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

Chang'an, which has regained its vitality, is bustling everywhere you look. Pei Jiaoran had never been in the habit of riding a carriage, but Jingzhao Mansion was still some distance away from Daci'en Temple in Jinchangfang. If the two of them really had to walk all the way there, it would probably take at least an hour to get there.

What's more, she has been very tired these past few days, and she can ride on Situ's car. It seems pretty good to enjoy the pomp and circumstance of opening the road in Fangge.

With a smile in his beady eyes, Pei Jiaoran watched Cui Shao step onto the carriage. He also stepped on the low stool and got into the carriage.

After the car drove smoothly, Cui Shao poured tea and pushed it in front of Pei Jiaoran.

"It will take some time for the saint to return to the capital from Liangzhou. Therefore, a secret order came last night, asking me to temporarily take charge of the affairs of the capital. However, due to such things, all departments and offices are temporarily short of manpower. And your majesty is in Fengtian, I was given so much space to sue myself out."

Cui Shao is a Situ, so it is normal for him to temporarily lead the court. After all, all the clan members stranded in Chang'an were massacred by the rebels. Among the remaining clan members, no suitable candidate could be selected. And Cui Shao is related to the royal family, so he is the most suitable. But he said that all departments and offices are temporarily short of manpower, which is also a problem. In order to defend Fengtian City, Emperor Wei gave Xu Yan many blanks to sue. But now there are many people who need to be reinstated, and there are only so many officials in the imperial court. It seems that there is a temporary shortage of manpower, but when Yu Chaan comes back from Liangzhou, he will easily face the problem of overlapping positions.

The emperor opened the mouth of Chrysostom, so it was naturally impossible for these people to have nowhere to go. You can't just give him an official position at will.

"Since Pei Shangshu has been with Fengtian before, he must know the personnel arrangements better than me." Cui Shao smiled and handed over a piece of paper. "I know that Pei Shangshu still has to manage the affairs of the Household Department. But what if Pei Shangshu I am willing to spend an hour every day to come to Situ's Mansion to discuss government affairs. When His Majesty returns to the capital, maybe the school inspection will become a real job. It will be good for you and the current situation."

"This..." Pei Jiaoran looked hesitant. It's not that she doesn't want to accept it, it's just that she feels that she needs to think about it carefully.

But there was no rush on Cui Shao's face. Instead, he smiled and said: "There is no rush at this time. Pei Shangshu still puts the official affairs of the Ministry of Revenue first. When we have time, it will not be too late for you and me to discuss it."

There were so many people going to Daci'en Temple that the carriage couldn't move even before it had gone very far. Having finished what he wanted to say, Pei Jiaoran simply bid farewell to Cui Shao. Anyway, she has no interest in Buddhist theory, let alone any belief in Buddhism.

After watching Cui Shao leave, Pei Jiaoran rubbed his forehead. She understood what Cui Shao's intention was, and now the situation in the center was turbulent. And her name as the Vice-President of the School is a little weird. If she wants to gain a firm foothold and avoid the consequences of the death of the people and the government. In addition to cooperating with small and medium-sized aristocratic families, the best way is to cooperate with high-ranking families like Cui Shao.

Compared with the coercion and coercion of other aristocratic families. Cui Shao's methods were considered gentle, and he gave her real benefits.

After the Dugujun Rebellion, Emperor Wei became even more wary of generals. Although it will not be revealed openly, it will be restrained secretly. The lieutenant of the Shence Zuo Army was temporarily lacking, and Zhang Rang would definitely recommend a suitable candidate to the Wei Emperor. Therefore, it was destined that Li Xiujing would be restrained by the lieutenants of the two armies even if he was promoted.

It is best for such a sharp sword to be completely in the hands of the emperor himself. The imperial power used this to integrate the power structure of the foreign dynasties and make the imperial power more centralized. The Privy Councilor, who had previously been a virtual envoy, would probably get more involved in the court situation and gain power.

With his thoughts at this point, Pei Jiaoran sighed briefly. Should we continue to cooperate with the imperial power or cooperate with the prime minister's power? The choice in this matter is hers.

Originally, she planned to go to Shencele Camp to find a pair of wives from the Wang family. But being so disturbed by Cui Shao's words, she suddenly lost this idea. Turn around and walk towards the house in Chongyifang.

Zhou Mancao did not come back, and she was alone in the house.

Summer is approaching and I have been running around outside for most of the day. Pei Jiaoran fetched water in the courtyard as his middle coat was already soaked with sweat. After heating, pour it into a bucket, undress and take a bath.

There are teeth marks on the shoulders, which were left by Li Xiujing before leaving.

It's been several days and it hasn't subsided. It can be seen how deep Li Xiujing bit him at that time.

Reaching out to touch the wound, Pei Jiaoran thought of Li Xiujing's eyes that became deep and gentle when he saw her.

She admitted that he did look good and his body matched hers quite well. He was the best lover in every way. But people will never be satisfied.

After she satisfied his desire for love, she also caught a glimpse of his desire to be together. He was no longer satisfied with temporary pleasure and looked forward to her eternal promise to him. But she has felt since she was a child that promises are the biggest lies in a person's life, and these are not in line with the rules of the game in the power field.

So she would rather face the despicable darkness alone than leave her life, death, honor and disgrace in the hands of others. Sincerely, she thought she didn't have it. If you want to go smoothly in the field of power, it is best to never touch something as fragile as sincerity. Hypocrisy is the mask that everyone should have.

However, she was still willing to give Li Xiujing a little more benefit. In return for many cooperations.

Feng Duo whispered at night.

In Xianyang City in the northwest, there are also people sitting in front of desks with a stern face.

The middle coat was hung loosely around her body, and her hair was stained with moisture. It was obvious that she had just taken a shower.

"Tsk, what are you doing, General?" He Liang came in from outside and teased.

Hearing this, Li Xiujing snorted coldly and quickly buttoned up her collar. He said coldly: "Have you heard everything?"

"Yeah. Actually, it's nothing." He Liang glanced at Li Xiujing, and then spoke carefully, "It's just that Lu Zheng hugged Pei Shangshu twice."

Li Xiujing's eyes became deeper and deeper, "What else?"

"Lu Zheng also said, 'The Shence Army is a tool used by eunuchs to gain power. How can they walk side by side with you?' Then Pei Shangshu said, 'General Lu is planning to recommend himself to Pei?'"

After reporting, He Liang glanced at Li Xiujing who stood up.

"General, where are you going?"

"Stretch your muscles and bones." Li Xiujing put on her narrow-sleeved robe again and tied on her wrist guards. He strode out of the camp.

The camp was drinking and celebrating. There are silk and bamboo music and dances in the army, and the arrival of horns is naturally a common celebration in the army.

Amidst the applause, Li Xiujing took off one sleeve. He walked over and looked at Lu Zheng on the ground. Pulled his lower lip.

"It's a rare opportunity to have fun together. General Lu, why don't you and I compete?" Li Xiujing said with a smile.

"This……"

"General Lu, Shence and Jin Wuwei haven't celebrated together for several years. It's a rare opportunity, why don't we compete?" Li Xiujing's eyes were blazing, and there was an aggressive tone in his tone, "I think you all have Are you looking forward to it?”

As the words fell, there were constant booing around him.

Seeing this situation, Lu Zheng had no choice but to stand up. Like him, he took off half of his sleeves, exposing half of his arms.

The two got into position amidst the cheers of the crowd. After some testing, he stepped forward and grabbed the opponent's shoulders, using his hands to exert force.

At first, the two of them remained motionless. But Lu Zheng's figure was trembling slightly, and he looked up at Li Xiujing.

He is not stupid, he can see that the other party did it on purpose. And men see men more clearly.

There was a fragrance in the night wind. He didn't know whether Li Xiujing was that particular, but he inadvertently smelled such a fragrance when talking to Pei Jiaoran.

It was obvious that he was asserting his sovereignty over him again.

In a blink of an eye, Li Xiujing violently pulled his shoulder and knocked him to the ground.

There was a loud cheer from all around.

Before Lu Zheng could recover, a hand suddenly appeared in front of him.

"How about best of three?"

After glancing at Li Xiujing, Lu Zheng got up.

In the second game, he was knocked to the ground again without any doubt. Even faster than before.

This time Li Xiujing didn't reach out to him again, she folded her arms and looked at him coldly.

Getting up from the ground, Lu Zheng took a deep breath.

"Come again."

In the last round, he was knocked down even faster than before.

This time Li Xiujing squatted down, reached out to him and pulled him up from the ground.

After all, Jin Wuwei has made a contribution this time, and he still needs to be given the face he deserves.

Seeing Lu Zheng approaching her, Li Xiujing lowered her voice, "You know, I am hers. No one can steal her from me."

After speaking, Li Xiujing stood up, took the wine from Feng Yuanxian and drank it in one gulp.

Regardless of whether she cared or not, he still cared. So he wanted to assert his sovereignty so that no one would covet her.

After a while, Lu Zheng came to his senses, and a smile appeared on his face, "General Li is really brave, I admire him."

Li Xiujing was right, he knew it.

He originally planned to look for Pei Jiaoran that day. She went to bump into someone walking out of the darkness and stopped her. Kissing her passionately by the window.

That person was Li Xiujing.

If it wasn't intentional, why wouldn't she resist? On the contrary, I enjoyed it very much.

As the crowd gradually dispersed, Lu Zheng sighed. Walk slowly towards your tent.