Seeing the hilt of the knife resting firmly on Puyang's chest, all the twenty Qianjun soldiers present threw away their guns and crowded over.
These twenty people were originally a group of street gangsters, and they were able to grow up to this point because they were trained by Puyang.
When it comes to feelings, they are beyond comparison with Chen Mu. Seeing that there is no room for maneuver in Puyang's life, these men who kill countless people on weekdays all burst into tears.
They think they are the murderers. If they hadn't pulled the trigger on the flintlock, how could Puyang be like this?
But this is also where they are most helpless, because from beginning to end, they are just a group of killing machines.
Obey the king's orders and serve the king's orders, even if the person they want to kill is their eldest brother.
They exist to kill.
As for Chen Mu, he stared blankly at Puyang, whose vitality was rapidly disappearing.
A pair of hands stained with blood could not stop shaking.
"No...don't you...want to kill me?"
He began to feel fear again. Just like what happened to Lin Qiye and his wife last time, a feeling of shame instantly enveloped his whole body.
He keeps saying the word "brother", but it turns out... that he is an extremely hypocritical hypocrite!
My own sword was too hypocritical and ruthless.
Puyang coughed a few times, stretched out his trembling hand, touched Chen Mu's forehead with his finger stained with blood, and smiled slightly.
"Ahem! As you said, we are... brothers."
"You bastard! I will feel guilty for the rest of my life because of this knife, you know!"
Chen Mu roared angrily, there are all kinds of debts in this world, but this kind of love debt is the only one that is difficult to repay.
Brotherly love is such a pure emotion, but... I owe it in this hypocritical way.
Just when Chen Mu was grieving, he heard Puyang laughing loudly as he took his last breath.
"I, Puyang, have been a dead soldier of the imperial court since I was a child. Even as an infant, I have never been soft-handed... Ahem, but now... that's it. I will never practice this sword again in the next life!"
After saying this, Puyang smiled sadly at Chen Mu, clenched his fists, and hit him on the chest again.
A dying man's fist could have some power, but it was so powerful that Chen Mu couldn't stop his tears from flowing out.
At this point, there is no more Puyang in the world!
It seems... I did something wrong again.
Immediately afterwards, twenty Qianjun soldiers around him knelt down brazenly, staring closely at Puyang, whose body temperature was gradually cooling down, and the next moment they heard a chorus of roars.
"We'll kneel down and see you off!"
Yizhou has wonderful scenery, with undulating mountains and many Feng Shui acupuncture points. Chen Mu specially asked Zhang Bowen to find a treasure land and bury it. The location happened to be in Lihe Village.
He didn't know if there was a theory of reincarnation in the world, and everything he did was just to make up for the shame in his heart.
On this day, twenty soldiers from the Qianjun Battalion carried the coffin for dozens of miles just for the funeral.
But when it came time to die, Chen Mu didn't even come, and he was filled with endless shame. How could he dare to face the barren hills and green tombs?
"Brother Chen, don't be sad. It's impossible to spend this life peacefully. The path you take is destined to be separated by life and death. From now on...even if I die in front of you one day in the future, everything is destined."
For Zhang Bowen, although he looks sad on the surface these days, he is happy on the inside.
He saw that knife strike with his own eyes. No matter how chivalrous and courageous Chen Mu was on weekdays, at that moment, he did feel a ruthlessness, a ruthlessness that only a king could possess.
This emotion was hidden so deeply that perhaps even he himself didn't know it.
Fate tied him and Chen Mu together, and he would never think that the world would allow them to live peacefully.
Chen Mu stood in front of the pond, looking at one of the swimming fish, and just said: "I didn't expect the prince to kill me."
"You and he are not the same kind of people. He is from the imperial family after all. If... you were just a court minister, you would be lifelong friends. But if you are not, you will end up standing on opposite sides."
"What to do now?"
Looking at the cruel look on Chen Mu's face, Zhang Bowen knew what he was thinking, but now he was trying to dissuade him: "As you said that day, it's not that easy to build. Now that we are raising troops, you can only be a rebel.
And not only will it not gain the world, but it will also give the Japanese people an advantage."
Upon hearing this, Chen Mu frowned: "Indeed, once they raise their own troops, they will definitely take over Longxia on the pretext of helping Longxia."
Zhang Bowen nodded: "Now let's wait and see when the Japanese take action against Long Xia. We will take advantage of this food crisis to provide disaster relief and win over the people of the world. When the time comes, we can return to the world without taking the throne."
Chen Muxu looked into the distance, and then said slowly: "One day, the chief minister of the dynasty will definitely be your Zhang Bowen."
Hearing this, Zhang Bowen suppressed his joy and just bowed and said: "There will be such a day."
"By the way, now that Puyang has been buried, you... go and offer a stick of incense on my behalf."
"yes!"
Chang'an Weiyang Palace.
"This Puyang has more success than failure! If I don't kill Chen Mu, I will break up with him!"
But they saw Empress Dowager Du sitting in the middle of the palace, looking at the letter in her hand angrily.
All of this was actually his instigation. At the beginning, Empress Du only thought that Chen Mu was a capable minister who could be used by the court.
But after the Tubo War, she gradually felt that this person was out of control.
In particular, the issue of women's imperial examination was undoubtedly a challenge to the imperial authority in his eyes. If it was not eliminated, it would be too late.
Now that the old emperor is seriously ill, she, Queen Mother Du, has all the power in the court. Even though she is a woman, she always wants to control the imperial power. She has waited for this moment for too long.
"Back to the Queen, I think Chen Mu is scared out of his wits. There is news just now that the imperial examination for women has been abolished in Yizhou. Now there are no soldiers in Yizhou. Even if Chen Mu can lead the army again,
Can one person stand up to the entire court?"
After hearing these words, Empress Du also nodded in agreement, but fortunately Liu Guang had broken down the military power before.
But even so, Empress Du still felt that this man could not be kept, so she had to find an excuse to trick him into coming to Chang'an, and then she would be at her mercy.
The matter has come to an end. All forces are planning their own plans. The situation is getting more and more intense. I don't know which side will be the first to overturn the game.
Looking back at Chen Mu, the busy farming season is over, but the cement business is in full swing.
Chen Mu sold all his shops and invested all the money in it.
The roads in Sichuan and Sichuan are rugged. Without a wide and flat road, it would be difficult to transport those tiger-crouching cannons. There is a cement road leading to the outside of Jianmen Pass, which will make marching much more convenient in the future.
"It's the beginning of autumn now. Is there any action over there in Japan?"
Zhang Bowen replied: "The price is still one penny per catty, but after inquiries, the grain shipped to the Central Plains has become less and less. I am afraid that the entire Central Plains will be short of food soon."