The female doctor farmed the land, bought a husband and set up a separate household

Chapter 140 The Queen Mother Arrives

The next morning, Jiang Sining did not go directly to the university. Instead, after sleeping in, he went to the Queen Mother's bedroom in the name of paying respects to her.

In the past, Mrs. Chen had always been very satisfied with her daughter-in-law Jiang Sining.

She had always seen everything Jiang Sining did after entering the palace, so even though she was a little disapproving of Jiang Sining's practice of suppressing the gentry across the country and distributing the land to the common people, she never said a word against it.

She believed that Jiang Sining must have her reasons for doing this.

Now, apart from planting flowers in her bedroom every day, her only worry was the whereabouts of her husband.

Because according to the information Si Chenan had found out, her husband was most likely still alive, but no one knew where he was hiding.

But Si Chenan has only ascended the throne for a short time, the government affairs have not yet been sorted out, and the national strength has not yet recovered from the previous major natural disasters. It is unlikely that he will send troops to the north, and she can only pray every day.

Upon hearing that Jiang Sining had come to see her, Empress Dowager Chen put down her weeding tools and had Jiang Sining brought to the back garden.

"How come the Queen has time to come and see me today?"

"Empress Dowager," Jiang Sining said straight to the point, "I came here today because of the Empress Dowager's family affairs."

The Queen Mother was slightly stunned when she heard this.

Ever since Si Chen'an ascended the throne, she had specially sent people back to her hometown to send some silver and money, and made thoughtful arrangements for all the people in her natal family to ensure that they would have no worries about food and clothing in their lives.

She also repeatedly warned her not to take advantage of her status as the empress dowager to disregard the law and bully others.

How could something happen in less than a month?

And it seemed like it was a big deal, even the news reached the Queen.

"Queen, what happened?" Queen Mother Chen asked quickly, "Is it my mother's family that doesn't follow the law?"

"It's more serious than this." Jiang Sining said bluntly, "They are colluding with the gentry to oppose your majesty's land reform plan."

"what?"

Empress Dowager Chen frowned and her expression became solemn.

Your Majesty's new policy is a major measure for the country and the people and for the benefit of the world. How dare those people from her family oppose it?

"I know about this," said the Queen Mother. "Don't worry, Queen. I will send someone to deal with this matter immediately. We must not cause trouble for your Majesty's new policy!"

"That's not necessary." Jiang Sining said, "The country has its own laws, and the family has its own rules. Since you have violated the laws of Daxia, you should be dealt with according to the laws."

Empress Dowager Chen's heart skipped a beat, knowing that Jiang Sining was going to handle the matter impartially and without mercy.

Although her family had been estranged from her for many years, they were still blood relatives after all. Empress Dowager Chen felt a little reluctant to see them suffer imprisonment.

But she also knew that even His Majesty could not change what Jiang Sining had decided.

So he said, "I understand. Queen, please tell Your Majesty what to do. Just go ahead and do it. I have no objection."

"No, Your Majesty cannot do this." Jiang Sining said.

"Who should go then?"

"The Queen Mother will go."

Mrs. Chen's heart skipped a beat again. She was asked to deal with her family personally?

Not to mention that she is the queen mother and cannot leave the palace easily. Just asking her to deal with her own family personally, wouldn't that be embarrassing for her?

Seeing that she didn't answer, Jiang Sining continued, "Queen Dowager, this is all for your Majesty's new policy. Please bear with the hardship and make the trip in person. By then, your deeds of sacrificing your relatives for the sake of the people will surely spread throughout the world and be praised by hundreds of millions of people. At the same time, it will also deter the scoundrels and demonstrate your Majesty's determination to implement the new policy. It will be a great thing for the country and the people."

Madam Chen was stunned. She didn't expect Jiang Sining's ultimate goal was here. She couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook her head. As expected of the queen, she could use a seemingly ordinary little thing.

And she didn't object at all.

As the queen mother of a country, no matter how important your family is, can they be more important than Your Majesty?

"Okay, I will go there and make sure to do a good job for His Majesty." Empress Dowager Chen said, "But after all, they are my family, so can the punishment be a little lighter? It would be best if there is no bloodshed."

Jiang Sining was able to accommodate this small request.

What she wants to suppress is the unhealthy tendencies that oppose the new policies, not killing a few people.

"The death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be forgiven," Jiang Sining said, "The Queen Mother took them all back to the capital. In addition to the punishment of imprisonment, they were paraded through the streets for half a month."

"Row."

The fate of Empress Dowager Chen's family was thus determined.

Jiang Sining chatted for a while, then hurried back to the university to continue working on compiling textbooks.

Mrs. Chen also informed Si Chenan and decided to go back to her parents' home to visit relatives.

In order to protect her safety, Si Chenan sent a full two thousand troops, led by Dong Ling himself, to Jizhou in a mighty manner.

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Jizhou Prefecture.

Qiu He, who was in charge of implementing the new policy, received news from Si Chenan last night that he didn't need to care about the Empress Dowager's opinion and could handle the affairs of the Empress Dowager's family directly according to the regulations.

So early this morning, he gathered his troops and headed towards Fu County, where the Queen Mother's parents lived.

At noon, a large number of troops arrived at Fu County, and County Magistrate Liu came with people to greet them. When he learned that Qiu He was here to pacify the Queen Mother's family, he was nervous and a little worried.

That’s the Empress Dowager’s family, the royal family!

Not to mention the troops they had gathered, just the mention of this title would make him, a small county magistrate, retreat.

"General Qiuhe," County Magistrate Liu asked worriedly, "Do you really need to use force?"

"I have brought all my people here, are you kidding me?" Qiu He said, "We have been exhausted today, so let's set up camp outside the city. County Magistrate Liu can tell me about the specific situation in the past few days. Let's discuss the specific strategy and start tomorrow."

"That's...ok."

From County Magistrate Liu, we learned that the Empress Dowager's family, that is, the Chen family of Fu County, now has gathered at least two thousand people.

In addition to the servants and maids of most of the gentry in Fu County, these people also included people sent by gentry and landlords from several neighboring counties, because if Fu County could not be taken, these neighboring counties would follow suit.

The Chen family also agreed that after the incident was settled, they would be able to keep their original land instead of having it nationalized and distributed to the common people.

Now the Chen family and a large number of gentry and landlords have gathered in Chenjia Village, and have set up a large number of roadblocks on the road, as if they are determined to fight to the end.

"Chenjia Village is surrounded by mountains on two sides and faces water on one side, so we can only enter the village from the east." County Magistrate Liu said, "But the east side is heavily guarded by the Chen family, so it is really not easy to rush in."

Qiu He stood on the top of the mountain, looking at Chenjia Village from afar, and made up his mind.

"Tomorrow morning, we will take over Chenjia Village by force." Qiuhe said.

The next morning, more than a thousand soldiers in distinctive armor arrived outside Chenjia Village in a black mass.

Seeing so many troops coming, the gentry and landlords gathered in Chenjia Village became scared and came to the door of Chen's house one after another.

"What are you afraid of?" Chen looked down upon these cowards. "Our Chen family is the empress dowager's family. If we talk about kinship, His Majesty should call me uncle! If these blind soldiers dare to touch a blade of grass or a tree in Chenjia Village, I will kill them all!"

"Come on, follow me out. I want to see who dares to set foot in my Chenjia Village!"

Under the leadership of Chen Wang, many gentry and landlords, as well as a team of more than 2,000 servants, also came to the village entrance in a mighty manner and confronted the army led by Qiu He.

Seeing that the other party was really trying to hold on, sweat broke out on County Magistrate Liu's forehead.

Even though there are many people in Chenjia Village, if a real fight breaks out, they will definitely be no match for the regular army.

If someone from the Chen family was accidentally injured or beaten, the empress dowager would blame him in the future, and he, as the county magistrate, would be in danger of losing his life.

Faced with this situation, Qiu He still looked calm and took a few steps forward and asked, "Are you going to rebel openly?"

As the saying goes, the first move makes the best of the situation. Qiu He has followed Qing Yu for so many years, and he has learned some of these little skills.

Chen Wang snorted coldly, "Who are you? Stop talking nonsense here! We are not rebelling, we just don't want our things to be taken away by you dog officials!"

"This is the new policy of the court."

"I don't care about your new or old policies!" Chen Wang said, "I only know that the land here has belonged to my Chen family for generations, and no one else can take it away!"

"That means there's nothing to talk about?"

"No need to talk!"

Qiu He's face darkened, and he was about to order the army to attack, when a soldier came running over at full speed: "General, the Queen Mother is here!"

Chen Wang was overjoyed when he heard this.

The Queen Mother is here in person, she must be here to make the decision for the Chen family!