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

Chapter 137 Lin Shisan is really a great contributor to my Yan family ( words)
The carrier pigeon flew straight to the capital. At noon that day, Yang Shun led 10,000 cavalrymen to Bao'an City.

The city gates were tightly closed, and the security guards were on guard at the top of the city. The gunners at the city artillery had already lit torches, as if ready to fire at any time.

Yang Shun was furious when he saw this: "What is Zhang Yun trying to do? Is he going to rebel? Oh, there have been many people who rebelled since ancient times, but I have never heard of a eunuch who succeeded in a rebellion."

Lu Kai asked doubtfully: "Isn't Zhang Yun that bold?"

Yang Shun shouted to the top of the city wall: "I am Yang Shun, the governor of Xuanda. Open the city gate quickly!"

A man in the uniform of a thousand households on the top of the city wall shouted, "We have received a secret report that a large group of Tatar cavalry are impersonating the Ming army and invading! The leader of them is impersonating the governor of Xuanda!"

"We need to wait until our Zhang Zhenjian and Liang Zhijun confirm your identities before we can let you into the city!"

Yang Shun was furious: "Zhao! I am the real Governor of Xuanda! All the generals above the rank of Assistant Commander of Baoan Town have seen me! Anyone can confirm my identity!"

The captain shouted, "Excuse me, my lords! Last night, all the generals above the rank of deputy commander and the officials above the seventh rank of the prefectural government had a feast at the town's supervisory office. The cook was a mediocre cook, and the officials got sick from the feast. Now, none of them can get up from their couches!"

"I'm going to the town supervisor's office to see if Eunuch Zhang can get up from his bed. Please wait for a moment."

Yang Shun cursed: "If Zhang Yun doesn't come to open the city gate for me within half an hour, I will regard him as a traitor!"

Lu Kai reminded: "Yang Bu Tang, don't use force easily. We only brought 10,000 light soldiers with us, and we don't have siege equipment. It will be difficult to attack by force."

"Besides, Zhang Yun is, after all, the disciple of Eunuch Huang from the Imperial Household Department. He has the respect of the palace."

"The fighting between the border troops will cause a big disturbance in the court. Now Xu Jie and Yang Bo are both coveting the military power of Xuanda. In this troubled time, it is better to be cautious."

Yang Shun was furious: "Damn it, don't let Lin Shisan fall into my hands. If he does, I will make him die in Xuanfu without knowing why."

"You little bastard, how dare you be so two-faced! I will definitely clean up the mess for the old and young ministers."

Half an hour later, the captain returned to the city wall and said, "Ah! The people below the city wall heard it. Eunuch Zhang just had diarrhea in the guest room and he has already wiped his butt with straw paper! He rushed here right after wiping his butt."

Yang Shun was so angry that his face turned red: "Fuck him. Lazy donkeys are prone to shit and piss!"

Since he couldn't fight, he could only wait.

At the same time, the town supervisory office.

A captain of the border army came to Lin Shisan and said, "Eunuch Zhang wants to ask if you have obtained the confession. He can't delay for long."

Lin Shisan had not yet received the pigeon reply from the capital. He said, "Let Eunuch Zhang delay for a while. Tell him that I am waiting for the imperial decree."

An hour ago, in the main hall of Yongshou Palace.

Emperor Jiajing was sitting cross-legged in a green gauze tent, meditating. Lü Fang was waiting on him.

Huang Jin walked to the door of the hall. He did not enter the hall, but looked at Lu Fang and gave him a wink.

Lu Fang walked quickly to the palace entrance. Huang Jin lowered his voice and said, "There is a letter from Baoan Prefecture via carrier pigeon."

After saying that, Huang Jin handed a large piece of paper to Lu Fang.

Lu Fang looked solemn after seeing this. He didn't expect Shen Lian would plant a big bomb for the Yan Party by committing suicide.

He then turned back to the palace and whispered outside the green gauze curtain: "Your Majesty, Lin Shisan has captured the demon Yan Hao. I have sent a pigeon to ask for your approval."

Emperor Jiajing muttered, "Didn't I order Lin Shisan to interrogate the evil Taoist priest right here in Bao'an Prefecture? What order are you asking for?"

Emperor Jiajing did not want Yan Hao to come to Beijing. The word "evil Taoist" could make the censors go crazy like sharks smelling blood, and they would write memorials to persuade Emperor Jiajing to stop practicing Taoism.

Emperor Jiajing was tired of the censors reporting to the emperor - the emperor pretending to be deaf - the censors kneeling to remonstrate - the factory guards intervened to dispel this rotten drama.

Lu Fang handed the paper into the green gauze curtain.

Emperor Jiajing was surprised after reading it: "Everyone says Shen Lian is a stupid drunkard. But he is actually a master of political schemes!"

"He knew he couldn't bring Yan Song to justice. So he chose to use his unjust death as a way to bury a bomb in the Yan family that might explode at any time."

"This is a death sentence!"

Lu Fang asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, what is your holy wish?"

Emperor Jiajing sighed: "Alas. I can protect a loyal and good person who wants to live, but I cannot protect a loyal and good person who wants to die."

"Forget it. Write back to Lin Shisan. I'll approve what Shen Lian said."

Lu Fang cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

Lu Fang turned around and came to the outside of the Yongshou Palace, and told Huang Jin: "There is an imperial decree. Shen Lian's words are approved. Send a pigeon to Lin Shisan as soon as possible."

Huang Jin almost jogged all the way towards the Xiyuan pigeon house.

After Lin Shisan's care for more than half a year, all the homing pigeons in the Xiyuan pigeon house have been replaced with the best quality pigeons.

Spring breeze brings autumn rain. Lin Shisan encountered an emergency and finally used these trustworthy and top-quality pigeons.

Let’s talk about Bao’an Prefecture.

Yang Shun shouted from the city wall: "Where is Zhang Yun? It's been two quarters of an hour! I will submit a memorial now to accuse him of mutiny and rebellion!"

The captain shouted, "Please be patient, everyone in the city. Eunuch Zhang just wiped his butt and his stomach started to rumble again. He has now finished defecating and is on his way here! Please wait another half an hour!"

On the stone steps of the city wall, Xu Zhizhou said to Zhang Yun with great concern: "Eunuch Zhang, I'm afraid we can't delay this any longer. If the Xuanfu garrison troops really start fighting the Baoan garrison troops, the situation will be hopeless."

In fact, Yang Shun did not dare to fight, and Zhang Yun did not dare to fight either. The town supervisor led his army to attack the governor, which was a real mutiny.

Zhang Yun stood up and paced back and forth anxiously: "Why hasn't Lin Shisan finished his work yet?"

Town Supervisory Office.

Lin Shisan stood in front of the pigeon coop, anxiously waiting for the flying pigeon to arrive.

Captain Zheng happily walked up to Lin Shisan with a thick stack of papers in his hand. "Bayanger Rishun confessed to almost all the names of Xuanfu Tatar secret agents, a total of more than 70 people. One of them was actually a deputy captain in the border army."

Lin Shisan took the list and asked, "Did you find out the truth so quickly?"

Not to mention anything else, just the fact of uncovering the Tatar secret network in Xuanfu was enough for Lin Shisan to make a great contribution that would be heard by the emperor.

Uncle Zhang took out the tin wine pot and took a sip of wine: "Is Bayangerishun missing anything?"

Captain Zheng smiled slightly: "He's missing two fingers, four toes, and an earlobe. It doesn't matter, he won't die."

Lin Shisan took a breath of cold air.

As expected of a Nansi beast who used a butcher as a cover. The torture methods were indeed cruel.

"Coo, coo, coo!" A pigeon called out. Lin Shisan looked up and saw the carrier pigeon flying right into the nest.

He quickly took the bamboo tube off the pigeon's leg and took out the note.

It only said "Imperial edict: Shen Lian's words are approved."

Lin Shisan first breathed a sigh of relief. With this imperial edict, he could not only report to Emperor Jiajing and Lu Bing, but also please the Yan family.

After a moment, Lin Shisan felt sad. Shen Lian chose death between life and death. Although Lin Shisan could not become a person like him, he admired people like him.

Lin Shisan felt sorry for Shen Lian's impending death.

Sun Yue stepped forward and said, "Eunuch Zhang is urging us again."

Lin Shisan first sent Zheng Baihu away. They had only known each other for half a month and their friendship was not deep. Lin Shisan could not completely trust him.

Then Lin Shisan said to Zhang Bo, "Master, go inside and get Yan Hao's two confessions."

"The first confession states that Yan Hao colluded with Shen Lian and worshipped Shen Lian as his master. The master and the apprentice colluded with each other and provided intelligence to the Tatars. They were traitors!"

"In the second confession, Yan Hao confessed that it was the Yan Party that forced him to lie to the Jinyiwei and frame Shen Lian. Shen Lian never provided any information to the Tatars. The Yan Party wanted to frame a loyal and honest person, so they instructed him to make random accusations."

"After getting the confession, let Yan Hao 'commit suicide out of fear of crime'."

Zhang Bo nodded: "I understand."

Lin Shisan went to the vegetable field and found Shen Lian who was feeding manure to the vegetables.

Shen Lian wiped the feces off his face and asked, "Has there been an order from the palace?"

Lin Shisan nodded and said nothing.

Shen Lian asked again: "Did the palace allow me to die?"

Lin Shisan remained silent, which was considered as his agreement.

Shen Lian smiled and said, "Confucius said to die for benevolence, Mencius said to pursue justice. This is the last time I will take care of this vegetable field. Captain Lin, I have a favor to ask of you."

Lin Shisan bowed and said, "Mr. Shen, please tell me. I will do my best to do it."

Shen Lian said: "I have committed the crime of treason and genocide, and my descendants will also be convicted. Shen Gun and Shen Bao are now in the town supervisor's mansion."

"The eldest brother Shen Xiang was taken out of the city to hunt by an old soldier from the border army yesterday and has not returned yet." "If possible, Captain Lin, please do your best to preserve my offspring and leave a descendant for the Shen family."

Lin Shisan said seriously, "Don't worry, Mr. Shen. I will definitely protect the three gentlemen."

After saying this, Lin Shisan bowed deeply to Shen Lian and said, "Mr. Shen Lian, I will say goodbye now."

Shen Lian looked at Lin Shisan's back and said to himself: "Establish a mind for the world, establish a destiny for the people, inherit the unique knowledge of the past sages, and create peace for all generations."

This is what he wanted in his life. Men of letters are usually conscienceless and shameless. He is an exception.

Half an hour later, the gates of Bao'an Prefecture opened wide.

Lin Shisan led Zhang Bo and others out of the city gate quickly. Behind them was a carriage, which immediately carried the body of the demon Taoist Yan Hao.

Lin Shisan walked quickly to Yang Shun and said, "Yang, I was just about to go look for you!"

Yang Shun glanced at Lin Shisan and said, "You captured Yan Hao and didn't hand him over to me. You actually brought him to Bao'an Prefecture. Oh, what a good trick! It was you who ordered Zhang Yun to refuse me at the gate of the city, right?"

"Young man, I advise you not to bet on the greener pastures!"

"If you want to protect Shen Lian, be careful not to lose your future and your head."

Lin Shisan had a confused expression on his face: "Save Shen Lian? Why should I save him? He spat a big shrimp in my mouth. I would be a fool if I don't take revenge!"

"I can't even kill him fast enough. How can I save him?! What a coward bastard he is."

After saying that, Lin Shisan took out a confession from his pocket and handed it to Yang Shun on horseback: "Please have a look, Minister Yang. I have obtained Yan Hao's confession. This confession is enough to put Shen Lian to death."

Yang Shun received the confession with suspicion and read it carefully.

After reading it, he got off his horse and said, "Brother Lin, just hand Yan Hao over to me. Why did you bring him to Bao'an Prefecture? It almost caused a misunderstanding."

Lin Shisan spoke eloquently: "You don't know, Yang Butang! After I caught Yan Hao at the duel, I interrogated him on the spot and caught Bayangerishun, the leader of the Vulture Society in Xuanfu."

"I tortured Bayan Ge Rishun, and guess what? Bayan Ge Rishun confessed that there were many Tatar spies in Xuanfu City. Xuanfu City is not safe."

"I thought that Yan Hao was such an important prisoner that the Tatar secret agents wanted to silence him. So I tricked Zhang Yun into sending troops to escort Yan Hao, Bayan Gerishun and me to Bao'an Prefecture."

After saying that, Lin Shisan took out the list of secret agents that Bayan Gershun confessed to, and said, "Please take a look, Yang Butang."

Yang Shun took the list and looked at it, and was surprised: "The Tatar secret agents have infiltrated so deeply in Xuanfu? They are simply omnipresent."

Lin Shisan nodded: "So, I can only take Yan Hao to Bao'an Prefecture for safety."

"With this list, we can eradicate the entire Tatar intelligence network in Xuanda. I plan to report it to the palace and say that it was you, Yang Butang, who worked together to accomplish this."

"We'll each take half of this great achievement!"

Yang Shunxi smiled happily: "Oh! I got such a great achievement out of nowhere, how can I feel good about it."

Lin Shisan said, "We are all Lord Yan's men, and there is no distinction between us. If there is merit, we will share it among us, and receive the reward together in harmony."

Yang Shun patted Lin Shisan on the shoulder and said, "Oh! You are indeed someone that the young cabinet elder values. You are very insightful. You are only twenty-one, and you have a bright future!"

At this moment, Yang Shun wanted to take Lin Shisan as his godson, but because Lin Shisan had too many godparents, he was afraid of confusing the order of generations, so he couldn't say it out loud.

Lin Shisan added: "We have obtained Yan Hao's confession. Please ask the road inspector to impeach Shen Lian."

Lu Kai said happily: "Such a great achievement, how can I take all the credit? How about Lin Chuanfeng and I jointly submit a memorial?"

Lin Shisan was a shrewd man, how could he leave a handle for the future? He said: "The joint petition of the Imperial Guards and the Imperial Censor is not in line with the system."

"We have already done this. Why bother giving them a handle? Xu Jie's people will definitely report us for 'making friends with the censors'."

Lu Kai thought about it and felt that what Lin Shisan said made sense. He cupped his hands and said, "Ah, Lin Chuanfeng is really thoughtful."

Yang Shun suddenly asked: "Where is Yan Hao?"

Lin Shisan pointed at the body on the carriage and said, "Isn't that it?"

Yang Shun was surprised: "You killed him?"

Lin Shisan said with a smile: "If he doesn't die, if he is brought to trial by the Three Law Enforcement Department and is deceived into changing his confession, wouldn't Shen Lian be able to escape death again?"

"So, the best ending for Yan Hao is to commit suicide out of fear of punishment. I didn't kill him, he really committed suicide out of fear of punishment."

Yang Shun had an "I understand" expression on his face and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, that evil Taoist indeed committed suicide out of fear of punishment."

Lu Kai asked: "Why did Zhang Yun block the city gates today and not allow the Xuanfu garrison troops to enter the city?"

Lin Shisan replied fluently: "Well, don't mention it. I learned from Bayan Gerishun that recently there may be, maybe, probably a group of 10,000 Tatar cavalry pretending to be the Ming army and invading."

"We are about to kill Shen Lian. If the Tatars invade Bao'an Prefecture, won't there be more trouble? So I revealed this information to Zhang Yun. Zhang Yun was ready to face a powerful enemy."

Yang Shun asked, "Where are Zhang Yun and his generals? They have been waiting for three or four hours to come see me. No one would believe them if they said they had a stomachache."

Lin Shisan continued to deceive Yang Shun: "They really have stomach problems. Zhang Yun and his gang want to protect Shen Lian, and I'm afraid they will get in the way. So I simply put some laxatives in their food and wine."

"We Jinyiwei are very good at this."

Before opening the city gate, Lin Shisan had explained the whole story to Zhang Yun and showed him the imperial edict brought back by the carrier pigeon. Zhang Yun had no choice but to obey the edict.

Lin Shisan has already spoken with him and will not be exposed in front of Yang Shun.

Yang Shun laughed and said, "You are such a bad boy! You even used all these despicable tricks."

Lu Kai suddenly asked: "Oh, by the way, Yan Hao used the Yin-Yang Sect to amass hundreds of thousands of taels of wealth. Did he confess where he hid this huge fortune before he died?"

Lin Shisan already knew where Yan Hao hid his treasure, but he didn't want to hand it over to the Xuanda Governor's Office. If the money went into the Governor's Office, it would be divided up by officials of all ranks on the same day.

Lin Shisan slapped his thigh and said, "Road Patrol! Why didn't you tell me earlier that Yan Hao had amassed hundreds of thousands of taels of silver?"

"If you had told me earlier, I would have questioned him about this matter. Now, I didn't ask him about it at all, and he didn't say anything."

"You still don't treat me as your own! Alas, you didn't tell me a word of such an important matter."

"If you had told me earlier, I would have found out the whereabouts of the money and we would have given 40% to the higher-ups, and we would have split the remaining 60% 31/31. Wouldn't that be nice?"

Lin Shisan blamed Lu Kai. Lu Kai kept saying, "I was careless. I made a mistake. Lin Chuanfeng, please don't misunderstand me. I have always treated you as a family member. How could I hide it from you on purpose?"

Lin Shisan made up a lot of nonsense in Bao'an Prefecture, making Yang Shun and Lu Kai happy and without any suspicion.

Yang Shun smiled and said, "Alright, let's go into the city! Arrest Shen Lian first, submit a petition and a confession, and wait for the emperor's judgment."

Four days later, at Yan Song's residence.

Yan Shifan walked into his father's study room with great joy: "Dad, Lin Shisan is really a man of great use!"

Yan Song asked: "Oh? What happened?"

Yan Shifan smiled and said, "He went to Xuanda to catch bugs for the emperor, and learned that our family was going to punish Shen Lian. This was none of his business, but he took action anyway, wanting to lend a hand to our family!"

"Before, Lu Kai was unable to kill Shen Lian because he lacked the most crucial witness, the demon Taoist Yan Hao. Yang Shun cast a net to capture Yan Hao, but for three whole months, he got nothing."

"Lin Shisan has been in Xuanfu for only fifteen days, but he has arrested Yan Hao and obtained the ironclad evidence of Shen Lianli's treason."

"This time Shen Lian is doomed to die!"

Yan Song asked quickly, "Where is Yan Hao? I'm afraid Xu Jie will cause trouble and ask the three judicial officials to intervene and interrogate Yan Hao. The Ministry of Justice is still easy to deal with, but the Dali Temple and the Censorate have been controlled by Xu Jie for many years."

Yan Shifan smiled and said, "Dad, Lin Shisan has already thought of this for us. He killed Yan Hao in Bao'an Prefecture and told the public that he committed suicide out of fear of punishment."

"Yan Hao has no chance to go to the capital to be interrogated by the three judicial officials!"

Yan Song nodded in satisfaction: "Well, this young man Lin Shisan is really thorough in his work. When he returns to Beijing, we will give him a great benefit. Tie him firmly to our Yan family's boat."

Yan Shifan smiled and said, "When he returns to Beijing, we will give him whatever he wants!"

Yan Song added, "There is another important matter. Shen Lian is Lu Bing's best friend. Lin Shisan helped us kill Shen Lian, and Lu Bing will definitely attack Lin Shisan."

"If Lu Bing wants to punish Lin Shisan, we must do our best to rescue him."

These two men had been playing with people in the court for so many years, but in the end they were completely played by a playboy in his twenties.

But then again, if Shen Lian hadn't sacrificed his life for justice, how could Lin Shisan have deceived Yan Song and his son?

Yan Song asked: "Has Yan Hao's confession been submitted?"

Yan Shifan replied: "Lu Kai submitted his confession and the impeachment memorial to the Ministry of Public Administration."

Yan Song ordered: "Immediately ask the Tongzhengsi to submit the confession and memorial to the Yongshou Palace and give it to Chen Hong, the eunuch, to deliver it to the emperor. Do not give it to Lu Fang or Huang Jin."

Yan Shifan waved his hand and said, "Okay. I'll go right away. Shen Lian, your life is over!"

(End of this chapter)