"I haven't heard that Zhang Wenfu was picked up." Qian Fugui was quite humorous, and he said this casually following Chen Guanlou's words. "Since he was not picked up, why didn't they see you? Don't they plan to rescue him?" Qian Fugui touched his head, "After I arrived at the Zhang family, I was invited to wait in the flower hall. At first, the steward of the Zhang Mansion said that Madam Zhang was busy and would come over after she was done. I waited for about two cups of tea, and suddenly changed his words and said that Madam Zhang was tired and couldn't see me today. He only gave me a book and sent me away." "Didn't they send someone out to explain the situation to you? If they don't want to see you, then don't see you. There is a difference between men and women, which is understandable. However, whether the Zhang family wants to rescue Zhang Wenfu or not, they must give a reply." Chen Guanlou was very curious. The attitude of the Zhang family has been strange since last year. At the beginning, they were so concerned about Zhang Wenfu that they asked the relationship with the eldest house of the Marquis' Mansion to entrust Chen Guanlou to take good care of Zhang Wenfu. The manager of the Zhang Mansion also went to the prison every few days, fearing that Zhang Wenfu would suffer in prison. Later... probably since the second half of last year, the Zhang family has been indifferent to Zhang Wenfu and has become increasingly indifferent. There were several opportunities to rescue him, but they didn't, saying that they had no money. I clearly heard that the Zhang family's financial crisis has been resolved. "I am also very surprised. It feels like the Zhang family has given up on Zhang Wenfu."
"Why is that?" "After I left the Zhang Mansion, I specifically asked around and heard that it seems that Zhang Wenfu's younger brother passed the exam." "What did he pass?" "Have you forgotten, sir? This year's special exam will be held. It's a great opportunity. Zhang Wenfu's younger brother passed the imperial examination and I heard that he has been appointed as an official. His future is promising." Chen Guanlou exclaimed. This is the first time he has heard of this. "Wait, what is Zhang Wenfu's title?" He was about to look through the files, Qian Fugui said: "Zhang Wenfu is a juren. It is said that he is a rare talent, but he failed to pass the jinshi exam several times in a row, so he had to give up. He spent money to find a job in the government. After all, he is not a proper jinshi and cannot be an official." There is no juren among the civil officials who can attend the court, all of them are jinshi. If you are not a jinshi and want to be an official, ask your father if he is a prime minister or a noble. Juren can be an official and be a parent official in the local area. They are definitely qualified. Fan Jin passed the juren and became the director of the provincial education department. But if you want to be an official, sorry, you have to pass the jinshi exam first. The unspoken rules of the civil officials in the Dagan Dynasty, or the rules that should be explained, are almost written in official documents to announce to the world. Except for the rare exception during the reign of Taizu, there was no juren attending the court afterwards. The rules formed in the three hundred years of the Guochao Dynasty cannot be broken by one person. Even the old emperor was not able to break this unspoken rule. Perhaps Emperor Taixing could do it, but the result would be the death of the emperor and the end of the government. Chen Guanlou was a little surprised, "Is the Zhang family so short of money? Just because they had a son who passed the imperial examination, they gave up Zhang Wenfu. Will it cost a lot of money to save Zhang Wenfu?" "I don't know." "Okay, I already know about this matter." Chen Guanlou thought about it and decided to tell Zhang Wenfu the truth directly. Zhang, give up your fantasy and face the bleak life. Zhang Wenfu was dumbfounded. It took him a long time to come back to his senses and muttered to himself: "My ninth brother passed the imperial examination?" "How do you know it was your ninth brother who passed the examination?"
"Among my brothers, except for the ninth brother, the others are not as good as me." Oh! "What are you going to do now?" Chen Guanlou asked kindly. It seems that you can't squeeze money out of Zhang Wenfu in the future. You'd better get out of here and vacate the cell to welcome new guests. It's better to have a few local rich people. "I don't know, I, I, I..." Zhang Wenfu was incoherent. In his short life, he obviously never thought that there would be a day when he would fall out of favor and be abandoned by his parents. For a moment, his mind was as messy as paste, and he had no ideas at all. He was only at a loss and at a loss. "Is your family poor? Your family has been officials for generations, so it stands to reason that you must have money." "My family is not short of money, but my family has a large population, so there are more places to spend money." Zhang Wenfu seemed to have been drained of his energy and spirit. His mood fluctuated greatly within a day. He didn't go crazy on the spot, obviously because he was trained in the Tianlao. Tianlao nourishes people! Tianlao tempers people's bones and tempers people's character. Thinking back to when Zhang Wenfu was first locked up, he was noisy and not reserved at all. Compared with now, he can remain calm and self-controlled when faced with a fatal blow. The great progress is astonishing. Tianlao is indeed a place for enlightenment and practice. Do you want to be promoted? Do you want to sublimate? Want to experience the perfect state of spirit and flesh? Tianlao is waiting for you! "You should understand that if your family does not come forward to take care of your case, it is very likely that your case file will be thrown into the archives, and no one will think of it for ten or eight years. Once it is forgotten, haha, you are prepared to sit in prison for ten or eight years. By then, if you are lucky enough to get out, how old will you be? Do you think you still have a chance to be reinstated and continue to be an official? As far as I know, you are only a juren, not a jinshi. Who can you rely on at that time? Are you married? Do you have children? It's okay to have children, but if you don't have children, tut tut... I dare not imagine what kind of situation you will face in ten or eight years." Chen Guanlou said the most cruel words in a light tone. Zhang Wenfu's face was pale, as if he was about to go into shock at any time, "I, I, I..." "Do you have money?" Chen Guanlou asked him. Zhang Wenfu smiled bitterly and shook his head. If he had money, why would he rely on his parents, why would he suffer so much. "Do you have a way to raise money?" "I don't know." Zhang Wenfu has no confidence in raising money now. "May I ask, Lord Chen, why are you asking these questions?" "Oh, I am kind-hearted and can't bear to see you rot in the prison. How about this, you find a way to raise some money, and I will help you get you out. As far as I know, your case is not serious. In addition, with the new emperor's accession to the throne, there should be pardons. You can try to get a pardon." Chen Guanlou gave the other party advice. "Why does Lord Chen want to help me?" Zhang Wenfu couldn't believe that there was such a good person in the world. His parents didn't care about him, but an outsider was worried about him. Why?
"I said I want to make money, do you believe it?" Of course he wouldn't say that the real purpose was to vacate the cell to welcome the God of Wealth and make a fortune by the way. "How much money does it cost to get me out?" Zhang Wenfu asked nervously. Chen Guanlou gestured with his fingers. Zhang Wenfu screamed, "Five thousand taels?" "Is it expensive? This includes the money for saving you and my reward. Ask the cells next door, is it expensive? If they were to use five thousand taels to get out, ask them if they would be willing. They would definitely be willing. It's just that their case is more complicated than yours, and the case has not been cooled yet, so they don't need to go through my channels for the time being. If they still can't get out in a year or two, then they will hold up silver and ask me for help one by one, and it depends on whether I am in a good mood."