Chapter 78: I don't keep idle spirits in the Ming Dynasty
Chapter 78: I don't keep idle spirits in the Ming Dynasty
Song Chunniang, who has mastered the codes of the workplace, feels more and more at ease in the Ming Dynasty officialdom system.
On the way back to Sun Keding, she even hummed a song.
They were still far away, but Cheng Leixiang, who stayed on the boat to watch the luggage, noticed the three people and jumped off the boat near the shore to say hello.
Pei Yuan told Cheng Leixiang about his promotion to general flag and also introduced Song Chunniang's identity to Cheng Leixiang.
After all, Cheng Leixiang has been in the martial arts world for many years and was even the abandoned disciple of the Huashan Sect. He does not discriminate against Song Chunniang's background.
Moreover, he knew the ins and outs of the matter and understood that buying an official position all one needed was money, and he could get a real position. Moreover, he went from being a wandering bodyguard girl to being the general flag-taker of the Zhenxie Qianhu Force. He was definitely someone that Qianhu Han valued.
Pei Yuan was too embarrassed to say that Song Chunniang was placed by Han Qianhu by his side to remind him at any time, and he just let Cheng Leixiang be polite.
Song Chunniang is now able to handle the situation with ease. She has fully demonstrated the power of the people above her and handled the situation very appropriately.
When Manager Sun saw everyone coming back, he quickly called people to serve them.
Perhaps it was because Pei Yuan had come frequently these days to warm up the atmosphere, the regular customers on the Qinhuai River saw that the Sun family's flower boat was operating as usual and there were no more evil spirits, so some bold guests began to book banquets.
It's just that Pei Yuan and his group are still staying here temporarily, and the owner, Sun Keding, is trying to win them over, so Manager Sun doesn't dare to accept the order and just says that he has important guests.
In his spare time, he would train singing girls and dancing skills.
When Pei Yuan saw Manager Sun, he remembered something and asked, "Where is Master Yuantong?"
Manager Sun obviously didn't like the monk very much, and replied, "Maybe he went to some place to cheat people."
Pei Yuan thought about it and realized that although this monk Yuantong did not have much ability, Yuanen Temple was the closest to the Northern Pacification Office and was a strategic location. If he did him a favor now, it might come in handy in the future.
Then he pulled out a blank certificate of ordination from his bosom and said to the steward Sun, "Tomorrow I will leave Yingtian Prefecture for Suzhou. Please help me find out where the monk Yuantong is going. If possible, give him this certificate of ordination. Tell him that he owes me a favor."
Manager Sun quickly took it.
People like him who work in this field are well-informed. By asking people around, he can roughly find the whereabouts of Monk Yuantong.
Manager Sun was more observant. When he saw Pei Yuan bringing the girl back, he immediately asked someone to boil water.
How could Song Chunniang, a woman who traveled around the country, not understand what Manager Sun meant?
However, she felt a little guilty about buying an official position, so she didn't dare to say anything.
Pei Yuan was too lazy to explain everything to others over and over again.
When night falls, the flower boat slowly sails through the waves towards the Qinhuai River.
The Sun family's flower boat also remained in business, allowing the girls to accompany them in the hall, drinking, singing and dancing.
Manager Sun originally planned to arrange Song Chunniang to be with Pei Yuan, but Pei Yuan knew his limits.
It’s Song Chunniang’s business if she likes to act coquettishly. After all, she is the chief flag-taker under his command now.
Subordinates can be trained slowly, but if Pei Yuan treats them as bitches, he will be courting death.
Pei Yuan pointed to a seat, and the beauty sitting there immediately stood up and gave way.
Pei Yuan gave Song Chunniang another look.
Song Chunniang was a little surprised. She looked at Pei Yuan, then at her two colleagues who kept their heads down and remained silent, and at Manager Sun who was a little stunned.
She suddenly felt warm in her heart.
She has been traveling around with her father since she was young, and has been living a wandering life almost every day.
Pei Yuan's simple action made her feel like she had finally grasped something solid in a strange place. Seeing Song Chunniang sitting alone, Manager Sun seemed to be thinking about something, and quickly called Liu Liang Zhizi, who had drunk with Pei Yuan.
This time, Pei Yuan was concerned about the presence of a serious girl like Song Chunniang, so he didn't reach out.
However, Song Chunniang could not hide the envy on her face.
Although she had always targeted girls who were over 800 grams in the past, that kind of sneaky self-indulgence was no match for having a girl serve her willingly.
Early the next morning, the four left the flower boat and headed towards the Nanjing Jinyiwei Yamen.
This time, after completing the formalities for Song Chunniang at the Experience Office, they would go directly to Suzhou, so the four of them packed up their luggage and took it with them.
Pei Yuan had quite a lot of luggage.
The more important items were the gold cake worth more than 600 taels, a painting by Tang Bohu, the Bazhou sword Liu Qi gave him, and two hand-rolled earthen grenades. In addition, there were some replacement clothes and the like.
Chen Toutie's luggage mainly consisted of some torture instruments. He had lost some of them when he was chased by the Bazhou cavalry. In the past two days, he had found a blacksmith shop near the guesthouse and made some of them himself.
Cheng Leixiang's bag was small, containing only some clothes and some loose silver and copper coins.
Song Chunniang sneaked off the boat in the middle of the night to retrieve the hidden luggage, and in the morning she had a bulging bag.
When he arrived at the Jinyiwei Yamen in Nanjing, Pei Yuan asked as usual whether Captain Han was there.
Unexpectedly, the Jinyiwei guarding the door shook his head and said, "He went out this morning, and I'm afraid he won't be back today."
Pei Yuan was puzzled. “Could it be about praying for rain again?”
The Jinyiwei guarding the door knew that this was Han Qianhu's confidant, so he did not hide it, "Yes, yesterday, the head of Chaotian Palace prayed for rain for the various prefectures in Jiangnan, and the response was not optimistic."
"Captain Han asked for the list of gods to be prayed to from the Palace Master early in the morning. Today, all the gods to be prayed to will be beaten with iron whips in Chaotian Palace and exposed to the scorching sun."
Song Chunniang let out a small exclamation.
The guard explained, "Captain Han received the emperor's order this time, so we can't take it lightly. I heard that Captain Han is really angry. If the palace master doesn't get a good response, he will declare the city gods and dragon kings of those prefectures and counties as obscene temples that are not in accordance with etiquette, and will directly stop their sacrifices."
"I'm afraid Captain Han will be busy by then. If you have something to do, you should go directly to Chaotian Palace."
Pei Yuan smacked his lips when he heard that.
Okay, after all, we in the Ming Dynasty do not keep idle people.
Pei Yuan then stated his intention and wanted to go to the Experience Office to complete the procedures for his subordinates.
The Jinyiwei guarding the gate went to the Experience Department to ask, and found out that Captain Han had already made instructions, so he led the four people in.
On the way, Pei Yuan lowered his voice and asked Song Chunniang with a smile, "Are you still planning to take over Han Qianhu?"
Song Chunniang was weighed down with worry, and her face looked so solemn that it looked as if water was about to drip out.
When he arrived at the Experience Department, Pei Yuan first went to greet the Experience Department Director.
The Experience Officers are rare civil servants in the Jinyiwei system, and most of them are top three Jinshi candidates. They have bright futures and are too lazy to make friends with military men like Pei Yuan.
The manager took a document and took a look at it, then glanced at the other three people and asked, "Which one is Song Tie?"
Pei Yuan glanced at the puzzled Song Chunniang and made eye contact with her.
Song Chunniang, "???"
(End of this chapter)