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

Chapter 269 He slandered me
Pei Yuan said angrily, "You misled me, you misled me!"

As he spoke, it seemed as if he was talking to Xiao Yan, but also as if he was giving instructions to the remaining Xuzhou cavalry.

"I have captured the leader of the bandits, 'Big Tiger'. Now I will execute him and avenge you brothers!"

When Xiao Yan heard this, his whole body trembled and his eyes opened wide instantly.

Pei Yuan captured alive one of the two major bandit leaders, the "big tiger"? !

This!
With this person in hand, isn't there a chance of saving one's life?
Seeing Pei Yuan looking for a knife everywhere, Xiao Yan hurriedly ran down from the watchtower and tried his best to dissuade him, "Don't do this, don't do this!"

"Qian Hu, you can't let your emotions get the better of you! We can use this person to negotiate with that 'Starry Sky'!"

"Qianhu, Qianhu! You have to put the overall situation first!"

Pei Yuan was also easy to persuade.

Hearing this, he looked up to the sky and sighed, "Well, leave this head for now, I'll go see what 'Starry Sky' has to say."

After saying this, Pei Yuan rode away on his horse.

Seeing that the soldiers on both sides were looking at him with strange eyes, Xiao Yan could not help but get angry and said, "What are you looking at? Shout to me, tell me that the 'big tiger' is here, and if you don't want him to die, tell those bandits to get out of here."

What kind of family background does Xiao Yan have? Now he works for Lu Ting, and even the generals and commanders have to put on a smile. Why would he care what a few soldiers think?

Only people like Pei Yuan who climbed up from the bottom have such a lack of vision.

Xiaojiaziqi!

Xiao Yan looked down on Pei Yuan for a while, and seeing that the bandits really did not dare to attack, he immediately ordered Xu Feng to watch here. He also wanted to see how Pei Yuan dealt with the captured bandit leader.

The reason why Pei Yuan did not deal with the bandit leader on the spot was because when he first saw him, the guy was holding a big knife and waiting for him in a majestic manner.

This kind of guy is not easy to fight at first glance, and is not in Pei Yuan’s comfort zone of mowing the grass.

If we fail to catch him during the brief opportunity of scene change, there might be a risk of failure.

So Pei Yuan rushed back to the front camp, ignoring everyone's inquiring gazes, and shouted directly on his horse, "Cheng Leixiang, come here!"

After all, Cheng Leixiang is a former senior disciple of Huashan Sect, and his level in single combat is quite good.

He wanted to call Chen Toutie, but unfortunately his ability was mediocre, and there was no need to torture the bandit leader now. Pei Yuan changed his mind and went to find Song Chunniang again.

Captain Pei had also seen a few of General Captain Song's tricks in capturing people, so if they fought, he would at least be better than Chen Toutie.

When Cheng Leixiang and Song Chunniang arrived, Pei Yuan said to them, "We're going to take down a master later, so you all need to help."

After hearing this, both of them looked solemn and were on full alert.

Seeing this, Pei Yuan, for safety's sake, also pulled out a piece of dry firewood from the pile and held it in his hand.

When Chen Hutou was released, it was found that this guy was indeed a veteran in the underworld. As soon as the light changed, he immediately closed his eyes and swept the big knife in his hand, forcing back Cheng Leixiang and Song Chunniang who were eyeing him covetously.

Pei Yuan found that Chen Hutou's refreshed direction was with his back to him. He was stunned at first, and then subconsciously hit Chen Hutou's back of the head with the dry firewood in his hand.

He had great strength in his hands and tried to hold back a little, but the back of the head is one of the weakest parts of the body.

When Chen Hu was hit by Pei Yuan's firewood, his eyes went dark and he fell to the ground in dizziness.

Pei Yuan was stunned for a moment, looked at Cheng Leixiang and Song Chunniang, and said, "You can't do it. If I had known earlier, I could have done it myself."

Cheng Leixiang laughed innocently, but Song Chunniang rolled her eyes.

The next step was to tie up Chen Hutou. Cheng Leixiang said that he was not professional, and finally Song Zongqi stepped in and tied him up tightly.

Just after dealing with Chen Hutou, Gu Dayong and Xiao Yan came over together.

Gu Dayong also heard from Xiao Yan that one of the two main leaders of the bandit army had been captured, and he was also very excited.

When he saw the tied-up Chen Hutou, Gu Dayong excitedly asked, "Is this the big tiger? Is it him?"

"It should be." Pei Yuan said, "There should be no one else who can be called Tiger General in this rebel army."

"Okay, okay." Gu Dayong smiled so hard that his back teeth showed. "As long as we have this man, I don't believe that those bandits will not surrender."

Xiao Yan also felt as if it was suddenly daybreak, and he agreed with a smile.

Pei Yuan was not as optimistic as they were.

The two of them were laughing, but when they saw Pei Yuan's indifferent expression, the smiles on their faces froze.

Gu Dayong, who couldn't hold his temper, asked first, "Is there anything wrong?"

Pei Yuan said calmly, "Yes."

Without waiting for the two to ask again, Pei Yuan said, "The biggest problem is that there are two leaders of the rebel army. We have captured the 'big tiger', but 'Starry Sky' is still out there."

"If we use 'Big Tiger' to threaten Mantianxing, do you think it will be useful or useless?"

Although the two men did not have great wisdom, they were still quite clever. After hearing Pei Yuan's words, their expressions began to change.

Pei Yuan didn't mind sowing discord in person and asked a question that made the two of them very embarrassed.

"Let me give you an example. If Eunuch Gu was caught by thieves, and the one in charge was Eunuch Xiao Jing, do you think Eunuch Xiao would save you?"

Gu Dayong's face darkened.

If it were Xiao Jing, he would wish he were dead!
Xiao Jing has probably been waiting for the emperor's close ministers to make room for him.

Xiao Yan's face turned unhappy after hearing this, and he asked directly, "What does Captain Pei mean by this? Why are you openly slandering my uncle's character?"

Pei Yuan looked at Xiao Yan and said, "It seems that you also think that Eunuch Xiao will not save us."

Xiao Yan was about to retort, but Pei Yuan loosened his mouth again, "Let's put it another way. Anyway, I'm just giving an example. Let's say that if Eunuch Xiao was caught by thieves, and Eunuch Gu was in charge at the time, then what would you think, Eunuch Gu?"

Gu Dayong thought, there’s no need to guess.

But this answer made him feel even more heavy-hearted.

He asked Pei Yuan, "If that's the case, what should we do?"

Fortunately, Pei Yuan did not completely destroy the two people's hopes. He said solemnly, "Although this person is not very useful, he is useful after all. It is unlikely that we can use 'Big Tiger' to exchange 'Starry Sky' for withdrawal, but delaying it for a day or two is not a problem."

"If they can't even do this little thing, I'm afraid that 'Starry Sky' won't be able to convince the people, let alone expect to swallow up the rest of 'Big Tiger'."

"One day, two days..." Gu Dayong was a little disappointed.

Compared to the expectations just now, this is not really an expectation.

Xiao Yan is more realistic.

Pei Yuan's two assumptions just now had already chilled his heart.

He had heard Xiao Jing tell many stories about cannibalism in palace struggles.

It wouldn't be a bad thing if we could use this bandit leader to buy us a day or two.

But Gu Dayong sighed and muttered to himself, "One day, two days, one day, two days. What happens after one day, two days?"

Xiao Yan was also in a bad mood.

He could have escaped, but Pei Yuan had tied him up here. If Pei Yuan had cooperated, they might have already fled to Dongchang Prefecture.

Seeing the two men were depressed, Pei Yuan immediately hinted, "Maybe there will be changes in the next one or two days."

Gu Dayong himself was the eunuch in charge of military affairs, and he could almost count on his fingers how many troops were available in the north.

Not to mention the Yanggu area, all the troops in the entire Shandong province, except for some garrisons responsible for coastal defense of the Beiwodusi, were withdrawn to quell the rebellion.

Otherwise, these Bazhou bandits would not have risen again.

Xiao Yan remembered Pei Yuan's previous discussion on "the right time and the right place", and he subconsciously looked up at the sky.

Although the clouds in the sky were thick, there was no sign of snow.

And because of the dark clouds, these two days are not as cold as before.

He looked at Pei Yuan and asked, "Could it be that Captain Pei is still hoping that God will give us a chance to live?"

Pei Yuan did not reveal the truth, but only said, "Everything will be revealed by midnight tonight at the latest."

Gu Dayong was confused and asked Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan did not hide anything and told Gu Dayong everything the two had said before.

After hearing this, Gu Dayong's first reaction was indeed similar to Xiao Yan's, "This Taoist is probably just talking nonsense and trying to deceive us."

Pei Yuan thought to himself.

These guys all know it very well in their minds, and they all practice Buddhism and Taoism.

His expression remained unchanged, and he insisted, "If it is anything else, I may not dare to speak rashly. But don't forget what we are doing at Qianhu Suo."

"Last winter, there was little rain or snow, so the emperor was worried about the harvest and issued an imperial decree, asking Shuntian Prefecture and Yingtian Prefecture to pray for rain at the same time."

"At that time, the Chaotian Palace in Yingtian Prefecture failed to pray for rain, so Han Qianhu, who was in charge of supervising the imperial edict, asked the Palace Master for a list of gods to pray to, and then beat the gods with iron whips in the Chaotian Palace, and exposed them to the scorching sun, and finally it rained."

When Gu Dayong and Xiao Yan heard this, they were both shocked.

Gu Dayong asked in disbelief, "Could it be that you also have such a skill?"

Pei Yuan slightly turned his body sideways and remained silent in a mysterious manner.

The two were both shocked and suspicious, but thinking that the outcome would be clear in the evening, they kept their thoughts to themselves for the time being.

Fortunately, Pei Yuan was afraid that they would ask more questions, so he simply changed the subject.

"Should we wake up the thief first and ask him about it?"

"That's right!" Gu Dayong and Xiao Yan said, "We should interrogate this thief thoroughly."

Xiao Yan also specifically asked, "Captain Pei, where is your subordinate from the East Factory? Call him over and torture him."

Pei Yuan dissuaded him, "It's not decent. Besides, we have to use him to delay the war."

Pei Yuan stopped Xiao Yan from torturing him and told Cheng Leixiang, "Get some water."

Cheng Leixiang looked around and found a wooden basin filled with water. He knocked off the ice on top, leaving about a bowl of water. Thinking it was enough, he brought it over and poured it over the "big tiger's" head.

Chen Hutou was splashed with the cool ice water on his face and immediately woke up with a start.

The first moment he opened his eyes, he locked onto the figure that he hated to the core.

Chen Hutou struggled for a few times, trying to break free from the ropes and beat Pei Yuan to death to vent his anger, but he didn't expect that the ropes were tied very tightly, and were tied in places that were not easy to bear the force.

Chen Hutou struggled for a while but failed to break free. He could only vent his anger through verbal output.

"Zhuge Jiang Gan! You and I cannot coexist!"

"I, I'm going to eat you alive!"

Chen Hutou fluttered around and opened his mouth wide as if he was going to bite Pei Yuan.

The two were quite far apart, and Chen Hutou couldn't struggle free. He did this just to vent his anger.

After hearing this, Xiao Yan and Gu Dayong both had a question mark in their minds.

Zhuge Jiang Gan? Who is this?
They both looked at Pei Yuan at the same time.

After all, everyone could see who Chen Hutou was shouting at.

Xiao Yan thought a little more deeply, and asked doubtfully, "Captain Pei, what's going on? Who is Zhuge Jianggan? How come you have any contact with the leader of the Bazhou Army?"

Xiao Yan asked a few questions subconsciously, but he was scared after asking them.

I rely on!

What did I ask?
This, this, this, if this is true, I won’t be silenced, right?

Xiao Yan's forehead was covered with sweat, and he was afraid that Pei Yuan would really answer him.

However, Gu Dayong suddenly remembered something.

Previously, when Pei Yuan talked about framing the commander-in-chief of the Shandong Defense Forces, he once mentioned that he could get all the handwritten letters from the rebel leaders to help frame them. Now it seems that there is indeed some unclear relationship between Pei Yuan and the rebels.

Pei Yuan also keenly noticed that something was wrong with the two men's expressions.

He thought for a moment and deliberately said to Chen Hutou, "There shouldn't be any hatred between us, so why do you hate me so much? Besides, do I recognize you? Today should be the first time we meet, right?"

Seeing Pei Yuan pretending to be ignorant so shamelessly, Chen Hutou could not help but curse, "Bah! You don't recognize me, but I recognize you!"

"We have more than 100,000 troops in the Bazhou Army, and we dominate the world. Who can stop us? If it weren't for you, a bastard, who instigated us and deceived several commanders, causing us to suffer such a huge loss, would we be in this situation today?"

Chen Hutou wanted to spit at Pei Yuan but didn't, so he simply said, "Wait till you die! When Mantianxing catches you, I will cut you into pieces and grind your bones to dust."

Pei Yuan sneered and asked, "Now that I have you as my captive, does Mantianxing still dare to disregard your life?"

Chen Hutou laughed loudly, without any fear on his face, and shouted sternly, "If I can take your life and give an explanation to Sixth Master and Seventh Master, then it doesn't matter if I, Chen Hutou, die."

Pei Yuan paid attention to the expressions of Xiao Yan and Gu Dayong, and saw that the expressions on their faces had changed from fear and dread to uncertainty.

Then he pretended to be angry and yelled, "Shut his stinky mouth."

Cheng Leixiang knew what "Zhuge Jiang Gan" was all about.

When Chen Hutou started to curse just now, he was standing there in fear, afraid that he would say something fatal.

Hearing Pei Yuanrang blocking Chen Hutou's mouth, he immediately stepped forward and stuffed a piece of rag into Chen Hutou's mouth.

Chen Hutou's eyes were wide open with anger, but he was tied up and could do nothing.

After stuffing Chen Hutou's mouth tightly, Pei Yuan still argued with the two men with anger, "This bastard actually dared to slander me, he slandered me!"

Both of them cast suspicious eyes at Pei Yuan.

They were now somewhat suspicious that Pei Yuan had specially hired someone to falsely report his military achievements.

(End of this chapter)