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

The banquet was held in the open space outside the courtyard. The screen was unfolded, and everything visible was dimly lit. Today is a happy day for Master Wang, but of course it is also accompanied by sadness.

Although worry is restored in Chang'an, the establishment of order prevents them from being reunited with their families. Most of the joy lies in the Shence Army, who were the first to conquer Chang'an. When the rewards are discussed in the future, the first achievement will be enough for them to get a considerable reward.

In order to leave no trace of this celebration banquet and to appease Xu Mian, Li Xiujing spared no effort in arranging it. Therefore, although the food at the banquet was not extravagant, it was grand in scale. Each army has the same rewards, all of which are awarded by the Shence Army in the name of the emperor.

Since there was still a while before the banquet started, Pei Jiaoran went back to his residence in the Honor Guard Courtyard to deal with the account books he had brought yesterday. After all, the emperor is about to return, and you still have to make preparations.

When there was still an hour left before the banquet started, Li Xiujing also came back.

inside the house. Pei Jiaoran glanced at Li Xiujing behind him, "I heard that Xu Mian was a little unhappy?"

"Who wouldn't be moved by such a first achievement?" Li Xiujing tied the futou for her and said with a smile: "And many people think I am domineering."

"It's a bit." Pei Jiaoran looked at the mirror and spoke softly.

When Li Xiujing returned from Heshuo, he had only five hundred men. He just recruited 4,000 people all the way to Chang'an, and then in order to prevent his troops from being swallowed up by Qin Huaiyi, he simply killed Liu Dexin in the name of repeated defeats and disobeying the general's orders, thus annexing his troops.

From a moral perspective, Li Xiujing's behavior is indeed unreasonable. But if you look deeper, the problem is different. At that time, he stationed troops at Dongwei Bridge and did not have enough numbers. What if Qin Huaiyi rebelled? For unstable factors like Liu Dexin, it is better to keep them in your own hands.

With his thoughts at this point, Pei Jiaoran slowly raised his lips.

Rubbing Pei Jiaoran's ear beads with his thumb, Li Xiujing's eyes fell on her opened makeup package and smiled: "How can I be as domineering as you?"

He brushed away Li Xiujing's hand that fell on his ear. Pei Jiaoran stood up calmly and tied the goldfish bag, which symbolized his status, on his belt. She pursed her lips and her eyes fell on him. The smile on her lips also revealed that she was the captor who understood everything.

Her lips were the color of hibiscus, still smiling. But her eyes were always full of rationality and indifference. It seems that without happiness, she is just a politician addicted to power. Don't care at all what he thinks.

Seeing the dissatisfaction in Li Xiujing's eyes, Pei Jiaoran smiled and asked, "Do you still want to meet people?"

Hearing this, Li Xiujing took a deep breath.

indeed. I have to meet a lot of people later.

After a while, the two walked out together. The clothes were folded, and Li Xiujing gently held her right hand. Pass it through her fingers accurately, and then hold it tightly, taking every step just right.

"Let's go."

The moon rises in the sky. Desire gradually merges with the night, and reason returns to the two of them.

Outside the door not far away, there were bright lights. This is a grand banquet for military men. Although they were covered by robes, a rough and arrogant spirit and a sense of solemnity still surged through the banquet. It seems that there is more than that, there is still suspicion and murderous intention hidden in the banquet, and the secret war between Nan Ya and Bei Si may come to light.

Pei Jiaoran glanced at Li Xiujing and smiled. She knew that He had the way and glory that He sought, and she also had her way. She was reborn in blood and fire and opened up her own chess game. However, she is willing to go hand in hand with him and witness the fall of light in every bloody and cruel struggle in this world.

Seeing that they were getting closer to the place where the banquet was held, Li Xiujing consciously separated from Pei Jiaoran. Enter first and look at everyone with a smile.

Needless to say, Zhou Yuanzhen and others, it was basically the first time for the Western Route Army following Xu Mian to see Li Xiujing, a general in his twenties who had left a great reputation on the battlefield in the past few months.

Scanning the crowd, Li Xiujing's eyes showed a subtle blend of smile and vigilance. He Liang and Feng Yuanxian, who came in behind him, also bowed their hands to everyone.

Although Xu Mian had met Li Xiujing, it was more than ten years ago. Today was the first time he saw General Li, who became famous as a young man, after so many years. He and Li Xiujing looked at each other, then looked away from each other.

He wrote to Li Xiujing. He intended to join forces with him to counterattack Chang'an, but the other party did not reply to him. The other party told him clearly that he was not willing to share the credit. But how can all the credit in the world be taken by one person?

"General Li is really a rare general." Xu Yan praised.

"General Xu is ridiculous. This victory is all due to the full cooperation of all the generals, and it is not the fault of Li." After saying that, Li Xiujing handed over his hand, "In the end, you are all seniors of XX, and this junior, XX, was lucky enough to win the king." Qi Bless defeated the rebels and made all the generals laugh."

Just when everyone was stunned, Qingyue's voice sounded.

"I'm not late, am I?"

Everyone looked back and saw Pei Jiaoran slowly approaching.

The hem of his clothes brushed against Li Xiujing's sleeves. She broke into it with her own light and shadow. The dark patterns on the deep purple robe were brilliant under the candlelight, reflecting the gold and silver fish bag tied around her waist. She seemed to come from the darkness through clouds and mist, and what appeared in front of people was a dazzling brilliance.

Yeah. They almost forgot that there was such a number one person in Chang'an City. This young female minister witnessed how Chang'an was recovered.

"Mr. Xu, are you okay?" Pei Jiaoran called with a smile.

Xu Yan narrowed his eyes when he heard this and said with a smile: "Pei Shangshu, you have also contributed a lot this time. In the past, in Fengtian, I admired Shangshu Pei for his frequent spies to defeat the rebels. Now that we see you again, you and General Li can be called a team. The pillar of the country.”

"Xu Gong."

Before Xu Yan could finish speaking, Pei Jiaoran stepped forward and held his hand. With piercing eyes, he said: "Isn't it the merit of the two of us to recover Chang'an? You know, I know a little bit about the art of astrology. I looked at the sky a few days ago and saw purple stars blooming in Bashang. I thought this was a metaphor for Master Wang. Return, and Ziwei reappears, the emperor will return." After a pause, she smiled and said, "This time the heavenly signs are also related to the generals and soldiers working together and fighting bravely."

Everyone present had seen Pei Jiaoran, and those who had not seen him all cast surprised glances. Such exquisite means, and the words "celestial auspiciousness" dispelled many people's idea of ​​​​striving for credit.

"Pei Shangshu's words make sense. Hey, everyone, please sit down quickly. Let's have a good drink!" Zhou Yuanzhu took over the conversation with a smile.

Seeing that Zhou Yuanzhen was trying his best to be the peacemaker, Pei Jiaoran said no more. Seeing this, everyone took their seats.

While the food was still being served, Pei Jiaoran raised his head and looked outside the screen.

When she came in, she saw a weapons rack at the door.

For this kind of celebration banquet where different military commanders gather together, some sensitive rules must be observed. Everyone does not bring weapons to the banquet, but those who do carry swords must untie their swords before entering the banquet.

The seating arrangement is also interesting. Shence's side and Jin Wuwei's side occupied the other side, forming a circle. Even the steps for serving wine and food are very organized, and the wine vessels and food plates are distributed by two people. There is no bias or neglect, which is enough to make everyone forgive.

Under the candlelight, the two parties enjoyed themselves happily. It seems that there will not be any conspiracy here, it is just an upright banquet that comes from Qi Yue Wuyi and the same robe as his wife.

Looking around, Pei Jiaoran smiled silently.