Chapter 105
Chapter 105
Probably after the ban was lifted, Ye Zhou went all the way and became a boy who spread wealth all the way. He donated it himself, but he didn't let Chen Hou go.
As the king of a country, he should bear the main responsibility for the way the citizens live like this.
Even the battle armor worn by Chen Hou was picked up by Ye Zhou. Fortunately, the battle armor is still valuable. After all, he is a monarch. The battle armor he wears is made by a famous craftsman, and it can be exchanged for a high price of more than 130 million in the system.
Chen Hou had never observed the common people so closely - since he was born, this was the first time he had left Linzi.
The people who can live in Linzi are not real common people. They have small family assets, have servants for generations, have their own slaves and property, and can afford their children to study.
Chen Hou only heard about the life of the common people from the mouths of officials and cronies.
He knew that the common people were poor, and they couldn't eat the food they grew, let alone buy it. They were so poor that they sold their sons and daughters. Nowadays, many slaves in Lu State are Chen people, but those dry words will never be seen by the reality. impact.
Chen Hou saw the old couple pulling the child and handing the child to the slave trader, but they only got a bag of yellow rice and a bag of beans.
The children didn't cry or make trouble, but kept turning their heads to look at their parents before being taken away by the businessman.
Life and death are staged in the territory of Chen State every day.
On their way of distributing their wealth, they encountered a total of more than a dozen assassinations, big and small. Five or six cities and checkpoints blocked their way and did not let them go together. The gang bought it.
The closer he was to Linzi, the colder Chen Hou's heart became.
The Marquis of Chen also asked the common people how the current king of the Chen Kingdom is doing.
Most of the common people replied that the emperor is a good man.
They all sincerely think that Chen Hou is a good person. He has not raised taxes for so many years, has not bullied men and women, and has no extravagant enjoyment. jewelry.
But Chen Hou also heard what they meant, the king is a good man, but not a good king.
"I remember I said it before." When he was about to reach the gate of Linzi City, Ye Zhou said to Chen Hou in the carriage, "When the country is rich and the people are strong, big problems are also small problems; when the country is poor and the people are weak, small problems It's also a big problem."
"Even if you are a tyrant or a fool, as long as your country is strong and your people have enough food and clothing, then you are still a good monarch."
Marquis Chen smiled wryly: "We're back in the palace..."
They have already learned from A Ru that the person who dominates everything in Linzi is the left disciple Zhao Mu.
"Zhao Mu was originally the descendant of Zhao Guogongqing, and his family was killed by Zhao Wang, so he defected to me." Chen Hou mentioned that Zhao Mu was no longer a good old man, and his eyes showed a bit of viciousness, "I pity him and his old man." I can't bear to see him running around in various countries and always being chased away, how can he think that he has been raised with a big appetite..."
Chen Hou sighed again: "I originally thought that he had no one to rely on in Chen Guo, but he could only rely on me. I always want to cultivate some of my own cronies."
Among the public clan, he only trusted Chen Yan, and he would rather trust someone with a different surname than someone with the same surname.
But who would have thought that this person who relied on him to gain a foothold would lie about his life and death when he was in trouble, and wanted to hold the prince hostage and become the real person in charge of the Chen country.
Ye Zhou smiled: "Isn't this normal?"
"Others have it, it's better to have it yourself."
Instead of putting your wealth and life in the hands of others, it is of course better to have power yourself.
But Ye Zhou also has a question: "Won't the public stop him?"
The public clan are all relatives of Chen Hou. It stands to reason that even if they want to fight for power from Chen Hou, when outsiders appear, they should temporarily stop their internal strife and beat out the people with foreign surnames first, but why haven't they taken any action so far?
If the Gongzu had acted, they wouldn't have been blocked in various cities for so long.
Chen Hou smiled: "Perhaps for them, my existence is too intrusive, but if I were the prince, they would get more. Zhao Mu should have discussed with them that he wants to divide the Chen kingdom with the public. "
As soon as this sentence fell, the carriage stopped at the gate of the city.
The carriage tilted forward slightly, and soon stabilized.
Chen Yan asked the soldiers to wait where they were, and walked up to the defenders with tokens in their hands. He thought that when they arrived in Linzi, the defenders would no longer dare to stop them, so he eagerly held up the tokens in front of the soldiers: "Your Majesty returns to the country, Let it go quickly."
The soldiers guarding the city glanced at the token, then at Chen Yan, and said in a low voice, "General, I dare not let you in without a warrant from the leftist."
Chen Yanhu glared angrily: "What are you guys going to do?! Rebellion?! Your Majesty returns to the country, not to mention that all officials welcome you, and you shouldn't shut him out like this! Do you know what crime this is?! "
The soldier bowed his head. He knew Chen Yan, and he also knew that Chen Yan was a general of Chen Guo. The only person who could be protected by him was the king.
But the soldiers didn't move, and they didn't dare to ask their comrades to open the door.
"General." The soldier said in a low voice, "Linzi is now controlled by the Zuo disciples. The wife is imprisoned in the palace. The old doctor followed after hearing the death of the emperor. The adults who disobeyed the Zuo disciples either died or were driven back. The fiefdom, the current Linzi, is already a hall of speech for Zuo disciples, if I let you in at this time, I will only harm them."
Soldier: "Inside the door is the elite soldiers summoned by the left disciples. If you open the door, I'm afraid..."
He didn't stop them from entering the city, but he didn't want to see them die.
But Chen Yan did not restrain his anger because of this, but his face turned red: "What a leftist!"
"I'm going to meet him! See if their necks are stiff, or the Chen Jian in my hand is sharper!" Chen Yan shouted, "Open the door!"
Seeing his appearance, the soldiers knew that his decision could not be changed, so they cupped their fists and said, "Take care, general."
After finishing speaking, he shouted to the soldiers behind him: "Open the city gate!"
The soldiers shouted like chant: "Open the city gate——"
A dozen soldiers gathered together and pushed the door.
At the same moment they opened the city gate, hundreds of archers suddenly appeared on the city wall.
Arrows rained down.
Ye Zhou was sitting in the carriage as immovable as a mountain. Although his carriage looks very ancient, it is actually made of very good materials, not to mention anti-arrows, but also bulletproof, so he said to Chen Hou: "Don't worry, they will take care of it. .”
Zou Ming stood beside the carriage. He looked at Chen Shu who was not far away. Chen Shu had already set up his gun.
Sarah licked her lips. Standing beside Zou Ming, she whispered, "Do you want to compare?"
Zou Ming raised his eyebrows: "Compare to what?"
Sarah: "Compare who gets in first."
Zou Ming sneered, "Childish."
But Sarah didn't care about his words, and she jumped out almost immediately. Compared with Zou Ming, who was a human being, she could quickly climb up the city wall without using any tools.
This time she didn't have to be soft-hearted.
Sarah jumped onto the wall without saying a word, killing was what she was best at.
It's not a war, it's not a competition, it's just pure killing. Her face is splashed with blood, and the clothes on her body are also wet with blood. Her eyes are red from killing, and she will lick the blood on her hands from time to time.
As the gunshots in her ears became more and more intense, Sarah stopped and looked behind her.
Zou Ming also boarded the city wall at some point, holding a shotgun in his hand.
Close combat shotguns are more powerful, and enemies hit at close range have no chance of recovering a life.
Compared with the monster-like Sarah, the expressionless Zou Ming is more like a killer. Sarah will be excited by the stimulation of blood, but Zou Ming didn't show any expression the whole time.
Hundreds of archers on the city wall were wiped out even if they made any effective resistance.
Zou Ming put away his gun.
The reinforcements inside the gate had rushed towards Chen Hou and the others.
Chen Yan was about to meet the enemy with his soldiers when a man suddenly stood in front of him.
With a smile, Wu Yan said to Chen Yan very kindly: "General Chen, let us come?"
Chen Yan was a little dazed: "You?"
It's not that he despises them.
In fact, Wu Yan and his group, including men, women, and even old people, did not seem to be capable of fighting at all.
Although they had suppressed assassins a few times before, they were all aided by immortals and gods.
Or... the immortal will still help them this time?
Chen Yan immediately said: "Then let's pinch from left to right!"
Wu Yan shook his head slightly: "General Chen should take them back first."
The employees in the supermarket don't want to miss this rare opportunity to exercise. They have been training with Chen Shu for an indefinite amount of time. They not only practice shooting, but also run with weights and do various exercises every day. when they verify the results.
In particular, they are the ones who protect the king and return to the country. They are regarded as teachers of justice. They don't attack others for no reason and have no psychological burden.
Chen Yan still wanted to say something, but he saw that the female relatives in the supermarket had loaded their bullets.
The entire supermarket, except for the 50-year-old old man and the children, walked towards the soldiers.
"Linzi doesn't have many troops." Marquis Chen said, "Kings don't hoard troops, and I don't have any."
Ye Zhou raised his eyebrows: "You have no soldiers? Then who are these soldiers following you?"
Chen Hou: "It is the aristocratic family and the public who raise soldiers for me."
Ye Zhou: "..."
All these soldiers are private soldiers of the aristocratic family and the public?
If you are not turned against you, these aristocratic families are already loyal to the emperor and patriotic.
Ye Zhou said speechlessly: "It seems that you want to be the second Emperor Zhou."
Zhou Tianzi also has no soldiers. To be precise, all the soldiers of the vassal states belong to him, but is this useful?
Obedient soldiers are your soldiers, and soldiers who disobey your words are your enemies.
Chen Hou opened the car window and looked out of the car. Cao'er happened to pass by the carriage. She was holding an AK47 in her hand, and smiled at Chen Hou in a good mood: "Hello, Chen Hou!"
Chen Hou was speechless for a while, and returned after a short pause: "Okay, okay, you too."
Cao'er: "Then I'll go there first."
Chen Hou gave an awkward "hmm".
Cao'er stood next to Wu Yan. Her marksmanship was not good, but fortunately she was willing to practice steadily, and she was praised by Chen Shu several times.
In order to practice the gun, her tiger's mouth has already worn out calluses-although she has always had them on her hands, but the tiger's mouth has thicker calluses.
Seeing the soldiers in the city attacking them with long spears, Cao'er raised his gun and shot straight ahead.
Her expression was numb, her eyes were dull, but she didn't hesitate to strike.
What Chen Shu said kept echoing in her mind. When you are on the battlefield, you must not hesitate for a moment, and you must not treat the enemy as a person like you. Horrible insult.
"You have to see them as monsters, monsters in human skin."
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Jiang Liu was terrified, his legs were trembling, but he still imitated his comrades, holding up the spear in his hand, he didn't dare to look ahead, only dared to lower his head and charge forward.
He never thought about being a soldier. Before he became a soldier, he was just an ordinary citizen. He was served by servants at home. When he was young, he was sent to his teacher's house. He could also read and engrave letters. He was recommended by his teacher. In the future, he should also be able to spend a little time in the capital. Officially.
Jiang Liu knew that he had no ability, and he didn't want to have any ability. On the contrary, mediocre people live longer.
But he hadn't waited for the king to come back, and he hadn't waited for the teacher to recommend him, but he waited for the soldiers who came to the door.
They were ordered by Mrs. Hou to conscript troops in Linzi City.
Jiang's servant was recruited, Jiang Liu's brother was recruited, and Jiang Liu himself could not escape.
He wanted to run away, but when he saw with his own eyes a civilian who was trying to run away was beaten to death by soldiers, he didn't dare to think about it again.
In the military camp, he could only eat the worst bean mush, and slept on the unpaved floor. From the moment he opened his eyes, he thought about how to fill his stomach and how to avoid being beaten.
The days at home seem to be a matter of the previous life.
But at this moment, he, who has never been on a battlefield, or even killed a chicken, is holding a long dagger to prevent the monarch from entering the city.
Jiang Liu dare not!
He didn't dare to stop the monarch, let alone kill the monarch, and he didn't dare to run away.
So he could only close his eyes and rush forward.
But soon, he had to look up.
He heard a loud noise, one after another, that seemed to never stop.
Jiang Liu looked up blankly.
He looked at the scene in front of him, thinking that he was daydreaming, and everything in front of him was an illusion.
The soldiers who were still in front of him just now all fell to the ground, their bodies were covered with blood, and the tip of his nose smelled strongly of blood.
Jiang Liu turned his head to look again, and the soldiers behind him rushed into the city like crazy.
He was the only one standing in front of these people.
Jiang Liu's legs trembled, and a stream of heat slid down his trouser legs.
He peeed his pants.
Jiang Liuyi sat on the ground with his buttocks. Under the buttocks was someone's corpse. The corpse was slightly warm. The other person was still alive a moment ago, but now he had become a corpse.
"There's another one over there." Cao'er said to Wu Yan.
Wu Yan looked at the man's appearance: "Forget about it, he has not rushed towards us."
Cao'er frowned: "There are so many corpses blocking here, how will the carriage pass?"
Wu Yan also had some headaches: "An immortal should have a way."
What can the fairy do?
Ye Zhou could only leave the carriage here and ride into the city with Chen Hou.
Before entering the city, he glanced at the only surviving soldier sitting in the pile of corpses. He pursed his lips, and instead of continuing to look, he turned his head and looked ahead.
Chen Yan and the soldiers behind him were dumbfounded, and they were only now rejoicing, especially Chen Yan.
——Fortunately, he didn't listen to the soldiers' opinions at that time, and didn't lead troops to attack the "supermarket" directly. Otherwise, they would not have persisted longer than those dead soldiers under such an offensive.
In particular, these soldiers can still flee to the city, where can they flee at that time?
"General..." The soldier who made the suggestion at the beginning swallowed his saliva, then said in fear, "Fortunately, you didn't listen to me."
Chen Yan also nodded stiffly: "Yes, fortunately I didn't listen to you."
If they had listened to his words, they would not be able to speak here at this time.
No wonder, no wonder these people dare to fight more with less, no wonder even women dare to go to the battlefield.
They hold sharp weapons that are beyond the reach of others, so they can go everywhere and kill no one.
Fortunately, these sharp weapons are magic weapons of gods, if there are in the world... how many people will die.
Ye Zhou was riding on the horse. Zou Ming had returned to him at some point, and Ye Zhou didn't care too much. Zou Ming was just like his twin brother now. He will only care if Zou Ming walks away from him.
"Where's your horse?" Ye Zhou stopped the horse, lowered his head and asked Zou Ming.
Zou Ming looked up at him: "Outside the city gate."
At this time, it was impossible for Ye Zhou to enlarge the supermarket and buy him a horse. Here, he could not snatch it—without stirrups, even if Zou Ming could ride, Ye Zhou would not dare to let him ride.
"Come on, let's ride one." Ye Zhou was a little worried, "Aren't you heavy? If it's too heavy, the horse will be in trouble."
After all, they are two adult men, even if they don't look heavy, they are still weighing on the scale.
However, Zou Ming obviously didn't listen to Ye Zhou's next sentence. He got on the horse almost as soon as Ye Zhou's previous sentence fell.
Zou Ming sat behind Ye Zhou and stretched out his arms to grab the reins. This action made him hug Ye Zhou directly into his arms.
Although Ye Zhou knew that it would be like this for two people to share a horse, he still felt a little uncomfortable, especially when Zou Ming was riding a horse, his hair would always scratch his neck, which made Ye Zhou tilt his head to dodge. .
But no matter how he dodged, as long as he was in Zou Ming's arms, as long as they maintained this posture, he would be completely enveloped by Zou Ming's aura.
Zou Ming didn't smell of sweat, but had a faint scent of laundry detergent, which was very dry and pleasant to the smell.
Ye Zhou took a deep breath, slowly got rid of the discomfort, and ran towards the palace with Zou Ming.
There was Chen Yance leading the way ahead, and he was galloping all the way, but there was not a single commoner walking on the road of Linzi, the king's city.
The huge royal city is like a dead city.
Only the occasional figures seen through the doors and windows and the hands of people closing the windows indicate that there are still living people in this city.
They were stopped again, this time by a group of soldiers.
Compared with the soldiers who blocked the door just now, these armored soldiers seemed to be the elite. They were taller and stronger than the soldiers, and they were still wearing leather armor.
Those soldiers had no leather armor to wear before.
The leader was wearing a bronze helmet, holding a long knife in his hand, and shouted at Chen Yan: "Young Master Yan, I haven't seen you for many years!"
Chen Yan stopped the horse, and the horse paced on the spot. He was no longer angry, and if he got angry again, he would explode. At this moment, he just said blankly, "It's you."
The leader smiled and said: "It's me! I didn't expect that! I went back to the capital!"
Chen Yan: "You and I are brothers of the same clan. If you want to take revenge, just come at me. Why should you be a running dog for that Zhao dog?! If you do this, you won't be afraid of the disappointment of your ancestors?! How will you go to see your ancestors in the future? ? See you first?!"
The leader sneered: "My ancestor? Ancestor? How can the dead control the affairs of the living?!"
"Chen Yan, stop talking. I will fight with you alone. If you lose, you will kill me. If I lose, let you go!"
Chen Hou shouted from behind: "Brother Yan, no!!"
Before he finished shouting, Chen Yan immediately agreed: "Okay! Don't go back on your word!"
Leader: "Never go back on your word!"
Ye Zhou leaned back, with the back of his head resting on Zou Ming's shoulder, and he whispered, "It's only in this era that we can see this kind of picture."
The two armies confronted each other, and the soldiers did not move. Instead, the generals fought one-on-one first.
Ye Zhou: "What good is this?"
Zou Ming: "If the general wins, it will boost the morale of his own side. As long as the opponent loses, the morale of the other side will be greatly reduced."
Sometimes the general loses, and even won't fight anymore, and the losing side can only leave in despair.
Ye Zhou shook his head slightly: "Mr. Chen told me before that they are fighting in a gentleman's way here. There is no sneak attack or guerrilla warfare. Anyway, it's just going through the process in the afternoon. It's absolutely impossible to catch people by surprise."
On the contrary, whoever engages in a sneak attack will be despised by the world.
Ye Zhou: "Didn't you say that soldiers practice deceit? What are they? Soldiers practice benevolence? Then why fight?"
Why don't you sit down and play a few rounds of mahjong?
Although Ye Zhou didn't understand, he was shocked. He felt that the word benevolence was carved into the bones of the natives.
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"Ma'am, there is movement outside." The "eunuch" knelt down beside Madam Hou, and picked up a wooden hairpin for her. The maid outside looked over, and he immediately inserted the wooden hairpin into Madam Hou's bun.
From the perspective of the court lady, one can only see the affectionate intimacy between the "eunuch" and Mrs. Hou.
She looks away.
Madam Hou's maid has been taken away, and now she is trapped here alone, and the maids outside will watch her for Zhao Mu, and the only things she can use, who can serve as her eyes and ears, are the male pets that Zhao Mu gave her .
But she didn't dare to believe what they said, so she nodded and asked softly, "What's going on?"
The "eunuch" lowered his eyes, and said softly: "Your Majesty and General Gongzi Yan are back, they are in the city, and Zuo Tu has sent people to stop and kill them..."
Madam Hou's eyes widened suddenly, she covered her mouth, and her other hand firmly grasped the "eunuch"'s wrist.
"Eunuch": "Ma'am, there are only two court ladies outside, everyone in the palace is in danger, I will send you out!"
Madam Hou looked at him: "How did you send me off? Why did you send me off?"
"Eunuch": "I have asked someone to prepare the carriage. As long as the two maids are dealt with, I can send my wife away from the palace."
"The slave returned to the palace, Mrs. Nu Nai approached the eunuch, and the left disciple would have to question the slave. Only after the slave died, the left disciple would not be able to find out where the madam escaped from, and the madam would not be arrested."
The "eunuch" suddenly said: "Before the slave became a slave, he was a child of the Yang family."
Madam Hou murmured: "The Yang family..."
The "eunuch" said seriously: "I dare not call you the Yang family anymore, Madam will not humiliate her because of her inferiority."
"Although the slave is no longer a scholar, he is willing to follow the example of a scholar and die for his confidant."
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