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

Chapter 128 Get your wish
After Sikong Sui left, Pei Yuan seriously implemented his plan and learned how to walk from Cheng Leixiang.

According to Cheng Leixiang's analysis, with Lord Qianhu's military power, as long as the other party makes a mistake, it can bring about a reversal effect.

Pei Yuan couldn't help but think of the serious girl Song Chunniang.

When he was in the Qinhuai River, he was also embarrassed by Song Chunniang's grappling skills.

However, after Song Chunniang made a mistake and allowed Pei Yuan to catch her at close range, they immediately suffered a crushing defeat.

The entire battle, from the time Pei Yuan was forced to do a death roll to escape, to the time he was able to throw Song Chunniang to death in a moment, was a huge difference in combat power fluctuations.

Cheng Leixiang also formulated his own training strategy based on Pei Qianhu's specific situation.

The overall idea is to first strengthen your self-defense ability through physical training, and then seek an opportunity to kill the enemy with one blow.

Based on his own understanding, Pei Yuan highly approved of Cheng Leixiang's approach.

Perhaps because he was very serious about learning martial arts at the beginning, Pei Yuan practiced hard until dark. After dinner, he practiced for a while longer on his own.

The next day, Pei Yuan woke up from his sleep.

Before he could decide whether to ask Song Chunniang to learn a few tricks from him, he heard someone outside reporting.

"Sir, the envoy from Han Qianhu has arrived."

Pei Yuan responded after hearing this and asked casually through the door, "Where is the person?"

The guards outside replied, "They are already waiting outside the courtyard. Two centurions are talking to him."

When Pei Yuan heard this, he was immediately startled and stood up quickly.

At the same time, he ordered, "Let them in. I will go see them right away."

After a while, Pei Yuan packed up and walked out of the room, and saw Tan Tai Fang Tu, Si Kong Sui, and three generals waiting in the yard. A Jin Yi Wei general wearing a seventh-rank patch was talking to them in a low voice.

Seeing Pei Yuan coming out, the general flag hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "I, the general flag of the Jinyiwei, Yang Fang, greet the captain."

Pei Yuan responded. He had something on his mind. He glanced at Tan Tai Fang Tu and Si Kong Sui, and finally asked, "Why did Captain Han ask you to come here?"

Yang Fang replied in a serious tone, "Captain Han asked me to deliver something and to tell you something."

Pei Yuan's face changed slightly, and his heart was lifted. He couldn't help but blurt out, "What did you say?"

Yang Fang took out a silk bag from his pocket and handed it over respectfully, saying, "Captain Han said you win."

Pei Yuan was stunned when he heard this, and he didn't quite understand what this sentence meant.

He is well aware of the bad things he has done, and Han Qianhu's reaction is somewhat inconsistent with his expectations.

Regardless of his loss of composure, he walked into the yard and snatched the silk bag.

He quickly untied the rope, revealing a palm-sized piece of ivory inside.

In the middle of the tiger's mouth, there are several new lines of words engraved.

The two rows above are the thousand households and deputy thousand households of the Suppressing Evil Office.

The bottom row has two characters engraved on it: Pei Yuan.

Pei Yuan stared at the ivory plate in his hand for a long time, somewhat unable to believe it.

Then there was a burst of ecstasy.

Lu Ting really exerted his strength!
Under Pei Yuan's relentless pressure, Han Qianhu finally chose to give in and admitted his identity.

In this way, he finally had an official identity in the Zhenxie Qianhu Office, and everything he did thereafter would no longer be just tidying up for others!
As the replacement shadow captain, I can finally step into the spotlight!

Pei Yuan was overjoyed and immediately handed the ivory card in his hand to Tan Tai Fang Tu, who was closest to him, and asked them to pass it around.

Tan Tai Fang Tu's gaze fell on the two words "Pei Yuan" on the ivory plate. She curled her lips slightly and handed it to Si Kong Sui.

Sikong Sui's expression was very subtle, but he was very good at dealing with people. He smiled and congratulated directly, "No need to look. In the entire Jinyiwei, only the Jinyiwei commander and the captain of the evil-suppressing captain's office have ivory waist badges. Captain Han sent this ivory badge to us, so what doubts do we have?"

You should know that the Ming Dynasty’s waist badge system has strict regulations.

The commander wore a gold medal with a double cloud dragon and double tiger amulet. The thousand households wore a gold-plated silver medal with a single cloud dragon and single tiger amulet. The hundred households wore a plain cloud silver medal.

The ivory waist badge has a special function, which is that it can allow direct entry into the palace.

If it’s hard to understand, you can compare it to the cards you use to enter and exit a club.

All civil and military officials who wanted to enter the palace, no matter what their previous identity or status, had to temporarily wear an ivory hand badge. Only officials who reached a certain rank and could attend court regularly could carry it for a long time without having to pay for it every time.

This kind of ivory badge only has honors, official positions, and ranks, and is usually anonymous.

Only the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, as the emperor's top leader, had a waist badge, which was a hand badge, on which his name could be written.

Later, due to the influence of the case of the evil man Li Zilong, the thousand households of the Suppressing Evils Unit could also enter the palace to protect the emperor at any time and could also sign their names.

So when Sikong Sui saw Pei Yuan's name on the ivory badge, he knew that the matter was a done deal.

After Sikong Sui finished speaking, he still took it politely, looked at it carefully and handed it to Cheng Leixiang.

Pei Yuan looked at Sikong Sui and felt very satisfied.

Verbal compliments and subsequent reviews do not actually conflict with each other.

The verbal flattery was a way of currying favor with Pei Yuan, and the careful examination of the ivory plate was an acknowledgement of the appointment.

Cheng Leixiang and Chen Toutie both rose from low-ranking military officers. It was the first time for them to see ivory badges and they looked at them in wonder.

When the badge returned to Pei Yuan's hand again, he could no longer hold back and burst into laughter.

Although taking on the position of deputy thousand-householder seems a bit of a loss given his current rank of a thousand-householder, in fact it is a big profit!

we can even say.

Even if Pei Yuan was given a Jinyiwei commander now, he would not be willing to exchange this deputy captain for it!

The situation of the Jinyiwei is very special now. Zhu Houzhao's godsons can parachute in at any time as the "capital" commander of the Jinyiwei and take control of the real power of the Jinyiwei.

In the seventh year of Zhengde, the position of Captain of the Imperial Guards was a very delicate hurdle.

As long as one is slightly higher than the rank of a thousand households, one will fall into the influence of Zhu Houzhao's godsons and become a completely useless decoration.

Only if one is below the rank of a thousand households can one hope to hold a certain amount of real power.

In other words, unless he became Zhu Houzhao's godson, even if he became the deputy commander of the Jinyiwei or the commander of the Jinyiwei, his actual power might be less than that of a centurion.

Given Captain Pei's level of ability, it's not impossible for him to become Zhu Houzhao's godson.

But the problem is that Zhu Houzhao has no biological son!
If Zhu Houzhao had a biological son, he would have had a good ending only if he had made him his godson.

It's nothing more than continuing to be a dog for my younger brother wholeheartedly.

But Zhu Houzhao had no biological sons, and when Zhu Houcong came to power a few years later, all of Zhu Houzhao's adopted sons would die without a burial place.

It can be said that before Zhu Houcong came to power, Pei Yuan had already got the biggest card he could get!
A thousand-household unit with soldiers and money, and a deputy thousand-household unit with real power!

Pei Yuan laughed a few times while holding the badge, then looked at the two old faces of Tan Tai Fang Tu and Si Kong Sui, and felt that they looked much more handsome.

Although these two people are not trustworthy at the moment, they are still his younger brothers after all. "Very good, very good." Pei Yuan patted their arms, "You must work hard in the future."

Looking at Pei Yuan's smug face, even Sikong Sui, who is a good person, felt a little unhappy.

In contrast, Cheng Leixiang and Chen Toutie looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.

These two shrewd men had already known what Pei Yuan had noticed before.

But they had already boarded Pei Yuan’s pirate ship and couldn’t get off.

The reason they were transferred to the Zhenxie Qianhu Office was entirely because of Qianhu Han's favor to Pei Yuan.

This is also the foundation for them to gain a foothold in the Thousand Households that suppress evil.

Once Pei Yuan loses power or fails to successfully join the Qianhu Suo, they, as rootless duckweed, will eventually be at the mercy of others.

Pei Yuan put one hand on his waist and looked at the badge in his hand, admiring it beautifully.

Sikong Sui still remembered what happened before, and asked Yang Fang, "By the way, I had someone urgently report some things to Captain Han. I wonder if Captain Han saw it."

Yang Fang understood what he meant when he heard it, "Is Captain Sikong talking about the monk Daigo?"

Sikong Sui said with a serious face, "That's right. The remnants of Huangjue Temple suddenly appeared and wanted Han Qianhu to come and take charge of the situation."

When Pei Yuan heard this, he couldn't help but restrain himself a little from being so proud of himself.

Still feeling a little embarrassed.

Compared with Captain Han, I, the deputy captain, feel a little weak.

Yang Fang replied in a serious tone, "Captain Han also asked me to take a message to Captain Sikong. It's about the monk Daihu. I'll let you guys handle it. Captain Han..."

Yang Fang glanced at Pei Yuan, paused, and still said stubbornly, "Captain Han doesn't want to see the deputy commander right now."

Sikong Sui was stunned after hearing this.

Then, everyone turned their suspicious eyes to Pei Yuan.

Pei Yuan slowly lowered his hands from his waist and touched his nose. Then he looked at everyone and said, "It seems that Captain Han still believes in my ability. Don't worry, I have a plan in mind. Little Daigo Monk, there is nothing to worry about."

Tan Tai Fang Tu was speechless, and frowned for a long while before saying, "The inheritance of the eight monks of Huang Jue Temple is of great importance. Captain Pei, please don't treat it as a joke."

Pei Yuan's face looked unhappy, and then he said unhappily, "I have already known the limits of this matter."

Sikong Sui pulled Tan Tai Fang Tu, and Tan Tai Fang Tu was depressed and said no more.

Pei Yuan planned for a long time and finally got what he wanted. His mood soon improved.

By the way, even the enthusiasm for doing things began to increase greatly.

He looked at everyone and said, "You guys came at the right time. I told Sikong before that I plan to take two people to sneak into Suzhou first. I will tell you about the things here first."

Pei Yuan had already done some work for Sikong Sui, so he stepped forward and said, "My Lord has explained it to me clearly. This is also what Captain Han meant before."

Naturally, no one dared to say anything more.

Then Sikong Sui asked Pei Yuan, "Who do you plan to take with you?"

Pei Yuan looked around and named a few people, "Cheng Leixiang, Song Chunniang, Hou Qing, these three."

He couldn't bring all of his old team with him, lest these guys secretly collude while Pei Yuan is away.

But with only these three, the force value seems a bit weak.

Pei Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Oh, right, let's take that monk Daigo with us. It's just the five of us. If there are more people, it will attract attention."

When Sikong Sui heard that Pei Yuan was going to take Monk Daigu with him, he became uneasy, "Sir, the purpose of Monk Daigu is still unclear. It is better to leave him behind and go with someone else."

Pei Yuan said, "If there is really trouble, it will not just be caused by Daigo. If things go well, what can Daigo do?"

Whether Monk Daigo can be used by Pei Yuan is a matter for the future. Now, at least the strength of this team must be increased.

Pei Yuan had just been promoted to deputy commander, so naturally he would not change his mind at will.

He immediately acted arbitrarily and selected a few people to go to Suzhou with him.

Everyone prepared food and horses for them. Pei Yuan and others were all in casual clothes. When Monk Daihu heard that he would follow Captain Pei to work, he happily followed.

He took off his monk's robes and wore a bamboo hat on his head, but there was nothing special about him.

After leaving the Hua family's house, Pei Yuan and others hurried all the way towards Suzhou.

They all had horses and no luggage, so one day was enough to reach Suzhou and spend the night in the city.

When they reached noon, Pei Yuan saw a well with clean water and many merchants were getting water and food there, so he dismounted with everyone and hurriedly ate some dry food.

Just as I was about to set off, I heard the sound of galloping horses in the distance.

Everyone had already developed a sense of vigilance along the way. When they heard the noise, they subconsciously tightened their weapons and carefully looked towards the end of the road.

Soon, several riders arrived at the resting place. After a quick glance, someone came forward and said to Pei Yuan, "I'm honored to meet Captain Pei."

Pei Yuan's expression remained unchanged. He stared at the man and asked, "Who are you?"

The man replied, "I am also a member of the Jinyiwei. There is a noble who wants to see the captain. Unfortunately, when we found the Hua family, the captain had already left. The noble is behind. Please wait for a moment."

Pei Yuan asked directly, "Who is the noble person you are talking about?"

The man just said, "The captain will know when he sees it."

Pei Yuan already had a guess in his mind, so he opened the creditor map directly.

After a quick search, I found Lu Ting's name. When I clicked on it, I saw the red dot approaching me.

Lu Ting...

Pei Yuan looked at the name and hesitated.

As Lu Ting was an enemy, it was indeed risky for Pei Yuan to stay here, but after the last exchange, Pei Yuan was already determined to invest in Lu Ting. If he left at this time, the tacit understanding and goodwill between the two sides would probably be gone.

Thinking that Lu Ting still owed him a favor, and that he also had 21 points of credit, with this double insurance, saving his life should not be a problem.

He pretended to be arrogant and said, "I know it even if you don't say it. Anyway, Eunuch Lu and I appreciate each other and we get along well. Since we are just meeting a friend, what's the harm? You can reply to him now and tell him to go slowly and tell him that I, Pei Yuan, will be waiting for him sooner or later."

After hearing this, the cavalryman couldn't help but look at Pei Yuan a few more times, and then said, "I will go and report to Eunuch Lu right away."

Pei Yuan watched the knight leaving and couldn't help falling into deep thought.

According to Lu Ting's life trajectory, he should be picking peaches for Gu Dayong by now.

Now he appeared in Nanzhili. I don’t know if it was because of his own butterfly effect or if the time for Lu Ting to rise had not yet come.

Seeing that Lu Ting was determined to fight to the death with him, he obviously didn't realize that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to steal the credit.

Since such a promising eunuch Lu appears before me, can I help him?

(End of this chapter)