Chapter 423: The Great Ming Prince was poisoned, late but arrived

High-level talents like Xie Changling, who are young, knowledgeable, and cultured, cannot be locked in the Heavenly Prison for a long time. Even if he himself is willing, the backers behind him are not happy.

Officialdom is like a battlefield, and age is a huge advantage.

Only by gaining experience at the age when experience is needed, and successfully entering the imperial court to be an official at the age when entering the imperial court is needed, and moving forward step by step, is it possible to become the youngest prime minister in history and reach the peak of officialdom.

Wasting one's prime years in the Heavenly Prison is the worst strategy. Some things are enough to just go through the motions. For example, to satisfy the old Emperor's face, entering the Heavenly Prison as an Donggong official to study satisfies the old Emperor's desire to eliminate Donggong officials.

"Is Prison Clerk Chen rushing me away? Does the Heavenly Prison not welcome me?" Xie Changling smiled, picked up the teacup, and looked at the other convicted officials sunning themselves in the courtyard.

The system of wind release is very good and very humane. Seeing is believing, and the mental state of all the convicted officials has stabilized a lot. It's just that the price is a bit expensive.

Chen Guanlou pulled his cotton-padded jacket and said casually: "You are a big Buddha, and the Heavenly Prison is a small temple. A small temple cannot hold a big Buddha. Your study course has ended; you can bend and stretch, and I believe returning to officialdom will be invincible. Except for insufficient seniority, there are no flaws."

Xie Changling laughed: "Prison Clerk Chen, did you really treat the Heavenly Prison as a study school for convicted officials?"

"Just tell me, after nearly a year in the Heavenly Prison, have you gained sublimation? Has your thinking improved, has your body been tempered, and has your will become stronger? Is this a comprehensive progress? Moreover, the Heavenly Prison also taught you how to reasonably use the wealth in your hands."

Chen Guanlou talked eloquently; he wasn't embarrassed at all, with an attitude of deep conviction, particularly natural.

Xie Changling was a bit embarrassed instead, and even wanted to reflect on it.

"According to what you said, isn't the neighboring Imperial Prison more suitable for study."

"Wrong! We are studying, not pursuing physical destruction, not pursuing pain education. Lord Xie, you have the wrong direction. The neighboring Imperial Prison is clearly on a crooked path, and it took the wrong path from the beginning. Only the Heavenly Prison is correct, bright, and promising. After you go out, promote it more to others, so that colleagues in officialdom will choose the Heavenly Prison as much as possible in the future. Tell them that when the masters of officialdom come to the Heavenly Prison, it's like returning home."

Chen Guanlou spouted nonsense with a straight face, and Xie Changling almost sprayed. His mouth twitched, and he couldn't help it: "This ability of yours, staying in the Heavenly Prison is truly a waste of talent."

"Lord Xie doesn't need to praise me; many people have seen my advantages, and more than once reminded me, thinking that the Heavenly Prison has trapped me. I should have a broader world. However, don't forget the digger when drinking water; my ability was dug out in the Heavenly Prison, and I can only be a Heavenly Prison person in this life. I hope Lord Xie knows."

Chen Guanlou cupped his hands, the expression clearly saying: Don't think about fooling me into jumping ship; I will definitely refuse.

Xie Changling was overjoyed: "Prison Clerk Chen, I finally understand why some people hate you, and some people love you. Those who hate you want you to die, and those who love you hope you can live a long life."

Phew phew phew!

What long life, it's clearly cursing him.

He is immortal. The longevity that the old Emperor seeks but cannot get, he already has.

"Being in the Heavenly Prison, it is inevitable to offend a few villains. I believe Lord Xie has an open mind and will definitely not hold a grudge against me."

"This official certainly won't hold a grudge against you. But this official still has to continue nagging."

"It's almost the New Year, and you're still not going out?" Chen Guanlou was very surprised, "Are you so reluctant to leave the Heavenly Prison?"

"It's not that I'm reluctant to leave the Heavenly Prison, but it's not the time yet. You also said that I will become a prime minister. As a future prime minister, how can I not experience the program of spending the New Year in the Heavenly Prison. This year, I have decided to spend it in the Heavenly Prison. I hope Prison Clerk Chen will take care of me more, and on New Year's Eve, add two more dishes and a pot of wine."

Chen Guanlou bared his teeth.

"Are you really not going out this year?"

"There's nothing to do outside, so it's better to study in the Heavenly Prison." Xie Changling said naturally. As if he approved of the saying of studying in the Heavenly Prison.

Chen Guanlou narrowed his eyes, a bit of a headache.

The rebel Great Ming Prince is a powder keg, and he comes with a fuse, which will explode at any time.

He hopes that when it explodes, the fewer people related to the Grade-A prison, the better. It's best if all the convicted officials roll home for the New Year, saving a bit of human resources.

"Does Prison Clerk Chen have any worries? Why not say it and listen, perhaps this official can solve your confusion."

"The Great Ming Prince is locked in the Grade-A prison; do you want to see him?"

"Why should I see him? A failed rebel, worthless. Oh, forgot, next year His Majesty wants to offer sacrifices to Heaven, and the Great Ming Prince is a sacrificial offering."

After finishing, Xie Changling laughed to himself, and kindly reminded: "Prison Clerk Chen, you must be careful. The Great Ming Prince is a hot potato; be careful of getting burned."

"Getting burned is small, losing your life is big."

"Prison Clerk Chen, don't joke; a mere Great Ming Prince is not enough to make the Heavenly Prison guards be buried with him; he is not worthy. It's just that it's true that it's not peaceful."

Chen Guanlou laughed twice; he knew it wouldn't be peaceful without him reminding him.

Speaking of not being peaceful, it really wasn't peaceful.

Only two days later, early in the morning at work, I heard bad news: the Great Ming Prince seems to have been poisoned.

Chen Guanlou rushed down to the prison and hurried to the cell door, where Medical Official Mu was already busy.

He asked hurriedly: "What's the situation? Is it really poisoned?"

Medical Official Mu was too busy to speak, gestured with a hand, and told him not to speak.

Chen Guanlou called the prison guard on duty and the squad leader Xiao Jin: "What exactly is going on?"

Several people looked at each other, and none of them spoke.

"Xiao Jin, you tell me."

"Reporting to the official, I have already checked once, and I really didn't find any problems. I really don't know why the Great Ming Prince was poisoned and how he was poisoned. I am incompetent; please punish me."

"Have you checked everyone?"

"All checked, according to the official's requirements, everyone must be in pairs, even going to the toilet followed this rule, and no one had the opportunity to act alone. The key is in the duty room, and it has been repeatedly confirmed that no one has moved the key. When sleeping last night, I specifically put a hair on the key ring, and the hair was still on it when I woke up early this morning."

Xiao Jin felt very aggrieved.

Everything that should be defended was defended, yet the Great Ming Prince was still poisoned. He couldn't figure it out no matter how he thought about it. Checking back and forth, he determined that there were no omissions in his work, and determined that every step was in place, so why did an accident still occur.

Could it be that someone can become invisible and sneak into the Heavenly Prison to poison him?

However, from last night until this morning, the Great Ming Prince hadn't eaten anything, hadn't even drunk a mouthful of water, so how was he poisoned? As for last night's dinner, the prison guards on duty tasted it first to ensure it was non-toxic before giving it to the Great Ming Prince. To date, the prison guards on duty are healthy and have no symptoms of poisoning. ===== CHAPTER 424 =====