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

The monarch and his ministers looked at each other for a long time, and finally looked away.

Emperor Wei's eyes wandered around the Tai Chi Hall, and everything he saw was spotless. Long before returning to Luan, he had already ordered Li Xiujing's Shence Army. Work together with the Jinwu Guards to clean up the Taiji Palace, leaving no trace of the rebels. Two other adjutants from the Ministry of Internal Affairs came back early and resumed the palace ban and cleaning in Chang'an according to his wishes.

Ever since, after the emperor returned to Luan. This first court meeting between the king and his ministers was not only clean and dusty as far as the eye could see, but also the mats and tables on which the ministers sat were newly replaced.

However, because the generals were all heavily armored, it was inconvenient to bend down or sit down, so they could only stand. Together with the civil servants, they stood in the hall.

Looking at the ministers, Emperor Wei was in a good mood. His eyes naturally showed his concern for the ministers. The three princes and three divisions headed by him were all first-class officials. Although they were nearly sixty years old, they still looked energetic.

After stroking his beard, Emperor Wei said: "This time God has blessed me, the great Wei State Zuo. And all the ministers are loyal ministers who have made meritorious service to the country. I will judge my merits and reward them." After a pause, he continued: "Wait for me to wait. As soon as possible, titles, residences, and food will be rewarded to all my dear friends one by one. You will have a good rest at home these few days, and there is no need to report anything important. Zhang Rang."

Zhang Rang, who was arguing and listening to the king's words, immediately understood and said loudly: "Retreat from the court."

As the emperor's guard of honor resumed, the officials gathered their clothes and presented them respectfully. They chanted in unison, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will take care of your dragon body."

The ministers left Tai Chi Hall one after another.

After leaving the Tai Chi Hall, Pei Jiaoran looked up and saw Li Xiujing standing at the foot of the stone steps looking at her. He looked away, turned around and walked down the stone steps from the other side.

As soon as the people came down, they were greeted by a man dressed as an official from the East Palace.

"Pei Shangshu, His Highness the Crown Prince invites you to go to the East Palace." Seeing Pei Jiaoran frowning, the man cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Prince Zhan, is responsible for Wei Mo."

"Wei Zhan." Pei Jiaoran smiled and nodded.

"Please come with Mr. Pei Shangshu."

"it is good."

The two walked side by side.

Li Xiujing, who was not far away, looked at the two people's leaving figures, narrowed his eyes slightly, turned around and walked in the direction of Shence Military Station.

After entering the East Palace, Pei Jiaoran looked at the room full of people and the prince on the throne, with the corner of his mouth slightly raised.

The Lord of the East Palace and his subordinate officials were present. She is a person whose position is undecided, and it looks very strange no matter how she appears here. Especially the way the prince looked at her showed no hint of calculation.

Before Pei Jiaoran could speak, the prince rushed down the steps to greet him. He held her hand and said, "I thought Pei Shangshu wouldn't come." He smiled and pulled her forward. Sitting on the throne of the crown prince, he said, "Shang Shu Pei played an important role in recovering Chang'an this time. He should be on his side."

Pei Jiaoran raised her head and glanced at the officials from the East Palace who were sizing her up. She stood up and lowered her head, "Thank you for your kindness, Prince. But how can I be the one who takes the lead in regaining Chang'an this time? All the officials have contributed."

The prince's young master sitting at the front smiled and said, "Why should Pei Shangshu be so modest? If you hadn't sneaked into Chang'an at night and saved Li Sikong's life. I'm afraid that General Li would throw a rat weapon, how could the imperial court regain Chang'an so quickly?"

Pei Jiaoran still smiled after hearing the profound meaning of his words, "Li Sikong has also done great service to the country after all. We can't let the traitors slaughter loyal ministers and good generals. Moreover, General Li's cooperation is indispensable for a certain person to successfully sneak into Chang'an. If Your Highness really wants to reward him, How about a reward together? It’s just that the emperor has not yet given the reward. I think your highness’s actions are inappropriate.”

The reason why Pei Jiaoran was unwilling to agree to the prince's recruitment was also very simple. Now that Chang'an has just been restored, all forces are eyeing each other. And she also found out that after she left Fengtian, the king of Wu who was born to Concubine Zhang was also favored by the emperor, while the prince was scolded several times. Therefore, she became more and more certain that Emperor Wei wanted to take the opportunity to divide the prince's power and maintain a balance with the King of Wu.

For Emperor Wei, Heshuo has just recovered. It was a good time for the imperial court to put its hand in. At the same time, he did not want the three towns to seize this opportunity to bet on the two princes and interfere with the new king's accession to the throne in the future.

In addition, properly suppressing the prince and praising King Wu can also consolidate the imperial power. At present, the prince still does not have the ability to fully control political affairs, and she has finally reached this point. Naturally, she cannot place her bet on the prince, nor will she get involved in the overt and covert fight between the father and son, the prince and Emperor Wei.

It is still important to choose a political stance and not make mistakes.

Now the scholars of Heshuo will also return to the embrace of the imperial court along with Heshuo. Many personnel vacancies can be filled by each other to consolidate the power of the center. These are more attractive than becoming the prince's staff. She could see that Emperor Wei did not want the crown prince to become too powerful, and she had gotten so far by relying on the king. Once he joins the prince's side, it means betraying the king.

After weighing the two sides, she was still willing to work with Emperor Wei to maintain the balance of the court. Because no matter which party it is, no one will recognize the prince's attempt to divide profits and obliterate everyone's efforts to balance the situation in the court.

Hearing that there was obviously something in Pei Jiaoran's words, the prince looked ashamed and said: "It's because I didn't think well. It turned out that I wanted to share my father's worries. But... after your majesty rewards me, I will invite Pei Shangshu to the East Palace again. I don't want to hear this again." if."

Pei Jiaoran understood that the prince was determined and wanted to take advantage of the turmoil in the central government to win over him. As long as you win over yourself, it also means that you will have more help against King Wu's party.

It's just not a good time. Emperor Wei was probably watching every move in the East Palace if he accepted the prince's invitation. Whether he can get the reward he deserves is still unknown.

After thinking about it, Pei Jiaoran lowered his head and said, "I'm afraid that I will live up to the prince's good wishes. The three towns have returned, and I have to calculate the taxes. How can I come to the East Palace when I have time? I have something else to do, so I will take my leave. However, if I have time, I am still willing to come. ."

Seeing Pei Jiaoran's attitude, the prince had no choice but to let her go.

As soon as Pei Jiaoran came out of the palace, he saw his eldest grandson Jigui standing not far away, watching her coming out. Waved.

"Oh, you figured it out. If you don't come out, I'm going to move the princess here." The eldest grandson Jigui said in a low voice.

"He asked you to come?"

Hearing this, the eldest grandson Jigui nodded, "No. I was sleeping well in the room, and he pulled me up from the bed. He asked me to go to the East Palace quickly and ask the Crown Princess to find His Highness the Crown Prince."

"It's okay, don't involve the Crown Princess." Pei Jiaoran glanced at his eldest grandson Jigui, "You can go. Thank you very much for this."

"It doesn't matter. He has given you the family heirloom jade pendant. You are my sister-in-law. It is my brother's duty to help my sister-in-law." The eldest grandson Jigui said with a smile.

"Jade pendant?" Pei Jiaoran instantly remembered the ambiguous smile on Li Xiujing's lips when he heard her asking about the jade pendant when they were in bed.

oh. It turns out that this is the case.

Narrowing his eyes, Pei Jiaoran looked at his eldest grandson Ji Gui, "Thank you very much."

"Pei Shangshu, where are you going?"

"The Buddha said it cannot be said."