Chapter 945: William's Discovery (1)

"Listen, William, in fact, I am dispensable to this hotel. It can only serve as icing on the cake for me and my cultural tourism company, but for Carnarvon, this is a life-saving investment. What he needs to consider now is not how to maximize the benefits, but how to win me over to ensure the success of the investment." Yang Cheng said coldly.

He was telling the truth. In fact, if he hadn't been interested in Pharaoh's treasures, he might have turned his back on him right now. What kind of shit earl is worthless in his eyes.

William patted Yang Cheng on the shoulder, "Don't get excited, isn't this still in the stage of negotiation? Maybe Earl Carnarvon is a lion, but you can lower the price."

Yang Cheng rubbed her head, "What about you? How much do you plan to pay?"

William shrugged, "I didn't think about it. Anyway, I only need 10% of the shares proportionally. How much I will pay depends on the final valuation price you agree on."

"You are really destined to be a prince, and you are born with the skill of throwing your hands away from the shopkeeper." Yang Cheng complained.

William spread his hands, meaning: Do you blame me?

Putting aside the topic of shares for now, Yang Cheng pulled William and said mysteriously, "Don't you think there is something wrong with the Carnarvon family?"

William was puzzled, "What's the problem?"

Yang Cheng curled her lips, "Don't you think it's abnormal for the Carnarvon family to survive until now? It stands to reason that after World War II, the strength of the Carnarvon family should have been weakened long ago, let alone the fifth generation of Carnarvon. The earl also spent a large sum of money supporting Howard Carter's archaeological career."

William was thoughtful, and said with a half-smile, "You're talking about Tutankhamun's treasure, right?"

Yang Cheng didn't change his face, "That's right, I think Earl Carnarvon must have brought back a lot of good things, not just replicas as mentioned in the records, and you would be willing to take only restored products instead? Anyway, I don't believe it. "

William snickered, "I knew you didn't have good intentions, but it's also considered that you are playing the wrong way. Let me show you something good, come with me."

Yang Cheng was confused and followed the mysterious William to his study room. After he carefully closed the door and asked the housekeeper to watch outside, he took out a file box from the safe behind the desk. A pile of color photos, including documents, was poured out of it.

After spreading it all out, he said excitedly, "To tell you the truth, I went back to Kensington Palace not long after you left High Collier that day, and sent someone to find these materials at the first time. It has not been known by the outside world. You read it first before commenting. I just want to say,

Maybe you guessed right. "

Yang Cheng looked at William in surprise, as if he was meeting him for the first time. Of course, he didn't stop complaining in his heart, this chicken thief prince.

However, he was more interested in these materials than when William became a thieves. While looking at the color photos that were obviously restored, he heard William say, "I sent someone to report the information about Tutankhamun from the military bureau. After sorting out the information, it turned out that Tutankhamun was not very important in the history of ancient Egypt. His life experience, he is the son of the 'alien' Pharaoh Akhenaton and his concubine, because of his father's early death, he ascended the throne at about 9 years old.

Due to the complete failure of Akhenaton's religious reform, after Tutankhamun ascended the throne, the belief in the whole of Egypt was changed from the god of Aden to the god of Amon, and his name was also changed from Tutankhamun to Tutankhamun.

Considering how young he was at the time, it was obviously the decision of the old Amon priests. Basically, the young pharaoh was a puppet emperor. When he was about 18 or 19 years old, Tutankhamun died mysteriously. There have been rumors and debates over the years that he was murdered.

It stands to reason that a puppet emperor who died young should have passed by like a meteor in the long river of history, and he didn't know that modern people wrote a lot, but who made him hide treasures in the mausoleum that shocked the world? It is precisely because of this that this young pharaoh has become a symbol of ancient Egyptian civilization today, more than 3,000 years later, which is unpredictable. "

Yang Cheng didn't want to hear these long-winded histories. He only cared about the treasures. Although it was superficial, he really didn't care who Tutankhamun's child was, so he couldn't help interrupting, "Quickly get to the point~"

William was speechless, what he was talking about was on the rise, but he also knew that this was not the point, so he had to take out one of the many documents, "This is about the background of Tutankhamun. If you are interested and have time, you can learn more about it. It is very interesting. , Now let's talk about the key point, Tutankhamun's tomb.

The reason why the ancient Egyptian pharaohs chose this place is because there is a natural pyramid-shaped mountain in this place, look at this photo. "

William found a color photo, which was the entrance of the Valley of the Kings. You can see several pyramid-shaped peaks and hills protruding from the pure natural square base. Several pyramid mountains surround a small basin, and the depressions in the basin, It was the place where the pharaohs lived.

Yang Cheng looked at the environment in the photo, and he could probably imagine how magnificent and majestic the Valley of the Kings is in reality. William continued, "This place where more than thirty pharaohs are buried has always been very secret in ancient Egypt, and there are heavy soldiers nearby. The guards and craftsmen must be blindfolded when entering and exiting, and can only rely on the smart little donkey to guide them in and out.

However, it is impossible to keep such a big secret for thousands of years. Besides, the geomantic omen of the natural pyramid mountain is too eye-catching. It was discovered later, and then it became a paradise for famous archaeologists and tomb robbers. After the large-scale looting, countless treasures were lost, which also led to the opening of Tutankhamun's tomb before people could truly understand the ancient Egyptian civilization.

Of course, most of the rare treasures out of thousands of pieces are now stored in the Egyptian National Museum, such as this golden fan stand. "

William took out another color photo and handed it to Yang Cheng. Yang Cheng found that the golden fan seat should have been filled with feathers, because there were small holes for feathers on one side of the semicircle, and the fan depicted Tutan The scene of Kamen driving a chariot to hunt ostriches was used by ancient Egyptian subjects to flatter them.

Then William took out a picture of a crown. At that time, the totem of Upper Egypt was an eagle, and the totem of Lower Egypt was a snake. The one with both an eagle and a snake on the crown was the overlord who ruled both upper and lower Egypt. Yang Cheng had a good memory. He had seen the two totems in the High Collier Castle, because these two patterns were engraved on Tutankhamun's golden mask.

William didn't feel too dry, and continued, "Why is Tutankhamun's tomb so complete that it has never been discovered? One of the reasons is that the tomb is too small, and it is located in the tomb of Ramses VI. Below, the location is relatively hidden.

I compared the tombs of several other pharaohs in the Valley of the Kings. Basically, the longer the pharaoh’s tomb was stolen, the more the tomb was stolen, because according to the custom of ancient Egypt, the tomb was built after the pharaoh ascended the throne. The longer he lived, the tomb must be It will be very large and deep, and of course it will be easy to be discovered. Tutankhamun, who died at the age of eighteen or nineteen, has a small tomb with a secret room, so of course it is even more difficult to be discovered. "

A three-dimensional structural drawing of the tomb was handed to Yang Cheng. Who else could there be besides Tutankhamun's tomb?

"The small room in the middle is used to put the coffin. Obviously, the picture also draws a coffin in the room, which is very recognizable. A secret room next to it leads to other tombs, and another secret room is full of treasures.

The crux of the problem lies in the secret room leading to other tombs. "William's fingers pointed on the photo, and when it came to the key point, Yang Cheng perked up his ears against the excitement in his heart, for fear of missing the details, he knew that Earl Carnarvon had a problem, sure enough!

He waved his fist furtively, calmed down and listened to William, "Howard Carter and his archaeological team first discovered a mysterious stone step, which was hidden deep in the wild grass, and then they followed the stone step to search carefully, and found There is a slope, and the seal of the pharaoh's tomb from the Thebes era is vaguely engraved on it.

Thebes was the capital of the Middle Kingdom and the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt from the 21st century BC to the 11th century BC. The pharaohs at that time basically chose to be buried in the Valley of the Kings. seal.

Carter and the others were overjoyed. After cleaning the slope, they vaguely discovered Tutankhamun's name.

Faced with the possibility of the Pharaoh's secret tomb reappearing in the world, Carter and the others naturally worked hard. After clearing the gravel-filled corridor, it didn't take long for them to discover the second tomb door. Keep the seal of the pharaoh's tomb in Thebes more than 3,000 years ago! "

William found a black-and-white photo from the mess. The photo should be the gate of Tutankhamun's tomb. The seal of the pharaoh's tomb in Thebes from more than 3,000 years ago was almost intact on it. The picture shows a jackal and nine people. slave.

Pointing to the jackal, William explained, "This jackal is the incarnation of Anubis, the patron saint of the pharaoh's cemetery."

Yang Cheng waved his hand and motioned for William to continue, "You know what happened afterwards. Carter and the others opened the door and found ancient Egyptian treasures that had been buried for thousands of years, and they were all made of gold. The added value of the halo can be sold for a good price if you take it out casually, as you said, no one can resist this kind of temptation, especially the British nobles and lords who loved gold jewelry in the past."

It was very surprising to hear the ridicule of their royal supporters from William, and the irony was very obvious, just looking down on this kind of behavior, Yang Cheng couldn't help but make Yang Cheng laugh. Could it be that William himself is an angry youth? Well, it's a joke.

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