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

"My father has always doted on the King of Wu. And once he becomes a vassal, if my father dies, he is afraid..." The prince's voice stopped abruptly.

Even in the public housing of the Secretariat in another province, in Pei Jiaoran's territory, he did not dare to comment on the emperor's life span.

"I understand your concern. But the King of Wu has come of age, and it is only natural for him to be enfeoffed according to the rules. Although your majesty dotes on the King of Wu, he also knows that he is like a puppet in the hands of Jia Gonglu. In order to avoid disputes in the future, the King of Wu must be enfeoffed." Pei Jiaoran took a sip of tea and said in a deep voice: "Once the King of Wu is enfeoffed, he will lose his competitiveness."

According to her idea, it would be best if the King of Wu could obediently go to the vassal state. In this way, the internal affairs of the court would be stable, and she would have the spare energy to assist Wu Lingjia and promote the matter of the provincial budget. In this way, the pressure on Zuo Zang would be greatly reduced, and the surplus could also be used for military expenses.

But from another perspective, even if the Emperor of Wei wanted the King of Wu to become a vassal, it would probably not be that easy for the King of Wu to do so.

"King Wu is the backbone of the poor family. How could Jia Gonglu and others let him go to the vassal easily?" The prince smiled helplessly, "Father has been increasingly sleepy recently, and the dosage of the medicine he used is also heavier than before. Li Xiujing is not in Chang'an at the moment. If there is a change, what should you and I do?"

Listening to the prince's words, Pei Jiaoran frowned slightly. This is indeed the most fatal point facing the prince right now. The prince can only rely on the twelve officers of the Eastern Palace, but this part of the force does not belong to the imperial guards, and the number of people is limited. If a coup d'état occurs, it will be unable to resist the Left Shence Army and can only guard the Eastern Palace.

Palace coups are never as exaggerated as they are in the stories. On the contrary, they only need to follow the core process, enter the palace, and control the arsenal. Then control the imperial guards, isolate the inside and outside at the first time, control the emperor, ensure the legitimacy of the imperial edict, and then the three provinces will issue an imperial edict to make their demands public, and also define the opponent's behavior as treason. Only in this way can the imperial power be guaranteed to be smoothly transferred to their own hands.

Even though Li Xiujing is the only one who has expressed his opinion, his influence is enough to be a strong helper to the crown prince. But this person is not in Chang'an. But what if the King of Wu is not in Chang'an at this time?

After perceptively grasping this point, Pei Jiaoran said, "I do have an idea."

"What's your idea?" the prince asked back.

"The King of Wu has a perverse personality and has had a rift with Jia Gonglu. The King of Wu is greedy for merit. In my opinion, why not let the King of Wu take the initiative to ask for permission to go to Jiannan to comfort the Shen Ce Army and Jiannan Army to show the great grace of heaven." Pei Jiaoran smiled, "What do you think, Your Highness?"

Since the key figures were not in the court, then let him stay away from the court. If the core figures of the coup were not there, even if the Emperor of Wei suddenly died, Jia Gonglu and his party would not dare to launch a coup directly. If a coup was launched, the garrison of the Shen Ce Army could be deployed nearby to suppress it.

His thoughts became clear in an instant, and the prince clapped his hands and smiled, "Pei Qing is really a wise minister. You must put more thought into this matter and make sure to delay King Wu's return to Chang'an."

Pei Jiaoran nodded upon hearing this, "Don't worry, Your Highness. I won't let the King of Wu return to Chang'an so soon."

The journey from Uighur to Shu was long, and if the King of Wu wanted to visit Shu in person, it would take him at least a month to come back. Even if the Emperor of Wei suddenly passed away, Jia Gonglu and others would be helpless.

Seeing the prince getting up to leave, Pei Jiaoran suddenly said, "Your Highness can go back and discuss this with Wei Zhanshi and others."

Turning his head to look at her, the prince nodded.

Pei Jiaoran raised his lips as he tapped the table with his slender fingers. After all, he had not followed the prince from the beginning. As a junior tutor who came in halfway, he still had to give the prince's staff the respect they deserved. Otherwise, they would not be able to be decent to each other in the future.

Pei Jiaoran was not on duty today, so he finished his official duties. When the clock inside the room ticked to the end of the shift, he left with a group of officials.

At this moment, the officials who had taken the examination had finished their examinations. They came out of the Ministry of Rites and walked to different sides from the officials who were off duty. Suddenly, one could see continuous patches of red, green, and blue flowing out like a tide.

Zhao Mingluan and others in the crowd smiled slightly, and Pei Jiaoran opened her lips and silently said the three words "Chongyifang". Several people met her in front of the Suzaku Gate and went to Chongyifang together.

Officials who came to Chang'an for examinations all stayed at the inns in the Fang. Before they even reached the gate of the Fang, they saw that the gate was blocked with people.

Taking a deep breath, Pei Jiaoran squeezed through. It took her an incense stick of time to finally step into Chongyifang. With her leading the way, the others squeezed in as well.

"I was almost squeezed to death." Pang Xinyin wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked back, "This is even more lively than when we had the imperial examination that year."

"That's right. I saw a lot of torn clothes and hats on the ground, and I don't know who dropped them." Zhao Mingluan smiled and glanced at Pei Jiaoran and said, "Fortunately, Mr. Pei is so agile. I really admire him."

Ignoring Zhao Mingluan's teasing, Pei Jiaoran walked towards his own house. The situation inside the block was not much better than the gate, with people everywhere. Even the inn had a sign saying "Not accepting guests for the time being".

Looking at the postman standing in front of the house, Pei Jiaoran raised the corners of his lips.

Seeing her approaching, the postman came forward and bowed, "Mr. Pei, I finally got you." He took out a wooden box from a cloth bag hanging on the horse beside him, "This is General Li, who sent it from Jiannan by express horse. He asked me to hand it to you personally."

Pei Jiaoran looked at the wooden box in the postman's hand and took it. He also took out fifty coins from the purse in his sleeve and gave them to the postman.

"You've had a hard time along the way. Take this money and reward yourself." Pei Jiaoran said with a smile.

"Thank you, Mr. Pei."

After receiving the reward, the postman left happily.

"The brocade box sent by General Li? Mr. Pei, don't you want to open it and take a look?" Seeing Pei Jiaoran pushing the door and having no intention of opening the brocade box, Pang Xinyin asked curiously.

Pei Jiaoran raised his lip when he heard the question, "Don't worry. Bi Fei and the others have been waiting for a while. As for this brocade box, I will open it later."

As the group stepped over the threshold, Bi Fei and Zhou Mancao, who had heard the noise in the house, came running over to greet them.

"Sister Pang, Sister Zhao." Bi Fei took their arms, one on each side, and smiled at them. "Finally I get to see you. Tonight we must get drunk. Sister Fang, Sister Wang, you three should come too. I know which store in Chongyifang has the best wine. After we finish drinking, Sister Mancao will take us to Pingkangfang to watch my husband dance with swords."

Listening to Bi Fei's words, Pei Jiaoran couldn't help but shook his head.

"This girl Bi Fei really makes people look at her with new eyes after not seeing her for three days." Fang Jianyue sighed.

"Being free and easy is also a true feeling. Let's go. If we don't leave now, there will be no seats left in the restaurant."