"Your Excellency..."

The Grand Secretary waved his hand. "Alright, I won't say any more. I treat you like my own child, the only person I can trust. Now that I've handed this position over to you, I have no more worries. In the years to come, I should do some things I enjoy!"

"Throughout my life, I have walked on thin ice, and I owe it all to Your Excellency's guidance. Without Your Excellency, I would not be where I am today, and without Your Excellency, I would not be able to live out my remaining years! Your Excellency, let me spend the rest of my life by your side."

"Stop! You brat, you've recited the entire 'Memorial to the Throne' from memory!"

The Grand Secretary smiled bitterly and said, "Birth, old age, sickness, and death, joy and sorrow, separation and reunion are all part of human nature. Why be so sad? Everyone must die. In my life, I have lived a life without shame before the country and the people. I am content. You don't want peace and quiet, but this old man does. Young man, hurry up and do your work. Don't bother me anymore!"

Having said that, Hua Zhen naturally couldn't say anything more.

He took a deep breath, stepped back, and slowly bowed down.

"Oh, right! There's one more thing you need to take care of before you leave Beijing!"

The Grand Secretary suddenly remembered something.

Hua Zhen raised his head, and the old man narrowed his old eyes slightly, his gaze sharp as he spoke.

"Besides the eight great clans, there are still some scum and rats that need to be cleaned up, especially the likes of the Wu family, who colluded with the Japanese and acted as traitors. Some of them even planted foreign spies in various departments during their tenure. We didn't do anything before because we didn't want to alert them. Now that the clans have been eliminated and the tide has receded, it's clear who was swimming naked. I'm giving you two days to assist Yandu Prefecture in cleaning them up this time. We must ensure that the likes of the Wu family are thoroughly eliminated. It's better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey!"

With a single order from the Grand Secretary, the largest anti-traitor operation in the history of the Great Xia Dynasty began.

Two days later, the entire capital of Yan was peaceful and quiet, and dawn broke as night fell.