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

After the matter with Tongzhou was over, Yuan Yanchong took Wu Lingjia and left together. Originally Wu Lingjia was unwilling, but Wu Changli personally sent a letter asking her to return to Chang'an immediately. Even though she didn't want to, she still couldn't defeat her father.

The summer night is far away, and the evening wind falling on my body also adds a little chill. The bamboo leaves that grow extremely well in the corner of the courtyard create a cluster of shadows, which are reflected on the windows. The indoor window was half-opened, and the lone light revealed flickered on and off in the slight night breeze, as if it would merge with the darkness in the blink of an eye. Under the bright candle, a map was clearly marked.

Pei Jiaoran was reading the letter. The map and letter were both sent by Li Xiujing. She was temporarily appointed as the governor of Tongzhou, but she was fairly clear about the situation on the Heshuo battlefield. Although the siege of Linming was resolved, Ziqing Jiedushi joined forces with Wei Bo and had great intentions of counterattack.

What's more important is that Cai Xilie was dissatisfied with the new Shannan Dao Jiedushi sent by the imperial court and plundered Xiangyang. Now he has 30,000 troops stationed in Xuzhou, with unknown intentions. Although Chengde Fan Town was also disintegrated by Dugubo, the remaining forces are likely to revive. It would be fine if it were just the four towns, but now the other two groups of officers and soldiers have unclear attitudes, so people have to be wary.

The best strategy now is to appease the surrendered generals in Chengde Fan Town as much as possible. In addition, we must satisfy Cai Xilie's demands to avoid unnecessary complications. But her intuition told her that Emperor Wei was reluctant to do this.

If things had to develop like this, then she could only start from within. Anyway, she set up the chess game, and she has the final say on how to play it. If you can't afford it, you can quit.

Write a reply to Li Xiujing seriously. Pei Jiaoran expressed his views in the letter, and he did not forget to add a sentence at the end: "Please take care of yourself, your name is heartfelt."

After drying the ink, Pei Jiaoran called his servants. Instruct him to go to the posthouse to find a postman to deliver the message.

As soon as Wu Lingjia left, the state capital became even more busy. Although many ladies volunteered to help, not everyone is suitable.

Fortunately, Zhao Mingluan and Pang Xiyin were smart and astute. They took the ladies respectively and were busy between the fortifications and the state capital. It also allowed Pei Jiaoran to take a breath.

Even Bi Fei also joined in. When I had free time, I would review books in the state capital or help Pei Jiaoran with some simple paperwork. Or he was taken to the academy in Tongzhou by Zhou Mancao to listen to the Master's lectures.

Pei Jiaoran was left alone in the state capital. With the squire's lesson learned from the past, there are also party members who work around it. The squires and other wealthy families were not so resistant to the new order. The entire Tongzhou showed an upward outlook.

Summer passes and autumn comes. Due to flooding in Tongzhou, this year's harvest has been lost. Pei Jiaoran simply submitted a letter in the name of the state capital, begging your majesty to exempt him from taxes in view of the flood situation in Tongzhou this year.

This time Emperor Wei issued the edict surprisingly quickly. Within a few days, an order was issued to exempt Tongzhou from taxes this autumn.

The rich autumn colors spread from Tongzhou to Heshuo.

The stars are sparse and the moon is sparse, and the fog and clouds are thick. The sound of drums and bugles outside the city continued to reach my ears, resounding throughout the countryside. There is a sense of desolation on the bank of Huan River. Li Xiujing rode a horse and stood on a high slope, looking far into the distance. Autumn frost covered the fields and the fire burned his eyes. The flag with the characters "Tian Li" on the opposite bank was flying, exuding a domineering atmosphere under the hot firelight. You could vaguely hear the sound of armor scraping in the opponent's camp and the sound of horse hooves trampling the ground.

The Huan River stirs up waves in the autumn wind, seeming to bring the tragic song of generosity of the land of Qi, Lu, Yan and Zhao in the history books. Lifting up the hem of her dark purple clothes, the Zhilan Yushu, which has experienced the wind and frost in Hexi, is no longer what it used to be. He came to this battlefield with an edge and he would prove his glory.

Li Xiujing took out the horizontal knife from his waist and pointed the blade directly at the rebels below. Heshuo rebelled, Tai'a rebelled, and threatened the power of the central government. These were all things he could not tolerate. At the same time, he also needs military exploits to pave the way for his official career. No matter how powerful the family is, one day it will decline. Every family has its own issues that should be considered. He is no longer satisfied with the shadow of his ancestors, he wants to win a place for himself in the center.

Clear away the rigidity of the old forces and create a new system based on the chess game. This is not only Pei Jiaoran's idea, but also his idea.

With a wave of his sword, Li Xiujing said loudly: "Let's go!"

Thousands of riders moved like a tidal wave under the night. Rushing directly towards the rebels below, with endless killing intent.

The coalition forces of Wei Bo and Zi Qing in front have been defeated by the coalition forces of Zhou and Wang. The two led the defeated troops and fled towards Weizhou.

The murderous intention surging in the night came with the wind.

Li Xiujing led the Shence Army to ambush in the flax field nearby, waiting for the rebels to arrive.

"General, will they really take this path?" He Liang looked around and lowered his voice, "What if Tian Min changes his mind temporarily?"

"No." Li Xiujing pulled out the terrain map, pointed to a certain place in the moonlight and said: "Most of the soldiers in Hebei are not good at water, and they don't know how to prepare boats. So they can only run along the bank of the Huan River. I If the army sets an ambush here, it can catch them off guard."

He had observed during this period that most of the rebels were ill-disciplined and very disorganized. Once such an army is defeated, military morale will also become chaotic. A disorganized retreat will only make the situation worse.

He Liang understood what Li Xiujing meant and stopped talking.

Under the night, Li Xiujing frowned.

Although he was confident of repelling the rebels this time, the situation on Cai Xilie's side made him dare not take it lightly. This person is entrenched in Xuzhou, but he keeps an eye on Xiangyang and sends people to cause trouble from time to time. He was worried that this person would imitate his predecessor, Shannan Commander-in-Chief, and occupy Xiangyang, trying to separate one side and cut off the transshipment hub of the Imperial Canal. When Commander Shannan rebelled, it caused a headache for the court. Once Cai Xilie is allowed to separatist power again, Jianghuai will also be unlucky. The Jiedushi envoys in Jianghuai are different from those outside. Most of them are scholars.

If we really wanted to talk about it, they probably had never killed anyone more than once in their lives. Compared with the arrogance of Heshuo's Jiedushi, Jiangnan's Jiedushi was gentle in all his methods. Once the rebels are allowed to move south and occupy Jianghuai, the entire empire's financial resources will fall into the hands of the enemy.

What else is there to talk about is Pinghe Shuo and consolidating the central authority. I am afraid that there will no longer be peace in the world, and the initiator will be liquidated by the court.

Lying on the ground close to Huan River, the breath brought by the night wind was full of moisture. The chirping of autumn insects entered my ears one by one.

The intelligence soldiers sent to explore the road hurriedly returned. Watching Li Xiujing report the situation ahead.

"Tian Min's vanguard is here. There are about eight hundred people. They are all light cavalry without baggage." He breathed quickly, "According to this, there is still about six miles."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiujing quickly summoned the generals at all levels under the Shence Army and reconfirmed the battle deployment. Fudi, which was originally crowded with people, suddenly became extremely quiet.