Tang Dynasty: The seventh rank of official residence, and you will be given the Ten Thousand People

Chapter 107 Wu Zetian called me into the palace late at night?
Fan Xin took the imperial edict and took a look at the contents. There was no problem with the writing format. There was also the seal of the Imperial Treasure and the signature handwriting of Fengge Luantai. No matter from every aspect, this was a genuine imperial edict.

Fan Xin put away the imperial edict and asked after the doubts in his heart disappeared.

"May I ask some brothers, what is the purpose of the Queen Mother summoning me late at night?"

"This..." Several Qianniu Guards looked at each other, and one of them clasped his fists and said, "We are about to set off. The Queen Mother would like to ask you about your views on the Turks."

"Without further ado, the Queen Mother is still waiting in the palace. Do you think it's time to hit the road?"

"That's alright. Let's go out and wait for a while. When I put on my cotton robe, we can enter the palace together."

"Then please change. We'll go out and wait."

After watching several people leave the room, Fan Xin turned back to the bedroom and put on a cotton robe. After thinking about it, he put on a layer of protective rattan armor underneath.

Although there is no problem with the imperial edict, it is better to be careful when traveling late at night so that you can be protected in case something unexpected happens.

After putting on his cotton robe, Fan Xin walked out of the room and boarded the carriage, escorted by Qianniu Guards, and headed towards the street.

At the beginning, Fan Xin didn't feel anything was wrong, but as the car became more and more bumpy, he gradually realized that something was wrong.

The road from Tianjie to the Imperial Palace is a bluestone avenue, how could it be so bumpy.

"I heard that the accents of the brothers are all from Youzhou, right?" Fan Xin opened the curtain and took a look at the vast night outside.

Several Qianniu Guards were stunned and said casually: "Young Master, what you said is wrong. We are all natives of Luoyang."

Hearing these words, Fan Xin's heart suddenly sank to the bottom. His ancestral home is in Xiaolianzi Village, Youzhou, and his accent is exactly the same as several others.

However, these people claimed that they were locals from Luoyang, which was obviously not telling the truth.

There are also strict palace prohibition regulations in the palace. Once the time is up, no one can open the palace door unless the Queen Mother herself is present.

Judging from the reactions of the four Qianniu Guards, it seemed that they were not aware of this rule.

Is it...

Fan Xin was startled, and a chill ran down his spine.

The Queen Mother did not announce her entry into the palace at all, these people came for her!
After figuring out the key, Fan Xin let out a deliberate ouch.

"Stop, stop, I have a stomachache and need to go take a nap."

Several Qianniu Guards reined in their horses and looked at the leading man. The latter nodded calmly to indicate that he was not there yet, and then they stopped the carriage and opened the curtain.

"I'm sorry, brothers, please wait a moment." Fan Xin smiled apologetically at the others, holding his stomach and burrowing into the grass.

As expected, the carriage had left the city and entered the mountain suburbs.

As time passed, several Qianniu Guards gradually became impatient and said to the grass.

"Is Fan Shaoqing okay? The Queen Mother is still waiting in the palace."

"Fan Shaoqing?"

Realizing that things had changed, the four Qianniu Guards looked at each other, pulled out their long knives and rushed towards the grass.

But there is still Fan Xin's shadow somewhere in the grass.

"Damn it, let this kid escape!" A Qianniu Guard said bitterly.

"He can't run very far when the mountains are blocked by snow!"

Just when several Qianniu Guards were about to catch up along the footprints, the horses pulling the cart suddenly raised their front hooves and neighed and ran away.

Looking at the driver, it turned out to be Fan Xin who had slipped away quietly!
Seeing this, the four Qianniu Guards' expressions changed and they shouted loudly.

"Chase!"

Because of the dark night and rugged mountain roads, the carriage ran very slowly.

Fan Xin sat on the carriage shaft and spanked the horse's ass while looking back.

After half an hour of chasing, the four killers have reached the position of twenty feet. Depending on the situation, they will catch up with the carriage in at most a quarter of an hour.

"Damn, it seems like today is going to be a bad day!" Fan Xin cursed and was about to stab the horse in the butt.Unexpectedly, the wheels of the carriage pressed against the stone and the whole carriage rose into the air.

Fan Xin was caught off guard and was thrown out, rolling twice on the snow and falling into a bottomless mountain stream.

In a moment, the four killers came to the cliff and took a look at the bottomless abyss and said coldly.

"If you fall from such a high place, even the stones will break into powder. There is no way Fan Xin is still alive."

"We can send Viper back to Fan's Mansion, so that it won't take too long and arouse other people's suspicions." After saying that, the four of them disappeared into the night.

Under the cliff, there is the ancient road of Baiyun Mountain.

A group of people wearing patched cotton-padded jackets were gathering around a bonfire to keep warm.

"Dad, we have hunted so many furs, we can finally have a good holiday when we return to Youzhou." The little girl said happily, staring at the big fat pig in the car.

The middle-aged man touched the girl's head and said with a smile.

"You're a greedy little cat and you know how to eat. When you get home, let your mother-in-law stew a pork knuckle for you."

"Daddy is the best." The little girl hugged the middle-aged man's neck and said with a smile.

"Xiao Nan, it's good to just take care of dad. We also put in a lot of effort." Several hunters joked.

"A few uncles are welcome."

The little girl's innocence made all the hunters laugh.

After laughing, an old hunter said solemnly: "Zhuzi, we can't take the official road when we return to Youzhou this time, otherwise our furs will be snatched away by Fang Bapi again."

Mentioning Fang Qian, the governor of Youzhou, the atmosphere suddenly became depressing. Youzhou was rich in prey and there was no need for people to go out to hunt.

As a result, after Fang Qian became the governor, he levied exorbitant taxes and squeezed the people. They had no choice but to go hunting far away and then quietly transport them back.

"Uncle Tie, it's not an option to go hunting all the time. How about we jointly sue Fang for stripping the skin? I don't believe that the court is just sitting idly by?" Xiaonan's father said angrily.

"It's useless." The old Orion shook his head: "We have sued Fang Qian a lot over the years, and he is still in front of the governor. It is not easy to sue him."

"Isn't there a place to redress grievances?" Cheng Zhuzi said unwillingly.

The old Orion shook his head bitterly: "Fang Bapi is so powerful. He has many backers in the court, who dares to take care of him."

Seeing that everyone was in a low mood, Cheng Xiaonan blinked his big eyes and said childishly.

"It would be great if God sent a blue sky."

However, as soon as she finished speaking, a figure fell from the sky and crashed into the snow nest.

The hunters were startled and quickly took out their hatchets and walked towards the snow nest.

They all frowned when they saw clearly that there was a pale young man lying inside.

"Zhuzi, go check out the situation." The old Orion said solemnly.

The middle-aged man nodded and walked to Fan Xin and touched his wrist.

"He's not dead, he's just slightly injured. He'll be fine in three to five days of rest."

The hunters were suddenly surprised when they heard that the man only suffered minor injuries.

"Tsk, tsk, it doesn't matter if you fall from such a high place. This kid is very lucky."

"What should I do? We can't let the scholar lie here. He will freeze to death."

Facing the questioning looks from everyone, the old Orion sighed.

"Judging from the way this man is dressed, he should be a scholar from a poor family. Let's take him back to Youzhou first and wait until he recovers from his injuries."

"we can only do this."

(End of this chapter)