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

Chapter 385 What fish do serious people fish for?
After selling favor to Wang Qiong, Pei Yuan was very satisfied with his gains.

He did not ask Wang Qiong to completely stand on his side, as long as Wang Qiong could see that he, Pei Qianhu, had the will to protect the world and had sufficient goodwill towards him.

After all, this guy is very capable and does things very well. Pei Yuan doesn't want a Wang Shouren to suddenly jump out from the bushes on the side of the road when he is about to succeed.

Well, then I won’t laugh anymore.

If there is anything, we can talk openly.

There is nothing that cannot be solved by making concessions. If Wang Qiong is not satisfied, I can make more concessions.

Pei Yuan refused to give in before because he had no room for compromise.

But as his strength gradually grew, the means Pei Yuan could use also gradually increased.

Compromise is a political tool. Sometimes, backing off may help you gain more.

If you take one step back, you will see a vast world. If you take a few steps back, you may see the sea of ​​stars.

Before leaving, Pei Yuan said to Wang Qiong tactfully, "I am leaving Beijing tomorrow. Can you please let a family member come and see me off, Lord?"

Wang Qiong was puzzled. "You are so young, why are you so eager to gain fame?"

After saying this, he felt that his words had some accusatory tone, and hurriedly added, "These are all common official bad habits. It is understandable that you don't know the truth."

Pei Yuan said, "Your Excellency has misjudged me. Am I that kind of person?"

"Although Pei is young, he has been in Beijing for only a month, and he has already punished the evil thief Liang Ci'an. He also advised the prince to save the people's money, and persuaded Zhang Lian to impeach the military officers on the front line for plundering the battlefield for the prince. Later, he discussed with the prince the "Memorial on the Abolition of the First Merit in the Inland Expedition". What do you think of Pei?"

Wang Qiong blushed after hearing this, and felt that what she had just said was really shameless.

He quickly said, "Friend Pei is indeed a man of great benevolence and righteousness."

He added, "The latter two matters were not just discussed together, but initiated."

If we look at these three things Pei Yuan did, anyone with a conscience would give him a thumbs up.

Pei Yuan asked with a smile, "Has Pei ever publicized this to gain fame?"

Wang Qiong could only say, "Indeed, I didn't. It was I who was careless just now."

Pei Yuan naturally wanted to give Wang Qiong this face, so he said, "In fact, I asked someone to see me off not for personal vanity, but because I want to leave a few words for the world to know."

"Oh?" Wang Qiong felt a little strange. Pei Yuan, as a captain of the Jinyiwei, led troops to Shandong to carry out missions. It was not like the wind was whistling and the Yishui River was cold, so why did he do this?

Although Wang Qiong was puzzled, he thought it was not a big deal, so he said to Pei Yuan, "I have a younger generation whom I admire very much, named Wang Shouren. When I was the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue in Nanjing, I got along well with his father, Wang Hua, the Minister of Personnel, and always treated him as my nephew."

"A few years ago, Wang Shouren was demoted to a local place because of Liu Jin's perverse behavior. Later, Wang Shouren was unexpectedly recommended by Zhang Yong, and he was able to put things right."

"Now that Wang Shouren has returned to Beijing, there is no plan for the time being. I have some free time. How about asking him to see you off for me?"

Pei Yuan felt a little choked after hearing this.

No, I haven't done anything yet. Why do you only show Wang Shouren?

Are you trying to scare me?

Pei Yuan said tactfully, "Wang Shouren and I have met once before, and there was a small misunderstanding between us. I'm afraid it's not very convenient."

Last time, in order to allow Pei Yuan to transport silver across the river smoothly, Captain Han deliberately set up a trap and created an opportunity for Wang Shouren to return to Beijing.

Then, the future Great Sage Wang fell ill as soon as he arrived in Zhenjiang and had diarrhea for several days.

He had to wait until Pei Yuan arrived with the silver transport vehicle before being taken across the river by Pei Yuan as a hostage.

Wang Shouren was so smart that he saw through it but didn't say it out loud.

Wang Qiong was a little surprised. "What misunderstanding do you have? Just talk it out."

Pei Yuan said vaguely, "Pei is also suffering for others."

Wang Qiong saw that Pei Yuan was not in a position to elaborate, so he let it go and said, "My son Chaohan is uneducated and unskilled. He was given a position as a captain of the Imperial Guards. Let him see you off on my behalf."

When Pei Yuan heard the name, he immediately became alert.

Not for any other reason, but because Wang Qiong’s third son, Wang Zhaohan, is a famous male protagonist in the Ming Dynasty novels!
As the most famous playboy and pimp in the Ming Dynasty, his status in the underworld is comparable to that of Ximen Qing.

The story focusing on him as the male protagonist is called "The Ambition of Prince Wang".

The story is mainly told from the perspective of the prostitute Yu Tangchun and is called "Yu Tangchun Meets Her Husband in Adversity".

There are even many derivative, unedited versions of the novel among the people.

It's all about that little thing about Master Wang San who hired a prostitute and how he ended up falling in love with her.

If you haven't heard of these, you must have heard of "Su San left Hongdong County and appeared on the street."

Pei Yuan was so lucky to be seen off by Mr. Wang San.

Pei Yuan immediately changed his itinerary and said to Wang Qiong, "I will bid farewell to you all outside the west gate tomorrow."

Wang Qiong was surprised. "Why didn't you go through the South Gate when you were going to Shandong? What were you doing outside the West Gate?"

Pei Yuan said, "Feel the charm of classical culture."

Wang Qiong pondered, could it be that it was in response to the saying "There are no old friends west of Yangguan"?
This is not auspicious either.

Considering that Pei Yuan was a rude military officer, Wang Qiong was afraid of being embarrassed if he pointed it out, so he said, "It's up to you."

Pei Yuan left Wang Qiong's house and went to look for Gu Dayong.

Pei Yuan told Gu Dayong that he was planning to set off the next day.

Gu Dayong said, "Oh."

The main reason is that Gu Dayong will soon leave Beijing and go to Shandong to fight alongside Pei Yuan, so there is no need for both sides to explain anything.

Pei Yuan said to Gu Dayong, "Tomorrow I will say goodbye to my old friends at the west gate. Can you find someone to see me off, Eunuch Gu?"

Gu Dayong was very polite and said, "It's my duty. My brother Gu Daliang is fine. Let him go."

Pei Yuan quickly refused, "It's too high-profile. I just want to leave a few words for the world to know."

Gu Daliang was a second-rank Jinyiwei deputy commander and the Earl of Yongqing.

If Zhu Houzhao had not explicitly let Qian Ning be in charge of the Jinyiwei, Gu Daliang would now be the number one in the Jinyiwei.

At that time, Zhang Rong was just a third-rank commander.

Gu Dayong was not ungrateful and said as a matter of course, "You earned all his official titles for him. What's wrong with asking him to see you off?"

Pei Yuan didn't refuse after hearing this.

In that case, let’s meet this Gu Daliang.

Pei Yuan wanted to find Xiao Yan again, but after thinking it over, he decided to let Chen Toutie go and inform him.

——I will leave Beijing tomorrow, please ask someone to see me off at the West Gate.

The matter-of-fact tone in his voice made Xiao Yan so angry that he couldn't sleep for half the night.

Why did Pei Yuan make such a fuss about the farewell?
We should learn from history and take into account the huge risks of going south.

There is no need to mention the Daqing Dharma King who was accurately sniped.

Let’s just talk about Emperor Wanshou in Xuandu Realm.

Zhu Houcong was such a smart man. At such a young age, he could fight against powerful officials. How could he not understand the tricks in these things?
Unfortunately, at the end of the 17th year of Jiajing, Zhu Houcong's biological mother, Empress Dowager Jiang, passed away. Her last wish was to be buried with Zhu Houcong's father.

Coincidentally, someone else reported that the Xianling Mausoleum of Zhu Houcong’s father was flooded due to water seepage.

This shocked Emperor Jiajing so much that he insisted on returning to his hometown to take a look. This led to the Emperor's southern tour.

Beforehand, Emperor Jiajing learned the lessons from his cousin Zhu Houzhao.

To be cautious, post to your Moments in advance.

——I don’t fish.

——I didn’t go fishing.

——I hate fishing the most in my life.

——What kind of fish do serious people fish for?

A set of four powerful moves blocked the ambitious man's path.

Soon, Zhu Houcong left the capital with confidence and first went to Zhaozhou, Hebei.

Perhaps thinking of his old father soaking in the water, Zhu Houcong, who was full of energy, was eager to return home shortly after setting off, and quickly urged to set off.

Then, not long after they set out on their journey, the Zhaozhou Palace behind them caught fire.

Zhu Houcong was stunned when he heard the news.

He looked at the Linming Palace where he had just arrived and thought... it was just a coincidence, right?
Then when he set out south, he looked back and saw that the Linming Palace was also engulfed in flames.

Zhu Houcong panicked. This must be a coincidence, right? !
Then, two days later, Zhu Houcong entered Henan and stayed at the Weihui Palace that day.

Zhu Houcong is angry, and I don’t believe it.

——"On Dingmao, the emperor went to Weihui. At four o'clock in the morning, a fire broke out in the temporary palace. Lu Bing carried the emperor out, and some of the concubines and eunuchs died in the fire."

Zhu Houcong: I believe it.

From then on until the end of the Ming Dynasty, no emperor dared to tour the south.

Pei Yuan did this to remind those guys who wanted to mess around that he knew what was going on and shouldn't mess around.

On the morning of the second day, Pei Yuan assembled his troops and went around to the west gate of the capital.

The farewell group waiting here has almost arrived.

Pei Yuan looked at it with satisfaction.

Gu Daliang looked somewhat similar to Gu Dayong. After meeting Pei Yuan, he behaved very friendly and did not have the slightest sense of being a deputy commander of the second-rank Jinyiwei.

He had the highest rank and status, so it was natural for him to be the first to come up and greet people.

Pei Yuan wasn't very familiar with him, so he just said a few false polite words.

Gu Daliang was very shameless. He seemed to have received some instructions from Gu Dayong. He grabbed Pei Yuan's hand and asked with a smile, "Captain Pei, this is your first meeting with me. Do you have anything to say to me?"

Gu Dayong is now very closely bound to Pei Yuan, and the two are going to Shandong together to establish a base. Naturally, Pei Yuan also wants to be closer to Gu Daliang.

He casually suggested, "There is no future in Jinyiwei. If you have the opportunity, you can go to the Five Military Commandery. From now on, you may be able to go further."

After hearing this, Gu Daliang hesitated.

Although the Five Military Commission has not been completely hollowed out by the Ministry of War, its actual power is already relatively small. On the contrary, the Embroidered Uniform Guard is still a real government office.

Gu Daliang thought about Gu Dayong's praise for the captain in front of him, so he simply said, "Then I'll ask around to see if there's a vacancy."

Pei Yuan said, "It would be best to go to the Rear Army Governor's Office. If you have the opportunity to transfer to the Rear Army Governor's Office, then you don't have to worry about anything else and just focus on supervising the farming."

Gu Daliang was overjoyed when he saw how detailed Pei Yuan's instructions were, and concluded that Pei Yuan already had a clear plan for this matter.

Pei Yuan was just doing it conveniently. He fully supported Zhu Houzhao's policy of putting the army first and the Ming Dynasty first. Only an emperor like Zhu Houzhao, who ate and lived with the soldiers and patrolled the border in the snow, could unite the rotten border troops into one.

He looked elsewhere and immediately spotted Xiao Yan's son Xiao Tong.

Xiao Tong also benefited from the battle of Yanggu and was awarded the title of baron, and his official position was promoted to the commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

In theory, he had been adopted by Xiao Jing and was Xiao Jing's grandson.

It’s just that Xiao Yan and he have a deep father-son relationship, so it’s normal to ask him to run errands at a time like this.

When Xiao Tong saw Pei Yuan looking at him, he suddenly became a little flustered.

He still remembers the scene where countless rats crawled out of Pei Yuan's body and gnawed his warhorse into pieces.

It just so happened that his father and this Captain Pei were becoming closer and closer, and both of them took a baron from this man, and the relationship between the two sides could no longer be avoided.

Xiao Tong smiled stiffly and moved forward.

Pei Yuan, for Xiao Yan's sake, naturally would not care about the previous unpleasantness, and planned to say a few words to Xiao Tong as well.

Take two steps forward and look back.

Pei Yuan and Gu Daliang met for the first time and did not communicate much, so he said, "Originally, when I went to invite Eunuch Gu, I thought it would be Eunuch Gu's adopted son Gu Ben who would come, but I didn't expect to bother Earl Yongqing to come."

Gu Daliang was a little confused and responded with a smile on his face.

When Pei Yuan went to talk to Xiao Tong, Gu Daliang immediately frowned, beckoned over an attendant, and ordered in a deep voice, "Send someone to ask Gu Ben immediately if he knows a man named Pei Yuan."

After the others left, Gu Daliang heard Pei Yuan and Xiao Tong say this, and he moved forward calmly.

Pei Yuan had generously told Xiao Tong that the past was over, which made Xiao Tong feel much better.

Then comes the highlight of today.

Pei Yuan looked at the famous male protagonist of the book, Mr. Wang San.

Young Master Wang San is eight years old this year. He is happily watching a camel caravan entering the city.

Seeing Pei Yuan coming, Master Wang San still pretended to be mature and exchanged a few polite words with Pei Yuan according to Wang Qiong's instructions.

Pei Yuan felt a little regretful that it was a little small.

What a pity. What a pity.

Young Master Wang San felt a little envious when he saw Pei Yuan's extraordinary appearance and majestic demeanor.

He asked Pei Yuan, "I heard from my father that you are a captain of the Jinyiwei."

"Yeah, not bad." Pei Yuan responded with a smile.

Mr. Wang San's face immediately perked up, "I'm a captain of the Jinyiwei, so do I have to listen to you?"

The people watching nearby couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Pei Yuan looked at the small figure of the Third Master Wang and said, "Learn to read well. I will come to see you again when I return to the capital."

He was a good child, but how could Wang Qiong become a well-known pimp in the Ming Dynasty? What a waste.

Pei Yuan finished speaking without further ado.

He told everyone the full version of the disclaimer in a serious tone.

In short, I don’t like fishing, and I don’t like playing with fire. If there are evil villains trying to murder me, I hope all my friends will fight them together.

After everyone said goodbye in confusion, Pei Yuan set off with his men with some regret.

I don’t know if Zhengde and Jiajing will have the chance to see such a magical game in the future.

It’s as if Pei Yuan could just slightly change history, and the world would lose the protagonist of a novel that had been sung for hundreds of years.

Pei Yuan felt very clearly that the unknown future was being materialized in his hands.

(End of this chapter)