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

The banquet of the state capital was placed on the balcony of Twenty-four Bridge. Climbing on it, you can not only enjoy the appearance of the autumn moon, but also watch the Slender West Lake at night. The bright moon is hanging in the sky, the bright buildings are covered with gauze, and the lights are newly lit. Continuous lights are dotted all over Yangzhou City. Everywhere you look, there are bright candles, like the sky falling on the earth.

This year's Mid-Autumn Festival is a mixed bag for Yangzhou officials. He was worried about not knowing when he would be able to send Pei Jiaoran away, but he was happy because most of the river fortifications had been dug, and the abolition of the Buddhist temple was immediately on the agenda. Once things go well, Chang'an will inevitably reward them. After four years of taking the exam, even if you cannot reach a high position, you can still add qualifications to your career.

The purpose of this banquet was to introduce a group of Jiangnan wealthy families to Pei Jiaoran and get in touch with her. When the children of the Jiangnan gentry went to Chang'an to take the examination next year, they had a chance to pass the test.

Therefore, Shen Yunzhou spared no effort to arrange it. Even though the banquet was not extravagant, the exquisiteness of Jiangnan was revealed everywhere. The scene and etiquette are also quite grand. I heard that some items were decorated by Shen Yunzhou out of his own pocket.

Fortunately, the post house was not far from the Twenty-Four Bridge, so Pei Jiaoran took Zhou Mancao and Bi Fei out. Avoiding the busy traffic, we leisurely arrived at the balcony where the banquet was being held.

A quick glance around saw that Shen Yunzhou was still everywhere, fearing that something had happened. Pei Jiaoran raised a slight arc at the tip of his lips, tilted his head and whispered a few words to Zhou Mancao.

"Girl?" Zhou Mancao asked in surprise.

Pei Jiaoran smiled, "Don't worry, I have a sense of discretion."

"Here."

Zhou Mancao responded and pulled Bi Fei away together.

There was still half an hour before the banquet started. Pei Jiaoran looked around and saw someone galloping towards him on horseback. When he was approaching, he reined in his horse, quickly dismounted, and strode towards her.

The person who came was none other than Li Xiujing.

"You're here." Pei Jiaoran took a step back, avoiding Li Xiujing's move to take her into his arms. "Don't we need to celebrate the festival in the military camp?"

"I gave them leave and let them celebrate the festival on their own. After being detained in the military camp for too long, they should come out and do some activities." Li Xiujing's eyes lingered on her, "Shen Yunzhou also invited Wei Gao and the envoy to observe the army. .It looks like today’s banquet will be very lively.”

"It's the excitement that makes people popular. Maybe there's something interesting waiting to happen." Pei Jiaoran's eyes twitched and he said with a smile: "Don't you want to see Erlang?"

Her voice was soft and gentle, adding a bit of bewitching meaning in the night.

"What deal did you and Du Neng reach?" Li Xiujing dragged Pei Jiaoran to the bottom of the stairs.

The light was blocked and darkness was everywhere. When a person is in a dark place, all five senses will become sensitive unconsciously. Even so, Pei Jiaoran still looked around from time to time.

The wet lips fell on Pei Jiaoran's ear, and they rubbed it carefully.

Pei Jiaoran raised his neck slightly and said in a lazy tone, "Make the best use of everything."

From time to time, footsteps could be heard overhead, reminding the two of them where they were. Li Xiujing's lips moved to her neck and started sucking lightly.

Pei Jiaoran's hand was on Li Xiujing's skirt. His throat couldn't help but tighten, and his voice was mixed with breath and a little vague, "The banquet is about to start, and it can't be delayed for too long. If you want to ask anything else, ask it quickly."

"No need." Li Xiujing fastened the buttons on Pei Jiaoran's clothes, "I'll go out first."

It wasn't until Li Xiujing took the lead to leave here that the voices from the outside world became clearer.

After smoothing out the wrinkles on his clothes, Pei Jiaoran walked out as if nothing had happened.

Under the noisy sound of the city, the banquet kicked off.

This time there were many people of similar rank at the table. The seating arrangement made Shen Yunzhou worried. After a round of discussion, it was finally decided not to have a superior, and everyone sat in separate seats facing each other.

In addition to the officials of the state government, there were also high-ranking officials accompanying Wei Gao, and the envoy who was observing the army was also here. In addition, there are many prominent figures from Jiangnan's wealthy families. Outside are some low-level officials.

Banquets in the south of the Yangtze River mostly feature silk and bamboo singing and dancing. Now that the banquet has begun, it is indispensable to raise glasses and drink together. Under the silk and bamboo, the toasts and congratulations were also quite pleasant.

"It's an elegant banquet, how can it be devoid of elegant things?" Pei Jiaoran looked at Shen Yunzhou and said with a smile: "I just ordered my maid to go to the dining room and tell the dining room to hide some things in when the reunion cakes are prepared. Send someone Go and serve it.”

The person in charge of this banquet is the steward of Shen Yuan. He glanced at Shen Yunzhou, saw him nodding, and then took the order to leave.

Not long after, Shen Yuan's steward came with the servants carrying reunion cakes.

"It's not difficult, just try to be elegant." Pei Jiaoran said with a smile on his lips, "There are bamboo slices hidden in the reunion cakes, and there are titles on the bamboo slices. Everyone leaves the table to help themselves to the cake bait. If there are bamboo slices in the cake bait, You need to self-report the topic, and it is limited to one stick of incense. Within the specified time, write the poem required by the topic. Who is willing to come first?"

Everyone looked at each other. Although this is not a new way to play, and there are many people here who can write poems and compose poems, whether they can play it is another matter.

In the end, Shen Yunzhou stood up with a look of shame on his face, "I am afraid that a certain person will show his shame because of his lack of talent and knowledge."

"As the envoy of a state, how can Shen, the governor, be so bad?" Pei Jiaoran said with a smile.

Shen Yunzhou stepped forward, took the cake bait, broke it open, and took out the bamboo pieces inside. He looked at Pei Jiaoran with a surprised look.

"What question did Inspector Shen draw?"

After hearing this, Shen Yunzhou sighed, "Yu Si."

"Obscene sacrifice?" Pei Jiaoran looked around at everyone and said, "This is a good topic. Then let's ask Shen Cishi to write a poem."

Others didn't know what Pei Jiaoran was thinking, but Shen Yunzhou knew it. This Xianggong Pei is determined to eradicate obscenity, but he needs a suitable opportunity.

After thinking about it, Shen Yunzhou said: "It is rumored that the obscene sacrifices have been abolished, and thousands of miles of quiet mountains have passed. If you want to comfort the souls who hate them, burn the Jin Shang Temple first." Note 1

Everyone was applauded after hearing this. Only Pei Jiaoran smiled and said nothing.

Shen Yunzhou took the lead, and the others also stood up. Take the cake bait and break it open. What you get is either a temple for obscenity or a sacrifice for obscenity.

It was Governor Shi who answered Shen Yunzhou's words.

He looked up at Pei Jiaoran and then at Shen Yunzhou. After thinking for a moment, he said, "The breeze has swept away the obscene temples, but the legacy of the law still remains in the abandoned temple fields. I have tried my hand at economics in my life, and my reputation has been passed down to the people of the county." Note 2

As soon as the voice fell, whispers began to rise. No one in the room was clear-eyed. The person who took the cake and bait saw that all they found were about the obscene sacrifice, so how could they not understand what happened.

The imperial court intended to abolish obscene sacrifices.

Cheng Chaoen, the military observer on the side, raised his eyes to look at Pei Jiaoran, and then quickly lowered his eyes.

"Mr. Pei, today is the time of reunion. Isn't it a good idea to mention the obscene sacrifice?"

The person speaking now is Gu Zhen, the head of the Gu family in Gusu.

Listening to Gu Zhen's words, Pei Jiaoran smiled and said, "Mr. Gu, these poems are all elegant poems. What's so good about them? Obscenity worship has been popular in the Wu Yueyu area for a long time. In the past, many village sages sent people to build obscenity temples to offer sacrifices. How about it? Can’t we mention it?”

"Mr. Pei. This is a happy day for reunion. How about we talk about poems related to the moon?" Shen Yunzhou hurriedly came out to smooth things over.