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

Chapter 200 All the way north

Han Qianhu understood and quickly said, "That's a very good idea."

Then he said to Pei Yuan, "Our Qianhu Division is mainly responsible for arresting cults, and we have almost no presence in Jiangxi. In addition, the imperial court has some spies in Ning Fan. If we are not careful, we may suffer the consequences."

"If I ask someone to contact Ning Fan, do you have a suitable target?"

The reason why there are few people in Jiangxi, where the Thousand Households of Suppressing Evils are located, is very simple, because Longhu Mountain is in Jiangxi.

Therefore, the Jinyiwei's Taoist priests only need to keep their eyes on Mount Longhu. Other miscellaneous sects rarely have the courage to gain a foothold within the influence of Mount Longhu.

If there is, it is likely to be closely related to Longhu Mountain.

Pei Yuan thought about the die-hard rebels around Zhu Chenhao, and suddenly remembered that there was a fool who wrote "An Edict to Punish Zhengde" and described Zhu Houzhao as a bastard.

This is a real restless one.

So he said, "There is a scholar named Liu Yangzheng, who is the staff of King Ning and serves as a military strategist. This man is ambitious and has high aspirations. Qian Hu can try to persuade him."

"The Bazhou rebels have defeated the imperial court's siege several times and captured strong cities one after another. Their record is proven. Aren't these strong soldiers who have experienced the test of actual combat and faced spears and horses more useful than those mountain bandits and pirates raised by King Ning?"

"If Prince Ning can get those thousands of core troops, they can be worth hundreds of thousands of troops from the imperial court."

"Moreover, most of the leaders of the Bazhou rebels are from the underworld. They have always valued loyalty and are grateful for favors. If Prince Ning can help them in times of crisis, he will surely gain their loyalty and serve them."

"When Prince Ning starts a rebellion, we only need to send part of the Bazhou Army to the north of the Yangtze River and mobilize the people to revolt. This will be enough to tie down the imperial army and the border troops. Prince Ning can then calmly go down the river and attack Nanzhi directly. The entire Jiangnan region can be conquered in one fell swoop."

Pei Yuan was full of confidence and talked eloquently. When he saw that Han Qianhu was silent, he stopped at the right time.

"I, I will just talk about these points first, and Captain Han can make his own decisions. No, what I mean is that these are my immature and superficial opinions, and I hope you can give me some advice."

"Are you done?" Han Qianhu asked calmly.

"Well, that's all." Captain Pei shut up tactfully.

Han Qianhu looked at Pei Yuan, pursed his lips and said nothing. After a moment, he turned his bright eyes and looked towards the door.

Pei Yuan hesitated for a while, but finally said sensibly, "I'll take my leave."

After leaving the courtyard, Captain Pei stroked his chest and sighed, feeling very sad.

I didn't expect that even someone as wise and brave as Han Qianhu would be so unable to distinguish between loyalty and treachery and refuse to accept honest advice.

——I wanted to talk to her more.

Pei Yuan came to the front hall to ask about things in a bad mood. He learned that Captain Zhou of Huai'an Guard came to ask for a meeting again, but General Song ordered not to disturb him, so he was unable to report it in time.

Pei Yuan was very satisfied with Song Zuoji who was waiting for soup, and then went to see Zhou Chao who was waiting for tea.

Zhou Chao came this time because the food in Suqian and Shuyang had been gathered, and he came to inform them.

Pei Yuan asked for the map of the grain storage point from him, and did not mention that he would go there in person. He refused Zhou Chao's questioning on the grounds that Jinyiwei spies could not disclose the information.

When sending Zhou Chao out, Pei Yuan said leisurely, "I know Commander He is a man with ideas, but this transaction is an absolute secret. If people knew that the emperor's personal army was the middleman, the consequences can be imagined."

Zhou Chao smiled and said, "Brother Pei, you worry too much."

Pei Yuan came out to see the guests off. He had a smile on his face, but that smile froze, and the insincere smile was very creepy.

Pei Yuan looked at Zhou Chao and said slowly, "If any word of this gets out, I guarantee that within ten days, everyone in the world will know that He Huan, the commander of Huai'an Guard, colluded with the rebels of Bazhou to loot the two counties in order to obtain tax money from the court."

Zhou Chao's always silly smile also showed a little unnatural. He patted his chest and said, "Brother Pei, don't worry. I will sort it out after I go back today. We Huai'an Guard will deal with all those who have heard a few words."

Pei Yuan asked, "How to deal with it?"

It’s not that Pei Yuan has any interest in the process of handling the matter, but he hopes that this aggressive attitude can make Huai'an Wei take it seriously.

Zhou Chao was indeed not vague and gave Pei Yuan a definite message, "Throw it into Qingjiangpu."

Pei Yuan was satisfied and said, "Okay, okay."

With Qingjiangpu, which can dissolve the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, there is no need to worry about not being able to protect this secret.

After Zhou Chao left, Pei Yuan went to see Han Qianhu again and told him about his plan to go north.

Han Qianhu still showed concern and asked if they needed protection.

Pei Yuan was secretly delighted, then replied, "This matter is not risky, Cheng Leixiang and I can handle it."

Han Qianhu pondered for a moment, glanced at Pei Yuan with his clear and bright eyes, then looked away and said lightly, "Success or failure is a small matter, as long as you come back safely."

Pei Yuan also knew that this trip was a bit like trying to take advantage of the situation, but how could there be so many peaceful and smooth times in the world?
Pei Yuan's trip to Bazhou to meet Liu Qi involved too many plots.

If the variable of the Bazhou rebels cannot be made controllable, then once the plan collapses, Pei Yuan may very likely return to his previous miserable days in an instant.

Pei Yuan no longer wanted to go back into that mud.

After bidding farewell to Captain Han, Pei Yuan went to meet up with Cheng Leixiang.

Cheng Leixiang had already prepared four fast horses and some simple luggage and dry food.

The two quickly left Shanyang and then headed north.

On the way, Pei Yuan roughly reviewed the game between the two sides based on the positioning of Gu Dayong and Liu Qi.

The Bazhou rebels were currently trapped between Fengxian and Peixian. To the south was Xuzhou, which the imperial court had deliberately left open. To the north were Jining, Juye, and Dingtao, which were heavily guarded.

During this period, Liu Qi bypassed Xuzhou to the east and took the opportunity to launch a surprise attack on Yizhou.

As troops from Jinan Prefecture also squeezed in from the north, the range of activities of the Bazhou rebels is getting smaller and smaller, and they are slowly approaching the direction of Xuzhou.

With the help of positioning and guidance, Pei Yuan arrived at the area outside the rebel forces in Bazhou within a few days.

Pei Yuan asked Cheng Leixiang to go and investigate, and the report was that it was Qi Yanming's camp.

Qi Yanming's camp was in a mess, with tents piled up randomly everywhere.

Pei Yuan had no impression of this bandit leader and had no intention of having further contact with him.

In order to keep it secret as much as possible, the two men avoided the spies of the Bazhou rebels who were wandering around and searching everywhere, and slowly searched for the location of Liu Qi's army.

Both of them were riding horses, so no matter how careful they were, they still attracted attention.

Within half a day, a team of cavalry came and searched for the place where Pei Yuan and Cheng Leixiang were hiding as if they were facing a great enemy.

Pei Yuan saw that the forest where they were was mostly composed of scattered trees, and he knew that they could not hide.

He then asked Cheng Leixiang to go out with the Bazhou knife and shout loudly to those horse thieves and spies that it was Liu Qiye's old friend from the underworld who came to visit.

When the horse thieves and spies saw Liu Qi's famous Bazhou sword, they didn't think much about it. They happily welcomed the two men and went to Liu Qi's camp together.

Because of the cold weather, the imperial court relaxed its offensive, and the situation in the Bazhou rebel camp was also relaxed.

Specifically, because there was nothing serious, many leaders came over to see who it was when they heard that an old friend of Liu Qi was visiting.

When they saw the two men, everyone was confused, not knowing where these heroes came from. However, when Liu Qi saw the Bazhou sword, he remembered the two men he met in Jining.

He was busy with military operations and had no time to care about current affairs.

It is still unknown whether three minor officials of the Jinyiwei were promoted to higher positions because they injured him and took away the Bazhou sword.

Therefore, when he saw Pei Yuan, he felt very good and greeted the two of them with a smile.

Pei Yuan and Cheng Leixiang were a little shy when they first met Liu Qi, but when they realized that Liu Qi really didn't know what they had done, they immediately relaxed.

Liu Qi was still his outspoken character, and asked the two directly, "When we parted that day, I thought we would go our separate ways and never meet again. Why did you find me today?"

While asking the question, Liu Qi introduced the two to the people next to him, "Cang Hai laughed."

"Oh——" All the leaders suddenly realized.

Liu Qi shouted again, "Call Qi Yan and have a drink tonight."

After saying that, he turned around and looked at Pei Yuan, waiting for him to speak.

Cheng Leixiang suddenly became a little nervous.

He didn't know how Pei Yuan would start.

If I state my intention directly without knowing the situation, Liu Qi might get angry and turn hostile immediately.

If you just respond perfunctorily and then bring up the real matter later, it will inevitably give the impression of deception.

For a gangster like Liu Qi, he would most likely lose his trust immediately.

Pei Yuan sighed, and when he attracted everyone's attention, he smiled bitterly and said, "Seventh Master asked me, and there is nothing to hide. This time, I came here to be Jiang Gan."

Jiang Gan was a character in the Three Kingdoms period. He was once ordered by Prime Minister Cao Cao to go to Jiangdong to persuade the Grand Commander Zhou Yu.

In history, it was a romantic and elegant interaction.

But if everything is based on history, what role will writers play?

In the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Jiang Gan is portrayed as a funny and funny character.

He first jumped out shamelessly and pretended to be cool, wanting to persuade Zhou Yu to surrender. When he really arrived in Jiangdong, Jiang Gan, who claimed to be a eloquent person, was speechless by Zhou Yu's words. When he observed the army, he was frightened by the Jiangdong army and turned pale.

The funniest thing is that when he was sleeping with Zhou Gongjin side by side, he would get up in the middle of the night to do some shameful things.

As a result, Zhou Yu, the sixth brother, wrote a fake letter in advance, saying that Cao Cao's naval generals Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were going to surrender to Jiangdong.

Jiang Gan stole the fake letter of surrender and fled, causing Cao Cao to kill two commanders who were proficient in naval warfare.

Basically, in the entire "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Jiang Gan is the most funny character.

"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was written in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. Because of its gripping story and language that appeals to both the elite and the masses, it gradually became a favorite of the common people.

These characters from the martial arts world traveled everywhere, staying in thatched huts and tiled inns, and they would often talk about the Three Kingdoms.

It can be said that I have already memorized the story.

Pei Yuan claimed to be Jiang Gan, which not only made his own identity clear and secretly praised Liu Qi, but also made the many commanders who were watching quickly recall Jiang Gan's funny and stupid image.

So the commanders unconsciously put themselves in the shoes of the emperor. Not only did they not show the kind of vigilance and alertness they should have when seeing someone from the imperial court, they even laughed and asked, "Could it be that you are also stealing books for Prime Minister Cao?"

Pei Yuan smiled harmlessly and said, "Brother, I am just delivering a message for someone else. I dare not say too much, nor do I dare to steal the book."

The crowd laughed even louder.

Liu Qi also laughed for a while, then he stroked his beard and said, "Tell me, what do you want to tell me? We are old acquaintances, so there is no need to beat around the bush."

Pei Yuan then said, "Reply to Master Qi."

Liu Qi waved his hand and interrupted, "We are all brothers here. If you say that, won't it make me a laughing stock? Besides, I have a great reputation now."

Then he said to someone, "Zhao Xiucai, what is my name now?"

Pei Yuan looked and saw that the man was very tall and strong, but there was a scholarly air on his face.

When everyone else was laughing just now, he was the only one who didn't laugh. He just looked at Pei Yuan in the crowd.

Could this Mr. Zhao be the Zhao Sui also known as “Crazy Zhao”?

Zhao Sui's joining in midway essentially raised the level of the Bazhou rebellion, turning a riot with no prospects into one that had its own rules and regulations.

After he joined the Bazhou rebels, the Bazhou rebels maintained strict military discipline, did not kill civilians indiscriminately, used mobile warfare to quickly penetrate, constantly attacked the weaknesses of the court's defense line, and successively destroyed many large cities.

Later, under the pretext of "establishing a nation and supporting talented people", he put forward the slogan of "directly attacking the land of Youyan and reopening the chaotic world".

If we compare Zhao Sui with Liu Yangzheng, who later planned the Ningfan Rebellion, one Zhao Sui is roughly equivalent to eight hundred Liu Yangzhengs.

This Zhao Sui is also the biggest trouble for Pei Yuan in lobbying Liu Qi this time.

Zhao Sui listened to Liu Qi's question and said lazily, "Liu Chen."

"Right, right!" Liu Qi raised his head and laughed, happily echoing, "Mr. Zhao said that my previous name was not decent and it was difficult to win the hearts of heroes in the world. Now I am called Liu Chen."

Pei Yuan immediately followed suit and changed his words, "My younger brother Pei Yuan, nice to meet Brother Liu Chen."

Without waiting for Liu Chen to ask again, Pei Yuan took the initiative to say, "My reason for coming here is strange. I am not here to deliver a message for Prime Minister Cao, but for Liu Xuande."

"Liu Xuande?" Liu Chen was stunned, not understanding what Pei Yuan meant.

Zhao Sui frowned, then looked at everyone and said, "Okay, everyone go down first."

Many commanders were somewhat unhappy.

It would be so boring if the “Living Jiang Gan” was in front of us but we couldn’t continue watching the show.

So they all shouted, "We haven't heard what Liu Xuande is going to do yet!"

Zhao Sui frowned and cursed, "You know nothing, get out!"

When the leaders, both big and small, saw Zhao Sui getting angry, the atmosphere suddenly became cold.

After a long while, seeing that Liu Qi did not say anything to stop him, he could only get up and leave embarrassedly.

Pei Yuan noticed that there was a man watching the fun who didn't move.

I thought to myself, could this also be a famous person?

So he took the opportunity to ask, "You haven't asked yet?"

The man smiled, looked at Pei Yuan and said, "Liu Chong, his previous name was Liu Liu."

He added, "Crazy Zhao gave it to me. He said the name has the character 'dragon' in it, which makes it more majestic than Old Seven."

(End of this chapter)