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

With a bang, Li Ci was thrown outside the mountain gate by two stewards.

"Sir, please give me another chance!" Li Ci got up from the ground and shouted.

"Okay, it's useless to yell. You should think about where you went wrong."

The two stewards sneered and turned around to enter the mountain gate, leaving Li Ci with a dull look on his face.

"Where did I go wrong?"

After thinking hard for a while, Li Ci's eyes lit up and he said fiercely.

"That's right, it must be the man surnamed Fan who offended sir by making such nonsense in the academy!"

"Otherwise, sir, there's no way he could drive me away!"

After identifying the culprit, Li Ci dusted himself off and walked toward the thatched cottage in an aggressive manner.

He had long disliked this kid, and if it hadn't been for him, he wouldn't have ended up like this.

"Hey, Xiao Ci, why are you back? Aren't you going to prepare for the exam in Hongwen Hall?"

Xiaoshi asked in surprise when she saw her brother coming back.

"My husband said that I don't have much homework these two days and I don't need to stay in the library, so I came back."

Li Ci said a few casual words and glanced at Fan Xin who was lying on the bed.

He felt that the seriously injured man in front of him was very suspicious. He was probably a robber who committed murder and swindled goods.

If he were handed over to the government, he might be happy and let himself go back to take the exam.

So he planned to find out first before talking.

After all, he is his only relative. Seeing his brother come home, Xiao Shi didn't think much, wiped his hands on his apron and said with a smile.

"You sit down for a while, and I'll make you a bowl of chestnut rice."

Li Ci nodded and came to sit in front of Fan Xin on the wooden bench.

"What my brother said in the Hongwen Hall made me feel ashamed. Don't you know Gao's surname?"

"It's just something I feel. It's not a shocking statement. You can call me Fan Renyan."

Fan Xin was curious as to how the young man in front of him could change so much.

"It turns out it's Brother Renyan. I'm glad to meet you." Li Ci politely handed over his hand and changed the subject.

"By the way, I see that your brother has an extraordinary bearing. He doesn't look like an ordinary person. How could he be so seriously injured?"

"If I'm not mistaken, the wounds on your body should have been caused by a knife, right?"

Mentioning the wounds on his body, Fan Xin nodded with emotion.

"It's a long story. There was a fight that day due to the large number of people on the other side, and he was stabbed twice in the chaos."

"I guess it will be fine if I take care of it for a while."

The speaker has no intention, the listener has the intention, and the fan's words are the same as what he thinks.

Li Ci suddenly became excited. His guess was good. This guy was indeed a robber carrying a murder case.

If this person is handed over to the government, wouldn't it be a great achievement?

After thinking about this, Li Ci forced down the joy in his heart and comforted him.

"Brother, don't worry about your injuries. Just stay at home and recuperate. You'll feel better in a while."

It happened that the meal was ready at this time, and the three of them gathered around the wooden table to have a reunion dinner.

After the meal, Li Ci excused himself that he forgot to pick up the book and left in a hurry.

Looking at his back, Xiao Shi said happily.

"Thanks to you, otherwise Xiao Ci wouldn't have changed so much..."

"I hope..." Looking at the gradually blurring figure in the darkness, Fan Xin smiled meaningfully.

...

Hongwen Museum.

Li Ci did not go directly to the government to report the case, but told the old master about it.

Hearing that the person who defiled Fan Qingtian's statue was a robber who committed murder and swindled goods, the old man suddenly became excited.

Recently, Zheng was worried about how to become a preacher. Unexpectedly, the opportunity came.

"Do you mean what you said?"

"Mr. Hui, this is absolutely true. The man named Fan Renyan has a knife wound on his body. It seems that he was injured by an official when he was on the run."

"If we hand him over to the government, wouldn't it be a great achievement?"

The old master's eyes flickered non-stop. He looked at Li Ci for a while and then looked at the books on his desk.

Finally gritted his teeth.

"Okay, I will trust you once. After catching the fugitive murderer, you can come back and continue taking the exam!"

Li Ci was overjoyed and quickly bowed.

"Thank you for your generosity, sir. I will accompany you to the government office."

The two of them changed their clothes and rushed all the way to the Lanzhou Governor's Mansion, where they found Sima who was on duty.

"Yang Sima, this is very close. The person's origin is mysterious and he was seriously injured. He is most likely a murderer on the run."

"You must never let such a cruel thief go."

The old master said excitedly.

"Oh? Is this happening?" Yang Feihong glanced at the two of them and asked his subordinates.

"Check through the arrest warrants from the neighboring state capitals to see if there are any murderers on the loose."

"Yes, Yang Sima."

The subordinate brought a stack of wanted documents, flipped through them, and said with fists in his hands.

"Back to Yang Sima, there is indeed a murderer on the run. His name is Zhou Wenlong. He robbed and killed a caravan on Gannan Road. The government has offered a reward of 500 guan."

Upon hearing that there was indeed a murderer on the loose, Old Master and Li Ci looked at each other and both became excited.

Yang Feihong seemed to know what the two of them were thinking, and said with a smile.

"Don't worry, as long as our government catches this murderous thief, we will definitely not treat you badly."

"First take us to the murderer's hiding place."

Li Ci nodded: "This is natural. Sima, please come with me. The murderer is recovering at my home!"

On the way back, all the officials changed into plain clothes in order not to alert others.

"Dang Dang Dang! Sister, are you asleep?"

Signaling the officer to hide, Li Ci patted the door and asked.

"It's Xiao Ci, why did you come back so late?"

The door opened and Xiao Shi walked out wearing his coat. When he saw a dozen strangers hiding on both sides of the door, he was stunned.

"You are?"

"Step aside!"

The official had no intention of talking nonsense with a woman, so he pushed Xiao Shi away and rushed in.

Facing the stranger who broke into the door, Fan Xin frowned.

"Who are you that dare to break into a house in the middle of the night?"

"Hmph, we are the ones you can't afford to mess with!" Yang Feihong snorted coldly, crossed the official line and came to Fan Xin, showing a wanted warrant.

"Zhou Wenlong, you don't have to pretend anymore, we already have evidence that you committed murder and swindled goods in Gannan Road."

"Come with us wisely, otherwise you will know the consequences!"

"Come here, arrest me!"

"Yes!"

Seeing that several wolf-like officials were about to take action, Xiaoshi quickly opened her arms to block them.

"My lord, are you mistaken? Mr. Fan can never be a thief who kills people and sells goods."

"Made a mistake?" Yang Feihong sneered and looked at Li Ci standing aside.

The latter said bravely.

"Sister, you'd better get out of the way. This guy has nothing to do with our family. Why would you kill someone just for the sake of him..."

"Shut up!" Xiaoshi gave her brother a cold look.

"You are such a wolf-hearted thing. It was in vain that Mr. Fan sold off his ancestral belongings and handed them over to you for repair."

"You just framed your benefactor like this?" After being reprimanded by his sister in front of everyone, Li Ci's face turned blue and white, and he said angrily.

"Sister, this man's body is covered with stab wounds. At first glance, he looks like a gangster licking blood from the tip of his knife. My brother is also doing this for your own good!"

"You!" Xiaoshi was about to scold her when Fan Xin patted her on the shoulder.

"Okay, I'll go to the Governor's Mansion with the officer first, and I'll be back later."

After saying that, he said calmly to Yang Feihong: "We can go."

"Hmph, you are calm!"

Yang Feihong snorted coldly and shook his sleeves heavily.

"take away!"

In the night, Fan Xin was escorted by more than a dozen officials to the governor's office.

Xiaoshi's cry could be heard faintly from behind.

When he arrived at the Governor's Mansion, what was surprising was that Yang Feihong did not put him in prison, but took him to his study.

"Aren't you going to interrogate me? Why did you bring me here?"

After looking at the surrounding environment, Fan Xin frowned slightly.

Yang Feihong changed his previous attitude and poured him a cup of tea with a smile.

"Don't be surprised. It doesn't matter to me whether you are a fugitive from justice, Zhou Wenlong. What matters is that you have money."

"What do you mean by that?" Fan Xinxin was moved. Listening to the meaning of the other party's words, it seemed that he meant something.

Yang Feihong blew on the tea and took out the bronze talisman with the character "Fan" from his arms.

"Young master Fan, there is no need to pretend. Master Taishan said that this sign is made of bronze from the Western Zhou Dynasty and is worth at least hundreds of thousands of gold."

"Could the person who can carry such valuable things be a person with a simple identity?"

Speaking of this, Yang Feihong dropped his smile and stared at Fan Xin with his eyes.

"How about Mr. Fan, do you want to cooperate with me?"

"Oh, how do you want to cooperate?" Fan Xin said calmly, picking up the tea bowl.

This guy turned out to be here for his own money, which is a bit interesting.

Yang Feihong put down his tea cup, walked to the door and took a look outside. After finding that there was nothing wrong, he closed the door and walked closer and whispered.

"I won't hide it from you. There are still two days until the vacancy filling meeting. I am in urgent need of money to win the position of Governor of Lanzhou."

"After the incident is completed, you will not only be cleared of suspicion as a fugitive, but you will also have the opportunity to study in the Imperial College."

"How about it? I have a bright future. Is it a good deal for you to clear your identity?"

To be honest, Fan Xin's original plan was to reveal his identity and leave Lanzhou directly and return to Luoyang.

Now he has changed his mind and wants to see what this vacancy meeting is about.

Under Yang Feihong's nervous gaze, Fan Xin nodded.

"I wonder how many copper coins are needed to win the position of governor of Lanzhou?"

call!

Yang Feihong breathed a heavy sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on his face again.

"I am not wrong about this person. Brother Fan is a man who does great things."

"To be honest, in previous years, the position of Sima required 40,000 guan, and the position of long history required 100,000 guan. This year, due to fierce competition, the price may be more expensive."

Fan Xin took a sip of tea and spit it on the ground.

"It's easy to say. Fan guarantees that you will be able to win the position of chief historian when the time comes. I only hope that you can fulfill your promise."

"Of course, of course." Yang Feihong smiled flatteringly and said loudly.

"Come here, please prepare a table with food and drinks. I want to entertain old friends..."

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Fan Xinyuan glanced at the moonlight and said.

"It's getting late, let's talk about it later."

"That's fine, I'll take you back personally."

After helping Fan Xin onto the sedan chair, the guards of the Governor's Mansion drove toward the thatched cottage.

Seeing the official coming again, Li Ci stepped forward tremblingly.

"Yang Sima, the fugitive has been caught. Are you here to give me some money?"

"Send money?"

Yang Feihong sneered and slapped Li Ci on the face.

"I'm going to give your mother a piece of money. What kind of murderer is on the run? Mr. Fan is obviously a son of a wealthy family. He just went out to relax and was killed by the gangsters."

"I'm telling you, Li Ci, if you dare to frame a good person again, I will definitely take action against you!"

After cursing, he trotted to the sedan and opened the curtain, smiling.

"Master Fan is here, how about you get off the sedan?"

"Thank you Yang Sima."

Nodding towards Yang Feihong, Fan Xin walked towards the thatched cottage. When passing by Li Ci, he smiled slightly and walked in.

The latter was left standing there with a very ugly face.

He didn't expect that this man named Fan had such a great background, and he was respectfully sent back by Lanzhou Sima in less than three hours.

Are you a little too reckless?

Pushing open the wooden door with anxiety, Fan was lying on the bed while his sister changed his dressing.

Seeing him walking in, Xiao Shi's pretty face sank and she felt bad.

"You bastard, if you don't quickly admit your mistake to Mr. Fan, if it weren't for my generosity, you would have been thrown into prison by now."

Li Ci curled his lips, picked up the book and read the Book of Songs disapprovingly.

You are already in such a state of desolation, why are you pretending to be a rich man? My sister really has never seen the world.

"you!"

Staring at her brother fiercely, Xiaoshi looked at Fan Xin with an apologetic look.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Fan. My brother has been spoiled since he was a child, and he did such an ungrateful thing."

"Forget it, going to the Yamen is not a big deal for me."

"Yang Sima invited me to the Governor's Mansion the day after tomorrow, and I won't have dinner at home."

Hearing that Fan Xin was going to the Governor's Mansion, Xiao Shi became anxious again.

"Isn't it okay? Why do we still need to go to the Governor's Mansion?"

Fan Xin shook his head.

"I'm not going for interrogation. I seem to be attending a conference. Okay, let's get some rest early."

Fan Xin did not go into details as it was related to local officials. The more Xiao Shi knew about these matters, the greater the danger. It would be better not to let them get involved.

Seeing that Fan Xin didn't want to say more, Xiao Shi didn't force him, covered him with a quilt and blew out the candles.

Nothing happened for the next day, until the morning of the third day, when a gray sedan arrived in front of the thatched cottage.

"Master Fan, it's getting late. We should set off for the Governor's Mansion."

Yang Feihong said with a smile.

"Okay, let's set off."

Giving Xiao Shi a reassuring look, Fan Xin got on the sedan and followed the team towards the Governor's Mansion.

As the name suggests, the vacancy meeting is to fill the vacant official positions.

Logically speaking, this kind of thing should be arranged by the Ministry of Personnel, but for some reason the power was delegated to the Lanzhou Governor's Office.

During this period, some dissatisfied officials also went to report the matter, but unfortunately all came to nothing.

Since then, the annual vacancy meeting has become completely popular.

Anyone who wants to work as an official will come to the governor's office.

Therefore, when Fan Xin and his party arrived, there was already a long queue at the door. It was roughly estimated that there were at least a thousand people.

Seeing that there were more people here than in the vegetable market, Fan Xin's eyes flashed with surprise.

"Yang Sima, is it too loud for so many people to participate in the vacancy filling meeting? If it attracts the attention of the court..."

"Haha, Mr. Fan, you can keep your heart in mind, our Lanzhou officialdom has someone in the court!"

Yang Feihong said confidently.

(End of this chapter)