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

Open your eyes to the morning trumpet in the army. As soon as Pei Jiaoran realized that there was a leg pressing on him, he raised his hand and silently moved Li Xiujing's leg away from her body, and slowly stood up. But the other party seemed to notice this, raised his legs and hooked her waist, stretched out his arms to take her into his arms.

Forced to lie on Li Xiujing's chest, Pei Jiaoran raised her head and glared at him. However, his eyes were still closed, as if what he was doing now was just a dream.

Notice a subtle change somewhere. Pei Jiaoran touched his lips and moved his body slightly. The knee was impartial and just crossed it.

Under her action, Li Xiujing's body trembled obviously. Reluctantly, he opened his sleepy eyes.

"Xuan Yin, are you awake?" Pei Jiaoran said with a smile.

Hearing this, Li Xiujing nodded and let go of her. She was able to escape from his shackles.

His eyes were fixed on Pei Jiaoran. Li Xiujing stared straight at the jade-colored light pouring from her collar, swallowed, and then said goodbye.

No.

You can't do that kind of thing in broad daylight.

"Xuan Yin, did you not sleep well?" Pei Jiaoran chuckled, "Is this bed too crowded? So you couldn't sleep?"

After asking three questions in a row, Li Xiujing silently got out of bed with dark circles under her eyes and went to wash up behind the screen.

The sound of slurping water reached his ears, and Pei Jiaoran looked solemn, "Otherwise, I'd better go back to Jinwu Guard. I can't install another bed in the camp."

There was a sound of slurping water, and eyes glanced over from behind the screen. Pei Jiaoran immediately stopped talking and smiled gently. After the sound of rustling clothes, the sound of angrily opening the curtain and leaving also reached my ears.

Pei Jiaoran held his chin with his hand and narrowed his eyes. She was already fully dressed before Li Xiujing brought the food.

"New news. Dugujun's envoy arrived at Qin Huaiyi's camp last night. It seems that there is not much material left in Chang'an." Li Xiujing sat down in front of her, with his sleeves rolled up to his elbows.

"Counting the days, the boat should be arriving at Dongwei Bridge soon." His eyes followed the back of Li Xiujing's hand with exposed veins, all the way to his forearm, and the meandering and protruding veins were still visible. Pei Jiaoran curled his lips and said warmly: "I'm here because I asked myself to be the salt and iron transfer envoy."

Hearing this, Li Xiujing said: "As long as the Zhenhai side is fully prepared and no one hijacks the ship on the way, the things should be able to be transported to Dongwei Bridge unscathed. But it's hard to say whether there will be any action on the Chang'an side right now. ”

After listening to Li Xiujing's words, Pei Jiaoran looked at the map placed aside. Before she came, she roughly estimated the possible losses this time. Judging from the current situation in the states and counties near water transportation, it should not cause too much loss.

But...it would be hard to say if Dugujun got involved.

The total number of troops in Chang'an City now totals at least 20,000. And the food rations for the nearly 100,000 households in the city are a huge expense. Putting the two together, no matter how rich Chang'an's treasury is, it may not be able to last long. After all, the problem was that the grain could not be transported to Chang'an. Those nobles who stayed in Chang'an took advantage of the fact that they had grain in their hands and took the opportunity to negotiate terms with Dugujun.

If you want them to give you food, you have to exchange your power with them. It was obvious that Dugujun did not want to be coerced by them, but he thought that the new dynasty was about to be established, and he had to rely on these people to maintain operation. We can only mediate with them while focusing on Dongwei Bridge.

Once the Dongwei Bridge is controlled, it will be difficult for the imperial court to win.

"There is no surplus grain in the Weiqiao warehouse, and Chang'an City is also in short supply. The grain in Zhenhai is naturally delicious." Pei Jiaoran touched the table with his fingers, "I only hope that Zhenhai Jie will be more handsome and smart. If you take the official road, the road will be peaceful. few."

The imperial court was too busy to take care of itself, and it was difficult to ensure that the rebels who had been defeated and fled before would not take this opportunity to colonize the mountains and become rogue bandits. From time to time, it disturbed state, county and water transportation.

"I'm afraid I'll have to put more thought into planning for me." Li Xiujing said with a smile.

"I didn't plan to give this batch of grain to Fengtian. Zhang Rang swallowed my 40,000 shi of grain. Why can't I include these 100,000 shi in Zuozang?" Pei Jiaoran raised his lips and smacked lightly, "Don't worry, I will use this batch of grain." Store it in Weiqiao warehouse intact."

The guard suddenly heard a report from a sergeant, "Shang Shu Pei, General Lu is looking for you in an emergency."

Pei Jiaoran opened the curtain and came out. Seeing Lu Zheng's expression was abnormal, he also understood that something big might have happened. She walked over quickly.

"What happened?" Pei Jiaoran asked.

"Wang Yu is dead."

Pei Jiaoran was slightly stunned after hearing Lu Zheng's words.

Seeing her like this, Lu Zheng pulled her aside. Tell the whole story, "I just learned the news. Wang Yu was killed by a group of bandits on his way to Xinzhou. The body is still parked in the post house in Lantian."

Pei Jiaoran sneered. She guessed that this matter was probably the work of Jia Gonglu. The position of Zhongshu Ling is vacant, and naturally many people are coveting it. Judging from the current situation, she is the most likely candidate. But by chance, something happened to Wang Yu when she came to Dongweiqiao. As Wuchang Li's apprentice, she was too suspicious because of previous conflicts with Wang Yu. This incident spread to Fengtian and was hyped up, which would inevitably have an impact on her political reputation.

"Logically, Wang Yu should have arrived at Wuguan soon, so why is he still in Lantian? Could someone have done this on purpose?" Lu Zheng said in an urgent voice.

After thinking for a moment, Pei Jiaoran asked: "How will Lantian County handle this matter?"

"The bandits came and went without a trace. They didn't catch them. They could only report the matter to the court. After all, he was a former Taiwan official." Lu Zheng looked around and lowered his voice: "In addition, I also heard that the Kingdom I have arrived in Tongzhou."

"He's waiting for me to give him an explanation." Pei Jiaoran narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance.

"Then let's..."

"Wait for him to come here on his own. How can I leave my post without permission as I bear the emperor's orders." Pei Jiaoran looked around and saw He Liang passing by, "General He."

He Liang heard this and came over, "What are your orders from Pei Shangshu?"

"Send ten people to me, and I will ask them to go to Tongzhou to welcome Mr. Wang Guo for me." Pei Jiaoran smiled, "Remember to be respectful. I will inform Li Xiujing about this."

After ordering He Liang, Pei Jiaoran looked at Lu Zheng again, "General Lu, could you please take someone to Lanqiaoyi. You don't need to take care of Wang Yu's body, you just need to keep an eye on it. It's limited to three days. If the Wang family doesn’t come to claim the body, you will withdraw.”

"Okay. Then, Er Niang, are you going to stay here?" Lu Zheng asked with worry in his eyes.

Pei Jiaoran smiled and nodded.

She hovers on the fringes of public opinion. No matter where she goes, it seems that she has a guilty conscience and wants to negotiate terms with the Wang family so that she can use the Wang family's influence to push her into the center. But standing still is another matter.

He was so anxious that he became a member of the Wang family. After all, the Wang family has completely lost its right to speak in the center. Jia and Wang have been fighting for so many years, how could they let the Wang family off easily. If the Wang family doesn't want to gradually decline, they have to recruit someone with the right to speak in the center.

After seeing Lu Zheng off, Pei Jiaoran turned around to look for Li Xiujing.

After all, people who borrowed money from him will always be informed. The rules in the military must still be observed.

When she returned to the main tent, she didn't see Li Xiujing. After asking around, the sergeant guarding the camp informed her. The general went to patrol the camp.

"Then I'll go find him." After thanking the sergeant, Pei Jiaoran turned and left.