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

Emperor Wei glanced at the clock watch aside and saw that it was already time for the morning meal. As a rule, all officials participating in the court meeting will receive a verandah meal. As the name suggests, you eat under the verandah. Looking around, he saw that all the ministers were looking at him, as if they were waiting for him to make a decision.

"Let's eat first." Emperor Wei said, "Let all the ministers eat in the palace." After that, he said to the prince: "Prince, King Wu, you come with me."

After saying that, Emperor Wei got up and entered the back hall, leaving only Zhang Rang guarding the door.

In addition to the officials dining in the palace, there were also censors walking back and forth. Everyone had solemn expressions on their faces, staring at the courtiers without blinking. Whenever a person is found to be disobedient, he will be picked out and impeached.

Therefore, when everyone eats, their eyes observe their nose, and their nose observes their heart. I was afraid that I would be caught by the censor.

Looking at everyone, Pei Jiaoran simply stood up and walked out. Anyway, she had already eaten the morning meal in the workshop, so she didn't need to eat with everyone.

At this time, Emperor Wei in the apse glanced at King Wu and sighed heavily, but did not speak. Although he tried his best to ensure that the prince could successfully ascend the throne, he had already noticed Zhang Guifei's actions. She wanted her own child to ascend the throne. In fact, King Wu is also a very good boy. If he ascends the throne and has the support of Jia Gonglu, he will at least get the support of many courtiers from poor families.

But as the leader of a poor family, Jia Gonglu became a strong support for the imperial power even though he led the poor family to rise. It seems that when King Wu ascends the throne, everything will go as he wants. But new problems will also arise. After an aristocratic family falls, the rising poor family will inevitably become the next aristocratic family. That is nothing more than replacing a new group of aristocratic families, and the imperial power will still be held hostage by the aristocratic families.

Aristocratic families develop by virtue of their qualifications, while poor families are declining aristocratic families. When a large number of aristocratic families support you, it is simply because you can give them better benefits, and they can also control you. If a poor family supports you as emperor, it is because they need you to gain benefits. But no matter what, an emperor was coerced into power and could not pose a threat to powerful ministers. Then he is no different than a puppet.

Emperor Wei closed his eyes and sighed, and King Wu did the same. He lowered his head and glanced at the wound on his palm. This was the place where he was slashed by King Zhou on the day he seized the throne. In recent years, I have always had a dull pain. His elder brother is also an excellent man, and he is the prince.

The relationship between emperors and princes has been quite strange since ancient times. On the one hand, he did not want his heir to be too good, leaving him alone and powerless after abdicating the throne; on the other hand, he was afraid that his heir would be too cowardly and unable to take on the world. Despite this, as an emperor, you still have to work hard to pave the way for your successor so that he can safely ascend the throne.

His father considered many people, and he also considered many candidates for the prince. Jia Gonglu was a master in politics, but unfortunately he did not have enough favor and support. Wuchang Li's favor and political ability were quite high, and he had a close relationship with the prince, but the shadow of the aristocratic family was too heavy to become a loyal supporter of the imperial power. As for Wang Yu and Cui Shao, although they were veterans of many dynasties, they had supported the King of Zhou before, so they could not fully believe them.

He waited for a long time and finally got the Pei Jiaoran he had been waiting for for a long time. He is not from an aristocratic family, not from a humble family, and has no owner. He is also able to detect his own thoughts and make the most correct judgment. He only loved her unparalleled sensitivity. She didn't even accept King Wu's solicitation, let alone cling to the prince before. Instead, he has been watching the situation change to make the best choice.

"Xuan Pei Jiaoran comes to see you." Emperor Wei closed his eyes and said.

At this moment, Pei Jiaoran was standing in the corridor.

The little chambermaid came over. He said respectfully: "Mr. Pei, Your Majesty has summoned me."

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran nodded and followed to the back hall. As soon as she came in, the ministers who were still eating their meals raised their heads and looked at her in surprise.

In the back hall, the prince still looked calm, but King Wu lowered his head and looked a little depressed.

After looking at the father and son, Pei Jiaoran said, "Your Majesty, Pei Jiaoran, pays my respects."

"Pei Qing, please sit down," said Emperor Wei.

Sitting down according to words, Pei Jiaoran quietly waited for Emperor Wei to speak.

However, there was still silence in the palace. Emperor Wei smiled and said: "I have read the memorial you wrote. Do you want to use this to send the Tibetan envoy?"

"Yes." Pei Jiaoran met Emperor Wei's gaze, "I believe that peace between the two countries should not be tied to women, and our soldiers are not unable to resist Tubo. But Tubo has sworn to marry the princess, and we can only let them know their difficulties. And retreat. Tubo also believes in gods, and even if they are dissatisfied with this marriage in the name of gods, it will be unreasonable for them."

The prince took over the conversation, "Your Majesty, I think what Mr. Pei said is right. Women should not be responsible for the peace between the two countries. Rejecting Tibet in the name of gods is the best way."

Now Pei Jiaoran has expressed his intention to surrender to him, and he is in charge of this matter. If he doesn't express his opinion, it will appear that he is wrong.

"The gods that Tubo believes in are not the same as ours. How can we expect them to believe in them? In my opinion, it is better to directly order the Hexi Jiedushi to join forces with the Anxi Protectorate to attack Tubo." King Wu said.

After hearing the words, Pei Jiaoran frowned. When sending troops to attack Tubo, on the one hand, the troops were out of nowhere, but on the other hand, Nanzhao had some changes and really wanted to attack Tubo. If the two parties unite together, it will be even more unhelpful to the country.

"His Royal Highness King Wu. The imperial court has experienced the chaos in the four towns and was revolted by Huan Qi. The people everywhere are still frightened by the war. The most important thing now is to rest with the people." Pei Jiaoran paused and continued: "Zuo Zang's wealth We can only support this year’s support for the country. Once a war breaks out, where will the money come from?”

The King of Wu looked dissatisfied, "Isn't Mr. Pei in charge of the taxes of the Jianghuai River? He has also paid tribute to the Yanyuan and the military governors from various places. How come Zuozang and the local area don't have enough money to support the imperial conquest?"

"Chang'an is far away from Tubo, and the consumption of human, financial and material resources is huge. With the efforts of a family, it can only support a few people." The prince sighed slightly, "Chu Yu, recuperation is the most important thing for the country."

King Wu was a little irritated, "We don't want to fight. What if Tubo and Nanzhao come to attack us? Should we avoid it and not fight?"

Looking up at the irritated King of Wu, Pei Jiaoran said, "What King Wu said is not unreasonable. If Tubo and Nanzhao intend to join forces, they will still have to fight. But the marriage cannot be stopped. Due to Tubo's ambition, I think it is better to build up defenses in Hexi and Jiannan to prevent the two armies from attacking. "

Fighting is a fight, but we must not start a war at this time. Even if we want to fight, we have to wait until next year.

Emperor Wei frowned, "Then do what Pei Qing said. Reject Tubo in the name of God. You are fully responsible for Pei Qing's matter."

"Here."