My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 277
Yanjing.

At Shen Shi, it was dusk.

There is a large mansion in Minfang in the southeast of the city, covering an area of ​​75 acres. It is luxurious and grand. The word "ginger" is written in golden letters on the door plaque of the mansion.

This is the natal family of Queen Mother Jiang Wan. Many young talents among them have been in temples and military camps. There have been several turmoils in succession. The young talents in each house in the house have almost died in the war, or have been killed by palace coups.

The remaining heirs of the Jiang family were mostly playboys. This was also the reason why the Jiang family did not dare to speak out after the emperor changed, for fear of attracting the attention of the Xia King.

After all, the Jiang family relied on Jiang Wan, who was first the queen and then the queen mother, and became too fat.

That afternoon, the hot weather gradually turned gloomy. Jiang Yanzhang, who was in his fifties, was receiving an old friend in the city in the side hall. After seeing him off, he turned back and saw his youngest son sneaking away, calling him out. When I stayed, it seemed like there was something hidden behind me.

"return!"

Jiang Yanzhang looked serious and stood under the eaves stroking his beard. He watched his youngest son Jiang Cong, who was sixteen or seventeen years old, move his feet and put his hands behind his back. He became even more suspicious.

"Get out what's behind you!"

"Oh."

Jiang Cong replied in a low voice, and carefully brought something behind him to the front. Jiang Yanzhang's eyes shrank when he saw this scene, and his face instantly turned blue.

"Where did you get this crossbow?" he almost roared.

"Father, listen to me!"

Jiang Cong was obviously frightened by his father. Even though he had played tricks on several good girls in the past and beat a brothel prostitute to death, he never saw his father yelling at him like this. He subconsciously wanted to run to the backyard to find his mother for help.

"Come in and kneel down. If you can't fart today, my father will break your legs."

Jiang Yanzhang was so angry that he pointed at his youngest son and rolled into the hall. The five children who came after hearing the news also hurried over and saw the youngest brother kneeling in the middle of the hall. On the ground not far from him, there was a small crossbow. .

The sensible second son could see at a glance why Jiang Cong got into trouble. Hiding a crossbow was a serious crime.

"My child bought this from the black market in the city. It is different from the crossbow in the palace. It must be used by the military." Jiang Cong blushed, pointed to the crossbow on the ground, and tried his best to quibble: "Dad, this The crossbow can fire more than ten arrows in a row, so the child was curious and bought it without much thought."

"You bastard!" Jiang Yanzhang was so angry that he banged the table. After a while, he took the tea from one of his daughters and held back his anger: "That's a crossbow too! Tell me, what else did you buy?!"

"There is also a shining golden armor. It has complicated functions and is not like the armor worn by my generals of Dayan..."

Bah!
The tea cup in Jiang Yanzhang's hand fell to the ground and shattered, and his whole face turned red: "You still hide the armor?"

He was so angry that he kept stamping his feet on the ground, pointing at his youngest son opposite and yelling at the bastard.

"Do you want the entire Jiang family to be beheaded?! You evil son!"

As he said this, the old man was about to take off his shoes and go up to beat him. At this moment, he heard his old wife being supported by a daughter: "Why are you so angry?"

The visitor was Jiang Yanzhang's second wife, Shen Jie. Jiang Wan was the second of her three daughters, and her youngest son, Jiang Cong, was also the last.

Generally speaking, the eldest son inherits the family business, and the younger son is the most favored.

He is extremely doting on Jiang Cong.

Hearing that her husband was so angry, Shen Jie smiled and went over to help his youngest son up, looking at Jiang Yanzhang with some complaints.

"If it were anyone else, this criminal should be beaten to death, but can we do the same? Besides, no matter what, just find a place where no one is around and get rid of the things."

"Women's opinions, now and then, don't you know the current situation of your daughter?!" Jiang Yanzhang was too lazy to argue with his wife, and immediately found a servant to take out the crossbow in front of him and the set of armor in Jiang Cong's room. , took them to the corner of the backyard and destroyed them.

The moment the servant left and Jiang Yanzhang breathed a sigh of relief, there was a sudden commotion outside the door. It seemed that someone stepped forward to stop him from talking, and then there was a scream.

The Jiang family in the hall suddenly became nervous, and Shen Jie quickly sent someone to call the nursing home.

next moment.

More than a dozen masters of the embroidery department, wearing brocade robes and gorgeous clothes, with swords hanging from their waists, strode forward. The leader was a man, wearing a white robe, extravagantly embroidered, with a green lotus flask hanging on his waist, and holding a green lotus sword in his hand.

Next to him, there were several palace servants from the Anti-Security Factory, holding a document.

"You... who are you?"

"Li Bai, Commander of the Embroidery Department." The man in a white robe with a short beard and some white traces in his hair picked up the gourd and took a sip, "Master Jiang, recently some things were stolen from the Craftsmanship Department in the north of the city and were put on the black market. The embroidery clothing The Si's eyes and ears found the thief, and now he has invaded your mansion. I have been ordered by King Xia to investigate thoroughly!"

After the words fell, more than a dozen people from the Embroidery Department rushed into the house with swords. Jiang Cong's face turned pale with fear and hid behind his mother Shen Jie. The woman anxiously wanted to stop him, but was pulled back by her husband. .

She said to the man named Li Bai opposite: "My daughter is the Queen Mother of the current dynasty, and my Jiang family..."

"Mrs. Jiang, I only obey the order of King Xia." Li Bai's face became cold and he interrupted his words, "If you say one more word, you will be considered as obstructing the errand and you will be jailed!"

"you!"

Jiang Yanzhang was so angry that he couldn't speak, and he was even more anxious. He didn't know whether the servant had destroyed all the things quickly. However, before he could think about it, the people from the Embroidery Department had returned.

The servant he sent to destroy the crossbows and armor was dragged back like a dead dog and thrown to the ground.Also thrown on the ground were several parts of the Mingguang Armor and a repeating crossbow.

"Is there nothing to say?"

Li Bai took a look at the things on the ground and said, "We know that this is the Mingguang Armor and the Repeating Crossbow specially made by King Xia. They are important weapons in the army, and you dare to hide them secretly."

He raised his hand.

The eunuch from the police factory next to him stepped forward and unfolded the document: "The king of Xia ordered that the heavy weapons in the army were lost and all the civilians were stolen. They were all taken away and imprisoned on suspicion of conspiracy to rebel. Anyone who resisted would be killed. In addition, The Jiang family keeps 700 private slaves, which is tantamount to rebellion."

"Did you hear that clearly?"

Li Bai raised his hand and hooked, and his subordinates went straight forward to capture Jiang Yanzhang and Jiang Cong. The father and son had practiced some martial arts, but they could only be captured against the third and fourth grade masters of the Embroidery Department.

"My daughter is the Queen Mother, you can't do this!"

The woman wanted to stop her, but was slapped backhand by a master of embroidery department. She fell dizzy and fell into the arms of her second son.

Soon, the Jiang family father and son were imprisoned, causing an instant sensation in the city. They heard that they had secretly hid armors and crossbows, and raised private slaves as dead soldiers. Many noble families and wealthy gentry in the capital became very nervous.

Less than half an hour after he was sentenced to prison, the government sent teams of policemen and government officials to seize the Jiang family's properties in the city one by one. All the properties outside the city were also confiscated.

One day later, the government announced a list of Jiang Cong's prison words in prison, saying that the Jiang family in several states including Lingzhou and Huaizhou were involved in the matter. For a time, the named states and counties, from governors to prefects, ordered searches for Jiang Cong. Every house in the house was confiscated, with millions of property confiscated, countless grains and crops, and more than 1 slaves.

As many as 7000 people from the Jiang family have been imprisoned in various states, and more than 800 others have been implicated.

Among them, more than 2000 people who had committed crimes were beheaded in various states and counties, including Jiang Cong.

This move frightened the big and small families in the Yan Kingdom. They keenly sensed that there was something hidden behind it, and through various connections, they asked the superiors to find out what was going on. After all, this matter also involved the current emperor and his origin. Jiang Wan, the Queen Mother of the Jiang family.

Just when the situation was changing, Jiang Wan, dressed in regular clothes and covering her face, quietly left the palace and entered the government prison. She stayed there for almost half an hour and then came out.

Things escalated on the fourth day, when an old man named Wang Lang also came to the prison and saw Jiang Yanzhang in ragged clothes.

"I've heard about Jiang's reputation in the North for a long time. I'm lucky enough to meet him now, but it's just mediocre."

Jiang Yanzhang, who knew that his youngest son was dead, raised his head and asked, "Who are you?"

"He is no more than an old man from Yanjing."

Wang Lang walked a few steps, stroking his beard, and stood in front of the other party, "In fact, I have already made a decision in my heart, but you know that God's fate will never change it. The Rujiang family has enjoyed the blessings of the Yan Kingdom for a long time, and it has long been covered with moths. If you don't wait today, you will wait tomorrow. It’s even harder to escape this.”

When Wang Lang got excited, he suddenly felt that the words were filling his head.

"Since ancient times, great power must be destroyed. This is the law of nature. The King of Xia has swept away the Liuhe and swept the eight wastelands. All the surnames are enamored, and all directions admire his virtue. It is only a matter of time that he ascends the throne. It is a matter of time to be merciful today. It is in the face of the Queen Mother. You should know your good birds. Choose a tree to live in, safeguard your family property, pay respect to Xia Zhi, and still not lose wealth..."

Wang Lang looked at Jiang Yanzhang who was looking up, raised his hand and raised his fist to the sky, giving a thumbs up: "...isn't it beautiful!"

He saw the other party looking at him blankly.

Wang Lang looked around, squatted down, and whispered in Jiang Yanzhang's ear: "Anyway, your daughter is pregnant with King Xia's child. Your Jiang family will never fall. At most, you can't rely on your status as a relative of the emperor. Anyway, Your little son is useless, just find some concubines in the future and give birth to a new one."

When he got this job, Jiang Yanzhang naturally knew how to choose, and he knew in his heart that the world of Yan would soon change.

After a moment of silence, he nodded.

Soon after, Jiang Yanzhang was released and was banned from going out. The rest of the Jiang family members who were still imprisoned were all released after it was found that they had no other crimes.

The large and small nobles and gentry of the Yan Kingdom also breathed a sigh of relief at this moment. After all, the Jiang family, with the Queen Mother as its backer, had fallen. They, the noble families, had to find other ways to protect themselves. Now that the situation has calmed down, many people understood that, At this moment, he couldn't provoke the King of Xia, who was unhappy at all.

As for the money and grain confiscated from the Jiang family, they rushed into the Xia Palace, and a large number of carpenters and blacksmiths began to be recruited from the private sector to join the craftsmanship department.

Six-wheeled manned carriages began to be manufactured on a large scale and were incorporated into the army.

A huge number of warm winter clothes are also allocated by the Ministry of War, and are sent to private workshops one by one to start production. They will probably be produced before December.

The confiscated male domestic slaves had their bonds of sale destroyed and merged into the Tang army, where Qin Qiong and Zhang Yu were responsible for training.

At this moment, firearm components also began to enter the state of simultaneous development one by one.

At the same time, the newly made flags, with white dragons on a black background like colorful silk, were hung on the walls on both sides of the Shangwu Hall in the Imperial City. The ceiling was decorated with large candles, illuminating the hall brightly.

The large platform connected to the wall protrudes, allowing all eyes in the hall to focus on it. On the wall is a map of the Six Kingdoms of the World and a partial map of the Western World.
November, winter.

All the soldiers and horses in Yanjing City, from the team leader to the Sima, from the captain to the school captain, silently entered the martial arts hall that can accommodate thousands of people, and stood in neat formations in square formations.

The dawn of empire has arrived.

　Next chapter, Dawn of Empire

　　
　
(End of this chapter)