Cleansing the country

Reports piled up day after day along send by the royal consuls mixed with Pei Jin reports. It was a massacre, almost all the people from those region as along as having slightest involvement were killed .

Their houses thoroughly raided, properties seized. Before the punishment each one was paraded infront of people who were now in much better condition. Then after parading they were beheaded their family members sent to servants.

The common people sang praises of the emperor as a benevolent and wise ruler while Yusheng was praised as a saint. With enough food to eat, clothes to wear and money to survive all these people cried of joy and knelt towards the direction of capital.

Each physician had done best to treat their ailments and injuries. With best quality herbs they were livelier, the best gift was the livestock's provided by medicine valley easing their worries till the drought passes.

The soldiers were happy and in spirit after being fed full, with new weapons, their heart at ease for their families were provided. They thanked many times to emperor and were determined to fight for their country.

While the capital was in total chaos. Each day a noble was found guilty to capital punishment and like emperor had said were not allowed to plead for guilty. The tension and fear thick in the air.

Third prince was worried as he was loosing his supporters while the people themselves were like dried skeletons from all the stress. Many regretted from the bottom of their heart, but it was too late and they knew it.

Today it was not one but three clans that was paraded in the city till they reached the place to be beheaded. Assistant minister of household Bai Qi, Assistant minister of Justice Cao Teng and Fan Ju previous head of imperial clan were lined up in row for capital punishment. Beside their weded daughters every single male of age were to be killed, the ladies were to be sent to serve as servants or prostitutes, young children were exiled to farthest place where they will be monks.

Third prince and prime minister felt helpless and utterly crushed from loosing their strongest allies. But thankfully that they were not dragged.

One by one all heads were separated from their body infront of Pei Jin who seemed like a grim reaper. Adding another three days he had successfully managed to kill the people involved in the matter.

Large amount of money and properties were seized and sent to state treasury. With this macabre coming to end. The entire court was cleansed only leaving minister of finance, prime minister and third prince and that too because of Yusheng.

Duke ying was thankful that he had not dipped his hands for he would too have reached Yama by now. Bai lan had fainted from the news while Zhou Xuan was jumping with joy. Song hui was utterly pinched and humiliated by his two wives.

The examination was just a week away and now with his father in law being a beheaded criminal he didn't know how to face the crowd.

Third prince and prime minister has raised their effort to find the person feeling all anxious and nervous as he was their last chance of salvation. Then suddenly lighting their hope they received the message "be calm as at the gathering of four countries will Pei Jin breathe his last, the person in the throne will definetly be you."

With the message they calmed their restless heart, waiting for the day to come. Emperor was pleased with the situation the state treasury had been filled to brim, the cities and people have been rescued, the army was back to full spirit. Now he was waiting for their return so he could give one particular loach his death.