RHE - Chapter 1916: Future Master of the Central Plains?!

The treasure Wang Chong had noticed was unremarkable compared to all the other treasures in the treasury, but Wang Chong had noticed it because it was a treasure of the Central Plains, completely different in style from the others.

Whoosh!

Wang Chong reached out with his hand, summoning that treasure into it.

"What's wrong?"

The others noticed what Wang Chong was doing and gathered around him.

Wang Chong held a roller made of white jade. Wrapped around it was an ancient painting from the Western Han Dynasty.

This sort of painting was priceless, and it was impossible for an ordinary person to possess it. Moreover, given the difference in the cultures of the Arabian Empire and the Central Plains, Wang Chong would never believe that someone as proud as Mutasim III would have a hobby of collecting the art of the Central Plains.

Wang Zhongsi walked up from the back and slightly frowned when he spotted a teardrop symbol on the white jade roller.

"Why would something from Youzhou appear here?"

The collecting world of the Central Plains had regional divisions. Some major collectors had developed methods for establishing the authenticity and lineage of precious paintings and other articles, placing small marks on them.

At the same time, this method would also make them identifiable if they were stolen.

Before Wang Zhongsi's retirement, he had visited Youzhou and been the guest of several major and wealthy collectors, so he recognized the mark.

Everyone felt their hearts thump in dismay, and the mood in the treasury instantly turned strange.

Abusi walked up and asked, "Is it Protector-General Zhang Shougui?"

Youzhou was Zhang Shougui's territory, and when a top-class painting from that region appeared here, it was very easy to link it with Zhang Shougui.

Zhang Shougui had a personality unlike the other Protector-Generals or Great Generals, and it was impossible to fathom his actions. Although the Great Tang had been at war with Arabia, no one would find it strange if Zhang Shougui was privately exchanging messages with Mutas

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Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 1916: Future Master of the Central Plains?!

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