In the capital city, all Southern Wei people except for Prince Wei were arrested, without exception. Before the arrest of the Southern Wei people, they received no warning. When they were detained, they were completely unaware of what was happening. By the time they realized, they had been imprisoned in the Imperial Court of Judicial Review's large prison.
Suddenly apprehended, the Southern Wei people in the capital had no time to send messages to their kin elsewhere. During this period, many Southern Wei people from other regions have also been arrested. Those detained typically had their homes raided. Then, those who were supposed to be beheaded were beheaded, those destined for exile were exiled, and those condemned to hard labor were put to hard labor.
The faction of Kou Nanyu, which manufactured the Divine Pill, was completely seized by the Dragon Guards. They were taken to the execution ground at the market entrance and beheaded in front of the capital city's populace.
