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Chapter 395 Pei Yuan's Background Fails for the First Time

Chapter 395 Pei Yuan’s Background Fails for the First Time

The pale-faced middle-aged eunuch was so angry when he heard this that his face turned red. He stood up and yelled, "You are just a small Jinyiwei captain, and you dare to use these people to suppress me?"

There is disbelief in his words, but his fearlessness is even more obvious.

Pei Yuan, who had been about to eat the Shandong garrison alive, was stunned for a moment when he saw his reaction. His face turned pale, "Who are you?!"

Chen Xinjian next to him rubbed his eyes and couldn't believe his eyes.

This……

According to common sense, shouldn't this be the other party's reaction?
Pei Yuan realized that he had contributed to the shocking scene of the supporting role. While feeling embarrassed and annoyed, he quickly looked at the person in front of him.

Gu Dayong and Qiu Ju are two of the famous "Seven Tigers of Zhengde".

Xiao Jing and Lu Ting are the "old men of Hongzhi" who have returned as kings.

The former two are now in power, and the latter two are even the strongest contenders for the next eunuch to hold the seal of the Imperial Household Department.

I didn't expect that even though I had a pair of kings, I still couldn't control this person.

Pei Yuan couldn't help but be shocked.

Then the pale-faced middle-aged eunuch said in a feminine voice, "I am Bi Zhen, the eunuch guarding Shandong. Didn't Gu Dayong, Qiu Ju, Xiao Jing, and Lu Ting mention my name?"

Pei Yuan thought for a moment after hearing the name, and couldn't help but blurt out, "It's you!?"

Speaking of Bi Zhen, the pair of kings really couldn't stop him.

Because this person is a pure-blooded remnant of Liu Jin.

When he was a eunuch in the Maritime Customs, he once wanted to levy taxes on Siamese cargo ships out of greed, which resulted in the Ministry of Rites becoming furious and writing a letter to impeach him.

Zhu Houzhao casually instructed to follow the previous rules.

The previous eunuch Xiong Xuan from the Maritime Customs was dismissed because he wanted to collect taxes on foreign cargo ships. If this rule were followed, Bi Zhen would have to go back to the time when he had just cut off little Kun Kun's flesh.

As a result, in order to protect him, Liu Jin distorted the meaning of the imperial edict and forcibly supported Bi Zhen.

Later, when Bi Zhen was serving as the eunuch guarding Zhejiang, he formed the Avengers Alliance with Liu Jin's two sworn brothers who burned yellow paper - Liu Lang, the eunuch guarding Nanjing, and Liu Jing, the eunuch guarding Henan.

When Prince Ning was in rebellion, the three of them responded one after another, wanting to obey the will of heaven and quell the rebellion and overthrow Prince Zhengde.

After Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao raised his army, he focused on heading east. In addition to wanting to capture Nanjing and directly occupy a ready-made backup central government, he also wanted to have two eunuchs garrisoning there as his internal supporters. As long as they could quickly reach Nanzhili, the two of them could take advantage of the situation to disintegrate the defenses of the two provinces.

——"Hao thought that there was Lang in Nanjing and Zhen in Zhejiang, and it was as easy as turning your hand over to get there."

As expected, Bi Zhen lived up to Prince Ning's expectations. After Prince Ning rebelled, he first created public opinion and spread rumors, saying that Prince Ning had sent the crown prince to attack Zhejiang, which caused chaos in Zhejiang and shocked the people.

Then, he wanted to take them down in one fell swoop when the officials of the three ministries, namely, the Provincial Administration Commission, the Censorate, and the Military Commission, as well as the officials of various prefectures and the commanders of the garrisons, gathered to guard the eunuchs' office during the Holy Festival.

"Zhen had seized the city gate keys the night before and ordered the government troops to enter in the middle of the night in full armor, which would cause chaos. The officials were afraid and did not come, so they were on high alert. Zhen could not be dispatched."

Bi Zhen was smart and capable, but unfortunately the officials of the Three Departments and various guards were afraid and did not dare to come, so his plan to catch them all in one fell swoop failed.

What about Liu Lang?

This person has been mentioned before.

He seemed to be only concerned with practicing Taoism and refining elixirs every day in Nanjing, hoping to grow Kun Kun, but in fact he was also a very daring person.

Liu Lang hid a large amount of gunpowder under the pretext of refining alchemy. After hearing that Prince Ning had rebelled, he immediately gathered warriors and hid the gunpowder and weapons in many coffins, preparing to respond to Zhu Chenhao.

Later, the matter was leaked and they stopped.

Unfortunately, Zhu Chenhao was such a waste that he failed to make good use of the power of the two eunuchs guarding the city. He only used them as death squads, thus wasting these two important chess pieces.

As for Liu Jing, he was even more depressed. He was waiting anxiously in Henan, but as soon as Chen Hao came out of the tower, he was suffocated to death by Wang Shouren who was hiding in the grass.

In the end, Liu Jing was dismissed from his job because he left the computer idle.

Pei Yuan realized what kind of ruthless man the eunuch in front of him was, and he dared not disrespect him anymore.

If he could make friends with this guy who dares to think and act, and even bring over the other two members of the Avengers, then Pei Yuan would be even more powerful.

You know, these three people are so reliable as allies!
——They really have something to do!

When Prince Ning rebelled, the rebels were still far away in Jiangxi, so Bi Zhen ordered his soldiers to enter the city in armor, preparing to coerce officials of the province to rebel and echo Prince Ning. Liu Lang even ordered his death squad to lurk in the city and put out gunpowder coffins.

Although Liu Jing, the eunuch guarding Henan, was AFK, that was only because Zhu Chenhao had not yet led his troops north.

Judging from the fact that Liu Jing was later classified as a member of Bi Zhen's party, he must have made active preparations.

Compared with the "Three Avengers", Gu Dayong is like a pig and a dog.

The only pity is that Eunuch Liu died early, and Pei Yuan had no chance to drink and chat with him, and now he can't even get along with Bi Zhen.

Pei Yuan's expression changed several times, and then he changed his mind and said stiffly, "So we are old friends."

Bi Zhen sneered after hearing this, "Who is your family friend? Just based on the few people you just sorted out?"

Bi Zhen, as the eunuch guarding the inland provinces, was a member of the eunuchs of the Imperial Household Department. Among the eunuchs of the Imperial Household Department, he was also a frontier official and could not be easily dealt with.

Even though Zhang Yong was the seal holder of the Imperial Household Department, it was not easy to deal with him.

In the increasingly institutionalized Zhengde era, if one wanted to move a garrison eunuch, the Ministry of War had to issue a written order, send it to the Cabinet for approval, have it approved by the Imperial Household Department, and have it registered by the six departments before his position could be moved.

What if Bi Zhen doesn't give face to the pair of kings?

But the captain of the Jinyiwei had a smile on his face, "I am the grandson-in-law of Prime Minister Jiao, and I have heard a lot about the elegance of Eunuch Bi from him."

"Old Prime Minister Jiao?" Bi Zhen was stunned. It took him a while to react. He asked in disbelief, "Jiao Fang?"

Pei Yuan waved his hand, signaling his men to leave.

Chen Xinjian walked forward and pulled out a chair. Pei Yuan sat down and said with emotion, "If it weren't for Zhang Cai's jealousy of talent and alienation between Eunuch Liu and Prime Minister Jiao, causing Prime Minister Jiao to retire in shame and anger, I'm afraid we still don't know what would have happened in the court."

"In the past two years, Mr. Jiao has often lamented that it was a pity that Eunuch Liu was deceived by those treacherous people."

Bi Zhen frowned, his face full of confusion and doubt, "Did Jiao Fang really say that?"

Then he asked doubtfully, "I heard that Jiao Fang got the news in advance, so he deliberately made enemies with Eunuch Liu and took the opportunity to get away."

Pei Yuan faced Bi Zhen's questioning with an expressionless face, and said calmly, "Eunuch Bi, have you forgotten what happened back then?"

"At that time, Yang Yuan, the Supervisor of the Five Officials, wrote a letter to the emperor, citing the change in the stars, asking him to execute the Eight Tigers. Grand Secretaries Liu Jian and Xie Qian wrote letters one after another, requesting the execution of Eunuch Liu. Han Wen, the Minister of Revenue, also drafted a memorial and submitted it with the signatures of the nine ministers."

"The eunuchs Wang Yue, Fan Heng, and Xu Zhi also took the opportunity to speak up and wanted to put Eunuch Liu to death."

"Everyone in the court said he should be killed, and Eunuch Liu wanted to die in Nanjing but was not allowed to." "What was Eunuch Liu's situation at that time?"

Listening to Pei Yuan's words, Bi Zhen couldn't help but think of what happened back then.

Pei Yuan continued, "At that time, it was the old Prime Minister Jiao, who was the Minister of Personnel, who heard the news and urgently notified Eunuch Liu and gave him advice. This helped Eunuch Liu fight back, defeated the siege of the civil officials, and executed Wang Yue and others."

When Bi Zhen heard this, he thought Pei Yuan was just trying to sell his old friendship on Jiao Fang's behalf. Although he felt unhappy, he appreciated it.

Pei Yuan continued, "Before Eunuch Liu's failure two years ago, he held great power and could make clouds and rain with a flip of his hand. How does it compare to the embarrassing situation when everyone in the court wanted him to be killed?"

Bi Zhen was startled, and then he heard Pei Yuan continue, "When Eunuch Liu was in danger, when Prime Minister Jiao heard the news, he resolutely chose to stand on Eunuch Liu's side and give him advice."

"Later, Eunuch Liu held great power in the inner court, and countless important officials of the court were willing to serve as his lackeys. His power was so great. If Prime Minister Jiao had known the news in advance, what reason would he have for not continuing to stand on the side of Eunuch Liu?"

"This..." Bi Zhen was stunned for a moment, it seemed to be the truth.

Back then, the Eight Tigers were forced into a desperate situation, and it was only with the help of Jiao Fang that they were able to fight back.

There is no reason for a smart person like Jiao Fang to jump out of the company when Eunuch Liu is at the peak of his career.

Bi Zhen asked doubtfully, "So, there was something else behind Jiao Fang's departure?"

Pei Yuan immediately said, "Of course! It was Zhang Cai that instigated the Eunuch Liu to distance himself from the old Prime Minister Jiao. A few days ago, my father-in-law and I were drinking and talking about this matter. My father-in-law still regrets it and says that he wishes he could help Eunuch Liu in the court."

Bi Zhen thought about it and said uncertainly, "Are you talking about the burnt yellow middle?"

Pei Yuan said, "That's right."

Bi Zhen recalled hesitantly, "I remember that Zhang Cai always said Jiao Huangzhong was a fool, and Eunuch Liu also disliked Jiao Huangzhong very much."

"At that time, Jiao Fang wanted Jiao Huangzhong to be the top scholar. Although Eunuch Liu was not happy about this, he still gave him the first place in the second class."

Pei Yuan followed suit, "My father-in-law is a sentimental man, how could he not remember the kindness of Eunuch Liu?"

Pei Yuan's words touched Bi Zhen's mind, and he couldn't help but complain, "It seems that Zhang Cai is a person who can't accomplish anything. If I had known earlier, I should have advised Eunuch Liu more to keep good officials close to him and stay away from bad people."

The two of them got along more and more, and because of Jiao Fang's introduction, they talked about the past, which made Bi Zhen feel that they had met too late.

The two were chatting animatedly, but Chen Lang on the side kept wiping the sweat from his forehead.

Since Liu Jin's downfall, many of Liu Jin's eunuch party have been keeping a low profile, fearing that they would be killed if they were caught in a purge.

I didn't expect that these two guys would dare to claim to be the remnants of Liu Jin in front of me.

Listening to their words, I even felt sad about some of the things that happened when Liu Jin fell.

Seeing that the two men were not paying attention to him, Chen Lang quietly stood up and tried to avoid their sight and slip out from one side of the hall.

Pei Yuanzheng and Bi Zhen were chatting and laughing, without even looking at Chen Lang, and raised his hand to signal Chen Xinjian.

Chen Xinjian immediately took big steps and chased after him with very light footsteps.

Chen Lang vaguely heard someone chasing after him.

At this time, Chen Lang was almost out of the hall and could see the yamen runners on duty.

He was panicking and was about to run towards the bailiffs.

Unexpectedly, before he could run to a safe place, his clothes were grabbed from behind.

Then, a strong hand covered his mouth.

Chen Lang immediately wanted to struggle, but was easily restrained by Chen Xinjian.

Chen Xinjian had his own family-inherited torture methods. After subduing Chen Lang, he forcefully dragged Chen Lang to the side.

Before leaving, he looked back and glanced at Pei Yuan.

Just then Pei Yuan's raised hand fell down.

Chen Xinjian no longer had any doubts and dragged the county magistrate away in front of the yamen runners.

The yamen runners looked on in amazement.

Some people tried to move, but were pulled back by others.

However, the Jinyiwei who had also witnessed the scene just now had already begun to draw their swords.

A short fight began quickly and ended quickly.

After Cen Meng confirmed that the yamen runners were dead one by one, he went up to the hall and whispered to Pei Yuan, "Captain, kill all the yamen runners."

Pei Yuan happened to be talking to Bi Zhen about Jiao Fang's intention to come back and let Jiao Huangzhong campaign for him in Beijing.

Pei Yuan still wanted to act calm in front of Bi Zhen.

However, Bi Zhen did not give Pei Yuan this opportunity. When he heard that the matter outside was resolved, he stood up and went to the front of the hall to watch.

When he saw the dead bodies all over the ground, Bi Zhen didn't say anything.

He was just speaking happily, but when Yu Guangzhong saw Chen Lang walking out cautiously, he realized that something bad had happened.

Later, when he saw Chen Xinjian following him, Bi Zhen reluctantly calmed down and listened to Pei Yuan continue to get close to him.

Chen Xinjian's actions did not disappoint Bi Zhen, and he got rid of Chen Lang very quickly.

The Jinyiwei under Pei Yuan's command did not hesitate to kill anyone who saw this scene.

Bi Zhen glanced at the dead bodies, and felt a little suspicious and wary about Pei Yuan's identity.

What kind of person is this?

This man was able to get Gu Dayong, Qiu Ju, Xiao Jing, and Lu Ting to speak for him, and he could also become Jiao Fang's grandson-in-law. When faced with the Yanggu County Magistrate who might bring trouble, he could act decisively and directly eradicate the root of the trouble.

When did such a person appear in the Jinyiwei?
Just when Bi Zhen was about to ask Pei Yuan directly and make things clear, Chen Xinjian also came back.

Just now, before Chen Lang could run out of the lobby of the county government office, he was dragged away by Chen Xinjian under the noses of the two men. Continuing to keep the matter secret is nothing more than covering one's ears and stealing the bell.

Chen Xinjian simply reported directly to Pei Yuan, "The person is dead. There are no injuries on his body. What do you think is the appropriate arrangement?"

Pei Yuan glanced at Bi Zhen in a soliciting manner.

Bi Zhen sneered, “You are so bold, you should solve the problem yourself.”

(End of this chapter)

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