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

The morning drum sounds and the gate opens. Pei Jiaoran and Wu Lingjia parted ways in front of Zhuque Gate. One went to court and the other went to Hongwen Hall.

There was a rare harmonious atmosphere at the court meeting. When Emperor Wei was about to leave the court, Pei Jiaoran suddenly stood up holding a wat board.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report." She took out the memorial from her sleeve pocket.

Emperor Wei glanced at her and said calmly: "Zhang Rang."

After hearing this, Zhang Rang responded. He stepped down the imperial steps, walked to her side, took the memorial in her hand, and restored the emperor's order.

Looking at the memorial she presented, Emperor Wei's eyes gradually darkened. Suddenly, several sneers came from his throat.

Looking for fame, I saw Emperor Wei holding a memorial. He looked at her thoughtfully and suddenly threw the memorial heavily to the ground.

"Your Majesty, calm down." The courtiers said in unison.

Only Pei Jiaoran sat there with a calm expression, seemingly indifferent to Emperor Wrath.

"Pei Jiaoran, you are so brave. You actually persuaded me to stop removing the palace market. Do you know what the significance of the palace market is?" Emperor Wei looked at her with an unkind look, but his voice was very calm.

"The so-called palace market originated from Duke Huan of Qi. Later emperors all set up palace markets. It was supposed to be used by the government office to purchase the items needed for the palace. But now it has been transferred to the hands of the eunuchs." Pei Jiaoran glanced at Emperor Wei and continued. Said: "The palace and city were originally established to help the king listen to the people's voices and implement administrative orders. Now, under the guise of His Majesty's name, the eunuchs act arrogantly and buy and sell by force. They enrich themselves but damage your reputation. What's worse, they don't provide money. , calling it a war on behalf of the emperor. The people are afraid of the imperial court, so how dare they disobey? It is difficult for heaven to listen to what is below, and if things go on like this, turmoil will follow as people's resentment gathers. I ask your majesty to stop the eviction of the palace and city."

"Presumptuous. Who would allow you, Pei Jiaoran, to talk nonsense in front of the emperor?" Zhang Rang shouted angrily.

Raising his head and squinting his eyes, Pei Jiaoran lowered his head and lowered his eyebrows.

I heard Zhang Rang say again: "Your Majesty has been living deep in the palace for a long time and does not know what is going on outside the palace. This palace market is the source of livelihood for tens of thousands of people in Chang'an. How can it be abolished so easily! I hope your Majesty will not be deceived by this person."

"Your Majesty lives deep in the palace, so you should know more about your situation. A few days ago, Jinwu Guard General Lu Zheng saw the eunuchs oppressing the people, so he intervened. However, he was taken into Shence Prison by Zhang Jujuan." Pei Jiaoran said coldly, "As far as I know, there was a farmer that day. He used a donkey to carry firewood into the city to sell. When he met a eunuch who claimed to be the palace envoy, he asked for the wood, but he only paid the farmer a few feet of silk. Then he asked for money and even took his donkey away. Naturally, the farmer refused and cried. He returned the silk. But the eunuchs did not accept it and insisted on conscripting his donkey. The farmer said that there were seven or eight people in his family who relied on this donkey to carry things in exchange for money. Now that I have given you firewood, you don’t need any money. Donkey. You still refused, and the two sides argued. The farmer had no choice but to take action, and Lu Zheng led a patrol passing by. After asking what happened, he wanted to arrest the eunuch, but Lieutenant Tian who came over took him away for exceeding his authority. "

Jiayu's voice fell, and Emperor Wei's eyes instantly darkened.

He didn't mind his eunuchs blatantly intervening in government affairs to make money for him. But self-enrichment and tarnishing his reputation are another matter. Especially this kind of using the name of the emperor to deceive Tianting, so that the lower feelings cannot be reached.

"Pei Jiaoran, is what you said true?"

"I don't say anything false. I know that Your Majesty is a wise king, so I dare to bring this matter to heaven." After saying this, Pei Jiaoran bowed his head and bowed.

Emperor Wei on the throne suddenly looked at Pei Jiaoran. He turned to look at Zhang Rang again.

"Zhang Rang, since the palace and the city envoys are all yours, then you have to give me an explanation. As for..." Emperor Wei smiled, "As for the palace and the city, let's leave it until we find out the truth." After that, he looked at it. To Pei Jiaoran, "What do you think, Minister Pei?"

"Your majesty is wise and wise."

Pei Jiaoran followed the trend and went down. But he inadvertently raised his left hand.

"Servant Pei is injured?" Emperor Wei frowned.

Pei Jiaoran lowered his head and said, "When there was a thief at home that day, he was injured by the thief. Now he has been reported to Wannian County."

"Who dares to hurt a member of the imperial court?" Wang Yu glanced at her and said, "I heard that Lieutenant Tian went to the household department to cause trouble a few days ago. Could it be that he was seeking personal revenge for this?"

After hearing this, Emperor Wei turned around and asked, "Oh? Is Minister Pei actually involved in this matter?"

"I did have a conflict with Lieutenant Tian, ​​but I dare not make a conclusion as to whether Lieutenant Tian will retaliate against me for this matter." Pei Jiaoran replied in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Wei sneered, "Xue Juyuan, please investigate this matter thoroughly for me. I want to see who is so bold as to openly assassinate a court official."

The Minister of the Ministry of Justice responded quickly when his name was called.

The meeting ended. Zhang Rang stood up tremblingly and helped Emperor Wei leave. Before leaving, he turned around and glared at Pei Jiaoran fiercely.

Sensing Zhang Rang's vicious gaze, Pei Jiaoran raised his lips and turned to leave.

Walking along Chengtianmen Street towards Shangshu Province, it is inevitable to bump into Jia Gonglu. Compared with Zhang Rang's blatant display of cruelty, Jia Gonglu was more worthy of her attention.

Following Jia Gonglu into Shangshu Ling's palace, Pei Jiaoran looked quite cold.

"Pei Jiaoran." Jia Gonglu called, "Why don't you discuss today's matter with me?"

Pei Jiaoran smiled and did not show any weakness, "Xiaguan is now in charge of the household department and judges the branches, so he knows how difficult it is for Zuozang. And the palace and city already have a lot of disadvantages, why bother with this and damage your majesty's reputation? What's more, Xiaguan Alone, I am not afraid of the eunuch’s revenge.”

Originally, Jia Gonglu was dissatisfied with Pei Jiaoran because of everything she had done recently. He and Zhang Rang were from the same party and cooperated with each other to control the government.

Although the Ministry of Revenue is now controlled by Pei Jiaoran, it has completely lost control over the state affairs. He could only watch as she stretched her hands everywhere, usurping Neiku's power bit by bit. If that was all, that would be it, but Pei Jiaoran was not a law-abiding person, so he even went so far as to file a petition to banish the palace. This made Zhang Jujuan quite dissatisfied with him. But when he heard that Pei Jiaoran often visited Shence Palace, he had to become suspicious.

Did she intend to use the hand of You Shence to taint the inner treasure?

Even though he had doubts in his heart, Jia Gonglu had lived in the province for many years and his words were reserved, "In this case, your behavior is still too aggressive. Nowadays, there are both internal and external troubles. If you forcibly remove the palace, you will cut off the internal financial resources. If once If there is a war, how can the national treasury be sustained? We have to rely on the internal treasury. Without the financial resources of the internal treasury, the national treasury is also in danger. Minister Pei, this move is really confusing."

Jia Gonglu knew very well why Zuozang was so stretched, and also understood where the wealth in the inner treasury had gone. However, the competition between the two has been going on for many years, and he and those who depend on him have also benefited a lot from this. If the palace market is abolished, the internal treasury is empty, and Zuozang has no money, what can they do to appease the commanders of the feudal towns. If someone takes the opportunity to lure forces from other towns into Chang'an and triggers a palace upheaval, they might all be liquidated. Just thinking about it gives me chills.

I could see the disgust in Jia Gonglu's eyes. Pei Jiaoran understood that he was afraid that Jia Gonglu had already doubted her. But what she did today was originally to take the opportunity to express her attitude to Emperor Wei, and then force Emperor Wei to become a sniper.

In this case, she might as well add another handful of dry wood to make the fire burn brighter.