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

It had been sunny for a few days, but it started to rain again in Chang'an. Pei Jiaoran turned over in bed with sleepy eyes, feeling the damp and sticky feeling all over his body. He slightly raised his eyelids and glanced at Li Xiujing.

"This day is so annoying." Pei Jiaoran muttered and sat up reluctantly, "Fortunately there is no court meeting today."

It was muddy on rainy days, and if you took a few steps in Chang'an, your body would be covered with yellow mud. The corridors of the public housing in various provinces were also filled with footprints of different sizes.

Pei Jiaoran put his black hair up in a bun on top of his head in front of the mirror, raised the corner of his lips and chuckled, "Li Jing dug out the documents about the Shen Ce Northwest Army's former military garrison, which used to be under a false name to receive salary."

"Now?" Li Xiujing paused while buttoning his collar and looked at Pei Jiaoran. "It wouldn't be of much use even if he found it now. It would only make the eunuchs hate him even more."

Looking at herself in the mirror, Pei Jiaoran smiled, "These things are all old cases. When I took office, I looked through them once and put them back. After all, the case involves a lot of things, and it's not the right time to touch him. It's been hidden for so long, and now Li Jing has found it. Tsk... It's really interesting." Her pupils moved to the end of her eyes, looking at Li Xiujing, she chuckled, "It seems that the Secretariat is not peaceful either."

Although the Taiji Palace is large, outside the palace city, it is only composed of three provinces, six ministries, nine temples and five prisons. The various offices are connected to each other, so how could there be only a few people who are familiar with them? Anyone who looks through the family tree will find that there are many people who are not related.

Human affairs are politics, that's the truth. People's hearts are the most elusive and invisible. Powerful people in the power field can be sympathetic or ruthless. But if the opponent has a sophisticated arrangement in personnel affairs, things can go in two directions.

"When has there ever been peace in this imperial city?" Li Li Xiujing walked behind Pei Jiaoran, picked up a futou beside her and tied it on her, smiling slightly, "Let's go, it's time to go out."

After breakfast, the two of them rushed to their respective government offices.

In front of the Zhongshu's provincial public housing, Pei Jiaoran happened to run into Li Jing, who looked depressed.

"Mr. Pei." Li Jing bowed his head.

"Didn't you sleep well? Do you want to go to the Imperial Hospital to get some tranquilizing tea? The affairs of the Secretariat and other provinces are complicated and cannot be sloppy." Pei Jiaoran looked at Li Jing meaningfully and said softly, "Li Buque, you still have a long way to go."

Without waiting for Li Jing to respond, Pei Jiaoran turned and walked towards his public housing.

Pei Jiaoran walked to the low cabinet and copied the names that Li Run had written before. He threw the original copy into the incense burner and put the other copy into the documents on the table.

Pei Jiaoran smiled coldly as he looked at the words on the document. He stuffed it into the wooden rack behind him. He turned around, picked up the wooden box on the table, and went to the government hall.

The servants at the door were as eager as ever, and they opened the door to welcome her in.

As soon as she pushed the door open, a damp smell hit her in the face. Pei Jiaoran frowned slightly. After entering the house, she pushed open the tightly closed window. The wind rushed in instantly, causing several people in the house to look at her.

Ignoring the gazes of several people, Pei Jiaoran gathered his clothes and sat down. He spoke calmly, "The Taiji Palace is originally located in a low-lying area. When it rains, it is easy for water to accumulate. There is also heavy dampness everywhere. Dampness is a yin evil, which can easily damage the yang energy and block the qi. When winter comes, the suffering will be even worse."

Listening to Pei Jiaoran's words, Jia Gonglu smiled and said, "Young people just think differently from us. Let's open the window. It's good to open it for fresh air."

Only after all eight prime ministers arrived in the Council Hall did the servants close the door again.

"Prince Pei, how are you preparing for the task that His Majesty had previously assigned you?" asked Jia Gonglu.

"I have drafted a new one based on the previous marriage specifications. I have cut some parts here and there." Pei Jiaoran took out the folded jade paper from his sleeve and handed it over, "Mr. Jia, you can take a look."

After carefully examining the jade paper in his hand, Jia Gonglu handed it to Cen Xi, "The gold and silver have been deleted. Do we really need to keep so many cattle and sheep?"

"The Tubo people are not interested in gold and silver. Giving them more cattle and sheep can appease them better. In addition, if they need classics on Central Plains culture, we can also ask people to copy a copy for them." Pei Jiaoran said.

In short, whatever Tubo wants will be given to him, but not too much.

"There are too many cultural classics, and copying them would take up too much manpower and resources. We should go to private book dealers to get some and give them to Tubo." Cen Xi smiled and looked at Pei Jiaoran, "They are very ambitious now. The two sides cannot make things too ugly in public."

Tubo's original purpose of this trip was to seek marriage. If the marriage proposal failed, who knows whether he would harbor resentment. It is better to reduce the chance of causing conflict as much as possible.

"I'm not thinking carefully."

"That's fine. All departments should prepare memorials according to the regulations and submit them to His Majesty as soon as possible. Don't delay the matter for too long." Looking at Pei Jiaoran, Jia Gonglu said, "Send more people to appease Ran Gan at the Sifang Pavilion."

Pei Jiaoran smiled and nodded, agreeing to it.

"Is there still no progress on Li Run's matter?" Cen Xi asked suddenly.

Upon hearing the question, Pei Jiaoran narrowed his eyes and drank his tea calmly.

"The Censorate said that Li Run refused to speak." Su Jinghui glanced at Pei Jiaoran and saw that she seemed to have not heard of this. A trace of impatience flashed across his face, and he continued: "Yuan Yushi thought that with Li Run's strength, he would never dare to conceal it like this. There must be someone behind him who is giving him advice."

"If he won't talk, why not torture him? How come the torture instruments in the Censorate are just decorations when it comes to Li Run?" Shangshu Zuo Pushe sneered.

"The money and property involved in these people's gambling on Chupu include a lot of imperial goods. Li Run refused to speak, and I'm afraid that many people were involved." Su Jinghui looked at Pei Jiaoran, "Speaking of which, didn't Mr. Pei order Li Run to reply that day? What didn't he tell you?"

"Yes. He wanted to bribe me to let me have a hand in this matter." Pei Jiaoran's eyes were full of smiles, and he said softly, "Of course I didn't agree to his request. But his wife is really capable. She actually knew about his situation in the Imperial Censorate."

Listening to Pei Jiaoran's words, Jia Gonglu suddenly looked over.

"Are you saying that someone in the Censorate is colluding with outsiders?" Cen Xi said.

Pei Jiaoran nodded when asked, "If someone hadn't deliberately passed on the news, how could Xue have been so capable and known the situation? If we look into this matter carefully, we may be able to find out who Li Run wants to protect."

As soon as the voice fell, everyone present was silent. The Censor's Prison is not a prison in the county government. If you want to spread the news, you can spread it. Who can be a simple person to spread the news of the Censor's Prison?

"How could Xue still find you?" Zuo Pushe asked in surprise.

"Alas. I can't help it. Tongshi Sheren is an assistant of the Zhongshu Outer Province, and I have a good relationship with Li Sikong." Pei Jiaoran raised the corner of his lip, "She has nowhere to turn to, so it's normal for her to come to me. But I'm really curious about how she knows the situation in the Censorate."