Chapter 1476: The old guy is spewing fragrance

Minister Cao was so cooperative that everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Everyone in the court knew that once Emperor Jian Shi's anger subsided, and Minister Cao took the initiative to submit a memorial to plead guilty, this prison disaster would vanish into thin air.

No one really treated Minister Cao as a prisoner.

Xie Changling had come up with a bunch of fancy charges; they looked serious, but in reality, there was a lot of water in them. Of course, it was also possible that Xie was digging a pit. It might not be useful this time, but it might come in handy next time.

In short, everyone believed that Minister Cao would be out of prison soon. Sun Daoning thought so too.

He said: "Old Cao, just treat your time in the Heavenly Prison as a vacation, rest well, and don't worry about matters in the court. After a while, when His Majesty's anger subsides, we'll talk about it then."

Minister Cao didn't seem so optimistic. "His Majesty's anger subsides? Does that mean after the anger subsides, I won't bring up the matter of naming a Crown Prince again? How important the matter of the Crown Prince is, you and I both know. We cannot allow the Emperor to be willful and reckless.

Xie only cares about his own private desires, blindly pleasing His Majesty, but we cannot do the same. I know you follow Xie's lead, and I won't comment on that. However, I hope you can have your own stance and truly worry for the country! Instead of watching His Majesty act recklessly while remaining indifferent."

These words were very serious! It was almost pointing at his nose and cursing: "Treacherous villain! Unworthy of being a subject!"

The cursing was very dirty, yet didn't contain a single dirty word.

Chen Guanlou clicked his tongue in wonder.

Minister Cao was worthy of being a dark-faced, rough-looking civil official; he was truly annoying. No wonder Emperor Jian Shi wanted to throw him in prison, just to avoid seeing him and save his heart from trouble!

Sun Daoning's face darkened, and he cursed very dirtily in his heart.

He took a deep breath, suppressing his anger. "Old Cao, don't look so worried about the country and the people all day; it's really hard to look at. As if in the whole court, you are the only loyal official, and we are all treacherous thieves! You are too arbitrary, too self-righteous! I work diligently every day, which in itself is worrying for the country. In such a vast empire, naming a Crown Prince is not the only important thing!"

"However, naming a Crown Prince is absolutely the most important thing for the court right now." Minister Cao scolded angrily.

"His Majesty is in the prime of his life; what does it matter if he names one a little earlier or a little later? You are just worrying about nothing."

It was almost pointing at his nose and cursing him for meddling in other people's business, for being full and having nothing to do! If it were more serious, the heart-stabbing words would be forming a clique for private gain and establishing a faction. He was a proper leader of the Third Imperial Prince's faction!

The Pingjiang Marquis Mansion, as the father-in-law of the Third Imperial Prince, hadn't even come forward. What kind of head was Cao coming forward for!

Sun Daoning was very dissatisfied, even disgusted.

He was polite, which was respect for a colleague and senior. It was not something for the other party to climb on his head!

He was, after all, the Minister of Justice and also a Minister of the Secretariat; although he was ranked lower, he was not someone Cao could wantonly insult.

This is truly unreasonable!

"Prime of life, only you believe that. His Majesty is quite old, and he takes pills all year round; I don't believe he can live longer than the late Emperor. What if one day, His Majesty has a mishap, what will we do then? You tell me what to do? Minister Sun, as a heavyweight official of the court, you cannot just care about staying out of trouble; benefiting the world is your responsibility!"

Sun Daoning laughed in anger. "Among all the officials in the court, you are not the only one worrying about the country and the people. Old Cao, don't take yourself too seriously! I respect you a foot, not for you to take the opportunity to humiliate me!"

Old Sun also had a temper; even a clay figure has three parts of fire, not to mention the dignified Minister of Justice.

Minister Cao was so angry he blew his beard and stared. "You are just pedantic, stupid..."

"Eh, eh, eh... speak properly, no personal attacks." Chen Guanlou decisively interrupted Minister Cao.

Seeing Sun Daoning's face turn livid, already on the verge of exploding, he couldn't just watch two heavyweight court officials fight in the Heavenly Prison; how ugly would that sound! It would affect his reputation!

He decisively spoke up to interrupt, stating his attitude: if you have any anger, direct it at me. I am the Heavenly Jiang Jiang Yucheng; it is only right and proper to manage the prisoners in the Heavenly Prison.

Sun Daoning, as Minister Cao's colleague, actually had less convenience in acting than Chen Guanlou, having multiple concerns.

"I, I am speaking the truth." Minister Cao was still being stubborn.

"Bullshit truth! You are clearly just one person's view, subjective consciousness, where is the truth. So-called truth is what everyone recognizes, beyond doubt; that is called truth. Minister Cao, you are a great scholar who has read many books, yet you have such obviously biased remarks, which is very unfavorable to the unity between colleagues. I must seriously criticize you."

Chen Guanlou pretended to be a big wolf, exercising his rights as a prison warden to manage the prisoners in the Heavenly Prison.

Minister Cao instantly laughed in anger. "You are criticizing me?"

Chen Guanlou held his head high, looking serious, yet a bit smug. "Can I not criticize you? Are you such an amazing figure? When the Grand Tutor was in prison, he wasn't as arrogant and self-righteous as you. He was polite, treated people with extra kindness, and didn't have the slightest arrogance in his eyes. Look at you again, arrogance and prejudice; you should restrain yourself, don't make me despise you."

"You actually despise me! Who do you think you are... you are just a small prison warden, what qualifications do you have to despise me?"

"Everyone has the qualifications to despise others!" Chen Guanlou didn't indulge the other party at all. "I've seen plenty of old guys like you. Relying on having read a few books, having been an official for a few years, you lecture everyone you see. Will you die if you don't lecture! You love to be a teacher! And you don't even ask if the other party is willing to be taught by you! Truly self-righteous! No wonder the people in the court classify you as a conservative faction, you smell like a coffin board, truly unlucky!"

Chen Guanlou fired on all cylinders, not giving the other party the slightest face, stabbing straight into his heart.

Minister Cao had been proud since he was young and had a smooth official career; he had never encountered such verbal humiliation.

For a moment, he was so angry he clutched his heart, seemingly unable to breathe. He pointed at Chen Guanlou. "You little thief! No respect for superiors and inferiors, you, simply absurd!"

Chen Guanlou was instantly happy. "Old guy, you seem to have not figured out the situation yet. This is the Heavenly Prison, not the imperial court. You are a prisoner, I am the prison warden. Let alone cursing you, if I beat you up, what can you do! With your awareness, with your virtue of not knowing what it means to recognize the times and be a hero, you are worthy of my respect! You don't even have the eye for it, no wonder the Emperor doesn't like you, and your colleagues want to get rid of you. Just by you, a conservative faction, you dare to go against the reform faction; do you have that strength?"

Chen Guanlou cursed however he felt good.

Just as he said, he was the prison warden; he didn't care if you were a heavyweight court official or a royal relative, once you arrived at the Heavenly Prison, if you were a dragon, you had to coil for me, and if you were a tiger, you had to lie down for me. If you dared to be arrogant, he had plenty of means and strength to deal with you.

Old Cao clearly didn't have the awareness of being in prison; he still thought he was in his own office, lecturing everyone he caught, teaching everyone he caught. He had been a superior for too long and had forgotten what the grassroots were specifically like, and had forgotten what a prison was really like.

This kind of person should be given a profound lesson! ===== CHAPTER 1477 =====