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

Chapter 195: Pleasing Linhuai Marquis Chengyibo

Lin Shisan used his magical powers to help Xu Pengju cure Qing Qilin's kicking problem, which made his new boss look at him with new eyes.

Xu Pengju said, "Please stand up quickly. Come and take a seat."

The butler brought a chair to Lin Shisan. Lin Shisan bowed and said modestly: "How can a subordinate sit in front of the first founding hero of the Ming Dynasty, the highest official in Nanjing City, and the head of the Jinyiwei?"

Xu Pengju smiled and said, "Just sit down if I ask you to. No need to be polite. You know a lot about horse training."

Lin Shisan replied, "My Lord, I once studied for two years with the best horse trainer in the Imperial Horse Bureau, 'Huoma Dian'."

Xu Pengju drank a sip of tea and asked again: "What did you do to be punished to go to Nanjing?"

Lin Shisan was stunned: "I have done nothing wrong. I was promoted to Nanjing."

Xu Pengju laughed in silence: "Oh, you are all smart people. Who doesn't say that they are promoted when they come to Nanjing? In fact, they are all demoted."

Lin Shisan's mind turned, and he pretended to be in mourning: "I have been working in the Northern Pacification Office for a long time, and I have offended some nobles in the capital."

This answer caters to Xu Pengju's likes and dislikes.

When Yongle moved his country north, the founding nobles lived in Nanjing, and the nobles who had participated in the Jingnan Rebellion moved to the capital.

What the founding nobles looked down upon most were not the peddlers or the farmers who dug up manure. What they looked down upon most were the nobles who pacified the rebellion!
In the eyes of the descendants of founding nobles like Xu Pengju, the nobles of the Jingnan Campaign were a group of traitors who betrayed their lords and sought glory. Their descendants were not good people either.

Lin Shisan said that he had offended "some nobles in the capital", and immediately stood on Xu Pengju's side.

Xu Pengju cursed, "Hmph, those poor bastards in the capital! Don't worry, you will be my subordinate when you arrive in Nanjing. They will never be able to cause you any trouble again."

"Nanjing is our own territory. No matter how long their arms are, they can't reach us. If they do, I'll chop them off!"

Lin Shisan left his chair, tears streaming down his face, and bowed, "My Lord, I finally have someone to back me up. I don't have to endure the bullying of those nobles in the capital anymore!"

Xu Pengju asked: "Besides horse training, do you have any other skills?"

Lin Shisan replied, "Flowers, birds, fish, insects, cats, dogs, turtles, deer, and everything related to pets. I am knowledgeable and skilled in everything."

Xu Pengju quickly asked: "The fish you mentioned, do you mean fish farming?"

Lin Shisan replied: "I am an expert in fish farming and fishing."

Xu Pengju's eyes lit up: "You know how to fish?"

Xu Pengju has three hobbies: raising horses, fishing, and eating tofu. And it must be the extremely smelly aged stinky tofu.

It's understandable that the Queen of Zhongshan has some hobbies; they don't cost much.

When it comes to fishing, Lin Shisan becomes excited: "The Great Wall is not built by stacking, and a carriage is not pushed. I am known in the capital as the best fisherman in the Yongding River."

Xu Pengju seemed to want to test Lin Shisan: "Should we fish for the bottom or the floating part of the black bass?"

Lin Shisan replied: "In spring and summer, fish on the surface in the early morning and evening. In autumn and winter, fish on the bottom at noon."

Xu Pengju asked again: "How do you catch silver carp?"

Lin Shisan replied: "In spring, fish shallow; in summer, fish deep; in autumn, fish in the middle; in winter, fish at the bottom. Put the hook where the water is slow and there are aquatic plants."

Xu Pengju smiled and said, "Hey, you really know how to fish. This is good, we have one more fishing friend."

People who like fishing never care about the status of their fishing buddies. Once you enter the fishing world, you are all brothers, and everyone is a fisherman, regardless of whether you are rich or poor.

Lin Shisan bowed and said, "If I have the opportunity to go fishing with the Duke in the future, it will be a great honor!"

Xu Pengju asked: "Oh, by the way, what brought you here?"

Lin Shisan took out an official document from his sleeve and handed it to Xu Pengju.

Xu Pengju did not read the document, but put it on the table: "Just say it."

Lin Shisan said: "This time, there are 35 brothers who were transferred with me, oh no, exiled. They brought 200 family members with them."

"Commander Lu said that he would ask the Nanjing Jinyiwei to allocate a house for us to live in."

Xu Pengju nodded: "With so many people and their families coming to Nanjing, we need to provide them with some housing."

"Someone, go to my study and get the "Wei Chan Tu"."

The Jinyiwei of the capital had no property, but the Jinyiwei of Nanjing did, including military farmland and houses.

Soon, a servant brought the "Wei Chan Tu" and opened it.

Xu Pengju took a look and pointed: "There are many empty courtyard houses on Dachanggan Street in the south of Qinhuai River. They are all owned by Wei. Take your people over to pick some."

"You have to control your men. That place is too close to the Qinhuai River's flower boat docks. The women on the Qinhuai River are all evil witches who eat people without leaving any bones."

"Be careful to let them be sucked dry by the goblins and turn into hollow carrots."

Lin Shisan smiled and said, "How could that be possible? The brothers all came with their families, so they dare not go out of line."

Xu Pengju picked up the document and flipped through it. "It also asks me to find a private school or a government school for your child. I'll write a note, and you can take it to the Yingtian Education Office tomorrow to find the old scholar, Mr. Wang."

"If that old fellow drags his feet and refuses to do it, you can tell him that he still owes me five hundred silver coins from the last time we played Mahjong, and ask him to pay me back."

Lin Shisan cupped his hands: "Yes, yes."

Xu Pengju wrote a note and gave it to Lin Shisan: "After you're settled, come back to the mansion. Let's go fishing together."

Lin Shisan asked, "Should I go to the Wei Yamen first to complete the handover?"

Xu Pengju said with a smile: "Handover? What's there to hand over? Besides, there are only two gatekeepers in the Wei Yamen on weekdays."

Lin Shisan was stunned: "There's usually no one in the Wei Yamen? Are all the brothers out on business?"

Xu Pengju said, "Yes. They all work in brothels, brothels, restaurants, gambling houses, opera houses, and teahouses in Nanjing."

"Even a commander like me can hardly go to the guard office a few times a year. Unless it's the end of the month when the military pay is paid or the New Year's Day when the silver is distributed, no one will go."

As Xu Pengju said, the Jinyiwei Yamen in Nanjing was deserted. From top to bottom, they were all collecting salaries for nothing.

Besides, there was no serious job. Who would go to the Wei Yamen when they had nothing better to do?

The situation was similar for the six ministries and the five military governors' offices, with all the officials going to the government office every now and then.

Lin Shisan left the Duke of Wei's Mansion and returned to the inn.

Sun Yue asked: "Master, have you met our new boss?"

Lin Shisan took the towel handed over by Biyun and wiped his face: "I have met you. This afternoon, let's go to Dachanggan Street on the south bank of the Qinhuai River. There we will select some courtyards and give them to the brothers and their families to live in."

Sun Yue asked: "What street?"

Lin Shisan replied: "Dachanggan Street. Big and small are big, long and short are long, and those who work are working."

Sun Yue laughed out loud: "Dachanggan? And beside the Qinhuai River? This name is quite interesting."

(Readers should not get the wrong idea. Dachanggan, Xiaochanggan, and Dongchanggan are place names of Nanjing City in the Ming Dynasty. There is still Changganli in Nanjing today. I went there when I visited Qinhuai River in 21 years.)
Lin Shisan was afraid that Sun Yue would say something out of context, so he glared at him. You know, Biyun was right next to him.

Sun Yue understood what he meant and changed the subject: "What about the children's studies?"

Lin Shisan replied: "Let's settle the family first. I will go to the Yingtian Education Office tomorrow to resolve this matter."

In the afternoon, Lin Shisan and Sun Yue arrived at Dachanggan Street. Less than two miles north of the street was the row of flower boats on the Qinhuai River.

Sun Yue smiled and said, "Hey, this place is great! It's convenient."

Lin Shisan turned around and cursed him: "Don't let your mind wander to other things. We didn't come to Nanjing to enjoy ourselves, but to contribute!"

Sun Yue nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, yes." Lin Shisan and Sun Yue selected more than 30 courtyards and let their brothers and families choose.

Lin Shisan said, "You stay here and watch. I have to go. I paid my respects to the chief minister of the Imperial Guard this morning. I have to pay my respects to the deputy minister and assistant minister this afternoon."

Sun Yue nodded: "Okay. Master, you go and do your work. I'll keep an eye on this side."

Lin Shisan went to Linhuai Marquis's Mansion and got some bad news and some good news.

The bad news is that Linhuai Marquis Li Tingzhu is not at home.

The good news was that Li Tingzhu and Liu Shiyan, the Earl of Chengyi, were both at the Chiheying training ground at the moment, so he didn't have to make two trips.

Lin Shisan rushed to the Chiheying training ground without stopping.

On the parade ground, Li Tingzhu and Liu Shiyan were test-firing a Portuguese cannon.

This Li Tingzhu said that he was a descendant of Li Wenzhong and Li Jinglong. It is actually impossible to verify whether he was a true descendant or a false descendant.

At the end of the Yongle reign, Li Jinglong was placed under house arrest until his death. His title was abolished, and his descendants fell into civilian life.

It was not until the first year of the Hongzhi reign that the benevolent Emperor Xiaozong, after reading the Veritable Records of Taizu one day, issued an edict ordering the Ministry of Rites to find Li Wenzhong's descendants to inherit the family lineage.

The Ministry of Rites searched for a long time and, in order to get the job done, reported back that they had found a man named Li Xuan, who "seemed to be" the great-grandson of Li Wenzhong and the grandson of Li Jinglong.

Therefore, Xiaozong granted Li Xuan the mansion and farm in Nanjing, only asking him to revive Li Wenzhong's family, but did not allow him to resume his title of Duke of Cao.

At this time, the Li family had no title.

After Li Xuan died, his eldest son Li Lian inherited the family business; after Li Lian died, his eldest son Li Xing inherited the family business.

Li Xing is definitely a great guy.

As a descendant of a founding hero, although he had no title, he had a lot of land. He could have been a playboy, drinking wine, admiring prostitutes, and living a comfortable life.

However, he had great ambitions and passed the imperial examination in the second year of Jiajing. He was sent to be a county magistrate and was rated as "outstanding" in the Ministry of Personnel's performance appraisal for three consecutive years.

One day, Emperor Jiajing was looking through the list of "outstanding" county magistrates reported by the Ministry of Personnel. Seeing that Li Xing had been outstanding for three consecutive years, he thought that he was a talented person.

Looking at the place of origin and origin at the back, it turns out that he is a descendant of Li Wenzhong, a founding hero of the country.

Emperor Jiajing was very pleased and promoted Li Xing to the position of prefect of Chenzhou.

Two years later, the Embroidered Uniform Guard made a secret visit to Chenzhou and reported to the emperor, evaluating the prefect Li Xing, saying that "his administration is fair and easy, and his court is clean, so the officials are afraid of him. When the powerful people wanted to take away their wealth, Xing pursued them and returned them to the boat people. He distributed corvée labor equally, and the villagers were not disturbed, so he was regarded as a good official."

Emperor Jiajing admired him even more and planned to restore his title of Duke of Cao to him, but was opposed by the Prime Minister Xia Yan.

Emperor Jiajing had no choice but to let Li Xing "inherit the title at a lower rank" and only inherit the title of marquis, with the land of Linhuai.

From then on, the Ming Dynasty had the Marquis of Linhuai.

When Li Xing was sent to work as a local official, he became ill due to overwork and died of illness a few years after being granted the title of marquis. Since he had no son, his uncle Li Yishao inherited the title.

After Li Yishao's death, his eldest son Li Tingzhu inherited the title.

This Li Tingzhu is another fierce man! He is really like Confucius with a sword hanging from his waist, who is good at both literature and martial arts.

Ten years ago, he was ordered to lead the Nanjing Battalion to Zhejiang to cooperate with veteran general Lu Tong in fighting against the Japanese pirates. He ignored his status as a marquis and led the charge several times under the attack of Japanese pirates. He made many military achievements.

The military report reached the capital, and Emperor Jiajing praised Li Tingzhu highly.

However, in order to prevent the embarrassing situation of the founding heroes dying at the hands of the bandits of the small Japanese country, Emperor Jiajing issued an edict that the hereditary heroes of Nanjing were no longer allowed to lead troops to fight against the Japanese in person.

Li Tingzhu had to put the sword back into the sheath and stayed in Nanjing City ever since.

Closer to home.

On the parade ground, the forty-year-old Li Tingzhu was test-firing Portuguese cannons, measuring bullet impact points, and compiling the "Cannon and Gun Compilation" with the twenty-something Liu Shiyan.

The two could not go to the battlefield to show their skills against the Japanese invaders. They could only contribute to the anti-Japanese war by compiling books on firearms.

The young Liu Shiyan is not like his ancestor Liu Bowen. He knows nothing about poetry, calligraphy and painting, but he is good at martial arts.

A soldier reported: "My Lord, Lord. The new Nanjing Jinyiwei Captain Lin Shisan wants to see you."

Li Tingzhu said: "Bring him up."

Lin Shisan came before the two superiors, saluted respectfully, and presented his resume.

Liu Shiyan flipped through his resume with a look of disdain: "In just over four years, you've been promoted from a lieutenant to a captain? You must have quite a connection!"

"Those Ming army comrades who fought, shed blood, and made contributions did not see such a quick promotion."

Lin Shisan bowed and said, "My Lord, I have fought in wars as well."

Li Tingzhu, who was drinking tea nearby, had his eyes light up: "Fought a war? What war?"

Lin Shisan answered loudly, "In the summer of the 35th year of Jiajing, I led a hundred of my comrades to fight side by side with the famous anti-Japanese generals Madam Wa and Master Yuekong in Xuyi County."

"Later, we encountered the Japanese pirates' Yawata ship in the Songjiang Sea area and were surrounded. We had already made up our minds to die. Fortunately, General Lu Tong led his warships to reinforce us and together we drove away the Japanese ship."

Li Tingzhu blurted out: "Lu Tong, Madam Wa, and Master Yuekong are all heroes of our Ming Dynasty! You were lucky enough to fight alongside them?"

"It seems that you are really not a useless person in the capital!"

Liu Shiyan asked: "Have you ever killed Japanese pirates yourself?"

Seeing that the two of them were so respectful of someone who had fought against the Japanese pirates, Lin Shisan simply blew six whistles: "During the battle of Xuyi, I personally killed more than ten Japanese pirates."

When Liu Shiyan heard this, he stood up and walked to Lin Shisan: "Good job! Really energetic! You didn't embarrass the Jinyiwei!"

Li Tingzhu smiled and said, "Come on, quickly bring a chair to Captain Lin and serve him tea."

Lin Shisan sat respectfully in front of the two superiors.

Li Tingzhu asked: "You have made great contributions. Why were you demoted to Nanjing?"

Lin Shisan is very good at adapting his approach to different people. When he met Xu Pengju before, Xu Pengju asked him the same question, and he answered that it was because he had offended the imperial family.

Li Tingzhu asked again, but Lin Shisan replied: "Because some people in the capital did not want to fight against the Japanese, they excluded the military officers who had fought against the Japanese. That's why he was demoted to Nanjing."

Li Tingzhu said: "I see."

Liu Shiyan said angrily: "I can roughly guess who you offended and was demoted! That bastard led a group of donkeys, horses and bastards to engage in smuggling trade."

"If the Japanese pirates are all killed, how can the dogs and donkeys and horses make money without conscience?"

"Don't worry. Now that you are in Nanjing, Linhuai Hou and I will protect you! Those damned guys won't be able to come after you!"

Lin Shisan cupped his hands and said, "Then I will have to rely more on you, Lord Marquis, Lord Earl, from now on!"

Li Tingzhu was a cautious man. He did not fully believe Lin Shisan's claim that he had fought against the Japanese pirates.

Madam Wa had died of illness, and Master Yuekong had died in battle long ago, so there was no way to find them to verify the facts.

Li Tingzhu wrote a letter to Lu Tan, who was far away in Hangzhou, asking whether he knew Lin Shisan and whether Lin Shisan had ever fought against the Japanese pirates.

In his reply, Lu Tong not only proved that Lin Shisan had fought a bloody battle with the Japanese pirates, but also said that he was able to clear his name and be reinstated thanks to Lin Shisan.

After receiving the reply, Li Tingzhu was filled with admiration for Lin Shisan.

Half a month later, Lin Shisan and his comrades settled down completely in Nanjing City.

That day, he followed Duke of Wei Xu Pengju to the Qinhuai River to fish.

(End of this chapter)