Chapter Ten Crazy

  "What do you want to do, rebel? Put down your weapons at once!"

  Zhu Chun Chen strode forward, barking orders at the guards. The Duke's face was bulging with rage, his temples throbbing visibly as he trembled with fury. With Li Zicheng attacking the city outside and their survival hanging in the balance, a fire had broken out in the rear courtyard and the household guards were causing trouble - wasn't this a matter of life and death? How could he not be enraged?

  "Let me tell you, Li Zicheng has not yet broken in, I am still the majestic Duke of Chengguo, your master. You dare to disobey and rebel against me, all of you will lose your heads."

  "That's right!" Zhu Wang also said sternly: "Master, you are usually too lenient with these scoundrels. They don't know the height of the sky or the thickness of the earth, and they dare to rob your collection. In my opinion, we must severely punish them without exception. Especially those who led the way, even more so cannot be let off."

  He pointed at Gu Zhenhua, Lu Yong and Sun Cheng, then said with a sob: "Master, it's this little brat, he put a dagger to my neck, look, I'm bleeding! He wants me to be his servant!"

  Zhu Wang fell to the ground with a thud, wailing and crying in pain, just like a wronged stray dog waiting for its master to take revenge.

  Zhu Chunshen hummed in his nose, looked at Gu Zhenhua again, frowned and said: "Young man, if I'm not mistaken, you're the young man brought back by Lu Yong and others, right?"

  "That's right, Lord Guo has a good eye!" Gu Zhenhua said calmly.

  "What audacity!" Zhu Chun's eyes widened in an instant, and he bellowed: "You're a young whippersnapper with unknown origins, yet you dare to assault the commander of the Imperial Guard, and even steal my military equipment. Are you tired of living?"

  Zhu Chun's stern questioning made everyone present somewhat afraid, after all, the accumulated prestige of many years could not be shaken off. Many guards quietly lowered their heads and did not dare to look directly at Zhu Chun who was furious.

  Lu Yong couldn't help but step out and say, "Master, Gu brother's skills are impressive, and now is the time to utilize people. One more person means one more source of strength. It was a small-minded person who let him come over to receive his weapon. As for why Zhu Wang deserved to be beaten, that's something he brought upon himself. Today we all came to receive our weapons in order to protect the mansion and fight against the bandits, but instead Zhu Wang brought a pile of useless junk."

  "Nonsense!" Zhu Wang scrambled to his feet and hastily said, "Master, the weapons were distributed according to your orders, there's no problem. On the contrary, it was Lu Yong, I heard he had sworn brotherhood with this little wild kid, they colluded long ago, wanting to frame me, please enlighten, Master!"

  "Lu Yong, what do you have to say for yourself?" Zhu Chun Chen shouted angrily.

  "I, sworn brothers no fake, as for framing, a villain absolutely does not admit."

  "Isn't this enough?" Zhu Wang said loudly: "Master, since Lu Yong and the others returned, they have been making moves non-stop. I heard that they have already sent their families to the outskirts of the capital..."

  "What?" As soon as Zhu Chun heard this, his hair stood on end and he became furious. He kicked Zhu Wang's shoulder and asked, "You dog slave, why didn't you report this to me?"

  "Old master, I just heard about it too, and you were also summoned by the emperor, there was no time to tell you."

  "Hmph!" Zhu Chunshen let out a cold snort, then his gaze turned to Lu Yong, like two knives, fiercely stabbing over.

  "Lu Yong, I have treated you well, why do you want to betray me? Tell me the truth, is this little brat from the bandit's side, wanting to stir up trouble in the capital?"

  "Old master, I dare not betray the country's lord, and my brother is not a bandit..."

  "How dare you? I don't see anything you wouldn't dare to do. Guards! Take them away and interrogate them thoroughly!"

  Zhu Chunchen said one sentence, and Zhu Wang immediately got up from the ground, wanting to pounce upwards. However, he had only taken two steps when he felt something was off. The guards present didn't move at all, like wooden or clay statues, completely ignoring Zhu Chunchen's orders.

  This shocked Zhu Chunshen as well. Normally, these guards were nothing but ants that could be crushed at will, but now Zhu Chunshen didn't have the guts to do so. On the contrary, he had to rely on them. Seeing that they were all motionless, a hint of fear also flashed in Zhu Chunshen's eyes.

  At this moment, Gu Zhenhua suddenly looked up at the sky and laughed loudly: "Gu Gong, you should still face reality!"

  As Gu Zhenhua spoke, the iron spear in his hand suddenly shot out and rushed towards Zhu Chunchen's throat. The big iron spear was fast and accurate, leaving no room for Zhu Chunchen to react at all. The icy spearhead had already pressed against Zhu Chunchen's throat.

  "You......" Zhu Chun Chen wanted to say something, but his brain suddenly became a complete blank, frightened to the point of being tongue-tied, leaving only his body trembling nonstop.

  The guards present were also startled, and even Lu Yong and Sun Cheng did not expect that Gu Zhenhua would dare to lay hands on Zhu Chunshen. Everyone was stunned.

  However, a black big one jumped out of the crowd and rushed to Zhu Chun's front with a waist knife in his hand. It was Luan Hu, this black little boy.

  "Hua Ge, well done! I've long seen that old official for what he is - nothing. My little brother, one knife to his head and we'll leave the city to join Chu Wang, who knows, maybe we can even get an official position!"

  Huan Hu said, and then he raised his knife. At this moment, Gu Zhenhua's heart also moved a little, if he surrendered to Chuang Wang, he could temporarily preserve his life. However, he immediately shook his head again, Li Zicheng was already not far from defeat, and he himself did not have the ability to turn things around, it would be better to start anew!

  "Hold it right there, Tora!"

  Gu Zhenhua thought of this and hastily stopped Luan Hu, then smiled and put away his iron spear.

  "Master Guo, I'm afraid I've startled you. I wonder if we can have a chat?"

  "What... what are you talking about?" When the gun was pointed at his throat, Zhu Chunshen really felt a strong killing intent, and his blood froze instantly. Now that Gu Zhenhua had withdrawn his gun, his mind still hadn't recovered.

  At this moment, Zhu Wang suddenly shouted at the more than a dozen guards who followed Zhu Chun Chen: "Don't you all have eyes? This kid dares to threaten the Duke, and you haven't chopped him to pieces yet!"

  These guards also suddenly woke up, pulled out their knives and guns, and wanted to rush towards Gu Zhenhua. But at this time, Lu Yong, Sun Cheng and others also reacted, raised their weapons, and swarmed up in a swarm.

  Just as Gu Zhenhua swung his sword, he also shattered everyone's fear of Zhu Chunshen, so Lu Yong and the others also steeled themselves, ready to stake their lives on one throw.

  "Fourth brother, we brothers are one. We share good fortune and bad together. If these bastards want to mess with you, they'll have to get past me first!"

  Sun Cheng and Lu Yong stood beside Gu Zhenhua, holding their waist knives like two generals of the Hummer Army. Tang Zhankang and others also gathered around, even Lu Shun grasped a flower gun, staring angrily at Zhu Chunshen.

  Over a hundred guards surrounded Zhu Chun and his dozen or so men, facing the former house servants. The Duke of Cheng's anger caused his whole body to shake violently, like chaff in the wind.

  "Do you all want to rebel?"

  "Hey, don't be angry, we can talk things over." Gu Zhenhua said with a smile. At this time, having sworn brothers standing by his side made him feel quite pleased.

  "Your Excellency, first of all, I am not a follower of Li Zicheng, so you can rest assured on that point. Secondly, these brothers do not want to rebel against you either, we are doing this only for ourselves and for our families."

  "That sounds good, but I'm not a fool, don't think you can cheat me!"

  Gu Zhenhua also smiled and said, "Duke Guo, whether you believe it or not, it doesn't matter anymore. From now on, you are our prisoner. If you listen to us, you will still have your life. If you don't listen, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

  As he spoke, Gu Zhenhua drew out his waist knife and placed it on Zhu Chun's neck, the icy blade tightly attached to the delicate skin, Zhu Chun's legs went soft, almost falling to the ground.

  "Bandit, bandit, kill me now, but later the Ming army will not let you off."

  "What about the Ming dynasty?" Gu Zhenhua couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Zhu Chunshen, you still have the face to mention the Ming dynasty? If it weren't for your kind of greedy people, the Ming dynasty's rivers and mountains wouldn't have ended up in this state. The weapons we found in your collection room were all more exquisite than those of the border military officers. Your family has been noble and held high positions for generations, is this how you repay your country? You treat your brothers like dirt, so we'll treat you as a rebel."

  Gu Zhenhua's words were righteous and stern, the soldiers from the Imperial Guard who were present nodded in agreement. If only their weapons had been better, how many brothers' lives could have been saved? It was all because those people had taken everything for themselves, leaving the worst things for the border military officers. Thinking of this, everyone's anger ignited, and fear had long been thrown away.

  Gu Zhenhua grabbed Zhu Chun's neck without any politeness, coldly smiling and saying: "One sentence, listen to my order, spare your life, don't listen, now let you die on the spot!"