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

Chapter 182 When people are in bed, disaster comes from the sky!
"The lower officials would never dare to deceive the general. The body is lying in the Luozhou government office."

Seeing that Peng Hai didn't look like he was lying, Fan Xin's expression kept changing.

Finally, he waved his sleeves and robe: "Let's go, take me to the Luozhou government office to have a look!"

Before, his eyelids jumped and he thought that the wedding would be in danger, but he didn't expect to be here.

When the group arrived at the morgue, several gangsters were covering the corpse with cloth.

"General, this is the body the officer told you about."

Hearing this, Fan Xin knelt down and lifted up the white cloth, covered his mouth and looked at the body. .

Because it had been too long, the flesh on the corpse's face had suppurated and it was impossible to identify him.

"How did you deduce the identity of the body?"

"To be fair to the general, at first the government thought he was just an ordinary person and didn't take it seriously.

"Later, when they did an autopsy, they found that this man's left foot actually had only four toes."

"Based on this clue, we conducted a lot of investigations and finally found that there were only two people with four toes on their left feet."

"One is Xiao Jiuhua from Yanlailou, and the other is Xiao Jian, the general of Jinwu Guard."

"The former is a young woman who is obviously not worthy of this male corpse, so General Xiao is the only one left..."

Peng Hai was a little unsure when it came to this.

"But it doesn't seem right to infer the time of death. The body died on the day you entered the palace to meet the Saint half a month ago."

"But General Xiao is clearly alive and went to Liangzhou with the Queen Mother."

"It's so strange."

Fan Xin didn't hear a word Peng Hai said clearly.

At this moment, he felt a sense of fear in his heart for no reason.

He remembered very clearly that the day he entered the palace was the day Xiao Jian went to Tubo with the order.

Later, I asked him why he came back so soon.

The latter excused himself by saying it was inconvenient to disclose.

Now that the body is soaking in the river, doesn't it mean that Xiao Jian was killed after leaving the palace that night?

Fan Xinxin froze when he thought that the murderer pretended to be Xiao Jian and tricked the Queen Mother into going to Liangzhou.

If the enemy sets a trap with such great fanfare, they must be ready to take action in Liangzhou.

If he didn't catch up as soon as possible, the consequences would be disastrous.

But the task assigned by the Queen Mother was to monitor the emperor and all civil and military officials.

If I leave, who will check and balance them?

While Fan Xin was struggling in his heart, Liu Zi beside him said worriedly.

"Master, are you alright?"

"fine."

Fan Xin shook his head and said to Peng Hai.

"Peng Changshi, this matter is of great importance. I hope you can keep it a secret."

"Otherwise, all that awaits you is a dismembered body!"

After saying that, Fan Xin boarded the black wind horse and left the Luozhou government office without looking back.

The first thing I did when I got home was to summon the generals from the Beijing camp to discuss matters.

The generals all frowned when they heard that Fan Xin was going to lead an army to Liangzhou for rescue.

"General, please think twice. The Queen Mother asked you to stay in Luoyang to guard the government. If you leave without authorization, you will inevitably be charged with a serious crime of disobedience."

"And if there is a coup in the imperial court, what will you do to explain to the Queen Mother?

"That's right, General, it's not easy for you to get to where you are today, but don't let your emotions get the better of you.

"If it turns out to be a false alarm, you won't even be able to keep your title.

"Why bother."

They are all generals who have been struggling in the officialdom all year round. I really can't bear to see Fan Xin destroy his career just because of a speculation.Faced with everyone's advice, Fan Xin remained silent and sullen.

Frankly speaking, he is now a third-rank official and has the power to guard the country, even if something happens to Wu Zetian.

He could also use his power to prosper in the Li Tang court, and there was really no need to do thankless things.

So how should you choose...

Yoshihisa
Fan Xin took a deep breath and slowly stood up from his seat.

Wu Zetian was so suspicious that even Di Renjie had to test him many times before appointing him as Fengge Luantai Pingzhangshi.

However, it was such a controversial woman who promoted him to eight levels in just one year.

From a seventh-grade county magistrate to the general of Dragon and Tiger of Shangzhu Kingdom, he was the only one in the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty.

The Wu Sansi brothers had only 4 soldiers and horses, and the Queen Mother had trouble sleeping and eating.

But he did not hesitate to hand over an army of 20 to him, a young man in his 20s.

I am afraid that this kind of trust cannot be achieved by any one person.

Therefore, he must not sit back and watch Wu Zetian fall into the enemy's trap.

With this thought, Fan Xin pulled out the golden dragon sword and said to the generals.

"Everyone! It is basically true that the emperor and empress are in danger. As ministers, how can we just stand by and watch."

"Go and assemble the army. All the great achievements you have made will be yours. If you commit any serious crimes, I will bear the responsibility alone!"

When everyone saw Fan Xin showing off the golden dragon sword and the general's seal, they knew that any further persuasion was useless, so they all clasped their fists and accepted the order and left.

After the generals left, Princess Taiping came out from behind the screen wearing gauze-like transparent trousers, hugged Fan Xin's waist, put her face against his back and whispered softly.

"Fan Xin, I am very flustered. Why don't you go?"

She just had a dream, in which she saw Fan Xin standing on the burning city and being stabbed into a bloody hole by the swarming enemies.

Fan Xin touched her head and said with a smile: Don't worry, I will be back as soon as I catch up with the Queen Mother and my husband. "

"By the way, let's see what kind of medicine these people are selling in their gourds."

Princess Taiping was a smart person and raised her head and said in surprise.

"You mean someone deliberately moved you to leave Luoyang and then took the opportunity to gain power?"

Fan Xin frowned and said, "It's hard to say now. We won't know until things actually happen."

"Okay, you go back and rest first. I have some arrangements to prepare before leaving Luoyang."

After kneading Princess Taiping's breasts twice, Fan Xin went to the hall with his hands behind his back and waited patiently for the visitor.

At midnight, the door was pushed open and three middle-aged men wearing bamboo hats walked in.

"The last general slaughters Xiong, Cao Wei, and Jiang Ji meet the general!"

"Get up."

Instructing the three of them to sit down, Fan Xin said: "This time I am leading an army of [-] elites to leave Luoyang. Someone in the court will inevitably trick you into taking over the city defense and supporting the emperor in power."

"Do you know what to do?"

The three generals looked at each other and clasped their fists together.

"Please rest assured, General, we will never be deceived by the surname Li!"

However, what was surprising was that Fan Xin shook his head.

"No, I ask you to fully cooperate with the ministers who support Li Tang in this drama of usurping power, and we will clean up the mess when the Queen Mother and I come back."

"Let these people experience what it feels like to stand up and call the shots."

"General, I will go back now to mobilize troops and wait for the opportunity to come." The three of them left the general's mansion together with fists in hand.

Looking at the dark night, a sneer flashed across Fan Xin's lips.

"If you want to give me a plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain, then let you have a taste of playing hard to get!"

"Do you really think that I am just a reckless man who dares to fight and kill!"

(End of this chapter)