Xu Tian suddenly stopped after leaving Zheng Xuan's place and said to Guo Jia,"" Fengxiao, you go and arrange it. I want everyone to know that Duke Zheng has received me. I also want everyone to know that I brought a piece of white paper over to spread a rumor..."
Guo Jia instantly understood what Xu Tian meant and said,""Yes, my lord. I understand!"
Xu Tian looked into Guo Jia's eyes and asked,""Do you really understand?"
"Yes, my lord. I understand!" Guo Jia nodded again.
Xu Tian was relieved and said,"Then I'll leave this matter to you!"”
Soon, the news of Xu Tian's visit to Zheng Xuan spread throughout Huang County and to the other counties.
After the aristocratic families of Donglai heard about it, their opinion of Xu Tian changed subtly.
"Damn it! How did Xu Tian find Zheng Xuan?”When Shi Qian heard about this, he couldn't help but fly into a rage. The plan had suddenly changed uncontrollably, which made him a little angry.
Zheng Xuan's influence was too strong.
He had thousands of disciples all over Qingzhou. The powerful families did not dare to disrespect him.
It could be said that Xu Tian's punch had caught him off guard.
With Zheng Xuan attending the banquet, presumably, the various large aristocratic families would more or less attend.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Shi Qian summoned his subordinates and said,""Gather Chen Li and the others. I have something to discuss with them in secret!”
"Yes, sir!"
Two days later, the prefect's manor held a banquet and people came in one after another.
When the guests were almost there, Zheng Xuan came over with a few disciples. Xu Tian then came out to welcome them personally. The two of them walked in, chatting and laughing.
This confirmed the rumors.
"Xu Tian really invited Duke Zheng. It seems that Duke Zheng admires him!”
"Yeah! It was very difficult to invite Duke Zheng. Duke Zheng would not give face to ordinary people. Xu Tian did not know what method he used to make Duke Zheng laugh heartily. One had to know that Lord Shi did not invite him.”
"I heard that Xu Tian is an all-rounder. When he left the capital to take up his post, he wrote four and a half poems in succession. Each of them was stunning and won the favor of Duke Zheng…!”
"There's such a thing? Didn't you say that his official position is?”
"Rumors! Rumors! Xu Tian's official position was personally conferred by His Majesty because he created the world's best snowflake paper and contributed to culture and education..."
"Snowflake paper? What's so special about this paper?"
" Hehe, this paper is as white as snow. It's soft and delicate, and it's easy to write on. What do you think is special about it? This paper is the best paper for writing books. If you use it to copy the ancient books in your family, you can probably put a whole cart of books into one book…"
"Hiss!"
Everyone took a deep breath.
A carriage full of books was gathered into a snowflake paper book. This way, he could not just bring a paper book with him wherever he went in the future. He could read it wherever he went. It was really convenient.
Confucius had been dealing with books for thousands of years.
Moreover, it was easy to collect them. There was no need to build a big house with a room full of bamboo slips.
Those who knew about the power of the Snowflake Paper could not help but secretly think that they must build a good relationship with Xu Tian and obtain the Snowflake Paper. This Snowflake Paper was too important to the family.
After that, everyone sat down and started the banquet. Wine and food were served, and then a normal welcoming banquet began.
As the saying went, after nine rounds, the dishes would taste five flavors. When the banquet reached its climax, everyone was waiting for Xu Tian to open his mouth to donate.
However, Xu Tian didn't come out, but Guo Jia did.
"Everyone! I would like to thank you all on behalf of the Prefecture Lord for coming to the banquet.”After Guo Jia finished speaking, everyone expressed their politeness. Then, Guo Jia said,
"I've troubled everyone to come today! Firstly, it was to thank everyone for their contributions to Donglai. Secondly, the Prefect Lord was willing to share something with everyone.”
After saying that, Guo Jia gestured for the guards to come over. They were holding snowflake papers in their hands.
Snowflake paper. Everyone stood up and craned their necks to take a closer look. Their eyes were filled with fervent light.
Was Xu Tian going to give them snowflake paper?
However, they were all wrong because Guo Jia continued,"This paper is the first paper in the world that was personally bestowed by His Majesty to shake the capital. My family's governor intends to promote Donglai's culture and education, so he specially took out this paper as a charity auction. Of course, I have to tell everyone that this is the first time this paper has been publicized. I hope everyone will participate enthusiastically.”
The best paper in the world!
Charity auction!
This was the first time he was selling it!
This information was huge enough.
Zheng Xuan looked at Xu Tian, who nodded and smiled at him.
"Is Bokang really willing to do so?" Zheng Xuan asked. This is the first time I've heard of this charity auction. It's a little strange!”
"If Duke Zheng doesn't mind, this is just another method."”
"Your methods are brilliant!" Zheng Xuan saw through the nature of the charity auction at a glance.
Actually, it was the same as donating to a sect, but it was more reserved and had a better reputation.
The important thing was that he did not have to be controlled by others.
"Charity auction? What is this?"
Shi Qian was constantly paying attention to the movements of the prefect's manor.
"Your Excellency, this charity auction is to buy the snowflake paper that Xu Tian brought. This auction seems to be to let whoever bids the highest get it?”the subordinate replied.
This was the bidding price.
Shi Qian nodded his head in understanding and asked,""Then how is the auction going? In the end, who did the snowflake paper belong to, and what was the price?”
"Milord, almost all of the great clans present had obtained the snowflake paper. Guo Jia had auctioned it off one blade at a time, and the price was very high. All of the clans fought over it, and none of them gave in, almost breaking their heads.”The subordinate told the truth and then secretly looked at Shi Qian's expression.
"Humph! Some useless things had already started to fight amongst themselves over a mere snowflake paper.”Shi Qian's face was as dark as water. It was not easy to get Xu Tian's money, but a charity auction had filled Xu Tian's money.
Moreover, he did not have to suck up to the powerful families of Donglai. He was really lucky.
Snowflake paper!
Why did he have to create it?
If this is my family's…
The thought of the snowflake paper made his heart burn, and his eyes filled with greed.
"Then what should we do now? Xu Tian has money and food, so he has no excuse to cause trouble.”the subordinate asked.
Now that Xu Tian had money and food, the soldiers could not cause any trouble. The officials below could also be paid, so they had no excuse to cause trouble.
"Humph! Since he can't use words, he can only use force. I don't believe that Xu Tian has three heads and six arms.”A trace of ruthlessness flashed in Shi Qian's eyes as he clenched his fingers into a fist."Xu Tian, you forced me to do this. It's not good for you to get out of Donglai, but you forced me to use my killer move.”
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