Chapter 942: Uneven Distribution of Spoils, Drinking Northwest Wind Together

"Can Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen make the broken limb regenerate?"

Zhao Jinming asked with hope.

Chen Guanlou shook his head. "Can't!"

Zhao Jinming looked disappointed. "Why can't? I can't feel pain now, and my hand can write normally..."

"Old Zhao..." Chen Guanlou interrupted the other party and said earnestly: "We practice the martial path, not the immortal method, there are no gods, and no spiritual medicine. If hands and feet are broken, they can only be treated slowly with worldly medicine. The reason why you can't feel pain now is because I injected a breath into you, temporarily suppressing your pain."

Zhao Jinming understood, so he put forward new requirements. "Then can..."

"Can't!"

No matter what requirements the other party puts forward, they can't.

People must know when to stop, don't push your luck. He is not soft-hearted, and can be moved by a few words. As the saying goes, don't see the rabbit and don't throw the eagle, no money and still want to make requirements, dream.

Took the note, withdrew the four treasures of the study, and Chen Guanlou prepared to leave.

He instructed Medical Officer Mu to treat him well, at least to persist until the execution ground.

Hearing the execution ground, Zhao Jinming wailed again, which was a tearful rain.

He was also the first time to see a big man who could cry so much. Really couldn't stand it, hurried away, and ordered people to take the note to the Zhao family to ask for money.

The Zhao family originally didn't want to give money.

Hearing that if you pay, you can be exempted from prison disaster, and even exempted from exile, giving money was much more painful.

The jailer couldn't help but warn the Zhao family. "Keep your mouth shut, don't talk nonsense outside. If because of you, things go bad, then exile is deserved."

The Zhao family promised repeatedly, must manage the best, absolutely not reveal a word.

"Best is like this! We are running relationships for your Zhao family here, you don't look for other people to run relationships, so as not to cause conflict and ruin big things. If we can't handle it, no one in the capital

"It must be Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen's reputation."

"Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen is the Heavenly Prison. As expected of someone from the provinces, ignorant of the ways!"

The prison guard took the money and left while cursing. Before leaving, he looked down upon the Zhao family.

Chen Guanlou took the money and went to the Ministry of Justice to find Sun Daoning to smooth things over.

He was straightforward in his actions, tossing a stack of silver notes directly in front of Sun Daoning, "You tell me, am I being reasonable enough?"

Sun Daoning clicked his tongue twice, "Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, you are openly offering a bribe; I could punish you for your crime right now. Also, what are those people copying the house doing? Why could the Zhao family produce so much silver all at once?"

"A wily rabbit has three burrows! You have to allow people to hide some private money. Besides, when copying a house, you don't copy the dowry. It is reasonable and legal for a man's wife or daughter-in-law to hide some private money; on what grounds would you pursue it?"

These words made a lot of sense.

The Zhao family's case had not yet reached the point of exterminating the nine clans.

It is indeed true that when copying a house, one must set aside the female family members' dowries. When the imperial court does things, even if it is copying a house, it must maintain a sense of decency. For a man to spend a woman's dowry is called losing face and being shameful. By the same token, for the imperial court to copy a woman's dowry when copying a house is also very shameful.

Even the law must respect a bottom line of human sentiment and leave a chance for women and children to survive. Thus, the dowry was naturally removed.

This silver from the Zhao family, at least on the surface, was taken from the dowry.

If the government asks, it is upright and aboveboard, fearing no investigation.

The yamen below handle things with all sorts of rule-breaking and illegal dealings, which are everywhere. It is impossible to manage them all.

However, when the Ministry of Justice handles cases, it naturally pays attention to laws and rules everywhere; this is called the power of example. If the highest judicial institution of the imperial court acts recklessly when handling cases, wouldn't the judicial system of the world be in chaos?

The Zhao family should be glad that this case is being handled by the Ministry of Justice, not the Embroidered Uniform Guard next door, nor the Court of Judicial Review.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard eats people without spitting out the bones; with Zhao Jinming's character, if he had entered the Zhao Yu, he would have died eight hundred times over.

Those ruthless people in the Court of Judicial Review are no less so; they love to fabricate charges and play factional struggles, one after another, with extensive implications.

It is only the Ministry of Justice that barely guards the bottom line of the law, handles cases impartially, and basically does not play that game of expanding implications to the innocent. On this point, Chen Guanlou deeply agrees.

Sun Daoning snorted coldly, with an expression that viewed money as dirt, "You bring money, do you think you can move this official? I tell you, Zhao Jinming is a dead man."

"Old Sun, look, you've misunderstood me again. Am I that ignorant of the ways? I don't intend to buy Zhao Jinming's life; whether he lives or dies is irrelevant. This money is to buy the lives of the Zhao family. Do me a favor: apart from those involved in the case, don't implicate his family members; let them have a way to survive."

"You are quite kind! How much are you making from this deal?"

"What making... I'm just an errand runner, making at most some tea money. All the Zhao family's money is here."

Chen Guanlou pointed to the ten thousand taels on the table, appearing extremely sincere.

Sun Daoning sneered coldly, "This official insists on investigating; do you think the Zhao family dares to lie? You tell me, or I will send someone to find the Zhao family right now and ask them clearly face-to-face."

"Enough, enough, I'm really afraid of you. Twenty thousand taels, the Heavenly Prison keeps half, that's not too much, right?"

"Too much!" Sun Daoning sneered; he knew Chen Guanlou was black-hearted and ruthless. Twenty thousand taels, yet he only gives the Ministry of Justice a mere ten thousand, and still expects the Ministry of Justice to release people. How unreasonable!

When did the Ministry of Justice become so cheap?

"Old Sun, don't be too excessive, too greedy. Splitting it fifty-fifty is very reasonable, right?"

"If this official doesn't issue the official document, do you think the local yamen will release the Zhao family? If this official doesn't issue the official document, do you think the Zhao family in the capital can survive?"

"Then how much do you want?" Chen Guanlou was furious and simply asked.

"Seventy percent!"

"Impossible! At most fifty-five percent for you. If it weren't for me running around, this money would have gone into someone else's pocket, and the Ministry of Justice would at most drink some soup. With me, the Ministry of Justice and the Heavenly Prison can eat meat." Chen Guanlou firmly opposed it.

"Sixty percent!" Sun Daoning made a moderate concession.

Chen Guanlou rolled his eyes silently in his heart and cursed very filthily.

But on his lips, he said earnestly: "Don't even think about it! Fifty-five percent, not a bit more. Old Sun, when doing things, especially involving money, one must pay attention to long-term gains.

This time you want to become a fatty in one go; do you still want to continue doing business and making money in the future?

That bunch of criminal officials are all as cunning as ghosts, all the type who won't release the hawk until they see the rabbit. Do you know how hard it is to coax them to give money? Look, you also know the difficulties in this.

My predecessors as Jiang Jiang Yucheng couldn't get money; was it because they didn't want to? Not at all! They were willing but lacked the power; they couldn't coax those criminal officials!

Only I can barely squeeze money out of their pockets. If you ask for too much, don't blame me for slacking off from now on; nobody will get money, and we'll all drink the northwest wind together!"