Mention Big Zhao anywhere in Kaifeng, and you'll hear nothing but praise. Though he wasn't often seen, those…
Mention Big Zhao anywhere in Kaifeng, and you'll hear nothing but praise.
Though he wasn't often seen, those who did run into him were almost always in luck. Doesn't matter if you're close or just an acquaintance—if you've run into trouble and mention it to him, he'll go out of his way to pull strings and find someone who can help. Ask him how he pulled it off, and he just gives you a quiet smile. Eventually, the neighbors started spinning their own tales. Wild guesses about who he really was, where he came from, what kind of hidden background he might have.
And yet, every time they saw him again, that plain, honest face always made them doubt their own imaginations. Could someone like him really be some high-born noble?