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Chapter 59: Playing with Fire

  Some things just can't be solved with simple advice.

  As for the six families' shelving of the matter, Zhao Xie could understand it. After all, this was purely a case of old wine in new bottles. They thought it still had that familiar taste, so no one bothered to savor it again.

  So Zhao Xi had no choice but to take matters into his own hands.

  Zhao Xixian had Wang Zhongzheng gather information about all the cuju teams in Bianliang City, including their main sponsors, team members, and the past experiences of each cuju expert.

  Also from the princes' show-off, I learned about the recent competition schedule and the probability of winning or losing, including rewards and various auction information.

  Then, Zhao Xi himself wrote the first issue of Cuju Bao's articles. And according to his own writings, he divided the layout of Cuju Bao into: team introduction, player experience and honors, match preview, ticket information, win-loss prediction, etc.

  Zhaoshi is almost written in vernacular, with few elegant words. He positioned the audience of Zuqiu Bao as refined and popular, suitable for both old and young.

  "Mother, inform your brother's family that the first issue of the Kick Ball Gazette has been published with the content written by our child as a model, and they can follow this example in the future."

  "The child cannot leave the palace and is unaware of the situation outside the palace. It is also impossible to have a detailed understanding of the team and the true situation of the players. I hope that the maternal uncle's family can collect some articles written by scholars."

  Empress Cao took the paper handed over by Zhao Xi... The more she looked at it, the more shocked she became.

  How can Xi'er's talent be used to write such a vulgar article?

  But she continued to flip through the previous issues written by Zhao Xi... It has to be said that this type of article is really easy to read and won't affect one's judgment of things due to different interpretations.

  "Xī ér, just like this publication?"

  Empress Cao was still uncertain, this is fundamentally not an article, it's just the dialogue of rural villagers. Can such articles be published directly? That's similar to a tabloid-like thing.

  "Girls, it will be published like this from now on. Even if we commission articles in the future and collect manuscripts from writers, we will ask them to write in this style."

  "Mother, I have a request. If possible, I beg you to ask Uncle to print it overnight and sell it throughout Bianliang City tomorrow. I heard that there will be a competition the day after tomorrow, and my article also mentions this period. If we miss tomorrow, the article will lose its timeliness."

  Zhao Xizhen couldn't find a suitable word to express timeliness at the moment, so she could only say it this way. Fortunately, from a literal understanding, the meaning is very clear.

  Empress Cao was still in doubt and even felt that the outcome of the revenge would have an impact on Xi'er.

  He then informed Cao Xiang and emphasized that they should work through the night to print it out and sell it early the next morning.

  Xier has been very lucky since she recovered from her illness, which may have made the child a bit spoiled.

  Although as an emperor, this is not a big flaw, the court of the Great Song Dynasty is not decided by the words of one emperor. If such a temperament is cultivated, it will inevitably lead to constant disputes with the officials in the future.

  It doesn't matter! If Xie's scheme is exposed and Xi'er suffers a setback, it's not necessarily a bad thing.

  Although it was late at night, the queen had put the three dolls to sleep, but she still had doubts about Xi'er's persistence.

  With one heart thinking of the child's smooth growth, and another considering how Xi'er will face the imperial court in the future, all are due to Xi'er's stubbornness in repaying kindness.

  She still has no hope for revenge.

  The queen rarely arranges matters in the late afternoon, when Cao Xiang hastily returned to the Cao Mansion and informed the queen of her instructions. Cao Zhuang looked at those vernacular articles... What's going on again?

  After all, he is just a child, and because of being suppressed and holding grudges, he actually wrote such an article and had it published.

  Well, he's just a child after all. No matter how clever he is, the young master of Hubei is still just a child. If he wants to have fun, then arrangements will be made for someone to accompany him.

  The matter of resisting the report, Cao Jing had never mentioned it to other families from the very beginning. He knew that even if he did mention it, no one would agree with him, and instead, it would damage the reputation of Nei Yuan and Prince E.

  From the bottom of the carving workshop to the workers who raised them, they were all taken care of by the Cao family. It can also be said that it was a return for Duke E's handling of the matter of Cao Fu.

  Anyway, since the news came from Nei Yuan, Cao Zhuang still cooperated actively.

  He gathered all the servants and assigned each of them a region to sell in early tomorrow. As for the engraving workshop, just prepare the materials and let it be printed.

  They have been supported for so long, even if they work overtime at night, they will not complain.

  Birth and stance determine thinking.

  Empress Cao, including Cao Jue's unappreciated writings, however, caused a stir in the engraving workshops. Such writings were their favorite to read, especially for those who paid attention to the playful and carefree, hoping to see such content.

  When the master's orders arrived, the carving workshop quickly sprang into action.

  It's just that the host family had a small print run...

  Before going to sleep, Liu Yi had already received news that the printing and selling of the almanac had been arranged.

  Liu Yi knew it was the king's affair and didn't care if it was late at night, he immediately sent someone to inform Ciming Palace.

  It was strange that Empress Cao, who had been sleepless for a long time, fell asleep peacefully as soon as she heard that everything was arranged properly.

  When Zhao Xi entered the school early in the morning and saw the young master holding a notice at Zishantang, he knew that this matter was settled.

  This matter has not only succeeded but also become popular, so popular that Cao Jun was surprised, the Cao family's servants were exhausted, and the carving workshop craftsmen were miserable.

  When the servants sent out had not reached an hour, all the news about the sale of the kick ball was sold out. When they returned to the mansion, Cao Zhuang knew that he had made another mistake and misjudged the initiative of King E again.

  Fortunately, there was no need to recount the story in the palace this time. He quickly arranged for the engraving workshop to increase printing and coordinated with the other five households to temporarily take over the sale of the news about the kick ball.

  He really didn't think it would be so popular!

  Cao Cong went out of the gate, originally also wanting to see if the kickball report was as reported by the people below, or if the lower people had casually discarded it.

  But he had just turned a corner when he saw a crowd of people packed together on the street, surrounding something at the corner, shouting: "Leave one for me, I'll add two cents... When did these idle rascals in the market become so generous?"

  Cao Rong went back home directly.

  Before long, five families arrived, and before they could discuss anything, two royal families sent people over, and finally, someone from the Cuju Association also came.

  This is not a kick market, it has been built and cannot be mixed. This is just a counter-attack. When the scene of fire explosion appears, everyone knows that this is another way to make money.

  "Marshal, what do you think? I have gathered the most accurate information, and this matter is indeed reasonable."

  "Taiwei, the Yunnan Wangfu was originally the first to create Cuju entertainment. Cuju should have a share in Yunnan Wangfu."

  "Marshal, I am from the Beihai Wangfu..."

  "Marshal..."

  Alas! Do you really think I can make decisions on this matter? As for new and unprecedented things, how could an old man like me be the one to propose them? You're overestimating us, Cao.

  Cao Cong really admires that six or seven year old kid, originally thought it was just a playful business, but with such casual manipulation, the Cao family has also become popular.

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