How many buildings are in the mist

Duan Qichen has been in Jiankang for almost ten years, and he has never been so flustered.Although Zhu Xianwan was only confined in her own palace, Duan Qichen still couldn't rest assured.She wanted to visit, but was stopped by the maid, who said that the lady should think about it carefully, since His Majesty said that those who disobeyed the order would be beheaded. Didn't His Majesty see us coming before making this decree?Your Majesty doesn't even want to see us. Your Majesty is going to break the ban at this time. If Your Majesty gets angry, it will be over.

Duan Qichen still wanted to go, and said that there were not many guards nearby, so we can go in.The maid was really helpless, and said in Xianbei language, Niang Niang, think about it, we are Xianbei people, at this time, don't embarrass Your Majesty.After saying this, Duan Qichen calmed down.

After a long time, she said to the maid: "Forget it, you're right. Anyway, Qiulan is here. You should pay attention to it. If Qiulan has something to take out, bring it back to me in time." The maid took the order and went .

Early this morning, Duan Qichen and Zhu Xianwan were planning to go to the incense making workshop to have a look. The newly harvested sweet-scented osmanthus is of good quality, so it should be processed in time and then fragrant.However, Zhu Xianwan caught a cold last night and got up early with a slight headache, so Duan Qichen forced her to stay in his palace until it was warmer before going out.It was almost noon, and the two of them were just about to go out when Zhu Xianwan's maid hurriedly ran over, wiping her tears and saying that something happened to the empress, and the second master rebelled in Guangling.

Duan Qichen saw that Zhu Xianwan's face turned pale instantly, and coughed anxiously; she asked Zhu Xianwan, "What betrayal? Who did the betrayal go to?" Naturally, the maid didn't dare to look at her, and replied in a tearful tone, that the betrayal was to the country of Yan. .

Zhu Xianwan coughed worse, Duan Qichen had no choice but to help her back into the house, and at the same time said to Qiulan: "Go and find out the news, it is not convenient for anyone to go here except you." Qiulan took the order and left, she Then he helped Zhu Xianwan to sit on the couch, feeling confused, and didn't know what to say to comfort, but ordered to prepare some autumn pear soup to moisturize dryness.Unexpectedly, Zhu Xianwan calmed down and said to her seriously: "If something happens to me, Feng Xu and Feng Xi will ask you to take care of me first."

Duan Qichen said: "What nonsense! Nothing will happen, don't think about it!"

Zhu Xianwan shook her head, "This news can't be false. Isn't that little girl we sent to work in the front early in the morning? She won't lie, and the court won't say such nonsense to shake the morale of the army. Uncle is in Guangling. If you are not on good terms with the Gu family, you will not join forces with the rebels. Now, taking advantage of the danger, to lure the Yan army south, ahem, ahem, ahem... No, it is impossible."

Zhu Xianwan coughed violently and shook her head, but was speechless.

Soon, Qiulan came back.Seeing the two of them, he didn't talk nonsense, and directly said that the news was true, and now Uncle Guo was already kneeling outside Taicheng to be punished.Zhu Xianwan sat up abruptly, and asked anxiously, "He's not involved? Are you sure?" Qiulan said she didn't know, but it seemed that she didn't.Before Duan Qichen could speak, Zhu Xianwan leaned back dejectedly, and said, "That's right. He can't do such a thing. Uncle doesn't want to see him at all. Cough cough cough cough... I remember that Gao Zhi and Ming Zhi had already gone to Guangling with their uncle, It’s really...cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough cough...it’s so good..."

Duan Qichen was really distressed seeing Zhu Xianwan like this, just in time Qiuli Tang came, she took it and wanted to persuade Zhu Xianwan to drink it, but Zhu Xianwan pushed the bowl away, breathed and said to her: "Let's go, let's go back to my place."

"Go back to your place? Well, then—"

"I have to go back." She saw Zhu Xianwan struggling to force a smile, "Come with me, okay?"

When she got to Zhu Xianwan's palace, she didn't know what Zhu Xianwan wanted to do when she opened it. She didn't understand until she saw Qiulan find out the rough linen clothes at the bottom of the box and put them on for Zhu Xianwan. She stood up suddenly and protested. : "You can't go!"

After saying this, she realized that her voice was not as firm as usual, but trembled unconsciously.This subtle change almost made her panic, but she continued: "You can't go, you, if you go to kneel together now, you can't bear it at all, and you will only have a serious illness and can't help you at all. Why did you say you-"

"I'm not doing it to help, it's just what I have to do."

Zhu Xianwan's calmness made her even more anxious, "No, let's go to His Majesty, what does this matter have to do with you? Even your younger brother has never been involved in the conspiracy, and you have lived in the deep palace for a long time, and you don't know anything, why do you-- "

She closed her eyes and just talked nonsense, but Zhu Xianwan came up and took her hand, and said to her softly: "Isn't there something like this in your tribe? The crime is worse than the crime, and it is decided by those who hold power, not us. The Zhu family has developed the father's branch and the uncle's branch. Now that the uncle is treasonous, how close are I to them, if I don't come out and take the initiative to punish the crime, what will the remaining branches of the Zhu family do? For them, this is an unreasonable disaster If Hezhi and I don't take the initiative to take responsibility and show our favor to His Majesty, the Zhu family will be hopeless."

Duan Qichen still wanted to argue, but he had nothing to say, and was so anxious that he burst into tears; Zhu Xianwan took the handkerchief on the case, wiped it for her and said: "You don't want to go to your majesty either. Although you are not from the Murong Department, don't say anything." Ordinary people, even ministers of civil and military affairs, few can clearly distinguish the differences between your Xianbei tribes. In their eyes, you are Xianbei people and an enemy. Even if your majesty can stay awake, it will be inconvenient to talk to you or see you. What's more, she may not be able to control her temper."

"but I--"

"If you want to do something for me, just take care of the children for me and don't worry about me."

Then Zhu Xianwan called the main female officials in charge of the palace, explained the arrangements one by one, then bid farewell to Duan Qichen, and went to kneel with her younger brother outside Taicheng.Duan Qichen walked around like a trapped beast in the palace, and finally decided to go to Feng Zihuan, but he was turned away.Fortunately, what was left for her was good news.

What is she afraid of?She never felt that there was anything to be afraid of. Before she had a secret love affair with Zhu Xianwan, she almost regarded herself as a half-dead person.However, after she had a love, she knew to cherish her life, and she knew to be careful.Now she dares to be brave for what she loves.It can not only attack bravely, bear bravely, but also stick to it bravely.

Duan Qichen walked out of the house, in the early winter night, the long night was ignorant.Hope is sometimes like the starlight behind the dark clouds, you can't see it, but you have to believe it exists.Duan Qichen knelt down and prayed to the invisible stars as he did in the tribe, praying for things to pass quickly, praying for Zhu Xianwan to be safe and sound, and praying for Cui Xuanji to return in victory.

When the sky was getting brighter, the 300 people brought by Cui Xuanji had already hidden in the fortress at the ferry.She asked everyone to rest for a while, and went to discuss with the defending captain herself.She asked what was going on in the city as far as they knew now?The captain of the defending army said that they took advantage of Zhu Shijing's hasty declaration of mutiny, which caused chaos in the army, and then tricked the guards of the city gate to escape.

Cui Xuanji then asked about the deployment of troops in the city. The captain said: "There are 6000 Guangling defenders, of which 2000 are always in the city, and the remaining 2000 are scattered on the northern border. The general does not know that the Zhu family's rebels have been here for many years. There is a group of people who are loyal to him, but there is also a group of people who refuse to agree, are impartial and neutral, and even have a quarrel with the rebel. Usually, they are just for the country and the country, and there is no falling out. On the border of Qiyan, there are 3000 people who are They were led by Zhu Gaozhi. There were at least [-] people in the city led by Zhu Shijing and Zhu Mingzhi. The remaining [-] people were led by three lieutenants. The lower officials don’t know either.”

Cui Xuanji asked which lieutenant was the one who refused to submit, and the captain said, "It is the officer's superior, General Dai Jie. The officer escaped with the four hundred brothers under Dai's order. Occupy this place." Cui Xuanji nodded, and then asked how many ways there are to go from the ferry to Guangling City.The captain said that there are only three roads, two roads, and one underground canal for drainage. "The underground water channel? Is it strong? How many people can pass through it?" The captain said that there are at most four people in parallel.Cui Xuanji thought for a while, "Take me to have a look."

The three of them approached the dark ditch cautiously, Cui Xuanji asked where it led, and the captain replied that he hadn't walked through it, only knew that it led to the city, and there were many forks.Cui Xuanji thought for a while, and probably had a plan in mind, and ordered the captain to go back and have a good rest, and pretend that everything was as usual at the ferry, and then they went into the city together through the dark canal to have a look at dusk.

The school lieutenant asked in surprise, "Does the general want to go in person?"

Cui Xuanji smiled at him: "Otherwise?"

I will do the most dangerous tasks myself, because I am afraid I will not be able to do them well if I entrust them to others.

By the time they waded through the dark ditch and returned to the fort, Cui Xuanji had already decided on a strategy.She divided the soldiers in her hands into three groups. The first group went with her to arrest the Zhu family and his son, the leader of the rebel army, and killed them immediately in case of serious resistance; The Yan army, which was about to arrive one day later, could not enter the city; the third route sneaked into the Yan army's camp and assassinated the main generals of the Yan army. Except for the leader Lu Hu, who must be killed, the rest of the generals could kill as many as possible. It is best to have no leader among the dragons.

Such a strategic arrangement was made because after the Zhu family defected to the enemy and led the Yan army into the city, although they still retained their own military power, the main checkpoints in the city had been controlled by the Yan army, and Erzhu and his supporters were like puppets.Most of the generals who refused to accept their treasonous behavior were killed, such as Dai Jie - probably died without opening his mouth to tell the news that this group of people had rebelled, resulting in his head hanging in front of the barracks gate.The few remaining lieutenants were vacillating. If the bandit leader could be killed at this time, it would be perfectly fine for these people to abandon the dark and turn to the bright.Only after gaining their support can Cui Xuanji fight against the five thousand Yan army in the city.

The first route only takes 20 people, the second route 150 people, and the third route 100 people, each with three guides, except for a single Guangling defender.The garrison captain immediately objected, Cui Xuanji said: "I keep you here in order to prevent failure, and you can still defend this place by virtue of danger, so as to provide a landing hole for the troops that the imperial court may send in the future. What do you want to do for the army?" I understand Mr. Dai's revenge, but we can't act rashly now. If we can't come back, I will send out loud arrows as a signal. Once you see me, I will scuttle all the ships under your control, leaving only what you need to cross the river. .Then send someone to deliver the message to Jiankang. Try to defend yourself. If you can’t defend, save your strength and retreat immediately. Don’t wait for us to come back.”

At midnight, she led more than [-] people into the underground drain silently.

After walking in the dark canal for less than a stick of incense, they arrived at an exit on a street, turned a corner, and there was the eunuch's mansion where Zhu's father and son lived.The prefect's mansion was guarded by Zhu Shijing's personal soldiers. Cui Xuanji waved lightly, and the soldiers behind him easily climbed over the wall and knocked down the guarding soldiers who were not sober one after another.She sent ten people to disarm the captain of the personal guard, and personally led them into Zhu Shijing's wing.Gently prying open the door lock with a knife, Zhu Shijing, who was lying on the bed and had a light sleep because of anxiety, was suddenly awakened, shouted "Who", Cui Xuanji went up and slapped him, and then asked everyone to tie him up.

However, a few patrolling guards outside heard his shout, and when they saw someone, they immediately ran out while shouting for an alert.Although the captain of the personal guard did not respond, Zhu Mingzhi rushed over with dozens of people.Cui Xuanji immediately pulled Zhu Shijing who was tied up by five flowers, "Zhu Mingzhi!" She shouted, "Don't go one step further, or your father's head will be moved!"

She stared at Zhu Mingzhi who had drawn his sword and stood at a loss, pressing Zhu Shijing forward step by step.Amid Zhu Mingzhi's insults, the rebels had already surrounded them.Suddenly there was a shout of killing from the direction of the city gate. Cui Xuanji guessed that it was probably because the soldiers of Yan State were too careless to fight.However, there are a lot of defenders. If they don't bring people to help in time, I'm afraid they will fail.

Suddenly, a soldier holding a bow behind Zhu Mingzhi shook his hand, and an arrow shot over.Crooked was about to shoot Zhu Shijing, Cui Xuanji blocked it with a knife, but Zhu Mingzhi took advantage of the situation and ordered someone to do it.She had no choice but to swing the knife downward, cut off Zhu Shijing's tendon and pushed him to the ground, fighting with the rebels.How could the rebels be the opponents of this group of Habayashi guards, they were killed from time to time.Zhu Mingzhi was retreating in a panic when the captain of the personal guard who surrendered without being disarmed and another team came from behind.

Seeing this, the captain of the personal guard, who was eager to make meritorious service, stepped forward and killed Zhu Mingzhi, who was under attack from the front and back, and Cui Xuanji was too late to stop him.She ignored the captain of the guard who plopped on the ground begging for mercy, cut off Zhu Mingzhi's head with a knife, and threw it to her subordinates and the captain of the guard, "Take his head, and then bring a group of troops to persuade the rest Rebels! Remember, persuade one, bring some people, according to our previous plan, once we hear the sound of arrows from the Yan Army barracks, we will immediately start a surprise attack!"

After all, she took her team and went straight to the city gate.

The city gate had already formed a group, and the unidentified Yan army only besieged the soldiers. The 150-man team had fallen by one third. Cui Xuanji took the lead, running forward in three steps and two steps, taking the heads along the way. The level is like harvesting watermelons from the ground, which makes the situation even more chaotic.Seeing that she was strong, the soldiers of the Yan army took up their shields, and a dozen people rushed forward and surrounded her.Seeing this scene, another Yan army prepared to open the city gate and send people out to ask for help.Seeing this, Cui Xuanji became angry from the bottom of his heart, ruthlessly kicked a shield beside him with his internal force, causing the two soldiers in front and back to fly several feet away.As soon as the hole was opened, she picked up Yan Jun's knife on the ground and swung it left and right, and there was no one alive around her.

However, the gate of the city had already been opened, and seeing that the messenger was about to fly out, she jumped off the city wall several feet high, and split the man and horse in two with a slash in the air.Then he rushed into the city gate and threw the knife in his left hand viciously, breaking the sling that controlled the opening and closing of the city gate.

Seeing that she was covered in blood, Yan Bing ran away one after another.

She shouted to her own people on the city wall: "Take the bow and arrow, let's go!"

A group of people ran to the camp of the Yan Army and found that the team was not performing the task well: the chief general Lu Hu was still directing the battle and participating in hand-to-hand combat even though he had three arrows stuck in his body and a knife wound.Cui Xuanji looked to the right, and found that not only the followers of the Zhu family were fighting with the officers and soldiers who supported the imperial court, but also many officers and soldiers did not dare to step forward and stood on the sidelines.She was furious, gritted her teeth, pointed the bow and arrow in her hand at Lu Hu, and fired all the arrows in a quiver at him, shooting the nine-foot-long Xianbei man into a hedgehog.Then she jumped down directly, killed the Yan Bing in front of her, and then went straight to Lu Hu.

No matter how battle-hardened Lu Hu was, he couldn't beat the hyperactive Cui Xuanji by ten strokes.But after a while, she flew all the way over the heads of the soldiers of the rebellious army, landed in front of the officers and soldiers who dared not go forward, threw Lu Hu's head on the ground, and said angrily: "If you still insist on treason and sit back and watch the success or failure, Make an enemy of the imperial court! Eat me!"

The generals and soldiers who had been panicking all night without knowing it now understood completely, and drew their swords to kill the Yan army.Cui Xuanji felt exhausted for a while, but the official army was at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, so she had to continue to participate in the battle.

The battle in the city didn't come to an end until the sky was bright.She ordered those Yan troops who surrendered to continue to go up to the tower to guard—but with an officer soldier—in order to continue to confuse the coming Yan army, and then she sat aside to rest.

This night is really long.Panting for breath, she wondered if she should send someone to send Zhu Shijing back to Jiankang immediately.No, the most important thing right now is not this, the most important thing right now is to deal with the main force of the coming Yan army.

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{139} The article assumes that Buddhism has not yet become widely popular in the north, so the Duanbu, as an uncivilized tribe, still widely believe in Shamanism.