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

Chapter 182 Shaman Asks God
Lin Shisan had a secret conversation with Li Chengliang and discussed the details of going to Liaoyang City to rob the Xingde Trading Company.

Li Chengliang would not go there in person, but instead sent a confidant named Zha Dashou to lead the team to do the job.

Nacha Dashou was a general flag of the Xianshan cavalry. He was once a servant of Li Chengliang and was very capable. He was more cunning than a monkey when it came to hair and more ruthless than a wolf when he took up a knife.

It was most appropriate for him to lead people to disguise themselves as Tatars and enter Liaoyang City to rob and set fire.

The official job has been figured out. It's time to do the part-time job. I need to find the black bear that was presented to the West Garden, and I also need to find the Hundred Flowers Fairy Wine that helped Zhao Wenhua flatter Yan Song.

The next day, Lin Shisan and Sun Yue followed Fuman to the Jiagu tribe.

The Jiagu tribe lived at the foot of a dangerous mountain, and most of the tribe members lived in animal hide tents. Only the elders, leaders and shamans (wizards) of the tribe lived in wooden houses.

Fuman summoned the six elders of the tribe to discuss assisting Lin Shisan in going into the mountains to find the bear.

Everyone gathered in the wooden house. Lin Shisan said, "I have two things to do this time. One is to capture six black bears and present them to the palace to please the emperor."

"For every black bear you capture, I'll give you 100 taels of silver! If you capture six black bears, I'll give you an extra 200 taels, for a total of 800 taels!"

The Jiagu tribe was almost turned into tenants and slaves of the Xianshan cavalry by Li Chengliang. The elders were naturally fluent in Chinese.

The elders said, "Absolutely no problem. We in the Jiagu tribe have been hunting black bears for a hundred years."

"Yes. It is our duty to serve the Ming officials."

"Let alone six black bears, we can catch even ten."

Lin Shisan said, "The second thing. I want to go into the mountains to find the Hundred Flowers Fairy Wine brewed by the Black Bear Demon and bring it back to the capital."

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the elders changed drastically!
Fu Man said, "Your Excellency, I have told you before that the Black Bear is the guardian deity of the dangerous mountains. If you provoke it, Lord Cuhazhan will bring disaster upon you."

Lin Shisan knew that a big reward would bring courage. He shouted, "If you can find the Hundred Flowers Fairy Wine, I will reward you with two thousand taels of silver!"

Two thousand taels is not a lot of money in the capital, but it is a huge fortune for the Jiagu tribe.

An elder said, "It's not about how much silver you get. If you mess with the Black Bear Spirit, Lord Cuhazhan will bring down the three minor disasters, or maybe even the three major disasters."

Lin Shisan asked: "What are the three minor disasters and what are the three major disasters?"

The elder replied: "The three minor disasters are drought, snowstorm, and flood. The three major disasters are war, plague, and fire. Each one is enough to destroy the Jiagu tribe."

Lin Shisan and Sun Yue played the red face and black face tricks.

Lin Shisan said: "Since this has violated your tribe's taboo, forget it. I won't force you."

Sun Yue shouted, "What's the matter? You dare not obey the imperial envoy? There is no need for any small or big disasters. Lieutenant General Li Chengliang will wipe out your entire tribe!"

"Do you think you can choose to listen to the imperial envoy's words or not? Don't forget, you are all citizens of the Ming Dynasty. The imperial envoy's arrival is like the emperor himself!"

"Disobeying the imperial envoy's orders is considered treason? Dare to rebel? Great! Just wait for Lieutenant General Li to exterminate your clan!"

Li Chengliang's notoriety was known to the whole world. Which of the Jurchen tribes around Xianshan was not afraid of him?

Lin Shisan said with a smile: "Sun Yue, how can you threaten the elders? Elders, if you help me find the Hundred Flowers Fairy Wine, I can order Li Chengliang to no longer let the people of Jiagu tribe help him cultivate the military fields."

On one hand, there was a reward of 2,000 taels of silver and exemption from farm labor. On the other hand, the family was exterminated by the King of Hell Li Chengliang.

The elders were naturally shaken.

They chattered about it in Jurchen.

A moment later, Fuman said, "It is a big deal to steal the Hundred Flowers Wine from the Black Bear Demon. We need to let the shaman hold a sacrificial ceremony and ask Master Cuhazhan for his opinion."

Lin Shisan nodded: "When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Then you can ask your gods."

Fuman led Lin Shisan to the wooden house where the tribal shaman lived.

Sun Yue said: "I have heard of people asking Taoist priests about the Three Pure Ones, and I have heard of people asking monks about the Buddha. But I have never heard of people asking witches about anything."

Lin Shisan patiently explained to Sun Yue: "Chuhazhan Ye is the god of Shamanism. In fact, Buddhism is a foreign religion. Taoism and Shamanism are the native religions of China."

"Do you know how to write the word 'you'?"

Sun Yue said: "Of course I know. There is a head on the top of the field."

Lin Shisan said: "That's right! Shamanism flourished in the Xia and Shang dynasties. 'You' is the mask used by wizards to ask questions of gods. Later, shamanism spread to the Rongdi in the north."

"Later, Taoism came into being, and Buddhism was also introduced. Gradually, Buddhism and Taoism became the orthodox religions in China. Shamanism became a fringe religion believed only by the Rongdi and Hulu people."

"Shamanism believes that all things have spirits and that the soul is immortal. The heaven and earth are divided into three realms. The shamans in the religion, or wizards, have the ability to communicate with spirits, heal diseases, tell fortunes, and predict the future."

As they were talking, everyone came to the shaman's wooden house.

Fuman and six elders knelt down in front of the wooden house and spoke to the shaman inside, explaining their purpose.

Soon, the door was pushed open, and a shaman wearing strange clothes, a mask, and bird feathers in his hair walked out.

When he saw Lin Shisan, he immediately walked up to him quickly, dancing around him, and even sniffing Lin Shisan's scent through the mask.

After a moment, the shaman jumped back a few steps, pointing at Lin Shisan and yelling.

Lin Shisan asked Fuman: "Old man, what did he say?"

Fuman stammered, "He, he said that you are the reincarnation of the son of the cloud under the feet of Abha, the god of heaven and earth. Abha's son of the cloud is the lucky star in the legend."

Lin Shisan was stunned: "You know what, in the past few years, everything I have done has been smooth sailing, and I have risen rapidly in the officialdom, as if I were helped by God. Everyone in the court says that I am a lucky general."

Sun Yue whispered: "But the Jurchen shamans also know how to flatter and flatter."

After a while, the shaman began to set up sacrificial items and consult the gods.

A child put a few raw mushrooms on a stone corner to make juice, and then poured the juice into a bowl.

The shaman took the bowl and drank the raw mushroom juice. After a while, he began to dance like a madman.

He was standing around a fire, waving a rattle in his hand wildly. Suddenly, the fire exploded with a "boom" and flames shot up into the sky.

A whirlwind arose above the fire, and the flames followed the whirlwind and shot up into the sky. It was a very strange scene.

More weird things are happening!

It was a sunny day, but suddenly it was covered with dark clouds and the earth was shrouded in darkness.

Lin Shisan shuddered.

Sun Yue lowered his voice and said, "Master, this shaman doesn't look like the charlatan in the capital who cheats people with his mouth. He is very weird."

Lin Shisan said: "It's very weird. The hairs on my body all stood up."

Suddenly, a series of harsh "wow wow wow" sounds came out of the shaman's mouth, and he fell to the ground, unconscious.

A child poured a bowl of blood on the shaman's face. It was unclear whether the blood was from human, animal or bird.

The shaman opened his eyes, pointed his finger at Lin Shisan, and muttered something in Jurchen.

Fuman and the six elders bowed respectfully to the shaman.

Lin Shisan asked: "What did he say?"

Fuman replied: "He said that you are the reincarnation of Abaha's lucky star. We will follow you into the mountains, and no matter what we do, we will not anger Master Cuhazhan." "Not only that, Master Cuhazhan will also protect us in secret."

Lin Shisan's brows relaxed: "In other words, you agree to follow me into the dangerous mountains to find the Hundred Flowers Immortal Wine?"

Fu Man nodded: "It is God's guidance to follow you into the dangerous mountains to search for wine. We must obey it."

Lin Shisan clapped his hands and said, "Okay! If you work for me, I won't treat you unfairly. Even if you can't find the Hundred Flowers Immortal Wine, I will still give you one thousand taels of silver!"

Suddenly, the shaman collapsed like a big toad. He threw his mask into the fire, bared his teeth at Lin Shisan, and shouted a lot of words.

Then the shaman pointed his finger at Fuman’s son, Juechang’an, and there was another round of shouting.

The shaman's shouting left Fuman dumbfounded.

Lin Shisan asked quickly: "What did he say again?"

Fuman said nothing.

Lin Shisan asked, "What did you say?"

Fu Man said perfunctorily: "Ah, he said it can be done."

Lin Shisan said: "I feel relieved now."

In fact, Fuman lied.

The Jurchen language that the shaman just said, translated into Chinese, is: "Juchangan's grandson - your eldest great-grandson will kill a grandson of Guangyunduo's son."

Everyone returned to Fuman’s wooden house again to discuss how to find the Hundred Flowers Fairy Wine.

Fu Man said: "The Hundred Flowers Fairy Wine is brewed by the Black Bear Demon by collecting hundreds of flowers. The Black Bear Demon regards it as a treasure and hides it in his cave."

"The Black Bear's cave is always very secretive. There is only one way to find it."

"That means using bait to lure it out. Then follow it as it returns to its lair."

Lin Shisan interrupted, “Whether it’s catching monkeys, wolves, tigers, leopards, or dogs, there are secret methods to lure the prey out.”

"I wonder what secret method is there to lure the black bear demon out?"

Fuman told Lin Shisan all the methods.

After hearing this, Lin Shisan exclaimed that it was strange and mysterious.

Fuman said, "But the shaman just said that we must wait until the night of the waning moon and when the Big Dipper is shining brightly before entering the mountain."

Whether it is Taoism, Buddhism or Shamanism, they all worship the Big Dipper.

Lin Shisan frowned: "The moon is just full today. Do we have to wait for half a month?"

Fu Man nodded: "Yes, we have to wait for half a month."

Lin Shisan said, "Okay then. I'll go back to the Xianshan Thousand Households Office first. I'll come to join you in the mountains in half a month."

Fu Man said, "It's getting late. We are surrounded by wild beasts at night and there are many dangers. Let's wait until dawn. I will send someone to take the distinguished imperial envoy back to Lieutenant General Li."

Lin Shisan had a meal of roasted venison at the Jiagu tribe.

During the meal, Fuman spoke carefully, for the prophecy spoken by the shaman during the day was still lingering in his mind.

Would my eldest great-grandson kill one of the grandsons of the imperial envoy in front of me?
How can it be?

Even if the Jurchens went insane, they would not dare to kill the grandson of a high-ranking Ming official.

The next day, Fuman sent his eldest son Juechang'an to lead Lin Shisan and send him back to the Xianshan Qianhu Suo.

Li Chengliang came forward and asked, "Lin Chuanfeng, how is the matter with the Jiagu tribe going? If they don't obey your orders, just tell me and I will lead my troops to destroy them."

Lin Shisan said, "They are very cooperative. They will take me into the mountains in half a month."

Li Chengliang frowned: "Half a month later? Are they just trying to shirk their responsibilities? Are they tired of living?"

Lin Shisan smiled and said, "No, no. General Li, why do you want to destroy the Jurchen tribe at every turn? They are your tenants."

Li Chengliang said: "Humph, these people are like cattle and horses. If you don't whip them, they won't work hard."

As the two were talking, it happened that the Xianshan Cavalry were training with the latest weapon allocated by the Ministry of War - the three-barreled gun.

Lin Shisan watched from afar as the cavalry picked up the three-barreled gun on horseback and fired three shots in a row. Then he used the three-barreled gun as a long-handled golden gourd to break through armor.

They rode their horses towards the straw man target and smashed it to pieces with their three-barreled guns.

Lin Shisan exclaimed: "What a good weapon! Whether it is a Ming Dynasty fire gun or a Portuguese bird gun, you have to reload it after each shot."

"This gun can actually fire three times in a row. It can also be used as a long-handled golden spear. It is simply a magical weapon."

Li Chengliang smiled and said, "This thing was created by Liu Tianhe, the Minister of War and the Admiral of the regiment, twenty years ago. I don't know why it has not been popularized."

"Last year, when Mr. Yang Bo was looking through the drawings of the arsenal of the Ministry of War, he unexpectedly discovered the drawings drawn by Mr. Liu Xiaguan. He immediately ordered the Imperial Household Department to make a trial version."

"You are right. This three-barreled gun is indeed a magical weapon. It is most suitable for field battles."

"With this guy here, the Jianzhou Jurchens can only be loyal servants of my Xianshan Cavalry."

Lin Shisan was a little worried: "Let me say something unpleasant. Those who are not of my race must have different hearts. I am using them now just to get them to help me do things."

"Even if you are in Liaodong, you still have to be careful of the Jurchens. Even the most loyal slaves have the heart to rebel and become masters."

Li Chengliang laughed and said, "Lin Chuanfeng is worrying too much! After the bloody struggle of the Chenghua Dynasty, the Jianzhou Jurchens are as weak as rabbits. How dare they rebel?"

Lin Shisan told Li Chengliang an anecdote: "Do you know why the people of Qi were worried about the sky?"

Li Chengliang replied: "Of course it's because the Qi people are stupid and stupid."

Lin Shisan said: "People only know that there was a man in Qi State who was worried that the sky would fall and the earth would collapse, and he would have nowhere to hide. He couldn't eat or sleep all day. It seems that this man is the biggest idiot in the world."

"What the world doesn't know is that the ancestors of the Qi people migrated thousands of miles to Qi to escape the war. Needless to say, they endured hardships during the journey."

"As soon as they settled down in Qi, they encountered countless meteorites falling from outer space, smashing half of Qi into ruins, destroying all the houses, and the fire burned for three whole months. This is not something I made up, but is recorded in Liezi."

"After hearing the reason, can you still say that the man from Qi who worries about the sky is a fool?"

"The so-called worries, in the final analysis, are nothing more than 'learning from past experience'."

Lin Shisan paused, and then continued: "You said that the Jianzhou Nuzhen were the most loyal servants. When Emperor Chengzu was in Fengtian to quell the rebellion, the three guards of Duoyan were also the most loyal servants of Emperor Chengzu."

"But a hundred years later, the Three Guards of Doyan evolved into the Wuliangha tribe. The Wuliangha relied on the Tatars and invaded the Ming Dynasty several times with the Tatars. This is also a fact!"

Even though Lin Shisan had said so much, Li Chengliang still didn't quite agree.

After a while, Li Chengliang asked: "According to Lin Chuanfeng's opinion, should I kill all the Jianzhou Jurchens?"

Lin Shisan said: "Killing people without permission is not the right way. At least now they are still obedient citizens of the Ming Dynasty. I just reminded General Li to be on guard against them secretly."

(End of this chapter)