Chapter 38 Lei Xiang, what are your thoughts?
Chapter 38 Lei Xiang, what are your thoughts?
Cheng Leixiang is indeed a good person.
That night, there was no unusual movement until dawn.
When the director of the Ministry of Works came in the morning, the idle man who stayed behind told him what happened. The director of the Ministry of Works looked skeptical and asked, "Is this resolved?"
Cheng Leixiang said shamelessly, "Of course, it doesn't matter what we do! Those unclean things will naturally run as far away as possible."
The head of the Ministry of Works immediately felt that it was unfair to spend the fifty taels last night.
It’s unclear whether the thing will succeed or not. The experience is too bad.
Seeing Pei Yuan and Cheng Leixiang about to leave, the head of the Ministry of Industry quickly stopped them and said, "You two, we agreed yesterday that we have to wait three days to see the results."
Cheng Leixiang laughed and said, "Don't worry. If we stay here all the time, how can you be sure that the ghost will dare to come back? You can ask a servant to follow us and see where we live. If there is anything tonight, just call us. If nothing happens, we should leave in three days."
The head of the Ministry of Works saw that Cheng Leixiang spoke very convincingly and felt that there was no need to force the two to stay.
I could only watch them leave in disappointment.
When Pei Yuan and Cheng Leixiang returned to the inn, they soon saw Chen Toutie who had been up all night.
Chen Toutie took the initiative to mention, "Two groups of people came here last night, but they were both stopped and sent back."
Cheng Leixiang clapped his hands and laughed, "Well, I told you they were all charlatans. There aren't that many ghosts in this world."
Pei Yuan finally felt relieved. He really had to believe in science!
Isn't it more joyful to pick up this money for free than to get it for free?
Pei Yuan asked another question, "Will there be any more problems with the fur shop in the future?"
Cheng Leixiang said confidently, "No. Since the shop of the director of the Ministry of Industry is protected by the people of the Suppression of Evils, those guys who pretend to be ghosts will naturally not stubbornly deliver themselves to the door. If they don't have this tacit understanding, they are just looking for death."
Then, Cheng Leixiang took out the silver, put it on the table and pushed it towards Pei Yuan.
"This is up to you, sir, to decide."
Pei Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Everyone has a share this time, so there's no need to worry too much. Just take 15 taels each, and the remaining 5 taels can be used as a place to buy things."
Cheng Leixiang and Chen Toutie were about to give in, but Pei Yuan waved his hand and said, "Just listen to me."
Pei Yuan's business made money so quickly that he didn't care about his original intention of just saving some money, and began to plan how to make this business bigger and stronger.
He instructed Chen Toutie, "You're tired after a night of sleep, so have a good rest during the day. Cheng Leixiang and I will go out and see if there are any good opportunities."
Chen Toutie stayed up all night and went back to his room to sleep without any hesitation.
Pei Yuan and Cheng Leixiang changed into casual clothes and kept watch outside the Nanjing Jinyiwei yamen for a whole day, but they didn't get anything.
In the middle, there was a team of Jinyiwei who were on duty at the yamen, and they happened to be heading towards Pei Yuan. Unfortunately, one of them was the one he had seen in front of the yamen yesterday.
The man stared at Pei Yuan for a while, then remembered who he was and asked suspiciously, "What are you still doing here? Didn't I tell you to go back?"
Pei Yuan was startled, and immediately replied confidently, "I came all the way from Beijing, of course I am waiting for your Captain Han to come back and give me an explanation."
The man chuckled twice and said gloatingly, "Okay, then you just wait slowly."
Having said this, he led his men away proudly.
Pei Yuan cursed, "What the hell?" Seeing the commotion here, Pei Yuan didn't pretend anymore and went over to ask, "How long does it take for Captain Han to come back after he goes out?"
The gatekeepers all smiled and said, "I don't know what will happen if we wait. How about you continue to wait?"
"It's okay. I'm not in a hurry." Pei Yuan put his hands in his pockets with a forced smile.
The gatekeeper curled his lips and no one paid any attention to him.
Instead, Pei Yuan strolled around the yamen openly.
On the way back, Pei Yuan lamented to Cheng Leixiang in a somewhat depressed tone, "Those Maitreya Sect and White Lotus Sect were so noisy on our way here, but I didn't expect them to be so restrained in Yingtian Prefecture."
Cheng Leixiang was used to the world of martial arts, so he naturally understood the ins and outs of it.
"Your Excellency may not understand that the more people there are and the more money there is, the more these messes there are. The entire Nanzhili is the most prosperous place in the Ming Dynasty. Those Maitreya Sect and White Lotus Sect may have taken root there for generations. Even if we want to intervene, I'm afraid we won't be able to figure it out."
"The reason why these two evil cults are not prominent is that there are too many forces eyeing the entire Nanzhi for food. In Yingtian Prefecture alone, there are five first-class large temples: Linggu Temple, Tianjie Temple, Tianxi Temple, Nengren Temple, and Jiming Temple."
"The Linggu Temple was designated as the best Buddhist temple in the world by Emperor Taizu. At its peak, there were no less than a thousand monks. You said that there are so many monks in the temple who do not work every day but practice martial arts. Which martial arts sect outside can afford to offend them?"
Pei Yuan was stunned when he heard this. "Isn't that an exaggeration?"
Cheng Leixiang laughed and said, "Sir, do you know that 10% of the land in Jiangning County alone is owned by monks? In such a wealthy Jiangning, how many people can be supported by 10% of the wealth? As for other things that are unclear, how many people can they support? So many local snakes and foreign dragons are crowded at the same table to eat. Forces like Maitreya Sect and White Lotus Sect, which dare not show their heads, dare not make trouble here."
Pei Yuan asked curiously, "If that's the case, why didn't the head of the Ministry of Works go to Linggu Temple or Tianjie Temple to ask for help, but instead asked our Jinyiwei for help?"
Cheng Leixiang said, "Sir, you have never dealt with them. If you provoke them, they will come to you for alms several times during the New Year, and you will never be able to get rid of them. For people like the head of the Ministry of Works, it would be better for them to bleed for the Jinyiwei."
Pei Yuan asked doubtfully, "I think the dignitaries in Beijing are quite willing to deal with temples."
Cheng Leixiang said, "That's just because they have something to ask for. Many temples in Beijing are family temples of eunuchs, such as my father's Zhihua Temple, which used to be very popular."
At this point Cheng Lei chuckled twice.
Pei Yuan understood.
He thought for a while and said, "If that's the case, then those areas where good and bad people are mixed together and where temples are not easy to intervene must be the first choice for those evil cults and demons."
Cheng Leixiang's eyes lit up and he clapped his hands, "That's right."
Pei Yuan felt more confident, "Then there is no need for us to stay in front of the Jinyiwei Yamen. Tomorrow you and Chen Toutie will ask around to see if there is such a place in Yingtian Prefecture."
Cheng Leixiang thought about it for a while, and suddenly laughed, "It really is true."
"Oh? Where?"
Cheng Leixiang winked and said, "Qinhuai River! Isn't the area near the Qinhuai River the most chaotic area in Yingtian Prefecture, where temples are not allowed to get involved?"
Cheng Leixiang's words immediately stimulated Pei Yuan's memories.
He subconsciously wanted to ask this guy, where is the feeling you wanted to express last time?
(End of this chapter)