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

Disturbed by the knock on the door, Pei Jiaoran opened his eyes. Seeing Li Xiujing's whole body clinging to her, she frowned and pushed him awake. Under her gaze, Li Xiujing opened her eyes and let her go with a look of reluctance.

Pei Jiaoran got out of bed and put on his shoes, wrapped himself in his robe and opened the door. He leaned against the door and spoke to Shence Jun at the door.

"Mr. Pei, Yushi Lu has already recruited someone." Sergeant Shence took a letter from his sleeve and handed it over.

After unfolding the letter and reading it, Pei Jiaoran held his lips and said, "Thank you for your hard work this time."

Returning to the house, Pei Jiaoran looked at Li Xiujing, who was sitting on the edge of the bed with his arms folded and looking at him, his eyes filled with sadness. The tip of her lips raised, she walked to the window and stretched out her hand to push it open. A gust of wind took the opportunity to slip in.

"Yu Shi Lu has already recruited." Pei Jiaoran held a thin piece of paper between his two fingers and waved it gently in the morning breeze, "The names on the list are very tricky."

After hearing her words, Li Xiujing stood up. He took the letter and unfolded it, revealing several names. His pupils shrank, and then he pursed his lips and said nothing.

Lean against the window frame and let the wind flutter your clothes. Pei Jiaoran opened his lips, "I didn't want to offend too many people, but now it seems there is no way."

Even though she knew early on that bloodshed and sacrifice were unavoidable, she still hoped that less people would bleed. After all, there are still days to come. Too many people died, which would have a certain impact on both the court itself and the new law.

However, judging from the current situation, some people do not want her to get her wish. If her life is unhappy, how can she make other people happy?

"Wu Xingjian is an easy target to take advantage of." Li Xiujing said in a deep voice.

"I want to hold a Hongmen banquet, but I'm afraid he won't come." Pei Jiaoran smiled, "But...it's okay if he doesn't come."

After dinner, Pei Jiaoran sent someone to deliver a message. Several people on the list were invited to the banquet, as well as Zhou Yushi and others.

The postmaster in the posthouse got the order and happily took the people out to buy.

The moon rises, and the lanterns begin to light up. Everyone who was invited arrived at the post house one after another.

Putting on a dark purple robe, Pei Jiaoran took his seat with a smile. He raised his eyes and looked at Yuan Yanchong who pursed his lips and said nothing, then looked at Li Xiujing and nodded to him.

In order to prevent Yuan Yan from causing trouble for her, she specially arranged for Li Xiujing to sit with him and stare at him.

Now I saw Yuan Yanchong looking at everyone in surprise. Pei Jiaoran's eyes flashed with sarcasm.

The banquet started and everyone drank and talked happily. After exchanging glasses of wine, Pei Jiaoran suddenly smiled.

"I invite you all here today for the debate held in Commander-in-Chief's Mansion four days later." Pei Jiaoran said in a soft tone, "I have already chosen the candidates. I hope you will go all out."

Zhou Yushi stood up and held his hands, "I will definitely live up to Mr. Pei's expectations."

Looking at Zhou Yushi, Pei Jiaoran smiled. Early this morning, she arranged for Shence Army to inform these people. Therefore, tonight’s banquet is also in the name of this matter.

Looking away from Zhou Yushi's face, Pei Jiaoran stood up and walked slowly to Zhou Sima and looked at him. He poured a glass of wine himself and handed it over.

Seeing her approaching, Wu Sima stood up to greet her. But Pei Jiaoran waved his hand and motioned for him to sit down.

One hand was holding the wine cup, the other was resting on his lap. Pei Jiaoran sighed: "I'm holding a banquet today to invite you all, why don't you see General Wu?"

After listening to her words, Wu Sima looked around. Seeing that everyone was silent, he could only say: "General Wu has contracted wind disease and is currently recovering from his illness."

"That's such a pity." Pei Jiaoran sighed, "I heard that Wu Sima Hailiang, why don't you and I have a drinking contest?"

"This..." Wu Sima lowered his head and said ashamedly: "I have heard that Mr. Pei has so many tasks that I may not be able to do the job."

After giving Wu Sima a meaningful look, Pei Jiaoran stood up and walked slowly to his original position.

"There is no fun at today's banquet. It is really boring. I would like to offer you some fun to sober up your drunkenness." As he said this, Pei Jiaoran put down the wine cup and the smile on his face disappeared. She raised her hand and gave her three high fives.

The applause fell, and four Shence soldiers were seen escorting a ragged man into the house. People were also thrown to the ground by them.

The man raised his head from the ground and looked at Pei Jiaoran angrily.

Wu Sima was startled and his body trembled slightly. The man on the ground is Lu Yushi.

"Wu Sima, are you sober?" Pei Jiaoran said in a deep voice.

"Mr. Pei..."

Under her gaze, Wu Sima lowered his head and said nothing.

"Wu Sima, you guys can rest in the post house tonight." After saying that, Pei Jiaoran waved his hand and signaled Sergeant Shence to take Wu Sima and the others under escort.

Lu Yushi, who was lying on the ground, said angrily: "Pei Pei, if it weren't for you, how would my family have died at the hands of the rebels?"

Turning his head to look at Lu Yushi, Pei Jiaoran waved his hand and asked the Shence Army to continue escorting him away. He turned around and looked at Zhou Yushi and others with a smile.

"This thief, together with Wu Sima, slandered the new decree of the imperial court and attempted to murder someone. He has been imprisoned and the memorial has been sent to Chang'an. Things have been busy recently, so you guys should go back and rest early." Pei Jiaoran said with a smile.

The remaining people looked at each other and left one after another. Yuan Yanchong was left sitting with an indignant look on his face.

"Li Xiujing, let me go. Why should she be like this?"

"I said it. If everyone can stick to the bottom line, everything will be fine. But if they don't want to stick to it, they will have no choice but to die." Pei Jiaoran moved to Yuan Yanchong and said with a cold tone, "If you want to make trouble again, I have no choice but to write a letter. Take a copy of this for you. I think your life is not that important compared to mine."

As soon as she finished speaking, Li Xiujing let go of Yuan Yanchong. He called two Shence troops to come in and took him back under strict supervision.

"I didn't expect that Yushi Lu actually conspired with them to kill me because of the rebels." Pei Jiaoran sighed, but there was no regret on his face, "He is actually talented. Oh, what a pity."

Along the way, she had also seen Lu Yushi's photographic memory. Therefore, I have not delved into who is behind him. Unexpectedly, the cause she had planted before would actually come to her through Lu Yushi.

Li Xiujing looked at her and smiled slightly, "You have tried your best to save the lives of innocent people during the rebellion and maintain the stability of the order in Chang'an. How can you be blamed for the death of his family members?"

"I'm not sad about this. I'm just thinking about what I'll face when I go back this time." Pei Jiaoran couldn't help but frown.

"Maybe it's a good thing for you." Li Xiujing hugged her, "In short, no matter what happens, I will go hand in hand with you."

"You go back first. I have to make arrangements for tomorrow morning. Just let Wu Xingjian have a sleepless night tonight." Pei Jiaoran said warmly as he opened Li Xiujing's hand that held him.

"You are really bad." Li Xiujing reached out to tuck her hair behind her ears, "Jiajia, what do you want for your birthday? Why don't you tell me too, so I can start making preparations."

She was thoughtful and he wouldn't be able to figure it out for a while. I am also afraid that the gifts I give out will offend her.

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran raised his eyes and said, "Since it's a gift, wouldn't it be pointless to tell it? It's not like Erlang doesn't have much, so it's not like he can't give a decent gift. Okay, I have to take the first step."

Narrowing his eyes, he watched the purple dress disappear into the night. Li Xiujing gritted his teeth.

what does she like?

The only thing that can affect her thoughts seems to be power.

But he can’t rebel, right?