Great Sui Dynasty, Jiang Du, Linjiang Garden.
This was a very luxurious Jiangnan building. It was originally the famous Maple Moon Restaurant in Jiang Du.
But now, this place had become the office of the monthly review.
In the main hall of Linjiang Garden, Kuo Zhong and Xu Zhiling were sitting on both sides, discussing the sales of the Heavenly Secret Moon Morning Review.
"These pirates deserve to die!"
"They directly copied the Heavenly Secret Moon's review that we worked so hard to make.”
Kuo Zhong looked at the report sent by his subordinate and could not help but slam the table in anger.
Recently, the popularity of Heavenly Secret Moon's new reviews had been growing, but because of the serious problem of pirated versions, their income had declined severely.
How could Kuo Zhong accept this?
"It's fine if the other empires pirated it, but we can't do anything about it.”
"I didn't expect that even our Great Sui Dynasty would have so many pirates who openly compete with us.”
"These people are just bullying us for not having any background.”
Xu Zhiling could not help but let out a long sigh.
Ever since 'Heavenly Secret' became popular, all kinds of pirated versions appeared one after another.
In the beginning, these people were only copying Kuo Zhong and the others 'model, recording the sayings of the Tower Master of Heavenly Secrets into a book.
However, Kuo Zhong and Xu Zhiling were very good at summarizing and exaggerating, and Li Shimin would give suggestions from time to time.
Not only was the Heavenly Secret Moon's Morning Commentary detailed, but it was also very lively and interesting. It was very popular.
Those people saw that they could not compete, so they directly pirated the content of the Heavenly Secret Moon's review and sold it at an even lower price.
As a result, the sales of Heavenly Secret Moon's reviews suffered a serious impact.
The first thing that came to Kou Zhong's mind was to report this to the officials.
But now, Great Sui's governance had already collapsed, and the local officials did nothing at all.
Not only were the pirates not afraid of them reporting it to the government, they even colluded with the officials to suppress the Yue Dan Review Chamber of Commerce.
"If only we had connections in the Imperial Court.”
Kuo Zhong could not help but sigh.
The bigger the business, the more he realized the true meaning of the saying,'It's easier to do things with people in the court'.
Now that the development of the 'monthly review' was severely restricted, if they could not break the situation, they might not even be able to protect themselves.
"Relying on others can only last for a while.”
"In this world, martial arts are respected. Personal strength is the most reliable.”
"If we had the powerful strength of Xie Wang and Empress Yin, who would dare to pirate us in the Great Sui?”
"When that time comes, we can even spread the 'New Moon Review' across the six countries of the Central Plains and become the richest man in the world.”
Xu Zhiling also began to daydream.
He didn't have much ambition, but the 'Heavenly Secret Lunar Review' was his blood, sweat, and tears, just like his child.
At this moment, he really hoped to have the power to protect the Heavenly Secret Moon's review.
At this moment, a pretty woman walked in quickly.
"Little Zhong, Little Ling, something big has happened in the Heaven's Secret Tower.”
The woman said anxiously as soon as she entered.
"Aunt Zhen, speak slowly. There's no need to be anxious.”
Xu Zhiling quickly comforted him.
This woman was Wei Zhenzhen, who had previously sponsored Kuo Zhong and Xu Zhiling.
Although Wei Zhenzhen was young, she was respected by Kuo Zhong and Xu Zhiling like a mother.
After the two of them became rich, the first thing they did was to rescue Wei Zhenzhen from her misery.
Now, Wei Zhenzhen was also one of the leaders of Yue Danping.
"Just now, the Tower Master of Heavenly Secrets sensed the chaos in the weather and performed a divination.”
"I didn't expect that I would actually deduce the Omen of the Emperor's Fall. The Emperor who is about to fall is the Emperor of our Great Sui.”
"Not only that, the Tower Master of Heavenly Secrets even displayed the 'future' scene he deduced in front of everyone.”
"So there are three assassins hidden in the Goguryeon diplomatic mission to Great Sui.”
"These three people will suddenly assassinate His Majesty during the singing and dancing performance.”
"Now, the entire Heaven's Secret Tower already knows about this news. Everyone is discussing it animatedly.”
Wei Zhenzhen said quickly.
"The heavens are helping me! The heavens are really helping me! Hahaha!"
After hearing Wei Zhenzhen's words, Kuo Zhong immediately threw his head back and laughed.
Xu Zhiling had always been quick-witted and quickly guessed Kuo Zhong's thoughts. He said,"You want to tell the news to His Majesty?”
"The one who knows me is Ziling!"
"Didn't we just complain that we don't have any acquaintances in court?”
"This is a great opportunity!"
"As long as we can meet His Majesty and tell him about this, it will be a great merit.”
"At that time, hehe, His Majesty will be our acquaintance!”
"Let's see who dares to provoke us again.”
Kuo Zhong said proudly.
Wei Zhenzhen's eyes lit up. If they had the Emperor as their backer, then they really wouldn't have to fear anything.
"However, His Majesty's palace is heavily guarded. How can we go up?”
Xu Zhiling said slowly, instantly causing the smiles on Kuo Zhong and Wei Zhenzhen's faces to freeze.
That's right!
They were just commoners who had no connections in the court. It was impossible for them to have the chance to see the Emperor.
"If you want to see His Majesty, I can help.”
At this moment, a clear voice suddenly came from outside.
Soon after, a handsome young man strode in. It was Li Shimin.
"Brother Li? Do you really have a way to let us see His Majesty?”
Kuo Zhong said in surprise.
"It shouldn't be a problem as long as I introduce you." Li Shimin smiled.”
"Even the Governor of Jiang Du would not be able to meet His Majesty so easily.”
"For Brother Li to be so confident, it's hard to imagine Brother Li's background.”
Xu Zhiling said meaningfully.
Kuo Zhong had always been carefree and asked directly,"Brother Li, who are you? Can you tell me?”
"Forget it."
"There's no harm in telling you this."
"I am the son of Li Yuan, the governor of Taiyuan.”
"Our Li family has been related to the imperial family by marriage for generations.”
"If I calculate it, His Majesty can be considered my uncle.”
Li Shi Min said calmly.
Kuo Zhong and Xu Zhiling were completely dumbfounded.
They would never have thought that the young master who casually struck up a conversation in the Heaven's Secret Tower back then was actually a relative of the imperial family.
This was almost the same as the probability of being struck to death by lightning.
"Brother Li's identity is too shocking, no wonder he kept declining the shares of Yue Dan Review.”
Xu Zhiling said emotionally.
Li Shi Min shook his head." My identity may seem noble, but I don't have any real power. At most, it's just convenient for me to see His Majesty."”
"Right, to see His Majesty!"
"Now is not the time to chat.”
"Brother Li, quickly bring us to see His Majesty.”
"If we go too late, this credit will probably be snatched away by others.”
Kuo Zhong hurriedly said.
"Alright, follow me.”
Li Shi Min was swift and decisive as he brought Kuo Zhong and Xu Zhiling to Yang Guang's palace.
Along the way, they passed more than ten checkpoints.
If it was someone else, even if it was an important official in the court, they would have to report it to everyone.
However, Li Shi Min was Sui Huang's nephew, after all. After revealing his identity, the guards immediately stepped aside.
Soon, Li Shi Min, Kuo Zhong, and Xu Zhi Ling arrived at Yang Guang's palace.
At this moment, Yang Guang was enjoying the singing and dancing, surrounded by countless concubines.
Seeing Li Shi Min, Yang Guang immediately greeted him warmly,
"Nephew Li came at the right time. Today's singing and dancing is not bad.”
"Your Majesty," Li Shi Min said,"I have brought two men with me, and they say they have something important to report to Your Majesty."”
Yang Guang frowned slightly. Although he was a little unhappy, he still waved his hand to let the dancers leave.
"Is it the two of you? What do you have to say to me?"
Yang Guang looked at Kuo Zhong and Xu Zhiling and said in a dignified manner.
Kuo Zhong and Xu Zhiling looked at each other. In the end, Kuo Zhong was bolder and directly took a step forward.
"I, Kou Zhong, pay my respects to Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, do you know that your death is coming?”
Kou Zhong's words shocked everyone.
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