Every important member of Jiangdong's Five Great Families was executed in a single day!
Blood ran in rivers, and heads rolled!
The heads of the family patriarchs were hung directly above the gates of Jiangdong's provincial capital, beside letters written in blood listing their various crimes.
The news spread like the wind. Flying Eagles filled the sky, beating their wings as they carried word of the extermination of Jiangdong's aristocratic families across the land, causing an uproar.
Throughout the South of the Yangtze Provinces, the aristocratic and wealthy families that received Flying Eagles all paled in shock.
For a time, a storm seemed imminent, and everyone was on edge.
Then, just as the aristocratic families began preparing for the worst and closely watching the Canal Garrison army's movements-
Prince Qi, Lin Hao, took the initiative to visit and summon their representatives.
Unlike his visits to Jiangdong's aristocratic families, however, this time Lin Hao went properly to the local government office and had the Provincial Governor notify the families to send representatives there.
This was also the consensus reached in their discussions. There was no killing off all the aristocratic and wealthy families in the realm as things stood. Using thunderous measures to wipe out some as a warning to the others was acceptable, but turning the blade on all of them would be no different from their earlier sweep across the realm.
After slaughtering those chickens in Jiangdong, what remained was naturally to frighten the monkeys-
"What? My personal arrival doesn't warrant your patriarchs coming in person?"
Inside the Jiangnan Provincial Governor's Office, Lin Hao sat in the seat of honor, looking at the representatives of the various aristocratic families below. He blew on his tea and took a sip.
"Please forgive us, Your Highness. After hearing of the tragedy