How many buildings are in the mist

In the morning of the next day, Xie Hui and Xie Yan came to the Lu Mansion together, taking advantage of the fact that everyone who was supposed to go to court was going to court.It stands to reason that Xie's family and Lu's family are not close, but relying on the fact that the older generation were like-minded friends when they were young, they also looked up to each other.To talk about relatives and friends, Cui Xuanji should come.Her mother, Lu Xi, was born in the eldest son of the Lu family, and she was also very close to her uncle and cousins ​​since she was a child.But early in the morning, Xie Yan went to Yulin Daying to ask for news, and what he got was that General Zhonglang was with the two imperial daughters today, unable to get away, and asked Xie Yan and the others to go first, and he could not come back later.He also said that it was all reasoning anyway, and everyone said it was the same, maybe the two of them were more eloquent than her, and it was easier to reason.

Lu Hao taught the princesses in the palace, only his father Lu Suo came to see them.This person rarely shows his face in public, and Xie Yan has not seen him a few times, but because he is a great Confucianist in the world, his reputation is well known to everyone.She followed Xie Hui in, and saw an old man with a gentle expression and kind face sitting in the hall, with gray beard and hair, looking at them with a smile.Xie Hui opened his mouth and called the other party "Ji Cong", asked how he was recently, and then introduced Xie Yan.Xie Yan went to see her, but Lu Suo didn't move, and said with a smile, "This is Xie Chen's daughter? I've heard her name for a long time, but I haven't seen her. Sit, sit."

Xie Hui first talked with Lu Suo about the old days, and talked about each other's sons and daughters for a while. Lu Suo praised Xie Hui's eldest son, Xie Jue, for his meritorious service in defending the frontier, and he was on par with Cui Xuance; Xie Hui said that he was not as knowledgeable as Lu Hao, and his personality was not as good Broad-minded.Lu Suo smiled and said: "That's like your brother!" Xie Hui asked Lu Hao how he was doing as the master of the two imperial daughters in the palace.

Xie Huidao, it is exactly this reason, especially recently, don't talk nonsense, tell the princesses, and the queens tell the emperor, it is not a matter of one or two sentences.

Xie Yan sat on the side, not daring to speak rashly, feeling that the surrounding was too quiet, even the servant's footsteps were not heard, as if there was a heavy pressure.

"That's right, bro, you came here today because of yesterday's incident? Everyone in the city is aware of the disturbances, and even you, bro, are no exception." Lu Suo said while naturally picking up the stag next to him, so that he could relax Waiting for Xie Hui's answer.

"Yes, otherwise I would not be able to come to the Zunfu. I should invite you to my house." Xie Hui said, "You know me, and you can tell the truth to everyone. I came here today to ask you for your Majesty's advice. The view of a will, I ask for your support."

Xie Yan turned to look at Lu Suo, Lu Suo just nodded when he heard the words, and slowly said: "Since you asked for my support, why do you still ask my opinion? You have already determined for me what I should have. Xie Yan thought in his heart that he might disagree, but Xie Hui went on to say: "No, I plan to listen to your opinion first. If I don't know what you think, how can I talk about supporting you. You say it first, then I will talk about it." Listen."

Lu Suo smiled wryly, then sighed and shook his head. After thinking for a while, he said seriously: "If we are talking about the matter, the emperor's move is nothing more than wanting to grasp more resources so that she can do things more conveniently. I also believe that she really wanted to do this for the purpose of the Northern Expedition. Do it. But I don’t support it. The reason is very simple, because this move disturbs the world and is inconsistent with morality. Although my family is also reprimanded by her, it will certainly not be immune to being robbed of a lot of property by her, but my family doesn’t care Yes. A gentleman loves money, and he gets it in a proper way. My people get it in a wrong way, and I have nothing to say when I return it. But others don’t think that way, such as Gu Heng. What does the emperor think the foundation of a country is? It’s not big or small What is her family? Her civil and military ministers, money, food and taxes, which one is not supported by the family? What's more, in the local area, although there are a large number of family slaves and evil, is it possible that the things produced by these families are better than a large group of people? There are fewer idle small farmers? What's more, which one of Zhengshuo's clothing and etiquette system in the Central Plains is not inherited by the aristocratic clan? What's more, when he went to the south, he relied on these big clans to stabilize people's hearts! What the emperor wanted to do was too early, she The previous rounds of actions have hurt too many people's hearts, and doing so now will only cause chaos in the world."

After Xie Hui listened carefully, he was about to answer when Xie Yan opened his mouth and said, "Everything Shi Bo said makes sense. But the fact now is that the words have already been said, and we have to speak. What we have to do is Find a way to shoot the arrow, impartial. For this reason, we hope to win the support of Uncle Shi and the Lu family, even if it is not openly supported, it is okay not to oppose." Lu Suo just stared at her without saying a word, Xie Yan Consciously dignified and upright, without avoiding his gaze, he added calmly: "Maybe Shibo feels that if this matter must be done, how can we do it?"

Lu Suo remained silent for a long time, and Xie's uncle and nephew also let him go. No one took the initiative to break the silence.

"Xie Yan, let me ask you," Lu Suo said suddenly, "Although it is said that 'If you want to take it, you must give it to you {134}', but now the emperor wants to let the family get it with a blind eye. , set up a title, and take it back by force, do you think this is moral?"

"It depends on the morality over there." Xie Yan replied, Lu Suo nodded, and wanted to continue asking, Xie Yan already understood the series of questions he might ask, so he directly added without giving him a chance: "Mr. It is light, the king is light, in the face of the well-being of the people in the world, the interests of the big clan are also small. It is a righteousness for the people of the world, the country, the country, and the country. For the righteousness, you have to sacrifice. I don’t hesitate to do anything. If you abandon all living beings for the sake of famous teachings, for nothingness and stereotypes, for your own benefit, that would be immoral and immoral.”

She kept looking directly into Luso's eyes, and didn't look away after she finished speaking.

"You actually said that?" Shiye asked Feng Zizhang in the bedroom of the palace.

"Yeah, don't say that, are you waiting for him to come up with some guidelines for monarchs and ministers, benevolence, righteousness and integrity, these and other things to restrain me, and finally convict me of a crime? That can't be done, I'm not stupid."

"But you say that," Feng Zizhang sighed, "Aren't you afraid that he will be annoyed? What did he say in the end?"

Xie Yan shrugged, "Once I said that, in fact, I have finished what I can say. He thought for a while, and said that it is still necessary to wait and see. Now at most, he will not express his objection publicly. The uncle also advised him to see fewer visitors recently, so as not to cause trouble to his upper body. , and he accepted it."

Feng Zizhang was helpless, "Forget it, this is progress. The gentle Lu family thinks so, others can't count on it, so let's take it slowly. By the way, have you mentioned anything about the Zhu family?"

Xie Yan nodded and helped her loosen her hair, "I mentioned it. He said that if Zhu Shijing came back, please let me know and we will come to see you. If you don't want to see me, then I will pass the message on your behalf. I said, the matter of persuading the Zhu family is not through Is Concubine Ning more suitable?"

Feng Zizhang shook his head, "Not necessarily, since the previous generation, the brothers of the Zhu family have been at odds, let alone this generation?"

After finishing speaking, Feng Zizhang took advantage of the situation and leaned into Xie Yan's arms.Xie Yan bent down, simply carried him to the bed, and let Feng Zizhang lie in his arms. "Tired?" She asked Feng Zizhang softly, Feng Zizhang nodded.

"Days are like years. The eyes of the whole world are looking at you. It really isn't a good feeling. Thinking about it this way, I feel that my sister is working hard."

Xie Yan chuckled, wrapped her shoulders with one hand, and shook hands with her with the other, "Fortunately, it has nothing to do with you, fortunately, it has nothing to do with you."

"A lot of things have troubled you these days. I don't have time to take care of them. I can only let you, a think tank, go to work first." Feng Zizhang said, then turned his head, kissed Xie Yan's chin lightly, and then nestled in like a Like a cat.Although Xie Yan was very useful, he didn't speak lightly: "Tsk, you have to say that these are what I should do, and you have to give me this candy, I can't stand it."

Feng Zizhang pinched her, Xie Yan pretended to cry in a low voice, and then laid the person in his arms flat, "Go to sleep, you are tired too."

Unexpectedly, Feng Zizhang put his arms around her neck, "Don't go. You hug me to sleep."

Xie Yan was almost drowned by this mood, "Okay, I'll sleep with you in my arms."

The lights are off and there is no moonlight.Xie Yan hugged Feng Zizhang from behind, trying to relax his body, but Feng Zizhang asked: "You said Cui Xuanji was radical earlier, what about you? She doesn't do it for power and fame, and neither do you."

"Neither of us are, uh, but we are for different things."

"What's the difference?"

Xie Yan lazily said: "She is for the emperor's country, and I am only for the world. She still has your Feng family in her heart, but I don't."

Feng Zizhang murmured the word "no", and Xie Yan added, "But now I have you. Go to sleep."

The undercurrent in Jiankang City was turbulent, but the atmosphere in the palace was much more peaceful.On this day, Feng Zihuan was still correcting the memorial, and Cui Xuanji still knelt down to accompany him.Seeing that Feng Zihuan was reviewing very quickly and his expression seemed gentle, Cui Xuanji suddenly said, "Your Majesty."

"Huh?" Feng Zihuan didn't lift his head, but turned his right ear to Cui Xuanji's direction to show that he was listening.

"When I was patrolling the city recently, I could often hear people talking about the plan that His Majesty proposed a while ago to confiscate part of the family's land and population."

Feng Zihuan's pen stopped, and his frown returned to its original state.

"Oh, what are you talking about?" Her tone was normal, as if she was asking about family matters.Cui Xuanji prepared his speech early in the morning, and replied: "Because there is no specific content, the people did not discuss anything specific. Some people are happy, some people are curious, and most people are just speculating."

"En." Feng Zihuan replied, but did not continue speaking.Cui Xuanji was about to come up with a second set of arguments, when Feng Zihuan finished approving the last memorial, put down his ink brush and asked, "Didn't you hear some arguments from the aristocratic family?"

"No, His Majesty also knows that I'm still in the palace, and I haven't been in family gatherings for a long time. Maybe they are also tired of me, and avoid me in the market."

This is true, but in just seven days, some people have already scolded her when they saw her on the street—it doesn't matter that she is an imperial official, and her official position is not low—the quantity and quality are far superior to their former counterparts.Cui Xuanji alone has seen four or five decent people at the party.They called her the emperor's running dog, eagle dog, and a family shame for chasing fame and fortune.She hadn't heard this last title for a long time.But think about it, maybe now it's just a digression.

"I'm curious about what they say. But, thinking about it, it might not be a good word, or even nonsense. It's okay if you don't listen."

Seeing Feng Zihuan drink the refreshing drink specially prepared by Dou Shangshi in one gulp, put down the cup and prepare to get up, Cui Xuanji stood up quickly, and waited for Feng Zihuan to stand upright, then continued: "The words of the pedantic family , so it doesn’t sound good. But when dealing with them, Your Majesty must be careful.”

"Yes. I have Zizhang, Zizhang has Xie Yan, and I have you and Cui Xiang. What are you afraid of?"

What Feng Zihuan said was not as sincere as the previous two years, Cui Xuanji even felt it was perfunctory.So she also knew that what she wanted to say might not be suitable now, but she couldn't find the right time, or for the current Feng Zihuan, it didn't matter when she said it.

"I have a plan, which can be a good plan for His Majesty."

"Oh?" Feng Zihuan narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at her without saying a word.

She seldom took the initiative to give Feng Zihuan an idea, and at this juncture, it naturally aroused Feng Zihuan's suspicion.

Two days ago, when she went home to rest, Cui Yi had a night talk with her. In order to balance the situation and prevent problems before they happen, she should propose to the emperor to remove and exchange some local officials on the grounds of investigating those who failed their duties. "But you have to be careful when you say this, and it's best to let His Majesty guess it instead of saying it directly, otherwise it will be troublesome. Do you understand?"

She made it clear, but dismissed it.From her point of view, Feng Zihuan knew very well whether she was loyal or not; if she said something that was supposed to attract suspicion, it would appear that she had a problem.She understood that Cui Yi hoped that she would stay by Feng Zihuan's side, not to be berated or even unable to protect herself because of such things.But she doesn't care.She only cares about Feng Zihuan.

"Say it. I'm listening." Feng Zihuan walked to her side, his tone relaxed, but his eyes did not soften.Cui Xuanji then revealed the whole plan, without any concealment, he just said the main point is to facilitate the next action, and most importantly, to avoid the disaster of collusion.Further down, she dared not and could not speak. "Your Majesty, please decide."

Feng Zihuan remained silent, while Cui Xuanji bowed his waist and bowed, without raising his head or moving.

Suddenly a female official came to report that the Hualin Garden had been set up, please move over to watch the princesses shoot arrows. "Okay, I'll go now." Feng Zihuan said, then turned to Cui Xuanji and said, "Forget about it. You forgot too? Let's go, let's go over and talk about it."

Cui Xuanji didn't forget, she counted this step.When she arrived at Hualin Garden, she not only had to perform the task of guarding, but also demonstrated, taught, and evaluated, and the task could not be completed within two hours.She left Feng Zihuan to think about these two hours early in the morning.When they arrived at the place, the two queens were waiting early in the morning.There are no less than [-] targets, large and small, placed in open spaces and hung on treetops.Feng Xi clamored to start quickly, but Feng Xu still sat there quietly.Second Concubine Duan Ning was also sitting there.After Feng Zihuan took his seat, he announced that it would start immediately, don't waste time, the weather is very hot.

Cui Xuanji stood under the sun, watching the two little girls demonstrate various poses.Feng Xu is suitable for archery, because she is calm, strong enough, and has the patience to wait until the most suitable moment.In contrast, Feng Xi is always a little bit weaker, always a little bit weaker, or launching too early.Seeing that her grades were gradually not as good as her sister's, and even began to fail, Fengxi became anxious.

Whoosh!The little girl simply shot an arrow at Feng Xu's target that was closer to her.

Cui Xuanji was taken aback for a moment, the two concubines were surprised, but Feng Xu smiled: "It doesn't count."

Unexpectedly, Feng Zihuan, sitting in the back, was a little unhappy, and reprimanded Feng Xi in a low-pitched voice. From what he did today to cheating, when he talked about his childhood, why was he in charge of the country at the age of 15, and now the two The princess is also close to that age, why is she still like this... Everyone present was surprised, what happened to this emperor who always doted on his daughter and was even a bit arrogant towards Feng Xi?The children were all kneeling, the second concubine Duan Ning looked at each other, Cui Xuanji watched her face carefully from the corner of her eye, and thought to herself, why did she get so angry after drinking a refreshing drink?After she spoke uprightly, Feng Xu seized the opportunity to beg for mercy and gave a step, Feng Xi also admitted her mistake, she let everyone go with a long sigh.

Cui Xuanji naturally stayed with her, approached her, and saw her panting slightly, as if she had used a lot of effort to suppress her anger.Cui Xuanji almost blamed what she just said for making Feng Zihuan angry, but she is not the one to vent her anger on children, is she?

When they approached and looked at each other, Cui Xuanji saw her expression of remorse, knowing that she had lost her temper, and asked, "Your Majesty, should we drive back or sit down for a while?"

"Sit down for a while." She said, "Xuan Ji, you go and arrange to make two good bows for the children tomorrow."

"Yes."

"As for what you said today..." Cui Xuanji's ears perked up, "I think the content is good, and I will hand it over to the Taiwei to execute. But, Xuanji, you still say such things to me now, you Are you not afraid? Or have you never been afraid when facing me?"

"No." Cui Xuanji deliberated and decided to say this: "My heart is open and fearless."

Feng Zihuan raised his eyebrows and nodded repeatedly, "That's right. But are you really hiding nothing from me?"

What is the most difficult truth to say in the world, Cui Xuanji now knows.

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{134} comes from "Warring States Policy Wei Ce 36", and the same one comes from "Lao Zi Chapter [-]": "If you want to take it, you must give it."