All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 171 The End of the Jia Family
"You don't have to worry, Mr. Zheng."

Chen Ran smiled and said comfortingly, "Everyone knows that the Jia family took money from the national treasury to build a garden for the queen."

Jia Zheng smiled bitterly and said, "That's what I said, but..."

But the Jia family can't withstand investigation.

He borrowed one million taels of silver from the national treasury to build the garden, but in reality only 30% of the money was actually spent on building the garden.

The rest of the silver was divided among the people.

If this were to be discovered, what would the Jia family do?

Chen Ran pretended to be puzzled. "What's the problem, Lord Zheng? Just show the account book to the censor."

"The garden repair took too long and many account books were lost." Jia Zheng was helpless. After all, these days people emphasized hiding the truth from one's relatives, so he had to cover up for his family.

"It only took more than half a year to build a garden." Chen Ran looked puzzled. "How could the account book be lost?"

Jia Zheng looked ashamed and was speechless.

Chen Ran understood and sighed, "How about this, I'll go to His Majesty and ask for the Jia family's help. As long as we return the extra money, His Majesty won't blame us for the sake of Concubine Xiande."

"I'll have to trouble Zihou to take care of this matter."

Jia Zheng has always been a young man who doesn't care about his family's affairs. He had no idea that most of the money in his family was embezzled.

He thought that the money was not much, and with Chen Ran returning it, the matter would be over.

He never imagined that his family had embezzled most of the money for building the garden.

When the news was brought back to the Jia family, it immediately aroused a chorus of opposition.

There was no way. A lot of money had already been spent and they didn't want to return the rest.

In their view, Concubine Xian De was the eldest daughter of the Jia family, and the future of the Great Zhou would belong to the grandson of the Jia family, and naturally to them as well.

What's the big deal about spending some of Jia family's grandson's money!
With such an attitude, even Jia Zheng and his mother were unable to cope with the situation.

The emperor sent someone to convey his order, requiring the Jia family to return the silver borrowed from the national treasury within three months.

The angel also emphasized that "it was the Duke of Ning who requested the favor. The cost of repairing the garden is counted as 300,000 taels, and the rest only needs to be returned to the national treasury."

In front of the angel, everyone in the Jia family was submissive.

But as soon as the angel left, Jia She shouted, "The queen will give birth next month, and the whole world will celebrate by then. A few silver coins will be nothing to her."

Although Jia Mu and others did not say anything, they also felt that what he said made sense.

From top to bottom, the Jia family who made the money never thought of returning it.

More than a month passed in a flash, and Jia Yuanchun finally gave birth to a prince, which immediately caused a huge sensation.

"It turned out to be a son!"

The whole Jia family was cheering and celebrating wildly. No one remembered to return the money to the national treasury.

Contrary to what everyone thought, the emperor never came to Fengzao Palace at all. The person circling in the yard waiting was actually Chen Ran.

"Thanks a lot."

Chen Ran didn't care about the child, nor did he care about the rule of not entering the room. He walked straight to the couch and sat down, holding Jia Yuanchun's hand. "You have suffered."

Baoqin, who already knew the inside story, hurried out to disperse the crowd.

Jia Yuanchun was deeply moved, and the pain of giving birth seemed to disappear at that moment.

She wiped her eyes and replied with a smile, "I will live up to your expectations."

She finally gave birth to a son, and all the pressure was relieved.

Chen Ran actually didn’t care about this matter. After all, this child was destined not to stay with him for long.

The two of them snuggled together and chatted about some trivial family matters. The atmosphere was very warm.

Until Jia Yuanchun took the initiative to bring up the Jia family's affairs, "The Jia family's side."

Looking at her pleading eyes, Chen Ran sighed softly, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid you can't hold out for too long."

He stared at Jia Yuanchun and said in a deep voice, "When he leaves, he will definitely take the retired emperor with him. The second prince and his men will clear the way for him. Have you heard of the story of Madam Gou Ge?"

Being able to survive in the most scheming palace in the world, and even reach her current position, Jia Yuanchun must be an absolutely delicate and naive person.

When I heard Mrs. Gou Ge, I immediately understood what Chen Ran meant.

Her face was pale as she tightly grasped Chen Ran's hand, and she was so frightened that she couldn't speak.

"nothing."

Chen Ran patted her little hand and comforted her, "I'll protect you, nothing will happen."

When Jia Yuanchun gradually calmed down, he continued, "However, the emperor has great concerns about the Jia family. After all, the Jia family has a very high prestige in the army, and no emperor can tolerate the power of his relatives."

Jia Yuanchun hurriedly explained, "The Jia family won't do that. You know, the Jia family doesn't have many talented people."

"I know, I know." Chen Ran smiled and patted her little hands, his expression gradually turning serious. "But just because there is nothing now doesn't mean there won't be anything in the future. As long as it exists, it is a threat."

"The emperor's time is coming, and you are giving me face by keeping me here. No matter what, I will not allow the Jia family to be in such a state of chaos as it is now."

He certainly would not take the blame, so he naturally threw it to the emperor. "You know, many nobles have become closer to the Jia family. Many ministers in the court have suggested that the emperor use Zheng Gong. Many people even worship Zheng Gong and work for him."

Jia Yuanchun's hands were shaking violently.

She knew very well that it had always been a royal taboo for relatives by marriage to make friends with nobles and ministers in the court.

"Don't worry." Chen Ran comforted again, "I have already talked to the emperor, the second branch of the Jia family should be fine."

No serious problem means just saving your life.

As for other things, there is no need to think too much.

Jia Yuanchun struggled to stand up and salute, "You are so kind."

Chen Ran naturally stopped her and said, "No need to do that. If you really want to repay me, you should get well soon. I will let you repay me in due time."

The emperor's illness became more serious, and now he relied entirely on the superb medical skills and expensive medicines of the imperial physicians to support him. He knew that his end was approaching, and the arrangements for his funeral were also accelerated.

First, Chen Ran entered the cabinet as a military man, which in the past would have inevitably met with strong opposition from the civil officials.

It's useless even if you say that Chen Ran was a top scholar.

But now, no one in the court has spoken out about this.

Except for the useless ones who were born into a family with imperial favor, all those who can stand in the court are smart people.

Everyone can see that Chen Ran is the Huo Guang chosen by the emperor.

Since he was chosen to be Huo Guang, he would naturally be given the power of regent.

The only doubt is whether this person will rebel after gaining power.

While arranging for Chen Ran to gradually take power, the emperor was also eliminating hidden dangers.

First, the emperor suffered from a long-term illness and finally passed away.

Next was the second prince who was imprisoned and died of a sudden illness.

Among the noble ministers, many were demoted and exiled, or even had their property confiscated and beheaded.

After that, it was finally the Jia family's turn.

Jia Yuanchun's son was named Crown Prince when he was two months old.

The Jia family, having learned the news, was celebrating vigorously when the emperor's edict arrived.

The content of the imperial edict was very simple, saying that the Jia family's refusal to repay the debt was a great disrespect.

The Jia family was stripped of their titles and their property was confiscated!

The main charge fell on Jia She.

He was the inheritor of the title, and he was the one who went to borrow the money, so naturally he had to bear the lion's share.

Jia She was stripped of his title and exiled to Shamen Island.

In the Great Zhou, none of the unlucky people who went to Shamen Island came back alive.

But that’s not all, the emperor secretly ordered that it be done on the way!
If there was any hatred between them, it could be traced back to a long time ago, even to the time when Jia She was born.

Jia She is the eldest son of Jia Daishan. At that time, Jia Daishan was the confidant of the retired emperor and strongly supported the old loyal prince.

When Jia She was born, the retired emperor personally gave him the name Enhou to show his favor.

The root of the emperor's hatred for the Jia family is that the Jia family supported the old Prince Yi Zhong in the past.

If he had not committed suicide by having affairs in the palace and even gave birth to a pair of children, and then wanted to burn his boats and launch a mutiny after his failure, the throne would never have been the turn of the current emperor.

The biggest backer of the old Prince Yi Zhong at that time was the Jia family, which was in charge of the Beijing camp.

Now, it's time for the emperor to take revenge.

The main branch of the Jia family was ruined, and Jia Lian, who became a commoner, no longer had the capital to live a carefree life. He could only come back with tears in his eyes to ask Wang Xifeng to support him.

But Feng Jieer didn't even see him and blocked him outside the door, preventing him from even entering.

Jia Lian was so angry that he started cursing, but it was of no use.

In the end, it was the kind-hearted Chen Ran who asked Jia Lian's good friend Qin Zhong to send him a sum of money and arranged for him to go south to live in the south of the Yangtze River.

Chen Ran is really a kind person. He not only arranged Jia Lian's future life, but also helped take care of his wife.

A good man like Prime Minister Cao.

"Why don't you let me divorce him?" Wang Xifeng, who had been taken care of by Chen Ran for several rounds, asked in confusion.

Chen Ran waved his hand and said, "You don't understand Prime Minister Cao's fun."

Wang Xifeng rolled her eyes at him.

What's there to not understand? It's just someone else's wife, so it's not painful to drive it.

She was too lazy to say more, and instead sighed, "The old lady and the others should be arriving at Hu Jian soon."

The first wife took the blame, but the second wife was better off.

Jia Zheng was arranged to be the academician in Hu Jian, at least he retained his official status.

Outsiders all thought that this was done to save Concubine Xian De's face, but in fact it was arranged by Chen Ran.

If there is no cheating in the imperial examinations, the academic officials will not be able to make much money.

Jia Zheng, who had a meager salary, not only had to support his own family, but also had to support his grandmother.

Their family is used to wealth and luxury, so how could they understand what thriftiness is?

It was estimated that Jia Zheng's salary was not enough to provide them with a banquet.

As for the family fortune that Lady Jia had accumulated over the years, it was all used to fill the deficit.

Grandmother Jia, Aunt Zhao, Jia Baoyu, Jia Huan, and Jia Zheng's other concubines.

Those who are used to enjoying so much will have to experience what hard times are like in the future.

As for Mrs. Wang, because she secretly hid the stolen silver of the Zhen family, she was sent to a nunnery for custody, and she spent the rest of her life with a secluded mind and a Buddhist temple.

All the servants and maids in the Jia family were kept back, even Wang Xifeng and Li Wan and her son stayed in the capital and did not follow Hu Jian.

The entire Rongguo Mansion, including the people and land, was given to Chen Ran by the emperor, including the Grand View Garden.

Chen Ran patted her back and said, "Go ahead. Tanchun and the others must be waiting anxiously."

"It's you who has to make a scene in broad daylight."

Feng Jieer got up and complained, and after packing up, she went out to look for Tanchun, Li Wan and others.

They are going to join forces to do something big, to search the entire Rongguo Mansion!
(End of this chapter)