boom!
The incredibly thick gate of the Third Prince's residence shattered with a deafening roar, turning into countless fragments that flew rapidly into the residence.
Guo Jingfei charged into the Third Prince's residence, taking the lead.
The Ninth Prince's guards stormed into the Third Prince's residence from all directions, and any guards who dared to resist were utterly killed.
Although the numbers seem similar, the Ninth Prince's guards also numbered five thousand, as did the Third Prince's guards.
However, the gap between the two is enormous.
Most of the guards of the Ninth Prince's residence were truly elite soldiers that Guo Jingfei had just selected from the Imperial Guard. There were quite a few of them at the ranks of captain, colonel, lieutenant general, and deputy general.
There are dozens of martial artists at the Innate Realm level.
They were all witnesses who saw firsthand how Li Jing killed Empress Murong Qing, a Nascent Soul Realm expert, with a single sword strike, thus establishing his rule over the world.
His loyalty to Li Jing was also extremely high.
It is conceivable that these people would be given important positions after Li Jing ascended the throne.
At this moment, who isn't giving it their all?
In no time, the entire Third Prince's residence had been completely taken over.
Only a few dozen elite guards from the Third Prince's residence protected the five princes: the Third Prince Li Cheng, the Fourth Prince Li Hong, the Fifth Prince Li Yan, the Sixth Prince Li Yang, and the Eighth Prince Li Si.
"Guo Jingfei, you have the audacity to break into my residence! Aren't you afraid that my father will exterminate your entire family if he finds out?"
The Third Prince, Li Cheng, glared angrily at Guo Jingfei and said furiously.
The Fourth Prince Li Hong and others also stared at Guo Jingfei with murderous intent.
"His Majesty passed away ten years ago. You don't even know that, yet you still want to fight for the throne?"
"How ridiculous!"
Guo Jingfei shook his head and sighed.
"..."
The Third Prince Li Cheng and the others stared at Guo Jingfei in astonishment, completely unable to believe it was true.
My father died ten years ago?
Was the so-called ten-year seclusion all a lie?
"You have committed countless evil deeds over the years. Even if you did not plot a rebellion, you will not be spared today!"
"If you live, the souls of the people who died at your hands will never be able to find peace!"
"kill!"
Guo Jingfei shouted, and the halberd in his hand was already charging towards the Third Prince Li Cheng and the others.
He was shocked when he saw the information on the Third Prince Li Cheng and others. He never thought that none of these princes were easy to deal with, and that each of them had countless blood on their hands.
It's just that each of these people holds a prestigious position and has a powerful background, which is why they haven't been exposed yet.
Of course, no one dared to expose it.
Therefore, when he learned that the Third Prince Li Cheng had summoned the Fourth Prince Li Hong and others to the Third Prince's residence, the divine strategist Yan Changqing made a decisive decision and ordered Guo Jingfei to lead the Ninth Prince's guards to kill them.
After all, keeping these wicked people around will only cause trouble sooner or later.
"Ridiculous, truly ridiculous! As princes of the Yan Kingdom, this entire world belongs to the Li family. What is there that we cannot do?"
"Brothers, let's fight! If we can break out, we still have a chance to take back this land!"
The Third Prince, Li Cheng, gave the Fourth Prince, Li Hong, and the others a pep talk. He drew his sword, seemingly heading towards Guo Jingfei, but actually dodged in another direction, trying to escape.
However, the Fourth Prince Li Hong and the others were not stimulated by his pep talk at all, and they all fled in different directions.
However, with their limited strength, how could they possibly escape from Guo Jingfei?
Every time Guo Jingfei made a move, at least several people were killed by the halberd in his hand.
In just a short while, the Third Prince Li Cheng and the others had all been killed.
"Reporting to the commander, all those who dared to resist in the entire Third Prince's residence have been executed, and a total of 5,792 people have been captured."
A deputy general at the Great Perfection of the Innate Realm appeared in front of Guo Jingfei and bowed to him.
These more than 5,000 people included soldiers of the Third Prince's guards, as well as eunuchs, servants, maids, and so on.
“Leave a thousand men to watch over these people, and hand them over to the Beijing garrison soldiers to escort them to the Jingzhao Prefecture once they arrive.”
Guo Jingfei pondered for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "The rest of you, follow me back to the manor to report."
He didn't need to bring anyone to the residences of the Fourth Prince, Fifth Prince, Sixth Prince, and Eighth Prince.
These four mansions were all captured by the Jingzhao Yin (Prefect of the Capital) and his troops under the command of Gu Zhiyun.
After all, Li Jing had assigned 50,000 soldiers from the capital garrison to Gu Zhiyun, the Prefect of Jingzhao, to be in charge of maintaining order in the capital. Now was the time for Gu Zhiyun to make a difference.
When Guo Jingfei arrived at the Third Prince's residence, he had already sent someone to the Jingzhao Prefecture to inform Gu Zhiyun to take action together.
"promise!"
The lieutenant responded with a firm and resounding voice.
Guo Jingfei strode towards the outside of the Third Prince's residence.
The guards of the Ninth Prince's residence all followed and left together, leaving only a thousand men to guard the prisoners of the Third Prince's residence.
The Ninth Prince's Residence, Pavilion.
"Your Highness, the Minister of Personnel, the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Revenue, the Minister of War, the Left Vice Minister of Rites, the Right Vice Minister of Works, the Right Vice Minister of Personnel, the Right Vice Minister of Revenue, the Right Vice Minister of War, as well as the secretaries of various ministries, the censors of the Censorate, and so on, totaling fifty-seven people."
"These people are all truly corrupt officials, and also henchmen of the Third Prince Li Cheng and others. Should we take this opportunity to eliminate them all in one fell swoop?"
"If we get rid of all these people, then the atmosphere in the Yan court will surely be cleansed up in one fell swoop!"
Yan Changqing handed a list to Li Jing and said.
This was compiled by Yan Changqing from the information on civil and military officials in the Tianji Pavilion. There are fifty-seven civil and military officials involved in Yanjing City alone.
This does not include the civil and military officials from various parts of Yan, nor the military governors of Jingzhou, Yuwen Xiao, and Jiangzhou, Ye Mingyu, and others.
What is Mr. Yan's opinion?
Li Jing frowned and said.
He never imagined that the Yan court had degenerated to such an extent.
His concern was that if all these people were eliminated, the Yan court would be greatly affected.
"I believe that malignant tumors must be removed sooner or later, and it's better to remove them sooner rather than later!"
"According to the information from the Tianji Pavilion, there are still quite a few talented people among the lower-level officials of the Yan Kingdom. These people may not be able to take on important responsibilities immediately, but promoting some of them would be enough to maintain the stability of the court."
Yan Changqing said with a solemn expression.
"Alright, with Mr. Yan's words, I can rest assured."
Li Jing stood up and said in a deep voice, "Guards!"
A guard from the Ninth Prince's residence arrived at the pavilion and respectfully said, "Your subordinate is here."
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