My Immortal Brother-in-law

Chapter 47: Ji Li Enters Yindu

Originally, Tai Ding wanted to have a good rest for some time.

According to his plan, whether he went to war with Xiqi or Jili really went to Yindu.

That should be a few months later.

But Tai Ding never expected it.

Before Wen Zhong set out with his decree, the spies from Xiqi brought back new news.

As soon as Ji Li defeated the Guifang, he came to Yindu with a small entourage, carrying Zhong Jue's corpse to meet him!
After hearing the news, Tai Ding's mood was indescribable.

Bitter, spicy, sour, sweet, countless flavors intertwined in Tai Ding's heart, shocking him a little.

That night, Tai Ding dismissed his servants, lay on his sickbed alone, and thought for the whole night.

After staying up all night, when Tai Ding saw the rising sun the next day from the window, he silently made a decision.

No one could understand Tai Ding at this moment. Even his two closest sons just gathered together to celebrate Ji Li's surrender to Tai Ding.

At Zixian's house, Bigan and Zixian were drinking while Bigan said to Zixian.

"Brother, it's a rare good news today. The Marquis of Xibo is actually a loyal minister. It seems that we don't have to fight this battle.

Whether it is our Great Shang soldiers or the people of Xiqi, they are all merchants and the people under the throne of my father.

It is better to show the knife to the barbarians. When I think that we don't need to quarrel with each other anymore, I feel relieved!"

As he spoke, Bigan took a big sip of wine. He was in a really good mood.

And Zixian...

After hearing what Bigan said, he grinned and teased jokingly.

"You always say good things. Why are you afraid of your own people turning the knife against your own people?

You are just like me, you are afraid that we will lose to Xiqi!
If the Great Shang Dynasty sends out a million troops and still cannot suppress Xiqi, then the hearts of the princes in all directions will be in turmoil.

As for now, although the temporary surrender of King Xibo does not mean anything, Xiqi and my Great Shang are destined to continue the confrontation after King Xibo returns.

But our Great Shang controls the four seas, and our land is vast and rich in resources, far surpassing Xiqi. Give my father and us more time to develop steadily. Xiqi will eventually be suppressed by our Great Shang like those four nobles who emerged in the past. "

As soon as he finished speaking, Zixuan picked up the wine glass and wanted to bring it to his mouth.

But before he finished drinking the glass of wine, he suddenly glanced at the little kid sitting next to him.

That’s right, the child was Zishou, Zixian’s third son.

The eight-year-old boy felt his neck stiffen when he found his father was looking at him.

"Father, how could my second uncle think like you!
My Great Shang is rich and powerful, so we should be invincible. It is impossible for us to lose!

I think my second uncle is just too kind-hearted. "

After saying that, Zishou grinned just like his father had just done.

Seeing his silly son laughing happily, Zixian was immediately happy.

He put the wine glass in front of his son and smiled.

"You are right. Your second uncle is indeed kindhearted. This glass of wine is a reward for you."

"Thank you, father!"

Zishou quickly picked up the wine glass and drank it. His face turned red from the spiciness. His funny look made the two brothers laugh as well.

As for why Zixian gave the position of drinking companion, which has political significance, to his youngest son?

That’s because, although Zishou is Zixian’s third son, in fact, Zishou is Zixian’s only legitimate eldest son!

Zixian's first wife was infertile. After marrying Zixian, she did not get pregnant for five years.

During these five years, Zixian and his concubine gave birth to two sons!

How could a wife without children be acceptable? At least the eldest prince could not accept such a wife. So in the sixth year of marriage, Zixian abolished his wife and promoted the concubine who gave birth to two sons to the position of wife.

This time everything was fine. The problem was not with Zixian. Not long after his wife became his legal wife, she became pregnant with their third son, Zishou.

Although Zishou was not his mother's first child, he was the first one born after his mother became the legal wife, and he was also the eldest son who had the legal right of inheritance to Dashang.

As for his two poor brothers, even though they were born earlier, the officials of the Shang Dynasty did not recognize them.

Especially for elders like Zigan or Shang Rong who are particularly polite, they only recognize their son as the eldest son.

The definition of the eldest son in the Shang Dynasty was very clear, that is, the first child born to a woman after she became the wife.

During the Shang Dynasty, remarrying with children was a common occurrence even among the royal family. The average life expectancy of merchants was short, and there were many cases of men dying of illness, leading to their wives and children remarrying.

There are many examples of women from ordinary aristocratic families marrying into a noble family and becoming the legal wife.

In the early years, during the reign of Emperor Pan Geng, there was an example where a woman who remarried into a branch of the royal family became the principal wife and made her eldest son, who had no royal blood and was born before her remarriage, her legitimate son.

Therefore, Pan Geng introduced an extremely strict and standardized system of primogeniture to guarantee the basic rights and interests of male nobles.

That is, regardless of whether the mistress remarried or not, the property of the male nobles must at least be inherited by the true bloodline descendants of the male nobles...

Without further ado, that night Zixian and Zigan had a long talk about Jili's trip to Yindu.

Just like Zishou and Zixian, all the government offices in Yindu were brightly lit tonight.

No matter Wen Zhong, Shang Rong, or any other officials, they all gathered in groups of three or five to talk about the heroic ruler of Xiqi, Ji Li!
And what about the Jili at this time?
……

After leaving his son at Sanshan Pass, Jili rushed all the way to Yindu.

He has to hurry, he is really in a hurry!

Who in my family understands? I defeated the Guifang people, whom the Shang Dynasty had been unable to resolve in the past 550 years, and caused their country to be destroyed and their race to be wiped out!

Such a great undertaking, since the founding of the Shang Dynasty, can be called Scorpion Poop, unique!
If his son and grandson had not done bigger business in the future and overshadowed him, his name Ji Li would have been widely spread in later generations.

After finally fighting this epic battle, Ji Li certainly doesn't want any stain on this record.

Didn't he win this battle by disobeying the king's orders? Then he must wash away this stain quickly to complete this record that will be passed down through the ages!

Ji Li's current mood is probably similar to that of Huo Qubing who had just conquered the Wolf's Lair in the future, or like Chen Qianzhi who was on a winning streak and no one could stop him.

As for whether Tai Ding would kill Ji Li?
Ji Li was an extremely wise man. When he walked into the capital of Yin, he was also thinking about this question.

Will Taiding kill himself?

Looking at the towering city wall in front of him, Ji Li smiled heroically.

He is already old, and even if he passes this year, he probably won't have many years left to live.

Even though he is riding a horse and whipping the whip now, I still feel like a young man and I think he can hold on for a long time.

Ji Li, who had spent his whole life as a soldier, knew it all too well. When a military general grows old, aging and disease always come suddenly. He might be feasting on a feast the day before and suddenly fall off a horse and die the next day.

In fact, every battle that Ji Li fought in the past ten years was fought as the last battle of his life.

As for his own safety... Ji Li felt that, logically speaking, Tai Ding would not kill him.

But even if Taiding was as crazy as Wu Yi...

Ji Li shook his head, not caring at all about the Shang officials who were glaring at him, and strode into the palace.

Even if Taiding really did that!

So……

Why can't I use a seemingly glamorous old man like myself to exchange for a more stable future for Xiqi for another thirty to fifty years?
If Xiqi, with its current size, can remain stable for another thirty to fifty years, perhaps an even greater miracle will be born!
Ji Li had been a soldier all his life and won every battle. When had he ever made a business deal at a loss?

Never!

And this time, Ji Li believed that he still did not lose out!

(End of this chapter)