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

For a brief moment, Emperor Wei noticed prying eyes. He met Pei Jiaoran's gaze, which was as deep as an ancient well. Caught by the king's gaze, Pei Jiaoran did not lower his head. Look at it calmly.

The young courtier and the old king looked at each other for a long time, then moved their eyes away.

Emperor Wei's eyes moved away from Pei Jiaoran and turned to the prince. The heir whom he cultivated with his own hands is already in his prime years. Wearing a half-worn court uniform, even the gold threads on the cuffs were somewhat mottled, but he remained calm. Just like many years ago when he was still immersed in the grief of his wife's premature death, it was the prince who comforted him with reasonable reasons and reminded him that he still had such a huge country to take care of. Only then did he wake up from a dream and cheer up again. As an heir, the prince is undoubtedly qualified and has lived up to his and his wife's expectations.

But as the prince grew older and gradually rose to prominence in the court, he became wary of his son. After all, he is still in his prime, what if the prince has any ideas? So he turned around and supported King Wu. I want to use this to remind the prince and make him feel a sense of crisis. But looking at this face that looked very similar to his wife's, Emperor Wei couldn't help but feel sour in his heart. After all, the heir he personally trained is the best no matter how long it takes.

Perhaps it was because it took too long to get a response from Emperor Wei. The prince couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, and cautiously raised his head to look at Emperor Wei. In his opinion, it would be best to let Li Xiujing go on the expedition. This person has rich combat experience and has many victories. Judging from the current situation in the court, if you can achieve a quick victory, don't prolong it. If the father is afraid of this person's great achievements, he can send someone as a supervisor to check him. Now, allowing Li Xiujing to lead the army on an expedition can both frighten the foreign vassals and appease the Youshen Ce army. It is a harmless thing on both sides, so why should there be any hesitation?

The prince was thinking about how to speak and admonish Emperor Wei. Emperor Wei suddenly spoke, "What do Cen Qing think?"

After so many years of struggling in the central government, Cen Xi's political acumen has long been far beyond that of others. He knew that the prince's recommendation of Li Xiujing had certain requirements. From his point of view, Li Xiujing, who came from a noble family, could occupy a certain position in the Bei Division, which would be beneficial to them without any harm. It's just that there are too many achievements added to Li Xiujing now, and it is inevitable that people will not be afraid of him. In particular, the Shence Army itself has the status of the emperor's forbidden army. Whether it is too close to the outer court or the East Palace, it is a dangerous political signal.

He could see that Emperor Wei did not want to send Li Xiujing. But it has to be done. Compared with foreign vassals, it is more reliable to send one's own people to make contributions.

After thinking for a moment, Cen Xi said carefully, "I think it would be best for the Shence Army and the Fan Zhen Army to join forces to attack Huan Qi. Fan Zhen has always been easy to take the credit, and if they defeat Huan Qi, they will not be able to use it in the future. Confront the imperial court. If the Shence Army, as the emperor's general, wins, the imperial court's authority in the feudal town will be further enhanced."

Pei Jiaoran listened to Cen Xi's previous words with disdain in his heart. It wasn't until the last sentence hit her ears that a smile appeared on her face.

At this time, Emperor Wei also had a slight smile on his face.

The previous words are just scene remarks, the last sentence is the key. It is true that the Shence Army defeated the troops of the Three Towns of Heshuo, but that was also because of the support from foreign vassals. If this time in western Zhejiang, the imperial court could only rely on the commanders of the feudal towns to quell the chaos, what would the commanders of the feudal towns think? The imperial court is strong on the outside and powerful on the inside. It seems to be bluffing, but in fact it is just a paper tiger and cannot be counted. If a feudal town rebels in the future, what will they gain by suppressing the rebellion?

The feudal town was far away from the imperial court. From now on, if the imperial court is unable to deal with the rebellion and can only rely on foreign vassals, how will it react? In the future, will they be willing to become vassals and pay tribute, and be willing to be controlled by the imperial court?

If the court cannot quickly deal with the rebellion, it will undoubtedly send a signal. The imperial court had no good generals to use, let alone the high-ranking generals of the Shence Army to quell the rebellion, so it could only rely on the chastity and commander-in-chief of the foreign vassals. This is a very dangerous thing.

With his thoughts at this point, Emperor Wei sighed softly. Li Xiujing is the best choice. Apart from him, Shence Army has no suitable candidate to replace him in the short term. The major problems of the feudal clan must be solved in his hands.

"Cen Qing is really good at planning." Emperor Wei praised him.

Cen Xi heard this and cupped his hands, "Your Majesty, you are too complimentary."

"Then it will be according to what the prince said." Emperor Wei glanced at Zhang Rang and said slowly: "In this expedition to eastern Zhejiang, we will use Li Xiujing as the military envoy of the Shence camp, and let the guards in the right Shence be the commander of the expedition. The Xuanwei Envoy will go out with the army. Send an order to Zhongshu Province to prepare an imperial edict according to the system."

The words fell on his ears, and the corners of Pei Jiaoran's lips curled up slightly.

While letting Li Xiujing go on the expedition, he also arranged for the Youshen Cezhong Guards to accompany him, making it clear that he wanted to monitor Li Xiujing. However, this move is in line with Emperor Wei's past actions.

The emperor has given a final conclusion and there is no need to discuss this matter further. It's just that the Zhongshu Province is not included in the Imperial Council, which is quite intriguing.

While she was deep in thought, Emperor Wei started talking about the final results of the imperial examination. Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran pulled back his thoughts and listened quietly to Emperor Wei's words.

The Zhengshitang submitted the preliminary list, and Emperor Wei, as the final decider, did not put forward his opinions this time. Directly let Zhengshitang publish the list according to the list.

The list has been decided, everything is done today.

Seeing Emperor Wei closing his eyes and leaning against the table, Zhang Rang stepped forward with great discernment and asked in a low voice.

"Your Majesty ordered that all ministers return to their offices if they have nothing to do." Zhang Rang said with a smile.

After everyone heard this, they all said goodbye to the emperor. Get up and leave Li Zhengdian.

After everyone left, Emperor Wei waved his hand to Zhang Rang to leave together. The main hall was empty, and against the backdrop of the carved beams, painted pillars, and Zhu Zhuyu, the figure of the king on the throne became even more lonely. The sunlight easily passes through the hollow patterns on the windows and reflects on the ground. It also lengthens the figure of the king. The huge and long figure fell on the palace door without any obstruction.

He had already vaguely noticed the connection between Pei Jiaoran and Li Xiujing. But whenever he wanted to delve deeper into the ambitions of this young official, he would always be enveloped in mystery. It is true that he needs her, needs her identity without any position, needs her ambition, needs her cautiousness. I hope she can always stand on the side of imperial power. She is more in line with his governing philosophy than anyone else.

Nowadays, the high-ranking families of the imperial family and the common people of poor families are still on equal terms. The high-ranking families of the imperial family look down on the low-income families who become officials through the imperial examination. Although the Cui family, Wang family and others have temporarily lost power in the center, they still have some remaining strength after all. As the Li family has always been a military sect, even if there are ancestors who have entered the political hall, it is all in the past. As Li Xiujing joined Beisi, the identity of the Li family became more and more subtle. There was almost no one available inside, and only the legitimate son supported the facade. Therefore, in the eyes of many aristocratic families, the Li family cannot be considered one of their own.

Joining the Northern Division seems to be the only way to get the Li family out of their predicament. If the Li family wants not to become a dependency, they can only establish their own merits and open up a new path.

With his thoughts at this point, Emperor Wei sighed. He seemed to be attracted by the raccoon dog Pei Jiaoran. Recommending Li Xiujing was originally a sign of sincerity from Pei Jiaoran to the Li family. He became a pawn in her alliance with the Li family.

This raccoon dog is really annoying...