Without money, what is the point of being a traitor?

Chapter 124 Eunuch Lu's Defense Is Broken
Lu Ting was suspicious, "What is he doing here?"

Then, Pei Yuan rode his horse to a place not far ahead and shouted, "Captain Pei Yuan, please come and see Eunuch Lu."

Lu Ting's face immediately turned terribly ugly.

He glanced around and said in a cold tone, "It seems that some people really can't control their tongues. I thought I had done everything carefully, but I didn't expect that even Pei Yuan knew my true identity."

"Won't what our family did become a joke in the eyes of the world?"

The eunuchs who knew Lu Ting's true identity and the commander and governor of the Northern Pacification Division all knelt down in panic, "Eunuch Lu, please understand. We know the importance of this matter. It is not our place to interfere."

Someone else said, "Pei Yuan is down there. Send someone to bring him up and torture him and we'll know."

Hearing this, Lu Ting said with a fake smile, "Catch him up? Are you going?"

The man immediately broke out in a sweat and stopped talking.

Who wouldn't tremble after seeing Pei Yuan's performance just now?

How could he dare to boast that he could capture Pei Yuan alive?

At this moment, Pei Yuan called out from the bottom of the hill again, "Captain Pei Yuan, please come and see Eunuch Lu."

Lu Ting hesitated for a moment, then said with a cold face, "Forget it, prepare the horse for me, I'll go meet him."

The attendants were all shocked when they heard this and advised, "Your Highness is worth a lot of money, why do you have to put yourself in danger?"

"That Pei Yuan is a mad villain, not like an ordinary person, so don't be careless, eunuch."

"That's right, why don't we quickly get someone to prepare a crossbow and shoot him dead directly."

Lu Ting became more and more annoyed as he listened to those people talking at once.

He saw Pei Yuan standing in front of the slope, staring at this side.

I thought to myself, "Even if I don't remember the favor I showed you last time, this kind of person is worth meeting."

So he scolded, "Okay, stop talking nonsense and prepare the horse for me."

Seeing that they could not persuade him, the attendants had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Since that is the case, we are willing to go through the danger with you, sir."

"You guys?" Lu Ting sneered, "Bringing you trash with me will only make people look down on me."

After saying this, seeing the horse being led over, Lu Ting nimbly jumped on the horse, went around the slope, and went down.

Pei Yuan waited for a while and saw the red dot on the small map move backwards.

He thought Lu Ting was going to run away, and just when he was feeling disappointed, he saw the little red dot circling forward again.

When he looked up, he saw Lu Ting riding his horse alone from a small path on the side of the hillside.

Pei Yuan thought to himself that he was confused.

This earth slope is high up and very steep on the front, which is designed to facilitate defense. If you want to get down, you have to go around from the side.

Pei Yuan was quite surprised to see that Lu Ting did not bring any followers with him.

He deliberately flattered her and praised loudly on horseback, "Eunuch Lu is so brave!"

Lu Ting lost several battles to Pei Yuan.

Even though he admired Pei Yuan and had some tolerance for him, his face didn't look good when they met at this moment.

The version of the meeting in Lu Ting's mind was that Pei Yuan was tied up and brought to Lu Ting, and then Lu Ting smiled warmly, personally untied him, undressed him, and pushed food to him...

Then accept him as a dog.

Meeting at this time is somewhat forced.

But Pei Yuan's words made him feel very proud.

Right.

Faced with a ferocious beast like Pei Yuan, how many people could ride alone to meet him as calmly as I did?

At this time, Pei Yuan's ferocity and bravery were no longer a shortcoming.

The more powerful Pei Yuan is, doesn't it seem that he is braver?
Lu Ting's expression eased slightly, and he said with a smile, "I have fought with you several times, and we have a mutual respect. I am just meeting a friend, so why are you so brave?"

As soon as Lu Ting finished speaking, the horse arrived in front of Pei Yuan.

Lu Ting's words were heroic, and he himself was indeed very brave; there was only a horse's head between the two of them, but Eunuch Lu was calm and composed, not showing any restraint at all.

Pei Yuan looked at Lu Ting for a few seconds.

This Lu Ting was probably in his thirties. Perhaps because he had taken good care of himself, his complexion was very fair and his expression was relaxed, giving people a very comfortable feeling.

It was the bright red python robe he had just changed into that attracted some attention.

Pei Yuan was somewhat curious and asked, "Why did Eunuch Lu come here wearing this? Aren't you afraid of being seen?"

Lu Ting smiled and said meaningfully, "Whether the play is good or not is judged by those with the loudest voices. Whether other people see it or not, what does it matter?"

After saying that, Lu Ting looked at Pei Yuan and said, "Captain Pei asked me to come here, so I guess you have something to tell me, right?"

"Indeed." Pei Yuan looked at Lu Ting and said directly, "This time, Pei and Eunuch Lu are enemies, it is all for official business. I believe that Eunuch Lu and I have no personal grudges, right?"

Hearing this, Lu Ting smiled calmly and said, "You and I both fulfilled our respective responsibilities, and there is indeed no personal grudge. Moreover, my family has been stationed at the border many times, mostly in the army, and I have a good impression of military officers like Pei Qianhu who are brave, resourceful, and capable of leading troops. It's just a pity that you can't be used by me."

Pei Yuan was silent for a moment when he heard this.

This Lu Ting is pretty good.

And judging from the previous system feedback, this guy seemed to really admire me.

Pei Yuan sorted out his thoughts and then said, "Eunuch Lu..., you should know about my past."

Lu Ting hummed, thought for a moment, and then narrated.

"You were first in the Northern Pacification Office, then in the Eastern Depot. Unfortunately, no one appreciated you, so you were sent to the South again."

Then he exclaimed with admiration, "As expected of a warrior who won the first place in the martial arts exam. This trip to the south really opened our eyes."

Pei Yuan instinctively felt that the person who said this was wrong.

Moreover, Eunuch Qiu from the East Factory really appreciated me. I can only say that it was fate that made us not destined to be together.

Pei Yuan then changed the subject directly, "Some time ago, my file was moved out of the Northern Pacification Division."

Lu Ting said, "I heard about it."

Then he felt that Pei Yuan was not the kind of person who liked to talk nonsense, "So what?"

Pei Yuan said, "But the Nanjing Jinyiwei has not yet been accepted by the Qianhu Division."

"So." Lu Ting said subconsciously, and then his pupils trembled, and he immediately raised his voice, "So?!"

Pei Yuan said truthfully, "So, all it takes is an ordinary postman with an ordinary official document that can be counted by Eunuch Lu, to retrieve the file."

Lu Ting's eyes widened and his mouth opened.

Pei Yuan smiled brightly, "If you don't mind, I can serve you, my father-in-law."

Lu Ting was in a trance for a long time. When he understood what Pei Yuan said, this usually calm eunuch was completely shocked.

Lu Ting raised his voice and cursed at Pei Yuan.

"Why didn't you say it earlier!"

He has just returned from the border and is currently idle. He needs a solid battle record to be sent to the Imperial Household Department.

So Lu Ting was particularly attentive to this mission.

In order to tackle the tough problem of Pei Yuan, according to Lu Ting's statistics in the past few days, two thousand households and six hundred households have died, and there are also several people below the general flag.

However, this fierce man who made him hungry and sleepless could be his subordinate with just a piece of paper? Then what was he trying to achieve after all these days of exhausting himself and suffering heavy casualties?
Eunuch Lu felt as if a breath was choking his chest, and his heart was about to stop.

Is this bastard kidding me?!

Lu Ting endured it again and again, and finally couldn't help asking the biggest puzzle in his heart, "No, brother. If you have this intention, why did you hit me so hard?"

Pei Yuan smiled politely, "It's convenient for you to quote."

Eunuch Lu, who had just calmed down, blushed instantly.

"Just you wait! Just you wait!"

As he said this, Eunuch Lu was shivering all over and rode away without hesitation.

Pei Yuan calmly watched Lu Ting ride away on his horse.

A smile appeared on his face.

The image of the beautiful Qianhu who first appeared in front of him, wearing a flying fish suit and with a dashing and heroic air, appeared in his eyes.

Pei Yuan said softly.

"Okay, I'm going to make a move."

"Captain Han, how are you going to respond?"

……

When Pei Yuan returned to the Jinyiwei, the two hundred households and the three general flags all gathered around him nervously, "Sir, are you okay?"

Pei Yuan didn't want to explain too much to them, so he said nonsense, "It's okay, it's just a negotiation."

Seeing that everyone was still in doubt, he comforted them, "Don't worry, it shouldn't be a problem to get from here to Suzhou. Now we have to speed up."

Then he asked Sikong Sui, "Is this place closer to Wuxi County or Yixing County?"

After asking, without waiting for an answer, he said directly, "Let's go to Wuxi County. Send someone to take the official document to the county government office to call for people to load these bodies onto the truck."

"Leave the body of the Jinyiwei brother here first, find a few wounded to guard it, and wait for Qianhu Suo to deal with it."

"Load all the bodies of the ambushed soldiers onto the truck and mix them with the others from before."

"The yamen runners and able-bodied men of Yixing County deserted the battlefield. I cut off their heads and put them separately. I want to give them away. I will also load the headless bodies onto the truck and take them with me."

"The rest of you clean up the battlefield, we have to leave here as soon as possible."

Pei Yuan's orders were firm and decisive, and neither Sikong Sui nor Tantai Fangtu wanted to interrupt.

Firstly, Pei Yuan had already demonstrated his prowess in several consecutive battles, making the soldiers and military officers very awed by him.

Secondly, Pei Yuan's arrangement obviously had other purposes, so it would be inappropriate to respond casually.

After his men had all responded to orders, Pei Yuan found a quiet place, threw away his weapons, and lay down to rest.

His body was covered in dust and blood, making it sticky and uncomfortable.

But at this moment, the fatigue after the outburst hit Pei Yuan, who just lay there lazily, without even the thought of moving.

Song Chunniang came over with a wet cloth in her hand and wiped Pei Yuan's face.

He wanted to help Pei Yuan untie the armor, but the armor was tied tightly, and after being stained with blood, the silk ribbons tied the armor became even tighter.

Song Chunniang thought about it and pushed Pei Yuan over.

When people are extremely tired, being able to lie down and rest and recover in a relaxed mood is absolutely a wonderful enjoyment.

At this time, it feels even better to have a girl helping you wipe your face and clean up.

Pei Yuan was enjoying himself when he was turned over by someone.

"Hey!"

Pei Yuan became dissatisfied.

Just as he was trying to turn over with great effort, a foot stepped on his back.

Pei Yuan inexplicably recalled this serious girl's peculiar habit of overthrowing her superiors. Just when he was suspecting that she was going to commit a crime of passion like Mei Qinniang, the armor on his body was tightened.

Looking back, Song Chunniang was standing on one foot and holding the silk ribbon with both hands, struggling to hold the armor tight.

Pei Yuan felt a little uncomfortable with the big armor, but the silk belt was finally not tight anymore.

Pei Yuan watched Song Chunniang struggling to untie the knot and muttered, "Let's talk it over nicely."

Perhaps it was because of the improper thought just now that made Pei Yuan look at Song Chunniang a few more times.

These pop's feet, these pop's legs, this pop's figure, this pop's face...

Song Chunniang noticed it immediately.

He raised his eyebrows and sneered, "Huh?"

Pei Yuan had no choice but to lie down obediently.

I thought again in my mind, perhaps it was because she was Song Chunniang that this ordinary woman came alive.

Pei Yuan rested for a while, and Xiao Fu and Lu Dahua also came back with the remaining soldiers under their command.

Xiao Fu was very angry and wanted to find Pei Yuan to argue.

But he was stopped by Cheng Leixiang.

Xiao Fu looked at Cheng Leixiang for a while, and suddenly asked, "Isn't this Cheng Zhihu's son?"

Cheng Leixiang was furious, "What did you say?"

Xiao Fu smiled again, "In fact, you should call me uncle. Cheng Zhihu and I have a life-long friendship."

Cheng Leixiang couldn't figure out the relationship between Xiao Fu and his father for a moment, so he could only pretend to be confused and said, "Cheng Leixiang has a mission, and he doesn't know about Uncle Xiao."

Xiao Fu sneered, looked back, and seeing that his troops had suffered heavy losses, he decided to look for Zhang Kexian, hoping to join forces with him to put pressure on them.

When they found Zhang Kexian under the guidance of the Jinyiwei soldiers, they saw Zhang Kexian sitting on a mound in an extremely depressed state, holding a leather bag and drinking.

Xiao Fu went over and took two sips, then frowned, "Water? I thought it was wine. What's so good about water?"

Xiao Fu threw the leather bag back to Zhang Kexian and said to him, "This Pei Yuan is not as honest as Lu Dahua said. I think Lu Dahua still failed to scare him before. Should we use some tricks on him? Like before."

Zhang Kexian looked at Xiao Fu as if he were an idiot and ignored him.

Xiao Fu was furious when he saw this. "What? You don't want to stand with me, your brother?"

Zhang Kexian, the leader of the Tiedan Gang, was suddenly shivering with anger.

You still call us brothers? Where were you when I peed my pants just now?
So when facing Xiao Fu, he became even colder and more arrogant.

Xiao Fu sought help from Zhang Kexian but to no avail, so he had no choice but to go to Lu Dahua again.

Lu Dahua also felt that the Jinyiwei's performance was a bit reserved at that critical moment just now.

If the Jinyiwei had acted decisively at that time and dealt a severe blow to those assassins from the Northern Pacification Office, the imperial court might have failed in its game of bargaining and simply given up collecting commercial taxes from Jiangnan.

But Pei Yuan may not be blamed for this matter.

Pei Yuan seemed to have said last time that he did not have enough control over the Jinyiwei.

He even considered teaming up with Lu Dahua to get rid of those two centurions.

Therefore, it is understandable that the Jinyiwei disobeyed at the critical moment.

Lu Dahua thought for a while and muttered to himself, "That shouldn't be the case. Didn't Pei Yuan say that he bribed the two centurions later? Could it be that the money wasn't paid in full?"

(End of this chapter)