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

The bells and drums sounded, and the Suzaku Gate opened. Li Jing had no choice but to get off the sedan chair and was helped by the Jinwu Guards onto a stretcher brought from the Imperial Hospital. He was carried all the way to the Taiji Hall.

The winter sun shone on Chengtianmen Street. Li Jing, who was carried by the Jinwu Guards and sandwiched in the middle of the crowd of people wearing red, purple, blue and green robes, was particularly conspicuous.

As they got closer to Chengtian Gate, the number of officials accompanying them decreased. While no one was paying attention, Pei Jiaoran quietly approached Cen Xi. By crossing his sleeves, half of the jade pendant was exposed.

"What is this?" Cen Xi narrowed his eyes slightly, apparently thinking about something.

Upon hearing this, Pei Jiaoran smiled and took the jade pendant, "The one who beat him was Zhang You."

When Cen Xi heard the name Zhang You, he frowned slightly. After thinking for a while, he said, "Good stuff, keep it first."

The court officials filed in. Li Jing stopped in front of the imperial steps and was supported by the Jinwu Guards to step onto the stone steps.

Pei Jiaoran glanced at Li Jing and said, "I don't know who hurt Li Buque so badly. He was just speaking out and making good suggestions, but he was hated so much. The murderer simply disregarded the laws of the country."

"Prince Pei, this is not right. Although those who speak out and give good advice are working for Your Majesty, they are actually offending people." Yuwen Jie stroked his beard and glanced at Pei Jiaoran. "There are many court officials. Li Jing has always been upright. Who knows if he has offended anyone?"

"What Yuwen Pushe means is that it was done by the Jiedushi of Jiannan in retaliation for Li Jing's impeachment of them?" Pei Jiaoran said in a cold voice.

"Prime Minister Pei." Jia Gonglu opened his lips and called out, looking at Yuwen Jie. He motioned him to leave, and then said, "The Jiannan Army is currently fighting at the border, so it is not appropriate to talk about such a topic. Otherwise, it will chill their hearts."

Glancing at Jia Gonglu with a smile, Pei Jiaoran nodded.

Everyone walked to the table and sat down, waiting for the Emperor of Wei.

The Emperor of Wei, who was supported by Yuan Zhengze to sit down, looked at his ministers and then at Li Jing, frowning slightly.

"What's going on?" asked the Emperor of Wei.

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran stood up with a hu tablet in hand, "Your Majesty. Yesterday, Li Buque went to a restaurant in Chongyifang to buy cakes. On the way out, he accidentally bumped into a young man. He had already apologized, but the young man refused to give in and insisted that Li Buque kneel down and apologize." After a pause, she continued, "Li Buque naturally ignored the unreasonable request. Unexpectedly, after he left, the young man held a grudge. He followed Li Buque all the way and beat him up in a dark alley. Such evil thieves disregard the laws of the court. Your Majesty, please punish them severely."

As soon as he finished speaking, discussions broke out.

Listening to the discussion of the ministers, the Emperor of Wei frowned. Li Jing was only involved in the case of Zhang Rang and Bai He recently. Could it be that Zhang Rang had instructed someone to commit the murder? Or maybe the aristocratic families in the Southern Court deliberately played a trick on him to make Zhang Rang fall into a dead end.

Looking up at the expression on the Wei Emperor's face, she saw that he was pursing his lips slightly. Pei Jiaoran's lips tightened invisibly, and her face showed no emotion. It was as if the person who had just spoken was not her.

What she was most worried about had finally happened. The Emperor of Wei was already disgusted with the Southern Court's recent crackdown on the Eunuch Supervisor. His expression seemed to be telling him that this incident would be characterized as a self-torture trick they had deliberately designed to deal with Zhang Rang.

"Your Majesty, Li Buque found a jade pendant in the dark alley where he was beaten." Pei Jiaoran showed the jade pendant hidden in his sleeve.

"Jade pendant?" The Emperor of Wei looked at Li Jing with a strange expression. "After Li Qing found the jade pendant, why didn't you go directly to Jingzhao Yin? Why did you have to wait until this morning to present it to the emperor?"

Li Jing, who was called by name, struggled to stand up. He bowed to the Emperor of Wei and said, "Because the person who did it is not an ordinary person. Jingzhao Yin can't control him, and the court's laws can't control him. I am only a seventh-rank official, how can I compare with him."

"What is Li Buque saying?" Jia Gonglu hurriedly spoke out to stop him.

He had already sensed the conspiracy behind the scenes. If it was an ordinary person who did it, how could Pei Jiaoran directly report it to the Emperor of Wei?

He couldn't help but recall what Jingzhao Yin said when he came to see him last night. Zhang You was beaten by a masked man in a dark alley, and Li Jing was also attacked and beaten in Chongyifang. What was even more strange was that Zhang You actually said that it was Pei Jiaoran who did it.

His thoughts suddenly became clear. I'm afraid both sides have taken action, but Zhang You is obviously one step behind and has been tricked.

"Li Buque, you are a loyal minister who speaks out your opinions. Hitting you is the same as hitting His Majesty in the face." Cen Xi smiled at Li Jing and continued, "Since you picked up the jade pendant, you must have known the other party's identity, which is why you said such a thing. Why don't you tell His Majesty who is so bold."

"It's the son of Duke Yue, Zhang You." Li Jing lowered his head and said.

The atmosphere in the palace suddenly froze, and the officials tacitly chose to remain silent. If it was Zhang Rang, the officials in the Southern Court would just be watching the fun. But this time it happened to involve Zhang You.

Pei Jiaoran glanced at the Emperor of Wei and then looked at others. Everyone looked like they didn't want to get involved. But they didn't get to choose.

After a while, the sound of a teacup hitting the ground brought everyone back to their senses. They all shouted to His Majesty to calm down.

"Li Jing, I want to ask you, is what you said true?"

"Yes. I dare not deceive your majesty." Knowing that this matter must be made public, otherwise it will not end well. Li Jing no longer hesitated, raised his head and looked directly at the eyes of the Emperor of Wei, "If your majesty wants to kill me because of my frank advice, I have no regrets. Even if someone I have offended wants to kill me, I am not afraid. But I am afraid of dying at the hands of a petty thief and not being able to repay your majesty's kindness. My death is not a pity, but I don't want to let this person go."

The Emperor of Wei's gaze suddenly fixed on him.

In an instant, Li Jing felt that he was being attacked. He lowered his head involuntarily and stopped looking at the Emperor of Wei.

"Your Majesty, I also have something to report." Jia Gonglu said.

"Don't tell me, someone on your side was beaten too!" The Wei Emperor said in a bad tone, "Immediately ask Zhang Wuye to get out of the palace. I want to ask him how he taught his son. How dare he beat even my court officials!"

Upon hearing this, the eunuch on the side ran out of the Taiji Hall.

He took a sip of the tea handed to him by Yuan Zhengze and let her calm him down. After a while, the Emperor of Wei said, "Qing Jia, please continue."

"Yes." Jia Gonglu glanced at Pei Jiaoran and said with a bow, "I received a letter from Jingzhao Yin. It said that the son of Zhang Guogong was also attacked in Chongyifang and was beaten quite badly. I don't know who did it, but Zhang You said that the voice of the attacker was somewhat similar to that of Pei Xianggong."

"Is that so? Prince Zhang's hearing is so good that he can even recognize people by their voices. With this ability, he was not recommended. It's your fault, Lord Jia." Pei Jiaoran sneered, "In my opinion, it would be better to invite the prince to the palace for a face-to-face confrontation."