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

Hearing the sound of uniform footsteps outside the tent, Pei Jiaoran opened his eyes. She wasn't originally a sleepy person, but after all the fuss last night, she was already exhausted mentally and physically. She met someone who made her feel good both physically and mentally, so she slept a little longer.

She turned over. Just as he was about to pull away the arm that was on his waist, he felt that there was still warmth in his waist. Pei Jiaoran seemed to have remembered something, and made a soft sound in his throat.

"Jiajia." Li Xiujing opened her eyes and looked at Pei Jiaoran in her arms.

"What are you doing? Xuanyin, why don't you get up? If you don't get up, there will be rumors that the general is tired of marching through the army." Pei Jiaoran raised his lips and smiled.

Hearing this, Li Xiujing glared at her and reluctantly got out of bed and wrapped herself in a fur coat that was lying aside. He looked back at Pei Jiaoran, who was lying leisurely on the camp bed. Take a deep breath and walk around the screen.

Thanks to Pei Jiaoran's small stature, he was still restrained. Otherwise, I'm afraid even more embarrassing rumors will spread.

After leaving the camp, Li Xiujing walked towards the fire room with a calm expression. After getting the water basin and the food, he immediately walked back and glanced to the side unconsciously.

fortunately. No one saw him.

When Li Xiujing came back, Pei Jiaoran had already put on his clothes. Next to her on the cross-legged camp bed were speckled quilts. She looked up at him with a half-smile.

Glancing at the mess on the couch, Li Xiujing said, "You go wash up first, and I'll figure out a solution for these things. I did it anyway."

"Okay." Pei Jiaoran replied with a smile.

Pei Jiaoran washed up very quickly, and after Li Xiujing washed her face with the half-used basin of water, she had already sat down in front of the small case.

"General, we have urgent news." He Liang's voice came from outside.

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran turned around and looked at Li Xiujing, who was standing behind the screen. He didn't even lift the curtain when he got up, but stretched out his arms and went out to receive the letter.

"He Shuo's urgent letter. Should I open it?" Pei Jiaoran asked warmly.

"Tear it down."

After reading the letter, Pei Jiaoran turned to Li Xiujing behind the screen and said, "Two things, which one do you want to hear first?"

"Just make your own decision." Li Xiujing said warmly, leaning against the screen with her arms folded.

"Dugu Bo wanted to lure the Uighurs to send troops to help, and promised wealthy silk ladies from Henan to give them as gifts. Cai Xilie was blocked in Ningling and had to stop his troops and retreat to Shouzhou."

Pei Jiaoran was not surprised by Dugu Bo's actions. The Dugu brothers had lived in Youzhou together for many years. Originally, I was hooked on the line of Hedong Haoqiang, hoping to break out of the shell and be reborn. And due to the powerful power of Heshuo Fan Town, in order to protect himself, he was not allowed to deal with the Uighurs in these years. Now that Dugu Jun has proclaimed himself emperor in Chang'an and named Dugu Bo the emperor's younger brother, whether the Dugu family can ascend to the throne of the emperor depends entirely on this move. No wonder he is so concerned about it. But she still wouldn't be able to do such a thing.

After all, playing politics is still playing politics, and not ceding territory to foreign enemies or allowing foreign enemies to plunder people is the bottom line for politicians.

Beside the screen, Li Xiujing was buttoning her clothes. He paused for a moment, then said: "The Uighurs may not agree to Dugubo sending troops. However, Cai Xilie was defeated and retreated. He probably had no time to take care of controlling the water transportation in the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers. Li Gao also had too much time to take care of himself. With the water transportation open, the pressure on the court will be reduced. Your stress will naturally be reduced.”

After speaking, Li Xiujing continued to wear the arm guards.

On the way here, he heard that she not only joined the political affairs hall, but also managed the household department by herself. Even with Wu Lingjia's help, there were still so many things for her to deal with. From the first moment he saw her, he noticed in her the fatigue hidden under the tyranny. He knew she was tired.

Pei Jiaoran smiled and crumpled the letter into a ball. Throw it into the brazier next to your legs. Looking at the charcoal fire eating the jade paper, thoughts came to his eyes.

She could not intervene in the Heshuo War. The only thing that can distract her now is Qin Huaiyi's attitude.

When she had previously instigated Qin Huaiyi to cut off Wang Hui, she had a vague feeling that this man also had ambitions. And he was stubborn. Although the reasons he gave were reasonable, she became more and more sure from what she saw in the camp yesterday that his ambitions didn't stop there. But I have a lot of worries.

Qin Huaiyi seems to want to reach an agreement with Dugujun. Then she can conclude that the two have already exchanged letters. And both sides are trying to achieve a perfect balance.

In this way, some things become less urgent.

Tapping the table with his fingers, Pei Jiaoran seemed to have thought of something and suddenly smiled. After Xiao Yi, who had meritorious service as King Qin, was poisoned, his younger brother Xiao Yan succeeded in seizing the throne in the name of revenge. With Xiao Yi's death, Xiao Yan not only lost a big mountain in front of him, but all his subsequent actions became justifiable. And now the person who could make such a ruthless plan, the first thing she thought of was Jia Gonglu.

As soon as this conclusion came out, Pei Jiaoran came to his senses in an instant. Why Qin Huaiyi had a mantis stalking a cicada or an oriole that day will be explained later. Guess he was telling himself that someone had already come to him before her. Both sides felt he was exploitable.

Now they are all playing the snipe-clam tactic, and the only thing left is to see who is more skilled.

"Qin Huaiyi's attitude is vague, and His Majesty does not particularly trust him." Pei Jiaoran fiddled with the porridge in the bowl, "Wang Yu was expelled from the center. Before I could take over his power, His Majesty deliberately led me to take over. The mission of the Proclamation and Comfort Envoy. If Qin Huaiyi is allowed to capture Chang'an and welcome His Majesty back to the capital, the central government will have to give a super-standard reward, and this reward will have to drain the household department. I don't want to give it."

Li Xiujing had already walked over from behind the screen. While tying his belt, he gathered his clothes and sat down opposite Pei Jiaoran. Looking at him with a gentle expression, "Didn't you use Han Xin as a metaphor for Qin Huaiyi before? Do you remember why Han Xin died? But now is not the time to kill Qin Huaiyi. After all, he has merit."

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran nodded. Qin Huaiyi's victory in breaking the siege of Fengtian was a real achievement, but it was also true that he forced the Wei Emperor to demote his ministers. It would not be a good thing for either the center or the imperial power if he really received great merit and a unique reward. Qin Huaiyi himself was a military governor of Shuofang, and Shuofang was a military fortress. The more rewards he received, the greater the imperial court's cession of interests to the feudal town.

Everything she had planned carefully before would be changed by this overwhelming reward. The ambitions of the other towns will also be born from this.

"It's so tiring. If you really enter the court, nothing will be easy." Pei Jiaoran turned his eyes to the dark pickles on the plate and put some into the porridge, "If this is Jianghuai's water transportation, There will be more things to do. His Majesty promised everyone rewards in Fengtian, but it is impossible to count on the officials. Most of them will have to fall on the household officials. The thought of rewards makes me very heartbroken."

That day, Fengtian City was in a fierce battle, and she prayed for wind at Qianling Mausoleum. I don’t know the specific situation in the city, but later I heard that His Majesty wanted to encourage the generals. I deliberately took out many blanks to report myself as a reward. If there were no blanks to report myself to, I asked them to write them on the bodies of those who had made meritorious deeds. You have no joke, without these people risking their lives to protect each other, Fengtian may not be able to defend it. To appease these people at this time, the only way to do this is to have the Ministry of Household Affairs pay for them and give them rewards.

Li Xiujing glanced at Pei Jiaoran and added pickles to her bowl. After all, the pickles in the army still taste good. His eyes followed her crimson lips and moved to Xue's neck. He swallowed involuntarily, but unexpectedly she looked over. He tilted his head and continued on the topic just now: "The household department is stretched thin, but Chang'an's internal treasury has inexhaustible money. In order to win over the military, Dugujun rewarded everyone in large quantities, including me, Aye. But Aye, he Didn’t accept it.”