Chapter 581 How Old Is This Guy?

"Dan'er is only five years old, five years old! He is about to be sent to Chaoge City! Can't we let Kao'er go by himself?"

In front of the long motorcade, Si Xin held little Ji Dan in tears.

Ji Kao on the side did not feel dissatisfied when he heard this, but frowned and said:

"Why is the fourth brother also going to Chaoge? According to Dashang's practice, isn't one proton enough?"

"The king is so cruel!"

"Shut up!"

Xibo Hou Jichang glared at the usually favored Mei Ji who was speaking, and the latter quickly lowered his head with a look of grievance on his face.

Although Ji Chang had warned Ji Kao hundreds of times, he still pulled Ji Kao aside uneasily and said in a deep voice:

"The journey to Chaoge is long and people are unpredictable, so you should be cautious in every possible way.

"The king's kindness to my Ji family is as great as a mountain. You must serve carefully and never contradict me.

"There are nobility everywhere in the Chaoge. I'm afraid there will be some people here who don't like us and will embarrass you. Remember, talk less and do more. Everything is subject to the king's orders. You must not slack off at all."

"Yes, my child has remembered it."

Jikao nodded seriously and whispered: "Even if the king lets the child die, the child will never cause trouble to the family."

Ji Chang patted the back of Ji Kao's hand, sighed softly, and then said:

"As for your fourth brother, please remember to ask why he was allowed to join Chaoge. It should be that he survived the catastrophe and was said to be protected by the gods.

"He is only five years old, so he will inevitably say something unscrupulous. Remember to keep an eye on him."

"Although my fourth brother is young, he is sensible."

Ji Kao laughed and said:

"Father, you don't have to worry. Didn't the envoy say when he announced the decree that he was recruiting his fourth brother to accompany His Highness the Prince in reading? This is also a blessing for our Ji family."

"Yes," Ji Chang sighed again, turning to look at Ji Dan who was being hugged back and forth by the female family members in the mansion.

Ji Chang frowned and said, "Is your fourth brother rolling his eyes?"

Ji Kao said: "He actually doesn't like being too close to others."

‘Brother understands me. ’

Li Ping'an was sighing in his heart.

Is it his fault that he's good-looking? These women who have no sense of boundaries are so annoying.

Finally, the envoy from the Shang Kingdom sent someone to urge him, and Ji Kao led Ji Dan into the gorgeous carriage frame pulled by two strange beasts.

Si Xin burst into tears, and Li Ping'an felt a little reluctant to give up.

However, he is quite looking forward to seeing the limited edition of Donghuang Taiyi Emperor Xin next.

The alien beasts groaned twice, and the convoy began to accelerate slowly.

The streets ahead were filled with people and slaves from Xiqi City, waving at the carriage and calling Jikao's name.

Ji Kao also acted like a mature adult, pushing open the windows on both sides of the vehicle frame, waving on the left and nodding on the right, focusing on an image that is friendly to the people and has no pretensions.

Li Ping'an, like a young man, sat slumped in the thick plush animal skin-wrapped cushion that was sewn overnight in his house. He picked up the bamboo tube on the side and drank two small sips of mountain spring water.

These ordinary members of the ruling class are really tiring. One person has to have several faces.

For the sake of the so-called public support, we have to show all kinds of hypocritical smiles.

How unlike him, the Emperor of Heaven.

As long as you are strong enough and have a solid background, you will be able to stand firmly and accurately.

but……

When I faced Sanqing and the Holy Mother, I seemed to be cautious at first...

None of that matters.

Li Ping'an crossed his legs, grabbed a handful of fried spiritual fruit melon seeds, and started eating them.

"Fourth brother, there are so many people outside watching."

Ji Kao squeezed out a sentence between his teeth:

"Please pay attention to your manners, otherwise everyone will talk behind your back."

Li Pingan said leisurely: "Then let's discuss it."

Ji Kao glared: "This matter is related to your future reputation."

"I am not the one to be the Xibohou."

Li Pingan drank more happily, and Ji Kao also laughed angrily at him, and then continued to wave out of the car window with this smile.

After leaving Xiqi City, Ji Kao quickly closed the wooden window, then breathed a long sigh of relief and sat down opposite Li Ping'an.

There are exotic animals pulling the cart, so the space inside the frame is usually very large, which can meet the various needs and ways of the nobles' daily extravagance.

Ji Kao looked at the soft cushion under Li Ping'an's butt, then at the thin animal skin on his side, stood up and said, "Fourth brother, let's change? Your bones are still growing, so you can't sleep on a ground that is too soft. "

"No change."

Li Pingan spit out the melon seed peel:

"Brother, don't try to lie to me. My mother sewed this for me with her own hands."

"Would you like to change?"

"Tch," Li Ping'an curled his lips, "You are not the second brother. If I give you one hand, you can't beat me. You are as weak as a chicken."

"you!"

Ji Kao's eyes were on fire, his grin shook his sleeves, and he rushed forward.

Li Ping'an was not used to it either. After all, he was used to fighting in private. Ji Kao rushed over and with a seemingly casual wave of his small hand, he directly touched the numb tendon on Ji Kao's left arm.

Ji Kao bared his teeth in pain and jumped back, while Li Ping'an sat there happily.

"Okay, you fourth child, you know magic!"

"Brother, are you stupid? This is what my second brother taught me, pinching the knot."

Just when the young man was in high spirits, Ji Kao unbelievingly tried to move forward to grab the mat again.

Little Ji Dan's giggles suddenly came from the carriage.

The two coachmen driving the car and the guards following behind the carriage all showed knowing smiles.

The two brothers have such a good relationship.

Inside the carriage, Ji Kao had a sock stuffed in his mouth, his hands tied up with long sleeves, and he was lying on the ground, with two little feet on his back.

Li Pingan smiled secretly in his heart.

Ji Kao often had two faces in front of people and behind their backs, but it didn't matter. He was more like an ideal eldest son in front of people, which was what Ji Chang and the people of Zhou expected.

He also had a youthful mind, was full of vigor, and would... bully children.

People are complicated.

Compared with Ji Kao, Ji Fa had much less pressure on himself, and was much more honest, after all, he didn't have the pressure of being the eldest son.

'This foot pad is of really good quality. '

"Brother, do you eat melon seeds?"

"Woo, woo woo woo!"

"No, then I'll grill meat for you later, will you eat it? No, okay, then I'll eat it all."

Ji Kao:...

Ji Kao actually didn't believe in evil.

His body had grown up, and although his strength was not as good as that of a young man, he could already hold up a slim maid.

——Don't ask him why he knew he could lift her up. The answer is that he tried and tried.

Is he a match for a five-year-old child?

However, when Li Ping'an untied him, he stood up and grabbed Li Ping'an's shoulders again...

After trying this five times and being knocked down five times by his fourth brother Ji Dan with clever strength, he finally accepted his fate and had serious doubts about his own abilities. He was swallowed by the shadow and huddled in the corner of the frame for several days.

Li Ping'an comforted him, "Brother, you are a civil official, not a military general."

Ji Kao rolled his eyes and said depressedly, "I can't even beat a five-year-old child."

"Admitting that others are excellent is also a quality that a gentleman should have."

"Huh," Ji Kao huddled in the corner with a sullen face and continued to doubt himself.

A servant's greeting came from outside the door: "My two lords, it's time to eat."

Ji Kao moved so fast that his shadow almost left an afterimage. He immediately sat upright in his seat, smoothed the wrinkles of his clothes with his left hand, picked up the bamboo slips beside him with his right hand, raised his head slightly, slowly opened his eyes, and said in a gentle voice:

"Bring it in."

Li Ping'an couldn't help but raise his hand to support his forehead.

This brother with a personality is really unique.

The journey to Chaoge is long, and it will take almost two months of bumpy ride.

Ji Kao was also bullied by Li Ping'an for two months.

Li Ping'an found that Ji Kao, the eldest brother, was really interesting. He always wanted to protect his personality.

He was obviously bullied by his fourth brother, but he insisted on not changing the frame. He said to the outside world that he would take good care of his fourth brother, and played the role of a "brotherly and respectful" personality.

When camping and resting, Ji Kao would personally deliver water and food to the soldiers, and would chat with the soldiers in a particularly cordial manner, playing the role of a "people-friendly" personality.

When passing through the towns of other vassal states, since the envoys of the King of Shang and the two princes of the Xibohou Mansion were the dual superiors of these vassal states, various banquets were held to entertain them.

Ji Kao responded fluently, arguing about the past and the present while chatting and laughing, and his words were mostly elegant, which won him a lot of praise.

This is the personality of a gentleman.

Li Pingan was much more relaxed and at ease. He would have a delicious meal wherever he went, and he was mainly a foodie.

Who would embarrass a five-year-old child?

The only trouble was that he looked too delicate, and was always asked by those vassal states whether he had a marriage contract.

—— In fact, these small vassal states wanted to establish a marriage with the Xibohou Mansion, but they were not qualified to marry Ji Kao, the eldest son. Ji Dan was the fourth son, and his status and position were just right.

This matter really made Li Pingan have to think about it.

Does he have to marry a wife in this body?

The main thing is, what to do after marrying a wife? A hundred years is longevity for a mortal. Even if this wife starts practicing, it is difficult for her to live forever. Is it going to repeat the entanglement of Emperor Xuanyuan in the past, and lose lifespan to his wives infinitely?

Li Pingan pondered for a moment and decided to find a way to decline the marriage later.

There is no other way. He has three wives and his feelings have been divided into four parts. As the saying goes, three things never happen. It is better to have fewer emotional debts in the future, so that he can be more relaxed in the future.

There are only a few hundred miles left to Chaoge City.

Ji Kao also became obviously nervous.

In the room of the post station that night, Ji Kao and Ji Dan lay in the soft couch in the opposite corner.

Li Pingan thought about falling asleep here early, and returned to his body to deal with some affairs of the heavenly court. However, Ji Kao tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, and called him from time to time.

"Fourth brother, what do you think the king looks like?"

"Wise and powerful, glorious and upright."

Li Ping'an responded weakly:

"Brother, don't be afraid. It's useless to be afraid. Since you have come to Chaoge City, you should be a good hostage in the future.

"Dad must have told you that you must take all the rewards from the king. We should present the gifts we brought as soon as possible.

"If the king rewards me with beauties, enjoy them and don't act like a gentleman, otherwise the king might think you are a threat in the future."

"How do you know that my father told me this?"

"I can guess it with my toes," Li Ping'an turned over, "Go to bed quickly, we won't get to Chaoge until tomorrow night. If the king insists on rewarding me with a few beauties, ask if you can help me get a wet nurse."

"You haven't been weaned yet?"

"I'm only five years old!"

Ji Kao laughed, "If you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten that you are only five years old this year... You are so smart, the eldest son should just let you be the eldest son."

"Brother, aren't you sleepy... It's okay if you curse yourself for misfortune, but don't take care of the second and third brothers."

"I'm serious, it's really tiring to be the eldest son."

Ji Kao sighed, resting his hands on his arms, and said slowly:

"At the beginning, our grandfather was also the youngest, but he was smart and virtuous since he was a child, so his eldest and second brothers deliberately ran away and built the State of Yu, so that our grandfather could smoothly inherit the State of Zhou.

"This has also been spread all over the country as a good story."

"You believe all this nonsense."

Li Pingan sneered:

"It is obvious that my grandfather drove away his two brothers and successfully ascended to the throne as the eldest son. The two brothers took their own troops and some people to seize a small country.

"It's not good to spread this matter, so there is the version you just said.

"After our father came to power, he tried to find a way to secretly reconcile with the State of Yu. The advantage of the State of Yu is that it did not pledge allegiance to the Shang Dynasty, so it did not have to pay tribute to Chaoge City. It was a remote country, and we secretly provided protection for the State of Yu, so that other princes did not dare to invade, and it became our money jar and training ground.

"Brother, you are still too naive."

Ji Kao blinked and wondered, "Is it true?"

"If you don't believe me, go back and ask dad. Don't tell me what I said. Go to sleep. It's really tiring to chat with you. You are too childish."

"Hey! You!"

Ji Kao sat up and turned his head to look at the soft couch beside him.

There was a little snoring next to him.

Ji Fa didn't know how many times he had doubted himself.

Is this guy really five years old?

What was he doing when he was five years old? It seemed like he was learning to walk.

Ji Kao looked at Ji Dan's small back and laughed dumbly. He was not so worried and turned over and fell asleep.

...

Donghuang Taiyi has been living a happy life in recent years.

Since he was sent to the secular world of Nanzhou by his father to be the son of the prince of Shang, Donghuang Taiyi has actually made plans to make a big fuss in the world and then leave happily.

No burden, no plan, just live as happy as you can.

But he never expected it.

He was shocked in the second year of reincarnation.

Have these human beings always been so cruel?

What scenes has Donghuang Taiyi not seen?

In ancient times, he and Di Jun walked together between heaven and earth, fighting with the strong and fighting with innate creatures. He experienced the collapse of the ancient earth and witnessed Gonggong knocking down the pillar of heaven and floods falling from the sky.

He thought that all the disasters in the world could not make him look sideways.

Until he witnessed a great sacrifice of the King of Shang with his own eyes.

Donghuang Taiyi did not understand.

The ancient and ancient world followed the iron-blooded law of the survival of the fittest, but there was rarely cannibalism.

For example, if a lion spirit caught some transformed sheep spirits, or caught a person to eat, then the ancient evaluation of this lion spirit was generally "ferocious" and "savage".

After all, wild beasts eat people, and people besiege wild beasts to hunt, this is a relationship of survival competition.

But if a lion spirit kills or stews the lion spirit on the next hill, then according to the ancient judgment standards, this lion spirit will be said to be "brutal", "ferocious", "deserving to be executed", etc.

Here, killing and stewing are two completely different concepts.

Cannibalism will be regarded as an evil act that only extremely cruel and fierce demons can do.

Donghuang Taiyi did not expect it.

There was actually a cannibalistic part in the sacrifice...

He felt sick and nauseous when he thought about it.

The human race said that they were a civilized race, and the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors cultivated such a thing?

Donghuang Taiyi almost couldn't help but call the Chaos Bell to bury the city of Chaoge.

Since then, after Donghuang Taiyi was six years old, he did one thing when he had nothing to do - find his biological father in this life, the contemporary Shang King, to make a memorial and strive to reform the sacrificial ritual.

At least the nobles should not be allowed to eat people.

After several years of efforts by Donghuang Taiyi, the King of Shang issued an order to change the sacrificial process and removed "cooking" from the list of punishments.

Donghuang Taiyi finally recovered.

It was absurd that he, the ancient emperor of heaven, the terminator of the ancestor witch, and the favorite child of the Chaos Bell, almost couldn't hold back in the mortal world.

Now, Donghuang Taiyi has grown to be almost ten years old, and has shown a little bit of extraordinaryness. He has been astonished by people inside and outside the Shang Palace.

In fact, he also despised the so-called throne. He came here just to complete the task assigned by his father and simply be a tyrant.

But it seems that he is getting further and further away from the word cruelty...

"No, I have to find a way to express the cruel side."

Donghuang Taiyi was thinking this way, and a palace servant reported that the king had chosen a companion boy for him, who was waiting outside the palace. It was Ji Dan, the fourth son of Xibohou.

Donghuang Taiyi's eyes suddenly lit up.

My father said that Zhou replacing Shang was a must-achieve result.

Isn't this like someone handing you a pillow just because you want to sleep?

Expressing cruelty to Xibohou's family, increasing Xibohou's hatred for Shang, and completing what his father had told him to do.

Donghuang Taiyi showed a 'cruel' smile at the corner of his mouth, and said calmly:

"Let him in."