Great Xia: At the start, summon the Net of Heaven to suppress the martial arts world.

"In that case, let's settle this matter as such, and implement it immediately after the Zhenwu Division matter is resolved."

"In the next few days, let's see if there are any powerful families or clans that are interested in joining the Great Xia."

Upon seeing this, Xia Taige immediately made the decision.

Of course, not all the powerful families and clans were traitors; there were certainly some who were loyal to the Great Xia.

Xia Taige would certainly not do something like a one-size-fits-all approach, otherwise it would chill the hearts of all the families in the world.

Those who deserve punishment should be punished, and those who deserve reward should be rewarded.

After finalizing the matter, Xia Taige turned his gaze to Cang He and Yuan Tiangang, and after a moment's thought, he spoke again, giving his instructions:

"Yuan Tiangang, you will be personally in charge of eliminating the powerful clans!"

"The Zhenwu Division, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the royal experts, and all personnel of the Tianji Pavilion are all under your command!"

"Jia Xu assisted Yuan Tiangang in handling this matter!"

"I have only one goal: to eradicate the powerful clans as quickly and cleanly as possible!"

As soon as Xia Taige finished speaking, everyone immediately responded in unison!

"Yes! I will remember!"

Thus, the fate of some aristocratic families was definitively decided within the Imperial Study.

It can be implemented once the affairs of the Zhenwu Division in the martial arts world are settled.

A massive upheaval will sweep across the entire Great Xia Dynasty.

Inside the Zhenwu Division, Zhao Gao looked at the information coming from various places and couldn't help but smile.

With Donghuang Taiyi's intervention, his power overwhelmed the entire martial arts world.

Some martial arts sects that were previously undecided began to submit to the Zhenwu Division after last night's events.

After all, any sect fears that Donghuang Taiyi might personally come knocking one day, at which point it might be too late to surrender.

With Donghuang Taiyi's intervention, the work of Zhenwu Division has been significantly advanced.

Of the ten sects that Zhao Gao is currently paying close attention to, apart from the Misty Pavilion, the Limitless Palace, and the Lingyun Sect, only two of the remaining seven have not yet registered with the Zhenwu Division.

The Xuanzong Sect ranked second, and the Yishan Sect ranked sixth.

Zhao Gao was quite knowledgeable about the Yishan School.

Yishan is located within Xu'an Prefecture, southwest of the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty, bordering the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Moreover, the Li family, one of the four great families, is also located here.

Even without seeing the messages from the Zhenwu Division's spies, Zhao Gao knew in his heart that the Li family must be behind it.

Unlike the other three great families, the Li family did not pay much attention to the affairs of the imperial court in the capital.

His disciples were not allowed to take up positions in the capital, but were instead scattered throughout the southern part of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Subsequently, they even sent people to establish the Yishan Sect, one of the so-called Ten Great Sects of the Great Xia Dynasty.

In recent years, the Yishan Sect has been sending imperial disciples through the Li family's students in various parts of the south, and its ranking among the top ten sects of the Great Xia Dynasty has been steadily rising.

Although the sect's power is not particularly strong, its potential is unmatched by the other major sects.

It seems that if the Zhenwu Division hadn't suddenly taken this step, the Yishan Sect would have grown even stronger in the future.

The news sent back by the secret agents of Zhenwu Division even claimed that the Li family was using the name of Yiyishan Sect to secretly cultivate a large number of assassins.

It goes without saying that the Li family's ambitions are enormous.

As for Emperor Xuanzong, there is very little information about him within the Zhenwu Division.

Among the ten major sects of the Great Xia Dynasty, the Xuan Sect is the most mysterious.

People only know that the sect has been established for over a hundred years, but they don't even know the personnel structure within the sect.

Moreover, Emperor Xuanzong never accepted many disciples; only a few exceptionally talented young people would receive an invitation from him.

Ordinary people don't even know the exact location of Emperor Xuanzong.

Throughout the years, Emperor Xuanzong rarely traveled within the territory of the Great Xia Dynasty, and his men never descended the mountain unless absolutely necessary.

Even for the secret agents of the Zhenwu Division hidden within the Xuanzong sect, it was extremely difficult to pass messages to the Zhenwu Division.

Currently, the Zhenwu Division has received very little intelligence.

Even now, Zhao Gao only knows that the sect leader of his Xuanzong sect is a powerful expert at the peak of the Grandmaster realm, but he does not even know his name.

Yesterday, Zhao Gao even went to the Tianji Pavilion, hoping to learn some information about Emperor Xuanzong from them.

However, according to calculations by an elder of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, the effect was minimal.

Based on various circumstances, Zhao Gao even began to suspect that there might be a master at the terrestrial immortal level within the Xuanzong sect.

Otherwise, based on the calculations of an elder of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, there's no way they wouldn't know the specifics of the Xuanzong sect.

After returning home, Zhao Gao personally consulted some ancient books, but there was very little information about Emperor Xuanzong in them.

The more this was the case, the more curious Zhao Gao became.

Given Xuanzong's current situation, asking him to register at the Zhenwu Division branch would be even more difficult than annihilating his sect.

How could a sect that has always maintained its secrecy easily reveal its secrets to the Zhenwu Division?

Unfortunately, time was running out, and in order not to affect Xia Taige's subsequent plans, Zhao Gao and Xiaoyaozi discussed for a while and then decided to go to Xuanzong in person.

~~~

The next morning.

Xia Taige had just gotten up when she saw Cao Zhengchun rushing in from outside.

"Your Majesty, according to the news that just arrived, these powerful clans have begun to make their move!"

"The Zhao family of Changning publicly issued a proclamation, detailing the three major crimes of the imperial court."

"Subsequently, some prominent families in various regions responded immediately, and many families have publicly supported this matter."

"Today, the price of grain and some other goods has risen by nearly 30%!"

"Within the cabinet, dozens of memorials have been received from officials requesting His Majesty to rescind his decree!"

Cao Zhengchun reported all the intelligence he had just obtained to Xia Taige.

Upon hearing this, Xia Taige couldn't help but sneer. He was all too familiar with the methods used by these powerful families and clans.

They just sent their family members away yesterday, and today they immediately joined forces to deal with the imperial court. They've acted quite quickly.

"Have any messages come back from the Zhenwu Division's spies? How could the Zhao family of Changning have such audacity?" Xia Taige asked Cao Zhengchun casually.

"Your Majesty, we did receive a report yesterday. According to a secret agent, members of the Li family came to the Zhao family's residence late at night and plotted for an hour. The specific details are still unknown."

Upon hearing this, Xia Taige immediately understood.

Given the audacity of the Zhao family of Changning, they would not dare to make such a spectacle.

With none of the four major families making a statement, some powerful clans that are weaker than the four major families naturally would not step forward on their own.

Moreover, with the imperial court currently at its peak of power, if no one were to back up the Zhao family of Changning, they wouldn't dare to claim the top spot even if they had a lot of guts.

"God will destroy them, but He will first make them glorious!"

"No need to intervene for now, let it jump around a bit more."

Xia Taige was very curious about how many powerful families would jump out and oppose the court if it hadn't intervened.