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

There was a "clang" sound as the door was pushed open, followed by a burst of exclamations. Although the visitor tried his best to keep it down, it still reached the ears of the two people on the couch.

Xun Sheng turned around and saw He Liang standing at the door. Holding a red lacquered wooden plate in his hand, Feng Yuanxian stood beside him with a speechless expression.

The scene before me was vulgar and boring. But it is a drama that is often written in market scripts. What the world loves to spy on most is this kind of secretive but charming scene.

Pei Jiaoran curled his lips and got up from Li Xiujing as if nothing had happened. The moment she left, the two of them saw Li Xiujing's open collar.

After coughing twice, Li Xiujing gathered her clothes. He looked calm and said: "What's the matter?"

"Lieutenant Cao is coming this way." Feng Yuanxian answered, looked at Pei Jiaoran and continued: "Dou Hujun is here too."

After hearing what the two of them said, Pei Jiaoran held his lips together and said, "If they hadn't come to report the news, wouldn't it be possible for people to misunderstand that Xuanyin has any special hobbies?"

The words were full of teasing, Li Xiujing's face stiffened, he glared at her and looked around.

"Do you want to avoid it?" Li Xiujing asked in a low voice.

"What are you avoiding? Since they are coming, someone is probably going to inform you. If I avoid it, I would be guilty of being a thief." Pei Jiaoran straightened his clothes and said, "I also want to know the guards so that I can make plans for you, right?" ?”

After speaking, Pei Jiaoran called to He Liang to bring the tea and poured himself a cup of tea. The aroma jumped out along with the boiling white smoke and filled the couch.

The two of them started a chess game on the couch and played against each other.

When Cao Wenzhong arrived, he did not see the beautiful and beautiful private exchanges between the six ministers and the generals of the Forbidden Army. The two of them frowned in thought and played chess with each other. There was a Yue kiln porcelain stove with curly grass pattern on the banquet table. The smoke on the stove is curling up, and the aroma is refreshing. The two seemed immersed in the chess game and knew nothing about the arrival of Cao Wenzhong and the Central Guards.

"I won." Pei Jiaoran said with a smile.

"Pei Shangshu is indeed a superb chess player." Li Xiujing also smiled, and with a glance from the corner of his eye, he said in surprise: "Why are Lieutenant Cao and Dou Hujun here? I am so absorbed in playing chess that I didn't even see you two. coming."

Li Xiujing bowed her hands to the two of them with a guilty look on her face.

"Perhaps you two are true gentlemen who know how to watch chess without saying a word. That's why you didn't say anything to disturb them." Pei Jiaoran raised his eyebrows and smiled, calling the two of them in an indifferent tone.

The four of them have the same official position, but upon closer inspection, they are only half the rank. Therefore, naturally there won't be too many etiquettes, and a symbolic gesture of giving a bow is enough to give the other person face.

After everyone sat down, Li Xiujing sent He Liang to send someone to make tea again. Four people sat across from each other around the stove, and no one was wearing a purple robe.

"Why did Pei Shangshu suddenly come to Shence Gong's house today? Please send someone to inform me of a certain point." Cao Wenzhong said with a smile.

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran showed dissatisfaction, "All the company accounts of each company were sent to Bibu, but Shence was not sent. Several colleagues in Bibu didn't know how to open their mouths to enter Shence's house, so they asked me to come here. After all, In the early years, I also came to Shence Public House. I am the only one who has enough weight to come here to urge me. Others may not be so dignified."

Pei Jiaoran's voice is like the wind blowing away ice floes. She is originally from the South. Even without Wu Nong's soft words, the voice sounded as cold as when the spring snow melts.

"Didn't you send it to me?" Cao Wenzhong looked at her suspiciously, then looked at Li Xiujing, "Didn't I send it to you a long time ago?"

"I don't know about that. Lieutenant Cao had better send someone to send the account books to the Ministry of Accounts as soon as possible. There are still a lot of people waiting to work in the Ministry of Accounts." Pei Jiaoran said coldly.

Pei Jiaoran's tone was aggressive, as if he didn't want to give Cao Wenzhong face.

"It's just such a trivial matter. How can Pei Shangshu go there in person and find General Li?" Dou Ji, the central guard at the side, interjected.

"I don't want to come either, but it's a pity that everyone in the court is afraid of God and his army is like a tiger. How dare you come?" After saying this, the servant came in again to serve tea to several people. Pei Jiaoran took the lead in taking a sip of tea and continued: "How about you two talk to the guards at the door in the future and stop blocking foreign officials?"

These two people had heard about what Pei Jiaoran did when he first joined the Shence Army. Now I think of looking at each other and looking away. Like the foreign court officials, this man made it clear that he looked down upon these internal servants who were of the same rank as them.

Looking at the two of them, Cao Wenzhong smiled and said, "Well, the Shence Army is the emperor's forbidden army after all. The station is in an important place like Xuanwu Gate, how can others enter without permission. Pei Shangshu came out from the Lizheng Palace Yes, you think you already know that His Majesty has already drafted the candidates for the expedition against Huan Qi? Then there is no need for you to tell General Li this good news."

"That's what happened. It's just that the edict from Zhongshu Province hasn't arrived yet, so this matter may change again." Pei Jiaoran smiled and said: "Could it be that Lieutenant Cao has already learned the accurate information from Zhang Jujuan? That's it. I really want to congratulate you two.”

As long as the edict process is not completed in one day, there is a possibility of dismissal.

"We are inseparable from each other. Alas, what a shame that Huan Qi is so arrogant and dares to openly disobey the imperial court and commit rebellion." Cao Wenzhong sighed with disdain on his face.

Pei Jiaoran just smiled and did not answer. Heshuo set a very good precedent, even if he returns to the court now. But it happened that the imperial court wanted to take back the power in Huan Qi's hands, but Huan Qi didn't want to delegate power, so he could only resist. However, the significance of eastern Zhejiang to the imperial court far exceeded that of Heshuo.

Therefore, regardless of whether Huan Qi rebelled or not, as long as he showed any disloyalty, he would be purged by the court.

"Being far away from the court and being far away from the emperor will inevitably breed ambition. Don't worry, Lieutenant Cao, this magical strategy can still promote the emperor's majesty." Li Xiujing took over the conversation at the right time, breaking the calm in the room.

Cao Wenzhong choked at the words. His lips and teeth moved, as if he wanted to say something. But for a while, I couldn't find the right words to answer.

"Then I wish General Li a successful victory." Cao Wenzhong only said this for a long time.

Hearing this, Li Xiujing smiled and said, "With the emperor's blessing, divine strategy will naturally lead to victory."

The words were not speculative, and the two of them were not at odds with each other. After saying goodbye, Cao Wenzhong and Dou Ji both left.

"Have you two known each other for a long time?" Pei Jiaoran squinted at Li Xiujing and asked suddenly.

"Did I make it obvious?" Li Xiujing raised his hand and touched his chin, "Although I won the battle at Duhu Mountain, it was because of Cao Wenzhong's arrogance. Many of my colleagues died, and I was just lucky. Survive.”

Hearing the indignation hidden in Li Xiujing's words, Pei Jiaoran's smile gradually faded. Suddenly he realized why his passion had become so cold. Under the passage of time and the ruthless tempering of dark politics, the passion in the past has turned into calm and restrained.

Her blood and his were not enough to intersect. However, he was still tricked into the game by her and became a pawn in her quest for power.

"It's okay." Pei Jiaoran blinked, "The enemy is right in front of you, so it's normal to be upset and angry."

"I am indeed not as good as you in this regard." Li Xiujing smiled.

If you can't bear it in the face of your enemies, then Huo Guang would have died under the butcher's knife of the Li family. How could he become Marquis of Xuancheng of Bolu, and Huo Guang's story would not be left in the history books. And Huan Xuanwu also waited for many years to avenge his father.

"When you can't kill your opponent with one knife, you can't take action. Any move is better than being able to wait for the opportunity." Pei Jiaoran met Li Xiujing's gaze, "In political competition, whoever can endure it longer will have the last laugh. Those who can't bear it Everyone will become a victim. This is the cruelest aspect of politics, and it is also the rule here."