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

Chapter 98 Jedi Counterattack: Taishang Laojun has taken possession of Lin Shisan
In the afternoon, at the hour of Yin, all the officials came to the Taiye Lake early to wait.

Emperor Jiajing's imperial sedan slowly came to the edge of the pond.

Lin Shisan turned his head and took a look at the Taiye Lake. The water level had dropped to about three feet, and the water was crystal clear.

Lu Fang asked loudly: "What is the water level of Taiye Lake?"

Doctor Zhao from the Ministry of Works replied, "The new measurement is three feet and one inch."

"Dang", a bronze chime rang from the imperial carriage.

Lu Fang asked, "How many boats are there in Taiye Lake?"

The ambassador of Taiye Lake replied: "There are a total of 20 small boats that are usually used to fish out weeds and feed fish."

Lu Fang nodded: "There is an order. Each boat carries four people. One eunuch, one censor, one official from the Ministry of Works, and one Jinyiwei general."

"Go boating on the lake right away and look for golden turtles."

The four-person configuration on each boat is interesting.

The eunuchs were Lu Fang's men; the censors were Xu Jie's men; Yan Shifan was an official in the Ministry of Works, and all the officials in the Ministry of Works were from the Yan family; and the generals of the Great Han Dynasty were Lu Bing's men.

The four major factions of the imperial court each sent one person to each boat. No one should lie with their eyes open.

This is fair. No one from the four hills raised any objection.

Twenty boats were launched into the water. Lin Shisan's heart was in his throat.

The warm spring sun shines on the Taiye Lake, and the surface of the lake is sparkling, which is very beautiful.

Be it Lin Shisan or the other officials, no one had the heart to appreciate the beautiful scenery.

Golden Turtle became the eye of the storm in this political trend.

This inspection of the pond lasted for a full hour, until the sun set.

Small boats came to the shore one after another. Reports came one after another: "Boat A No. 1 did not find the golden turtle."

"Boat A-2 did not find the golden turtle."

"Boat A-3 did not find the golden turtle."

These "not found" were like heavy blows hitting Lin Shisan's chest.

As the cry of "Boat Wu-4 did not find the golden turtle" was sounded, it was confirmed under the joint witness of four hilltops - the golden turtle was lost!
The censors were all extremely excited, as if they had been cast under a spell and drunk chicken blood.

Zou Yinglong said loudly: "Your Majesty, it is now confirmed that the golden tortoise is lost. This is because the emperor imprisoned the loyal minister Shen Lian, which made the heavens angry and took back the auspicious golden tortoise."

"If the emperor does not release Shen Lian, I am afraid that God will bring down a disaster!"

Zou Yinglong's implication was: Your Majesty, if you don't release Shen Lian, any floods, droughts, or locust disasters that occur in the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty this year will all be blamed on you. You just have to take the blame!
The censors came out to report the matter in unison: "Mr. Shen Liangong is innocent! He is a model of a loyal minister. Not only should he be released, but the emperor should also show him favor and give him a great promotion!"

"The loss of the golden turtle is a warning from heaven! If the emperor does not release Shen Lian, it would be disrespectful to heaven. Heaven will be angry and people will resent it!"

"If the emperor does not release Shen Lian, I will kneel in front of the Xi'an Gate and make remonstrances for a year!"

If Emperor Jiajing released Shen Lian and promoted him, it would send two political signals.

First, the current emperor could not defeat the upright civil officials. He bowed to the upright civil officials represented by Xu Jie.

More than thirty years have passed since the Great Ceremony Controversy, and the suppression of the power of the emperor over the power of his ministers will no longer exist.

Second, the current emperor no longer values Yan Song and his son.

The tools used by Emperor Jiajing to suppress the Qingliu civil service group will no longer be as powerful as before.

Emperor Jiajing thought to himself in his imperial chariot: It seems that I must kill someone today to deter these noisy crows. Kill the chicken to scare the monkeys!

"Dang, dang, dang, dang!" The bronze cymbal struck four times in succession.

No matter they were high-ranking officials or civil servants, they were all shocked.

In Emperor Jiajing's "Qingyu", knocking the bronze gong four times in a row meant killing someone.

Lu Fang walked quickly to the green gauze of the imperial chariot and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, please tell me who to kill."

Emperor Jiajing gave him a few instructions.

In an instant, a look of grief appeared on Lu Fang's face. However, this look of grief only flashed by.

He was the internal minister of the Ming Dynasty and could not be emotional. Lu Fang walked in front of the ministers and said loudly: "The loss of the golden tortoise is not God's will."

"This is because the turtle servant neglected his duty, causing the treasure to disappear, and causing the officials to become suspicious."

"The only way to correct people's hearts and stop rumors is to kill those who neglect their duties."

"Order the Imperial Guards to beat to death the messenger Lin Shisan immediately!"

When Lin Shisan heard this, his legs went weak and he knelt on the ground. Three months of good luck, is this the end?
Not only did you reach the end, you also lost your head!

The two wolf-like and ferocious generals strode towards Lin Shisan. With every step they took, Lin Shisan was one step closer to death.

When a person is on the verge of life and death, his brain becomes extremely active.

According to later scientific explanation, at the moment of life and death, the adrenal medulla will pump adrenaline like crazy. It would be strange if the brain was not active.

Lin Shisan's mind was working rapidly: Liu Shouyou was right, the people of the Northern Pacification Office cannot survive by luck alone.

Am I going to die here today?

No! My fate is in my own hands!
Wait, the censors are talking about God's will. Can I take away their spears and attack their bodies to save my life?

The emperor believed in Taoism and practiced Taoism. He built Chaotian Temple in Xiyuan and favored the temple master Lan Daoxing and Lan Shenxian.

Comrades in the Embroidered Uniform Guard said that Lan Daoxing often asked the gods to possess him in front of the emperor and give him divine instructions.

All right! I'm going to fight back!
Thinking of this, Lin Shisan suddenly jumped up from the ground like a big toad.

Xu Jie exclaimed: "Protect the emperor!"

Lin Shisan raised his hands above his head, shaking continuously, and then turned around four times.

All the officials were stunned: Could this guy be scared crazy?

Lin Shisan suddenly leaped forward again and landed on the ground, wriggling on the ground like a maggot.

He squirmed and drooled.

Lu Fang shouted, "What's going on? Why doesn't the Han general come forward?"

The two big generals were about to go up and hold Lin Shisan down. Unexpectedly, Lin Shisan actually sat up cross-legged.

Lin Shisan shouted in a strange voice: "I am the Great Pure Heavenly Lord of Daode! I am using the body of a loyal minister under the command of the Sage Emperor to give you the Immortal's decree!"

The Taiqing Daodexianzun is the Taishang Laojun.

"Dang!" The sound of bronze chimes rang out from the imperial carriage.

Lu Fang hurriedly shouted: "General Han, retreat!"

Emperor Jiajing in the imperial carriage was very confused: What was this twenty-year-old official trying to do by pretending to be a ghost?
Curiosity drove him to let Lin Shisan continue acting.

Lin Shisan said loudly: "The golden turtle in Taiye Lake was originally a mount given to me by Emperor Wen of Han. The current emperor respects heaven and loves the people, so I gave him this golden turtle as a sign of good fortune."

"Of course, I haven't seen the golden turtle for a long time, and I miss it very much. So I would like to borrow the turtle from the current emperor for three days. After three days, the original turtle will be returned!"

Lin Shisan's idea was this: Even if the 300-pound golden turtle was lost, there was always a way to find it back.

If I claim to be the Jade Emperor and take back the golden turtle but don't return it to the emperor, then it's all over.

If the emperor does not commit sins, why would Taishang Laojun collect golden turtles?

This just caters to the noisy demands of the censors.

Therefore, it must be that Taishang Laojun missed the golden turtle, so he took it up to heaven to meet it and will return it after a few days.

As for the three-day limit, it was just something Lin Shisan said casually. Between life and death, who wouldn't be panicked?
After saying "three days", he regretted it and said, "Wouldn't ten days or half a month be better? That way I would have plenty of time to look for turtles."

But the gods can’t go back on their words.

Anyway, Lin Shisan was confident: he should be able to find the golden turtle in three days.

The immortal oracle has been compiled, oh no, the oracle has been completed.

Lin Shisan lay on the ground, twitching again. Then he stood up, knelt down, and said to himself: "I, I, what happened to me just now?"

(End of this chapter)