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

It was almost dusk, and Pei Jiaoran woke up from his dream. To be precise, he just opened his eyes calmly from the dream. The curtains on the couch were all drooped, blocking the scene outside. But there was still candlelight falling in front of me through the curtain, accompanied by human voices. She knew that Li Xiujing looked at her for a long time and finally left when she was asleep. He raised his arm to open a corner of the curtain and looked outside.

A chill fell on the skin. Pei Jiaoran held his breath and listened quietly to the conversation outside the screen. The people in the tent now are all Li Xiujing's confidants. Listening to their discussions, they should be discussing how to deal with Dou Ji's confidants.

"Before you came back, a small school released carrier pigeons before dawn." Feng Yuanxian's voice passed through the screen and fell in Pei Jiaoran's ears.

"Has the carrier pigeon been intercepted?" Li Xiujing turned around and looked at the screen. After confirming that there was no movement, he said, "Bring the person here and I will interrogate him personally."

Someone stood up and went out. The incoming river breeze made the candle tremble, but it returned to calm for a moment. Pei Jiaoran lay back and placed his hand on his abdomen. Recalling the accident that happened during her madness last night, she frowned. Those people left behind by Dou Ji are indeed a trouble, and their interests are firmly tied to Dou Ji. How about she come closer and listen? Think of a way to advise him. If she had an heir last night, although it is not impossible to leave the father and keep the son, the maintenance of the political alliance is still very important.

But the precedents left by predecessors in history books and what Li Xiujing said began to collide in Pei Jiaoran's mind. It will soon be strung together into one sentence. There cannot be two identical people in the same political position.

A sense of crisis filled her heart, and her reason reminded her not to care about it. However, if he really turns a blind eye, will he feel chilled by this and the trust between the two of them will collapse? Trust and affection based on interests are indeed vulnerable sometimes.

Trust and affection...

Pei Jiaoran stared at the tent ceiling and blinked. How can there be complete trust between people? On the eve of Emperor Taizong's uprising at Xuanwu Gate, he sent someone with a sword to look for Egong Jingde. If Jingde did not come, he was killed with one blow. As for the relationship between Huo Guang and Jin Rixi, it was also because Jin Rixi completely delegated power that he was not involved in the fight between Huo Guang and Shangguan Jie. As for Huan Xuanwu and Xi Jingbin, do they really have complete trust? Going forward, there will only be more examples.

Under the reminder of reason, Pei Jiaoran lay back down.

Not long after, the tent at the door was lifted. A sergeant was pressed to the ground by Feng Yuanxian. The sergeant had injuries on his body and face. He raised his head and glanced at Li Xiujing, then quickly lowered his head. He muttered the words "I'm wronged and the general spared my life".

Li Xiujing glanced at the sergeant kneeling on the ground. This person's attire is that of a low-ranking sergeant. It is indeed a good idea to arrange for such an inconspicuous person to deliver the message.

After frowning and thinking for a while, Li Xiujing said, "Do you have a grievance? Let's talk about it."

After hearing this, the sergeant kowtowed quickly and prayed: "I don't know a few Chinese characters, so how can I write letters? I don't even know what a homing pigeon is."

Pei Jiaoran listened quietly to the conversation between the two. Zhang Rang is indeed smart. It is not enough to arrange Dou Ji, but also arranges an inconspicuous soldier to deliver the message. If he hadn't been discovered by Feng Yuanxian, I'm afraid this man would have been hiding until the Shence Army returned. During this period, their every move will be heard by Zhang Rang and Jia Gonglu. And if no news about this person came back, Zhang Rang would probably become suspicious. What's more, they didn't know how many of the accompanying Shence Army were from Zhang Rang. Except for one, it may not be enough.

After listening to the sergeant's explanation, Li Xiujing looked warm and said in a gentle tone: "Are you illiterate? Then what is this?" Then he turned around and took out a stack of documents, "These are all found in the inner camp. It's all signed in your name. It's actually nothing to tip off, but do you think Zhang Rang will let you go back alive?"

The army was out on an expedition, and Li Xiujing was the great general, but the highest command was in the hands of the Central Guard Army. Now that Dou Ji is dead again, Li Xiujing is already the number one person in the Shence Army. But it was obvious that Zhang Rang would not give in, and Youshen Ce became a sharp sword in Li Xiujing's hand. Of course, he has no choice in the short term and appoints another Central Guard Army that suits his needs.

At this time, the sergeant was stunned and looked up at Li Xiujing.

I only heard Li Xiujing say: "I can let you go. After all, there are so many people in the army, it is not surprising that there are other people's eyes. But can you guarantee that Zhang Rang will not kill you and silence you after you return? After all, you are just a low-level person." For such a valuable sergeant, no one will doubt him even if he dies."

"With your status, you know too many secrets. Your chances of survival will only get smaller and smaller. So it doesn't matter to me if you refuse to admit it. But other informants in the camp saw you being captured by me and brought here for interrogation. Do you think they will What do you think? Do you think you have betrayed them? If they report the matter to Chang'an again, how can you survive? "

Li Xiujing's words were full of threats. However, in a daze, he heard laughter coming from behind the screen and turned to look. In the haziness, he saw a crack in the curtain. In the darkness, he caught a glimpse of bright red. If he looked closely, he could see a dim white. There was a dark light in her eyes, and she suddenly smiled, raised the corners of her lips, and lay back again.

"I said!"

Hearing the sergeant calling him, Li Xiujing gathered his thoughts. He turned his eyes to the sergeant kneeling on the ground and waited for his next words.

Under Li Xiujing's gaze, the sergeant revealed his identity as a monitor.

Behind the curtain, Pei Jiaoran chuckled. Attacking the heart first, this strategy is often more effective than any punishment. Especially for such a pawn.

Li Xiujing lost thousands of troops this time, most of which were caused by Dou Ji's failure in command. Being greedy for merit and advancing rashly has caused most of the losses to one's side. If Wei Gao hadn't mobilized his troops in time, the Shence Army would have suffered heavy losses. However, under such circumstances, Dou Ji made a mistake and was greedy for money, especially in the name of Emperor Wei.

Under such circumstances, Zhang Rang couldn't keep Dou Ji, and even had to find ways to separate the relationship. After all, amassing money in the name of the emperor, especially if the money goes into his own pocket, is something that the king cannot tolerate.

Pei Jiaoran tapped his fingers on the back of his hand. Of course, there is still trouble in this matter, and the trouble lies in Dou Ji's death. His death could easily have taken this in another direction. As a divine general, Li Xiujing could not escape punishment. But there is still something to be learned about the extent of this punishment.

But it's not without a solution. The way to crack it is still with the generals who are good friends with Dou Ji. Their mouths must be blocked so that they cannot tell the truth about Dou Ji's death. Then add a reasonable reason to the memorial. The memorial must also mention, intentionally or unintentionally, that Dou Ji was greedy for success and greedy for money.

Only in this way can losses be minimized.