Chapter 1932: Another major discovery
"This is a Celtic gold coin, minted around the second century BC. At that time, the Celtics were still in the barbaric era. Although the force was quite powerful, they did not break away from the habits of the barbarians.
In that era, the Celtics were able to forge such gold coins. It is already commendable. In the antique art market, such Celtic gold coins are extremely rare, and each one is very valuable."
Ye Tian held a simple gold coin in his hand, admiring it over and over, and introducing it to Prince William and David.
On the ground in front of him, there was a small black walnut box, which was filled with various gold and silver coins, and most of them were currencies that were popular in the British Isles around AD.
Some of them come from Ireland, some from England, some from Scotland, and some gold and silver coins minted during Roman occupation. Each gold and silver coin is very rare and valuable.
After introducing the Celtic gold coin in his hand, Ye Tian threw it back into the box, picked up another ancient Roman gold coin, and prepared to continue the introduction.
At this moment, the voice of a company employee suddenly came over and reached everyone's ears.
"Steven, come and take a look. There are two boxes of documents and a few ancient books. All the paper seems to be parchment, and it is in good condition."
Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately threw the ancient Roman gold coin that he had just picked up back into the box, then stood up and said to Prince William and David:
"Gentlemen, let's go and take a look. Compared with gold and silver treasures and antiques, the various documents handed down in ancient times are more valuable. Maybe it is a huge surprise."
said, Ye Tian made a please gesture, and then took the lead and walked to the company employee not far away.
The others followed suit and followed, everyone was excited and full of expectations.
In a blink of an eye, they had arrived in front of the exploratory group and looked at the two boxes placed on a stone platform.
These are two cherry wooden boxes, less than one meter long, about fifty centimeters wide, and fifty centimeters high. The exterior is mottled, but the preservation condition is very good, and there is basically no damage.
In these two wooden boxes, there are several layers of moisture-proof oil paper, which are used to wrap the documents and ancient books in the boxes to prevent moisture and moth.
One of the boxes was full of documents, and these documents were all stapled, one by one, a lot of them!
It's just that the time is too long, and in addition to the cold and humid environment here, the covers of these documents have turned yellow, and some of the handwriting has been blurred.
Another box is filled with various ancient books.
On the covers of several ancient books on the top of the box, they are all written in Latin. Because of the time, some of the handwriting is not clear, and the covers of three of the ancient books are still somewhat damaged.
As the company employee said, these documents and ancient books handed down from the Middle Ages are all made of parchment.
If it weren't, they wouldn't be so well preserved, they might have been rotten.
Quickly glanced at the documents and ancient books contained in the two boxes, Ye Tian immediately pointed to one of the boxes and said:
"Obviously, the documents contained in this box, like those found before, record things related to the Knights Templar. The horse and other crosses on the surface of the document are the best proof.
The other box of ancient books, I don’t know the specific content, but unfortunately I don’t understand Latin and can’t read these ancient books. The bishop of Kent, I’ll leave the identification of these ancient books to you. I’ll verify these documents.”
"Okay, Steven, I will identify these ancient books, and I hope I can find some surprises"
Bishop Kent nodded in response, then picked up an ancient book from the box and turned it over carefully.
Ye Tian picked up a bound document, opened it gently, and began to view the contents recorded on the document.
The document in his hand is full of English records. Although the grammar is slightly different from modern English, it does not affect reading.
Just glanced at the content recorded on the file, Ye Tian pretended to exclaim in excitement.
"Wow! This is a record of some things that happened during the last Crusade, and it is closely related to the Knights Templar. The beginning is the siege of Antioch.
If the documents in this box are all the same, then this must be the most detailed information for studying medieval history. The value is absolutely inestimable. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is invaluable."
His voice has not yet fallen, and the excited voice of the Bishop of Kent has also sounded.
"God! This is the collection of the kings of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. With the fall of Jerusalem in 1187, everyone thought that these precious collections had long been destroyed in the flames of war and burned.
But who would have imagined that these ancient books, which are called priceless treasures, were brought to London by the Knights Templar and hidden in this underground palace. It is a miracle that they are only seen again today! "
As he said, the bishop of Kent showed everyone the first page of the ancient book in his hand. The lower right corner of that page of parchment was printed with an emblem of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Although it was a bit vague, it was not difficult to identify.
Hearing what Ye Tian and Bishop Kent said, seeing the horse other cross and the emblem of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, everyone at the scene couldn't help being stunned, one by one dumbfounded.
is another such important discovery, it is too amazing!
It took only a moment, everyone woke up, and there was an exclamation on the scene.
Immediately afterwards, the British Minister of Culture stared at a pair of blood-red eyes, and said in a tone of plea:
"Steven, Bishop of Kent, can you show me these historical documents and ancient books? If these documents and ancient books really resemble what you said, then they are absolutely invaluable.
By studying these precious historical documents and materials, we can understand the history during the Crusades, and we can also understand many things about the Kingdom of Jerusalem"
"No problem, Mr. Minister, you can look at these historical documents and the collections of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, but for confidentiality reasons, you can only look through it, not carefully, I believe you can understand"
Ye Tian smiled and nodded and said, agreeing to the request of the British Minister of Culture, but he also had reservations.
After speaking, he closed the document in his hand and handed it to the British Minister of Culture.
After receiving the document, the British Minister of Culture looked like holding his own eyeballs, opened it carefully and began to read the contents recorded in it.
In less than twenty seconds, the British guy raised his head to look at Xiang Ye Tian, and said excitedly:
"Yes, what this historical document records is indeed the famous battle during the last Crusade, the Siege of Antioch, which marked the beginning of the last Crusade.
And these contents are historical facts recorded from the perspective of the Templars participating in the battle. They are very detailed and highly credible. They are the most direct materials for studying that period of history. They have never been seen before.
There is no doubt that these historical documents are truly invaluable, invaluable, Steven, don’t know what price we need to pay to keep these precious historical documents? "
Following the words of the British Minister of Culture, everyone on the scene looked at Ye Tian and looked forward to his answer.
Without hesitation for a moment, Ye Tian immediately gave the answer, his tone decisive and unquestionable.
"What price do you need to pay? It's very simple. Exchange the scrolls and scriptures from Dunhuang Buddhist Scripture Cave. On the basis of market value, there is no other way to trade fairly."
Upon hearing this, Prince William and the British Minister of Culture looked at each other immediately, and they both saw a hint of helplessness in each other's eyes.
Obviously, this time he must be ransacked wildly by the greedy **** Steven, and he didn't run at all!
……
Soon, a few hours passed.
The night falls, and the lights come on.
London, this ancient city, shows people a completely different side from daytime. The neon flashes, the drunkenness of gold, and the fascinating.
The temple church after nightfall is brightly lit, like daylight, and the church is still crowded and bustling, even though London at night is colder and wetter and uncomfortable.
Compared with the daytime, the number of media reporters and onlookers gathered around the church has not decreased, but has increased a lot, enclosing the three and three floors of the Temple Church.
In addition to many media reporters and ordinary people watching the excitement, there are also many people dressed as monks around the church. There are men and women. Everyone’s expressions are very excited, even a little fanatical.
The people dressed as monks come from churches and monasteries in different parts of London and even different parts of the British Isles. They are a group of monks and nuns.
Some of them, even monks and nuns who came from all over Europe, are very devout believers.
The reason why they came to London and the Temple Church~www.wuxiaspot.com~ is very simple. They came for the Christian holy relics that turned out.
When people see these monks or nuns, they usually nod their heads very politely and give a way to let these monks and nuns enter the place closest to the temple church.
Even the media reporters who have always been the boss and the second child have to respectfully give up their positions and stand honestly behind these monks and nuns, otherwise they will definitely become the target of everyone!
These monks and nuns came to the edge of the cordon and stood there, without exception, they would kneel on one knee at the temple church, lightly draw a cross on their chest, and pray in a low voice, expressing very pious.
After praying, they just stood up and stared at the Temple Church with excitement, as if they were coming here for a pilgrimage.
It didn't take long, every edge of the cordon around the Temple Church was occupied by these monks and nuns.
All of a sudden, it seemed that monks and nuns from the British Isles and even all of Europe gathered here. Looking at it, the scene was magnificent!
Relative to the daytime, the security forces around the Temple Church have also been strengthened a lot. There are three steps, one post, five steps, and one sentry. There are live ammunition, high-security London police and British soldiers everywhere.
The same is true in the church. Many armed security personnel under Ye Tian, as well as a large number of Swiss Guards from the Vatican, guarded the Temple Church as solidly as possible. Flies did not even want to fly in.
:. :
