At that time, Jiang Zuoxiang, who was standing on the city wall, looked at a group of people fleeing and returning. His eyebrows frowned for a moment, and he asked in a deep voice: "What on earth is going on?"
The guard who returned immediately said: "Report to the Prime Minister, Jiang Han personally led his troops to guard a dozen miles outside the city. No one was allowed to leave the city, and several people were shot dead in public. The emperor also ordered that anyone who left the city would be killed without mercy."
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"The emperor is back?" Jiang Zuoxiang was surprised.
The guard nodded.
Jiang Zuoxiang suddenly sneered: "I thought he was some wise and benevolent king, but he was so overbearing and didn't allow anyone to leave the city. He was so cruel and unworthy of being a king!"
"If these people can't leave Beijing, won't our plan be in vain?" Prince Qing was worried.
Jiang Zuoxiang shook his head: "There are hundreds of thousands of people in the city. If we really want to break through the siege, there will definitely be fish that slip through the net."
"But the people may not listen to our arrangements."
Jiang Zuoxiang seemed to have expected such a day, so he clapped his hands. Dozens of guards covered their faces with white scarves and pulled a cart out. The car contained the sacrificed guards of Zuoxiang's Mansion.
However, all their exposed skin was festered, which was very scary. These people happened to bump into the people returning to the capital.
"The plague was deliberately released in the capital. Countless people have died in the past few days. If this continues, all the people in the city will die." A guard pushing a cart said.
When these people heard this, they immediately looked frightened and kept retreating, avoiding the corpses on the cart like snakes and scorpions.
"Is there a plague in the capital?"
"No wonder those people don't allow us to go out. They are afraid that we will catch the disease. They have a vicious heart."
"These people are so heartless. They stole the capital's food and deliberately spread the plague. They clearly want us to die!"
The anger of the people was suddenly aroused, and more and more people gathered together. Returning to the capital was a dead end, but there might be a glimmer of hope if they rushed out.
"We should rush out in several groups. It's important to escape for our lives." Someone suggested.
In such a huge capital, we can't be defended everywhere, right?
So these people started to disperse in all directions at one go, and Jiang Zuoxiang on the city wall showed a smile of success.
"There will definitely be too many killings today. Chu Xuanzhi will surely lose the support of the people by massacring innocent people in the capital. He is not worthy of that position at all."
Prince Qing tightened his lips and remained silent.
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Countless people rushed in all directions as if they were fleeing, but little did they know that countless archers had been prepared in all directions.
Hundreds of thousands of troops were ready.
The people were shocked when they saw this scene. No matter which direction they fled from the capital, they would be targeted.
Everyone immediately did not dare to cross the thunder pool even half a step.
Some people sat on the ground with ashen faces: "Isn't this trying to force people to death? What a sin."
"What have we done wrong? Why should we kill them all?"
There were also some young children who were so frightened that they cried loudly, which made many guards feel uncomfortable. Some people wondered: "Why do we want to torture and kill innocent people? We guard the border and kill the enemies, not these people."
The old, the weak, the sick, women and children.”
Some of the guards also agreed.
Zhao Huaiyu happened to hear this sentence and said sternly: "If any of them are let go today, more innocent people will die tomorrow, and the whole Lingyi will be destroyed. They came out of the capital and were already poisoned. Once they are bitten
, like the walking zombies, more than ten people have died over there in Yangcheng, don’t underestimate them!”
At the same time, Zhao Huaiyu ordered: "As long as anyone dares to cross the thunder pond, he will be killed immediately!"
No one dared to disobey this order.
"Brother Yu." Suddenly the second lady rushed out from the crowd. She escaped with the maid. Seeing Zhao Huaiyu, she was very excited: "I am your second aunt."
Zhao Huaiyu ignored her.
The second lady was anxious: "Why are you so cold-blooded and ruthless? You don't care about family ties at all. If you don't care about others, how can you care about me, your elder?"
Saying that, the second lady raised her feet and stepped out. Zhao Huaiyu immediately took aim at the second lady with his bow and arrow. The second lady was so frightened that she immediately retracted her steps and looked at the other lady blankly.
She had no doubt that if she took another step forward, Zhao Huaiyu would really shoot her.
The angry second lady was frightened and wanted to curse, but she had no choice but to hide in the woods with a group of common people and just waste her time.