Chapter 1932: Another Major Discovery
"This is a Celtic gold coin, minted around the second century B.C., when the Celts were still in the age of barbarism, although the force was quite strong, but it did not break away from the habits of the barbarians.
At that time, it was rare for the Celts to be able to mint such gold coins, which were extremely rare in the antique art market, and each one was worth a lot of money."
Ye Tian held a simple-shaped gold coin in his hand, and while admiring it over and over again, he introduced Prince William and David.
On the ground in front of him lay a small black walnut chest, filled with a variety of gold and silver coins, most of which were popular in the British Isles after BC.
Some of them came from Ireland, some from England, some from Scotland, and some gold and silver coins struck during the Roman occupation, each of which was 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 casually, 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 see, there are two boxes of documents here, and a few ancient books, all the paper seems to be parchment, and the state of preservation is okay"
Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately threw the ancient Roman gold coin he had just picked up back into the box, then stood up and said to Prince William and David:
"Gentlemen, let's go over and take a look, compared with gold and silver treasures and antique cultural relics, the various documents handed down from ancient times are more valuable, maybe it will be a huge surprise"
As he spoke, Ye Tian made a gesture of please, and then took the lead and walked over to the company employee not far away.
The rest followed, followed by others, everyone in high spirits and anticipation.
In the blink of an eye, they were in front of the exploration team and looked at the two boxes on a stone platform.
These are two cherry wood boxes, less than a meter long, about 50 centimeters wide and about 50 centimeters high, with a mottled appearance, but the state of preservation is very good, and there is basically no damage.
In these two wooden boxes, there are several layers of moisture-proof oiled paper, which are used to wrap the documents and ancient books contained in the boxes, which are moisture-proof and moth-proof.
One of the boxes was full of documents, which were all stapled, one by one, quite a lot!
However, due to the passage of time and the cold and damp environment here, the covers of these documents have been yellowed and some of the handwriting has become illegible.
The other box was filled with all kinds of ancient books.
On the covers of several ancient books on the top layer of the box, Latin is written, and because of time, some of the handwriting is no longer legible, and the covers of three of them are still somewhat damaged.
As the company employee said, these documents and ancient books handed down from the Middle Ages are made of parchment.
Otherwise, they wouldn't be in such good condition, and they might have rotted long ago.
After a quick glance 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 previously discovered, record matters related to the Knights Templar, as evidenced by the other crosses on the surface of the documents.
In addition, I don't know the specific contents of the box of ancient books, but unfortunately I don't know Latin, so I can't read these ancient books, Bishop of Kent, I will leave the matter of identifying these ancient books to you, and I will identify these documents."
"Okay, Steven, I'm here to identify these ancient books, and hopefully there will be a surprising discovery."
The Bishop of Kent nodded in response, then picked up an ancient book from the box and carefully flipped through it.
Ye Tian picked up a bound document, gently opened it, and began to check the contents recorded on the document.
The document in his hand was full of content written in English, and although the grammar was slightly different from modern English, it did not affect the reading.
After just glancing at the contents recorded on the document, Ye Tian pretended to be excited and exclaimed.
"Wow! This is an account of events that took place during the Last Crusade, and is closely related to the Knights Templar, beginning with the Siege of Antioch.
If all the documents in this box are the same, then this must be the most detailed material for the study of medieval history, and its value is absolutely immeasurable, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is priceless."
Before his words had fallen, the excited voice of the Bishop of Kent had already sounded.
"Oh my God! This is the collection of the kings of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, and with the fall of Jerusalem in 1187, everyone thought that these precious books had been destroyed and burned in the war.
But who would have thought that these priceless ancient books were brought to London by the Knights Templar and hidden in this underground palace, and only today have they been revealed!"
As he spoke, the Bishop of Kent showed everyone the first page of the ancient book in his hand, and in the lower right corner of the parchment was printed the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, which was somewhat vague but not difficult to identify.
Hearing the words of Ye Tian and Bishop Kent, and seeing the other horses and the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, everyone at the scene couldn't help but be stunned and dumbfounded.
It's such a big discovery, it's amazing!
In just a moment, everyone came to their senses, and there was an exclamation at the scene.
Immediately afterwards, the British Minister of Culture stared at a pair of blood-red eyes and said in a tone with a hint of pleading:
"Steven, Bishop of Kent, can you show me these historical documents and ancient books, if they are as you say, they are absolutely priceless.
By studying these precious historical documents and materials, we will be able to understand the history of the Crusades and many things about the Kingdom of Jerusalem."
"No problem, Mr. Minister, you can take a look at these historical documents and the collection of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, but for reasons of secrecy, you can only look through them in general terms, and you can't read them carefully, I believe you can understand"
Ye Tian smiled and nodded, agreeing to the request of the British Minister of Culture, but also had reservations.
With that, he closed the document in his hand and handed it to the British Secretary of Culture.
After taking the document, the British Secretary of Culture carefully opened it as if holding his own eyeballs and began to read what was written inside.
In less than twenty seconds, the Englishman raised his head to look at Ye Tian and said excitedly:
"Yes, this historical document is indeed the famous battle of the Last Crusade, the Siege of Antioch, which marked the beginning of the last Crusades.
Moreover, these contents are recorded from the perspective of the Templars who participated in the war, and they are very detailed and credible, and they are the most direct materials for studying that period of history, which has never been seen before.
There is no doubt that these historical documents are truly priceless and of immeasurable value, Steven, I wonder what price we need to pay to leave these precious historical documents?"
With the words of the British Minister of Culture, everyone at the scene looked at Ye Tian and looked forward to his answer.
Without a moment of hesitation, Ye Tian immediately gave an answer, and his tone was categorical and unquestionable.
"What price do you need to pay? It's very simple, exchange those picture scrolls and scriptures from the Dunhuang Scripture Cave, and trade them fairly on the basis of market value, there is no other way."
Hearing this, Prince William and the British Minister of Culture immediately glanced at each other, and they both saw a trace of helplessness in each other's eyes.
Obviously, this time he must be ransacked by Steven, a greedy bastard, and he didn't run away at all!
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Soon, hours passed.
As night falls, the lights come on.
The ancient city of London shows people a completely different side of the day, with neon flashes, drunken gold, a different taste, and more charming.
At night, the Temple Church is brightly lit and as if it were daytime, and the surrounding area of the church is still crowded and lively, even if London is more cold, damp and uncomfortable at night.
Compared with the daytime, the crowd of media reporters and onlookers gathered around the church has not decreased, but has increased a lot, surrounding the three floors of the temple church.
In addition to the many media reporters and ordinary people watching the excitement, there were also many people dressed as monks, both men and women, around the church, and everyone's expressions were very excited and even a little fanatical.
The monks dressed as a group of monks and nuns from churches and monasteries in different parts of London and even different parts of the British Isles.
Some of them, even monks and nuns who came from all over Europe, were very devout believers.
The reason why they came to London and to the Temple Church was simply because of the Christian relics that had been born.
When people see these friars or nuns, they usually nod politely and make way for them to enter the closest place to the temple church.
Even those media reporters who have always been the eldest and the second have to respectfully give up their positions and honestly stand behind these monks and nuns, otherwise they will definitely become the target of public criticism!
The monks and nuns came to stand at the edge of the cordon, and without exception they would get down on one knee before the temple church, lightly draw a cross on their chests, and whisper a prayer in a very reverent manner.
After the prayers were finished, they stood up and looked at the temple church with excitement, as if they had come on a pilgrimage.
It didn't take long for every cordon around the temple church to be occupied by these monks and nuns.
All of a sudden, it seemed that all the monks and nuns of the British Isles and even all of Europe had gathered here, and the scene was spectacular!
During the day, the security around the Temple Church was also much stronger, with London police and British soldiers on high alert with loaded guns and high alert at three steps and five steps and one sentry.
The same is true of the church, where many armed security personnel under Ye Tian and a large number of Swiss Guards from the Vatican work together to keep the temple church impregnable, and flies don't want to fly in.