The basement of the castle is very large, and the first thing that catches your eye is the huge wooden barrels, all made of fine oak. You don't have to think about it to know that these are casks for wines.

The world's finest wines are made in oak barrels, and during the vinification process, a number of chemical changes occur between the wine and the barrel, which makes the wine more complex in flavor and of better quality.

"Your grandfather is an alcoholic, right?" Qin Xuebing had no doubt that if he poured all these wines into the swimming pool, he was afraid that the swimming pool would be half filled.

"You should know that we French people like to have all kinds of drinking parties, and wine is in high demand."

Rhys had a look of nostalgia on his face: "My grandfather liked to entertain guests with hand-made wine during his lifetime, and many of these wines were made by him, so I'll give you two barrels when I get back." ”

Walking further, there are many rooms, maybe you know that Qin Xuebing is coming, the door of each room is open, and you can see dense collections all the way, from various countries, all periods, and all types.

"How does it compare to your collection?" Rhys was a little proud, these were collected by his grandfather for the rest of his life, and if he didn't have to participate in the treasure hunt, he really wouldn't be willing to give them away.

Qin Xuebing was dumbfounded, the richness of the collection here made him feel like a beggar, and he even had the intention of robbing.

"Rough!" Qin Xuebing gritted his teeth and said two words, but his eyes were full of envy, jealousy and hatred.

"Definitely. It's a bit of a mess! Rhys was unimpressed. Qin Xuebing is right, although the number of collections is huge, it is not a high-quality route, both good and bad, unlike Qin Xuebing, who takes the high-quality route, each of which is of amazing value.

Qin Xuebing continued to walk forward and saw the collections of many countries, even the mummy coffins of Egypt, which made people wonder if the guy wrapped in corpse cloth would jump out in the middle of the night.

Suddenly, Rhys stopped. Pointing to a room in front of him, he said, "How about you look at the collection in this room?" ”

"Where did you rob it?" Qin Xuebing couldn't move, the number of collections in this room was not much, only a dozen pieces, but each one was from Huaxia. Covering the five eras of the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.

Among them, there is also a large pot of blue and white yuan, which is definitely a fine product of the annual inspection, but it is a pity that the pictures and texts are flowers, birds, insects and fish, not character stories.

Not every piece of Yuan blue and white can be auctioned for a sky-high price of 230 million like Guiguzi down the mountain, and it must be a character story pattern. There are only eight pieces of Yuan blue and white porcelain with character story patterns.

Rees smiled, Qin Xuebing was right, there are a few items here that were snatched from the Old Summer Palace when the Eight-Nation Alliance attacked Huaxia. The rest were either bought from antiquities smugglers or auctioned.

Even if Rees didn't say it, Qin Xuebing would be able to guess some. After all, there were too many artifacts lost overseas in that era: "You know, now I already have the intention of looting. ”

"But I know you're not going to do that." Rhys smiled, there are so many things, even if Qin Xuebing robs them, I'm afraid he won't be able to ship them out of Paris.

"Maybe I did it that day!" Qin Xuebing sighed and continued to walk forward.

"I thought you'd choose from these." Resben also thought that Qin Xuebing would go out directly with three pieces of porcelain.

"Haven't you heard the saying that the best things always come last." Qin Xuebing continued to walk forward and walked to the last room, his eyes immediately widened, and he had an incredible look on his face. That's four heads. It is made of copper mold animals, which are dragons, snakes, chickens and dogs.

"This ...... What's wrong with you? Qin Xuebing stammered, it turned out that these things had disappeared a long time ago, but he didn't expect to see them here. …,

These things have a name, called the Twelve Beast Heads of the Old Summer Palace. These four are the head of the dragon, the head of the snake, the head of the chicken, and the head of the dog.

Haiyan Hall, a historic site of the Old Summer Palace, was built in 1759 (the 24th year of Qianlong). The word "Haiyan" means "Heqing Haiyan." Guotai Min'an". "Wenyuan Yinghua" Tang Zhengxi's "The Sun has the King Zifu": "The river is Qinghai Yan, the time and the year is abundant" River, the Yellow River; Yan, calm. "Heqing Haiyan" is also known as "Haiyan Heqing", which means that the water flow of the Yellow River is clear and the sea is calm. This phrase is used as a metaphor for the peace of the world, and has the auspicious meaning of praising world peace.

The name of the ornamental and practical building "Haiyan Hall" in the Old Summer Palace, the royal garden, also comes from this. The essence of this complex, the bronze statue of the 12 zodiac signs, is famous for its water time.

The head of the beast was designed by Lang Shining, a Jesuit priest based in China, who represented the 24 hours of the day with the 12 zodiac signs of the beast's head and human body, and each bronze statue took turns to spray water, which was a magnificent spectacle.

In 1860, the 12 zodiac animal heads were plundered by the British and French forces and scattered everywhere, among which the rat head and rabbit head were collected by the French; The bronze statues of the head of the ox, the head of the monkey, the head of the tiger, the head of the pig, the head of the sheep and the head of the horse have been returned to China and are collected in the Poly Art Museum; The whereabouts of the dragon's head, the snake's head, the chicken's head, and the dog's head are unknown.

"Like it? That's the surprise I've got in store for you. Rhys laughed, he believed that Qin Xuebing would definitely be tempted. It is not an exaggeration to say that collectors in China will be tempted to see these things.

Over the years, as long as there are twelve beast heads, the Chinese people will desperately throw money, and now the unit price of the twelve beast heads has exceeded 100 million, and the highest one has been shouted to 14 million euros, equivalent to 140 million.

"What about you kid playing with me?" Qin Xuebing suddenly realized that something was wrong, this kid knew that he would be tempted when he saw these four things, but he only promised to give three things, obviously to hang his appetite.

"I didn't fool you, you agreed to it before." Rhys looked playful.

"You kid dare to say that it wasn't arranged this way?" Qin Xuebing gritted his teeth, and felt the urge to beat this kid up.

The fame of the Twelve Beast Heads has spread almost all over the country, and countless collectors have worked hard to bring them back to China and reunite. Now that there is a chance to get it, Qin Xuebing will not give up no matter what.

But he could only take three of them!

"Boy, let's change the conditions? All three were delivered, and you can see that you don't care much about these things. Not as beautiful as an adult? It was rare for Qin Xuebing to speak so softly. In any case, he had to bring back the four beast heads.

"You have a saying in Huaxia, how do you say it, a gentleman's word, a quick horse, do you want to play tricks?" Rhy's face was more playful.

"You ......" Qin Xuebing considered whether he should use secret techniques to make this guy suffer a little, but doing so was not much different from robbing Ming.

Perhaps, from the perspective of the Chinese people, it is natural to get these things back by any means. However, the other party just paid three of them just to participate in the treasure hunt, and then used the means of forcible robbery to get the fourth one, which is too unkind.

"By the way, I remembered. You Huaxia still have a saying, saying it is like a fart being released, you won't be like this, right? Rhys chuckled.

"Boy, what about scooping and gagging my mouth?"

Qin Xuebing suddenly laughed. said: "Okay, three pieces are three, I want a snake head, a chicken head and a dog head, dragon head, you keep this and play slowly." ”

"Why is that? The dragon is the totem of your Huaxia, and you should choose the dragon head first. Rhys was a little surprised.

"Boy, if you want to fool me, you are still a little stunned. If that dragon head is real, I'll do whatever it takes to bring them all back. Qin Xuebing laughed, choosing three out of four is indeed very embarrassing. But if one of them is fake, then there is nothing to hesitate about.

It is true that the dragon beast has disappeared for many years and has not reappeared, but there is already definite information to prove that the dragon head is on Taiwan Island. …,

Collectors of dragon heads were originally going to be auctioned, but due to an accident in the auction of rat heads and rabbit heads, collectors began to hesitate to put them up for auction.

Organized by the auction giant Christie's in Paris, France, from February 23 to 25, 2009, "Yves? Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre? The Berger Collection". At the auction on February 26, it was unveiled with a reserve price of 9 million euros and finally sold for 14 million euros. At the time, Christie's did not disclose the true identity of the buyer.

On March 2, Niu Xianfeng, deputy director general of the Huaxia Special Fund for Rescuing Lost Overseas Cultural Relics, said at a press conference held in Beijing. Cai Mingchao, a collection consultant of the Huaxia Special Fund for the Rescue of Lost Overseas Cultural Relics, participated in the auction and became the final bidder. However, due to the fact that payment has not yet been made and is still within the payment deadline, it is unknown whether the auction will be finalized.

Cai Mingchao said: "I will not pay. In that situation, every Chinese would have stood up. I just did my part. ”

It is for this reason that the dragon head has not appeared in front of the world for a long time, and it has caused many people to be suspicious. Is the dragon head of Taiwan Island real.

But Qin Xuebing can now further determine that the dragon head is very likely to be on Taiwan Island, and this one in front of him has not been able to cause Yuan Qi induction.

"I've been acting with you for so long, it's time to tell me about your purpose, right?" The corners of Qin Xuebing's mouth rose, full of playfulness, just like Rhy's previous expression.

"I just wanted to know if you were as magical as the legend suggests, and now it seems that you are right." Rhys sneered, he really didn't have any malicious intent, this dragon head was just used to test Qin Xuebing's eyesight.

The dragon's head was bought by his grandfather for five million dollars ten years ago, but it turned out to be just a high-minded piece.

And Qin Xuebing can judge without stepping forward to watch carefully, which is enough to show that the stories about Qin Xuebing that have been circulated are not made up out of thin air, but are true.

"Graduate school entrance examination for me? Fun, right? ”

Qin Xuebing was still smiling, full of evil spirit and full of fun: "You should know that treasure hunting is very dangerous, right?" ”

Rhys was puzzled by the clueless question, but replied anyway, "Yes, it's dangerous, but I'm sure it's okay to follow you." ”

"I'm sorry, I only promised to take you on a treasure hunt, but I didn't promise to protect you. And as you know, the treasure hunt process is prone to accidents. Qin Xuebing said matter-of-factly.

"You...... What do you mean? Rhys had a bad feeling.

"What I mean is simple, I can improve the protection service, but I have to charge a protection fee." Qin Xuebing smiled hesitantly, his eyes looking out.

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