Chapter 1839: True 10-character frame fragments
After finishing the call with Cole, Ye Tian immediately said to David and the Bishop of Kent beside him:
"Obviously, we have to speed up. If there really is the crown of Baldwin IV or other Christian relics, whether to let the mayor of Larnaca and the bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church enter here, we have to say more!
Especially the bishops of the Greek Orthodox Church, once they learn that we have discovered the Christian holy relics, ten will be jealous and crazy. At that time, the agreement reached with them before the Vatican will instantly become a dead letter.
As an important branch of Christianity, their desire for Christian holy objects will never be weaker than that of the Vatican. The representatives of other denominations and religious organizations outside the castle are the same, and they will be completely crazy.
Of course, if the Vatican doesn't mind sharing Christian holy objects with them, I don't have any opinion, but every secular property and antique artwork here belongs to us, and no one wants to covet it! "
"Share Christian holy things with the Greek Orthodox Church, and other sects and religious organizations? That's impossible, they don't even think about it!"
The Bishop of Kent said categorically, with an unusually firm tone that was beyond doubt.
"Okay! Let's continue, and hope that these two gold-inlaid red sandalwood boxes have what we want, which can bring us a huge surprise!"
With that said, Ye Tian had reached out into the metal box, and opened the gold clasp of the gold red sandalwood box on the right.
"Snapped"
With a crisp sound, the lid of the gold-inlaid red sandalwood box was gently opened by Ye Tian and slowly lifted up.
There were no traps in the box, no crossbow arrows or poisonous needles shot out, threatening everyone's safety.
However, after only lifting the lid of the box more than ten centimeters away and glancing at the situation inside the box, Ye Tian suddenly stopped, and then said solemnly:
"Bishop of Kent, the things stored here are likely to be closely related to Christianity and have extraordinary meaning. It seems inappropriate for me to open this box and take out the contents. You should do it!"
"Okay, Steven, let me open this box and take out the contents!"
Bishop Kent nodded and said, and immediately stepped forward to take over Ye Tian's work.
This is exactly what he couldn't ask for, where would he refuse, and where would he be willing to refuse.
Next, the Bishop of Kentucky carefully opened the box of gold-inlaid red sandalwood, and the contents of the box were immediately presented to everyone.
What caught everyone's eyes was a piece of linen that had turned dark gray, used to wrap an irregular-looking object.
In the middle of the dark gray linen, embroidered with the emblem of the Knights Templar, the horse and other crosses, there are also some speckled marks, more like stains!
Seeing the contents of the box, the Bishop of Kent couldn't help flashing a look of disappointment. This was obviously not the Christian holy thing he most wanted to see, the crown of Baldwin IV.
The same goes for David standing next to him, looking a little disappointed.
However, Ye Tian's expression suddenly became extremely solemn.
Just as the bishop of Kent was going to uncover the dark gray linen, he suddenly said in a deep voice:
"Bishop of Kent, be very cautious. I'm sure that what is wrapped in this dark gray linen must be very important, and even more important than the crown of Baldwin IV.
If I read it correctly, this dark gray linen should be the pennant of the Knights Templar. The background color turned out to be pure white, and the horse and other crosses above turned out to be red.
Because the age is too old, this military flag has become its current appearance due to oxidation. The traces on the flag are 100% blood stains left by the Templars!
The origin of something that allows the Knights Templar to be wrapped up in a blood-stained flag must be of great origin. When you unveil that flag, be careful, that piece of linen is already very fragile! "
Hearing what Ye Tian said, the expression of the bishop of Kent immediately changed, and suddenly became a lot more solemn.
Next, he cautiously pinched the edge of the blood-stained flag and slowly uncovered it, revealing the contents wrapped inside.
It was a dark wooden board with irregular shapes, about 21 cm wide at its widest point, about 35 cm long, and about 15 cm thick.
It can be clearly seen that there are many traces of knives and axes on the board, as well as traces left by the burning fire, which can be described as scarred.
Under the dark wooden board, there is a piece of parchment, on which some words are written in Latin, and the crosses of the horses of the Knights Templar and the symbols of the Kingdom of Jerusalem are painted.
Upon seeing these things for the first time, the eyes of the Bishop of Kent flashed with disappointment again.
However, when he read the few lines at the top of the sheepskin book, he was suddenly stunned.
Immediately afterwards, Ye Tian and David saw that Bishop Kent's body began to tremble slightly, and he seemed to lose his feet with excitement, and his eyes filled with warmth.
The performance of Bishop Kent was as early as Ye Tian's expectation, and he didn't feel how unexpected.
David is different. Looking at the performance of the Bishop of Kent, this guy can still bear it.
"What is the origin of this dark wooden board? Why are you so excited? Bishop of Kent, can you tell us something?"
In response to his question, the bishop of Kent hadn't heard of him, still staring at the wooden board, his body, hands and feet trembling seemed to be even worse.
Seeing this situation, Ye Tian was really worried.
The cardinal of the Vatican must not fall to the ground or even have a heart attack because of excessive excitement, and put it here directly. That would be a big trouble!
"You can wake up, Bishop of Kent, no matter what this dark wood board is or how important it is, it is now seen again. It is us who found it. This is a good thing to celebrate!"
Ye Tian smiled and said in a low voice, and stretched out his hand to pat the bishop of Kent on the shoulder.
With his movements, the bishop of Kent, who was deeply obsessed and almost mad, woke up.
Immediately afterwards, the cardinal muttered to himself in despair, his soul seemed to have not yet returned.
"How is it possible? This is actually a fragment of the'True Cross'. Wasn't the true cross smashed by Saladin's army? Since 1187, it has never appeared again, and no fragments have ever been heard! "
Before he could finish his words, David had jumped three feet high, jumped straight up, and exclaimed:
"I heard that right? This is a fragment of the true cross. If this is true, then there is no doubt that this will be a great discovery that will surely stir the world!"
Just as David exclaimed, Ye Tian also exclaimed in response, although he already knew what this dark wooden board was.
With their exclamation, everyone's eyes in the hall were attracted.
Without exception, when everyone heard the word ‘True Cross’, everyone was instantly stunned. Everyone’s eyes were full of incredible, and it seemed that they couldn’t believe their ears.
Immediately afterwards, everyone in the hall suspended their exploration work and put down their antique artworks. The tide generally rushed towards Ye Tian and the others. Everyone was very excited, and even a little fanatical.
At this time, the bishop of Kent finally awoke completely.
However, instead of picking up the fragment of the true cross in the box, or afraid to pick up the priceless treasure, he turned his head to look at Ye Tian, and said Ai Ai:
"Steven, is this really a fragment of the'True Cross'? How could this Christian holy relic appear here? Wasn't it broken by Saladin's army?
The top of the parchment in the box said that it was a fragment of the ‘true cross’. It came from Jerusalem and was brought to Cyprus by Gerard, the commander of the Knights Templar at the time.
The rest of the content on the parchment is covered by the dark wooden board. It is temporarily invisible. I hope God bless, and I hope this is indeed a fragment of the ‘true cross’! "
When he said this, the Bishop of Kent still had tears in his eyes, and even his voice was trembling, which was caused by excitement and was also an expression of extreme happiness.
His voice had not yet fallen, and the rest of the people in this underground hall had already rushed over, surrounding the three of Ye Tian and the stone platform in the middle.
Fortunately, everyone still maintains a certain level of sanity, and they are not too close to Ye Tian and the stone platform, or that they dare not get too close, it seems more appropriate.
Except for Ye Tian, all the people here are from the West and all are Christian believers. Everyone knows what the true cross means.
I heard that the box in front of Ye Tian and the others contained the fragments of the'True Cross'. How dare they rush to it, if they damaged the Christian holy artifact, they would be to blame!
When Bishop Kent's voice fell, everyone on the scene immediately looked at Ye Tian, looking forward to his answer. Everyone's eyes were extremely hot and even crazy!
Ye Tian didn't give an answer right away~www.wuxiaspot.com~, but carefully observed the dark wooden board in the box, then glanced at the people on the scene again, and then said with a smile:
"Although everyone knows it, I still want to explain that the true cross is one of the most important sacred objects in Christianity. It is believed to be the crucifixion of **** Christ.
In the Christian tradition, the true cross, as a symbol of salvation brought by **** Christ to mankind, has a very important symbolic significance. Several Christian festivals have come for this reason.
During the Crusades, the true cross was kept in Jerusalem, the Holy Land, in the hands of the kings of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, and was regarded by the crusaders as the source of fighting power.
In every major battle, the King of Jerusalem will bring the true cross to the battlefield to bring strength to all the crusaders and encourage them to charge their lives and defeat their opponents"
Hearing this, everyone at the scene nodded lightly and had no objection.
Every one of them knew the meaning of the true cross very well and knew that what Ye Tian said was correct.
