My Immortal Brother-in-law

Chapter 69 Meeting with Tai Ding
After hearing what Zhong Suli said, Shang Rong was stunned for a long time and actually didn't know how to respond.

He has been in the court since he was a child, and has never tried to look at state affairs from the perspective of family affairs.

But Shang Rong was not an unreasonable person. He finally nodded and acknowledged what Zhong Suli said.

“You are right, but don’t expect me to speak for you from your perspective, because the court needs different people to think comprehensively from different perspectives.

However, you did go ahead of me by resigning from office and leaving the country. Perhaps now, the overall situation needs you, an outsider, to speak out."

After he finished speaking, Shang Rong took a deep breath and sat up straight again.

After Shang Rong gave up scolding Zhong Su, Zishou immediately moved closer and wanted to say something to Zhong Su.

But when Zishou was about to speak, he didn't know how to call Zhong Suli.

Zhong Su was neither the Lord of Jiu, nor the Lord of Xichang, nor the Lord of E, and he was not even a minister or a senior official.

His father always taught him to address his position. After all, he was destined to be the king in the future, so he had to be dignified.

But now, what should he call Zhong Suli?
You can't call him Taoist Zhong Sulu, right?

After hesitating for a moment, Zishou's face turned red.

"Cousin!"

"Oh, what do you mean by calling me?"

Seeing Zishou's flushed face and looking a little uncomfortable, Zhong Su thought the child was quite cute.

It is really hard to explain fate in detail. When the love between men and women is strong, they will come and go and calculate the depth of their relationship. But when the love is over, it would be great if the other party could survive and leave the house with nothing but debts.

Zhong Suli didn't want to have too much contact with Zishou. After all, although Zishou was not a child who could determine the outcome of his eighties at the age of three, he was definitely a potential tyrant.

Even though Zhong Suli knew that Zishou did not just do bad things, he might even do good things like liberating slaves in the future.

But no matter what, this kid will be too straightforward and too cruel when he kills his uncle in the future...

Of course, Zishou now has no thoughts about his uncles and grandfathers.

Seeing Zhong Su's response, Zishou grinned and stretched out his hand with interest.

"Uncle, you looked so handsome when you slapped the table just now, how did you create the wind?
I am quite strong, but I cannot create wind. Why can’t I do that, but you can? "

After he finished speaking, Zishou looked at Zhong Sulu eagerly.

In response to Zishou's question, Zhong Su raised his eyebrows.

Look, this kid has been ambitious since he was young. The first question he asks is why he can't do something.

Perhaps in Zishou's heart, he should be able to do everything.

Then, facing Zishou's little face, Zhong Su stretched out his right hand.

"Are you very strong?
How come my uncle doesn't know?
Come, let your uncle test your strength."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhong Su placed his right hand on the table, and Zishou immediately put his hand on it.

Seeing this, Wen Zhong on the side quickly patted Zhong Su's shoulder.

“Brother, His Highness Zishou was born with supernatural powers, and has had the strength of nine oxen and two tigers since he was young.

Don’t underestimate him because he’s young and small, but if I just arm wrestle with him, I might not be able to win!”

After he finished speaking, Wen Zhong was eager to try again. Apart from his admiration for his elder brother's speed of cultivation, he was also looking forward to seeing his elder brother suffer a setback.

Hearing Wen Zhong's reminder, Zhong Su nodded with a smile.

"The strength of nine oxen and two tigers? What a coincidence! I also have the strength to subdue dragons and tigers.

Don't talk to me, you fool. Just watch me play with your nephew and let me teach you a lesson..."

Before Zhong Su could finish his words, the man who had already grabbed his wrist suddenly exerted force, as if trying to catch Zhong Su off guard.

It was a pity that even though he used all his strength to break the table, he was unable to move Zhong Su at all.

Zhong Su held Zishou's hand tightly while hitting his head with his other hand. "You are so young and don't follow the rules.

Not to mention that you are one step ahead of me, even if I give you both hands, what can it do?
You use both hands, I only use my little finger, watch your uncle play with you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhong Su used his little finger to continue to resist Zishou's hand.

Seeing that Zhong Su actually changed to his little finger, Zishou's face turned red instantly, and then he simply stretched out his hands.

“Ugh…Aaaaah!”

While exerting force, Zishou let out a low roar.

But unfortunately, no matter how hard he shouted, Zhong Su's little finger pressed his hands hard on the table.

In the distance, even Zixian and Zigan heard Zishou's shouting.

When Zixian turned around and saw his depressed son, his face suddenly turned cold and he scolded Zishou harshly.

"Zi Shou, now is not the time to have fun!

And Ah Su, Zishou was making trouble, and you actually followed him in making trouble!"

"It was my uncle who said he wanted to play with me first!" Zishou quickly argued.

"Shut up and don't argue. Did I teach you to shirk responsibility like this every day?"

Zixian chased after Zishou and started scolding him. Family education in the Shang Dynasty, especially in the royal family, was generally suffocating.

After being scolded by his father, Zishou immediately stood up feeling aggrieved and retreated timidly to a distance.

Zhong Sulu looked at Zishou deeply, then bowed and said to Zixian.

"Don't be surprised, brother. It's really your natural power that surprises me."

"What's so surprising? This bastard is only worthy of praise for his strength. He doesn't show any responsibility to me or his grandfather when he talks and does things on a daily basis. He is such a coward!"

Zixian cursed in dissatisfaction, then waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, because a eunuch was coming over from a distance.

The eunuch took two quick steps, came in front of Zixian, knelt down, and spoke very respectfully.

"The king has ordered His Highness Zixian to bring Prince Zishou and His Highness Zigan, as well as Prime Minister Shang Rong, Grand Tutor Wen Zhong, and Zhongshan Zhenjun Zhong Su to the audience!"

"My son obeys the order!"

Zixian knelt down solemnly and obeyed Taiding's order. Then he exhaled and slowly stood up.

Behind him, Zhong Su and others followed him consciously and walked towards the most remote palace in the palace.

When they were still nearly a mile away from the palace, the area near the parade ground was already filled with people kneeling.

Some of those people were wearing armor, some were wearing linen, some were holding cooking utensils, and some were holding weaving tools. The only thing in common was that they all looked at the sky with solemn expressions, without moving a muscle.

Seeing them, Zhong Su couldn't help but take a deep breath. If he guessed correctly, these were the nine thousand slaves used to sacrifice to Tai Ding.

Among the slaves, eunuchs were walking in a line, checking the hygiene of each slave and correcting their kneeling posture.

If there is a slave who wets his pants or sheds tears.

The eunuchs were afraid that the noise would be too loud and would disturb Tai Ding in the hall, so they picked up a black cloth strip, quietly came behind the slave, wrapped the cloth around his neck twice, and then tightened it and waited for a moment.

When there is absolutely no movement, the slave is taken away and replaced by a more obedient slave who at least won't be frightened to death.

When Zhong Suli and Zixian passed by this group of people, some slaves inevitably looked up at them.

The same fate befell these slaves, who were quietly replaced with new slaves.

When Zhong Su and his party arrived at the gate of the deep palace, another palace maid who kept coughing was carried out of the palace by eunuchs.

After carrying it for about six or seven hundred meters, the eunuchs finally placed it into the lake to drown it, and then took it to a farther place and burned it.

(End of this chapter)