Immediately afterwards, he saw that Lei Ce and the others beside the emperor had also drawn their swords.
None of them were poisoned...
The King of Liang finally realized something was wrong and hurriedly signaled the commander of the Imperial Guards to lead men to kill the emperor and his entourage.
Even if they weren't poisoned, it didn't matter. The emperor had limited manpower, and the imperial estate was guarded by 10,000 imperial guards. Outnumbered, they were just making a last-ditch effort.
Unless they can wait for reinforcements.
But Kang Le had already blocked the news and trapped the Marquis of Zhongyong, so there would be no reinforcements. By the time the others found out and arrived, the bodies of the emperor and his family would already be cold.
His rebellion was a success.
But he never expected that those unassuming servants around Ye Zhen would be so skilled in combat.
Even the old woman who slaughtered pigs in the Prime Minister's mansion was wielding a pig-slaughtering knife, rolling up her sleeves and hacking wildly.
Within half an hour of the battle, not only had they failed to capture the emperor, but they hadn't even been allowed to enter the Renshou Hall.
Things didn't seem to be going as smoothly as he had imagined. King Liang gradually retreated, but kept ordering the imperial guards to charge forward.
Seeing this, Ye Zhen sneered, "A coward with ambition but no guts. He still covets the throne. Even if he gets a high position, he'll still be a coward who clings to life."
Madam Shen agreed, "In our village, we call this a coward. This kind of person only knows how to deceive others into risking their lives for him."
Once things are done, he'll be afraid others will find out about his past misdeeds and he'll definitely betray them—oh, no, I mean, turn on his comrades after they've served their purpose.
The King of Liang's face darkened.
As the master, he naturally had to stay behind and oversee things. He also disdained arguing with a woman at this time, so he looked at the commander of the Imperial Guards.
The commander of the Imperial Guards knew that if he suffered a loss, he would be doomed. He hurriedly shouted, "Don't listen to these crazy women's nonsense! We follow Prince Liang to set things right!"
Now, villains are causing trouble, attempting to prevent the restoration of the Ming Dynasty. We righteous people should kill them! Brothers, for the sake of a better life for the people, charge!
His shout drew another wave of archers.
Ye Zhen's brows furrowed coldly, and he declared loudly, "All men of Southern Jiangsu, heed my command! Form ranks in unison, attack and defend as one, advance together, retreat together! Kill!"
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