How many buildings are in the mist

The two hid in the forest for a day, but when they saw that the pursuers were not coming, they immediately buried Zhezhu in a shallow manner.Then he changed to a forest in the mountains and hid for another day without seeing anyone, so he knew it was safe.A bonfire was made, and the two prepared barbecue in the woods.Feng Zizhang wanted to take the time to ask Xie Yan, but Xie Yan took the lead and said, "Girl, why are you in danger here? So many people are being chased and killed?"

"Then tell me first, why did you suddenly appear?"

Xie Yan laughed out loud, she knew Feng Zizhang would ask that question when she came.Or it can be said that when she saw Feng Zizhang's master and servant inquiring about the news everywhere in the town, she was basically sure that the other party was King Nankang.She knew that Feng Zizhang would guard against her, guess her, and even put a knife on her neck.But she didn't intend to hide anything. Apart from concealing that she knew the other party's true identity, she could be completely honest with Feng Zizhang.

She came out of Shuangluo City all the way, inquired about the news along the way, and guessed that Feng Zizhang would definitely go to the main town along the official road.When she reached Changshan County, she was still two days away from Fengzizhang.She had a lot of energy, so she drove for a day. Among the surrounding towns, she chose this one based on her intuition, and she met these two people as expected.She slept and rested during the day, and only came out at night to look for the traces of the master and servant.Sure enough, they found Fengzizhang, a small town in the mountains. They also dressed very plainly, and they seemed to be very concerned about hiding their whereabouts.But why did I discover it at a glance?She thought that she would never forget Feng Zizhang's back.

She just stared at it twice, and it made Feng Zizhang hairy.

In the end, she was tricked by Feng Zizhang's day and night, and she guessed that the master and servant were probably hiding from her.Instead of searching at night, they found traces.She climbed tall buildings at night and jumped onto an ancient tree, just in time to look far away, and found the trace of Fengzizhang.That night, I saw the master and the servant leading the horse into the forest, and they didn't know what they were going to do. When they saw what happened, they hurried down and rode to chase and surround them. Fortunately, they were in time.

"Me? To tell you the truth, I don't have anything to worry about during the busy farming season, so I like to go out for a walk alone. Over the years, I have been to Wuchang County as far as I can. This time I came out in this direction, mainly because I was worried about you, girl." dangerous.""

Worried I'm in danger? "

"That's right, you offended the Chen family when you first arrived in Shanyin, and you don't know who you offend when you go down."

Feng Zizhang was a little annoyed when he heard this, as if she came out to cause trouble, "But when you come out, can you still use your status to persuade others? Your status as the city lord can still be useful after leaving Kuaiji?"

"That's not true. I don't dare to go out of my own territory and rely on my status, but look," Xie Yan patted the pair of swords on his back, "I can fight."

Feng Zizhang shook her head and said, "That's not fighting, you're killing." She held Zhezhu's saber in her hand, and her heart was full of guilt, "It's just that I thank you for saving my life, and I will definitely repay it in the future .”

Xie Yan waved his hand, "You don't need to say thank you. I left a mark on the place where Miss Zhezhu was buried, and it will be easy to find when I come back. Don't worry." Feng Zizhang thanked again.

Before Zhe Zhu died, there was a hole in her chest, bleeding profusely, her hands had lost all strength, but she was still pushing Feng Zizhang to let her go quickly.How can she go?She must not leave Zhezhu's body to these gangsters.She hugged Zhezhu's body that was gradually losing its temperature and ran all the way.After burying her, I suddenly remembered that Zhezhu had bickered with Huiyu at the mansion, always saying, "My hometown is the best! The dace in my hometown is the best! I must take His Highness back to my hometown to see! "

Now she will never have that chance again.Their family fled from Dongguan County to Nankang, and now there are still a pair of old parents in Nankang, and the two younger brothers have joined the army.In fact, they are all sons of a good family. It was not what they wanted to be reduced to this point. As soon as they were saved, they became her maids in order to repay their kindness.Come out with her, saying that mountains of swords and seas of fire will also protect her safety, but in the end...

"Thank you for helping me bury Zhezhu."

"No thanks. You have to say thank you again and there will be no end. Anything else—"

"Xie Yan," Feng Zizhang interrupted her suddenly, Xie Yan was taken aback, "Huh?"

"Is this how you always treat people?"

"how?"

"Too frank." Xie Yan laughed loudly, "No. It depends on the situation. Depending on the character of the other party, the enemy may not be important. If the other party has a noble character and is honest with each other, the other party will not take advantage of you {57} .”

Feng Zizhang was speechless, Xie Yan brought the roasted rabbit legs over, took out the salt from the bag, sprinkled it and handed it to Feng Zizhang.

"Thank you. But according to what you say, how can you determine whether a person's morality is high? Many descendants of the aristocratic clan boast that they are high-minded, but they talk dirty when they talk, and they can't even treat people with basic sincerity."

Xie Yan smiled and said, "Who said that morality must be related to family status? Family status can only represent one thing."

"what's up?"

"It means that there are some famous dead bones in the ancestral grave of this person's family. How can the dead represent the living?"

Feng Zizhang stopped talking, deeply convinced.Xie Yan blew the rabbit meat cool and said, "Let's eat, we have to go after eating."

When they were about to leave, the drizzle helped them out. "So," Xie Yan packed up his things and stomped on the bonfire completely, "What are you going to do next? Do you go back here, or?" Feng Zizhang had already thought up his excuse: "What I saw in that mansion is It's a bunch of weapons. That family seems to be the servants of the Lu family, and they can send such a force to hunt me down, so it's not easy. I want to go west and visit Jian'an County."

"Okay, then I'll go with you."

Feng Zizhang was taken aback, he didn't expect Xie Yan to make such an easy decision, he didn't even stop himself, he was speechless for a moment: "I, you—"

"What? Can you still go alone? The Lu family in Dongyang County is already so strict. If you go to Jian'an County, close to Luling Kingdom, isn't that all the sphere of influence of their Lu family? How can you be alone? Can you handle it? Not to mention the distance, just one thing, do you know how to get to Jian'an County by the fastest and safest route?"

Feng Zizhang couldn't answer a bunch of questions, and besides, she really couldn't protect herself and needed a companion.He also looked at Xie Yan who was getting on his horse, and felt that this eloquent tongue was simply disgusting.

"You are right, but why should I believe you?"

"Why?" Xie Yan sat down on the horse and patted the horse's neck, "Just relying on me to save you and give you barbecue? Hahahaha. Let's put it this way, it doesn't depend on anything, but we just meet by chance and walk together for a while. The way you go down may be thrilling, how can I miss this good opportunity?"

Feng Zizhang only smiled and shook his head.

The two walked out of the forest, and Xie Yan took her to the north. "This is us?"

"Take the water route. It is very unsafe to go directly south from Dongyang and directly enter the border of Jian'an. I am afraid that there will be eyeliners of the Lu family along the way. It is better to go north along the Po River and then turn to the river. Most of the middle is the border of Linchuan and Yuzhang. Over the years They are all in the Cui family's sphere of influence, and they are all my relatives, Cui Ren, the prefect of Linchuan County, is also my uncle, if something changes, it is really impossible, he can guarantee safety."

"Walk."

Feng Zizhang rode his horse and ran away.Xie Yan looked at her figure and smiled, she was as quiet as pines and cypresses, and as moving as the wind.

At the same time, in Jiankangtai City, according to the eyes of the aristocrats, Feng Zihuan started to make trouble again.

Originally, the princess wanted to learn literature and martial arts, as well as piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.The teacher of each item has to be changed every two years as appropriate, and it is not necessary to change if there is no problem.After Zhu Xianwan entered the palace, she followed the old system and was never transferred. As a result, the old and sick teachers all asked to go this year.In addition to the resignation of Li Su, who was also the chief instructor of martial arts for the queen as usual, Zhu Xianwan said that they should be replaced together.After requesting the emperor's instructions, Feng Zihuan re-selected his literary teacher and appointed Cui Xuanji as the chief instructor, which is the usual practice.He also said that the princesses are all grown up, and when they can choose what musical instruments to learn, they should be allowed to choose by themselves.Feng Xu used to be gentle and courteous, saying that he was still learning the piano, so that he could also get his mother's teaching.Feng Xi is not so obedient, she said loudly, she wants to learn the pipa!

"I want to learn pipa from Concubine Duan!"

In the hall, Zhu Xianwan was stunned, Cui Xuanji was surprised, Feng Zihuan laughed, Feng Xu smiled and shook his head.Zhu Xianwan controlled her emotions and asked, "Fengxi, why do you want to learn the pipa? Didn't you like the pipa very much before?"

"The se is too slow and the tune is cold. I don't want to learn anymore. The pipa is so interesting and the music is so brisk. I heard Concubine Duan play it very well. I want to learn, and I want to learn how to dance from her!" Zhu Xianwan also said It was too late to refute and stop, but Feng Zihuan nodded with a smile, and said loudly: "Okay! I agree. Let Concubine Duan choose a musician for you, let them see you, and you also see him. There is a time limit of one month. , suitable for learning, if you like it, you can continue to learn, if it doesn’t work, you can stop learning, okay?”

Feng Xi nodded violently.

"Your Majesty..." Zhu Xianwan felt a very headache, looked at Feng Zihuan, Feng Zihuan waved his hand, "Thank you, please go and pass on my oral instructions to Concubine Duan in a few days. Let the children learn if they like it." Zhu Xianwan was helpless , leave.Only Feng Zihuan and Cui Xuanji were left in the hall.

After a while, Feng Zihuan suddenly said: "Xuan Ji, let you be the instructor, thank you for your hard work, is it okay?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty."

"Okay. I am most worried about you. Oh, you said..."

Cui Xuanji was standing below, but now he turned around and looked at Feng Zihuan, "Your Majesty?"

"I just let Fengxi learn what she wants to learn, will there be criticism?"

"Your Majesty did this after Lu Hao was demoted. There will definitely be criticism. Mouths grow on people, and the court may not be able to control everyone's mouths."

"I don't intend to guard against the mouths of the people. I just feel that this is just a small matter. It is a waste of effort to make such a big thing. These people turn a blind eye to the really big things."

"What your majesty said is true. Besides, does your majesty really care about those remarks?"

Feng Zihuan smiled slyly, "You don't care?"

Cui Xuanji wanted to say that he didn't care, but it didn't seem to be the case.

A few days later, she was resting, enjoying the early summer sunshine in the Jiankang market, when she suddenly felt someone watching her.She turned her head and saw a few well-dressed young men who seemed to be scholars standing at the other end of the street and whispering.She wanted to go forward, but felt it was inappropriate, so she turned a corner at the intersection, walked a little way, and finally came to the back of the group of men, and heard them talking about Lu Mao's previous protest, saying how beautiful and wonderful his diction was, and how eloquent his words were. He also explained how the distinction between Hua and Barbarians could overcome the Central Plains. His words were roughly in line with Lu Hao's point of view, but his accusations were quite low-key: after a few words, he began to say that Feng Zihuan probably did something shameful. Otherwise, how could he be warned by God to kill his wife.It is also said that the emperor just learned from Hu Hua's style, not only marrying Xianbei concubines, but also married the dead queen's own sister {58}.He also said that the emperor didn't take care of the queen's natal family at all, and didn't care about these things at all except for the beauty...

Cui Xuanji didn't know where the anger came from, and walked behind and scolded the three of them.Scared this group of people out of their wits.The three of them wanted to argue with him, but they couldn't say a few words, so they had to run away.After scolding the idiot away, Cui Xuanji didn't feel any sense of victory.Not only was she wasting her time arguing with ignorant people, but she couldn't completely wipe out their stupid ideas and clarify the facts, as if there was a huge crowd in front of her, and the people in the crowd were all such fools, because of their ignorance and their understanding of ignorance. Stubbornness, I can't destroy them by myself.

Feng Zihuan's rhetorical question hit her heart, she doesn't care?She thought that she was in a noble family and never cared about those peers who disagreed with her views, so she really could not care about the thoughts of the common people in the world?What do you care about?

She originally wanted to go home to discuss with her aunt, but her aunt hadn't returned from the official office yet, and Cui Xuanji, who was depressed, simply continued to work to calm her heart.Put on a new and lighter official uniform and go back to the palace to inspect the Habayashi camp and the weapons that the princesses will use in their martial arts training.On the way to the training ground, the female officials saluted after seeing her, but the training ground was extremely quiet, and there was no one.She stroked the cold, unsharp weapon, and the words of different people were running through her mind, intermittently, contradicting each other.She remembered that she once asked her aunt why she persisted in ruling after Jiang Yuan's death and alternated with Xie Hui, and whether it was really to preserve the power and status of Cui Xie's family.

She remembered that Cui Yi said with a smile, not only, but also to preserve the world.She asked again, but people in the world may not think so.Cui Yi said, yes, but people in the world don’t necessarily see things like those in power, and people in power don’t necessarily look like people in the world. I’m here just to be a mediator.Sometimes you need to go in, sometimes you need to go back.Someone needs to push forward, and someone needs to hold the rein when retreating.

Leaving the training ground, she walked back slowly.Cui Yi added that this is all I can do, nothing more.If you know that the world is not guaranteed, why come to my house?She said, but people in the world may not understand what we have done.Cui Yi just laughed and didn't speak.

"What are you doing here?" There was a familiar deep voice behind her, and she quickly turned around to salute, "Your Majesty. I... don't worry about tomorrow's preparations. If you have nothing to do at night, come and have a look." Feng Zihuan looked her around. , knowing that she was obsessed with things, so she didn't realize that she was bringing a large number of people behind, "In this case, I have nothing to do, go to my bedroom, let's chat and be company."

Cui Xuanji didn't have the usual restrained joy on his face, Feng Zihuan saw it.

When they arrived at the bedroom, the two sat down as usual, Feng Zihuan said: "What's wrong? Who made you angry? Tell me, I will make the decision for you."

"Your Majesty was joking. I'm fine."

"Your face is as dark as Xianwan's favorite to wear crow blue clothes. If you have something to say, let me listen."

"His Majesty--"

"I told you to tell me."

Cui Xuanji told the story of the day, of course, the content was still edited.This is a good night between her and Feng Zihuan, how can you allow others to make Feng Zihuan angry?

After Feng Zihuan listened, she remained silent for a long time. She thought she had made Feng Zihuan angry, but Feng Zihuan always had a smile on his face.After a long time, Feng Zihuan suddenly said: "Xuan Ji, in your opinion, what is the biggest flaw in the current state affairs?" Cui Xuanji replied without thinking: "There is a shortage of talents."

Feng Zihuan was taken aback for a moment, then narrowed his eyes slightly, Cui Xuanji's face remained the same, his back was straight.

“How come you see?”

"Nowadays, the imperial court selects officials from the family's children. It has been a long-standing habit, and the people also look up to the family. They don't know that the population of the family is neither unlimited, nor is the education and education consistent. It is not always possible to produce talents from generation to generation. Assuming great responsibilities, over time, the talents are exhausted, and the court is filled with mediocre people, which is a serious problem."

Feng Zihuan looked at her steadily, this time she did not avoid Feng Zihuan's gaze.

"Do you know that you yourself are from the highest clan, and you are the representative of the clan."

"Naturally know."

"Then if you say something like this, you are exterminating your own sect."

"I've never thought that the family's success is based on this. If all the people from my family are mediocre, even if they sit on the throne, they'll just wait for a day when they fall from a high place, get hurt heavily, and ruin the family."

Feng Zihuan laughed, Cui Xuanji had never heard this kind of laughter.

"In your opinion, how should I solve this problem?"

"What your Majesty needs is a new system for selecting talents and employing talents, selecting talents from a wider group of people." Feng Zihuan was about to interrupt the question, but Cui Xuanji went on to say: "To achieve this, the old aristocratic clan Those who are not fair will become the biggest obstacle. Therefore, your Majesty should dampen his spirit first, or make him convinced, or dare not speak out if he is not convinced. His Majesty dealt with Lu Mao before, and probably had this effect."

"However, Lu Mao alone is obviously not enough. Otherwise, no one would say that on the street today. Does Xuan Ji have a good plan for this?"

"If you want to frustrate him, the best thing is to compete in public. Everyone in the world can see the victory or defeat in the public competition, and no one has the extra room to comment."

"Hearing you say this, it seems that you have already made a plan in your chest?"

Cui Xuanji shook his head, "I just thought of it for a while, the complete countermeasure will take some time to think about. Besides..."

"What's more?"

"Moreover, this is my wishful thinking. I have never discussed it with other adults beforehand. I don't have other people's opinions. I don't know if this plan is feasible from the perspective of others."

After she finished speaking, she wanted to look into Feng Zihuan's eyes, but she didn't dare.When discussing policies in the past, Cui Yi always said that she was sometimes too radical. Gradually, she also understood where she was radical, but after understanding, she felt more powerless.The morality of the world is not specially set up for her, nor will it be easily shaken by her will.

"I think Xuanji's strategy is very good. As for the other details, I will discuss it with others. You don't need to deal with all the problems alone. You have already solved a big problem."

Cui Xuanji raised his head, and saw Feng Zihuan's always calm and prestige face with a very soft light, smiling sincerely.

"Ah, Meteor. Go, go out and have a look." What she said was magical, and Cui Xuanji stood up and followed her away.

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{57}Here is a real historical example to support this point of view: before the Western Jin Dynasty destroyed Wu, the story of Yang Hu, a famous general of the Western Jin Dynasty, and Lu Kang (son of Lu Xun), the leading general of the Eastern Wu Dynasty.At that time, the two armies faced each other across the river, but the two coaches cherished each other.Once when Lu Kang fell ill, Yang Hu sent people to deliver the medicine. The generals of Soochow Wu suspected it was poisonous and told Lu Kang not to eat it. It will be fine if Tianlu resists the disease.

{58} It can be said that Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty, was a similar exception.So this article is empty, don't take the views of the characters in the article as the views of people in history.