Some people were hesitant, and naturally some people who were afraid of death immediately expressed their opinions.
"I--I am willing to follow Master Shen!"
"I am also willing to follow Master Shen..."
"Please take me in, Lord Shen. I will definitely follow your orders..."
“…”
Some people agreed reluctantly and worriedly, while others flattered excitedly and actively wanted to follow.
Most of the palace guards come from families, but there are also some orphans and commoners.
Orphans naturally have no worries. They will follow whoever is powerful. It doesn't matter who they follow, they are just begging for food. As long as they can survive, it's enough.
As more and more people followed, those who were still hesitating met Chen Yong's half-smile and were frightened and immediately followed suit.
Save your life first.
Shen Yong glanced at everyone one by one, curling his lips in a sneer.
Yes, the first batch of subordinates have received it.
At this time, Sun Ren and his men came over with several of the fattest and strongest horses.
"Sir Shen, these horses are the best looking and quite docile, perfect for you ladies to ride."
Among those horses, there was a chestnut horse, which was the most fierce. They went over to touch it and were almost kicked to death.
Look, Zhang Tiezhu had several hoof marks on his body from the wild horse. He was in so much pain that he grimaced but didn't dare to make a sound.
Chen Yong turned his head to look at the horse, and caught a glimpse of Zhang Tiezhu's distorted expression.
He saw Zhang Tiezhu being kicked away by a fierce horse. It was obvious that the horse belonged to the leader of the masked men.
Being able to ride such fine horses, these people----
Shen Yong frowned and turned to look at the masked men kneeling there.
"Take off the mask!"
The masked man was stunned for a moment, and his eyes met with each other's before he tilted his head slightly.
There is no need to insist on not taking off the mask at this time.
Everyone took a deep breath and raised their hands to take off their masks.
Chen Yong looked at the familiar faces in front of him and sneered.
"The Imperial Guards!"
"Emperor Tianwu really thinks highly of my Shen family."
The man in black kept telling Jiang Weida that he was one of them, and he felt familiar with Jiang Weida's name.
After all, it wasn't my own memory, and I couldn't remember who it was.
When I saw so many familiar faces working in the palace, I remembered them all at once.
There were also several people here who witnessed the original owner being beaten with a stick in the palace that day.
Of course, there were also many people in the capital who had ridiculed and belittled the original owner before.
The original owner was indeed a playboy in the past. Of course, he was like that to the outside world, but when he returned home he was still very filial and protective of his family.
Otherwise, he would not have dared to risk being beheaded and go to the palace to seek justice for his brothers.
After the palace guards took off their masks, they all lowered their eyelids guiltily, not daring to look directly at Chen Yong.
In the past, they always teased Chen Yong, saying that he was a rare good bamboo that turned into a bad bamboo shoot in the Duke of Huguo's mansion.
They took pleasure in belittling Shen Yong every day, and many people even beat him up secretly.
Who knew the slap in the face would come so quickly and hurt so much.
Chen Yong, whom they once looked down upon, was now standing before them, and they all knelt down.
Sun Ren and several officers stared with shock.
These people kneeling were actually all imperial guards.
Damn, those dead people on the ground must be the imperial guards.
With so many palace guards dying at once, Emperor Tianwu must be furious.
It is not easy to enter the Imperial Palace. One must have a clean background and his martial arts skills may not be top-notch, but at least they are beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Now things are different. When they fell into Shen Yong's hands, more than half of them died, and the other half were subdued. Emperor Tianwu suffered heavy losses.
For some reason, Sun Ren felt a little excited when he saw so many imperial guards kneeling in front of them.
Normally when they met these imperial guards in the capital, they would look at them with their heads held high and act as if they didn't want to talk to them.
Every time Qian Erliang returned to Beijing, he gave all the money he earned to the imperial guards, hoping that when there was a vacancy in the palace, they would remember to promote him.
As a result, after so many years, Qian Erliang spent a lot of money, but his position was not promoted at all.
Those palace guards who took money from Qian Erliang used it so openly without any guilt at all.
I never thought that they would have such a day.
Liu Yi's eyes widened with excitement.
Damn, he was standing next to Shen Yong, so did these palace guards also kneel down to him?
Oh my God, I didn’t expect that he would get such a great honor.
He used to follow Qian Erliang every day to pat the horses of the imperial guards, his back was bent, but he didn't get any benefits.
Sure enough, it is more promising to follow capable people.
Liu Yi looked at Shen Yong's handsome profile with shining eyes.
The moment Zhang Tiezhu saw the true faces of the palace guards, his back straightened.
The face that was twisted by the pain from the horse's hooves instantly became arrogant and expressionless.
Old Madam Shen looked at these palace guards and felt an indescribable complexity in her heart.
When the Shen family was at its peak, when she entered the palace to meet the emperor, all the palace guards would respectfully call her "Old Madam Shen" when they saw her.
There are also many children from prominent families here.
I didn't expect that this time we met, we would be facing each other with swords.
"Cousin!?"
Lu Man widened her eyes in shock as she looked at her cousin Ji Yongjia kneeling in the crowd.
My cousin got the position of Imperial Guard through her father.
Her father is the Minister of War after all, so there is some connection.
She just didn't expect that her cousin was also involved in hunting down the Shen family.
Ji Yongjia glanced at Lu Man, sighed, shrank his neck, and lowered his eyelids.
After hesitating for a moment, Ji Yongjia still called out softly.
"Cousin."
Lu Man looked at Ji Yongjia with disappointment and sneered.
"My cousin has really made it big. He's even been able to participate in such an important mission."
Emperor Tianwu is really not picky when choosing people, he is just that confident.
All those who had a connection with the Shen family were sent directly, and indeed these people did not disappoint Emperor Tianwu, as he did not show any anger to them at all.
Ji Yongjia moved his lips twice, "Cousin, I----"
"Don't call me cousin." Lu Man glanced at Ji Yongjia indifferently and interrupted his explanation.
"I have nothing to do with the Lu family anymore, so naturally I have nothing to do with you either."
Ji Yongjia stared at Lu Man in a daze, then glanced at Chen Yong's cold eyes beside her. He was so scared that he immediately lowered his head and dared not say a word.
My cousin is really stubborn. With his status, how can he object?
The deputy commander of the Imperial Guards asked him to come, how could he say no?
Besides, even if he doesn’t come, someone else will come, so what’s the difference?
Ji Yongjia only dared to mutter in his heart and didn't dare to say a word.
He looked at Chen Yong and thought he was crazy, killing people without mercy, so he didn't dare to bother with him any more.
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