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

Li Sikong's words caused the meditation room to fall into silence. Pei Jiaoran slightly curled his lips as his eyes wandered across the crowd.

Nowadays, although the high sects of the imperial court no longer have the glory of the Wang and Xie clans, they still have a great influence on the imperial examinations and the selection of scholars. However, due to the different regions where the family roots are located, it is inevitable that there will be differences of interest. If you want to intervene between them, you need to find out everyone's attitude. For those who are willing to cooperate, like Li Sikong, who has reached an alliance with her earlier, she is willing to generously transfer some benefits.

She will find ways to win over anyone else who has a neutral attitude. But if there are people like Wang Guolao and Cui Shao who are too hostile, she doesn't mind colluding with them to kick them out of the court. After all, she still occupies a certain position in the court.

Nowadays, Nanya is in decline, with only one of the twelve guards left under its jurisdiction in the past, and the Jinwu Guard has completely become a vassal of the imperial power. Even if Xu Mian had worked hard to accumulate the merit of following the dragon this time, it would not be enough to overcome the fear of the emperor that he was in Nanya and came from a high family.

And the military merit that King Wu Wei sacrificed his life for seems to be the qualification for breaking the law. But in the eyes of Emperor Wei, it was just the loyalty that a minister should have, and it was nothing at all.

If it were not possible, the Shence Army could not fully control the defense of Chang'an. The abolition of the Jinwu Guards was only a matter of a word from the emperor. After all, if a group is not indispensable to the overall situation, rashly removing it will only lead to endless resentment.

Pei Jiaoran rubbed the cup with his fingers, and the tea stem at the bottom of the cup was clearly visible. Just like the situation in front of me.

Li Sikong's words indirectly showed that he and she were on the same page, and letting Li Xiujing ascend the throne also told others that this was the attitude of the Li family. And she is the only person here who can connect the relationship between Youshence and the center.

This time, Li Xiujing paid homage to the general and was able to attack the king of Longxi County. No other rewards were given. It was obvious that Emperor Wei was well aware of the situation in the court. On the one hand, he gave him affirmation, and on the other hand, he made him a target between the Nanya and the North.

The ringing of bells outside the Zen room has not stopped, but the secret discussion seems to be stuck in a deadlock.

Cen Xi thought for a while and said with emotion: "When I first met Qingjia in the past, I thought he was a dull-headed scholar with a passionate heart, and it was difficult to become a great scholar. Now that we have worked together for a long time, we have seen many thunderous tricks and scheming, and we have realized that Your Majesty turns out to be a fellow-minded person, so it is a pity that we were not able to have a deep friendship with you."

Listening to Cen Xi's words, Pei Jiaoran couldn't help but feel contempt in his heart, but his face remained calm.

"Servant Cen has a high reputation. He is just an ordinary scholar with some means."

"Well, Pei Shangshu is a hot candidate now. I'm afraid it will be difficult for Cen Shizhong to get married." Seeing the change in Cen Xi's attitude, Wang Guo Lao looked at Pei Jiaoran with a smile, "In my opinion, it would be better to accept Mr. Pei as his adopted daughter. . So there is no need to regret that these orchid and jade trees cannot grow in your own family."

Cui Shao took over the conversation with a smile, "That's right. If you adopt her as your adopted daughter, she is a family. A family should work together as one."

Cen Xi was stunned when he heard this, and the smile on his face froze. Putting aside Pei Jiaoran's temperament, if he really recognized her as his adopted daughter, he didn't think she would plan for him or the Cen family. I'm afraid that as time goes by, with her character and methods, she will probably end up like Ding Yuan and Dong Zhongying. He is still more inclined to draw her into his camp.

He didn't know what was going on with the Li family, but it seemed that Pei Jiaoran's interests were more secure.

Then things will be easier to handle.

Cen Xi looked at Pei Jiaoran, then turned to Cui Shao and said: "Xuan Yin worked with Qing Jia in Guazhou for four years, and she recommended her to defeat the Turks in Fengzhou. This kind of friendship is something that no one can compare with you and me. Maybe in the future, we will have to come to Li Sikong to ask for a wedding drink."

When the word "wedding wine" was mentioned, Su Jinghui on the side said: "The man, the talent and the beauty are a match made in heaven. We are so envious that Mr. Li can find such a wonderful wife. I don't know how many such people there are in the world, so I can find one."

Listening to the conversation between several people with a smile, Pei Jiaoran couldn't help but feel wary. Nowadays, it is not uncommon to use marriage as a means to stabilize political alliances. But these people clearly wanted to use this relationship to carve out more benefits for her. After all, she is a family, and a family must give each other face and know how to be humble.

After thinking for a while, Pei Jiaoran sighed, "It's just a bit of old friendship. Is it worth mentioning to the elders? And I wonder if the elders have forgotten the reason why you and I are here because of their old age. Have you forgotten? Understand where San Sheng’s original body came from, and why he was so lucky and alienated.”

"The Shangshutai was originally just an official of the Shaofu. It was not until the Eastern Han Dynasty that with the establishment of the Chinese and Korean officials, political affairs were gradually assigned to decentralize power among the three public officials. As for the predecessor of the Zhongshu Ling, it was originally set up to control Huo Shan. Official positions were established. They received the minister's reports and conveyed the emperor's orders. However, after the Cao Wei Dynasty, in order to prevent the minister's desk from being monopolized by the government, the minister was ordered to take charge of the edicts and restrain the minister's desk. In the pre-Qin Dynasty, the ministers and ministers were sent by the prime minister to come and go in the palace. The official history of the imperial palace was not considered prominent. In the Han Dynasty, he only received a promotion, and his status was not prominent. It was not until Cao Wei that he became an important position envied by scholars. After that, when he entered the affairs of Shangshu of Que Province, he was the general secretary of foreign affairs, and he also took charge of all officials. Resign the lawsuit.’ But the emperor was still on guard.”

"I once thought that the three provinces were originally close ministers of the emperor and were inseparable from the imperial power, but why did they end up standing on the opposite side of the imperial power. Now that I think about it carefully, I think it was because I was lucky enough to gain power. Luck and wisdom are sparse. The two are originally from the same root, but they are the beginning and end of each other."

Cui Shao sighed after hearing this, "It sounds like the dispute between the imperial power and the prime minister's power is unsolvable? But Jia Gonglu is not from a noble family and comes from a poor family, but he has the trust of your majesty."

"That's because after the Han family, there are eunuchs. Both of them are born to rely on the imperial power. After all, it doesn't take much energy to let the Han family take charge of the secret." Pei Jiaoran smiled.

"In addition to the imperial power..."

"If the king is short-lived and the new emperor is young, it is not impossible to serve in the harem. After all, it was not uncommon for the harem and the eunuchs to conspire to gain power during the Wei, Jin, and South."

Cen Xi choked on her words and quickly turned around. Cui Shao turned his head to look at the light coming from the window. Mr. Wang Guogong was stroking his beard silently.

"Then what does Qingjia think of this move?" Cen Xi asked in a deep voice.

Pei Jiaoran sighed, "Since it is inevitable, let's wash it all with the blood of those who come after us."

After that, Cen Xi and others remained silent and just looked at her. As if to say it again. This little raccoon is really vicious.

"Isn't it good?" Pei Jiaoran asked again.

"Good. But who will lead the way?" Cen Xi asked in return.

"All the elders here are suitable, and so are the juniors."

After that, Cen Xi looked at her meaningfully, "Then let's work together."

"nature."

"The ceremony will be dismissed, please go back early." Cen Xi said warmly.

The secret discussion has also come to an end.

In order to avoid being seen, several people left in stages. After going around and around, Li Sikong and Pei Jiaoran were the last to leave.

Seeing Pei Jiaoran about to step out of the room, Cen Xi seemed to remember something and said with a smile: "Qingjia, you have gained power this time, but you are both lucky and alienated. It is not a good thing."

"This is the emperor's intention." Pei Jiaoran replied warmly.

Walking to the temple gate with Li Sikong, there was a huge crowd.

There was still some distance from the door, and through the crowd, he saw Li Xiujing standing next to the Li family's carriage with a knife in his hand. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Mr. Wang Guo about to walk out of the temple.

With a slight cry, Pei Jiaoran stepped forward and chased after him. Stopped Mr. Wang Guo.

At this time, Li Xiujing, who was standing next to the carriage, moved his eyes over. But he saw Wang Guolao walking away. The instigator turned to look at him and walked towards him.

"Erlang, why are you here?" Li Sikong came over at the right time and asked with a smile.

Looking away from Pei Jiaoran, Li Xiujing bowed her hands and said, "I heard that Aye was going out to listen to Buddhist scriptures. Thinking that Aye's legs and feet were inconvenient, I came out to pick you up. It's time to curfew, Aye, let's go back."

"It's not a long way, why are you picking up an old man like me?" Li Sikong smiled, "You two can go together and don't worry about me."

With that, Li Sikong got into the carriage and ordered the driver to drive away.

Watching the carriage drive away, Pei Jiaoran glanced at Li Xiujing beside him, raised the corners of his lips slightly, and stepped forward.