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

The cold night in Jingzhou has been stained with a little frost, and a round moon rises from Longshan Mountain and shines on Jingchuan River. The moon shines on the armor and cools the body. Then it carried the remaining bloody smell in the wind and blew it to Chang'an. The sound of fighting all around has long since receded, but you can still see scattered broken arrows and broken flags licked by fire.

By the Jingchuan River. Li Xiujing squatted by the water with a sullen face, scrubbing the blood from his armor. The day before yesterday, he ordered He Liang to lead the vanguard to capture Anding as a stronghold for the army. Unexpectedly, the defenders of Zhe'an City had already become the spies of the Jingyuan Jiedushi. As soon as the army entered the city, they cooperated with the Jingyuan soldiers in the city to counterattack.

Fortunately, He Liang reacted promptly and released the sounding arrow. As soon as he received the signal for help, he suppressed the chaotic Chinese army and personally led the troops to break out. After a fierce battle all night, Zhejiang City was finally captured. Looking at Jingyuan Jieshuai who is entrenched in peace from a distance.

Signaling the guards to put away their armor, Li Xiujing turned around and returned to the camp.

It happened that Feng Yuanxian and the medical officer were waiting outside the tent.

After scanning the two of them, Li Xiujing motioned for them to come in. He sat down behind the case, took off his arm guards, and took off his outer clothes. While letting the medical officer treat the wound, he flipped through the newly delivered documents. The situation between the DPRK and China is currently unclear, and the newly appointed Commander-in-Chief of Jingyuan is a person who has both ends of the spectrum.

Although Feng Yuanxian apologized, he did not blame him. He came here with great prowess. Even though it was in the name of daily patrol of Shence Army Town, the other party was not a fool and might not completely believe what he said. Fortunately, the army's losses were not heavy this time, and Li Xiujing did not delve deeper into who was responsible for this matter.

The manuscript in his hand briefly described the situation in Chang'an. Cai Xilie was killed by his subordinates, and the news has been reported to Chang An. On the other side of the river, Zhou Sui defeated Qin Huaiyi's vanguard, forcing Qin Huaiyi to find the nearest county to defend and reorganize his troops. The list of appointed officials in the three towns, states and counties has been drawn up, and those who have been transferred will leave to take up their posts immediately.

Regardless of the first two, the latter is worthy of attention. After all, before taking Chang'an, Pei Jiaoran had his eyes set on the appointment of Heshuo officials. He guessed what her plan was, and she wanted to use this personnel change to plan her career.

"Jia...Is there no letter from Mr. Pei?" Li Xiujing asked with a frown.

"No. But there was an unsigned letter sent with Di's copy. It was pressed under the inkstone." Feng Yuanxian pointed at the Fang Piyong inkstone, "You can't live without Mr. Pei like that?"

Hearing this, Li Xiujing turned to look at the corner of the letterhead exposed under the inkstone, carefully pulled it out and unfolded it. What really caught the eye was Pei Jiaoran's handwriting.

In her letter, she detailed the personnel arrangements for Heshuo. She added at the end of the letter that she was going to Heshuo. After reading it, she put the letter back and sighed. Judging from the day when the letter was delivered, the day when he attacked Qicheng was exactly the day when Pei Jiaoran was ordered to go to Heshuo to express his condolences. He understood her reason for going to Heshuo, but he couldn't help but be a little worried.

His Majesty did not give her any substantial reward. He only granted her the title of Prince of Yanmen County and granted her a thousand households. This kind of reward can be considered to be of extremely high standard, but it contains hidden traps. Yanmen is located in Heshuo. If it were to be sealed like in the past, it would naturally not fall to Chang'an. Now that Heshuo has returned, he has appointed Pei Jiaoran as the Yanmen County King, and has given her the ability to seal thousands of households. In this way, she became a thorn in the side of some powerful people in Heshuo, and it was inevitable that they would not be afraid of her and then set up a trap.

Li Xiujing pinched her eyebrows, feeling a little dissatisfied in her heart. If Pei Jiaoran was a little greedy, she would fall into the trap set by the imperial power. Thanks to her calmness and sobriety, she was able to achieve a perfect balance with Heshuo through personnel changes.

"Go and write a letter to the Commander-in-Chief of Jingyuan. He said that he is here only on an order to patrol Jingyuan, and he is specially invited to come over to camp to talk." Li Xiujing told Feng Yuanxian calmly.

"Well. But what will the general do if he doesn't come?"

Wen asked Li Xiujing and said, "If he doesn't come, then there will be even more reasons."

The people in the world may not be convinced by just one Zheqian City defender attacking the Shence Army. If you have the advantage in theory and law, you will often not be criticized.

He and Pei Jiaoran have the same philosophy on this point. Although using the general trend to fabricate charges is also a method, it is often difficult to gain an advantage in theory and law. The best way is to keep it real, even if someone pursues it in the future. There is no way to defend yourself in front of the evidence.

The letter stamped with the seal of General Shence was delivered to Jingyuan Jieshuai. The other party welcomed the messenger of the Shence Army very politely, and the two parties did not mention a word about the changes in Zhecheng City. It was finally agreed that five days later, Sergeant Jingyuan led two hundred Qingqi and Li Xiujing to meet outside Anding City.

After hearing He Liang's report, Li Xiujing looked away from the Shence sergeants who were practicing and sneered: "No wonder Jiajia has a very low opinion of him."

"How many people can be valued by Mr. Pei?" He Liang answered, "Mr. Pei has too high standards for people."

Hearing this, Li Xiujing smiled and said nothing.

It’s better to be demanding. Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be regarded as an ally by her.

Thinking of this, Li Xiujing sighed. Once Jingyuan Jieshuai is eliminated, he will have to go back. But when I think about going back and not seeing Pei Jiaoran, I can't help but feel empty in my heart. Her trip to Heshuo this time would take at least two months.

At this point in his thoughts, Li Xiujing's eyes showed dissatisfaction. He turned his head and told He Liang with a sullen face to arrange a banquet and greet the Jingyuan Festival Commander with the highest standards.

Wait for five days after the arrangements have been made. The Shence Army's camp welcomed Jingyuan Commander.

As usual, all those attending the banquet took off their weapons.

The swords were removed, glasses of wine were exchanged on the table, and the aroma of wine overflowed.

Li Xiujing raised his eyes and looked at Jingyuan Jieshuai, who was already drunk by his generals. Rubbing the rim of the cup with his thumb, a smile appeared on his lips.

Li Xiujing stood up, but accidentally overturned the cup. The cup burst onto the ground, and the light of the knife flowed out from under the moonlight.

Startled by the loud noise, Jingyuan Jieshuai opened his eyes. He subconsciously touched his waist, but in the next moment, his throat was pierced by a sharp arrow.

He fell to the ground with his eyes wide open, and he kept making "ho ho" sounds in his throat.

"Jie Shuai!" After Jingyuan Jieshuai's personal guards reacted, they swarmed forward to protect him.

Glancing at the angry-looking Jingyuan soldiers in front of him, Li Xiujing said coldly: "According to your majesty's order, we are going to attack Zhou Xijian. Zhou Xijian colluded with the rebellious party and plotted treason, and has been executed. Anyone who resists will be punished with the same crime."

After saying this, the guards who were still at war with each other looked at each other.

"Don't believe his lies! It's clear that the imperial court wants to get rid of us, so it made such an excuse. Fight with them."

Li Xiujing just sneered when he heard this. He immediately waved his hand to signal the armored soldiers lying outside the tent to swarm up and surround the Jingyuan Legion.

"Get them!" Li Xiujing gave the order again.

After all, he is on his own territory. The Shence Army easily captured the bodyguard of the Jingyuan Commander.