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

Chapter 199: Giving favors to lovers and returning favors, it's all about human relationships
According to Shao Daxia, one of the three flower boats, Qinhuai Mingyuan, Cangchunzhai and Wenyuan Xiuju, is the intelligence nest of the Japanese pirates.

Lin Shisan thought it was credible.

He knew very well that this was a favor done to him by Master Shao.

The next evening, Lin Shisan changed his clothes, wearing silk, red and green, and led Li Gao, Sun Yue, Zhang Bo, Xue Yanwang, and Shen Weijing into Qinhuai Mingyuan.

The madam came forward and said, "Hey, six guests are here. Have you ordered any cards?"

Lin Shisan glanced at the madam and said, "Why, do I have to pay for ordering cards when I come here?"

The brothel owner laughed and said, "Oh, forgive my poor eyesight. Isn't this Park Sile from the Jiaofang Bureau? Last night, you enforced the law impartially, and your reputation for fairness and integrity has spread all over the Qinhuai River!"

"You're here, no problem. Tonight's dinner, drinks, tea, and overnight stay are all on my account."

It seems that the brothel owner has become accustomed to officials from the Music Bureau coming on board to have sex for free.

Anyway, there was no order for tonight. The brothel owner was determined to give it to Mr. Park and his gang.

There were six girls on a flower boat, just one for each of Lin Shisan and his group.

Everyone first went to the second floor to have tea.

Lin Shisan asked the woman beside him: "What's your name?"

The woman said: "My name is Feiyan."

Lin Shisan blurted out: "Oh? The Feiyan from Han Palace Feiyan?"

Feiyan was obviously much more learned than Lin Shisan. She answered, "Yes. Xu Ning, a poet from the Tang Dynasty, wrote in a poem: Jade frost flows in front of the water-colored curtain, Zhao Feiyan serves Zhaoyang. The dance in the palm ends, and the sound of the flute stops, and the autumn night in the thirty-six palaces is long."

Lin Shisan said: "This is the first time I've heard of this poem. How old are you?"

After saying this, Lin Shisan held Feiyan's delicate hand like an old ladybug.

Feiyan replied: "Eighteen."

Sun Yue, who was standing by, was very experienced and laughed out loud: "When you meet someone, you always say they are eight years old. This is the rule in your industry. So, you are twenty-six this year."

Feiyan smiled and did not argue.

Sun Yue licked his fat face and asked the girl next to him: "What's your name?"

Sister replied: "My name is Qiulan."

Sun Yue shook his head and said, "I know. It's the orchid in autumn. Orchid means a gentleman."

"My name is vulgar, my surname is Pu Mingming. I am just like my name. Girl, please be careful tonight!"

Feiyan served tea to everyone.

Suddenly, the girl who was leaning against Uncle Zhang left her chair without warning and walked quickly towards Lin Shisan.

Xue Yanwang shouted: "Master Thirteen, be careful."

Then Xue Yanwang rolled up his sleeves, took out the sleeve arrow on his wrist, and pointed it directly at the girl. He scolded, "Don't move. The sleeve arrow is fast beyond seven steps, and it's damn accurate and fast within seven steps."

King Xue mistook her for an assassin.

The girl knelt down and kowtowed: "Captain Lin, my name is Yu Jiaohong. I heard that you have always hated evil and loved the people like your own children. I have come to you tonight to seek justice for you."

Lin Shisan was stunned: "You know my identity? Who told you?"

Yu Jiaohong replied: "Shao Fang, the great hero, told me. My father has been wronged for the ages. The great hero Shao said that if I go to you, Captain Lin, tonight, you will definitely redress my father's wrongs."

Lin Shisan was stunned: "Oh, well. I thought Shao was doing me a favor. I didn't expect he was also using me to do favors for others."

Lin Shisan said: "Tell me, what grievances have you suffered?"

Yu Jiaohong replied: "My father is from Shangyuan County, Yingtian Prefecture. My family has been farming and studying for generations. Although we are not rich, we have accumulated a hundred acres of thin land through hard work and thrift."

"In the 35th year of the Jiajing reign, Li Ming, the Earl of Zhongqin, wanted to build a villa in Shangyuan County. He took a fancy to my family's 30 acres of land and wanted to buy it."

"My father thought that the ancestral land should not be sold, so he rejected Lord Zhongqin's offer."

"I never thought that Uncle Zhongqin would collude with the magistrate of Shangyuan County. He slandered my father for colluding with bandits. My father was taken to the Shangyuan County jail. All his land and houses were confiscated."

"As a female member of the family, I was sent to the Jiaofangsi and became a slave. After being resold many times, I ended up in the Qinhuai Garden."

"In the past four years, the Shangyuan County Court has neither convicted my father nor released him."

"I read a few books at home and learned a few words. After my father fell into trouble, I studied the Great Ming Code and the Great Edict."

"The Great Ming Code does not contain any written regulations regarding the length of time a prisoner can be detained."

"But the Great Edict does record a case in which, in the first year of Hongwu, a prisoner in Guangchang County, Fuzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, had been detained for half a year without being convicted. The county magistrate was reprimanded by the governor, and the prisoner was released without charge."

"Since the Great Edict contains such an example, he was released after six months without being sentenced. My father has been detained for four years and he should be released."

As an aside, in later countries, laws are either written laws or case laws.

The Ming Dynasty had both written laws and case laws. The Great Ming Code was written law, and the Great Edict was case law.

Lin Shisan didn't say anything.

Whether in Nanjing or the capital, there were too many cases of nobles oppressing the people and occupying their land.

No one could overthrow Li Ming, the Earl of Loyalty and Diligence, because he was the only earl of Mongolian descent in the Ming Dynasty.

Li Ming's grandfather was named Choulu, a member of the Mongol Tatar tribe. He was originally the Minister of Works of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

There were too many military heroes in the Hongwu Dynasty, such as Xu Da, Feng Sheng, Li Wenzhong, Lan Yu, etc., all of whom were generals who had come to earth.

The Northern Yuan Dynasty was overwhelmed by the Ming Dynasty militarily and was beaten black and blue at every turn.

Ugly Donkey saw that there was no future in following the Northern Yuan Dynasty, so he surrendered to the Ming Dynasty in the 21st year of Hongwu.

This ugly donkey has a bad name, but he is a talent. He is proficient in Chinese, Mongolian, Turkic, and palindrome. He is really talented, well-read, and has a lot of knowledge.

Emperor Hongwu admired him very much, so he changed his name to Li Xian, gave him the title of Jishan of the Prince of Yan's Mansion, and made him the teacher of Prince of Yan Zhu Di.

Later, the Jingnan Campaign broke out. Li Xian devoted a lot of effort to dispatching food and grass for the Yan army and training cavalry, and made great contributions.

The Prince of Yan ascended the throne and created the Yongle era of prosperity. When Emperor Chengzu died, Emperor Renzong took over. Emperor Renzong named Li Xian the Earl of Zhongqin, a title that was passed down from generation to generation and was given a salary of 1,000 shi.

There were two reasons why Renzong conferred the title of Earl on Li Xian, a Mongolian.

The first reason is that Li Xian did make great contributions in the Jingnan Campaign.

The second reason was to set an example for the Mongolians on the grasslands: Look, even though you are a foreign race, as long as you surrender to the Ming Dynasty and become the subjects of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty will treat you well.

Look, your fellow tribesman, “Ugly Donkey” Li Xian, was made earl.
Since then, the title of Earl of Zhongqin has been passed down from generation to generation. People say that a duke may be demoted, but the title of Earl of Zhongqin is a golden rice bowl that will last for thousands of years.

Because as long as the Ming Dynasty still has the Earl of Zhongqin, it can let the Mongols on the grassland know that there are huge benefits to going south and surrendering!
The existence of Earl Zhongqin is a banner - the banner of the Ming Dynasty to pacify the Mongols on the grassland.

This generation of Zhongqin Bo oppressed the people and occupied houses and fertile land. Lin Shisan wanted to do something but couldn't. Even if Lu Bing stepped in, he might not be able to overthrow Zhongqin Bo. Yu Jiaohong cried and complained, but Lin Shisan remained silent.

Yu Jiaohong had obviously received guidance from an expert. She said, "Captain Lin, don't be embarrassed. I just hope that my father can be released smoothly and no longer suffer in prison."

"As for the matter of Lord Zhongqin occupying my house and land, I will regard it as my family's sincere respect for Lord Zhongqin. I will never ask for an account again."

The master who instructed Yu Jiaohong was the hero Shao Fang, and her request was taught by the hero Shao.

Lin Shisan nodded: "Yes. You just want your father to be released from prison. As long as he is free, he will not pursue other matters. Then this matter will be easy to handle."

"I know, it was Master Shao who asked you to come to me for help. I have to give him face."

Seeing that Lin Shisan wanted to help, Yu Jiaohong said quickly, "Shao said that the magistrate of Shangyuan County is a relative of the disciple of the disciple of the disciple of the adopted son of Lord Yan."

"Captain Lin is the younger brother of the young minister. As long as he writes a letter to the magistrate, my father will be released."

Lin Shisan smiled and said, "Master Shao has found out a lot. Okay, I will write a letter to the magistrate of Shangyuan County tomorrow and ask him to release your father."

"As for you, I will say hello to Bai Fengluan from the Jiaofang Bureau. I will ask him to remove your status as a slave. You can return home and reunite with your father."

Yu Jiaohong knelt down and kowtowed upon hearing this, and said softly: "Captain Lin will be my benefactor from today on. I have nothing to repay you. I am willing to use all the skills I have learned in bed after suffering to serve you."

"But Master Shao said that you have other important matters tonight. I wonder where you live? When you are free, I would like to go to your house."

Lin Shisan waved his hands quickly: "Stop it. I came to Nanjing with my wife and Madam Ru. They are both jealous."

Yu Jiaohong said, "Hero Shao has two words for me to tell you."

Lin Shisan asked: "Oh? Which two sentences?"

Yu Jiaohong replied: "First sentence: The place you are looking for tonight is not Qinhuai Mingyuan."

"Second sentence: Please go to Zangchunzhai first."

Lin Shisan nodded: "Okay." Then he stood up and told Xue Yanwang: "Find two brothers to get on the boat and keep an eye on them tonight. This will prevent them from going out and spreading rumors about our identities before we finish our mission."

Six people came out of the famous Qinhuai Garden.

Sun Yue said: "What exactly is this Shao up to? It seems like he already knows the answer. But he is leading us forward step by step."

"Is he playing tricks on us? If he really wants to help us, wouldn't it be better for him to just tell us which flower boat is the Japanese pirates' den?"

Lin Shisan said, "You don't understand. There are three benefits to him doing this. The first is to prevent me from looking too immature and incompetent. If I feed the food directly into my mouth, wouldn't it be alms?"

"Secondly, this man is worthy of the name of a hero. He is even willing to help my sister. If I come forward, the great difficulties faced by Yu Jiaohong's family can be resolved immediately. He accumulates virtue and does good deeds, and I also accumulate virtue and do good deeds."

"Third, he helped me find the Japanese nest, which was a favor to me. But he didn't want me, a Jinyi captain, to owe him a favor as a Jianghu Ranger. Wouldn't that make Jinyi captain lose face?"

"So, he gave me a chance to repay the favor and we both owe each other nothing."

Sun Yue seemed to understand what you said, "Master, I'm almost confused by you."

Lin Shisan smiled and said, "Think about it carefully, and you will know what I mean."

The six people came to the flower boat "Cangchunzhai".

Lin Shisan guessed that Shao Daxia asked Yu Jiaohong to tell him to come to Zangchunzhai first and then to Wenyuanxiuju. The real intelligence nest must be Wenyuanxiuju, which was the last place to go.

As for Zangchunzhai, perhaps Shao Fang also asked Captain Lin to do something on this flower boat.

The madam got off the sampan and came forward, "It's the masters from the Music Bureau! You were here yesterday on official business. Why are you here again?"

Sun Yue said, "You are wrong. We are not here for work, but to have some fun. Let the girls on the boat entertain us."

The madam said with a bitter face: "The masters of the Jiaofangsi are in charge of our livelihood on the river. Logically, I should let my sisters serve you well."

"But it's a pity that our boat has been booked by a big shot tonight."

Sun Yue angrily asked, "What big shot? Can he be bigger than our Jin, no, Jiaofangsi?"

Lin Shisan glared at Sun Yue. This guy almost revealed his true identity.

The madam said, "My lords. The one who chartered the boat tonight is the eunuch guarding Nanjing, Yang Jinshui."

Everyone was shocked: A eunuch chartered a flower boat?

On the second floor of the flower boat, Lin Shisan's old acquaintance, Yang Jinshui, the eunuch guarding Nanjing, was entertaining three royal merchants from the city's weaving bureau.

These three imperial merchants of the weaving bureau all weave brocade for the imperial palace.

Yang Jinshui smiled and said, "Nanjing brocade is worth every ounce of it. Logically speaking, I am no longer the supervisor of the Hangzhou Weaving Bureau, so I cannot interfere with the affairs of you imperial merchants."

"But Hu Zongxian wrote me a letter and asked me to help."

"How much sorrow can one have? Nothing is more sorrowful than a eunuch going to a brothel. I know you like to go on brothels. In order to get things done, I can only sacrifice my old face and treat you to a banquet here."

The fat imperial merchant in the lead asked, "Eunuch Yang used to be in charge of the weaving bureau and he took good care of us. If you have anything to say, just tell us."

Yang Jinshui said: "This is a simple matter. Hu Zongxian is short of military funds for the anti-Japanese war. He has been short of them for the past few years. Military funds are a bottomless pit."

"Recently, he has been digging holes in the mountains to raise money to reward the foreign soldiers he invited from Guangxi."

"The most difficult thing to raise in the world is money. He had no choice but to turn his attention to the money the Weaving Bureau used to purchase Nanjing brocade."

Yang Jinshui said this and that.

The fat royal merchant frowned: "The Weaving Bureau is an office of the palace. How could Minister Hu embezzle the money from the palace? What if it gets out?"

Yang Jinshui nodded: "That's right. He's just afraid that it will get out. So let me shut you three up."

"Let me be frank. Fighting against the Japanese is a big deal. Minister Hu doesn't ask you to donate to the army. He only asks you to turn a blind eye to the money from the textile bureau."

"The current weaving supervisor is my apprentice. He doesn't know about this. You three should keep quiet. Then this matter will never reach the palace."

"This is a risky matter. It depends on whether you understand the righteousness and whether you dare to hide it!"

The fat emperor businessman bowed and said, "Eunuch Yang has made it clear. To conceal is to understand the greater good, and not to conceal is to be afraid of death. For the great cause of resisting the Japanese pirates, we should also sacrifice our lives for once!"

"When we transfer the money, we will just pretend that we don't know about the existence of this money. Hu Butang can just move it away."

Yang Jinshui clapped his hands and said, "Great! It's worth my taking care of you for six or seven years! Those outside, call all the sisters in."

Six girls entered the tea room.

The madam followed in and whispered to Yang Jinshui, "Eunuch Yang, there is a man outside the boat claiming to be your adoptive father's nephew and wants to see you."

Yang Jinshui was stunned, thinking: My adoptive father's nephew? Lin Shisan? How could I forget that this little bastard had just been transferred to Nanjing.

Yang Jinshui said: "Please come in."

(End of this chapter)