Chapter 476 The road is narrow
After hearing what Pei Yuan said, Xiao Yan really couldn't hold it anymore.
He understood the truth, but how could the Xiao family's followers and connections accumulated over the years, which they were finally ready to cash in on, become yours? !
Is there something wrong with this logic?
Besides, do you want to take down Queen Xia or our Xiao family?
Xiao Yan glared at Pei Yuan and asked, "You don't even want to pretend, you just want to rob me, right?"
Pei Yuan, however, had a serious expression on his face, not joking at all, "What nonsense are you talking about? I'll save it for you first."
Xiao Yan couldn't help but burst out in anger, "You fart!"
Captain Pei was a man of integrity, so of course he had to give a guarantee. He swore, "Don't worry, I can write you an IOU."
When Xiao Yan heard this, he felt the blood vessels in his forehead throbbing.
He gave Pei Yuan a death stare.
Pei Yuan saw that Xiao Yan's face was not right, so he quickly added, "If you are worried, I can give you a discount in advance."
“Perhaps this could be a better solution.”
"Instead of expecting an illusory reward in a few years, you, the Xiao family, might as well think about what you can get from me now?"
Xiao Yan's intelligence was also very good at this time, and he immediately sneered, "If there was no benefit in helping Queen Xia, why would you rush to do it?"
"Since you understand the pros and cons better than I do, why don't I just choose the path you want to take?"
Pei Yuan thought, that's of course because, for me, Queen Xia can be of use now, but for you, you have to wait until she becomes Queen Mother Xia before you can have any hope.
Moreover, without her series of plans, Queen Xia would have become a useless chess piece, and she might not even have the chance to become Queen Mother Xia.
By then, all your investment will be completely wasted!
Unfortunately, Xiao Yan was short-sighted and completely unable to appreciate his good intentions.
Pei Yuan could only speak earnestly and earnestly, "Brother, I'm telling you the truth, the water is too deep, you can't grasp it."
"The reason these plans are useful is because I, Pei Yuan, am the one who executes them!"
"Besides, didn't I explain it very clearly just now?"
Xiao Yan stared at Pei Yuan blankly and said bluntly, "I don't want to hear your explanation now."
"I just know that if I keep listening, I'll have nothing left. Everything will be yours."
Seeing that Xiao Yan didn't want to communicate at all, even Pei Yuan, who was good at persuasion, felt helpless.
Pei Yuan is not afraid of smart people, nor is he afraid of stupid people, but he is afraid of those who refuse to listen.
Before Pei Yuan could make any effort, Xiao Yan decisively waved to the servants in the distance, "Show him off!"
Seeing the servant coming over with a wry smile on his face, Pei Yuan didn't want to lose face, so he made a final attempt to persuade Xiao Yan, "Otherwise, brother, why don't you go and discuss it with Eunuch Xiao? This matter can still be discussed."
Xiao Yan said disdainfully, "Humph, you can fool me with this trick, but you want to fool my uncle? Go away, don't tear your face apart, it will embarrass both of you."
Seeing Xiao Yan's firm attitude, Pei Yuan could only shake his head and leave the Xiao Mansion helplessly.
Seeing Pei Yuan coming out, Song Yan, who was guarding outside, took advantage of Chen Xinjian's absence and quickly showed his face in front of Captain Pei.
So he took the initiative to ask, "Captain, is this trip not going well?"
Pei Yuan looked back at the door that slammed shut and sighed, "Not really, it's just that I didn't get more benefits."
Although he failed to achieve full success, being able to persuade the Xiao family to invest their supporters in the palace in Queen Xia was also a good gain.
As Zhang Zong said that he had beaten the Xia family girl to death after drinking, the Queen Mother began to suppress the Queen mercilessly, and the conflict between the two sides had completely intensified.
If we can strengthen Queen Xia at this time, we can somewhat restrain Queen Mother Zhang.
Moreover, even if the containment fails and Empress Dowager Zhang takes everything, so what?
These are Xiao Jing's followers. If they are eliminated, it might reduce a lot of resistance for Lu Ting to integrate the inner court.
Thinking about this, Pei Yuan turned back again and sighed towards the gate of the Xiao Mansion, "It's narrow, the road is narrow."
"I wanted to exchange interests with you as an equal, but I didn't expect to be alienated in return."
"Then, a private Marseille."
Things didn't work out, and Pei Yuan walked back feeling a little disappointed.
On the way, Pei Yuan paused and looked at his five men, "Has anyone from the Xia family come to visit us in the past two days?"
Logically speaking, since Xia Zhu went to Zhang Heling and caused a scene, and the incident even alarmed the emperor, he should have come to me for feedback afterwards.
Why is there no movement?
Song Yan answered truthfully, "I haven't seen anyone from the Xia family."
After saying that, he speculated, "Could they have gone to Zhihua Temple?"
Pei Yuan then patted his forehead and said, "Let's go to Zhihua Temple!"
So everyone changed direction and headed towards Zhihua Temple.
When they arrived at Zhihua Temple and asked, they heard that the Xia family had come twice. After finding out that Pei Yuan was not there, they wanted to ask about the Pei family's residence.
Tan Tai Fangtu, who was on duty here, naturally did not dare to reveal Pei Yuan's residence casually. The Xia family also did not have the ability to find a small fifth-rank military officer in such a big capital city, so they could only leave a servant here to report the news, so that they could notify the other side at any time when Pei Yuan arrived.
Pei Yuan walked towards the main hall of the East Courtyard while commanding, "Tell the servant to call Xia Ru and Xia Zhu. Remember, both of them must come."
After the Jinyiwei left, Pei Yuan said to Song Yan, "Five of you, come with me."
Song Yan and the others knew about their assignment early on, but they hadn't heard Pei Yuan talk about the follow-up for a while, so they were a little unsure.
Seeing Pei Yuan let the five of them go, they all guessed that their jobs were likely to be secured, and they could not hide their excitement.
Pei Yuan sat down in the hall and asked the five people, "Last time I asked you to discuss it among yourselves, have you decided yet?"
Several people replied that it had already been decided.
Then each of them told the place they chose.
Song Yan was from Yanzhou Prefecture, Mi Bin was from Dongchang Prefecture, Sun Ran was from Qingzhou Prefecture, Ma Tao was from Dengzhou Prefecture, and Dong Xing was from Laizhou Prefecture.
Pei Yuan asked briefly, then said casually, "You five performed well in the battle of Yanggu, and you can be regarded as a friend who has been through life and death with me."
"This time when you get to the place, do your job well and don't embarrass me."
The five people responded immediately.
Pei Yuan added, "Wait a minute, I will give you the official document of the court establishing these five Hundred Households Offices. When you arrive at the prefectures, you can ask the prefectural government to help you build the Hundred Households Offices." "If the prefectural government is unwilling to do anything, ask them whether the words of Fei Hong, the Grand Secretary, are effective."
Pei Yuan finished speaking, and gave the five of them a reassurance, "When we first asked the emperor to establish the 'Xing Bai Hu Suo' to combat Luojiao, Grand Secretary Fei was also present, so we are not afraid that they will not do anything."
When the five people heard that the backing was so strong, they immediately straightened their backs.
In front of others, Pei Yuan always showed his efforts to fight against Luo Sect.
Not many people knew that Chen Toutie was secretly developing Luo sect members in Tai'an.
These five personal soldiers only saw Captain Pei hand over those cultists to General Chen, who seemed to be interrogating them in secret. After that, they followed Pei Yuan around to meet He Huan, Wang Chang, and then went to the capital. They knew nothing else.
Even those who followed Chen Toutie, except for a very small core group, only had a vague understanding of the whole thing.
Because of what Chen Toutie said to them, these people were ordered to be undercover in the Luo Sect, and they should not ask about the affairs of the sect on a daily basis, otherwise they would be doomed if they were exposed.
Pei Yuan was not in a hurry to expose his relationship with Luojiao to these five people, and said to them, "Tomorrow you will take two hundred people from Tantai Baihu and go south, and then hand over these two hundred Jinyiwei to Sikong Baihu who is in Yanggu."
"The two hundred Jinyiwei we brought here will stay in Yanggu and replace the Xuzhou guards who were originally staying in Liansheng Temple."
"The two hundred Xuzhou soldiers we brought with us will be divided among the five of you. This will serve as a team for you so that you won't be left without anyone to use when you get to the local area."
The five people were all delighted when they heard this.
They were originally soldiers from Xuzhou, and they were familiar with those Xuzhou soldiers who had shared the same hardships.
Those personnel are much more useful than the Jinyiwei transferred from the capital.
Pei Yuan looked at the five people and said, "Each of you should take 40 first, and I will give you more slowly later."
"Shandong is a vast area with a dense population. We only have one hundred households in one prefecture. If we really encounter any trouble, it will be very stressful to deal with it."
"Once you have recruited enough soldiers, train them well for me."
Song Yan and others hurriedly said, "We, the humble officials, will definitely fulfill our mission."
Pei Yuan nodded with satisfaction, and then thought of Guo Hui, the commander of Xuzhou Guard.
Pei Yuan wanted to seize the soldiers of his Xuzhou Guard, so he must not be allowed to get too excited. Of course, he had no part in the matter of the emperor's illegitimate son this time.
Unfortunately, Wang Chang has now resigned as the Nanjing Minister of War, and Lu Ting is no longer assigned to supervise military affairs, so it is no longer convenient for Pei Yuan to interfere in military affairs.
Pei Yuan couldn't offer very good conditions at the moment, so it would be troublesome to get someone from him.
Pei Yuan thought about it and asked the five people, "How much do you know about the former Commander Guo?"
Song Yan and others were surprised. They didn't know what Pei Yuan meant and didn't know how to answer for a moment.
To be honest, Commander Guo was very kind to them.
When Ding Hong faced the vacancy of the third rank, he was able to endure it and was unwilling to replace Commander Guo.
Haven't these people ever received any favor from Commander Guo?
Seeing that the five people hesitated and did not respond, Pei Yuan smiled and explained, "Don't worry, I won't harm him. I'm just thinking about how to get some elite soldiers from him for you."
"It doesn't need to be many, just get 500 people. When the time comes, each of you will have 100 people, plus those veterans, it will be enough to maintain a centurion."
Upon hearing Pei Yuan say that he was trying to get someone for his own centurion unit, the five people immediately became excited and started talking at once.
"Commander Guo has always been greedy for money, maybe he can think of a way."
"Guo the fool is lustful and henpecked. I know where his mistresses are. Qian Hu can use them to threaten him. It will work like a charm every time!"
"Although Xuzhou Guard has enough soldiers, in fact, all the men are paid for their work and food by Linqing Shipyard and Qingjiang Shipyard. At least half of the vacancies in Xuzhou Guard should be taken up by him. Isn't Qianhu a Jinyiwei? Just tell the Northern Pacification Office and the Eastern Depot. I'm not afraid that he will not comply."
"I can secretly send someone back to the village to collude privately, and then I can just drag my family and become a fugitive. Anyway, I can register as a resident in the Suppression of Evil Thousand Households Office, and it doesn't cost anything."
Pei Yuan was furious when he heard this and no longer had any hope for these people's loyalty.
He remained calm and nodded in praise, "As expected, each of you is brave, resourceful, and has unique skills. So, you go to Yanggu first to hand over the troops, and then take the people to Tai'an Prefecture for the time being. I have something for you to do."
"Be careful to hide your tracks in this matter and don't reveal your identity."
After hearing this, the five people immediately responded.
After they left, Pei Yuan stood up and went to the central Buddhist hall himself to glance at Tan Tai Fang Tu who was on duty there.
When Tan Tai Fang Tu saw Pei Yuan, she quickly stood up and greeted him.
Pei Yuan signaled the people around him to leave, and then said to Tan Tai Fang Tu, "Do you remember Zhang Rong who caused trouble for us several times?"
Tan Tai Fang Tu corrected herself slightly in her heart, thinking that it was to cause trouble for "you".
But the old man was too lazy to care about these things and said, "Remember."
Pei Yuan looked at Tan Tai Fang Tu calmly and said, "Zhang Yong and Zhang Rong have fallen from power. I have heard reliable news that they are being sent to Nanjing. Find a few trustworthy confidants to help me keep an eye on their whereabouts."
Tan Tai Fang Tu's eyelids twitched, and he hesitated without speaking.
Pei Yuan did not hide it from Tan Tai Fang Tu, and said in a relaxed tone, "The emperor has always been fickle-minded. Maybe Zhang Yong will be reinstated in two years. By then, Zhang Rong might cause trouble for us. You know that in this kind of situation, you can't get rid of the root of the problem..."
Over the past year or so, the two of them have killed quite a few people together, although we cannot say that they have killed countless people.
They are all vicious people, there is no need to hide it.
Tan Tai Fang Tu sighed and reminded, "After all, he was the former eunuch who held the seal of the Imperial Household Department. If he were to die, it would probably shock the government and the public."
Pei Yuan comforted him, "I have almost prepared the people who will take action and the people who will take the blame. Except for the lack of some key intelligence to determine the timing of the action, everything else is easy."
Tan Tai Fang Tu had nothing to persuade, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll have someone keep an eye on them."
After leaving the Buddhist temple where Tan Tai Fang Tu was on duty, Pei Yuan thought about what Song Chunniang had told him last time, and muttered, "This is a critical time. It all depends on whether there is tacit understanding over there."
Pei Yuan was just thinking about it when he heard the Jinyiwei guarding the door report, "Captain, Uncle Qingyang and his son are here."
Pei Yuan came back to his senses and ordered, "Tell them to wait for me in the main hall of the East Courtyard."
The method Pei Yuan told Xiao Yan was indeed the best outcome, but this kid did not make a smart choice.
After he decided not to listen, Pei Yuan had already decided to ditch the Xiao family and make an offer to the Xia family alone.
By the time Pei Yuan put the Xiao family on the table, they didn't even have a chance to speak in the deal.
(End of this chapter)
After hearing what Pei Yuan said, Xiao Yan really couldn't hold it anymore.
He understood the truth, but how could the Xiao family's followers and connections accumulated over the years, which they were finally ready to cash in on, become yours? !
Is there something wrong with this logic?
Besides, do you want to take down Queen Xia or our Xiao family?
Xiao Yan glared at Pei Yuan and asked, "You don't even want to pretend, you just want to rob me, right?"
Pei Yuan, however, had a serious expression on his face, not joking at all, "What nonsense are you talking about? I'll save it for you first."
Xiao Yan couldn't help but burst out in anger, "You fart!"
Captain Pei was a man of integrity, so of course he had to give a guarantee. He swore, "Don't worry, I can write you an IOU."
When Xiao Yan heard this, he felt the blood vessels in his forehead throbbing.
He gave Pei Yuan a death stare.
Pei Yuan saw that Xiao Yan's face was not right, so he quickly added, "If you are worried, I can give you a discount in advance."
“Perhaps this could be a better solution.”
"Instead of expecting an illusory reward in a few years, you, the Xiao family, might as well think about what you can get from me now?"
Xiao Yan's intelligence was also very good at this time, and he immediately sneered, "If there was no benefit in helping Queen Xia, why would you rush to do it?"
"Since you understand the pros and cons better than I do, why don't I just choose the path you want to take?"
Pei Yuan thought, that's of course because, for me, Queen Xia can be of use now, but for you, you have to wait until she becomes Queen Mother Xia before you can have any hope.
Moreover, without her series of plans, Queen Xia would have become a useless chess piece, and she might not even have the chance to become Queen Mother Xia.
By then, all your investment will be completely wasted!
Unfortunately, Xiao Yan was short-sighted and completely unable to appreciate his good intentions.
Pei Yuan could only speak earnestly and earnestly, "Brother, I'm telling you the truth, the water is too deep, you can't grasp it."
"The reason these plans are useful is because I, Pei Yuan, am the one who executes them!"
"Besides, didn't I explain it very clearly just now?"
Xiao Yan stared at Pei Yuan blankly and said bluntly, "I don't want to hear your explanation now."
"I just know that if I keep listening, I'll have nothing left. Everything will be yours."
Seeing that Xiao Yan didn't want to communicate at all, even Pei Yuan, who was good at persuasion, felt helpless.
Pei Yuan is not afraid of smart people, nor is he afraid of stupid people, but he is afraid of those who refuse to listen.
Before Pei Yuan could make any effort, Xiao Yan decisively waved to the servants in the distance, "Show him off!"
Seeing the servant coming over with a wry smile on his face, Pei Yuan didn't want to lose face, so he made a final attempt to persuade Xiao Yan, "Otherwise, brother, why don't you go and discuss it with Eunuch Xiao? This matter can still be discussed."
Xiao Yan said disdainfully, "Humph, you can fool me with this trick, but you want to fool my uncle? Go away, don't tear your face apart, it will embarrass both of you."
Seeing Xiao Yan's firm attitude, Pei Yuan could only shake his head and leave the Xiao Mansion helplessly.
Seeing Pei Yuan coming out, Song Yan, who was guarding outside, took advantage of Chen Xinjian's absence and quickly showed his face in front of Captain Pei.
So he took the initiative to ask, "Captain, is this trip not going well?"
Pei Yuan looked back at the door that slammed shut and sighed, "Not really, it's just that I didn't get more benefits."
Although he failed to achieve full success, being able to persuade the Xiao family to invest their supporters in the palace in Queen Xia was also a good gain.
As Zhang Zong said that he had beaten the Xia family girl to death after drinking, the Queen Mother began to suppress the Queen mercilessly, and the conflict between the two sides had completely intensified.
If we can strengthen Queen Xia at this time, we can somewhat restrain Queen Mother Zhang.
Moreover, even if the containment fails and Empress Dowager Zhang takes everything, so what?
These are Xiao Jing's followers. If they are eliminated, it might reduce a lot of resistance for Lu Ting to integrate the inner court.
Thinking about this, Pei Yuan turned back again and sighed towards the gate of the Xiao Mansion, "It's narrow, the road is narrow."
"I wanted to exchange interests with you as an equal, but I didn't expect to be alienated in return."
"Then, a private Marseille."
Things didn't work out, and Pei Yuan walked back feeling a little disappointed.
On the way, Pei Yuan paused and looked at his five men, "Has anyone from the Xia family come to visit us in the past two days?"
Logically speaking, since Xia Zhu went to Zhang Heling and caused a scene, and the incident even alarmed the emperor, he should have come to me for feedback afterwards.
Why is there no movement?
Song Yan answered truthfully, "I haven't seen anyone from the Xia family."
After saying that, he speculated, "Could they have gone to Zhihua Temple?"
Pei Yuan then patted his forehead and said, "Let's go to Zhihua Temple!"
So everyone changed direction and headed towards Zhihua Temple.
When they arrived at Zhihua Temple and asked, they heard that the Xia family had come twice. After finding out that Pei Yuan was not there, they wanted to ask about the Pei family's residence.
Tan Tai Fangtu, who was on duty here, naturally did not dare to reveal Pei Yuan's residence casually. The Xia family also did not have the ability to find a small fifth-rank military officer in such a big capital city, so they could only leave a servant here to report the news, so that they could notify the other side at any time when Pei Yuan arrived.
Pei Yuan walked towards the main hall of the East Courtyard while commanding, "Tell the servant to call Xia Ru and Xia Zhu. Remember, both of them must come."
After the Jinyiwei left, Pei Yuan said to Song Yan, "Five of you, come with me."
Song Yan and the others knew about their assignment early on, but they hadn't heard Pei Yuan talk about the follow-up for a while, so they were a little unsure.
Seeing Pei Yuan let the five of them go, they all guessed that their jobs were likely to be secured, and they could not hide their excitement.
Pei Yuan sat down in the hall and asked the five people, "Last time I asked you to discuss it among yourselves, have you decided yet?"
Several people replied that it had already been decided.
Then each of them told the place they chose.
Song Yan was from Yanzhou Prefecture, Mi Bin was from Dongchang Prefecture, Sun Ran was from Qingzhou Prefecture, Ma Tao was from Dengzhou Prefecture, and Dong Xing was from Laizhou Prefecture.
Pei Yuan asked briefly, then said casually, "You five performed well in the battle of Yanggu, and you can be regarded as a friend who has been through life and death with me."
"This time when you get to the place, do your job well and don't embarrass me."
The five people responded immediately.
Pei Yuan added, "Wait a minute, I will give you the official document of the court establishing these five Hundred Households Offices. When you arrive at the prefectures, you can ask the prefectural government to help you build the Hundred Households Offices." "If the prefectural government is unwilling to do anything, ask them whether the words of Fei Hong, the Grand Secretary, are effective."
Pei Yuan finished speaking, and gave the five of them a reassurance, "When we first asked the emperor to establish the 'Xing Bai Hu Suo' to combat Luojiao, Grand Secretary Fei was also present, so we are not afraid that they will not do anything."
When the five people heard that the backing was so strong, they immediately straightened their backs.
In front of others, Pei Yuan always showed his efforts to fight against Luo Sect.
Not many people knew that Chen Toutie was secretly developing Luo sect members in Tai'an.
These five personal soldiers only saw Captain Pei hand over those cultists to General Chen, who seemed to be interrogating them in secret. After that, they followed Pei Yuan around to meet He Huan, Wang Chang, and then went to the capital. They knew nothing else.
Even those who followed Chen Toutie, except for a very small core group, only had a vague understanding of the whole thing.
Because of what Chen Toutie said to them, these people were ordered to be undercover in the Luo Sect, and they should not ask about the affairs of the sect on a daily basis, otherwise they would be doomed if they were exposed.
Pei Yuan was not in a hurry to expose his relationship with Luojiao to these five people, and said to them, "Tomorrow you will take two hundred people from Tantai Baihu and go south, and then hand over these two hundred Jinyiwei to Sikong Baihu who is in Yanggu."
"The two hundred Jinyiwei we brought here will stay in Yanggu and replace the Xuzhou guards who were originally staying in Liansheng Temple."
"The two hundred Xuzhou soldiers we brought with us will be divided among the five of you. This will serve as a team for you so that you won't be left without anyone to use when you get to the local area."
The five people were all delighted when they heard this.
They were originally soldiers from Xuzhou, and they were familiar with those Xuzhou soldiers who had shared the same hardships.
Those personnel are much more useful than the Jinyiwei transferred from the capital.
Pei Yuan looked at the five people and said, "Each of you should take 40 first, and I will give you more slowly later."
"Shandong is a vast area with a dense population. We only have one hundred households in one prefecture. If we really encounter any trouble, it will be very stressful to deal with it."
"Once you have recruited enough soldiers, train them well for me."
Song Yan and others hurriedly said, "We, the humble officials, will definitely fulfill our mission."
Pei Yuan nodded with satisfaction, and then thought of Guo Hui, the commander of Xuzhou Guard.
Pei Yuan wanted to seize the soldiers of his Xuzhou Guard, so he must not be allowed to get too excited. Of course, he had no part in the matter of the emperor's illegitimate son this time.
Unfortunately, Wang Chang has now resigned as the Nanjing Minister of War, and Lu Ting is no longer assigned to supervise military affairs, so it is no longer convenient for Pei Yuan to interfere in military affairs.
Pei Yuan couldn't offer very good conditions at the moment, so it would be troublesome to get someone from him.
Pei Yuan thought about it and asked the five people, "How much do you know about the former Commander Guo?"
Song Yan and others were surprised. They didn't know what Pei Yuan meant and didn't know how to answer for a moment.
To be honest, Commander Guo was very kind to them.
When Ding Hong faced the vacancy of the third rank, he was able to endure it and was unwilling to replace Commander Guo.
Haven't these people ever received any favor from Commander Guo?
Seeing that the five people hesitated and did not respond, Pei Yuan smiled and explained, "Don't worry, I won't harm him. I'm just thinking about how to get some elite soldiers from him for you."
"It doesn't need to be many, just get 500 people. When the time comes, each of you will have 100 people, plus those veterans, it will be enough to maintain a centurion."
Upon hearing Pei Yuan say that he was trying to get someone for his own centurion unit, the five people immediately became excited and started talking at once.
"Commander Guo has always been greedy for money, maybe he can think of a way."
"Guo the fool is lustful and henpecked. I know where his mistresses are. Qian Hu can use them to threaten him. It will work like a charm every time!"
"Although Xuzhou Guard has enough soldiers, in fact, all the men are paid for their work and food by Linqing Shipyard and Qingjiang Shipyard. At least half of the vacancies in Xuzhou Guard should be taken up by him. Isn't Qianhu a Jinyiwei? Just tell the Northern Pacification Office and the Eastern Depot. I'm not afraid that he will not comply."
"I can secretly send someone back to the village to collude privately, and then I can just drag my family and become a fugitive. Anyway, I can register as a resident in the Suppression of Evil Thousand Households Office, and it doesn't cost anything."
Pei Yuan was furious when he heard this and no longer had any hope for these people's loyalty.
He remained calm and nodded in praise, "As expected, each of you is brave, resourceful, and has unique skills. So, you go to Yanggu first to hand over the troops, and then take the people to Tai'an Prefecture for the time being. I have something for you to do."
"Be careful to hide your tracks in this matter and don't reveal your identity."
After hearing this, the five people immediately responded.
After they left, Pei Yuan stood up and went to the central Buddhist hall himself to glance at Tan Tai Fang Tu who was on duty there.
When Tan Tai Fang Tu saw Pei Yuan, she quickly stood up and greeted him.
Pei Yuan signaled the people around him to leave, and then said to Tan Tai Fang Tu, "Do you remember Zhang Rong who caused trouble for us several times?"
Tan Tai Fang Tu corrected herself slightly in her heart, thinking that it was to cause trouble for "you".
But the old man was too lazy to care about these things and said, "Remember."
Pei Yuan looked at Tan Tai Fang Tu calmly and said, "Zhang Yong and Zhang Rong have fallen from power. I have heard reliable news that they are being sent to Nanjing. Find a few trustworthy confidants to help me keep an eye on their whereabouts."
Tan Tai Fang Tu's eyelids twitched, and he hesitated without speaking.
Pei Yuan did not hide it from Tan Tai Fang Tu, and said in a relaxed tone, "The emperor has always been fickle-minded. Maybe Zhang Yong will be reinstated in two years. By then, Zhang Rong might cause trouble for us. You know that in this kind of situation, you can't get rid of the root of the problem..."
Over the past year or so, the two of them have killed quite a few people together, although we cannot say that they have killed countless people.
They are all vicious people, there is no need to hide it.
Tan Tai Fang Tu sighed and reminded, "After all, he was the former eunuch who held the seal of the Imperial Household Department. If he were to die, it would probably shock the government and the public."
Pei Yuan comforted him, "I have almost prepared the people who will take action and the people who will take the blame. Except for the lack of some key intelligence to determine the timing of the action, everything else is easy."
Tan Tai Fang Tu had nothing to persuade, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll have someone keep an eye on them."
After leaving the Buddhist temple where Tan Tai Fang Tu was on duty, Pei Yuan thought about what Song Chunniang had told him last time, and muttered, "This is a critical time. It all depends on whether there is tacit understanding over there."
Pei Yuan was just thinking about it when he heard the Jinyiwei guarding the door report, "Captain, Uncle Qingyang and his son are here."
Pei Yuan came back to his senses and ordered, "Tell them to wait for me in the main hall of the East Courtyard."
The method Pei Yuan told Xiao Yan was indeed the best outcome, but this kid did not make a smart choice.
After he decided not to listen, Pei Yuan had already decided to ditch the Xiao family and make an offer to the Xia family alone.
By the time Pei Yuan put the Xiao family on the table, they didn't even have a chance to speak in the deal.
(End of this chapter)
