One of the officers and soldiers walked up to Ji Qingqian's door and roared angrily, telling her to wait in front and not to take anything.
The emperor's decree has been conveyed.
Everyone in Prince Jiang's Mansion must be imprisoned.
Ji Qingqian let out a long sigh of relief. Fortunately, she stocked up on supplies in advance and evacuated the palace. She felt confident!
And what's even more amazing is that everything in the yard has been collected, even a needle, overnight pastries, or firewood in the backyard, all received space in advance.
She followed the crowd to the front yard.
The huge courtyard was almost full of people.
The maids and women were trembling, the servants stood on one side, the masters stood on the other, and no one even dared to raise their heads.
I didn't even know what happened, but I was woken up so early in the morning.
The masters of each house kept making noises saying that they had committed the crime, which resulted in ridicule from the officials, especially the old lady. She could not help but tremble with her lips while holding a faucet crutch. The two daughters-in-law supported her and said in a trembling voice:
"You...you are lying. How can my grandson rebel if he has a different surname? Nonsense...nonsense!"
The cane made a thumping sound on the ground.
The aunts of the Jiang family stood in the corner and kept shedding tears. However, the two wives, who were direct descendants, forced themselves to calm down and scolded the aunts not to cry. With a glimmer of hope, they asked the official if they had made a mistake.
"Hmph, you are questioning me. Your Majesty, Emperor Shengming, has found out that the criminal Jiang Yubai secretly tangled with the enemy. The evidence is conclusive. If our emperor had not been kind and remembered Jiang Yubai's contribution to the court, you would have been dead long ago."
Today's home search team is very unusual.
Led by Jing Zhaoyin, they all heard from the Qintian Supervisor that the disaster star was Jiang Yubai, and there was no guarantee that all the things were in his house. So the ministers discussed it and ransacked their homes themselves, just in case something happened to them. Which one was found?
"All slaves, go to the south." One of the big Han officials with a scar on his face yelled, "I thought you were high-ranking officials. If anyone makes me unhappy today, then I will have a taste of grandpa's whip." ."
"Papa"
The whip flicked in the air, making a horrifying sound.
The princes who had been noisy just now were so frightened that they fell into silence.
"Others stand on the south side, men and women stand separately, don't fucking chirp."
Ji Qingqian casually found a place to stand. He could see the whole picture from the position at the end. Everyone's face was ugly, and they were shocked and frightened.
Jing Zhaoyin and his men surrounded the palace with great force. In the past, the confiscation of houses was only done by the Imperial Guards, but the confiscation of the houses of Prince Jiang actually alarmed dozens of ministers in the court.
The old eunuch who announced the decree coughed, cleared his throat, glanced around, and sneered at the corner of his mouth.
Dog Calamity Star, the gold and silver he hid in the palace was also stolen, I am so angry just thinking about it!
Open the imperial edict and start reading like a robot:
"" In accordance with the fate of heaven, the emperor issued an edict: You and other officials have collaborated with the enemy and treason, causing harm to the country and the people, and I have no choice but to do it.
We order the house to be ransacked to demonstrate strictness and to set the record straight.
Although death penalty can be avoided, living crime cannot be tolerated. Everyone in Prince Jiang's mansion immediately ransacked their homes and imprisoned him.
In addition, everyone in Prince Jiang's Mansion was demoted to common people and exiled to Nanyang County, Youzhou Prefecture. After that, the descendants of Prince Jiang's Mansion were not allowed to join the army or take imperial examinations.
From now on, all the family and family members of Prince Jiang's Mansion will be exiled to the border areas, and their family properties will be confiscated to fill the national treasury.
I hope this can serve as a warning to everyone and not to be harmed by the powerful again. Admire this. "
Finished reading.
The old eunuch sneered, and in his high-pitched voice he gloated:
"Mrs. Jiang, from now on you are just a commoner. If you dare to continue bragging about Jiang Yubai's achievements on the road to exile, you know the consequences."
The old eunuch's eyes seemed to be quenched with poison, and he had a sinister look on his face. The emperor had long been unhappy with the old lady. He couldn't say it before, but now he can't say it happily.
"Some people are arrogant and do not know how to restrain themselves. This is not a heinous crime. Fortunately, our emperor is merciful. Otherwise, I would have made you cry. Old lady, do you think the Zajia family is right?"
Mrs. Jiang's face turned red and white for a while. The dead eunuch in front of her was pointing at her. She was so angry that she almost couldn't breathe.
After finishing speaking, the old eunuch turned around arrogantly, facing Jing Zhaoyin, his attitude became very flattering again, and said with a smile: "My lord, the imperial edict has been read out, what do you think will happen next?"
Everyone knew that Prince Jiang's Mansion was a fat sheep, because Jiang Yubai had great military exploits and was always rewarded with at least ten thousand taels of gold, so these ministers also wanted to try their luck.
It's a little bit of a win.
It's better than not having enough money to buy pants now.
Jing Zhaoyin thought for a while, coughed and said:
"Come here, search out all the personal belongings of everyone in Prince Jiang's Mansion, and put them in prison immediately, waiting for orders!" He looked at the hundreds of slaves in Prince Jiang's Mansion, thinking that he could sell them for a few coins, and with a big hand He waved, pointed at the servants and said: "All the servants of Prince Jiang's Mansion are sent to the Dental Department to wait for sale."
He deliberately didn't mention the official office.
The people below understood what he meant.
"Yes, sir, my subordinates will do it right away!"
The commander waved his hand, and officials immediately came forward to detain the person.
After cleaning up the servants, several ministers winked. Everyone took their own people and walked to the rooms and warehouses of the masters in Prince Jiang's Mansion tacitly. Anyway, we must make some losses back today.
Then the body search began.
Starting from the second master of Prince Jiang's palace, the male family members, and four or five officials carrying large baskets, began to search them one by one.
Unfortunately, the officials were disappointed.
Because he was woken up before dawn, he had almost nothing on him, and a search could not reveal anything. The officer who searched him was so angry that he was itching his teeth.
Only the second lady quietly called the official aside. She said pitifully that she was the daughter of Zhongshu Shilang's family, and her father would help her take care of it, so he could let her go.
When the official saw that she didn't have a dime on her body, she just wanted to make him accommodating. Dreaming, the official sneered and said sarcastically, "What are you dreaming about? You are the second wife of Prince Jiang's house. You are already married and you thought... Are you a virgin?"
After saying that, he deliberately touched the sensitive parts of Mrs. Jiang Er's body. Even if he couldn't get any money, he still wanted to take advantage. After all, although the lady in front of him had given birth to several children, she was still in good shape.
The second lady did not dare to say a word when she was insulted, and allowed the officials to take advantage of her.
It was Ji Qingqian's turn. She didn't want to be touched by these stupid officials. She smiled and took out ten taels of silver and quietly handed it to the official who was searching her body. The official's eyes lit up and he quickly put it into his sleeves as fast as lightning.
"Tsk tsk tsk, you used to be the eldest lady of the prime minister's house, right? I heard that your house was confiscated just two days after getting married. You are really unlucky."
The officer smiled slightly and looked at the woman who was as bright as a rose in front of him.
Ji Qingqian gave a wry smile, "Who knows, misfortunes may come and go, Master Cha, do you think so?"
