Chapter 9 Different Pei Yuan
Chapter 9 A Different Pei Yuan
Seeing Pei Yuan's concern, Cheng Zhihu added, "I checked the files and found that the former Emperor Yingzong was indeed very upset about this matter. After regaining his freedom after the coup, he often came to Wang Zhen's shrine to sit alone. Until the second day of the Cao Qin Rebellion, Yingzong came and stood for a long time, and he never came again after that."
Pei Yuan couldn't make any clues and thought, how could all these complicated things be sorted out in just a few words?
Since it has nothing to do with you, there is no need to pay too much attention to it.
Just at this moment, the monk in charge of reception knocked gently outside the door, and Cheng Zhihu hurriedly turned around and left.
After a while, Cheng Zhihu came in with two large silver ingots, smiling.
Cheng Zhihu really regarded Chen Toutie as Pei Yuan's confidant, and without caring about the presence of this person, he directly handed the two large silver ingots wrapped in red paper to Pei Yuan's sleeve.
He lowered his voice and said, "One ingot is for Captain Han to report back, and one ingot is for me to honor the Captain."
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In a wing of the Northern Pacification Office, the heroic-looking Captain Han was flipping through a stack of papers. After reading one, he handed it to a centurion in his forties next to him.
The centurion Yuan Lang took it and looked at the densely packed amount of debts on it, which gave him a headache.
He arranged it casually and said to Captain Han, "This is all the information I have collected so far. In addition to these details, he still owes Gu Dayong 30,000 taels of silver."
Han Qianhu was reading the long list of accounts with great interest, and asked casually, "Is there anything missing?"
"I just happened to find an account book in his house, and it contains several years' worth of transactions."
Han Qianhu took a pen from the desk, placed several pages of paper in front of him, and ticked off several days in succession.
He looked at the creditor's name again and chuckled, "No wonder he had the audacity to ask for money today. No wonder he spent 30,000 taels of silver to get a job as soon as possible."
The debt, which is like walking on a tightrope, has reached the brink of collapse.
Captain Yuan seemed to be very contemptuous of Pei Yuan, and said with a smile, "The Jinyiwei was afraid that he was too greedy for money, so they seconded him to the East Factory. Unexpectedly, he couldn't gain a foothold in the East Factory. By the way, here is also the information about his military examination. The real situation at that time was kept by the Northern Pacification Office."
Captain Yuan said this and motioned to Captain Han to turn over.
Captain Han quickly flipped through the accounts and looked at Pei Yuanwu's experience in the imperial examination. He nodded as he read and made some comments.
"The secret agents of the Northern Pacification Division are very skilled. They can even record who said what and what their expressions were, making people feel as if they were there in person."
After reading the rest, he laughed again and said, "What a pity. With the praises of the Western Factory Governor Gu Dayong, the Imperial Guard Governor Bai Yu, the Fuqiang Earl Mao Rui, and the Minister of War Lu Wan, this intelligence record, no matter how detailed it is, can only be fake. Even if Zhang Rong knows it well, he can only accept it with a pinch of his nose."
When Captain Yuan heard what Captain Han said, he asked tentatively, "This man joined the Jinyiwei with the sole purpose of extorting money, and he is so incompetent and useless... Do you want to think of other ways to capture the evil Taoist?"
Han Qianhu smiled.
The neutral face shows a unique charm.
She picked up the pen again and found the passage describing Pei Yuanwu's experience in the imperial examination.
Then, Pei Yuan shot an arrow that missed the target and broke the flagpole. Gu Dayong laughed loudly and drew a horizontal line next to the part where he commented in public.
Then, he put his pen to the paper and drew a heavy circle around the word "断".
"I can shoot down a flagpole with one arrow from eighty steps away, but I can't break free from Mei Qinniang's arms."
Han Qianhu stopped smiling and looked at Yuan Lang calmly, "Do you think this boy is lustful or does he have other intentions?"
Captain Yuan's face changed slightly, and he looked at the pile of neatly-organized debts, and immediately felt something different. After the two almost unrelated pieces of information were accurately understood, Yuan Lang instantly saw a completely different Pei Yuan behind those boring and tedious words.
——He has a meticulous mind and can make accurate calculations and plans. Although he has not received formal martial arts training, he has extraordinary supernatural powers.
How could such a character fail in a situation where he had an advantageous position and be defeated by a chivalrous woman?
Then Captain Yuan thought about the Plum Blossom Society.
The Plum Blossom Society incident seemed to be just a gang active in Southern Zhili that was resisting the tax collectors, but Captain Yuan knew clearly that those things were just a tip of the iceberg under the heavy dark curtain.
When looking at the matter from a new perspective, the Pei Yuan who had become a laughing stock in Yuan Lang's eyes became different again.
——He has a strong sense of danger, and can react quickly and make decisions quickly. When Mei Qinniang was willful and didn't want to come to this world in vain, he immediately discovered the opportunity.
Despite having the divine power to break a flagpole from eighty steps away, Pei Yuan still chose to endure it and left this deadly vortex with a ridiculous and embarrassing ending.
Yuan Lang was thinking with mixed feelings.
Han Qianhu already praised, "It's not easy to do such a thing and still get away with it from the East Factory. I guess those rumors are not groundless."
Having said that, Captain Han paused and gave instructions to Yuan Lang.
"Write this down on a piece of paper. If I want to punish him in the future and there are rumors about me, remember to remind me. It must be this villain who is causing trouble."
Yuan Lang was stunned and understood what Han Qianhu meant.
"My Lord, do you want to take him into our evil suppression unit?"
Han Qianhu did not answer, but continued to flip through the pages of paper, and said slowly, "Let's see first."
Yuan Lang thought about it and reminded dutifully.
"This Pei Yuan is a little hard to figure out. He is a sixth-rank centurion. After he arrived, his status is only lower than a few people. Entering the evil-suppressing thousand-household unit may not be a good thing."
He added, "It's just that this person does have some outstanding qualities. Apart from anything else, he is the best choice to be in charge of the accounts and deal with those guys in the Ministry of Revenue."
Han Qianhu said "hmm" and put down the paper in his hand.
At this moment, a sound came from a small white porcelain cup on the table.
——"One ingot is for Captain Han's report, and the other ingot is for my humble servant to honor the Captain."
Han Qianhu and Yuan Lang both glanced at the small white porcelain cup.
There is half a cup of water in the small white porcelain cup, creating a peaceful picture.
The scene seemed to be facing the roof, motionless, with a few people indistinctly nearby. Intermittent voices were heard from the side.
Yuan Lang commented, "Cheng Zhihu is an official-obsessed man who has always wanted to curry favor with the captain to get him a new position, but he didn't expect this guy to take advantage of him."
Han Qianhu still said indifferently, "Let's see."
Pei Yuan in Zhihua Temple had no idea that his every word and action was being watched by the mysterious captain. He looked at the two large silver ingots and faced the biggest temptation since he joined the Jinyiwei.
(End of this chapter)