Pei Ji'an didn't bring many people, just two, around twelve or thirteen years old, but because they were thin and small, they looked about eight or nine.
The saying goes that the children of the poor learn to manage the household early. While the children of the powerful are still playing with mud, the poor children have already started working.
There are even many abandoned children who become guards at a young age just to get a meal.
Guards also need foundational training from a young age, and those without potential wouldn't be accepted.
Pei Ji'an had quite a few guards around the age of ten or so by his side. Although young, there were always tasks suitable for guards of this age.
For instance, like today.
He certainly couldn't bring a group of adults to the Zhao Mansion to settle scores; taking two children was enough.
To avoid people saying he was bullying with numbers.
