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

Chapter 172 Getting ready for marriage
"Haotian has a destiny, and the emperor accepts it. Fan Xin has been diligent in serving the king since he became the magistrate of Wushui County, and he is a model for all officials."

"Therefore, he was promoted to the rank of General Longhu of Shangzhu Kingdom, taking charge of the capital camp."

"In addition, I will reward you with a Prince Consort's Mansion, 600 taels of gold, 6000 taels of silver, and [-] taels of brass.

"Appreciate this!
quiet!
There was silence in the hall, and all the officials looked at Fan Xin with complicated expressions.

If you are less than 30 years old, it will be fine if you are in the third rank.

Take a look at what positions are closed.

General Dragon and Tiger of Shangzhu Kingdom!Ranking second only to General Tiance and General Hussars.

That's all. The key is that this position is in charge of the entire city defense of Luoyang.

Who would dare to believe a young man in his 20s who controls the capital?
There is also the Governor of Youzhou, an important military and political position that only the prince Longsun can hold.

The Queen Mother directly handed over these two important positions to Fan Xin.

This is no longer a monarch and a minister, he clearly regards the latter as his son-in-law.

Zhang Changzong was also deeply surprised. Originally, he was secretly happy that he had won the title of Duke.

As a result, Fan Xin was immediately unbalanced when he was named the Dragon and Tiger General of Shangzhu Kingdom.

General Longhu of the Shangzhu Kingdom was an important minister who held great power in military affairs. Compared with him, his title was purely a false position.

When I think of taking medicine day and night to take care of myself, I can’t even compare to Fan Xin.

The anger in Zhang Changzong's heart became more and more intense. The most unbearable thing was that he made himself a prince, and the ministers jumped out to oppose it.

When it came to Fan Xin, no one stood up.

Doesn't this make it clear that persimmons are weak?
"Wu Meiniang, since you're sorry for me, don't blame me for being unjust to you!"

Looking at Wu Zetian with a smile on her face, a trace of resentment flashed deep in Zhang Changzong's eyes.

After the court was over, all the ministers came to Fan Xin with smiles on their faces to congratulate him.

As for Zhang Changzong, he was ignored by everyone like air.

Returning to the Guanfeng Hall, Wu Zetian noticed that Zhang Changzong looked unhappy and asked.

"Aren't you very happy to see you just now? Who has messed with the Duke again?
Although Zhang Changzong was full of resentment towards Wu Zetian, he said angrily.

"Your Majesty, I have just received a report that Zhang Wulang was beheaded by Fan Xin's sword while interrogating the prisoner."

"He died unjustly!"

"Zhang Yizhi is dead?"

Wu Zetian put down his brush and frowned and said: "Fan Xin is indeed a bit tough, but he never kills innocent people indiscriminately. Zhang Yizhi must have violated the king's law."

"Kill it and kill it."

"Queen Mother, if Fifth Brother is kind-hearted and doesn't even get justice, wouldn't it be a chilling experience for everyone in the world? Who would dare to serve you then?"

Wu Zetian thought about it and waved his hand.

"It is my decree that Fan Xin will be spared life for the crime of manslaughter of Zhongliang. He will be punished with ten days' salary!"

Zhang Changzong......

"By the way, Changzong, I've been thinking about the elixir lately."

“If I don’t drink for a day, my heart will feel irritated and my body will feel like there are ants crawling on it.

"What is the reason?"

Thinking of her recent hunger and thirst, Wu Zetian felt puzzled.

If the magic medicine is useless, after drinking it, my body no longer hurts and I feel much lighter.

Then after a period of time, I will get sick again, and I don’t know how many times.

Now it has become so severe that I can't stand it without drinking every day.

Hearing these words, Zhang Changzong explained with a smile.

"Don't worry, Queen Mother. This medicine is so powerful that it inevitably has some shortcomings. As long as you wait until you are in a state of ecstasy, you will be cured.

Wu Zetian breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on her face again.

"It turns out that I have to take it until I feel ecstatic, so that I can feel at ease." Wu Zetian seemed to have thought of something when she said this.

"By the way, I always feel that five bowls is too little. Please add more medicinal materials to it."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Zhang Changzong smiled slightly, turned around and walked towards the medicine stove, but there was no smile in his eyes!

……

After returning home from Shangyang Palace, several servants who stayed behind quickly opened the door to welcome him out.

"General Xiaoqian, you are finally back." He cried softly.

"Yes, I'm back again." Fan Xin looked at the familiar mansion with a look of sadness on his face.

When he resigned and returned to his hometown, he thought he would never come back. Unexpectedly, he returned to Luoyang in just one month.

It has to be said that life is full of changes.

"You guys, get up. Each of you go to the counting house to get two copper coins to buy some new clothes."

"Thank you, General!" Several servants wiped away their tears and ran away happily.

At this time, there was suddenly a loud noise outside the door of the house.

Then Zhang Huan walked in and cupped his fists.

"Report to the general, the shopkeepers of the cart shop, rice shop, and vegetable shop are asking for an audience outside the door, saying that they want to supply the house for free."

"Free supply?" Fan Xin sneered: "Tell them that I, Fan Xin, have a low position and can't afford to enjoy it, so let them give it to other high officials."

Although Fan Xin is busy, it does not mean that he has a bad memory. Before he left Luoyang, several shopkeepers removed the rice and vegetables.
Now that he is back in power, he will naturally not buy rice dishes from these companies again.

After ordering his servants to clean the mansion, Fan Xin went to the street with his hands behind his back to see if there were any good things to pick out two pieces for Princess Taiping.

There were still ten days before the two got married, and he didn't want to marry the princess empty-handed.

"Liuzi, what kind of gift do you think it would be appropriate for me to give Taiping?"

"Is this..." Liu Zi touched his chin and thought for a while.

"His Royal Highness is a wealthy man in Chang'an. He has numerous shops and is certainly not short of money."

"Yi Xiao thinks it's better to give her a giant hammer weighing [-] kilograms. It's heavy and weighty..."

Fan Xin glared at Xiaoliu fiercely, waved his sleeves and walked forward.

He heard that Princess Taiping liked rare treasures, and it happened that Hanguang Temple had dozens of 300-year-old relics.

If you give this thing away, Princess Taiping will definitely like it.

"Hey, isn't this the general?" A young censor greeted him proactively.

"Tao Yushi, are you out to buy groceries?"

Fan Xin glanced at the small fish in Tao Shan's hand and was extremely surprised.

According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, the censor received a lot of rice every year, so it stands to reason that he would not be so poor that he could not afford food.

Tao Shan cupped his hands in embarrassment.

"Back to the general, Wei Yuanzhong came from a poor family and was an upright official. His subordinates paid for him to collect three coffins."

"That's why I'm a little embarrassed."

"That's it."

Fan Xin remembered that three women did die when he went to the Inner Guards Mansion to save people.

Because he was concerned about the safety of the Queen Mother, he only killed the perpetrators. Unexpectedly, they were Wei Yuanzhong's family members.

After thinking about this, Fan Xin said calmly
"Please ask Tao Yushi to take me to Wei Yushi's home to express our friendship as colleagues."

Hearing that Fan Xin was going to express his condolences, Tao Shan was overjoyed and quickly led the way.

Recently, they are preparing to impeach Zhang Changzong. If they have Fan Xin's help, it will be even more powerful.

(End of this chapter)