The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 570 Looks really alike
The three tribes of the Yi people in the Han Dynasty refer to the paternal tribe, the maternal tribe and the wife's tribe. In other words, as long as you participate in rebellion, all the male members of your grandparents, parents, brothers, grandparents, uncles, sons, father-in-law, wife's brothers and sisters-in-law will be killed, and the women will be reduced to slavery and become prostitutes.

The Three Tribes of the Jin Dynasty was relatively less cruel and covered a much smaller scope. The three tribes referred to parents, brothers, wives and children. Similarly, males were executed and females were confiscated from the Jiaofangsi.

Jia She and Jia Zheng are brothers, so according to the system of collective responsibility for rebellion in the laws of the Jin Dynasty, Jia Zheng's family would also be within the scope of the "three clans" to be exterminated. It would be no problem for Wu Sangui to arrest everyone in the Rongguo Mansion.

But there are exceptions to everything. For example, Jia Huan did not participate in the rebellion, but instead participated in suppressing the rebellion and made contributions, so he naturally did not need to be implicated. The most important point is that feudal society is ultimately a society ruled by people, and power is always greater than law. As long as you have power, the law will inevitably give way to power.

For example, now, the King of Min has the power to make way for the law. The little fat man took the list of the Jia family from the clerk, and crossed out Jia Zheng's family with a wave of his hand, saying: "According to my understanding, Jia Zheng did not participate in the rebellion from beginning to end, so he was imprisoned by the rebels. He is a loyal minister and should not be implicated. Instead, he should be rewarded."

Although Xu Wenhou was the most useless son of Emperor Qiansheng, he performed brilliantly this time. Not only did he escape "cleverly", he also promptly reported the news of the rebellion of the retired emperor and the crown prince to the front line, allowing the army to enter the pass in time to quell the rebellion, but he also "offered advice" to break the city, which was a stunning success.

In addition, Emperor Qiansheng originally had twelve sons, but seven of them were killed by Crown Prince Xu Wenhong in a ruthless manner. Now there are only Min Wang Xu Wenhou, Dai Wang and Qing Wang of Liaodong line, and the other one is the twelfth prince born by Concubine Jia years ago. He is not even one year old now. Considering the infant mortality rate in ancient times, it is still unknown whether this twelfth prince can grow up.

As the saying goes, rare things are valuable. The value of Xu Wenhou, the King of Min, naturally rose. In addition, once Crown Prince Xu Wenhong was executed, there was a 99% chance that the new crown prince would be chosen from among the King of Qing, the King of Dai, and the King of Min.

Considering Prince Min's performance this time, it is not impossible for him to become the new crown prince, so Wu Sangui naturally wanted to please Xu Wenhou, and immediately ordered the release of all members of Jia Zheng's family. Soon after, Lin Daiyu and Miaoyu were also released one after another, as they were not from the Jia family.

At this time, Xu Wenhou said, "Old Lady Jia is old and virtuous. She has lived through four dynasties of our Jin Dynasty. She is also the grandmother of Concubine Jia. Our dynasty was founded on filial piety, so we should show filial piety. Let her go too. Don't embarrass her."

Wu Sangui readily followed suit and immediately released Lady Jia. In the end, most of the servants in the Jia family were also released, leaving only the families of Jia She and Jia Zhen.

Xu Wenhou probably felt that it was about time, and looked at Jia Huan inquiringly. Wu Sangui's heart moved. It seemed that Jia Huan had a great influence on His Royal Highness Prince Min, and the prince actually listened to him.

"Your Highness Prince Min, please spare my life, Uncle Huan, save me, my nephew did not participate in the rebellion," Jia Rong begged on his knees.

Qin Keqing also knelt down beside her husband with tears in her eyes. Her timid and pitiful appearance made people feel pity for her.

Wu Sangui hurriedly said, "Your Highness Prince Min, this man is called Jia Rong, the eldest son of Jia Zhen of Ningguo Mansion. He must not be spared!"

Xu Wenhou's face darkened and he said angrily, "So you are the legitimate son of that evil villain Jia Zhen, who also attacked me in Tiewang Mountain."

Jia Rong turned pale with fear, and kowtowed in haste to defend himself: "Your Highness, Prince Min, please understand that I have long severed my father-son relationship with Jia Zhen. His actions have nothing to do with me."

Wu Sangui sneered, "Your words are really ridiculous. If this can get you off the hook, then if the relatives of the convicted official say they have severed ties with the convicted official, won't they all be able to escape punishment?"

Xu Wenhou nodded and said, "That makes sense!"

Without waiting for Jia Huan to react, Wu Sangui immediately shouted, "Come on, take them all away!" Are you kidding? He has already released so many people. If he continues to release more, wouldn't this trip be in vain? When the higher-ups ask about this, he will seem incompetent.

The soldiers immediately escorted Jia She and Jia Zhen's people out. Lady Xing, Mrs. You, Wang Xifeng, and the maids serving them all cried for help. Jia Lian, on the other hand, was tough and said nothing. He just glanced at Jia Huan and walked forward.

"Second sister! Second sister!" Jia Tanchun and Lin Daiyu reluctantly held Jia Yingchun's hands. The latter, with tears in her eyes, cried, "Third sister, Sister Lin, Baoyu, goodbye!"

Jia Baoyu burst into tears and shouted, "Huan'er, save my second sister, save my second sister quickly."

Jia Tanchun and Lin Daiyu also cast pleading eyes to Jia Huan. However, Jia Huan wanted to save her, but he had no legitimate reason. After all, Jia Yingchun was Jia She's concubine's daughter, and Wu Sangui would definitely not let her go. He had to make long-term plans. Fortunately, when people were sent to the Jiaofangsi, they would not receive guests immediately. They would need to be "trained" before they could be groomed. Then he could find connections and spend money to redeem her.

At this time Xu Wenhou was stunned, staring at Jia Yingchun, as if he was under a spell, and he seemed to be trembling with excitement.

Wu Sangui's heart moved, and he looked at Jia Yingchun carefully, and found that this second Miss Jia had plump skin, a medium build, cheeks as red as fresh litchi, a nose as smooth as goose fat, and was gentle, silent, and amiable. Although she was a beauty, she was inferior to the two next to her. However, as the saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and perhaps His Royal Highness Prince Min liked this type of person?

It was not until Jia Yingchun and the others were taken away by the soldiers that Xu Wenhou came to his senses. He grabbed Jia Huan's hand, pulled him aside and asked in a low voice, "Brother Jia, was that woman your second sister?"

Jia Huan nodded and said, "Cousin, your maiden name is Yingchun!"

"Jia Yingchun... they look so similar, so much alike." Xu Wenhou said to himself.

Jia Huan's heart moved, and he asked, "Does Your Highness Prince Min think that my second sister looks like Miss Qi Wanruo?"

Xu Wenhou nodded and said, "At first glance, they are indeed 80% similar and have similar temperaments, but when you look closely, they are a little different. It's a pity that Sister Wanruo is no longer with us." After saying this, he lowered his head in depression.

At this time, Jia's mother led the crowd over and knelt down to thank Xu Wenhou. The latter was obviously in a bad mood. He said a few polite words of comfort and then turned and left.

Jia Huan sent Xu Wenhou out of the mansion. Xu Wenhou waved his hand and said, "Brother Jia's family has encountered a great change, and there must be a lot of things to deal with. You should take care of your family affairs first, and you don't need to accompany me for the time being."

Jia Huan nodded and watched Xu Wenhou mount his horse and leave before turning around and returning home.

It's a bit stuck, I need to figure out how to deal with the girls later. First, 2K.

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