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

After turning out of Chongyifang, Pei Jiaoran went to Dunyifang in the west of the city.

The terrain in the west of the city was originally lower than that in the east, and most of the people living in the Yanping Gate area were civilians, and there were idle farmlands near their homes. Once it rained, the roads everywhere were muddy.

The road was covered with traces of varying depths left by cattle, sheep, carriages and horses. Pei Jiaoran rode past on horseback, heading for the northwest corner of Dunyifang. He reined in his horse and stopped in front of a wall made of yellow mud.

Looking around, Pei Jiaoran tied his horse nearby. He walked up and knocked on the door.

The door opened with a creak. Li Jing poked his head out and looked at Pei Jiaoran in surprise. After coming to his senses, he quickly opened the door.

"Mr. Pei...Mr. Pei, why are you here?" Li Jing wiped his hands on his clothes and saluted with his sleeves together. "Your subordinate greets Mr. Pei."

"Would you like me to come in and sit down?" Pei Jiaoran stopped Li Jing with a smile.

Li Jing bowed his head, "My humble home is simple... I'm afraid I can't entertain you properly, Mr. Pei."

"It's okay, you can stand."

After paying respectful respects, Li Jing opened the door and led Pei Jiaoran in. He was recommended by her for this position. Logically speaking, he should have visited his superior in person, but it was unreasonable for his superior to visit him.

But since the person had already arrived, he would never dare to refuse to let him in. That would be even more impolite.

Li Jing's yard was not big, with only three rooms. There was a osmanthus tree planted in the yard. The two of them walked into the room together, and saw two rows of tall wooden shelves, all of which were filled with books with the scent of ink.

"Mr. Pei, please sit down. I'll go get you some water." Li Jing cleared a space for Pei Jiaoran and moved a wooden stool for him to sit on.

It was said to be pouring water, but with Li Jing's salary, all he could prepare was a bowl of warm water.

"Mr. Pei, I hope you can forgive my humble abode." Li Jing sat opposite her, his face ashamed. "I originally wanted to wait some time and come to your house to thank you in person. I never thought you would come to see me in person."

Looking at the scale left in the bowl, Pei Jiaoran raised his head and looked at Li Jing, "The Secretariat is different from the Censorate. You are still unclear about the situation in the court."

Li Jing was stunned, obviously he didn't expect Pei Jiaoran to come for this matter. He couldn't help but think of what he had discovered in the Ministry of Central Secretariat these days.

Like the post of censor, the post of buque was in charge of the boxes of documents submitted in the past. He actually found many documents that had been shelved for who knows how long. The salt farms of Jianghuai and Huaihe were falsifying information, the Shen Ce Northwest Military Town was collecting salaries in someone else's name, and the eunuchs and wealthy families colluded to occupy good farmland.

When he found out about this, he thought it was someone from another province who was deliberately hiding it, and when he was about to take these documents to look for Pei Jiaoran, he ran into Feng Shiyi who came in from outside.

Thinking of what Pei Jiaoran had said to him before, Li Jing called him, "Feng Shiyi."

"What's the matter, Li Buque?"

"These memorials to Feng Shiyi..." Li Jing handed over the dusty memorials, "Does Your Majesty know about them?"

"These are all old things that happened many years ago. They are not something you and I can control. Li Buque, it is not entirely a good thing that Prime Minister Pei favors you." Feng Shiyi said meaningfully.

Li Jing retorted, "Isn't the old matter a big deal?" Seeing Feng Shiyi frown, he continued, "It is our duty to make up for the shortcomings and advise the king. If we don't advise the king because we are afraid of death, wouldn't we be failing His Majesty?"

Feng Shiyi glanced at him with disdain, "There are more than just you and me in the court who can fill vacancies. They can still put this matter aside, but you and I are just lowly officials, and most of what we say will end in vain."

The rest of the people in the public housing also echoed Feng Shiyi and advised him not to pay any more attention to these old matters.

"Are you planning to submit a memorial to this effect at the court meeting tomorrow?"

Pei Jiaoran's indifferent voice pulled Li Jing back to his senses. He was not surprised that the news would spread, after all, they had a dispute in the public housing of the Zhongshu Province. And she was the one who actually held power in the Zhongshu Province.

But Li Jing had a very good impression of Pei Jiaoran, so when he heard her ask this, he nodded.

"You can advise on small matters, but not on big matters." Pei Jiaoran drank a sip of water from the bowl and looked at Li Jing, "Don't be reckless."

"Prince Pei, those memorials. Which one of them is a trivial matter?" Li Jing stood up suddenly, put his sleeves together and bowed, "I beg you to write a letter of advice."

"There are more than 200 copies in total, 180 for major issues and 20 for minor issues. How can you be so sure of your advice?" Pei Jiaoran stared at Li Jing and smiled sarcastically, "Do you think no one has discovered it before you? There is a reason why it has been shelved."

Pei Jiaoran's voice seemed to be mixed with snow, and it suddenly turned cold in the last sentence, as if dark clouds were rolling in over the city, making it difficult to breathe.

Looking down at the ground beneath his feet, Li Jing was startled. The dust was floating and jumping in front of his eyes, as if reminding him that his weight was just like the dust. Even if it stained a person, it could be easily brushed off.

Li Jing took a deep breath and raised his head. "They are afraid of death, but I am not. How can we allow such a giant pest to exist in the world?"

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran stood up, still keeping a gentle smile on his face. He looked at the hot-blooded young man in front of him quietly, thinking of Yuan Rui, whose blood was splattered on the court. Both of them were almost equally ignorant of worldly affairs. The former's death was inevitable, while the latter's death could still be saved.

Pei Jiaoran couldn't bear to see Li Jing die, so he sighed. He said gently, "There are so many giant pests in the world, how many can you defeat with your own strength? You are not afraid of death, but once the butcher knife falls, won't it implicate other innocent people? Don't be reckless before you have enough strength."

She spoke in a very soft voice, staring at Li Jing in front of her quietly. She chose Li Jing because he could be useful, but not to let him sacrifice himself in this place.

After thinking for a moment, Li Jing lowered his eyes and said in a somewhat sad tone, "Then, Mr. Pei, when can I submit a letter to report this matter?"

"Since you have this intention, why worry about not having opportunities? Remember, you only have opportunities if you are alive." Pei Jiaoran suddenly smiled.

It is a good thing to be enterprising and be the first to do something. But to do this, you need to accumulate strength to defeat the opponent.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Pei, for your teachings." Li Jing bowed respectfully.

He knew that if Pei Jiaoran had not come here today, he might have been killed in the court tomorrow. As she said, his death had no weight at all.

"Okay. It's a good thing that you can listen to me. But the Secretariat is not a quiet place. Don't do anything out of line again." Pei Jiaoran said in a gentle voice.

The reason why she came here today was because someone reported Li Jing's behavior yesterday. In order to save Li Jing's good knife that could be useful in the future, she had to stop him. Fortunately, Li Jing listened to her.

"I understand."

Looking at Li Jing, Pei Jiaoran nodded, "I won't delay your reading."

After leaving Li Jing's courtyard, Pei Jiaoran went to the West Market for a stroll and bought a lot of household items. He returned to the house before the banquet at Li's house was over.