Chapter 1880 The Sun Comes Out of the West
When the scene was a little quieter, Ye Tian immediately said to Count Boge:
"Jacques, it's lunchtime, let's go and have lunch first, and when you're done with lunch, you can go into the Gothic palace deep underground and see what is going on there.
At that time, the employees of our Brave Exploration Company will also enter the underground palace and clean up the antiques stored in that palace, and you can supervise it!"
"Okay, Steven, let's go have lunch, I'll enter the palace deep underground later, to be honest, I never thought that there was a secret arsenal hidden under the castle of Arzhni!"
Count Boge nodded, still with an incredulous expression on his face.
Of course, he was somewhat disappointed that he didn't find the expected Knights Templar treasure.
After chatting a few more words, Count Boge stretched out his finger and pointed to the wine racks and wine cabinets not far away, and then said to Ye Tian:
"Steven, Bishop of Kent, pick up a few bottles of wine and champagne and drink them at lunch to celebrate this great harvest today!"
"It's up to you, Jacques, you are the master of this cellar and a wine collector, so you know the situation and the wines and champagnes best."
"Alright then, I'll pick a few good bottles of wine, I'm sure everyone will be satisfied"
The Count of Beauge did not refuse, but was a little complacent.
With that, he walked over to the rows of wine racks and the many wine cabinets.
At this time, Ye Tian had already removed the equipment he was carrying and was about to leave this wine cellar.
Before leaving, he had two company employees and two armed security guards on guard to prevent anyone else from entering the cellar and the Gothic palace deep underground.
The medieval weapons and equipment hidden in that underground palace are of average value, far less than those Templar weapons and equipment found in Larnaca, but they are still antique relics, and they cannot be neglected!
After all, no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat!
After arranging these things, Ye Tian and Bishop Kent walked out of the cellar and came to the corridor outside.
As soon as they came out, before they could stand still, Martinez, who had been waiting outside for a long time, and the other Frenchmen walked up.
"Steven, can you show me the video footage you took? In that dark space below the cellar, there really is a large number of Knights Templar's weapons and equipment hidden?"
Martinez couldn't wait to say, his eyes fixed on Ye Tian.
The rest of the French were the same, all looking at Ye Tian, looking forward to his answer.
Ye Tian glanced at these people, and then said with a smile:
"Of course, Martinez, I can let you watch the video footage you just filmed, but it's obviously not appropriate here, let's go to the living room above, where you can watch it on TV."
I can tell you with great certainty that, right at our feet, there is a majestic underground palace that, like the castle of Arzhni, is a Gothic building built in the Middle Ages.
In this underground palace, there are countless medieval weapons and equipment, many of which are engraved with the emblem of the Knights Templar, the other crosses of horses, which are obviously the secret arsenal of the Knights Templar"
"Okay, Steven, let's go upstairs in the living room and watch it, I'm interested in the video material, and I'm more interested in the Gothic palace deep underground."
Martinez nodded, his expression much more relaxed and somewhat relieved.
Steven, the bastard, was rare and generous, and promised to disclose the video materials just filmed to himself and others, and the sun really came out of the west!
After a pause, Ye Tian continued:
"After discovering the weapons, I let my imagination run wild and guess that France might have escaped a great crisis between the middle of the thirteenth century and the beginning of the fourteenth century.
What did the Knights Templar do with so many weapons and what was their purpose, and would they be the first to establish their own Knights state, as the Knights Hospitaller would later do?
It is known that it was not until the fourteenth century that Lyon began to come under the control of the Kingdom of France, and until then, the military forces here were relatively weak, and it was entirely possible for the Knights Templar to achieve their goals.
It is not known why they did not act on them, but there is no doubt that these are well worth studying, and perhaps there will be major discoveries and unraveling an untold history.
Gentlemen, you can contact the Louvre and the local museums and universities in Lyon, and ask them to send cultural and museum personnel to visit here."
Hearing this, Martinez and the other Frenchmen's eyes suddenly lit up, like searchlights, shining straight through.
"Okay, Steven, I'll contact the Louvre right away and ask them to send two more teams of cultural and museum personnel to Lyon to inspect the Gothic palace deep underground and the weapons and equipment of the Knights Templar.
Let me tell you one more thing, the first team sent by the Louvre and several experts in the appraisal of antique works of art have already taken off on a special plane, and they will arrive in Lyon in another hour and start working!"
Martinez continued, his excitement palpable.
Next, the few of them chatted about the underground palace they had just discovered and the many weapons and equipment, and walked to the living room upstairs.
Soon, the group entered the living room.
Ye Tian and Bishop Kent went to wash up first, and when they returned to the living room again, they began to play the video materials they had just taken.
When the Gothic palace deep underground and the mountain of boxes appeared on the TV screen, the living room immediately burst into exclamation.
Next, you will see a lot of rusty medieval weapons, including knights' swords, full armor, javelins, boxes of arrows, and so on.
Seeing these huge quantities of medieval weapons and equipment, Martinez and the other Frenchmen had no doubt about Ye Tian's words just now, and they also confirmed his speculation.
During the mid-thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries, the Knights Templar were secretly planning something, perhaps because of the establishment of the Knights' state, which is why they stockpiled so much weaponry.
As for why they didn't make an incident, it is unknown!
The fall of the Knights Templar may not have been due only to King Philip IV of France, who wanted to repay his debts and covet the vast wealth they had amassed, but perhaps also to their expanding ambitions!
All of this is of great value for research, and it is even possible that part of the history of France in the Middle Ages could be rewritten as a result.
At the thought of this, Martinez and the other Frenchmen were so excited that they couldn't sit still, and they couldn't wait to enter the underground palace at once and explore everything it had to see.
But each of them knew very well in their hearts that whether or not they could enter the Gothic underground palace depended on the face of this guy Steven, and they had to endure it for the time being, and it was useless to be anxious!
After a short chat, it was time for lunch.
While everyone was talking, the Count of Beauge, who had washed up, took his wife into the living room and invited everyone to the banquet hall for dinner.
Next, everyone got up and left the living room, walked into an elegantly decorated banquet hall, and began to enjoy a sumptuous French meal, and the dining process was quite ceremonial and exuded a strong aristocratic atmosphere.
It was already three o'clock in the afternoon.
A team of museums and antiques experts from the Louvre in Paris have arrived at the Château d'Arzhny, along with museum staff from Lyon's museums and universities.
The Frenchmen gathered in more than thirty people, and after some strict security procedures, they were able to enter the castle of Arzhny.
Then, under the leadership of Martinez, a larger-scale archaeological operation began, the results of which were sure to cause a sensation throughout France.
The main force of this archaeological operation has become the museum staff of the Louvre and the major museums of Lyon, and the employees of the company are only responsible for supervising the site to ensure that the company's interests are not violated.
Ye Tian, who was the discoverer, did not enter the underground palace again, but he was not idle.
The gold, silver, treasures and antiques found in the depths of the stables before still need him to identify them one by one, give an accurate valuation, and then sit on the ground with the Count of Beauge to share the spoils!