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

Zhang Rang was stripped of his position as the Eunuch Supervisor and temporarily imprisoned in Chang'an Prefecture because he failed to control his subordinates, which led to a reckless person in the Eunuch Department hiring someone to assassinate the Chief Censor Yuan Yanchong. As for the two main suspects, Lu and Zhou, the former had his property confiscated and was exiled to Lingnan, while the latter was stripped of his official position and exiled to Yazhou.

To the surprise of the court and the public, the Emperor of Wei punished the King of Wu as well, and at the same time revived the Privy Council. Together with Yuan Zhengze, who was temporarily acting as the Eunuch Supervisor, they were in charge of summoning the emperor and accepting memorials.

The backbone of the Ministry of Internal Affairs suddenly lost his position and was imprisoned in the palace. The entire Ministry of Internal Affairs was in chaos.

Yuan Zhengze, wearing a scarlet robe, leaned against a stool and lazily lectured. Anyone who refused to obey was dragged out by his men, stripped of his shirt, poured with cold well water, and left to blow in the autumn wind.

He was just sending the eunuch in blue to drag the man away when suddenly a man in purple robes slowly walked in from the door. He stared at him for a moment and quickly stood up to greet him.

The visitor took a quick look at the messy surroundings and looked at Yuan Zhengze with disdain, "Yuan Guiyuan, it's only been one day. Have you forgotten who you are?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Zhengze smiled and personally served tea, "Envoy Wang, you are wrongly accusing me. These people took advantage of Zhang Jue's mistake and reflected on their mistakes, and each of them had other ideas. They pretended to obey my arrangements but secretly disobeyed them. I had no choice but to punish them."

"Pretentious? I think you are seeking revenge for personal gain?" Privy Councilor Wang glared at him and said unkindly, "Don't think we can't see what's going on in your mind. Zhang Jue is only temporarily out of power, don't think of replacing him, you idiot. If you have anything to do in the future, remember to report to the Privy Council first, and don't act on your own. Do you understand?"

Seeing that Yuan Zhengze hadn't spoken for a long time, Wang Shumishi suddenly raised his hand and slapped Yuan Zhengze in the face. Seeing that he was covering his face, he spat in his face again.

"Do you understand?" Wang Shumi scolded.

“Yes.” Yuan Zhengze bowed his head and responded.

As soon as Wang Shumi left, the eunuchs in the room looked at Yuan Zhengze with disdain, laughed sarcastically, and strode away, leaving him alone standing there.

Taking a deep breath, Yuan Zhengze kicked the table behind him.

He originally thought that as long as he could get Zhang Rang involved, the Ministry of Internal Affairs would be his. He could take revenge on those who had bullied him in the past. He never thought that the people from the Privy Council would interfere.

Rage surged in his heart, and Yuan Zhengze angrily stomped on the teacup on the ground, crushing it to pieces before he stopped.

After a while, Yuan Zhengze calmed down his anger, tidied himself up, and walked to Lizheng Hall in a leisurely manner. Now that Zhang Rang was away, it was the right time for him to gain the trust of His Majesty.

Thinking of this, Yuan Zhengze smiled. It was just a temporary humiliation, couldn't he endure it?

The change of the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the re-emergence of the Privy Council did not cause much disturbance in the court. As if they had agreed on it, the court officials remained silent on the matter.

The next morning, Yuan Zhengze carefully served the swollen-eyed Emperor Wei. Just then, the eunuch brought the medicine over, and he remembered Pei Jiaoran's words. He looked at the Emperor Wei, tasted the medicine with a silver spoon, and made sure it was at the right temperature before serving it to the Emperor Wei.

The palace maids came in and set the table. The Emperor of Wei ate his meal nonchalantly while listening to the memorials from the Privy Council.

Since the last time the Central Secretariat and the Ministry of Personnel jointly suppressed it, the Privy Council, which finally recovered, has become more cautious and no longer dares to act recklessly as before. All the memorials of the ministers were presented to the emperor.

He waved his hand to signal Yuan Zhengze to read the memorial to him. The Emperor of Wei leaned against the table with his eyes closed, his hand supporting his head.

"The Assistant Censor reported that Su Chao, the general of the Right Shence Army, forged military records, falsely claimed other people's achievements, and bribed examiners. This case was submitted to the Censorate by someone from the Shence Army." Yuan Yanchong said.

The Emperor of Wei finished his sesame porridge and ate crab roe biluo. He felt very greasy in his mouth and looked for candied plums on the table to relieve the greasiness.

Wang Shumi, who was standing in front of him, saw the box and took it in his hands before anyone noticed. He happily opened the lid and presented the box to the Emperor of Wei.

After the Emperor of Wei picked a candied fruit, he continued to stand behind the Emperor of Wei and looked at Yuan Zhengze with a proud look on his face.

"First it was Bai Zhizhen, then Zhang Rang, and now it's the Shence Army's fault. What's going on with your Beisi?" The Emperor of Wei sneered.

Glancing at Privy Councilor Wang, Yuan Zhengze said, "The Shen Ce Army is divided into the left and right armies, each under the command of a different person, so there are bound to be omissions. Now that Su Chao has been reported, we should use him as an example to warn the others. I think the others will not dare to commit the same offense again. As for Bai Zhizhen, he dared to betray your majesty's trust. If he is really guilty, he deserves death."

The Emperor of Wei snorted, "Don't let the Censorate interfere in this matter. Just drag Su Chao to the Shen Ce Prison and let them interrogate him. Okay, you are the new head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so don't be too casual."

"Here."

Send Yuan Zhengze and Wang Shumishi away. The Emperor of Wei frowned. He learned from Jia Gonglu that the two ministries of Zhongshu and Menxia wanted to attack Zhang Rang, so he simply pushed him out as an arrow, and then took the opportunity to revive the Privy Council and support a young eunuch to take the position. Let them know that the Ministry of Internal Affairs can only compete with the Southern Court by relying on the imperial power.

Now the silence of the people in the Southern Court seemed to indicate that he had won the game this time, and he couldn't help but feel happy. The Southern Court, not knowing the situation, did not dare to move rashly. The low profile of the Privy Council also kept the situation in a delicate balance.

He knew that Pei Jiaoran was now in the Secretariat and was trying to cannibalize Su Jinghui. He was very satisfied with this. The internal struggle within the Central Secretariat was actually dividing power. Similarly, the conflict between the two would also disappoint those poor scholars who were interested in the Central Secretariat. This was actually a fatal blow to the newly integrated Southern Court.

Pei Jiaoran's ambition was within his expectations. After all, Su Jinghui was deliberately pushed up by everyone. He held the position of Zhongshu Ling, was from an aristocratic family, and had close ties with the Cui family. Such a person could neither support the imperial power nor be easily controlled. Instead, it would be safer for him to fall into Pei Jiaoran's hands.

In this case, Pei Jiaoran must step forward. The Central Government will conduct a new round of power cleansing. She is not from a noble family, so she is destined to be unable to integrate into the family. In the storm of the Central Government, Pei Jiaoran will need to bear all the attacks and pay a huge price to swallow this power.

With such a bad reputation, her previously accumulated political reputation would be lost, and her political career would be even shorter. In order to survive, she must cling tightly to the imperial power and become a loyal supporter of the imperial power. In the end, all the rewards will be inherited by the prince. This is the gift he wants to give to his heir.