My daily cultivation progress is calculated.

Chapter 85 Old Grudges Settled Today: The Prime Minister's Residence Arrests People

Chapter 87 Old Grudges Settled Today, the Prime Minister's Mansion Arrests People (Only three chapters, short and weak by the author)

Shen Yan knew that the conditions offered by Yang Wanli were not bad, but he really had no intention of leaving the prison to become an official.

The person in charge is already an eighth-rank official, which is two ranks higher than his current ninth-rank position.

For an ordinary person, it would take three to five years to cross these two levels.

"Lord Yang, you misunderstand. My ambitions lie elsewhere. The prison is quite good. In my spare time, I can practice martial arts to strengthen my body. It's much better than the backstabbing and intrigue in the officialdom."

Yang Wanli sighed and said, "Alas! Since you don't want to come to the Ministry of Justice, I won't force you."

Shen Yan bid him farewell and went back to the prison to continue his duties.

Yang Wanli watched Shen Yan's retreating figure and felt only regret.

Qi Xuan was quite excited when he saw Shen Yan.

"Master, are we going to move to the Ministry of Justice soon?"

"Who told you that?"

"I asked Lord Ye about it this morning when I had tea with him."

Shen Yan said irritably, "If we can't move it, you'll stay in the Heavenly Prison."

Qi Xuan was somewhat surprised. "Could it be that Lord Ye is lying to me?"

"No, I refused."

Qi Xuan was somewhat disappointed. The difference between the staff of the Imperial Prison and the staff of the Ministry of Justice was not small.

However, since Shen Yanzhi wasn't there, he could only accept it.

He could only console himself with the thought, "At least working in the prison pays a good amount of money."

a few days later.

The Ministry of Justice underwent significant changes, starting with news that Yang Wanli had solved the case of Liu Chuan's hidden silver.

This added nearly ten million taels of silver to the national treasury, greatly pleasing the emperor, and in addition, Feng Xiu retired to his hometown.

However, no one mentioned that letter. The Zeng and Yan families did not pay any price; the news only contained the joy of gaining tens of millions of taels of silver.

Of course, the cost to both families may already be included in these ten million taels of silver.

Taking advantage of this momentum, Yang Wanli became the new Minister of Justice, enjoying immense prestige for a time.

Shen Yan was naturally overjoyed to hear this news while in prison.

Yang Wanli became the Minister of Justice, and since I had a good relationship with him, I was able to receive some preferential treatment.

However, what he didn't expect was...

Shen Yan refused Yang Wanli's offer, but he did not forget Shen Yan.

Knowing that Shen Yan was unwilling to leave the prison, he went along with it and directly promoted Shen Yan to prison warden, raising his official rank by one level.

Shen Yan was also surprised when she received the appointment letter.

"A ninth-rank prison warden?! I don't think such a thing has ever appeared in this prison before!"

Ye Zhou laughed and said, "Isn't it available now? Congratulations, Lord Shen."

Ye Zhou, as Yang Wanli's confidant, was naturally happy.

When he walked through the Ministry of Justice, his back straightened a bit.

As for Zeng Wenyuan, he seemed to have anticipated this day long ago and had already planned his escape route. He used his connections with the Zeng family to leave for another place and became a county official.

The prison guards, upon hearing of Shen Yan's promotion, were somewhat surprised, though they had long anticipated this day would come.

But I didn't expect it to come so quickly.

"Lord Shen has only been in the imperial prison for less than half a year, yet he has already been promoted to prison warden."

"When Lord Shen entered the imperial prison, I could tell he was extraordinary. We have a close relationship."

Shen Yan heard Sun Fugui chatting animatedly with the prison guards, but did not utter a word in rebuttal.

"Since everyone is here, I'll treat you tonight at Chunfeng Restaurant. See you there!"

He addressed the jailers.

The reaction below was intense.

"How could we let you spend so much money? We should be the hosts and treat you to a meal."

"Yes! Yes! Your Excellency has been promoted; let us share in the joy!"

'

'

Listening to the jailers' words, though they were only half true and half false, was still quite comforting.

These people are all shrewd and cunning; they can speak human language to humans and ghost language to ghosts.

He spoke a string of flattering words, which made Shen Yan smile from ear to ear.

"In that case, let's withdraw the silver from the prison's public account! Let's all have a good time tonight."

The jailer's cries grew louder.

Shen Yan could tell that they were genuinely happy this time.

The Ministry of Justice.

"Yang Wanli, don't push your luck. You're trying to pin all these old, trivial matters on me."

Ding Anzhi cursed angrily.

He knew he wouldn't have a good time after Yang Wanli took office, but he didn't expect the retaliation to come so quickly.

"Lord Ding, how can these matters be considered old and trivial? Didn't they all happen during your tenure?"

Yang Wanli took the case file and began to list Ding Anzhi's faults one by one.

"In the fortieth year of Xuanwu, Zeng Huaijin was imprisoned for murder, but before he even arrived at the imperial prison, Lord Ding released him on the grounds of insufficient evidence."

The next day, that man and his entire family were wiped out, leaving no one alive. Lord Ding investigated for half a month and ultimately concluded it was the work of bandits.

"In the 42nd year of Xuanwu, the tenants of the Zeng family in Lizhuang fought with the neighboring village over irrigation canals. The fight resulted in nine deaths and ten injuries in the neighboring village. No one from Lizhuang was imprisoned, but seven people from the neighboring village who died were arrested."

"9

Yang Wanli slammed the case file on the table, his face fierce, and demanded in a stern voice, "Lord Ding, you really are a good dog of the Zeng family!"

Ding Anzhi's tone softened.

"Lord Yang, the dripping water from the eaves is a sign of succession; a new official doesn't settle old scores, and you too will have to hand over your post in the future."

Yang Wanli sneered, "It's none of your business how you're going to get through this. You should think about how you're going to get through this."

"You surnamed Yang, are you really trying to drive me to my death?"

Yang Wanli suddenly moved closer to him.

"I drove you to your death? Who drove those who died unjustly to their deaths?"

Ding Anzhi gritted his teeth and said, "Are you really going to do this?"

"Don't worry, I'm not targeting you personally. I just feel these judgments were unfair, and I want them retried!"

Yang Wanli had been waiting for this day for a long time. Back then, it was Yangjia Village that had the armed conflict with Lizhuang.

Most of the people there were members of the Yang family, one of whom was his childhood playmate.

The fact that so many people died back then was also closely related to Zeng Huaijin.

Yang Wanli only found out after investigating that it was originally just a quarrel between the two villages.

Zeng Huaijin went hunting outside the city and found this situation amusing, so he immediately ordered his servants to take action with the tenants of Lizhuang.

His servants were all skilled in martial arts; how could the people of Yangjia Village possibly survive?

Yang Wanli had been waiting for this day for a long time, hoping to avenge them.

Back then, the head of the Yang family dared not provoke Zeng Shihong and swallowed his anger.

But Yang Wanli couldn't swallow it. Back then, he was just a twenty-year-old young man, despite his noble status.

However, they did not have much say in the clan.

Yang Wanli endured for many years and finally seized power, allowing him to take revenge on his own.

Ding Anzhi said with a look of horror, "Yang Wanli, are you crazy? That's the Prime Minister's grandson!"

Yang Wanli said calmly, "You're afraid of them, so you act as a dog for the Zeng family. I'm not afraid. Justice is in the hearts of the people."

Ding Anzhi suddenly sneered, "Many years have passed, and all the witnesses and evidence are lost. How can you investigate the case? How can you convict someone?"

Yang Wanli shoved Ding Anzhi aside and walked past him.

"Don't worry about it, this is not your business."

The person arrested this time was no ordinary person; Yang Wanli had to lead the team himself, as his subordinates would not have been able to capture Zeng Huaijin.