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

Standing in front of the hall, Pei Jiaoran glanced at Zhang Rang. The cool breeze made her shiver, and her clothes were soaked with cold sweat.

She thought if she agreed to the prince's solicitation that day. Maybe he will be dead now. Pei Jiaoran pinched his palms hard, turned his head and smiled at Zhang Rang, and quickly walked down the stone steps.

The next day, Emperor Wei summoned his ministers to discuss matters. I asked the ministers for their opinions on Heshuo, but did not get the answer I wanted to hear. Pei Jiaoran proposed the idea of ​​using pardon to recruit Tian, ​​Wang, and Li to surrender.

All the officials accompanying him had no objections. Zhongshu's disciples issued the edict according to the imperial edict and sent an envoy to Heshuo to hand it over to Zhou Sui.

Not long after the edict was issued. First Zuo Pushe Cui Ning also came to Fengtian to protect Emperor Wei. However, he did not take the important position. On the second day after Cui Ning arrived, Wang Yu, who had been complaining of illness, returned to the public again.

Compared with before, Wang Yu is much more haggard now. After meeting Cui and Wang, Pei Jiaoran saluted Cui Ning and turned to go to the public room of the Ministry of Revenue.

It is said to be a public house, but in fact it is just two small rooms. It's early winter, and the weather is getting colder. But there is a shortage of supplies in the city, and everyone has to live a tight life.

Glancing at the weak charcoal fire beside him, Pei Jiaoran motioned to his two assistants who were shivering with cold. Take the brazier over, she's in good health and doesn't need it.

The two assistants thanked her and worked harder on their calculations. Although the public housing is small, work still needs to be done. Everyone's daily rations must be calculated clearly, after all, no one knows how long they will stay in Fengtian.

Calculation of grain storage in the city is a top priority, and the remaining needs to be sorted and reported every day. Even if it is not complicated, it still needs to be checked carefully.

Wait until the two assistants have calculated it and register it in the register. Two hours later, Pei Jiaoran rubbed his sore eyes. He saw the two assistants looking at him eagerly.

He waved his hand and signaled them to go back and rest. He continued to look through the account books and calculate tomorrow's food consumption.

As the sky grew dark, Pei Jiaoran stood up and refilled the wax.

Suddenly, I heard two officials walking past the door. They seemed not to know that there was still someone in the household office. Talk to yourself.

"Isn't it a good thing that Cui Pushe is here? Why does Wang Xianggong still want to kill him? There are not enough people in the first place."

"Haven't you heard? Wang Xianggong and Cui Pushe fled together. Cui Pu shot down his horse several times on the way. Wang Xianggong told His Majesty that he was afraid that Cui Pushe was sent by the rebels for the purpose of Cooperate with the rebels inside and outside."

"Isn't it just that you have been urinating for a long time? Can you doubt Cui Pushe at this point? I think Wang Xianggong is sick and confused."

"Who knows? However, Dugujun has attacked Fengtian several times. It is normal for Your Majesty not to believe Cui Pushe."

"That's right. Okay, let's go quickly. We won't be able to get out until we get the keys through the palace gate."

After listening to the conversation between the two officials in silence, Pei Jiaoran turned his head and looked at the candle that he had extinguished by the moonlight. Thought flashed in her peach blossom eyes.

She had some impression of Cui Ning.

Pei Jiaoran looked down at the goldfish bag on his waist and pursed his lips slightly. She already had a lot of blood on her hands and she didn't care about one more.

After all, politics always involves sacrifices.

Cui Ning died and was summoned by Emperor Wei. As a result, he was hanged from behind by two strong men, and his body was dragged outside the city for burial.

When the news came out, the political affairs hall was discussing the matter of fighting against Dugujun's army.

Cui Ning's death did not stir up any dust in the political hall. Everyone seemed to be well aware of his death.

"Your Majesty, please come to Cuiwei Hall quickly to discuss matters." A red-clothed servant knocked on the door and said loudly.

When the ministers arrived at Cuiwei Palace, Emperor Wei was talking to the prince with a smile on his face. Seeing the ministers entering, he waved his hand to excuse everyone. Let Zhang Rang read the letter in his hand.

The letter stated that nearly 10,000 troops led by Meng Xiquan, the governor of Lingwu, and Wei Xiuyan, the governor of Yanzhou, rushed to the aid of Fengtian. In addition to stating his intention, Meng Xiquan also asked in the letter where the army should go to support Fengtian.

Either via Qianling or from Mogu.

Pei Jiaoran quickly recalled the locations of the two places in his mind, and looked up at Emperor Wei. Just in time to catch the sight of Emperor Wei.

Looking at her, Emperor Wei smiled slightly, "Which path do you think General Meng should take?"

After all, this is a major military matter, and everyone needs to work together to come up with the most appropriate solution.

While the ministers were discussing, Emperor Wei ordered Zhang Rang to spread the map on the ground for the ministers to discuss and make decisions.

Pei Jiaoran frowned as his eyes fell on the map.

Amidst the murmurs of the ministers, Wang Yu stepped forward and held his hands, "I thought we should go to Mogu. If we let the army go to Qianling, what should we do if the late emperor's mausoleum is disturbed?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Yan, the general of Zuojin Wuwei, came out and said: "The king doesn't know how to fight. Mogu is a narrow road, which is not suitable for the passage of a large army. If Dugujun sets an ambush in it, the reinforcements will be in danger."

"Even if we set up an ambush, we can still send troops to rescue you. It would be a grave sin to allow the army to disturb the late emperor's tomb!"

"Young Master Wang has already reached this stage, so what's the point of disturbing the late Emperor? Fengtian City fell, and all the blood of the Wei Dynasty was lost here. How can you and I have the face to meet the late Emperor and the others!" Xu Yan snorted coldly, "Moreover, When Dugujun sent people to cut down the trees planted in Qianling Mausoleum earlier, he might have disturbed the late emperor."

"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, how can you compare with foreign thieves? If Your Majesty issued an edict to order the army to pass through the Qianling Mausoleum, thus disturbing the mausoleum, that would be true disrespect. Our dynasty governs the world with filial piety, how can we abolish filial piety because of the rebels? .”

Xu Jian ignored Wang Yu, picked up the bamboo stick on the ground, pointed at the map and said: "Your Majesty, the army can go to the north of Qianling Mausoleum. It will march close to Baicheng and set up a camp at Jizidui in the north of the city. It will be a close call with Fengtian. Defend against the rebels.”

After hearing the two people arguing, Pei Jiaoran lowered his head. He slowly retreated into the crowd.

She didn't want to get involved.

"Pei Shangshu has a rich family background, and he had previously defended Guazhou to resist Tibet. Why are you silent now?" Jia Gonglu said slowly.

Pei Jiaoran dug his eyes out at Jia Gonglu and took a deep breath. She walked out of the crowd with a look of shame on her face, "I was able to defend Guazhou all thanks to the strategies left by General Li. It was not my fault alone." She hesitated for a while and continued: "I don't know what to do about today's matter. how."

It's okay for her to talk on paper, but she really needs to get involved seriously. She really didn't know. What's more, Jia Gonglu asked this question suddenly, and it sounded like there were traps everywhere. It's better not to answer.

Pei Jiaoran's answer was watertight. Emperor Wei squinted his eyes and looked at her, thoughts flashing in his eyes.

After a long silence, Emperor Wei issued an order for reinforcements to march through Mogu to support Fengtian.

Give an order. Emperor Wei waved his hand to signal the ministers to retreat.

Outside Cuiwei Hall, Pei Jiaoran let out a long breath. A few wisps of burnt smell came in the cold wind.

Dugujun never gave up attacking Fengtian these days. In order to break the siege of Fengtian, General You Jinwu died in battle five days ago. Two days ago, Gao Chongjie was ordered to leave the city and engage in a fierce battle with Dugujun's general Li Riyue on the top of Liangshan Mountain. They took advantage of the victory and pursued him, but fell into an ambush by the rebels. He died of exhaustion and his head was chopped off by the rebels.

The soldiers under his command fought hard to save him and finally took back Gao Chongjie's body. The Emperor of Wei was so upset that he ordered someone to make a piece of Pucao for his head. And asked her to write an edict to posthumously confer him the title of Sikong.

Seemingly feeling something, Pei Jiaoran stood on the stone steps. Leaning on the railing and overlooking Chang'an.

"Pei Shangshu really knows how to protect himself." The prince's cold voice came from behind.

He turned around and looked at the prince with a gloomy expression. Pei Jiaoran lowered his head and said in a warm voice: "The prince seems to have a lot of opinions about me?"

"You can actually see that Mogu can't leave at all." The prince snorted coldly, "If you don't tell me...what do you want to do?"

"I don't know the military, so I don't dare to talk about military affairs." Pei Jiaoran frowned and cupped his hands, "I still have some matters at hand to deal with, so I will leave first."

Pei Jiaoran walked with his sleeves folded and his arms folded, looking quite tired.

The prince was right, she did know how to protect herself. But if you don’t know how to protect yourself when walking in a place like this, how far can you go?