Liang Jiugong did not dare to delay and began to search house by house according to Kangxi's instructions.

In order to reduce the impact, Liang Jiugong first searched the residences of those marginal managers.

But after searching only a few courtyards, Liang Jiugong could no longer continue the search.

The reason was simple: the soldiers in charge of the search took all the small but valuable items they saw into their arms.

After seeing several people do this with his own eyes, Liang Jiugong suddenly saw Kangxi's expressionless face.

He took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and stopped the search. He asked the imperial guards who followed him to arrest those soldiers, drag them into the yard, and search them in front of everyone.

Items found include but are not limited to gold and silver ingots, mutton-fat jade rings, gemstone rings, and various jade ornaments.

These few people alone secretly collected more than ten valuable items.

Liang Jiugong suppressed his anger and said to the superiors of the soldiers in a cold tone,

"Lord Hesheli, right? Don't blame me for not reminding you. Everything that happened today was ordered by His Majesty himself. It's not worth it to risk your life for such a small profit!"

Hesheli Ling'e was still feeling a bit guilty, but after hearing Liang Jiugong's rude words, his face darkened. However, the ones who did something wrong were his own soldiers, so he had no way to refute them. He could only yell at them,

"With Eunuch Liang watching over you, how dare you hide the stolen goods? If you're still dishonest, I won't mind chopping off your hands and feet and throwing them to the dogs!"

On the surface, he was scolding the soldiers for their dishonest behavior, but in reality, he was openly trying to defame Liang Jiugong.

Liang Jiugong hadn't seen such blatant eye drops for many years. The corner of his eye twitched for a moment, and just as he was about to speak, the first-class imperial guard behind him stepped forward first.

Zhaojia Jilezhang'a stood in front of Liang Jiugong and looked at Ling'e expressionlessly.

"Master Hesheli has spoken. If you don't carry it out, you will be suspected of shielding your subordinates. I know you can't do it, so I will do it for you."

Ling'e's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. When he was about to say something, Jile Zhang'a waved his hand and glanced at him coldly.

"I advise you to shut up and watch carefully. Don't think that just because you have a blood relationship with Suo Zhongtang, you don't know your place!"

Ling'e's heart tightened and sweat immediately broke out on his forehead.

Seeing this, Liang Jiugong's unhappiness disappeared completely.

It seems that the emperor really had a backup plan. If he had turned a blind eye just now, I'm afraid that after the Imperial Household Department was raided, he would be held accountable next.

But even if Jilezhang'a didn't take action, he would not let Ling'e ride on his head and shit on him.

He is just a small-time dusi, relying on the fact that he is Soetu's cousin to show off his power. Even if he arrests Ling'e and throws him into the cell today, no one would dare to say a word against him!

Jilezhang'a pointed randomly among those people, and the subordinates behind him stepped forward without saying a word and controlled the person he pointed at.

The man finally got a little scared at this moment.

"What are you doing?! What are you doing! My lord, I know I'm wrong, I know I'm wrong... My lord! Save me!"

Jilezhang'a acted as if he didn't hear anything. He drew the knife from his waist and chopped off both of his hands with a clean and decisive move.

Blood splattered everywhere, and those who were close to it inevitably got some of it on their bodies.

Two drops also hung on Jilezhang'a's face, but he wiped them off without any care.

“Ahhhhhh!”

The terrifying screams echoed in the empty courtyard, and all the onlookers couldn't help but shiver.

Seeing this, the remaining soldiers immediately knelt down with their legs weak.

"Please spare my life, sir! I will never dare to do it again!"

"Sir! I was possessed by a demon for a moment. Please have mercy on me!"

"Master Dusi, please say something. I don't want my hands to be chopped off..."

Voices of begging for mercy and repentance came one after another, and there was even a fishy smell coming from several people. The corner of Jilezhang'a's mouth twitched for a moment, and he turned away in disgust.

"Drag them all out, and according to Lord Hesheli's orders, throw their severed hands and feet out to feed the dogs!"

"yes!"

Ling'e looked a little dazed, and only came to his senses after several of his subordinates were pulled out.

Looking at Jilezhang'a, whose face was still stained with blood, Ling'e was so scared that his throat tightened and he couldn't say a word.

As Jilezhang'a said, his great-great-grandfather was Hesheli Xifu, Sony's uncle. He was considered a branch of the Hesheli family, but if he did not have the ability, he would not be able to sit in the position of the fourth-rank Dusi.

Although he usually does not take his colleagues of the same official position seriously, it does not mean that he cannot understand the situation.

Liang Jiugong is a favorite of the emperor, but his hands cannot reach the army, so he can openly flatter Liang Jiugong, but the Jilezhang'a in front of him is a first-class guard.

His rank alone was two levels higher than his, so Ling'e quickly realized the situation and realized that the current situation was no longer something he could intervene in.

Jilezhang'a glanced at everyone around him, then snorted coldly.

"I'm giving you a chance. Honestly hand over everything you've hidden, and I'll forgive you. If you don't, and I find out, your fate will be even worse than those people out there!"

After he finished speaking, all the officers and soldiers present looked at Ling'e's expression without exception.

Ling'e's face changed.

"Why are you all looking at me? Why don't you hand over all the hidden things?!"

Everyone then stepped forward and threw all the valuables they had found into the box.

Jilezhang'a glanced at Ling'e with a smile, but ultimately said nothing.

In a job like this where the property is confiscated, it is common for subordinates to keep the property for themselves, but this time Ling'e's appetite was a bit too big.

He dares to go against the order given by the emperor himself. He must be tired of living!

After this incident, the subsequent search went much more smoothly.

After searching the steward's residence, Liang Jiugong sent people to transport the large boxes back to the palace.

Next is the official chief steward of the seven departments and three courts.

When Liang Jiugong led people to search the houses, all the major bondservant families and concubines in the palace also received the news. An atmosphere of panic swept across the entire upper three banners in just one night.

The rain fell intermittently all night long, and the next morning, there was still scattered mist in the air.