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

Chapter 29 Qin Shi Huang carries his son on his back, wins on top of wins Lin Shisan
In order to resolve the matter of Xiquanye Wulong, the Black Mountain Society held a secret meeting tonight, and Yan Shifan also greeted Yan Song.

Xu Dang also held a secret meeting tonight regarding this matter.

In the study room of the residence of Xu Jie, the second assistant to the cabinet, the four core members of the Xu Party sat in order.

The one sitting in the first seat was naturally Xu Jie.

The second was Zhao Zhenji, the Minister of Dali Temple and a student of Xu Jie.

The third is Gao Gong, the Minister of Taichang Temple.

The fourth is Zhang Juzheng, You Yude of Youchunfang and Director of the Imperial College, who is also a student of Xu Jie.

These four people are all trusted people around Crown Prince Yu.

Gao Gong had a hot temper and spoke directly.

Gao Gong angrily said, "Zhao Zhenji, who asked you, the people of the Dali Temple, to stop Gao Zhong from rescuing Lu Tong? Lu Tong is a loyal minister, but Prince Yu's followers want to harm a loyal minister? Where do you put His Highness Prince Yu?"

Zhang Juzheng said: "Brother Meng Jing (Zhao Zhenji's pen name) did not do this properly."

Gao Gong said angrily: "It's not just inappropriate! You are simply disregarding the people of the southeast for your own selfish interests! You are obstructing the cause of resisting the Japanese invaders!"

Xu Jie said to Zhao Zhenji calmly: "Explain."

Zhao Zhenji stood up and knelt before Xu Jie: "Teacher. Some of us are indeed blinded by interests and are against resisting the Japanese invasion and opening the sea. But please believe me, I, Zhao Zhenji, am definitely not that kind of person."

Gao Gong sneered: "Oh, you are not that kind of person to do such things."

Zhao Zhenji did not respond to Gao Gong's words, but continued to explain: "Lu Tong is a good general. How could a student harm him? The one who rescued the good general is a good person. Tonight, the eunuch party colluded with the Yan party and wanted to be the good person! Ridiculous! Lu Tong was thrown into prison by the Yan party in the first place!"

Zhang Juzheng was extremely smart. He immediately understood: "I understand. Brother Meng Jing sent assassins from the Left Division of the Dali Temple to kill Gao Zhong's men and seize the evidence of Lu Tong's reversal of the case. He wanted to hold the evidence in our hands so that we can come forward to save Lu Tong and be the good guy."

Zhao Zhenji sighed: "The one who understands me is Shuda (Zhang Juzheng's pen name). We should be the good people, not the Yan Party and the eunuch party."

Gao Gong said sarcastically, "Oh, I see. You wanted to be a good guy and show your face, but you ended up being a bad guy and showing your butt! More than 20 of your capable men died in Tiaoji Mountain without any clear reason."

Zhao Zhenji said quickly: "It's not unclear. Only the Yan Party's Supervisory and Arresting Division has the courage and cruelty to kill more than 20 people from the Dali Temple at once."

Gao Gong insisted: "This is just your wishful thinking! If the people you sent to handle the matter get the evidence, they will not hand it over to you, but will destroy it. They hope that Lu Tong will never be released from prison and the Japanese threat will never end! Only in this way can they continue to make huge profits from the smuggling trade."

Not everyone in Xu's party was greedy. Gao Gong was an honest official. Or perhaps it could be said that what he was greedy for was not gold or silver, but power.

Zhang Juzheng said: "Teacher, those people under us are really outrageous. For the huge profits of smuggling, they even dare to collude with the Japanese pirates."

Zhang Juzheng was very measured in his words, and only said "the people under us". He did not explicitly say "the relatives, students and old friends of yours, Xu Cifu".

Gao Gong said: "Resisting the Japanese invasion and opening up the sea will benefit the country and the people. In my opinion, this time the Yan Party and the eunuch party understand the greater good more than those people under us."

Not everyone in Xu's party opposed the opening of the sea. Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng supported it. But Gao Gong did not shy away from publicly supporting it, while Zhang Juzheng supported it secretly.

Xu Jie finally spoke: "You are all right. Tell the people below to stop the business that should not be done immediately. A gentleman loves money and earns it in a proper way. There are thousands of businesses that can make money without violating the law."

The "below" he mentioned obviously refers to the southeast.

Xu Jie was an old fox. When he heard that Emperor Jiajing had released a cryptic message, "30,000 miles of river flow east into the sea," he immediately sensed a strong political signal.

Xu Jie's inner attitude was: It seems that the emperor has made a great determination to eliminate the Japanese invasion in the southeast. My Xu family has made a lot of money in the southeast over the years, and it is time to stop. I should stand on the same side as the emperor and support the fight against the Japanese invasion.

Oh, then again, the Japanese threat is not so easy to eliminate. At least for the next three to five years, the smuggling business in the southeast can continue.

Xu Jie stood up and looked at the bright moon outside the window: "This time, we are one step slower than the Yan Party and the Eunuch Party."

Zhao Zhenji said angrily: "The Yan Party is too cruel. More than 20 people, not a single one was left alive."

Zhang Juzheng interrupted, "Meng Jing, you just said that the clue to overturn the case was reported by a Dali Temple spy. You sent people to Tiaoji Mountain at that time. How could the Yan Party know so quickly and send people from the Supervision and Arresting Department to the mountain to kill him? There is only one possibility!" Gao Gong took a sip of tea and said, "Of course there is only one possibility. The fence of the Dali Temple is not strong, and there is a traitor."

Zhao Zhenji said: "I will investigate thoroughly when I return."

Xu Jie turned around and said, "By the way, you said that among the three people who were looking for evidence for Gao Zhong tonight, two were Jinyiwei?"

Zhao Zhenji replied: "Yes."

Xu Jie shook his head: "This is not good. It means that Lu Bing has made his position clear and will form a triangle alliance with the eunuch party and the Yan party in the future."

Zhang Juzheng said, "Teacher, don't worry. In carpentry, the triangle is the most stable. In interpersonal relationships, the triangle is the least reliable. They are by no means a solid block. In the future, they will fight for power."

Xu Jie nodded: "Yes, that makes sense. Listen carefully, tomorrow the Yan Party will definitely submit a memorial to overturn Lu Tong's verdict. The eunuch party will also speak up in front of the emperor. If they want to be good people, we can't be the next to them, we must also be good people."

Zhang Juzheng understood and said, "I will go find our people right away, and we will jointly submit a petition to protect Lu Tong tomorrow. As for the evidence, it is in the hands of the Yan Party. The first-class good man can only be given to Yan Song."

The Yan Party, the Black Mountain Society, the Xu Party, and Lu Bing made the same decision - to save Lu Tong.

In this way, Lin Shisan, who was looking for Ye Wulong to take back the evidence to overturn Lu Tan's case, would not be retaliated against by any party.

Although Lin Shisan narrowly escaped death tonight, as he was almost stabbed in the throat by a Tang sword, he turned a disaster into a blessing, and accepted a big figure of the Yan Party as his apprentice, and got five taels of gold for free.

The powerful eunuch Gao Zhong would be grateful to him, and the Jinyiwei would also reward him for completing his task.

Lin Shisan is just like Qin Shihuang carrying his son on his back, winning on top of winning!

In the river of political tides in the capital, the little man Lin Shisan is like a leaf drifting with the current.

But at least this time, his leaf did not drift into the hell of karma.

Let’s talk about before dawn. In the courtyard of Dawangba Hutong.

Gao Zhong finally rushed back from Montenegro.

Lin Shisan, Chen Ju and others went to meet them.

Gao Zhong was a little surprised: "Luo Longwen? Why are you here too?"

Luo Longwen told Gao Zhong how he led his men to rescue Lin Shisan and others.

Gao Zhong frowned: "How could the people from the Left Temple of the Dali Temple be so cruel?"

Luo Longwen said, "Eunuch Gao, I have completed the task assigned by the Grand Master and Junior Master. Goodbye."

Gao Zhong said: "You have helped me so much, thank you very much."

Luo Longwen said, "I am following orders. If Eunuch Gao wants to thank someone, please thank the elder."

Suddenly Luo Longwen remembered something. He raised his hand and pointed at Ye Wulong who was still sleeping: "If you want to thank me, why not change the name of this dog first."

Gao Zhong smiled awkwardly and said self-deprecatingly: "Yes, yes. It's time to change its name. From now on, it will no longer be called Yan Qingci. It will be called Gao Yan Gou."

Luo Longwen said goodbye and left.

Gao Zhong asked Chen Ju: "Where are the things?"

Chen Ju took out a bamboo tooth-grinding tube from his bosom and handed it to Gao Zhong with both hands: "Adoptive father."

Gao Zhong nodded in satisfaction. He turned to look at Lin Shisan: "Lin Shisan, you helped me a lot. I should reward you."

(End of this chapter)