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

"Amid internal and external troubles. Allowing vassal towns to continue to grow is tantamount to allowing their ambitions to expand. Most of the vassal towns in the world benefit the central government such as Jianghuai, or serve as a defense for the Central Plains such as Longyou in Hexi. The arrogant ones are He Shuo Zhu Town." Pei Jiaoran glanced at Li Xiujing and paused for a moment, his eyebrows drawn apart solemnly, "Once the feudal town has a plot and forces the central government, there may be chaos. I hope that Fang Town can return to its own purpose."

After listening to what Pei Jiaoran said, Li Xiujing suddenly understood her thoughts, "You really hope that the imperial court will use troops against Heshuo? If the military expenditure is sufficient and the imperial court supports it, it is not impossible."

"Don't you want to? Lieutenant Liu really wants to go on foreign expeditions and make contributions. There must be many people in the Right Army who have this idea." Pei Jiaoran smiled, tapped the rim of the cup with his finger and said, "If Xuanyin wants to be the supreme leader, My minister, if you join the ranks of the third rank and restore the lintel of the Li family, the best way to gain military merit is to conquer the feudal towns."

"You have put so much effort into planning my future. What about yourself?" Li Xiu Jingying frowned.

When asked, Pei Jiaoran met his eyes and smiled but did not answer. Suddenly he frowned, as if deep in thought.

"You and I are in the same boat now. Naturally, you are safe and so am I."

The words were perfunctory, but Pei Jiaoran's eyes were quite sincere. Li Xiujing shook his head repeatedly. Sure enough, he couldn't expect her to say anything kind and kind.

Zhuangzi is near Mount Li. A breeze blew through the dim verandah, and the eaves bells hanging under the eaves rang softly.

Glancing at Li Xiujing, Pei Jiaoran reached out and patted him on the shoulder and changed the topic, "I haven't had a good rest in two nights. I'm going to sleep first."

After she finished speaking, she walked to the west verandah. While she was taking a bath, she asked the maidservant Shouchi where her accommodation was. She was really sleepy right now and just wanted to take a good rest.

Bedding has been prepared in the house, and the earth dragon has burned it just right. Looking at the smoker on the table with smoke rising up, Pei Jiaoran lifted the lid and held the pot, extinguishing the aroma. After washing, he lay down.

Perhaps it was because of the two consecutive days of hard work and taking a dip in the hot spring. She quickly fell into a deep sleep, and this night was a rare deep sleep. The fatigue lingering on my body was finally relieved.

When Pei Jiaoran woke up, Li Xiujing had already been awake for an hour. He was practicing his sword in the courtyard when he heard footsteps behind him. He turned back to look at her with a smile on his face.

"Qingjia."

Scanning Li Xiujing's eyes up and down, Pei Jiaoran curled his lips and smiled, "So Xuanyin, you secretly learned my family's swordsmanship."

"Know yourself and the enemy, and you will be victorious in every battle." Li Xiujing handed the arrow to the servant, wiping his hands with linen cloth, and strode towards her, "How about I teach you how to use the crossbow when you have time to come to Shence Gong's house after you go back?"

As the words fell from his ears, Pei Jiaoran's eyes showed anticipation. She is also good at riding and shooting because of her ancestors, but she has only heard about crossbows because they are banned among the people and has never used them. If you can give it a try, it might come in handy at an emergency.

"Okay. Reciprocity is a courtesy, so I'll teach you a few more tricks." Pei Jiaoran agreed with a smile.

The morning light fell on the two of them, and the smile on Li Xiujing's lips gradually faded. The moves Pei Jiaoran was showing off at the moment didn't have much of a Jianghu spirit, but instead had a hint of using strange moves on the battlefield to kill the enemy and capture the flag. What kind of family did she grow up in?

Although this dynasty followed the system of the previous dynasty, it promoted imperial examinations, suppressed family clans, and opened new schools for women. It is not unusual for Pei Jiaoran, who was born into an ordinary family, to be the first to reach the top and jump over the dragon gate as a woman to become a new noble in the imperial court.

But Pei Jiaoran is different from other Confucian scholars who just immerse themselves in studying. She has her own unique insights. According to her, her family requires that reading should not only explain the principles but not the deeper meanings. But which family in the imperial court is like her family? Moreover, she is also very proficient in riding and shooting skills and the use of various weapons. She didn't look like an ordinary member of a poor family at all. Instead, she looked like an heir born into a powerful family.

Looking deeply at Pei Jiaoran, who looked like a startled dragon, Li Xiujing suppressed the doubts in her heart. How can such a matter be investigated in detail before she has her complete trust?

Sensing Li Xiujing's thoughtful gaze, Pei Jiaoran curled his lips. Suddenly, he fluttered his sleeves and folded his body in mid-air, and rushed towards him with his sword. The sword carried a stream of skylight to his eyes, the Qingyue dragon roared, and the sword in his hand was pointed directly at his throat.

Raising his head and smiling at Li Xiujing, Pei Jiaoran threw his sword to the ground. Under his gaze, she bowed her hands and left.

He rode his horse and galloped all the way, and rushed back to Chang'an City at dusk before the closing drum sounded.

Chongyi Square is still lively, and the di shop is packed with people. When it comes to family status in the court, the scholars also despise each other geographically.

The Jianghuai scholars in the crowd pointed at the Northern scholars and called them raccoons, and the Northern scholars responded unceremoniously to them. A scholar from the Jingyang area intervened to break up the fight, but was scolded in return: "Shut up, you poor bastard. What does this have to do with you?" The few scholars, who were already shabbily dressed, were so angry that they walked away after being scolded like this.

Pei Jiaoran, who was behind the screen, listened attentively to the arguments of the scholars, took a bite of the oil bath cake in his hand, and smiled at the corner of his mouth. I can't help but sigh, these scholars really have not experienced setbacks, no wonder they can write such articles. If the senior officials in the purple service heard them scolding them like this, they would be so angry that they would jump to their feet.

Pei Jiaoran's dark eyes narrowed as if he was remembering something. I wiped my hands and walked out with my hands behind my back.

A group of scholars who were quarreling suddenly saw a tall girl walking through the crowd, and they all turned their eyes to look at her.

"She's so beautiful. I don't know which family she is from."

"You are going to die. This is the examiner that day!" The man's voice suddenly became a few degrees louder. "During the exam that day, she was sitting diagonally across from someone!"

"Oh my god, why is she here? I remember she is from the South. Oops, I just called the South people a raccoon dog. Didn't I also curse her too?" Realizing that Pei Jiaoran was looking at him, the man hurriedly went to Shrunk.

But Pei Jiaoran didn't even look at them and walked straight through the crowd. She strode out, prompting all the soldiers to gather their clothes and chase her.

The moon is sparse and bright at night, pouring onto the ground. The scholars behind him kept screaming in surprise, but they were quickly thrown away by Pei Jiaoran.

Standing at the door of his house, Pei Jiaoran took a deep breath. When I was about to go home, I suddenly found three or four people standing at the door of my house.

Pei Jiaoran identified the visitor through the light in front of the house, and the smile disappeared from his face, "What are you doing here so late at night?"

"We received a report that someone was selling prepared scientific examination questions on the black market. Following the order of the Taiwan Master, all relevant personnel were brought to the Yushitai for questioning." After saying that, the person came forward and bowed his hand to her very politely, and said in a deep voice: " I hope Pei Sheren and I will go there."

Pei Jiaoran glanced meaningfully at Jin Wuwei, who looked serious, and nodded. With a calm look on his face, he entered the palace late at night under the escort of Jin Wuwei.