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

Chapter 332 0331 Han Qianhu's Special Envoy
Pei Yuan thought about it, turned around and left as if to avoid suspicion, while his eyes swept over the piled up memorials.

He became increasingly aware of the importance of the Tongzhengsi.

Although the Ministry of Public Security can no longer keep the secret, some important memorials and replies will be announced to the world in the form of official reports, but who says that those unimportant memorials do not contain key information?

If he could place a spy in the Ministry of Public Security, then with Pei Yuan's ability to operate, wouldn't he be able to take off immediately?

Thinking of this, Pei Yuan also remembered several current events that he was paying attention to.

For example, did the "Big Tiger" and "Starry Sky" release the terrifying control power from Zhuge Jiang Gan to Liu Liu, Liu Qi and others?

Did the Bazhou rebels enter Huguang as originally planned?

Pei Yuan thought of "my son Fengxian" again, and wondered whether Qi Yanming could survive when the rebels in Bazhou were destroyed.

If this guy with rich experience in siege and roaming can survive, then Pei Yuan will have to make some further moves in his layout in Shandong.

Shandong has a dense population, large grain-producing plains, coal and iron, a canal running through the north and south, and is right on the edge of the capital.

If he manages it well and uses Luojiao to unify the ideology, Pei Yuan can also say modestly like Zhang Juzheng, "I am not a prime minister, but a deputy prime minister."

Pei Yuan thought about it and left the Tongzhengsi directly.

Although he wanted to have further communication with Wei Ne, this was not the place.

Pei Yuan couldn't possibly win over Wei Ne in front of so many people and ask him to help him spy on internal and external intelligence for no reason, right?
Rather than wasting this excellent opportunity, it is better to put it aside for later.

Pei Yuan left the Tongzhengsi and had no intention of staying here any longer.

Thinking that if Chen Toutie went to Shandong, there would be no one useful around him, Pei Yuan planned to go to Shuntian Prefecture to get Cen Meng out.

After all, you can't let Yun Buxian, that traitor, handle all the things for you, right?
Cen Meng was able to jump out and take the blame for Pei Yuan at the critical moment. Whether from Pei Yuan's personal feelings or to see it for everyone, Pei Yuan had to make use of Cen Meng.

Besides, with Zhu Houzhao's trip to Zhihua Temple, the incident of the three families drying their horses at Da Ci'en Temple was basically a thing of the past.

Pei Yuan can now go to Shuntian Prefecture with confidence to ask for people.

Just when Pei Yuan left the Tongzhengsi, a group of efficient and capable Jinyiwei also entered the capital.

The leader of the team was Yang Fang, the general flag of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Yang Fang first contacted a secret agent to inquire about some matters, and then found Yun Weilin who had moved to Yuan'en Temple.

When Yun Weilin heard that someone was coming from Nanjing, he immediately remembered the secret letter he had sent to Nanjing some time ago.

He was both excited and nervous at the same time, and quickly asked someone to look for Yun Buxian.

It just so happened that Yang Fang also wanted to meet Yun Buxian, so he waited patiently at Yuan'en Temple.

Pei Yuan went out to do some work today, and happened to not bring that traitor with him.

Those who went out to look for someone found Zhihua Temple and easily called out Yun Buxian.

When Yun Buxian heard that the person was from Nanjing, he guessed the reason and his heart was pounding with nervousness.

When he nervously returned to Yuan'en Temple, he saw a Jinyiwei military officer carefully looking at him and asked him, "You are Yun Buxian."

Yun Buxian responded and subconsciously wanted to look at Yun Weilin.

Yun Weilin, however, looked away.

In front of Han Qianhu's special envoy, continuing these useless communications would not only be useless, but might also anger the other party.

When Yun Buxian saw Laozi looking away, he suddenly realized that he had done something wrong.

He quickly lowered his eyes and waited for Han Qianhu's special envoy to ask questions.

Yang Fang didn't bother to talk too much, and asked in a businesslike manner, "When did you start working for Deputy Captain Pei?"

Yun Buxian answered truthfully, "When I was in Huai'an before, I worked for Pei Qian and Pei Fu Qian Hu. Pei Fu Qian Hu rewarded me for my merits and made me a small flag officer."

At this point, Yun Buxian hesitated for a moment and continued, "Because of my laziness, I have caused the dissatisfaction of Deputy Captain Pei, so there are some things that I can only avoid suspicion of."

Before coming to see Yun Buxian, Yang Fang had already asked someone to get a general understanding of the situation in the capital.

Seeing that Yun Buxian was being evasive but not lying, he let it go and asked, "When did you discover that Deputy Captain Pei was a little abnormal?"

Yun Buxian replied, "Once, I went with Captain Pei to see a candidate. After the candidate came out, I noticed that Captain Pei was a little unusual. I have learned some unorthodox techniques, so I noticed something was wrong."

Yang Fang signaled Yun Buxian to pause and asked carefully, "What is the name of that scholar?"

Yun Buxian replied, "It's called the land tax.

Yang Fang asked, "Do you know where he lives?"

Thinking of what Yun Buxian had said just now, he changed the topic and asked, "Does anyone else know where the scholar lives?"

Yun Buxian said quickly, "A few of my lackeys have been keeping watch for a while and know where the scholar lives."

Yang Fang asked, "Where are they?"

Yun Buxian said, "They are all outside."

Yang Fang said calmly, "Call him in."

Yun Buxian felt unsure when he saw Yang Fang questioning him like this, so he quickly went to call in those hangers-on.

He already felt a little regretful.

If I had known it would turn out like this, I wouldn’t have informed Nanjing.

Yang Fang asked those hangers-on a few questions, and they didn't know the seriousness of the matter, and they all said enthusiastically, "We all know where the scholar lives."

Upon hearing this, Yang Fang motioned to a military officer beside him and said, "Go and kill that candidate."

Upon hearing this, the military officer immediately picked up an assistant and ordered a team of Jinyiwei to leave.

Yun Buxian suddenly panicked. He said quickly, "General Yang, we can't be reckless about this. Pei and Deputy Captain Pei seem to value that man very much and have been there several times in the past few days. If we kill him rashly, it may not be good. Should we bring him back?"

Yang Fang remained calm and said, "There is nothing to say about this matter. Captain Han's personal order was to 'kill'."

Sweat immediately broke out on Yun Buxian's forehead.

Pei Yuan's every move these days was under Yun Buxian's eyes. It was obvious that Pei Yuan had a great interest in the land tax.

And judging from some of Pei Yuan's reactions, he was clearly well-prepared for the land tax and had sufficient countermeasures.

The current situation is no longer the same as when he first informed on the matter.

If I were to talk about it later, how would I explain it?
Yun Buxian hurriedly advised, "Should we ask Deputy Captain Pei about this matter? Otherwise, I'm afraid he will be angry."

Yang Fang ignored him and continued to ask, "When you saw that Deputy Captain Pei was acting strangely, why didn't you take the initiative to tell him?"

Yun Buxian immediately broke out in a sweat.

Thinking of this man's decisiveness just now, Yun Buxian trembled all over and couldn't help but want to look at Yun Weilin.

Fortunately, he still remembered what happened just now, so he could only say tremblingly, "I am afraid that Deputy Captain Pei will be bewitched by the evil man. If I alert the enemy, I am afraid that Captain Pei's life will be in jeopardy."

Then he added, "I dare not be careless, nor do I dare to sit idly by. I can only send someone to inform Captain Han as soon as possible." After Yun Buxian finished speaking, he waited anxiously.

I don’t know if this answer can satisfy Han Qianhu’s envoy.

Just when Yun Buxian was panicking, he heard Yang Fang say, "That makes sense."

There was another depressing silence.

Yang Fang continued slowly, "Something happened at night, but you were able to send people out of the city to Nanjing in the early morning. This shows that you still know the seriousness of the matter."

Yun Buxian was overjoyed. Fortunately, he had discussed the matter thoroughly with his father that day and did not make a big mistake.

Otherwise, if there had been any hesitation in the handling of the matter at that time, Nanjing would have suspected that we were indecisive.

At this moment, Yang Fang spoke again, but his voice was a little lower than before, and seemed to be full of deep meaning.

"Deputy Captain Pei must not make any mistakes. If there is anything in the future, please report it to Nanjing in time."

Yun Buxian was stunned when he heard this. What, what does this mean?
Could it be that Captain Han asked me to keep an eye on Deputy Captain Pei?

The previous incident was an emergency, so she could still make an excuse. But if she openly acted as a spy for Nanjing, and Deputy Captain Pei found out about it, I'm afraid that the gods would fight and the mortals would suffer.

Yun Buxian was not very fond of Captain Pei before.

But when this seemingly rough guy fell out with the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and his younger brother who was the seal holder of the Imperial Household Department, he was unexpectedly the only one who could escape unscathed.

Yun Buxian already knew what Captain Pei was capable of.

Do you want to be a spy under such a person?
Yang Fang didn't say much, just said, "Think about it carefully, I won't force you to do this."

Yun Buxian really wanted to say something nice so as not to offend anyone, but his throat was so dry and tight that he opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.

Yang Fang did not stay any longer and immediately left with the remaining Jinyiwei.

Yun Buxian knelt on the ground, watching the elite Jinyiwei soldiers disappear outside the door, and immediately looked at Yun Weilin in panic, "Father, what should we do?"

Yun Weilin had long known the fierce style of the Nanjing commander, and seeing this situation completely extinguished all his fantasies.

Facing such a powerful and powerful person, relying on various relationships to check and balance him is just a joke.

Yun Weilin also asked in a panic, "Where did Captain Pei go today?"

Yun Buxian quickly replied, "I went to the Tongzhengsi and was told to submit a memorial. Captain Pei said that the Tongzhengsi was next to the Jinyiwei and the Central Army Governor's Office, and if too many people went there, it would be conspicuous, so he only brought Chen Toutie."

Yun Weilin said, "Quickly, go find Captain Pei and tell him about the land tax."

Yun Buxian responded, quickly got up and wanted to leave.

Yun Weilin quickly called him back.

After a moment of confusion, he said, "Let's not go there yet. Let's go to Zhihua Temple to check out the situation first."

The two men hurried to Zhihua Temple with a few followers and asked the Jinyiwei guarding the gate. Sure enough, they were told that the special envoy from Nanjing had arrived.

The two of them were in a panic for a while.

I feel more and more uncomfortable sitting on the fence.

Just as he was hesitating whether to go in and how to face the special envoy from Nanjing after going in, he saw Tan Tai Fang Tu and Si Kong Sui rushing over.

Yun Weilin hurriedly took Yun Buxian to pay his respects to the two centurions.

Tantai Fangtu and Sikong Sui glanced at Yun Weilin, ignored him, and went straight into Zhihua Temple.

Although Yun Weilin is an old member of the Zhenxie Qianhu Office and has been in charge of the capital for many years and has a high prestige, this guy often behaves in a hypocritical manner.

Yuan Lang had been busy in the capital for quite some time, but he still hadn't figured out what was going on here. This was due to some of Yun Weilin's secret resistance.

Although Yuan Lang is also a senior captain of the Zhenxie Qianhu Office, he is not able to shoulder the responsibility of causing trouble in the capital city.

In addition, things were not going well in Nanjing where Qianhu was located. Not to mention the expedition to the north, even stabilizing Nanzhili required some trade-offs. Therefore, they could only leave Yun Weilin to his own devices.

These things were no secret among the upper echelons of the Zhenxie Qianhu Office, so Tan Tai Fangtu and Si Kong Sui naturally did not like Yun Weilin very much.

However, as soon as Captain Pei arrived in the capital, Yun Weilin immediately tactfully left the Da Ci'en Temple, and moved to two places in one day. Not only would it be difficult for Captain Pei to cause trouble, even Tan Tai Fangtu and Si Kong Sui felt that if they dealt with Yun Weilin at this time, many people would be disappointed.

Despite this, the two of them showed their dislike for Yun Weilin on their faces.

After the two of them went in, Yun Buxian looked at Yun Weilin, whose face was slightly gloomy, and whispered, "They should all be here to see the special envoy."

He added, "Perhaps these two are also Han Qianhu's spies."

Yun Weilin didn't respond to Yun Buxian's words, and just said, "Go back."

Yun Buxian was surprised, "Why don't we go in and take a look at the situation."

Yun Weilin sighed and said, "We can't just follow the wind. Let's wait for the result."

Not long after the two left, Pei Yuan also swaggered back to Zhihua Temple with Chen Toutie and Cen Meng.

The Jinyiwei guarding the gate were overjoyed when they saw Cen Meng with messy hair, and they came over to greet him.

Normally, their relationship with Cen Meng was just normal, but after such an incident, everyone felt warm at heart when they found out that Captain Pei had rescued Cen Meng safely.

When Cen Mengle was not bothered by anything, someone remembered and reported to Pei Yuan loudly, "By the way, Captain, there is a special envoy from Nanjing who wants to see you."

"What do you mean by Nanjing?" Pei Yuan scolded, "You should call Captain Han."

Although the Jinyiwei had the intention of mentioning Nanjing and Beijing together, Pei Yuan still had some idea of ​​who was feeding him.

If I leave this position now and lose the key power to push the situation forward, I am afraid that my ambitions to be king will be in vain.

Pei Yuan strode into the Zhihua Temple and caught a glimpse of several unfamiliar Jinyiwei along the way.

When the Jinyiwei saw Pei Yuan, they all bowed respectfully and said, "I am honored to meet Deputy Captain Pei."

"Tsk." Pei Yuan knew he was from Nanjing as soon as he heard it.

Yang Fang also heard the noise outside and hurried out.

Pei Yuan waved his hand to stop him from saluting, and asked casually, "Captain Han asked you to come here, is there something going on?"

Yang Fang hurriedly said respectfully, "Reporting to the deputy commander, Commander Han asked me to bring you a secret letter, specifying that you should open it in person."

"Oh?" Pei Yuan immediately reached out his hand and said, "Give it to me."

Yang Fang immediately took out an envelope from his sleeve and handed it over respectfully.

Pei Yuan looked at the seal and opened the secret letter.

After opening it, there was a piece of white paper inside. Pei Yuan shook it open and saw that there was not much content on it, just one line written plainly.

——"Is it okay, Pei Yuan?"

(End of this chapter)