bookrandom Chapter 477 Extermination of the Clan, Regretful Actions
Chapter 477 Extermination of the Clan, Regretful Actions
Ever since seeing Chen Shao's confession, Emperor Taihe's expression has become very ugly.
Knowing that there is such a crazy family who is always thinking about seizing power and usurping the throne, I think no matter which emperor it is, he would feel uneasy.
As the saying goes, a dragon has a reverse scale, and whoever touches it will die!
This idea of Chen Hao's descendants touched the reverse scale of Emperor Taihe!
He even wanted to kill the entire Jia family and all the remnants of the Chen family!
Emperor Taihe was filled with murderous intent, but he was also a little hesitant.
If he really killed so many people, people would probably say he was a tyrant again.
It would be best to find a way to get rid of all these people without being blamed.
Emperor Taihe's mind raced, and he finally asked Wang Zhi, "What do you think should be done with these traitors?"
Wang Zhi had been secretly paying attention to Emperor Taihe's reaction. Seeing that he had an ugly face and said "traitor" at this time, he guessed what Emperor Taihe was thinking.
He thought for a moment, then said with a hint of meaning, "Didn't Luo Zheng discover a gold mine on the island? Mining it would surely require a lot of manpower. However, I heard there are strong winds at sea, so accidents could easily happen."
Emperor Taihe looked at him deeply and said: "Since mining requires manpower, let them all go to mine."
A simple sentence can determine the fate of countless people.
Previously, because Jia Sheng was arrested for plotting against the Jiang family and confessed that Chen Shou's biological father was the patriarch of the Jia family's direct branch, Emperor Taihe sent Luo Zheng to thoroughly investigate the Jia family's direct branch.
However, at that time, Luo Zheng mainly arrested the direct branches of the Jia family, and rarely arrested the side branches.
This time, Emperor Taihe intended to exterminate the Jia family, so he directly ordered the arrest of all members of the Jia family, including some important in-laws.
Sent to Langhuan Island for mining.
The charges were ready-made: the Jia family colluded with pirates, engaged in smuggling trade, and were also involved in the Xiaoyao Pill case.
Moreover, Jia Rui assassinated King Zhou and poisoned him, causing him to suffer a stroke and become paralyzed.
These charges are enough to exterminate the Jia family.
Emperor Taihe simply exiled them to an island to mine, which could be considered merciful.
The Jia family in the capital.
"Ah - what are you doing? Let me go - do you know who I am? Let me go -"
Jia Xuan screamed, her face full of horror as she was dragged out of the room by the Black Qilin Guards and tied up with ropes.
Father and Mother Jia were also dragged out.
There are also Jia Sheng’s wives, concubines and children.
Everyone's face was filled with panic, and some people were so scared that they burst into tears.
Soon, these people were tied into a long row with ropes and dragged out by the Black Qilin Guards.
On the street outside the door, some people looked on curiously, while others turned pale and did not dare to look at the Black Kirin Guards, for fear of being caught in the crossfire.
It was not until the Jia family members were dragged away that the onlookers began to discuss the matter in low voices.
"They were all arrested. Does anyone know what they committed?"
"I don't know, but it must be a big deal!"
"I heard that it was the direct branch that committed a serious crime, and they were implicated."
"What? I heard Jia Sheng was guilty of a lot of things. Someone wanted to blow up the Taiping Coal Mine before, and it was related to Jia Sheng! It was only because his sister was once the daughter-in-law of the Jiang family that they let him off the hook and didn't implicate his family members!"
"You might not know this, but the Xiaoyao Pill that harmed people before was related to Jia Sheng!"
"I heard that he was having an affair with Chen Shou!"
"No wonder the Jiang family divorced Jia's daughter. Her brother had committed so many crimes. How could the Jiang family continue to keep this marriage?"
"That's not true. I also heard that when Princess Fu'an was nearly bitten by a vicious dog, it was this Jia Sheng who plotted behind the scenes! This guy is so vicious! Jiang Chi is his brother-in-law, and not only did he plot behind her back, he even didn't let a little girl like Princess Fu'an go!"
"That's right, it's absolutely insane, worse than an animal!"
"But the Jia family girl is really pitiful. She met a brother like this, and her happy family was broken up."
"Why should she be pitiful? The Jiang family didn't divorce her just because of Jia Sheng!"
"What's that for?"
"Hey, I heard that this woman is actually not a faithful wife and is having an affair with Chen Shou!"
"Huh? Is this true? Didn't they say Jia Sheng and Chen Shou were having an affair? How come she's also having an affair with Chen Shou?"
"Of course it's true, how could it be fake? Don't you know? Chen Shou's peach blossom eyes can seduce even a dog, let alone a young woman like her who has been lonely for a long time? Her husband has been away from home for a long time, and how can a delicate young lady like her bear the loneliness?"
Everyone was talking, and the topic soon turned to Jia Xuan.
In fact, the Jiang family did not know that Jia Xuan had someone in her heart, and they would not let anyone spread such rumors to affect Jiang Chi's reputation.
But that's how rumors are, they can easily change as they spread.
What's more, the Jiang family divorced Jia Xuan in the past, so it was inevitable that some people in the capital would make random speculations.
In addition, Chen Shou seduced many female relatives, so it was inevitable that some people would guess that it was Jia Xuan.
Now that Jia Xuan's family has been arrested, these rumors have been dug up and people are talking about them endlessly.
On the way Jia Xuan was dragged back to the yamen by the Black Kirin Guards, he was pointed at and talked about a lot.
She didn't even dare to look up, and could only keep her head down, not daring to look at those people, nor daring to let anyone see her face.
At this moment, she was shocked, angry, and frightened, and could only pray that Jiang Chi would come to save her.
Unfortunately, Jiang Chi did not show up until all of them were escorted out of Beijing.
Jia Xuan's heart was filled with despair, but she couldn't help but resent Jiang Chi's ruthlessness.
She didn't know that when Jiang Chi learned that she was arrested, he felt very sad.
But this was an order from Emperor Taihe. Even if Jiang Chi felt sorry for her, he couldn't go against the imperial order for her and implicate all his family members.
Moreover, not long after Jia Xuan was arrested, someone gave a painting to Jiang Chi.
The painting shows a man's back. Although his face cannot be seen, the man is wearing a wide-sleeved Confucian robe with fluttering clothes. It is obviously not him, Jiang Chi.
There was also a poem written next to the man, expressing the woman's lovesickness.
Jiang Chi recognized that both the person in the painting and the poem next to it were written by Jia Xuan himself.
She married him, gave birth to children for him, but she was thinking about another man in her heart!
Jiang Chi burned the painting and got drunk that night, completely forgetting Jia Xuan from his heart.
I never thought about this person again.
Jia Xuan did try to bribe the jailer to deliver a letter for her, but after the jailer cheated her of all her valuables, he completely changed his attitude and not only often pointed at her nose and cursed her, but also cursed her in a very ugly way.
Jia Xuan cried several times out of grievance, but not only did her family not comfort her, her sister-in-law also blamed her for being unfaithful and failing to win the hearts of the Jiang family, which ended up causing the whole family to suffer.
Whenever she objected, her sister-in-law would attack her, tearing her hair and clothes and scratching her flesh with her nails.
She could not bear the pain any more and was forced to resist. Gradually, she started to quarrel with her sister-in-law and curse at her like a shrew in the market. She no longer had the elegant appearance of a noble lady from aristocratic family.
On the day she was escorted out of the capital, Jia Xuan had become extremely disheveled, with her long hair a mess.
She walked with difficulty in the cold wind, looking around, trying to find Jiang Chi.
Unfortunately not.
Jiang Chi never showed up.
The man who once wrapped her in a warm cloak, protected her from the wind and rain, and cared about her, has completely disappeared from her life.
Jia Xuan was heartbroken, and tears fell from the corners of her eyes like pearls that had broken off the string.
But it was quickly blown away by the cold wind.