That night, Li Junxian found out everything and came back holding a wooden box with a strange expression.
Xiao Rui: "What is this?"
Li Junxian: ""Shang Shu""
"Which Shangshu?"
"That's the one you want."
Xiao Rui:......
"Fifth brother, did you just steal it out?"
steal?
Li Junxian couldn't help laughing, "There's no need to steal it! Do you know who this thing belongs to?"
who?
"After a long time of commotion, I went out to investigate and found out that this auction was a destructive move by that guy at Guankou, just to fish out Wang Jishan and then sap his back. Didn't you give him a three-day deadline to take action? Just thought of such a dirty trick."
Xiao Rui:......
"Then this ancient book...is it fake?"
Li Junxian opened the box, and inside were neat rolls of ancient bamboo slips, "Real goods! The inheritance of the aristocratic family is really extraordinary. The kid at Guankou is so scheming that he actually hid such a thing in private. People from the Zheng family in Xingyang simply have no idea."
Xiao Rui smiled: "How could he have such a valuable antique at such a young age? He probably got it by chance."
Li Junxian nodded and said: "That's right. I don't bother to ask what dirty things he did specifically. Now that he is with us, as long as he abides by the rules in the future."
Xiao Rui nodded: "That's the truth."
"Wait for me to make a copy of this thing, and you can send it to him tomorrow. The auction must continue."
"By the way, it's okay to deceive Wang Jishan, but it's not possible to defeat the sap. Letting him come out is the real way to defeat Wang Jishan, not something that is not on the table. Using our power to defeat the sap? People will say that I am Xiao Rui if word spreads. If you really want to assassinate someone if you can't afford it, why bother asking him, a death row prisoner, to do it?"
Li Junxian nodded and said, "Okay, I'll remind him tomorrow."
"By the way, Master, why do you want to make a copy? Just keep this ancient book."
Xiao Rui smiled and didn't answer, and Li Junxian stopped asking questions, but from his smile, he knew that Xiao Rui was going to trick people again.
In Chang'an City, the news spread quickly. Li Er, who originally wanted to participate in the auction under a pseudonym, also heard about it. Xiao Rui wanted to participate in the bidding?
"Hahaha, that's all. If this kid takes action, I will save a lot of money. Just wait. When he gets it, I will make a copy and send it to the palace."
Li Er was happy, but someone was in trouble. I don’t know how many times I scolded Xiao Rui behind my back.
A fair auction, what did you, Xiao Rui, get involved in? Show off how rich you are? Everyone knows that you are as rich as the country, and the national treasury is even richer than you, but what do you want this ancient book for?
Wang Si, who was raising money, stopped and persuaded Wang Jishan: "Forget it, our family's financial resources cannot compete with Xiao Rui's. No one knows how much money he has. In short, it is more than the national treasury."
"He is not like us, who has a big business and big expenses. He is a chamber of commerce established by one person. He prospered from east to west and from north to south. The profits are all controlled by him personally. This man... sigh!"
Wang Jishan said bitterly: "I should have thought of it earlier. With Xiao Rui's character, there is no reason not to join in the fun."
"No, we must not let him bid so easily. Even if we can't compete with him, we must make him suffer."
Wang Si reminded: "You have to think clearly. There are many people who want to dig holes for Xiao Rui, but no one has succeeded so far."
Wang Jishan said confidently: "My nephew, I left the Wang family just for him. If I don't even have the courage to take action, why should I come to Chang'an?"
Wang Si nodded and said: "Okay! Just make your decision. I will transfer 10,000 taels of silver from the family to support you, so be careful."
After sending Wang Jishan away, Wang Si worriedly said: "Maybe this is the best time for uncle to help you. Someone seems to be targeting me recently. If I can't pass this test, I will leave Chang'an, retire and go home."
After hearing about Xiao Rui's participation in the war, Kong Yingda almost rushed to Xiao's Village in person, trying to persuade Xiao Rui to give up the bidding, but was stopped. This kind of thing is not just for the champions, fair competition, everyone has a chance.
And even if there is no champion, can our Kong family definitely win?
"Sigh... I miss my Confucian family, after the saints, the orthodox Confucianism. Thousands of years of accumulation, but now I am troubled by the stinking of copper..."
Yes, these families who read the books of sages have always valued learning and despised money. As long as you don't worry about eating and drinking, you basically don't make money. Even the most despised businessmen. But it was only then that I discovered that money is actually a kind of power.
After much deliberation, the Kong family finally decided to unite with the Yan family, and the Yan family in turn united with the Yan family (the Yan family of painters), and finally formed an alliance of five families and made a 'considerable' sum of money.
Zheng Zihe, after getting a warning from Xiao Rui, had no choice but to give up his plan to assassinate Wang Jishan at the auction.
"The Marquis is right. If you kill him with one knife, it will be too easy for him. Defeat him... No! He should be destroyed, his reputation should be ruined, he should be made intolerable in the world, and he should be beyond redemption..."
A new and sinister plan soon emerges.
Xiao Rui: ...I didn’t say that! I can't think of such a vicious trick.
Time passed by, and the day of the auction came. Chang'an Auction House was bustling with people. Since its establishment, I have never seen such a scene. They are all high-end auctions held privately with a limited number of people. How is it like now? Is it still an auction? It’s clearly a vegetable market!
"The Lord Marquis is here, and the shop is in full bloom... Please come in quickly, we have prepared room No. 1 for you, the best location." The owner of the auction house came out to greet Xiao Rui in person.
"Shopkeeper, I have also opened a new pawn shop. In the future, my subordinates will come to deal with you often, so you have to take care of me." Xiao Rui put an advertisement for his unopened pawn shop in one sentence.
The shopkeeper's eyes lit up, "Master Hou is taking care of the business of the shop. I would like to thank you here. In this way, if the object that Master Hou likes is photographed tonight, we will waive the commission and thank you for taking care of it."
Xiao Rui waved his hand and said: "No, it's just a small commission. I won't take advantage of your small auction house. Let's go and lead me upstairs."
"By the way, you're here today. Do you have any acquaintances? Why don't we arrange to get together."
Forehead……
The shopkeeper was in a dilemma.
Li Junxian quickly explained: "Sir, the bidding here is semi-public. Those who come here to bid are our opponents, and we cannot arrange to meet. This is the rule."
"Oh...that's right. If we find out the details, it would be best to kill people and buy goods. Wouldn't that be a bad thing?" Xiao Rui suddenly realized.
The shopkeeper laughed and said, "The Marquis is joking. Who dares to kill people and buy goods in front of the Marquis? Please come in. If you see an acquaintance and want to reminisce about old times together, I will make arrangements for you."
"It's just that there is only one room in Tianzi No. 1, and there are no adjacent seats. If you are an acquaintance, we can only arrange to share a room with you."
"Is Tianzi No. 1 the highest standard?" Xiao Rui was puzzled.
"Of course, only Tian Zi No. 1 is worthy of your status, Lord Marquis."
Someone in the crowd coughed inadvertently. Xiao Rui, with his sharp ears and eyes, glanced at it and was stunned.
