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

Chapter 55 Family Affairs, National Affairs, and World Affairs

On the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month in the thirty-fourth year of the reign of Emperor Jiajing, the governor Lu Bing entered the Yongshou Palace in the Western Garden and presented the "Records of the Imperial Guard's Secret Investigation of the Southeast Military Affairs at the Residence of Yan Song, the Chief Minister of the Cabinet".

Emperor Jiajing was very pleased after seeing it.

On the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, Yan Song and 86 of his followers jointly recommended Hu Zongxian, the Censor of the Censorate and the Inspector of Zhejiang, to serve as the acting Governor of Zhejiang.

On that day, the Lin family's "Fuyuan" added four cellars in the west of Beijing; Hu'er ate frozen pears to cool off and filled his trouser pockets with them.

On the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, Hu Zongxian entered the Yongshou Palace and played before the emperor. The emperor and his ministers talked for two hours behind the green gauze curtain.

On that day, the elephant training station settled the silver for elephant fodder for that year, and the registered captain Lin Shisan received 35 taels of silver.

On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Hu Zongxian entered Yongshou Palace again, and the emperor and his ministers sat opposite each other and talked for two hours.

On that day, Wang Xiaochuan used firecrackers to blow up a manure pit at Lin's house, and a large shrimp fell into his mouth. His grandfather Lin Youniu spanked him three times.

On the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, Hu Zongxian entered Yongshou Palace for the third time, and the emperor and his ministers sat on the floor and talked for three hours.

On that day, Biyun bought eight kilograms of cotton and three pieces of winter cloth to make new clothes for the whole family.

On the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Cabinet drafted an edict, which was approved by the Imperial Household Department, which promoted Hu Zongxian as the acting governor of Zhejiang.

On that day, the Lin family's pet cat "Tu'er" bullied the dog "Mao'er" and bit off two large clumps of the dog's hair. Lin Shisan was furious and refused to feed the cat for a day.

On the eleventh day of the twelfth lunar month, Hu Zongxian went to the Military Selection Office of the Ministry of War and recommended Qi Jiguang, the assistant commander of Shandong's defense against Japanese invaders, as the lieutenant general of Ningshaotai; he recommended Yu Dayou, the lieutenant general of Zhejiang East, as the deputy general of Susong; and he recommended Tang Kekuan, the commander of Jinshanwei, as the lieutenant general of Zhejiang West.

Yan Song's confidant, Fang Xiang, a doctor in the Military Selection Department, bypassed the three ministries of the Ministry of War and immediately issued transfer orders and letters of appointment for Qi, Yu and Tang.

Yu Long and Qi Hu, two heroes gathered in Zhejiang.

In the near future, these two godsend stars of the Ming Dynasty will illuminate the night sky of the entire southeast and northern border like daylight.

On that day, all the ice tickets for the Lin family's "Fuyuanhao" were sold out this year, and the door panels on the shop were sealed up and waiting for the opening in May next year. At the "door panel banquet", Lin Youniu drank too much and vomited all over the table.

On the twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month, Xu Jie, the Second Assistant of the Cabinet, recommended his disciple Zhao Zhenji, the Minister of the Dali Temple, as the Governor of Yingtian, and added the responsibility of "being in charge of grain storage in the southeast."

Obviously, the power in the southeast belonged to the Yan Party. Xu Jie was unwilling to accept this and asked his disciple Zhao Zhenji to go to the southeast in order to control the lifeline of military food.

If the anti-Japanese war is to be successful in the future, Xu Dang will have to make the contribution of "properly supplying military rations".

If the anti-Japanese war fails, the people who will lose their heads are the governor-general Zhao Wenhua and the governor-general Hu Zongxian. What does it have to do with Zhao Zhenji in the rear?

High, Xu Jie was the one who made it all.

Emperor Jiajing saw through Xu Jie's little tricks at a glance. However, based on the principle that "the court needs to be balanced and cannot allow one party to dominate", Emperor Jiajing allowed Zhao Zhenji to be transferred.

On that day, Chang Qingyun, the captain of the elephant training station, issued an order: each hundred households should compile a list of people to take turns on duty during the annual leave; each elephant stable should be cleaned and tidy; and elephants should be prepared for the ceremonial ceremony of the Ministry of Rites on the first day of the first lunar month.

Gao Xiaoqi gave Lin Shisan special treatment and did not arrange for him to take annual leave.

On the 14th day of the twelfth lunar month, Yan Song held a promotion banquet for his adopted son Zhao Wenhua and his student Hu Zongxian. Prince Yu sent an envoy, Feng Bao, to present congratulatory gifts.

On that day, Lin Shisan was invited by Luo Longwen to attend the banquet. After the banquet, he reported the banquet to Liu Shouyou, a centurion of the Southern Pacification Division.

On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhu Zaizhen, the fourth son of Emperor Jiajing and Prince Jing, reported to the emperor that the climate in De'an, Hubei, was humid and he was not used to the soil and water there, so he requested to return to Beijing.

Emperor Jiajing did not allow it.

Since the Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne, he had been at loggerheads with the civil officials. The Zhengde Dynasty passed down the fine tradition of civil officials assassinating the emperor. During his 34 years on the throne, the Emperor Jiajing himself experienced seven fires, one assassination attempt by a palace maid, and his life was on the line several times.

As for the descendants of Emperor Jiajing, their deaths were even more bizarre. The emperor had eight sons, six of whom died, leaving only two alive.

The eldest son, Prince Aichong Zhu Zaiji, died at two months old;
The second son, Zhu Zaigang, the Crown Prince Zhuangjing, died at the age of fourteen.
The fifth son of the emperor, Prince Yingshang Zhu Zaishan, died at the age of 19 days.
The sixth son, Prince Qi Huai Zhu Zaijia, died at eleven months old;

The seventh son of the emperor, Zhu Zai, Prince Ai of Ji, died at nine months old.

The eighth prince, Prince Junsi Zhu Zaisu, died eight months after birth.

Now the request of King Jing to return to the capital was not granted. Although Prince Yu Zhu Zaigui was not crowned as the crown prince, he lived in the capital for a long time, and his position as the only heir was more solid and unshakable. For this, Xu Jie, Zhao Zhenji, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and others who were attached to Prince Yu celebrated.

Since ancient times, whenever the crown prince got involved with civil officials, there would be suspicion of treason and usurpation of the throne (except for Ming Dynasty Crown Prince Zhu Biao. If he wanted to be emperor, he would have only needed to ask for it and Emperor Taizu would have abdicated directly), not to mention that Emperor Jiajing was suspicious to begin with.
However, it was Emperor Jiajing who secretly instructed Prince Yu to make friends with Xu Jie and others. If he did not make friends with these civil officials and the backbone of the Qingliu, Emperor Jiajing was afraid that Prince Yu would not live long.

On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Wang Xiaochuan played with fire in the Lin residence and burned half of the tail of Lin Shisan's beloved dog "Mao'er". Lin Shisan was furious and wanted to hit Wang Xiaochuan on the hand. Fortunately, Biyun stopped him.

Family affairs, national affairs, and world affairs are all like a rushing river, passing by day and night.

Early in the morning of the 16th day of the twelfth lunar month, the thousand-householder guard at the elephant training station was on duty.

Chang Qingyun sat at the top, with the newly appointed acting Zhejiang Governor Hu Zongxian and Southern Chief of Staff Liu Shouyou sitting on both sides.

Lin Shisan and Sun Yue knelt down in front of the two men.

Chang Qingyun ordered: "You two, get up."

Master and disciple Lin Shisan stopped.

Hu Zongxian smiled and said, "Brother Lin, you have helped me a lot. I said there would be a share of people's hearts."

Lin Shisan still used the same shameless old rhetoric: "According to the seniority system of Wei Zhong, you are my grandfather. It is only natural for a grandson to serve his grandfather."

Hu Zongxian interrupted Lin Shisan and said, "You and I are good friends, so let's not talk nonsense. I have recommended you to Captain Chang."

Chang Qingyun spoke up: "Lin Shisan, you have done a great job. You also have the reputation of being the governor of a province. I have decided to promote you to a small flag of the elephant training station."

An ordinary captain in the Jinyiwei could be promoted to a small flag without any major merits by accumulating minor merits and gaining seniority, which took at least ten years.

Lin Shisan's boss, Lao Gao, took thirty years to be promoted from a captain to a minor flag officer.

Jinyiwei Lieutenant and Li Shi are of no rank; Xiaoqi is of seventh rank. It is equivalent to the scholar who passed the imperial examination.

It had only been two months since Lin Shisan was promoted from a lieutenant to a registered official, and he was promoted to a small flag officer. This was truly a meteoric rise.

He bowed and said, "I would like to thank Captain Chang and Governor Hu for your promotion."

Chang Qingyun added: "Your apprentice has done a great job following you. The master has been promoted, and the apprentice should also be promoted. Let Sun Yue be promoted from a hall-affiliated lieutenant to a registered officer."

Sun Yue was so happy that he said, "Thank you for the promotion."

Liu Shouyou from the Southern Division stood up and said, "Lin Shisan, you have done a good job. Not only is your Chief Chang satisfied with you, but the young manager is also very satisfied with you."

After saying that, Liu Shouyou took out a badge from his waist and said, "The young manager has said that you will be promoted to a small flag of the Northern Pacification Division, but it will be a secret flag. On the surface, you will still serve at the Elephant Training Institute."

Lin Shisan was stunned!
The Northern Pacification Office is a place that all the comrades yearn for. It is a place of power and prestige.

There is a proverb about elephant training: "Training elephants is hard and tiring, and the fees for training elephants are low. It is better to join the Beisi, where there is food, drink, status, and beautiful women to sleep with."

But Lin Shisan did not want to join the Northern Pacification Division. There was no other reason, everyone had their own aspirations.

But he couldn't just not join the Northern Pacification Division if he wanted to. Jinyiwei rules: Those who refused to be promoted, demoted, or transferred within the guard were considered to be traitors to the guard and would be dealt with secretly by the Southern Division.

Lin Shisan took the badge handed over by Liu Shouyou with both hands.

Liu Shouyou instructed: "The secret flag holders work and do things in secret. You must not casually show the Northern Division waist badge to others and flaunt it in the streets."

No matter what, Lin Shisan was promoted.

The official promotion is to a small flag at the elephant training center, which is cause for celebration.

The promotion behind the scenes was to a small flag of the Northern Pacification Division, joining the ranks of the Northern Division's "Tiqi". For Lin Shisan, it was a mixed blessing.

(Note: The Jinyiwei Xiaowei of the Ming Dynasty was not the Zhongwu Xiaowei or Zhongxian Xiaowei of the Wusan rank. Some readers confused the two. It's like mistaking a general who has no rank but sounds intimidating as a general. So some readers have raised the question of why the boss of the sixth-rank Xiaowei was a seventh-rank Xiaoqi. So I made a note.)
　Clarifying a history

　　
　
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