▁were ▁closed ▁with ▁some ▁ 6 0 0 ▁of ▁them ▁still ▁tra pped ▁inside , ▁and ▁the ▁Sh ence ▁Army ▁soldiers ▁sla ugh tered ▁them . ▁ ▁Q iu ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁e un uchs ▁also ▁sent ▁Sh ence ▁Army ▁soldiers ▁to ▁close ▁all ▁gates ▁to ▁the ▁imperial ▁city ▁and ▁enter ▁various ▁government al ▁offices ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁officials . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁officials ▁and ▁their ▁gu ards , ▁and ▁civ ili ans ▁who ▁happened ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁offices , ▁were ▁all ▁sla ugh tered ▁— ▁over ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁people . ▁ ▁Vari ous ▁files , ▁se als , ▁books , ▁and ▁other ▁equipment ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁were ▁destroyed ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁ ▁The ▁e un uchs ▁also ▁sent ▁caval ry ▁soldiers ▁outside ▁the ▁imperial ▁city ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁capture ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁fled . ▁ ▁Sh u ▁Yu any u ▁was ▁captured ▁after ▁he ▁changed ▁into ▁civil ian ▁clothes ▁and ▁got ▁on ▁a ▁horse ▁to ▁fle e ▁out ▁of ▁An h ua ▁Gate ▁( ). ▁ ▁Wang ▁Ya , ▁who ▁was ▁in ▁his ▁ 7 0 s , ▁walked ▁to ▁a ▁tea ▁shop ▁at ▁Y ong ch ang ▁District ▁( ), ▁and ▁was ▁captured ▁there . ▁ ▁The ▁soldiers ▁took ▁Wang ▁to ▁the ▁Left ▁Sh ence ▁Army ▁headquarters , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁tort ured . ▁ ▁Wang , ▁unable ▁to ▁stand ▁the ▁pain , ▁f als ely ▁conf essed ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁Li ▁X un ▁were ▁planning ▁to ▁over throw ▁Emperor ▁W