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

"I'm tired." Pei Jiaoran withdrew his hand and stood up neatly. Looking at Li Xiujing who was still sitting on the ground, he smiled and said: "Won't the governor go back? I'm not afraid, but I'm afraid that the reputation of the governor will be ruined."

The chief officials of the state and county left the table at the same time. Even though this dynasty is on the ethical side. The meeting is open, but if you leave for too long, rumors will inevitably spread.

When the two returned, the banquet had come to an end. Pei Jiaoran stepped into the table one step ahead of Li Xiujing, and she poured another glass of wine. Raise your glass to Li Xiujing.

Li Xiujing also raised his glass to her, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

The banquet finally dispersed when the moon reached its zenith. After the banquet, Guazhou returned to its former peace and tranquility, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

One month after Yuan Yanchong left, Dugu Chen personally sent his subordinate Hu Cao, surnamed Su, to join the army to Guazhou to help dig canals. He also came to visit the generals of Guazhou who had been defending the city against the enemy some time ago on behalf of the commander-in-chief.

Compared with Zhao Heng's arrogance, Su Shenjun is not only smart in everything he does, but also courteous in his dealings with others. Many officials in the state and county praised him highly.

Nowadays, there is a temporary vacancy in the prefecture, where the chief minister is a military officer. In addition to temporarily taking over the post of chief minister, Suhu Cao also took the initiative to take over some of the affairs of the channel. However, Pei Jiaoran was also very busy due to the temporary vacancy of lieutenant in the county, and he only met Suhu Cao a few times. Most of the time, Cui County Magistrate was sent to negotiate with him. After finishing the case at hand, he went to inspect the area near the canal.

That day, Pei Jiaoran was holding a pile of official documents and just stepped up the stone steps in front of the Governor's Mansion. A man came towards her quickly and bumped into her.

"I was distracted for a moment, didn't I knock you down?" The visitor lowered his head and sounded apologetic.

Pei Jiaoran stared at the person in front of him with doubts in his eyes, "Su joins the army?"

The person in front of me seemed to be the Hucao named Su who joined the army.

"Pei Ming's Mansion." Suhu Cao looked at her with a happy face, cupped his hands and said with a smile, "I haven't seen Pei Ming's Mansion for a long time. I've been here for so long, and I haven't had a good chat with you."

"The official affairs of the county are very busy, and I can't take any time off. If Suhu Cao hadn't taken over a lot of things for me, I don't know what I would have done." Pei Jiaoran said with a smile, "When I have time later, I will definitely do it." Please have a nice drink with Suhu Cao."

"Mingfu is a beloved disciple of Duke Changli, and I am lucky to get to know Mingfu. The canal digging plan you proposed has been submitted to the imperial court by Commander-in-Chief. When the canal is opened, Mingfu's achievements will be beneficial to generations to come, and we feel ashamed It's not like that." Su Hu Cao praised with a smile.

Listening to Su Hucao's words, Pei Jiaoran let out a low chuckle in his throat. She thought that Dugu Chen was so anxious to submit the matter to the emperor not only because it was his duty to supervise the water conservancy works, but also because he wanted to distance himself from the relationship. The digging of canals to irrigate the fields this time was done by her alone and had nothing to do with him. If there are any problems in the future, you have to go to her.

Holding the stack of official documents in his arms, Pei Jiaoran raised his lips and said, "It is our responsibility to feed the emperor, share the emperor's worries, and work for the people. It is getting late, and I have to go and report the county affairs to the governor. I will leave first." "

Pei Jiaoran raised his head and entered the Governor's Mansion with a calm expression.

At this time, Li Xiujing had just met Su Hucao and had not yet had time to leave. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a man dressed in light green floating down the stone steps to the door, then turned and sat back in the distance.

"The governor." Pei Jiaoran said warmly.

"Pei Ming's Mansion." Li Xiujing pointed to the position of the lower head, "Why are you free to come here today?"

Since that banquet, he never saw Pei Jiaoran again. Gao Bin died, and there was no one to take over the Xuanquan Guarding Camp for the time being, and the imperial court had not yet sent anyone down. He had no choice but to take over the Shouqiao camp on his own first, and appointed the deputy general of the Shouqiao camp to temporarily act as the town general. Despite this, he was also very busy. He needed to take care of the affairs of the state. In order to prevent Tibet from attacking again, he also needed to take time to train troops from time to time.

Taking a sip of tea, Pei Jiaoran curled her lips slightly and said, "I know you are busy, but the county magistrate still has to report the affairs of the county to the state capital every six months according to the system." As she said this, she stood up and walked to Li Xiujing's case and handed over the official document. Pushing it in front of him, "If the court doesn't send someone here, I don't know how many more gray hairs will be added."

Although many tasks are not difficult to deal with, people will inevitably get tired after a long time. In addition, she is currently too busy to take care of things on the ditch. He couldn't help complaining that there was no one in the court, and he couldn't choose anyone to take over as county captain.

The complaining tone reached his ears, and Li Xiujing raised his eyes to look at Pei Jiaoran. There was a very faint greenish black under her eyes, and her eyes were also bloodshot. It was obvious that she had not had a good night's sleep in a long time.

"If it doesn't work, just send Chu You to do it." Li Xiujing opened the first official document and smiled, "He is also depriving you of your salary, so he should share your worries."

"Chu You has shared a lot, but there are still many cases for the people." Pei Jiaoran pulled up a soft cushion and sat opposite Li Xiujing, supporting his chin with his hand, "I just met Su Hucao at the door. At that time I Wondering what he is here for?"

Her lack of time to care about the condition of the ditch means that she will not be able to detect whether someone is tampering with the ditch.

"After he came, he handed over the duties of state and county officials in various places, and there was no criticism from others. But after hearing what you said, I'm afraid he has other agendas." Li Xiujing frowned, and there was consideration in his eyes. .

"It's already May, but the digging of the ditch has just started. It's only half a year since I left office, and I'm worried that they will do something with the ditch after I leave. So I have to bother the governor to keep an eye on the ditch for me, which is very important to me. It's important." Pei Jiaoran said solemnly.

She opened the canal because she wanted to move up the ranks based on her political achievements, so she would not let them tamper with the canal no matter what.

"Don't worry, I will take good care of this canal for you." Li Xiujing's eyes were deep, "Please be more careful when you return to Chang'an."

He almost forgot that Pei Jiaoran would return to Chang'an once this year was over. With her current achievements, she should be able to enter Taiwan Province smoothly.

Staring at Li Xiujing, Pei Jiaoran took a deep breath and said, "Prince, please take your time. I'll go take a look near the canal. I just happened to have a good chat with Suhu Cao."

Although Li Xiujing promised her that he would keep an eye on the construction of the canal for her after she left office, she had never been in the habit of leaving her wealth and life in the hands of others. Such matters are still safe in your own hands.

"I don't have anything on hand right now, why don't I accompany you?" Li Xiujing asked.

His eyes turned to Li Xiujing, and Pei Jiaoran raised his lips, "Let's do it together then."

I don't know when the ditch will be dug. Let Li Xiujing know the general situation, and it will also help him to be able to see the enemy's actions in the dark in time in the future.

The two of them walked side by side.

Looking sideways at Pei Jiaoran, Li Xiujing asked: "You should return to Chang'an first after leaving office, right? With your talents, it shouldn't be a problem to enter Taiwan Province. I would like to congratulate you first."

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran suddenly raised his eyes and twitched the reins in his hand.

"Does the governor really want me to join Taiwan Province?" Pei Jiaoran asked with a smile.

"With your talent, shouldn't you join Taiwan Province?" Li Xiujing raised his head and looked into the distance, "Even if you come to Fang Town, you can only join the army as a small soldier. You can't use your talents in this position."