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

He stood up and walked around the screen to the clean room on the side. He took off his wrinkled clothes and stepped into the bathtub. Her disheveled hair was lifted up, and a familiar burning sensation pressed against her.

Li Xiujing picked up the cloth placed on the edge of the bucket and washed her back.

"Okay. I can do it myself." Pei Jiaoran stopped Li Xiujing's hand that was about to reach forward, "I don't want to do it again."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Xiujing heard a soft cry from behind. However, he still handed her the cloth calmly and turned to leave.

Standing behind the screen with her arms folded, Li Xiujing pursed her lips as she looked at the graceful figure under the gauze. He still believed that he could be restrained in front of Pei Jiaoran, but it was inevitable that he would learn from the marrow. I am more and more eager to spend time with her.

Just as he was thinking about it, Pei Jiaoran walked out from behind the screen, twirling his hair. She glanced at him and walked straight to the dressing table to sit down.

"I guess Xu Yan will secretly request an order from His Majesty to capture Qin Huaiyi." Pei Jiaoran tapped the table with his fingers, "The first success in regaining Chang'an is hopeless. He can only keep an eye on Qin Huaiyi."

"Zhou Sui from Hejian is also eyeing Qin Huaiyi. Do you want them to compete for this achievement together?" Li Xiujing sat down next to her and asked.

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran smiled and said, "How much face does Your Majesty want to give Jin Wuwei? Besides, if the two of them compete for credit, no one will worry about how to divide the credit for the divine strategy."

"I heard that when Zhou Sui was in Heshuo before, he was very anxious when he heard that I had returned to Chang'an." Li Xiujing looked at Pei Jiaoran, "Now that Qin Huaiyi has escaped, he will probably try his best to get involved."

Pei Jiaoran sighed. After all, Zhou Sui was also the governor of one side, but due to the close relationship between Hejian and the imperial court, it was naturally impossible to separate one side from another. To gain more power, one can only desperately accumulate military merit. Although Heshuo also had military merit, it was done by several parties, so there was always some unevenness.

"He has no choice. Since he can't stand on his own and wants to keep his position, he can only accumulate military merit. Fight bloody battles again and again in exchange for recognition and awards from the court."

As he spoke, Pei Jiaoran stretched out his hand to push the window open. Thick ink-like clouds have swallowed up the bright moon, and the sky seems to be filled with ink at any time. The trees in the courtyard were twisted into various shapes in the whining wind. Like a strange beast that has been dormant here for many years, it is about to break out of the ground. Show the world its bloody cruelty.

The lantern under the eaves swayed with the wind, and instantly disappeared before our eyes. The busy footsteps of the servants echoed on the corridor, calling softly. They come from all directions with lamps in their hands, lighting up every lamp again.

Watching the lantern being lit, it fell back into the darkness in the blink of an eye.

"No need to order it." Pei Jiaoran opened his lips and said.

The servant turned to look at her, bowed and left. The surrounding area also completely fell into pure darkness, and there was nothing.

Suddenly there was a ray of light in front of my eyes.

Turning around, she saw Li Xiujing standing next to her holding a candlestick. Candlelight illuminated the land below. Looking at that ray of light, Pei Jiaoran pursed his lips silently. Through it, she remembered what Wu Changli had said to her before.

She didn't know why he made such a decision. But she didn't want to bow her head and accept the charity from the imperial power in exchange for the so-called peace of mind.

"Jiajia." Li Xiujing put down the candlestick. Holding Pei Jiaoran's hand, he held it close to his heart and said, "I am willing to be a beacon to illuminate the darkness ahead for you."

Pei Jiaoran smiled, "But sometimes there's nothing wrong with being a monster hiding in the dark."

Her voice hit her ears along with the thunder and fell into the night. Li Xiujing moved the candlestick closer again, and his moist breath clung to the side of her neck, turning into a soft sigh. The trendy middle coat was trapped in the strong embrace, with a hint of stubbornness. It seems that he will not give up until he achieves his goal.

"But when you are stuck in darkness for a long time, it is easy to forget what light is. Jiajia, I want to be the light in your heart. In this way, no matter how dark the road ahead is, you and I will not be separated." Li Xiujing hugged her tightly. He looked at Pei Jiaoran and kissed her cheek.

"it is good."

After the thunderstorm fell, Li Xiujing closed the window. He picked up Pei Jiaoran and returned to the bed, while he went to take a bath in the clean room nearby.

Lying on the couch, Pei Jiaoran thought about what Li Xiujing said just now. "Fulfill Li Sikong's promise." This was the result of their negotiation when Li Sikong came to Tongzhou that day. Besides drawing political dividends from the Li family and Cui family as soon as possible, she has no other better way to gain a foothold in the center in the short term.

But now it seems that she is about to become an immature Dugujun, or maybe she will become a perfect and mature Wang Yu. And the power she can acquire will temporarily reach its peak. If you want to break the situation, you must use the knife skillfully.

However, the painful lessons left by her predecessors in the history books also reminded her that she must be cautious in this matter. Now that she is on the verge of riding a tiger, all she can do is learn the reasons for the former's failure and gain experience in breaking the situation.

Wang Yun was defeated because he thought that by squeezing out Wuchang Li, he could monopolize the power of Zhongshu, and underestimated the Wei emperor's intention to suppress the power of the prime minister. And because of greed for success, he constantly excludes others. Then after Dugujun rebelled, he failed to understand the situation clearly and completely lost trust in Emperor Wei. Let Qin Huaiyi get into the middle of the game and pull him down.

In contrast, Dugujun, who was promoted to the throne of the emperor by his loyal tribesmen, has a certain prestige in himself. After successfully seizing power, he immediately sent his cronies to appease the people, abolished the tyranny of the court, and pushed his prestige to its peak in a short period of time. But this move has many disadvantages. In addition to ordinary people, Chang'an also has high-ranking families. The high-ranking families need to win over to ensure that they will not be threatened. At the same time, a certain amount of deterrence must be given. The degree of shock also needs to be well controlled.

So Dugujun was right to win over Li Sikong. Both of them belong to Guanlong. Taking advantage of this similarity to let the world see his attitude towards loyal ministers, more and more people will seek refuge in him. Although in the end Dugujun still couldn't defeat the cunning tactics of these aristocratic families, he was at least better than Dong Zhuo.

But as a result of such massacre, the initiator often cannot reap the rewards. People like Er Zhurong, Su Jun, and Hou Jing swept the royal capital with killings in an attempt to establish a new order. But it is nothing more than passing the accumulated power into the hands of others. Is this a mistake in their policy?

Pei Jiaoran blinked and ran his fingers across the beaded pattern on the quilt. Even though the window has been opened, there is still a bit of the smell of love lingering around, wrapped in a wisp of the fragrance of soap locust.

Maybe we shouldn't be so eager for quick success, if these people know how to hide their capabilities and bide their time. Accumulate strength in a place where the imperial power cannot see. When the emperor needs him, stand up for him. This is also the secret to success.

It's just that this method is too slow, and you have to be careful about whether there will be changes. Dugujun is somewhat similar to her in that they are both able to judge the pros and cons of the current situation for themselves. If you want to achieve a leap in power, killing is only the most basic and lowest-cost method. Dugujun failed to control the situation well and made too many promises to the people. Eager to establish their own power, they ignored the hidden dangers of the current situation.

The more he promises, the more he gives. These gifts are intended to appropriate the resources of the family and divide them among the people. But there is Jing Follower behind him, and Jing Follower's goals and ideas gradually change.

These are unknown variables.

"What are you thinking about?"

Li Xiujing's voice came from above.