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

Chapter 99: The high officials of the Yan Party died to protect Lin's salary, and the Emperor Jiajing ordered to find the golden tortoise

Both Emperor Jiajing and the eunuchs and high-ranking officials were in a state of confusion at this moment.

After a moment, this group of top talents of the Ming Dynasty reacted at the same time: Lin Shisan acted like a possessed god in order to save his life!
They knew that Lin Shisan was acting.

Lin Shisan knew that they knew he was acting.

It sounds confusing, but it is the real situation at the moment.

The world is the curtain, and the court is the stage. Among the emperors, eunuchs, and important officials of the Ming Dynasty, who is not a drama queen?

There was total silence around the Taiye Lake, and all the ministers fell into silence.

A loud shout broke the silence: "Your Majesty, Lin Shisan pretended to be a ghost and deceived the emperor. He should be tortured to death!"

The one who uttered this loud shout was Xu Jie's good student, Zou Yinglong.

A group of imperial censors echoed: "A gentleman should not speak of strange things! Lin Shisan, who pretended to be a god in front of the emperor, is truly the most treacherous and evil person in the world!"

"Your Majesty, Lin Shisan should be skinned alive!"

"If the emperor does not kill Lin Shisan, we will kneel in front of the Xi'an Gate to protest! Until the emperor issues an order to execute this traitor!"

Very quickly, very quickly, the cabinet boss Yan Song spoke.

Yan Song came out of the class and said, "You said before that the golden tortoise was lost because of the wrath of heaven. Does this count as supernatural power?"

The censors shot themselves in the foot!

Yes, you are allowed to promote the idea of heaven and man interacting with each other, but you are not allowed to let the gods enter Lin Shisan's body?
You censors are allowed to set fires, but Lin Shisan is not allowed to light a lamp?
The censors were unable to argue for a moment.

Yan Shifan came out and said, "Your Majesty. In my opinion, Lin Shisan is indeed possessed by the Great Pure Daode Tianzun."

"The golden tortoise was lost, not because of God's will to protect the slanderous minister Shen Lian. It was just that the Lord missed his beloved pet and called it back to heaven for three days of reunion."

The father and son of the Yan family spoke, and many high-ranking officials of the Yan Party came out to speak for Lin Shisan.

Minister of Personnel Wan Tong said: "What Elder Yan and Minister Yan said is absolutely right. Your Majesty is the most sage monarch in history. The gods only bless, how could they take the tortoise and bring disaster?"

"Lin Shisan is innocent. Not only that, the immortals used his body to show him the immortal's will, and he actually did something great."

Gao Yao, the Minister of Finance, said: "I second the motion!"

The ministers said "I second the motion", which means "I agree too".

There are countless high-ranking officials of the Yan Party who said “I am the same”!

The Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War Ouyang Bijin, the Civil Selection Officer Wan Cai, the Military Selection Officer Fang Xiang, the Chief of Police Luo Longwen and a large number of court officials and department officials stood up to protect Lin Shisan.

They didn't seem to be helping Lin Shisan, but rather flexing the muscles of the Yan Party in front of their political enemies.

Lin Shisan thought to himself: It seems I can’t die.

Zou Yinglong and the other censors wanted to argue, but Xu Jie winked at them, signaling them to be quiet.

Xu Jie's original purpose in protecting Shen Lian was just to put pressure on the Yan Party and force them to agree to send Wang Bengu to be the Imperial Censor of Zhejiang Province so as to interfere with Zhao Wenhua, Hu Zongxian and others.

For the sake of Shen Lian, there was no need for Xu Jie to fall out with the Yan Party and fight to the death.

Now the advantage lies with Yan. Falling out with him will only bring harm to Xu Jie, not good.

At this time, Yang Bo, a centrist, said: "Your Majesty and all my colleagues, please understand. It is easy to judge whether the immortal possession is true or false."

"Didn't Lin Shisan or Taiqing Daode Tianzun just say that the golden turtle would return to Taiye Lake within three days?"

"Three days later, the Emperor and his colleagues will return to Taiye Lake to look for golden turtles again."

"If the golden turtle returns, it means that the immortal is really possessed. If the golden turtle is still nowhere to be found, it means that Lin Shisan is deceiving the emperor, so he should be beaten to death."

The leader of the Jiangchen Party has spoken, and the outcome is decided!

The sound of bronze chimes no longer rang out from the imperial chariot. Instead, the voice of Emperor Jiajing could be heard: "Approve what Yang Qing has played."

Lu Fang stepped forward, and Emperor Jiajing whispered a few words to Lu Fang through the green gauze.

Lu Fang said loudly: "There is an imperial decree. Three days later, look for the golden turtle in Taiye Lake again. All ministers, disperse!" Before Zou Yinglong and other censors could react, the imperial carriage had already started slowly.

The officials had no choice but to disperse in groups of three or five.

No one dared to talk to Lin Shisan. Who made him the center of this storm?

Only Lü Fang walked slowly to Lin Shisan. After all the ministers had left, Lü Fang spoke: "The Emperor has two instructions for you."

Lin Shisan knelt down: "I kneel down to listen to the holy teachings."

Lu Fang said: "The Emperor's first oral instruction: Lin Shisan, you are so bold. You actually pretended to be a ghost in front of me and all the important officials in the court. You really deserve to die."

"Second oral order: You have three days to find the golden tortoise and calm the political situation. If you don't find the golden tortoise, your life will be in danger."

The eunuchs and important officials of the Jiajing Dynasty always said, "There is no one more wise and virtuous than the Emperor."

Whether the Jiajing Emperor was wise or not is a question of public opinion in history books, but he was indeed smart.

Could Lin Shisan's little tricks deceive the eyes of Emperor Jiajing?

Not to mention Lin Shisan, even the tricks played by the master of metaphysical performance Lan Daoxing, who was possessed by gods, were fake, so was Emperor Jiajing's knowledge.

It’s just that Emperor Jiajing sometimes needed to rely on the "immortal oracle" to achieve his goals.

Lin Shisan received the oral order and stood up.

Lu Fang said: "My nephew, whether this political trend can be calmed down depends on your ability to seek favor."

"If you want people, I'll give you people; if you want power, I'll give you power; if you want money, I'll give you money."

"Remember, you only have three days!"

Lin Shisan has recovered from the shock he just experienced.

He calmed himself down and said, "If we want to find the golden turtle back, we must first figure out how it was lost."

Lu Fang said, "I have to go to Yongshou Palace to serve the emperor. How about this, I will give you something."

After saying this, Lu Fang took off the badge of the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department hanging on his waist and said, "I'll give this to you. With this, you can mobilize the ambassadors of the twenty-four offices in the inner palace and all the eunuchs below them."

"Chen Ju, you stay here and help Lin Shisan."

As soon as Lu Fang left, Doctor Zhao from the Water Conservancy Bureau of the Ministry of Works came over.

All the officials in the Ministry of Works were subordinates of Yan Song and his son.

Doctor Zhao lowered his voice and said, "Lord Yan has spoken. He asked me to help you find the tortoise."

Lin Shisan said quickly, "The golden turtle must have escaped by water. You are the Du Shui Lang, and you are familiar with the waterways in the capital. With your help, I will definitely be able to find the golden turtle."

Doctor Zhao said, "I just thought about it. After the four drainage gates were opened, the interception nets to prevent fish and turtles from escaping were successfully lowered."

"It's not the drainage gate that's the problem. It's the intake gate."

Lin Shisan nodded. "I suspect that too. There is something wrong with the barrier nets of the four water inlets. There are holes. When the water inlets were opened a few days ago, the golden turtle escaped through the holes."

"Doctor Zhao, let's go to the four water inlets and take a closer look."

It was already dark. Chen Ju, along with dozens of eunuchs, holding torches, followed Lin Shisan and Doctor Zhao to the sluice gate to check.

The results of the inspection disappointed Lin Shisan.

The four barrier nets hanging on the four water intake gates are intact.

Doctor Zhao said, "How strange. Could it be that the golden tortoise really grew wings and flew away?"

Lin Shisan thought of something: "In addition to the drainage gate and the water intake gate, Taiye Lake also has two water exchange holes."

Doctor Zhao said, "Are you suspecting that the golden tortoise escaped from the water-changing cave? That's absolutely impossible!"

　I think these two chapters are well written. They deserve a reward, hahaha.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)