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"Master, just who is this Young Master Li?" a subordinate asked quietly.
Zhao Jing shook his head. "Unspeakable, unfathomable. But this time, our Zhao family may be about to encounter a tremendous stroke of fortune."
He turned and instructed his two subordinates, "Send word home immediately. Tell the eldest young master to bring the detailed mine ledgers to the Imperial Capital. Remember, ride hard and fast! Once he reaches the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty, have him take the Railway Train straight here. That thing is fast. Make sure he books his ticket in advance."
For some reason, Zhao Jing felt that as long as Li Chen had said so, everything was surely settled.
Early in the morning three days later, Zhao Jing was checking the accounts in his courtyard residence when he suddenly heard a commotion outside.
He had barely stepped into the courtyard when a squad of guards in dark uniforms marched inside in formation.
Their leader displayed a Gilt Command Token. "By imperial decree, the proprietor of the Zhao Trading House is to enter the palace immediately for an audience."
Zhao Jing's legs went weak, and he nearly fell to his knees.
Although he had guessed that Li Chen's identity was extraordinary, he had never imagined that Li Chen could have him summoned directly into the palace!
What shocked him even more was that, when he followed the guards to the Imperial Palace in fear and trembling, he found more than a dozen kings of the Southern Kingdoms standing in the line awaiting an audience!
"Isn't that the king of the Tasha Kingdom?"
"Why is the King of Hundred Brahma here too?"
Zhao Jing felt dizzy, his legs trembling.
As a merchant, when had he ever imagined that he would one day stand in the same hall as these