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

Pei Jiaoran was writing policy articles, but he turned a deaf ear to Wei Emperor's sighs and continued to write.

When the chamberlain came in to replace the incense sticks in the incense cage, Pei Jiaoran stopped writing. Drying the ink, he handed the document to Zhang Rang who was waiting at the side.

After looking at the policy written by Pei Jiaoran, Zhang Rang turned to submit it to Emperor Wei.

The first sentence of the article quotes Emperor Ying from the inner chapter of "Zhuangzi", "The heart of a perfect person is like a mirror. He does not hold back or welcome, responds but does not hide, so he can conquer things without damaging them."

What is a perfect person? There are many interpretations in Taoism. It refers to a person who transcends the world and reaches the state of selflessness. Also refers to a person of high moral character.

Zhuangzi once defined what the perfect person is in "Xiaoyaoyou", "The perfect person has no self, the gods have no merit, and the saint has no name." And he gave the highest evaluation to the perfect person in "Equality of Things", "The perfect person has no self, the god has no merit, and the saint has no name." Yes, the great swamps are burning but cannot be heated, the rivers are freezing but cannot be cold, the thunder is breaking the mountains and the wind is shaking the sea but it is not startled."

Emperor Wei laughed twice but said nothing. The angle of this policy article can be described as tricky. It does not learn from the predecessors and directly uses the mirror as a guide to advise the king to accept advice. On the contrary, it extends to another aspect. People even vaguely point out that their talents are not worthy and their virtues are lacking. Throughout the article, he strongly praises the rule of inaction advocated by Zhuangzi.

It seems to be a little off topic, but in fact it has never been bypassed.

The heart of a perfect person should be like a bright mirror. The king is in the temple. He does not reject those who come and does not keep those who go. No matter who or what happens, we should reflect it truthfully, without hiding anything. Only in this way can we be competent in everything without damage.

Looking at Pei Jiaoran, who looked calm and calm at the foot of the stairs, Emperor Wei narrowed his eyes. For a moment, he felt that the young talent in front of him was like a mirror, and everything in the palace seemed to be reflected in her. And the slightest change in her emotions, the revelation of the emperor's heart, was clearly illuminated in front of her, and finally returned to herself.

Emperor Wei laughed, turned to Zhang Rang and said, "Let Hongwen Guan copy this policy document and hang it in the Li Zheng Hall. I want to read it every day."

"Here." Zhang Rang said.

He advocated rule by inaction, comparing himself to Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty. But today, Pei Jiaoran actually used a mirror to describe how all things reflect each other. Why should he hide his body and harm his behavior? It is not a kind of inaction but doing everything. This courage to resist the dignity of a king with a humble minister is really impressive.

"Okay, it's been a hard day for Pei Shiyu. Go back and have a good rest for a few days." Emperor Wei said in a calm tone.

"Here." Pei Jiaoran bowed to Emperor Wei. Realizing that Zhang Rang was looking at her, she lowered her head and said, "Wei Chen, please leave."

After being led out of Chengtianmen by the chamberlain, Pei Jiaoran walked onto Chengtianmen Street. Suddenly she heard the sound of horse hooves coming from behind. She wanted to move to the side to avoid it, but someone came and grabbed her horse.

Be alert instantly. Pei Jiaoran hit the opponent hard with an elbow. The other party obviously didn't expect that she would suddenly do this and rein in her horse suddenly.

"Pei Jiaoran, what are you doing again?" Li Xiujing hissed and whispered.

Hearing Li Xiujing's voice, Pei Jiaoran breathed a sigh of relief. But his tone was nonchalant, "Who knew you would suddenly appear? Can you still blame me for this?"

Li Xiujing, who knew that he was in the wrong, snorted coldly. He drove his horse forward. He arranged for people to wait at Chengtianmen for a long time, and as soon as he saw Pei Jiaoran coming out, he would immediately notify him.

He glanced at the arms wrapped around his waist, holding the reins. Pei Jiaoran sighed and said, "I've said it many times, read less of the book. That thing is very poisonous."

"I never read those things." Li Xiujing lowered her face and retorted.

"Then what are you looking at?" Pei Jiaoran had a smile on his lips and looked quite happy. "Is it some dirty book? I never thought you could be so elegant, Xuanyin."

Seeing that Pei Jiaoran was getting more and more disorganized as she spoke, Li Xiujing hurriedly raised his head and covered her mouth.

"What are you doing?" A familiar voice of surprise came from the front.

Hearing the sound, Li Xiujing suddenly reined in his horse and looked up at Yuan Yanchong in front of him. Frowning as he thought about how to respond, he heard Pei Jiaoran chuckle.

"Does Yushitai even have to take care of this?" Pei Jiaoran glanced at Yuan Yanchong and said lazily: "Or is it that Yuan Shiyu is jealous that Pei has been admitted to Zhongshu Province. He wants to impeach Pei for having a secret relationship with General Shence. ?”

"Pei Jiaoran, please take care of yourself." Yuan Yan glared at her and snorted coldly, then walked towards the censor's stage with his sleeves rolled up.

Listening to Yuan Yanchong's words, Pei Jiaoran curled his lips indifferently. He took the reins and rode the horse forward. Now she and Li Xiujing were riding together, her back naturally pressed in front of him, and the other man's chin touched her head intentionally or unintentionally as they ran.

"You don't trust my riding skills?" Li Xiujing suddenly held her hand, "Relax, I'm very good at riding."

"I never give others the reins. I only like to control myself and move forward."

After listening to her words, Li Xiujing grinned. As if he had seen through something, he said in a deep voice: "Qingjia, didn't I ride a horse with you last time? So don't worry."

After saying this, Li Xiujing picked up the reins and rode the horse out of the palace. He did not take Pei Jiaoran back to Chongyifang, but instead left Chang'an in the direction of Zhaoying.

Seeing the horse about to step onto the Ba Bridge, catkins flew in front of me. Pei Jiaoran turned his head and glanced at Li Xiujing, but her head accidentally touched the corner of his lips. It caused a soft sigh to be heard in the ears.

"Where are you taking me?" Pei Jiaoran asked coldly.

"Take a bath." Li Xiujing replied, and added: "Don't worry, it's my mother's village, no outsiders will disturb it."

Pei Jiaoran stopped talking, but held the reins tightly with his hand, secretly competing with Li Xiujing. It seems that he is not willing to let others control his speed and direction.

Realizing that another force on the reins was trying to suppress him, Li Xiujing pouted. Applying strong force to the reins, trying to regain control. Although his horse had followed him in many battles, it was still a beast. After noticing that there was another person and force on the reins, it began to become restless.

The two hands are folded together, and the warmth is attached to the coolness.

As the vision in front of him gradually changed into deep mountains and deep valleys, Pei Jiaoran narrowed his eyes.

"We're here." Li Xiujing reined in his horse in front of a manor.

There were many servants standing in front of Zhuangzi.

Li Xiujing dismounted first, just as he reached out to help Pei Jiaoran dismount. The other party glanced at him coolly, quickly turned over and dismounted from the other side, and stood aside with his sleeves rolled up. Seeing this, he sighed and walked into the village with a calm expression.

Seeing this, Pei Jiaoran also followed.

There are two hot spring pools in the village, one is for the owner to take a bath, and the other is for guests. Li Xiujing very generously gave up the host's side to Pei Jiaoran, and went to the guest's soup pool.

Rejecting the kindness of the maid, Pei Jiaoran stepped into the soup, and his body was completely submerged in the warmth. With a look on his face, he was greedily enjoying the warmth under the mist, and the fatigue and tension of the past few days were finally relieved at this moment.

Pei Jiaoran stretched out his hand to rub his stiff joints while drinking wine, looking quite contented. Under the influence of the heat, she frowned.

What did Li Xiujing want to do by suddenly bringing her here?