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

The rain has stopped, but the wind is still carrying the tide. The vendors came out of their stalls one after another, and shouts were heard one after another.

Pei Jiaoran walked at the front holding a map of Yangzhou City. Next to him were Shen Yunzhou and Yu Qiao. The others followed them in twos and threes.

"Did you draw this yourself?" Yu Qiao looked at the map in Pei Jiaoran's hand.

"Drawed by the Du Shui Supervisor. I just modified it a little bit." Pei Jiaoran pointed to the nearby Guanhe River, "Yu Sushi, what is the soil quality ratio between Qiligang and Neiguan River?"

Hearing this, Yu Qiao said: "It is better than the Neiguan River. The soil of the Neiguan River is mostly loose sandy soil, which is why it is easily blocked."

"Then for the subsequent fortifications of opening the river, I will have to assist Master Yu. As for the cost of opening the river..." Pei Jiaoran turned his head and looked at Shen Yunzhou.

Under Pei Jiaoran's gaze, Shen Yunzhou frowned slightly.

Before Pei Jiaoran arrived, the document approving the opening of the river had been delivered to him by the Capital Water Supervisor Shaocheng. But when he asked why he didn't see Pei Jiaoran.

The Du Shui Supervisor Shaocheng hesitated for a long time before telling him. Prime Minister Pei has other important matters to deal with and will come in a few days. And the day before Pei Jiaoran arrived, when he asked where the cost of opening the river came from, the capital water supervisor Shaocheng just told him that Mr. Pei had made his own decision on the matter.

Now that Pei Jiaoran took the initiative to mention it, Shen Yunzhou's eyes fell on her involuntarily.

"Of course I have to trouble the state government to pay in advance." As he spoke, Pei Jiaoran raised his finger and pointed to the Zhitong Zen Temple in the distance. "The court is having a hard time, but some people can enjoy the offerings of the people. The money taken from them will be kept faithfully. Supplies the state capital. Governor Shen can rest assured."

Her sweet voice had another meaning in Shen Yunzhou's ears. Du Zhi will not give money to flood the river, but she will take money from the Buddhist temple. The state government had to advance the cost of opening the river and get it back, so it had to support her in restricting the Buddhist temple.

"Restricted to Buddha...?" Sima Zhou looked at Pei Jiaoran in surprise.

When asked, Pei Jiaoran smiled and said, "If it is not limited to Buddhist temples. If you can let the wealthy businessmen in Jianghuai pay for it out of their own pockets, that's not impossible."

Zhou Sima, who was stopped by Pei Jiaoran's words and went back, looked at Shen Yunzhou. At first they thought that Mr. Pei just had some tricks, but they didn't expect that he was still a rogue.

Her words gave them only two paths. Either work with her to restrict Buddhist temples, or find a way to get money from wealthy businessmen.

Such a huge fortification expenditure to open a river is simply a bottomless pit. Which wealthy family is willing to be taken advantage of? It is impossible for the state government to pay for this out of its own pocket. The state government has spent this money, so how can state and county officials continue to live their lives?

After thinking for a moment, Shen Yunzhou said: "Xianggong Pei was joking. It is a great good thing for the court to open rivers to benefit the country and the people. But what if the Buddha has compassion to save all sentient beings and helps all sentient beings once?"

"Shen Jishi is really a wonderful man." Pei Jiaoran handed the map to Zhou Mancao, "I'll leave it to you to open the river. I'm going to ask the Buddhas all over the sky for money."

"it is good."

Shen Yunzhou nodded, and Pei Jiaoran's smile deepened.

The group of people wandered around Qili Port for another hour.

At noon, someone from the state government invited Shen Yunzhou to go back. Only then were the group able to leave Pei Jiaoran.

"Girl, do we still want to go shopping?" Zhou Mancao said with a smile.

"There's no hurry to go back." Pei Jiaoran handed the cold drink he just bought to the two of them, with a soft tone, "I haven't been back to Jiangnan for a long time, and I want to visit for a while. I also want to see how the new order is being implemented in Yangzhou."

After drinking the cold drinks, the three of them went to Changmen for a walk. Then he boarded the boat and returned to the courtyard east of the city.

Shen Yunzhou had just finished handling the matters at hand. Now he is discussing matters with Biejia and Zhou Sima in the public house.

"What should we do with Sun Pu's family?" Zhou Sima frowned and spoke solemnly.

"Please take good care of him first." Shen Yunzhou sighed, "Han You, the governor of Huzhou, just killed someone with a stick without noticing. Of course, Sun Pu, the magistrate of Anji County, was at fault. He should report it in detail, instead of killing him with a stick privately. Kill him. Now his family has come to Yangzhou to complain, and Pei Jiaoran is not a vegetarian. I really don’t know how to help him."

Zhou Biejia answered the question, "But isn't she going to the Buddhist temple? I guess she won't have time to pay attention to this matter..."

Hearing this, Shen Yunzhou shook his head and said, "Han You made a mistake in this matter first. Now that the Central Committee has racked its brains to deal with the feudal towns, how could it be easily let go after catching such a mistake? If Han You could have dealt with Sun Shu ruthlessly that day Why did my family cause these things?"

The imperial court took control of the vassal town in Heshuo and immediately began to implement a self-informed new policy. It was not a demonstration. For a place like Jianghuai, where civilian officials serve as military envoys, and there are many wealthy families, this is undoubtedly a wake-up call for them. He was able to deal with Heshuo's arrogant soldiers, and he was also able to deal with Jianghuai with ease.

"Then why don't we just send them back? Leave it to Governor Han to take care of himself."

"No. What if they run away in the middle?" Shen Yunzhou closed his eyes and took a deep breath, "Sun Pu's daughter is here too. Lock her up with her blind mother separately. Have someone persuade them not to Don’t let me go anymore.”

"Here. Where is Prime Minister Pei?"

Shen Yunzhou said: "Don't let strangers come into contact with her. Send people around the garden to keep a close eye on her."

Once the arrangements were made, only Shen Yunzhou and Zhou Sima were left sitting opposite each other in the room.

"I'm afraid this Mr. Pei will be difficult to deal with. Do we really want to help her restrict Buddhism together?" Zhou Sima asked.

Shen Yunzhou snarled coldly, "She didn't give us any other options. If we don't help her restrict Buddhism, the state government will have to pay for it out of its own pocket. No matter what we choose, we will be the ones who offend others."

"How about spreading the news? Those faithful men and women will never let her get better." Zhou Sima frowned.

"It's not that easy. It's a certainty that the imperial court will open the river. We can only help her pay for it from the Buddhist temple." Shen Yunzhou looked out the window, "Old Wei. Pei Jiaoran can go from being a seventh-grade county magistrate to his current position. Her bitterness and hardship are unimaginable to you and me. This world is divided into classes. It takes talent and luck for ordinary people to become rich, let alone those who enter officialdom from a poor family. Nowadays, unlike the Wei, Jin, North and South, the court gave They have opportunities. Close your eyes and think carefully, how did those famous Han people in the history books rise to power?"

"None of these people are watching eagles and sniffing wolves. They don't lack means, let alone minds. Today's aristocratic family is no longer the original aristocratic family. I heard that Wang Yun's death was inseparable from Pei Jiaoran's obstruction." He sighed. , Shen Yunzhou said: "Before Qin Huaiyi's rebellion, Pei Jiaoran went to his camp. She is behind every incident. Such a person... When we confront her, we may not care about the wealth. It’s nothing.”

Patting Zhou Sima's shoulder, Shen Yunzhou said: "In short, let's follow her ideas first. Don't confront her head-on."

"Understood. Governor Shen can rest assured." Zhou Sima nodded.