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

Three days after the Privy Council moved out of the Zhongshu family, Pei Jiaoran wrote a letter requesting that the actual sealing of 1,000 households be changed to 200 on the grounds that he would not receive a heavy reward for his merits. Later, he jointly submitted a letter to Zhongshu's disciples requesting that the imperial examination should be held next spring and the examination courses should be started. At the same time, the envoys from the three towns of Heshuo also arrived in Chang'an.

On the same day, Li Xiujing led 4,000 elite soldiers to set out for Jingyuan. Xu Mian went north from Tongzhou to join Zhou Sui and attacked Qin Huaiyi.

Two days later, Emperor Wei dismissed Pei Jiaoran's memorial. He also ordered the internal officials to convey the emperor's orders, "I know your achievements well." ', and at the same time held a banquet in Taiji Hall to entertain the envoys of Heshuo Fengbiao.

That night, good news came from the south. Cai Xilie was killed by his subordinates, and the remnants of his troops had surrendered. The governor of the neighboring state was already preparing to transmit his head to Chang'an.

After the sound of silk and bamboo died down, Pei Jiaoran declined his colleague's invitation to continue drinking and chatting. Walking side by side with Wu Lingjia on the Chidao, everyone who meets her compliments her.

Under the compliments, Pei Jiaoran's eyes became clearer. However, the next moment the chatter and laughter stopped, and she looked up. I saw an official from the East Palace standing not far away.

"Ms. Pei, the Crown Princess invites you to go to the East Palace." The visitor said respectfully.

Putting his hands behind his back, Pei Jiaoran asked with a smile, "Is she really the Crown Princess?"

"Yes."

After hearing the answer, Pei Jiaoran pressed his lips. His eyes turned to Wu Lingjia, "Go back and tell me something. I have important things to attend to today, so I will pay you a visit in person in the future."

"Mr. Pei..." The visitor looked troubled.

"I'll tell you one more thing, Your Highness. 'A wise man does not endanger the public in order to do something; a benevolent man does not violate justice in order to gain merit.'" After saying this, Pei Jiaoran took Wu Lingjia's arm and left.

The two stepped out of the Zhuque Gate. The sound of closing drums also sounded at this time.

"Jiajia, why don't you go see Ah Ruo?" Wu Lingjia asked in a low voice.

"Is it really Ah Ruo?" Pei Jiaoran smiled, and a stream of moonlight fell on her face. "It's the prince who wants to see me. With so many people watching, wouldn't it make His Majesty suspicious of me if I go?"

Brushing away the wrinkles on his sleeves with his fingers, Pei Jiaoran raised his head and looked at the cold moon in the sky. The current situation is not a good time to accept the prince's solicitation.

"It's just you. If it were anyone else, they would more or less agree to the recruitment of the future prince." Wu Lingjia smiled.

Pei Jiaoran's beady eyes were filled with dim light, and his voice was slightly cold, "If the new monarch is strong, there is nothing wrong with accepting the recruitment. But our Highness, life is not easy either. So there is no need to get involved now."

While talking, the two of them had already reached the entrance of Chongyifang.

"Why don't you sleep with me tonight? Madam Zhao and the others are here anyway, so we can all get together." Pei Jiaoran suppressed the coldness in his tone and smiled softly.

I accepted her invitation and entered Chongyifang together.

When passing by Li Sikong's house, Wu Lingjia tugged on Pei Jiaoran's sleeve. Pointing at the mansion, he stopped talking.

"As you think." Looking in the direction of Wu Lingjia's finger, Pei Jiaoran raised his lips, "I have a sense of discretion in this matter."

After passing Li's House, turn left and walk a few steps. Then we arrived at her house, which was different from other Li houses. Pei Jiaoran's house can be considered very shabby.

Knocking on the door, Bi Fei in a green skirt poked her head out from behind the door. He stared at her with a dissatisfied look on his face, as if he wasn't ready to let her in.

"Bifei." Pei Jiaoran called with a smile.

"Oh, the girl is back. This time you have some conscience and don't smell of alcohol." Bi Fei walked around her to make sure that she didn't smell of alcohol before opening the door to welcome her in.

The girls sitting in the pavilion at the door raised their heads and looked at Pei Jiaoran and Wu Lingjia with smiles.

Wu Lingjia was slightly stunned when he saw the two ladies of the Wang family.

Catching the confusion in Wu Lingjia's eyes, Wang Shen fell in love with the previous work and said softly: "The world is vast, but we sisters don't know where to live. Fortunately, Mr. Pei took us in."

As he spoke, Wang Shen'ai glanced at Pei Jiaoran, who was standing calmly with his hands behind his back. She didn't know why Shangshu Pei took in their sisters. But in this house, she didn't feel any discomfort, and no one looked at her strangely. This made it impossible for her to question what the purpose behind Pei Jiaoran's actions was.

In short, she did not dislike them, nor did she send them back to the Wang family to watch them die. For this alone, they couldn't thank her.

"It doesn't matter whether you should be accepted or not. It's just that I love talents and can't bear to have you buried in the mud." Pei Jiaoran looked at a few people and said with a smile: "And I think your names should also be included in the history of history."

"But the imperial examination is going to be held?" Zhao Mingluan said happily.

"Yes." Pei Jiaoran entered the pavilion and sat down, "Heshuo has returned, and Chang'an has returned. A large number of personnel vacancies mean that a large number of talents are needed to fill them. This is why I took you to Chang'an. I want you to join Submit the papers to my door."

In this dynasty, there was a trend of passing exams in the imperial examination. The so-called running scroll is to write down the poetry and current affairs that one has written on daily basis on paper to recommend oneself to dignitaries.

According to the regulations, the content of the examination papers must be more precise than more important. It must avoid the taboos of the country at the top, the taboos of the prime minister at the bottom, and the taboos of the examiner's family and his own family. Moreover, the scroll must be written on cooked paper, with correct handwriting and no alteration. A letter must also be attached when submitting to express the desire to seek knowledge. In this way, you can gain recognition from powerful people and be recommended by them.

Among the ladies from Tongzhou, except for Pang and Zhao, who had failed before, the rest had not participated in the imperial examination. If you are not appreciated by the powerful, you may be squeezed out. So she had to pave a way for them herself.

"This is a great thing." Zhou Mancao looked at Pang Shunyin with envy, "If I could..."

Holding Zhou Mancao's hand, Pei Jiaoran smiled and said, "I can work for you as long as you want."

Under Pei Jiaoran's gaze, tears flashed through Zhou Mancao's eyes.

"Forget it. My identity as a family member of a criminal official is not so easy to erase." Zhou Mancao smiled, "What's more, I don't want to bear such a heavy burden. The heart of an emperor is like a needle in the sea. Mr. Pei, don't you think so? ?”

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran smiled and said nothing.

"With Mr. Pei leading the way for us, I'm afraid the road will be much easier. From now on we can't go out for wandering, we have to study hard at home." Zhao Mingluan said warmly.

"Okay. Then I will test you every day."

Listening to the chatter and laughter of several ladies, I saw the Wang sisters mingling with them again. Pei Jiaoran stood up and walked out of the pavilion, looking at the moon in the courtyard with his hands behind his hands.

Jia Gonglu's calmness during today's court meeting was beyond her expectation.

She was looking at the moon in the court, but she didn't know that there were people like her in the same Chang'an city.

Jia Gonglu, dressed in an old robe, stood under the verandah with his hands behind his back.

The servant was standing not far away with a lamp and said respectfully: "Ms. sir, my wife has sent someone to ask you when you will return to your room to rest."

"If it's later, please leave me alone." Jia Gonglu waved his hand to the servants to leave. The moonlight just shone on him, revealing his patched sleeves.

Even though he was serving in Xingyuan Mansion at that time, he was well aware of everything that had happened in Chang'an City before. The meeting between Cui Shao and Pei Jiaoran, the secret war between the poor family and the aristocratic family, and the prime minister's power and the imperial power were all provoked by the death of Dugujun. But Pei Jiaoran, the instigator of this chaos, was perfectly invisible behind the scenes. In the capital's return attack this time, the Shence Army made the first contribution, while the Jinwu Guards failed to make any contribution.

Compared with Li Xiujing, Xu Mian's position is completely attached to Nanya. He failed to win the first victory in Chang'an, so he turned around and attacked Qin Huaiyi. Even if he has merit, it cannot be used as an aid to Nanya's revival.

And Dugujun... is also the poor guy in Pei Jiaoran's game. Recalling the current situation in Chang'an, Jia Gonglu couldn't help but sneer.

With the help of Wang Yu, he demoted Wuchang Li. Originally thinking that Pei Jiaoran was just an ambitious scholar from a poor family, he helped her in. But I never thought that she was also a master in this way. She was not fooled by any temporary power and clearly divided the results of every exchange of interests.

She even included people like Dugujun, one of the three masters, into the chess game. Taking advantage of people's greed, Sergeant Jingyuan made trouble and mutiny, while she hid in the dark and watched coldly. However, it can only be said that the fate of the Dugu family should be like this. After all, they are warriors. Thinking that a bloodbath in the royal capital would change the original system.

Little did he know that the road had come to an end from the moment he waved the knife. Even so, the court paid a heavy price.

With his thoughts at this point, Jia Gonglu sighed, "Holding a torch against the wind will inevitably burn your hands."

He was waiting to see the day when she would set herself on fire.