Xingyang City, where the imperial envoys travel.

On a winter morning, fine snowflakes were floating outside, and the sky seemed like a thick blanket.

You can't feel the slightest chill in the elegant bedroom, and the earth dragon exudes a warm atmosphere all the time.

A young man and woman are cuddling together on a bed painted with lacquer and gold inlaid with treasures and landscape carvings.

Lin Shuyue's green silk hair was like a waterfall, scattered on the pillow. She woke up from her sleep, her long autumn eyes turned to look at Pei Yue beside her, not knowing whether it was because of the temperature in the room or shyness, her cheeks were slightly red. Recalling the madness last night,

While I was satisfied, I couldn't help but feel a little moved.

The two broke through the window paper in July last year and have not been affectionate for more than half a year, so it was a bit exciting to meet again after a short separation.

Even so, Pei Yue was very careful. After all, with his current physical strength, Lin Shuyue simply couldn't bear it if he tried his best.

Thinking of his tenderness and enthusiasm at that time, the water in Lin Shuyue's eyes became more and more clear. She simply supported her head with her left hand and looked at Pei Yue in his sleep quietly.

"ah……"

A soft cry suddenly sounded between the bed curtains.

Pei Yue actually woke up early, suddenly took Lin Shuyue into his arms, and asked in a low voice: "What are you looking at?"

Lin Shuyue buried her head on Pei Yue's chest, breathing slightly and said, "Master, it's time to get up. Don't you still have something to do today?"

Pei Yue put his chin on her head and said softly: "What should I do?"

Lin Shuyue only felt a little dizzy, because she could clearly feel the changes in Pei Yue's body. Although there was no rejection or rejection in her heart, she was obviously unable to act more proactively because of her gentle nature.

He can bury his head like an ostrich and say softly and softly: "Do business."

Pei Yue hugged this exquisite body tightly and said with a smile: "You are on business."

A soft chant filled the room with spring light.

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During breakfast, Lin Shuyue was sitting at the table eating, not daring to raise her head, let alone look at Ye Qi across from her.

Pei Yue's face was as thick as a city wall, and he stayed with Ye Qi after admiring the moon that night. The two became closer and closer, but Ye Qi took the initiative to throw him into Lin Shuyue's room.

Ye Qi looked helpless at Lin Shuyue's appearance, and rolled her eyes at Pei Yue. She was a little annoyed that this guy didn't know how to restrain himself and tormented Lin Shuyue so early in the morning. But she couldn't say more about this matter.

What, I can only change the subject and say: "Are you going to send pension money today?"

Pei Yue put down the porridge bowl, nodded and said: "The soldiers of the Zangfeng Guard come from all over Lingzhou. They can't go far away. I have to go to Xingyang City in person."

Hearing this, Ye Qi put down his chopsticks and asked with concern: "Can you spare the money? Are there any hidden dangers in doing this?"

Pei Yue said: "A total of 4,726 Tibetan front guards died in the battle. Except for the 109 people I brought from Kyoto, the rest were all local men in Lingzhou. Each person received a pension of 100 taels, totaling 460,000.

Two taels of silver. The previous rule of the imperial court was to provide thirty taels of silver for those killed in battle. This

It is estimated that this time will be higher, after all, it is a counterattack victory. I asked Tang Youzhi to come forward and ask the Lingzhou Governor's Office for 300,000 taels of silver. The squires from various places represented by the Yan family sent 100,000 taels, and then I took tens of thousands.

Two came out, so that’s enough.”

Seeing the two women looking at him worriedly, he said calmly: "There won't be any hidden dangers. Your Majesty and all the princes in the court know that I am rich. Tens of thousands of taels of silver are not enough to accuse me of buying people's hearts.

"

Although he was very disgusted with Emperor Kaiping, after repeated reminders from Pei Zhen, Mr. Xi and others, he was determined to hide his disgust deep in his heart and would not show any emotion again.

Ye Qi nodded and asked again: "Are you really planning to return to Kyoto before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month? The follow-up pension arrangements for Zangfengwei may not be completed that quickly."

Pei Yue said meaningfully: "I will leave these things to Wei Rui. It's not that I don't want to stay here to complete the matter, but I'm afraid that Kyoto will not allow me to stay."

Ye Qi and Lin Shuyue were both smart and quickly understood the meaning. Although they were both worried about the complicated situation that Pei Yue would face when he returned to Kyoto, they knew that Pei Yue was extremely assertive, so they had to keep their worries in their hearts.

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After breakfast, Pei Yue took Lin Shuyue and more than ten soldiers out, all dressed in regular clothes, like a wealthy man traveling.

Nancheng, Andingfang.

There is a small restaurant at the east end of the street. Most of the people who come here to eat are hardworking men who can fill their stomachs with just ten cents. The shopkeeper is a middle-aged man in his late forties. The so-called helper is

His mother-in-law and little daughter aged fourteen or fifteen.

A middle-aged man named Duan Daqing, with little ability, lived in the restaurant left by his late father and worked very hard to raise his two children.

"Sanshantang is doing business, all the rest of you, please get out of here!"

There was a burst of arrogant and domineering shouts, and a dozen green men, surrounded by a tall and thick man, came to the door of the restaurant, drove away the Kuhaha people who were holding big bowls to eat, and blocked the door tightly.

Duan Daqing's face changed when he saw the strong man. He gave his mother-in-law a look who was cooking noodles and asked her to take her little daughter to the back. He greeted him with a smile on his face and said as he walked: "Brother Liu

, you and your brothers haven’t eaten yet? Come on, come in and sit down, I’ll prepare something to eat for you right now.”

The strong man's name is Liu Yong, and he is a well-known rogue in Andingfang.

He looked sideways at Duan Daqing and asked impatiently: "Duan, have you raised enough money?"

Duan Daqing rubbed his hands and said, "Brother Liu, please give me a few more days. My boss will be back soon, and he will definitely come back with money."

Liu Yong sneered and said, "Didn't that boy of yours run away a long time ago? You think I'm a fool to fool you as a grandfather?"

Duan Daqing quickly shook his head and said: "Brother Liu, my boss has joined the Tibetan Front Guards sent by Pei Qin to fight with the Wu people in the west. Now that the battle is won, he will get some reward, and he will definitely be able to pay back the money he owes you.

."

"fart!"

Liu Yong spat in front of him and said angrily: "You think I don't know anything? That boy of yours was in the frontier army before, but he ran back after being unable to bear the hardship, and ran away again not long after. Who on this street doesn't know

?Stop talking nonsense to me, if you can’t get one hundred and twenty taels of silver today, I will demolish this shabby shop of yours!”

Duan Daqing begged bitterly: "If I tell even half a lie, I will be struck to death by lightning. My son is really on duty at the Tibetan Front Guard, and he will be back in five or six days at most."

Liu Yong slapped him in the face and said coldly: "If you can't get the money, I will hand over your daughter to pay off the debt! Damn it, you dare to drag away Sanshantang's money, you are really impatient."
Chapter completed!