Chapter 1813: A Perfect Night
At about half past nine o'clock in the evening, night had covered the whole of Jerusalem.
This historic city has fallen silent, and the moonlight shines on every corner of the city, showing a different side of Jerusalem, which is very charming!
At this time, Ye Tian and the others were sitting in the living room, sipping coffee, and chatting with the Bishop of Kent who had just come in.
The topic of their conversation was not the treasures of the Knights Templar, but the two Jewish holy artifacts that Ye Tian had just discovered in the afternoon, as well as the current situation in the outside world.
"Steven, when we just returned to the hotel from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, we saw that the heavily armed Israeli military police had surrounded the hotel on three floors and three floors, and the battle looked quite scary!
If you don't know why those Israeli military police are here, and see this situation, most people will think that there must have been a major attack here, or that the Israeli military and police are fighting the Palestinians again!"
Bishop Kent said with a smile, and looked up at the night sky outside, which seemed to be like daylight, and there was still some worry in his eyes.
"This is normal, the bronze candlestick of seven branches that I found this afternoon, and the token of love that King Herod gave to Miriam the Great, are holy objects of the Second Temple of Judaism, can the Israelites not be nervous?
Fortunately, these two priceless artifacts were found on the border between the Armenian and Jewish quarters, and the bronze candlesticks of the seven branches are religious objects of Judaism, and the text on the gold pendant is very clear.
If these things were found in the MUSI forest area, and the characteristics were not very obvious, I am afraid that Jerusalem would have been a mess long ago, and the Israelis and Palestinians would have been in a mess long ago!
In 2007, when the Israelis discovered and excavated Fort Herod, a violent conflict broke out between Israelis and Palestinians over the ownership of many archaeological artifacts, with heavy casualties on both sides.
Compared with the artifacts unearthed in Herodburg, the two treasures found today are obviously of higher value and more special significance, and in this case, the Israeli authorities must be extremely careful!"
Ye Tian said one after another, his expression looked very relaxed, and his face was always full of smiles.
"No way, this is Jerusalem, a religious shrine that has always been located on the crater, where religious conflicts, cultural conflicts, and territorial conflicts are commonplace here, and they are the norm in this holy city!"
Bishop Kent shook his head lightly and said with a few words of emotion.
Immediately afterwards, Leonardo continued:
"We are here to find the treasures of the Knights Templar, and the many religious relics in them, including King Solomon's golden candlestick!
But who would have thought that we did not find the treasure of the Knights Templar and the golden candlestick of King Solomon in the treasure, but we found the bronze candlestick of seven branches cast by King Herod the Great.
Steven, your luck is so good, no matter where you go, there will be shocking and important discoveries, and people have to wonder that God is always with you!"
"Hahaha"
There was a chuckle at the scene, and every voice was full of envy.
Before the laughter could fall, Cole's voice suddenly came through the invisible headphones.
Steven, representatives of the Israeli government, as well as experts from the National Museum of Israel and the Hebrew University of Antiques, have arrived at the hotel.
Leading the team was the Israeli Deputy Prime Minister who appeared outside the antique shop this afternoon, as well as the Israeli Minister of Culture and his old friend Joshua.
The video conference is ready, and the Jewish super-rich in Israel, Europe, and the Americas are all online, and you can start a conversation with them!"
Hearing Cole's report, Ye Tian's face immediately bloomed with a bright smile.
Immediately afterwards, he put down his coffee cup and stood up, smiled and said to David:
"Gentlemen, let's go to the conference room and meet the high-ranking Israeli officials, antique art experts, and the Jewish super-rich people all over the world!"
With that, he picked up the metal trolley case next to the sofa and walked towards the door of the suite.
Bishop Kent and David glanced at each other, and immediately followed, each with a look of great interest.
Ten minutes later, Ye Tian and the others were already in the conference room, and several people were lined up and sat on one side of the long conference table.
Sitting across from them were a group of high-ranking officials from the Israeli government, led by the Israeli Deputy Prime Minister, whom he had met in front of the antique shop this afternoon.
In addition, Israel's Minister of Culture and Deputy Minister Joshua, as well as several senior officials of the Antiquities Authority, also sat on the other side of the table.
Renowned antique experts from the National Museum of Israel, the Hebrew University, and the Israeli Ministry of Culture gathered around another table to admire and authenticate the two artifacts on the table.
From their almost fanatical expressions and the excitement of the discussion, it is clear what those two antique works of art they are admiring and appraising!
What else could be there besides the bronze candelabra of seven branches cast by King Herod the Great, and the golden pendant that King Herod gave to the love of his life, Miriam?
The reason these Israelites are here is because they are here for these two holy objects of the Second Temple, and they have made up their minds to take them with them today!
In addition, many world-famous Jewish super-rich people also participated in the talks.
However, there is something special about the way they get involved.
Except for the two super-rich people in Israel, who were at the scene, the rest of the super-rich did not come to Jerusalem, but participated in the meeting via live video.
At both ends of the long conference table where Ye Tian and the others were sitting, a large-screen TV was set up, and on each TV screen, there were more than a dozen small screens.
The protagonists who appear in those pictures are the Jewish super-rich all over the world, many of whom are old friends whom Ye Tian knows and who have bought antique art from him.
At this time, Ye Tian was laughing and chatting with these old friends, and the center of the topic was naturally the two holy artifacts that had just been discovered and quickly caused a sensation in the whole world and affected the nerves of every Jew.
"Gentlemen, I am confident in my vision, and the ornamentation and inscription on the bronze candlestick of the seven-branch branch, and the Hebrew inscription on the gold pendant, speak for themselves.
Undoubtedly, the bronze candlestick of seven branches cast by King Herod the Great and the gold pendant that King Herod gave to the love of his life to Miriam are veritable Jewish sacrily.
When the experts and scholars next to us have completed the appraisal and the results are released, we can talk about this antique art transaction, and I hope everyone can participate, so that it will be lively.
In particular, everyone's bid can be cash or real estate, but the real estate used for the transaction must be located in New York, USA or Beijing, China.
Then there is the transaction price, here I can clearly tell you that I have an auction reserve price in mind, if this price is not reached, then I can only keep these two holy weapons!
After the bidding is over, we can complete the transaction immediately, and the winning bidder will transfer the money to me, and after receiving the payment, I will hand over the two rabbinical artifacts to the Israeli government for safekeeping!"
Before the words were spoken, the Jewish super-rich people from all over the world were already clamoring, and the conference room suddenly became extremely noisy.
"Steven, you guy is still as greedy as ever!
That's a good idea, Steven, our family has a lot of high-end real estate in New York, I don't know if it can get into your eyes!"
Seeing the reaction of these Jewish super-rich people, Ye Tian couldn't help but laugh softly.
This is really a group of fat sheep who are so rich, if you don't slaughter you fiercely, are you worthy of yourself?
Twenty minutes had passed since he spoke.
The top antique art experts in Israel finally finished their work, and after a whispered discussion, they came to a unanimous appraisal conclusion!
What is the result, do you still need to ask?
"Gentlemen, after some careful appraisal and discussion, we unanimously conclude that this seven-branch bronze candlestick was indeed cast by order of King Herod the Great, and was cast in the late first century B.C.!
This gold pendant is a token of love given by King Herod to the love of his life, Miriam, and we speculate that after Miriam was executed, King Herod the Great was so longing that he hid it in a bronze candelabra.
In this way, Miriam could be enshrined in the temple forever, which may have been an act of atonement for the sins of King Herod the Great, and there is no doubt that these two artifacts are the most important treasures of Israel and the sacred objects of Judaism,......"
Although this result was expected for a long time, when the director of the National Museum of Israel personally read out the appraisal conclusions, many places on the other end of this conference room and video conference were still completely boiling!
Ye Tian and David, who were sitting at the conference table, looked at each other and smiled, not to mention how proud they were!
The time is ripe for the harvest of riches, and the night is bound to be perfect!