How many buildings are in the mist

On the fifth day of March, Cui Xuanji was carefully carried into a special carriage and sent out of the palace.

It happened that Feng Zizhang and Xie Yan came to Feng Zihuan to discuss the information they received recently, and they were both surprised.Apart from Feng Zihuan, Cui Xuanji, Cui Yi and Lu Shi, no one else knew about this matter.The two walked up to Feng Zihuan, and seeing Feng Zihuan's melancholy expression, they couldn't ask directly, so they went ahead to discuss military affairs.After the discussion, Feng Zizhang went back to arrange logistics, leaving Xie Yan and Feng Zihuan to discuss the next step of intelligence collection.After talking for a long time, Xie Yan was about to leave immediately and go to work, but Feng Zihuan called her to stop.

"His Majesty?"

"Wait a minute, I have something else to ask you."

So she boldly asked: "But for what happened just now?"

Feng Zihuan nodded.

"Uh... what happened just now? Why did she leave the palace?"

Feng Zihuan told the whole story, and no longer concealed his feelings for Cui Xuanji, and added many details of the past, and then asked: "I guess, you probably already know what Xuanji thinks of me?"

Xie Yan scratched his head: "It's not very early. It's definitely earlier than His Majesty."

"Then what do you think?"

"This... Cui Xuanji is stubborn, and he must do what he believes in. Presumably His Majesty is also very clear about this. It is impossible to beat her, and she has to be willing. She is going to go now. Your Majesty just let her go. It will take time to change her mind. Just like something frozen, it always takes time to melt."

"But I... fear that she will never return."

"Does Your Majesty want the minister to persuade you?"

"Not really. Xie Yan, why are you and Zizhang so close?" Feng Zihuan's eyes shifted to her, not as sharp as before, Xie Yan couldn't help but feel a little pity for this supreme person. "I am different from His Highness and His Majesty is different from Cui Xuanji."

"What's the difference? You have experienced life and death together in Luling, and Xuan Ji and Zhen can be regarded as walking through the gate of hell."

"My Highness and I are able to do this not simply because of life and death, but because we are like-minded, Your Majesty. We have no attachment to the world of mortals. We both want to go to the mountains to live in seclusion and live a happy life. We are not rigid, like or dislike. Almost, you can easily understand each other's thoughts, stand on the other side's point of view and do things for each other. According to what your majesty just said, your majesty doesn't really understand Cui Xuanji, and Cui Xuanji probably doesn't understand your majesty either. But they think they understand each other. They know each other, but they dare not say that their understanding is correct. Now they suddenly feel that they don’t understand each other, or even think they don’t understand at all. In fact, both of them are too stubborn.”

Feng Zihuan nodded, "You are right."

"But there is one thing, Your Majesty, please forgive me and say it bluntly: Cui Xuanji is calmer than Your Majesty—probably she has applied a lot of borneol and myrrh a while ago—the choice she is making now is actually the best choice."

"You feel the same way?"

"I do think so. Your Majesty, let me say that the things that happened last year have the effect of poison, but in the final analysis, if His Majesty didn't have those thoughts in his heart, how could the poison be created for His Majesty out of thin air? Its effect is only to intensify. If all the things at that time came from His Majesty's sincerity, then in her opinion, His Majesty's thoughts now must be more thoughtful, and she will wait and see."

Feng Zihuan smiled wryly, "So I really hurt her heart."

"Sadness is inevitable. What's more, she told His Majesty too late, and it's her own fault!"

Feng Zihuan was amused by her, and said: "Aren't you afraid that she will get angry when you say that about her?"

"I'm afraid that's what she thinks herself!"

"When she was a child, did she..."

"Yes, there are many. For example, when I was 15 years old..."

In order to help the two of them get to know each other better, Xie Yan talked a lot.When she returned to the official office to meet Feng Zizhang, it was already two hours later.Feng Zizhang asked her why she stayed with the emperor for so long, and she told Feng Zizhang about the matter.After listening, Feng Zizhang said: "Since that's the case, didn't you provide any coups for my sister?"

Xie Yan was taken aback, "Firstly, His Majesty didn't ask, secondly, I really don't know what to do now, I have to meet Cui Xuanji to find out, right? I don't think it's better than this, you go ask Your Majesty, I will go to see Cui Xuanji, and we will discuss together..."

"Why didn't I see that, how can you take care of this kind of thing? You still want me to be a matchmaker?"

"Hey, am I here for our plan to retire? Hurry up and cultivate the people who will come later, and then marry Cui Xuanji to His Majesty, His Majesty will have help from both inside and outside, and we will be able to fly far away!"

Feng Zizhang smiled and hit her with the paperwork in his hand, "Think about such a good thing later, let's take a look at this one first!"

Xie Yan didn't hide either, after being hit twice gently, he took the paperwork and began to read.After reading it, she said: "Oh, when will this damn battle end!"

Feng Zizhang replied casually: "If you want to finish it quickly, you have to work harder, Lord Neishi!"

In fact, the official army has made very good progress during the beginning of spring.Because the supply of food and grass has not kept up, the territory occupied by the rebels has been shrinking again and again. In many places, the rebels either collapsed or mutinied and surrendered.The official army easily recovered many places, and now they have successfully confined the enemy to Badong County and Wuchang County.A few days ago, when the two had a meeting with the emperor, Taiwei, and Cui Yi, they agreed that the remaining battles would be the most difficult ones.Because the rest of the occupied area is where the rebels started, and the forces supporting them are strong, they will not surrender easily, and they are likely to resist to the end.It will take at least one to three major battles to completely disintegrate the main force of the rebel army.It may be dangerous to let the officers and soldiers go deep into the rebel-occupied area, and the supply of food and grass will also be under considerable pressure. The Taiwei therefore proposed that other methods should be considered, such as assassination of those that were put on hold in the early days of the suppression of the rebellion?

For example, regarding Feng Ziyang, who was guarding Wuchang and dragging down many officers and soldiers, can he consider sending a group of people to kill him directly?Anyway, according to the current situation, if she is killed, her subordinates may be better able to instigate rebellion; or if she can be killed, then even those generals who are loyal to her will be killed, and the rest is a question of when to mutiny up.

Feng Zihuan was still thinking about it at the time, but Cui Yi raised a question: Regardless of whether it is feasible or not, it must be considered that the enemy is now on her original territory, and the people are grateful for her. If killing her does not cause enough damage Wouldn't it be counterproductive to make the enemy more united by panicking?Once the other party is more united, and with Feng Zibai's instruction to support another person, it will be counterproductive.

In fact, Xie Yan had an idea in mind, he could consider killing and frightening these bandit leaders at the same time, it would be best to make people panic.Her androgynous and playful friend was around there, let him go, no problem.But what she cared about was not this, but whether Feng Zihuan would think it would be difficult to kill his clan relatives.Although Feng Zihuan definitely hated traitors, especially these two.But the other party's suicide, beheading, and suicide are not the same thing. This is a matter of face, and it is also related to the reforms that Feng Zihuan is still thinking about implementing.

So she didn't mention this in class, but told Feng Zizhang later, and told her to go to see the emperor alone if she had time, and tell her about it.Feng Zizhang said let's take a look and see how the war situation is.So while the imperial court was allocating food and grass, and the officers and soldiers relied on material advantages to wait for work, there was news of a famine in the rebel-occupied area.Feng Zizhang did the math with the figures from the Badong and Wuchang newspapers in the old records, and realized that the famine was all man-made.It happened at this time, which can only prove that the rebels did not carry out strict confiscation in the occupied area at the beginning, probably in order to preserve their strength and appease the hearts of the people; now they have to do so.

There will be famine in spring, which is definitely not a good thing.Feng Zizhang felt that time was not waiting for him, so he went directly to Feng Zihuan when the court was over.It happened that Feng Zihuan was discussing Cui Xuanji's injury with the imperial physicians.After the imperial doctors left, Feng Zihuan asked her why she came here so early today.She told me about the rumors she saw yesterday, and continued: "Sister, Xie Yan once mentioned to me that she could ask her friends to create an atmosphere of chaos and panic among the rebels, and destroy their morale from within. I think This is the case right now, on the one hand, we must hurry up, otherwise the people will suffer innocently; on the other hand, it is not appropriate to directly assassinate the eldest sister and the third sister, it seems more appropriate to let them commit suicide in defeat."

Feng Zihuan thought for a while and asked, "Why do you think it's inappropriate?"

Feng Zizhang said: "Nowadays the only one in the world who wants to kill the two of them is the imperial court; once they are killed, it will be the royal family killing—"

"But," Feng Zihuan interrupted her, "if they commit suicide, no matter whether we send people to persecute them or not, we will make them heroes."

"Sister, if you think about it this way, they would have been heroes early on."

Feng Zihuan smiled and said: "Yes, I just hope that their ending can be lowered a little bit, do you understand? I hope that their so-called 'raise their arms and shout for the world' image at the beginning will completely disappear, like maggots Die. Not like that, but in the future, no matter if you and my sisters are still alive or not, as long as someone remembers them, someone with ulterior motives will bring it up."

"My sister wants to..." Feng Zizhang wanted to persuade Feng Zihuan not to be so cruel. These things can't disappear once and for all because of a certain method or method of handling, even though she is very clear about her sister's hatred for betrayal and love for her. Rebellious anger.It is said that Feng Zihuan's temper has improved recently, and even became more gentle after crossing the gate of hell, but she still dare not challenge her sister's bottom line at will. She knows that her sister has not changed, and she has no strength to make her change.

"I want...if possible, to create an atmosphere of panic and mutual distrust in the enemy camp, especially in the military camp of the third brother Wuchang, instigate, seduce, incite her subordinates to mutiny, assassinate her, or make her go Murdering subordinates, the court took advantage of the chaos to smash it. If possible, I think this is the best. If not, then..."

Feng Zizhang stared at her closely.

"Then let her commit suicide." Feng Zihuan leaned back, "If she commits suicide, she can leave a whole body."

Feng Zizhang breathed a sigh of relief.

Feng Zihuan added: "As for Feng Zibai, you should investigate first. I think it's best to assassinate Gu Tang. Anyway, he will never give up. His family will be buried in the flames, and he will definitely fight to the end. But assassinating him may not have the same effect, I think you still need to collect more evidence. After all, it is not a pity for these people to lose their lives, it is important to lose their reputation."

The two sisters rested for a while and had a cup of tea.Seeing Feng Zihuan's lonely expression, Feng Zizhang asked: "My sister is thinking about Master Cui?"

"You saw it. Is it written so clearly on my face?"

"Just now when I came in, I saw my sister seriously communicating with the imperial physicians. The frowning look at this moment is not for Master Cui, but who else is it for? How is Master Cui recently?"

"Now the imperial physicians go once a day, and they change every three days. Qin imperial physicians go once every five days. I sent three of the medical officers to live in Cui's residence. This way, no one will be tired and there will be no delays. Possibility of treatment. The imperial physicians said that Xuan Ji’s condition is fine, the condition has not deteriorated, but the recovery is too slow. They also said that Cui’s residence is a bit cold for the patient, and I am in a hurry, and ordered the palace to send charcoal yesterday!”

"I said why my sister told Cui Xiang a meal yesterday, so it was because of this matter."

"Isn't it? I don't even know how she managed to stay at home! Even the imperial doctors said it was a bit cold! I sent three carts of charcoal to Cui's residence yesterday, guess what?"

"how?"

"I was moving well at first, but somehow Xuanji overheard her. She was still lying on the bed, and she yelled there, telling her to go back. The inner court had no choice but to ask Mrs. Yuzhang for help. Mrs. Said it would be good to retreat, and at the same time arranged for the inner mansion to go to the back to unload a truck, and send the remaining two trucks back. Zhen really..."

Seeing her sister's dumbfounded look, Feng Zizhang laughed out loud.

"Zizhang, you also make fun of me!"

"Sister, I really care about Master Cui."

Feng Zihuan shook his head with a wry smile.

"Xie Yan came back that day and told me the story. I asked her if she could do anything, and she said she didn't have it for the time being. What is my sister thinking now?"

"Now? To tell you the truth, ever since she asked me like that that day, I have thought about it, but the more I think about it, the more confused I become."

"confuse?"

"Yeah, she asked me if I could be sure that I loved her, not pity her, nor treat her as a substitute for Xianzhi. I couldn't answer a word at the time, and the more I thought about it, the more I couldn't be sure It is absolutely impossible to say that there is no mercy. Whoever looks at her injuries will not pity her, not to mention that I am the chief culprit. But if I want to say whether my current transformation comes from this, I don’t know. You can’t analyze your own thoughts.”

Feng Zizhang smiled and said: "Master Cui is on the edge of a corner, and my sister also got into it. I thought what Master Cui wanted to ask is whether my sister understands that when she says she loves someone, it's because she really loves this person, not because she loves someone who got hurt. But I don’t think it’s important, what else? What does sister think?”

"I can't think of anything else. I really don't know if I see her as a substitute for Xianzhi in my heart. I can't separate these things in the same way for the time being. You think she is? But I know very well that she and Xianzhi Xianzhi is two completely different people. You say she is not? As a partner, wife, what is the difference?"

Feng Zizhang said in surprise: "My sister has already made up her mind to marry Master Cui?"

"Otherwise?" Feng Zihuan looked at her like a weirdo, "Don't you think I have other ideas? Or is there any other position that is worthy of her?"

Feng Zizhang sighed and said: "Oh, it's a pity that it's useless to tell Mr. Cui."

"After listening for a long time, do you have any ideas for me?"

"Well... sister, in my opinion, Master Cui needs to be calm on the one hand, and needs a proof to let my sister prove her sincerity to her. Although I don't doubt that my sister does have this sincerity, it's just that my sister You have to think clearly, and even more so, think of a way to explain clearly.”

"Like what method?"

"I really don't know that."

"I really... want to beat you up!"

"Sister, don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry! Now, sister, don't reward too much. After all, Mr. Cui's family is so rich, how could he be short of these things. Mrs. Yuzhang is also here, and she will definitely take care of her. Sister Well, go see him when you have time, don't make a big fuss, just keep a low profile and be cautious."

"If the rebellion hasn't subsided yet, I'm afraid I'll be accused by her again." Feng Zihuan said discouragedly.

Seeing this, Feng Zizhang smiled: "Sister, what's the rush? If you can't find an excuse to go, it doesn't matter if you go later—"

"Yes!" Feng Zihuan's eyes suddenly lit up, "I can't find an excuse, but I have you!"

It was night, Feng Zizhang returned to the mansion and told Xie Yan the content of the conversation with Feng Zihuan, Xie Yan laughed loudly: "How is it, how does it feel to dig a hole for yourself to jump in?"