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

When we returned to the inn, it was almost dusk. The lamps in the post house were lit one after another by the servants, dispelling the desolation of the autumn rain.

After changing into clean clothes in the house, Pei Jiaoran was about to call someone to send a report to his residence. However, Yi Cheng came to report, and Shen Governor came.

After hearing this, Pei Jiaoran stood up and stood at the window, looking down.

Shen Yunzhou was helped off the carriage by a servant and walked in from the door with sloppy steps. Although his face was blurred in the dusk, it still gave people the feeling of a serious illness that had not yet recovered.

As if he was remembering something, Pei Jiaoran raised his lips and said, "People say there are many rats in the east of the Yangtze River, but to me they look like many actors. Let's go and see what he wants to do."

Li Xiujing shook his head when he heard this, "No. I'll just watch from above. To avoid any criticism."

When Pei Jiaoran went downstairs, he happened to see Shen Yunzhou staggering across the threshold. Seeing that his feet were weak and he was about to fall, she rushed over and helped him.

"What are you doing?" Pei Jiaoran asked in concern with a smile on his face.

Hearing this, Shen Yunzhou looked up. Pei Jiaoran was looking at him. Although there was a smile on his lips, the sarcasm in his eyes was not concealed at all.

"A certain person is here to plead guilty." Shen Yunzhou stood up with the help of a servant's hand and bowed respectfully, "A certain person was not strict in his rule. He didn't even know that there were evil people in the state under his jurisdiction who were killing people and harming women of good families. This fact is It’s a subordinate who neglected his duty.”

Looking at Shen Yunzhou, Pei Jiaoran sighed lightly. Before the two of them exchanged a few words, he began to plead guilty. It seems that he is afraid that he will be one step ahead of him, so he clings to this point. Block his way back.

"No one is a saint, and no one can make mistakes. Furthermore, the people are ignorant and do not know the dangers of obscene sacrifices. The state government is maintaining stability, and it is understandable without deliberate interference." Looking at Shen Yunzhou, Pei Jiaoran sighed: "It's just that Shen Cishi is still ill. It's better to take good care of your health. I'll take care of this matter myself."

She had earlier used her power to intervene in Zhou Xi's official affairs, just to put pressure on Shen Yunzhou. But I didn't expect that he would be so calm and would rather delegate power than participate in the abolition of obscene rituals.

Hearing this, Shen Yunzhou said hurriedly: "Don't worry, Mr. Pei, the official's health is much better. After drinking two more doses of medicine, I can alleviate the worries of the court."

"Two prescriptions of medicine? There must be a time limit for these two prescriptions of medicine." Pei Jiaoran smiled, "The position in western Zhejiang cannot be vacant for too long. I heard that the imperial court is already considering candidates for Jiedu Envoy. Such a geomantic treasure, there are many People are jealous. I have been sick for too long and missed the opportunity. What should I do?"

Seeing Shen Yunzhou frowning, Pei Jiaoran continued: "I am very grateful that Governor Shen is willing to cooperate with me to open the river and limit the Buddhist temple. For me, if Governor Shen can be promoted to any Jiedushi, wouldn't it be a blessing? It's just that I'm obscene right now. The imperial court wants to get rid of the stubbornness of the sacrifice, so the only way forward is to abolish this evil as soon as possible. If Governor Shen is willing to help, you and I will be happy."

Shen Yunzhou sighed when he heard this: "This obscene ritual is deeply rooted in Jianghuai. Even if someone has the intention, he is afraid that the intention is weak. If it arouses the people to resist and causes a catastrophe, wouldn't it be worth the loss."

"Alas." Pei Jiaoran said: "Having said that, several families hosted a banquet for me at Wanghu Tower today. Many of them wanted to take over as the governor of Western Zhejiang. Both Gu Xun and Lu Rui are interested in taking this job."

"What? How could these two people do it?" Shen Yunzhou suddenly slammed the table and said in an angry tone, "If they are allowed to serve as military envoys in western Zhejiang, wouldn't they mean that everyone is a ally?"

The two surnames Gu and Lu are both common surnames in Wu County. If any one of these two surnames controls the officialdom of western Zhejiang, even if western Zhejiang cannot become a township party, it will still have a bunch of cronies. Although the Shen family was not a wealthy family in the north when Yongjia was crossing south, nor could it be considered a first-class wealthy family native to the south of the Yangtze River, some figures had emerged intermittently. The political acumen is still there.

The Shen family is no less aware than others of how much interests of the Jianghuai wealthy families can be leveraged by just one Jiedu envoy. In the past, after Xie Lingyun of the Xie family in Chen County gained power in Nanliang, he started a large-scale construction project due to the tens of thousands of servants and servants. He dug mountains and dredged lakes all the way from Shining Nanshan to Linhai to build garden villas. In the end, Wang Xiu, the prefect of Linhai, thought that the bandits were trying to flood the city, so he raised troops to fight against it. Later I found out it was Xie Lingyun.

Nowadays, this land in western Zhejiang not only occupies a water transportation fortress, but also is the source of the national economy. Whoever sees it is not jealous and wants to hold it in his hand. Even if they can't separate themselves into one party like the three towns of Heshuo in the past, they still have the confidence to bargain with the court.

Although the Gu and Lu families have not been as good as before in recent years, the Shen family has developed rapidly, and it is inevitable that their interests will be affected and unevenly distributed. If the Gu and Lu families were allowed to take power, how could the Shen family live a good life?

Seeing all the indignation on Shen Yunzhou's face, Pei Jiaoran turned to Zhou Mancao with a smile and said, "Mancao, go get the box of Gu Zhu purple bamboo shoots that His Majesty gave me." After saying that, Pei Jiaoran invited Shen Yunzhou to sit down with him and said with a smile. : "I have the same idea as you, Youdu. I can more or less guess what those people have in mind. But in this situation, it's better to have an attitude than not to have an attitude. Now, you can't just express their stance to take away your achievements. "

Hearing this, Shen Yunzhou's eyes lit up, "Ms. Pei has already made a decision? Can you please show me to my subordinates?"

At this time, Zhou Mancao had already brought the tea set over and was sifting the tea powder aside. The slender fingers held the Sichuan Exi painting silk for Luo tea, wrapped it in tea powder, put it into the soup, kneaded it and stirred it. The water in the bottle is like fish eyes and makes a slight sound.

"It's not difficult. I didn't want to kill them all with one shot. After all, these are the beliefs of the people. From now on, there is no need to offer sacrifices every month, and the temples are not allowed to keep so many sacrifices. It will be changed from one sacrifice per month to one every year. Sacrifice must be performed, and sacrifices can only be performed at places designated by the state capital. Ceremonies that are too lao or too lao are not allowed, and living sacrifices are not allowed."

After saying this, Shen Yunzhou frowned.

Zhou Mancao on the side listened to the sound of water in the bottle turning from sobbing to noisy. He glanced at Pei Jiaoran from the corner of his eye and saw her nodding. He happened to hear the sound of water flowing like spring water, so he immediately got up and took down the water bottle from the red clay stove. He made a cup and ordered tea very neatly. When the second soup is ordered, the whisk is strong, and the tea in the cup falls like pearls.

Under Zhou Mancao's movements, the mist on the tea surface gradually rose like light clouds. There were seven soups in total. When the last one was reached, the tea milk mist in the cup surged and overflowed the cup.

The tea in the cup has been condensing and not moving.

Ordering Zhou Mancao to pour tea for the two of them, Pei Jiaoran smiled and said, "Youdu, how about you try the imperial tea?"

Shen Yunzhou, who was still immersed in Zhou Mancao's exquisite tea-ordering skills, came back to his senses, took a sip of tea and praised: "The tea has a refreshing aroma, a mellow taste, and leaves no trace on the cup. This lady's tea-ordering skills really amaze me. "

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran curled his lips and said, "Every step of ordering tea requires careful control of the heat. I have no friendship with the Gu and Lu families. What I care most about is treating you young. The Gu family mocked the Yu family the day before yesterday, and the Yu family is afraid that it will still happen. You are angry. You can give it a try."

Sift tea a thousand times, boil tea soup three times, and order tea seven times. Countless thoughts spread in the hall along with the aroma of tea. In the blend of sweet and bitter tea, the two of them drank facing each other. Shen Yunzhou stood up suddenly, "Don't worry, Mr. Pei, the Yangzhou government will definitely help with this matter to alleviate the suffering of the people."

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran smiled and said, "The Shen family is so righteous, so why should you and I not be able to swim together and stand together in the sky in the future? But the road ahead is muddy now, so you and I should work hand in hand to remove the obstacles."