Chapter 649: Whoever loves to work this broken shift, let them work it

Returning to work after leave.

After several months, returning to the Heavenly Prison to work, Chen Guanlou felt particularly intimate and his mood was excited.

Especially seeing that in the days he wasn't there, everything in the Heavenly Prison was in good order, and even if there were small accidents, they were successfully resolved, he felt particularly gratified. He hadn't lived up to his expectations and training.

It was just that in the Bing-character big prison, multiple jailbreaks occurred consecutively in the days he wasn't there. Yes, multiple, not just one or two, which made him feel a bit heartbroken.

Were they prisoners who escaped? They were clearly silver! They were KPIs!

He looked at Xu Fugui with a pained expression.

Xu Fugui, on the contrary, felt aggrieved. "My lord, it's not that the small ones aren't working hard, but that the gang of thief prisoners are too cunning. They recognized that you weren't in the Heavenly Prison and were all bold and reckless. My lord knows that we jailers are all loyal and devoted, but our martial strength is limited. My lord, please look, the small one was even slashed by an escaping prisoner."

He exposed his arm, a scratch that would heal in a little while.

Chen Guanlou was very disgusted and felt tired in his heart. On the first day of returning to work, he felt the full malice brought by work.

"Consecutive jailbreaks can only mean that the management of the Bing-character big prison has a big problem. Prison Clerk Xu, you are unshirkable, and you must bear the main responsibility. Let's not talk about your problem first; wait until I investigate, and I'll talk to you in detail in two days."

Looking at the Yi-character big prison, there was a group of old and young men with special identities locked inside, and Sun Daoning had specifically pointed out that he wasn't allowed to intervene. Looking at the revenue, it had increased slightly compared to the same period last year.

He praised Prison Clerk Zhang slightly. "The business is still okay this year; keep it up."

"My lord is wise!" Prison Clerk Zhang was serious. "Thanks to your personal guidance, the Yi-character big prison can maintain a positive upward trend."

"It's the result of everyone's hard work together."

Fancy sedan chairs are carried by people.

The people below worked hard and were law-abiding, so he had to give face!

He had been away for such a long time, and the money that was his hadn't been missing a single cent. What was this called? This was called loyalty!

He was very satisfied.

Looking at the Jia-character big prison, the performance had regressed slightly.

There were no special big cases this year, and the group of crooked melons and cracked dates locked in the prison cells couldn't squeeze out much oil and water.

He asked calmly, "Did the imperial court have no big movements?"

There must be big movements so that the Heavenly Prison could be full!

Xiao Jin bowed slightly, appearing exceptionally respectful. "Reporting to my lord, actually there are big cases, but they were all snatched by the Dali Temple and the Embroidered Uniform Guard next door."

"What is the Ministry of Justice doing?" Chen Guanlou was very dissatisfied. The Ministry of Justice was not contributing effort, not going to the court to snatch cases; what would the hundreds of people in the Heavenly Prison eat?

And what were the Six Shanmen's agents doing? There were so many big thieves committing crimes outside; why didn't they take the initiative to catch them? Why did they have to wait for the Ministry of Justice to issue an official document before they were willing to take action? They seriously lacked subjective initiative. Did they think they had too much money?

How did he not know that the guys in the Six Shanmen had all made a fortune?

"Reporting to the Proprietor, the Ministry of Justice fought a war with the Ministry of Revenue last year, and it's still continuing this year. They really are a bit unable to spare the energy to snatch cases." Mu Qingshan, as a private secretary, was still very competent. From time to time, he would run to the Ministry of Justice to drink tea and take the opportunity to inquire about internal news.

Of course, when he went to the Ministry of Justice, he didn't go empty-handed. Every time he went, he had to bring some snacks, tea leaves, and various small snacks. These expenses, of course, were all on the public account. Letting him spend his own money to do public relations was absolutely impossible.

Mu Qingshan didn't have any other serious problems and could be ignored. His biggest problem was being stingy. He was stingy to everyone, except being very generous to himself; he never thought it was expensive to listen to music in the brothel.

"Is Zheng Daochong still occupying the latrine and not shitting in the Ministry of Revenue!?"

Chen Guanlou was shocked!

Sure enough, with imperial favor, Zhao Mingqiao's firepower was so strong, yet he couldn't get the person down?!

Mu Qingshan then told him another piece of bad news. "Actually, Censor Zhao is still very capable of fighting, nearly knocking down the Minister of Revenue. However, there is discussion in the court that the Minister of Revenue is likely not going to last long; he has been taking sick leave for the past two months and hasn't attended court. There is also discussion that if the Minister of Revenue resigns, Zheng Daochong might succeed him."

"What virtue and what ability does the one surnamed Zheng have to succeed as Minister of Revenue? What virtue and what ability? Is His Majesty a muddled emperor?" Chen Guanlou was furious and spoke without thinking.

Everyone present was scared silly!

Was this something that could be said to his face?

"Eh eh eh, this can't be said!" Medical Official Mu stood out to remind him. He was the one present who was experienced, had style, and had the right connections to speak to the Jiang Jiang Yucheng like this. "Although everyone present is our own brothers, Jiang Jiang Yucheng, you still have to manage your mouth. This is the Heavenly Prison, and the Heavenly Prison is also officialdom. The martial arts world's set doesn't work here."

"I don't even know what the martial arts world looks like." Chen Guanlou complained fiercely.

He was a martial artist, so others naturally thought he was a member of the martial arts world. But he was upright and truly hadn't seen what the martial arts world looked like. Occasionally, once or twice, he caught a glimpse of a corner of the martial arts world, only to have it disappear in a hurry.

"Don't care what the martial arts world looks like; in short, you are not allowed to speak nonsense. Actually, the one most favored right now is not Zheng Daochong, but the brother of Imperial Consort Xiao. A spendthrift who can't even read books properly, relying on his sister the Imperial Consort and being good at flattering, he accompanies the Emperor almost every day. From a commoner, in just a few months, he is now a Fifth Rank official. I estimate that by the end of this year, he will at least be promoted to Fourth Rank."

Medical Official Mu complained fiercely.

Jiang Tu left, and Zheng Daochong came. He thought the one surnamed Zheng could be uniquely favored, but didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, another Xiao Changsheng would pop out, diluting the favor.

A pretty boy!

"Reporting to my lord, the brother of Imperial Consort Xiao is named Xiao Changsheng. I heard his health was poor when he was young, so he was named Changsheng. I secretly observed him; he looks fair-skinned and handsome, at least seven points of the lord's appearance."

Xiao Jin was serious.

It was his own surname.

It was a pity that he, this Xiao, was just a bottom-level cow-horse.

That Xiao was the brother of the Imperial Consort, leaping into a prominent family in one day. Although the court said the Xiao family were upstarts, Xiao Jin drooled with envy. He only hated that he didn't have the ability to connect with the Imperial Consort's family, and hated even more that he didn't have a beautiful sister. Otherwise, he could also leap to the sky.

"Does he really have seven points of my appearance?"

Xiao Jin nodded heavily. Actually, he said it low.

With his aesthetics, he had to have at least nine points of appearance. Compared to that Third Master Xu, Xu Lin, the difference was that the one surnamed Xu looked romantic and affectionate at a glance, a prodigal son, and a black-hearted and black-handed person. Xiao Changsheng was different; he looked quite innocent, as if he didn't know the ways of the world. He estimated it should be acted out.

He could really act!

He didn't expect Emperor Jian Shi to like the "silly, white, and sweet" style.

Xiao Jin touched his face; if he could raise his face to be a bit whiter, maybe he could also be a pretty boy and act as a "silly, white, and sweet". If one day he was favored by the Emperor, whoever loves to work this broken shift, let them work it!

Chen Guanlou never expected that his first confidant had developed the idea of jumping ship because of the one surnamed Xiao next door. ===== CHAPTER 650 =====