The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 536 Internal and external cooperation
Just as he was feeling extremely smug, little did he know that Yu Huatian and his group in the backyard had also begun their operation.

Lu Benta heard all of Yu Huatian's words, which greatly surprised him. He knew that if he didn't take action soon, the situation would become dire.

He had to get moving, so he ordered his men to quickly eliminate the remaining forces in the backyard.

They then began their attack on the imperial court.

"Men, tie them all up!" Lu Ben shouted, ordering his men to tie up Zhu Xiong Ying and the others as well.

With Zhu Yuanzhang as his hostage, Lü could do whatever he wanted, and Zhu Xiong Ying dared not resist.

Some people, feeling so aggrieved, planned to resist, but just as they were about to do so, Lü Ben suddenly put his knife to Zhu Yuanzhang's neck once again.

"Let's see who dares to resist!" Lü Ben shouted loudly.

After hearing Lü Ben's words, the people who had originally planned to resist finally quieted down and had no choice but to surrender.

Just as Lü Ben's men were about to tie them all up, a sound suddenly came from the backyard.

"Let me see which of you dares to move!"

As they were speaking, several highly skilled martial artists rushed over.

Yu Huatian kicked Lü Ben, who was standing next to Zhu Yuanzhang, far away, and then came to Zhu Yuanzhang's side.

"Your Majesty, I'm sorry to have startled you."

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang had been rescued by Yu Huatian, Zhu Xiong Ying and the others no longer waited.

"Everyone, attack!" Zhu Xiong Ying said, and they immediately took out their weapons and began fighting with Lü Ben's men.

Yu Huatian ordered his men to surround Zhu Yuanzhang and protect him, while the others fought with Lü Ben's men.

When Lü Ben saw that his bargaining chip had been rescued, he rushed over, trying to stop Yu Huatian and the others.

But just as he rushed over, Yu Huatian saw this and immediately made a move, knocking him aside. Zhu Xiong Ying saw that Lü Ben was quite capable, so he immediately rushed over.

Coupled with what Lü Ben had just asked him to do, his inner anger finally erupted at this moment, and he immediately started fighting, using all his strength in every strike.

Seeing this, Lü Ben had no choice but to fight back, but it was clear that he was no match for Zhu Xiong Ying. Every slash from Zhu Xiong Ying was aimed at Lü Ben.

Lu Ben was forced to retreat in defeat, and he no longer knew how to deal with him. At this moment, he was thinking about escaping from here as soon as possible.

But just as he was about to escape, he was intercepted by Zhu Xiong Ying once again.

"What? Trying to run away? Weren't you very powerful just now?" Zhu Xiong Ying asked, then swung his knife at him.

Lu Ben couldn't dodge in time and his arm was slashed by Zhu Xiong Ying. He endured the pain and continued to fight Zhu Xiong Ying, but he didn't expect that he was no match for him now.

But he couldn't run away even if he wanted to, so he had no choice but to continue fighting him. Zhu Xiong Ying's fighting strength was getting stronger and stronger, which was something he hadn't expected.

Zhu Xiong Ying swung his knife again, and Lü Ben was unable to dodge in time. He was injured by Zhu Xiong Ying once more, and this time the injury was more serious. He fell to the ground and could not get up for a long time.

"Get up! What do you look like lying on the ground?"

Zhu Xiong Ying roared, and Lü Ben tried to get up this time, but he failed.

Seeing how easily he was beaten, Zhu Xiong Ying quickly went up and pulled him up, then led him to the court to watch the people still fighting.

"Stop!" Zhu Xiong Ying shouted loudly, which immediately stopped everyone. They all looked at Zhu Xiong Ying and the Lü Ben in his hand.

Zhu Xiong Ying's men still had the upper hand, having beaten Lü Ben's men to a pulp, with many lying on the ground. Seeing that Lü Ben had been captured, his men dared not resist any longer and threw their weapons aside.

"Listen up, Lü Ben has been captured. Anyone who dares to resist will be executed!"

Zhu Xiong Ying's words terrified everyone. They dared not resist any longer and hurriedly threw their weapons aside, surrendering.

Seeing the surrendered crowd, Zhu Xiong Ying hurriedly asked Zhu Yuan Zhang to punish them, but Zhu Yuan Zhang had previously promised to punish a few people.

Some people were pardoned by Zhu Yuanzhang and did not suffer any punishment.

Now that Lü Ben and his associates have been exonerated in the imperial court, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Xiong Ying are deciding on their crimes.

Meanwhile, some people far away in Yingtian Prefecture were getting restless. They were still waiting for Lü Ben and his group's signal, and they were also anxiously awaiting the outcome.

After all, they also wanted to know the progress here, but Lu Ben's signal was delayed, and they finally couldn't wait any longer.

"Someone come here!" one of the powerful families summoned a subordinate.

"Master, what are your orders?" the subordinate asked, kneeling on one knee.

The powerful families hoped he could come to the imperial court to investigate the situation there; they were very curious.

So this person immediately came here to check what had happened. After checking, he finally learned that Lü Ben and the others had already been arrested.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang and his men were sentencing them, which greatly surprised him. So he quickly returned to Yingtian Prefecture and reported what he had discovered.

He had just arrived at the gate of Yingtian Prefecture when he couldn't help but shout loudly.

"Master! Something terrible has happened!"

His shouts attracted a group of powerful families, who came out to ask what had happened. Seeing the man's panicked expression, a bad thought crossed their minds.

"What's wrong? What happened? Tell me quickly!"

This person tried hard to calm himself down.

"Master, Lu Ben and his men have been arrested and their forces have been quelled."

Hearing the report from their subordinates, they were quite surprised; they never expected such a thing to happen.

"This is how to do?"

Some of them were asking questions, because they already knew the consequences.

If Lü Ben fails, then they will be the next to be implicated. Zhu Yuanzhang and his men will come here after dealing with Lü Ben and his group.

In that case, their fate will be just as difficult as that of Lü Ben and his group.

At that time, their chances of survival were slim. Thinking about this, some people started to discuss what they needed to do.

Because they cannot simply wait, they must take some action to mitigate their mistake.

The powerful families were like ants on a hot pan, discussing what was about to happen and how they would deal with it.

At that moment, someone thought of something.

(End of this chapter)