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

Chapter 175 Xiao Pei did a good job
The most important mission of the Suppression of Evil Thousand Households Office is to track down evil cults and monitor illegal armed forces related to temples and palaces.

Then think about it in a different way.

Since others can use these means to threaten the court, why can't this threat be me?

Why can't I set up illegal armed forces myself?

As long as Pei Yuan can keep a firm grip on the temples and Taoist temples throughout the capital, it will be very easy for him to exert influence in the Ming Dynasty, where fists are everything.

You know, even in nearby Bazhou, Hebei, some gangsters were able to lead a huge rebel army.

They also attacked states and captured prefectures one after another, threatening the capital several times.

In the end, the situation was reversed only by a major earthquake and the severe winter that followed.

As long as Pei Yuan is given enough time to develop, he does not ask to be like the demon Li Zilong, who can walk in and out of the imperial palace as if he were strolling in a garden. At least he wants to become an unspeakable and unsightable existence like the Ming military garrison.

After all, Li Zilong's silly and arrogant attitude is too high-profile.

Han Qianhu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw Pei Yuan was full of confidence.

After giving a few more instructions, he left the lobby, leaving the place to the three people.

Sikong Sui and Tantai Fangtu were both feeling nervous and waiting for Pei Yuan to speak.

Pei Yuan glanced at the two of them and rarely said anything.

He pondered for a while, then said to the guards outside, "Call the three general flags. Oh, and call Yun Buxian as well."

The various temples in the capital, headed by the Da Ci'en Temple, wanted to reorganize the Taoist priests in the north, and Yun Weilin was an unavoidable character.

After a while, the four of them came to meet each other.

Pei Yuan relayed to the four people what Captain Han had just done with the Captain's Office.

After hearing this, the four people felt different.

Cheng Leixiang and Yun Buxian started to make eye contact halfway through listening.

The fathers of these two people were both Taoist priests from the north, and they were the ones affected by the reorganization.

Chen Toutie and Song Chunniang both looked indifferent. They didn't even realize how crucial a step their boss had taken was.

The two of them stood there stupidly, and even felt that Pei Yuan was really troublesome.

Pei Yuan finished speaking, and scanned everyone's faces, then looked at Cheng Leixiang, "What do you think?"

Cheng Leixiang immediately expressed his opinion, "This is a good thing! The Qianhu will have a foundation in the future, and those of us who work with the Qianhu will have hope."

Cheng Leixiang's reaction basically met Pei Yuan's prediction.

His father, Cheng Zhihu, became a small flag officer of the seventh rank by betraying the heroes of Huaishang.

Han Qianhu did not destroy his bridge after crossing it, and gave him the opportunity to retire in Zhihua Temple.

Cheng Zhihu is also very content.

Although Zhihua Temple seems deserted, this deserted temple has its advantages. At least all the monks in the temple do not have a strong background and they all worship Cheng Zhihu as their master.

Therefore, Cheng Zhihu would never disobey Han Qianhu's orders.

As for Cheng Leixiang himself, his thoughts were even simpler.

He saw all the ferocity of Pei Qianhu.

So, he could obviously let Pei Yuan work hard for him, so why should he worry about it himself?

Besides, Xiao Pei is doing a pretty good job now. In less than a year, he has made me, Uncle Cheng, the general flag bearer.

Seeing Cheng Leixiang's loyal statement, Pei Yuan nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Yun Buxian and said in a light tone, "What about you?"

Yun Buxian felt tremendous pressure in an instant.

He looked up to reply, then he realized that Pei Yuan, Sikong Sui, Tan Tai Fang Tu, Cheng Lei Xiang were all looking at him. Chen Toutie and Song Chunniang were also affected by the atmosphere and cast their glances over at him.

Yun Buxian answered decisively, "Since I have joined the Qianhu sect, I will naturally follow his orders."

Pei Yuan nodded.

I don't know how much I believed it.

He looked at Yun Buxian for a while and said, "I have something for you to do."

Yun Buxian said quickly, "I will obey your orders."

Pei Yuan said, "I plan to exchange the temple where your father Yun Weilin is stationed with the Zhihua Temple flag bearer Cheng Zhihu. You can take the letter over for me."

Yun Buxian's eyelids twitched when he heard this, but he replied very respectfully, "I obey your command."

Pei Yuan added, "If the matter is accomplished, you can come to Huai'an to find me. At that time, I will give you a general flag. If the matter is not accomplished..."

Pei Yuan paused.

Yun Buxian subconsciously looked up at Pei Qianhu, and saw Pei Qianhu staring at him with oppressive eyes, and said slowly, "Then there is no need to come back, wait for me to find you!"

Sweat immediately broke out on Yun Buxian's back.

Although he joined in the middle, he still has a good brother to play with.

With Cheng Leixiang's careful reminders, Yun Buxian has almost understood his immediate superior.

He couldn't afford to provoke a ruthless person like this who could kill Huben Zuowei without blinking an eye and still stay out of the matter.

He said quickly, "I will do my best to serve you and try to meet you in Huai'an as soon as possible."

Pei Yuan didn't say anything. After a while, he said, "Then go ahead."

After Yun Buxian left, Sikong Sui took the initiative to speak, "Captain, as far as I know, Yun Weilin has been in Da Ci'en Temple for many years. Not only does he have some friendship with those Dharma Kings, but he is also on good terms with the eunuchs in the court and many high-ranking officials and nobles."

"Even if we want to reorganize the Taoist priests in the north, there is no need to start with Yun Weilin, right?"

"If he is unwilling to give up and takes the initiative to initiate a joint operation, with the Northern Pacification Office watching closely, maybe they can really rebuild a thousand households to suppress evil."

"By then, if the emperor shows partiality and approves this newly built evil-suppressing thousand-household unit, then we will have no choice but to suffer in silence."

Sikong Sui was afraid that Pei Yuan was too young and impetuous, so he added, "Why don't we start with some small temples and wait until we have gained momentum and laid a solid foundation in the north, and then we can move on to those hard bones."

"This way, when they are alone and powerless, even if they want to cause trouble, no one will be able to respond."

After hearing this, Pei Yuan knew that Sikong Sui's speaking out at this time was not to sing a different tune, but to offer suggestions and show loyalty in disguise.

Pei Yuan then returned the favor and praised, "Sir, this is a serious statement."

Then the conversation changed.

"However, if I cannot completely subdue them, it will only create hidden dangers for the future. If those strongest Taoists are just afraid of the situation and reluctantly surrender, I am afraid they will ruin my plans in the future."

"So, although Sikong Baihu's words can suppress the Taoist Zhenji of the Northland at the lowest cost, it actually carries many hidden dangers."

"I would rather have a group of enemies who are openly fighting than subordinates who have ulterior motives but are also extremely influential."

Sikong Sui also roughly understood Pei Yuan's thinking, "Sir, are you trying to force them to the Northern Pacification Office on purpose? But..." Sikong Sui paused and didn't continue.

He wanted to say something, but aren't you afraid of making things worse and completely ruining the situation in the North?

But now Pei Yuan had just taken over the affairs of the North, so he didn't want to offend Pei Yuan too much.

Captain Han just said it clearly, even these two captains can be replaced.

Pei Yuan's eyes fell on Cheng Leixiang.

Cheng Leixiang was stunned. What does this topic have to do with him?

But he knew that since Pei Yuan was looking at him, it was definitely not without purpose. Although Cheng Leixiang didn't understand what was going on, it didn't stop him from setting up a shield first.

"I am loyal to the commander, do you have any instructions?"

Pei Yuan was quite satisfied with Cheng Leixiang's statement. He nodded and continued, "There is one thing you should watch your mouth. Zhao Jinglong of the White Lotus Sect is likely to start a rebellion in the near future."

"When the rebellion breaks out in Henan, the White Lotus Sect's affairs will be reported to the emperor, and the matter will definitely fall to the evil suppression unit."

"So I deliberately showed my feelings to push them."

"If they dare to take advantage of the opportunity to poach my people and set up another evil suppression unit, they will run into the White Lotus Rebellion head-on."

"When the time comes, I can ask Captain Han to write a letter to denounce the Northern Pacification Division's suppression of the Evil Suppression Thousand Households Office, which led to the proliferation of evil cults and the use of force to impose prohibitions."

"The imperial court is already struggling to suppress the rebellion in Bazhou. If the White Lotus Sect shows up again, the emperor will surely be furious."

"Those people in the Northern Pacification Office are nothing but the emperor's lackeys. How can a group of lackeys anger the emperor? What good will it end up like?"

Pei Yuan sneered, "I want to see who is plotting against me, and who is so blind as to jump into this pit."

Pei Yuan has the overall situation in his hands, so what effect can those petty and dirty things that are not visible have?
Sikong Sui couldn't help but admire him.

What a fucking pervert!

——"Before, I was still worried about the situation in the north. I didn't expect that after hearing what the captain said, I suddenly understood."

Pei Yuan glanced at Cheng Leixiang again.

This time Cheng Leixiang understood. It turned out that he was afraid that he would inform Yun Buxian.

He immediately replied, "What the captain said today, I will never reveal to anyone."

"Well, very good." Pei Yuan looked at everyone with satisfaction and said, "You are all people I rely on. You must be of the same mind with me in the future."

After that, he remembered the important business and said to everyone, "Now while Captain Han is here, I plan to go to Huai'an. Captain Han has also selected people before, you all come with me. Go and get ready."

Looking at the backs of everyone leaving, Pei Yuan felt a little regretful.

If I had known this day would come, I wouldn't have been so harsh on my subordinates. It would have been better to retain a little more strength.

This time when he went to Huai'an, Pei Yuan also brought Sun Keding who happened to be going the same way.

Sun Keding had obviously seen hope for the future. He was laughing and talking happily along the way.

Pei Yuan also felt that Sun Keding had good reason to be happy.

Even from the perspective of a time traveler, Gu Dayong's thigh can last for several years.

Apart from anything else, until Emperor Daojun came to the throne, Gu Dayong was credited with supporting him.

When the two parties were parting, Pei Yuan remembered something and asked Sun Keding to help him pay back the five hundred taels of silver to Gu Dayong.

Pei Yuan had no confidence in Sun Keding's character and was not sure whether this guy would mention him on his own initiative.

But he couldn't let Gu Dayong, this creditor, forget about his own affairs.

Maybe this relationship will come in handy at a critical moment.

The atmosphere in Huai'an Prefecture is even more relaxed than that in Yangzhou.

There are three main reasons.

First, after the disastrous defeat of "Huainan Gongjin" Liu Xiang last year, although he was captured alive, the bandit Yang Hu released Liu Xiang again.

This shows what?
This shows that the bandits are afraid.

Secondly, although Huai'an Wei and Dahe Wei suffered a defeat last year and left the prefect there, after the roll call, only five people were slightly injured.

What does this mean?
This shows that the bandits cannot be defeated at all.

Third, now is the final stage of escorting autumn grain from all over the country to the north. A large number of transport troops, garrison soldiers and defense troops are gathering in Huai'an to escort these grains and goods.

With such a huge advantage, are those bandits going to fight us with their heads?

In particular, the rebels of Bazhou had been to the north of Huai'an Prefecture many times but did not dare to advance directly, which made the officials and people of Huai'an more certain of this.

Therefore, the overall atmosphere of Huai'an is even more casual than that of Yangzhou.

In order to conceal their whereabouts, Pei Yuan and his party used a fake pass when they entered Shanyang County, the seat of Huai'an Prefecture.

After entering the city, he first took everyone to stay in an inn that seemed to be quite popular, and then everyone went about their business according to the original plan.

Following the principle of "it's better to use a mistake than to make a good one", Pei Yuan assigned the task of finding a suitable accommodation for the subsequent convoy to Sikong Sui, who had caused trouble last time.

Taking into account the complicated situation in Huai'an City now, soldiers are coming in an endless stream from all over.

In order to avoid the situation like that of Huben Zuowei from happening again, Pei Yuan asked Tan Tai Fangtu, the local tyrant of Nanzhili, to gather intelligence about those soldiers.

Most of the actions of Pei Yuan and his men could only be planned after Sun Keding met Gu Dayong, so he was not in a hurry.

After sending Sikong Sui and Tantai Fangtu away, he would quietly leave the city with the three general flags every day to check the market near Shanyang.

Pei Yuan had to do enough work for Han Qianhu in advance so that it would be easier for her to speculate later.

This job needed to be kept secret, so Pei Yuan had to do it quietly by himself, and he never even told the three general flags about it.

In order to prevent the three from thinking too much, Pei Yuan only mentioned it once in a while. After he took control of Taoist Zhenji in the north, he would have to rely on the canal to make some spare money.

In this way, it becomes more reasonable to examine Huai'an's commercial dealings.

Huai'an Prefecture was a large prefecture no less important than Yangzhou, and its commercial prosperity was even greater than that of Jining Prefecture.

Captain Han wanted to use the more than 100,000 taels of silver to speculate in goods, and the best targets were those bulk trading items.

Because the transaction of bulk commodities often also means large cash flows, Han Qianhu's buy and sell orders can be easily taken over.

Furthermore, those bulk trading items are inconvenient to transport, and when the rebels in Bazhou attack, they are most likely to trigger a sell-off, resulting in an explosive multiple.

Moreover, the fact that bulk commodities can be used for trade between the North and the South shows that these things have strong liquidity and sufficient market demand, and they can be quickly converted into cash after the crisis is resolved.

After locking his target on bulk items, Pei Yuan could no longer search for targets within Shanyang City.

Because bulk goods are usually traded in markets outside the city.

Although there are several prosperous streets in the city with good business flow, it requires a large number of people to disperse the transactions, otherwise it will not be able to handle the money from Han Qianhu.

(End of this chapter)