Chapter: 5986

He paused for a moment and continued, "The Four-Direction Treasure Pagoda resurfaced again, this time in Nurhachi's hands. It is said that Nurhachi brought the treasure pagoda to Liaodong, and with the blessing of the treasure pagoda, the Later Jin Empire flourished. At the same time, the Ming dynasty declined, and the Later Jin Empire continued to rise and eventually changed its name to the Qing dynasty."

Yè Chén couldn't help but ask him, "If that's the case, then this Four-Direction Treasure Pagoda in the hands of the Qing royal family must have been a treasure, how did it end up in the Rothschild family's hands?"

Peter Zhou sighed and said, "In 1840, the British government launched the Opium Wars, and the entire nation was forced to open its doors to the British. At that time, the Rothschild family began to do business with China, and they gradually gained control of China's opium trade and other valuable commodities."

This kind of plunder reached a peak during the Eight-Nation Alliance period, when the armies of England, America, France, Germany, Russia, Japan, Austria, and Italy formed an alliance and pillaged China without mercy.

"However, the people from the Rothschild family were willing to spend over a million dollars to let me repair it, so I pretended to see the money and agreed, also telling them that the repair would take a long time, at least several months, the Rothschild family then left the Four-Direction Treasure Pagoda with me, but someone came every day to check on the repair progress, and I also discovered they were secretly monitoring me during that period;"

"I realized more and more as I was repairing the Four-Direction Treasure Pagoda that this thing should not be left in the hands of the Rothschild family, because it is a cultural relic of China itself, and almost all Chinese people are still unaware of its existence, even knowing nothing about it, but it might be one of the most significant cultural relics lost by China during the past hundred years since the Opium Wars;"

"So I decided to take advantage of the several months of repair time and create a fake Four-Direction Treasure Pagoda for them, playing a trick on them like a cat playing with a mouse, then secretly hid the real one away, waiting for an opportunity to smuggle it out of America;"

"But I thought that after giving the fake Four-Direction Treasure Pagoda to the Rothschild family, at least I could deceive them for some time and gain a chance to turn things around, but I didn't expect that they would immediately conduct carbon-14 testing on the fake one and realize that it was switched after I did, so they wanted to take me away secretly right away, luckily I anticipated their move and called the police myself, reporting my own actions;"

"They had no choice but to put me in Brooklyn Jail afterwards;"

"So, the people from the Rothschild family could only back down and ask the court to keep me here, and even if they tortured me again, they wouldn't dare kill me because I was sentenced to 15 years in prison. 15 years later, I didn't leave this prison, and the Rothschild family couldn't explain it to the people."

"Leaf Tian said firmly: 'Uncle Zhou, I'll take you away from here today, and as for the Rothschild family over there, I'll go tell them clearly.'"

"No way!" Uncle Zhou exclaimed: "Young master, I'm a prisoner who's been imprisoned in Brooklyn jail for stealing, if you take me away today, the Rothschild family won't just forgive me, but will definitely take it out on my family members;'

"Moreover, once I leave, I'll become an escaped convict!"

"Although that Four-Direction Treasure Pagoda originally belonged to China, it is indeed what I stole from the Rothschild family. The American court sentenced me to prison, and I voluntarily confessed and accepted punishment, but I absolutely cannot be labeled as a fugitive again."

Leaf Tian expressed some concern: "Uncle Zhou, if the Rothschild family doesn't get back that Four-Direction Treasure Pagoda, they will definitely not forgive me. If you still have 10-15 years of sentence left, those 10-15 years will undoubtedly be very difficult."

"Don't worry." Uncle Zhou smiled slightly and said seriously: "When I was doing this thing, I had already considered the consequences;"

"Since this matter has been exposed, the Rothschild family definitely won't or dare not directly kill me. They now want to get back that Four-Direction Treasure Pagoda;"

"So, the best solution is to let the Four-Direction Treasure Pagoda return to China. Once the Four-Direction Treasure Pagoda returns to its original owner, the Rothschild family, even if they want to make a fuss, won't dare ask for it from China. When the Rothschild family realizes that this Four-Direction Treasure Pagoda is no longer possible to return to their hands, they will no longer think about doing anything with me;"

"I'll serve my sentence honestly, and even if the Rothschild family continues to harass me, they won't dare do anything to me again;"

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"It's pointless to say even if they kill me, as there would be no meaning; killing me wouldn't even give them a chance to get the Four-Direction Treasure Pagoda back."

As he spoke, Zhou Liangyun looked at Ye Cheng and implored, "Young Master, I just have one thing to ask: please help me bring the Four-Direction Treasure Pagoda back to China. This is the nation's treasure, which should return to its original soil, so that we can make a contribution to our country and people for all eternity."

Ye Cheng was taken aback by Zhou Liangyun's unexpected concern for his homeland and felt moved, nodding his head to say, "Uncle Zhou, rest assured. I will definitely bring the Four-Direction Treasure Pagoda back to China. I have a friend who has connections that can help me get it donated back."

Ye Cheng was now thinking of Lin Wan'er's adopted son, Sun Zhongjun.

The Four-Direction Treasure Pagoda being the nation's treasure, he naturally had no qualification to claim it as his own; through Sun Zhongjun, he would hand it over to China, which would be the true and perfect return to its original owner. JrNovels.com