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"Your Majesty is wiser than any ancient sage ruler. I will return and instruct my sons to be loyal to the king and never fail His Majesty's great kindness." Zhao Ning kowtowed again.
Liu Hong laughed and said, "Alright, then you should go back and make arrangements. The imperial edict will be delivered to you soon."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I shall take my leave."
Led by the young eunuch, Zhao Ning and the other two excitedly left the palace.
The news they brought from the palace thoroughly shocked all the powerful families around Luoyang, and even spread to other regions.
In an instant, all the powerful landlords and tycoons did everything in their power to find connections and people to donate money and grain to the emperor in order to secure a spot in the "Imperial Guard" for their own descendants.
Meanwhile, Yang Qiu was not idle these past two days either. Based on the previous investigation and reports from some powerful landlords, he began to arrest the family members and officials of Wang Fu and his gang who were involved in extortion.
In just three days, they were all arrested, including those who had forced donations in Liu Hong's name and the family property they had embezzled and accepted bribes over the years. A total of nearly 2 billion yuan in cash and grain was seized.
Numerous irrefutable pieces of evidence were laid out before Liu Hong.
"Yuan Chang, issue an order to the Ministry of Personnel to immediately draft an edict to mobilize the Imperial Guards and the Tiger Guards to enter the palace and eliminate the treacherous officials. Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"
"promise!"
"Furthermore, please invite the Grand Tutor, Grand Commandant, and Minister of Works to the palace."
Holding the accounts in his hand, Liu Hong was immediately enraged. These parasites, every day they were delayed in being eradicated, would cause more harm to the Han Dynasty.
On the other side, as Yang Qiu arrested his men one by one, Wang Fu and his group finally realized something was wrong. If they waited any longer, it might be their turn soon.
Both sides then immediately began their respective actions.
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