It's rare for a maritime capture warrant to be issued from the capital.
The County Magistrate and the Magistrate can only issue "summons" to convey orders to several counties, an Assessor of the Prefecture can only issue a "broad capture warrant" to convey orders to several prefectures. Only Emperor Ning, the Ministry of Justice, and Ritual Supervision have the authority to issue a maritime capture warrant to search the nation.
Usually, such a warrant is issued only for the crime of treason, or when a third-rank official or higher from the capital, a local governor, or an imperial envoy is murdered, or in cases of clan extermination or village massacre.
Once issued, it always pertains to the grave crime of extermination and expropriation of family assets.
At this moment, nine gates in the capital each have two swift horses galloping out, sending the maritime capture warrant to all directions.
At Anding Gate, the two swift horses exit the city and head north to Changping County.
