Xiao Wu Qing slowly pulled out a piece from the seven-piece tiles and handed it to Zhao Kai.
Zhao Kai looked at the words on the wooden sign. Zhao Kai smiled slightly and said:
"Okay, let's put this one aside first and work on the other six first. Maybe after the other six are done, we won't need to do this one."
Looking at Wu Qing who looked confused, Zhao Kai said again:
"By the way, girl, I have something to trouble you. Starting from tomorrow, you will challenge the famous masters in the capital one by one. Do it in a high-profile manner, like Qi Jiajie, Lu Baijie and others, you will go and challenge them.
Anyway, you can just bring a few guards or Xiaoxiao from the palace with you, so that everyone in Tai'an City knows that you are my sword attendant."
As soon as she heard that there was a fight to be had, the little girl was immediately excited and said with a smile:
"Then what if I can't beat them? They are all first-class masters who have been famous for a long time. Why don't you get me some talismans and I'll make sure I beat them to death."
Zhao Kai smiled and said:
"No problem, I'll add it to you before the fight starts. Work hard and make our palace famous!"
The little girl skipped away. During this period, her strength increased dramatically. She had long wanted to challenge the masters in the capital. With the magic talisman in hand, she could kill everyone again.
After that, Zhao Kai and Xuanyuan Jingcheng discussed it again and then went back to their rooms to rest.
The next day, Zhao Kai had not yet received the order from the palace. It seemed that the palace official didn't want to see him yet. He didn't know whether it was because he didn't want to or because he didn't dare.
The imperial edict did not arrive, but an old acquaintance arrived.
Zhao Kai smiled and said: "Miss Zhang, I haven't seen you for a few years, and you have grown into a big girl."
The visitor was none other than Zhang Gaoxia, the daughter of Zhang Julu, a girl Zhao Kai had met before coming to the capital. She was also one of the few good friends of Zhao Kai in Tai'an City.
I haven't seen her for a few years, and now I have become slim and graceful, but she is still dressed as a heroine, with a dashing appearance, and I don't have any maids with me, and I don't look like a chief minister at all.
Zhang Gaoxia looked at Zhao Kai with a resentful expression that made Zhao Kai's whole body tingle. He was not here to reminisce about the past. He was clearly here to collect debts. Zhao Kai looked innocent and said:
"Miss, we haven't seen each other for almost five years, why are you looking at me like this? I don't owe you any money."
Miss Zhang said with a resentful look:
"Do you still remember me? I thought you had forgotten it. It has been five years and you haven't written to me. I even went to Shangyin Academy to look for you, but you were not there every time."
Zhao Kai quickly pulled Zhang Gaoxia into the palace. Now there are a lot of people watching outside the palace every day. The eldest lady's tone is very much like some young daughters-in-law who have been abandoned by their lovers.
People really thought they had something to do with each other after they saw it! There is no guarantee that rumors would be flying all over Tai'an City the next day, saying that King Yu started the chaos and finally gave up.
Zhao Kai is now the most popular figure in the entire Tai'an City and even the entire world. Every day, a large group of people gather outside the palace, all wanting to catch a glimpse of the prince who is second in martial arts in the world.
In addition to the onlookers, there was also an endless stream of people who came to challenge. Fortunately, there were several first-level masters from Jianchi who were there to support him. Otherwise, Zhao Kai would have been a little tired of it.
After entering the palace, Miss Zhang returned to her original expression. She kept talking about how famous Zhao Kai was in Tai'an City. Even the other princes in the palace were eclipsed in front of Zhao Kai. Now there are
Many Imperial Academy students encouraged Zhao Kai to be crown prince.
It's just that the one in the palace has never expressed anything, and it is rumored that he and the queen had a quarrel about this matter, and they still don't talk much.
From Zhang Gaoxia's words, we learned that the queen often turned a deaf ear in front of the emperor. She must have hoped that her son would become the emperor. She was also afraid that Zhao Kai would be harmful to her son. After all, Zhao Kai once strangled Zhao Wu's neck.
Well, she was also worried that once Zhao Kai ascended the throne, mother and son would completely lose their power, and even their lives might not be saved.
But this is not necessarily the case for Emperor Zhao Dun. In his heart, the most important thing is the stability of the Zhao family. The so-called relationship between husband and wife must be put aside, let alone the relationship between father and son.
However, the power behind the Queen cannot be underestimated, so he is probably in a dilemma now, which is why he is unwilling to see him now.
On the other hand, he also wanted to see what other abilities Zhao Kai had besides force to solve the current predicament. Zhao Kai knew this very well. When the emperor wanted to see him, it all depended on Zhao Kai's own skills.
Regarding this, Zhao Kai sneered in his heart, "Do you want to see how I behave? I'm afraid that by then your emperor will be an empty shell."
Zhao Kai interrupted Zhang Gaoxia's chatter and asked:
"What's going on with your father now? Does he know you came to see me?"
Zhang Gaoxia then said:
"Dad, he must know, but he said it's hard for him to come forward now. He had a good chat with Uncle Jingcheng before, and I've never seen him so happy before."
Zhao Kai nodded when he heard this. Zhang Julu definitely valued people like Xuanyuan Jingcheng. There was no other way. His character, knowledge, strategy, and cultivation were no less impressive than Cao Changqing of Western Chu.
There are some things that Zhao Kai does not need to do, it can be arranged clearly.
Just like selecting talents and recruiting cronies, Zhao Kai basically does not need to do it himself. He has only been in the capital for more than half a year, and he has already built a large intelligence agency here. He has clearly arranged who belongs to which force.
Even the informants around Zhao Kai have been basically investigated clearly.
He even knew exactly who needed to be eliminated in the capital, but he did not take action without Zhao Kai's order.
With Xuanyuan Jingcheng's help, Zhao Kai didn't have to rush to see Zhang Julu. Thinking of this, Zhao Kai said to Zhang Gaoxia:
"Miss, why don't we, Qiao Zhuang, dress up and sneak out to play? Take me somewhere by the way."
Naturally, Zhang Gaoxia couldn't ask for this kind of request. Even if Zhao Kai didn't say anything, she would find a way to take him out.
The two people dressed up as ordinary people secretly left the palace. With Zhao Kai's current mental strength, it was impossible for anyone in Tai'an City to discover his whereabouts.
The two of them were wandering on the street like this. Zhao Kai was fine and calm. He had been traveling in the past few years and had visited all kinds of streets, so naturally he didn't find it novel.
Miss Zhang, on the other hand, acted as if she had never been out. She looked around here and there and bought something she liked immediately. After a while, Zhao Kai had a lot of things in his hands.
The two wandered for a long time, and if Zhao Kai hadn't reminded her, she would have almost forgotten the important matter.
Soon after, Zhang Gaoxia brought Zhao Kai to the door of a slightly shabby house.
Zhang Gaoxia, who was standing at the door, looked a little depressed and said:
"This is where my third brother lives. He usually doesn't want me to come over to see him. He rarely comes back to the house since we got married."