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

Chapter 571 Brother's Temperament
When he recalled the painful experience last time, Yuanma Temple Shaoqing felt a little numb.

No, stop it.

When he looked at Pei Yuan, he was even more dazed.

Boss, who are you?
Pei Yuan saw that Chen Xinjian was really going to go far away, so he quickly called him back, "Come back!"

After saying this, he said to Dou Yu, "We were just joking."

"Captain Song is young and ignorant, and does things indecently, but I am not that kind of person."

"Besides, this is her wedding day, why should I be a villain at this time?"

Pei Yuan said it casually, but Dou Yu didn't dare to take him as a joke.

Now he also figured it out. How could he be an ordinary person if he could sit alone in this place where demons were dancing wildly and evil spirits were rising to the sky?

He asked very cautiously, "I am Dou Yu, have you dared to ask for the name of the captain?"

Pei Yuan was quite frank, "My name is Pei Yuan, and I work for the Suppressing Evil Thousand Households Office."

Dou Yu was shocked after hearing this, "You are the traitor..."

Then I thought, no, Jiang Bin is not dead yet!

He quickly changed the subject, "Are you the Captain Pei who showed off his power in the Da Ci'en Temple?"

Pei Yuan cursed in his heart, but thinking that he was not innocent in this rumor, he simply pretended that he didn't hear what Dou Yu said.

Dou Yu now understood everything.

Although there were not many guests on Captain Song's wedding day, each of them had unique skills.

Although Pei Yuan was only a mere captain, he was able to handle the battle between the Four Outer Armies and the Jinyiwei commander Qian Ning with ease, so he was no simple person.

He immediately said politely, "It was I who was rude just now. I didn't recognize a true hero in person."

Pei Yuan smiled and said, "It's okay. Captain Song is ignorant, I will repay you for this favor. Although I was joking just now, if someone from the Censorate really wants to investigate your case, you can just mention my name to the Left Censor-in-Chief."

“It works.”

Dou Yu knew that the officialdom was treacherous, but he never expected that the dignified Left Censor-in-Chief could be secretly connected with Captain Pei.

I feel more and more that it is worth coming here today.

When Chen Xinjian came back, he saw the two of them chatting and laughing. He couldn't help but ask, "Captain, it's been a while since His Majesty granted us the marriage, but you still don't have a new house to live in. If you delay for too long, I'm afraid you will be a waste of His Majesty's grace."

Pei Yuan was furious when he heard this, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Dou Yu paused.

Then Pei Yuan shouted at his attendant, "Does this thousand households lack a house?"

As he spoke, he leaned over to Lu Ting, who was sitting at another table not far away, and shouted, "Eunuch Lu, you also know that His Majesty has granted me a marriage. I don't have a new house to use right now, and I heard that your house was granted to me not long ago. How about giving it to me first so that I can arrange the marriage?"

Dou Yu was shocked when he heard this and quickly looked at the eunuch who was in charge of the Imperial Household Department.

The eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department was not angry, but asked in surprise, "It's a good thing to have someone come into the house. I have nothing to say about that. But doesn't Captain Pei think it's unlucky?"

Pei Yuan immediately changed his mind and asked Xiao Yan, "How about the Left Commander lending me the house?"

Seeing how openly Lu Ting agreed, Xiao Yan naturally had no room to show weakness, and said with a little reluctance, "Alright, but don't forget my favor."

Pei Yuan remembered that Xiao Tong had been avoiding him since he returned to Beijing, so he promised Xiao Yan, "Chen Xinjian has found a good position and will be sent out to work soon. Your young uncle can come and hold the stirrup for me."

Dou Yu felt something strange.

He had also heard about the story of the Xiao family father and son.

Xiao Yan was the nephew of Xiao Jing, the former eunuch of the Imperial Household Department. Xiao Tong was adopted by Xiao Jing as his grandson, continuing Xiao Jing's bloodline.

When the father and son pacified the bandits in Bazhou, they were each granted the title of baron for their merits.

Xiao Yan was made the Earl of Xingping, and Xiao Tong was made the Earl of Leping.

Pei Yuan asked the son of the Left Commander-in-Chief to hold the stirrups of his horse, as if he was humiliating the Left Commander-in-Chief.

Unexpectedly, the Left Commander did not get angry after hearing this. He just pondered for a moment. Before he could speak, the Chief of the Imperial Household Department said to the attendant who was about to run to report the news, "You are going to be sent out."

The tone sounded quite familiar.

The Jinyiwei general flag took a look at Pei Yuan and said, "The captain helped me find a job in Xuanfu."

Lu Ting smiled and asked, "When did you say you were leaving?"

Chen Xinjian wanted to arm his own guard as soon as possible, but he still had to wait for Captain Pei to release the people, so he said vaguely, "It will be soon."

Lu Ting nodded, then turned to Pei Yuan and said, "After Xin Jian leaves, why don't we let Lu Yong come over and work with the captain. I've fought all over the world and finally found an uncle for my nephew. I'm counting on him to be adopted and continue my family line."

"Now he is hanging out with a bunch of playboys, which is not very good. It would be better to let him work with the captain, so that he can gain more experience."

When Xiao Yan saw someone fighting for it, he immediately got angry and said, "That's my house."

After saying that, he immediately said, "I'll call Xiao Tong over right now. He's been with Qian Hu before, so he knows his limits."

Pei Yuan smiled and said, "Don't fish for three days and dry the net for two days."

Saying that Xiao Tong "fishes for three days and dries the net for two days" seems to be shirking responsibility.

Although Xiao Tong had made a show of surrender by ambushing Zhang Yong, Pei Yuan still had some doubts about his ability to do things, so he arranged for him to inspect various temples in the capital.

This is a very loose task with no KPIs, and it is a bit like letting the sheep run wild.

Xiao Tong was happy and relaxed, hanging out outside from time to time, and his status was very low.

Now that Chen Xinjian is leaving, Pei Yuan wants Xiao Tong to be by his side at this critical juncture, obviously preparing for great use.

Pei Yuan settled the matter, sat back down, and then smiled at Chen Xinjian, "Does this thousand households need a house?"

Then he said to Dou Yu, "Brother, you can rest assured now, right?"

Dou Yu's eyes were moving back and forth, but when Pei Yuan asked him, he immediately came to his senses and said with a hint of anger, "What's going on, Captain? Weren't you talking about my house just now?"

Pei Yuan smiled and asked, "Your house?"

Dou Yu said, "Yes, we were just talking about the house I own in Chengqingfang, and then we changed the subject, didn't we?"

Pei Yuan looked back at Chen Xinjian, "Is that so?"

Chen Xinjian replied, "It seemed that it was at that time that Qianhu called me."

Pei Yuan looked back suddenly.

Dou Yu continued, "Could it be that what fell out of my sleeve just now is the imperial decree granting marriage?"

Pei Yuan smiled and said, "Dou Shaoqing really guessed it right."

Dou Yu immediately scolded him, "What happened with Captain Song happened first, and you just praised my generosity. How can I not help you?"

Pei Yuan looked somewhat resistant, "Is this appropriate? If this happens, Dou Shaoqing will be left with nowhere to live again."

Dou Yu quickly shook his hand, "It's okay, it's okay, I, I..."

Dou Yu nodded twice, but he became alert and suppressed his subsequent words, saying, "I have my own way."

Captain Pei was indeed a respectable man, and he did not say whether he wanted it or not. He hesitated for a moment and asked Dou Yu, "If I remember correctly, Dou Shaoqing should be a fourth-rank official." Although Dou Yu felt that Pei Yuan's reaction was a bit strange, he answered honestly, "That's right."

But Pei Yuan smiled and asked, "You really have no place to live in the capital?"

Pei Yuan's question was strange, and Dou Yu also found it strange.

He thought about it, but he didn't dare to show off his wealth, so he asked tentatively, "What if I don't have it?"

Pei Yuan said calmly, "I can't bear the bad reputation of taking away people's houses and leaving them with nowhere to go. If you really have nowhere to go in the capital, I can try to help you seek a transfer."

Dou Yu's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he was inexplicably excited for a moment.

His position as Shaoqing of Yuanma Temple seems to be of high rank, but his management scope is limited to the royal horse farms in various places.

He may make a lot of money in normal times, but his power is pitifully small. Compared with the Taipu Temple, which is responsible for managing horse affairs and has the word "politics" in its name, he is worse than dog shit.

It is indeed the real "Bima Xiaowen".

However, if the Shaoqing of Yuanma Temple can get a chance to be promoted, there are also good ways.

Generally speaking, the promotion of officials in Yuanma Temple was orderly.

For example, once a third-rank official of the Imperial Academy was promoted, he would usually go to a local area and either serve as a third-rank Censor or directly jump to the second-rank Right Governor.

As a fourth-rank Shaoqing of the Yuanma Temple, he rarely gets promoted vertically and becomes the Minister of the Yuanma Temple directly. He usually goes to the local area for a transition.

Generally speaking, he would be the left or right councilor of the third-rank provincial governor. If he is lucky, he might directly become the third-rank provincial judge.

But theory is theory. One can imagine how difficult it is to make the leap from "Bima Xiaowen" to a local official.

The competition he has to face is not only from the "Bima Xiaowen" of his own company and the "Bima Xiaowen" of horse farms across the country, but also from the prefects, councilors and other officials at all levels who are in charge of the affairs of a province.

With his achievements in horse breeding, what can he use to fight against those local powerful bosses?
At this time, the only hope is to rely on background and connections.

Dou Yu looked at Pei Yuan eagerly, with a look of pleading on his face, "Could it be that the thousand households have a way?"

Pei Yuan smiled and reached out for tea.

Dou Yu was itching to try some more, so when he saw the tea set being brought in, he took the initiative to add water for Pei Yuan.

Then he said directly, "You may not know this, but I may not be very good at other things, but I am good at building a house."

"If you trust me, I won't rush to hand over the house to you. How about I take care of it first and make it perfect for you before I show it to you?"

Hearing this, Pei Yuan put down his teacup and sighed, "So, if you don't make progress as a magnanimous person like Dou Shaoqing, who is more qualified to make progress? Don't worry, I know what's going on."

Pei Yuan was not attracted by this house.

Instead, he suddenly realized a very valuable point about Dou Yu, the Shaoqing of Yuanma Temple.

He has become a mature fourth-rank bureaucrat.

Just push it upwards slightly and the effect will be immediate.

Moreover, this guy was flexible and handed over the house obediently after being threatened by Song Chunniang.

Later, he took this opportunity to curry favor with Song Chunniang and seek credit, which shows that he really has no background or connections.

This kind of high-ranking official with a soft personality immediately reminded Pei Yuan of his number one henchman, former Southern Grand Marshal Wang Chang.

Pei Yuan summed up this characteristic in four words: "Little brother's temperament."

So Pei Yuan immediately became interested in Dou Yu.

Just now, Pei Yuan showed off his strength a little bit and took out some bait to lure Dou Yu, who had no backing, and it really made him tempted.

It just so happened that Pei Yuan was about to stir up a bloody storm in Shandong, and there were some real vacancies for Dou Yu to assign.

Dou Yu still felt a little uneasy after hearing Pei Yuan's light words.

Although Dou Yu had just seen the two big men vying to send their own nephews to Pei Qianhu to lead the horse, he was still very itchy at this moment and couldn't help asking, "Please give me some advice, Qianhu."

——Boss, please elaborate.

Since Pei Yuan wanted to meet Dou Yu, he naturally didn't hesitate to talk to him for a few more words. He smiled and pointed to another empty cup.

Chen Xinjian immediately understood and came over to add water for Dou Yu.

Dou Yu recalled the familiarity between the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department and this personal attendant, and hurriedly and politely offered to take the call himself.

Chen Xinjian moved quickly and poured tea for Dou Yu.

Just after Dou Yu thanked him, Pei Yuan said to him nonchalantly, "Chen Zongqi is my confidant. In a few days, he will be sent to Xuanfu as a guard commander."

At this moment, the dispute surrounding Xuanfu has just revealed the tip of the iceberg, and Dou Yu naturally does not understand the huge significance of it.

But jumping from a straight seven to a straight five was also worthy of his congratulations.

Pei Yuan continued chatting, "Chen Xinjian's brother is Chen Toutie, the commander-in-chief of Shandong Province. You may not have heard of him."

The Military Commandery was a military officer system, and Dou Yu really didn't know much about it.

But the Duzhi Tongzhi was a second-rank official after all, and was still worthy of Dou Yu's attention.

But.

Considering what had just happened, that the Left Commander-in-Chief and the Chief of the Imperial Household Department had been competing to have their nephews hold the stirrups for Captain Pei's horse, Dou Yu was not too surprised about the younger brother of this Vice-Governor of the Capital.

It’s okay from the second grade.

Then Pei Yuan said, "Chen Xinjian took over his brother's job. The one who served as my personal attendant before was that Chen Toutie."

Dou Yu couldn't help but hold his breath when he heard this.

The difference between letting his younger brother be his younger brother and having his younger brother be his real brother before being his younger brother is a huge difference.

Pei Yuan pointed in the direction of Lu Ting and Xiao Yan, with a helpless expression on his face, "These people only want to take advantage of me."

Dou Yu's throat moved, and he couldn't help but ask cautiously, "What about my third year?"

"From three?" Pei Yuan frowned.

The smile on Dou Yu's face froze, and then turned into awkwardness.

Then Pei Yuan said calmly, "What do you mean by three? Two!"

Dou Yu couldn't help but take a deep breath, and the expression on his face suddenly seemed to be full of smiles, "Captain, how can there be such a surprise?"

As he spoke, he seemed to have no idea how to express his joy, and regardless of the fact that the tea was scalding, he raised his glass in a toast.

"Qian Hu, I respect you."

Pei Yuan laughed and raised his glass, and said to Chen Xinjian, "Tell those two later that no matter who comes, it won't work. I have to help Dou Shaoqing arrange his exile first."

Chen Xinjian said, "I understand."

Then, as if he had no idea about the ways of the world, he went to Lu Ting and Xiao Yan's table and told them the same thing.

Dou Yu glanced over there feeling somewhat uneasy, fearing that something unexpected might arise.

But the two sides just chatted briefly with the follower and didn't ask any more questions.

(End of this chapter)