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

"What Cui Situ said is absolutely true. It is indeed a certain person who acted too hastily on this matter. It's just that the personnel transfer is imminent. If we can't take the opportunity to clean up the bad governance in Heshuo, there will be no difference between the return of these three towns and their non-return." Pei Jiaoran smiled, his tone soft. soft. However, the sharpness in his eyes did not diminish at all.

Cui Shao looked up at her, and the smile in his eyes gradually faded, "Is Mr. Pei's words imperative?"

"I don't have to do this. It's just that under the current situation, Zhang Rang is eyeing Zuo Zang, so we can't let him snatch it away. The personnel changes can be made according to the wishes of both of you. I will not intervene in this matter. But this matter ..." Pei Jiaoran squinted his eyes at Cen Xi, "I hope you two understand the pros and cons."

Since political interests need to be divided, there will be concessions. Without interfering too much in this personnel transfer, this is the biggest concession she can give.

Cen Xi on the side smiled and took over the conversation, "It turns out that Mr. Pei is trying to enrich Zuozang. If this is the case, the three towns should really implement the new order. Cui Situ, why bother to stop something that is good for everyone?"

"What Shizhong Cen said is true."

The three people reached a consensus, and a more detailed division of interests also had a direction. Discussions on how to divide the power of the states under the jurisdiction of the three towns, taxation and new decrees were immediately added.

In order to completely include the three towns as soon as possible, Pei Jiaoran wrote a detailed plan, taking into account all aspects. It was originally designated as a state, and is still held by the current Jiedushi. For the states that were not excluded, the imperial court established governors. The three towns all re-registered their households. For the first two years, the people in the three towns were exempted from taxes, but they still had to perform military service. The taxes that were exempted were borne by the state government and local wealthy families. The imperial court will, at its discretion, provide a lifelong policy of recovery in future military aid expenditures. Government orders issued by other states will also be implemented on the three towns.

After receiving the jade paper from Pei Jiaoran, Cui Shao turned to look at Cen Xi and said, "Is that just that?"

"Of course there are more. Chang'an is still far away from Heshuo. If we want the people to feel the authority of the imperial court and completely eradicate the shadows left by the former vassal towns, we need to erect a monument of virtue and political integrity for the heroes of Heshuo who assisted in suppressing the rebellion this time." Pei Jiaoran licked his lips. smiled.

"The Monument of Virtuous Government? But the erection of the Monument of Virtuous Government requires public petition, and the monument can only be erected after the Merit Examination Department has approved the performance review." Cen Xi stroked his beard and said with interest: "How do you plan to erect this Monument of Virtuous Government. "

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran raised his eyebrows and said, "Given according to merit, the leading power is in the hands of the imperial court. From now on, officials serving in Heshuo, whether they are Jiedu envoys or state and county officials, will have the opportunity to enjoy the power granted by the imperial court to establish moral and political monuments." The imperial court now wants to reward meritorious officials, and erecting a monument does not require public petition."

Seeing her, Cen Xi didn't speak anymore, and even Cui Shao fell into silence.

Just as the three of them were silent, the voice of a servant came from the door.

"His Majesty is giving a banquet at the Li Zheng Palace and invites the three of you to go there."

After listening to the servant's report, Cui Shao glanced at Pei Jiaoran with a smile, "The emperor has given you a banquet, why should you and I not go?"

"Mr. Cui please."

The three of them went out to the provincial public house together.

Cui and Cen were in front, while Pei Jiaoran was one step behind them.

Emperor Wei suddenly summoned the three of them at this time and gave them a banquet at the Li Zheng Hall, which was affiliated with the inner court. It was probably because of important matters. But she had a vague feeling that Emperor Wei was afraid that he might have some evil ideas.

There were other people waiting outside the Li Zheng Hall at this time, including Li Xiujing and Xu Mian. Seeing Pei Jiaoran, Li Xiujing moved closer and was about to talk. But Pei Jiaoran glared at her and had to stand there, watching Xu Mian step forward to talk to her.

"There is peace inside and outside Chang'an, and there is no trace of Xiaoxiao. In the Jin Dynasty, there were Xie family jade trees growing on the courtyard steps, and in our dynasty, Wujun Zhilan also took root in Chang'an." Xu Yan said with a smile: "I want someone to say that now I am close to Xianggong Pei, as if Entering the room of Zhilan, the fragrance is pleasant."

Although Pei Jiaoran is now famous and there are many people wooing her, this is the first time that someone is pursuing her like this. Pei Jiaoran's face unconsciously showed a bit of embarrassment, and he looked up at Li Xiujing.

Catching her gaze, Li Xiujing smiled helplessly.

Ignoring Xu Yan's chattering voice beside him, Pei Jiaoran stood at the door with a calm expression, waiting for Emperor Wei's summons.

Until the eunuch came out to summon, everyone checked each other's appearance and stepped in according to their official positions.

While entering, Li Xiujing reached out to hold Pei Jiaoran's hand and stepped in together. Before entering the inner hall, he let go of his hand as if nothing had happened.

Entered the temple. Pei Jiaoran discovered that besides them, the prince, King Wu, Jia Gonglu, and Zhang Rang were already waiting in the palace. Several people greeted each other and sat down separately.

The capital was restored, and the Shanggong Bureau had been reorganized. Therefore, the meals given by the emperor, although not too luxurious, are exquisite and exquisite. The only drawback is that since Cui Shao, Cen Xi and others are already over 60 years old, most of the food prepared is stewed in soft broth and extremely light soup. At first glance, most of the appetite is lost.

Pei Jiaoran sighed secretly. It seems that it is normal that few people are willing to get involved in the public kitchens of some government offices. Considering the age of these chief officers, there is no way they can have good food. After all, she was better off than others, and she was able to enjoy the meals given by the emperor with Situ, the chief official of Shang Shu's sect.

Everyone ate quietly, and the sound of clinking dishes was suppressed as much as possible. Before Emperor Wei put down his chopsticks, everyone had already put down their chopsticks and sat on the table with bated breath.

"I summoned all my dear friends here today because I have thought about it and felt that the Shence Army's recovery of Chang'an was an unparalleled achievement. If we do not erect a monument to commemorate it, it will damage the country's prestige." After saying this, Emperor Wei looked at Li Xiujing and said, "Xuan Yin, I plan to erect a memorial monument for you on Dongwei Bridge."

Suddenly being called so affectionately by Emperor Wei, Li Xiujing was slightly stunned and was thinking about how to answer the call.

However, King Wu smiled and stood up to worship Emperor Wei from afar, "My son thought this was inappropriate."

"Oh? What's wrong? Please tell me." Emperor Wei asked with a warm look.

The King of Wu received permission and walked towards the palace, "Your Majesty, remember what the Blue Immortal said. I saw the purple star falling in the east. At that time, the Shence Army was stationed in Ba. Although the Shence Army was brave, they were also blessed by the king's spirit. . I thought it would be better to go to the southern suburbs to hold a suburban sacrifice and erect a monument in the Ancestral Temple to tell the ancestors of heaven and earth."

As King Wu finished speaking, everyone bowed their heads and remained silent.

Jia Gonglu quickly glanced at the prince and saw that the prince was sitting calmly, his eyes slightly narrowed.

Catching the change in Jia Gonglu's eyes, Pei Jiaoran's eyes flashed with thought.

Emperor Wei raised his head and glanced at King Wu, and with a smile asked Zhang Rang to arrange for the servants to serve tea to everyone.

The tea poured into the cup, and a wisp of tea fragrance rose. The tense atmosphere in the palace seemed to have eased.

"King Wu, what do you think is kingly spirit?" Emperor Wei asked.