After rebirth, I joined forces with my mortal enemy to seek revenge.

Wuchang Li helped her, but he also took advantage of her. In the final analysis, she and he were obviously the leaders, but in reality they were cooperating with each other.

She wants fame and fortune, and Wuchang Li wants to eliminate Jia Gonglu's party. The two cooperated quite happily, but unfortunately one of them was defeated by one move. And she sized up the situation, and there was nothing wrong at all.

But Wu Lingjia was still different to her. The two talked very happily, and they were able to think alike in terms of governing the country. So she was very happy to be friends with Wu Lingjia.

Sensing the change in the eyes on him, Pei Jiaoran smiled and said, "What's wrong? You seem to be worried."

"I'm worried about you. Qingjia, I'm worried that Jia Gonglu and the others will try to kill you."

Listening to Wu Lingjia's concerned voice, Pei Jiaoran sighed. Jia Gonglu and others know how to remove millstones and kill donkeys, why can't those people do the same? Chess pieces that have lost value can of course be sacrificed at will. So she can only control the situation by becoming a chess player.

"It doesn't matter. I chose this path, and I will never regret it." Pei Jiaoran said warmly.

Seeing her like this, Wu Lingjia nodded.

The two talked for a while. Seeing a chamberlain leading an official in green clothes from a distance, the two looked at each other and stopped talking.

Li Zuo bowed and did not say why he knew Pei Jiaoran would be here. He only said quickly: "There is someone from the Political Affairs Hall who said that he needs to ask Deputy Pei about something. Please go back to the Yushitai to see us immediately and return the favor. There is a matter with the Department of Bibe that you need to deal with as soon as possible."

Pei Jiaoran frowned, turned to Wu Lingjia and bowed: "Farewell."

The matter is bigger than the ministry. Moreover, summer tax payments in various states are about to begin, and it will be very troublesome without the Ministry of Finance’s audit.

Pei Jiaoran hurried back to the Yushitai and saw that his public room had been occupied. Zhixitui Shiyu, who was waiting at the door, grabbed her sleeve and shook his head at her, "Vice-in-charge, be more careful."

When she stopped talking, she looked inside and saw Gao Honglue, the Prime Minister of Shangshu, sitting at the top. Sitting down was Yao Xiu, the chief officer of Bibu. Yao Xiu was holding the Bibu case file that she had not yet approved in her hand, with contempt in her eyes and a very arrogant attitude.

Both of them were originally members of the Wuchang Li Party. After Wuchang Li was demoted, his servant Wang Yu took over his position as party leader and continued to compete with Jia Gonglu who was promoted to Shangshu Ling. The two of them naturally accepted him as their master. In her previous life, she didn't like Wang Hui's actions, so she wrote against him many times, and therefore had many conflicts with him.

Gao Honglue was not only Shangshu Youcheng, but also had the suffix "Participate in the affairs of the Henan Dynasty", which meant that he was given the power to participate in the political affairs hall meetings. His official qualifications far exceeded hers, so the Political Affairs Hall sent these two people because they didn't want to let her go easily.

She walked slowly inside, made a gesture, cupped her hands and said, "I wonder what important business Gao Zuocheng and Yao Langzhong have here."

"Someone has brought a report to the Shangshu Province. When you were the magistrate of Jinchang County, you were abused by money. Now the Shangshu Province wants to put you on trial." The clerk standing next to the two of them said seriously, and his words were full of confidence.

Pei Jiaoran glanced at this official, who didn't know how high his rank was, and let out a light sigh. Even the fact that she was the magistrate of Jinchang County can be found out, and it is not difficult to guess what they want to do. Since the other party was unwilling to talk calmly, there was no need for her to save face for them.

Pei Jiaoran opened his lips and said directly: "May I ask who brought the case? Is there any evidence to prove that I was bribed and violated the law?"

Of course she knew who made the complaint. But she could only confirm it if it came from the mouth of the minister. Anyway, no one can do anything good about this today.

"It was Lu Hanwen who accused you of being embezzled and misjudged. What do you have to say?"

"It's just empty talk, is there any evidence?"

"The evidence..." Gao Hong was stunned, his eyes flashing slightly, "Of course there is evidence! But..."

Staring into Gao Honglue's eyes, Pei Jiaoran smiled, "Just what? Since there is evidence, why don't you lower your rank and take a look?"

"The matter is of great importance, how can I present it to you?" Doctor Bibe on the side interjected.

"It's a witness, he can't show his face for now."

"But because the road to Jinchang is far away, it's hard to get here by boat and car. I wonder who is here?"

"Exactly. What's coming is..." Gao Hong glared at her, slapped the table and said angrily: "Pei Jiaoran, you can't excuse yourself."

Although he knew Pei Jiaoran was keen early on, Gao Honglue was still surprised. After suppressing his thoughts, he turned his head to look at Yao Xiu.

"Since it's an accusation. Why don't you tell Lu Hanwen to confront the subordinate in court?"

"He has other important matters to attend to."

"Then why can you sue me for bribery?"

"This is a serious matter. You are now the deputy head of the Yushitai. How can you pick up the officials on behalf of His Majesty and enforce the law if you misbehave? It is reasonable for Lu Hanwen to sue you." Gao Honglue said in a deep voice.

Pei Jiaoran raised his lips and smiled, and his originally straight back relaxed. He looked lazily at Gao Honglue and said, "Gao Youcheng, you don't really have the confidence, do you? Otherwise, you wouldn't have said so vaguely. You have to ask your subordinates repeatedly to find out something. If you like guessing riddles, you can go to the lantern market." You should be more rigorous when interrogating things like this, otherwise others will laugh at you."

Listening to Pei Jiaoran's words, Gao Hong seemed to be angry. He raised his hand and touched his chest.

Seeing his appearance, Pei Jiaoran curled his lips.

Gao Honglue, who is nearly forty-five years old, although he came from a relatively new background, has extremely high qualifications and has seen the wind and waves. But when facing Pei Jiaoran, who was only in her early twenties, she felt like she couldn't suppress her aura.

How could the imperial court recruit such a monster into the court?

"Okay, let's not talk about Lu Hanwen for now. Let's talk about whether you have some ulterior motive in arresting so many people in Bibu at once?"

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran's eyes became more sarcastic.

"As an account collector, Bibu is the leader in the world. His job is to check for errors, so he should set an example. Sun Dun's family has a lot of stolen money, which is obviously the result of long-term collusion with others. And he also cited Someone in the Bibu department took bribes from him to do things for him. As a result, official documents were misappropriated and the reports were concealed. As a magistrate, he was in charge of the affairs of various companies in the capital. There were people in the Bibu department who took bribes and committed illegal acts. , The Yushitai inquiry is within the scope of the lower official's authority."

This matter is easier to get out of than Bu Xiang expected.

She guessed what Bibe's initial thoughts were. Eliminating some unimportant people in her company could create a rift between her and Jia Gonglu and others, and she would become a loner.

But they didn't expect that they were so bold. Not only did he check Sun Dun, but he also followed Sun Dun's hand. With Jia Gonglu's acquiescence, they caught the people they wanted to protect hidden in the troubled waters.

"The summer tax is coming soon, and Bibu is almost unable to move. Are you going to check all the twenty-four divisions of Shangshu Province?" Yao Xiu roared.

"If their hands and feet are clean, why should they be afraid of being questioned by the Yushitai?" Pei Jiaoran smiled slightly, "Don't worry, this matter will stop before the summer tax."

Yao Xiu was so angry at her that he stared blankly, snorted and turned his head to look elsewhere. Of course he knew that Pei Jiaoran was not so bold as to investigate all the twenty-four departments of Shangshu Province, but in the end he still couldn't swallow this breath.