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

Chapter 228: There are wise men who offer advice to me
Wang Chang felt much more at ease after hearing Pei Yuan's nonchalant words.

He even felt that the thought he had just spent was not worth it.

If I have Captain Pei helping me plan, isn't it the same as me, Wang Chang, having Captain Pei's brain? Isn't that a hundred times better than doing it myself? Why am I still considering these things?

It’s more fun to be a follower, but being a boss requires a lot of considerations.

Wang Chang looked at Pei Yuan's back with a sense of superiority and shook his head.

Tsk tsk.

Stupid smart people.

When they arrived at the camp, the guards came to greet them and the convoy slowly entered the camp.

Pei Yuan's group included Miss Jiao, the three general flags, and a dozen Jinyiwei soldiers. In addition, there were eight or nine people from Jianghu, led by Monk Daigo and Taoist Zhiwei.

Although there were not many people, they brought a lot of things.

In addition to Jiao Yaner's carriage, there were seven or eight other large carts carrying supplies, luggage, and weapons.

After getting the three thousand taels from He Huan, the amount of silver Pei Yuan carried this time had reached ten thousand taels.

The silver box was cleverly concealed and placed on a large cart along with some sundries. Chen Toutie and Cheng Leixiang took turns driving the cart.

As for Song Chunniang, she actively asked to protect Jiao Yaner in the carriage.

Pei Yuan immediately pointed out her thoughts and asked her to drive the carriage instead of letting her step into it.

When many commanders saw Wang Chang go back in person to pick up this group of people, they couldn't help but feel curious.

However, although they and the Jinyiwei both belonged to the military system of the Ming Dynasty, they were no longer the same thing and had little intersection with each other.

So no one came over to chat.

Wang Chang suddenly remembered one thing. These people had achieved their goal and were struggling over whether or not to disband and go back to their respective homes.

What everyone said before was that we should wait until we come back in the evening and discuss it together.

Now that Pei Yuan is here, why should Wang Chang bother with this effort?

——There are always wise people who will offer advice to me.

So Wang Chang said to Pei Yuan very rudely, "The guards in various parts of Nanzhi are hesitating whether to disband. You should make a decision quickly so that I can help you to implement it."

Hmm? Pei Yuan was overwhelmed by Wang Chang's inexplicable momentum, and he didn't know what was wrong with him.

Pei Yuan could not gain any benefits from these Nanzhi guards for the time being, so he said directly, "Just let them go."

After saying that, he remembered something else, opened the map and silently looked at Lu Ting's location.

The imperial army had no military missions for the time being, so for the convenience of obtaining food, they were stationed along the canal in Xuzhou, Pizhou and Suqian.

The nearest imperial army was in Suqian, but Lu Ting and Gu Dayong were both in Xuzhou.

Although He Huan expressed his intention to reconcile, he still had to guard against such things.

Pei Yuan changed the topic and said, "You can also give some hints to see if there are people willing to go north with us. If there are people willing to go together, you can take them to meet Lu Ting and Lu Wan."

Wang Chang understood that Pei Yuan must be worried about He Huan.

However, he felt that this operation was a bit troublesome, so he suggested, "Why don't we just tell them directly? We have given them so many benefits, and asking them to help escort them is just a piece of cake."

"Besides, after the rebellion in Bazhou is quelled, Lu Ting and Lu Wan will both rise to great heights. If they want to make friends with them again in the future, I don't know how much money they will have to pay just to get in."

Pei Yuan had a relatively clear understanding of those people's psychology.

"Forget it. These garrisons in Nanzhi are just eating and waiting to die. They can't ask the court for anything. Why not just test it and see how effective our last operation is and how many garrisons are willing to try their luck with us."

Last time, Pei Yuan deliberately let Wang Chang divide the 80,000 taels of silver according to the proportion of the donated silver, deliberately creating the impression for them that they would not suffer any loss if they followed Old Wang closely.

Now for a little obedience test.

If the effect is good, Pei Yuan doesn't mind continuing to give these people some sweet benefits.

It's no secret that domestication often begins with feeding.

After Wang Chang left, Pei Yuan also asked his men to take down felt, straw mats, tents and other things from the cart.

Going further north, there are many places ravaged by war, and it is simply unrealistic to rely entirely on the post station system.

Therefore, Pei Yuan prepared more mules and horses, and brought more supplies and food this time to avoid getting himself into a difficult situation.

Pei Yuan and the other soldiers built several fires in the chosen place to cook.

After following Pei Yuan, Jiao Yan'er quickly resumed her previous habits as a lady from a noble family6, staying in the carriage all the time to avoid being seen.

Pei Yuan baked a few pancakes, scooped a bowl of soup, and went to the car to eat with Jiao Yaner.

Then he came out and, together with everyone else, moved the fire away, spread straw mats on the cold ground, and set up tents.

The tent is not big and can only sleep two or three people side by side.

In order to retain heat, the height is only about waist-high.

When sleeping, you have to bend over to get in.

As a captain, Pei Yuan's tent was slightly higher than others, and in order to keep warm, he hung two more felt cloths.

When they set up camp, the tents were distributed sparsely to prevent the enemy from attacking them all at night.

A car was also used as a partition in the middle.

Placed in the middle as a partition and shelter was a large cart wrapped in oilcloth containing weapons, armor, bows and arrows, and of course Pei Yuan's silver cart.

Outside, serving as roadblocks, were large carts containing food, pots and pans, spare clothing, pickaxes and shovels, and other sundries.

The other guard posts in this camp also have roughly the same stationing pattern.

Although it is early spring now, the situation inside the city is still better, but outside the city there are still occasional cold winds.

After everyone finished their meal, they went back to their tents early.

The three general flags will take turns to lead people on night duty.

Song Chunniang chose the first half of the night. Perhaps she felt that it was not comfortable to sit by the fire in the cold wind, so she wrapped herself up like a ball and went into the carriage.

Pei Yuan went to see Wang Chang again.

Wang Chang told him that only seven commanders were willing to go to the north together to see the wind direction.

Pei Yuan didn't have high expectations for this, so he could accept any result.

After a brief chat, Pei Yuan returned to the camp.

There was a blazing fire in the camp, and two Jinyiwei soldiers were warming themselves by the fire.

Pei Yuan glanced around and looked towards the carriage, and saw a hand stretched out and made a sweet gesture towards him.

Pei Yuan simply ignored it.

Back to his tent.

When Jiao Yan'er saw Pei Yuan coming in, she first helped Pei Yuan take off his cold cotton coat and folded it neatly aside.

Then he picked up a thick cotton coat from the mat on the ground and put it on Pei Yuan.

The cotton coat seemed to have just been baked, and the warmth immediately dispelled the coldness from Pei Yuan's body.

Pei Yuan took a closer look and saw two or three copper hand warmers on the mat, with reddish charcoal glowing inside.

Jiao Yaner picked up another hand warmer and handed it to Pei Yuan.

Pei Yuan took it in his hand and looked at it, then reminded Jiao Yaner, "Although there is no open flame, you still need to pay more attention to safety to avoid any accidents."

This tent can just barely block the wind, but there is no need to worry about the carbon monoxide problem.

Jiao Yan'er nodded gently, "Yes, I know."

Although Pei Yuan's tent was higher than other places, it was only so high that even sitting there for a long time would make one feel suffocated and depressed.

Seeing that it was getting dark, Pei Yuan simply lay down to rest.

Under the sleeping mat was a straw mat, and under the straw mat was the ground that had just been warmed by fire, so it felt warm when I lay on it.

Pei Yuan thought about his good friend who was freezing in the carriage and felt that he had made a wise decision.

It’s hard to say whether wild flowers are fragrant or not, but domestic flowers are really warm.

Pei Yuan lay down and saw Jiao Yan'er busy with her back to him, not knowing what she was doing. He quietly stood up and looked inside, and saw her taking a piece of clothing and folding it again and again.

Pei Yuan was puzzled by this invalid operation for a while, but he soon figured it out and couldn't help laughing.

Although she was trying hard to adapt to her role, she obviously wasn't adapting that quickly.

Pei Yuan simply put his arm around Jiao Yaner's shoulders from behind.

Jiao Yaner's body stiffened slightly.

Pei Yuan said with a smile, "If you don't know what to say or do when you are alone with me, then let's talk about something that has nothing to do with us."

Jiao Yaner's body slowly relaxed and she sat there, not knowing what she was thinking.

Pei Yuan was afraid that she would scream out, so he slowly exerted force with his hands and pushed her into his arms.

Jiao Yan'er really understood Pei Yuan's meaning. She pursed her lips, struggled slightly, and then obeyed his wishes.

Pei Yuan was greedy and didn't want anyone to hear his beautiful concubine's cries, and Jiao Yan'er was also afraid of being embarrassed.

Pei Yuan held Jiao Yan'er in his arms and pulled the quilt open to cover them both.

He smiled and said, "It's warm."

Jiao Yaner blushed and hummed softly.

This was the first time the two of them slept in the same bed.

After the previous few times, Jiao Yan'er roughly understood in her heart that Pei Yuan didn't seem to want to take her away from home too hastily.

This made her feel a little sad and a little relieved.

Given her family background, she should have been able to marry in a grand ceremony and give herself up to the man after a formal matchmaker. Now, even the last bit of dignity she has can only hope that her husband will not be so impatient.

Pei Yuan hugged Jiao Yan'er's warm body, unexpectedly calm and gentle, without too many distracting thoughts.

"What shall we talk about?" Pei Yuan asked.

Jiao Yan'er thought for a long time and said, "I don't know what to talk about that has nothing to do with us."

Pei Yuan's suggestion was just to hope that Jiao Yan'er could relax a little and not be so nervous. After hearing what Jiao Yan'er said, he changed his tone and said, "Then let's talk about something related to us."

Jiao Yan'er still remained silent after hearing this.

Doesn't her future happiness or misfortune depend on the thoughts of this man?

Pei Yuan hugged her from behind. Just now, because he was afraid that she would be nervous and make noise, Pei Yuan's hands were placed obediently on the mat in front of her.

Seeing that Jiao Yan'er didn't say anything, Pei Yuan gently lifted Jiao Yan'er's chin, trying to make her turn around.

He continued to ask in a scoundrelly manner, "Hmm? What shall we talk about?"

Jiao Yan'er was still a little uncomfortable with Pei Yuan's frivolous behavior. She shrank her neck and tried to hide back in the thick quilt.

Pei Yuan's fingers then accidentally brushed across the tender and soft red lips. The soft touch of the brief touch made Pei Yuan's hands linger.

Pei Yuan felt a little itchy, so he got into the quilt and whispered, "Let me kiss you for a while."

Jiao Yaner felt her face getting hotter and hotter.

But she also knew that she had no right to refuse. Moreover, this was not the first time Pei Yuan had taken advantage of her.

She murmured softly, as soft as a mosquito.

Pei Yuan moved closer, hugged Jiao Yan'er, and put his mouth on her red lips.

Jiao Yan'er subconsciously tilted her head to hide for a moment, then remembered what she had promised, so she turned back with a blushing face, closed her eyes, and prepared to please him.

Pei Yuan had never seen the beautiful Jiao in such a gesture as if she was asking for a kiss.

He couldn't help but kiss him deeply, and Jiao Yan'er's breathing became heavier. Her head dodged weakly in Pei Yuan's arms.

Pei Yuan felt uncomfortable because of the swelling of his clothes. While kissing her, he couldn't help but want to touch Jiao Yan'er's body.

Jiao Yan'er hurriedly and nervously grabbed Pei Yuan's arm and squeezed it.

Pei Yuan coaxed, "I know."

Jiao Yaner's hands gradually became weaker and were eventually slipped into Pei Yuan's clothes.

Jiao Yaner's body was a little stiff.

She bit her lips hard and looked at Pei Yuan pleadingly.

But he didn't know that this made Pei Yuan unable to stop.

Fortunately, Pei Yuan still had some understanding of his willpower. He knew very well that if he touched her one more time, he might not be able to control himself.

Instead of this, it would be better than when we were in Huai'an.

Pei Yuan slowly pulled his hand back, but because of the tight clothes and the soft fat that was stretched when lying on his side, Pei Yuan felt that it was a little late to withdraw his hand.

Fortunately, Pei Yuan felt sorry for his beloved concubine, and he endured it again and again before letting go of this beloved little beauty.

The two deliberately kept a distance between each other, breathing heavily and looking at the top of the tent.

The heat in their hearts and the burning sensation on their skin made them throw the quilt aside long ago.

Pei Yuan first took action and turned to look at Jiao Yaner.

Jiao Yaner also noticed it and turned around to look at him.

Perhaps because he had overcome his desire, Pei Yuan's eyes were particularly clear at this moment.

He was good-looking to begin with, and in the ambiguous environment, ambiguous atmosphere, and ambiguous entanglement, his eyes filled with deep affection immediately saw into Jiao Yaner's heart.

The blush on her face had not yet faded. She curled up and lay on her side, looking at Pei Yuan.

Perhaps she remembered the topic Pei Yuan just mentioned, so she said softly, "I will rely on you from now on."

"Yeah." Pei Yuan responded, feeling soft in his heart.

Pei Yuan even started to think about it at this moment.

Why not take advantage of Captain Han's stay in Nanjing and just hold the event in Beijing?

I don’t know if it’s because the mental excitement has worn off that I feel particularly tired.

Or maybe he had put a lot of thought into plotting against He Huan during the day.

Pei Yuan chatted with Jiao Yan'er for a while, then fell asleep in a daze.

Jiao Yaner took the quilt and covered Pei Yuan with it.

Pei Yuan felt it vaguely, and subconsciously hugged Jiao Yan'er into his arms again.

Pei Yuan held Jiao Yan'er in his arms, and both of them slept soundly.

In the middle of the night, Pei Yuan suddenly felt the air in the tent become cold, as if a gap had been opened in the tent.

Pei Yuan’s long experience of being attacked made him open his eyes wide immediately.

Before Pei Yuan could make a quick judgment, the man patted him on the butt and motioned him to move closer.

……

Okay, it's okay.

Pei Yuan reluctantly moved inward, making some space in the warm quilt.

Then a small hand mischievously slipped into Pei Yuan's clothes and stuck to his back.

The cold hand almost made Pei Yuan shiver.

Pei Yuan was about to turn around and scold Song Chunniang.

I felt that cool hand sliding behind Pei Yuan's back, as if writing.

Pei Yuan calmed down and silently felt the stroke.

——"You have to be smart enough."

——"Just. Don't. Make. A. Squeak."

(End of this chapter)