Yanjing.

When Shen shi, the sky saw the sunset.

A large mansion in the southeast of the city, covering an area of 75 acres, luxurious atmosphere, the door plaque of the mansion is capitalized with the word 'ginger' in golden font.

It is the mother mother of the Queen Mother Jiang Wan, among whom many young talents have been in and out of temples and military camps, and there have been several turmoils in succession, and the young talents of each room in the house have almost died in battle, or have fallen by the palace change.

The only remaining heirs of the Jiang family are very gentle, which is also the reason why the Jiang family did not dare to speak out after the change of emperor, for fear of provoking the attention of the Xia King.

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

In the afternoon of this day, the hot weather gradually turned cloudy, and Jiang Yanzhang, who was fifty out of fifty, was receiving an old friend in the city in the side hall, and after seeing off the other party, he turned around and came back, and saw that his youngest son was sneaking away, and when he stopped him, there seemed to be something hidden behind him.

"Come back!"

Jiang Yanzhang looked serious, stood under the eaves and stroked his beard, watching his sixteen or seventeen-year-old youngest son Jiang Chung move his feet and put his hands behind his back, and his heart was even more suspicious.

"Get out of the way behind you!"

"Oh."

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

"Where did you get this crossbow?" He almost roared out.

"Dad, listen to me!"

Jiang Song was obviously frightened by his father, even if he played a few women from good families in the past and killed a prostitute in a green building, he didn't see his father yell at him like this, and subconsciously wanted to run to the backyard to find his mother for help.

"Get in and kneel, you can't let out a fart today, and you will discount your leg for your father."

Jiang Yanzhang was so angry that he pointed to this little son and rolled into the hall, and the five children who heard the news also hurried over, and saw the youngest brother kneeling in the middle of the hall, and on the ground not far from him, there was a small bow and crossbow.

The sensible second son can see at a glance why Jiang Song is in trouble, and the crime of hiding the bow and crossbow is a big one.

"This is what the child bought from the black market in the city, and it is different from the crossbow in the palace, so it has to be used in the army." Jiang Chung's face flushed, pointed to the crossbow on the ground, and tried his best to quibble: "Dad, this crossbow can fire more than ten crossbow arrows in a row, and the child was curious for a while, so he bought it back without thinking too much." ”

"Son of a!" Jiang Yanzhang was so angry that he slammed the table, and after a while, he took the tea handed by a daughter, and held back his anger: "That's also a crossbow!" Say, what else did you buy?! ”

"There is also a golden armor, which is complicated, and it is not like the armor worn by my Dayan generals......"

Bang!

The teacup in Jiang Yanzhang's hand fell directly to the ground and shattered, and his whole face turned red: "You still have armor privately??" ”

He was so angry that he kept stomping on the ground, pointing at the younger son opposite and scolding the bastard.

"Do you want my Jiang family to be beheaded?! You son of a! ”

Saying that, the old man was about to take off his shoes and beat him, but at this time, he heard that his old wife was helped by a daughter: "What is the husband doing with such a big fire." ”

The person who came was Jiang Yanzhang's wife Shen Jie, Jiang Wan was the second of her three daughters, and her youngest son Jiang Song was also the last to be born to her.

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

It can be said that Jiang Song is extremely spoiled.

Hearing that her husband was so angry now, Shen Jie smiled and picked up her youngest son, looking at Jiang Yanzhang with some complaint.

"If you are someone else, this criminal is a criminal, and it is right to beat people to death, but can we be the same? Besides, it's a big deal, just find a place where no one is and dispose of things. ”

"In the woman's opinion, don't you know your daughter's current situation?!" Jiang Yanzhang didn't bother to argue with his wife, so he immediately found the crossbow in front of the domestic servant, and searched out the set of armor in Jiang Song's room, and took it to the corner of the backyard to destroy it.

Just when the servant left and Jiang Yanzhang breathed a sigh of relief, there was a sudden uproar outside the door, as if someone stepped forward to stop him from speaking, and then there was a miserable scream.

The Jiang family in the hall suddenly became nervous, and Shen Jie hurriedly asked people to call the nursing home.

The next moment.

More than a dozen embroidery masters dressed in brocade robes and swords hanging from their waists strode over, leading one person, wearing white robes, embroidering extravagantly, hanging a green lotus wine pot on their waists, and holding a green lotus sword.

Next to him, there were several palace people from the Detective Factory, holding a document.

"You ...... Who are you? ”

"Li Bai, the leader of the embroidery department." The man in the white robe with a short beard and a little white stains between his hair lifted the gourd and poured a mouthful, "Master Jiang, recently the Chengbei Craftsman Division was stolen and sent to the black market, and the ears and eyes of the Embroidery Division found the thief, and now he has climbed to your mansion, and he must be thoroughly investigated under the order of King Xia!" ”

When the words fell, more than a dozen people from the embroidery department rushed into the house with swords, Jiang Song's face turned white with fright, and she hid behind her mother Shen Jie, and the woman was anxious to stop the other party, but was pulled back by her husband.

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

"Mrs. Jiang, I am only on the orders of King Xia." Li Bai's face became indifferent, and he interrupted his words in a loud voice, "One more word, Shi'er will interfere with the errand and take the prison!" ”

"You guys!"

Jiang Yanzhang was so angry that he couldn't speak, and he was even more anxious, and he didn't know if the servant had destroyed everything with his hands and feet, but before he could think about it, the people from the embroidery department had already returned.

The servant he sent to destroy the bow and armor was dragged back like a dead dog and thrown to the ground.

Thrown to the ground together, there were also several parts of the Bright Light Armor and a repeater.

"Nothing to say, right?"

Li Bai glanced at the things on the ground, "It can be seen that this is the Mingguang armor specially sent by King Xia to build, as well as the crossbow, which is a heavy weapon in the army, and you dare to hide it privately." ”

He raised his hand.

The eunuch of the arrest factory next to him stepped forward and unfolded the paperwork: "King Xia's order, the heavy weapons in the army are lost, all the stolen goods are taken, all are taken away, and they are arrested on suspicion of plotting rebellion, and if they resist, they will all be killed." In addition, the Jiang family kept 1,700 private slaves, which was tantamount to a rebellion. ”

"Did you hear me clearly?"

Li Bai raised his hand and hooked it, and the subordinates around him stepped forward to take down Jiang Yanzhang and Jiang Song, the father and son had practiced some martial arts a little, but in the face of the three or four masters of the embroidery department, they could only be captured.

"My daughter is the queen mother, you can't do this!"

The woman wanted to obstruct it, but she was slapped by a master of embroidery and fell dizzy and fell into the arms of her second son.

Soon, the Jiang family father and son were imprisoned, which instantly caused a sensation in the city, hearing that they had secretly hidden armor and bows, and kept private slaves as dead soldiers, many scholars and gentry in the capital were nervous one by one.

Less than half an hour after being imprisoned, the government sent a team of arresters and officials to seize the Jiang family's properties in the city one by one, and all the Zhuangzi outside the city were confiscated.

A day later, the government made a list and announced Jiang Song's prison words in prison, saying that the Jiang family in several prefectures such as Qizhou and Huaizhou were implicated in this matter, and for a time, the named states and counties from the assassin to the Taishou ordered to search the Jiang family's side branches, confiscated as many as millions of family property, countless grains, and more than 10,000 slaves.

The number of Jiang family prisoners in various states is as high as 7,000, and more than 6,800 people are implicated.

Among them, more than 2,000 people were beheaded in various states and counties, including Jiang Song.

This move frightened the big families of the Yan Kingdom, and keenly smelled that there was something hidden behind it, and asked the above what was going on through various relationships, after all, this matter also implicated the emperor of the current dynasty and the empress dowager Jiang Wan, who was born in the Jiang family.

Just when the situation was changing, Jiang Wan, who was dressed in regular clothes and covered her face, quietly left the palace, entered the government prison, and came out after staying for about half an hour.

On the fourth day, an old man named Wang Lang also came to the prison and saw Jiang Yanzhang in rags.

"I have heard the reputation of the Jiang family in the north for a long time, and I am fortunate to see it today, but Er'er."

Jiang Yanzhang, who knew that his youngest son was dead, raised his head slightly: "Who are you?" ”

"It's just an old man in Yanjing."

Wang Lang walked a few steps and stood in front of the other party, "The public has actually made a conclusion in his heart, but when he knows that the number of days is difficult to violate, the Rujiang family has enjoyed the blessings of Yan Country for a long time, and it is already full of moths. ”

Speaking of Xing, Wang Lang suddenly felt that the words were injected.

"Since ancient times, it is inevitable to destroy, and so is the principle of nature. King Xia swept away Liuhe, swept the eight wildernesses, all surnames fell in love, the Quartet looked up to virtue, and it was a matter of time before he ascended the throne. The public should know that the good birds should choose trees to perch, keep the family business, and bow to the summer, and still lose the wealth and ......"

Wang Lang looked at Jiang Yanzhang who was looking up, raised his hand and clenched his fist to the sky, and raised his thumb: "...... Isn't it beautiful! ”

Seeing the other party looking at him stunned.

Wang Lang looked left and right, simply squatted down, and whispered in Jiang Yanzhang's ear: "Anyway, your daughter is pregnant with King Xia's child, how can your Jiang family not fall, at most you can't rely on the identity of the emperor's relatives, anyway, your youngest son can't succeed, just find a few more concubines in the future and give birth to another one." ”

When it comes to this, Jiang Yanzhang naturally knows how to choose, and he understands in his heart that the sky of Yan Kingdom will change soon.

After a moment of silence, he nodded.

Soon after, Jiang Yanzhang was released, confined to the mansion, and was not allowed to go out, and the rest of the Jiang family who were still imprisoned were all released after finding out that they had no other crimes.

The large and small scholars and gentry of the Yan Kingdom also breathed a sigh of relief at this moment, after all, the Jiang family, which had the queen mother as the backer, had fallen, and they had to find another way to protect themselves, and now that the situation has calmed down, many people understand that they can't provoke the Xia King at this juncture.

As for the batch of money and grain confiscated from the Jiang family, they rushed into the Xia Wangfu at this time, and a large number of carpenters and blacksmiths began to recruit from the people into the craftsman department.

Six-wheeled wheeled wheels began to be manufactured on a large scale and were included in the army.

A huge number of winter warm clothes were also borne by the soldiers, and one by one they were sent to private workshops to start making, and most of them were produced by December.

The confiscated male domestic slaves were destroyed and merged into the Tang Army, and Qin Qiong and Zhang Yu were responsible for the training.

At this moment, the firearm parts have also begun to enter a state of simultaneous research and development one by one.

At the same time, the newly made flag, the white dragon on a black background is like colorful silk, is hung on the walls on both sides of the Imperial City Shangwu Palace, and the ceiling is a large candle, illuminating the main hall brightly.

The large platform connected to the wall protrudes so that all eyes in the hall can be focused on it, and on the wall is a map of the six kingdoms under heaven and a map of the Western world

November, winter.

All the soldiers and horses in Yanjing City, from the team leader to Sima, from the captain to the captain, silently entered the Shangwu Hall, which can accommodate thousands of people, and stood in a neat queue one by one.

The dawn of the empire has arrived.

Next chapter, Dawn of the Empire

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