After listening to the report from the manager, Cui Gan slowly changed his face to a serious expression, and then took the "Clan" handed over by the manager, and then waved his hand to let him retreat. For a moment, only the three of them were left in the room, but Zheng Zhong and Cui Fu'an felt that the atmosphere in the room became solemn.

"Mr. Cui, what happened?" Cui Fu'an asked with concern when he saw Cui Gan's expression was wrong. At the same time, he looked at the book "Clan Chronicle" in the other party's hand in confusion. Speaking of which, since the compilation of the Clan Chronicle was completed, Li Shimin immediately ordered people to copy and publish it in the world. Not only did they have seen it, but everyone even had one. After all, only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win a hundred battles.

Cui Gan frowned at this time, and after a while, he slowly spoke: "Just just now, the servant came to report that many "Clans" appeared on the market in Chang'an overnight, and it seemed that they were leaking from the palace, and the price was very cheap, and many people had bought it."

When Cui Gan said this, he also reached out to open the clan plot in his hand. During this period, he kept his servants watching the movements in the palace, so as soon as the clan plot leaked from the palace appeared, the servants immediately bought a copy and sent it.

"Huh?" When Cui Gan saw the content in the book, he couldn't help but scream in surprise. He had read the content in the book for a long time, so it was nothing strange. However, he found that the words in the book were a little strange because the words did not look handwritten. After all, no matter how good the calligrapher had, the size of the copied words would be different, and sometimes there were typos and corrections. However, this clan is extremely regular, with no typos throughout the article, and there were even some symbolic sentences, which made it look refreshing.

"This word... doesn't seem to be written, but it seems to be printed from a stone tablet?" At this moment, Zheng Zhong also looked at the clan plot in Cui Gan's hand, and said with confusion on his face.

Before printing appeared, some words were carved on stone tablets, so some scholars painted the stone tablets with ink and then rubbed them with silk cloth, so the words would appear on the silk cloth. Cui Gan was born in a noble family and was naturally well-read for poetry and books, so he was not unfamiliar with rubbings. When he saw the words in this clan, his first reaction in his mind was that the words in the book were so similar to rubbings.

"Brother Xingmou said it well. I also feel that the words in this book are printed in rubbings. After all, if they are copied, it is impossible to be so regular!" Cui Fu'an nodded at this time. After Zheng Zhong's reminder, he also felt that the words in the book are really similar to the rubbings.

When he heard Zheng Zhong and Cui Fu'an's words, Cui Gan turned a few more pages, but found that each page was extremely regular. He even chose two identical words to compare them, but found that these two words were almost exactly the same and could never have been written.

"Hiss~, I know what's going on!" At this moment, Zheng Zhong suddenly spoke again, with a little startled look on his face, as if he had thought of something extraordinary?

"I thought of it too!" Cui Gan's face became extremely gloomy at this time. Then he took a long breath and said, "Buddha statue, when Buddhism was not suppressed before, some Buddhists carved Buddha statues or Buddhist scriptures on wooden boards in order to promote Buddhism, and then rubbed them on paper. Countless pictures can be printed in one day, and this clan is probably printed in the same way!"

Cui Gan and Zheng Zhong were both knowledgeable and knowledgeable people. They soon thought of the way to print Buddhist scriptures in Buddhism, but they didn't know that the way to print Buddhist scriptures can only be regarded as engraving printing, and it was very primitive. The clan in front of them was printed in movable type, and the technological content was much higher than that of Buddhist scriptures.

"It's just a clan plot. Even if His Majesty prints countless copies and publishes them all over the world, it's just to make fun of people in the world. After all, no one knows that our aristocratic family should be ranked first!" At this moment, Cui Fu'an sneered and said, although this clan plot was printed in a special way, he didn't think it would have any great impact on these aristocratic families. At most, it would just disgust them.

"Brother Fu'an's words are very wrong!" However, as soon as Cui Fu'an finished speaking, Zheng Zhong shouted anxiously, and even the cold sweat on his forehead was falling, because he suddenly thought of a very terrible situation.

Hearing Zheng Zhong's words, Cui Gan couldn't help but look at the other party in surprise, because he knew what Zheng Zhong thought of, which made him sigh in his heart. No wonder the power of the Zheng family has expanded very rapidly over the years. Even after Li Jiancheng's attack, he could still recover again. At least Zheng Zhong's vision in front of him is far superior to Cui Fu'an.

"What does Brother Xingmou mean? What did I say wrong?" Cui Fu'an asked in confusion when he heard Zheng Zhong refuting his words. He had a good personal relationship with Zheng Zhong, and he would not have conflicts because of a little dispute.

"Brother Fu'an, why are you confused? Think carefully. Today, you can print so many clan plots in the palace at once. Will more Analects be printed in the palace tomorrow? You must know that not only our clan has a collection of books, but the collection of books in the palace is even larger. If Your Majesty really wants to print books, will everyone be able to read books in the future? What advantages will our aristocratic family have at that time?"

Zheng Zhong was really anxious and said what he could only think but not say at the moment. After all, these are heart-wrenching words. If it was spread, not only him, but even the Zheng family behind him would be ruined, but now he doesn't care about these things.

"Hiss~, this... is this possible?" Cui Fu'an was also an extremely talented person. He didn't expect it for a while. Now when he heard Zheng Zhong's words, he couldn't help but breathe. He stood there, and even looked a little scared on his face. After all, the biggest reliance of the aristocratic family is the monopoly of knowledge, which is also the most important foundation of the aristocratic family. If he loses this advantage, he may fall apart for up to a hundred years.

"Clans can be printed, and other books can naturally be printed, but what I am considering now is the cost of printing such books. In addition, if you want to carve the characters one by one on wooden boards, you must also need craftsmen with superb skills. How many such craftsmen are there in the palace? Can you support His Majesty's requirements for large-scale printing?" Cui Gan is worthy of being a scheming person. At this time, he was still able to calm down and also analyzed the shortcomings of carving printing. Unfortunately, the deviation in cognition completely left his analysis empty.

However, the printing of movable type is limited to a few people including Li Shimin. So as soon as Cui Gan finished speaking, the smart Zheng Zhong nodded deeply and said, "Mr. Cui said it well. The quality of this clan is far from comparable to those inferior Buddhist scriptures, so I think the cost of printing should be not low, and carving also requires a lot of manpower and material resources. I guess this clan has already started preparing for it long ago, and it was not until today that it was suddenly released to disrupt our stance!"

Cui Fu'an nodded in agreement when he heard Cui Gan and Zheng Zhong's analysis, but his eyes accidentally swept the clan in Cui Gan's hand. At this time, the clan was closed by Cui Gan, and the back of the book was exposed. As a result, Cui Fu'an also let out a light exclamation. He reached out to take the clan and looked carefully, and then said, "Mr. Cui, Brother Xingmou, read it quickly, there are still some things on the back of this book!"

Hearing Cui Fu'an's words, Cui Gan and Zheng Zhong couldn't help but look down. Sure enough, they found that there were a few lines of small characters behind the book. Among them, Zheng Zhong couldn't help but recite and said, "The Zhenguan Ten-Year System of the Royal Seals and Book Company of the Tang Dynasty!"

"Royal Bookmark Office?" Cui Gan's face changed again when he saw this. He was not sure whether Li Shimin would continue to print books, but now that the bookmark office has been released, the meaning is very obvious. After all, if he only printed one clan, there was no need to set up a bookmark office.

Not only did Cui Gan think of this above, but Cui Fu'an and Zheng Zhong also thought of it. Their faces also changed, and for a moment, the room became silent, and the atmosphere became even heavier.

After a while, Cui Fu'an seemed to think of something, and he said hesitantly: "I... I heard that Li Xiu has come back. His best attitude is to make tools. The formula of gunpowder is dedicated to His Majesty. In addition, he has also made waterwheels, mirrors, etc., and even carbonite was discovered by him. Do you think this book printing company has something to do with him?"

As the saying goes, a word woke up the dreamer. Zheng Zhong slapped his thigh when he heard Cui Fu'an's words and said, "Yes, this book printing company must be related to Li Xiu. I remember that after he came back, His Majesty immediately summoned him to the palace to discuss matters. Then Li Xiu entered the palace every day, but it is said that he did not go to the financial management supervisor. I think he should be doing this book printing company's business!"

"Li Xiu?" Cui Gan also showed a thoughtful expression when he heard Cui Fu'an's words. Li Xiu was not in Chang'an before. In addition, this time the aristocratic family united, even Li Shimin was ruined. Changsun Wuji was even more incapable of protecting himself, so they did not pay much attention to Li Xiu, but they did not expect that this person would give them a fatal blow as soon as he came back.

"Mr. Cui, what should I do about this? If I allow the palace to keep printing, it will probably not take long before the children from our aristocratic family will have no advantage in the imperial examination. In addition, the emperor's deliberate suppression will be unimaginable!" Cui Fu'an was helpless at this time and asked Cui Gan anxiously.

"This..." Cui Gan couldn't help frowning at this time. After a while, he let out a breath and said, "It seems that I have to visit this prince-consort and lieutenant in person!"
Chapter completed!