At the same time.
The Xie family.
As the once most dazzling family, the Xie family at this moment looked incomparably miserable.
The white marble archway that was once beyond everyone's reach was now in ruins and had become a place for peddlers to tie their horses and mules.
How miserable was this?
At this moment, the Xie family only had one house left. Although this house was the last face of the Xie family, it was only a little bigger than the houses of other aristocratic families.
As for the cracks that covered the walls due to disrepair.
It showed the loneliness of this family.
Once, from Chuzhou City to Jianzhou City, almost all of it was the sphere of influence of the Xie family.
But with the passage of time, there was nothing left.
This was really a case of things being the same, but people have changed.
The Xie family in the south of Yuezhou City.
The current head of the Xie family was always paying attention to the movements of Zhang Feng.
From the time Madam Xie sent the news from Chang 'an that Zhang Feng was coming to Jiangnan, they had been waiting and looking forward to it. But this guy's actions since he came to Jiangnan were very strange.
This made all the people who were watching him a little confused.
First, he had a conflict with the Gao family, and then he had an unclear relationship with the young lady of the Zhao family. Today, he dared to openly challenge everyone in Yuezhou City.
The business of papermaking could be said to be related to everyone's lifeline.
In addition to the control of the government, there were only these things in the hands of the major clans, and the interests of these things could be said to be violent.
Especially the scholars of the Tang Dynasty, half of them were in Jiangnan.
And it was also because of the praise of the major clans that the price of rice paper was set at this price. Almost everyone's way of showing off was to talk about how many carts of books they had in their house.
This was also the origin of the five cars of learning.
But now …
The head of the Xie family looked at the thin white paper in his hand and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
At this time.
A servant of the Xie family cautiously stepped forward and said, "Master, just now there was news from the market that Zhang Feng had distributed at least two hundred catties of white paper, and I also heard that he and the stubborn man of the Yu family entered the store and had a secret talk. Finally, the girl of the Zhao family also went in."
"The three of them talked for at least an hour …"
Hearing this, the Xie Family Head couldn't help but frown: "What did they discuss?"
"I'm not sure about that, but the people in Jiangnan aren't talking about that. Instead, they're talking about Zhang Feng's bodyguards and the weapons in their hands."
The head of the Xie family looked at the paper in his hand and asked, "What's wrong with the guards? What are they holding? "
"It is said that these guards, from their movements, seem to be soldiers from the army. This is reasonable. After all, there are countless people who retire from the army every year. It is not surprising that these people find a place to live. However, these people are different."
"They seem to have undergone special training. Almost every step they take is in sync. Not only that, their auras and the weapons in their hands, I wonder what they are made of."
"It looks like iron, but it isn't iron. Furthermore, when it comes in contact with the body, it will emit a metallic sound. However, its exterior is pitch-black. It looks like a poker. Furthermore, this thing is only as thick as a thumb."
With Zhang Feng's status, he couldn't let his bodyguards hold a poker, could he?
Most importantly, as a lord, the Chancellor of the Academy, and the contemporary Great Confucian, he was allowed to have bodyguards in the imperial court.
These guards, on the other hand, were allowed to use proper weapons.
Was Zhang Feng short of money?
No!
According to the news from Chang 'an, Zhang Feng might not be as rich as a country, but at least he was much wealthier than the clans in Jiangnan.
But why was he like this?
Could it be that he had some ulterior motive?
These were all mysteries.
These mysteries troubled almost everyone who was watching Zhang Feng at this moment. It was impossible that Zhang Feng didn't know.
"What does he want to do?"
The head of the Xie family squinted and stared at the white paper on the table. He walked around the room with his hands behind his back.
At this moment, the servant asked, "Master, the housekeeper has prepared the gifts. When are we going to visit Zhang Feng?"
This question reminded the head of the Xie family, and he fell into deep thought.
After a moment, he sighed and said, "No, how many people do you think this boy's actions today have angered? At this moment, if the Xie family has any contact with him, we are bound to become the target of public criticism. We have to wait and see … "
The head of the Xie family was right. .
After all, the Xie family could no longer afford to be tossed around. If this had happened a hundred years ago, the Xie family would have dared to go. But now, the Xie family could only gasp for breath. What confidence did they have?
The slightest disturbance might take the Xie family's life.
He didn't dare to let the Xie family die here in his generation.
After all, time waited for no one. There was nothing he could do about it.
At the same time.
In the residence of the Yu family branch in Yuezhou.
In Yuezhou City, almost everyone with the surname Yu and other branches of the Yu family had gathered here.
The head of the Yu family here was Yuchi Hong's brother, Yuchi Tu.
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