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

Chapter 308 People are addicted to food
Yun Weilin said, "The Qianhu Division declined only because the imperial court did not want to see a powerful evil-suppressing Qianhu Division, so it had to decline."

"When suppressing the rebellion of Tang Sai'er, the evil suppressing Thousand Households relied on a large number of Jianghu people who had surrendered to the emperor and made great contributions."

"Later, White Lotus Buddha Mother Tang Sai'er fled to the civilian world."

"In order to eliminate future troubles, Zhu Di first banned women from becoming nuns, and then ordered the arrest of nearly 10,000 nuns and female Taoist priests for questioning."

"As a result, the Jinyiwei, which was filled with a large number of jianghu people, became beastly and raped nuns and female Taoist priests on a large scale."

"This incident caused great controversy in the imperial court. It was believed that the Qianhu Office, which was mainly composed of recruited Jianghu people, was at great risk of losing control."

"The emperor was furious and weakened the Qianhu Division several times in a row, and finally it became what it is now."

"Some things can just be thought about and some preparations can be considered as consolation. If the monster is forced to reappear, no one will be happy."

Yun Buxian understood something after hearing this and asked, "Father, do you mean that the real strength of Qianhu Suo is raised in the martial arts world?"

Yun Weilin thought for a moment and said, "That's not the case. The Qianhu Office also spent a lot of resources to gather these people from the underworld. At that time, the imperial court was very wary of the Ming Cult, the White Lotus Cult, and the Maitreya Cult, and supported them very much."

"Now that we have been at peace for a long time, let alone supporting the government, even some insignificant government offices dare to interfere with the interests of temples and Taoist temples. The income of the Qianhu Office is decreasing year by year. There is not much left just by eating up the idle quota. Qianhu Han... probably doesn't have the money to do this."

Yun Buxian wondered, "Then what are we worried about?"

Yun Weilin warned, "Liu Liu, Liu Qi and the others are just a few jianghu people who raise horses at home. If they raise an army in anger, they can still cause unrest in half of the Ming Dynasty, let alone the one who is above all the jianghu people?"

Yun Buxian was silent for a while, and then advised Yun Weilin, "I heard from those people that the evil-suppressing thousand households are now divided into two parts with the Huai River as the boundary, with one person in charge in the north and one in the south, holding the power alone."

"Even if we don't confront Captain Han, can't father do anything about this deputy captain in the north?"

This is indeed the reason why Yun Weilin had remained silent before.

He had to carefully assess the risks involved and figure out whether Han Qianhu really wanted to get rid of the mess in the north or had the intention of reorganizing the north.

However, Yun Weilin was obviously more cautious than Yun Buxian. After a while, he said solemnly, "Although the deputy commander of the Evil Suppression Commandery has been vacant for a long time, it has existed before."

"That's two times that I know of."

Seeing that Yun Buxian didn't understand what he meant, Yun Weilin said, "Once, he appointed Deputy Captain Feng Jie to encircle and suppress the Ming Cult's Five Elements Flag. Another time, he appointed Deputy Captain Chen Chi to encircle and suppress the White Lotus Buddha Mother Tang Sai'er. Both battles were very brutal."

"The two deputy captains who were appointed in times of crisis were like the flags and horns of the expedition. They were armed and brave all the way and were unstoppable. Afterwards, the government and the public believed that they were the key to victory."

"This time, Captain Han appointed another deputy captain. No one dares to guess what this means. But in the eyes of some people, there may be other interpretations."

Yun Buxian immediately felt a headache after hearing this, "Could it be that Qianhu Suo is going to be in trouble again this time?"

Yun Weilin pondered, feeling increasingly unsure.

Every word he said seemed to be a retreat. "During the Chenghua period, four of the five centurions died in the case of the evil man Li Zilong, and they got back four Feiyu suits."

"The two people who came this time, Tantai Fangtu and Sikong Sui, were both fierce men who followed their fathers and killed people in the palace all night long."

"These two old guys are actually inferior to Pei Yuan and are willing to work with this guy... Things may not be that simple."

Yun Buxian was a little panicked by what his father said, but he was flexible and turned against the enemy in an instant.

"Now that Captain Pei is being plotted against, isn't that a bit dangerous? From what I see, it seems like some of the tactics used by the Zongheng family. Should we try to warn Captain Pei?"

Yun Weilin shook his head and said, "Since you didn't mention it at the time, what does it matter if you mention it now?"

Yun Buxian thought about how he had distracting thoughts at that time, and as a result, he failed on both sides. He suddenly felt that he had lost a lot.

Yun Weilin has been sitting on the fence for many years, but he has a broad mind.

He thought about it for a while and said, "I think it would be better to report it directly to Captain Han."

"As long as you say that you found something wrong with Captain Pei's mental state and you were afraid that he might be controlled by someone, so you didn't dare to remind him directly, then no one can say anything."

"This way, we can save Captain Pei in disguise and use it to repay his kindness and show our merits."

"Secondly, if we contact Captain Han directly, we can also express our loyalty."

"Besides, it will also let Captain Han see that Pei Yuan is so incompetent that he can't even protect himself in this mixed capital."

Yun Buxian was overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly discussed many details with his father.

……

Although Pei Yuan went to bed late at night, he woke up early the next morning.

This is not the biological alert of Pei Yuan's scumbag sequence itself, but there are indeed many important things to do today.

This morning, Zhang Lian was going to submit the impeachment letter that shocked the government and the public.

Pei Yuan had to rush to see Huo Tao as soon as the news got out and get this pretentious reputation.

At least this kid must know that he and the upright Censor Zhang Lian do have a close relationship, and that they are all one family.

Secondly, Pei Yuan wanted to meet with Zhang Lian again after he left the court.

When the outcome of the court meeting confirmed what Pei Yuan said yesterday, Pei Yuan would quickly show himself in front of Zhang Lian to give Zhang Lian a vague idea that Pei Yuan was working for the emperor.

As long as there is an opportunity to strengthen this concept in the future, Pei Yuan, the emperor's messenger, may be able to guide Zhang Lian's thinking at a critical moment.

The fact that Zhang Lian wrote the letter itself had in fact confirmed to the emperor what Pei Yuan had said to him yesterday.

——He has a close relationship with the Censor Zhang Lian.

When Zhu Houzhao wants to use the weapon of public opinion one day, he will definitely prefer to find the easy-to-talk Jinyiwei Pei Yuan to do the job, rather than going directly to those stubborn and stubborn censors.

Therefore, the arrangements for the whole day are very important.

Pei Yuan didn't have much time to refresh his special passive ability, and he didn't want to act too deliberately and let people notice anything.

Out of a fluke mentality, Pei Yuan planned to wait until he came back to get the "No Worry About Debts" back.

Of course, in order to avoid a bad start today and to avoid running into Liang Ci'an who was swearing in the street when he went to meet Huo Tao at Da Ci'en Temple, Pei Yuan planned to reset his sage time.

this matter……

It still depends on the contributions of the Ming royal family.

Pei Yuan quietly put on his clothes, and while the guards were still asleep, he quickly climbed over the wall into the backyard and found Song Chunniang's house.

He pulled out his Bazhou knife and patiently opened the door latch.

After just two dials, the door opened.

Song Chunniang crossed her arms and looked at him with disgust.

Pei Yuan walked up to her and picked her up. He hooked his foot, kicked the door shut gently, picked up the little empress dowager and got on the bed.

After being touched by Pei Yuanqin for a while, Song Chunniang finally couldn't resist his desire for sex and began to respond enthusiastically.

Perhaps because she was in her own room, the stimulation was not so strong, the little empress dowager still exchanged a few moves with Pei Yuan.

Until Captain Pei made a move, the state system could be preserved. Pei Yuan refreshed the sage time and was very satisfied, and quietly returned to his room.

When it was bright, Yun Buxian was waiting outside.

After Pei Yuan finished his meal, Yun Buxian brought his personal guards forward and waited for instructions.

As soon as Pei Yuan took a look at Yun Buxian, his wild sense of smell really began to mark him.

I don’t know if there was something wrong, the red light that briefly appeared on Yun Buxian’s body was very faint, and he looked like he was not very promising.

"Tsk!" Pei Yuan looked at Yun Buxian with deep contempt.

Yun Buxian didn't understand what was going on. He looked at Pei Yuan loyally, waiting for his orders.

Pei Yuan was too lazy to argue with him.

His standard for hiring people is consistent: as long as they can be useful for a short period of time, he doesn't care about anything else.

Pei Yuan himself had built his team through fraud and deception, and he had sufficient psychological anticipation for the possible backstabbing he might encounter.

But Pei Yuan didn't care.

Even if it was someone like Cheng Leixiang and Chen Toutie, who had followed him and done countless things that were enough to destroy his family and property, if they betrayed him one day, Pei Yuan would be able to accept it calmly.

He only cares about whether he can solve the problem at hand, and then solve subsequent problems one by one.

Yun Buxian is the person who can help him solve the problem now, and Pei Yuan is very kind to him.

"Today, you should arrange for someone to keep a close eye on Huo Tao and Tian Fu, and also try to find out Liang Ci's whereabouts."

When Yun Buxian heard Pei Yuan ask him to find out about Liang Ci's whereabouts, he became more and more convinced that Pei Yuan had fallen into the trap set by the Zongheng family. He tactfully advised, "Captain, Liang Ci's affairs are of great importance and we cannot interfere."

Pei Yuan listened and added calmly, "I also need to find out the content of today's court meeting. The sooner the better."

When Yun Buxian saw that Pei Yuan ignored his advice, he immediately realized that he had crossed the line.

He quickly agreed, "I will go ask someone I know right away."

On days when there was a court meeting, the morning court session would start very early.

At about three o'clock in the morning, all the ministers had to wait outside the Meridian Gate. During this time, they could have brief consultations, collusion, alliances, or conflicts on some matters.

Then at around five o'clock, the emperor would arrive at Taihe Gate and begin to hold court.

Pei Yuanshuang took a short rest, and after eating and drinking his fill, the morning court was basically over.

So the news that shocked the government and the public began to spread.

——"Zhang Lian, the Censor-in-Chief, impeached the Grand Secretary Liang Chu for allowing his son Ci Fu to illegally cause the death of a person, and for asking for his son's grace and order even though his grandson was young. I request that the Grand Secretary be dismissed and Ci Fu be brought to justice!"

When Pei Yuan heard the news, he immediately realized that the opportunity had come, so he asked Yun Buxian about Huo Tao's whereabouts.

Yun Buxian has a wide network of contacts in Beijing, and he had already hired some idle people in the martial arts world to keep a close eye on Huo Tao.

So he said to Pei Yuan, "Huo Tao was ready to flee last night. He left his luggage at home this morning and went out to get information. Now he is heading to Da Ci'en Temple again."

Pei Yuan asked, "Where is Liang Ci'ao?"

Yun Buxian said, "I heard that he also went to Da Ci'en Temple."

Pei Yuan pursed his lips, a little hesitant.

But his past experience made him not dare to show weakness easily. Thinking that there was not a drop left just now, he was very calm at the moment, and immediately told Yun Buxian, "Then let's go to Da Ci'en Temple to take a look."

But Pei Yuan also knew the importance of the matter and did not dare to take too many risks. "By the way, let Captain Tantai and Captain Sikong follow as well."

Yun Buxian's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He hurried downstairs to pass on the message and also quickly sent a notice to his father.

If Pei Yuanzhen and Liang Ciwei fought head-on, the consequences would be disastrous.

Pei Yuan returned to his room and made some preparations.

There is actually nothing to prepare.

The mouse bag, the green-glazed porcelain vase, and Han Qianhu's paper fan can be used together to hide silver.

In order to get the more than 900,000 taels back to Nanjing from Huai'an, Pei Yuan had left two treasures to Han Qianhu.

The only rare treasure he can use now is the blood-red Heart Demon Robe.

In addition, when in Huai'an, Pei Yuan also learned the Dahui sword seal from Han Qianhu.

This hand seal is of ordinary power. When used against an enemy, it can attack the opponent's consciousness and cause the opponent to become stiff for a short period of time. It can barely be considered a small control.

However, if this move is to demonstrate its true power, it requires the cooperation of another person or object.

The one person was naturally the monk Daigo who was temporarily staying in Zhihua Temple.

One of them is the folding fan that sealed the original monk Daigo.

This Dahui sword seal can temporarily freeze the soul. Combined with the methods used by Han Qianhu, it can temporarily allow the soul of the original monk Daigu to take over the body of Daigu, awaken directly on the spot, and kill everyone.

Thinking of this, Pei Yuan couldn't help but sigh. He decided that he should try to get someone to go to Nanjing and get the things back.

Pei Yuan wore cotton armor under his robe, wrapped up the Bazhou sword and the golden melon hammer, and gave them to his men to carry.

Then he left the house and went to Da Ci'en Temple.

When they arrived outside the Da Ci'en Temple, Yun Buxian's men immediately came over and whispered something to him.

Yun Buxian quickly pointed the way for Pei Yuan, "Captain, Huo Tao has changed his teahouse this time. I will take you there right away."

Pei Yuan smiled, it was not difficult for him to guess Huo Tao's little thoughts.

This guy is most likely here to inquire about the news of the court meeting. If something unfavorable happens, he will run away immediately.

At this time, Huo Tao certainly didn't want to be an opinion leader at the center of public opinion.

Pei Yuan followed Yun Buxian's instructions and went straight to the teahouse where Huo Tao was.

Huo Tao sat in the back of the tea shop sipping tea with a normal expression, while paying attention to the conversations among the other drinkers.

There were also a few people who had met Huo Tao and wanted to come over to discuss something, but they were all politely rejected by Huo Tao on the grounds that they were waiting for someone.

As soon as Pei Yuan entered the tea shop, he was noticed by Huo Tao.

Huo Tao's expression remained unchanged, but he clenched his right hand nervously, rubbed his fingers slightly, and then relaxed.

Pei Yuan smiled and calmly sat down at Huo Tao's table. "Brother Huo, we had a drink together yesterday. Why do we look so strange to each other now?"

(End of this chapter)