Chapter 927

"Am I really dead?" Zhao Jinming looked like he had lost his parents, as if he had already seen the scene of himself being escorted to the execution ground and being cut into a thousand pieces. The whole person collapsed on the ground, soul-lost.

"Actually, whether it's Xiao Changsheng or Chang Gui, they don't count as truly favored. The truly favored one is someone else."

Chen Guanlou's words were like a shot of adrenaline, saving Zhao Jinming, who was "dying," again.

"Who? Who is the truly favored one, who can save my life? Please tell me, Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, I will definitely have a heavy reward."

"Do you local officials really not pay attention to the court's movements on weekdays?"

Zhao Jinming was a bit embarrassed, still explaining: "The residence report is one copy every half month or one month, and the news that can be known is limited. The movements in the capital often have to rely on merchant houses to pass, and it is difficult to distinguish true from false. If you are not in the capital, it is really difficult to see the court situation clearly. Everyone admires Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, and I suppose Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen must be a master among them. Please save my life, and after the matter is done, there will be a heavy reward."

"Don't talk to me about after the matter is done. My rule here is that once the conditions are agreed upon, you must pay, full payment at once, and no refunds. Of course, if the matter is not handled in the end, it can barely be refunded a part, not exceeding half."

"Should be, should be."

Zhao Jinming was asking for help at this moment, so naturally, whatever Chen Guanlou said was what it was, and he didn't dare to refute.

"Might as well tell you, the person truly favored and trusted by His Majesty is Xie Changling. If there are no accidents, when the Prince of Chu is caught, Minister Xie will be appointed as the Prime Minister, becoming the youngest rich Left Prime Minister of this dynasty!"

Ah?

Zhao Jinming was very surprised; as a local official, some information was indeed not that well-informed.

"So fast, to be appointed as Prime Minister? Is His Majesty not afraid of criticism? Also, is Xie Changling really the most favored person in front of His Majesty? Then why is there no criticism about Minister Xie in the court, including locally? Instead, everyone is praising him."

"Criticism? Why criticize him? Or rather, who of you dares to criticize him? He is a proper two-list jinshi, the top scholar appointed by the late Emperor, a former official of the Crown Prince, and his talent and background can't pick out any faults. Besides, his family background, the influence and appeal of the Xie family in the south, I don't need to say, Minister Zhao should have a deep understanding, right? Criticizing Xie Changling is going against the Xie family; do you still want to mix in the officialdom?"

Chen Guanlou explained the pros and cons in a few words.

Hearing this, Zhao Jinming nodded repeatedly; it was such a reason.

Just...

"How can I contact Minister Xie? Will Minister Xie help me clear my crime? How much money does it cost to find Minister Xie to help smooth things over? Does Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen have a way?"

Chen Guanlou smiled but didn't smile, "You want to clear your crime? Come, tell me first how you want to clear your crime."

"Naturally, naturally... can I retreat completely?" Zhao Jinming asked with a thick face.

Chen Guanlou returned a sneer to the other party, "What do you think?"

Zhao Jinming was slightly embarrassed, then asked: "Then... dismiss from office?" Returning to his hometown, he could continue to be a rich man.

"Minister Zhao, let's be down-to-earth, okay?" Chen Guanlou advised well, "According to your situation, you have two choices: one is you beheaded, and try to protect your family from being implicated. Decades later, your descendants will have a chance to reorganize and step into the officialdom again. The second plan, the whole family is raided and exiled. It's hard to say how many generations it will take to return to the original place, all depending on luck. From now on, don't count on your descendants having a chance to step into the officialdom."

"This this... what should be done!"

Zhao Jinming held his head, headache!

"Is there no third choice?"

Chen Guanlou said impolitely: "The third choice, ah! The whole family nine-clan extermination package, you accompany the Prince of Chu's line of people to enjoy three thousand cuts of lingchi. How about that?"

"Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, don't scare me. Is there really no way?" Zhao Jinming asked pitifully.

Chen Guanlou snorted coldly, "You think I'm coaxing you, cheating your money? In this way, anyway, the matter is not urgent for a moment, you can contact your friends and classmates outside, find them to consult, and see if they have a way to fish you out.

A reminder, the matter of you and your niece's husband flirting, don't tell people in the officialdom, be careful of being backstabbed. Once it is poked out, if you want to spend money to save your life, sorry, pray for yourself!"

Zhao Jinming was completely hit down, sitting against the wall, soul-lost.

A moment later, he wiped his face, "I won't hide from Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, I have several classmates in the capital, but they are all unsuccessful in the officialdom. Let alone Minister Xie, they can't even enter Xiao Changsheng's door.

As for fellow villagers, sigh, very ashamed, I am the highest-ranking official in my hometown for many years. Now, I have been thrown into the big prison, I am afraid the people in my hometown have long been panicked and don't know where to start to help me. I am also worried that they will be cheated of money. Born in a barren place, it is really difficult to meet a noble person. Now that something happened, I can't even find someone who can help."

Speaking to the end, Zhao Jinming sighed repeatedly, feeling a sympathetic tear for himself in his heart!

If the hometown is rich, it means there must be a noble person locally. Noble people usually help the reading seeds locally.

Zhao Jinming asked himself that his knowledge was excellent, and he must be looked at differently by noble people. If the imperial examination and official career had noble people to lift, his future would definitely be much better than today, and he might have become a capital official, avoiding the embezzlement case, and not having to flirt with his niece's husband to get benefits.

Sigh!

Just hate that I wasn't born in a rich place. The hometown's literary spirit is insufficient, and not even a big official figure has been produced. Barren! Barren to the point of heartache!

People from small places are always difficult at every step. One step wrong, every step wrong, and if you don't think of a way to save yourself, you will face the nine-clan extermination package.

Under his management, the Zhao family finally had today's situation, nine-clan extermination is absolutely not allowed!

"Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, save me."

"How to save?"

"Exile! Whole family exile!"

Zhao Jinming thought, if he encounters a general amnesty, there is still a chance. He is finished, and his son is also implicated. But the grandson still has hope. At worst, let the son take a few more concubines and give birth to a few more grandsons. As long as one has prospects, the Zhao family's prosperity again has hope.

Chen Guanlou shook his head slowly, another person who couldn't think straight.

"Minister Zhao, you have to be clear, your situation wants to seek exile, very difficult, the price will also be very high, and I can't guarantee that the matter can be done. After all, your reputation is not obvious, and there is no famous teacher to endorse, no noble person to be your backer, usually, your situation, ordinary people will not pay attention. On the contrary, your beheading, protecting the whole family this plan, operability is higher, and the price is cheaper."

"How can I die?"

Zhao Jinming cried and grabbed the prison door fence.

"Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, I can't die! If I die, the Zhao family will be completely finished, and there will be no chance to turn over. I can't die, absolutely can't die!"