I am a temporary worker in Jinyiwei, how did I become a powerful official?

Chapter 123 The Reward from Emperor Jiajing is Huge ( words, very exciting, must order)
Lin Shisan raised his head.

After a careful examination, Emperor Jiajing said, "You know what, there is really some spirit in her face."

Lü Fang hurriedly spoke well of Lin Shisan: "Your Majesty, this Lin Shisan is not only handsome, but also a smart and capable young talent. Your Majesty is lucky to have such a talent."

Before Lu Fang finished speaking, Emperor Jiajing suddenly let out a dragon roar: "You are deceiving the heavens!"

The second line of the character of Emperor Jiajing is to shout "Impeach Heaven" and smash the bronze chime. When the second line comes out, someone's head will fall off.

Lin Shisan and Lu Fang were trembling with fear. The uncle and nephew had the same question: Why is the emperor so stubborn and could change his mind at any time?
Fortunately, Emperor Jiajing did not drop the chime.

Emperor Jiajing said sternly: "Lin Shisan, you are so bold that you dare to deceive the emperor."

Lin Shisan originally wanted to make excuses, but then he thought that the only way to save his life was to kowtow more and not speak.

Thinking of this, he kowtowed like crazy. After all, he had been training in the Jinyiwei for several years, and he was used to kowtow. He had a strong head and a strong forehead, and he was not afraid of getting angry even if he kowtowed a hundred or eighty times.

Emperor Jiajing said: "You arrived in Hangzhou on July 13th, and sailed from Huating on July 19th. On that day, you encountered Japanese pirates at sea. Fortunately, you were rescued by the Fu ship led by Lu Tong. You arrived at Zhoushan Island on July 22nd. On July 24th, you arrived at Putuo Island. On August 7th, you returned to Hangzhou with the white deer."

"During this period, Hu Zongxian was busy with official business in the Zhejiang Governor's Office, while Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang were detained in the prison by the Nanjing Jinyiwei."

"But you reported that the white deer was found by Hu Zongxian, Yu Dayou, and Qi Jiguang?"

"Do you think I am easy to deceive? I even know clearly that the boat girl you slept with in West Lake, Hangzhou is named Yuniang!"

"It is true that I live in the deep palace. You said today that I am a holy monarch. How can a holy monarch not know about the affairs of the world, big or small, as long as he wants to know?"

Lin Shisan was sweating profusely. He looked down upon the Emperor Jiajing in front of him, thinking that he had fooled him.

Little did people know that Emperor Jiajing's imperial scheming and tactics were unfathomable.

All Lin Shisan could do at this moment was to kowtow.

He kowtowed and thought: I am really confused. The Jinyiwei are the emperor's eyes and ears. I brought back more than 30 comrades from the Northern Pacification Division. There is no wall in the world that is impermeable.

Emperor Jiajing said angrily: "Your finding of the white deer is a great achievement, but your giving of the credit to Hu Zongxian and his men without telling me is a great fault!"

"Deceiving the emperor is a capital crime. Let me ask you, do you have anything to say before you die? Do you regret it?"

Lin Shisan suddenly raised his head: "No regrets!"

Emperor Jiajing's tone softened slightly: "Oh? Why don't you regret it?"

Lin Shisan's face was no longer filled with fear. He walked through the cemetery singing a little song, trying to give himself courage in his heart: The more you fear death, the less likely you are to live. What's the point of being afraid?

Lin Shisan replied solemnly: "Your Majesty, I have done many things during my trip to the southeast. Some were right, some were wrong. But everything I did was for the great cause of resisting the Japanese pirates!"

"Hu Zongxian needs to rely on the merit of finding the deer to gain power in the southeast, so that a certain person who has no connection with the border can no longer hinder him, and he can display his grand strategy of pacifying the southeast."

"Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang need to rely on their merits in finding the deer to be acquitted and reinstated, and lead troops to defend the border and protect the people."

"I will die if I die. Dying for the sake of resisting the Japanese invaders is a worthy death! A worthy death!"

"I have indeed committed the crime of deceiving the emperor, and I am willing to accept death."

"If my death can save one capable minister and two good generals, I will be satisfied!"

Emperor Jiajing exclaimed in admiration from inside the green gauze curtain: "What a good man!"

After a moment, Emperor Jiajing said again: "But let me tell you. Just because you are a 20-year-old sixth-rank centurion, you want to protect capable ministers and good generals? You think too highly of yourself!"

"The one who wants to protect them and can protect them is not you, but me!"

Lin Shisan kowtowed: "Your Majesty is right."

Emperor Jiajing said, "Don't kowtow. Even if I don't feel sorry for you, I still feel sorry for the bluestone slabs of the Yongshou Palace. Get up!"

Lin Shisan stood up.

Lu Fang didn't dare to breathe.

Emperor Jiajing said: "For the great cause of resisting the Japanese pirates, no merit is too great. You are great. You are better than a bunch of first and second rank officials in the court."

"Although you were not in command of the Huai'an and naval battles, you fought bravely against the Japanese pirates and never brought shame to the palace. I know all this very well."

"No matter how great the crime of deceiving the emperor is, it is not greater than your loyalty. For this reason, not only will I not punish you, but I will reward you instead."

Lin Shisan felt relieved: Judging from the emperor's words, it seems that I will not die.

Emperor Jiajing took out something from his sleeve and said, "Lin Shisan, come closer! I have something to give you."

Lin Shisan knelt down, lowered his head and moved to the front of the green gauze curtain, raising his hands above his head.

Emperor Jiajing placed the item in Lin Shisan's left hand and said, "This is the amulet I drew. I'll give it to you as a reward."

Lu Fang on the side was stunned.

Taizu once granted founding heroes iron certificates of immunity from death, but it did not save them from death, but instead hastened their deaths.

Emperor Jiajing never granted his subjects iron certificates of immunity from death, but only amulets of peace, which were equivalent to paper certificates of immunity from death.

So far, Emperor Jiajing has only given out four amulets.

One was given to Lu Bing, who rescued the emperor from the fire in the Weihui Palace.

One coin was given to the deceased former Prime Minister, Mai Fu, who had worked diligently throughout his life.

One coin was given to Gao Zhong, a brave official who made great contributions in defending the capital during the Gengxu Rebellion.

One was given to Yang Bo, who served as a general and a prime minister and protected the stability of the nine borders.

Lu Fang and Huang Jin served Emperor Jiajing for so many years and were so favored by him, but they never got the amulet drawn by Emperor Jiajing himself.

It turns out that the "another generous reward" that Emperor Jiajing had mentioned before was referring to this amulet.

With the amulet in hand, Lin Shisan's life would be safe as long as Jiajing was in power.

Lin Shisan had been working in the Jinyiwei for quite some time, so he naturally knew the importance of the amulet.

He shouted: "Your Majesty, thank you for your grace!"

Emperor Jiajing said, "Keep it. As long as it is not lost, no one in this dynasty will dare to kill you. If anyone dares to kill you, gods and ghosts will devour him!"

Lin Shisan was about to say something polite: "How can I be so virtuous and capable?"

Emperor Jiajing said, "It's hard to say what your ability is. Perhaps you are only good at playing with pets, but don't know how to govern a country and bring peace to the world. But your virtue is better than ninety-nine percent of the people in the court."

"I want to ask you, why do you think it is difficult to fight against the Japanese pirates when you go to Jiangnan? Is it because the Japanese pirates are too strong? Is it because the garrison troops are too weak?"

Lin Shisan said: "Your Majesty, if you want me to tell you the real reason, please forgive me first."

Emperor Jiajing smiled heartily and said: "As long as you tell me the truth, you will be innocent."

Lin Shisan said: "The difficulties in resisting the Japanese pirates, such as the strength of the Japanese pirates, the weakness of the garrison troops, and the lack of food and money, are just minor difficulties."

"The real trouble is that those powerful families in the south of the Yangtze River are secretly opposing the anti-Japanese war and hindering us at every turn."

"Jiangnan is nominally the court's Jiangnan, the emperor's Jiangnan. But in reality, it is the Jiangnan of the aristocratic families and powerful families."

"The nobles and powerful families have countless chess players and chess pieces in the officialdom."

"If we pacify the Japanese pirates, stabilize the sea borders, and open the sea for trade, they will lose the huge profits from smuggling trade. Naturally, they will resort to evil forces, trip us up, and stab us in the back."

"Our Great Ming Dynasty is a great nation. Even if the finances are tight, our national strength and population are there. If we can truly unite as one, it will be easy to defeat the Japanese."

"However, the troubles of a powerful dynasty are often not from without, but from within!"

Emperor Jiajing roared, "Well said! A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger. Those people in the court actually know these words. But no one dares to speak to me!"

"You not only understand the overall situation, but also have the courage to tell the truth."

"The imperial censors in the court all claim to be ministers who are able to speak out and give advice. But they only dare to speak empty words, not the truth."

"They gave you, Lin Shisan, a mere sixth-rank centurion, not even worthy of carrying shoes."

Lin Shisan bowed and said, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. Although I am a mediocre person, I always remember the four words that Eunuch Lu taught me."

Emperor Jiajing became interested: "Oh? Which four words?"

Lin Shisan replied: "Serve the king with sincerity."

Lu Fang was delighted: This kid, he showed off in front of the emperor, and he didn't forget to praise me. When did I ever say the four-character mantra?

Emperor Jiajing turned to look at Lu Fang and said, "You have a good nephew."

Lu Fang smiled and said, "I congratulate the emperor. You have found a loyal and virtuous person who dares to speak the truth."

Emperor Jiajing seemed to want to test Lin Shisan. He asked, "If I give you a mansion, can you manage it well?"

Lin Shisan replied: "It is not well managed."

Emperor Jiajing asked again: "What if I give you a county?"

Lin Shisan replied again: "It is not well managed."

Emperor Jiajing asked: "What if I give you a coastal garrison or a frontier defense garrison? Are you good at leading it?"

Lin Shisan replied, "I can't lead him well." Emperor Jiajing pretended to be disappointed and said, "Oh? I wanted to show you some respect."

Lin Shisan said: "I dare not deceive the emperor and ask for a high position. I have no ability. I don't know how to govern the people or the army. I only know how to manage pets."

"Your Majesty, if you hand over the local government, county, or garrison to me, I will only mislead the people and the army."

"I don't want any power or high position. I just want to take good care of the pet for the emperor in Xiyuan."

Emperor Jiajing sighed again: "It is important for a person to know himself. Good, good, good!"

Emperor Jiajing praised him three times in a row. Lü Fang laughed and said, "Your Majesty, I am jealous of Lin Shisan. I have served you for forty-one years, and you have never praised me three times in a row."

Emperor Jiajing said: "The disciple is better than the master. With more experience, your nephew should be able to take on important tasks in the future."

"Forget it, Lin Shisan, you can go down. Lu Fang, escort him out of the palace."

Lu Fang led Lin Shisan out of the Yongshou Palace Hall.

Lu Fang stroked his chest and said, "I was scared to death just now."

Lin Shisan felt his whole body go limp, and he stumbled and almost fell. Lu Fang quickly supported him.

Lin Shisan stammered, "Uncle, my nephew was also scared to death. He almost drowned in the hall just now."

Lu Fang made a not-so-funny joke: "You kid is in line with the emperor's temper. Our Imperial Household Department needs talents like you."

"You already have a child, so hurry up and get him into the palace as a eunuch. I'll make sure you become the chief clerk of the Imperial Household Department within five years."

Lin Shisan subconsciously covered his lower body and said, "Uncle, this is not impossible. I just took in a beautiful concubine, and my beautiful wife at home is also in her prime. I want to enjoy the happiness of having two wives for two more years."

Lu Fang smiled and said, "I'm just saying. You have the amulet drawn by the emperor in your hand, who would dare to touch a hair of yours? Besides, I guess your thing is much thicker than a hair."

Lin Shisan started to talk dirty to Lu Fang: "It's OK. Anyway, my wife and concubine said it's enough."

Lu Fang laughed and scolded, "Good boy, I don't have it, are you showing off to me?"

The uncle and nephew laughed heartily. The fear they had just felt was finally swept away.

Lu Fang said, "Forget it. You haven't been home for a long time, and your family must be worried. Go home and reunite with them."

Lin Shisan nodded: "Okay, nephew, goodbye."

Lü Fang said, "Wait a minute. I have sent someone to take your family to your old house in Gouqibo Hutong. Your new house in Fushou Street is probably surrounded by people who want to see you and give you gifts."

"Go back to your old house in Gouqibo Hutong. After the family reunion, you can find time to entertain those officials."

Lin Shisan said: "Uncle, you are so thoughtful."

Lin Shisan, wearing a Feiyu suit, mounted a tall horse in a majestic manner and headed straight for Gouqibo Hutong.

Two moments later, Lin Shisan dismounted, walked through the ice cellar shop and returned to the courtyard.

Lin Youniu, Biyun, Huer, Wang Xiaochuan, Yuner, Mei Niang and Chun Ge have been waiting for him for a whole day.

Seeing his son return safely, Lin Youniu burst into tears: "My rebellious son, I am saying it easily. You are my dear son. You are back!"

Biyun and Yun'er also wiped away their tears.

Lin Shisan said: "Don't cry, I'm back safe and sound."

Lin Youniu touched Lin Shisan's Feiyu uniform and asked, "What kind of official uniform is this?"

Lin Shisan straightened his chest and said, "Dad, please listen carefully. This is Feiyu uniform. I was promoted to a centurion of the Northern Pacification Division!"

After saying that, he patted the Embroidered Spring Sword again and said, "This is the Embroidered Spring Sword."

Lin Youniu was stunned: "My ancestors have shown their spirits! My son is wearing a Feiyu suit and carrying an embroidered spring sword! I will definitely go back to my hometown someday and plant a few blessing trees behind our ancestral graves!"

Biyun cried and said, "I don't ask you to get promoted, I just ask you to come back safely."

Lin Youniu said, "Don't stand in the yard and cry. Come on, let's go have the reunion dinner."

This reunion dinner is not the stewed sick beef and four small dishes from eleven months ago.

The Lin family invited the master chef from Tianxianglou to come to their home and prepare a feast of eight delicacies from land and sea.

Lin Shisan had been tossing and turning for a whole day, and had not eaten anything. He was so hungry that his chest was sticking to his back. When a person is hungry, even dog shit tastes good, let alone a table full of delicious food?

After eating until he was about 30% full, Lin Shisan said with a smile, "Dad, not only did I get promoted, I also got a big business for you."

Lin Youniu asked: "What big business?"

Lin Shisan said, "Our Jinyiwei's Commander Lu has shown mercy and given half of the elephant training station's ice supply to our Fuyuan."

Lin Youniu was stunned.

Supplying ice to the elephant training center was Lin Youniu's highest ideal in life. He had sent Lin Shisan to the elephant training center to be a lieutenant in the hope that his son would become successful one day and take over the elephant training center's ice business.

Lin Youniu was not vague and slapped himself twice on the face.

Lin Shisan said: "Dad, what are you doing?"

Lin Youniu said, "I'm afraid that the phlegm has blinded his mind. Your elephant training center uses 30,000 taels of silver for ice every year. Half of that is 15,000 taels. With such a large amount, our Lin family can earn several thousand taels every year!"

Lin Shisan smiled and said, "Yes. Just based on this deal, you will be one of the most famous businessmen in the capital!"

Lin Youniu drank a glass of wine to calm down. After a moment, he calculated: "With such a large amount of ice, our family must dig 70 more ice cellars and rent 700 more acres of farmland before winter. In addition, we need to hire 15 times more porters."

"The rent for the farmland is not much, and the porter's fee is also easy to negotiate. But the ice cellar needs 7,000 taels of silver. I'm short of 5,000 taels."

"It's okay. We have a golden rice bowl in our hands, so why should we worry about not being able to find silver? Tomorrow I will go to the bank run by the people of Puzhou to borrow money."

Lin Shisan is now the most popular and favored official in the Northern Courtyard. The Lin family also has a big business in the elephant training school, so the abacus experts in Puzhou will definitely be happy to lend him five thousand taels of silver.

Lin Shisan said, "Five thousand taels of silver is nothing. Why do you need to borrow from the people of Puzhou?"

After saying that, Lin Shisan took out a thick stack of banknotes from his cowhide bag and said, "This is 30,000 taels of silver, all given by local officials along the way. Let alone 70 ice cellars, we can afford 300!"

Lin Shisan earned a total of 55,000 taels of silver during his trip south. 5,000 taels were given to Sun Yue, and 20,000 taels were used to provide relief to the families of Jinyiwei who were killed or seriously injured. Now he has 30,000 taels left.

"Pa pa" Lin Youniu slapped his own two big cunts again, louder and crisper than the previous two.

His old face was slapped red by himself.

Lin Shisan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Dad, when did you develop the habit of slapping yourself for fun?"

Lin Youniu's old face was full of smiles: "30,000 taels! If it was a year ago, the interest on the ice cellar plus your annual salary and extra income, our whole family might not be able to save up 30,000 taels even if we saved for a hundred years."

"You went to Jiangnan and got so much money?"

"My dear son, I have told your mother since you were little that you will be successful when you grow up."

Biyun had been in the circle of noble ladies in Beijing for several months and had gained a lot of experience. She asked, "Isn't this thirty thousand taels a bribe from the same official?"

Lin Shisan replied: "They are all gifts collected from local officials along the way. The least is a few hundred taels, and the most is about a thousand taels."

Biyun breathed a sigh of relief: "Cheng Yi is a shady rule in the officialdom, and the amount of each transaction is not large. It is not taboo."

Lin Youniu laughed and said, "Look at my daughter-in-law. She is so arrogant now. A few hundred or a thousand taels each, a total of thirty thousand, isn't that a large amount?"

Lin Shisan said, "Considering your son's status as an imperial envoy, this amount is really not large. You can use this money with confidence."

After saying that, Lin Shisan counted out fifteen thousand taels from the banknote and handed it to his old father.

It is said that human greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant.

Lin Youniu said, "Ah, huh?" and spitted on his thumb. He counted the banknotes and said with a smile, "Now we have won the big business of the elephant training school. If you are really promising, you can take over the ice business of the entire Xiyuan, no, the entire palace, for us in the future."

Biyun said: "Dad, you think too much."

Lin Shisan said, "Don't say that. The current seal holder of the Imperial Household Department is my uncle. We can slowly think about the matter of the palace using ice."

"But I have just gained favor with the Emperor, so it would be too conspicuous to bring business to my family from the palace. We have to think carefully."

Lin Youniu slapped the table and said, "Ah! I was just saying it casually, but you really have a way! My dear son, you are really promising!"

Lin Shisan said: "Dad, I have received a huge reward like the emperor!"

After saying that, Lin Shisan carefully took out a small yellow cloth bag from his sleeve. When he opened it, there was a Taoist amulet inside.

Lin Shisan said, "This is a peace charm that the emperor personally drew and gave to me. As long as the emperor is in power, our Lin family will be safe."

"This is equivalent to a death-free iron ticket."

Lin Youniu took it, looked at it, and passed it to Biyun: "You must keep it well."

The family was having a great time and happily finished their reunion dinner in a lively and cheerful atmosphere.

Lin Youniu fanned himself too hard just now, and his face was a little swollen. He had to use ice cubes from his own ice cellar to cool down the swelling.

Lin Shisan returned to his room with Biyun. Hu'er was handed over to Lin Youniu. The couple were the only ones in the bedroom.

As the saying goes, a short separation is better than a new marriage. Biyun is in her prime, and Lin Shisan is in his prime.
To know what happened with the banquet, please listen to the next episode.

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