The empress is from the Rong family. How could she stand by and watch the emperor take action against them without intervening?
Thinking about the crimes committed by the five families, he sighed.
With such serious charges, the empress could only prioritize the greater good and wouldn't support them. He was having wishful thinking.
Three days later, the heads of the five families were beheaded in the market square of Luzhou. Their families were exiled, and their properties were confiscated.
The five families disappeared from Luzhou, and many opium dens and gambling houses in the city vanished overnight. The air cleared considerably.
Families that had been harmed by drugs all smiled, weeping at their doorsteps.
They thanked heaven, righteous officials, and the emperor for finally bringing justice.