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

Chapter 134 Pei Qianhu has made great progress now

Pei Yuan hurriedly said, "Thank you for your understanding, eunuch."

Eunuch Hu smiled and called out, "Bring the scale and the bank account book."

A eunuch went out and fetched a small scale. He weighed the silver on the scale and found that it was exactly fifty taels of silver.

Pei Yuan signed the silver account book, then put the silver into his sleeve and said to Eunuch Hu, "I will prepare for the transportation of the silver when I return. I will report to Eunuch Hu after discussing the details with Captain Han."

Eunuch Hu hummed and said indifferently, "Put more thought into the matters entrusted by the court."

Pei Yuan just agreed.

When they arrived at the front hall, Eunuch Hu folded his arms and said, "Captain Pei, please go by yourself. We won't see you off."

Pei Yuan hurriedly said, "How dare I, sir, please stay."

Under the watchful eyes of Eunuch Hu, Pei Yuan quickly left the Suzhou and Hangzhou Weaving Factory Office.

After going out, Pei Yuan took out the silver ingot and looked at its shape and the style of the text on it.

Song Chunniang was eager to make a move, unable to suppress her curiosity, "Captain, let me take a look."

Pei Yuan scolded, "Do you understand?"

Song Chunniang felt a little embarrassed in front of everyone, and begged, "Just take a look."

Pei Yuan thought about it and it seemed like it was really no big deal.

Just throw the silver ingot over.

Song Chunniang chuckled.

Pei Yuan rolled his eyes and put on a stern face, not wanting her to be too proud.

When they were almost at the lodging, Pei Yuan stretched out his hand to Song Chunniang, "Where's my silver? Give it to me."

Song Chunniang was just curious at first, so upon hearing this, she handed the silver ingot respectfully to Pei Yuan out of courtesy.

He even said flatteringly, "Qian Hu, here's your silver."

Although Pei Yuan knew that Song Chunniang was acting on purpose, he still said, "That's more like it."

Pei Yuan grabbed the silver and put his hands behind his back.

Humph, little licker.

After entering the yard, Pei Yuan saw that the door of his room was wide open.

He subconsciously tilted his head and saw someone sitting at the table drinking tea.

Perhaps he noticed Pei Yuan coming in, the man looked up and smiled, then stretched out a white hand towards the door.

Pei Yuan was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized.

This is not his 80,000 taels of silver.

This is Captain Han’s 80,000 taels of silver!
Even if we make money in the end, it is common property. How it is divided in the end depends on Han Qianhu's opinion!
Pei Yuan, who had gained enlightenment, immediately trotted forward and respectfully handed the silver ingot to the fair hand.

"Qian Hu, here's your silver."

Han Qianhu tossed the silver and said with a smile, "This is pretty good."

Pei Yuan felt that he was being implied.

Taking a peek, I saw that Han Qianhu was dressed as a scholar this time, wearing a white robe.

His appearance, which is already slightly neutral, is even more indescribably handsome and good-looking.

She was born fair, and the dull white clothes contrasted with her natural white skin, which made her skin look more radiant.

You are worthy of being my Captain Han.

The white looks so good when she wears black, and the white looks so good when she wears white.

Pei Yuan could even guess that Song Chunniang behind him must be swallowing hard.

Just lick it.

Pei Yuan was secretly delighted.

Captain Han knocked the silver in his hand hard on the table, and Pei Yuan came back to his senses, waiting with a loyal look on his face.

Han Qianhu looked at Pei Yuan with his bright eyes and said lightly, "Pei Qianhu has made great progress now."

Pei Yuan said quickly, "I dare not."

In addition to loyalty, there is another reason.

Although Pei Yuan escaped from the embarrassing situation of being like a floating duckweed, she officially joined the Suppressing Evil Thousand Households Unit, which meant that Captain Han had stronger control over her.

Originally, Pei Yuan was still a native of Beizhen, so he could escape if things went wrong.

Now we can only advance and retreat together with the Thousand Households of Zhenxie.

In the current social environment, it is not easy to be the second-in-command in a prefecture, county or state government, let alone a military household or garrison.

Seeing that Han Qianhu was in a good mood at the moment, Pei Yuan thought it was a good opportunity and decided to detonate all his troubles in advance.

He looked at Han Qianhu and said eagerly, "Qianhu, are you no longer angry? Was there any misunderstanding before?"

Han Qianhu looked at Pei Yuan meaningfully, "There is no misunderstanding. You may not understand me, but I understand you very well."

Pei Yuan wiped the sweat off his face.

With the information so asymmetrical, he didn't dare to say anything more.

He quickly changed the subject to official business, "Um, I have been ordered by the commander to go see Eunuch Hu."

Han Qianhu was indeed attracted by this matter, "What did Hu Yu say?"

Pei Yuan pondered and said, "Eunuch Hu doesn't want to get involved in this matter, but he is a eunuch who is in charge of the Suzhou and Hangzhou textile factories. He can personally accompany me, a captain, to the treasury to inspect the silver. Moreover, he didn't have any difficulty when I took the silver. It seems that he should be on the side of the court. However, although he has a tendency, he didn't tell me a word."

Han Qianhu reminded him, "Deputy Qianhu."

Pei Yuan was choked on the rest of his words.

He quickly expressed his position and swore to heaven, "In front of Captain Han, I will always be the Captain Pei from the past."

Captain Han glanced at Pei Yuan.

Her action was actually very subtle, but because of her beautiful eyelashes, it was still very obvious in Pei Yuan's eyes.

Han Qianhu did not correct Pei Yuan's statement and continued, "Hu Yu has always been like this. He did the right thing in this matter."

"No matter what happens in this world, someone has to focus on doing things. To put it bluntly, even if this generation of emperors is finished, there will still be the next generation of emperors. There is always work to be done."

Pei Yuan was slightly startled when he heard this. This was something he had never considered before. Han Qianhu looked at Pei Yuan again and asked, "Did you plan to join Lu Ting before?"

"That's not true!" Pei Yuan was shocked and quickly stated, "I have absolutely no intention of betraying Captain Han."

Han Qianhu smiled and said, "I don't think you are that stupid. Otherwise, you wouldn't have chosen to withdraw from the task of investigating the Plum Blossom Society rather than being laughed at by the world. Isn't it better to just follow me and do my work?"

Pei Yuan's forehead was slightly sweaty.

He never mentioned this matter to anyone. Even though he was ridiculed many times, Pei Yuan just kept it to himself.

Compared with saving your life, temporary honor and disgrace are nothing.

Pei Yuan quickly expressed his position, "I will definitely follow Captain Han's lead. Wherever Captain Han stands, I will stand there."

Han Qianhu did not respond, but spoke after a while.

"Do your job properly. No matter which side of the chess game is played on the table, no one will target those who hold the table. It's good to be like Hu Yu."

Pei Yuan was not as optimistic as Han Qianhu thought. He put himself in the other person's shoes and gave a reminder.

"I'm afraid that the tree wants to be still but the wind doesn't stop. This time the matter has fallen into the hands of the Evil Suppression Thousand Households Office. How can we have room for maneuver?"

Han Qianhu thought for a moment and asked Pei Yuan, "Then what do you think is the difference between us and people like Hu Yu in the eyes of the emperor?"

Pei Yuan said without hesitation, "Hu Yu has been in Jiangnan for many years and has a tacit understanding with the officials. When he was conscripting corvée labor and mobilizing materials, he was rarely troubled by local officials. He also often wrote to the emperor, requesting to relax corvée labor and live in harmony with the people. He also repeatedly requested to reduce the amount of silk and silk tribute. Whether it is for the emperor or the local government, he is a useful person."

Han Qianhu looked at Pei Yuan with appreciation and said, "You are right."

He continued, "The Evil Suppression Thousand Households Office has always been independent. But now the court thinks we are useless, so officials at all levels dare to back those temples and palaces and erode our power. The court also treats us as dead soldiers thrown on the chessboard, doing the dirty work of transporting silver."

As he spoke, Han Qianhu glanced outside and waved his hand.

Cheng Leixiang and others outside knew that the two captains had something confidential to say, so they quickly retreated.

Han Qianhu lowered his voice slightly and said, "I went to Henan a few days ago. There was a White Lotus sect thief named Zhao Jinglong, who was planning a rebellion with Zhao Huai, Jiang San, Yang Lin and others to respond to Liu Liu and Liu Qi."

Pei Yuan was a little surprised at first, but then he realized that the biggest White Lotus Rebellion in the Ming Dynasty was probably the one led by Tang Saier, and the subsequent ones did not cause much trouble to the court.

This time it shouldn't be a big problem.

Pei Yuan had another suspicion.

He asked in a low voice, "Is it the real White Lotus Sect?"

Han Qianhu gave three very wise adjectives, "Very similar, hard to say, but it's better."

Han Qianhu was afraid that Pei Yuan couldn't figure it out, so he added, "If these people are confirmed to be members of the White Lotus Sect, then the court will definitely pay attention to those powerful underworld forces, and the Evil Suppression Qianhu will become important to the court again."

As he spoke, Han Qianhu sighed again, "If the demon Li Zilong incident happens again, you and I can rest assured."

After hearing what Han Qianhu said, Pei Yuan suddenly had an idea in his mind.

Just as he was about to grasp that feeling, Han Qianhu had already noticed that Pei Yuan was distracted and reminded him, "Pei Yuan?"

Pei Yuan quickly raised his hand to stop Han Qianhu from disturbing him.

He had a strong feeling that the flash of inspiration just now would be of great help to the current situation.

Han Qianhu glanced at Pei Yuan, but did not get angry. He poured himself some tea and started drinking it.

Pei Yuan was thinking hard, trying to figure out what could be related to the demon Li Zilong.

The demon Li Zilong was a demon Taoist with ulterior motives during the Chenghua period.

He was best at using unorthodox methods to deceive people. Even many court ministers, nobles, and even the imperial guards and eunuchs in the inner palace were his loyal followers.

With the assistance of these people, the evil man Li Zilong entered and exited the imperial palace and garden as if he was in an empty place.

One day, this evil man Li Zilong was drinking on Wansui Mountain and was even seen from afar by Emperor Chenghua.

But when the Jinyiwei attacked and surrounded the mountain, they found that there was no one on Wansui Mountain.

Emperor Chenghua was extremely shocked. Not only did he severely punish the commander of the Suppressing Evil Thousand Households Unit at that time, he also set up the Western Factory to ensure his own safety.

When Pei Yuan thought of this, he immediately realized what the flash of light just now was about, and couldn't help but blurt out, "West Factory!"

Han Qianhu had always valued Pei Yuan's opinion. She was waiting for Pei Yuan to clear his mind. Seeing him lose his composure, she immediately asked, "West Factory? What's going on?"

Pei Yuan quickly sorted out the connections in his mind and spoke.

"The captain should know that the one who attacked us from the south this time was the eunuch Lu Ting in the palace. Lu Ting's action was to repay the eunuch Xiao Jing."

As he spoke, Pei Yuan roughly explained to Han Qianhu the relationship between Lu Ting and Xiao Jing.

He added, "Although Lu Ting's original intention was to repay Xiao Jing's favor, since he had come out to do something, he had to measure the results of this trip by success or failure. Lu Ting was worried that he would have a hard time explaining himself when he returned, so I gave him some advice and asked him to try to release Bai Yu, the governor-general in the imperial prison, and then replace Gu Dayong, the military supervisor on the front line."

"In my humble opinion, Liu Liu and Liu Qi are already at the end of their strength. The rebels in Bazhou are like a shaky earth wall that will fall down with a push."

"When Lu Ting succeeds, the court will certainly hold Gu Dayong, who has worked so hard but achieved nothing, accountable. By then, not only will Gu Dayong lose his position as the head of the Western Depot, but even the entire Western Depot may be abolished by the court officials."

Han Qianhu also vaguely sensed the key point and asked, "Then what?"

Pei Yuan said, "Captain, think about it, how was the West Factory established?"

"When the West Factory was first established, it certainly had the function of monitoring court officials, but what were the three major events that directly led to the emergence of the West Factory? The case of the demon fox at night, the case of the demon Li Zilong, and the case of the black spot injuring people!"

Pei Yuan continued, "So in this matter, we naturally have an ally, and that is the fallen Gu Dayong!"

"Gu Dayong is the most important thug among the Seven Tigers of the Inner Palace. His loss of power will bring about a series of consequences. Eunuchs like Lu Ting, Zhang Zhong, and Zhang Xiong may quickly gain power and control many key departments. Zhang Yong, Qiu Ju and others will definitely not sit idly by and watch these things happen."

"When the time comes, if we cooperate with these seven tigers, can't we solve another major demon case in the capital?"

"Since the White Lotus Rebellion is the 'best thing', then demons causing chaos, wild foxes coming out at night, and black monsters hurting people can also be the 'best thing'!"

"By then, the emperor will definitely re-establish the Western Factory, and my Suppressing Evil Thousand Households Office will completely jump off the chessboard and become the person holding the table that neither side wants to move."

Han Qianhu's eyes sparkled after hearing this. She thought for a moment and then asked, "What if the Seven Tigers can't defeat Lu Ting and the others?"

Pei Yuan then said somewhat embarrassedly, "Actually, I am very familiar with Lu Ting."

"If the Seven Tigers are defeated, I can tell Lu Ting that in order to avoid the emperor's worries and suspicions, we can revive the Suppressing Evil Thousand Households Office, so that the West Factory... will be dispensable. Gu Dayong will have no chance of turning the tables."

Han Qianhu sighed after hearing this, "As expected of a man who won the first place in the martial arts exam! He really has great ambitions and good plans in mind."

She even stood up and patted Pei Yuan on the shoulder with her white hand.

Feeling the slight force on his shoulder, Pei Yuan's bones seemed to become lighter.

Han Qianhu looked at Pei Yuan with admiration, "I have always been optimistic about you. Follow me and work hard. Your life will be better and better in the future."

Pei Yuan was happy for a while, and suddenly felt a strange familiar taste.

Yes, it’s an illusion.

(End of this chapter)