The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

"What did you say? How is this possible!" He couldn't understand. The five surnames and seven families joined forces to make Jiang Fan desperate.

But how could Jiang Fan have the supplies to quell the unrest, and moreover, quell it from all parts of Dayan at the same time, how is this possible!

However, as soon as he said this, he was suddenly stunned. A bitter smile appeared on his face and he looked up to the sky and sighed.

“Haha… Jiang Fan, I underestimated you! You are setting a trap for me. I am afraid you already knew the means I might use, which is why I am in such a desperate situation.”

Although he is not a very smart person, he is definitely a cunning and sly person.

He soon realized that he had been tricked by Jiang Fan. If his method had worked, Jiang Fan would probably not dare to make such a big move.

After all, if Jiang Fan had no means to quell the unrest, his thundering action would probably not convince the public.

But if Jiang Fan takes out supplies to quell the unrest and then takes thundering action, then Jiang Fan will stand above morality.

Didn't you spread rumors that I sent supplies to the enemy? Are you using military force to expand your resources? I have already given you supplies, and your scheme has not been exposed?

Once Jiang Fan takes out the supplies and turns around to attack them and produce evidence, how can they refute? Even if Jiang Fan kills all the five surnames and seven families, I'm afraid no one will stand up for him.

The naked evidence shows that you five surnames and seven families want to cause trouble, but people are trying to avoid you! Not to mention, Jiang Fan has the ability to make people shut up.

Thinking about how the five surnames and seven families on his side had come together to cause trouble, but were fooled around by them, his face was filled with bitterness. If they had known this would happen, they would have just surrendered obediently.

In this way, they can still survive. After all, although Jiang Fan destroyed the aristocratic families in Daxi, he did not suppress them to death. He always left a way out.

The strategy used is also that of boiling a frog in warm water. Although the Five Surnames and Seven Families are bound to fail under such means, it is still better than destruction.

Just as he was smiling bitterly, a loud noise was heard outside the Cui Mansion, and the entire Cui Mansion was suddenly filled with noise. Then countless figures rushed over here, and the sound of fighting quickly started and disappeared quickly.

Then, Cui saw the Zhenyuan Army soldiers appearing in the courtyard, as well as Jiang Fan, Chu Xinghe, Ning Zhen and others walking in front.

When he saw them appear, Cui Jing's eyes flashed with despair, and he looked at Jiang Fan standing there with a bitter taste in his mouth.

He straightened his clothes and slowly walked over under the cold gazes of Jiang Fan and the others. He bowed respectfully to Jiang Fan.

"Your Majesty, the Prince of Qin has great tactics. I am convinced of my defeat. No wonder Your Majesty is the winner in the end. Haha... Your Majesty is no match for you... If you sit on the throne, the future of Dayan will be promising."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Fan looked coldly at Cui Jing, thinking that this old fellow was still determined to do evil, and even at this point, he still didn't forget to stir up trouble.

If his words were to reach the ears of Emperor Yan, I'm afraid Emperor Yan would also be afraid of Jiang Fan, and might even develop murderous intentions towards Jiang Fan.

After all, which emperor does not have an untouchable reverse scale when it comes to imperial power? Even if Jiang Fan is the heir to the throne, he was chosen by Emperor Yan himself.

But before Emperor Yan abdicated, he still wanted to control the imperial power. Not to mention, Cui said that Emperor Yan was not as good as Jiang Fan. Isn't this a slap in the face of Emperor Yan?

If Emperor Yan was more narrow-minded, he might have really created a rift with Jiang Fan. However, Cui Jing seemed to underestimate Emperor Yan.

After several princes rebelled, Emperor Yan had actually come to terms with it and was even very satisfied with Jiang Fan. Otherwise, he would not have given all the military power to Jiang Fan.

His provocation was really clumsy. Although Emperor Yan was mediocre, he was not a fool.

"Cui Jing, do you think it's still useful to instigate now? Our father is wise and powerful, so you can't say anything about him. Someone... arrest our Lord Cui, seal off Cui's mansion, and when his crime is discovered, he will be executed soon!"

Hearing Jiang Fan's words, Cui Jing's body shook, he looked at Jiang Fan deeply, and was taken away like that.

The entire Cui Mansion was quickly sealed off after being raided by the Zhenyuan Army, and all the people in the Cui Mansion were imprisoned.

In Dayan's prison, Cui saw the other three heads of the five surnames, as well as several representatives of the four families who remained in the capital.

Seeing several people appear, Cui Jing's face was full of bitterness, and the others also looked unwilling and helpless.

However, when several people reacted and did not see the head of the Li family, there was anger and hatred in everyone's eyes.

Li Changgong was not arrested, and they knew that Li Changgong had betrayed them. Unfortunately, it didn't matter what they knew, as this was the path they had chosen.

On this day, the entire capital was shaken, and the people were a little panicked. After all, more than 100,000 troops were dispatched from the entire capital, and more than 100,000 people were arrested. Some important figures were imprisoned in the prison, and several cells in the capital were already full of people.

The cells of Kyoto Prefecture, the Ministry of Justice, and the Dali Temple were all full of people.

The people didn't know what was going on and thought there was some big chaos, but the newspapers revealed the truth.

When he heard that four of the five surnames and seven families were hoarding supplies and falsely accusing the King of Qin, he wanted to make the people live in dire straits and destabilize the country.

The people applauded what happened. Of course, the main reason was that the Five Surnames and Seven Families had caused too much harm to the people.

In fact, the common people have long been terrified when talking about the Five Surnames and Seven Families, especially those children from poor families, who hate the Five Surnames and Seven Families so much that they want to eat their flesh and drink their blood.

The scholars and literati from humble backgrounds were delighted by the imperial court's thunderous measures to take down the Five Surnames and Seven Families. The people in the capital were even more excited.

Of course, among the five surnames and seven families, the Li family still has a good prestige among the people. After all, compared with the children of the other families, the children of the Li family are not known to be evil.

The newspaper said that the Li family helped the King of Qin to quell the chaos and contributed food to help the people tide over the difficulties. The people had a better impression of the Li family.

Jiang Fan also saw Emperor Yan at this time. Regarding Jiang Fan's actions, Emperor Yan just sighed and was helpless. Things have already happened, and he has no way to stop it.

There are nearly half fewer officials in the court today. This turmoil is even greater than the last time the four princes rebelled.

After all, when the Fourth Prince was making his choice, although many officials were implicated, many of them were still pardoned.

But this time, in order to uproot the Five Surnames and Seven Families, nearly half of the officials were directly dismissed from office. Some were even listed as having committed numerous crimes, which meant they would be beheaded.

"Fan'er, what are you going to do next?" Emperor Yan looked at Jiang Fan and said lightly.

"I have already prepared talents to fill the vacancies of local officials. I am also preparing to add some officials to the court. In addition, I would like to ask my father to remove the prime minister system and establish a cabinet system!"

Jiang Fan implemented the cabinet system in Dashi. This system is very good. I believe that Emperor Yan must have received the news.

Therefore, Jiang Fan brought it up. I don't know whether Emperor Yan is willing to carry out drastic reforms.