Chapter 651: Hoping for colleagues to die

Sun Daoning was very emotional; besides being emotional, he was a bit gratified; besides being gratified, he was a bit headache-prone.

With the power of one person, causing Jixia Academy to encounter the biggest crisis in several hundred years—such a bull-headed figure, after several months, actually honestly returned to the Heavenly Prison to work.

The small temple is no longer worthy of the big boss, yet the big boss has consistently never abandoned his wife of humble beginnings. Such deep affection, it really is...

If this happened to anyone, who wouldn't be stunned, who wouldn't be emotional.

Returning to work is fine, but before he could catch his breath, he started worrying about the insufficient number of prisoners in the Heavenly Prison. This dedication was more competent than him, the Minister of Justice.

Having such an excellent subordinate, Sun Daoning thought he should be gratified. However, thinking of the chaotic days in the future, he couldn't help but have a headache.

It was hard to rest for several months, and the employee returned, urging him to be enterprising.

Humph!

He, a dignified Minister, could he not know how to be enterprising?

"You just manage the affairs of the Heavenly Prison; you don't need to worry about other things." He put on the airs of an official, his posture full, absolutely not to be manipulated by Chen Guanlou.

"Old Sun, your attitude is very problematic. You have already been ridden on the head by the Dali Temple and the Embroidered Uniform Guard, yet you remain indifferent. Are you worthy of the hundreds of people in the Ministry of Justice?"

"The operation of the imperial court has its own rules; how can I allow you to mess around. Go, go, go, hurry back. Otherwise, there won't be your Heavenly Prison's share of the grain and salary for the last quarter."

"Old Sun, you have degenerated."

"This official is busy with official business; if there's nothing else, you should retire."

"Cases, prisoners!" Chen Guanlou put forward the request concisely. Without cases, there were no prisoners. Without prisoners, there was no income. Without income, he, the Jiang Jiang Yucheng, wouldn't be comfortable. He couldn't help but run to the Ministry of Justice to urge. The more he urged, the fewer prisoners there were!

Forming a perfect closed loop.

"There will be cases, and there will be prisoners. The Ministry of Justice is working on several big cases; rest assured, it will be busy soon."

"Really?"

"When has this official ever deceived you."

Plenty!

Chen Guanlou reluctantly believed it once.

This time, Sun Daoning truly wasn't lying; there were truly big cases.

The family members of the strategist of the rebel Guo Dachun, more than a hundred people in the whole family, were caught. The main figures were escorted to the capital and locked in the Heavenly Prison.

River bandits from Jiangdong who defected to the rebel Prince Chu were caught. Dozens of people, all water bandit elites, as the main force who burned the imperial court's camp, were caught by the elite sent by the imperial court and all escorted to the capital and locked in the Heavenly Prison. Part of the leaders were locked in the neighboring Imperial Prison.

The north has been suffering from a severe drought since last year, and the drought has worsened this year, leading some to raise banners of revolt and kill officials to rebel. However, lacking combat power and organization, they were wiped out by the imperial army in the blink of an eye. The ringleaders—the first, second, and third brothers—were all captured, while the fourth brother was a turncoat who had already donned an official's cap. The captured brothers were all escorted to the capital and imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison.

These wild bandits weren't worthy of entering the Dali Temple's prison. Since the day the Dali Temple prison was built, it only locked up officials. If you weren't an official, you didn't have the qualifications to experience it.

The neighboring Imperial Prison, whether fragrant or ugly, all drew them inside. However, the methods were too cruel. The higher-ups were worried that if the prisoners were locked in, they wouldn't be able to survive until the day of execution at the execution ground, which wouldn't look very good on the imperial court's face. Thinking about it, the Heavenly Prison, which had style, status, and was safe, was the number one choice in the capital.

For prisoners, the Heavenly Prison is truly safe!

Especially since Chen Jiang Jiang Yucheng took office, the usage rate of the torture room has dropped in a straight line, and the torture room personnel represented by Old Zhang Tou were idle and picking their feet. Fortunately, they didn't get less money, and a little opinion in front of money all became floating clouds.

Suddenly locking in three batches of prisoners, and they were all rebels, the Heavenly Prison was like facing a great enemy from top to bottom.

"My lord, the Heavenly Prison has truly become a thief's nest!" Chen Quan originally wanted to make a joke to liven up the atmosphere, but it backfired. Everyone stared at him, their gazes unkind.

Chen Guanlou drank a mouthful of tea. "These prisoners will arrive one after another in the next few days. Everyone, give me some spirit."

"My lord, is the Bing-character big prison not taking on heavy responsibilities this time?" Xu Fugui was very greedy; so many prisoners, and they were all rich people, share some!

"Old Xu, it's not that I don't give the Bing-character big prison a chance, but... you tell me, what if they are locked in and escape? These rebels all have to go to the execution ground to be executed according to the law, letting the world witness the strength of the imperial court. Can you bear the responsibility if you spoil the imperial court's big business?"

Xu Fugui hurriedly said, "With you, my lord, I believe no petty thief dares to rob the Heavenly Prison."

Chen Guanlou laughed twice. "This official cannot stay in the Heavenly Prison for twelve hours a day. The imperial court didn't give that much money!" The implication was, as long as there was enough money, 996 was a fart; he would do 007 every day and roll everyone to death.

Extra income?

The extra income was money he earned through his own ability; it had nothing to do with the imperial court. It wasn't money given by the court, but money given by the prisoners, and he knew who his bread and butter were. Unlike that bunch in the Ministry of Justice, who would turn their backs on people the moment they took the money.

"My lord, what will the brothers of the Bing-character big prison eat!" Xu Fugui started to complain about poverty.

Chen Guanlou said earnestly, "If you can't eat good things, then drink some soup. It was like this in the past; there's no reason it won't work now."

Xu Fugui:...

Fugui wanted to cry!

Fugui didn't cry!

Both are Fugui, but their fates are different. Qian Fugui made a budget; if this batch of prisoners is locked in, the Heavenly Prison will over-fulfill the task this month, and even next month's task can be completed in advance.

Chen Guanlou was very gratified; he appreciated employees like Qian Fugui who did their work in advance, were actively enterprising, volunteered to work overtime, worked hard without complaints, and didn't mention remuneration.

Prison Clerk Zhang was very quiet; this matter had nothing to do with him. These rebels, no matter what, couldn't be locked in the Yi-character big prison.

Rebels are dangerous!

Can't let rebels have the opportunity to harm the lives of noble people.

As for the official masters in the Jia-character big prison, it doesn't matter if a few die; there are many officials in the officialdom. If a string dies, there is a long string waiting to be candidates behind. It can be said that officials waiting for vacancies in the capital are all hoping for their colleagues to die.

So, this splashing wealth fell on the head of the Jia-character big prison.

Chen Guanlou stared at the slightly decadent Xiao Jin. "Prison Clerk Xiao, do you have confidence?"

Xiao Jin said "Ah" before coming back to his senses. "My lord, rest assured, the small one will definitely work properly and will not lose face for you."

"You have been quite shameful recently." Chen Guanlou pointed out not lightly or heavily. "I am preparing to resign from the position of Prison Clerk of the Jia-character big prison and intend to choose one from among you; all of you should perform well. Don't be affected by things that don't matter, spoiling your own future."

Chen Quan heard this and was instantly excited, having a momentum of "I am the only one who can do it."

Prison Clerk Shi had been a bit decadent this year and had lost his enterprising spirit.

Prison Clerk Wu, ever since Prison Clerk Wang was gone, his spirit seemed to have been taken away, and he had an attitude of "I don't want anything, love whoever." He just occupied the position of Prison Clerk and didn't move.

Looking at it this way, it had to be Chen Quan, whose work attitude was positive, mental state was full, and he didn't lack enterprising spirit. ===== CHAPTER 652 =====