As soon as he said this, Director Wang suddenly thought of something and slapped his forehead. "No! You said it was too late. Before the press conference this morning, the Northwest sent a telegram, saying that Dunhuang had already gained a lot!"

"Zuo Zongtang is going to attack this batch of books!"

Xiao Letian was furious when he heard this, "What? Zuo Jigao is so brave, dare to grab food from my mouth? Why didn't you say such an important thing earlier?"

Wang Huaiyuan's face turned dark, "I'm blamed for this... Zuo Jigao didn't seem to want much. He said he wanted to choose a thousand copies first, and he wouldn't care about the rest..."

"I thought about the ancient books in the Tibetan Golden Cave that were more than 100,000, but what's wrong with giving him a thousand... So... I didn't take it seriously. I classified this telegram as an ordinary emergency..."

Xiao Letian slapped his thigh in a hurry, "Send a report quickly, send a report to Zuo Zongtang in my name. I can give him a rubbing, but I can't give him a copy of the original!"

"At the same time, he sent a report to King Shangtai. Even if he lost his life, he would not lose a Dunhuang document!"

Xiao Hexin was shocked, "The Head of State... The Western Regions Guide requires Zuo Zongtang's power, because it's not good to have a few books to make a comeback? He is also a literati's mind and wants to collect some of it, but it's not lost to overseas..."

"No, absolutely not. You can do the errand first, and I will explain it to you in the future!"

The whole incident was actually related to Xiao Letian's continuous reports. At the beginning, Zuo Zongtang didn't know what was going on in this sutra cave, so he didn't care about it.

He thought that the Sutra Cave was all ancient Buddhist scriptures. Although it was very good, it was not worthy of his greed!

But after the subsequent information came one by one, he realized that this was not only Buddhist scriptures, but also the historical development of the entire Western Regions!

Ancient calligraphy and painting are all treasures spanning the Jin Dynasty, Sui Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty. Just studying the history of calligraphy and painting development is a great asset!

No ancient Chinese literati didn’t like to play calligraphy with gold and stone? Zuo Zongtang was no exception. Anyone who is a big official family does not have his own library, and who has a few treasures that he can protect him like his heart.

It was after reading the news reports sent by the rear, Zuo Zongtang realized that the Buddhist scriptures in the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang were priceless treasures in the minds of literati, and everyone was drooling!

Without saying a word, Zuo Zongtang sent his confidant Liu Jintang to Dunhuang to ask King Shangtai for it. I am not greedy, can I just do one thousand pieces?

When King Shangtai saw Liu Jintang coming, he felt sad. He really didn't want to give it to him, but after all, this place was controlled by Zuo Zongtang's army. How could he really not listen to them?

King Shangtai fought with Liu Jintang in sloppy eyes, stabilized him first, and then started a secret meeting with the left. When the left heard this, he immediately voted against it!

"No, absolutely not! We have killed a British devil for these treasures, so we can't give it to outsiders for nothing!"

"But after all, we are still in Zuo Zongtang's one acre of three-point land, so don't distinguish it at all? I mean bargaining with him. I think it's okay to give him four or five hundred books..."

"No! Absolutely not..." The left side ignored the identity of the king's name on the opposite side, and refused to agree if he died. "I didn't agree even if I died in the Cave of the Sutra!"

To the left of a bold ghost eye, this guy actually moved directly into the Tibetan Golden Cave with two buckets of kerosene.

The Sutra Cave is very small, with ancient books everywhere. After entering the left, I couldn't lie down and could only sit cross-legged. This guy used kerosene to splash his body and brought four or five lighters.

"Whoever dares to rob me, I will die with these ancient books!"

The camp was in chaos now. Liu Jintang brought a thousand cavalry here. When he saw that the madman was about to commit suicide, he surrounded him.

Liu Jintang quickly waved his hand, "What's this for? Why did you commit suicide? You can discuss something if you have something to do..."

King Shangtai also ran over, "Mr. Zuo...you come out first, okay?... Let's discuss and discuss..."

Liu Jintang was also anxious and sweating all over his forehead. "Yes, some people discussed, why not reduce the number of Dashen... I want a little less..."

What? You, Liu Jintang, want to reach out? The left side was so angry that she almost exploded the Tianling Gai. "No! No one will give it! I put my words here. If you want these Dunhuang documents, then step on my body!"

"King Shangtai, please forgive me for being rude! Today, the head of state must be the head of state. If the head of state says it, we can only give it. If the head of state does not agree, you will not be able to take any book away!"

"My king! Your Majesty! Think carefully, why do the Head of State care so much about this? This is a secret that has been buried for more than a thousand years. Why does the Head of State know so clearly?"

"There will be a demon when things are abnormal! I dare not gamble, nor can I gamble... I knew that the head of state would not harm these treasures, and I would not believe anyone else!"

Liu Jintang was so angry that he kept whipping the sand with his horse whip, "You...you you..." and said to myself that I, the general of the admiral, would I lose face for several books?

"Okay, okay... Then I'll send Yuan a telegram. I don't believe that the Chief of the People's Republic of China will not give the general this face! Humph... I'll see it here so hard, and give him food and drink and don't starve to death!"

"Wait for the Head of State to slap you in the face!"

The Mogao Grottoes suddenly froze. The Chinese soldiers gathered around the Sutra Cave and took turns to protect Dunhuang documents day and night. On the periphery of these soldiers was a large army of more than a thousand Liu Jintang guarding them.

As for the fact that there are more than a thousand civilians on the periphery, they are foolishly looking at the chaos in front of them. The Dunhuang County Magistrate was so scared that he didn't dare to say a word. This is all a fight between gods, so don't get involved.

After hearing the news, Zuo Zongtang smiled faintly, "Then send a report to Xiao Letian. My face is not important. The key is that he has to give others' face..."

"Haha... Xiao Letian won't understand. If these officials in the world are greedy, they will not be able to stop them!"

That's right, it was precisely because the newspapers quickly spread the news that at least the literati in the prosperous areas of the Qing Dynasty already knew this treasure.

Chinese literati may be more open about money, but when they encounter these things, no one can help but reach out!

As long as the governors and governors in various places have to do with Zuo Zongtang, they will start sending newspapers and writing letters to ask for a volume or two. Those who cannot ask for Zuo Zongtang will ask for Liu Jintang, Xu Zhanbiao and others!

Not only the governors and governors from all over the country, but even the princes and ministers in the capital have written letters to Zuo Zongtang. No matter whether they are ignorant or not, who doesn’t need to add thousands of years of ancient books to fill their storefronts!

Prince Qing, Prince Chun, Prince Guo, Dorobel... all the famous princes and princes spoke, and even the Japanese Liuyi and Prince Chun Yihuan sent telegrams to ask for these treasures.

Zuo Zongtang was in a state of mind, but when he saw that the left side actually jumped out to object, he immediately burst into laughter!

"Haha, I was worried that I couldn't find a fool to fight against thunder, but in the end, someone came out for life... Tell Liu Jintang that delicious food and drink support that stupid and bold!"
Chapter completed!