On the Wei River at night, you can hear the escort boatmen singing melodious boat songs in the distance, and you can also hear the intermittent military music on both sides of the Wei River.

Chen Mu stood on the side of the boat, closed his eyes and could roughly know the establishment of this Beiyang Army that was training at night according to the tune and music.

It's not a difficult method to learn, no matter what period the Beiyang Army is, there are strict rules for military music.

Conductor level, with a 26-member military band; Each 1,000 households has a small military band with a scale of 13 people, including gongs, cymbals, drums, and horns; And the 100 households accompanied only 'step preaching' or 'riding preaching'.

Zhao Shizhen walked out of the stern cabin on the deck of the ship, tightened the single-way robe on his body, nodded slightly with the two personal soldiers who were supported by the bow of the ship, stepped forward and stood behind Chen Mu, and arched his hand: "Dashuai, those five people, Zou and Wu are still in good spirits; Shen and Ai were discouraged, as for Zhao Yongxian...... Alas. ”

Chen Mu turned his head to look at Zhao Shizhen and did not speak.

Zhao Shizhen then said with some hatred: "He, alas, he doesn't want to live anymore." ”

Burst!

"Don't want to live anymore?" Chen Mu didn't hold back his sudden smile, raised his hand and pointed to the forest where the cavalry on the river bank was marching through the forest with fire: "The Beiyang New Army is still practicing in the middle of the night, they are sitting on the boat listening to the boat song, what are they not satisfied with, and they don't want to live anymore?" ”

"Could it be that he was really scolded with a rod and beaten half to death and recharged to the army, and he wanted to live?"

Chen Mu and the five gentlemen couldn't say that they would go together, but Zhao Shizhen came to greet him, and there was Shen Sixiao, a fellow villager, so he went to chat with the five gentlemen under Chen Mu's instructions to see what they thought about sending Beiyang to the outside world.

Chen Mu didn't care what they thought of him, but these five people were what he wanted, and he had to ensure that the five people had a normal psychological state to work, their voyage would take at least three months, and anything could happen while floating on the sea.

Although Chen Mu told the emperor and Zhang Juzheng that it was easy to die in North Asia Melica, and it would be difficult for these annoying guys to survive in North Asia Melica, in fact he didn't want them to die, on the contrary, he also hoped that these five people would be rich overseas.

Zhao Shizhen listened to Chen Mu's whining words, bowed his head silently, and said with a tendency in his words: "Actually, if he is really beaten by the imperial court, I am afraid he will have the courage to live." ”

"The elder of the pavilion is very disappointed this time, he impeached his fellow villagers and teachers, although it is out of justice, in the end it is also against reason, if he is beaten to death, even if he is beaten to death, at least the hurdles in his heart will be over."

Zhao Shizhen shook his head as he said and whispered: "Now like this, they know that they are being saved by Chen Shuai, but life is better than death. ”

Chen Mu probably understood, their mental state at this time, as if a child had made a mistake, he had already stiffened his neck and was ready to fight his parents to the end, no matter how hard he beat him, I didn't cry, but I didn't expect to wait for my father's slap, it was my mother's earnest teaching, and I saw my old father smoking at night worriedly outside the door, and the tears flowed down unconsciously and couldn't be controlled.

"Saved by Chen? That's because they don't know what they have to face when they go to the north! ”

As soon as Chen Mu said something angrily, he heard Zhao Shizhen persuade in a low voice: "Don't be angry Chen Shuai, several of them actually respect what Chen Shuai did." ”

"They ......" Chen Mu choked in his throat when he wanted to say something, and said to Zhao Shizhen after a pause: "This shows that they still have some vision." ”

But after that, he still added: "But it's still stupid!" ”

"What's going on with that Zou Yuanbiao?" Chen Mu took a deep breath, raised his eyebrows at Zhao Shizhen, and said: "Everyone else is like a defeated rooster, he is happy alone, and he can't wait to jump three feet high." ”

"He's it!"

Speaking of Zou Yuanbiao, Zhao Shizhen also smiled and explained: "The heart is straightforward and jealous of evil, I just feel that the old man is inappropriate, and no one else speaks, he has to play the handbook for whatever he says, and he also said it, he has a heart and is afraid of being killed, and even bribed the little eunuch before handing over the chapter, brave and not stupid, handsome, the student thinks that this person can do great things." ”

"He is actually a nerd, at the age of nine, he can not only memorize 120,000 words but also understand, and follow Hu Lushan to travel all over the famous rivers and mountains. Zhao Shizhen always smiled when he mentioned Zou Yuanbiao, and it could be seen that he liked Zou Yuanbiao very much, and said: "Zhongjin Shi has already lectured in Duyunwei before he was born. ”

"In the examination, the jinshi was sent to the criminal department to observe government affairs, to put it bluntly, like the reserve soldiers in Beiyang, it is not interesting to not be able to govern the place, and he can't give lectures, and he has already figured out the way out before the impeachment cabinet, and others may be afraid of the army, but he is not afraid."

"He is used to lecturing in the guard, even if the court confiscates him into the army, it is estimated that he will continue to lecture in the guard, he likes to preach and teach."

Zhao Shizhen said helplessly with a smile: "I don't know where I heard that there are tens of millions of people in North Asia Melica, and it became like this. ”

How many people are there in North Asia?

Who knows?

Don't say that Chen Mu doesn't know, even Ma Gui, who has already landed there, can't tell clearly, where can Zhao Shizhen tell clearly, Chen Mu said: "What did you tell him?" ”

"How do students know how many people there are, tell him a lot, and not only have to lecture, but also have to teach from literacy and speaking, I thought he could feel the pressure and restrain a little." Zhao Shizhen said that he learned Chen Mu's usual helpless action of shrugging his shoulders and spreading his hands, and said: "How do you know that he knows these things more energetically, and he began to keep asking the students when they will leave." ”

Such a person offended Zhang Juzheng.

Chen Mu bowed his head slowly, did not speak, the sound of military music on the shore had long since disappeared, the boat song had also disappeared, and the lights of the Beiyang Military Mansion not far away were already in sight.

"Chen Shuai?" Seeing that Chen Mu, who should have laughed out loud after hearing it, suddenly looked out of his mind, Zhao Shizhen asked thoughtfully: "What's wrong with him?" ”

Chen Mu came back to his senses and shook his head slowly.

Before he left Jingshi, You Qi had looked for him in private.

The five gentlemen's recitals spread among the people for some reason, and the other four's recitals were quite pertinent, although they had a bad impact on Zhang Juzheng, and the middle-aged gods didn't care.

Only Zou Yuanbiao's performance really angered Zhang Juzheng.

It's not the swear words like pigs and dogs, it's the word 'will'.

Although the will does not refer to the Holy Decree alone, it is clear that the Holy Decree is reminiscent of the Divine Decree in the Zou Clan's recital.

The matter has already been decided, and it is difficult for Zhang Juzheng to summon Zhang Han, and besides, the emperor will settle the matter without paying a great price, and Zhang Juzheng cannot change this matter.

But he has the means to do it at a lower cost.

But now Chen Mu thinks that Zou Yuanbiao is right - what You Qilai conveyed to him is also Zhang Juzheng's 'will': Zou Yuanbiao cannot be allowed to return to the land of the Ming Dynasty alive.

The meaning is clear, but it is like a joke.

Zhang Juzheng, who led the government like a regent and seemed to be an uncrowned emperor, bypassed all court procedures and privately instructed Chen Mu to kill a twenty-six-year-old political observer of the Criminal Department.

The corners of Chen Mu's mouth raised and he shook his head slightly, patted the guardrail of the ship and said to Zhao Shizhen: "Go back to the military mansion tonight, call a few of them to the yamen, let me teach them a good lesson, don't you want to live anymore?" ”

"Those who don't want to live, none of them really want to die, they just don't want to live like this, I'll tell them the real way to live in the future!"