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

Thoughts flashed through his eyes, Pei Jiaoran raised his whip and galloped forward.

yes. She should enter Taiwan Province and then do her best to use her talents.

With his thoughts at this point, Pei Jiaoran chuckled lightly. He raised his whip on the horse's buttocks and continued running forward.

Not long after she galloped away, Li Xiujing caught up with her. Looking at her with a smile on his face.

"Qingjia, your riding and shooting skills are even better than those of the soldiers." Li Xiujing praised.

"Thank you for the compliment, Governor." Pei Jiaoran slowed down his horse and smiled, "But the Governor's riding and shooting skills should be better than mine. After all, I haven't been on the battlefield very often. I mostly practice with targets, so I will inevitably make mistakes. When you are right."

It's not that she is modest, but that she has carefully observed Li Xiujing's riding and shooting skills. Both in terms of strength and accuracy, they are all above hers. Although it can't compare to her ancestor's archery skills, she should be able to pierce an enemy with a hundred steps. After all, the battlefield is full of moving targets. If you can't shoot accurately, you will have no choice but to wait for death.

Hearing this, Li Xiujing grinned, "How about I show you my hand when I get the chance?"

"Okay."

While talking, the two of them came near the canal. Pei Jiaoran's eyes passed over the crowd and saw no trace of Su Hucao. She frowned slightly, turned her head and looked at Li Xiujing, then turned over and dismounted.

She didn't see Su Hucao, only Cui County Cheng.

Carefully walking around the mound in front of him, Pei Jiaoran called out: "Cui County Cheng."

Cui County Cheng, who was directing the people to work, raised his head when he heard the words. When he saw it was Pei Jiaoran, his face showed joy. He wiped his hands casually on his clothes and bowed to her.

"What's wrong with you, Pei Mingfu?" Cui Xiancheng caught a glimpse of a wisp of scarlet color standing behind Pei Jiaoran, and said calmly: "Li Cishi is here too. I will pay my respects to Li Cishi."

Pei Jiaoran curled his lips when he heard Cui County Prime Minister calling Li Xiujing reluctantly.

Pei Jiaoran turned around and glanced at Li Xiujing. Seeing that his expression was as usual, Pei Jiaoran sneered, "He looks very annoying."

"I have some free time today, so I came to take a look." Pei Jiaoran narrowed his eyes and raised the corners of his lips, "Where is Su Hucao? Why didn't you see him? Didn't he come today?"

"Here he comes, he was still here just now." Cui County Cheng looked around and found that there was indeed no trace of Su Hucao. Thoughts flashed in his eyes.

Pei Jiaoran reached out and patted Cui Xiancheng on the shoulder, and said in a calm tone, "Okay, maybe he went to patrol somewhere else. Come on, take me and the governor around, maybe we can meet him again."

Without seeing Su Hucao, she naturally couldn't sit here and wait. What's more, she was originally here to inspect the progress of the canal digging. As for where Su Hucao went, she didn't care.

Cui County Prime Minister accepted the promise and led the two of them to the vicinity of the canal. Along the way, many people saw them coming and saluted the two of them one after another.

"Cui Xian Cheng hasn't been home for many days." Pei Jiaoran looked at Cui Xian Cheng and said in a gentle tone, "I will be on duty here tonight. You go back and take a shower. Have a good meal with your family."

When he finished speaking, Cui County Cheng's steps stopped and he hurriedly bowed, "Thank you so much, Mingfu." As he said this, Cui County Cheng wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeves.

He has not been back for more than ten days since the canal construction started. If you want to take a bath, you can only fetch water and wipe it casually, let alone eat a good meal. Each time he could only eat solid food and drink cold water with the hired people.

When he heard that Pei Jiaoran was willing to let him go, he was naturally moved. However, he still insisted on accompanying the two of them to complete the inspection, so as not to let the subordinates know the situation unclearly, and did not let the chief officer know the situation.

Cui Xiancheng introduced the progress of the fortifications in quite detail, and also recorded every expenditure on canal digging.

Before I knew it, it was already dusk. The people also began to pack up their things and go back.

Glancing at Cui Xian Cheng who was sweating on his forehead, Pei Jiaoran smiled and said, "Cui Xian Cheng should also go back and rest."

"Thank you Pei Mingfu."

She and Li Xiujing were the only ones left in the endless fields.

"What does the governor think of Cui County Cheng?" Pei Jiaoran asked, sitting cross-legged by the ditch.

"I used to like cheating and cheating, but it's okay to be punished by you like this." Li Xiujing lowered his head and looked at her, wondering: "Do you want to use him? With his ability, there is no problem in taking over as the county magistrate, but he is reliable What?"

He knew that she wouldn't ask this suddenly, there must be a reason.

Cui Xiancheng and Li Qian came to Jinchang at the same time to take up their posts, and they were never promoted. Compared with Li Qian's boldness and Master Gao's timidity. This man still has some abilities. Apart from occasionally cheating and telling lies, he is still willing to do practical things. After Pei Jiaoran leaves office, the court may not take the canal digging issue seriously if other people are brought in, but Cui Xiancheng may be willing to take it seriously.

"I don't know if it's reliable or not. But rather than letting someone who has not participated in canal digging take over, it is better to let Cui County Cheng come. Firstly, he is familiar with the progress and expenditure of the fortifications, and secondly, he is in the position of County Cheng She has stayed too long and is in urgent need of merit and promotion. She will do her best to deal with it, otherwise if there is any problem with the water channel, she, the supervisor, will not be able to escape punishment." Pei Jiaoran twitched the corner of his mouth.

She had had this idea before, otherwise she would not have gone out of her way to beat Cui Xiancheng that day.

"After you leave office, I will recommend him to the court on your behalf."

"Thank you very much, Governor." Pei Jiaoran raised his eyes to look at the golden crow that was about to absorb the afterglow, his eyes filled with deep meaning, "If the Governor doesn't want to be a fourth-rank provincial governor of Xiazhou for the rest of his life, he still has to choose his position early."

"You told me the same thing last time. Is this your intention or theirs?" Li Xiujing asked.

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran kicked the stone at his feet and said, "This is not what anyone meant. This is my advice to the governor. I know you don't want to take a stand. But in the field of power, not having a stand will mean that you cannot go on." She She reached out and held his hand, "A talent like the governor should not be buried here."

Her hands were still cold, but Li Xiujing couldn't help but squeeze them. This is the rare time she takes such initiative.

Li Xiujing had a smile on her lips, and her eyes were filled with a rich dark color that couldn't be dispelled. "Then where do you want me to invest? Is it them?"

"No. This is the governor's own choice. I can only give you advice." As if he noticed something, Pei Jiaoran raised his eyes and looked at the white grass in the distance, thinking in his eyes.

Before she could open her mouth, a sharp arrow flew past.

Li Xiujing, who was beside her, grabbed her hand instantly and rolled them into the ditch.

Fortunately, the canal was full of yellow sand and Li Xiujing was there to serve as a cushion for her, so Pei Jiaoran was not injured. But when I rolled down, I was blinded by the sand, and I didn't recover for a while.

"It should be them." A sneer appeared on Pei Jiaoran's lips.

"Do you know who it is?" Li Xiujing supported Pei Jiaoran with one hand and held the Hengdao with the other. "I asked why you let Cui Xiancheng go. It turns out that you knew someone was going to kill you a long time ago."

After regaining his composure, Pei Jiaoran slowly raised his eyes and lowered his voice, "I only know that a message came from Chang'an saying that Jia Gonglu wants to kill me. But I don't know when they will take action, so I tried to lure them out."

Hearing the footsteps getting closer, Li Xiujing made a gesture of silence and made a gesture to Pei Jiaoran.