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

Chapter 72: Yahabibi, Turpan Wolf Exterminates

In the most popular "mutton restaurant" on Gaoli Street.

Lin Shisan called out to the waiter, "Five catties of black dog meat in a clay pot, two catties of Huadiao wine. And five steamed buns."

Lin Shisan doesn't eat dog meat. But with Sun Yue, a fat glutton, around, there's no way five kilograms of dog meat will be left over.

Soon, the waiter brought out a steaming, tender and juicy clay pot of dog meat.

Sun Yue rubbed his hands excitedly and picked up the chopsticks.

Lin Shisan slapped his hand and said, "Your master hasn't eaten yet. How can a disciple like you pick up the chopsticks first?"

Sun Yue smiled awkwardly: "Hey, Master, you go first."

Uncle Zhang picked up a piece of dog meat, chewed it carefully, and then gulped down a cup of Huadiao wine: "Well, fat disciple, you can eat too."

Sun Yue smiled droolingly: "Hehe, Master, I won't be polite then. Whoosh, it's so hot and smells so good."

Lin Shisan picked up a pancake and took a bite: "Master, can you tell me where the Yellow Beard of the Beggars' Sect came from?"

Uncle Zhang shook his head slightly. "As a gangster, the worst thing to do is to gossip about others behind their backs. As long as he can help you, why bother about his background?"

Lin Shisan half-jokingly asked, "Then where did you come from, Master?"

Uncle Zhang glared at Lin Shisan. "Where did I come from? Do you even need to ask? I'm the number one teapot in the brothels of the capital; I'm the best pimp in Pimp Alley."

Lin Shisan smiled and said, "I don't believe it. I always feel that you, Master, have a strong background. Yellow Beard doesn't even bother with a small flag of the Imperial Guard like me, so why does he value your favor so much?"

Zhang Bo whistled: "The most important thing for a man is his roots. If the roots are damaged, he loses his dignity as a man."

"I hired a pimp for him and found a 40-year-old red lantern who specialized in treating hidden diseases. He cured his hidden disease. This favor is higher than the sky and wider than the earth."

Sun Yue smacked his lips a few times and said, "Master, I also have a hidden illness. Can you also find that red lantern to cure it for me? I want to see how powerful she is."

Uncle Zhang mocked Sun Yue: "With your 300-plus pounds of fat, you're as weak as a dog. I'm afraid she'll give you a stroke. Young people shouldn't always think about being a bridegroom every night and sleeping with a bride every day. You should focus on your work."

Lin Shisan realized that Uncle Zhang was deliberately changing the subject.

However, since Uncle Zhang refused to reveal his origins, he did not dare to ask any further.

After the meal, the three of them chatted for a while in the dog meat restaurant and waited for two hours.

At 2:15 pm, the three men returned to Yangmeizhuxie Street and found Yellow Huzi again.

The yellow-bearded man lazily lay on a recliner, his eyes closed and dozed off, while the beautiful woman massaged his feet.

Lin Shisan asked: "Master Huang, may I ask if there is any news?"

Yellow Beard opened his eyes and said, "There is news. At least three brothers at Xizhimen witnessed a macaque biting a gatekeeper and escaping from the city yesterday evening."

"The monkey that committed the crime had a green cloth tied around its wrist."

Sun Yue exclaimed: "Ah? Escaped from the city? How can we find him then?"

The yellow-bearded man glared at Sun Yue and said, "Don't yell at me. Anyway, I have already found out the whereabouts of the macaque for you. How to find it is up to you."

Lin Shisan bowed and said, "Thank you, Master Huang, for your help."

Yellow Beard said with disdain: "You are not worthy of me taking action. I am just giving face to Zhang Lao's coffin."

"I'm going to take a bath, I won't see you off."

Lin Shisan and others left the Huang Mansion.

Sun Yue looked bitter: "Master, Master. How can we find the monkey if it runs out of the city? Master, why don't you go home and take a bath and wait to be punished for disobeying the emperor's order. Don't worry, Master's wife and nephew will be taken care of by me in the future." Lin Shisan cursed: "You fat guy, have you been waiting for me to get into trouble so that you can take care of your master's wife?"

Sun Yue smiled and said, "Hey, how dare I?"

Lin Shisan said: "If Sun Wukong left the city from Xizhimen, he should have run into Xiangshan."

Sun Yue asked: "Why do you think so?"

Lin Shisan explained: "Macaques like to live in groups. After the domestic monkeys escaped, they liked to go into the mountains to look for monkey groups. Among the mountains west of the city, Yuquan Mountain has no monkeys. Xiangshan has dozens of wild monkeys. So Sun Wukong is likely to have settled in Xiangshan."

Sun Yue was amazed: "There are three thousand acres of forest in Xiangshan. Those ginkgo trees, pine trees, and cypress trees are towering into the sky. How can we find them with just the three of us?"

Zhang Bo said, "I am old and my legs and feet are not convenient. I will not get involved in the monkey search. I will go back to Yihong Tower first."

After saying this, Zhang Bo turned and left.

Lin Shisan said to himself, "I have to find it even if it's like looking for a needle in a haystack. I can't just sit there and wait to be punished for disobeying the emperor's order."

Sun Yue said: "But we are short of manpower."

Lin Shisan thought for a moment and said, "We have two things to do right now. First, we need to find more people. At least a hundred people are needed. I will go and ask Deputy Captain Liu of the Northern Pacification Office to see if he can give me some people."

"Secondly, the master must be able to find the monkey. Monkeys have feelings for their masters. If Wu Chengen and his servant could go to Xiangshan together, the chances of finding Sun Wukong would be greater."

Sun Yue scratched his head: "But last time we pretended to be excrement collectors to go to Wu Chengen, we stepped on the plate. You have to think of a good excuse when you go to him again."

Lin Shisan said, "That's not difficult. Let's go find Deputy Captain Liu to borrow some people first. Then we can go to Zhuniapao Hutong to find Wu Chengen."

Let’s talk about the main hall of a courtyard house in Shaanxi Lane, west of Dazhalan.

Eight men of Western appearance were having a secret meeting. They were all wearing silk and satin, and had bags on their shoulders. They looked like merchants from the Western Regions visiting Beijing.

Not long after, a tall Western man in his thirties with high cheekbones, a hooked nose, and a big beard walked in.

The tall Western man said in Eastern Chagatai: "Yahabibi, brothers."

They placed their right hands on their left chests and bowed to him: "Asaram Alaykum." (May the peace of God be with you)
This tall man from the Western Regions was called Afanti. He was the leader of the Langmie tribe sent by Sudan of the Turpan Khanate to the Ming Dynasty.

Langmie is to Turpan Sudan what the Embroidered Uniform Guard is to the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Since the reign of Emperor Jiajing, two generations of Turpan Sudan had ambitions to expand eastward. Turpan troops repeatedly invaded Suzhou, an important town in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty. Two of them were defeated by Yang Bo's army.

In recent years, the smuggling trade between Beijing and the Western Regions has been almost semi-open. The streets of Beijing are full of "oil holders".

A large number of Turpan wolves disguised themselves as merchants from the Western Regions and sneaked into the capital.

Afanti said, "I have already found out where Yang Bo is staying temporarily. He gave up the noble mansion in the capital and ran to the Yong'an Zen Temple in Xiangshan. This is a godsend opportunity to kill him!"

"We will start tomorrow night. We have two goals for this battle. The first is to kill Yang Bo."

"Second, snatch the Ming Dynasty's Northwest Military Personnel List from him."

The Turpan people regarded Yang Bo as their greatest enemy, and they had long wanted to get rid of him.

If the Turpan people got the Northwest Troops Register, they would know the true and false positions of the Ming army in various places in the Northwest, and their next invasion to the East would be even more powerful.

Afanti asked again: "Have all the brothers of Langmie in the capital gathered together?"

One of the men replied, "We have gathered together. There are a total of 127 people."

Afanti said, "That's enough. I have hidden the knife and bow and arrow in an abandoned land temple outside Xizhimen. Tomorrow we will leave the city and head straight for Xiangshan with the knife and bow and arrow."

(End of this chapter)