Seeing the four masters' expressions as if they were facing a great enemy, Yang Jing also laughed.

"Master, don't be afraid. How could I make things difficult for you? I just want to say that I still have a lot of good things, good things inherited from my master. For example, the things in this big courtyard, you just saw them, can I keep them?"

Hearing Yang Jing's words, the four masters almost breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. The second master, Xiao Lao, scolded with a smile: "You little bastard, why do you talk like your third master, panting heavily?"

Mr. Guo glared at him, "Old Xiao, who is talking so loudly? If you say that, be careful or I will sue you for defamation!"

Several people burst into laughter. After laughing, Cai Yi said, "Xiao Jing, those treasures of yours were inherited from your master. As long as the procedures are complete, the country will not care about your things. Besides, although those treasures are the treasures left by our Chinese ancestors, aren't they all abroad now? If you can bring them back, the country will have to reward you. After all, you have made a contribution to the return of cultural relics by doing this."

Old Liu also nodded and said, "Yes, if you do this, you will end up hurting yourself. Don't worry, the country will not be tempted by your treasures."

However, Yang Jing was not happy about this. The four masters were stunned when they saw their only disciple with a bitter face. The second master, Mr. Xiao, seemed to have thought of something and immediately asked, "Xiao Jing, are there any heavyweight cultural relics among the treasures you inherited?"

"Yeah." Yang Jing nodded honestly.

"What's it? Tell us quickly." Seeing Yang Jing like this, the four masters' mood, which had just relaxed, immediately became tense again.

"There are quite a few, such as some inscriptions and calligraphy and paintings from the Sui and Tang dynasties, such as most of the original copy of the Yongle Encyclopedia, such as Wang Xizhi's "Lanting Preface", and some calligraphy and paintings by Yan Liben, Zheng Fashi, Lu Tanwei, and Zhan Ziqian..."

As soon as these words came out, several masters including the princesses took a deep breath.

Xiao Laogan swallowed his saliva and said dryly, "Xiao Jing, don't scare the master. Is the Lanting Preface by Wang Xizhi that you mentioned an authentic one?"

Yang Jing nodded decisively, "It's absolutely genuine!"

Old Xiao's body swayed, and Yang Jing was so scared that he quickly supported him.

"It's okay, it's okay, I'm fine! Xiao Jing, is this really the original copy of "Preface to the Lanting Poems"? "

Yang Jing nodded heavily again.

Mr. Xiao covered his face and stopped talking. He was a great calligrapher, and now he suddenly heard that the original copy of "Lanting Xu" had been published. How could he bear it?

Yang Jing helped Mr. Xiao to the old yellow armchair, and Mr. Xiao sat down. In the face of this news, this old yellow armchair from the Ming Dynasty was nothing. For a calligraphy master like Mr. Xiao, the impact of the original copy of "Lanting Xu" was probably no less than that of the imperial seal just now.

Old Liu glanced at Old Xiao, shook his head slightly and said, "Let your second master take a rest first. Xiao Jing, you just said that you inherited the original copy of the Yongle Encyclopedia from your master, or most of it? Is this true?"

"Master, this is indeed the original copy of the Yongle Encyclopedia, not the copy that Emperor Jiajing ordered people to copy. And there are a total of 6,000 volumes, totaling 14,688 volumes."

As soon as these words came out, it was Liu Lao who directly sat down on the chair...

Cai Yi and Mr. Guo looked at each other, Cai Yi nodded, and then asked: "Xiao Jing, what else do you have? Tell me all at once!"

"Master Four, these are the most important treasures. The others are calligraphy and paintings by famous people from the Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, as well as porcelain, inscriptions, and hand-copied Buddhist scriptures. As you know, my master is a disciple of Taoism in China, so although he is a foreigner, he still likes the things of our Chinese ancestors very much. Especially since my master has such a rich fortune, he began searching the world for Chinese treasures that were lost overseas as early as the early 1980s. Over the past 30 years, he has collected a lot of Chinese treasures, and now all of them have been inherited by me."

Mr. Guo nodded slightly and said, "Old Cai, Old Liu, and Old Xiao, the treasures that Xiao Jing has are already shocking enough, but this is also thanks to his master! These things were collected bit by bit, and they must have cost a lot of money, so we have to tell the higher-ups about these things."

"Third Master is right. My master told me that in the past thirty years or so, he has spent no less than five billion US dollars just collecting these Chinese treasures. This is real US dollars."

As soon as this number came out, the four masters' faces turned dark again.

If these treasures were to enter the country, according to relevant national regulations, Yang Jing might not be able to keep them.

But the problem is, these things were inherited by Yang Jing, and Yang Jing's master spent 5 billion US dollars just to collect these treasures. That was 5 billion US dollars more than 30 years ago, which is more valuable than 50 billion US dollars or even 100 billion US dollars today. And if there is proof that these things are indeed acquired, then the country cannot forcibly confiscate them.

Besides, these things are now abroad. What if someone gets angry and these treasures cannot be returned?

The four of them were all state servants, had lived in the system for a long time, and they followed the principle of the supremacy of national interests. But at the same time, Yang Jing in front of them was their only disciple, and his treasure was not stolen or robbed, but inherited openly, and no one had the right to demand that he hand it over.

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