"Li Xiujing sent a memorial this morning." The prince's eyes turned to Pei Jiaoran and he said slowly: "Requesting to move the army to the East Wei Bridge. What do you think?"

Jia Gonglu cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty is still in Fengtian, and Xianyang is the first barrier of Fengtian. The Shence Army requested to move the army to the East Wei Bridge, how to protect your Majesty?" He raised his head and glanced at Zhang Rang, and continued: "I think it is worse than Let Shence and Shuofang's combined armies obey Qin Huaiyi's control. It will also be convenient to dispatch."

The prince remained silent and lowered his head to read the memorial. Suddenly he raised his head and looked at Pei Jiaoran with a smile, "Where is Shangshu Pei? Did you gain anything from your order to express condolences this time?"

"I think we can let Shence move the army to the East Wei Bridge." Pei Jiaoran looked as usual, "Now that the water transportation has been opened, but the taxes cannot be transported into Chang'an. The East Wei Bridge is a transshipment fortress and will definitely become a battleground for the rebels. It would be better to let Shence occupy the Dongwei Bridge as early as possible. The second minister felt that Qin Huaiyi might be rebellious, and his previous proposal to join forces with Shence might have another purpose."

"If Shence is allowed to move the army to the East Wei Bridge, then the defense of Fengtian will be completely handed over to Qin Huaiyi. You just said that Qin Huaiyi has treason. Is it reliable to ask him to defend Fengtian?" The prince looked at him deeply. she.

Raising his eyes to meet the prince's gaze, Pei Jiaoran understood what the prince meant. The prince wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to insert his people into the center, so he deliberately brought up the matter of Shence moving the army to Dongwei Bridge now. At the same time, he pushed her into the eyes of everyone, making everyone wary of her. Since Qin Huaiyi was said to be rebellious, why did he want Shence Army to leave? She had to give a proper reason. Otherwise, the prince could calmly gain the upper hand and watch them fight among themselves.

However, Pei Jiaoran would not let the prince's plan succeed. She frowned and pretended to sigh, "Your Highness, how can you lose a big thing because of a small thing? Now Cai Xilie is just temporarily withdrawing his troops. What if he conspired with Dugujun? The court was already short of food and grass. If the Dongwei Bridge is lost, The rebels are conspiring again. What can the court do to sustain it?" Speaking of this, she looked at Jia Gonglu again, "The land routes of the two states of Jin and Shang cannot bear so much food consumption. I happened to calculate Shence's daily military rations. If it is damaged, let them move the army to the east of Wei Bridge, so that they can collect grain and enter the camp on the spot to reduce the burden on the court."

Jia Gonglu's words of help made her more and more sure that there was a relationship between him and Qin Huaiyi. As for the prince's role in the process... Pei Jiaoran paused when his thoughts came to this point. Fengtian City is only so big, and Xu Mian, the Jinwu Guard general in charge of city defense, has a friendship with the prince. Naturally, the communication channels of various companies cannot hide it from him. It is not a secret who Jia Gonglu has met or who has come to meet Jia Gonglu.

Realizing that Pei Jiaoran was looking at each other meaningfully, the prince looked uncomfortable and coughed a few times, "Pei Shangshu, what you said makes sense. Dear sir, do you have any better suggestions? There is a shortage of people in the political hall again, and now Chang'an We have not recovered yet, but all my dear friends must still work together as one."

The prince's words came suddenly, causing Pei Jiaoran's eyes to sneer.

On the side, Jia Gonglu's face darkened. He could probably guess that there were other contents in the memorial. The prince's secrecy is also revealing a message. But based on the prince's character, this shouldn't be the case. Especially the last sentence, it was clearly spreading the bait and at the same time ordering them not to fight. And we have to work together to share this batch of bait.

Glancing at Pei Jiaoran from the corner of his eye, Jia Gonglu frowned. He didn't believe that she didn't reach an exchange of interests with Li Xiujing when she went out this time. He even suspected that Li Xiujing wrote this memorial under her instruction. He didn't know the specific content of the memorial, but judging from the prince's attitude, Li Xiujing should have given him a satisfactory reason. But as long as the prince doesn't make it clear, he can still use this to cut off You Shence's path.

After thinking for a while, Jia Gonglu said, "But if Li Xiujing is allowed to leave with Shence, Qin Huaiyi will rebel in the future. Where should Your Majesty go? You can't go to Shu."

As soon as Jia Gonglu said this, everyone present frowned. It has never happened before that an emperor was forced by three thousand people to flee in haste to Fengtian. If you want to escape to Shuzhong again, what's the point? Will it make future generations laugh in the history books?

"Mr. Jia, be careful what you say." The prince looked displeased.

"Your Highness, I think it is better to let Qin Huaiyi move his troops to the West Wei Bridge. If he continues to delay, it will prove that he has different intentions."

Hearing Cen Xi's voice, Pei Jiaoran raised his head and looked up. Surprised. Suddenly I heard a faint sound of footsteps coming from the side hall.

Pei Jiaoran secretly clicked his tongue, lowered his head and took a sip of tea.

"Pei Shangshu, what do you think?"

"I still feel that we should let the Shence Army move to Dongwei Bridge. While the rebels are still resting and recuperating, there is no remaining strength. Controlling Dongwei Bridge will be of great benefit to the current situation." Pei Jiaoran said in a calm tone.

As soon as she finished speaking, the prince glanced at the memorial in his hand.

"If that's the case, then as Pei Shangshu said, let the Shence Army move to the east of Wei Bridge. But... I remember that there is still food stored in the Weiqiao warehouse, so that the Shence Army can't disturb the people." The prince's eyes turned away. Turning to Pei Jiaoran, he raised his lips and said, "Shang Shu Pei needs to put some thought into this matter."

"The minister obeys the order."

"At present, the imperial court is facing difficulties, and all the ministers must understand the difficulties of the imperial court. On some matters, all ministers must work together." The prince said meaningfully. Then he asked Zhang Rang to announce his resignation from the court and walked away.

A group of high-ranking officials in purple robes stood respectfully, waiting for the prince to walk out of the palace. Then everyone turned around. Except for Cen and Jia, everyone else's eyes fell on Pei Jiaoran.

Sensing everyone's gaze, Pei Jiaoran smiled. She knows that these people can enter the political hall, which shows that they are not mediocre. At this moment, he probably understood what the prince's plan was and what kind of benefits he would give.

Pei Jiaoran fluttered his sleeves, and all kinds of colors were lost in his deep eyes. She walked out slowly under the eyes of everyone, and suddenly turned around when she reached the door. His cold eyes fell on Jia Gonglu.

Jia Gonglu met her gaze calmly, his eyes mocking. However, just for a moment, his eyes opened slightly. He felt a hundred-foot cold blade on his neck, grinding him bit by bit. He couldn't help but take a step back.

Stepping out of Cuiwei Hall, many purple-robed officials came up to talk to her. Inquiring into His Majesty's thoughts in a subtle way.

She smiled and replied with four words, your heart was unpredictable. Turn around and leave quickly.

Walking out of the palace, Pei Jiaoran couldn't wait to go home.

After returning home. Pei Jiaoran cleaned his hands and lay on his back with his hands behind his head.

"When did you come back?" Wu Lingjia came in from the door and asked suspiciously.

"I arrived at noon. As soon as I came back, I went to His Majesty to deliver the memorial. By the way, why did you all go to Taifu Temple now?"

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