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

The blowing wind blew the copper bells under the eaves, and the flowers and trees in the courtyard swayed. A ray of skylight fell on the two of them. Pei Jiaoran looked at Wei Bojieshuai with a gentle expression and suddenly smiled.

"The imperial court's purpose of regaining Heshuo was to include the taxes of the three towns in Zuozang." Pei Jiaoran tapped his fingers on the table and said in a calm tone, "If it is still the same as before, then what is the meaning of the return of the three towns?"

She set up a plan to reduce troops, originally intending to use this to stir up fear in the three towns of Heshuo, and at the same time absorb the wealth of other towns. Accumulate strength so that you can better attack the three towns and strangle the development of other towns. Now that the three towns have returned, the first task is to transfer taxes from the three towns to Zuozang, so that they will fall into the central government's policies like other towns.

The rebellion in Chang'an also made Wei Emperor deeply realize that it was useless to use force to make the three towns surrender. It is also necessary to make the three towns completely agree with the imperial court from the root. Eventually he left the pressure on her. Although the situation between the central government and the vassal towns, Hebei and Chang'an has been opened up through a war, the most appropriate method is still needed to consolidate the local cohesion of the central government.

Marshal Wei Bojie sighed, "Having said that, the imperial court has a lot of harsh policies. The people here may not agree with the imperial policy being implemented in Heshuo. If it is implemented forcefully, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction."

Seeing Wei Bojieshuai's expression that he was thinking about the court, Pei Jiaoran couldn't help but sneer in his heart. However, he still maintained a calm expression on his face, "Tsk, is it infringing on the interests of the common people or the interests of the powerful Heshuo family? Tian Jieshuai is here to be a lobbyist today, right?"

Although she was serving as the envoy of the Yanmen County Prince, the other party was the actual controller of Weibo Town, and she was willing to give him face. Face is something that is given to each other, and she was aware of the dissatisfaction shown by Sergeant Wei Bo before. After all, no one is willing to dominate the local area for a few years, only to be bullied by the court in the end, and his past achievements may no longer count. It is inevitable to feel resentful.

But threatening her with this is another matter.

The reason why Pei Jiaoran is willing to come north to Heshuo is because it has become inevitable for powerful Hebei families to enter the capital. Although she also needs this power to help her and Cui Shao and even their followers to share political dividends, she is not willing to become a puppet of the family and a pawn in their politics.

Especially when this force is already restless. She would rather lock them in a cage and control their power than have this force rekindle the war in Heshuo with the passage of time.

"The whole world is not the land of the king. Since it is the land of the king, then all the people living here are His Majesty's subjects. Now that I am a minister who receives a salary from the imperial court, I naturally have to consider everything for the imperial court." As he spoke, Marshal Wei Bo bowed his hands and bowed. Be respectful.

Looking at Wei Bojieshuai, Pei Jiaoran raised his eyebrows. She could see that he was somewhat sincere in his submission to the court. It's just that he sincerely relies on the imperial court to support him in the future.

At the banquet a few days ago, she had already met with a number of officials from the Jieshuai Mansion, which was different from other towns. The composition of Wei Bojie's commander-in-chief's mansion is a little more complicated. The people who are in charge of Wei Bo's army now are all old people from his father's time, and the subordinate officials in the mansion include not only people from the local powerful families, but also the team left by his father. As well as some children from poor families in the Central Plains who defected to the feudal town.

As a result, the middle and high-level staff composed of wealthy families and old heroes took control of the entire political situation of the embassy. As for those Central Plains disciples, they only passed down the Confucian culture of the Central Plains.

Such a huge structure must be supported by prestige. Therefore, before taking power, the commander-in-chief was an assistant on the surface, but he constantly adjusted the official positions of his own people and absorbed political resources in order to control the defense power of the entire embassy and seize the throne in one fell swoop. It's just a pity that her plan disrupted everything, allowing a bunch of old men to find the right opportunity to counterattack and support the current commander in chief.

The entire embassy fell into their hands again, and Commander-in-Chief was just a puppet in their hands. Once you show disobedience, you will be expelled. Although the former Commander Wei Bo had always shown closeness to the imperial court, it was because he could suppress those under him.

Now this person is already the most suitable candidate that the court can find. The Commander-in-Chief is a puppet in the hands of Liao Zuo. It seems to be a problem for the vassal town, but in fact it is also a problem that the court has to face.

She looked at Wei Bojieshuai with some sympathy in her eyes.

"The ministers are good at doing things, but the power is left to others. The superiors only need to obey. Brother Zizhan, is it hard to live like this?" Pei Jiaoran fiddled with the charcoal fire under the tea stove and said warmly.

"what?"

"I heard a saying when I was in Chang'an. 'Emperor of Chang'an, Wei Bo Ya Bing.' It is said that the deposed commander was only a thought of Ya Bing." When the tea boiled, Pei Jiaoran poured the tea into the cup and said, "You are the one who was killed by your Aye." He was helped up by his subordinates, but your brother was killed by your uncle. Reading the history books, there are many people who opposed Tai'a. Sima Zhongda especially."

"If I, Wei Bo, had Sima Zhongda, Chang'an would have changed hands long ago."

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran smiled and said, "A well-known military envoy of Wei Bo, but all the power fell into the hands of his subordinates. He is no different from Cao Mao. However, Cao Mao still dared to drive to the South Gate and design to kill Sima Zhao. Even if he died, It’s not that you have no face to face Wei Wu. But you dare not do anything and can only let it go. Why not choose someone else for the court. "

Seeing the seriousness in Wei Bojie's handsome eyes, the smile in Pei Jiaoran's eyes gradually deepened.

"I will help you kill Sima Zhao next to you, and you will implement the new order in Heshuo for me. How about that?" Pei Jiaoran said with a smile.

"This is Wei Bo's territory, and you have no soldiers. What can you use to fight them?" Tian Zizhan raised his head and looked at her, "Xiangong Pei's new law cannot be implemented in Heshuo. But I can promise you that as long as As long as I live, Wei Bo's heart will always be toward the imperial court."

"What if you die? Can you ensure that your successor still loves the imperial court? You said that the new order cannot be implemented in Heshuo because you think the three towns are arrogant and rebellious. But is this really the case? Three towns The current interests are based on the people. If the state capital is compared to a shepherd, then the people are the sheep. For the shepherd, the interests of the sheep are not important, but for the sheep, as long as they can eat enough If you have enough to drink, your life will be stable, and anyone can be a shepherd.”

"They are now accustomed to all the rules set by the current shepherd. But once they know that there is better grass, or they cannot tolerate the shepherd's harsh treatment, they will run away. The shepherd who lost his sheep, and What qualifications do you have to compete with others?”

Power not only makes rules, but also makes use of them. Only the supreme power can have the highest say and decide who will set the rules in this competition.

Tian Zizhan lowered his head and said nothing.

"I know it is difficult to implement the New Deal. So I am here. Only I can suppress them. All violence is orderly, and orderly violence often has a more far-reaching impact than disorderly violence."

Pei Jiaoran raised his head and let the skylight fall on his face, adding a touch of compassion. The tassels hanging from the hosta in her bun lightly brushed against the shell of her ears. There was a trace of cruelty in her eyes.

"I help you, you help me. Make your existence more meaningful." Pei Jiaoran smiled and stretched out his hand towards Tian Zizhan.