The Su family and the Xie family were tied together. Fortunately, the Shen family and the Xie family were incompatible like fire and water. Otherwise, they would really become a huge problem for Emperor Wen Hui. If what the Su and Xie families said was true, after killing the Shen family, there would be no one in Ming Qi who could counterbalance the combined power of the Su and Xie families.
For the first time, Emperor Wen Hui felt like he was in a difficult position. He just wanted to take back a portion of Shen Xin's military power. With the Shen family around, Su Xie could be kept in check, but now, no one was willing to speak up for Shen Xin. Emperor Wen Hui felt a headache coming on.
He slowly asked, "Kill his entire family?"
Generally speaking, from the tone with which the emperor asked this question, the officials could tell that something was wrong. However, for some reason, Xie Ding pretended not to know and replied, "Yes!"
