Chapter 42: Imperial favor is unmatched

The prison guards didn't dare to vent their anger on Chen Guanlou to his face.

So they vented their anger on Chen Quan and the four, scolding them for being cowardly, why they were so obedient to Chen Guanlou, without any backbone at all.

Liu She defended himself in a low voice, "Our group had ten people at the beginning, and only four are left, isn't it because we are cowardly." Cowardly, didn't dare to participate in the high-stakes gambling game, luckily escaped a disaster.

Those who were bold all followed Zhao Tou and rolled out of the Heavenly Prison, losing their iron rice bowl.

"Cowardly has a reason, are you a man?" The big-headed prison guard's finger poked directly at Liu She's face.

Liu She retreated in fear, looking very afraid of trouble. He was small to begin with, and under the shadow of the big-headed one, he was like a little chick that could be pinched to death with a light pinch.

Xiao Jin came forward to stop the big-headed prison guard and explained: "The higher-ups are urging us to pay money. If we don't cooperate with Chen Tou and delay the important business, no one can bear this responsibility."

"You are not working under him, of course you are standing and talking without back pain. I don't want to lose this job." Qian Fugui muttered, he was able to get so fat, all relying on the Heavenly Prison. The Heavenly Prison's rice bowl, no matter what, he couldn't lose.

"He, Chen Guanlou, counts for nothing. A fallen family member, working in the Heavenly Prison, counting from start to finish, only half a year or so. Why are you afraid of him?" The big-headed prison guard was furious.

"Chen Tou has majesty." Chen Quan said in a low voice.

"What majesty, fart majesty. A young man in his teens, hair hasn't even grown, where does the majesty come from. Don't tell me you don't know his background. He left the Marquis Pingjiang Prefecture five generations ago. If he were really from the Marquis Prefecture, could he fall to the point of being a prison guard? In the eyes of outsiders, we prison guards are lowly, only a little better than the sisters in brothels and the beggars on the street."

The big-headed prison guard was almost angered to death by these four useless colleagues.

Never seen such cowardly goods.

Xiao Jin chuckled twice, "Everything you say makes sense. However, money, what about money? Prison Clerk Wan doesn't care about these, Prison Warden Fan doesn't even ask about these things. The official in charge above, and the Minister above the official in charge, everyone wants to share the silver. Our matters are all small matters, delaying the adults from sharing the silver is the big matter."

"Yes, yes!"

"Originally this order has been dragged for a long time, and it can't continue to be dragged."

"If we don't pay money again, we will all be in deep trouble."

"Chen Tou came, at least he solved the most troublesome problem at the moment."

The four people seemed to have grown a hundred mouths, one sentence each, directly retorting back.

The big-headed prison guard's face turned iron-blue with anger, hating that iron couldn't become steel, "Fine! You all have difficulties, I became the villain. Let's see."

The big-headed one left in a huff.

Liu She was worried, "You say, will he go directly to find Chen Tou's trouble."

"He doesn't have the guts. Chen Tou is also a leader."

"However, Chen Tou is a newcomer."

"This is the Heavenly Prison, nothing else works, only silver works. As long as Chen Tou has money, no one will open their eyes to provoke him."

Chen Guanlou didn't know all this.

He was busy flipping through the roster, understanding the situation of the prisoners locked in the Heavenly Prison, striving to be targeted, so as not to offend people who shouldn't be offended inadvertently.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the situation in the Jia-block prison was much more complex than the Bing-block prison.

The Bing-block prison was simple and direct, without so many twists and turns, and being on duty was also relaxed. Patrolling only needed to determine the number, life and death, not colluding with messages inside and outside, and the rest of the time was slacking off.

The Jia-block was much more complex, openly bringing people in to meet prisoners, just this point alone required bearing no small risk. It was best not to have any trouble, and it was best if the higher-ups didn't pursue it. Once pursued, people would definitely die.

The grasp of the proportions here all depended on personal wisdom.

Therefore, Chen Guanlou urgently needed to understand the situation of all the prisoners in the prison, especially the situation of the group of prisoners under his jurisdiction. At the same time, he had to thoroughly figure out how many unseen hidden rules there were in the Jia-block prison, so as not to violate taboos and ruin other people's wealth.

Cutting off someone's wealth is like killing their parents. He didn't want to inexplicably attract a group of enemies, poison his jurisdiction, stuff a dangerous person into his jurisdiction, or create a few riots. He would lose a layer of skin even if he didn't die.

Collect money and do things.

The prison guards worked very efficiently, and the next day, they brought the steward of the Jin family into the Heavenly Prison. After counting the money, they led the person to the front of Official Jin's cell. The prison guards took the initiative to retreat more than ten steps, leaving space for the master and servant to talk.

After collecting the money, the order was completed immediately.

Then share the profits.

On his second day of duty in the Jia-block prison, Chen Guanlou had sixty taels in his pocket.

The other four prison guards also had a bountiful harvest. The money that was originally shared by ten people was now shared by only four, which was simply too cool.

The master and servant of the Jin family talked for about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, and the steward was invited out of the Heavenly Prison.

Chen Guanlou called Chen Quan and asked: "Did you see clearly, did the master and servant pass any objects?"

"Chen Tou rest assured, the little one has been staring, the two bodies didn't have any contact."

Chen Guanlou felt a bit relieved and asked again: "What did they say, did you hear clearly?"

Chen Quan shook his head, "They spoke too softly, the little one didn't hear."

Chen Guanlou looked solemn.

Chen Quan was suddenly a bit nervous, "Is Chen Tou worried about something?"

"I inquired, the case of the one surnamed Jin is a group case, he is just a thread of this case. Who the other end of the thread involves, what kind of background, is unclear. Next, pay more attention to the situation of the one surnamed Jin when patrolling, I don't want any abnormal things to happen in my jurisdiction, especially things like committing suicide out of fear of crime."

"Chen Tou is overthinking. The one surnamed Jin cherishes his life very much, relying on his sister-in-law being the Prince of Donghai's favored concubine, he has always been very confident that he can get out smoothly."

Upon hearing this, Chen Guanlou sneered, "Want to get out, how can it be so easy. His Majesty wants to build palaces and gardens, and also refine alchemy, he is short of silver to spend right now." Otherwise, Jiang Tu is a sycophant, why couldn't the civil and military officials of the whole court bring him down.

Jiang Tu's greatest ability is to guess the Emperor's intentions, often scratching the old Emperor's itch. When other officials speak, the old Emperor can be so angry he kills people. When Jiang Tu speaks, the old Emperor can laugh out loud, and can eat two more bowls of food.

Jiang Tu's second greatest ability is to collect wealth, helping the old Emperor get money, he is an expert.

Look, the old Emperor can't leave Jiang Tu. It's almost the New Year, the old Emperor is also short of money to spend, I guess Jiang Tu will soon return to his original post.

Soon, the movements in the court confirmed Chen Guanlou's judgment.

Jiang Tu returned to his original post, continuing to serve as the Copper Minister of the Imperial Treasury. A few days later, the old Emperor appointed Jiang Tu as the Ministry of Works Minister, responsible for building palaces, and building palaces and gardens specifically for the old Emperor to refine alchemy.

One for getting money, one for spending money, two positions fell on one person.

This imperial favor, ask who in the court can compare. ===== CHAPTER 43 =====