"Steven, the ancient books placed on these rows of bookshelves are the picture scrolls and scriptures from the Dunhuang scripture cave, and all the Dunhuang scriptures in the British Library are here, and there are many of them.

A few pictures and scriptures that were still on display in the Department of Ancient Books and Documents a few days ago have also been removed and placed here, and you can now start to view them and identify them.

It is no exaggeration to say that every picture scroll, every scroll here, is unique and invaluable, and the loss of them is a great loss to our British Library."

Caroline pointed to the four rows of bookshelves in front of her, her words full of reluctance and even a little pain.

After all, she is a scholar, and she is still relatively pure, and it is inevitable that she will inevitably feel a little heartache when she suddenly loses such a large number of rare books that are so precious and important.

Looking at Ye Tian and Qian Lao again, their faces were flushed with excitement at this time, and their breathing became much shorter.

Each of them stared at the four rows of bookshelves in front of them, staring at the yellowed and even torn scrolls and scriptures on the shelves, their eyes were extremely hot, and they were reluctant to move away for a moment.

On these four rows of bookshelves, there are full of picture scrolls and scriptures from the Dunhuang scripture cave, and each row of bookshelves is full, without the slightest gap, which shows the large number of these Dunhuang scriptures.

After hundreds of thousands of years of time and suffering, the pages of these Dunhuang canons have long since been yellowed, very fragile, and some are even broken.

However, in the eyes of Ye Tian and Shan Lao, every part and volume of these Dunhuang scriptures in front of them looked so perfect, and they all radiated an incomparably bright and dazzling light.

It is the light of civilization that has a long history on the land of China, the most direct evidence of the 5,000-year civilization history of the Chinese nation, and the crystallization of the wisdom of the entire Chinese nation!

It is a pity that the Taoist Wang who discovered these treasures of Chinese civilization more than 100 years ago was an out-and-out fool, and China was poor and weak at that time, so he was unable to protect these treasures of national culture.

Only then did those foreign devils who flocked to the country take advantage of the loopholes, looted countless Dunhuang scriptures by various despicable means, and then smuggled them out of China.

However, only a small part of the Dunhuang Canon was left to China, and the loss of a large number of Dunhuang Canons was an unprecedented catastrophe in the history of Chinese culture.

The foreigners who participated in the sacking of the Dunhuang scriptures included almost all the European and American powers at that time, including the Japanese.

One of the most famous, and also the most obtainable of the Dunhuang scriptures, is the Englishman Stein, and the Stein secret room in the Chinese Pavilion of the British Museum is named after this guy.

When he first came to Dunhuang in 1907, he exchanged 24 boxes of scriptures and five boxes of carefully bandaged silk paintings, as well as a large number of embroidery, for a paltry price of just four ingots of horseshoe silver.

In 1914, when Stein came to Dunhuang for the second time, he exchanged five boxes of books from Daoist Wang for writing, and the price paid was completely negligible.

After returning to England, Stein's precious paintings and scriptures looted from Dunhuang were collected in the British Museum and the British Library, respectively.

And Stein himself has not only gained huge economic benefits, but also a huge reputation, which can be described as both fame and fortune.

To this day, these priceless treasures, which have been plundered by Stein and lost overseas for more than 100 years, are finally returning to China.

Just ask, Ye Tian and Shan Lao, who are Chinese, can they not be ecstatic?

Caroline's voice fell, but Ye Tian and the others did not respond, and the attention of each of them was completely attracted by the huge number of Dunhuang scriptures in front of them, and there was nothing else in their eyes.

These Brits standing next to them have been completely ignored by them and directly regarded as air.

Seeing their performance, Caroline could only smile helplessly and didn't say anything.

At the same time, a flash of remorse quickly flashed in the depths of her eyes, as did the rest of the British.

The scene fell silent, and only the sound of rapid breathing remained, which came from Ye Tian and Shan Lao.

After a long time, Ye Tian and the others came to their senses, and their excited emotions calmed down a little.

Immediately afterwards, Shan Lao stretched out his hands and carefully picked up a scroll from the bookshelf beside him, and then with the assistance of another old man, slowly unfolded the scroll.

All the Chinese at the scene looked at Shan Lao and at the yellowed and somewhat broken scroll in his hand, and everyone's eyes were full of anticipation and nervousness.

In the next moment, Shan Lao's trembling voice came out with excitement and reached the ears of everyone at the scene.

"This is the fifth volume of the Myoho-renge-kyo, a handwritten Buddhist sutra from the middle of the Tang Dynasty, which has a history of more than 1,000 years, and is a truly priceless treasure, and there is no doubt that this is one of the Dunhuang scriptures."

Before his words fell, the scene was already boiling.

"Great! I really didn't expect that this batch of Dunhuang scriptures would return to China one day, what a sight!"

"Isn't the handwritten Myoho-renge-kyo in the middle of the Tang Dynasty a priceless treasure, and in the history of Chinese culture, it is definitely an epoch-making moment that deserves to be remembered forever!"

Several top calligraphy and painting experts from the Forbidden City and the National Museum all cheered, and they were all excited like children, and they almost danced.

While cheering, these top experts and scholars were already in tears, and they were almost about to flow out.

Even Ye Tian, who had already seen all this and knew the authenticity of these Dunhuang scriptures, was excited at this time, and waved his fist lightly.

After some cheers, everyone's mood gradually calmed down.

Next, these top calligraphy and painting experts from the Forbidden City and the National Museum walked to the bookshelf one after another, carefully took down the scriptures or picture scrolls from the bookshelf, and began to appreciate and identify them.

Ye Tian was the same, he also stepped forward, carefully picked up a scripture scroll from the shelf, slowly unfolded it, and read it.

Although he does not believe in Buddhism, he knows Chinese characters and has an unmatched ability to identify antique artworks, so it is natural to identify the authenticity of these Dunhuang scriptures.

As a result, it can be imagined that the Buddhist scripture in his hand is indeed a genuine Dunhuang scripture, from the end of the Tang Dynasty, and it is a real priceless treasure with immeasurable value.

After reading two scrolls in succession, he stopped, then turned to look at Caroline and the others, and said with a smile:

"That's right, Ms. Caroline, what is on this bookshelf in front of you is indeed the genuine Dunhuang scriptures, and they are all in good condition, and it can be seen that your library is very professional.

The task of identifying these Dunhuang scriptures will be handed over to Mr. Shan, they are all professionals and have profound knowledge, you can take me to the rest of the bookshelves to see the specific number of these Dunhuang scriptures!"

"Okay, Steven, please come with me, I'll take you to see what's going on on the other three shelves"

Caroline smiled and nodded, not shining.

Then, Ye Tian instructed Shan Lao and them a few words, and then followed Caroline and the person in charge of the Chinese Pavilion to another bookshelf next to them.

On that bookshelf, there are also pictures and scriptures from the Dunhuang scripture cave, and the number is no less than that on the previous bookshelf.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten minutes have passed.

Under the leadership of Caroline and the others, Ye Tian and David walked through the four bookshelves and came to the end of the fourth bookshelf.

There are many old silk paintings and some written books, and no one has touched them for many years, and a layer of dust has fallen on the surface.

Coming here, Ye Tian reached out and picked up a silk painting from the bookshelf, gently unfolded it, and admired it seriously.

When he was done, he rolled up the silk painting and put it back on the shelf.

Immediately afterwards, he looked at the two boxes placed on another bookshelf next to him, and then said with a pretense of curiosity:

"Hey, there are two boxes here, I wonder if they contain the Dunhuang scriptures? Ms. Caroline, can you open these two boxes for me to see?"

As he spoke, he walked over to the two boxes, but instead of reaching out to open them, he looked at Caroline and the person in charge of the China Pavilion with deep meaning.

Hearing his words and seeing his actions, the face of the person in charge of the China Pavilion suddenly changed and became extremely ugly, but it returned to normal in a blink of an eye.

Caroline's face didn't change, maybe she really didn't know what was in those two boxes.

Of course, it is also possible that she is in practice, and her acting skills are very clever and silent!

"Steven, these two boxes do contain the Dunhuang scriptures, one box contains thirty scriptures, and the other box contains more than twenty scrolls.

A professor at Cambridge University used to use these Dunhuang scriptures to do research, and we just returned them yesterday, and we haven't had time to sort them out, so it's our mistake!"

The person in charge of the China Pavilion explained, his face was red and white for a while, and his expression was quite embarrassed.

If you say that, Lao Tzu must also believe it!

Ye Tian secretly sneered, but he didn't expose the other party's careful thoughts.