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

Hearing Cao Liang's voice, Pei Jiaoran burst into laughter. They ordered Zhang Ji to be taken away, and the Zhang family could only leave with a look of reluctance.

"It is not a wise move to bribe the county magistrate." Shi Ranxing walked to Cao Liang, and Pei Jiaoran took out the tips bag from his sleeve and put it in his hand, "In my impression, Sogdian people are not so confused. "

The nine surnames of Zhaowu are all wealthy families, and they do business with countries in the Western Regions. There is never a fool in such a wealthy family, everyone is very shrewd.

Cao Liang's face instantly became extremely ugly. He bowed to Pei Jiaoran and pulled Mrs. Wang away with several others.

After solving the matter at hand, Pei Jiaoran felt much better. With brisk steps, he crossed the threshold. He ignored Li Qian's shouts behind him.

But there are always people who make her unhappy. For example, Li Xiujing is bathed in sunlight. Coupled with Li Qian's shouts behind her, her happy mood was swept away.

Pei Jiaoran cursed, "As expected, no one named Li is good."

With a warm smile on his face, Pei Jiaoran bowed respectfully to Li Xiujing and said, "The governor is here, and I will welcome you from afar."

"Li Qishi, why are you here?"

Li Qian followed her and said something.

"I have something to discuss with your county magistrate." Ignoring Li Qian's puzzled gaze, Li Xiujing smiled and said, "Let's go to the Pei Ming Mansion."

"I obey your orders."

Under Li Qian's surprised gaze, the two left side by side.

The county government office is where government offices are held, so naturally there will be no pleasant scenery. The only scenery is the crooked poplar tree in the yard. Under the autumn sun, it is also lifeless.

"Although Li Qian is a distant relative of the Li family in Zhao County, his surname is still Li. You use him as a spearman..."

The two stopped in the pavilion.

Listening to Li Xiujing's puzzled tone, Pei Jiaoran slightly raised his lips and said: "We have already given out five clothes, why should we be afraid? When Emperor Taizong of this dynasty revised the clan annals, he moved the surname of Cui, the leader of the noble clan, after the national surname. And If you give a national surname to a meritorious official, everyone in the world will be proud of the surname. What's more, compared with the Li of Longxi, they are far behind."

In short, what about Zhaojun Li? No matter how big she is, she can still defeat the imperial power, not to mention that she is still leaning against the big tree of Li Xiujing.

Staring at Pei Jiaoran, Li Xiujing raised her eyebrows.

Even though he was in Guazhou, a land filled with yellow sand, Pei Jiaoran's skin was as fair as jade. A pair of deep and small pear dimples are embedded in the cheeks, the lips are like red lips, and the eyebrows are smoky. It should be a pair of loving peach blossom eyes, but instead they are filled with calculations.

Smart and calculating.

"Yes, the aristocratic family is indeed nothing. But I have news, do you want to know?" Li Xiujing said with a smile after putting his thoughts away.

"You came to me suddenly. It's probably because Dugu Chen has taken some action, right? Is he coming?"

"Smart. You pulled out the person he was using to restrain me. Naturally, he has to take a look. He also stopped by to see if he can kill you." Li Xiujing put her hands behind her hands, her expression was smooth, but her words were full of teasing, "After all, you are the third Someone who was right with him.”

"A few days ago, the governor warned a certain person that he should be cautious in advancing and retreating. Why did he start to retreat today?" Pei Jiaoran's voice was dull as he reached out and touched the withered poplar tree in front of him.

"Pei Mingfu sometimes talks like a subordinate." Li Xiujing suddenly came closer to her, his eyes burning like fire, "It seems like he is my boss."

Pei Jiaoran's eyes flashed slightly when he noticed that Li Xiujing was looking at him. In her previous life, she served as Shangshu Zuopushe, while Li Xiujing served as Shangshu of the Ministry of War and led the Longyou Jiedushi from afar.

One is from the second grade, and the other is from the third grade. Although there is not much difference in rank, there are many conflicts between the two over issues of authority. After rebirth, some habits still cannot be changed.

"Aren't we allies?" Pei Jiaoran took a few steps to the side and tilted his head to look at Li Xiujing calmly.

Li Xiujing was speechless at the rhetorical question and didn't know how to refute.

Li Xiujing lowered his gaze and asked, "My detailed report is that Dugu Chen will leave for Guazhou as soon as tomorrow. Wang Shizhao, how are you handling it?"

"I won't die for a while. But what you can say depends on luck." Pei Jiaoran curved the corner of his mouth and smiled extraordinarily softly, "How about the governor and a certain person go and have a look."

"Very good."

After asking Li Xiujing for his opinion that day, Pei Jiaoran imprisoned Wang Shizhao in the county prison. Every day, people were sent to him in turn to "talk", and after a lot of effort, they finally opened the other person's mouth.

The county prison was dark, with fine dust floating in the air. When the jailer saw the two of them, he hurriedly came forward to greet them.

"Provincial Governor, Mingfu, why are you two here?" The jailer bowed his back and respectfully stepped forward to hold the lamp for the two of them. "The road in the prison is uneven, so you two should tread carefully."

Pei Jiaoran raised his chin and signaled the jailer to retreat. Taking the lamp in his hand, he led Li Xiujing towards the depths of the cell.

The deeper you go, the heavier the smell of decay becomes. It seemed that even the dust underfoot was very thick.

Stop in front of the last cell. Pei Jiaoran stared at the person sitting cross-legged with his back to the two of them.

In a daze, she suddenly remembered herself in her previous life. Trapped in jail, the last person to see her was Li Xiujing. Now it was he who came to see her enemy.

Pei Jiaoran raised the corners of his mouth subtly. It's really an interesting reincarnation.

"Wang Shizhao." Pei Jiaoran changed his sentence.

"Shuzi is rampant." Wang Shizhao turned around and glared at Pei Jiaoran. When he saw Li Xiujing, his pupils shrank, "You are indeed colluding with Li Xiujing."

Hearing this, Li Xiujing raised his eyes but did not answer.

"I'm here to tell you a piece of news." Pei Jiaoran lowered his head and glanced at the iron lock on the door, and raised the corners of his mouth, "Dugu Chen will be coming to Guazhou soon."

"Jiedushi has always been fair and he will vindicate me." Wang Shizhao scolded.

Pei Jiaoran smiled playfully, his voice suddenly cold, "Really? A chess piece that has lost its value is equivalent to an abandoned piece. He is just a small Jinchang general, does he have to offend the Li family of Longxi for this?"

The sound seemed to be mixed with a bit of pathos at the end.

Pei Jiaoran's fingers stopped on the chain. Coldness jumped into the body along the fingertips, and the fingers wandered along the iron chain. Finally, all five fingers were clasped on it.

Li Xiujing looked at Wang Shizhao in the prison by candlelight. His hair was a mess and his body was covered in bloodstains. The wound was scabbed and stuck to the clothes, emitting a foul odor.

He frowned slightly.

"You abused lynching to force me to confess, and even if you meet this rule, the governor will not let you go. You are so ignorant of the rules, and you will be punished sooner or later."

"Rules?" Pei Jiaoran slowly raised her head. The faint candlelight reflected in her pupils, which quickly formed a ball of ice. "For the prison cell, the rules are not important. Otherwise, it will go down to the state capital cell and go up to the third division." There will be no torture devices in the cell.”

As long as the answer can be obtained, it means that the method is biased, which is nothing.

Wang Shizhao was speechless with his lips and teeth gnashing.

Taking a long breath, Pei Jiaoran looked at Li Xiujing, "I've already seen it, and the governor won't go back?"

When he said this, Pei Jiaoran's eyes showed disgust. She really hated staying in the cell. Except for the first few days when she was interrogating Wang Shizhao, she didn't come at all other times.

"it is good."