After Zhao Kai left, Zhao Wen, who returned to the mansion, finally couldn't control the anger in his heart. He smashed countless treasures and was still angry. As a prince, he had never suffered such humiliation. He said viciously to the scary people around him:
"Let's check the man named Chen Xiaokai to see who he is. If this person has no background, then he cannot be allowed to leave Tai'an City safely! Get out!"
The servants retreated in response. Although Zhao Wen was angry, he did not lose his mind. The other party knew that he was the second prince but was still unmoved. If he was not a fool, he had a profound background. The other party could suppress a group of outstanding talents by himself.
It is obviously not something that a fool can do without keeping his head up, but why is he so confident? Is it possible that there are really people in this world who are not afraid of the royal family?
"Is it possible that my brothers deliberately set this trap?" Zhao Wen, who had calmed down after venting his anger, couldn't help but hesitate. As a prince, of course he also wanted to be the emperor, but the emperor had six or seven sons.
If the reputation he has worked so hard to destroy is ruined because of Chen Xiaokai's incident, it will be more than worth the loss.
"We still need to investigate further."
Sure enough, the next day, Chen Xiaokai's name spread throughout Tai'an City, becoming a topic of conversation after dinner for countless people in the capital.
Even the storyteller in the restaurant began to talk about Chen Xiaokai's deeds.
"Speaking of which, Chen Xiaokai, who claims to be a Guangling Taoist, is a commoner student. In Tai'an City, on top of the Zhuangyuan Tower, he first read the eternal absolutes in ancient books, and first defeated the talented Huang Guance of Jizhou.
Then he even surpassed the current poet Li Fukien, writing thirty poems in a quarter of an hour. Each poem is a wonderful poem that can be passed down through the ages. After all, Li Fukien is also a poet, and there is no one that can compare.
In other words, he probably wouldn't dare to use the name of Ci Immortal to challenge the disciples of the noble family and lose again in this competition.
In the third game of chess, the student surnamed Chen was even more astonished. He played against two people separately. What was even more amazing was that he actually played blind chess. How arrogant and arrogant this is. You have to know who his opponent is.
However, Song Keli, the young phoenix of the Song family who is known as a literary family, and Kou Jianghuai, one of the Eight Horsemen of Shangyin Academy and a true disciple of Shen Zongheng Shu, when everyone thought that he could not win, the Chen family won easily.
Well, in this world, I'm afraid only Huang Sanjia has such a level. In the third game, chess, he lost again;
The fourth competition was about learning, and they failed again; the fifth competition was about arithmetic, and they still failed miserably. You may be curious why not calligraphy competition. In fact, it’s not that you don’t want to compete, but that the students no longer dare to compete after seeing the calligraphy. Sixth
Game, piano competition, who would have thought that Chen Caizi was also a piano player? The students were defeated again in this battle.
Game 7: Painting comparison. Previously, we all thought that Chen Xiaokai's poems, lyrics, and songs were the best in the world, and his chess and calligraphy skills were comparable to Huang Sanjia. But we never imagined that this person's painting skills were truly the best in the world.
Xu Weixiong's pictures of the most beautiful woman in the world were all painted by him. This person also painted the courtesan Pan'er like a fairy in the sky in front of everyone. Everyone was so mesmerized that countless wealthy gentry and wealthy children have forgotten
After knowing the outcome of the competition, they all expressed their wish to buy this painting. The price has soared to ten thousand taels of silver. Even the second prince in the palace is determined to get this painting."
The storyteller stopped to take a sip of water, straighten his voice, and then continued:
"That's 10,000 taels of silver. You can buy a villa with three entrances and three exits in Tai'an City. For a child from a poor family, it is a wealth that cannot be earned in several lifetimes, but who would have thought~~
~Who would have thought that this guy would tear up the painting directly? It’s so stupid. Old man, how many books can I say to earn ten thousand taels? I’m so angry.”
As the storyteller spoke, he slapped his thigh, which was almost swollen. Then the storyteller said again
"This Chen Xiaokai is really good at playing chess, calligraphy and painting, and is perfect in poetry, lyrics, and songs. He played seven games in a row and won all seven games! Such talent is the only one the old man has ever seen in his life. He can't even claim to be the most talented person in the world."
However, the worst thing is that he is the most talented person in Liyang."
At the same time, in a private room of the restaurant, several young men and women were having a dinner together. After hearing what the storyteller said, one of the young men burst out laughing.
"Brother Zhao, you are now the most talented person in the world. It's great to congratulate you. You are in for a treat this time."
"Brother Kou is serious. How can you believe what the storyteller says? I can't afford to be called the most talented person in the world. Even if he is, he is still Chen Xiaokai. What does it have to do with me, Mr. Zhao? The key is that I don't
Money, but Brother Song, you should have it, right? Our family is so rich, we can only rely on you today," Zhao Kai said to Song Chufeng next to him, who had obviously not gotten over yesterday's failure.
"That's natural, Brother Chen~~~Oh no, Brother Zhao can invite me to come here for a small gathering, so of course we can't let Brother Zhao spend money,"
"So your name is not Chen Xiaokai, then what is your name Zhao? This surname is determined by your parents, how can you change it casually?" The only woman among the group spoke up. It was Zhang Gaoxia, Zhang Shoufu's daughter. Originally, Zhao Kai was
I only made an appointment with Kou Jianghuai, but I didn’t expect the two of them to come too.
"Zhao, you still owe me a painting. Please hurry up and paint it for me. I paid for it. I want the color one. You really tore up such a good painting yesterday.
It’s such an outrageous thing, that storyteller is absolutely right, it’s simply stupid!”
Zhao Kai's tearing up the painting became a pain in everyone's heart.
"Miss, you may be disappointed. Zhao didn't bring much paint with him on this trip. He has other uses, so I can't paint for you. We have a long time to come. I will paint for you again when I have the opportunity, but this time I will write an inscription for you.
It’s still okay, have you brought the painting?”
"No, here you go, you have to write better for me. I spent the money." It was obvious that Zhang Gaoxia liked this painting very much, and he specifically found someone to express it to him.
Zhao Kai took the painting and after thinking for a moment, he wrote twenty-five words on the upper right side of the painting:
The hands are as soft as skin, like a collar of condensed fat, like the teeth of a caterpillar grub, like the head of a rhinoceros and its eyebrows!
It is also marked at the back: A gift from Chen Xiaokai of Shangyin Academy!
"The calligraphy is great! The poetry is also great! It's amazing. He wrote such poetry in just a short time. He's a genius."
Zhang Gaoxia also liked these words very much, and happily put the painting away, not forgetting to thank Zhao Kai,
"By the way, Zhao, I heard that you gave the second princess of Beiliang a painting that is the best in the world. What is your relationship? Why did you give the painting to her and not to me? Still
Who is the painting in that painting? It’s mysterious~~”
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I can't tell you this. If she found out, she would kill me with a sword. Zhao Kai quickly changed the subject.
In the next few days, a few people got together and visited almost all the beautiful scenery in Tai'an City. Except for Zhao Kai, the few people present were basically rich and generous, and the relationship between them also became
They were very close friends, and they all had the feeling of longing to see each other again. Zhao Kai also painted a scene of several people traveling around the mountains and rivers in the painting and added:
The spring breeze is proud of the horse's hoofs, and I can see all the flowers in Tai'an in one day!
At sunset, several people reluctantly parted ways. The imperial examination was scheduled to take place in the next few days. Song Keli was going to take the imperial examination, so they couldn't play around. Originally, Zhang Gaoxia wanted to have a date with Zhao Kai alone, but Zhao Kai said he had something to do.
He refused. Even Kou Jianghuai couldn't stand such a straight man's behavior and called him stupid. However, Zhao Kai didn't lie. He did have something going on.