Kung Fu Baby with 17 Doting Brothers-Chapter 394: Second Senior Brother’s Responsibility

Chapter 394: Chapter 394: Second Senior Brother’s Responsibility

Hearing her hums, Ji Zhangzhuo rubbed her little head again.

Tuanzi swayed left and right, then broke free, hugging her head to stop him from touching.

"Then, you don’t be sad either."

Ji Zhangzhuo: "..."

Tuanzi looked up, Duan Xiayou looked down, they exchanged a glance, the latter explained on behalf of the little junior sister, "Ahem, we think that maybe back then, you prepared three imperial edicts."

The senior brother and the little junior sister could understand each other’s meaning with just one look, and naturally, he understood the senior brother’s meaning too.

They thought he might have left an abdication edict for himself.

Coming to the modern era, never to return, completely severing ties with the throne.

Indeed, he had carefully arranged everything for so long, played tricks on the third prince, helped the fifth prince ascend the throne, many believed he also wanted to fight for it. If he didn’t have such thoughts, why would the fifth prince send people to pursue him?

"I did have similar thoughts before."

Before he came to the modern era, seeing his senior brother and junior sister, Ji Zhangzhuo didn’t hide his true thoughts.

"When my mother passed away, I thought of climbing to that position, making those who bullied us bow and follow orders, making father regret."

At that time, he was just a teenager, sent to a neighboring country as a hostage, full of anger and ambition.

But no matter civil or martial arts, no one taught him. Father didn’t want this mixed-blood son to grow up at all. Other princes had the qualifications to learn, but he didn’t.

Anger and ambition were useless; he himself was a person without power, spending that time picking fights to vent frustration, watched by officials from the Great Zhou as if watching a monkey.

One day, when he went hunting in the mountains with the princes of the neighboring country, they maliciously chased him, causing him to fall off a cliff. In the blink of an eye, the scenery changed dramatically, and he crashed into someone eating roast chicken in the wild.

"Eating roast chicken?"

Tuanzi’s eyes lit up, "Is it Master?"

Ji Zhangzhuo nodded with a smile.

"Master taught me a lot."

Not only did he teach him martial arts, but also reading and writing, military strategy, how to conduct oneself, and how to manage subordinates.

His anger gradually subsided, his ambition still there, but subtly replaced by other things.

Life in the mountains was carefree. After descending, he acted with chivalry, which was quite satisfying. Only when seeing the suffering people, he felt pain and thought of the Great Zhou, thinking of the countless suffering people in various countries.

"If I hadn’t apprenticed, hadn’t been there, maybe I would have fought for it."

Looking at his senior brother and junior sister, Ji Zhangzhuo said seriously, "But later, I truly didn’t want to fight."

Never experiencing freedom, one wouldn’t want to be an eagle soaring on the prairie.

Never seen the suffering of the people, never seen those imperial tactics, one wouldn’t know that they are not suitable to be emperor.

"I thought for many years, tried many times, finally realizing that I’m not suitable to be emperor. I had the opportunity to climb to that position, but with my temperament, in the end, maybe, I, the ministers, and the people would all be defeated."

Tuanzi looked at him with bright eyes.

"Wow, second senior brother, you were so cool just now!"

"Really?"

Although he liked such evaluations very much, Ji Zhangzhuo shrugged, "Don’t comfort me this time, a lot of people below me think I’m weak and don’t dare to fight."

Duan Xiayou immediately said, "They don’t need to think that. They provoke you mostly just to seek a good future."

In fact, historically, many people were pushed forward by those around them.

Tuanzi nodded vigorously.

"Yeah, they think of themselves, but second senior brother, you’re thinking of the people."

In this matter, Ji Zhangzhuo rarely received good evaluations.

A portion of loyal subordinates supported him unconditionally, while the rest resented him.

Master, however, admired his decision, as did his senior brother and little junior sister now.

Sure enough, choosing to come here was the right choice.

"Even if you’re thinking of the people, I haven’t done much for them."

Tuanzi enthusiastically leaned in.

"No, giving up is actually being responsible for them."

Tuanzi quoted Master and the big brother.

"Master said, big brother also said, sometimes giving up is also a kind of wisdom and a demonstration of accountability."

She exemplified with historical research recently done by big brother.

"Like that emperor, was he suitable to be an emperor? No, he would only write poetry and paint, not govern the country. Although he could learn, he liked having fun and didn’t learn. Even knowing there was little money in the treasury, which should be kept for disaster relief, what did he do? He used it all to build palaces."

"Those principles, that emperor understood, but he only cared about himself, so the people suffered. He didn’t want to give up, so in the end, he faced that kind of outcome. But second senior brother," Tuanzi looked at him admiringly, "you resisted the temptation of power and bravely chose to give up."

Duan Xiayou wasn’t as eloquent, just nodded in agreement.

He thought the same.

Sometimes giving up is harder than persisting.

A nation’s ruler, this temptation is indeed great.

The senior brother approved, the little junior sister praised, and Ji Zhangzhuo felt on cloud nine.

Being able to come to the modern era, isn’t it great?

He picked up Tuanzi.

"Want to go for a fly?"

Anyway, he couldn’t sleep tonight.

"Not impossible," Tuanzi tried to arch her eyebrows in a hint, "You get it, right?"

Ji Zhangzhuo: "...Okay. But little junior sister, you just admired me and now you’re bargaining, your heart changes so fast."

Tuanzi embarrassedly poked his face.

"Oh, Miaomiao just wants to seize the opportunity. Opportunities are for those who are prepared! Candy will only go to the mouth of the diligent Miaomiao!"

[Ancient Martial System: ...]

The two senior brothers: "..."

Duan Xiayou didn’t really want to go out.

But Ji Zhangzhuo was new to this place, unfamiliar with the modern era. It was okay for him to go, but if he caused trouble and implicated the little junior sister, it wouldn’t be good.

This senior brother could only yawn and go out with them.

Fearing to alert Gu Cheng, they quietly climbed out of the window.

After landing, Ji Zhangzhuo whispered, "I think I kind of understand the so-called big brother’s majesty now."

Tuanzi nestled in his arms, quickly covered his mouth upon hearing this.

"Don’t talk!" she mouthed silently.

Ji Zhangzhuo could only keep quiet.

The senior brother and junior sisters went for a fly, during which Tuanzi enthusiastically introduced a lot of modern knowledge, including culture, education, economy, etc.

At this moment, the three were squatting in a tree, each holding a skewer of grilled squid.

Ji Zhangzhuo sighed, "Your era is so wonderful."

He was a prince, whether he could study depended on his father’s mood, now there was compulsory education, so enviable.

Not to mention the booming economy, abundant job opportunities, and all sorts of delicious food.

He took a bite of squid, looking down at the little junior sister happily eating, thinking, tomorrow he should figure out a way to make money, can’t really rely on the little junior sister to support him.