How many buildings are in the mist

Feng Zihuan's plan is, I will give you one to two months to fix everything that needs to be hidden, hidden, and revised, and return the rest to the court.She also knew that there would be a large group of courtiers who would oppose her, so she took a year in advance for the humble officials to accumulate strength and form a group.On the third day of the junior high school, she first announced the news at the court meeting at the end, and asked all the lovers to go back and think about it, and come to discuss it tomorrow.Then immediately disperse.

Cui Xuanji was on patrol in Jiankang at the time. After finishing his work in the afternoon, he was planning to go back to the palace, but his servant came to invite him, saying that the prime minister asked General Zhonglang to come home quickly.Cui Xuanji didn't know what happened, so she hurried back. Cui Yi looked serious, and after telling her the reason, she asked, "But your idea?"

Cui Xuanji was astonished, "Of course not!"

"Well. Then, can you observe Your Majesty, is there anything unusual?"

She thought for a while, "No, it's all the same as I told my aunt before. It seems that His Majesty has planned this matter for a long time, but he didn't tell anyone."

Cui Yi shook her head helplessly, "If she really intends to do so, we can only find a way to make things as she wishes without causing too much harm."

"Auntie, do you think there will be trouble?"

"It's inevitable. Think about it, not to mention other families, but our own. Besides the fiefdom, are there still fewer slaves raised on the land we bought? Compared to other high-ranking families, it is certainly less, but in His Majesty's opinion, it may not be so. Our family annexing others is already considered rare, and there are many people who are ten times more than us. Your Majesty treats us like this, let alone others? Of course, the land belongs to the big family, and ordinary people are reduced to tenants or even slaves. Naturally, the court can neither collect money nor food Human labor is available. Your Majesty wants to solve this problem this time, and everything he did in the past two years was just a preparation for this step. The preparation was quite successful."

"Since it's successful, will it save some effort?" After Cui Xuanji asked, she felt stupid, and Cui Yi didn't look at her at all.

"The idea you gave her is of course helpful to clean up the government and balance the balance of power between the royal family and the family, but it also fuels your majesty's ambition. It is not a bad thing to be ambitious, but your majesty is stubborn and stubborn by nature. If you go down The voices and resistance of opposition from the ruling and opposition parties are very strong, and it is hard to guarantee that she will not become angry and push forward forcefully, which will lead to unpredictable disasters. Sigh." Cui Yi turned and approached her and said, "I don't blame you, after all, we are all As a minister and a ruler, we cannot control the will of the emperor. Remember, from today onwards, when you give advice to the emperor, you must be careful and admonish, be careful, admonish. Because first of all, you must ensure that you stay by her side, Otherwise, you will no longer be able to protect her and influence her; secondly, you must try to get her to choose a more moderate way to advance this matter."

"Yes. Auntie, if His Majesty intends to promote this matter through the poor family group headed by King Nankang, we should be able to control the situation through King Nankang."

"I'm not worried about King Nankang," Cui Yi looked up at the sky, the clouds were thick, and it looked like it was going to snow, "She's fine, I'm only worried about Gu Heng's group and other clans. To be offended, then—”

The north wind stopped, and the snowflakes fell one after another.

"Xuan Ji, there are some things in the world, we can only do our best. Don't force yourself."

Cui Xuanji returned to the palace that day, Feng Zihuan was busy reviewing the memorabilia, she continued to be her instructor, and the two of them didn't meet each other for a whole day.Feng Zihuan thought she was busy, she thought Feng Zihuan was busy, they missed each other but didn't know each other.

In the court hall the next day, the courtiers were arguing and foaming.Some of the humble scholars have long been displeased with the faces of these high-ranking families. Seeing that this matter involves their core interests, they immediately supported the emperor's decision; They began to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of others, saying what should be the preparations for the Northern Expedition and how to deal with it. It is a waste of time to check these...

Before he finished speaking, Feng Zihuan shouted: "Why are you trying so hard to prevent this? Could it be that you are guilty of a thief? Did you seize the land that does not belong to you, or the population of a good family?"

There was a sudden silence in the hall.

She stood up and looked at the expressions of the courtiers, and saw Feng Zizhang on one side with a calm face, and Gu Heng on the other side with a dignified expression; finally Cui Yi stood up and said that the minister thought that the investigation is necessary, only the specific situation is clear In order to measure the national strength, find the most suitable time for the Northern Expedition, and make adequate preparations; he also generously stated the necessity of the Northern Expedition, denouncing those who disobeyed for forgetting their roots and rebelling against the chaos, and living up to the emperor's grace; adding a paragraph saying that it is everyone's responsibility to subdue the Central Plains , Only by checking clearly can we determine how much effort each person should put in here.

Feng Zihuan looked at Cui Yi, but said nothing.Cui Xuanji was outside the hall, standing motionless, listening to the movement in the hall.

Gu Heng finally took the initiative to stand up and said that the minister echoed what the prime minister said.

Feng Zihuan looked at his bent back and felt a burst of satisfaction, but it was not enough. "That's very good. Let the Prime Minister and the King of Nankang draw up a list, and submit it to the court for review in ten days." Feng Zizhang was taken aback, Cui Yi had already answered, and she had no choice but to follow suit.

After the court was over, Cui Yi asked her to go to the emperor to discuss the matter, and she agreed.

"Going down, Your Highness will have to work hard." The two walked together, and logically they wanted to give the emperor some rest time, so they walked very slowly, and Cui Yi led her to a secluded place to chat.

"Cui Xiang is serious. I have never been involved in government affairs, and I don't know much about the joints. My sister ordered me to cooperate with Cui Xiang. It's just because I know those poor officials."

Cui Yi smiled, "Your Highness still has the temperament of childhood, and things that can be said directly are not devious at all."

"If it weren't for Prime Minister Cui, how could the government be maintained like this. Today is almost tense. I don't know why my sister is suddenly like this recently."

"Your Majesty has great ambitions and has endured for many years. He has to do so, not on a whim. The old minister thinks that it is a good thing for His Majesty to do this."

"Cui Sang complimented me."

"No, your Majesty's matter is aimed at the big family, and the veterans are among them. It is inevitable that they will not be suspected and hated. Only His Highness is innocent and well-loved, so His Majesty can listen to what he says."

Feng Zizhang smiled helplessly, "That's why Xiang Cui treats me softly, and I treat him with strength? Anyway, no matter how strong I resist, my sister will not do anything to me."

"No," Cui Yi said earnestly, "Your Highness just wants to be soft, and the old minister will be the one who talks badly."

"Cui Xiang wants to...?"

Cui Yi smiled without saying a word, Feng Zizhang understood and shook his head, "Thank you, Prime Minister Cui."

"The old minister is not sorry, His Highness is the one who has to work."

While Cui Yi and Feng Zizhang were seriously planning to make the list perfect, Cui Xuanji's life remained the same, the only difference was that Feng Zihuan did not discuss this matter with Cui Xuanji.They also get along day and night, talking about the weather and flowers, talking about vegetation and rain, but they don't talk about government affairs.Feng Zihuan didn't mention it, so Cui Xuanji naturally didn't ask.As the weather got warmer, Feng Zihuan suddenly proposed to ask Cui Xuanji to take his two daughters out for horseback riding, "Especially Fengxu, it's no problem to get on and off the horse now, and he should learn the art of riding and shooting. Fengxi is always quiet and restless." The one who came down, I think this winter will suffocate her. I don’t feel at ease just handing it over to those instructors, but you should take it with you, and you can teach them, how about it?”

"Take orders. Don't worry, Your Majesty."

Feng Zihuan nodded, "I worry about you most, most worry about you."

Seeing her tired face, Cui Xuanji felt tender in his heart, "Are you tired, Your Majesty?"

"Ah."

"Take a break."

"There are so many government affairs, how can you rest?"

Cui Xuanji hesitated for a short moment, and finally decided to speak his mind: "Your Majesty is the 'enemy at hand', so you can't exhaust yourself first, and lose your strength."

Feng Zihuan glanced at her, the corners of his mouth curled up, "The enemy? Hahahahaha, I have you."

A few days later, one afternoon, Cui Xuanji took the two princesses and a brigade of guards to the east of Taicheng, and went for a stroll across the Qingxi River.The land in this area is flat and there is no place to hide, so it is quite safe.The horses chosen for the two imperial daughters were also in line with their respective heights, and they were all gentle and docile, full of food early in the morning.After passing the farmland and arriving at a wasteland, Feng Xu was seriously learning how to control the speed of the horses. Feng Xi followed in the brigade and shouted loudly: "Cui Qing! Can I run?"

The horse Fengxi was riding was a gentle mare, a little shorter, and the speed at this time definitely did not meet the little girl's expectations.Cui Xuanji and Feng Xuben walked side by side, looked back, and said loudly: "Yes! But don't be too fast!" Feng Xi got permission, and happily waved his whip, and the mare immediately caught up.Seeing someone obstructing the front, Feng Xi unexpectedly turned the horse's head and ran out.Cui Xuanji told her not to run too far, she said no, and the four guards immediately followed.

While Cui Xuanji was teaching Feng Xu how to control the horses and pay attention to balance, he glanced at Feng Xi from time to time, who made the queue into two large and small rows; the playful girl seemed to be very restrained, and she never waved her whip after she ran out.Feeling a little relieved, she turned her head and said to Feng Xu, if His Highness wants to take out a weapon while running, then he must be careful——

"Who!!" The guard shouted, Cui Xuanji suddenly raised his head, and five men dressed as farmers appeared on the mountain, each with a bow and arrow in his hand, and they shot at an extremely fast speed.From when Cui Xuanji saw them to when the guards blocked the arrows, more than twenty arrows flew towards them.Everyone tried their best to block, but there were still three of them, and they shot Feng Xi and the horses of the other two guards respectively.The horse was hit by an arrow and was immediately frightened, speeding up and running forward.Especially Feng Xi's horse ran like crazy.

In the blink of an eye, Cui Xuanji ordered the rest of the people to protect Feng Xu and bring her back to a safe place, and chased Feng Xi quickly.

Seen from behind, Feng Xi was riding a sorrel mare that had been shot in the rump, holding the rein tightly, and she was sitting fairly still.It stands to reason that the horse was injured and the reins were tightened again. It should have stopped a long time ago. The horse showed no signs of slowing down.Cui Xuanji managed to catch up with her, stood up carefully, jumped up behind Feng Xi, took the reins with her right hand, protected Feng Xi with her left hand, and pulled her violently after holding her in her arms.

The horse neighed, panted, and raised its head high.When she was learning to ride a horse, her father taught her not to pull the horse's head casually like this, otherwise it would strain the horse's muscles.She exerted a lot of force, and the horse was already in pain under normal circumstances, but this usually docile mare didn't respond, and ran faster and faster.

Cui Xuanji had no choice but to lower his head and say to Feng Xi: "Your Highness, take your foot out of the stirrup, and then hold me tight! Don't let go!" Feng Xi replied loudly, Cui Xuanji drew out his saber, and carefully moved his right foot Come up, almost in the saddle.

"Your Highness, are you ready?"

"All right!"

"Close your eyes!"

She slashed forward suddenly, the horse's head was spattered with blood three feet, she tapped her toes, and hugged Feng Xi to get away from the out-of-control horse smoothly.The horse fell to the ground within a few steps, while she and Feng Xi landed steadily in the distance.She was still gasping for breath, but Feng Xi raised her head and said to her: "Cui Qing is so amazing."

Cui Xuanji was amused by her, "Your Highness is shocked."

"It's okay, I don't have enough force, and I don't have a weapon; but even if I have a weapon, I can't kill this horse."

"Is the Highness injured?"

"No. It's just this horse..." Cui Xuanji didn't dare to leave her alone, so she stood by her side, holding a knife in one hand, walked carefully to the horse, pulled out the arrow, and carefully wrap up.The two rode back again.

When Feng Xu saw her younger sister returning covered in blood, her face turned pale for a moment.But seeing that his spirit was very good, he knew that he was all right, and his face was full of smiles.Cui Xuanji was still arranging for the two princesses to ride horses with the instructors for safety. The reinforcements called by the arrows fired by the guards had already arrived.The leader of the team is Cui Xuanji's current confidant Wubao, "So," Cui Xuanji said to him, "you take the lead, and I am the queen, and we will send the two highnesses back first. You send a fast horse and let people Immediately go tell Wei Ting, take my token, and search the mountain."

"Is it still useful to search the mountain at this time?" Feng Xu interrupted suddenly.

"Your Highness, if it is useful, you must search."

Feng Xu nodded, and said to Cui Xuanji: "Cui Qing, I think it's better to send another person back to Qingxi to guard first, and we can wash it up in the past. Xi'er is like this, and he will never see his mother when he goes back. .”

Cui Xuanji understood and thanked her immediately.

Even so, when they returned to Taicheng, Feng Zihuan was already waiting at the door.Cui Xuanji first sent the princess to a safe place, helped them off their horses, and then knelt down in front of Feng Zihuan to plead guilty.Feng Zihuan pulled his two daughters over to see, seeing that Fengxi was still happy and knew nothing was wrong, so he asked the foster mother to take her back, "Wash it up first, and then come to see Concubine Ning for dinner at night, ah. go."

She spoke softly to her daughters, Cui Xuanji didn't expect her to do the same to herself.

"Xuan Ji, are you injured?" Feng Zihuan's voice was lowered, but still gentle. "Get up and talk."

"Chen, I'm fine."

"I don't blame you for what happened today." Feng Zihuan looked at her with blood on his body, "You and I go back, I have already ordered Jing Zhaoyin and Ting Wei to enter the palace immediately."

"Yes."

"The rest of the people who know about this matter have been arrested and put into prison."

Cui Xuanji looked up at Feng Zihuan, and Feng Zihuan looked into the distance.

"Let's go. Go back and change your clothes, they are all dirty."

That night, Cui Xuanji had no time to rest during the search of the mountain and the search and arrest. He not only strengthened his defenses, but also personally interrogated the accompanying guards.Not long after the trial, someone came to report that in Ting Wei's prison, a small official from Hualiu Township {126} under the eunuch {127} was bumped to death, which shows that the problem lies.Cui Xuanji shook his head, leaving his deputy to continue talking one by one, not to say who must be suspicious, but he could also ask if he had seen anything unusual during this period of time, and he went to the two princesses first, and checked the surroundings with Wubao , and then to Feng Zihuan's bedroom.

"His Majesty."

"You came?"

"I just heard-"

"Killed one in Ting Wei's prison."

"Yes."

Feng Zihuan nodded, "Well, let's talk about it later. Xuanji, what do you think of today's incident?"

Cui Xuanji knew that Feng Zihuan would definitely ask, and she had typed out countless times for this remark, "I don't think it seems like he came here for the assassination."

"Oh?" Feng Zihuan didn't move his upper body, he just turned his head to face her, "Why?"

Cui Xuanji felt the pressure on his face, but he still straightened his back and said: "The person who planned this matter must know that I will accompany the two princesses. There are not many people in ambush, and I will leave after shooting the horse. The purpose is nothing more than to use the poison on the arrows to stimulate the horses to run wildly, causing panic and casualties. If it is really to take the lives of the two princesses..."

"How?" Feng Zihuan's tone was cold.

"Set up an ambush to kill me first."

Feng Zihuan shook his head and smiled wryly, "Yeah." At first he wanted to say "You don't have to do that" or "I don't want to", but he swallowed it back. "I went to see the two of them just now. They didn't look frightened at all. I handed it over to Xianwan. Concubine Duan happened to be there too. You are right, you are right, not for your life, but for the sake of your life." Intimidate. Intimidate."

As she spoke, she threw the teacup in her hand out, and the teacup smashed against the pillar.

"The enemy is approaching." The hall only heard the crackling of finger joints.

The next day, an official from Gu Heng's faction went up to request the dismissal of the ineffective Ting Wei. Feng Zihuan agreed immediately, but he did not accept other people's proposals. The official was categorical, refused to accept rebuttals, and said to the new court lieutenant in front of all the ministers, if the assassination of the imperial concubine became an unsolved case, it doesn't matter, it was the fault of the previous one, you just have to promise, the next time you appear When something like this happens, don't let anyone from the Yi tribe run away.

That's my and Xianzhi's child, she thought.

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{126} The highest official in charge of Ma Zheng from Qin to Sui and Tang Dynasties.

{127} One of the subordinate agencies in charge of horse administration.