Chapter 19: The emperor dies suddenly, and the princes fight each other

The village Zhao Mu and his team found was called Liujia Village, located on the hillside of Feilai Peak outside the capital.

Zhao Mu stood on a big tree and looked into the distance.

At the foot of Feilai Peak, an army of tens of thousands of people was marching towards the capital.

The army was disciplined. There was no other noise except footsteps when marching. It was obviously not an ordinary army.

"Now there is no war in the Jin Dynasty. The capital is guarded by the imperial army. It stands to reason that the army from other places should not be allowed to approach the capital, but this army..."

Zhao Mu pursed his lips.

The abnormal mobilization of the army showed that something had indeed happened in the capital, and it was a big thing that could break the sky.

Fortunately, Zheng Jingren reminded him to leave the vortex of conflict first.

Next, stay in Liujia Village. Few people come to this remote place, so it should not be affected too much.

I just don't know when the matter in the capital will end this time?

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Time passed day by day.

In the following period of time, the troops at the foot of the mountain came and went more and more frequently.

Even two days ago, two armies met and fought fiercely at the foot of the mountain, with countless casualties.

According to the villagers who occasionally went out, the outside is now in chaos.

The capital has been completely blocked by the army, and outside the capital, there are armies of all parties fighting and fighting.

As the world becomes more and more chaotic, many bandits have appeared to rob everywhere.

Among those bandits, some are real robbers who take advantage of the chaos to rob;

Some are deserters who have lost the battle;

But some are real armies disguised as bandits.

It is said that many mountain villages outside the capital have been robbed by bandits, and the men were killed directly, while the women were killed and died miserably.

For a time, the villagers of Liujia Village did not dare to go out again, and everyone was terrified.

As for the root cause of the chaos in the capital, it turned out that the current emperor suddenly died a month ago.

Seeking immortality for a lifetime is ultimately in vain.

Originally, after the death of the emperor, the funeral should be handled according to the rules, and the prince can ascend the throne and become emperor after the funeral.

Unexpectedly, rumors suddenly spread among the court and the public, saying that the Great Vajra Pill was lost at the beginning, and it was actually stolen by the prince.

Because if the emperor really extended his life by 20 years at that time, the prince would have to be the crown prince for another 20 years.

The prince was unwilling to do so, so he stole the Great Vajra Pill, wanting the emperor to die earlier.

But he never thought that even without the Great Vajra Pill, the emperor dragged his sick body and continued to survive for many years.

Although he was already the regent and had great power.

But being the crown prince was not as comfortable as being the emperor, so the prince planned again and secretly killed the current emperor.

This matter was just a rumor at first, but later, someone suddenly produced evidence to prove that it was indeed the prince who murdered the emperor.

The person who produced the evidence was an official of the Xuanjing Division, named Zheng Jingren.

Now the whole capital was completely in an uproar.

How can a man who killed his father and regicide ascend the throne?

Regardless of whether the evidence produced by Zheng Jingren was credible or not, the other princes believed it anyway.

Soon, the princes launched a coup in the name of the prince's treason.

Of course, the prince could not sit still and wait for death, and immediately fought back with all his strength, so a bloody battle for the throne began in the capital.

It is said that the battle was very tragic, and the people affected in the capital suffered countless deaths and injuries.

However, the fight between the prince and the princes did not end quickly, but lasted for a long time, so that the capital and the outside world, and even the entire Jin Dynasty, fell into chaos.

After receiving this news, Zhao Mu couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

No wonder Zheng Jingren asked him to leave the capital. The other party obviously knew that the emperor would suddenly die, and he even got the evidence of the prince's murder of the emperor.

This is simply walking on the edge of a knife.

It's no wonder that Zheng Jingren said that if he could survive this time, he would be able to take the position of the chief and control the entire Xuanjing Division.

After all, he was a great contributor to overthrowing the crown prince. No matter which prince stood behind Zheng Jingren, as long as the other party ascended the throne, he must be rewarded.

I just don't know which prince Zheng Jingren belongs to?

What happened outside has nothing to do with Zhao Mu.

He stayed in Liujia Village and prepared to go out after the situation was completely settled.

To ensure safety, Zhao Mu released all the Shengwen Gu since he came to Liujia Village, and was always alert to the surrounding movements.

After more than ten years of nurturing, the Shengwen Gu has reached the middle level, and the monitoring range can reach more than three miles.

Liujia Village is not big, so no matter what happens around, Zhao Mu can detect it at the first time.

That night, Zhao Mu, Hua Xinzi and Jiang Hongyun were sleeping.

The two women's cultivation was abolished, and now they have no ability to protect themselves, so they have been very nervous recently, fearing that bandits would suddenly rush into the village to rob.

Especially at night, they refused to leave Zhao Mu for a moment, and were as honest as little rabbits.

In the dark.

Zhao Mu suddenly opened his eyes and walked out of the door quietly.

He stood in the yard, controlling the sound hearing Gu to listen carefully, and the next moment he rose from the ground and rushed directly into the darkness in the west.

To the west of Liujia Village is a dense forest.

At this time, a bandit group of nearly a hundred people was passing through the forest and quietly approaching Liujia Village.

They all looked fierce, and the weapons in their hands glowed coldly in the moonlight.

At this time, the bandits had already walked to the edge of the woods, looking at Liujia Village not far away.

The burly middle-aged leader whispered: "Brothers, be quick and kill all the men without leaving any alive, and take all the women and property back to the village to enjoy, understand?"

"Don't worry, boss, this is not the first time we have done this, the brothers are very familiar with it, and we guarantee that no one will be left alive."

A guy with a sly look laughed.

"Okay, then do it, hurry up and finish it, I still want to go back to the village to hug the women to sleep."

The burly middle-aged waved his hand, and the bandits licked their lips one by one, ready to rush into Liujia Village to rob.

But at this moment, a man who suddenly appeared blocked them.

"Who is it?"

The bandits stopped, and the burly middle-aged shouted in a deep voice.

Zhao Mu had a blank expression on his face: "Everyone, you really shouldn't have come here."

"Why, is this a den of dragons and tigers?"

The burly middle-aged man sneered: "Judging from your clothes, you are a villager in this village, right? You are pretending, what, do you think you can scare us off?"

"No, I am going to kill you, but before I do, I hope you can answer a few questions for me."

Zhao Mu stroked his right hand on his waist, and a soft sword with cold light appeared in his hand.

This is the Yinshui Sword, which he specially asked someone to make two years ago, but it has never seen blood.

But today the opportunity has come.

The "Dense Rain Flying Flower Sword" taught by Hua Xinzi is a top-level sword technique that specializes in using soft swords, which can be used with the Yinshui Sword to exert its maximum power.

In addition to his current cultivation in the post-natal extreme realm, he really doesn't take these bandits seriously.