How many buildings are in the mist

Gongsunman lived up to the entrustment, broke into Feng Zibai's palace, and risked his life to find the evidence of Feng Zibai's treason: the Dragon Robe Seal Shou.But she couldn't scare the snake away, so she didn't take away any convincing evidence.Her master found nothing from King Wuren.As for the observation reports of the two, they unanimously mentioned strict management, strict access control, reduced communication, and the destruction of all documents after reading, etc.This is not reliable evidence, but in Xie Yan's eyes, it is considered as the preliminary preparation for rebellion.Not to mention Feng Zihuan.

But they can do nothing, neither move troops on a large scale, nor start logistics directly.Everything is going on in secret, at a gentle speed and on a small scale, so as not to cause unnecessary panic and the enemy's detection.This is the lag they have to accept.All insiders can wait with peace of mind, knowing that everything is as fragile as a spider's thread now, and they cannot be impatient.Only Feng Zihuan was restless - she knew it was bad, but no matter how many refreshing drinks she drank, it was useless, so she once severely scolded Dou Shangshi for this.After scolding, she didn't apologize anymore, and went to practice martial arts with Shi Shi by herself.Cui Xuanji sometimes went to visit her and stood aside, often covered in dust.

She arranged for Cui Xuanji to do this and that, and Cui Xuanji did it one by one.It is easy for Cui Xuanji to strengthen defense, monitor the family—especially those who do not cooperate, and prepare to arrest the Gu family at any time. Cui Xuanji can even do it for her More thoughtful and more reliable, but none of this eased her anxiety.

She is anxious, she is angry, she resents, she regrets.This is what she has to do, and she also made a compromise for the final passage of the matter. Although this compromise has brought about a more difficult long-term wrestling in the future; but once the matter can start, she has a way to persevere, As long as it goes on, the wavering people will gradually accept it, and the stubborn people will give up resistance sooner or later: everything can be done in the best way.

It's not that she hasn't thought about the situation of someone taking the opportunity to rebel. She doesn't think it's unexpected that this person is Feng Zibai or Feng Ziyang, but she still doesn't want this to happen.After all, meeting Dao Bing proved to some extent that part of what she was going to do was wrong.

That's all!She slammed open the stone slab in front of her with such great force that it left grooves on the floor tiles below.Could it be that I can't beat the two sisters with all my strength?An ungrateful thing!

On September [-]th, Feng Zibai announced an incident, using the grounds that Feng Zihuan and the Cui family were in power and harmed Zhongliang, and called on the big clan to raise volunteers to crusade against Wudao.Among them, the Gu family is headed by Gu Tang, and the whole family supports Feng Zibai as emperor.Gu Tang also personally wrote the proclamation, pointing out that Feng Zhao, the former Emperor Wencheng, slandered Feng Zibai’s mother Feng Ye in front of Emperor Wude, so that Emperor Wude abolished the empress dowager and changed him to Emperor Wencheng. Cannot be considered orthodox.Believe it or not is just a matter of choosing sides for such a banner.Feng Zibai's feudal state was to the east of Badong County, and when the incident started, he brought Badong County with him, ready to go down the river and attack downwards.And her younger sister, Fengzi Yang, the king of Wuren County, led the crowd to respond and prepared to attack Wuchang County; In Dongyang County, Yongjia County, and Xunyang County to the south of Wuchang County, many powerful clan forces also responded, and the world was in turmoil in an instant.

According to the previous plan, Cui Xuance should go south to resist Feng Zibai, Xie Chen should go to clean up Wujun, and He Quan from Yuzhang, Cui Xin from Linchuan, and Cui Ren from Linchuan should go north to eliminate Fengzi Yang.But the development of Dongyang, Yongjia, and Xunyang was beyond her expectations, and now the main army can only fight the rebels nearby first, and choose an opportunity to fight the enemy's main force.So besides Cui Xuance's mission, He Quan went to Wuchang, Cui Ren went to Yongjia, and Xie Chen went to Dongyang, leaving a Wu County closest to Jiankang unoccupied, so Feng Zihuan directly sent an army to defend Jiankang.The Taiwei advised her not to do this, because it was really dangerous.But she asked Cui Xuanji, are you sure to protect Jiankang?Cui Xuanji said yes, and she sent the soldiers out.

The Taiwei didn't dare to argue with her, because although she commanded well, she was actually extremely angry.For example, on the day when the news of the rebellion came, Feng Zihuan's first order was: go and arrest Gu Heng.Cui Xuanji went to the mansion to see that Gu Heng had hanged himself, so he had to follow the national law to arrest all the members of Gu's family who stayed in Jiankang and put them in prison.When Feng Zihuan heard the news of Gu Heng's death, he directly ordered Ting Wei to cut all the rest of Gu's family in half.If it wasn't for Cui Yi's begging, she would have cut all these people in half.

From Feng Zihuan's point of view, these people still let her down after all.Since you let her down, there's no need to show mercy.Cui Yi's thinking is more about the overall situation. After all, it is not a big problem for the two county kings to riot now, but it is important to stir up other aristocratic families.The foundations of the new prefects who have arrived in various places are not yet stable. If the local forces have ambitions, it is easy to cause trouble.Keeping this person from killing is a heart, and it is a heart that has to be broad.Cui Yi had to tighten the rein this time.

When Cui Yi went to meet the emperor, Cui Xuanji was patrolling the guard posts one by one in Taicheng.If you said you were too worried before, you can't be too careful now.All the members of the Habayashi Guard went to work, and all the soldiers who were on vacation were recalled, and they could only take turns on their posts.In this way, there are at least three people on duty for each post, and a school officer is in charge of every four posts at any time.Since the defenders defending Jiankang have been transferred to face the rebels in Wu County, the Habayashi Army not only has to undertake the task of patrolling the city, but also is responsible for the military guard of the entire Jiankang. Cui Xuanji had to second some people from Dali Temple Participate in patrols and send spare men to the city walls.Feng Zihuan had already handed over all of Jiankang's defense to her, and after checking the safety of the palace that day, she went straight to Zhuquemen from Nanchi Road.

Looking at the city wall, it was obvious that there was a shortage of manpower. She calculated that it would be at least ten days before Jian'an County dispatched troops.Hope these ten days are peaceful.According to Feng Zihuan and Cui Yi's thinking, apart from Wu Jun, the surrounding area of ​​Jiankang is actually very safe, unless Murong Yanguo suddenly takes the opportunity to go south, then at least there is Zhu Shijing from Guangling who can defend Jiankang for a while.As for the Yan army in Xincai County and Ruyin County, they are weak and have insufficient boats, so it is unlikely to launch a large-scale attack.

That’s right, Cui Xuanji thought, but he always felt unsafe.Feng Zihuan wanted to take advantage of the boldness of the court to send troops to publicize his majesty and courage, but he didn't have a personal conquest, which was a dangerous move anyway.But what about the danger?She clenched the handle of the knife tightly, come if you have the ability.

After the inspection, she took the initiative to distribute water and food to the soldiers, encouraged them, and then galloped back to the palace. She must personally guard the emperor's side to ensure safety.

In the official office, Feng Zizhang was equally busy.After several generations of development, although the affairs department has been set up more and more comprehensively, she is the same as the deputy prime minister, and she still has to be in charge of logistical affairs such as money and food.Furthermore, she was born in the royal family, and no matter who is in charge of the rebellion, it is essentially an internal struggle within the royal family. Everyone wants to give her all the dirty work and keep their hands clean.It stands to reason that one thing, such as the transfer of a batch of food and salaries, needs to be agreed by both her and Fan Deng, and then handed over to Cui Yi, and the approval can only be issued if it is correct.As a result, now she was the only one who proposed one matter, and Fan Deng at most offered his opinions. If she didn't accept Fan Deng, she didn't say much, but just stamped it.

She found an opportunity to speak clearly with Fan Deng in private, and told Fan Deng that there was no need to do so.Unexpectedly, Fan Deng would remain the same the next day, so she could only accept it.That's not to mention, at the very moment, a lot of confidential information came up from all over the country, and the imperial court also wanted to investigate whether there were any states and counties below that tried to respond.Snowflakes of confidential information flooded Shangshutai, Fan Deng still acted like he didn't want to control it, let alone dare to control it.Feng Zizhang couldn't take it anymore, so he went to find Cui Yi, and Cui Yi proposed to let Fan Deng take over the position of the secretary in charge the next day, and Feng Zihuan readily agreed.Feng Zizhang looked at Fan Deng who came out from the other column and was about to thank him, and found that his expression relaxed instantly.

Forget it, no one wants to wade into this muddy water.After all, this is just the beginning, and everyone still can't understand the situation. Since it is dangerous to choose any side, they all take a step back.Holding a pen in one hand and an official document in the other, she sighed silently in her heart.It turned out that at this time, the imperial power and the family were still evenly matched.

She didn't have much impression of the rebellious two sisters.They were originally the daughters of the empress dowager who was deposed in the previous dynasty, so they are supposed to be criminals.Not only was he forbidden to associate with her and Feng Zihuan, but even though he was granted a title, he had no land, and was just a noble prisoner raised by the court.At the beginning, only Feng Zibai had a title to inherit, Feng Ziyang had nothing, could not be an official, could not leave Jiankang.Feng Zizhang remembered that when his mother was still there, no one ever asked whether to take care of these two people. It seemed that their mother Feng Ye was not enough to blame for the fall of the North, and the crime had to be carried down with the blood. In other words, these two women must also be punished, even though they were actually not favored by Feng Ye during his lifetime.

Feng Zizhang finds it ridiculous every time he thinks of this: When it comes to blood source, Feng Ye and her mother Feng Zhao are biological sisters, and the blood source of himself and Feng Zihuan is far away from the "moral and chaotic" and "addicted to wine and sex" Feng Zizhang. How far is Ye?When the mother was alive, she might have thought about improving their treatment, but she couldn't, because maintaining the rule is the most important thing.Then, as soon as my sister came to the throne, she would find an opportunity to amnesty the world, including promoting the status of the daughter of a guilty minister from marquis to county king, and giving Fengzi Yang a separate title.They have always been quiet, never demanding too much.

until today.

There are too many things that my mother wants to do but can't do, and I leave them to my sister.Where is my sister?I have seen my sister's anger now.If mother Izumi knew, what would she think?

Feng Zizhang knew very well that Feng Zihuan didn't mind fratricide at all, because in her eyes, realizing her own goals was more important.But mother is not necessarily, mother and elder sister have such different weaknesses and strengths.Some people always said that the Feng family didn't sit for long in the world, and the weak power of the clan was the most important reason, and it had nothing to do with whether they were women or not.

She used to scoff at this point of view, but now she doesn't know what to say.

She finished reading the confidential document in her hand, added her own opinion, and put it on a large pile of documents that had been processed today and were waiting to discuss with Cui Yi.Let them come, let them come.Let the absurdity come, let the ambition come, let the desire come, I never have these things in my heart, because if I am open-minded, I can probably let go of the world.

Or in my heart, there is only one person who makes me willing to give everything.Feng Zizhang turned his head to look at the osmanthus flowers falling in the courtyard of the government office, and then picked up the next document.

And this person who made her willing to give everything is the busiest one.Because of helping the court to detect signs of rebellion in advance, Feng Zihuan now relies heavily on Xie Yan's network, and explicitly asks her to draw out most of the family members on the watch list, and arrange to go to the front line of the battlefield to spy on the military situation.She knew that this was very difficult and dangerous, almost impossible, so she told the emperor frankly.Feng Zihuan asked, can't you do anything?

Seeing the sincerity of Feng Zihuan's expression, she said without hesitation: "No, it was very difficult to obtain information about the treason last time. Now that the rebel army has risen, the enemy's camp must have strict military discipline and strict guards. If you want to It is impossible to sneak in. If you want to use such a strategy, according to Yichen, it should be easier to obtain information when the enemy's momentum is under attack."

Originally, I wanted to say "It's not impossible to take the head of the general", but in the end I held back.That's my friend, Xie Yan thought, a life-and-death friend, you can't repeatedly put her in danger, let alone now is not the time to use it.The emperor thought too simply and too easily.

Feng Zihuan did not give up. Although he understood her difficulties, he still hoped that she would maintain this network, monitor all abnormal movements, and report anytime.The euphemistic name is that although prefects from all over the country will be arranged to pay attention, the more you pay attention, the easier it is to change.She had no choice but to agree.

Go back and write a letter to Gongsunman, asking her master and apprentice to pay attention to safety, if not, they will withdraw.Gongsunman wrote back, but said, don't, I was very happy, and the master was also very happy. We have been bored for a long time and want to take risks.

On this day, the imperial court negotiated the military arrangements for various places, and Xie Yanfang sent out the military talisman of Nankang Kingdom.After seeing several messengers, I returned to the mansion after dark.Seeing that Feng Zizhang came back early, Xie Yan sat down beside her and asked, "Today the court is talking about military affairs?"

"Yes, there is nothing else to discuss."

Xie Yan silently took Feng Zizhang's right hand and rubbed it, and said, "How's the discussion going?"

"The discussion is messy, and I have no idea. Some people judge that it will only take two months to defeat the enemy, while others say it will definitely take four months. Everyone has their own reasons, and my sister is also upset." Feng Zizhang leaned in In her arms, "It's just that this matter is uncertain, and it is difficult to adjust food and grass. I advocate getting it in more places, saying that I am afraid that there will be a famine this year; if it is less, it will not work if there is no relief at that time. Moreover, this court discussion cannot change the bad habit of looking for details in the past. , Now I’m scared again, and everyone dares not speak clearly. It seems that it’s dangerous to explain clearly. My sister lost her temper for a long time before she asked them what they said. Sigh.”

Xie Yan chuckled and said, "Your Majesty didn't lose his temper once or twice. It's been half a year, and his temper has been bad all the time. Are ministers still doing this?"

"Why don't you eat it, especially now. If Cui Xiang hadn't rescued those people in the Gu family, they would all be hung in two halves. If it weren't for—" suddenly a guard from the Habayashi Army sent by Cui Xuanji came to report, saying that Yu Lin Jun just caught a few people who came to assassinate His Majesty.Feng Zizhang asked: "And then? To capture alive or not?" He replied that he was dead. He said that Cui Xuanji had caught a living one and was about to interrogate him. His Majesty came down, and that man insulted His Majesty in the name of rebels. Your Majesty Palm was killed.

Feng Zizhang asked the reporter to go down to receive the reward and rest, the person said that he had something important to do, and he had to go back after notifying His Highness.Feng Zizhang gave him some tea to thank him for his hard work.The man went, Xie Yan shook his head and smiled, Feng Zizhang said: "So you said, do you want to eat or not?"

"But there will always be winners and losers in wars, His Majesty's temper..."

"So what? We can only do what we can. Ugh."