Prince Kang's vision went black. No longer caring about his dignity as a prince, he slammed his head against the floor before the two pavilion elders.
The advisers behind Prince Kang also realized that Gao Mo's words had not meant sparing the prince's descendants. He intended to wipe out every last person in Prince Kang's Residence!
Only then did they suddenly feel that far too many people had died in Ding Prefecture, and that those responsible had gone too far.
Until the blade fell on their own flesh, they would never feel the pain.
"Please, pavilion elders, show mercy! Spare this lowly man's descendants! Even one branch of the family will do. Just one branch, just one branch..."
Prince Kang kowtowed frantically.
He Qionghai said coldly, "When you go underground and meet those people who burned to death, ask them whether a branch should be spared! Guards, take him away and seal his mouth!"
The Grand Academicians stepped forward like the strongest soldiers, personally taking Prince Kang into custody and sealing his mouth.
At the same time, battle cries rang out beyond Prince Kang's Residence. Then the outer walls of the entire residence were leveled, and members of the Hall of Punishment and the War Hall charged inside to make arrests. Anyone who showed the slightest intention of resisting was deemed a threat and killed on the spot.
A quarter of an hour later, the Hall of Punishment formally announced that someone in Prince Kang's Residence had colluded with the Rebel Species. Clear evidence proved that Prince Kang had maintained trade relations with the Rebel Species and served as their protective umbrella. Although he had not directly joined forces with them, he had indirectly enabled their involvement in the Ding Prefecture Rebellion. His crimes were heinous, and he would immediately