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Chapter 114 Chen Xiaoshuan, who rebels against the Heavenly Gang! The deeply ingrained rules of the

Chapter 115 Chen Xiaoshuan, who rebels against the Heavenly Gang! The deeply ingrained rules of the Heavenly Prison!

The imperial prison, the jailer's cell.

Shen Yan invited Fang Jingxing into the cell. It was cold outside, and Fang Jingxing was, after all, his superior.

We should still show some respect.

"Lord Fang, what brings you to the imperial prison?"

"Having heard that many of my colleagues have been imprisoned, I naturally came to visit them."

Shen Yan was somewhat surprised after hearing this. Why would Fang Jingxing, an official of the Ministry of Justice, come to the prison to see prisoners?

"Does the jailer dare to stop us?"

So he asked, "If Lord Fang wants to see the prisoner, he can simply go directly. Do you think the jailers would dare to make things difficult for you?! Why bother coming to me first?"

Fang Jingxing cursed inwardly, "This guy is really weird. Anyone who has a grudge against him ends up badly. I was ignorant before and suffered because of it. I dare not provoke him again now."

He suspected that all the bad luck he had recently had was because he had targeted Shen Yan a few months ago.

He held a grudge against me, which is why I'm so unlucky.

He couldn't help but believe it; the rumors circulating in Bianjing were quite convincing, and so many unfortunate people before him had confirmed them.

The name of Shen Yan, the Demon of the Prison, was already known to everyone.

"Lord Shen is the prison warden of the Imperial Prison, so naturally I must greet you before I go to see the prisoners."

Seeing Fang Jingxing's respectful attitude, Shen Yan was momentarily at a loss for words.

"You're too kind, Lord Fang. I will certainly instruct the jailers to take good care of which official is your friend."

Fang Jingxing quickly waved his hand, "No need, I know the rules of the Heavenly Prison."

As he spoke, he took out two silver notes from his sleeve, which turned out to be a thousand taels of silver.

Shen Yan looked at the silver notes in front of him with some surprise; a thousand taels of silver was quite a lot.

Shen Yan used to think that all officials in the Great Zhou Dynasty would try to make money, and that everyone should be rich.

But after this incident, Shen Yan learned that many officials in the Great Zhou Dynasty were still living in poverty.

He took the banknote, his expression somewhat strange, thinking to himself, "I've given gifts to my superiors quite a few times, and I've seen quite a few. But this is the first time I've encountered a superior giving money to a subordinate."

Shen Yan spoke up, "What does Lord Fang mean by this?"

"I know there are rules in the prison; this money is for my colleagues to have a good meal."

"I never expected Lord Fang to be such a righteous person."

Shen Yan felt that Fang Jingxing probably didn't recognize most of the officials inside, yet he offered five hundred taels of silver, which was quite generous.

This is definitely an attempt to win people's hearts, but what is the point of doing it?

Shen Yan couldn't quite understand why these people, mostly officials from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Rites, had any connection with Fang Jingxing.

Upon hearing Shen Yan's words, Fang Jingxing immediately blushed.

He thought to himself, "Is Shen Yan hinting that I should report Ding Anzhi?"

Although he was dissatisfied, Fang Jingxing dared not show it.

Shen Yan has already shown great promise; at such a young age, he is comparable to a third-rank martial artist, and his future is limitless.

Fang Jingxing didn't dare offend him; he only hoped that Shen Yan would forget all the unpleasantness of the past.

As he was leaving, he suddenly said to Shen Yan, "Just say that this money was sent by Prime Minister Zeng."

Shen Yan then realized that the purpose was not to make a good impression on his colleagues, but to make a good impression on Zeng Shihong.

He watched Fang Jingxing leave the cell and shook his head, saying, "Man! Just being good at currying favor isn't enough; you have to have real skills!"

Upon hearing Shen Yan's words, Chen Xiaoshuan whispered in his ear, "Sir, should we send someone to keep an eye on Fang Jingxing?"

Shen Yan turned around and looked at Chen Xiaoshuan in surprise.

"When did you become so bold? Why are you following him? He's here to put on a show for the adults, just let him be!"

He felt that his prison guards, having gained some attention recently, were starting to get a little arrogant.

In the past, when officials from the Ministry of Justice came to the Imperial Prison, every jailer was terrified, fearing that they would offend their superiors and bring disaster upon themselves.

"These people have indeed turned against the Heavenly Gang."

Shen Yan looked at the newly deposited silver notes and couldn't help but sigh.

"Some people are willing to risk their lives and cause trouble at the palace for a few taels of silver. Others, on the other hand, throw around hundreds of taels without a second thought. The difference between officials is greater than the difference between a person and a dog."

After receiving Fang Jingxing, Shen Yan had no desire to stay in the prison.

Go home.

Before he could close the door for long, there was a knock.

"Is Lord Shen at home?"

The voice sounded familiar, but Shen Yan couldn't remember who it was for a moment.

Upon opening the door, they found that the person who had come was Zeng Wang.

"Butler Zeng, what brings you here?"

The two entered the courtyard, and Zeng Wangcai spoke up, "We came here to see Lord Shen, naturally because of those officials who were arrested and imprisoned today."

"Steward Zeng, you've come to the wrong person. I don't handle getting people out of trouble; you'll have to go to the Ministry of Justice and pull some strings."

Hearing Shen Yan say this, Zeng Wang cursed inwardly. Of course, he knew that Shen Yan didn't care about getting people out of trouble, but he could control those convicted officials.

Zeng Wang thought to himself, "I'm afraid even if officials from the Ministry of Justice go to the Imperial Prison to fetch people, they have to be approved by Shen Yan."

He didn't want to come to Shen Yan or have anything to do with him.

A few days ago, Shen Yancai thoroughly humiliated the Zeng family at Jinghu Academy.

Now they're practically begging to give him money, which makes Zeng Wang feel incredibly uncomfortable.

However, when Zeng Wang arrived at the Ministry of Justice, none of the officials he was familiar with dared to order Shen Yan to do anything, which gave him a huge headache.

He wanted to find Fang Jingxing, but was told that he was not in the Ministry of Justice.

Left with no other choice, they had to turn to Shen Yan.

After all, he needed to make arrangements as soon as possible, as he had already experienced Shen Yan's methods firsthand.

"Lord Shen, you have misunderstood. You have committed a crime and are imprisoned, and you deserve to be punished. I will not allow you to do such an illegal thing."

"However—these convicted officials are in the imperial prison, so please take good care of their food and daily life, sir."

As he spoke, Zeng Wang handed over two silver notes.

Shen Yan was already somewhat numb to it, thinking to himself, "The sun must have risen in the west, everyone's rushing to give me money."

Zeng Wang saw that his expression remained unchanged and he did not take the silver note. Thinking it was too little, he took out two more.

He said softly, "Please take good care of me, sir!"

Shen Yan said with a smile, "No problem at all! It's just a small matter, and I'm sorry to trouble Steward Zeng to make the trip."

Zeng Wang could only force a smile, but in his heart he had already cursed Shen Yan a thousand times over.

After seeing Zeng Wang off, Shen Yan stayed in the courtyard, looking at the silver notes in his hand, and couldn't help but sigh, "When you're destitute and have nowhere to turn, nobody cares. But once you're thrown into prison, everyone rushes to play the good guy. These officials are really shrewd one after another."

These officials couldn't possibly have remained silent when they were desperate.

It goes without saying that they didn't get the money.

"The fact that the officials of the Ministry of Justice were not arrested is thanks to the Heavenly Prison."

Of course, there are many places in the Ministry of Justice where one can make money, and the imperial prison is just one of them.

This also made Shen Yan realize that being an official is essentially a business.

People will only flock to you when there are benefits to be had.

To Shen Yan's surprise,

"The rules of this imperial prison are so deeply ingrained. It's one thing for the Ministry of Justice and Zeng Wang to know, but how come even the Directorate of Ceremonial Affairs, who is located within the Imperial Palace, is aware of them?"

He was curious about who had leaked it.