During the war between China and Japan, they really hated the Japanese. Who cared if they were civilians or soldiers? Moreover, these Japanese weren't good people to begin with. Killing them was a good deed for the people. It was a pity that Umehara Tadao and Umehara Moji ran away. Otherwise, this wouldn't have happened. "
Li He asked, "They didn't suspect Master Zhu?"
"They suspected everything that could be suspected. After China and Japan established diplomatic relations, Umehara Moji and Umehara Tadao came together. Later, only Umehara Tadao came alone. They basically visited Old Zhu's house every year. However, it was obviously not enough to use this trick on Old Zhu. Moreover, Old Zhu had some fame, so they couldn't use force. If it was an ordinary person, they wouldn't have been so polite. "
"Do you want me to keep this for you?" Li He still felt a little uneasy. This thing obviously couldn't see the light of day. It would be troublesome if he kept it with him. It had nothing to do with being timid.
Monk Pu shook his head. "Old Li and I don't have many good jobs to do. You're the most suitable person to keep it."
"Do you want to donate it to the museum?" This was a plan that Li He could think of. This way, he could get away with it.
Monk Pu chuckled. "Donate? You're willing to? If you donate such a good thing, you won't have the chance to see it in your lifetime. "
He knew that Li He was the same kind of person as them. He was definitely not selfless and was willing to take advantage of others.
"Then I'll just leave it at home. Will there be a problem?" Li He was a little reluctant. Regardless of whether he knew about cultural relics or not, it was human nature to be possessive.
"Old Zhu is already dead. No one will suspect Old Li and I. We won't tell anyone, so this will be a mystery in the future. Even if the Japanese know that the thing is in your hands, they can't do anything to you. Your ancestors were poor farmers in Northern Anhui. Your age doesn't match, so it has nothing to do with you. As for why Old Zhu didn't keep his son and grandson, it was naturally because he was afraid that the Japanese would vent their anger on him. "
"Then let me think about it." Li He was still not sure.
"If your son wants to be enlightened, he can send him to me. Although my handwriting is not as good as Old Yu and Old Zhu's, there are not many who can compare to me." Monk Pu said proudly.
"Send him to be a monk here?" Li He was obviously not willing.
"Up to you." Monk Pu was obviously not willing to say more. He was a proud person. Many people wanted to send their children to him, but he was not willing to teach them. At this time, there was no reason for him to accommodate Li He. He just said, "Old Zhu is gone. I guess not many people know about it. I'll go and inform a few old friends. Please go ahead."
"Then I'll go first. If you need any help, call me."
Since the monk was going to drive him away, Li He couldn't stay any longer.
After many turns, he got lost in the corridor. Fortunately, a little monk brought him out.
When he went out, he called Shou Shan. It was time to go to the Zhu family.
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