Chapter 129: Priceless books turn into waste paper, Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji goes bankrupt

The reason Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji called Du Du Ruhui over was to sell the batch of books in his hands, so that he could recover funds to bribe high officials. But he didn't expect Du Du Ruhui to have such an attitude, which made Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji feel somewhat passive.

"Duke of Cai, why? Is there something wrong with this book?"

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji couldn't help but ask curiously.

These books were his lifeblood, exchanged for the family fortune that the Empress Zhangsun family had accumulated over a hundred years.

If something really went wrong, he would truly have to jump into a river.

"Hehehe!"

"Duke of Zhao, there is something you might not know yet."

Du Du Ruhui gave a dry laugh, clearly implying something.

"What do you mean by that?"

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji asked with annoyance.

"It's no wonder you don't know! Ever since your son passed away, you have been staying at home behind closed doors every day; of course you don't know what has happened outside."

"Let me tell you, a major event recently happened in Changancheng, and it also concerns books."

"Not long ago, the Emperor sent Fang Fang Xuanling to Jiannan Dao to trade for a batch of books with the Emperor of Great Qin; you don't know about this, do you?"

Du Du Ruhui asked with a smile.

What!?

Fang Fang Xuanling also managed to purchase a batch of books?

How come I didn't know?

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji shook his head blankly.

For these past few days.

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji had been immersed in seeking revenge on Qin Mu and helping Li Li Chengqian plot a rebellion.

Naturally, he had been oblivious to the world outside.

He didn't even know that Fang Fang Xuanling had traded for a batch of books in Jiannan Dao.

"It's no wonder, the Emperor seems to have distanced himself from you a lot recently."

Du Du Ruhui nodded, not surprised in the slightest.

Ever since the incident where Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji forced the Emperor on the street, Li Er had not summoned him again. Seeing the imperial favor diminishing day by day, everyone could see it clearly.

"Duke of Cai, you don't have to mock me. To tell you the truth, this book of mine is not an ordinary book; I am an expert, and I can tell how smooth the paper of this book is just by touching it."

"The reason I called you here today is that I want to sell this book. For the sake of our many years of friendship, I will sell it to you for ten thousand taels of silver, how about that?"

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji did not want to bring up Li Er's matter, his mind set on selling the batch of books in his hands.

"Ten thousand taels of silver!?" Du Du Ruhui couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Hahaha! Duke of Zhao, you are truly opening your mouth Wu Li Ke a lion! If you have time, go out and take a look; nowadays the streets are full of books of better quality than yours."

"What did you say!?"

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji's eyes widened instantly, and he could no longer sit still, standing up from his chair with a "swoosh".

"Didn't I tell you? A few days ago, Fang Fang Xuanling, entrusted by the Emperor, went to Jiannan Dao to trade for books with Qin Mu; a full 100,000 books! As soon as these books appeared, they immediately caused a sensation throughout Changancheng."

"It used to be that paper was expensive in Luoyang, but now they can't even sell for a good price! This book of yours is worth at most one tael of silver!"

Du Du Ruhui smiled and held up one finger at Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji.

One tael of silver!?

Hearing this, Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji instantly felt his blood rush to the top of his head, his eyes went black, and he swayed, unable to stand steady.

"Impossible! This is impossible!!!"

"What? You still don't believe it? As it happens, on my way here, I bought a book; why don't I open your eyes to it."

Saying this, Du Du Ruhui took a book out from his sleeve.

It was still that familiar "The Overbearing CEO Falls in Love with Me"!

"See? This book, whether it's the paper or the printing, is the finest of books. Especially the plot inside, the story is novel, not cliché, and the various twists and turns in the writing style are simply groundbreaking. It can be called a rare book of the contemporary era!"

Du Du Ruhui praised it endlessly, carefully stroking the novel in his hand as if he had obtained some rare treasure.

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji recognized the book in Du Du Ruhui's hand at a glance.

Previously, in that box, there was a book with the exact same title as this one!

Not only that.

The quality of this book in Du Du Ruhui's hand was visibly several times higher.

In other words.

This book in Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji's hand was actually a so-called defective product.

Boom!

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji's head was buzzing, the whole world felt Wu Li Ke it was spinning, and his whole body felt as cold as a dead person.

The next instant.

He couldn't support himself and sat down on the floor with a thud.

"Duke of Zhao, are you alright?"

Looking at Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji's dead-man face, Du Du Ruhui was startled, still muttering in his heart.

It's just a book, isn't it?

Is it worth being this sad?

.......Please give flowers...0

You are truly stingy!

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji was trembling all over, desperately recalling what had happened before.

Suddenly!

His eyes lit up, as if he understood everything.

"Qin Mu!!! It must be him!!!"

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji roared madly Wu Li Ke an angry lion.

No wonder!

No wonder he traded so readily!

For these books, he had lost all the iron ore the Empress Zhangsun family had accumulated for decades, and what was even harder for Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji to accept was that these books had become worthless waste paper.

Anger!

Anger!

Anger!

Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji's eyes were blood-red, Wu Li Ke an evil ghost.

He was so angry he was about to lose his mind.

He had even sacrificed his own son's life.

"Ah!!!"

"Qin Mu, I will tear you into ten thousand pieces!!!" Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji roared frantically.

Imperial Palace, Ganlu Hall.

Fang Fang Xuanling and Du Du Ruhui stood respectfully on either side of Li Er.

"I heard something happened at the Duke of Zhao's mansion recently?"

Li Er flipped through the memorial, asking intentionally or unintentionally.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, that is indeed the case." Du Du Ruhui nodded and replied:

"I heard that the Duke of Zhao took all the iron ore resources that the Empress Zhangsun family had accumulated for decades to Jiannan Dao, but only exchanged them for a few dozen books. And these books were exactly a few of the 100,000 books that Your Majesty traded from Great Qin. After Your Majesty put those books on the market, the books in the Duke of Zhao's hands became worthless waste paper."

"Now, the Duke of Zhao's mansion has become a target of public criticism. The clansmen of the Empress Zhangsun family go to demand debt repayment day and night. The Duke of Zhao, in order to make a big profit, took all the savings of all his clansmen to exchange for iron ore, and now most of them have gone bankrupt. Some members of the Empress Zhangsun family even couldn't stand such a big blow and hanged themselves or jumped into the river."

"It's a tragic sight!"

Du Du Ruhui couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

How glorious was the Duke of Zhao's mansion once?

The officials coming and going were endless, even more than at Your Majesty's Ganlu Hall!

Some officials even had to bow and salute the servants guarding the gate of the Duke of Zhao's mansion!

It was truly power that shook the heavens!

But now?

Family broken, son lost in old age, bankrupt!

Almost overnight, they fell to such a state.

How could one not sigh with emotion?

How could one not sigh with emotion? And.