Written by Empress Wu Zetian herself?

Of course, who wins is up to the organizer.

Duke Otto also came back to his senses at this time.

"Ahem, good, Mr. Nan Ye's piece was truly beautiful.

He is indeed the creator of "croatian rhapsody", truly amazing!

What is the name of this piece?"

Nan Ye stood up and walked to North Dust's side, saying softly, "flight of the bumblebee!"

Duke Otto clapped his hands, "flight of the bumblebee, a good name, the music is just like its name!"

Then, he stood up.

"Now that both of you have finished performing, it's time to announce the answer.

Personally, I think the piece by His Excellency Ono Kazuo, the Piano Demon Hand... is extremely exquisite..."

At this pause, Ono Kazuo thought it was an announcement that he had won, and just as he was about to celebrate, Duke Otto spoke again.

"However, I prefer Mr. Nan Ye's "flight of the bumblebee".

To be honest, my mind is still full of the imagery from this piece.

Whether it's technique or composition, I think Mr. Nan Ye is superior.

Therefore, in this competition, Mr. Nan Ye of Great Xia wins.

Furthermore, I think Mr. Nan Ye is more suitable for the title of Piano Demon Hand.

That ghostly unpredictable hand speed is truly astonishing.

Butler, bring me the Emperor's handwritten note!"

Ono Kazuo, who was standing nearby, was completely stunned. Not only did he lose, but he also lost the title of "Demon Hand".

This is too much of a loss!

Although Duke Otto was just joking, this matter will definitely be widely publicized later.

It is only a matter of time before Nan Ye replaces his Demon Hand.

He had countless unwillingness in his heart, but he didn't have the courage to fight another round.

16 keys per second, even a ghost couldn't play that!

Ono Kazuo felt that he was the person who suffered the most loss tonight, without exception.

I should have known better than to come to this damn auction...

However, the people in the live broadcast room were excited:

[Hehehehe, Xiao Ge, well done, I love watching Xiao Ge rub Little Japan into the ground!]

[Although this is not the first or second time, it just feels so good!]

[But honestly, this Da Xiong didn't lose unfairly. Look at Xiao Ge's hand speed, he's undoubtedly a tentacle monster.]

[Actually, I really want to know, is this already Nan Ye's fastest speed?]

As soon as this question appeared, the entire live broadcast room fell silent.

Yes, is this already Nan Ye's fastest hand speed?

No one could answer him because they didn't know either.

Although Ono Kazuo has the title of "Demon Hand", this "Demon Hand" was self-proclaimed by Little Japan and is not international.

In terms of piano skill, Ono Kazuo is indeed one of the very powerful people in Little Japan, but he has not yet reached the level of a piano master.

And there are many piano masters, and even grandmaster level people around the world.

This also means that Nan Ye still has a lot of room for improvement.

Perhaps the current hand speed can only represent the present, not the future...

After a while, this question was thrown to the back of everyone's minds.

Because they wanted to see if this so-called Emperor's handwritten note was real or fake.

If it's real, whose Emperor's handwritten note would it be?

...

Soon, the Butler brought a box, antique and quite beautiful.

Duke Otto held the box in his hand and walked to Nan Ye.

"Actually, if your performance today hadn't reached the level I wanted.

Then it would have been impossible for me to easily take out the Emperor's handwritten note.

However, Mr. Nan Ye's piece made me very satisfied.

In the future, when people remember this piece "flight of the bumblebee", the first person they will think of is you.

And the second person they will think of is me, Otto!

Because I initiated this competition, and the first performance location of this piece is the garden of my Duke Otto's mansion!

In any case, I myself will be remembered along with this piece.

Therefore, I plan to take out the real Emperor's handwritten note and carry this beautiful story through to the end!"

After speaking, Duke Otto handed the box in his hand to Nan Ye.

Nan Ye took it with both hands. Although Duke Otto said so, he still decided to open it on the spot to verify it.

However, what was inside was not a handwritten note, but a scroll.

Seeing this scroll and thinking of the person Pelliot, Nan Ye already had a certain judgment and was even more excited.

He immediately found a bright and spacious place and spread out the scroll.

Then he leaned in and studied it carefully. Not long after, a sentence popped out of Nan Ye's mouth.

"This... this is Empress Wu Zetian's personal handwriting!"

It was this sentence that shocked everyone.

It was as if a bolt of lightning suddenly leaped out of the clouds and quickly exploded in the sky.

[Really? Empress's personal handwriting? Don't lie to me!]

[To be honest, I thought of many emperors, but I never thought it would be Empress Wu!]

[If it's really Empress Wu's personal handwriting, how valuable would that be!]

[Empress Wu was over 1,300 years ago, but this scroll is preserved so completely, is this possible?]

Not to mention the people in the live broadcast room didn't believe it, even North Dust, who was standing nearby, didn't quite believe it.

He asked Nan Ye, "Are you sure this is Empress Wu's personal handwriting?"

Nan Ye was not completely sure, but changed his wording: "Highly likely!"

"In those days, in memory of her deceased father and mother, Empress Wu ordered skilled calligraphers inside and outside the palace to jointly copy 3,000 scrolls each of the "diamond sutra" and the "Lotus Sutra".

This project took a total of 3 years to complete.

When copying each work, the paper used was the imperial yellow paper from the palace.

As for the ink used, it was all top-grade pine soot ink.

The biggest advantage of these two is that they do not decay after a thousand years.

It's a pity that only a few of these 6,000 scrolls of scriptures have been passed down, and none of them are complete.

This scroll of the "diamond sutra" was preserved intact because it was kept in the Sutra Cave of the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang.

Look, this scroll uses blue-bottomed porcelain-blue paper and is written entirely with pure gold powder.

This kind of scripture copying standard could only be used by the emperor.

Its level is much higher than pine soot ink and yellow paper.

It is also this level that can ensure it does not decay or deteriorate for thousands of years.

The entire text has 5162 characters, not one less!

And each character has complete brushwork, each character is exquisite.

Its small regular script has the softness of a woman and the dominance of an emperor.

Besides Empress Wu, I can't think of a second person.

Of course, there is still a possibility that Empress Wu found someone to write on her behalf.

But there are not many people who can write on behalf of the emperor.

So whether this was written by the Empress or not, its completeness of brushwork is no less than any work of Tang Dynasty scripture copying.

There is a phrase called 'fully compliant with the rules', which is exactly this.

This is... a national treasure-level cultural relic, its value is even higher than the bronze turtle!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked!

[Holy cow, holy cow, holy cow... No, I can't stop, besides holy cow, I'm speechless.]

[Oh my goodness, Empress Wu Zetian's personal handwriting, and it's complete, not incomplete, its value is terrifying!]

[Didn't Xiao Ge say it? Its value is even higher than the bronze turtle, starting from 2 billion!]

[If it can finally be confirmed to be Empress Wu's personal handwriting, let alone 2 billion, 5 billion is possible, okay!]

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