In February, the spring cold gradually set in, and Pei Jiaoran rode out of the camp and headed directly to Xianyang County. At this time, there were not many defenders in Xianyang, and it was temporarily taken over by Qin Huaiyi's Shuofang Army.

Looking at Shuofang's army building fortifications in Xianyang, Pei Jiaoran's eyes flashed with thought. Pat Ma went straight to the county government office.

The room, which was larger than the public house in Fengtian, was also crowded with people at the moment. He waved his hand for everyone to sit down. After everyone took their seats, Pei Jiaoran ordered others to serve tea. After reading the official documents submitted by everyone, she asked them to report official matters. Make decisions one by one depending on the size of the situation.

The land transportation of grain between the Jin and Shang states is now open, which reduces the pressure a lot, but it also means that things will become more complicated. So she deliberately gathered the household ministers who were stranded in the county. After all, she alone cannot support Hubu's huge family business, and now that Cai Xilie has withdrawn from the army, it means that the Jianghuai water transport will also be reopened. If such a large amount of grain cannot be transported to Chang'an, it must find a place to settle it, and it also needs people to take care of it.

Pei Jiaoran lowered his head and took a sip of tea. When Emperor Wei gave her a lot of power, he also pushed her to the forefront. The most important thing was that Emperor Wei's attitude was ambiguous, and she had to be careful to guard against the calculations from the imperial power. Now she has been ordered to announce her condolences, and the level of negotiation with all parties falls on her.

Chang'an has to be recovered, and Shuofang's army cannot be offended for the time being. The war was not over yet, and the commander-in-chief of the feudal town forced the central government to resign from the position of prime minister. This was a sensitive period for the confrontation between the central government and the feudal lord, and her attitude represented the central government's attitude.

At this moment, in addition to the assistants she had been optimistic about before, there were also many people who had been attached to Wang Yu in the room, and most of them were his relatives. When those people saw Pei Jiaoran, they didn't care about power or status. As soon as the wait came to an end, I couldn't wait to step forward and ask about Wang Wei.

Pei Jiaoran frowned and asked, "What? Don't you know that the king doesn't know the soldiers, so he insisted on giving advice. As a result, King Qin's army that originally rescued Fengtian was almost annihilated in Mogu. Because of his advice, the rebels besieged Fengtian for many days." She sighed. He said, "His crimes are too numerous to describe. After your Majesty reflected on his own sins, he still issued an edict to remove him from office in order to appease the people."

The few people looked at each other with doubts in their eyes. Obviously he didn't believe Pei Jiaoran's words. The two leaders were hesitant to speak.

The bearded man on the left said: "How can there be an ever-victorious general in this world? Is there no other reason for this? Mr. Wang is still alive. This release will inevitably make him worried. If the old minister of the kingdom asks me in the future, I I don’t know how to explain it to him.”

Pei Jiaoran lowered his head and glanced at the tea with only crumbs floating in the cup, and smiled. Wang Yu is just talking about war on paper. He has never won a single victory. How can he talk about long-term victory? It's just to show that they think this is Jia Gonglu's conspiracy. The latter sentence was telling her that even if Wang Xianggong was demoted, the Taiyuan Wang family still had the remaining strength to make it difficult for her. If she could hear the string song and know its meaning, she should give a reasonable explanation to the Taiyuan Wang family.

Although the Taiyuan Wang family came into prominence late in this dynasty, their family's rhetoric is really impressive. In just a few sentences, everything that should be said is there, and even others can't get a clue about it. She didn't believe this kind of quiet intimidation, with no one behind it.

Pei Jiaoran smiled and said, "How can I guess the emperor's heart? But I can still ask you about the reason and how the governor Wang is doing."

After saying that, she sighed again, "If I want Pei to give advice to persuade His Majesty to change his mind, I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult. After all, the Governor Wang is better than Chao Cuo."

The Wang family members did not dare to say anything, so they had to retreat and look at Pei Jiaoran from a distance.

Just after explaining the affairs of the household department, the servants reported outside. Yuan Yan rushed over.

"Oh, Yuan Yushi is here?" Pei Jiaoran looked happy and stood up in person to greet him.

Looking at Pei Jiaoran walking towards him with a face of joy. Yuan Yanchong froze on the spot. Before he could speak, Pei Jiaoran had already held his hand.

"Yuan Yushi is back? If it weren't for you to take charge of the repair of the Jinshang Road, I'm afraid I would be exhausted." Pei Jiaoran's eyes were full of smiles.

The Wang clan members who had not yet had time to go out were all stunned in place. What's going on?

But Pei Jiaoran didn't even look at them, he directly invited Yuan Yanchong to sit down and served tea himself.

"No matter what, the imperial censor of the Yuan Dynasty should be the first to contribute this time to the re-opening of the gold and commercial transport routes." Pei Jiaoran sipped his tea, "If the taxes from Jianghuai can be sent, the pressure on the imperial court will be much less. Counterattack against Chang'an Just around the corner.”

"That's true. Chang'an is still in the hands of the rebels, and the reconnection of the transportation routes between the two states of gold and merchants has indeed solved the court's urgent need. But now that the center is lacking, His Majesty has to worry again." The bearded man said.

As soon as she said this, Yuan Yan rushed to look at her. It is true that he and Pei Jiaoran have different political stances, but at this moment he still hopes to counterattack Chang'an as soon as possible.

No matter what stance, what right or wrong, what a noble family, what a commoner from a poor family, they are just a grain of sand under the flames of war.

In the past, the Wang and Xie clans were so powerful, but in the end they were not completely destroyed by Hou Jing. All the men died under the butcher's knife, and all the women in their clan were given to soldiers as slaves. During the Heyin Rebellion in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the bones of all the officials were buried in the Yellow River. The war caused by this world will not pity your origin, but will become a reminder.

Now that Pei Jiaoran has thrown out solicitation methods, if he is sticking to his previous position. With her character, she would probably stand by and watch the butcher knife fall.

He also understood Pei Jiaoran's purpose in praising him. Through his hand, he gave a message to those aristocratic families hiding behind Wang Yu. She is willing to share the political dividends with them, and they must also be willing to come aboard her ship.

Wuchang Li's apprentice and leader five years ago. She has excellent political aspirations, and there is no stain on her political performance. If she enters Zhongshu, she will be able to effectively check and balance Jia Gonglu. If they don't take the opportunity to recommend him, and let Jia Gonglu's people take the opportunity to take charge of Zhongshu Province in the future, their life will be difficult.

The core of politics is trade-offs. If you make every move well in the trade-off, you will get what you want.

Pei Jiaoran looked at Yuan Yanchong meaningfully and held his lips. Not bad, he knows how to change things better than he thought. Just by reading a word from the Wang family, you can tell where your birthplace is. And seize this opportunity to enter a situation that is favorable to him. This gave him another way to get into a high-ranking family. The dignity of the Yuan family was preserved.

"Pei Shangshu is so talented, Yuan Mou admires him." Yuan Yanchong's eyes fell on the side of Pei Jiaoran's neck and asked doubtfully: "Pei Shangshu, what's wrong with your neck?"

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran looked as usual, "I have some rash. It's okay."

"That's it. Since there's no serious problem, why don't we discuss this batch of food?" Yuan Yan said warmly.

"it is good."

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