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

Chapter 546: Second Brother, It’s Time to Cover Your Position

Thinking that even Zhu Houzhao died of typhoid fever after falling into the water, and then died of vomiting blood after being treated harshly by his mother, Pei Yuan would rather lie in this bed and let himself die.

In fact, Brother Zhaozi figured it out later, and on his sickbed he clearly requested an ordinary doctor from the public to treat him.

Eunuchs such as Wei Bin also ran to the cabinet and expressed in tears that they were willing to raise money to change a doctor for Zhu Houzhao.

——"Chinese medicine is exhausted. Please donate ten thousand gold to buy the grass marsh."

Yang Tinghe: No, haha.

When scholars are angry, they often say "If I can't be a good prime minister, I'll be a good doctor." Do you think this is the sentiment of scholars?
Now it seems that this is clearly an intimidation and threat to the emperor!

——You kid, if you dare not promote me, be careful not to fall into my hands!

Zhu Changluo, the later Emperor Guangzong of the Ming Dynasty, obviously understood this very well. When he fell ill, he repeatedly warned the emperor not to listen to the imperial physician.

But if you're not feeling well, you can't just keep going.

Zhu Changluo was also a ruthless person. He directly found the eunuch who was in charge of medicine and diet. He was in charge of both medicine and diet. This was a rare compound talent in society!

Whether it works or not, just treat it for me.

The eunuch was very confused by this. He said, “I didn’t major in medicine in college.”

After the treatment failed, Zhu Changluo was very sad. Could it be that I, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, am going to be useless?
If eunuchs don’t work, is there any other way?

Based on the conservative treatment idea that "food supplements are worse than medicine supplements", Zhu Changluo suddenly had an idea and consulted the Honglu Temple, which was responsible for hosting banquets.

When Li Kezhuo, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, heard that Zhu Changluo was seeking medical treatment and medicine, he immediately said that he had a small pill that could increase his strength.

Zhu Changluo ate one and soon felt better, so he praised, "Great, loyal minister!"

After a few hours, he asked for another one.

I hung up after eating.

Pei Yuan was in poor health at the moment, so how could he dare to leave his life to the imperial physician?

Even those who come from a prominent family are not acceptable.

Jiang Bin, who lived in the Zen temple next door, was not at all reserved. When he saw the imperial physician coming in, he shouted, "Hurry up and save me."

Pei Yuan was tired and in pain, but he persisted until Chen Xinjian came over, and finally he passed out.

In the next few days, Pei Yuan slowly recuperated in the Da Ci'en Temple.

Through Chen Xinjian's words, Pei Yuan also roughly understood the developments outside.

The superficial reconciliation between Pei Yuan and Jiang Bin had a great impact on the handling of the border troops' unrest.

Things like forgetting all grudges with a smile are in line with the values ​​of contemporary people.

The handshake and reconciliation between the two made the civil servants who wanted to settle the score later feel very uncomfortable.

If you jump out and bring up old issues when both the government and the opposition are praising the two men's bravery and their magnanimity in turning enemies into friends, even though it makes sense, it will undoubtedly affect the public's perception.

Again.

People are always selfish.

If doing the right thing will make most people think you are bad, many officials will choose to avoid it.

Especially those censors and secretaries whose advancement depended entirely on public reputation, they were always paying attention to changes in the wind direction.

Public opinion expressed a considerable degree of admiration for Pei Yuan's bravery. After all, any discerning person could see that Pei Yuan's attack became more and more fierce as time went on, and beating Jiang Bin was like beating a dog.

If Jiang Bin had not been careless for a moment and succeeded in a sneak attack, he might have been beaten into a pulp.

But this also made a small group of people more convinced that Pei Yuan had the ability to commit the crime.

Many people even swore, "If there hadn't been so many people at the time, something would have happened!"

After hearing Chen Xinjian's retelling, Pei Yuan was very generous about it.

——Let the unofficial history comment on these rumors.

As for Qian Ning, he never sent anyone over afterwards.

Although the two people who were fighting for their lives just a moment ago turned around and became sworn brothers in public, it didn't seem credible no matter how you looked at it.

However, the attitude expressed by Pei Yuan and Jiang Bin showed that they were unwilling to continue the hostility.

This made Qian Ning feel secretly resentful but also alert.

He did manage to get through this disaster safely by forcing Pei Yuan to surrender.

But the price is the weakening of one's own camp and the strengthening of the enemy camp.

Qian Ning originally thought that even if both sides did not suffer losses, Pei Yuan would become more dependent on him because of the falling out with the border troops.

Unexpectedly, he became the one who lost the most.

Pei Yuan really wanted to ask about what was going on with Queen Xia, but there were so many people here that it was difficult to call Xiao Yan to ask.

However, judging from the fact that there was no feedback at all, Li Zhang's action should have been very smooth.

The duel between Pei Yuan and Jiang Bin was quickly overshadowed by new major events.

That is, the much-anticipated Enke exam has finally begun.

Pei Yuan didn't want to cause any trouble, so he asked Chen Xinjian to express his condolences to everyone one by one on his behalf.

After resting for another day, Pei Yuan felt better. He also heard that Jiang Bin had recovered well, so he asked Cen Meng to send a visiting card on his behalf, wanting to have a good talk with him.

Unexpectedly, Cen Meng came back angrily after a short while and said to Pei Yuan, "Reporting to the captain, the matter has not been accomplished."

Pei Yuan was a little surprised, "It shouldn't be like this, we are sworn brothers."

Cen Meng's face turned red and he didn't know what to say.

Pei Yuan asked again, "Did Jiang Bin refuse, or was he directly stopped outside?"

Cen Meng replied, "He was stopped outside, and now those guarding that side have been replaced by his servants. When they heard that Captain Pei wanted to see him, they, they..."

Seeing Cen Meng like this, Pei Yuan couldn't help but shake his head in disappointment.

It seems that there is indeed a lack of a guy as versatile as Yun Buxian around me.

I've been feeling bored these past two days, so I might as well go and see my second brother in person.

Pei Yuan is nineteen years old this year, and because of his age, he can only be the youngest.

Jiang Bin did not dare to be above Zhu Houzhao, and the final result of the three brothers' brotherhood was that Zhu Houzhao was the boss, Jiang Bin was the second, and Pei Yuan was the third.

Of course, Pei Yuan did not mention Ouyang Bijin, the unpresentable guy.

Pei Yuan stood up with a grin.

When I stood up, it didn't seem to hurt so much.

When Pei Yuan came out of the meditation room, he saw dozens of Jinyiwei in the yard looking over and bowing, "Your humble servants greet the captain."

Pei Yuan saw that many people not only carried embroidered spring swords but also had cotton armor beside them. He couldn't help but smile at them and said, "It's not necessary. I don't know how many eyes are staring at Da Ci'en Temple now. Who dares to mess around?"

"Besides, the Four Outer Armies created that situation, and they are in a difficult situation. They finally managed to calm the situation, and they don't even have time to celebrate. How could they dare to cause trouble at Da Ci'en Temple?"

The four outer armies wanted to take this opportunity to drive Qian Ning away, but they didn't expect that a coup that was almost a military coup would result in the emperor pretending to be dead, and the court ignored them.

This put the four outer armies in a very passive position.

They either had to continue to escalate the situation and force the emperor and the court to give an explanation, or they could only find a way out and give in and plead guilty. Now that they were finally able to end this issue decently, there was no need for them to cause trouble for Pei Yuan again.

Because Pei Yuan was just a marginal figure to the border troops, and the grudges involved were only related to Jiang Bin.

After hearing this, the Jinyiweis expressed their willingness to do their best to protect Pei Yuan's safety.

Pei Yuan believed this statement about 1%, because his truly trusted subordinates were now scattered all over the place, distributed in Tianjin Wei, Xuzhou Zuowei, Luojiao, Yanggu Liansheng Temple, and the five hundred households.

Before Captain Han entered the capital, Pei Yuan had already emptied out all the reliable forces he could use, and even most of the silver in the Captain's account had been moved away.

If he really wanted to start a new business, even if he lost the huge source of financial resources from the Qianhu Suo's collection of money from the temples and the available military surplus for replenishing troops, Pei Yuan would be able to run this system for a while.

Pei Yuan stopped everyone from following him and went out of the temple. Under the guidance of Cen Meng, he quickly found the temple where Jiang Bin was.

When we got there, we saw a large group of guards standing there with a wary eye.

Many people should have seen Pei Yuan during the duel. When they saw Pei Yuan coming, they were all on high alert and looked at the two of them carefully.

Although Pei Yuan was moving as usual at this moment, his fighting strength had not yet recovered after experiencing such a fierce battle with Jiang Bin.

Despite this, that sturdy body and the scene of him beating Jiang Bin still left a strong deterrent effect on the border guards.

Cen Meng took the initiative to step forward and shouted, "My captain is here to see Governor Jiang, why don't you go and report it quickly."

The guards looked at each other, and one of them boldly replied, "My governor does not see guests."

Pei Yuan patted Cen Meng, and waited for him to move aside before stepping forward and saying unhappily, "I am your governor's sworn brother, so how can I be considered an outsider? Who are you to dare to stop me? Go tell my second brother!"

Naturally, the guards didn't believe it.

Not to mention that they had seen how Pei Yuan beat Jiang Bin violently. Just the fact that every time Jiang Bin woke up in pain in the past few days, the first thing he did was to scold Pei Yuan, showed how bad the relationship between the two was.

I don't know how this guy has the nerve to say such things.

However, a person like Pei Yuan has come to him on his own initiative, so whether to meet him or not, Jiang Bin really has to make the decision.

Soon, a personal soldier went in to pass on the message, and then came back very quickly, giving a stiff reply, "The governor said he would not see you."

Pei Yuan's smiling face immediately fell, "You are shameless."

After saying that, he stared at the guard and said, "Go tell Jiang Bin that I still say the same thing."

"I'm so fierce, if you don't rally me and fight Qian Ning together, do you still want to continue to be enemies with me?"

"Let's talk about Jiang Bin."

"His reputation has plummeted and he has lost all face. The only thing he gained is a good brother like me who can strengthen his strength."

"Why doesn't he come out to greet me right now? Will he become a laughing stock and live like a coward for the rest of his life?"

After hearing what Pei Yuan said, the soldier was silent for a moment, then turned around and went in to report.

This time he was a little more polite, "Governor Jiang wants to see you."

Pei Yuan curled his lips, "Didn't I tell him to come out and greet me?"

After that, he lazily said, "Forget it, after all, I am your younger brother."

After saying that, he touched the blood-red cassock and mouse bag around his waist, and swaggered into the Zen temple.

Cen Meng also followed closely behind Pei Yuan.

When the personal soldiers saw that there was only one person following him, they did not stop him.

When he arrived at the Zen temple, Pei Yuan's eyelids twitched.

People were seen popping out of the rooms all around, and it seemed that there were no less than a hundred selected servants guarding here.

Damn, it seems that the Jinyiwei’s vigilance is somewhat effective.

I was a bit careless.

Jiang Bin was not in the room either, but was resting under a big pine tree in the Zen temple to enjoy the cool air.

Pei Yuan looked at Jiang Bin's face which was covered with bruises and scabs, and couldn't help but remember that he hadn't looked in the mirror yet.

Both sides did not hold back at that time, so I can't be so abstract as well.

We will have to get married in a few days.

Pei Yuan was daydreaming when Jiang Bin said coldly, "You are not welcome here. If you have something to say, say it now. If you have something to say, fart now!"

Pei Yuan smiled and said, "So tough."

As he spoke, he walked forward, twisting his neck and moving his shoulders.

As a result, Pei Yuan had not taken a few steps when he immediately ordered the selected servants who were paying attention to the situation outside to rush out from various meditation rooms. Each of these people was holding a weapon, and some even had bows and crossbows, and they all stared at Pei Yuan fiercely.

Pei Yuan acted as if he saw nothing and continued walking towards Jiang Bin calmly.

The extremely nervous Cen Meng quickly drew out the Embroidered Spring Sword and protected Pei Yuan by his side. He then held the sword horizontally to block those eager selected servants.

Jiang Bin couldn't sit still any longer, and he stood up from the stone bench in a timid manner.

He asked, "What do you want to do?"

Pei Yuan looked at Jiang Bin with some pity, "I don't know how people will ridicule a man who was once famous for his bravery and pulled out an arrow shot in the face and continued to fight. "

"You!" Jiang Bin's face turned red instantly.

If he could beat him, Jiang Bin really wanted to beat him up. "If that's all you have to say, then get out of here."

Pei Yuan looked at him and advised him earnestly, "Second brother, you have suffered such a huge loss now, it is time to cover your position."

Jiang Bin didn't understand and immediately asked, "What do you mean?"

Pei Yuan then patiently said, "Second brother, think about it. Why did I just say a few words to lure you out of the mansion and have such a fierce battle with me?"

Jiang Bin was fine as long as he didn't think about it, but the more he thought about it, the angrier he got.

His eyes swept over the increasing number of selected servants, and a dangerous thought kept dancing in his mind.

Then Pei Yuan said slowly, "It's because we are all selfish people."

"The affairs of the Four Outer Armies can be accomplished if they cannot be accomplished, but you cannot become a victim of this plot."

"So you would rather expose yourself and stab the Four Outer Armies in the back than sacrifice your own reputation and future to fulfill someone else's plan."

"The only thing I didn't expect was that you would actually lose."

Jiang Bin's face looked ugly and became increasingly gloomy.

Pei Yuan didn't care and continued slowly, "Now, you have betrayed those accomplices for your own future and reputation, and you have failed in the duel and failed to protect your own future and reputation."

“It’s not an exaggeration to say that it was a complete failure, right?”

Jiang Bin couldn't help but stop her and said, "Is that why you came here to tell me this? Are you a good person?"

Pei Yuan slowly put away the sarcasm on his face, "Of course not."

"I am also a selfish person. Qian Ning wants to sacrifice me, Pei Yuan, to achieve his plan of killing two birds with one stone. But fuck me."

"Now."

"It's time for these two selfish people to plan how to make themselves less disadvantaged in the current situation."

(End of this chapter)