Chapter 1140: Stirring the Hearts of Three or Five People

Two great gods were locked in the Heavenly Prison at the same time.

For a time, the Heavenly Prison became the top trend in the capital, the center of everyone's attention.

Every day, various people came to visit under various names.

It was explicitly stipulated that apart from case-handling personnel, only family members could visit. As for others—friends, classmates, fellow villagers, relatives—all get lost. We do not receive them!

"Tell the guards, if anyone else comes, charge one tael of gate money per person. I don't care what their status is!"

When the gatekeepers heard this, they were overjoyed. This was revenue generation!

One by one, they were very active.

Anyone who came to visit the two brothers-in-law was charged. As for whether they could visit as they wished after paying the money, the gatekeepers didn't care.

On the spot, someone cursed the Heavenly Prison gatekeepers, saying they were money-grubbing, shameless, base, morally corrupt, and smearing the capital.

Those prison guards at the gate wouldn't tolerate it; no matter what your status was, they would beat you first. If you dared to be presumptuous on Heavenly Prison territory, you deserved to be beaten to death.

"Don't beat them to death, don't beat them to death. Just beat them a few times and throw them out! The Prison Warden said, if anyone has grievances, go to the Ministry of Justice to file a complaint. The Ministry of Justice will handle it. Don't gather at the Heavenly Prison. The Heavenly Prison is a critical place for locking up prisoners; if you cause a riot, resulting in prisoners escaping or being injured or dying, none of you will be able to escape the consequences. When that time comes, the Heavenly Prison's cells will be open to you all!"

"Bad luck!"

"Base!"

"I'm going to the Ministry of Justice to file a complaint right now; I want to ask the Ministry of Justice where the rule came from that visiting requires gate money. It's preposterous!"

"Absurd!"

"They actually dare to threaten us; I'm going back to write an article to curse you all to death."

Mu Qingshan stood in front of the shadow wall, watching this group of people coldly, listening to their clamor, and chuckled in his heart.

"Those who want to file a complaint, hurry to the Ministry of Justice. If you're late, the people at the Ministry of Justice will be off work. Those who don't want to file a complaint, hurry home. I heard there will be heavy rain in the next two days; be careful of becoming drowned rats."

After dismissing these ignorant people, plus some intentional publicity and the matter of the gate money, no irrelevant people came to visit afterward. The entrance to the Heavenly Prison finally became quiet.

"What do you think those people are thinking? Just because two brothers-in-law were locked up, they all ran over to join in the fun. What fame or profit can they get?"

Chen Guanlou chatted with Medical Official Mu.

He didn't quite understand the mentality of those people who joined in the fun.

Medical Official Mu was also a scholar when he was young and had mixed in the scholarly circles, so he understood the situation inside.

He smiled knowingly and said, "Two brothers-in-law locked in the big prison together—what a sight to see. If one can successfully visit, just by writing down this experience, one can instantly become famous in the scholarly circles. No matter how the fame comes, being famous is always better than being unknown."

"A bunch of useless people with nothing to do and too much to eat!" Chen Guanlou cursed with great disgust.

"They aren't useless people; they are better at drilling than anyone else. Seeing an opportunity, they ran over at the first moment, which shows their sensitivity is beyond the reach of others. These people, if they had some talent, would definitely rise to the top if they entered the officialdom in the future. On the contrary, those dull scholars who can ignore opportunities right in front of them are the truly useless ones. Even if they pass the imperial examination, they won't go far in the officialdom."

Chen Guanlou was repulsed by these words, but he also knew they were the truth.

Opportunities are always given to those who are good at drilling; this has been the case for thousands of years and has never changed.

"Old Mu, what kind of person are you? Good at drilling, or dull?"

"This old man is in the middle. This old man understands drilling, but doesn't drill. I know the ways of the world but am not worldly."

"You're awesome! You've experienced the winds and clouds, looked past the winds and clouds, and laughed at the winds and clouds. I must learn from you and also be someone who understands the ways of the world but isn't worldly."

"I'm afraid you can't do it."

"Why can't I do it?" Chen Guanlou was unconvinced.

"Because you are a warrior, because you have martial power. Warriors rely on a heart full of courage. Good and evil are all in your single thought!"

Chen Guanlou nodded repeatedly.

These words hit his heart. Many times, he was neither good nor evil; he was just an ordinary warrior. Good and evil arose from the environment, all in a single thought.

The two great gods were locked in the Heavenly Prison, and no case-handling personnel had come to the Heavenly Prison to interrogate the prisoners. It was as if the Ministry of Justice had completely forgotten about these two.

Chen Guanlou was annoyed!

He sat under the eaves, eating iced watermelon, drinking iced cold drinks, and chatting nonsense with Medical Official Mu.

"I thought Imperial Consort Xiao was so awesome; half a month has passed, and I haven't seen anyone come. Xiao Changsheng is still locked in the Heavenly Prison. It makes no sense for the pillow talk to lose its effect so quickly. The Gu family also seems very incompetent; how long has it been, and Gu Yiyang is still locked in prison."

"Two gods of wealth, and you're still not happy." Medical Official Mu asked with a smile.

Chen Guanlou's expression was very disdainful and disgusted.

"At first, I thought two gods of wealth had arrived. As a result, these two don't need errands run, don't need help passing messages, and don't need help smoothing out relationships. Every day's consumption is standard. Where am I supposed to make money? Old Mu, tell me, where am I supposed to make money, and whose money am I supposed to make?"

This was him failing to make money, breaking his composure, and becoming disgusted.

Medical Official Mu coughed lightly and reminded him in a low voice, "Minister, speak softly. Although this matter is public, it's not good to say it out loud; it sounds bad in the end. As for making money, this old man is also helpless."

"Why don't you give them some medicine, and then find an excuse to ask them for money. Once the money is in hand, you can treat their illness."

Medical Official Mu frowned, "Minister, this isn't according to the rules. Even if you're money-grubbing, you can't do this. If you do this, the rules will be broken in the future."

Could Chen Guanlou not know?

In the past, when he gave medicine to prisoners, it was for various reasons, but never for the factor of making money.

He couldn't open this precedent. Once opened, it would truly be chaotic.

But he really didn't like the two brothers-in-law!

Gu Yiyang was slightly better; this guy was sometimes worldly and shrewd, sometimes naive and easy to bluff. Xiao Changsheng, this guy, had been rolling in the marketplace since he was young and was shrewd and capable. He wasn't stingy and was willing to spend money, but he wouldn't spend a single penny that shouldn't be spent. He was extremely good at acting, and his acting skills were amazing. He was worthy of being a character who had acted in front of the Emperor for several years without being exposed—awesome!

Many people thought the one surnamed Xiao was brainless and that everything today relied on his Imperial Consort sister.

Only after personal contact did he know that most people had made the mistake of empiricism.

Xiao Changsheng was definitely a person with a brain, and he was also good at enduring and acting. He might not have great wisdom and couldn't stir up the world's winds and clouds, but he could definitely stir up the hearts of three or five people. For example, the Emperor's thoughts could be stirred by him.

The Xiao family steward came to visit.

According to the prison guards' report, the steward took away an object when he left.

Chen Guanlou pondered for a while, "If I'm not mistaken, Minister Xiao will be able to get out of prison very soon." ===== CHAPTER 1141 =====