How many buildings are in the mist

"My minister Cui Xuanji greets His Majesty."

"Free from courtesy and flatten your body. Get up and let me have a look."

Cui Xuanji lowered his gaze, not daring to look directly at Feng Zihuan.Feng Zihuan smiled and got up from the seat, put down the memorial in his hand, and walked down. "Raise your head and look at me. Forgive your innocence." Cui Xuanji had no choice but to raise his head.

The first thing Feng Zihuan saw on her face were her eyes: they were like stars, shining like torches.Although the eyelashes are long and the thick eyebrows are thin, they can barely modify the possible sharpness of these eyes.Even if its owner is deliberately restraining himself at this moment, Feng Zihuan can still imagine the pressure it can bring to people.With a straight nose and tight mouth, small ears, blue hair and black hair, she is full of heroism, with her knife hanging on her waist, and she has a natural aura of aloofness, alienation, self-control and calmness.Feng Zihuan felt that the official uniform was custom-made for her.

"You are very much like your father." She looked around Cui Xuanji before walking back to the throne, and ordered him to prepare refreshments. "A few years ago, when your elder brother came to Zhenjiang Xia for a pilgrimage, I saw him, and he looked very much like your mother. When I was young, your mother was a good friend of the Queen Mother, but you were not there at that time. With you, As soon as Cui Xin became a noble, I seldom see your parents again. When I see you now, I think I saw your father in the past. How is Duke Yuzhang?"

"Thank you for your concern, my father has always been in good health."

"That's good. Sometimes I feel uneasy. After all, I am an important minister of the country. It was not my original intention to call you into the palace. My original intention was to invite Xie Yan, who is known as 'the number one in this generation', into the palace. But considering Ever since Xie Yi was born in the Xie family, everything is divination. It seems like it is against the law of heaven to force them. What's more, I have already taken away your elder brother, and if I take you away from your parents, I am afraid that Yu Mr. Zhang was not happy. But, "the tea was served, Cui Xuanji took it carefully, and used it to divert his attention elsewhere, Feng Zihuan continued: "Msg Cui does not avoid relatives, and you are in Jiankang, just to solve the urgent need. I'm going to trouble you."

"Serving Your Majesty is the duty of a subject." Feng Zihuan said that there is a knife in the honey. The honey is not very sweet, but the knife is really sharp. , folded his arms like a ring, raised his hands to his forehead, bent down, lowered his hands to the ground {5}, and then stood up straight and replied.Seeing this, Feng Zihuan pretended to smile and said, "Sit down. Then, did Xiang Cui tell you about your responsibilities after entering the palace?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, no, my aunt only said that since she is His Majesty's personal guard, it should be decided and arranged by His Majesty."

She wanted to say "no meddling" or "false guessing", but she thought it was too much.Cui Yi told her that although Feng Zihuan is sometimes stubborn and stingy, jealous of the family, he is not an emperor who likes to listen to slanderous words; on the contrary, if a courtier shows flattery, she will get angry.

"Okay, okay. I called you into the palace with three missions: first, to serve as my guardian. Second, to form a new Habayashi Army. Third, to train female soldiers in this Habayashi Army. For a long time, men and women have been equal in terms of property, official position, and marriage. However, I feel that in terms of guards, women are smarter and more careful than men, so they should be more suitable. If they are trained properly, they can also play a great role on the battlefield in the future. Looking at the Murong Yan Kingdom in the north, after its prosperity, it will wantonly distribute the feudal titles, and I am afraid that sooner or later there will be internal strife. If we train our military talents earlier, they will be useful in time."

Speaking of this, Feng Zihuan took a look at Cui Xuanji, and suddenly didn't know what to call her.I don't know her name, so calling her like that may be too intimate, calling her like Cui Yi seems to remind me repeatedly of the reality that no one can use her, and the whole dynasty is full of descendants of the aristocratic family-but what choice does she have? "What does Cui Qing think?"

Hope she is useful.

"I think that His Majesty is wise and has wonderful ideas."

Oh?

"Just in my humble opinion, it would be better if His Majesty should have some requirements on the composition of Habayashi and the time limit for its formation. If so, I hope His Majesty will make it clear."

Feng Zihuan raised his eyebrows: "You say that, it seems that no matter what request I make, you will satisfy it?"

"Since receiving the king's salary, he should be like a dog and a horse. I dare not say that I will be able to satisfy your majesty, but I hope to repay it with my death {6}."

Feng Zihuan smiled and said: "Keep these words. In the long run, what I ask of you are those three; in the short term... I hope that starting this afternoon, to be precise, after you leave here, So I started to do two things, the first is to subdue Huben, and the second is to protect my safety. Now, the only person you can use is Huben. Although they are loyal to me, they may not necessarily obey their commanders. I thought this It’s no different from being unfaithful to me, but I can’t force them with brute force, it’s not good for anyone. You have to use them well. I’ll give you one month to complete this matter. Are you confident?”

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty."

Feng Zihuan sized her up for a while before letting her go.Looking at her figure when she turned around for the last time, Feng Zihuan suddenly felt that Cui Xuanji might be too thin, and in addition to her tall and straight figure, there was a kind of magnanimity that could be tormented by the strong wind.

There is no bend at all, and sooner or later it will break.

The Huben army was stationed on the east and west sides of Taicheng, where they rested and trained at Dongyemen, and when they were on duty on weekdays, they were outside Xiyemen.Cui Xuanji went out of Dongye Gate, got on his horse and ran quickly to the gate of Daying.Seeing his clothes, the guards bowed and bowed, and then announced loudly, "Zhonglang is coming", the camp gate was full of people and horses, and the left and right ministers who were assigned to take care of him rushed to meet the new Zhonglang general.Cui Xuanji looked at their expressions carefully, and then observed the flustered Huben soldiers from the corner of his eye.Seeing that she was only a young woman, they seemed a little dismissive; but knowing who she was and her first-class family background, they seemed a little envious and curious; The emperor was even more afraid of the imperial decree that they would be incorporated into the new army and deprive them of their exclusive right to the imperial city guards.

"You two have worked hard." She said to Zuo Chengcheng, "How many people are on duty today, and how many people are here?"

"Reporting to General Zhonglang, there are 500 people in Huben, [-] are on duty today, [-] are on standby, and [-] are resting. There should be more than [-] people in the camp at this time."

when? "She asked back, even though You Cheng who was speaking didn't look up, she could feel her staring at her, "Is there anyone else? "

"Uh...Master Bi means, means," Zuo Cheng obviously wanted to explain, but couldn't.You Cheng hastily interjected, saying that some people are on sick leave, some are on personal leave, some are on duty, and others are so-and-so.There are many reasons, but I can't avoid answering them.Cui Xuanji had some doubts, and came up with a plan: "Lord Bi, please count the number of people immediately. Let the gate of the camp be guarded, and no one is allowed in. If they are allowed in, the guards and those who sneak away will be punished together. Your lord's name?"

"My surname is Xu." Zuo Cheng replied.Cui Xuanji nodded: "Then please Mr. Xu and I go inside and make it clear." After saying that, he got up and left. Behind him, Bi Youcheng began to yell at the soldiers, preparing to count the number of people.

"I've just arrived in Huben, so I don't know what's going on here. It's about His Majesty's safety, so I ask Mr. Xu to tell me the truth about the situation."

"Yes, yes. The lower officials must know everything, and your lord can ask you as you like."

"I first want to know what the situation was like when the former Zhonglang General Li Su was there."

Hearing the word "Li Su", Xu Zuocheng looked distressed, and Cui Xuanji immediately added, "Master Xu, don't worry, only you and I know what I said today. Whether it's good or bad, it doesn't matter."

"Yes...Actually, when Mr. Li was still here, he wanted to do some things well. But he couldn't do well. It's wrong to leave this time."

"Not doing well? Why?"

"My lord, you are different from my lord Li. Your family followed the emperor to the south, and was sealed in Yuzhang, and has great influence in Yuzhang. Li lord was born in Longxi, and his family came here. You know the guards of Huben, you know. They are good families from Xin'an County {7}, Kuaiji County, and Wu County around Jiankang. Not to mention the people from Longxi, even those brought by Guangling, they all look down on them. Master Li Su tried to be friendly with the soldiers at first, but found that some people He likes to ignore his answers, and even sneers in private, which makes him a little angry. He found a lot of bad things in his daily training and defense. He wanted to get rid of the bad things, but the people below didn't want to talk to him. At the beginning, he acted like he loved the soldiers. Later, I wanted to be tougher, but it was hard to avoid the execution, and people made fun of it. After coming and going, Mr. Li was arrogant, so he couldn't command the soldiers."

Cui Xuanji couldn't help laughing, and sighed: "You said just now that there are accumulated disadvantages, where did the disadvantages come from?"

"Your Excellency, I heard Brother Bi say about the number of people in this battalion today. It is a disadvantage. Although it is said that the guards of Huben are all sons of good families, some have joined the army for generations and inherited family honors; or enlisted in the army, with the mentality of making contributions .Since the current Holy Majesty took the throne, there has been no incident, no wars in the frontiers, and no disasters in the country. These good families will inevitably be idle and have nothing to do. They just played around in Jiankang City. If there are any who don’t play, it may be because of the influence of the atmosphere. , or because of the persecution of reality, the salary is insufficient, and they cannot settle down in Jiankang, and they cannot advance or retreat, so they complain in the camp because of depression in their hearts."

"According to what you said, I just ran into a small incident today, which is just a superficial thing. These soldiers are not on duty, where are they going?"

"There are also those who enjoy themselves in the city, especially those who are resting today. They are often not in the camp. Going to those dirty places is certainly not the place you usually go to, my lord."

"What about the ones who are not here today?"

"This…"

"Ok?"

"Ah... well, I have never seen it before, but I just heard that there are private exchanges with palace people or civil officials."

"Privately give and receive?"

"The lower officials really don't know what they're doing, it's just some contacts."

Cui Xuanji also wanted to ask "Why Li Su didn't care about it when he was in office", but after thinking about it later, Li Su was arrogant, and probably couldn't control him later.Just thinking about how to tidy up, he caught a glimpse of a figure outside the front door, and immediately shouted: "Who is it!"

Bi Youcheng outside the door almost fell to his knees in fright.

Her voice is not rough and deep, on the contrary, it is softer, slender and not sharp, and it is actually very touching when she speaks softly - Xie Yu, the eldest daughter of the Xie family, said more than once, "Ask Cui Xuanji to sing a song, and you will be safe." A geisha who is healthy and well-off."It's just that she doesn't make use of this often, after all, she feels that she has never had such an object, who can reveal her heart without hiding it, and is also a true love; second, she lacks occasions to use this talent.On the contrary, when Cui Xin practiced martial arts since she was a child, Cui Xin was very strict in her teaching. She developed a habit of always saying the same thing when speaking about martial arts. Her vocal cords sounded and her dantian exerted strength. It's really not the way she was when she glared at people - as sharp and direct as when Xu Youcheng was.

"I, I will report back to my lord. After counting the number of people, I don't know if my lord should admonish the soldiers."

"Admonition?" She smiled, "It's not about admonition."

As she walked out, she asked how many people were vacant. There were five people in Bi Youcheng Road 920, and there was a shortage of 75 people. Five of them were on sick leave, and there were 70 people left. "70 people?" She sneered, "It seems that you don't really want to see me, huh?" Bi Youcheng didn't dare to answer, but just smiled apologetically.She asked again: "Do you know where you went?" Bi Youcheng still didn't dare to answer, Cui Xuanji glanced at him, "Have you sent someone to look for it?" Bi Youcheng just nodded.

She stood on the coaching platform of the martial arts training ground, and glanced at the 910 nine people below except the six guards, from Zhonglang, Shilang, Langzhong and Jiesong, there was a huge group of people.It was obvious that a few of them had just come back not long ago, they were still panting, the dust was flying around them like cattle and horses.She looked at them, the plan in her heart already made.Opening his mouth, the unique voice that is neither sharp nor deep, undoubtedly female but not weak at all, with unquestionable certainty and majesty, reverberates in the training ground.She first introduced herself, and then thanked everyone for guarding the safety of Taicheng for many years; she also said that Huben has a great responsibility, and this profession is an honor, so those who do not have the virtue and ability are not qualified.Having said that, she paused, observing the faces of everyone on the field.As a result, this complexion looked even more colorful than that of the dyeing workshop.

Not clean up.she thinks.

She was about to speak, but she heard commotion in the direction of the camp gate: it turned out that a few people were returning from drinking in Jiankang City, and they heard the sound of drums on the way. , ran crookedly, and then came back.Then, indiscriminately, he beat the mild-mannered guard who was extremely strict today, trying to break in, and couldn't stop cursing.When Cui Xuanji heard this, a smile broke out in his heart and face: You are so drunk, you still know how to come back?You know, come back and talk nonsense again?It's just right.

Bi Youcheng walked over to stop the drunk man to deal with it, but unexpectedly, a white thing flew by his ear, and hit the knee of the most swearing drunk man in the head with a bang, and the drunk man immediately fell to his knees.Then there were two more "bang bang", and the other two drunk men also knelt down.Although lying on the ground, he did not lose his sanity, but the place where he was hit was so sore that he couldn't stand up for a while.

Taking a closer look, it turned out to be the white chess piece left by Li Su, and Cui Xuanji must have snatched it from the case just now.

She turned her eyes away from the drunk and said: "Your Majesty's intention to form Habayashi this time is not to abolish the tiger ben, and the tiger ben must be kept, but how useful it will be is unknown now, and everything has not yet been negotiated; you are all children of good families. You come here to serve your country, you must not be confused by superficial things, do things you shouldn’t do, and waste the kindness of your Majesty and the court! Whether it’s drunk, gambling, or even accepting bribes and perverting the law, from today on, once I know about these things, Hand over everything to Ting Wei for legal action!"

One of the people was about to whisper, when he was hit on the forehead by a chess piece.Cui Xuanji sternly said, "I don't know the etiquette!"The person who was hit had no choice but to stand there with his forehead covered, and the training ground was so quiet that there was no sound of the wind.

She looked around at the crowd and continued, "If you raise soldiers for a thousand days, even a single day must not be wasted."Especially the Huben guards, whose responsibility is to protect the safety of Taicheng, especially His Majesty himself.Martial arts cannot be neglected.I decided that three days later, we will hold a contest within our Huben Army.At that time, every officer and soldier, regardless of their rank, must participate.The winner is promoted, and the loser is dismissed.

"If you can't even beat your subordinates, can you still expect you to beat a thief?" she said.

There was complete silence, and she was satisfied with the silence.

"As for the details, I will discuss with Mr. Xu and Mr. Bi. Let these drunks be put aside to hang out overnight, and see what happens when they wake up. By the way, since everyone is from a good family, for the honor of the family, I I thought that if we competed, we would write our family names on our clothes. When we win the Guangyao Mentel, we lose face when we lose, what do you guys think?"

After waiting for a while, no one answered, she asked again, and some people whispered that the subordinates thought it was good.She said she couldn't hear, please speak up.Gradually, some people shouted together, and the subordinates thought it was good!

So she was content to leave Xu Zuocheng to check whether there were any illegal items in the camp, such as gambling equipment or wine vessels.Bi Youcheng followed her back to the palace, was in charge of tonight's vigil, and made plans for the game.

Back in the palace, she suddenly felt relieved.After inspecting the soldiers on duty, she left Bi Youcheng on duty, and went back to guard Feng Zihuan by herself.The lights in the bedroom were still on, and the maid followed her to see her, and went to report without asking.When he saw Feng Zihuan, Feng Zihuan had already washed and tidied up, changed his robe, and sat on the soft couch in the inner room to read a book.

She stood outside, not daring to go in rashly.

"Cui Qing, come in."

Her feet still wouldn't work.

The author has something to say:

{5} means "long bow".There are six kinds of salutes, and the long salute is used for the salute of the humble to the venerable, second only to the salute.

{6} refers to the strength of the whole body; use the greatest strength.For example, Sima Qian's "Bao Ren An Shu": "I think that Li Lingsu and the scholar-bureaucrats have little to do with each other, and can win the death power of people. Although he is a famous general in ancient times, he can't pass it."

{7}The geographical location and place names in this article will try to conform to the specific reality of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.However, due to the frequent changes in the administrative divisions of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the relocation of overseas Chinese surnames and clans and the resettlement of overseas Chinese in northern counties and counties, the place names, ownership, and location of the county government are very complicated. A map of the period of cool coexistence.Please keep in mind that this article is always fiction.

{8}Theoretically, it is not possible to transfer the front-line army from the Huben army, because in fact it is dispatched and demoted.