Chapter 926

Chen Quan came to the office and whispered something to Chen Guanlou.

"Want to ask me to take action to save a life? You think so highly of me?" Chen Guanlou smiled but didn't smile.

"Warden, you are joking. Your reputation is outside, and that group of prisoner officials are all sensible. Warden, look at this matter..."

"I haven't been to the big prison for a long time; the weather is good today, so let's go down and see."

Chen Guanlou got up and went down to the Jia-sized big prison.

After not coming for a period of time, he was already a bit unaccustomed to the dirty environment inside the big prison and the pungent smell. Sure enough, it is easy to go from luxury to frugality, but hard to go from frugality to luxury!

He pinched his nose, and it took a while to re-adapt to the smell of the big prison, and he walked deep into the big prison along the long corridor.

Local prefecture official Zhao Jinming, Minister Zhao.

Imprisoned because of the grain embezzlement case.

He is not the main culprit, just an accomplice. If he smooths things over and uses his connections, he should be able to get out smoothly.

"Minister Zhao, nice to meet you! I heard you want to find me to use connections? As far as I know, Minister Zhao, your case is not serious, so there's no need to find me! The connections you have managed for many years will naturally handle everything for you."

Zhao Jinming smiled awkwardly and bowed, "Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, nice to meet you. As early as several years ago, I heard of Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen's great name. Now that I see you, you are indeed dragon-like and phoenix-like, a talent."

"Don't flatter me. Let's talk about your business first."

"My business is very simple; please ask Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen to smooth things over a bit."

Chen Guanlou's expression was playful, looking the other party up and down, "Minister Zhao, do you have hidden difficulties, or do you want to pit me? If the matter is simple, you shouldn't find me even more. Finding me will cost more money; it's not worth it."

This can also be considered the truth. His asking price is not cheap; under normal circumstances, he is not happy to take on deals of a few hundred taels or one or two thousand taels.

When there is more money, he looks down on small deals and small money. This habit is really bad, but he doesn't plan to correct it for the time being.

"Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen is joking; I have no hidden difficulties, and I will definitely not pit you. You misunderstood."

Chen Guanlou sneered and turned to leave.

Zhao Jinming was suddenly anxious, "Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, don't go! Let's chat, let's chat..."

Chen Guanlou turned back, snorted coldly, and said: "You have seen my attitude—sincere, must be sincere. If you want to ask me to help handle things, no problem; my mouth is tight, and no matter what the situation, you don't have to worry about me snitching.

I am only responsible for guarding prisoners, not for investigating or trying cases. Since you have heard of my reputation, you should understand my principles of doing things—so-called one cent for one cent, receiving money to handle things without cheating. But if you want to dig a hole for me to jump into, don't blame me for striking first to kill you."

"Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen misunderstood; I have absolutely no idea of digging a hole for you to jump into."

Zhao Jinming explained repeatedly, but Chen Guanlou didn't answer. He knew the other party didn't tell the truth, and the matter definitely wasn't that simple. His fees are not cheap, and this bunch of prisoner officials are all very shrewd and good at calculating. There must be enough benefits and interests for this bunch of prisoner officials to ask him to run connections.

Seeing this, Zhao Jinming knew that his set of bluffing people didn't work.

He sighed decisively, stretched his head to look, and beckoned Chen Guanlou to get closer.

Chen Guanlou told him, "Don't worry, no one is eavesdropping. They can't hear."

Zhao Jinming was stunned for a moment before reacting, realizing that the other party was a Ninth-Rank warrior and had extraordinary means.

He took a deep breath, still lowered his voice, and whispered: "I suppose Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen has already read my file; my case is very simple, purely being implicated."

Right!

Purely being implicated, find connections and spend money, believe it will definitely be able to get out smoothly. Why spend a lot of money to find a mere prison warden to help handle things.

"However, there is a situation..." Zhao Jinming seemed difficult to speak, "If it weren't for this embezzlement case, I naturally wouldn't worry. But now that I have been thrown into the Heavenly Prison, I am afraid of being implicated."

"What situation, tell me truthfully. If I can help, we'll talk about the price, and I will naturally help you."

Zhao Jinming hesitated again and again, finally loosening his mouth, "I have a niece who married a warrior."

"And then?"

"The problem lies with the niece's husband. He is now serving under the rebel Prince of Chu. As far as I know, he has been named a general and has made quite a few contributions."

Oh!

Chen Guanlou suddenly realized and understood everything.

He asked the other party with a smile, "Minister Zhao, you didn't tell the whole truth! In the past, you didn't have few flirtations with this niece's husband, right? Does the contribution your niece's husband made also have a share of yours?"

"Can't, can't! Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, words can't be spoken randomly; this is a matter of losing one's head. What flirtations, there's no such thing, don't frame me."

Chen Guanlou smiled but didn't smile, "If it were normal times, no one would care about your flirtations. There are not a few people in the south who do this, betting on both sides; everyone understands. But you just had to bump into the muzzle of the gun and get involved in the embezzlement case. Once the Three Judicial Offices start investigating, the matter of you and your niece's husband flirting, if there are no accidents, will eventually be turned up. At that time, your crime will no longer be an embezzlement case, but colluding with rebels, which is equivalent to treason and is to be beheaded."

Hearing the words "beheaded," Minister Zhao obviously trembled, and his face turned pale instantly. His lips trembled twice, "You you you... why beheaded?"

Chen Guanlou sneered, approached the prison door, and whispered: "Depending on His Majesty's temper, he might even add a nine-clan extermination package for you. Do you think you can escape?"

"This this this... can't it be exile?" Zhao Jinming's expression was panicked, like a headless chicken with no way out, in a mess.

Chen Guanlou sneered on the spot, laughing at the other party for being naive, "Dreaming! If it were the late Emperor, smoothing things over, maybe it could really be exile. After all, the late Emperor loved money, which is a public fact. Back then, as long as you had the ability to get through Jiang Tu's door, there was hope of saving your life.

Now it's difficult! Xiao Changsheng is favored, but Xiao Changsheng doesn't have the ability to intervene in the Three Judicial Offices' affairs. If he dares to intervene today, tomorrow he himself, his Imperial Consort sister, and his several imperial prince nephews will receive several baskets of impeachments. He doesn't dare to take this risk. If you want to be promoted and get rich, finding Xiao Changsheng is a way."

"Besides Xiao Changsheng, is there no one else in the capital?"

Chen Guanlou laughed, "There is another Chang Gui by His Majesty's side, who is also very favored. Unfortunately, he is just an actor, hanging a leisure post, and occasionally can say a few slanderous words in front of His Majesty. But counting on him to save you, dream on. He doesn't have that ability."

Honestly, all these favored people combined cannot compare to Jiang Tu during the late Emperor's period. Jiang Tu's favor at that time could be said to be unprecedented, one person below ten thousand. Every day there were people impeaching him, baskets and baskets of impeachment memorials, lasting for more than ten years, without shaking his position.

Now these favored ministers, Xiao Changsheng relies on his Imperial Consort sister, and Chang Gui relies on a skin to serve with color. They are all toys!