Simultaneous travel: I am proving the great way in the heavens.

Chapter 499: Siege War to Change Dynasties! Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger, the emperor's heart is unpredictable!

In addition to Jia Lian, Jia She also has a illegitimate son named Jia Cong.

But in the Rongguo Mansion, apart from Jia Baoyu, even Jia Lian, the legitimate son, is not taken seriously. Jia Cong from the eldest house and Jia Huan from the second house have long been spoiled.

At the age of teenagers, one's character has already been deeply ingrained, and there is no time to cultivate it even if one wants to.

Under such circumstances, it is not difficult to understand why Jia She was unable to recover.

No matter how cruel Jia She is, Jia Lian is still his son who he regards as his hope and future.

Now this son not only became a eunuch, but he also didn't even leave any offspring.

Although they were also aware of Jia Lian's experience, Jia's mother and Jia Zheng were only thinking that by sending their daughter to Luofu, they could not only survive the disaster, but also continue to enjoy wealth and prosperity through pillow talk.

With such an attitude, it is no wonder that there is such a big difference between Jia Mu, Jia Zheng and Jia She.

Grandmother Jia had a somewhat smug smile on her face and said, "Jing'er, don't worry. My Jia family is worry-free now."

After a slight pause, Jia's mother said, "Almost all the women in Zhao Wang's harem are from my Jia family. My Yu'er is Zhao Wang's principal wife. Even many of our Jia family's elderly female relatives now occupy places in Zhao Wang's harem. We should not consider the monk's face but the Buddha's. Although we have to take down the sign of the imperially built Rongguo Mansion, I'm afraid that we will be even richer in the future than we are now!"

Jia Zheng looked serious, stroking his long beard. He usually prided himself on being loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but at this moment he did not feel sad at all for the impending demise of Beiqing. He even seemed a little impatient.

It was as if he wished that the capital would be breached by the Luotian army outside the city right now, so that King Zhao Luofu could complete the final cause of unification, and he could become a royal relative as soon as possible.

However, Jia's mother's words were obviously unable to calm Jia Jing's inner anxiety.

Theoretically, Jia Qiang is actually from the Ningguo Mansion branch, and can even be considered the legitimate great-grandson of the Ningguo Mansion.

However, Jia Qiang, who was in charge of the Ning and Rong mansions, had always relied mainly on Rongguo Mansion for communications after he went to Jinling.

In fact, this is no wonder, because the three beauties of the Jia family who were sent to the Luofu harem this time were all from the Rongguo Mansion.

Jia Yuanchun is the legitimate daughter of the second branch of the Rongguo Mansion, Jia Yingchun is the illegitimate daughter of the eldest branch of the Rongguo Mansion, and Jia Tanchun is also the illegitimate daughter of the second branch of the Rongguo Mansion.

The three daughters of the Jia family are all from the Rongguo Mansion.

With Jia Qiang's character of flattering the powerful and bullying the weak, of course he would try his best to curry favor with the Rongguo Mansion.

Jia Qiang, who was blinded by wealth and fame, could not realize that the Rongguo Mansion was just an empty shell, filled with a group of empty-eyed people.

The only one who could be considered sober was Jia Jing from Ningguo Mansion.

But a long time ago, because of the case of deposing the crown prince, Jia Jing, who was a Jinshi, had to hide in the Xuanzhen Temple to make elixirs and practice Taoism. Jia Qiang's understanding of Jia Jing was that this former master of the Ningguo Mansion suddenly became confused. He held an official position and a title, but he chose to resign and hide in the Taoist temple to make elixirs.

This kind of cognition made Jia Qiang subconsciously ignore that Jia Jing is the one who truly has the wisdom to support the Jia family.

Even Jia Jing himself had never imagined that Jia Qiang, who was obviously the legitimate great-grandson of the Ningguo Mansion, would be so intent on currying favor with the Rongguo Mansion after going to Jinling that he was even too lazy to do things like passing on messages to the Ningguo Mansion.

This forced Jia Jing to come to Rongguo Mansion every time.

In the two months since Luofu swore to march north to now, when it has besieged the capital.

Jia Jing had sent people to Jinling in the south of the Yangtze River to contact Jia Qiang, but unfortunately, with the current traffic conditions and the distance of thousands of miles, it would be a good thing for the people he sent to make a round trip in a month.

After two communications, all Jia Jing got was Jia Qiang's evasiveness.

In addition to letting Jia Jing know that Jia Qiang was desperate to curry favor with the Rongguo Mansion, Jia Jing also learned that Zhao Wang Luofu seemed to have an incomprehensible possessive desire for the daughter of the Jia Mansion. What was more, Jia Jing felt an unprecedented sense of crisis.

The reason is very simple. You know, Jia Jing is the only one among the Ning and Rong mansions who passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi.

He is a genuine Jinshi.

In Daqing, in the imperial examination, apart from the most prestigious first-class Jinshi with only three vacancies, namely the top scholar, the second-class Jinshi, is the norm and the most well-known Jinshi. As for the third-class Jinshi, they are all from the same Jinshi class.

You have to know that those who are of a genuine Jinshi background look down on those who are of the same Jinshi background. There is even a couplet that specifically mocks those who are of the same Jinshi background.

The first line is like "Madam", and the second line is like "Jinshi".

What does Mrs. Ru mean?

Like a lady, a favored concubine.

That’s right, Mrs. Ru is a compliment to a concubine.

Although they were all Jinshi graduates, they were all ridiculed as concubines. This shows how noble those who were Jinshi graduates of the second class were.

Especially since Jia Jing was a nobleman with a noble title, he passed the county examination, prefectural examination, academy examination, provincial examination, metropolitan examination, and palace examination all the way and finally got the status of Jinshi.

Such an experience is almost unimaginable today. After a hundred years of peace, the confrontation between civil and military officials has long reached a delicate balance.

The imperial examination almost became a private domain for civil servants that absolutely did not allow anyone to interfere.

Jia Jing's experience is almost a swan song.

It can be said that if Jia Jing had not been involved in the case of deposing the crown prince, he would definitely be a talent who could maintain the Ningguo Mansion for another decade.

Unfortunately, because of the case of deposing the crown prince, Jia Jing was forced to resign his office and give up his title, which made everyone in the Ning and Rong mansions underestimate the former master of Ningguo Mansion.

Jia Jing sent people to Jinling twice to communicate with Jia Qiang, but all he got was that the King of Zhao in Luofu had feelings for the women in the Jia family.

But it was precisely because of this that Jia Jing felt an unprecedented threat.

At that time, the Ning and Rong mansions had two dukes in one family, and their nobility even surpassed that of a king.

Even so, the case of deposing the crown prince instantly caused the Ning and Rong mansions to fall into devastation.

Up to now, of the two founding dukes, the only one who could actually attend court was the self-righteous and hypocritical Jia Zheng.

Neither government could find anyone who had a say in the court.

If not for this, the connections of the two Jia family masters, Ning and Rong, would not have been of great benefit to Wang Ziteng.

Jia Jing, who had such an experience, truly felt one thing.

Serving the king is like serving a tiger; his mind is unpredictable.

In Jia Jing's opinion, King Zhao Luofu would never let the Jia family go easily.

Once the Luo Tian army captured the capital, the end of the Ning and Rong families would come in an instant. During the period of the dual dukes, the Jia family was unable to recover in a short period of time because of the case of the deposed crown prince.

Not to mention that with the change of dynasties, the Ning and Rong mansions have been reduced from the residences of dukes to the former dynasty's old ministers.

Even if Luo Fu had taken in the three beauties from the Jia family, and even rushed all the female members of the Jia family into the palace.

But how could a founder who is about to become the richest man in the world be swayed by beauty?
Apart from anything else, once Luofu captures the capital, completely destroys Beiqing, and completes the great cause of reforming the old and establishing the new, then Luofu will become the founding emperor of the new dynasty. By then, how many people in the world will be eagerly looking forward to sending their female relatives to the Louvre Palace.

Indeed, the three beauties of the Jia family were indeed outstanding in appearance, but so what? There were so many beauties in the world, and as the founder of Luofu, there were almost all kinds of beauties, from slim to plump.

By that time, the three beauties of the Jia family would probably just become a few insignificant concubines.

Outside the palace, as a declining noble family of the previous dynasty, the Jia family was lucky enough not to be liquidated. Inside the palace, the three sisters of the Jia family could not get the support of their family. At the same time, the Jia family and the Luofu had a hatred that wanted to destroy the family.

In this situation, anyone with a little common sense would understand that the situation in the Jia family is simply not something that these female members of the family can solve.

It’s a pity that the Ning and Rong families are now brainless. They are only focused on their past wealth and have no idea that this so-called wealth will completely disappear with the fall of the capital.

Jia Jing, the only one with a brain, could only get second-hand information.

Under such circumstances, it would be really unjust if the Jia family did not perish.

Knowing that it is too late, Jia Jing can only hope that Luofu really has a special affection for Sanchun, including the women in the Jia family.

If not, then the Ning and Rong mansions would really have no hope of continuing.

When all the civil and military officials in the court began to work hard for their own future glory and wealth, Beiqing had completely lost any chance of turning the situation around.
What's more, Beiqing is now almost an isolated city.

On the seventh day of the siege.

Under the cover of night, the nine city gates opened at the same time, within a quarter of an hour of each other.

As Luo Tian’s army swarmed into the capital.

The current emperor and the retired emperor, father and son, who were in the imperial city, did not lose their dignity as emperors. The retired emperor directly swallowed the gold, but the current emperor was a step slower. Before he could arrange for the women in the palace to commit suicide to maintain their chastity, he was caught by those ministers who were eager to use the emperor as a token of their loyalty.

Not only did the idea of ​​killing the women in the palace fail to be successfully implemented, but even the emperor himself fell into the hands of these traitors.

However, the emperor was very stubborn. When he was captured and realized that he had no chance of resistance, he chose to commit suicide without hesitation.

The death of the current emperor did disappoint several ministers who wanted to use him, the former emperor, to gain wealth and fame.

But in fact, forcing the emperor to death was itself a merit for Luofu.

After all, no matter which dynasty changes, the new dynasty will be bestowed with a nice title by the royal family of the previous dynasty in order to maintain its appearance.

Even if they wanted to eliminate the troubles, they would do so after the new dynasty had secured its throne, using underhanded means, rather than resorting to direct violence.

Even though the Sima family killed the emperor in the street, not many dynasties followed their example in the following thousands of years.

But if at the time of a change of dynasty, the royal family of the previous dynasty chose to sacrifice their lives for the country, then not only would the royal family of the previous dynasty not have to suffer the humiliation of losing their country, but the new dynasty would also be able to take the opportunity to give the dead a final verdict and further consolidate its own destiny.

The elite troops of Luotian Army were those who received the seeds of energy bestowed by Luofu. Each of them had subordinates with blood energy that was enough to enable them to defeat a hundred enemies alone.

While being loyal to Luofu, he also possesses the discipline comparable to that of an intelligent AI.

After entering the capital, Luo Tian’s army first seized the four gates of the imperial city and the nine gates of the capital, and then began to maintain order throughout the capital.

It is also known that in the siege wars of changing dynasties, the damage caused by the soldiers fighting was actually minimal in most cases. Of course, this does not include those cases where military discipline was deliberately relaxed.

In most cases, when a city changes hands, the greatest damage is actually caused by the hooligans who take advantage of the situation to loot the city.

This is also why, any army that claims to be the king's army, once it completes the siege and enters the city, the first thing it must do is to maintain order.

Now Luo Tianjun is doing the same thing.

The entire capital city was under strict martial law, and no one was allowed to walk on the streets. Anyone who took advantage of the chaos to rob or commit evil would be struck with thunder and mercy.

The punishment of immediate execution is often used to serve as a warning to others.

In just an hour, the chaos in the entire capital city caused by the attack by Luo Tian’s army was completely quelled.

The situation in the imperial city was pacified faster than that in the capital.

After all, the current emperor and the emperor emeritus, a series of nobles, and the women in the harem, except for a very few who chose to be loyal to the country and sacrifice their lives abroad, most of them were waiting for the arrangements of the new dynasty in anxiety.

There is only one person who can deal with these former royal family members, and that is Luofu.

That’s right, when Luo Tian’s army was about to complete the siege of the capital, the news had already reached Luo Fu who was in Jinling.

The reason why the siege lasted so long was not because Beiqing, trapped in an isolated city, could really withstand the siege of an elite enemy army of 20,000 men.

On the contrary, the real reason for all this was that Luo Tianjun needed to wait for the arrival of Luofu, the King of Zhao.

In any case, the capital is the symbol of Beiqing.

There are certain considerations regarding when to attack and who gives the orders.

In fact, capturing a country's capital and declaring the complete demise of the previous dynasty is such a huge achievement. It is so great that among the current Luotian army, only King Zhao Luofu is qualified to do so.

Although the siege lasted for several days, in reality, there was no intense fighting between the two sides, simply because Luo Tian’s army needed to wait for Luo Fu’s arrival.

On the second day after Luofu's arrival, the nine gates of the capital were opened by the rebels of the previous dynasty in the capital amid communication between the inside and outside.

After Luo Tianjun completed the cleanup of his entire capital and imperial city.

The ceremonial procession symbolizing Luofu, the King of Zhao, finally officially entered the former capital of the previous dynasty the next day.

Both sides of the imperial road were kneeling with civil and military nobles of the previous dynasty.

The Jia family is also among them.

Jia Jing, Jia Zhen and others from the Ningguo Mansion, Jia She, Jia Zheng, Jia Baoyu from the Rongguo Mansion, and even Jia Cong and Jia Huan who were born as illegitimate sons, almost all the male members of the eight branches of the Jia Mansion in the capital were on the list.

(End of this chapter)