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

"Because politics is not about fighting alone. She and I both have demands, so I am willing to let her join me. The same goes for you, Xuan Yin. You and I have the same demands." Pei Jiaoran said with a smile. After saying that, she poured tea into a cup and pushed it to Li Xiujing, "I have to go back tomorrow to recover, but right now I'm worried about one thing."

"This heavy rain is indeed not a good sign." Li Xiujing took over the conversation and said.

Playing with the tea cup in his hand, Pei Jiaoran relaxed his eyebrows and said, "If there is really a flood, it may not be a bad thing."

She is not a good person. Not to mention using his own position to use public opinion tactics against his political opponents. Occasionally, a conspiracy is more effective than a conspiracy. Flooding caused by continuous heavy rain is also the best way to create public opinion.

"Are you going to show off your knife?" Li Xiujing asked.

When asked, Pei Jiaoran raised his lower lip coldly. She not only wants to show her sword, but also uses this public opinion to plunge the knife into the political hall.

At dawn the next day. Pei Jiaoran and Yuan Yanchong didn't waste any time and hurried on in the rain, taking Zhou Mancao back to Chang'an.

After handing Zhou Mancao to Dali Temple, Pei Jiaoran returned to the Political Affairs Hall without stopping. And he wrote a memorial as the Minister of Household Affairs.

Pei Jiaoran was walking on the corridor with his hands cut off, and happened to bump into Wang Yu.

"I heard that Minister Pei got a lot of money this time?" Wang Yu said with a smile while stroking his beard.

"Plenty? Why did Wang Xianggong say this? I almost died in the fire. If I hadn't been blessed by God, I would have survived. I'm afraid I wouldn't have come back alive." Pei Jiaoran said and sighed, "I was sent as an envoy under the imperial edict. It’s really not a good job.”

Hearing this, Wang Yu sighed lightly. He only received the news the day before yesterday, but he didn't expect that Pei Jiaoran would be back today. It seemed that although she was deeply angry about this matter, she had no intention of going into it further. Then I can only help her stoke the fire.

Looking at Pei Jiaoran sympathetically, Wang Yu said, "Did Minister Pei find out something he shouldn't have known, and that's why he was killed? In that case, you have to be more careful."

"Thank you, Mr. Wang, for reminding me. However, your Majesty will naturally make a decision if you think about it. I still have something to do, so I'll take my leave first." After saying this, he bowed his hands to Wang Yu and saluted, and Pei Jiaoran stepped away.

She made the game with her own hands, so she naturally knew what Wang Wei was planning. It's just that she is not willing to cooperate too much with him on this matter. After all, before the situation is completely in one's own hands, any move to clarify one's position is digging one's own grave.

As she wished, Wang Yu and his party impeached those in the Salt Court at the court meeting. When Emperor Wei heard that the Fuping Salt Institute dared to set fire to murder officials sent by the imperial court, he was furious.

Just when he was about to issue an edict to order the Third Division to investigate the matter thoroughly, Wang Yu suddenly revealed that He Zan bribed dancers to frame Yuan Yanchong, the censor.

Obviously, Emperor Wei was really angry at this moment and did not give Jia Gonglu any face at all. He was reprimanded at the court meeting.

"I am guilty." Jia Gonglu gathered his clothes and kowtowed deeply. He originally just wanted to teach Pei Jiaoran a lesson, but he didn't expect those people to dare to do anything in the salt courtyard.

But was it really those people who did it?

Jia Gonglu thought for a moment and glanced at Pei Jiaoran not far away. He lowered his head and moved his eyes for a moment, accepting the emperor's criticism. He knew that the cause of this incident was not important at all. What was important was that the local government challenged the central authority and murdered court officials. As an emperor, Emperor Wei would not tolerate this at all.

A reprimand was a reprimand, and Emperor Wei did not impose any substantial punishment on Jia Gonglu. It was just a symbolic fine of one year's salary.

As for Pei Jiaoran and Yuan Yanchong who were involved. One was promoted to a political governor, and the other was promoted from the imperial censor to the censor Zhongcheng.

After the court meeting, Pei Jiaoran was about to go back to the government office, but she saw a chamberlain coming over to lead her to see the emperor. It is said that His Majesty has summoned me on important matters.

At this time, in addition to Emperor Wei, there were also Jia Gonglu and Wang Yu in the palace. Including Zhang Rang is also here.

She bowed respectfully, "I wonder what your Majesty's edict is about?"

Emperor Wei glanced at her and said, "Just now Mr. Wang submitted a memorial to reduce the army. I remember that you presided over the reduction of the army in Guazhou."

After that, Zhang Rang asked Zhang Rang to hand this memorial to Pei Jiaoran.

Pei Jiaoran took it carefully and unfolded it slowly. The content of this memorial was exactly the same as what she had given Jia Gonglu before.

"What do you mean by your majesty?" Although she had some understanding of Emperor Wei's thoughts, she did not dare to speculate as to why the emperor came to her about this matter.

"What do you think about the reduction of troops?" Emperor Wei asked.

Pei Jiaoran frowned when he heard about it, "I think this memorial has clearly stated the benefits and disadvantages of reducing the army. The number of soldiers I reduced in Guazhou was only a few hundred people. I dare not speak nonsense about such a large amount of reduction of troops."

She didn't expect that Jia Gonglu was so cunning. He actually asked someone to pass the news to Wang Yu, and he started to reduce the troops through his mouth. The key to reducing troops is how to place these sergeants. But she didn't want to give too much opinion on this matter. After all, she hoped to use the reduction of troops to arouse Heshuo's rebellion.

But looking at Emperor Wei's behavior, he had to give her an opinion.

After thinking about it, Pei Jiaoran said: "Zuo Zang is stretched thin, so it is understandable that Wang Xianggong proposed to reduce the army. At present, the court still has a lot of abandoned fields. If we can let them disarm and return to the fields, it will be just right to follow Wang Xianggong's idea and enable the sergeants to live and work in peace. . Besides, the imperial court still has fortifications, why not use them to accommodate them."

After saying that, Pei Jiaoran lowered his head. On the surface, it seems that letting them disarm and return to their fields is the best option. But these sergeants were used to being supported by the imperial court. Simply giving them fields will not satisfy them.

"Tell me carefully." Emperor Wei motioned for her to continue.

"In the past, Liu Song Xie Lingyun was very fond of mountains and rivers. Therefore, he often dug mountains, dredged lakes, and built gardens and villas. There was Huitui Lake in Kuaiji. In the name of clearing the lake and opening up fields, he actually wanted to displace the local people so that he could embezzle assets. Land to support the tribe. The most fundamental problem that has persisted in the past dynasties is that the gentry has appropriated the people's land." Pei Jiaoran paused and continued: "And now the court is also facing this problem. The poor have no land to cultivate, and those who want to There is no choice but to join the army to support the family, so military expenditures fall on the court. Therefore, the army must be reduced, otherwise no matter how much the court collects taxes, it will not be able to fill the treasury. If your Majesty wants to curb the mutiny, you cannot just follow the army. On the one hand, we must consider it. We must also ensure that they can settle down and live in peace after being disarmed."

"Go on."

"For farming, it is okay to work for the public. However, the land given must be public land, official land, post land, and professional land. In this way, the land they farm belongs to the public land, and the local gentry cannot annex it, and they can also cultivate the land. Secondly, the imperial court Fortifications such as repairing river embankments and opening river channels are inseparable from manpower. Instead of recruiting people, it is better to let these soldiers devote themselves to it. The court only needs to exempt them from taxes and provide them with clothing, materials and food, and many problems can be solved."

Emperor Wei couldn't help but admire her in his eyes after listening to her patiently speaking. This is the benefit of being a local official. You can see the problem with just one word. Even though her idea has been thought of by others before, it is not undesirable.