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

Chapter 129 Lin Chuanfeng went to Xuanfu and swore to protect his loyal subjects. The demon Yan disappeared without a trace and was really hard to catch (-word chapter)

Serving in the Northern Pacification Division requires ruthlessness and cruelty. Lin Shisan is an exception. Although he does not have the above two strengths, he is thick-skinned enough.

Lin Shisan cursed Shen Lian in front of Yan Nian, and the more he cursed, the more excited he became: "It would have been fine if that drunk cat had spit on my face, but he also spit a big shrimp into my mouth! Ugh, it makes me sick just thinking about it."

"Who does he think he is? Before he was dismissed, he was just a 7th-rank official with insignificant experience. How dare he scold the elder and junior elder!"

"Everyone in the world knows that the Grand Master and the Little Grand Master are loyal subjects of the Emperor. The burden of the two capitals and thirteen provinces is borne entirely by the two of them."

Yan Nian said quickly: "Ah, Thirteen, calm down. It's not worth getting sick from anger over a bastard."

Lin Shisan took a sip of tea and said, "Humph. I am no longer the little lieutenant of the Tangtie School last year! Now I am wearing Feiyu and Xiuchun. If I see Shen Lian during this trip north, I will definitely give him eighty slaps in the face!"

Lin Shisan's attitude made Yan Nian feel relieved. Yan Nian smiled and said, "Yes, yes. We should punish Shen Lian severely."

"Okay, let's get back to the point and talk about the engagement party."

That night, Lin Shisan, with a worried look on his face, came to Yihong Tower and found Zhang Bo.

Uncle Zhang asked him to go to the bedroom and wait first.

After Zhang Bo pulled seven or eight pimps, he returned to the bedroom and said, "You look like you have a lawsuit. What's wrong?"

Lin Shisan replied: "I've run into trouble."

Zhang Bo sat on the chair and took a sip of wine: "Do you know how deep the water in Xuanfu is?"

Lin Shisan said, "The Emperor and Shopkeeper Lu want to protect Shen Lian. The task given to me is to capture the demon Taoist Yan Hao and clear Shen Lian of the false accusation."

"The Yan family wants to put Shen Lian to death."

"There is also the faction of Yang Bo, the Jiangchen Party, who sent a leader named Zhang Siwei to Xuanfu. I don't know what their intentions are."

"If I succeed, I will offend the Yan family. If I fail, I will offend the emperor and Manager Lu."

"This is really a difficult situation."

Zhang Bo smiled and said, "Not everything can be done to please everyone and be smooth with all sides."

"When you work in the government, you must be clear about who you belong to and who you should work for. If you have a conscience, you must also consider whether it is beneficial to the country and the people."

Lin Shisan nodded: "I know very well, I am the emperor and the chief treasurer's man. I am just pretending to be nice to the Yan family."

Zhang Bo said, "You understand it very well, don't you? Jinyiwei is the imperial guards in a nice way, and the emperor's servants in a bad way."

"As long as the emperor wants to protect Shen Lian, you have to do it at all costs. As for how to satisfy the emperor and not offend the Yan family, we need to think about it in the long run."

Lin Shisan said: "Alas. It's easier to play with pets."

Zhang Bo said, "Officialdom is actually a fighting pot for insects. There is no such thing as a general who always wins. You have had too much luck in the past year. As a human being, you will always encounter some difficulties and setbacks."

"I'll tell you a few more words from the bottom of my heart. As long as you work hard for the emperor and Lu Bing, it doesn't matter if you offend the Yan family."

"Don't underestimate the Yan family, whose power is overwhelming and whose followers are all over the country. Their power was given by the emperor. As for our emperor, I dare not say that he is wise, but he is extremely smart!"

"Whoever is loyal to him wholeheartedly and whoever works for him sincerely. The emperor has a clear account in his mind."

Lin Shisan said, "It can be said that older people can see things clearly. With Master accompanying me on this trip, I will definitely be able to turn danger into safety."

Zhang Bo added, "There is one more thing. Shen Lian was framed by Yang Shun, the governor of Xuanda. You must understand that the task assigned to you is only to clear Shen Lian's name, not to bring down Yang Shun."

The study room of Yan Mansion.

Ouyang Bijin, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War, walked into the study angrily: "Master, young Master. Some people are betraying their own people, and they always think that the grass is greener on the other side!"

Yan Shifan said, "Who made my uncle so angry? Have a sip of tea to calm down your anger."

Ouyang Bijin was the younger brother of Yan Song's first wife, Ouyang. Therefore, Yan Shifan called him "uncle."

Ouyang Bijin said, "Lord, young Lord. Hu Zongxian recommended Taizhou prefect Tan Lun as the deputy envoy of Zhejiang Sea Road! Tan Lun is Xu Jie's man!"

Although the title of "Deputy" is used in the title, it is a position of real power. Its full name is "Deputy Envoy of the Inspection of the Sea Route of the Criminal Investigation and Supervision Department", which is concurrently held by the Deputy Envoy of the Fourth Rank.

The Deputy Envoy of the Sea Route was in charge of a province's coastal defense, trade, and diplomacy.

Yan Song said nothing, and concentrated on writing a poem.

Ouyang Bijin said angrily: "Hu Zongxian was able to serve as governor-general only because of the recommendation of the cabinet elders and junior cabinet elders. Now that he has been promoted to a high-ranking official, he actually went to promote Xu Jie's people."

"There is no one in history who is more treacherous than him!"

When the Yan government discussed the southeastern affairs, Hu Zongxian made Ouyang Bijin very embarrassed. Therefore, Ouyang Bijin regarded Hu Zongxian as his enemy.

This time, having caught Hu Zongxian's weakness, he hurried to instigate Yan Song and his son.

Unexpectedly, Yan Shifan, who usually had a bad temper, said calmly: "You are wrong. Tan Lun is not Xu Jie's man, but Prince Yu's man."

Yan Shifan was known as one of the three smartest men in the Jiajing period and was by no means an ordinary person.

Yan Shifan spoke eloquently and analyzed, "Tan Lun is a talented person. Taizhou Prefecture is a place where Japanese pirates are at risk. Since he became the prefect of Taizhou, he has been able to do nothing. He has won more battles than losses against the Japanese pirates. This is extremely rare."

"Hu Zongxian's promotion of Tan Lun is beneficial to the cause of fighting against the Japanese. If it is beneficial to fighting against the Japanese, it is beneficial to my Yan family, but not to Xu Jie and the Zhejiang gentry behind him."

"Besides, Hu Zongxian is doing this to show goodwill to Prince Yu's Mansion on behalf of my Yan family. You know, Tan Lun is a person that Prince Yu values."

"The Supervising and Arresting Department had a secret report. The night before Tan Lun left Beijing to take up the post of prefect of Taizhou, he had a deep conversation with Prince Yu for a whole night."

"Uncle, Hu Zongxian is definitely not a traitor as you said. He is killing two birds with one stone! He not only takes into account the overall situation of the anti-Japanese war, but also flatters the Yan family in front of Prince Yu."

Yan Shifan turned and looked at Yan Song: "Dad, aren't you right?"

Yan Song looked up at Yan Shifan and said nothing, which was considered as his tacit agreement with his son's point of view.

Yan Shifan took a sip of tea and continued, "We sent Hu Zongxian to the southeast and it was a sure thing! Now we should focus not on the southeast but on Xuanda in the north."

"The military power of Southeast and Xuanda both belong to the Yan family. Some people in the court are very jealous."

"It is inevitable that someone will use Shen Lian's case to make trouble for Yang Shun, the governor of Xuanda. I have already sent a letter to Yang Shun, asking him to be on guard."

Yan Song finally spoke up: "I heard that Xiyuan sent Lin Shisan to Xuanfu to look for some fighting insects?"

Yan Shifan nodded: "That's true. Don't worry, Dad. I've asked Yan Nian to remind Lin Shisan. Lin Shisan has also expressed his attitude, and he looks like he will never reconcile with Shen Lian."

Yan Song said "Oh" without commenting.

Ouyang Bijin said, "Lu Kai has submitted a memorial accusing Shen Lian of colluding with evil people and betraying the country for seven or eight days. I don't know why the emperor has not expressed his opinion."

Yan Song blew on the ink of Qingci and said, "Did Xiyuan really send Lin Shisan to Xuanfu to look for fighting insects? I don't think so."

Yan Shifan smiled and said, "Dad, don't worry. I have already pulled that kid over here. Now when he sees Yan Nian, he calls him 'Dad' all the time."

"This person knows who is close to him and who is not. He also knows which tree is the biggest and most reliable in the court."

In the next few days, the Lin family was busy sending gifts and holding an engagement banquet. The engagement banquet was the same as previously discussed, and only some relatives were invited.

After finishing the housework, it's time to prepare for work.

In the past, there had been many strange incidents in which imperial envoys who went to the nine borders on official business were "killed by bandits" or "killed by Tatar scouts" for no apparent reason.

The hands of those soldiers in the border army are even more treacherous than those of the Northern Pacification Office.

Lin Shisan had to be on guard. He went to the Northern Pacification Division's arsenal and received thirty-five sets of armor, thirty-five muskets, thirty-five enemy-destroying crossbows, and fifty good horses.

The thirty-five comrades he brought out were not only experts who could fight one against ten, but they could also fight one against three.

His immediate superior, Deputy Captain Liu Shouyou, told him: "Don't trust any of the local garrison commanders when you get to Xuanda. Those border troops are all butchers who eat people without leaving any bones."

As he was speaking, a small flagman reported: "Captain Lin. Eunuch Chen Ju from the Imperial Household Department is waiting for you in your duty room."

Lin Shisan returned to the duty room.

Chen Ju got straight to the point: "Brother Lin, Eunuch Huang asked me to pass on a message. Zhang Yun, the military supervisor eunuch of Baoan Town, is his disciple and is extremely reliable."

"If you encounter any emergency in the north, you can ask for help from Eunuch Zhang."

Huang Jin suggested to Emperor Jiajing that Shen Lian be exiled to Bao'an so that his disciple Zhang Yun, who was in Bao'an, could protect Shen Lian.

Chen Ju took out a wolf tail waist pendant from his sleeve and said, "This was given by Eunuch Zhang to Eunuch Huang as a gift. When the time comes, you can give it to Eunuch Zhang, and he will know that you are one of their own. He will definitely do his best to help you."

Lin Shisan took the wolf tail waist pendant and put it away: "Thank Eunuch Huang for me. I will go to see Eunuch Zhang as soon as I arrive in Bao'an Prefecture."

Chen Ju lowered his voice and said, "Eunuch Huang also asked me to tell you that Shen Lian's safety is entirely in your hands."

There are many people who want to protect Shen Lian. Huang Jin is one of them. Lin Shisan said solemnly: "It is the duty of the Royal Guards to protect loyal ministers. I will do my best to clear Shen Lian of the false accusation."

At the same time, in Xuanfu City, Xuanda Governor's Mansion.

The governor of Xuanda, Yang Shun, was roasting a leg of lamb himself. Opposite him sat the person who had framed Shen Lian, Xuanda's imperial censor Lu Kai.

The Governor of Xuanda was a real frontier. He was in charge of Shanxi, Xuanfu, Datong, and Baoan Prefectures, three prefectures, four towns, and twenty-nine guards. All military and civil affairs in the territory were decided by the Governor of Xuanda.

When Yang Shun, a core member of the Yan Party, got this high position, Yan Shifan held a banquet to celebrate.

Yang Shun said: "Why hasn't that evil Taoist Yan Hao been arrested yet? We have only arrested two of Yan Hao's followers, and their confessions are not strong enough to kill Shen Lian."

Lu Kai explained: "Yan Hao always comes and goes without a trace. It's really hard to catch him! Maybe he is not south of the Great Wall at this moment, but on the grassland."

Yang Shun glanced at Lu Kai and said, "It is said that Yan Hao has amassed hundreds of thousands of taels of wealth by playing tricks and selling out military intelligence. Even if we can't catch him, it would be great if we can find his money."

Yan Hao was indeed a demon who created the Yin Yang Sect. Many people in Xuanda were deceived by the Yin Yang Sect.

Yang Shun cut a piece of meat from the lamb leg and tasted it for saltiness: "Xuanda is not a wealthy place in the southeast. We are very poor officials here."

"If I can make a fortune of several hundred thousand taels, I can also help the Lord get rid of this scourge of Shen Lian."

At this moment, a captain of the personal guards came in and handed Yang Shun an official document from the Imperial Household Department.

Yang Shun took it and looked at it, then said to himself, "Send it to the officer, catch the bug?"

Lu Kai asked, "Yang Bu Tang, what's the matter?"

Yang Shun said: "The emperor wants to get a top-grade fighting insect. He sent an official to Xuanfu to catch the insect."

Lu Kai asked: "But is his name Lin Shisan?"

Yang Shun looked at the document again: "Yes, it's him."

Lu Kai said, "I heard that this man is very favored by the emperor. The cabinet minister's last disciple Hu Zongxian caught a white deer in the southeast, and it was he who escorted it to the capital. The cabinet minister and the young cabinet minister think highly of him."

"Luo Longwen even recognized him as his pet master."

"Oh, and one more thing. This man's son is engaged to the granddaughter of Yannian Yan, the housekeeper. This man is one of ours."

Yang Shun nodded: "Ah, so he is one of our own. When he comes to catch bugs, we have to help him. When the time comes, we will recruit thousands or even tens of thousands of people for corvée labor and let those poor people help him catch bugs."

Lu Kai nodded: "Yes, since he is one of us, we must help him complete his task."

Yang Shun stuffed a piece of lamb leg meat into his mouth: "Okay, you should pay attention to catching the demon Taoist Yan Hao. After catching him, use all the methods you used to get a confession on him. Make sure he bites Shen Lian to death."

Yang Shun and Lu Kai didn't know yet that Lin Shisan came here to ruin their plans.

On the ninth day of the ninth month of the thirty-fifth year of the Jiajing reign, Lin Shisan, Zhang Bo, and Sun Yue led thirty-five members of the Northern Division out of the capital and headed straight for Xuanfu.

To get to Xuanfu, one must pass through Bao'an Prefecture, which is only 250 miles away from the capital. Lin Shisan and his companions arrived here four days after leaving the capital.

Zhang Bo was born into a family of high-ranking officials and was well-read in his youth. He asked Lin Shisan while riding on his horse, "Do you know what the ancient name of Bao'an Prefecture was?"

Lin Shisan smiled and said, "Please teach me, Master."

Zhang Bo said: "Bao'an Prefecture was called Zhuolu in ancient times. Thousands of years ago, Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang fought a great battle here. Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang won a great victory, while Chiyou was defeated."

"After this battle, the Yanhuang people merged with the remaining Jiuli people. This is how our Huaxia people came into being."

Everyone came to the gate of Bao'anzhou.

Outside the city gate stood five or six men in eunuch uniforms, and hundreds of border troops.

Lin Shisan dismounted, and the leading eunuch came over: "But is it Lin Shisan, Lin Chuanfeng?"

Lin Shisan replied: "That's right."

The eunuch said, "We are the ones guarding the eunuch's mansion. We are here on the orders of Eunuch Zhang to welcome you into the city and take you to the mansion."

Lin Shisan said, "Thank you for your help."

Everyone entered the city and came to the Baoan Town Supervisory Office.

Zhang Yun, the town supervisor, warmly received Lin Shisan and others in the living room. This person was not very old, only in his early thirties.

Lin Shisan first bowed to Zhang Yun, and then presented Huang Jin's wolf-tail waist pendant.

Zhang Yun took the waist pendant and said, "Alas, I haven't been to Beijing for four years and haven't seen my adoptive father."

"The old man gave this to you. No doubt, if you need me for anything this time, just let me know."

"I can't say anything about the border troops in other places. But the border troops in Baoan Town are like brothers to me."

Lin Shisan asked anxiously, "Is Shen Lian, our Jinyiwei, doing well in Baoan Prefecture?"

Zhang Yun smiled and said, "Shen Juelu is doing very well with me. I was afraid that someone would secretly kill him, so I let his whole family live in the town supervisor's mansion."

"Didn't the emperor punish him by making him farm in Bao'an Prefecture? I simply opened up three acres of land for him in the back office of the town supervisor's office and let him grow vegetables."

Lin Shisan was surprised: "Growing vegetables in the town supervisor's mansion?"

Zhang Yun nodded: "There are too many people who want to kill him. Only my town supervisor's office is the most reliable."

Lin Shisan said: "He is my old superior. I want to meet him first."

Zhang Yun said, "Okay. Go to the back hall. He is spreading manure on the vegetable field as fertilizer."

Although Lu Kai reported Shen Lian, Emperor Jiajing did not issue an order to arrest and detain Shen Lian, so he is still free.

Lin Shisan came to the back hall, while Zhang Bo, Sun Yue and Zhang Yun stayed in the living room to chat.

Lin Shisan saw from afar a thin figure carrying a shoulder pole with two wooden barrels on both ends, walking to a vegetable field of two or three acres.

Lin Shisan stepped forward and called out, "Experience Shen."

Shen Lian turned his head and asked, "Who are you?"

Lin Shisan bowed and said, "I am Lin Shisan. You forgot that the file of my transfer was prepared by you for me in the Governor's Office."

Shen Lian thought for a moment and said, "Oh, I drank every day when I was in charge of the Governor's Office. I can't remember your appearance when I'm drunk. Eh? You were promoted to a centurion? You're wearing a Feiyu suit."

Lin Shisan said: "It's all thanks to the support of the head and junior managers."

Shen Lian put the dung scoop aside and said, "Sit down."

Lin Shisan said, "The chief and junior managers sent me here to capture the evil Taoist Yan Hao and clear you of the false accusation."

Shen Lian picked up the water pitcher at hand and took a big gulp: "The demon Taoist Yan Hao is not easy to catch."

Lin Shisan asked quickly: "Why?"

Shen Lian asked back: "Have you heard of the Yin Yang Sect?"

Lin Shisan nodded: "Before I came here, I checked the case files of the Northern Division and learned about the Yin Yang Sect. The Yin Yang Sect was founded by Yan Hao, and it was a trick used to deceive the ignorant people and amass their wealth."

Shen Lian nodded: "The Yin-Yang Sect has been rampant in the Xuanfu and Datong areas for more than 20 years. Many local officials in Xuanfu and Datong wanted to catch Yan Hao and ban the Yin-Yang Sect, but in the end they got nothing."

"Yang Shun wanted to catch him right away and use his confession to torture me to death. Yang Shun had so much power and so many subordinates, but he still couldn't find Yan Hao."

Shen Lian changed the subject: "As a royal guard, you should not come to Xuanfu just to think about how to clear my name. You should think about how to overthrow Yang Shun, a corrupt, incompetent, and evil official!"

"If this person controls Xuanda for a long time, Xuanda's defenses will become like paper sooner or later."

"Do you know what I reported about him before? The late emperor personally went into battle to kill the enemy, braved arrows and won a great victory in Yingzhou, and built eighty-nine forts to defend against the Tatars."

"Because Yang Shun was as cowardly as a mouse, forty forts were breached by the Tatars in just one month this summer!"

Lin Shisan did not respond. He felt very embarrassed.

Zhang Bo had reminded him before that the purpose of coming to Xuanfu this time was to protect Shen Lian, not to overthrow Yang Shun.

Seeing Lin Shisan remained silent, Shen Lian sneered, "Oh, like your boss, like your subordinates."

"Lu Bing is always trying to smooth things over in the court. I think you came to Xuanfu this time to smooth things over as well!"

"Is there no sword in such a huge court that can really slay demons and monsters?"

(End of this chapter)