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

Pei Jiaoran woke up once in the middle of the night. To be precise, it was because I was hugged by a large stove and woke up from the heat. Looking up at Li Xiujing, Pei Jiaoran stepped back. Suddenly the other party's legs were on her body and he took her into his arms.

She could feel his breathing on the top of her head, her whole body was pressed tightly against his chest, and she could feel his steady and strong heartbeat at any time. Not sure if he was pretending to sleep or if he was sleeping. Pei Jiaoran moved a little in a small area to put some distance between himself and the other party's fiery body. However, the other party's legs were still resting on her body without restraint.

Pei Jiaoran sighed slightly as he looked at Li Xiujing's exposed chest with his eyes open. She would have to ask this man to move out at dawn tomorrow. On such a hot day, who would allow a big stove to lie next to him? The heat is terrible.

But I can't sleep right now, so I can think about something. Her mind is very clear now, which is very helpful for her to think. Xuanjing is now in her hands. Convicting this person in the name of promoting Dharma and causing harm to the public would help her open up the situation for the abolition of Buddhist temples in Jiangnan.

But in recent years, Buddhism has also exerted certain restrictions on obscene worship in Jiangnan. If they were really beaten to death with one shot, the obscene priests everywhere would no longer be able to restrict their power, which would also be a troublesome matter. Likewise, if Buddhist temples are allowed to continue to develop, the giant ship of empire will be eaten away.

Sure enough, some things will not go as smoothly as imagined. There can be resistance everywhere.

Pei Jiaoran thought for a while and leaned into Li Xiujing's arms. He closed his eyes. People still learn to adapt.

Both of them got up an hour later than usual. Fortunately, Pei Jiaoran didn't like to be disturbed, so no one noticed that Li Xiujing was in her room.

Looking at the mess inside the curtain, Pei Jiaoran rubbed his forehead. She must have been obsessed last night to agree to Li Xiujing's various unreasonable requests.

Li Xiujing, who got up first, turned around and saw Pei Jiaoran still sitting on the couch. He returned to the couch, tied the gauze curtain, and said, "Go wash up. I'll take care of it."

Looking at him, Pei Jiaoran got off the bed and went to the clean room to wash up. She casually tied herself into a single bun, wore her underwear and sat down at the table. When she looked up and saw Li Xiujing still standing by the couch, she couldn't help but feel funny. Then he got up and went to the door to ask someone to bring food.

A homing pigeon was brought along with the meal. Looking at the bamboo tube on the pigeon's leg, Pei Jiaoran grabbed the pigeon, took out the letter from the bamboo tube, and opened the letter to read.

The letter was from the prince. He asked her when she could take action in Jiangnan.

She was not surprised that the prince was anxious. After all, the prince most hopes to be restricted to Buddhist temples, even if his mother is supported in Daci'en Temple. None of these can compare to the increasing crimes of Buddhist temples taking away people's land. He is determined to create a glorious and prosperous era, so how can he condone the rampant behavior in Buddhist temples.

Seemingly helpless to deal with the mess in front of her, Li Xiujing let out a long sigh.

"Let's eat first. We still have a lot of things to do." Pei Jiaoran said.

Hearing this, Li Xiujing said: "Where?"

"Oh, it's okay. I'll just change the bed and get new bedding later." Pei Jiaoran's lips curled up slightly, "Who let General Li miss..."

The words stop at just the right time.

Turning around to glare at Pei Jiaoran, Li Xiujing's face turned the color of pig liver with embarrassment. He sat down opposite her with a sullen face and glanced at him from the corner of his eye. I caught a glimpse of the note on the case.

"What happened?"

"The prince sent it to me and asked me how the arrangements were." Pei Jiaoran smiled and handed the note to Li Xiujing, "You know that the prince cares more about the abolition of the Buddhist temple than I do."

"Now Xuanjing is captured. He is suspected of worshiping in Huan Qi's mansion. It is a good excuse to abolish the Buddhist temple in this name."

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran didn't answer. Although Xuanjing is suspected of enjoying the worship of Huan Qi, he himself is still a virtuous and eminent monk. If he cannot be held responsible for the crime reasonably, then with Jia Gonglu's mind, he will definitely be able to see a way to make an issue out of this matter.

She must ask Xuanjing to plead guilty. She could therefore make corresponding arrangements.

But, shouldn't she also visit Zenzhi Temple where Xuanjing practices?

Yesterday, Xuan Jing was hurriedly arrested and sent directly to the state prison. It is to avoid unnecessary troubles and long nights. Now that the night has passed, no one has come to defend Xuan Jing. This shows that her ability to teach is not as strong as she imagined.

Since the people did not change their views on the court because of Xuanjing's recitation. Then she can relax and expand the chess game a little more.

As a result, the situation of Jiangnan Buddhist Temple is about to open up.

"I think so too. But the premise is that Xuanjing takes the initiative to plead guilty, rather than us forcing him to plead guilty." Pei Jiaoran stirred the porridge with a spoon and said in a casual tone, "And even if Xuanjing can't let him do it because he defends the law, Death. If this is the case, it will only be more difficult to dismantle Buddhist temples.”

Li Xiujing looked at Pei Jiaoran's profile, "There are thousands of Buddhist temples in the world, and most of them will find ways to rescue Xuanjing. In this way, the people will also be incited."

Pei Jiaoran nodded in understanding. The reason why Buddhist temples can be passed down to this day is because they have many believers. When there are more believers, the power behind them becomes different. For a huge empire, once religious forces dominate national politics, it will be an unimaginable disaster. For example, Xiao Bodhisattva, who particularly worships Buddhism, is a good example.

Although Buddhism did not fully support Xiao Liang, Xiao Bodhisattva, as the king of a country, converted to Buddhism many times. Each time, the ministers had to spend a lot of money to redeem, which consumed most of Xiao Liang's energy. No wonder Hou Jing starved to death in Taicheng. And those emperors who supported the extermination of Buddhism were without exception vilified by fanatical Buddhists after their deaths.

"Sigh, nothing is easy. I seem to get all the bad jobs." Pei Jiaoran sighed, twisting the eggplant into the bowl, "You have to keep an eye on the rivers to open, and you have to dismantle the Buddhist temples. You can find a way to win without bloodshed. Done. Oh, and I also need to think of a way, sir."

Seeing that Pei Jiaoran's bowl was empty, Li Xiujing gave her a piece of crab shell yolk. He continued after what he just said: "Both Buddhism and obscene worship are rampant, and the imperial court has imposed various exorbitant taxes on the Jianghuai River in recent years. When the localities cry for poverty, the imperial court has to make concessions. It is really not a good sign if such a vicious cycle of bad governance continues. .”

If the evil consequences of bad governance are not eliminated in one day, they will only cycle endlessly. No one knows what the situation will be in the end.

Although Jiang Nan seemed to be sleeping well at this time, she never felt that these Jiedushi were a fuel-saving lamp. The imperial court relied on them for taxation, so naturally it was a little more indulgent to them. Before she set off, she had calculated how much land Jiangnan Buddhist Temple had. Once these fields are returned to the people, the court's taxes will rise, which also means that the local governments will receive less taxes. At the same time, it is easy to trigger new competition for interests.

Population, land, and taxes are the cornerstones of national development. The Eastern Jin Dynasty, which implemented earth-cutting, is a vivid example.