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

Chapter 127 The protagonist of the cool novel
After hearing this, Pei Yuan subconsciously wanted to stay away from Monk Daigo.

For the male protagonists of time-travel novels, there are generally two types of magical skills that are most favored by them.

The first one is dual cultivation, which focuses on happy growth.

The second type is to absorb the power and infuse it into the top of the head, with the main attack being 999 with one sword, and the fun never stops.

This is also the peerless magical skill that Pei Yuan has been dreaming of obtaining in the past few days.

But when a guy like Daigo Monk appeared in front of him, Pei Yuan didn't dare to think of things as sweet.

From the perspective of Pei Yuan, a time traveler, this guy was either possessed by someone else or he was carrying an old grandfather with him.

The eight monks of Huangjue Temple assisted Hongwu in founding the country, and it is said that they were all highly respected figures.

But Pei Yuan doesn't think that being praised for victory necessarily means one has outstanding character.

Pei Yuan also thought of the demon monk killed by Han Qianhu.

The martial art practiced by the monk Xinmo is called the Kasaya Subduing Demon Art, which sounds like a righteous way.

According to Lu Ting, the cassock originally would not harm any living thing.

But now, the cassock that does not harm living things can now absorb blood and grow.

Even if the monk Heart Demon was indeed a talented monk before, there must have been big problems with his subsequent inheritance.

Judge based on this.

Looking at the confused look of Daigo Monk, no matter what the nature of the first generation Daigo Monk was, there must have been changes in the subsequent inheritance.

Pei Yuan had some ideas at first, but now he can only seek stability.

Everything has to wait for Han Qianhu to come and take a look before making any further decisions.

The monk Daihu felt a little uneasy when he saw Pei Yuan staring at him for a long time without saying anything.

Pei Yuan quickly realized that he was distracted, so he adjusted himself and said to the monk Daigo, "There are indeed some problems with your certificate of ordination."

As he spoke, he carefully observed Daigo's reaction.

The monk Daigo's face turned red, and he kept saying, "It should be true, it should be true."

The old monk spoke to him with certainty at first, and he believed it at first. But after entering Jingxin Temple, he found many things wrong.

Now that someone has mentioned it to my face, I feel a little nervous.

Pei Yuan said calmly, "It's okay. I told you I will protect my people."

Then, Pei Yuan raised the blank certificate in his hand and said to the monk Daigo with a smile, "From now on, you have a real certificate."

"I would like to thank you, Mr. Qian, for your kindness." The monk Daigo became happy again like a little child and bowed repeatedly.

Pei Yuan stretched out his hand and Cheng Leixiang handed him a pen.

Pei Yuan unfolded the certificate of ordination and asked the monk Daihu, "Do you have a lay name?"

The monk Daigo said quickly, "Yes, yes."

As he spoke, he lowered his head and thought for a long time without answering, and sweat broke out on his face due to anxiety.

He was afraid that Pei Yuan would get impatient, so he scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "Yes, I'll think about it."

Looking at the appearance of Monk Daigu, Pei Yuan was already inclined to judge him as follows: the failed possession of another's body had made Monk Daigu's soul, which was pieced together, somewhat abnormal.

Right.

Otherwise, this guy wouldn't have openly done things under the name of Daigo Monk.

"It's okay. I told you that I'm protecting you now." Pei Yuan started writing. "Just write Daigo the monk."

Having said this, he signed the certificate.

Pei Yuan took a look and found that the certificate of ordination given by Han Qianhu was from the fifth year of Zhengde. On the supplementary page, the names of the Minister of Rites, the Left and Right Vice Ministers, the Langzhong of the Ministry of Sacrifices and Purification, the Deputy Director, and the Chief Official were all listed.

Pei Yuan thought about it and added the name of Jinyi Captain Pei Yuan on the sub-page.

At this point, a superfluous certificate of abolishment was born.

Pei Yuan turned the certificate over and pointed at his name on it, "See? From now on, I will protect you."

The monk Daigo took it and smiled until his back teeth were exposed. He said happily, "I will definitely listen to you, Qianhu."

Pei Yuan observed every move of Monk Daigo, but didn't notice anything special.

Seeing that the monk Daigo's vigilance had disappeared and he looked grateful to him.

Pei Yuan asked suddenly, "By the way, your master must also be called Daigo Monk, right?"

The monk Daigo was still looking at the certificate in his hand with great interest, and answered subconsciously, "Not bad."

Pei Yuan continued to probe carefully, "Then do you know where your master went?"

"Master?" Daigo was stunned when he heard that, and then looked confused, "I don't know where the master has gone."

Pei Yuan changed his angle and asked, "How long have you known him?"

Through Pei Yuan's irrelevant questioning, he was able to roughly outline the experience of this monk Daigo.

This is basically the route of a protagonist in a cool novel.

In the early days, he was in trouble and became a beggar begging on the street. Then he suddenly met a mysterious old monk who said that he had a destiny with him, and then he became the old monk's disciple.

The old monk taught him every day, cultivated his character, and taught him many things about Buddhism.

Then one day, when the monk Daigo woke up, the old monk was gone.

Many more magical powers appeared in his mind.

He displayed his divine power with these magical skills and felt very proud of himself, but he also found that there seemed to be something wrong with his identity as a monk.

Later, he heard that Jingxin Temple had lost its abbot, so he took advantage of the chaos to sneak into the temple, hoping to have a temple to stay in like a normal monk, so that he wouldn't be confused every day and not know what to do.

Pei Yuan wanted to ask again whether the old monk had any fellow disciples or something, but he restrained himself and did not ask any further.

At least there was one thing Pei Yuan already had an idea in his mind.

This monk Daigo is not a spy planted by both sides.

Because no matter which side they are from, they will never dare to have anything to do with the remnants of Huangjue Temple.

So he suddenly became interested in Daigo Monk, this unstable bomb, "By the way, since you are my protector, I have something for you to do, how about it?"

Daigo nodded quickly, "Just give me your orders, sir."

Pei Yuan said, "This time I have been assigned the task of escorting tax silver for the imperial court. I don't know if there will be any small bandits harassing us along the way."

Upon hearing this, Daigo seemed to finally gain some confidence, and took the responsibility directly, "So that's the matter. You can leave it to me."

Pei Yuan praised, "Very good, you have this intention, it is worth my help. The people recruited this time are of mixed quality, there must be thieves among them, please help me pay more attention. If there is anything wrong, please inform me in time." Upon hearing this, Daihu Monk blinked and nodded, "Okay, okay."

Before letting him leave, Pei Yuan filled a bowl of chicken soup as usual and said, "When this matter is done, I will definitely ask the court for credit for you. At that time, you can choose any famous mountain or temple. If you want to return to secular life, I can also arrange a military officer job for you in Jinyiwei."

Monk Daigo was a very worldly person, but after hearing Pei Yuan's promise, he smiled happily and left in a good mood.

As soon as the monk Daihu left, Pei Yuan said to Duan Min, "Please ask Taoist Zhiwei from Yingtian Palace to come here for me."

Not long after, Pei Yuan came over with a Taoist priest in green.

The Taoist priest was in his forties, with a thin bearded face. He did not look as otherworldly as one might imagine, but he had a kind of calmness that was rarely seen.

Pei Yuan saw the Taoist priest coming in from afar and had a general impression of him in his mind.

Judging from his peaceful demeanor, this Taoist must have been practicing for many years.

When Taoist Zhiwei came in, he also tactfully bowed to Pei Yuan, "I am Zhiwei, the poor Taoist, and I am honored to meet Mr. Pei."

Pei Yuan nodded and deliberately asked, "I heard that when the Suppressing Evil Thousand Households issued a call for conscription, the Tianying Palace ignored it. Is this true?"

Taoist Zhiwei sighed when he heard this, "I came here to count, but I have no idea what's going on."

Pei Yuan was so choked that he was almost speechless.

Being so blatant in his perfunctory attitude, doesn't the Suppressing Evil Thousand Households have any dignity left?

Pei Yuan thought that Tianying Palace had given in after being threatened, and he felt somewhat confident.

He immediately put some pressure on her and pretended to be angry, "Why does Tianying Palace look down on my Qianhu Division so much?"

Taoist Zhiwei was stunned, stroking his beard and said, "You can't say you despise me, right? Those who despise you, haven't they come yet?"

Seeing that Pei Yuan didn't say anything, Duan Min quickly explained, "Zhiwei Daoist is very skilled. The Qianhu Office is grateful for your kindness to come in person."

Pei Yuan didn't bring much into the Qianhu Division, since he wasn't the one who was embarrassed anyway.

The gesture I made just now was just to test this Taoist's bottom line.

Seeing that the Taoist spoke casually and without restraint, Pei Yuan knew that he could not use this person, so he did not want to pay any more attention to him.

After the Taoist priest Zhiwei left, Pei Yuan reviewed the situation and felt that he had gained something.

You can make use of this unstable factor, Monk Daigo.

Zhiwei Daoren, this supporting role, seems to have no intentions towards himself at the moment.

Just as he was about to go back to his room, Sikong Sui came over again.

He looked around first, and seeing that no one was around, Pei Yuan asked nervously, "Sir, where is the monk?"

Pei Yuan didn't know much about these things, and thinking that Sikong Sui might understand a little, he explained them briefly.

Sikong Sui frowned after hearing this.

He somewhat agreed with Pei Yuan's judgment, but this matter involved too many things, so Sikong Sui did not dare to be careless.

He still suggested, "I have asked people to sit down and prepare secretly. We should pretend that we don't know about it first, so as not to alert the enemy. We will make plans after Han Qianhu arrives."

Pei Yuan then realized it belatedly and remembered his previous plan against Han Qianhu.

Damn, I don’t know if Lu Ting has taken any action. Wuxi County is not far from Nanjing. If a fast horse could go back and forth, maybe this matter has already been implemented.

If the people sent by Lu Ting are unreliable and reveal his influence in this matter, Pei Yuan will definitely not end up well.

Not right either.

Even if Lu Ting's people didn't say it, with Han Qianhu's intelligence, he would probably be able to guess Pei Yuan's role the moment he saw the result.

Pei Yuan asked Sikong Sui anxiously, "Has this matter been reported to Nanjing?"

Sikong Sui was surprised and said, "Of course, these are the remnants of the eight monks of Huangjue Temple."

Sikong Sui was afraid that Pei Yuan could not understand the meaning of this, so he whispered, "It is still unclear whether the Jianwen lineage still has hidden dangers."

At this point, Pei Yuan could only wait patiently for the result.

Therefore, it is necessary to behave well before Han Qianhu comes to call for punishment.

He thought for a moment and said to Sikong Sui, "Now we have to start working on Suzhou's affairs. By the way, did Captain Han tell you anything before?"

"What?" Sikong Sui was somewhat puzzled by Pei Yuan's question. He had nothing to hide, so he answered directly, "Captain Han asked me and Tan Tai Fang Tu to follow the adults' orders, and didn't say anything else."

"Oh, that's it."

Pei Yuan roughly understood in his mind that it seemed that Captain Han did not reveal that matter to these two people.

Since Pei Yuan and Han Qianhu were planning to speculate in Huai'an, they naturally could not openly use the court's money to trade.

Therefore, they had to exchange the tax silver in advance and hand it over to Han Qianhu.

In this way, Han Qianhu's use of tax money to speculate in commodities can be kept secret enough.

Before the plan of Huai'an speculation came up, Pei Yuan and Han Qianhu's initial plan was to use tin ingots to cast a batch of fake silver ingots after obtaining the tax silver samples and exchange the tax silver for them.

Then Han Qianhu used the tax money to buy goods in Nanjing or Yangzhou and transported them to the north for profit.

Later, Pei Yuan discovered that the rebels in Bazhou were heading south and threatening Huai'an, so he proposed a plan to go to Huai'an to speculate in nuts.

No matter which plan is adopted, getting the money is the key to success.

According to Pei Yuan and Han Qianhu's judgment, the best opportunity to switch the tax silver is in Suzhou City.

Once this tax silver is put into use, it is bound to attract a lot of attention.

Only by switching the silver ingots in Suzhou City and sending out fake silver ingots from the beginning can both parties be perfectly confused.

Pei Yuan said to Sikong Sui, "Tomorrow I will bring two people into Suzhou City and secretly meet with Eunuch Hu, the superintendent of Suzhou and Hangzhou textiles. You will be in charge of the affairs here for the time being."

Sikong Sui frowned upon hearing this and said, "The current situation is unclear, so you shouldn't take risks lightly. If anything goes wrong, I'm afraid that Tan Tai and I won't be able to explain to Qian Hu."

Pei Yuan knew that Sikong Sui was not an insider, so he could not explain it too clearly to him. He could only say, "Don't worry, Captain Han must have arranged people to meet me in Suzhou City. Besides, I left Nanjing with Cheng Leixiang and the others this time on the orders of Captain Han to meet Eunuch Hu first. Now that Suzhou is right in front of me, there is no reason for me to hesitate."

Meeting Eunuch Hu and seeing if he could get his help was only one aspect. The key to this trip was to try to get a sample of the silver ingot and hand it over to Han Qianhu's men, asking them to make tin ingots as soon as possible that could impersonate 80,000 taels of silver.

Pei Yuan added, "If there is a chance, we can take a look at the situation in Suzhou. If there are any signs, we can respond in advance."

Pei Yuan thought about this matter carefully. Even if the people behind Lu Dahua were willing to believe him and reach a certain tacit understanding, it would definitely not be easy to leave Suzhou City.

Even if it is just a show to be performed for the emperor, necessary difficulties will arise one after another.

Moreover, if they don't let Pei Yuan suffer a little, how can they guarantee that Pei Yuan will not change his mind halfway.

Besides, it was precisely because of some troubles that it seemed reasonable for Pei Yuan to give up the mission and return the silver to Suzhou.

For Pei Yuan, if he wants to break out of the script arranged by others, he can only control the direction of events himself.

(End of this chapter)