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

Chapter 299 Such a terrible character
Pei Yuan saw Ding Hong off and couldn't help but sigh.

It would be great if politics were that simple.

Pei Yuan’s current trouble is that he and those civil servants in the court are simply not creatures of the same dimension.

No matter how much trouble he, a Jinyiwei, causes, he will never be treated as one of their own by those people.

These civil servants do not represent themselves, but represent the landlord and powerful families of all sizes in the two capitals and thirteen provinces.

This is also why these people insist that Liu Jin rebelled, and Liu Jin could only be the reason for the rebellion.

Unless you are a tough guy like Zhu Yuanzhang, who can withstand such pressure?

Pei Yuan is scratching his head now.

Starting as a Jinyiwei can certainly allow for wild growth and rapid expansion, but the upper limit is too low after all.

The best way for Pei Yuan to solve this problem is to find a suitable agent to act as a white glove.

Pei Yuan can currently control a few.

As a remnant of Liu Jin, Wang Chang's official career has basically been ruined. Now that he has left, he can still part ways amicably based on his merits and enjoy two years of peace and quiet in the local area.

If you cause trouble in the court, you will end up dead.

Suzhou prefect Zhai De'an was a weak man, and Pei Yuan was able to intimidate him into doing things for him.

Then others can do it too.

My good brother Ouyang Bi Jin has not passed the imperial examination yet. Even if he passes the imperial examination and becomes an imperial censor, who would look up to him as a junior?
Not to mention Sun Keding.

Given this guy's ruthlessness and disloyalty, how could Pei Yuan allow him to have too much power?

Pei Yuan sighed deeply, this is a difficult situation.

Pei Yuan suppressed his emotions and planned to find an opportunity to discuss with Wang Chang, the old bureaucrat, to see if there was any solution.

He showed up briefly in Zhihua Temple and went to meet the remaining governor Kong Xu (He Ru). Seeing that Kong Xu had nothing useful to report, he left.

Everyone has been adapting to the environment these days, and Pei Yuan does not intend to start a war before he has established a firm foothold.

After returning home, Pei Yuan asked the few personal soldiers he brought with him to go to the side rooms to rest.

He did not go to the back house either. He changed out of his official uniform and sat lazily on a recliner in the yard in casual clothes.

As the warm spring sunshine shone, Pei Yuan began to feel sleepy unconsciously.

Pei Yuan lay on the recliner with his eyes closed, rocking slowly.

If you don't care about the world, who wouldn't want to live such a leisurely life?

The footsteps came closer and closer, and quickly moved towards the courtyard gate.

When Pei Yuan heard the brisk and familiar noise, he knew it was Song Chunniang.

He asked lazily, "Where are you going?"

Song Chunniang paused, then hurried back at an extremely fast speed.

Pei Yuan was puzzled, but he closed his eyes and waited quietly for Song Chunniang to speak.

Song Chunniang came over and said in a casual tone, "Your little beauty, let me deliver a letter to Yunjun."

Pei Yuan took a while to react before he remembered who the "Yunjun" Song Chunniang was talking about was.
Pei Yuan couldn't help but sarcastically said, "Isn't Yunjun the woman of General Song? Why is she still acting as a matchmaker for others?"

Song Chunniang obviously didn't take it seriously and said nonchalantly, "You don't want it, so I have to think of a way."

Even Pei Yuan felt a little angry after hearing this.

He cursed in his heart, what kind of character is this guy, this Song Chunniang is simply a top-notch scumbag.

First, he coveted the daughter of the censor and bullied her. Then, in order to satisfy his own twisted ideas, he took advantage of the situation and instilled many weird ideas into Zhang Yunjun, making this lady from the censor's family fantasize about living a free and easy life like Song Chunniang one day.

As a result, this bastard wanted to kill the person he loved as soon as he became the general.

Such terrible behavior!

Then Pei Yuan felt that something was wrong with what Song Chunniang said, and asked cautiously, "What do you mean? Why did you introduce Yan'er to her?"

Song Chunniang said helplessly, "We have to find a way to get rid of the weird things in her head. At least, we have to make her feel that the life of a lady from a noble family like before is also pretty good."

Pei Yuan felt the blood vessels in his forehead throbbing with pain, and immediately shouted, "Get out of here!"

"Tsk!" Song Chunniang turned around and was about to leave.

Pei Yuan saw Song Chunniang's graceful back and suddenly felt itchy. He subconsciously called out, "Wait a minute?"

Song Chunniang stopped and looked at Pei Yuan in confusion.

Pei Yuan didn't know what to say for a moment.

You can't just say you're going to do this in broad daylight, right?

There are many personal guards stationed in the front yard, and Jiao Yan'er is also in the back yard.

Pei Yuan could only change the subject and ask, "I haven't had time to ask you these past two days. Have your father and the brothers from your escort agency come here? If they have, I can make arrangements for them in advance."

When Song Chunniang heard this, she replied, "I sent someone to deliver the letter before, but I don't know if he can receive it."

Then he said nonchalantly, "Hasn't the Sanyuan Temple been destroyed by you? Even Yu Zhenzi, the one who escaped the net, was killed by Han Qianhu. The escort agency should be safe now."

Pei Yuan stared at Song Chunniang, "Who told you that Yu Zhenzi was killed by Han Qianhu?"

Song Chunniang reminded, "Wasn't I there when I saw her for the last time? At that time, she took away the Heart Demon Robe that had taken away Yu Songzi. Later, I saw Han Qianhu give the Heart Demon Robe to you again."

Song Chunniang said confidently, "How can Yu Zhenzi be a match for Han Qianhu?"

Pei Yuan felt that Song Chunniang was indeed a little inflated.

Yu Zhenzi's methods were still strange and unpredictable, otherwise he wouldn't have beaten the two of them so hard that they ran around like dogs.

Perhaps it was because when Song Chunniang brought Han Qianhu to help, Yu Zhenzi was making love with Pei Yuan, and Song Chunniang took the opportunity to step on Yu Zhenzi's buttocks hard, which made Song Chunniang have an indescribable sense of psychological superiority when facing Yu Zhenzi.

Pei Yuan warned Song Chunniang, "Yu Zhenzi is not dead yet. He is being held in Nanjing Prison by Captain Han. Don't talk nonsense, or you will get yourself into trouble."

Song Chunniang was stunned for a moment and felt a little panicked.

"Then, then I'll ask someone to bring back a few more letters to ask."

Pei Yuan nodded, "Yes. When Old Escort Song comes, we will find him a quiet temple and let him become a Taoist priest. It will be like his retirement in the capital. All your fellow apprentices will follow you in the future."

Captain Pei talked to Song Chunniang about serious matters, which was rare. "Do you understand your duties?"

Song Chunniang smiled and said, "Of course I know. We just collect money from those temples and Taoist temples. If they are willing to pay, we will live in peace. If they are unwilling to pay, we will cause trouble for them."

"This kind of thing is done a lot by gangsters." "We escorts have to pay money to pay respects at the Sanyuan Temple's pier in order to avoid trouble from both the black and white worlds in Huai'an."

"Those monks, can't they be ungrateful?"

Pei Yuan said, "Just keep it in mind."

The situation of the Qianhu Suo is so difficult nowadays, and most of the temples that are still under the actual control of the Qianhu Suo are soft persimmons.

Pei Yuan made his secret collusion public and started collecting money directly, which essentially infringed upon the interests of those Taoist priests who were spying in the temple.

Because this did not add any burden to the temple itself, it just divided some of the money given to Taoist Zhenji and handed it directly to the Qianhu Office.

For those Taoists on the Zhenji side, the new deputy captain was coming in with great momentum, and Yun Weilin, who had the most connections and financial resources, had surrendered in advance, so they had long been thinking of retreating.

After all, it was no secret that the Qianhu Suo had mobilized a large number of troops to enter the capital, and their respective temples had also been stationed with new Jinyiwei in the past few days.

These people's small arms cannot break the big thighs, so they can only blame themselves for their bad luck.

Pei Yuan talked about some trivial matters and was thinking about how to indirectly point out his intention to sleep with her.

As he was thinking, Pei Yuan thought of Zhang Yunjun's father Zhang Lian.

Hmm? Zhang Lian?

Pei Yuan's heart moved, and he asked Song Chunniang, "Is this Zhang Lian's only daughter?"

After hearing this, Song Chunniang first nodded, then shook her head.

"What do you mean?" Pei Yuan didn't understand this expression.

Song Chunniang explained, "I only have one daughter, but I do have four sons, but they are not as favored as Yunjun."

Pei Yuan thought for a while and shook his head, then said to Song Chunniang, "If you are really his son-in-law, things will be easier."

Zhang Lian's prestige in the court was at its peak, and even those upright people who liked to manipulate public opinion did not dare to underestimate him.

After all, this man had even impeached Shouning Marquis Zhang Heling and Grand Secretary Liang Chu, and his fighting power was incredibly strong.

If this person could be Pei Yuan's white glove, things would be much easier.

such a pity.

Even if Pei Yuan is as shameless as Song Chunniang and uses Zhang Yunjun as a bargaining chip, it is unlikely that he can make Zhang Lian give in by relying solely on Zhang Yunjun.

Song Chunniang raised her eyebrows, as if she remembered something interesting, and said proudly, "I am his son-in-law. Humph, this time when I go to see Yunjun, I will welcome them into the house openly and openly."

Pei Yuan saw Song Chunniang's face was flushed and her eyes were full of love, and he was a little suspicious. Was this woman planning to go to the censor's house during the day to do that kind of thing? ?

Without waiting for Pei Yuan's warning, Song Chunniang turned around and left, "I'll talk to you when I get back."

Pei Yuan's face was gloomy for a while. He vaguely felt that Zhang Lian should be a good breakthrough point, and it might not be a bad thing for Song Chunniang to visit his house more often.

Pei Yuan was relaxing until the afternoon, when Yun Buxian came to his door in a hurry.

Yun Buxian's face was full of excitement, like a hunter who had seen his prey.

"Qian Hu, things have gotten out of hand!"

Pei Yuan calmed Yun Buxian down and said, "Tell me slowly."

Yun Buxian also realized that he was a little impatient, and quickly calmed his breath and said to Pei Yuan, "Captain, I was ordered by you to inquire about the two candidates."

Pei Yuan couldn't help but interrupt, "Why, is there a result?"

"Uh." Yun Buxian paused for a moment, then continued, "There are indeed some clues."

When Pei Yuan saw that Yun Buxian did not continue talking about this matter, he knew in his heart that Yun Buxian probably had something more important to tell him.

He immediately said, "Go on, what's the big deal?"

Yun Buxian said quickly, "Today I am still keeping an eye on those two people. I want to see who they are in close contact with, so that I can find out some information about them indirectly."

"I didn't expect that today those two people were contacting candidates from all over the country to petition together and investigate Liang Ci's murder."

Pei Yuan couldn't help but ask again, "Haven't they been creating public opinion and trying to influence court officials? Why are they suddenly doing so radically?"

Those two guys were not stupid. As scholars, they had almost no political power. They deliberately created momentum outside the Da Ci'en Temple, where many officials came and went. It was very likely that they wanted to influence the court officials in this way.

Yun Buxian said excitedly, "That's because Liang Ci's too arrogant."

"After Liang Ci'an was summoned to the capital to be questioned, he did not restrain himself at all, and even went to the Da Ci'en Temple to talk loudly."

"Many candidates who were denouncing Liang Ci's case did not dare to rebuke him in person when they saw how arrogant he was."

"That would have been fine, but Liang Cifu actually openly instigated his nephew, Liang Chen, the grandson of Grand Secretary Liang Chu, to write a letter to the court, saying that his uncle Liang Cijie should have been given an official position by grace when Liang Chu's term as assistant minister was over, but he missed it."

"Therefore, Liang Chen hoped that the court would exempt him from the imperial favor and grant it to his uncle instead."

Pei Yuan was confused, "What do you mean?"

Yun Buxian explained, "That is to say, Liang Chu did a good job as a minister and should have been rewarded. But Liang Cijie was not up to the task and was really unbearable, so he was not rewarded at that time."

"For some unknown reason, the emperor wanted to bestow favors on Liang Chu's grandson Liang Chen this time, but Liang Chen wanted to give this benefit to his uncle Liang Cijie."

Pei Yuan wondered, "What good is this?"

Yun Buxian sighed, "When Qian Hu heard the result, he knew what the benefit was. The emperor was very impressed and said that the Liang family has a very good family tradition. The nephew knows how to be humble and yield to his elders, and can be a role model for the court."

"So the emperor issued an edict, appointing Liang Cijie as the judge, and also rewarded Liang Chen by making him the secretary."

"Fuck!" Pei Yuan lost his composure when he heard this.

In Pei Yuan's previous impression of Zhu Houzhao, this guy was not a tyrant.

How could such a stupid move be made when faced with such a serious public opinion issue?

Could it be that Zhu Houzhao's political situation was worse than he thought?
Not so.

Pei Yuan thought about his opinion of Zhu Houzhao, and then tried to sort out the context, and he actually felt a vague sense of familiarity.

Could this guy be taking advantage of the situation to set up a trap?
Yun Buxian added, "Now the public opinion in the literati circles is very angry about this news. However, except for a few officials who are willing to speak out, no one in the court cares about this matter at all."

"Those scholars thought that the two or three hundred lives that were sure to be lost would force Liang Chu to be dismissed from office and punished, so they were indignant and came together to attack Liang Ci'e."

"Who knew the situation would turn out like this, and that the emperor would favor Liang Chu so much."

"Now many people are afraid, fearing that they will be implicated in this matter again. But those who took the lead have no choice but to grit their teeth and hold on."

Pei Yuan had a rough idea of ​​what was going on. "Well, the two people who took the lead in the petition are the ones I asked you to keep an eye on, right?"

Yun Buxian looked at Pei Yuan with admiration and said, "That's right."

(End of this chapter)