The monks accepted the emperor's gift, but looking at the orb was so ordinary, almost like an ordinary small stone. Because it was given by the emperor, they put it in the cupboard and treated it like any other property.
Many years have passed.
Ten years after the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the monks of Daguo Temple in Jin Kui urgently needed money to hold a large-scale chanting and worshipping Buddha. They opened the cupboard and checked for anything of value. As a result, they found a small box with a yellow seal that read:
"orb, worth hundreds of millions!"
When the monks saw it, they grinned and were extremely happy. I quickly opened the lid of the box, but I was disappointed. The so-called orb is just a small red stone. Unlike ordinary stones, it can give off a faint light in the dark. However, with this faint light, it can be called a treasure. Can it be worth hundreds of millions? The monks shook their bare heads and sighed again and again.
Suddenly, someone among the monks suggested, "Since the seal says it's a treasure, worth hundreds of millions of dollars, I might as well try it in the market. How much can it be worth? "
The proposal was immediately approved by the monks, who sent people to take the beads to the market, entrusted a jeweler to sell them, and left a monk to supervise the sales.
The first day passed and no one cared about those beads at all.
The next day, a rich man noticed the bead, but when he heard the price, he was shocked. Pick it up and look carefully, I scoff:
"What is this jewelry! Like an ordinary stone. Such a high price must be a poor monk! "
Many people gathered around and gave a burst of ridicule: "Haha!" "Hey hey!"
The monk who supervised the sale was so embarrassed that he wanted to argue a few words, but he was afraid to pat his head.
10 days later, people still keep coming to see this "sphere". When they personally verify that this bead looks ordinary, but it can shine at night, someone is willing to pay thousands of dollars for it.
After a few days, the news spread, more and more people came to see the beads, and the bid was gradually high.
One day, a foreigner came to the market. He looked around and said he was looking for treasure. Seeing Daianji's orb, he stood stupefied, staring at it, then dancing, his eyebrows and beard kept shaking. He took the orb in his hand, put it on his head carefully, and muttered something.
Ask the jeweler about the price of beads.
When the monk saw the man who knew the treasure, he quickly replied, "100 million."
The translator quoted the price to the foreigner, and the foreigner couldn't help frowning. He fondled the orb with his hand, sighed and shook his head again and again, and was reluctant to go for a long time.
Early the next morning, the foreigner came to the market again, and the translator said to the monk who sold the goods:
"The foreign guest said that this orb is really worth hundreds of millions of dollars, but because he has been away for a long time, he has only 40 million dollars left. He really wants to buy this bead. Is it cheaper for master to sell it to him? "
Hearing this, the monk said that foreigners were willing to pay 40 million yuan for this bead, which was many times higher than the price paid by those rich people in China. He hurriedly took the foreigner to see the abbot of the temple, and the abbot immediately agreed with a smile.
In the afternoon, foreigners sent 40 million yuan to the temple, and the abbot gave him the beads.
When he left, foreigners apologized to the abbot monk many times through the translator, saying that they didn't pay enough and bought the orb cheaply, which was very bad.
The monks present rejoiced at the good price of beads, but they wanted to know why foreigners attached so much importance to this stone.
So, the monks asked.
"What country are you from?"
"Where is this bead precious?"
"What did you buy this bead for?"
Through translators, foreigners tell monks why they buy beads:
It turns out that this bead is really unusual. Its real name is Yongquan Zhu Bao, and it is very useful. When marching in battle, just dig two feet deep and put the beads in the pit, and immediately there will be a spring water gushing out, clear and sweet, which can be drunk by thousands of people. Take out the beads and the water won't come out. With this orb, you don't have to worry about fighting without water.
Foreigners came from the big food country. In the early years of Zhenguan, the big food country made friends with the Tang Dynasty Empire. The king of the big food country gave the orb to Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong. Later, the descendants of several big food countries missed the orb very much and wanted it very much because it was too difficult to find it in the world. So please pay attention to the whole country:
Whoever can get this sphere back, let him be the prime minister. The foreign guest's family searched for generations and finally found it today. He was so lucky that he was almost ecstatic.
The monks were amazed to hear the stories of foreigners and understand the use of the orb. However, some people are skeptical. This foreigner speaks wonderfully. Isn't he a braggart? Immediately, a monk brought a shovel for foreigners to do experiments.
Foreigners looked around at the monks and realized that they also wanted to see the magical effect of the sphere. He smiled and asked the monk to dig two feet deep on the spot, and then put the beads into the bottom of the pit. Sure enough, in a short time, water slowly gushed out from the bottom of the pit, pouring more and more, and finally became a clear and transparent spring water.
When the monks saw it, they put their hands into the pit and drank saliva: Hey, it's cold! Sweet and delicious!
The monks realized the real value of the orb and got together to talk about it:
"This bead is so valuable, I'm afraid it's more than 100 million yuan!"
"This is priceless, but we only need 40 million yuan to give it to others!"
"This is a treasure handed down from our ancestors. How can you sell it casually? "
"This is a national treasure, we can't sell it!"
"Yes, we don't sell!"
The monks had a big discussion and finally reached an agreement that the orb was not for sale. But when they turned to look for a foreigner, the foreigner had disappeared; Look at the pit again. Without spring water, the orb has already been taken away.
The monks hurried out of the temple and inquired about the whereabouts of foreigners everywhere, but they did not find them.
The monks in Daan National Temple felt sad and regretted the loss of the orb. However, it is too late to regret, and so far the orb has not been found.