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

Chapter 481 At least for Ming Dynasty
Pei Yuan has made up his mind. He is finally ready to do some serious work. If Mao Ji dares to make trouble, Pei Yuan will turn against him.

If Mao Ji subsequently transferred the relevant memorials to the Qianhu Division for processing, Pei Yuan would openly ask the emperor that all reports of auspicious signs, strange phenomena, etc. from various places should be verified by the Qianhu Division first.

Anyway, the Ministry of Rites is doing this now, and they can only suffer this loss in silence.

Do you want me to take the blame for you for nothing?

Damn it, I’m going to steal your pot!
After leaving Zhang Song, Pei Yuan couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Now, under his guidance, the political situation is gradually stabilizing, and Enke is also progressing smoothly.

According to history, Zhu Houzhao became more and more powerful, and within one or two years he would be able to control the morale of the military in Xuanfu and have the military force to carry out drastic reforms.

Pei Yuan was very happy to see this happen.

Because many of Pei Yuan's ideas needed to rely on Zhu Houzhao's military control to advance. Without guns in hand, what reforms could be discussed?
For example, the whip method.

It would be absolutely impossible for Pei Yuan to have such military control for a long time.

Even after Zhu Houzhao died, Pei Yuan used various forces to seize power, but he was unable to push such a thing forward.

Because Pei Yuan's foundation was too shallow, he needed years of effort to train an army that was strong enough and could be used at will.

Under such circumstances, it would take him a long time to complete the rough integration and replacement of the border town troops and local garrisons.

Pei Yuan can only start to make changes to the system after all preparations are completed.

Not only is this process long, it is also full of huge uncertainties.

His hastily organized mob could be won over at any time and then fall apart.

Pei Yuan’s reforms might just have begun when he would be labeled as “Dong Zhuo of the Ming Dynasty” and stabbed in the back by some unknown person.

Looking back over the past few decades, when Zhu Houzhao was in power in Xuanfu, the guns in the hands of the imperial court were the strongest.

In addition to the generals in the border towns who all called Zhu Houzhao "Dad", even ordinary soldiers succumbed to Zhu Houzhao's personal charm and followed him fanatically.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao was like a magical weapon that Pei Yuan could use to break the sky and the earth!
Pei Yuan now has enough patience to wait until the emperor's sword is unsheathed.

Next, he had to get rid of Zhang Yong and Zhang Rong, two future troublemakers. Then he had to severely injure Shouning Hou, undermine the prestige of the Queen Mother, and safeguard his Grand Canal strategy.

During this process, the two major lineages of King De and King Lu also had to be cleared out.

As he was thinking, Pei Yuan thought of something.

The trouble with Zhang Yunjun was difficult to solve before because of the matter of Shouning Marquis Zhang Heling. Now that he had to concentrate on beating Shouning Marquis, should he kill two birds with one stone and gain some favor from Zhang Yunjun at the same time?
Moreover, according to the agreement between himself and Song Chunniang, although Song Chunniang planned to marry Zhang Yunjun and live with her, in front of Zhang Lian's family, he was nominally the one who married her as a concubine.

Pei Yuan thought about that weak girl, and about the little tongue that couldn't dodge and the occasional unintentional licks when Song Chunniang tricked Zhang Yunjun into giving in last time.

For a moment, emotions were surging and fists were clenched hard.

I can't let my buddy be single forever.

Moreover, he had been having sex with the four women many times these days, but still had no children, which made Pei Yuan a little anxious.

It's time to try more.

Even if not for myself, even for my friends, at least for Ming Dynasty...

Pei Yuan immediately called people and planned to go to the West Factory.

The last time Pei Yuan went to see Song Chunniang, she was helping Chen Toutie Ping, and she didn't have time to meet again. This time, he asked for information about the East Factory's southward march.

No, I mainly want to ask about the intelligence about the East Factory's march south.

Pei Yuan saw that a few more people were following him this time, so he asked, "Where are Song Yan and the others? Have they gone south yet?"

The personal guard who followed them replied, "Reporting to the captain, they have already left with the official documents. They are accompanied by the 200 men assigned to them."

Pei Yuan said "Oh" and then led his men to the West Factory.

The West Factory was located in front of the Lingji Palace. It was originally a makeshift team with the old ash factory as its headquarters. It was not until Wang Zhi arrested the great-grandson of Yang Rong who killed people at will that the whole court was shocked.

He is the great-grandson of Yang Rong, one of the Three Yangs!

Those he killed were all ordinary people!
How come...

When Pei Yuan arrived at the Western Factory, the captain guarding the gate came up to him flatteringly.

Pei Yuan asked and found out that Song Chunniang was sitting in the hall today, so he walked in without any hesitation.

The chief criminal officer of the Western Factory was Song Chunniang, and the chief criminal officer was Monk Daigu.

Some of the big and small leaders were Song Chunniang's fellow apprentices in the Changfeng Escort Agency, and some were brought over from the Qianhu Office. Many of the bandits responsible for collecting intelligence and supervising officials were recruited by Song Chunniang from the underworld. When they saw the military officers, they pretended not to see them and did not dare to ask more questions.

Gu Dayong, Qiu Ju and some other eunuchs were eunuchs in the palace, but most of them were taken to Shandong by Gu Dayong to establish the Western Factory.

It can be said that now in the Western Investigation Bureau in the capital, Captain Pei can easily run rampant.

When Pei Yuan arrived at the main hall of the Western Factory, he saw a large desk in the hall. On both sides of the desk were piled secret intelligence documents that had been collected. Song Chunniang, meticulously dressed in the uniform of a fifth-rank official, was sleeping soundly on the desk.

Pei Yuan was speechless.

The Ming Dynasty's salary was stolen by this thief.

He walked slowly up the hall and slowly came to Song Chunniang's side.

Perhaps because the lobby of the West Factory was slightly cool, Song Chunniang did not sweat even when she fell asleep, and her forehead and neck were dry.

Her breathing was light and even.

Perhaps it was the neat and tidy fifth-rank official uniform that concealed her usual bad nature. Pei Yuan suddenly felt that when she was lazy and sleeping at work, she actually looked well-behaved.

Pei Yuan glanced slyly at the entrance of the hall, and the Jinyiwei and the guards who had followed him to guard outside the hall immediately dispersed and disappeared from his sight.

The slightly messy footsteps also woke up Song Chunniang.

Her eyes opened and immediately became sharp.

Almost at the moment Song Chunniang opened her eyes, a paper fan on the table opened like her eyelids, and a fierce aura was about to burst out.

Pei Yuan hurriedly said, "Stop it, it's me!"

When Song Chunniang saw Pei Yuan clearly, she was a little dazed and then started crying out in pain again.

"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Pei Yuan came forward with concern.

Song Chunniang said unhappily, "My legs are numb from sleeping."

Pei Yuan was willing to help, "I'll help you."

Song Chunniang said angrily, "It's the legs."

Pei Yuan then moved away and helped her to slowly press and relieve the numbness in her legs. Pei Yuan looked at the white paper fan that was unwillingly closed and commented, "You are quite familiar with it."

Song Chunniang had just woken up and was feeling a little lethargic.

He looked at Pei Yuan listlessly for a few times, but was too lazy to pay attention to him, so he stretched his waist and lay back on the desk.

Pei Yuan touched the fifth-rank bear patch on his official uniform and felt it was very soft.

Song Chunniang breathed softly, and finally couldn't fall asleep anymore. She turned around and kissed Pei Yuan with a smile.

After they kissed for a while, Song Chunniang asked, "How did you find this place?"

Pei Yuan picked her up by her legs, sat on the big chair behind the desk, and said, "I came to see you."

Song Chunniang curled her lips and kissed Pei Yuan again.

They kissed for a while, and Song Chunniang felt it was a bit boring, so she wanted to ask Pei Yuan about his purpose.

Pei Yuan was not idle. He pulled the silk trouser legs out of her official boots and ran his palm up her calves.

Because she was wearing an official robe and it was summer, Song Chunniang's tight pants were a little loose, but it did not cause any trouble to Pei Yuan.

When Pei Yuan's hand reached the bend of her leg and was about to move upwards, Song Chunniang was sure that this guy didn't just want to touch her.

She was a little nervous and excited, and whispered, "This is the West Factory!"

Pei Yuan had already pressed down his hand, looked into Song Chunniang's eyes, and rubbed them gently with a smile.

Song Chunniang held her breath and looked at Pei Yuan.

Perhaps because of difficulty breathing, her face turned red.

The dizzy and suffocating feeling, accompanied by Pei Yuan's light teasing, made her rest her head on Pei Yuan's chest, and it took her a while before she was willing to breathe hard.

The fresh breath passed through her lungs, bringing desire and new life to every cell in her body.

Song Chunniang took a few more deep breaths, then hugged Pei Yuan tightly in her arms, wrapping herself tightly around him.

After a long while, Pei Yuan smiled wickedly and took out his hand to signal her.

Only the tip of a finger was wet.

Song Chunniang didn't want to argue with Pei Yuan. She held him for a long time without moving, then asked lazily, "What are you doing here?"

Pei Yuan originally wanted to say directly that it was for the Ming Dynasty, but he thought that the current atmosphere was not appropriate.

Then he asked, "Last time when you went to arrest the Imperial Treasury Officer Wu Ji, did you mention that a large number of East Depot personnel had gone south?"

"Yes." Song Chunniang laughed, "East Factory has to ask West Factory for help to do things. They must be embarrassed. Of course, they have to explain a few more words to avoid being laughed at by East Factory."

Pei Yuan was furious when he heard this and asked quickly, "Who is leading the team?"

Song Chunniang recalled, "The supervisor of the East Factory took this matter very seriously, and this time he sent his younger brother Zhang Xiong to go."

Not long after Zhang Rui took over as the commander of the East Factory, he also assigned his younger brother Zhang Xiong to the East Factory. After all, both the East Factory and the West Factory were dispatched officials and did not affect their main duties.

For example, the official who supervises the Western Factory is usually the eunuch who holds the seal of the Imperial Stables. However, Lu Ting led the troops to war as the seal of the Imperial Stables. His contribution was very great. Before his subsequent position was specifically confirmed, Gu Dayong would not dare to snatch the seal of the Imperial Stables.

Therefore, Gu Dayong was the commander-in-chief of the Western Factory in his capacity as the chief eunuch.

After Zhang Rui became the commander of the East Factory, his original job became a bit lame. So the emperor made him the seal holder of the Imperial Treasures Bureau and promoted his administrative level in the inner court.

The last time Zhu Houzhao mentioned to Pei Yuan about the lack of money to maintain the army, Pei Yuan made a wicked suggestion, asking Zhu Houzhao to urge the East Factory to send tax inspectors to the local areas and have the eunuchs collect commercial taxes personally.

Afterwards, Pei Yuan quickly informed Liu Zhishu of the news.

Calculating the time, if it’s fast, the two sides have already started the competition.

If it's slow, it won't take too long.

Pei Yuan whispered to Song Chunniang, "Don't mention this matter to anyone again."

Song Chunniang asked curiously, "Are you going to deal with Zhang Xiong?"

Pei Yuan shook his head and said nothing more.

Pei Yuan did not write to Liu Zhishu to inquire about the matter in order to ensure the confidentiality of the matter.

After all, Zhang Yong’s death would definitely cause a huge sensation in the court and the country.

Especially for the Minister of Personnel Yang Yiqing, Zhang Yong was not only his political ally, but also a comrade-in-arms who respected and fought against the enemy together.

By then, the storm will definitely not be small.

Now that he had the name of the eunuch leading the team, it was enough for Pei Yuan to make his plans safely.

Pei Yuanhui sent a fast horse to ask his trusted Jinyiwei to secretly check the records of the post stations along the way and locate Zhang Xiong as soon as possible.

And if it was Zhang Xiong, the frame-up effect would be much better than anyone else.

Pei Yuan didn't explain too much to Song Chunniang, and said, "There is one more thing. In a while, I plan to take action against Shouning Hou. I have been planning this for a while, and I should have a good chance of success."

After hearing this, Song Chunniang smiled and said, "This is good news. I will go tell Yunjun."

Pei Yuan said "hmm" and continued, "Now there is a question that is related to you."

Song Chunniang looked at Pei Yuan in confusion, "What does this have to do with me?"

Pei Yuan explained, "No one dared to marry Yunjun before, simply because it was Shouning Marquis who used Zhang Yunjun to humiliate Zhang Lian. People with low status were afraid of Shouning Marquis's revenge; people with high status were unwilling to marry a woman with such a bad reputation as Zhang Yunjun, which would bring disgrace to the family."

"But if I inflict heavy damage on the Marquis of Shouning and make the Queen Mother stop her actions, then maybe some people who are willing to take risks to gain wealth and fame will come out."

"After all, Zhang Lian has now become the Shanxi Provincial Surveillance Commissioner, a third-rank civil official. He has such a good reputation and he was born as a censor. As long as he makes some achievements, it will not be difficult for him to be promoted to the Right Censor-in-Chief after returning to Beijing. Once he becomes the Right Censor-in-Chief, his future will be limitless."

When Song Chunniang heard this, she immediately became alert.

"You mean, I should finalize my marriage with Yunjun as soon as possible?"

Pei Yuan nodded, "That's right. Now we have the pressure from Shouning Marquis, and there is also the precedent of Jiao Yan'er being someone's concubine as the granddaughter of the cabinet's chief minister. As long as Zhang Lian and his wife are willing to care about their daughter's happiness, it may not be impossible to persuade them to let Zhang Yunjun be my concubine."

"Besides, you are here, so we can use your status when the time comes. Zhang Lian and his wife can also say to the outside world that they married their daughter to a military officer of the Imperial Guard as his legal wife."

This was something Pei Yuan had discussed with Song Chunniang before.

She told Zhang Lian and his wife that marrying Song Tie, the general flag of the Imperial Guard, was a lie, and marrying Pei Yuan, a captain of the Imperial Guard, as a concubine was real. If they had a child in the future, it would be considered a legitimate child of the Song family, so the child's future would not be affected.

For Song Chunniang, if she married her, then she would be hers. She had long thought about engraving Zhang Yunjun's name on her tombstone.

As for Pei Yuan, he was able to be both loyal and righteous, and became a famous story.

(End of this chapter)