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

Originally, religion did not involve production and was worshiped by others. Since the Two Taxes Law, Buddhist temples have no restrictions on taxation and have become increasingly adept at exploiting national power.

"You don't want to attack the Buddhist temple, do you?" Li Xiujing looked at her with solemn eyes.

She should not know what kind of disaster it will bring to her if she touches the Buddhist temple easily.

Seeing the worry in Li Xiujing's eyes, Pei Jiaoran smiled and said, "Don't worry, Governor, I have no intention of Buddhist temple for the time being. I just thought that there must be some reason for the saint to suddenly increase his power. It's just that the internal treasury is empty and unsustainable, and the national treasury is difficult to move."

Li Xiujing put down the pen and closed the book. He looked at Pei Jiaoran who looked aside with a complicated expression.

The inner treasury is the emperor's treasury, and it is also the emperor's private plan. However, a poor national treasury brings suffering to the people, but a rich internal treasury is another matter. More importantly, the inner treasury has been controlled by eunuchs in all dynasties. However, the eunuchs in this dynasty are powerful, and if they touch the inner treasury, it is tantamount to seeking death.

After thinking for a while, Li Xiujing sighed: "I know what you want. But at least now, you can't shake them at all."

"The governor seems to know something." Pei Jiaoran stroked the emerald penholder with his hand, and there seemed to be a hidden fire in his deep eyes. Seeing it was like falling into a deep void, "What secrets are you hiding?"

"I don't know anything. It's just that the power situation is like this. How can you shake your humble position?" Li Xiujing looked at Pei Jiaoran and saw her eyes were as deep as a deep pool, and her expression was slightly shaken. Everything he said up to this point seemed to fall into this.

"Thank you, Governor, for your advice. I will keep your words in mind today."

Withdrawing his gaze, Pei Jiaoran pushed the written memorial to Li Xiujing's hand. He handed over the pen along the way.

Since Li Xiujing wanted to sign the memorial, she no longer stopped him forcefully. Anyway, just use a little more strength to shake the Sacred Heart.

After all, she is indeed humble now. Some things may not be a good thing if you insist too much on one principle.

"The governor will take your time and take your time. If you are still dissatisfied, I will continue to make changes." After speaking, Pei Jiaoran stood up with a tired look on his face, "I am very tired, please let me take a nap."

She moved to the side and lay down on the low couch, undressed.

Seeing her like this, Li Xiujing smiled helplessly. The memorial in hand, whether it is the previous one or the revised one, is both an excellent work. When he saw Pei Jiaoran just now, his eyes were all green and black, it was obvious that he had not slept for a few hours.

This person really doesn't know how to cherish himself. Is it really worth it to tire yourself out like this?

Soon, the sound of even breathing came. Li Xiujing moved his eyes to look at the short couch. He stood up and picked up the fur coat lying aside, walked over with a gentle step, and covered her with clothes.

It looked like Pei Jiaoran was really tired. It didn't even react when he was close.

Li Xiujing shook his head and returned to the case. Continue to read the revised memorial.

She deftly blended his comments with what she had written previously. Every word is precious, and the words are sharp and sincere. Everything mentioned in the memorial is mainly based on the word "people". Compare the present situation to Yao and Shun, and quote the sages to compare it to the present situation. He also quoted scriptures in the article, crying to the emperor and complaining about the difficulties of living for the people, such as the suffering of heavy taxes.

"I see that your Majesty cares about the common people as much as an innocent child. Even if someone breaks the law and deserves to be killed, he will be lenient and forgive him. Besides, how can he not save such an innocent person without knowing it? And those in Guazhou are the heart of Hexi, even At the hub of the Western Region and the capital, the people should be doubly worried. The snow is falling frequently today, and there will be a good harvest in the coming year. If you rush, you will get less and people will be hurt, but if you slow down, things will be preserved and the benefits will be far away. Fu Qite's edict to Guazhou should be this year If taxes, grass, millet, etc. are not collected from the common people, the collection will be suspended until sericulture is allowed in the coming year, and few common people will survive." Note 1

There is nothing that can be changed in this memorial so far, but whether it can shake the emperor's heart depends entirely on God's will.

Li Xiujing put his own name at the end of the memorial after Pei Jiaoran's. Put it away and put it in a special letterhead.

He also called his servants. He was ordered to hand this book to the post and send it to Chang'an to present it to Tianting.

The servant took the order and walked to the door.

Turning around to see Pei Jiaoran still resting, Li Xiujing continued to read the previous book "Spring and Autumn Dew". After reading for a while, he stood up and moved the charcoal basin to the low couch.

Looking down at Pei Jiaoran, Li Xiujing found that she seemed to be much slimmer than before. The plumpness originally born on the cheeks has also disappeared. Only a little of Xijie's neck was exposed, and the black fur coat made it look like sweet white glaze. The face under the sky is calm and peaceful. The tear mole at the end of his eye also fell into a deep sleep together with it.

This kind of peace is really rare.

Li Xiujing simply sat by the couch and read, greedily enjoying the long-lost peace.

With a "clang" sound, the door was pushed open from outside.

Li Xiujing frowned, lowered his face and looked out the door. I saw Feng Yuanxian striding in.

"General." Feng Yuanxian shouted.

Glancing at him, Li Xiujing pointed to the couch. He made a gesture of silence.

Feng Yuanxian hurriedly stopped talking, and looked at Li Xiujing with a condescending look.

Putting down the book, Li Xiujing waved. He signaled Feng Yuanxian to follow him.

The two of them stepped out of the house and stood under the verandah.

"General, we have found the secrets hidden in the army." Feng Yuanxian said in a low voice.

"Yes. Where is he now?"

Feng Yuanxian chuckled and said, "Without your instructions, brothers dare not move. I just let people keep an eye on him for the time being. You tell me how to deal with it."

"Then let's keep an eye on it for now. I'm afraid the recent rumors in the city come from his mouth." Li Xiujing's eyes showed a cold look, "I want to see what other tricks he can play."

"Yes. I will obey the order." Feng Yuanxian said, bumping Li Xiujing with his hand, "The general is really powerful. He can sit still with a beautiful woman by his side. How about I teach you how to please your sweetheart."

"Go away, you have nothing to do here." Li Xiujing snorted, turned around, and closed the door suddenly.

The house was still quiet. It's just that the person on the couch turned over.

He walked over slowly and saw that the fur coat was half hanging on the ground. He bent down to pick it up and placed it on Pei Jiaoran. Continue to sit on the edge of the couch and read.

The daylight gradually turned away, and Pei Jiaoran opened his eyes leisurely. He looked around and said vaguely: "Bifei, what time is it now?"

The sound of pages turning reached my ears. A man's gentle and deep voice came from beside him, "It's just past time."

Raising his hands to cover his eyes, Pei Jiaoran turned over and said in a lazy voice: "Prince, please spare me. Do you have to chase me into a dream and ask me to change the play?"

The hazy voice is like a veil, caressing the heart. Especially the word "rao" slipped into his ears, making Li Xiujing feel numb all over.

Li Xiujing moved to Pei Jiaoran's side and looked down at her.

There was a pool of mist in her peach blossom eyes, also sizing him up.

"You're not dreaming." Li Xiujing put his hand on her forehead, "Get up quickly. Aren't you hungry?"

With warm fingers on his face, Pei Jiaoran woke up from his trance and looked at the skylight outside the room, "I have slept for so long. Has the governor read the memorial?"

"I've finished reading. I've asked my servant to take her to the inn." Li Xiujing's eyes fell on her face. "Whatever you want to eat, I asked my servant to arrange it. After you finish eating, come out with me."

"The governor will look at the arrangements." Pei Jiaoran said with a smile.

After hearing her words, Li Xiujing stood up and gave some instructions to the servants at the door.

When he came back, Pei Jiaoran had already stood up. She sat on the edge of the couch and fiddled with the charcoal pot.

"The governor must have heard the rumors in the city, right?"

"Yeah. So I want to ask you and me to catch him out."