While hacking at people, the man also screamed loudly, "Whoever dares to retreat, I will kill him now!"
On the palace wall, Yu Zizhen quickly threw out a spear, "You are no longer interesting now."
With a bang, the spear and the long sword collided, and the man's sword was knocked to the side. If the man had not held the handle of the sword tightly, the sword would have been knocked away by now.
Pressing his knuckles, which were throbbing and numb with pain, the man looked at Yu Zizhen, who was sitting on the wall, with a look of surprise and doubt, "Are you really Yu Zizhen?"
"You're asking now?" Yu Zizhen waved at the rescuing guard, signaling him to take advantage of this opportunity to slip away. "Besides me, who else do you think has the need and the ability to kill so many important members of the Lu family in the capital?"
The person was speechless after her question. Indeed, there might be more than one person in the world who had the ability to kill Lu Tong and others, but the one who had both the ability and the need, and was still a young woman, was probably only Yu Zizhen.
"What do you want to do?" The man felt very uncomfortable when he asked this question. "You want to kill the Lu family and all their relatives and friends?"
Yu Zizhen shook his head. "If I really wanted to do that, I wouldn't have used Princess Anqing to lure out Lu Tong and the others. I can poison Lu Tong and the others on the street, and I can poison you here. Naturally, I can also sneak into the Lu family and poison everyone in the Lu family."
When the man heard Yu Zizhen's words "I can poison you here", he was shocked. He, he didn't realize that he had been poisoned at all.
Those guards who had laid down their weapons and retreated to a safe distance were both terrified and relieved - fortunately they saw the opportunity quickly, otherwise they would not be able to escape death.
"You..." After swallowing hard, the man asked Yu Zizhen, "If we surrender to you, what will you do to us?"
His so-called "we" included himself and the guards who still stood firmly on the same front with him even at this moment, as well as other people in Lu's party.
"Well, those who commit numerous evil deeds will be executed according to the law. Those who harbor resentment and continue to use swords against me will also be executed. Those whose crimes do not deserve death, or who simply harbor resentment towards me in their hearts, will only have their property confiscated and be exiled."
The man's eyes widened, as if he didn't expect Yu Zizhen to be so kind to Lu's party.
As a close cousin of the Lu family, he thought that he and his family would have to go to the underworld to report to the King of Hell this time.
"How about it? This offer is pretty good, isn't it?" Yu Zizhen's eyebrows flew up. "I am different from you Lu family members. I have a broad mind and I have the ability. I won't follow your example and kill innocent people after the dust settles."
The man was mocked directly by Yu Zizhen, and his face suddenly felt hot and he felt uneasy.
"How do I know you're not lying to me?" He said stubbornly, "If you dare to swear that you..."
Yu Zizhen's expression changed in an instant, "I'm giving you face, right? If you want to believe it, then believe it. If you don't want to believe it, then just come at me."
Everyone: ...
I always feel that this extraordinary hero of the time seems to be emotionally unstable...
The man's face was purple, and the veins on his forehead were clearly visible. He looked like he had suffered great humiliation.
Yu Zizhen didn't care whether he was ashamed or resentful. When the Lu family was powerful, wouldn't people who were humiliated by them be ashamed and resentful?
Those who humiliate others will always be humiliated. Since they did it on the first day, they should not blame others for doing it on the fifteenth day.
The man had no idea what Yu Zizhen was thinking. After a strange moment of silence, he took a deep breath and dropped the weapon in his hand with a bang.
Seeing this, the guards who followed his lead also let go of their weapons and let them fall to the ground.
They strode back and soon reached the side of other guards who had surrendered earlier than them.
Of course, because of the different choices they made just now, they did not really stand together with the guards who surrendered earlier.
If you look closely, you will find that there is actually a safe distance of about one meter between the two groups of people.
Yu Zizhen didn't care whether they were harmonious or not. She was very satisfied that she had intimidated these guards. "The poison in you should have taken effect. If you don't want to get hurt, I suggest you sit down while you still have the strength."
Otherwise, his body would be out of control and he would fall in any direction. It is hard to say whether these people would get hurt or not.
Everyone subconsciously raised their hands and feet to feel their physical condition after hearing what she said.
Paying close attention, everyone noticed something was amiss with themselves. Their once powerful bodies were now completely drained of energy.
Everyone sat down obediently, especially those who were close to the walls, stone tables and benches, flowers, trees and rockery. They carefully chose relatively safe open areas.
Yu Zizhen glanced at them and ignored them. At this time, her focus had shifted from the palace to the Lu Mansion.
After Lu Tong and his son, Wenchang Marquis Lu Lin, Lu Dingchang, and Wan Shitai were killed one after another, some of Yu Zizhen's subordinates quickly surrounded the residences of all the core figures of the Lu family according to the original plan.
They dispersed in the city to capture the remnants of the Lu family, and most of the remaining people, led by Kaiyang and others, surrounded the Da Qi Palace as quickly as possible.
The imperial guards at the palace had already learned about the series of events in the capital. They opened the palace gates and let Kaiyang and others in without much resistance.
The moment they saw Yu Zizhen, the crowd, fearing they were a step late, excitedly shouted, "Master!"
Yu Zizhen, still kneeling on the palace wall, smiled and raised his hand, waving casually at everyone, "Thank you all for your hard work. Is everything going smoothly?"
"It went smoothly!" Yuheng, Lu Mingxuan and the Kaiyang brothers answered in unison.
Yu Zizhen smiled, "Then let's proceed with our next move."
The chaos in the capital was easy to quell, but what was truly difficult to conquer was her father in this body, the Prince of Zhenbei, and the Duke of Jingguo, who was as capable and ambitious as the Prince of Zhenbei.
Yu Zizhen jumped off the palace wall and said, "Kaiyang, you will go south from the capital. Mingxuan, you and Yuanjin will go north from the capital. Separately, take those prefectures and counties that you didn't have time to conquer before. Yuheng, Yaoguang, and Wuqu, the two sisters, will help me defend the capital, restore people's livelihood and public order, and prepare for my future ascension to the throne."
"Yes!" Everyone was so excited and loud in their responses that Yu Zizhen couldn't help but rub his ears.
After dealing with the follow-up matters and leaving the palace with Kaiyang and others, Yu Zizhen arranged the next tasks for other people who were still unable to do so.
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