Finally, Ren Maocheng said, "Prime Minister Ji, after they caused such a commotion in Hangzhou on the 20th, they've been quiet for a while now. Some of them have already gone home. Now, there should only be a few thousand people in and around the city."

"Stubborn!"

Xia Song sneered, "The imperial court aims to improve the welfare of the people, and it's not like they're not giving them a way out, yet they're still clinging to their land. Do they really think the imperial court won't dare to kill them?"

"Please give your instructions, Prime Minister."

Du Qi immediately said that he had been fed up with it for a long time and had wanted to vent.

"Go and call the other four heads of the department to discuss the matter."

Xia Song said, "I understand what the Magistrate means. Some deserve to be killed, but we can't kill them all. Otherwise, firstly, it will be difficult to convince the people, and secondly, people will panic and the country will be in turmoil. Therefore, the charges must be investigated. You will then pass on my order to immediately summon the imperial guards from all states to Hangzhou."

As he spoke, he took out the imperial edict and the Privy Council's order in his hands. Only with these two orders could he mobilize the army.

"yes!"

When they saw that Xia Song had brought the military order, everyone immediately became excited.

There are many landlords now, and they really can't do anything relying solely on the troops they have. Everything will be easy once the imperial guards arrive.

The transfer office immediately started operating.

Some people notified people from other government offices to come to a meeting, some people sent express horses to military camps in various places to mobilize troops, and some people blocked the news. Except for a few of these chief officers, no subordinate officials or clerks were allowed to know the inside story.

A few days later, the imperial guards from the surrounding states quickly headed for Hangzhou.

Xia Song held a meeting with the heads of the six departments to decide who to arrest, how to arrest them, how to interrogate them, and how to go to their homes to investigate the situation.

The issues of arresting the serious offenders and letting the minor ones go, how to sentence the offenders, etc. were almost settled, and by April 9th, everything was basically clear.

We have to thank Gong Xu and his team for their petition, which used courtesy before force. The list has been prepared for them, and now it's time to arrest people according to the list.

At noon on the 9th morning, inside the Transport Commissioner's office, Xia Song sat in the main seat in the hall, looking down. He said in a cold voice, "Pass my order. All officials from various departments, including the Imperial Guards, search the entire city to arrest this person. Don't let a single one go!"

"yes!"

Many chief officials including the Transport Commissioner, the Pacifier, the Revenue Commissioner, the Supervisor, the Censorate, and the Imperial City Commissioner responded loudly.

Then, in an instant, more than 10,000 yamen runners and soldiers in the city began to arrest people everywhere!

(End of this chapter)