Inside Prince Yuhuai's Mansion.
A cold, commanding shout suddenly rang out.
Immediately after.
One after another, Prince Yuhuai's Guards emerged from the mansion, clad in armor and red capes.
Led by Liu Xie.
The Prince's Guards surged out of the mansion like a long dragon.
"Brothers!"
"Beat them all down!"
Liu Lei shouted.
He charged out first.
He held a wooden staff in his hand.
The Prince's Guards behind him also all wielded wooden staffs rather than weapons.
Once they emerged.
Their objective was clear: they charged directly at the vassal princes' guards.
Their staffs rose and fell.
They struck at the vassal princes' guards' arms and legs, and every blow sent one of them crashing to the ground.
All those present were guards of the vassal princes.
Yet they were easy to distinguish from Zhu Ying's guards, because Zhu Ying's guards had received the same honor as the Imperial Guards and Golden Guard: red capes, making them highly recognizable.
The moment the many Prince's Guards poured out.
They swept through with irresistible force.
Wherever they passed, the vassal princes' guards were knocked down one after another.
With the strength of Zhu Ying's guards now, dealing with the guards under these vassal princes was naturally effortless.
Looking across the entire Ming Dynasty.
There were almost none who had killed and bled in battle more than Zhu Ying's guards.
Compared to Zhu Ying's guards, the guards under these vassal princes were nothing more than raw recruits.
Zhu Ying had dispatched only a thousand guards.
Yet in the blink of an eye.
More than half the vassal princes' guards before the mansion had been brought down, and the area before the gates was filled with wails and screams.
"Zhu Xiongying."
"Y-you have some nerve."
"You actually dared to attack us."
Zhu pointed