Well said!
Wei Zhongdao suddenly reacted.
He looked at Zhen Tian arrogantly." Old Man is right. If I were you, I would take these things and leave right now. I don't want to be rejected and run away in embarrassment!"”
"Hehe, Councilor Cai naturally views money as dirt.”
Zhen Tian didn't comment, still acting like a businessman.""However, as servants of the Zhen family, we are under orders. If we can't pay our respects to Councilor Cai, I'm afraid we will be punished by our master when we return, so…"
To do business, harmony breeds wealth.
He would not offend anyone if he could.
Therefore, Zhen Tian spoke very politely.
However, his indifferent attitude made Wei Zhongdao extremely unhappy.
If the young master of the Zhen family and the new governor of Youzhou were here, he would have let it go.
However, the person in front of him was only a servant of the Zhen family!
How could he be so ungrateful?
Wei Zhongdao was even more certain that the purpose of these Zhen Family people coming here was definitely not to simply visit Cai Yong!
He definitely had other motives!
Could it be that the Zhen family young master was like him, wanting to raise his reputation and status by marrying Cai Yong?
"You overestimate yourself!"
Wei Zhongdao couldn't help but sneer. He rolled his eyes and suddenly walked to the side of the Zhen family's carriage."I'd like to see how much money your Zhen Family has prepared for you to try and get close to Councilor Cai!”
Before Zhen Tian could react, he opened a box!
He actually wanted the Zhen family's gift to be exposed to the public!
As long as the money in the box was exposed and seen by the surrounding pedestrians, with Cai Yong's character, even if it was just to keep his reputation from being tarnished, he would definitely refuse the Zhen family's visit!
In this way, he had easily sent away a powerful competitor!
Wei Zhongdao was very satisfied with his miraculous action.
In his opinion, the Zhen family was a merchant family that would rather spend a huge amount of money to buy an official position. They did not have the demeanor of a famous family. This time, they came to visit Cai Yong. Other than using money to clear the way, what other methods could they use?
However, he was disappointed!
When the box was opened, the cries of Ah Weng, the servants of the Wei family, and the passers-by could be heard!
"So many books?"
Wei Zhongdao looked down and saw that the box was actually filled with books. There were ten books in each row. With the depth of the box, there were probably fifty to sixty books!
It wasn't money!
Not money?
Wei Zhongdao was dumbfounded.
The Zhen family, a tycoon who spent money to buy an official position, actually didn't use money to smash people?
Instead, he chose to give the book away?
Wei Zhongdao's expression changed drastically. Then, his eyes widened. He could not believe that every book in the box was marked with a silk book.
Rites of Zhou, Zheng Xuan's Note!
The Book of Songs, Qu Yuan's Note!
Lianshan Yi, Zhang Heng's Note!
Spring and Autumn Annals, Ban Gu's Note!
Music Classics, Ancient Version!
……
He knew most of the ten books, but he had only heard about half of them!
He had never seen it before!
"It's fake!"
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Wei Zhongdao suddenly lost his composure. He opened several boxes in a row and revealed box after box of bamboo slips. His expression became worse and worse.
Then, he opened all the boxes crazily!
Then, he locked his eyes on Zhen Tian again and sneered,""How dare your Zhen family try to deceive Advisor Cai with so many fakes!!”
Everyone was shocked.
It was not just because of Wei Zhongdao's words.
Because after opening the 50 - 60 boxes, they were all bamboo slips!
Each box contained fifty to sixty scrolls. How many books were there?!
"Why do you say that, Young Master Wei?" Zhen Tian's expression changed drastically. These books were all painstakingly collected by my young master and given to the counselor Cai. How could they be fake?!”
"Of course it's fake!"
Wei Zhongdao's face showed undisguised mockery."In today's world, all scholars treat classic books as treasures. How can Zheng Xuan's annotation of the Rites of Zhou be handed over to others?!”
The so-called notes were the interpretation of the classics by the reader.
Who was Zheng Xuan?
A great scholar of the age!
His reputation was even higher than Cai Yong's!
Most importantly, he was still alive!
Since he was alive, how could he give away his work?!
Therefore, Wei Zhongdao was very sure that many of the books in these boxes were fake."There's also the 'Book of Songs' that Qu Yuan made notes on. I've only heard of its name, but no one has ever seen it! One of the Six Classics of Confucius, Yue Jing, had been destroyed by Qin Shihuang's burning of the book and was not passed down!”
"Everyone knows about this!"
As Wei Zhongdao spoke, he took out the Lianshan Book of Changes from the first box."The Zhen family is indeed a businessman. They casually found a person to make a bet and pretended to be a classic in the name of a sage. What a joke!”
He was a genius from the east of the river and had read many classics since he was young.
Therefore, he knew very well that Zhang Heng might have made notes on Lianshan Yi, and Ban Gu might have made notes on Spring and Autumn, but these two bamboo slips had definitely been lost for various unknown reasons!
It was the same as the Music Classic, one of the Six Classics!
It was possible for one or two volumes of books that had been lost to the world to suddenly appear, but how could they suddenly appear together?!
Moreover, there were many bamboo slips in these boxes that were in such a situation!!
Or perhaps it was the only copy!
Or perhaps it was the work of a famous expert!
"Even if there are still some of these unique copies left in the world, they will definitely be kept in a high pavilion and will not be easily shown to others!”
Wei Zhongdao looked around and shouted,""It's true that your Zhen family is rich enough to spend a huge sum of money to buy a Youzhou Prefecture Overseer, but to be able to buy so many unique and ancient books with money…what kind of dream is that?”
"Do you think the scholars of my Han Dynasty are all snobs who sell classics for money?!”
As he did so, more and more people gathered around him.
When these words spread, it caused an uproar.
They pointed at Zhen Tian and the others.
Zhen Tian's face was ashen as he stared at Wei Zhongdao. If looks could kill, he would tear Wei Zhongdao into pieces.
But Wei Zhongdao didn't care.”
"Young Master Wei…"
Seeing more and more gazes gather around him, Zhen Tian took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart. Suddenly, his face changed into a smile."Young Master Wei is indeed a member of the Wei family of the east of the river. You are indeed familiar with the classics. However, you have said something wrong…"
"What words?"
Wei Zhongdao still sneered disdainfully.
His heart jumped.
"Who said that these bamboo slips are all unique?”
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