Everyone looked at Old Master Li.
They had read the note that recorded everything that had happened this morning.
Their breathing rose and fell.
Anger was brewing in his heart.
These family heads were also shocked by the news of today's morning court session.
He was really frightened.
Li Shi Min was so bold, he actually dared to use punishment so wantonly, and so ruthlessly.
Look at Pei Ji, he was beaten until he leaked out yellow and white things!
Damn it!
This was really like what Old Master Li had said just now. It was a slap to their faces!!!
Although this statement did not sound good, they knew that it was accurate!!!
"How did Li Shiming get these books?”A clan leader asked in a low voice.
"I've already sent someone to investigate. I believe there will be news soon. After all, the storage and transportation of this book can't be hidden from anyone.”
Old Master Li clenched his fists and said slowly.
"What happened?"
"Recently, we seem to have been hindered by Li Shi Min!”
"In fact, the plan that we started more than ten years ago was broken by Li Shiming in an instant.”
"This…"
"This is too strange!"
"I'm sure that Li Shiming didn't know about this beforehand. If we shut down the bookstore and lock down all the books, Li Shiming wouldn't be able to do anything!”
"Hiss…"
"Dammit!"
Old Master Lu couldn't help but grab the table with his fingers, making an ear-piercing friction sound that gave people goosebumps.
"That's why this is the strange thing!!!”Old Master Li took a deep breath." We've been preparing for this since the previous dynasty. We didn't say anything. Li Tang definitely didn't know about it. Moreover, in the twelve years since Li Tang founded the country, they've never moved closer to printing!”
"He didn't even mention it!"
"There must be someone helping Li Shi Min!!!”
"There's definitely a hidden master behind Li Shi Min!!!”
Old Master Li's voice was extremely low.
"Expert?"
"Who is it?"
Old Master Lu's gaze was faint.
"Could it be the King of Wei?" Suddenly, Old Master Cui spoke.
The King of Wei?
Everyone's thoughtful eyes suddenly looked up at Old Master Cui.
But then, they smiled bitterly and lowered their heads.
The King of Wei?
How was this possible?
He was just a brat, what ability did he have to fight with their clan?
Impossible 1
It was absolutely impossible!
Not only did they not believe it, even Old Master Li, who had truly felt the strangeness of the Wei Residence, still did not believe it.
How old is the King of Wei?
It was absolutely impossible for him to be the mastermind behind all of this.
"Then…could it be that there is a mastermind behind the King of Wei?”
"Is this the mastermind who contacted Li Shi Min through the King of Wei?”
At this moment, Old Master Lu thought of a possibility and his deep voice sounded.
Hiss…
Everyone's eyes narrowed.
This speculation was a little reliable!
That's right!
It was impossible for the King of Wei to be the mastermind behind all this. Then, could it be that someone was helping Li Shi Min through the King of Wei?
With this explanation, it instantly made sense.
At this moment, the old butler rushed in from outside.
"Patriarch, we've found the source of these books.”The old butler reported.
"Speak!"
"We're all on the same side."
Old Master Li tapped his fingers lightly on the table and looked at him.
"Yes, sir!"
"Patriarch, our people followed the team transporting the books and quickly locked onto the source.”
"It's at…the Wei Manor!”
"Right now, the left guard army is still transporting carriages of books to the imperial city's Vermilion Bird Gate.”
"Li Jing will be in charge of everything in the Prince Wei's residence.”
The old butler explained everything in detail.
The Wei Manor!
When this name came out, everyone's breathing suddenly stopped!
Old Master Li's brows furrowed.
It was really here!
"I understand."
Old Master Li said in a deep voice.
The old butler left respectfully.
"What do you think?”
Old Master Li looked at the crowd.
"Brother Li, our people are currently looking for the King of Wei.”
"But there's no news at all.”
"However, since we know the crux of the problem, it's useless to be anxious now. Let's wait for the news.”
"When we find news of the King of Wei and capture him, everything will be revealed.”
Old Master Lu said in a deep voice.
Old Master Li nodded.
He knew that Old Master Lu was right, although he was a little unwilling now.
King Wei, oh King Wei!
Who is behind you?
There was silence in the back hall.
Those family heads were no longer sleepy and became extremely energetic. At this time, how could they still be sleepy?
"Master Li, if that's the case, does that mean…our bookstore can also open for business?”One of the clan heads said slowly.
When everyone heard this, their spirits were also shaken.
That's right!
Li Shiming had already started selling books, and because of the imperial examinations, this originally unprofitable market had become rich.
The profits were considerable.
Moreover, the imperial examinations would continue in the future. As more and more people read, books would definitely become a hard currency and the supply would not be able to meet the demand.
This cake had already expanded crazily.
Naturally, all the great clans wanted a share of the spoils.
"Yes, now the people of Chang 'an are still reading books. If that's the case, we should snatch Li Shiming's business. Otherwise, wouldn't we be giving him all the money for nothing?”
"I think we can start now. This plan has already failed. It's probably useless for us to hold on. On the contrary, it's better to quickly earn some money.”
"That's right. This is also a stop-loss to make up for our losses.”
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Many family heads nodded in agreement.
Old Master Li sighed and said helplessly,"Open the door."
"Buy it."
"It's better than giving all the money to Li Shimin.”
Old Master Li waved his hand and did not care about this matter anymore.
The key now was the person behind the King of Wei!
Immediately, many family heads stood up, wanting to spread the news.
However, the butler's words stunned them all.
"Family heads, there's no need to spread the news. Right now…our books can't be sold anymore.”
"Even if we open the door, we'll only attract ridicule.”
"Hmm? What do you mean?" Someone immediately questioned.
The butler of the Li Residence bitterly took out two books from his sleeve and handed them to them and Old Master Li.
"Patriarch, Erlang of the Li family has already made it clear that our books are not up to standard and that scholars are not allowed to buy our books.”
"Bullshit!"
"The contents of these books are all the same, and the words inside are all the same. He's a god. If he says he won't let the people buy it, will the people not buy it? How could there be any passing or failing?”
"That's right, that's right…Ahahaha…I think Li Shimin is dreaming. As long as our price is low enough, we don't have to worry about people buying it.”
"Yeah, no one wants twenty coins, but I can sell it for fifteen coins!!! Besides, who knows if these books were bought from us or from the imperial court? Even Li Shimin can't tell.”
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The various family heads scoffed at this.
The books were all the same.
The words were all the same.
Why didn't anyone buy it?
Could it be that he, Li Shi Min, could make up a set of books on the spot?
What a joke!
These books were all the words of saints. Who would dare to change them without permission?
"Patriarchs, just take a look at this book.”The butler of the Li Residence did not refute and said directly.
Old Master Li glanced at him and expressionlessly flipped open the book he had just given him.
What could be different about this book?
But when he dared to lift it, he was dumbfounded.
Old Master Cui and Old Master Lu, who were beside him, were also about to stick their eyes to the books.
The other family head also opened another book.
At a loss.
Doubt.
In a trance.
He was puzzled.
"What is this?"
"What are these symbols?"
Someone asked.
Their book was really different from this book. What were the densely packed symbols inside?
No one knew.
Even Old Master Li and the others looked at the butler in confusion.
"Master, look at the last page and you'll know.”
"Today, I tried to open the bookstore, but the people who came in only took a glance and put down our books.”
"I didn't even take it even if it was a free gift."
"Yes, there are no punctuations."
"Master, to be honest, our books have already become trash!”
When the butler of the Li Residence mentioned this matter, his head really hurt.
Old Mr. Li quickly turned the book to the last page.
His gaze quickly swept across the area.
In an instant, he could not control the shock in his heart, and his eyes widened even wider than copper bells.
This…
Who the hell came up with this idea?
How could it be so terrifying!
How could it be so exquisite!
How could it be so magical!
Old Mr. Li quickly flipped to a few more pages.
"Qi and Youhu fought in the wilderness of Gan and made the Gan Oath. The war in Gan, called six Qing. The king said,"Alas! The person of the six things, I swear to tell you: You Hu's power insults the five elements, neglects the three principles, and the heavens use it to exterminate his life. Now I am only respectful to the punishment of the heavens."
Old Master Li looked at the symbols and couldn't help but read them out.
As soon as he said that, he immediately understood the magical function of the punctuations!
Yin and Yang were interrupted.
Extremely fluent.
Did he really read it himself?
Just now, he had read it out so smoothly without even thinking.
Even if Old Master Li was knowledgeable, he still had to make a good prediction in his mind before he could make a mistake when he read an article.
But now, there were punctuations.
The other clan leaders were speechless.
They also understood what the butler of the Li Residence had said.
With this kind of punctuations, who would want to read a long and messy book without any branches?
Damn it!
If that was the case, their books…would really become useless books!
This…
This…
This…
As a result, the books that they were so proud of and thought they controlled all the books in the world…had all turned into pieces of trash!
Damn it!
The so-called foundation that he had painstakingly prepared for more than ten years was completely ruined!
It was unacceptable.
He couldn't believe it.
It was hard to understand.
How was that possible!
How could this be possible!
Damn it, damn it, damn it!!!
Especially the heads of some small clans, their hearts ached even more, and they almost couldn't hold back their tears.
They had stockpiled quite a number of engravings. Now that they were all scrapped, it meant that their families had suffered such a huge loss that even their own mothers could not recognize them.
"What does Li Shi Min want?”
"How did you add these punctuations into the book?!!”
"Impossible! Impossible! That's impossible!"
"If you want to remake the engraving, you can forget about succeeding without more than ten years of effort!”
"What's going on? What's going on?”
"Damn it, the Second Young Master of the Li family is too cunning, too cunning!! 1~”
The patriarch of the Lu family couldn't hold it in any longer and started cursing wildly.
This time, their family had also suffered an incomparably huge loss!
This was a real loss.
He couldn't remain calm.
"That's why no one will buy our books now.”
"Moreover, the books of the imperial court are only sold for…five wen.”
"This is also something we can't do.”
The butler continued.
The atmosphere in the hall was a little tense. The cold air was oppressive and terrifying.
The head of the family, who had just stood up, sat down on the stool again with a disappointed expression.
He was stunned.
This time, he was really stunned.
Who would have thought that Li Shi Min would be so ruthless as to cut off their control over the books?
This was a plan that they had spent more than ten years on, and then... just like that?
He didn't even cause a stir before he was informed that he was going down.
More than ten years…
Am I a fool?
Was he really that stupid?
They were completely stunned.
At this moment, a beam of light suddenly shone on Old Master Li's face from outside the hall.
White Ice Platform!
Old Master Li's gloomy face instantly revealed a touch of surprise.
"Come out!"
Old Master Li thought for a moment and said directly.
He did not avoid these people.
As soon as he finished speaking, a masked man in a white robe walked to the entrance of the hall.
Everyone looked at him with shock in their hearts.
Longxi Li Clan's…White Ice Platform!
"What is it?" Old Master Li asked.
"King Wei, we found it!" The masked man said in a deep voice. His voice was a little hoarse, as if he was disguising his original voice.
"What?"
Hearing this, Old Master Li could not sit still anymore and stood up abruptly.
"Where is it?"
Old Master Cui, Old Master Lu, and the others were also shocked, and their eyes revealed a strange light.
They were trapped in the Wei Manor and did not expect to know about the Wei King!
"The King of Wei is located in a courtyard on the edge of Mount Li.”
"This is the specific address."
As the masked man finished speaking, a piece of paper floated in front of Old Master Li.
He hurriedly opened it.
Then, Old Master Li let out an arrogant laugh.
" Hahaha... Haha..."
"Good, good, good! So you're hiding here."
"Everyone, look carefully. I've already found the address for you.”
"I don't need to tell you what's going to happen next.”
"This should be the residence of the person behind the King of Wei!”
Old Master Li placed the note in front of everyone.
"Kill them!" Old Master Cui shouted.
"Kill them!" Old Master Lu shouted at the same time.
"Kill them!"
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The entire hall was filled with this word.
Killing intent boiled!
Hatred rumbled!
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