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

Chapter 528 Variables abound
When Pei Yuan left Li Shishi's house, Chen Xinjian immediately stepped forward to ask, "Is Qianhu going back to Dengshikou or Zhihua Temple?"

Pei Yuan remembered that he had asked someone to notify Song Chunniang to look for him, and his heart was slightly moved.

He waited in Zhihua Temple for an entire afternoon but didn't see anyone. He didn't know whether she would come over in the evening.

Pei Yuan said, "Let's go back to Zhihua Temple first. The letter has not been finished yet."

Not long after walking, I heard the sound of horse hooves coming closer and closer, and then going away.

Pei Yuan and his men had the status of Jinyiwei, so they could use the excuse of night patrol to roam the streets openly at night. However, everyone was afraid that it would be troublesome if they ran into the imperial censor patrolling the city.

With the idea that less trouble is worse than more, try to take small paths.

When the sound of horse hooves was heard, the Jinyiwei immediately grasped their swords vigilantly. Only when the sound of horse hooves faded away did they breathe a sigh of relief.

The personal soldiers had followed Pei Yuan for a long time, and had heard some things about his own captain.

To be honest, my boss is still... quite hateful.

It's normal to be chased and hacked from time to time.

Chen Xinjian gave a look to one of his personal soldiers, who immediately ran to the nearby street to watch.

But they were vague and only the backs of a few riders were seen disappearing quickly.

After the personal soldier reported back, Chen Xinjian speculated, "Riding a horse at night is so unruly, it must be someone from the border army."

The personal soldier who had just gone to check on the matter recalled what happened during the day and casually asked, "Could it be related to our Qian Hu?"

Everyone looked over there, and the crow-mouthed man quickly lowered his head and dared not say a word.

Chen Xinjian thought about it and said to Pei Yuan, "Could it be that something happened to Jiang Bin?"

Jiang Bin is now the commander-in-chief of the four outer armies. If something goes wrong, the consequences will be disastrous.

Pei Yuan shook his head and said, "I know how to beat people. Jiang Bin has thick skin and flesh, and it is impossible for him to be beaten to death easily."

Having said this, Pei Yuan paused.

He was a little drunk at the moment and was unsure of himself.

He added hesitantly, "I just don't know if Qian Ning did anything shady."

Perhaps because he had witnessed an even more brutal struggle in the past few days, another sinister thought flashed through Pei Yuan's mind.

Could it be that Jiang Bin was killed by Li Cong?

If that were the case, Qian Ning and Pei Yuan would surely die. After Li Cong killed Jiang Bin, he would put T0 in power and become the closest and most favored minister to the emperor.

Pei Yuan sobered up a bit and reminded Chen Xinjian, "Don't be careless. Make sure someone pays attention to the wind direction in the next few days."

Chen Xinjian responded quickly.

Pei Yuan thought for a moment and then said, "By the way, you also heard about what happened in Shandong just now."

Chen Xinjian replied, "I understand. I will write a letter to them, asking the people of Shandong to keep Jin Anchashi. They will give him an umbrella for the people, a plaque for his good governance, new clothes and old shoes, and even stop the sedan chair and cry. Nothing will be missing."

"If Jin Anchashi still can't figure it out, someone will teach him how to do it."

"He only has one life. We can exchange it for dozens or hundreds of dollars."

Pei Yuan nodded, but his mood was a little complicated.

He never thought that one day he would become a disgusting person.

He thought for a moment and said, "There's no need to be too radical. Do you remember why Jin Xianmin was dismissed?"

"It happened when he was serving as the deputy envoy of Shandong Province and preparing for military deployment in Tianjin."

"In this kind of situation, people usually deceive their superiors but do not hide it from their subordinates."

"Write a letter to Cheng Leixiang and ask him to ask the commanders of Tianjin Zuowei and Tianjin Youwei. Tianjin is a city of defense. If you want to do something corrupt and illegal, it is unlikely to happen without the cooperation of the three commanders of the guards."

"They must have more inside information that Liu Jin hasn't discovered yet."

"Our relationship with Jin Anchashi is not a one-time deal, so we still have to wake him up."

If it was a slightly more powerful Censor, Pei Yuan would definitely not have done this.

But Jin Xianmin is too useless, just the right kind of useless. In order to keep his position, Captain Pei can go against Shi and Yang Tinghe!

Upon hearing this, Chen Xinjian immediately agreed.

The group continued walking towards Zhihua Temple.

Pei Yuan was a military officer, and his rank was not high enough to ride in a sedan chair. He could ride a horse, but he could only stroll slowly, making him a big target and easy to be assassinated.

Among the personal soldiers traveling with him, the one with the highest rank was Chen Xinjian, but Chen Xinjian was not qualified to ride a horse.

According to the court's requirements, Chen Xinjian, who was a seventh-rank official, could only ride a donkey, and the other personal soldiers could only walk. If Pei Yuan rode a horse, what good would it do him, except to be used as a slowly moving target?
Of course, there are exceptions to the court rules. Starting from the Xuande period, seventh-rank censors were allowed to ride horses as an exception.

Because it is really silly and cute to see these imperial envoys, who represent the royal power, riding donkeys to inspect work in various places.

The governor riding in a sedan chair, the prefect riding on a horse, and the censor riding on a donkey, if these three meet together, it will be difficult to tell the big king from the small one.

Pei Yuan didn't want to sit on the horse feeling insecure and under too much scrutiny, so most of the time, Pei Yuan would rather take his younger brothers with him and act together like a roaming wolf pack.

When they returned to Zhihua Temple, Pei Yuan asked the flag bearer guarding the gate, "Has General Song arrived?"

The small flag quickly replied, "Yes, General Song is waiting for the captain to come back in the East Court."

Pei Yuan said "Oh", and his heavy mood just now relaxed a little.

As he entered the temple gate, he heard the flag bearer catch up with him and say, "There is another brother who is spying in Beijing. He said he has secret information to report to the commander, and he hasn't left yet."

Pei Yuan was a little curious and asked, "Is there anyone else looking for me?"

The flag officer at the gate said, "He said his name is Chen Shu, and he is carrying out a secret mission for Qian Hu."

Pei Yuan remembered, isn't this the small flag that was ordered to investigate Lianggu's movements?
When I was in Shandong, this person also sent me a secret letter.

Pei Yuan asked, "Where are the people?"

As he was speaking, a small flag officer came up to him and bowed, "I am your humble servant, greeting the commander."

Pei Yuan woke him up and asked him, "What happened in Lianggu?"

Chen Shuo heard this and immediately replied, "Some time ago, a man named Wei Duan came to look for him. The two of them had a good chat and were very close. Unexpectedly, only two days later, the people who were following them discovered that Wei Duan was missing."

"The temple where Wei Duan stayed said that they never saw him go back, and even his luggage was left in the temple without taking it with him."

"Wei Duan wasn't seen coming in or out of the Liang family either."

Pei Yuan had some guesses in his mind, and suddenly felt deeply moved. What a ruthless person.

So far, everyone who had any connection with his past has been killed.

There are quite a few people among the Jinyiwei who know about it.

If this continues, no matter how fierce Liang Gu is, he will sooner or later suffer a mental breakdown in the face of this past that can never be erased. In particular, if those people were really killed by Liang Gu in the past, then the consequences Liang Gu has to face now may not be as simple as being questioned by the censor.

No wonder Liang Gu made such a big deal in the end and went to report a vassal king for rebellion.

It was probably that Liang Gu could no longer bear the waves of pressure and wanted to die together.

Pei Yuan praised the flag bearer, "I know about this matter. You have done a good job. Take your men to keep a close eye on it. Wait until tomorrow morning and go to the officer Zhang Song to collect twenty taels of silver."

Chen Shu was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately thanked him.

Chen Xinjian spoke up at the right time, "The intelligence from Shandong said that they followed the clues and found some old friends of Lianggu. They will probably go to Beijing in a few days."

Pei Yuan was very satisfied and told Chen Shu, "Did you hear that? Keep an eye on him."

Chen Shuo nodded quickly, like a chick pecking at rice, "I will definitely live up to your trust."

Pei Yuan no longer paid any attention to this man and went straight to his own court in the East Courtyard.

Chen Xinjian sent his personal soldiers back to rest.

When he heard that General Song was waiting for Pei Yuan, he tactfully did not follow him, but went back to consider how to talk to Chen Toutie about Jin Xianmin.

The East Courtyard was mainly the office area for the Qianhu Suo. In this era, local government offices and residences were inseparable.

In a garrison like this one, the courtroom and sleeping rooms are connected.

As soon as Pei Yuan entered the courtroom, he saw Song Chunniang sitting with her feet crossed behind the desk.

Song Chunniang was waiting for Pei Yuan boredly. When she saw him coming, she immediately took her officer boots off the desk and asked, "When did you come back?"

Pei Yuan did not hide it from her, "It's been two days, but I was busy and didn't see you."

Song Chunniang said, "It's the same here. I don't know what's going on over there in the East Factory. They are constantly transferring people to the South. Many cases have been pushed to the West Factory."

"Gu Dayong is in Shandong. Here, only I and a few other people who are responsible for maintaining the appearance supervise the West Factory."

"When Chen Xinjian sent me the message, I was busy with something, so I can only come to see you now."

Pei Yuan also came to the case at this time. Seeing that Chen Zongqi was not going to move aside, he knew that this girl was starting to get cocky again, so he couldn't help but said unhappily, "Get up."

Song Chunniang curled her lips and moved to the side.

The seat behind Pei Yuan's desk is wide enough to accommodate two people.

Pei Yuan picked up Song Chunniang and placed her directly on his lap after sitting down.

Song Chunniang laughed a few times and hugged Pei Yuan with her backhand.

The two of them knew each other well and knew that the other was not a good person. When they became lustful, they didn't care where they were.

Pei Yuan had just felt something when Song Chunniang had already hugged Pei Yuan's neck and didn't want to move anymore.

Pei Yuan was a little disappointed. He first missed Qingge and Wanyue, who used to be in the same row with Tiezi, and then he thought of Zhang Yunjun who was waiting to marry into the family.

Pei Yuan couldn't help but feel a little excited.

Song Chunniang didn't react at first, but it took her a while for her brain to catch up.

She stopped Pei Yuan's small movement, smiled wickedly and asked, "What were you thinking about just now?"

Pei Yuan naturally couldn't talk about Zhang Yunjun directly, so he turned to another person he wanted to discuss with Song Chunniang, "Captain Han."

As soon as Pei Yuan said the name, he felt Song Chunniang holding her breath, and all her muscles and skin tensed up.

Pei Yuan hugged her tightly, kissing her neck and behind her ears, silently enjoying the pleasure.

Song Chunniang panted slightly, pushed Pei Yuan aside and asked, "Captain Han, what happened to her?"

Pei Yuan, who was well aware of Song Chunniang's most subtle changes, understood that Song Chunniang's emotions were not released, but were brewing the accumulation of the next emotion.

Pei Yuan didn't expect that after so much time had passed, this girl still hadn't become desensitized to Han Qianhu.

Pei Yuan was enjoying it absentmindedly as he said, "I discovered some problems that I had never thought about before. I feel like a fool."

Song Chunniang's tense mood was somewhat relieved. She looked at Pei Yuan who didn't know what was going on and emphasized to him clearly, "Talk about Han Qianhu's matter."

Pei Yuan was a little unhappy.

When the two of them talked about Han Qianhu before, they always had the same ideas and resonated with each other.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Song Chunniang was only pursuing momentary feelings and was too lazy to even listen to the serious matters.

When Pei Yuan mentioned Han Qianhu, he felt a little depressed.

He looked at Song Chunniang angrily, "Can you please talk about things properly?"

Song Chunniang felt her emotions ebb, and said with some dissatisfaction and lingering, "You talk about Captain Han, and I will talk to you properly."

As he said this, he tried to please others.

Pei Yuan sighed and decided to give her some explosive news.

"Do you remember the woman named Mei Qiniang whom I mentioned to you before?"

When Song Chunniang heard the name Mei Qinniang, her reaction was very calm, "The one who killed you?"

Chen Toutie and Cheng Leixiang had secretly shared this matter with her a long time ago.

Chen Toutie even patted his chest and said that he saw it with his own eyes.

Pei Yuan felt Song Chunniang's relaxed and tense emotions and knew that Song Chunniang didn't seem to be very interested in Mei Qinniang, who was also a woman of the world.

Pei Yuan continued, "Mei Qinniang was actually a subordinate of Han Qianhu. Later, the surprise attack by the East Factory was very successful, and Mei Qinniang was shot to death by arrows."

"In order to silence me, Captain Han found an excuse to go to Beijing and question me about my confession in detail."

Pei Yuan reminded Song Chunniang, "Do you remember the time last winter when we were forced into a desperate situation by freezing rain?"

Song Chunniang certainly remembered that time when they were all soaked by the freezing rain and ran around desperately looking for a place to hide and survive. She almost became confused due to the high fever afterwards.

Seeing Song Chunniang nod, Pei Yuan said, "What she did is just like what we did that time."

Song Chunniang was surprised when she heard this. "You mean, Han Qianhu is actually..."

Then he reacted and immediately asked Pei Yuan, "What about you?"

From this perspective, Han Qianhu can be considered Pei Yuan's enemy, but Han Qianhu did not take action at that time.

And from what happened later, Han Qianhu had the idea of ​​killing Pei Yuan many times, but Pei Yuan kept showing his value inadvertently, which made Han Qianhu waver repeatedly and finally decided to accept him as his dog.

Pei Yuan was in a very depressed mood. He pinched Song Chunniang's waist, letting her move back and forth, and then he hit her hard several times.

Song Chunniang didn't get an answer, and she suffered a lot. She immediately asked angrily, "What does it have to do with me?"

(End of this chapter)