After Emperor Yingzong of Qi came to power, he indeed exiled those who were to be exiled and granted death to those who were to be killed, even though these people once held power during Emperor Qihui's reign, and now they could not escape the cold reality of losing favor once they were no longer useful.
Even Tong Daofu could not avoid punishment despite his past achievements.
The reason for this was not necessarily that Emperor Yingzong wanted to reorganize the court or appease the grievances of the common people, but simply to use it as a pretext to eliminate the old ministers of Emperor Qihui from the court, so that he could consolidate more power for himself.
After removing these people, Emperor Yingzong promoted officials like Zhang Jingbang and Tang Qin. If he had been in power a little longer and hadn't rushed into Jin Camp where he was detained, perhaps Qin Huizhi might have gained his favor.
