That night, the capital was thrown into chaos.
The prefectural magistrate's yamen runners, who were always weak and incompetent and considered useless, suddenly broke into the residences of more than ten high-ranking officials in the capital.
These constables, whom the people of the capital thought only knew how to patrol the streets and drive away beggars, and who would avoid even the servants of high-ranking officials, suddenly unleashed a terrifying fighting power.
Faced with those high-ranking officials' lackeys who opened the door and started shouting insults.
Without uttering a single word, the prefectural magistrate and his yamen runners cleared a path with their long swords.
Those who tried to stop them all perished under the blade.
Among these people, the highest-ranking official was Liu Liyi, the head of the Dayang Casting Bureau.
Upon hearing that a large number of the prefectural governor's men had dared to storm into the mansion, Liu Liyi flew into a rage and strode out.
He pointed at a large group of prefectural officials and their men, and loudly questioned them.
"I am the head of the Great Yang Foundry, a high-ranking official of the first rank. How dare you trespass on my residence? Do you intend to rebel?"
But when faced with his questioning, the constables remained expressionless and cold.
Qi Shanlin, who always appeared weak, slowly stepped out carrying a long sword.
He brandished the long sword in his hand at Liu Liyi.
"Is this a long sword?"
After saying that, he shook his head.
"No, this is the law of the Great Yang Kingdom, representing the imperial power of the Great Yang."
"I am the Prefect of the Capital, and everything in the capital except the Imperial Palace is under my jurisdiction."
"Whoever I say is guilty, is guilty."
As he spoke, he pointed the cold tip of the knife at Liu Liyi.
"Now, I declare you guilty of heinous crimes."
“You may resist arrest, but your body will still be thrown into the prefect’s prison.”
As soon as Qi Shanlin uttered those cold words, Liu Liyi instantly flew into a rage and charged forward.
"A mere prefect of the capital dares to speak so arrogantly? I refuse to believe you would dare to lay a finger on me..."
Just as Liu Liyi stepped forward with the imposing aura of a first-rank official...
A flash of light appeared.
puff!
The head of Liu Liyi, a high-ranking official, was severed instantly, rolled twice on the ground, and then remained motionless.
Even in his severed eyes, the arrogance unique to a high-ranking official remained.
Qi Shanlin flicked the blood off his longsword and glanced disdainfully at Liu Liyi's head.
"A first-rank official, is that so impressive?"
He then glanced at the majestic palace in the distance, bathed in the night sky.
"You can't stop the prince from killing the people he wants to kill."
He then waved to the constables behind him.
"The evidence against Liu Liyi for treason is irrefutable; the entire prefecture has been wiped out."
He then pulled out a stack of letters from his pocket, the ink still wet, and tossed them to the person beside him.
"This is evidence of treason; keep it safe."
In just half an hour, Liu Liyi, a high-ranking official of the Dayang Dynasty and head of the Casting Bureau, was executed along with his entire family.
Then came the next one.
An hour later, the gate of the residence of the Left Chief of the Dayang Rongwei Division was violently smashed open.
A large number of officials and yamen runners drove more than ten fully loaded carriages into the prefectural residence.
The Military Guard Division was responsible for the mobilization of troops and the appointment of military officers nationwide.
Apart from the head of the main office, the head of the left office is the most respected.
The Left Chief of the Rongwei Division had already entered the core of power in Dayang.
Compared to Liu Liyi, the Left Chief of the Rongwei Division held a much higher position and more than several times the power.
However, the mansion of such a high-ranking and powerful person was still forcibly broken into by the prefect's yamen runners.
As they broke down the door, the Left Chief of the Military Guards arrived quickly.
"Qi Shanlin, what do you want to do?"
Faced with the questioning from this powerful figure, Qi Shanlin quickly bowed and paid his respects.
"Reporting to Chief Zuo, a batch of smuggled military equipment was seized some time ago, but the mastermind behind the smuggling has not been found."
He shook his head helplessly after saying that.
"As you know, smuggling weapons is the same crime as treason. If this case cannot be solved, I'm afraid I'll lose my position as the Prefect of the Capital."
Upon hearing this, the Left Chief of the Military Guard frowned.
"What does this have to do with you breaking into my mansion in the middle of the night? If you can't give me a reason today, I can get you fired and imprisoned without even being held accountable by the higher-ups..."
No sooner had the Left Chief of the Military Guard finished speaking than Qi Shanlin suddenly grinned.
"How can it be that it's not a problem?"
"If these weapons are found in your residence, then this case will be solved."
Then he waved his hand behind him.
"Unload and store!"
Upon hearing Qi Shanlin's words, the Left Chief of the Military Guard was immediately enraged.
"You dare to frame me?"
"Men, seize him!"
Qi Shanlin sighed softly as he watched the servants of the Left Division Chief rushing towards him and his men.
"You've committed crimes tantamount to treason, so why are you still so angry?"
But after he finished speaking, the look in his eyes suddenly became sharp.
"The Left Chief of the Rongwei Division is guilty of smuggling military equipment, which is equivalent to treason. Despite the conclusive evidence, he still attempted to kill the official to silence him. His crime is unforgivable."
"Let's do it!"
Overnight, the capital city underwent a dramatic transformation.
Fourteen high-ranking officials' residences were massacred, with no survivors.
And all of these people have the same crime.
He was accused of treason and collusion with the enemy, and the evidence was conclusive.
Even more coincidentally, the fourteen people who accused Ye Boqi of an unforgivable crime of beating the Sixth Prince were direct descendants of these fourteen mansions.
The Department of Punishments only received the news at the stroke of dawn.
But when they arrived, not only were the fourteen mansions turned into a wasteland, but the process of confiscating their property had also been completed.
This instantly enraged the head of the Department of Punishments.
This is absolutely outrageous!
A mere prefect of the capital city dared to massacre the residences of fourteen high-ranking officials in a single night.
Who gave him that right?
Who gave him the guts?
Did Qi Shanlin not know that these people were all secretly supported by the royal family?
What does he want to do?
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