The fairy father

"Madam, why doesn't this child cry or make trouble?"

"Si'er, don't be mute!"

Listening to the conversation between the middle-aged couple on the side, the corners of Li Ping'an Yuanshen's mouth twitched a few times.

His previous plans were quite good.

I just didn't expect to have complete consciousness since childhood. This experience is really strange.

Then, our Majesty the Emperor of Heaven let out a loud cry.

In fact, he just yelled at the top of his lungs and then kicked his arms and legs hard to prove that there was nothing wrong with the body that Taoist fellow Taoist Hou Tu had molded with his own hands.

Then, two blurry figures appeared in Li Ping'an's sight.

When they got closer, Li Ping'an could barely see their appearance clearly with the eyes of a baby.

The man's face was not outstanding, he was of medium height, with many wrinkles on his forehead. He was wearing quite luxurious clothes. Although he was still in his prime, he had a few silver hairs on his head.

The woman looked younger than the man, with a graceful and noble face. If she were a few years younger, she would be the most beautiful woman in the country. Unfortunately, youth is fleeting. Her eyes were a little tired, and she lowered her head and gently kissed Li Ping'an. Hug him.

Li Pingan stopped crying and felt the subtle connection of blood.

He was still muttering in his heart that there were not many servants in King Wen's house this week, so he noticed that this little body was a little tired and sleepy.

Anyone who is born frequently knows that this is the case when they are just born.

Li Ping'an yawned and quickly let this new body fall asleep.

After confirming that there was no problem here, Li Ping'an's soul simulated the state of a mortal soul and began to sleep in the newborn's body.

Then……

The first day of Ji Dan's life came to an end.

Li Ping'an's body woke up in heaven, and his immortal consciousness looked at the various places in heaven that were operating at full strength.

He suddenly had nothing to do.

I wanted to go and play with Ning Ning, but I found that Ning Ning was raising a baby with Long Ji, and there was a good little girl beside Li Yiqing and Li Yingying.

She wanted to go to Yaochi to talk about life, but saw that Yaochi was punishing several fairies. It was hard for him to show up, lest Yaochi would think that he was beating her up.

Go find the master...

He had just said a solemn farewell to his master, who had also begun to practice in seclusion, so it was a bit unsightly to disturb her.

Li Ping'an simply practiced enlightenment and made some efforts and accumulation for the next breakthrough that would come in who knows what year or life.

Babies naturally sleep a lot;

These days, as a vassal state of Shang Dynasty, it is impossible for Zhou State to have such a thing as milk powder, so there will inevitably be embarrassing moments when babies are fed breast milk.

Li Pingan is not a pervert.

He used magic to set an 'alarm clock', and when he was hungry, he would kick his legs and cry twice. This ray of soul would cut off the contact with the body and take the initiative to fall asleep, relying on the body's instinct to eat and drink enough.

Just like that, the hundred days passed quickly.

He, the fourth son of the Xibohou Mansion, was finally carried out of the house by Si Xin and met with the ministers of the Zhou Kingdom who came to congratulate him.

To put it bluntly, Li Ping'an's first impression of the Xibohou Mansion was actually...

Shabby.

Really shabby.

The Xibohou Mansion is built on a flat plateau, with only two structures: the front courtyard and the backyard. There are seven or eight large houses and six or seven side rooms in the backyard. Most of the people live in each big house. The front courtyard is also the place where government affairs are discussed. .

There is a main hall ten feet long and wide in the front yard. The main hall is a wooden structure with four slightly protruding eaves.

In the backyard, except for Si Xin, the main house where the lady lives is made of wood, the houses on the left and right are made of earth and stone, and the windows are all narrow.

The main theme is poverty.

Li Ping'an didn't understand this.

Although the Southern Continent’s common people did not popularize the spiritless arts like the Eastern Continent’s common people, the overall productivity was low;

However, in the Shang State during this period, and even in the vassal states surrounding Zhou State, tall buildings and high pavilions and gardens could be seen everywhere.

——There are too many slaves in various places. We don’t need to build the palace, so why don’t we let them have the strength to rebel?

It is unjustifiable to say that Xibo Hou Jichang cared about the people and did not waste money.

Li Ping'an's celestial knowledge swept through and found that there were many high platforms in Xiqi City. The homes of some generals were much more grand than the Xibohou Mansion. Moreover, not far behind the Xibohou Mansion, there was a garden that had been repaired. The gardens were decorated everywhere. It is very exquisite, and there is no shortage of dance pavilions. There are already several children and beautiful women living in it.

Does the old house in Xibohou have good feng shui?

Li Ping'an didn't quite understand. Little Ji Dan, who was only a hundred days old, could only lie in her mother's arms and look left and right.

He had just fallen asleep that day when he heard the conversation between Si Xin and Ji Chang before going to bed, and heard some dissatisfaction from Si Xin.

Si Xin said: "Husband, you don't want to be extravagant. This is a good thing. However, the new mansion has been built, but you just asked the beautiful concubine and a few concubines to move in. You and I will live in the old mansion here." "My husband is really partial."

Ji Chang, who was soaking his feet in hot water, said with a smile:

"Madam, the new mansion has been repaired. Once it is repaired, you don't have to live in it.

"Why do we need to build a new mansion?

"Every two years, envoys will come to Chaoge City. After they come, they must have a place to stay, and the new mansion is built for them.

"When the king's envoys arrive, arrange some beauties for them and give them some jade and treasures."

Si Xin sighed: "Husband, you obviously hate them very much..."

"How can Madam say such a thing?"

Ji Chang frowned and said:

"The late father and the late king were just provoked by a bitch and misunderstood each other. Although the late father was mistakenly killed by the late king, it was because of the excessive crusade and excessive military warfare in the Zhou Kingdom. It was not the fault of the late king.

"Now that I have succeeded to the throne, I must always be vigilant because of my father's mistakes. How dare I complain against the current king?"

Si Xin sighed: "This is with me, at home. Why do you have to be so careful?"

"This is what I mean."

Ji Chang's voice became much gentler. He lowered his head and hugged Si Xin. The water for soaking his feet was already a little cold, but he didn't even notice it. He just stared out the window in a daze.

Was my late father accidentally killed by the late king?

Li Ping'an's little Yuan Shen made some calculations with his fingers, and then he knew the whole story.

There is no need to start talking about this matter from the beginning of the world.

The Zhou Kingdom originated from a branch of the Qiang people.

What is Qiang?

In the written descriptions of the Shang Dynasty, most of the nomadic peoples in the vast lands in the west, north, and northwest were called Qiang.

The Qiang in the west, the barbarians in the east, the barbarians in the south, and the Han in the north have been the main enemies of the Shang Kingdom since ancient times.

The Qiang tribe does not yet have its own cultural system, and its ancient writing has been lost. The conflict between the nomadic people and the farming people has caused deep resentment between the two sides, and they have been fighting against each other for years.

The merchants were called eight hundred vassal states, but this number was actually only a lot more. In order to resist the tribes from all directions, they supported four major vassals in the four directions of east, west, south, and north.

These four princes took shape sooner or later.

The Jiang family of Dongbohou was the most powerful and had the deepest background. He was closely related to the Shang royal family and was called the head of the eight hundred princes.

Today's Dongbohou is Jiang Huanchu, who has the greatest prestige.

The E family of Nanbohou and the Chong family of Beibohou also both made their fortunes earlier, and they were families that had stood on the land of Dashang for hundreds of years.

Xibo Houji's family had only a short period of time to make a fortune. Although Zhou Liguo was far away, it had always been a small country, and he had some "inferiority" because he was of Qiang origin.

Every time the princes gathered, the leader of the Zhou Kingdom could only sit in the most remote seat.

Ji Chang's father, Ji Li, was the youngest among the brothers and was also called Ji Li. He was considered the greatest contributor to the rise of the Zhou Kingdom.

Before Ji Li succeeded to the throne, Zhou had already received an important errand from Shang.

[Capture the Qiang people and send them to Chao Ge as human sacrifices for sacrifice. 】

Not everyone can do this job.

Most of the Qiang tribes are very ferocious.

The Ji family, who were born among the Qiang people, were very familiar with the terrain and climate outside the Northwest Territories. They had an "infantry formation" to restrain the Qiang people's cavalry.

It was by relying on this job and successfully completing dozens of missions to capture the Qiang people that the Ji family became the most capable generals in the eyes of King Shang.

After Ji Li succeeded to the throne, he took the initiative to join the Shang Dynasty as a general and was loyal to the Shang king Wu Yi.

Wu Yi wanted to hold a big sacrifice and pray to God, so that after his death he could serve the God of God like the previous monarchs of the Shang Kingdom. He wanted enough sacrifices.

Human sacrifice has developed more rules after experiencing the depression during the period of "Black Turtle God" and the subsequent counterattack after Fu Hao's death.

The more noble people, such as the lord and prince of Fang Kingdom, are sacrificed as human animals, the happier God will be.

The businessman's underlying logic is that God's servants have such a high status in the world. How can God - that is, Li Ping'an - be unhappy?

Li Ping'an could only say that these ancient religions are really ignorant.

He didn't see a single servant up there!

Ahem, let’s get down to business.

Just when Wu Yi needed sacrifices, Ji Li led the Zhou army to attack the large tribal alliance Guirong in the west, and captured twelve tribal leaders and dedicated them to Wu Yi.

King Wu Yi of Shang was very pleased, and Ji Li received a heavy reward.

With the prestige and power established by Ji Li in Chaoge, Zhou State transformed from a small country and began to annex and expand.

After the death of Shang King Wu Yi, Wen Ding (grandfather of Emperor Xin of King Zhou) succeeded to the throne of Shang. He reused Ji Li. Ji Li continued to represent the Shang Kingdom in foreign campaigns, and finally ranked among the three nobles, and also gained the title of 'priest'.

What is a pastor?

The word "mu" means "herdsman".

To put it simply, Ji Li became the shepherd of the more than two hundred Shang princes in the west. If the western princes did not follow Ji Li's teachings, Zhou could attack them at any time without reporting to the King of Shang.

Zhou State thus entered a stage of rapid expansion.

There are also many talented people in the Zhou Kingdom, and it is still a dual-agriculture development model. While raising cattle and sheep, they also promote agricultural tools for farming, and the national power expands rapidly.

Then comes the drama of great achievements that shock the master.

Wen Ding was afraid of the rapidly developing Zhou State, so he killed Ji Li and sinned against Zhou officials.

The Kingdom of Zhou was booming, but its momentum was easily snuffed out by King Wen Ding of Shang. This was considered a routine practice of King Shang as the mortal lord of Nanzhou.

After Ji Li's death, Ji Chang succeeded to the throne of Xibohou.

Ji Chang donated a large amount of treasures to King Shang, almost wiping out the wealth of Zhou State. Zhou State voluntarily gave up about one-third of its originally expanded power, thus gaining Wen Ding's 'trust' again.

Even so, Zhou is still the strongest vassal state in the west.

Most of the civil servants and veterans who followed Ji Li in the war survived and continued to cultivate soldiers and horses for the Zhou Kingdom. Ji Chang had a reputation as a virtuous man when he was young and attracted many talents from various places.

Ji Chang took the initiative to take on the family mission of catching Qiang people and sending them to Chaoge, and thus stabilized his position as Xibohou.

Si Xin was born beautiful, and she also represented a force. The union between Ji Chang and her was a political marriage, and it could be regarded as Ji Chang's self-rescue at the most dangerous moment of Xibohou Mansion.

Si Xin was virtuous and imitated the virtuous mothers of ancient times. She took the female family members of the Xibohou Mansion to weave and sew clothes, and she also gave birth to four sons for Xibohou.

The true body of the innate Son.

Since Ji Li's death, Ji Chang has become extremely cautious.

That's why Ji Chang said this when the couple talked at night.

Ji Chang didn't show any disrespect to King Wen Ding of the Shang Kingdom. As for what Ji Chang was thinking in his heart...

That's really unknown.

Li Ping'an was a young master in the Xibohou Mansion, and gradually discovered some of Ji Chang's secrets.

That was because his fourth son, Ji Dan, had just celebrated his first birthday and was already able to go for a walk.

Li Ping'an has his own old servant, and Si Xin, who is pregnant, has stopped breastfeeding early, which makes him live on rice porridge and minced meat every day.

Due to the effect of this ray of soul power, he was already quite handsome at just one year old, with thick eyebrows, big eyes and a pouted mouth, and the flesh on his face could produce water when pinched.

Among the generally unattractive men of the Ji family, there was suddenly such a cute young master. This allowed Li Ping'an to easily get more love than the eldest, second, and third children combined.

This little young master never cries or makes a fuss every day, and is very lovable, which makes his adventures in the mansion a lot easier.

On this day, Li Pingan entered Ji Chang's study while strolling, and then bumped into Ji Chang coming out of the secret room.

The so-called secret room is actually a cellar.

Li Pingan's celestial consciousness had long seen this place. It was filled with topographical maps and filled with tortoise shells and ancient shell coins. However, Li Pingan didn't recognize the symbols and words on it, and he hadn't paid much attention to it before.

Which prince hasn't ordered the secret room yet?

——Although some of the secret rooms of the great princes are used to play some perverted games.

The entrance and exit of the cellar is in the corner of the study room. A large wooden board is the door, and there are sloping stone steps below it.

The little Li Ping'an Ji Dan looked into Ji Chang's eyes.

Li Ping'an subconsciously turned around and ran away, but before he could make a move, he immediately remembered that he was a one-year-old baby now, and he could only call out "father and mother" a few times, and he was not sensible in the eyes of adults.

He deliberately touched his back foot with his left foot and fell flat on his butt.

Li Ping'an snorted twice.

Ji Chang's laughter came from behind.

Ji Chang walked out of the cellar, turned around and carefully closed the wooden board, put on the chair, walked up behind Li Ping'an, and picked him up from the ground.

Li Ping'an immediately stopped complaining.

"Why are Dan'er here?" Ji Chang asked softly.

Li Ping'an couldn't say a word, he just lay on Ji Chang's shoulder and hummed twice.

Ji Chang looked at the old slave not far from the door, carried Li Ping'an out of the study, and nodded to the guards guarding the door.

The guard lowered his head to accept the order, took two steps forward, covered the old slave's mouth, and dragged him directly outside the courtyard gate.

Ji Chang held Ji Dan in his arms and did not let Ji Dan see the bloody scene that followed.

Afterwards, Ji Chang carried Li Ping'an to Si Xin's place as if nothing was wrong, and asked Si Xin to arrange two slightly younger servants for Ji Dan.

Si Xin didn't ask any questions, but when she took Ji Dan, her hands trembled unconsciously.

That night, Xiao Jidan fell into a deep sleep.

Li Ping'an woke up from the heavenly palace, raised his hand and touched his chin, carefully examining the things hidden in Ji Chang's cellar.

Ji Chang had hatred for the Shang royal family, and the things in the cellar were obviously very important.

The hatred for killing one's father is irreconcilable.

The Zhou Kingdom had been weakened a dozen years ago and now it had to keep a low profile for development, so Ji Chang could only endure it.

Good guy, the Shang Dynasty of Zhou Dynasty is really not a historical accident.

For the rise of a power, Zhou State has almost all the factors that need to be present.

A virtuous and ruthless monarch, diligent and honest ministers, soldiers who can conquer and fight well, firm control over the surrounding small countries, and vigorous development of productivity.

Although relative to the three directions of east, north and south, Zhou State is now the weakest in strength and prestige among the four princes.

But decades later, that's not necessarily what it will be like.

Li Ping'an sat there and began to think about whether he should increase his 'investment' in the State of Zhou and arrange for a few confidants to enter the State of Zhou as ministers, so that he could control the State of Zhou from all aspects later.

Controlling the Zhou Kingdom would strangle the lifeline of the Taoist Immortal's Conferred God Tribulation.

Yes, the future King Wu of Zhou, Ji Fa, is the key.

As the fourth child, he must have a good relationship with the eldest brother and the second child. If there is any drama between the eldest brother and the second child, he must stand unswervingly on the side of Ji Fa, the second child.

After all, the boss is Boyikao... In the Fengshen script, his end is a miserable one...

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(PS: Although the article uses a large amount of historical materials to describe the Zhou Kingdom, we are talking about mythological stories and novels. You can just read them for fun without going into details.)