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

Chapter 157 The End of the Cat's Wedding
Lu Bing said loudly: "Promote Lu Yi to be the Northern Pacification Envoy!"

The faces of the officials of the Northern Division were calm. The young manager had already taken charge of the Northern Division, and from now on, the entire Jinyiwei would definitely be handed over to his son by Lu Bing.

Now his promotion to Northern Pacifier is reasonable and legitimate.

Lu Bing added: "Promote Liu Shouyou to the rank of Captain of the Northern Pacification Division."

Liu Shouyou was the confidant of the Lu family father and son. It was not surprising that he was promoted along with the young manager.

The positions above the rank of centurion in the Jinyiwei have always been one for each person. Now that a position for a deputy centurion has been vacated, all the centurions are eager to get the official hat.

Lu Bing said again: "Promote Lin Shisan to the position of deputy commander of the Northern Pacification Division."

Everyone was stunned. How could it be him? If Yan Shifan hadn't stopped him last time, the head shopkeeper would have beaten Lin Shisan to death.

It’s not his turn to be promoted!

Lu Bing deliberately pretended to be disgusted and said, "Lin Shisan, don't get carried away by your promotion. There are so many centurions in the Northern Division who have more experience, stronger abilities, and greater contributions than you."

"You were able to get promoted because you are good at climbing up the social ladder. Eunuch Lu and Eunuch Huang said a lot of good things about you in front of the emperor."

"If it's up to me, you're not even qualified to be a general!"

Lin Shisan understood what he meant and started to complain: "General Lu taught me a lesson. I shouldn't be happy when my subordinate gets promoted. Instead, I should be as sad as if I had lost my parents!"

"If I make any mistakes in the future, Commander Lu, please castrate me and send me to the East Factory to be a supervisor."

A group of Northern Division officials were stunned: Lin Shisan is really a powerful and courageous guy, how dare he argue with the chief manager?
Even the head shopkeeper couldn't do anything to Lin Shisan, so it seemed that he couldn't offend this kid easily in the future. He still had to smile when he met him, and couldn't give him the cold shoulder.

Lu Bing sneered, "Oh, it's good to have an uncle who is the seal holder of the Imperial Household Department and a sworn brother who is the Minister of Works. How dare you talk nonsense to me in the lobby of the Northern Department?"

"The emperor has spoken, so I have no choice but to promote you. But you are still a member of the Imperial Guards, and I can assign you tasks."

"From now on, you and your subordinates will be seconded from the Northern Pacification Office to the Elephant Training Institute to raise elephants with Chang Qingyun!"

Lu Bing seemed to have deprived Lin Shisan of his authority to handle the imperial case.

In fact, Lu Bing saw that he had been working hard in the past year, going to the border in the north and Fujian in the south, so he asked him to take his subordinates to the elephant training center to recuperate for a period of time.

Lin Shisan cupped his hands and said sarcastically, "Thank you, Governor Lu, for giving me this good job. The deputy commander of the Northern Pacification Division raising elephants is also a sight to behold."

The officials of the Northern Division were shocked again: My goodness, if someone else spoke to the chief manager like this, the chief manager would at least beat him to a cripple.

Lu Yi acted like a Northern Pacification Envoy. He slammed the table and said, "Lin Shisan! Don't think that you are arrogant just because the Emperor favors you!"

"Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west. When the day comes when you fall out of favor, be careful you get hit by a donkey cart while walking!"

It is an old story among the Jinyiwei that someone was killed by a donkey cart while walking.

More than 20 years ago, the old manager Chang Feng had just stepped down and handed over the Jinyiwei to Lu Bing.

There was a centurion in the Northern Pacification Office who secretly communicated with the foreign official Xia Yan. Lu Bingchu was in charge of the guards and needed to kill someone to establish his authority.

So Lu Bing sent people from the Southern Security Bureau's secret team to hit the centurion to death with a donkey cart, and then chased him back and forth with the cart wheel for more than ten times, breaking his bones and disfiguring him beyond recognition.

From then on, "getting hit by a donkey cart while walking" became a code word for the secret execution of the Wei clan.

Lin Shisan didn’t even give face to Lu Bing, so how could he give face to Lu Yi?
He smiled and said, "Envoy Lu, it doesn't matter if I get hit by a donkey cart, but the royal pets in the West Garden may be left unattended."

After saying all this nonsense, Lin Shisan thought to himself: It's over, it's over! This scene was too much. When he met the head and the deputy head in private, he would have to kowtow a dozen times to apologize.

If you hit your head too much, your brain will start to buzz.

Lin Shisan returned to his duty room and summoned more than 30 subordinates.

Lin Shisan said: "There is good news and bad news. The good news is that I was promoted to deputy captain."

"The bad news is that you and I have been seconded to the elephant training center to raise elephants."

Lin Shisan was generous and fed the group of people well. If Lin Shisan said that shit smelled good, they would agree that it smelled better than sesame pancakes.

A small flag complained: "The chief shopkeeper is so unfair. The Thirteenth Master has made great contributions during his trip to the south, but instead of being entrusted with an important task, he was seconded to the elephant training institute."

All the subordinates echoed: "That's right."

Sun Yue said indifferently: "The elephant training station is our mother's home. The people there are kind and the job is easy."

"When we go to the elephant training school, we only do three things every day. Drink tea, play with money, and, hahaha, brag!"

Li Gao seemed a little excited: "The insect fighting season is over now. Can a trained elephant fight an elephant?"

Lin Shisan couldn't help laughing: "Want to fight an elephant? You'll probably have to find a piece of grass that's one arm thick and three feet long."

"And you have to have a head that can't be crushed by an elephant's hoof!"

After saying that, Lin Shisan took out a wooden box and said, "Brothers, you have been traveling south with me for four months. It's really hard. Although Governor Lu was not happy with our work, the emperor was very satisfied."

"Brothers, follow me, I will never treat you unfairly. This is 175 taels of gold. The two generals will not get any, and the rest of the brothers will each get 5 taels."

Ruan E gave Lin Shisan five hundred taels of gold, but Lin Shisan did not keep it for himself. Instead, he distributed more than one hundred and seventy taels to his subordinates.

Lin Shisan opened the wooden box, and inside it were small gold ingots weighing five taels each.

All the comrades were delighted: "We, Captain Lin, don't treat our brothers as outsiders, so we brothers will not be polite!"

"Thank you, Captain Lin."

Both the Ming army and the Embroidered Uniform Guard respectfully called the deputy captain "Qian Hu".

Lin Shisan suddenly discovered that he could now be respectfully called "Qian Hu". Comfortable!
The comrades were all delighted after sharing the gold ingots. Lin Shisan was a much more generous boss than Gao Xiaoqi, who was in charge of the elephant training station.

The subordinates work for Lin Shisan and get gold and silver every time. How can they not be determined to work for Lin Shisan?

Not to mention that Lin Shisan was punished to raise elephants in the elephant training farm. Even if he was punished to scoop out manure in the toilet, his subordinates would follow him wholeheartedly, carrying shovels.

Lin Shisan smiled and said, "Okay, there's nothing to do today. You can all go home and have a rest. Follow me to the elephant training station tomorrow to report for duty."

After his comrades left, only Lin Shisan, Sun Yue and Li Gao were left in the duty room.

Lin Shisan smiled at Li Gao and said, "Qi Jiguang sent four skinny horses from Yangzhou, a box of sea dog whips, and the letter to Beijing. Did you send them to Zhang Siye of the Imperial College?"

Hu Zongxian advised Qi Jiguang to bet on Zhang Juzheng. It must be said that Hu had a sharp vision.

The Director of the Imperial Academy was only a sixth-rank official. But Zhang Juzheng had another identity: the lecturer of the crown prince, Prince Yu.

Prince Yu regarded Zhang Juzheng as his think tank and would consult Taiyue (Zhang Juzheng's nickname) whenever he was in doubt.

Moreover, the actual mistress of Prince Yu's Mansion, Concubine Li, also valued Zhang Juzheng very much.

Such people have a bright future ahead of them!
If Qi Jiguang could get close to him, it would be equivalent to getting close to Prince Yu's Mansion and the future emperor.

The most interesting thing is that both Qi Jiguang and Zhang Juzheng were small figures to the Yan father and son.

The Yan family father and son would not pay attention to the interaction between two small people. Naturally, there is no revenge.

Li Gao laughed and said, "Zhang Siye accepted the letter, the woman, and the sea dog whip. He also said that he would write back to Qi Jiguang."

Lin Shisan smiled and said, "Our Master Li is still very respectable. If Qi Jiguang had been foolish enough to give a gift directly to Zhang Siye, Zhang Siye would have definitely refused."

The gift was sent off successfully, and Lin Shisan had accomplished the two things he had promised Hu Zongxian before returning to the north. He had lived up to Hu Zongxian's trust.

Five days later, the cat wedding took place in Xiyuan. This time, Emperor Jiajing did not attend in person.

The tedious ceremony is over. It's time for Brow Cream and Cat Husband to live together.

The first and second ministers of the cabinet, the seal holder of the Imperial Household Department and the deputy captain of the Northern Pacification Department looked at the cat son-in-law lying on Mei Shuang and sowing seeds in embarrassment.

In less than a moment, the cat was matched.

Lu Fang felt mixed emotions and shouted, "The ceremony is over! Lord Yan, Lord Xu, I have prepared a banquet at my humble abode. Please follow me to the banquet."

In fact, Lu Fang was quite envious of the tom cat.

The three followed Lu Fang to the small building in the West Garden.

Yan Song, Xu Jie and Lu Fang were humble and finally Yan Song, the oldest, sat down first.

Lin Shisan stood aside.

Lu Fang took out a jar of daughter's red wine: "This is the imperial wine given by the emperor to the two national pillars. Thirteen, you open the seal and pour it into the pot, and serve the two national pillars."

Lin Shisan did as he was told and busied himself with unpacking and pouring the wine.

Yan Song and Xu Jie said nothing.

The internal minister invited the first and second assistants to a banquet. There are many hidden issues here. The best way to deal with it is to use stillness to control movement. Let's see what Lu Fang says first.

Lu Fang said: "The Xie family's precious tree occasionally has yellow leaves. I am in charge of 80,000 eunuchs in the palace. Most of them are loyal to the emperor. But inevitably there are a few who are more selfish than public-spirited."

"I can't manage it even if I want to."

"You two ministers have been in the political arena for decades, and your students and former officials are all over the country. I'm afraid you can't take care of everything when you are in charge of your subordinates."

Lu Fang's words are quite erudite. Let Yan and Xu empathize with him first.

Yan Song nodded: "That's right."

Xu Jie agreed: "That's right."

Lu Fang added: "There are all kinds of people in the upper class. Whether they are eunuchs or officials, it is inevitable that some people under them will deceive their superiors and do whatever they want."

"They have gone too far, so the superiors must intervene. If they don't, won't they become wild donkeys that have escaped from their cages? Sooner or later, they will cause trouble for their masters."

Lu Fang was shrouded in mystery, but Yan Song broke the news: "Yan Maoqing and those people in the salt administration department really went too far."

"I had a deep discussion with Yan Maoqing. From now on, the salt business must have clear accounts, clear salt fields, clear salt warehouses, clear salt permits, and clear taxes and silver. This is called the 'Five Clears'."

"If there is any problem with the salt business again, I will be the first to report Yan Maoqing."

Lu Fang smiled and said, "You are a good leader. I should have learned more from you."

Lin Shisan filled the three people's glasses with wine.

Lu Fang said: "Please drink this cup to the full."

The three of them drank it all in one gulp.

Yan Song added: "As for Ruan E, I misjudged him. I will submit a petition to the emperor, asking him to punish me for misusing a villain."

After saying that, Yan Song looked at Lin Shisan and said, "Thanks to Lin Shisan's intelligence and ability, he was able to uncover all of Ruan E's crimes in just one month in Fujian. I was able to see Ruan E's true colors."

Xu Jie smiled and said, "Lin Chuanfeng is indeed a man trained by Eunuch Lu. He has a promising future."

Lin Shisan cooperated with Yan Song and put on a show. He knelt down in front of Yan Song and said, "Sir, I investigated Ruan E for the public good, not for you."

"Nguyen E is lawless and has no scruples. His crimes are all exposed. If I turn a blind eye, I'm afraid the emperor will punish me."

Yan Song said: "I don't mean to blame you, please get up quickly."

Lu Fang said: "After this incident, Lord Yan will surely be more careful to control his subordinates. You are still a role model for other officials."

As he said this, Lu Fang looked at Xu Jie.

Xu Jie understood the meaning: "I didn't know in advance that Wang Bengu killed Wang Zhi. It was Wang Bengu who was ambitious."

"Fortunately, the emperor was so gracious that he not only did not pursue him, but promoted him instead."

"I have written to Wang Bengu and severely reprimanded him."

Lu Fang smiled and said, "Okay! Lord Xu doesn't shy away from family scandals and speaks out. I will also say a few words from the bottom of my heart to you two."

"Placing the Japanese and opening up the sea is the emperor's established national policy. No matter if it takes ten or twenty years, this great cause must be completed."

"From now on, no matter who tries to hinder this national policy, I, Lu Fang, will be the first to not forgive him. I think the two ministers will not forgive those who undermine the national policy either."

"We in government must work together to implement this national policy."

"If you two ministers agree with what I say, please drink this cup to the full."

The three of them raised their glasses and drank them all again.

Lu Fang added: "Thirteen is young and reckless. This trip southward not only brought down the people of Lord Yan, but also offended the people of Lord Xu."

"Thirteen, why don't you toast and apologize?"

Lin Shisan knelt on the ground, holding up the wine glass in both hands: "My Lords, I was wrong! As long as you say a word, I am willing to cut my own neck and apologize."

Yan Song said, "Don't say that. It is your job to carry out the emperor's mission. What's wrong with that?"

Xu Jie nodded: "Yes. The donation of silver was a voluntary act by the great families in Jiangnan. You are not wrong."

Lü Fang smiled and said, "Thirteen, the two elders are very generous and will not argue with you. Why don't you drink three cups in a row to thank them for their generosity?"

Lin Shisan did not hesitate and knelt on the ground and drank three glasses of wine in a row.

Yan Song said, "Okay, okay. The ground is cold, get up quickly and stop kneeling."

Lin Shisan stood up and continued to pour wine and serve food to the three big guys.

Lu Fang suddenly took out a memorial: "The Japanese are good at firearms. To fight against the Japanese, our Ming army needs a large number of firearms."

"Zhezhi Governor Hu Zongxian and the new Fujian Governor Tan Lun jointly submitted a memorial requesting the purchase of a large number of Portuguese firearms."

“This is something that the cabinet has to fully support.”

Yan Song nodded and said, "Can you give us the memorial? We will take it back and discuss it with the ministers of the ministry and consider it."

Lu Fang presented the memorial with both hands.

After this reconciliation banquet, the cat marriage turmoil that lasted from summer to winter came to an end.

Emperor Jiajing used the cat marriage to warn the Yan and Xu factions, and cut two pieces of meat from them.

However, the Japanese threat in the southeast was getting worse and worse.

Lin Shisan was seconded to the elephant training school, where he could finally live a few days of peace and comfort.

In the Malacca Strait in the South Seas, a storm is pouring down at sea.

A large fleet of Portuguese merchant ships, under the protection of two galleons, was sailing eastwards through the waves.
(The Cat Wedding Record will end tomorrow and the new volume "The Barbarian Fish Record" will be launched)
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