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Chapter 119: Minister Hu Zongxian reports with tears and blood, Imperial Envoy Lin Shisan has two great achievements (-character chapter)

Lin Shisan led everyone with torches held high to search for the white deer in Fotou Mountain all night.

He divided his men into teams of five, with each team carrying a cloud-piercing arrow as a signal of communication.

Lin Shisan has lived in the capital for a long time, but there is one thing he doesn't know - in the summer on the southeast coast, the most terrifying thing is not the Japanese pirates, but hurricanes.

The Records of Nanyue states: There are many hurricanes in the South China Sea. A hurricane is a wind that blows from all directions.

Hurricane, which is the typhoon in later generations.

Lin Shisan, together with Sun Yue, Chen Lin, Huicong and a captain from the Northern Division, formed a team and searched carefully for the white deer on the southern slope of Fotou Mountain.

Sun Yue shuddered: "Why is it windy? How can the wind in the middle of summer be so piercing?"

Lin Shisan looked up and saw the treetops moving slightly, but the wind was not strong.

Huicong had been a monk on Putuo Island for five years and was familiar with the weather on the island. He showed a horrified expression: "Bad, bad!"

Lin Shisan asked: "What's wrong?"

Huicong replied: "Cold winds in summer are a precursor to hurricanes."

Sun Yue disagreed: "It's just a strong wind. What's so strange about it?"

Huicong said, "You don't know. A hurricane is not an ordinary wind. It has the power to destroy the world."

Chen Lin continued, "Lin Chuanfeng, Sun Xiaoqi, what Master Huicong said is absolutely right. A hurricane at sea can uproot trees and scatter houses. We must quickly get down the mountain and return to Puji Temple to avoid the disaster."

Huicong nodded hurriedly: "It will be too late if we don't leave now."

Lin Shisan hurriedly said, "Go and tell the other brothers to go down the mountain and return to Puji Temple to take shelter from the wind."

As soon as he finished speaking, the wind suddenly picked up. Just a moment ago, the branches were swaying gently, but in a moment, it became so strong that it was difficult to walk.

Huicong yelled, "Don't just stand there, run. It will be too late if you don't run now!"

Everyone ran down the mountain against the wind.

But after a while, the wind became stronger again. Many branches were broken and fell to the ground.

Chen Lin shouted, "Stop running! If we keep going like this, we will be swept away by the hurricane before we even get back to Puji Temple. We have to find a place to take shelter."

As he was talking, a loud thunderclap sounded in the sky, followed by heavy rain and strong winds.

Lin Shisan had fought two bloody battles with the Japanese pirates before and had never been afraid. But this time he felt a deep fear.

In the face of the hurricane, the Royal Herald is just an ordinary person, equally insignificant and helpless.

The wind was getting stronger and stronger. Chen Lin reminded Lin Shisan: "Lin Chuanfeng, hold on to the tree trunk!"

Lin Shisan reacted and hugged a tree trunk tightly. The others followed suit.

The wind and moon blew stronger and stronger. Lin Shisan deeply felt what Huicong had just said, "the power to destroy the world."

The torches had been blown out long ago, and the wind and rain were like knives hitting my eyes, making it impossible to open my eyes.

It seemed as if there was only darkness and the howling of the hurricane between heaven and earth.

Lin Shisan prayed devoutly: "Buddha, Three Pure Ones, please have mercy on me. Don't let me die in the hurricane."

"We came to Putuo Island to save the people in the southeast from disaster. Dear Buddhas and gods, please show your power and bless us!"

"Ah, Taishang Laojun, I shouldn't have lied that you possessed me. I was wrong! I'm a cuckold bastard, please don't bother with me."

"My dear ancestors! I shouldn't have teased you all day long about your grave spewing fire and being struck by lightning. I was wrong! Please bless your descendant Lin Shisan to survive this natural disaster."

Lin Shisan experienced the most desperate, helpless and fearful half hour in his short twenty-one years of life.

He even had hallucinations, and saw the Three Pure Ones riding white deer swaying in front of him, as if they were going to take him to heaven.

Several times he felt that he was powerless to hold on to the tree trunk. But he did his best not to let go. He knew that if he let go, he would be blown into the air and fall to the ground, just like the white-feathered bow-tailed pigeon that fell and left a pool of blood.

Sun Yue next to him wailed: "God, please spare my fat grandson!"

Huicong kept repeating: "Namo Amitabha, Namo Amitabha."

I don't know if it was Huicong's chanting that moved the heavens. Or maybe Lin Shisan's ancestors forgave him for his usual bad mouth. Or maybe it was the Nanhai Guanyin on Mount Putuo who appeared.

It was as if someone had given orders to the wind and rain. The wind gradually began to weaken and the rain stopped.

Finally, everyone was able to loosen their grip on the tree trunk so as not to be blown away by the wind.

Everyone was soaked and shivering with cold.

Sun Yue stood tremblingly: "Master, Master, are you all right?"

Lin Shisan's teeth were trembling: "Luckily, I'm not dead. Chen Lin, how are you?"

Chen Lin said, "It's okay. Where is Master Huicong?"

Huicong shouted, "Amitabha, may the Buddha bless me. I am fine. It is really the Buddha's miracle. The hurricanes that blew on our Putuo Island lasted for a whole day, but this time it stopped in more than half an hour."

The wind finally stopped, the dark clouds dissipated, and the moonlight shone on Putuo Island.

Everyone planned to go down the mountain, change clothes in the temple, drink some hot water to warm up, and then go to Fotou Mountain to look for the white deer tomorrow night.

After walking down the mountain for about two minutes, Sun Yue suddenly cried out: "Oh my god!"

Lin Shisan cursed, "Why are you still so startled when the wind has stopped?"

Sun Yue whispered, "Master, look over there, will-o'-the-wisp!"

Lin Shisan looked carefully and saw six green lights in front of him, like will-o'-the-wisp fires.

Lin Shisan said, "Calm down. Putuo Island is at the foot of the Guanyin of the South China Sea. Where did the ghosts come from?"

After saying that, he plucked up his courage and walked towards the green light.

Chen Lin said on the side: "We who have been through the battlefield and fought carry the most yang energy, so all the ghosts avoid us."

Everyone followed Lin Shisan and walked towards the six beams of green light.

Lin Shisan suddenly stopped where he was, dumbfounded: "This, this..."

It turns out that the green light was not a will-o'-the-wisp, but a deer's eye.

Sun Yue asked: "What's wrong, Master?"

Lin Shisan pointed with his hand: "Look at them."

Sun Yue stared with his big eyes like copper bells, looking in the moonlight. He saw three deer in front of him, all of them were white deer!

Sun Yue thought he was dazzled. He rubbed his eyes and said, "Bai, Bai Lu?"

Chen Lin was also extremely surprised: "Isn't it said that white deer are rare immortal creatures in the world? How come there are three of them here all of a sudden?"

Lin Shisan said: "Maybe Mr. Li is right. The white deer is not some auspicious creature. It is just sick."

"If the mother deer is sick, it will be passed on to the fetuses. A doe gave birth to three deer, and it just so happened that all three of them were infected with vitiligo."

The three white deer were not afraid of people. They walked to Lin Shisan's side. One of the white deer even rubbed its head against Lin Shisan's belly.

Lin Shisan knelt down to Bai Lu and said, "I am Lin Shisan, the imperial messenger. I am here to look for the Bai Lu immortals to go to the capital. All this is for the great cause of resisting the Japanese invaders in the southeast."

"Which immortal is willing to go down the mountain with me?"

Sun Yue was puzzled: "Finding one white deer is already a great achievement. If we can bring three down the mountain and send them to the capital, wouldn't the achievement be doubled?"

Lin Shisan said, "You are confused. When a white deer enters the capital, it is a rare auspicious sign. When three white deer enter the capital, it becomes a common thing."

"Taoism says that one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things. One is the most noble and precious number."

Lin Shisan then said to the white deer in front of him, "My Lord, after I take you to the capital, you will be protected from the wind and rain in the imperial palace. You will have fresh fruits and vegetables to eat every meal."

"The most important thing is that you are going to the capital to save the people in the southeast from danger. The burden of the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty rests on your shoulders."

Wow, the Ming Dynasty Weightlifting Competition forced Lin Shisan to squeeze in another contestant.

The white deer seemed to understand what people said and licked Lin Shisan's hand with its tongue.

After a moment, the white deer turned around and yo-yoed twice to its two companions, as if saying goodbye.

The two companions ran away and disappeared into the darkness of Fotou Mountain on Putuo Island.

Lin Shisan walked slowly down the mountain, and the white deer followed him closely.

After returning to Puji Temple, Lin Shisan felt as if he was dreaming.

We first encountered a hurricane tonight and almost lost our life.

After escaping death, he immediately found the white deer. This is the mount of the Taoist immortals in the legend, and it is also ranked among the immortals, and is a supreme immortal!
The so-called birth of a white deer was just a lie told by Hu Zongxian.

To put it bluntly, Lin Shisan came to the southeast to cover up Hu Zongxian's lie and please Emperor Jiajing.

Who would have thought that he actually found the white deer!

When this item was brought into Beijing, Hu Zongxian was promoted to Governor-General of Zhejiang and Zhili, and completely took control of the military, political and financial power in the southeast.

The next morning, the comrades from the Northern Pacification Office also went down the mountain one after another and returned to the temple.

Fortunately, despite the strong hurricane last night, none of the comrades were killed or injured. It seems that the King of Hell is unwilling to take away the passionate men who have fought bloody battles with the Japanese pirates.

After counting the number of people, Lin Shisan asked Chen Lin: "The hurricane will not come again, right? Can we go out to sea immediately and return to Zhoushan Island? Let's pick up Mr. Li and Mr. Zheng and return to land."

Chen Lin said: "The hurricane shouldn't come again. We can leave anytime."

Lin Shisan said: "Okay! Without further ado, let's take the white deer aboard immediately."

Lin Shisan and his companions boarded the Fuchuan ship. He was worried: we must not encounter any accidents on the way back.

As long as the white deer is brought back safely, there will be hope for the anti-Japanese cause! I, Lin Shisan, can please the Emperor, Governor Lu, Elder Yan, and Eunuch Lu. Isn't promotion a sure thing?

It only takes two or three hours by boat from Putuo Island to Zhoushan Island, but Lin Shisan felt like he was living in hell.

Finally, the Fu ship docked at the pier of Zhoushan Island. Bai Lu followed Lin Shisan off the ship, which immediately attracted the attention of the Zhoushan Qianhu Suo's comrades.

Everyone was amazed: "We have seen many deer. This is the first time we have seen a white deer." "Hey, what do you know? This is a good omen that only appears once every few hundred years."

They brought the white deer back to Qianhu Suo. Li Shizhen and Zheng Ruozeng were also very surprised.

Li Shizhen said: "I have seen many patients suffering from vitiligo. But this is the first time I have seen a deer suffering from vitiligo."

Lin Shisan quickly corrected him: "Mr. Li is wrong. What is a sick deer? This is a Taoist immortal. Hu Futai's anti-Japanese strategy relies entirely on the White Deer Immortal."

Li Shizhen and Hu Zongxian were close friends. He was not a pushover like Hai Rui. After hearing what Lin Shisan said, Li Shizhen immediately changed his words: "Yes, it was the White Deer Immortal."

Lin Shisan asked: "Mr. Li, have you found all four herbs? Mr. Zheng, have you completed your survey of Zhoushan's terrain?"

Li Shizhen and Zheng Ruozeng nodded in unison.

Lin Shisan said: "There is no time to lose. We will board the ship tomorrow morning."

Chen Lin said, "Futai Hu has instructed us to leave from Songjiang Huating when we came here. We can take a shortcut and land in Ningbo when we return."

Ningbo is close to Zhoushan, while Songjiang Huating is far from Zhoushan.

The reason why Hu Zongxian asked Lin Shisan and others to set out from Huating was to let them see how rich the Xu family was in Songjiang.

Lin Shisan was a close minister to the emperor, so after returning to Beijing he naturally had to truthfully report how much land the Xu family owned in Huating.

Hu Zongxian is not a saint. You, Lord Xu, let your student Zhao Zhenji hinder my great cause of resisting the Japanese invaders. If I don't fight back, won't I become an honest person who is easy to bully?
In the imperial court, being honest will bring you losses.

Six days later, in front of the city gate of Hangzhou.

Hu Zongxian led the civil and military officials of Hangzhou, and Yang Jinshui led the eunuchs stationed in Hangzhou to welcome the White Deer Immortal to Hangzhou at the city gate.

A red cloth ten feet wide was spread out from the city gate for two miles. Tens of thousands of people were watching on both sides.

Hu Zongxian also found Taoist priests from all the Taoist temples in Hangzhou to hold a ceremony to welcome the Taoist immortals.

Lin Shisan led the white deer and walked slowly onto the red carpet. Sun Yue and Chen Lin followed him on both sides like two generals.

Hu Zongxian and others hurried over to meet them.

Lin Shisan pretended to shout, "The White Deer Immortal has arrived in Hangzhou. Civil and military officials, kneel!"

"Hualala", under the leadership of Hu Zongxian, the officials pushed the golden mountain and overturned the jade pillars and knelt down in a crowd.

Hu Zongxian was a calm man who remained calm even when faced with a huge disaster. But at this moment, he could not hide his ecstasy.

He shouted in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, I, Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang, lead the civil and military officials of Hangzhou to pay homage to the White Deer Immortal."

Lin Shisan leaned down and put his ear close to the white deer's mouth. Then he pretended to convey the immortal's message: "The immortal has told us that Governor Hu loves the people like his own children! The court cannot do without Dongnan, and Dongnan cannot do without Hu Zongxian. He is truly a model of a capable minister!"

"Officials in Hangzhou, from now on, you must obey the orders of Governor Hu and make fighting the Japanese the top priority. Only in this way can you be worthy of the emperor and the people!"

"Officials, please stand up!"

Lin Shisan's fake immortal decree gave Hu Zongxian enough face.

Hu Zongxian smiled in his heart: No wonder my "nephew" can be so successful in the capital. His mouth can be described as eloquent.

After the rituals were over, Hu Zongxian followed Lin Shisan and Bai Lu into the city and headed for the governor's office. Needless to say, the journey was a bustling one.

There was a person who did not attend the ceremony of the white deer entering the city, but stayed in the governor's office.

This person is Xu Wei, the greatest talent in Jiangnan after Tang Yin and Tang Bohu.

As Hu Zongxian's aide, Xu Wei sat in his study, holding a brush in his mouth, and was pondering a powerful article to flatter Emperor Jiajing - "Presenting the White Deer Memorial".

Xu Wei was a rebellious and madman, and the thing he disdained most was to flatter others.

But today's flattery is for the peace in the southeast of the Ming Dynasty; it is for the well-being of thousands of people in the southeast; it is for the success of the anti-Japanese cause.

Therefore, today he must concentrate all his life's talents into this flattering article in front of him.

Suddenly, Xu Wei picked up the pen and wrote the following text in pleasing small regular script.

"I have carefully read the atlas and recorded the explanation of the Dao, and now I know that the herd of elks is a special kind of immortal. They turn gray after a thousand years, and turn white after another five hundred years. From now on, their lifespan is limitless."

"There must be a wise and holy ruler who practices the mysterious and silent way, protects the nature and life, and conforms to the beginning, then this auspicious sign can be achieved."

"Your Majesty, you are so calm and composed, so pure and true, so you act without words, so you transform the people without doing anything, so your virtue is greater than that of the Xihuang, so your age is equal to that of the heaven and earth."

"Your Highness, I am Hu Zongxian, the Governor of Zhejiang Province."

Compared with the well-being of the people in the southeast, the dignity of a talented person is nothing.

Besides, the author is Hu Zongxian. Even if future generations want to criticize this as a flattering article, they are still criticizing Hu Zongxian. What does it have to do with me, Xu Wei?
Hu Zongxian and Lin Shisan settled Bai Lu in the governor's office.

Hu Zongxian took Lin Shisan's hand, went into his study, and dismissed everyone around him.

He actually bowed to Lin Shisan respectfully as a feudal lord and said, "Lin Chuanfeng, nephew Lin, thank you very much!"

Lin Shisan quickly returned the greeting: "Uncle Shi, what are you doing? How can I bear this?"

Hu Zongxian said: "You deserve it! You are my benefactor and the benefactor of the people in the southeast!"

Lin Shisan took out a secret report from his sleeve and said, "Uncle Hu, do you think the secret report I gave to the Emperor is safe?"

Hu Zongxian took it and took a look, and was shocked by the content!

Lin Shisan said in his secret report: The current emperor respects heaven and loves the people. Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang, respects the emperor's teachings, loves the people like his own children, fights against the Japanese pirates, and vows to protect the stability of the country. The virtue of the monarch and his subjects moved God.

Therefore, the white deer sent down from heaven is a sign of good fortune.

The people reported to the government that a white deer appeared in the southeast. Hu Zongxian led the guilty ministers Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang, and after going through numerous hardships and dangers, they went into the sea and visited various islands, and finally found the white deer fairy.

I, the minister Lin Shisan, have the honor to escort the White Deer Immortal back to the capital. I will serve the White Deer Immortal well on the way back to the capital.

Hu Zongxian placed the secret report on the table with an expression of extreme astonishment on his face: "Nephew Lin, it was you who found the white deer. But you gave all the credit to me, Yu Dayou, and Qi Jiguang?"

"You should know that if you tell the truth in your secret report, you will find the White Deer Immortal. The prosperity and wealth of your second half of life and that of your descendants will be guaranteed."

"Your memorial is a gift of great merit to others!"

Lin Shisan bowed and said, "Uncle Hu underestimated Shisan. Could it be that Shisan is a person who covets fame and wealth?"

"During this trip to the south, Thirteen experienced two bloody battles on land and sea. I saw the difficulties that Hu Shishu and his comrades in the Ming army had in fighting against the Japanese invaders and defending the border."

"I am not very capable, and I cannot contribute much to the fight against the Japanese. But I am willing to help a pillar of the country like you, my uncle, to gain power in the southeast."

"Only when you have great power in your hands can you display your strategy. Report to the emperor and save the people."

"As for my personal honor and disgrace, what does it matter compared to the great cause of resisting the Japanese invaders?"

Hu Zongxian had tears in his eyes: "Nephew Lin, great righteousness, great righteousness!"

However, although he was moved, Hu Zongxian still heard the hidden meaning in Lin Shisan's words.

Hu Zongxian said: "I am also writing a memorial! I will tell you the content of the memorial."

"The Emperor's close minister, the imperial envoy Lin Shisan, passed through Huai'an and saw the Japanese pirates attacking the city. He was filled with righteous indignation. As an imperial envoy, he temporarily commanded the Guangxi wolf soldiers Madam Wa's unit and the Shaolin monk soldiers Master Yuekong's unit, and defeated the Japanese pirates at the foot of Xuyi City. He beheaded more than 500 Japanese pirates."

"On the way to look for the deer, we encountered dozens of Japanese pirate ships invading our sea borders. Lin Shisan, as an imperial envoy, temporarily commanded Lu Tong's Zhejiang Navy and annihilated twelve of the Japanese pirate ships. Thousands of Japanese pirates were buried in the sea."

"The two great victories were all thanks to Lin Shisan's good command and dispatch. He commanded the local troops in Zhejiang as an imperial envoy and had the order of the Zhejiang Governor Hu Zongxian to mobilize troops. He did not exceed his authority."

"Your Highness Hu Zongxian is making this report with tears in his eyes. Lin Shisan has been trained by Your Majesty for a long time. The Emperor's close ministers are indeed brave and fearless, and are full of strategies. I am asking for credit on behalf of Lin Shisan."

Lin Shisan understands the ways of the world, and Hu Zongxian is the ancestor of these ways of the world.

You, Lin Shisan, gave me the great achievement of finding the white deer. Well, I will give you both the achievements of the two battles.

The battle of Xuyi City was fought on land, and the number of beheadings is there. I can't lie.

But it is possible to lie about naval battles. Anyway, the ship sank and the Japanese pirates fed the fish. Reporting more results of the battle is just a matter for me, the governor of Zhejiang, to change the numbers with my pen.
Lin Shisan was stunned after hearing what Hu Zongxian said: "You gave all the military achievements of Madam Wa, Master Yuekong, and Marshal Lu Tong to me? How dare I?"

Hu Zongxian waved his hand and said, "Don't be polite. Madam Wa, Master Yuekong, and Lu Tong are all people who are indifferent to fame and fortune."

"They don't care about false reputation, they only care about the success or failure of the anti-Japanese war."

"If you send them this white deer, they won't have to worry about military pay and food anymore. Just for this reason, they won't care."

"In addition to this memorial, I will also write to Lord Yan, Governor Lu, and Eunuch Lu to praise your achievements."

"You must not let down the people of Southeast China. I, Hu Zongxian, will never let you down!"

"Plop", Lin Shisan knelt down in front of Hu Zongxian: "Uncle Hu, I am so grateful for your kindness! From now on, whether I have to go through the knife mountain or the oil pan, you only need to say a word."

Hu Zongxian reached out his hand to help Lin Shisan up: "My dear nephew, please stand up quickly. The journey back to Beijing will not be peaceful, so I will ask Madam Wa to bring 500 wolf soldiers to escort you back personally."

"As long as the white deer reaches the capital, the cause of resisting the Japanese pirates will have a future."

Lin Shisan said: "Even if I have to risk my life, I must ensure that Bai Lu returns to the capital safely."

Hu Zongxian asked again: "By the way, did you donate 15,000 taels of military pay to the Guangxi Wolf Soldiers and Shaolin Monk Soldiers?"

Lin Shisan nodded: "I'm ashamed. That's the money I collected along the way. Donating it to the wolf soldiers and monk soldiers can be regarded as taking from the people and using it for the people."

Hu Zongxian took out a banknote from a box on the desk in his study and said, "How foolish! It is taboo for the emperor's close ministers to donate military pay to the local army! The censors in the capital will find fault with it!"

"Take this banknote back. I have found a way to pay them back the military pay that the court owes them."

After saying that, Hu Zongxian stuffed the silver note into Lin Shisan's sleeve.

Lin Shisan said: "How can this be good?"

Hu Zongxian said: "This is what you deserve. Don't be polite!"

Now that things have come to this, Lin Shisan can no longer refuse.

Hu Zongxian said, "You are tired from the journey, go and rest first. I will host a banquet tonight, and we will not leave until we are drunk."

Lin Shisan bowed and said, "Then I won't delay Uncle Hu from handling his official business. I will take my leave first."

Lin Shisan walked out of the study and took out the banknote from his sleeve. He looked closely and saw that the amount on the banknote was 25,000 taels!
Fifteen thousand taels were his donated military pay, and the other ten thousand taels were the reward given to him by Hu Zongxian!

(End of this chapter)