How many buildings are in the mist

"Order the right servant to shoot..." Feng Zihuan walked up and down the hall, dictating the imperial decree, while the female officer at the side was in charge of copying it, Cui Yi was listening, and Cui Xuanji had just returned from the barracks, when he heard Feng Zihuan speak, He didn't go in, just waited outside the hall.Judging by Feng Zihuan's tone of voice, most people would think that she was already angry.Only the aunt and nephew of the Cui family knew that Feng Zihuan was not really angry about this incident.

The dragon boat race was held on the fifth day of May {116}. The venue of the race was changed to the middle of the Yangtze River, and it was deliberately held grand. The emperor and his courtiers and nobles from Jiankang went to watch it; Collapsed, damaged and damaged, it looked like it had been in disrepair for a long time, and it collapsed into the river in front of the emperor. It seemed that the wooden piles used to fill it up were useless.Feng Zihuan said angrily on the spot, after the queen passed away, I haven't been to the scene of the dragon boat race for many years, let alone watch it along the Yangtze River, are you deceiving me like this? "Although there is Jiankang guarded by Guangling County, Jiangfang is the last line of defense for Jiankang, and it is so rotten!" The civil and military officials in charge of Jiangfang were arrested on the spot, dismissed on the spot, and put in prison. No one is allowed to visit and interrogate, "I Interrogate yourself!"

Not long after he came back, the dereliction of duty officials were not beheaded, but stayed in the prison waiting to confess. Feng Zihuan's first move was to appoint a new person in charge, to rebuild the embankment, and directly proposed in the court that the officials should formulate a new law. The construction and river defense plan.She didn't directly propose a candidate, so Cui Yi had no choice but to give her a step forward, and proposed a combination of four candidates, three of which were newly promoted scholars from poor families.Feng Zihuan pretended to be a gesture again, and asked the four groups to come up with proposals and debate them in the court.The important court officials knew in their hearts that it was false to worry about Jiang Fang and Jiankang's safety, just like she, Feng Zihuan, was never worried that someone could assassinate herself, she just wanted to take the opportunity to suppress the family.This suppression is only the first step.

So they unanimously chose to support the emperor's decision, and did not embarrass those humble officials. It was a rare time to discuss the feasibility of several plans completely regardless of family background, and rationally decided which two should be used. The decision is left to the emperor.

"What does Xiang Cui think?" Feng Zihuan just came back to discuss with Cui Yi.

"I think it is very good. The cost and construction period are more reasonable. Chen Quan and Hong Tai's plan is too frugal. Although it is a good idea to save money for the court, being too frugal may not make good things."

Feng Zihuan smiled and nodded: "Then I would like to ask Prime Minister Cui to supervise the implementation." The two talked for a while, and when the ink was dry, Cui Yifang left with the imperial decree.When he went out, he saw Cui Xuanji and smiled at his niece.

Cui Xuanji couldn't understand Cui Yi's smile very well, it was actually a warning.The brighter the smile, the more dangerous it is inside.

"Join Your Majesty."

"You're back?"

She was about to report the news she had received, but Feng Zihuan stopped her, "I'm tired too, let's go, let's go to Hualin Garden and have fun." Cui Xuanji could only say yes.

The two galloped for a while in the Hualin Garden, and when they reached a secluded place, they slowed down. After Feng Zihuan repeated the old trick and drove the other guards to catch their prey, he said to Cui Xuanji, "How is the wind in Jiankang?"

"It was calm for a while. The Jingzhaoyin faction didn't see any suspicious transactions."

"That's right, it won't be so easy to be caught. Xuanji, do you think there must be fraud in this matter?" Cui Xuanji said to you to ask those two who stayed in Tingwei's prison all day long. The guy is the most suitable, "I think there must be some, or they have been greedy for money, or they have shared the account with others, or they may have bribed others. But there is no actual evidence, and the court cannot convict Arrests."

"Do you think they will definitely not put the stolen money in Jiankang? Whether it is property, treasures, or real estate?"

"I think it is unlikely to be placed in Jiankang. Even in Jiankang, the possibility of being caught by the court is not very likely. Both sides can hold their own opinions."

Feng Zihuan smiled wryly and sighed, "You mean it's better for me not to investigate?"

Cui Xuanji understood why Cui Yi smiled at her.Every time Feng Zihuan asked her this question, regardless of whether she offered it or not, Feng Zihuan would always ask her, so what do you think I should do, or what should the court do?And there is a difference here, "I should" and "the imperial court should" are different.Aside from the fact that Feng Zihuan didn't always accept all the proposals she put forward, her proposals were often precise and pointed to the key points, and in the long run they would naturally be seen by those families who were punished.If this continues, it may be difficult for her aunt and nephew to play a mediating role in the struggle between the royal family and the family, or even to protect themselves.And this embarrassing situation is exactly what Feng Zihuan wanted. She didn't want to stir up the confrontation between the royal family and the entire family, but she wanted to firmly grasp the two highest families as her comrades-in-arms.

Cui Xuanji is now her best pawn and flag.Moreover, if Cui Xuanji wanted to maintain his current position, he could not alienate the emperor; it would be very difficult not to be used by the emperor if he maintained his current position.Cui Yi was warning her, be careful.But what Cui Yi didn't know was that in addition to the numerous considerations of the country's political affairs, what finally decided Cui Xuanji's actions was also the matter of feelings.

And emotion is everything.She even thought, I would rather let myself be completely burned to help Feng Zihuan, because I can't sacrifice myself in the name of love, and I don't want to give up this belief, so I can change the name and the altar, right?

"Investigate or not, I think His Majesty should refer to the two adults in the prison to find out. From the perspective of hiding stolen money and stolen goods, if the perpetrator is a rich family, it is almost impossible to investigate. For example, Sun Mu, He can be said to be the normal income of his own farm, so he can only be said to be vain and extravagant, and it is difficult to commit a crime. If he confesses, he will be guilty of being unfavorable to the supervision, and at most he will be fined their salary. The purchase and gift of valuable property Or the house deed, neither can be used as criminal evidence. If you dare to accept it, you must have been prepared for it. Even if the criminal is no more than a small person in the end, it is the same, the ironclad evidence will not let us catch it easily or even does not exist at all."

Feng Zihuan nodded, and wanted to interrupt it, but unexpectedly Cui Xuanji added: "If your Majesty wants to use this to attack the big clan, it will not be possible to rely on this case alone. I think that at this stage, His Majesty will We can seize the time to give more chances to poor officials to make contributions, and it is enough to prevent them from opposing the decadent family too fiercely, otherwise, 'haste makes waste'."

After she finished speaking, she found that Feng Zihuan was looking at her with complicated eyes, and the two just looked at each other like this, without speaking for a long time.She always thought that her eyes could remain open at this moment, but she didn't know that Feng Zihuan sometimes saw things differently.Sometimes, Feng Zihuan looks at her because of her unique beauty that is different from others; , She wanted to see why, but she actually said that.

In terms of defense, Feng Zihuan is still guarding against Cui Xuanji a year later, but not as guarded as he was at the beginning.For example, early this morning, she saw the confession written by the two men who scared to pee their pants in the prison.If she told Cui Xuanji about the involvement of the Sun family and the Yu family, maybe she could wait for better advice.Although rational analysis, even if Cui Xuanji told Cui Xuanji, Cui Xuanji would not reveal the news, but Feng Zihuan still chose not to tell, she felt that such precautions were necessary.And to be relatively fair, she also believed that Cui Xuanji must be on guard against herself, otherwise wouldn't it be dangerous?She even hoped that Cui Xuanji would maintain a certain level of defense against herself, because it was good no matter from the point of view of Cui Xuanji protecting herself or using Cui Xuanji herself.But Cui Xuanji repeatedly showed himself an unguarded frankness.

It had been many years since no one had been able to be so frank with her, even Feng Zizhang was unwilling to tell her frankly what he had to say.She understands.Everyone wants to protect themselves and must set up safe barriers, so the emperor who was born with everything but no self became a loner.Does true love really not belong to the emperor's family?Over the years, Feng Zihuan has worked hard to give others true love, whether it is a famous concubine or his own sister and daughter, but not everyone can treat her like this.The person who could treat her like that has already left her. She looked at Feng Xu who was most like Xianzhi and herself, and knew that sooner or later she would erect a barrier to protect herself.Everyone is so smart, so smart it makes me feel cold and ache.While forgiving, she was sad, and then walked alone in this ice and snow field.

Then a Cui Xuanji appeared.

Come quickly.

why are you here

"Xuan Ji, if there is a road in front of you, with mountains of swords and trees, and thorns all over the place, but there is a treasure on the top of the mountain at the other end of the road, will you go?"

"If the treasure is precious to me, of course I have to go."

"Is it okay to go here and never return?"

"Yes. Your Majesty knows that there is an extremely high peak in Mount Lushan. When you climb on it, you can see the lights of the surrounding towns and even the Yangtze River. At dusk, watching the changes of clouds and air in the mountains, and waiting for the night to merge, you will lose your breath and die, which is the best way to die."

"so……"

"What your Majesty said is the same as climbing the peak and waiting for death. Just like living in this world, climbing the highest peak and obtaining the most precious treasure in the world, it is not necessarily necessary to use this treasure for anything. It is enough to obtain it. There is no regret in dying. So what if there is no turning back? Living in this world, there will be a day of death, and there is no turning back in life.”

"You're right." Feng Zihuan nodded again and again, "They're all right. Relatively speaking, my analogy seems too thin. But, Xuanji, do you have something like the 'world's greatest treasure' in your heart?"

"Have."

The wind rustled through the forest tops.

What should I say if she asks me?

Should I ask her, now?

Not far away came the sound of horseshoes and the cheers of the guards, and the roe deer was caught again, unscathed and tied up.Stopping the topic here, Feng Zihuan said with a smile, this group of people continues to practice like this, and in the future no matter who they are, they can be tied up like this.Then rode over to look.Cui Xuanji followed behind, silently looking at Feng Zihuan's back.

When sitting down to rest in the hall, Feng Zihuan finally told Cui Xuanji all the information she knew.

"So, I think that for the current plan, this matter has to be kept quiet, and it can't be too loud. As you said, it can neither hit the family on a large scale, nor make them turn around again. I want to know, can it be possible? From some other means, they made troubles without honor, and they could not be punished. Just like the children and grandchildren did a while ago."

Cui Xuanji laughed when he heard this: "Your Majesty wants them to lose face?"

"Naturally. It also gives the people of Jiankang a chance to laugh at these guys."

"Your Majesty can't find me for such a thing."

"Why? You did a good job dealing with Sun Mu last time."

"It was caused by Sun Mu himself, and I just changed the direction of the matter. I don't have many sources of information about these trivial matters in the market, and the possibility of embarrassment. Xie Yan is the most suitable for His Majesty. He is very humorous. , I like to be narrow, it is the most suitable to do these things."

Feng Zihuan frowned, "I allowed her to be Zizhang's internal history, and arranged for the two of them to work hard to unite with the humble scholar, if I send her to do something like this again..."

"Your Majesty, rest assured, her talent is fully capable of doing much more than this."

"I'm just afraid that she and Zizhang will be unwilling."

"It's still up to me to convey it on my behalf, just be with her."

Feng Zihuan didn't speak, and looked at the air in front of him silently, Cui Xuanji was puzzled.After a long time, Feng Zihuan turned to look at her, and said softly: "Why are you protecting her like this?"

For me, did you get your hands dirty?

Cui Xuanji was startled when he heard the words, and then immediately searched for an explanation: "It's not to protect her, but..."

"But what?"

"It's such an opportunity to ask for credit. I don't want to miss it. After all, I can claim credit and give credit to her in front of His Majesty. Wouldn't it be great to please both sides? How can such a good thing be let go?"

Feng Zihuan laughed, "If you're like this, you can fool anyone, but you can't fool me!"

Two days later, Cui Xuanji appeared again at Nankang Palace, facing Feng Zizhang and Xie Yan.Originally, she only planned to discuss with Xie Yan, but Feng Zizhang volunteered to join. "I'm so lucky to have come up with such an idea." Feng Zizhang said, "I've been in Jiankang all these years, and I didn't even know there were these things."

"These are the jokes of the scholars. You have always regarded them as vulgar and idiots. You don't know them. How can you know?" Xie Yan said, but he was still peeling melons and fruits and a knife in his hands.

"It's His Highness who doesn't know. What kind of people are good at the banquet but let the maids feed them? They have to put three layers of powder before going out every day. There are people with thousands of acres of fertile land, but they still count money under the lamp every day. Aristocratic family Among them, there are too many jokes like this."

Feng Zizhang smiled and said, "Counting money under the lamp? But Sun Mu? I don't know about other misers."

"Sun Mu is not so good, but he is indeed very stingy."

"Yes, speaking of this, Sun Mu is so picky..." Xie Yan put the fruit slices in the bowl in front of Feng Zizhang, put down the knife, picked up an apple and ate it, and threw another one to Cui Xuanji.Seeing the differential treatment, Feng Zizhang and Cui Xuanji looked at each other and smiled; Xie Yan didn't care, and continued to ask: "Where did Sun Qian and Sun Yue get so much money? Brother and sister spend so much money, and Sun Mu doesn't care? "

"Whether you don't know it or not, you always have to save face." Cui Xuanji replied.

"Face is something that kills people sometimes." Feng Zizhang said, "You guys are not as good as you, just give them a chance to compare with each other."

"That's right, in order not to lose face, we started to compare. For those who compare and compare, let's stay behind and catch them all! Hahahahaha, wouldn't it be fun!" Xie Yan laughed loudly, and Feng Zizhang showed helplessness beside him. And the look of doting; before Cui Xuanji had time to say anything, Xie Yan said again: "You, you, you found me something interesting to do! Now, I have thought of several bad ideas!"

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{116} Dragon Boat Festival.

{117} Great Hanyang Peak.