How many buildings are in the mist

Jiankang's summer is always hot and humid, the sun is not necessarily very strong, the sweat just seeps out from under the skin, unknowingly sticks to the body and sticks to the clothes.That's why Cui Xuanji always likes linen clothes in summer, and she always feels sticky when the material is too delicate.It's still so hot in July, which is actually a bit abnormal.But this year, even ordinary people don't pay much attention to the weather. They are all concerned about what the emperor will do to the family.

This evening, Cui Xuanji was actually on vacation, but today the city allowed the market to stay open until evening, so she also dropped by to stroll around.One is to relax, and the other is to listen to public opinion, and I don't think these two purposes conflict with each other.She knew in her heart that this was all she could do, and Feng Zihuan would not let her interfere, so she had better not go.After changing your clothes, rubbing the rough cloth against your skin can make you feel relaxed.She wandered around the market for a while, bought two wooden hairpins and some flowers, and was ready to go back.But when the wind blew, the moon came out, and the scenery was so moving that she couldn't help being moved, so she went back to the vendor, bought a gourd and made wine, found a tall building with no one there, climbed directly upstairs, drank alone, enjoyed moon.

It’s been a long time since I’ve been alone like this, with no one to look for, and nothing to bother me. The mundane world has nothing to do with me, even if it’s just for a while.Right now I don't want to see anyone, not even Feng Zihuan.I just want to be alone and even be forgotten by the world.

One mouthful after another, I don't know how long I have been drinking, I am already a little tipsy.The market broke up early in the morning, and the moon has passed the sky.Cui Xuanji was lying on the eaves of the tower, but he heard people making noise in the street below.At the beginning, it was just ordinary words like you are drunk and I am not drunk, but she never cared about it.Unexpectedly, as he was talking, he heard the people below talking about the party at the Nankang Palace.

Cui Xuanji sat up.

"Go, go, go away! I'm... not drunk! You're just drunk!" said the drunk man, "You're just drinking, drinking, drunk!" Someone probably tried to dissuade him while pulling him, telling him to keep his voice down, "Small, small, small! Don't let me say this, don't let me say that, bah! I, I have done nasty things, what, what are you not allowed to say!"

The other party probably scolded him for talking nonsense, the drunk yelled, first cursed a few unbearable swear words, and then said: "You weak bones! Useless, useless things! If you have the guts to say it in the room, come out, come out, come out! Say it! Shame, shame! Those aristocratic wastes, who did, did, did so many shady things, now have to... be punished, so, just scream, what is it called?! It should be beaten! Beat!! No Hit! Disagree!!”

The people next to him continued to pull him, and he probably pushed his companion to the ground, who was cursing and swearing, but the drunk still kept saying, "We, we, finally came out of the house! To, to, Jiankang, to be an official, to serve His Majesty... I still get their eyes! They, what can they do?! Huh?! Why don’t you let it go?! Why, why don’t you let it go?! I’m going to say it today!! These noble families should be damned! Licensing, levying and extorting! Defrauding the Holy Majesty! Collaborating with the enemy and treason! Doing all kinds of evil!"

Cui Xuanji leaned forward and slid forward, holding on to the cornice, ready to turn over to the corridor on the lower floor of the wooden tower to see who the drunk was.

"In His Royal Highness's house, that, that, Xie Neishi!! It's not a good thing!! I thought, thought, thought that he was such an upright person, huh! Now! I have seen through it too! Once this kind of At that time, just, just, just revealed our true nature! Don’t let us, tell the content of the party, bah!! I’m going to say it! I’m going to say that these clans are trash! They’re scum! They should be killed!! They should be killed!! Copy it!!"

The companion simply grabbed a handful of dirt and threw it in the mouth of the drunk, and the two started fighting.Cui Xuanji couldn't stand it anymore, shook his head helplessly, jumped down and walked in front of the two, pulled them away, and told them to go home quickly, and if he made trouble, he would be sent to prison by the patrolling Habayashi guards to wake him up.Seeing that it was her, the two of them were a little sober from the wine, thanked her quickly, and left quickly.Cui Xuanji stood there for a while, and finally decided to tell Xie Yan about it.

She didn't know the cause and effect, but her guess was not too bad.This person is one of the more radical officials from a poor family. His family is poor, and he has been stared at in Jiankang. He is definitely dissatisfied.A few days ago, the gathering at the Nankang Palace aroused the dissatisfaction of these radicals. Although Feng Zizhang allowed them to speak freely in the mansion, they were forbidden to speak out.These radicals spoke impassionedly, seeing that each of them could kill Gu Heng with a single weapon, but Feng Zizhang explicitly forbade them to speak out, and he didn't bother to explain in detail, he only said that the overall situation was the most important thing.The Radicals were already holding their breath, but now they are even more blocked.

At the beginning of the party that night, Feng Zizhang, as the host, first chatted with everyone about irrelevant topics, and then took advantage of the opportunity to lead to the emperor's decision, asking everyone what they think should be done if the next step is to be done, and how to do things well .And encourage everyone to speak freely, without any scruples in the house.Everyone had a lot of ideas, and Feng Zizhang's purpose was to listen to opinions first, so she took the initiative to control the order of speeches, one conservative, and the next radical.Different opinions were flying all over the sky, but none of them exceeded what she and Xie Yan had expected.With no new opinions, her goal was changed to find out.See where the highest demands and bottom lines these poor officials may have, and start to encourage free discussions.

The discussion didn't matter, the two sides almost quarreled.Although there have been quarrels at previous gatherings, they have never been as intense as this time.Radicals think that if they want to deal with it, they should deal with it at one time, otherwise they will leave room for the family, and they will strengthen the city wall, and the problem will be more hidden and difficult to deal with in the future; conservatives think that the ideas of the radicals cannot be implemented at all. He is not a fool, it is impossible to let others slaughter him.The radicals immediately jumped up when they heard the words, saying that it was because of this that they could not be given a chance, and then immediately raised the issue to a moral level, accusing the family of shamelessness and the conservatism of the conservatives.Conservatives want to argue that there are not no good people in the family, so don't beat them all to death.The radicals immediately said that it is because of the only good people who compromised and retreated like you that you are today. You just disregarded the interests of the country and only cared about your own interests, so you ruined the world like this.

Feng Zizhang still indulged their discussion, even if it was a quarrel.It wasn't until the radical faction lost control and ignited the flames of war to Cui Xie's family that she couldn't sit still.Two radical officials accused Cui Yiyi of being unfavorable. The Cui family did the same thing in Yuzhang, so it can be seen that they are of the same breed; With one eye closed, how could he act so boldly?He also advertises himself as a family of Confucianism, bah!

"Do you know what you're talking about, huh?" Feng Zizhang said, the man was stunned, silent, but his mouth was still open, "If you want to slander a person or something, you can slander all the things that can be slandered It doesn’t matter whether it’s related to moving out, is that right? Is it reasonable? Or, according to your reasoning, I can also say that officials from poor families boast that they have talents, but when they come to Jiankang, they can’t support themselves. What kind of talents do they have? ? Don’t tell me you have an industry and a background, so you can sell what you draw and write? Isn’t it the same? Think about what you say for yourself. You’ve already been looked down upon by others, do you want to lose this kind of person?”

You picky thing, shameless bastard, what right do you have to say about her, what do you know, and you come here to accuse her for no reason?With this baseless guess, do you know her?You can know what kind of person she is?Can you make a judgment?Do you not have anything else in your mind except that you know how to build a house?She is my sweetheart, my treasure, how could I allow you to say something bad about her?If it weren't for me keeping you, I really want to send you to the frontier...

Feng Zizhang didn't show any expression on his face, and he didn't continue to chase and kill him, but all he was thinking about was these things.

The man sat down without a word.Xie Yan could hear it clearly from the corridor behind.She originally wanted to go around to the other end of the living room from the outside, sit at the bottom seat, and join the discussion.Didn't expect to come across this passage.She didn't intend to take such illogical words to heart, and now she was a little thankful to this guy - if it wasn't for him, how would she have heard Feng Zizhang defend her?

But they were so aggressive that she had to go in and warn them.Anyway, she has been described as such by them, so it doesn't matter if she says some ugly things.So she waited for the servants who brought tea and food, and went in with them.Although she was still sitting at the bottom of the table, as soon as she entered, all eyes were cast on her—either hesitantly, or dissatisfied, or contemptuous and fearful—and then retracted.The class is already discussing the specific situation of these people's hometowns and possible practical operations.Xie Yan participates in detailed discussions from time to time, about how much a household can produce per mu of land, how much in good and bad years, generally speaking, besides the reported corvee, is there any other apportionment that takes up time, and so on.Conservatives and radicals alike she missed, actively participating but not commenting, careful not to make any evaluative remarks.

After talking for a long time, it was time to go.Xie Yan stood up, thanked all the adults on behalf of Feng Zizhang, and then said, I am a little light on my words, but I have something to say to all the adults, the content of our discussion in the palace tonight, please don’t publicize it outside after going out. Not only to keep secrets for each other, but also for His Royal Highness, and even more for the country.

Everyone left silently.

But the imperial court hadn't seen the plan for a long time, and there was not even a draft. It was rumored that Feng Zizhang deliberately delayed the time under Xie Yan's instigation.Knowing that things are difficult, the emperor didn't urge, Cui Yi didn't urge, and the patriarchs of the big clan didn't speak, but the ones who love to say this are actually these humble officials.Being dissatisfied is like waiting for a long time for the rain to come, the ground will crack, and people will vent.Cui Xuanji will catch a drunk man who makes a slip of his tongue.

It's useless to rush home, he has been scolding for a long time before, and he is not the only one who thinks this way.Within three days, such rumors spread throughout Jiankang.Cui Xuanji, who had no time to write letters for several days, could still hear whispers of refurbishment while patrolling the street.

After her patrol was over, she went home and changed her clothes, and then came to Nankang Palace.Sure enough, Feng Zizhang was still in the official office and hadn't come back, only Lord Neishi was at home.

"This is a rare visitor today." Cui Xuanji walked into the study, Xie Yan did not look back at her, but focused on the map hanging on the wall.In many places on the map, small characters were written, or small wooden wedges were used to nail the full-text strips to the positions of the states and counties.

Cui Xuanji found a place to sit down by himself, "How is things going?"

"It's still messy, but it's getting better soon. What are you in a hurry, the emperor is not in a hurry, are you in a hurry?"

Cui Xuanji then told her what he had heard today, as well as the encounter with the drunk before.

Xie Yan didn't turn around after listening, "What to be afraid of, let them say."

"They can freely talk about your reputation, but the longer it takes, the worse it will be for public opinion," Cui Xuanji said.

Xie Yan sneered, "I would like to hurry up, but take a look," she pointed at the map with her finger, "Every family cannot have its own way, there must be a standard, and a unified standard must ensure fairness and effectiveness. Release the slaves, Confiscate the land, and then? Will it be rewarded to the people immediately? What is the standard for rewarding? After the reward is over, what standard should they pay for money and grain? The situation in each state and county is different. There are different regulations for forests, forests, etc.? There are so many things, how can it be so fast?"

Cui Xuanji got up and walked in front of the map, standing side by side with Xie Yan, looking at the dense numbers and records on it, "Didn't your majesty give Nankang King a month? Now it is postponed for another half a month because of dealing with the prefects. Let You come up with a draft plan first, and then discuss it in court. I didn't expect you to come up with a perfect one from the beginning."

"That said, but..."

"What are you thinking now?"

Xie Yan turned around and handed a piece of paper that had been altered several times to Cui Xuanji, and asked her to read it by herself without saying a word.Cui Xuanji read for a while, and said: "Judging according to the actual number of the first emperor Wencheng's ten years, we will deal with the excess in the future, and not pursue the ones in the past?"

"Hmm," Xie Yan nodded, and asked again, "Do you think His Majesty will agree?"

Cui Xuanji thought for a while, "It's hard to say. I think you are obviously taking care of the family at this point in time."

Xie Yan nodded, put down his pen, and the two returned to their seats. Xie Yan said, "Actually, it's not completely unreasonable to say that we deliberately delayed the time. It's just not entirely my idea."

"Ah?" Cui Xuanji was very surprised, and Xie Yan continued to explain: "Zizhang's idea. She hopes to delay the time on the one hand, and on the other hand, through the severe replacement of the local prefect, warn the family and give them some time to deal with it by themselves. .”

Cui Xuanji frowned: "But they may not follow your idea."

"Listen to me," Xie Yan said, "firstly, it is to intimidate through the changes of the local governor; secondly, your family and my family will voluntarily hand over part of the property, and Zizhang will take advantage of the situation to propose our solution. As long as the effect is good, Gao The family members basically accept it, so it won’t be too difficult to carry it out. She said that, I think it’s okay, but I’m stuck on how to collect it. As for the re-discussion by the court, I don’t want to discuss too much, because you can also see Now that the aristocratic clan, the poor clan, and the imperial court are facing each other very seriously, if we discuss it again and again, it will probably collapse in the court hall, and it will be even more difficult to deal with it after the collapse. We want to control that step."

Cui Xuanji was silent for a while, and said: "There is one more point, you haven't considered it."

"Which point?"

"Your Majesty's thoughts."

Xie Yan said helplessly, "We have considered it."

"Then?"

"The result of our consideration is that we cannot accept His Majesty from the beginning. Because if we completely cater to His Majesty's ideas from the beginning, this matter will not be possible. Everyone has to compromise, and Your Majesty is no exception."

"That is to say—" Cui Xuanji said, "You didn't think that His Majesty's idea would become a big problem from the very beginning?"

"No, we think it is a big problem. But it is a big problem that can be controlled. There is Zizhang, there is aunt, and there is you. We are four to one. No matter in terms of numbers or procedures, we can control His Majesty's side. But we can't control the people of the family."

Cui Xuanji shook his head, thinking that even you think so too.

"Don't talk about it, my mind is going to be confused. Come and take a good look at this picture, and then tell me how to compile this plan." Xie Yan said, and ordered someone to bring tea.

Cui Xuanji didn't bother to get up, and said directly: "According to your plan, then the sentence will be based on Wencheng's ten-year reward, and the extra half will be handed over to half."

Xie Yan stared at her, as if accusing her of being too casual. "Don't look at me like that," Cui Xuanji said, "No, why discuss it? There's no way to discuss it. It's better to put the number in the middle from the beginning and let the two sides go to the tug of war."

Three days later, after Feng Zizhang was about to be overwhelmed by the confession and repentance memorials of the prefects from all over the country, he finally worked out the list of dismissals and transfers of the prefects together with the Taiwei.Feng Zihuan expressed satisfaction and approved it in court, and Cui Yi and Gu Heng also had no objections—there was no way to have any opinions.Then Feng Zihuan reminded her that you still have seven days to make the final plan.