golden ear

Chapter 153 Family Curse
"Don't worry, I'm at home."

Sun Yuyao virtuously helped Wu Tianyuan pack her luggage, and said: "Be careful and go home as soon as possible."

Wu Tianyuan looked at the beautiful woman in front of him, and felt more at home, waiting for his parents to retire to live together and enjoy the family happiness.

"Are you a guest from China?"

Wu Tianyuan looked at the [-]-something old man in front of him. He was the descendant of James, the British dragon knight guard of the Eight-Power Allied Forces, George.

"That's right. I'm the curator of a private museum. This time I'm here to look for lost cultural relics from the Old Summer Palace. You are a descendant of James. The price can be negotiated."

The old man suddenly became excited, held Wu Tianyuan's hand tightly, and tremblingly said: "Finally I've waited for you! This is God's chance to redeem me!"

Wu Tianyuan looked at the old man in bewilderment, and waited curiously for the next sentence.

"Hey, the burning of the Old Summer Palace shocked the whole world back then. My grandfather became a soldier and participated in the war, killing many innocent civilians. Although he returned home in good clothes and got a lot of spoils, it also left a terrible curse on the whole family!

The old man sighed and talked about the curse that happened to the James family for more than 100 years. It turns out that his generation is the fifth generation. Every generation, regardless of gender, has not lived beyond the age of 60. It is either a disease or an accident, and it will not die well.

"It was so easy to come to my place, and I finally lived to be 60 years old. I thought it was the curse lifted, but I didn't expect my two sons to die unexpectedly in the second year! My life was bought with theirs!"

The old man burst into tears, Wu Tianyuan looked at the poor old man, this is retribution, the sins of the ancestors who killed people and robbed goods, and the descendants have to pay for it generation after generation.

"I know this is all God's punishment for the sins committed by my ancestors. You have done a lot of good deeds, but blood and killing can't make up for it. I thought I would continue the terrible reincarnation, but I met you today!"

The old man asked the housekeeper to take out three paintings, Wu Tianyuan looked at them and was very excited.

"Lang Shining Gedeng Ela Camp Map!"

"Picture of the Chrysanthemum Maze in the Old Summer Palace!"

"Portrait of Qianlong!"

The old man sighed: "This is the last treasure that our family has treasured. I know they are very precious. I originally thought that after my death, I would donate them to the Chinese Museum, which can make up for a little sin. I happened to meet you, and I must be God." arrangement, you take it!"

Wu Tianyuan is a little unbelievable, these three paintings are all authentic works of Castiglione, who haven't shown his face in a hundred years, and any one is tens of millions, the old man wants to give it to himself?

Seeing the old man's firm gaze, Wu Tianyuan nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will display them in the museum, which can be regarded as fulfilling a wish for you."

In the end, Wu Tianyuan returned to the capital with the donation from James' descendants, and showed Castiglione's precious memories of the Old Summer Palace. Now he has ten steeds in his hand, and these are also considered a small topic.

Looking at the exhibition hall of the Old Summer Palace, Wu Tianyuan basically has a skeleton, and can roughly feel the luxurious and rich atmosphere of that year.

Sun Yuyao asked curiously, "Has the trip to England come to an end?"

"All the clues I can find have been fixed, and there is no other news for the time being. After all, after almost 200 years, many collections have disappeared in the dust of history. It is not easy to find these."

"That's true. There have been seven or eight auctions in the Old Summer Palace, and the treasures have been scattered among many people. That's how many collections you can find."

Wu Tianyuan smiled, took out three treasured swords, asked the staff to take a photo, and passed them to Liu Huasheng.

"The next step is the next step! We have three of RB's top ten famous knives handed down from generation to generation. Do you think they will come to talk about it?"

Sun Yuyao was so excited, she finally had the bargaining chip to threaten the little devil!In terms of spoils, there are not as many RBs in the whole world, this time they must let them bleed!

"Where is the treasured sword?"

As soon as the photos were posted, Liu Huasheng rushed to the museum the next day impatiently, and was excited to see three famous swords handed down from generation to generation.

"It really is them! Suzumaru Tsuneji by Master Nichiren, Master Minamoto Yorimitsu's pinnacle work, Doji Kiri Yasuna, Sanjo Sanjo Sokin's masterpiece, Mikazuki Sokin!"

Wu Tianyuan looked at Liu Huasheng's excited expression, and said with a smile, "Uncle Liu, do you need to be so excited? Isn't it the little RB's broken knife?"

Liu Huasheng scolded with a smile: "You kid can stand and talk without back pain! You don't know the status of the samurai sword in the hearts of RB people, it is a national symbol, representing their sacred spiritual totem. I am not happy because I found a famous sword, but because we have bargaining chips Negotiate terms with them!"

"I have already contacted the RB National Museum of Art through my relationship and sent them the photos. I will reply within two days. I guess they will definitely come and try their best to get back the three famous knives. You should first think about the terms of exchange!"

Wu Tianyuan laughed out loud, this time the little RB must bleed, damn it, eat ours and spit it out for me!
Liu Huasheng still underestimated the charm of famous knives. He received news from the National Art Museum that afternoon that he was going to China soon. Professor Yasuda would personally lead a team to verify the authenticity of famous knives.

"This Yasuda is not simple. I have known him for many years. He is a typical China hand. He is a professor of history at the University of Tokyo and an honorary consultant of the National Museum of Art. He has a deep understanding of our culture and is a first-class collector. He comes to China every year to search for treasures."

Liu Huasheng's face was serious, and when he heard that Yasuda was coming, things were difficult!

"What are you afraid of? Now the initiative is in our hands, let's kill them!"

Liu Meizi said disdainfully: "It was when they begged us to open up a special RB exhibition hall. In the future, Shige will put all the RB national treasures he found. They can display Chinese trophies, but we can't?"

Wu Tianyuan looked at Liu Meizi appreciatively, as expected of someone who followed him, his stand was firm at critical moments.This time he is going to do a good job and let the little RB know how good he is. At worst, as Liu Meizi said, Tianyuan will open the RB hall alone, which is probably more popular.

Early the next morning, Wu Tianyuan received a call saying that the RB people had arrived at the museum and let him go there.

"This is Professor Yasuda, and this is Wu Tianyuan, the curator of Tianyuan Museum."

Yasuda is in his early fifties, gentle and elegant, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and has a scholarly air.Curiously looking at Wu Tianyuan, who is only in his 20s, he sighed: "It is true that a hero has been born as a boy since ancient times. I just visited Tianyuan Jun's museum, which is really an eye-opener!"

"Professor Yasuda's Chinese is very good, and he is indeed an expert in China."

Hearing Wu Tianyuan's appreciation, An Tian said proudly, "I don't dare to be. I have been fascinated by Chinese culture for decades. I come here several times a year. I also have a collection of calligraphy and paintings of famous people. After the official business is over, I still have to talk to Tianyuan Let's have a good chat."

RB has a group of five people, besides Yasuda, there is also a translator, and three other experts from the museum.Everyone walked in together and began to identify the three famous knives.

Yasuda is not an expert in swords and swords. He leads the team this time because he understands the Chinese. To put it bluntly, he wants to negotiate terms and strive for the best interests for RB.

"Mr. Tianyuan, your Sanxitang is really amazing! It's an eye-opener for me!"

Three experts were in charge of appraising famous knives. Yasuda and Wu Tianyuan visited the museum together, especially Sanxitang, which shocked him very much.

"It's a small matter. Compared with the Sanxi Hall in the Forbidden City, it is still a little worse. The time is still short, and it will be gradually improved in the future."

Wu Tianyuan said politely, this sentence is the truth, if he is given another two years, the walls will be covered with calligraphy and paintings of Song and Yuan dynasties!

An Tian looked at Wu Tianyuan in shock, and could feel the strong self-confidence of this young man. He had studied Wu Tianyuan's information.Since it was necessary to negotiate, it was inevitable to know oneself and the enemy. Originally, Wu Tianyuan had a high opinion of the self-made man, but seeing him today, it seems that he still greatly underestimated the true level of this kid!
(End of this chapter)