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Chapter 1090: Chapter 127: What
In the capital city, all Southern Wei people except for Prince Wei were arrested, without exception. Before the arrest of the Southern Wei people, they received no warning. When they were detained, they were completely unaware of what was happening. By the time they realized, they had been imprisoned in the Imperial Court of Judicial Review’s large prison.
Suddenly apprehended, the Southern Wei people in the capital had no time to send messages to their kin elsewhere. During this period, many Southern Wei people from other regions have also been arrested. Those detained typically had their homes raided. Then, those who were supposed to be beheaded were beheaded, those destined for exile were exiled, and those condemned to hard labor were put to hard labor.
The faction of Kou Nanyu, which manufactured the Divine Pill, was completely seized by the Dragon Guards. They were taken to the execution ground at the market entrance and beheaded in front of the capital city’s populace.
Upon learning that the lethal Divine Pills were made by these individuals, the citizens of the capital angrily hurled stones, eggs, and rotten vegetable leaves at them, causing them to be bloodied and bruised.
Until the moment of beheading, Kou Nanyu’s faction had no understanding of why they had been captured. Their movements had always been secretive, making it difficult even for their kin to locate them. How could the court’s hounds find them? The greatest mystery to them was why the Court of Judicial Review did not even trial them and directly sentenced them to death. Could it be that the court already knew they were Southern Wei people?
This time, the court’s crackdown on Southern Wei people has led to a reduction of half the Southern Wei people in Great Zhou.
The remaining Southern Wei people, who have not been caught, are terribly frightened, keeping a low profile and trembling in hiding, fearing they might be the next to be apprehended.
The Southern Wei people from foreign nations like the Western Regions and Annan were deeply shocked to learn that their kin from Great Zhou had been captured and killed.
For years, Southern Wei people believed they had concealed themselves well, deceiving the Great Zhou Court. Unexpectedly, the court had always been aware of their existence and had kept track of their movements. If not, why were their kin in Great Zhou suddenly captured?
Realizing that all these years they had been under the surveillance of the Great Zhou Court, the Southern Wei people hiding in foreign nations such as the Western Regions and Johor were both angry, shocked, and fearful. They wanted to return to Great Zhou to rescue their kin, but were afraid that upon return, they too would be captured.
These days have been a nightmare for the Southern Wei people. Those who have not been caught no longer dare to be as arrogant as before, becoming exceedingly honest.
Far away in Swamp Prefecture, upon hearing that the Imperial Court ordered the arrest of Southern Wei people, Zhao Yao also began to cleanse the Southern Wei people hiding throughout Lingnan.
Song Dachuan, who had long pledged allegiance to Zhao Yao, was now extremely thankful for his wise decision at the time; otherwise, he would have already lost his head.
His family inland had also been captured, but thanks to Zhao Yao’s plea, his family ultimately remained unharmed. However, Zhao Yao saving his family wasn’t without conditions; the condition was that his entire family would work for him. His family continued to surveil the Southern Wei people closely for him.
Having walked through the Gate of Hell after being detained in the large prison, Song Dachuan’s family was no longer willing to risk their lives for the Southern Wei people. For the sake of their entire family’s lives, they willingly became people of Prince Han, serving him diligently.
Since the Southern Wei people in Lingnan were completely seized, Song Dachuan couldn’t stay in Swamp Prefecture, so Zhao Yao arranged for him to "escape" to Annan, allowing him to join the Southern Wei people in Annan.
Song Dachuan’s acting skills were quite good, successfully being accepted by the Southern Wei people in Annan.
At this moment, inside Prince Wei Mansion in the capital city.
Wei Yan, kneeling on the ground, wailed in despair, his sobs so pitiful that even Yu Hai, who always disliked him, couldn’t help but feel sympathy.
"My lord, our decades of efforts have been destroyed." Wei Yan was lucky; when the capital was arresting Southern Wei people, he was in the Western Regions dealing with business, thus escaping disaster. Otherwise, he would have already faced his forefathers. "Decades of hard work ruined..." Saying this, he was utterly overcome by tears.
Prince Wei remained indifferent to Wei Yan’s cries and sorrow. He asked coldly, "Blame whom?"
Wei Yan recalled that their misfortune this time was caused by Kou Nanyu’s faction making the Divine Pill, and his expression immediately turned fierce.
"Kou Nanyu!!!" Were it not for the court already beheading Kou Nanyu and his faction, Wei Yan would have torn them apart with his own hands.
Prince Wei coldly looked at the enraged Wei Yan with a sarcastic tone: "You were aware of Kou Nanyu making the Divine Pill."
The words caused Wei Yan to freeze instantly. His eyes darted evasively before he immediately denied: "My lord, I was unaware of this."
"You weren’t aware?" Prince Wei raised his eyebrows with a cold laugh and said, "If not for your help, could Kou Nanyu’s Divine Pill have been sold to the Western Regions?"