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

Pei Jiaoran stood up and walked to Shen Yunzhou. He lowered his head and looked down at the other person, with a slight curve on his lips.

"Whether it is good governance or not, you have to try to find out. I can report to the court about tax exemption, but the state government must also do something." Pei Jiaoran said in a soft tone, "Vested benefits naturally come with a price."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Yunzhou was stunned. He didn't expect Pei Jiaoran's sudden change of attitude, despite the conditions she set for herself. After fighting against each other several times, he also understood that this seemingly weak-looking minister of Zhongshu was actually very capable of governing and could constantly dig holes for you.

Shen Yunzhou said after careful consideration, "If the price is for the safety of the country, I am willing to bear it."

"It's not a big price." Pei Jiaoran looked at Shen Yunzhou meaningfully, "Prostitutes are rampant in the south of the Yangtze River. Do you all know that?"

The rampant obscenity and the imperial court's repeated exorbitant taxes on the Jianghuai area in recent years have resulted in a significant decline in the amount of cultivation in the Jianghuai area. It is also because of this that Buddhist temples and wealthy families have reason to annex land on a large scale and borrow money from the people in the name of money accumulated in Hong Kong. In the end, the people are unable to repay their debts and have to become slaves of the Buddhist temples.

Similarly, in order to avoid excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, people will voluntarily become ordained and become monks. A large amount of land also fell into the hands of Buddhist temples and turned into brand-new Buddhist temples. The rise of obscene worship is also inseparable from this. When gods and Buddhas cannot play their role, folk gods will easily arise.

"These obscene sacrifices are spontaneous sacrifices by the common people. The folk worship of ghosts has existed since ancient times. Let's wait..." Shen Yunzhou glanced at Pei Jiaoran and hesitated.

It is a custom in Yangzhou to worship ghosts, so there are ancestral temples in every township.

"A thousand-year-old tree or a casually painted pipa can become an object of sacrifice." Pei Jiaoran walked slowly, "The Yuzhang tree in Hongzhou has been regarded as a miracle by the locals since the Qin and Han Dynasties. People from far and near revered it. Some people even used this name to ask for women, pigs and sheep to offer sacrifices. Later, they were burned by wandering Taoist priests in the name of this god who could not see the killing of animals. No disaster happened to Hongzhou."

"Obscene sacrifices are prevalent, wasting people and money, and wasting an astonishing amount of money. Hezhou is just a small Bishan deity, so it has to be worshiped in a prison. All prefectures and counties are afraid of disaster, and countless cattle and sheep are cooked and slaughtered every year for sacrifices." Pei Jiaoran Walking to the door, he stood with his hands behind his back and said, "Every year at the end of October, the rice plants are about to grow new. But the people abandon the mature crops due to obscene sacrifices and leave them to rot on the ground. The poor are left with a trickle, and the rich have no warehouse. However, they still don’t repent and think it’s because of their insincerity. I don’t want to use violence to control obscenities, but violence can make rules. Disorderly violence will only make the situation worse. The rules will guide the situation towards stability."

Shen Yunzhou frowned and did not answer.

The sky was missing, and it fell right in front of Pei Jiaoran. Her voice became clearer and clearer, "Use violence in a timely manner, and then supplement it with gentle means. Using time as a blessing may not fail to achieve the goal."

Pei Jiaoran turned to look at Shen Yunzhou. What she discussed with him was not whether he should do this or not, but how to implement the decree to eliminate obscenity.

The obscene sacrifice is where the people place their hope, and simple violent methods cannot make this matter prohibited. On the contrary, it will arouse the rebellious thoughts of the people.

"Shen Governor, you are the talker of Yangzhou. In fact, for you, it is a good thing to clean up the bad governance in Yangzhou." He looked at Shen Yunzhou with a smile, "What do you think? I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave."

When Shen Yunzhou turned around, Pei Jiaoran had already left.

Pei Jiaoran rode all the way back to Shen Garden, and it was completely dark by the time he arrived at the door. The steward led the servants to light the lamps one by one.

He took off his outer clothes and purified his hands in the basin. Pei Jiaoran turned to look out the window, closed his eyes and sighed. At the last moment when she and Shen Yunzhou were fighting, she felt a severe pain in her lower abdomen. It's just that I couldn't care about it at that time and only thought about how to control the situation. But now that she was quiet, she had to face one thing - her menstruation was five days late.

It started to rain outside the house, and heavy raindrops hit the banana tree outside the window, and the broad green leaves swayed. Soon a puddle of water gathered on the stone steps, reflecting the halo of the lanterns under the eaves. The color of the window screen, which was smudged by the moist mist, also deepened little by little.

The queues were endless and the thunder resounded. The wind passed through the window and lingered beside Pei Jiaoran, blowing the Futou robe. The curtains of pearls behind her collided together. Pei Jiaoran stretched out his hand to grab the window frame. His hands gradually turned white from the exertion. However, the pain still spread in his abdomen, and even became more severe. It was as if a sharp blade was stirring inside, scraping her body violently. It was to crush her whole body and soul into pieces.

Even when I was addicted to alcohol in my previous life, it didn't hurt like this.

In the end, Pei Jiaoran could no longer hold on. He squatted down slowly against the window, trying to relieve the pain. Cold sweat soaked her underwear, and she collapsed on the ground with her legs shaking slightly. In the end, he simply curled up and lay prone on the ground. She vaguely smelled blood.

Pei Jiaoran opened his mouth, but immediately closed it. She remembered that Bi Fei and Zhou Mancao were in the next yard, and she was alone at the moment. After thinking for a moment, she closed her eyes and raised her hand to strike hard on the Fengchi point on the back of her neck. The moment before she fell into coma, she seemed to see Li Xiujing running to her and picking her up. She seemed to be sinking into soft clouds. Picking up the remaining clarity, he opened his eyes and met a pair of gentle eyes, which were sparkling like the spring breeze. And as soon as she got close, she would be tempted by the dark desire and fall into it.

By the time Pei Jiaoran woke up, it was already late at night.

Slowly open your eyes and look around. She didn't see Li Xiujing. Pei Jiaoran sighed slightly.

"Are you awake?" Zhou Mancao's voice came not far away.

"Yeah." Pei Jiaoran rubbed his forehead, "What's wrong with me?"

Zhou Mancao had already walked over while he was talking, "Don't worry, it's nothing serious. You're having your menstrual period, it's just because of the blockage of qi and blood that it's particularly painful this time."

As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Jiaoran let out a long sigh of relief. Fortunately, the accident did not come as she imagined, and fortunately Li Xiujing did not come. Even if she had the ability to handle everything, she couldn't do it at this time. Now she is walking on the edge of a dangerous cliff, with gravel constantly falling at her feet. The arrival of new life will most likely push her into the abyss. The arrival of new life also means that political issues and forces will be reconsidered.

No matter what the outcome was, it meant that she would have to face the storm alone. At least not now.

After collecting his thoughts, Pei Jiaoran nodded, "Thank you very much. Didn't the doctor say anything else?"

"That's not true. I just asked you to have a good rest and not to work too hard." Seeing Pei Jiaoran frowning, Zhou Mancao said, "Don't worry, I let him enter through the small door and leave through the small door. No one was disturbed."

After saying this, Pei Jiaoran didn't ask any questions, drank the medicine left by the doctor and fell asleep peacefully. I don't know if it was because of the sedatives in the medicine, but she slept particularly peacefully.