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

Chapter 47 Yihong Tower

If it were an ordinary idiot, he would definitely answer Luo Longwen: I know, I know. You wanted to tell Commander Lu about what happened tonight, so you deliberately left me as your spy.

Lin Shisan pretended to be confused: "Ah, benefactor, I am very stupid. I am just a donkey that pulls the millstone. I really don't know the reason."

Luo Longwen gave a thumbs up and said, "There is a trick to getting by in the officialdom. There are two ways to describe this trick. One way is to see through everything but not to speak out. The other way is to play dumb."

"Although you are only twenty years old, you are well versed in this. My little master, you have a bright future."

"If you were not a member of the Jinyiwei, I would really like to recruit you into my team. In time, you will become a great man."

Lin Shisan bowed and said, "You are too kind. I am a stupid person and I just do the job assigned by my superiors."

Luo Longwen picked up the teacup and said, "You must do your best to handle the matter of the inspector of Zhejiang. If you need people, I will give you people. If you need money, I will give you money."

"It's getting late, you should go back home and rest. Oh, I heard that my master's wife is called Biyun, and she is eighteen years old, which is the right age to practice the eighteen-step leg kick. The night is long, and she can't do without you."

It looked like Lao Luo was talking dirty to Lin Shisan.

In fact, he was threatening Lin Shisan, implying: If you don't listen to me, be careful that your family will suffer.

Let’s talk about the Lin family’s courtyard.

Wang Xiaochuan missed her grandfather Wang Laochuan so much that she couldn't sleep. Biyun simply carried her to the walnut bed.

Wang Xiaochuan asked innocently: "Mom, when will Grandpa come back?"

She was the child bride that Lin Shisan found for his son. She had long since changed her name to calling Biyun "mother" and Lin Shisan "father".

As long as there is delicious food, it is no problem for her to call Lin Shisan "ancestor".

Biyun said perfunctorily, "I'll be back in a year or so."

Wang Xiaochuan's face fell, and the little pearl fell out with a "clack". "Why did you take so long?"

Biyun was a kind woman. She hated to see a child cry. She could only make up a lie: "Your grandfather went to a far, far place to catch a fairy pig for you."

Wang Xiaochuan asked: "Mom, what is a fairy pig?"

Biyun scratched Wang Xiaochuan's nose and said, "The Fairy Pig is raised by fairies. Cut a piece of its meat and it will grow back immediately."

"Whoever catches it can eat meat every day for the rest of his life."

Wang Xiaochuan's tears stopped when he heard this, and he burst into laughter: "Ah? If I can eat meat every day, wouldn't that be like being a living god?"

Biyun hugged Wang Xiaochuan tighter: "That's why you're called the Fairy Pig. Go to sleep."

Wang Xiaochuan finally closed his eyes, and soon he started to spit out small bubbles and snore.

Biyun got up from the walnut bed, put on her clothes and sat on a chair waiting for her husband to come back. It was already midnight and she was a little worried.

In the past two months, the silver in the money box beside the dressing table has increased, and gold has been buried twice under the pomegranate tree.

This not only did not make her happy, but made her uneasy. She firmly believed in a truth: small wealth brings peace, but great wealth brings disaster.

To the south of Gouqionghu Hutong is Shilixiang Restaurant.

As usual, Lin Shisan reported to Liu Shouyou the intelligence he had gained from the insect appreciating association.

Liu Shouyou continued to chew the radish balls while writing down what Lin Shisan said in the "Tongyun Book".

When Lin Shisan reported that Yan's party had appointed the governor, provincial judge, and prefect of Zhejiang, Liu Shouyou was not surprised.

It was not uncommon for the Yan Party to treat court positions as their own and transfer them privately.

But when Liu Shouyou heard that Xu Jie's family had 170,000 mu of land, he immediately put down the wolf-hair brush in his hand and said, "Lin Shisan, did you hear it wrong? Is it 170,000 mu or 17,000 mu?"

Liu Shouyou had been the Southern Division Flying Fish for a long time, and he was considered a man who had seen the world. But he still found this number unbelievable. Lin Shisan replied: "That's right. It is 170,000 acres. How dare I make a mistake about such a big thing?"

Liu Shouyou took a deep breath and thought to himself: If it wasn't a fabrication by the Yan Party to frame Xu Jie, then we can only say that the old Prime Minister Xu is really a virtuous man! He is so virtuous that he is dripping with oil!
Lin Shisan said, "I have completed my report on today's insect appreciation meeting."

Liu Shouyou nodded: "Yes. By the way, the young shopkeeper asked me to tell you to help the inspector of Zhejiang find pigeons."

Lin Shisan was stunned: Isn’t Hu Zongxian too proud?

Captain Chang asked me to help him, Doctor Luo asked me to help him. Even the young shopkeeper asked me to help him?
Lin Shisan was a little worried. The two possibilities of the white-feathered bow-tailed pigeon flying into the palace and being kidnapped by hooligans were ruled out.

The only possibilities left were that it was eaten by a dog, fox or cat, or that it was taken away by the mother pigeon to build another nest.

The first possibility is that you probably won’t be able to find even a single hair.

If the mother pigeon had taken it away and built another nest, how could we find it in such a big city? It would be like looking for a needle in a haystack!

He returned home with a heavy heart and entered the bedroom. He saw Biyun waiting for him: "Are you still asleep?"

Biyun said, "I was afraid you would be hungry in the middle of the night, so I cooked you a bowl of plain noodles."

Lin Shisan looked at the walnut bed: "Why isn't Xiaochuan sleeping in the south room?"

Biyun replied: "This child missed her grandfather so much that she couldn't sleep. I had to coax her to sleep."

Lin Shisan picked up the bowl of noodles on the table. The bowl contained pure white noodles. The side dish was a small dish of chive sauce.

While eating noodles, he said, "Then let's give the bedroom to the two children tonight. Let's sleep in the south room."

The walnut bed was big enough to accommodate three people. Lin Shisan asked his wife to follow him to the south room. It was obvious that he wanted to do something.

No one knows a man better than his wife. Biyun asked, "Are you worried again?"

Whenever Lin Shisan encountered troubles, he would practice the Eighteen-Move Elastic Kick, a mysterious martial art, with his wife to relieve his worries.

After having supper, the couple left the bedroom and went into the south room, where they spent the night on the small poplar wood bed.

At daybreak, Lin Shisan left home without having breakfast. He planned to go to his pet master to learn how to find pigeons before reporting to the elephant training school.

South city, Pi Tiao Hutong, Yihonglou.

Yihonglou is the largest brothel in the south city. There are "big lanterns" serving the rich and powerful, such as Datong women, Yangzhou skinny horses, West Lake boat girls, and Taishan girls. There are also "fragile candles" serving peddlers and hawkers.

The background of Yihonglou is very deep. It can be traced back to the Hongzhi period. At that time, the former chief treasurer of Jinyiwei, Chang Shuaiye, Duke of Dingguo Xu Guangzuo, and the uncle of the emperor, Zhang Yanling, all had shares here.

Lin Shisan arrived at the gate of Yihong Tower.

Having practiced martial arts with Biyun for most of an hour last night, it was obvious that even if he came here to find another opponent, he would be powerless to kill the enemy.

He wasn't here looking for a woman.

Lin Shisan's playmate's master is the big teapot of Yihonglou, who is also a waiter.

The door of Yihonglou was already closed. Lin Shisan knocked on the door.

A little tortoise poked his head out, rubbed his eyes and said, "Sir, the girls don't have signs at this time. Please come back after noon."

Lin Shisan said: "Xiao Chuanzi, I'm here to see your Uncle Zhang."

Xiao Chuanzi seemed to be very familiar with Lin Shisan: "Ah, it's Master Shisan, please come in."

No one knows Zhang Bo's name. He has been a teapot in Yihonglou for more than 40 years. He is an old man in Yihonglou.

It is said that he was a son of a high-ranking official when he was young. Later, his father was beheaded for a crime, but the higher authorities showed mercy and did not punish him. That is why he has fallen to this point and has to make a living.

(End of this chapter)