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

Hearing the words "wait for the prince to send you", Pei Jiaoran's lips curled up slightly. She was quite satisfied with Shen's understanding. The officials recruited by the King of Wu this time were intended for the prince.

If they can get in, the prince will certainly not forget their achievements in the future.

Just as she was thinking, she saw Zhuge Chen standing up from the corner of her eye. He smiled and bowed to her, "Whether it was the prince's words or Mr. Pei's own idea, we don't know. But you are not kidding, I hope Mr. Pei can say a few good words for us in front of the prince."

The remaining few people looked at each other and expressed their willingness to serve in the Prince of Wu's Palace at the order of the Crown Prince.

Upon hearing this, Pei Jiaoran smiled slightly, stood up and personally saw them off.

Pei Jiaoran returned to the corridor and stood in front of the steps. She looked at the gradually slanting sun and sighed. She expected these people to agree so quickly.

After standing in the corridor for a while, Li Xiujing led someone in.

Looking at the person coming, Pei Jiaoran sneered, "Central Minister Yuan, is this a small matter worth your personal visit?"

"It's probably a difficult matter for Prime Minister Pei to write the letter himself. Can we replace him with the Imperial Censor?" Yuan Yanchong glanced at Li Xiujing beside him, "Let's go in and have a chat?"

Upon hearing this, Pei Jiaoran ignored Yuan Yanchong and walked towards Li Xiujing, smiling, "How is Wen Shu doing?"

"Lü Yi still refused to let him in, and naturally refused to give me face. But County Magistrate Zhou did come and persuade Wen Shu to go back." Li Xiujing said in a gentle voice.

"In the end, Wen Shu still refuses to go back." Pei Jiaoran smiled knowingly, "Let's go in and talk."

The servant served tea to the people again.

After taking a sip of tea, Yuan Yan said, "As you wished, Xie Zhou has been imprisoned by the Imperial Censorate, and Li Run will probably be demoted."

"As expected." Pei Jiaoran looked out the window and said calmly.

Since she had reached a cooperation with Cen Xi, it would not be difficult for him to send Xie Zhou in with his ability. As for Li Run, she had not intended to let him get any benefits. He was kicked out of Chang'an and demoted to a minor official in the local area, and then died quietly on the road. Who would care?

"Did you come to Zhaoying on purpose or was it an accident?" Yuan Yanchong asked.

Upon hearing this, Pei Jiaoran glanced at Li Xiujing and sighed, "I don't have time to deal with such trivial matters. If someone asks me for help, how can I not help?"

"So General Li knew about Zhaoying all along?" Yuan Yanchong turned his eyes to Li Xiujing, "Then why didn't you tell the Censorate earlier, allowing Zhou Xian to continue to be rampant until now."

Although Li Xiujing is now the General of Right Shen Ce, he has the Lieutenant of Right Shen Ce above him, not to mention that he has no power to participate in politics except for being in charge of Right Shen Ce by order of the emperor. Even if Wen Shu finds him, it will probably be useless. It is not surprising that she came to Zhaoying County.

But she felt that Li Xiujing should know about it, otherwise he would not have mentioned that he had friends in Zhaoying before coming. However, she could still tolerate this little use.

Thinking of this, Pei Jiaoran looked at Li Xiujing and tugged at his sleeve.

Pei Jiaoran smiled and put down his teacup. He finally answered one of the questions, "We also found out after we came here. But didn't the Imperial Censorate come to Zhaoying for inspection?"

Hearing Pei Jiaoran throwing the topic back to him, Yuan Yanchong glared at her and said in a deep voice: "Since this matter was reported by Wen Shu. I need to meet him."

"What do the others mean?" Pei Jiaoran asked.

"Lord Cen's meaning is that since Lü Yi is the son of the King of Wu's wet nurse and he acted arrogantly in Zhaoying, he must not be tolerated. If this trip can punish the King of Wu by dealing with Lü Yi, it would be a good thing." Yuan Yanchong paused and continued, "Old Wang Guo thinks it is best to find a way to force Jia Gonglu to take action. Situ Cui and the others agree."

Li Xiujing said: "But Jia Gonglu will not be fooled so easily."

"It doesn't matter whether Jia Gonglu is fooled or not. As long as the Lu family can be eliminated, it's a good thing. What they mean is that they want to force Jia Gonglu to cut off one of his arms." Pei Jiaoran put the lid of the jar on the table and turned it slightly. "Instead of going to see Wen Shu, you might as well meet Zhou Xian now. Control the county office and then go to Lu's house."

"But I heard that Zhou Xian came to see you today." Yuan Yan rushed.

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran looked up at him and put down the lid of the jar. He said with a smile, "He comes as he pleases. Whether I see him or not is another matter. Besides, he came at an unfortunate time, as I was meeting my guests at that time."

"Anyone else knows you're here?" Yuan Yanchong was surprised. "I thought you came here quietly."

"No. There are many people in Chang'an, and meeting so many people at once would arouse suspicion. I have carefully selected some talents for the King of Wu that he must use." Pei Jiaoran smiled.

Yuan Yanchong's gaze paused for a moment on Pei Jiaoran, then moved away in an instant. Although he had not entered the government hall, he knew that although the Secretariat seemed to have a Secretary-General, in fact, she was the only one who had the final say on all matters, big or small. And His Majesty asked the three ministries to work together to prepare for the opening of the King of Wu's government, which was also because he did not want Jia Gonglu to act recklessly.

After thinking for a while, Yuan Yanchong bowed and said, "Since you don't want to see Zhou Xian, I will go to see him. Goodbye."

Seeing Yuan Yan rushing towards the door, he suddenly stopped and glanced at Pei Jiaoran who looked calm.

"Chang'an became lively as soon as you left. Situ Cui instructed his disciples to impeach the court officials who came from humble backgrounds." Yuan Yanchong said calmly.

When these words fell into his ears, Pei Jiaoran just curled his lips slightly and did not respond.

Pei Jiaoran closed his eyes and let out a long sigh until Yuan Yanchong had walked away. He suddenly opened his eyes and glanced at Li Xiujing beside him. Then he lay down in his arms and rested his head on his legs.

Seeing her lying down, Li Xiujing lowered his head to look at her. His bony hands fell on her face, moving all the way to the tip of her nose and lips. Finally, they fell on her earlobe and gently pinched it.

"Don't pinch it, it's itchy." Pei Jiaoran turned around and faced Li Xiujing, "I chose Zhuge Chen, Shen Lang and Zhou Xun."

"Why did you choose only one of the three towns in Heshuo?" Seeing Pei Jiaoran turned over, Li Xiujing's hand gently stroked her neck, "Aren't you afraid of irritating them?"

"They look down on the officials of the Prince of Wu's Palace. Besides, although the Prince's Palace needs a lot of people, the number that can be arranged is limited." Pei Jiaoran blinked and gently pushed away the hand that was doing evil on his neck. "No matter the ability or family background of these three people, Jia Gonglu can't directly refuse them."

"What if he doesn't choose? It's not like in the storybooks where everyone does things step by step." Li Xiujing asked with a smile.

Pei Jiaoran shook his head. "He has no choice but to choose. The officials in the Wu Wang Mansion cannot be only court officials and counselors from humble backgrounds. Otherwise, the court will be in chaos in the future."