How many buildings are in the mist

"Your Majesty." Cui Xuanji urgently ordered the men and horses, and ordered them to go home and prepare, and they will leave after midnight.Everyone should go home to eat, eat, and clean up.Cui Xuanji ran to Feng Zihuan.At least she has something to report.

"Here?" Feng Zihuan still spoke softly to her, "How are you getting ready?" Cui Xuanji reported to her the number of people, how long he was supposed to be on the horse, and the route he took, "Okay .It’s still my sentence, I give you the convenience to do things, and those who refuse to obey will be beheaded. Ah.” She walked to the couch and sat down, looking tired, Cui Xuanji felt sorry for her, “It’s only you. Actually, I really want to Give each of these inspectors the power to do so, or allow the two of them to discuss that they cannot kill, but can represent me, so that murdering them is tantamount to regicide, and everyone can be exiled."

There was a token to be bestowed on Cui Xuanji on the imperial case, and now she picked it up to enjoy it, and as she spoke more and more fiercely, her fingers became tighter and tighter, fortunately the token was made of iron, so it has not been crushed yet.

Cui Xuanji walked up, knelt down, and under Feng Zihuan's surprised eyes, said, "Your Majesty, please listen to me."

"You said."

"His Majesty's mood, Xuan Ji can understand. Lord Yang and Lord Peng are all talents that the court urgently needs, so it is a pity to lose their lives in vain. The Xiang family dared to murder court officials, which is no different from conspiracy. But your majesty, the Xiang family Although the actions are extremely vicious, it can also be seen that some aristocratic families have great resistance to the policies being implemented by the imperial court. If these inspectors are granted the authority of the same emperor abroad, it will undoubtedly intensify the conflicts and stimulate the emotions of these aristocratic families. Unfavorable. This time, thanks to the military officer surnamed Zhou who escaped desperately, we only know the truth. If we attack harder next time and no one survives, wouldn’t the court be empty? It is blocked, and when it comes, the imperial court will issue an order and send troops to investigate, and the evidence may have been destroyed long ago. Therefore, it is not wise to give the token to the minister or others. Please think twice, Your Majesty."

She knelt there without looking up at Feng Zihuan, the hall was so quiet, she guessed that Feng Zihuan might be angry again.When I was young, one day, Cui Yi, her, and Xie Yan, two children, were present, and they talked about one thing, and asked them to admonish each of them in their own ways.She has forgotten the specifics of the matter, but she only remembers that Cui Yi said at the end, Xuan Ji, you are not as good as Yan'er, she can use many methods, but you can only speak out.She understood, but couldn't correct it.

I'm just a person who can show my true heart for others to see.It seems that I feel guilty for hiding a word from someone close to me.

"Crack!" The token was thrown in front of her, and the voice echoed in the hall.

"Do you want to disappoint me too? Do you know that I am giving you the right to act conveniently without guilt! Don't you even want this? Don't want this, do you think you can avoid obstacles? Do you think you can rely on your simplicity? You can accomplish these things with your own force and resourcefulness? You said it yourself, you told me that the private soldiers of those aristocratic families have a considerable scale, and you can fight with twenty or so people alone? Well, it’s easy to talk about hurting the private soldier Ding, and hurting the lives of the children of the family. What do you use to make up for the crime? I have said everything for you, and let you go under the banner of my name. You don’t want it. Xuan Ji, Zhen I’m taking the blame for you, do you understand?”

The words were so painful that Cui Xuanji felt distressed when he heard them, after all, what Feng Zihuan was hurting was twice as painful for her.

"I see."

"You understand! You understand that you still want to do this?!"

"Your Majesty, when I go to Wuling this time, I will definitely bring back all the sinners of the Xiang family. There is no problem. I will do it. If there is any crime, it is nothing but mine. Your Majesty does not need to take responsibility for me. It's just that your majesty still wants to Those inspecting officials, not only today, but also in the future, but their prestige must not be exceeded, otherwise there will be endless troubles, not to mention their own stains, and it will also affect His Majesty's prestige. Your Majesty—” Cui Xuanji Raising his head, he saw Feng Zihuan frowning, "Let me do the dirty hands."

Feng Zihuan didn't speak, but looked into Cui Xuanji's eyes.Those eyes are very beautiful, not very big, but they can convey affection, but the owner doesn't know it.For example, at this moment, her eyes were almost filled with tears, and she looked at Feng Zihuan expectantly, making the emperor on the throne almost step back a few steps in her heart.

I don't want to see you frown, let alone see you cry. I like when you smile, your eyebrows are like crescent moons.

You don't mean to betray me, we just stand at completely opposite angles on some things.The antithesis is that we all want to be good for each other and are willing to sacrifice something of ourselves.But Xuan Ji, you must know that you are sacrificing yourself, and I am only sacrificing something else.Even if there is such a day, I will have to sacrifice you and exchange you for the country and the world.I just don't want to see this day come, why do you...

"Xuan Ji, I'm doing this—" Cui Xuanji heard that Feng Zihuan seemed to be holding back his anger, trying to control his throat, and made a sound with difficulty, "I gave you this authority to facilitate you and deal with all kinds of problems. [-]. At the same time, if you go there, act properly and show your prestige, then it can be used to protect other inspectors, so that the investigation of the imperial court can be carried out. Do you understand? It is not that if you say this order, it will involve killing people. Even if those aristocratic families are angry because of this, isn’t it because they have done something shameful? It is my fault if I condone them to anger officials. If I condone these illegal and disciplined things, the country’s policies cannot be implemented. Xuanji, I You are very clear about your thoughts, and you also understand what I want to clean up and clarify the world. I thought you and I were on the same path."

She sighed and looked at the teacup on the desk in disappointment. "Your Majesty, I—" Cui Xuanji wanted to argue, but she just waved her hand to stop her, "You take the sign away."

"I reject."

"You refuse?"

"Yes."

"I order you."

"I would rather disobey the emperor's order than take it."

"Xuan Ji!"

"Your Majesty, Xuan Ji thinks that he and His Majesty have always been on the same path, but it is just that Xuan Ji and His Majesty have different ideas about the means that His Majesty wants to use, that's all. The wheel. If you encounter thorns, I will be your majesty's sharp blade and your majesty's torch. But if your majesty is going too fast, I will also be the bridle of a poor horse, blocking the earth wall of the diverging road. This token, even if I take it, I will not No need, but this matter is only up to His Majesty, not anyone else. Therefore, if Your Majesty wants to punish a crime, I have nothing to say, but I will never let Your Majesty take this wrong path. I will not let Your Majesty cause chaos by mistake. I will bury my efforts. The hour is approaching, and I will set off. After Xuanji is gone, please think twice, Your Majesty."

Cui Xuanji kowtowed three times, then took his leave and left, Feng Zihuan just remained silent.After the footsteps stopped, Feng Zihuan felt that the palace was empty as if she was the only one.

The next day when the court was over, when Cui Yi came, she told Cui Yi that Cui Xuanji had not taken the token, and also told Cui Yi what she thought, but Cui Yi did not kneel down, but stood up and seriously advised her Don't do that, the reason is the same as that of Cui Xuanji.After listening to it, she remained silent for a long time, knowing in her heart that Cui Xuanji had no time to get in touch with Cui Yi yesterday, and then regretted what she said to Cui Xuanji.

Where is she now?Has she already led her troops to run on the official road all night long, with her imperial decree in her arms?

I am not afraid that people in the world will hate me, I am only afraid that you will hate me, but sometimes, I would rather you hate me.

At the Nankang Palace outside Taicheng, Xie Yan was tying letters to the legs of several pigeons.While tying, he said to the pigeons: "You, go to Gongsunman's pig, you have to fly fast, but it's best to pick an afternoon when she doesn't drink. If no one is there-oh, anyway, Xu Kuan is there Yes, Xu Kuan can always bring the news. As for you, you have to fly to Liang Xiongying as soon as possible, otherwise something goes wrong and I will stew you! And you..."

Feng Zizhang looked at her from behind and smiled, "That's a carrier pigeon, not a human being. How could you understand me?"

With a wave of Xie Yan's hand, the pigeons went their separate ways. "I'm in Frostfall, and urgent news will be delivered by the fastest eagle. It's a pity that there is no way now."

"Don't be afraid, the pigeons won't be in trouble. We just hope that they can be used in times of crisis. If there is no other way, we can't stop those lunatics from poisoning again."

The two of them walked side by side in the garden, and the fragrance of spring flowers made people feel better. "How many counties are there that we really can't touch?" Feng Zizhang asked.

Xie Yan thought about it, and said, "Jinxing, Badong...well, and Hanzhong."

"Those two are nothing to worry about, but Hanzhong..."

"The first two are at most small landlords, so the problem won't be too big. However, Hanzhong is an important border town, and logically there should be a large number of military settlements. Will there be such a problem?"

"It's just because it's an army station, so it's fatal if something goes wrong."

"That's right. Hanzhong has been stationed in the army for a long time, so it's hard to say whether there is any problem. Guangling is easier to handle. The imperial court forced the refugees to recruit, and the points are not enough, and no one can annex them."

Feng Zizhang pulled her to sit down under the hanging bamboo porch, "My sister will definitely plan to rectify according to the results of the investigation. What do you think she will do?"

"It depends on the situation of the investigation. It doesn't look optimistic now. It is very likely that His Majesty still wants to take people or money from the family, and there must be one of the two."

"Only one?"

"Do you think His Majesty would want both??" Xie Yan's eyes widened, "This is terrible."

"But think about it, if there is no population, where will the soldiers come from; if you don't give money and food, you can't fight a war. My sister won't just want the same."

"Then it's better to let the aristocratic clan pay money and food according to the amount of all the land, and the head of the family according to the total population, including slaves and maidservants."

Feng Zizhang thought for a while, then shook his head, Xie Yan asked in surprise, "Why not?"

"I don't think it's impossible. If I want to, if we just want to fight a war within three to five years, it's okay; but it's impossible in the long run, because it's too much work for the people in the long run. There is no doubt that the country will become poor in the Taiping era. , it is impossible for my sister to accept such a solution."

"According to you, what His Majesty is most willing to accept is to let the family spit out the land and release the people?"

Feng Zizhang nodded, and Xie Yan sighed, "This is a terrible thing. It's like the flesh growing on the body, and now I want someone to cut it off and give it to the public. Your Majesty hates the family like this?"

"In the past, I didn't think that it was only when I discussed government affairs with her every day during these days that I realized how much she hated her."

"for example?"

The two of them were holding hands, sitting side by side, talking about those bad memories of Feng Zihuan.The wind blows and the leaves shake, everything is like the things in the previous life.After all, Feng Zizhang leaned on her shoulder, Xie Yan turned his head to lean on her, "Then, you may be in danger of being persuaded to come in."

"So, my sister asked me to do these things without these considerations."

"It's dangerous to do these things."

Feng Zizhang was taken aback for a moment, and immediately understood what she meant, and said with a smile: "Oh, before my sister becomes suspicious, you are the first one not to believe me?"

"Tsk tsk, isn't my heart for you still clear to the sun and the moon?"

"This kind of thing is nothing more than the heart of the person involved. If I want to be Zhou Gong, no one can force me to do so."

"Yeah." As she spoke, she held Feng Zizhang's hand tightly.

"You have to help me, finish these things quickly, and finish everything safely." Feng Zizhang whispered.

Xie Yan twirled Feng Zizhang's fingers lightly, and said in a low voice, "It will take seven years for Duke Zhou's regent to become king. Don't worry, I'll be with you."

"Okay, you stay with me, let's go together."

The two leaned on each other silently for a while, then Xie Yan suddenly said: "So now it seems that His Majesty has found it hard to trust most of the aristocratic families, and probably still has some trust in Cui Xie's family. The only one who can be exempt from this matter is probably The Zhu family, right?"

"Perhaps. After all, my sister's request to the Zhu family is nothing more than not to cause trouble, to be safe, and to make contributions. I probably don't expect them to be successful. I won't hit them. But I don't know very well. As for you, there is no news about Zhu Hezhi. ?”

"Uncle Guo doesn't like me, and I don't like him either. We don't even meet each other. Where did the news come from?"

"You never had any contact with him?"

"If you have too little contact, you will be a waste in your impression."

Feng Zizhang smiled, "Yeah, she's a waste. Concubine Ning and her sister are better off. There's no one in the Zhu family. Look, Zhu Shijing brought his two sons who didn't have a title or official status when he came out of Guangling. It's not Zhu Hezhi, who has a high status."

"That guy didn't cause much trouble, and he didn't find out his problems this time. It can be seen that Zhu Shihan is not completely helpless in teaching his son."

"How do you know that he is obedient, not that Concubine Ning takes good care of her?"

As a result, Zhu Xianwan in the palace sneezed five times in one breath, causing Duan Qichen to immediately order someone to change it to a medicinal incense, and then ask the imperial physician to prescribe a prescription for wind and cold.Zhu Xianwan asked in surprise: "What are you doing, I didn't catch a cold."

"You always say no, what's the result? The result is that you lie down for half a month, come on, put it on."

"It's a winter cloak."

"It's okay, it's cool in the house in April. Write quickly."

Zhu Xianwan stopped protesting and turned around to continue.

She was in Duan Qichen's Palace, struggling to write a letter to Zhu Hezhi.Since His Majesty announced the investigation, she was worried that Zhu Hezhi would cause some scandal again, so she hurriedly wrote to him.The first thing is to ask him to check himself and deal with what needs to be dealt with.In turn, she was worried that he would be self-defeating, so she simply asked him to report everything truthfully.I didn't reply to this letter in time, and I immediately followed up with a reprimand, demanding a more detailed report with extremely harsh words.At this time, the news about Chen Bo had spread, and Zhu Hezhi was in charge of the family's mansion and land. Zhu Xianwan wondered if he had done the same thing, and was terribly worried.The two siblings don't meet each other, they just communicate letter after letter.Fortunately, so far, everything is safe.

Duan Qichen thought it was funny, at the beginning he asked Zhu Xianwan "Since this is the case, why didn't you invite Uncle Guo directly into the palace to talk about it", but Zhu Xianwan's answer was "I'm afraid of making His Majesty suspicious, and I don't want to see him".Duan Qichen has nothing to say about the second point, the siblings seem to have never been close.But she was very surprised at the first point, "Based on my superficial understanding, I know that your majesty will not punish your family when you punish anyone. When your uncle and brother were both officials, there were so many scandals that did not abolish the title. I went out of Zhenguangling, and I certainly won’t now. It’s much more terrifying than your family, what are you afraid of?”

Zhu Xianwan replied: "Do you think I'm really afraid that His Majesty will take the initiative to attack? No, people's hearts are sinister, and the so-called family is no exception. I don't know if someone will take the opportunity to harm our family. With his temperament, he will make friends indiscriminately, and he will definitely be defenseless." heart and ability."

Duan Qichen thought for a long time, and seeing Zhu Xianwan put down the pen, checked it, and then handed it to Qiulan, he asked: "Actually, I have been in Jiankang all these years, and I have never understood the relationship between your so-called aristocratic clans. I don’t know what the trouble is this time, can you tell me about it?”