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

The so-called blood recognition is to drop the blood of two people into a bowl to see if it blends together.

If they merge, it means that the two people have the same blood, otherwise, they are not blood relatives.

After dropping the blood of Princess Shangxian into the bowl, Gao Lishi picked up the dart and dipped it into the bowl. The blood stains on it suddenly turned into liquid and floated on the water.

The blood stains of the Shangxian Princess slowly approached.

Seeing the darts, Fan Xin's pupils suddenly shrank, and he clenched the palms hidden in his sleeves tightly.

It turned out that Li Longji really sent people to attack him. No wonder the usually well-trained Yulin Guards did not show up.

Seeing his expression, Li Longji smiled.

"Recently there are rumors in the palace that my prince is not my biological child. In order to block the world's Youyou's mouth, I can only use this method to verify the authenticity."

Fan Xin smiled and said nothing. Since Li Longji suspected that he had an affair with the royal family, it would be a good idea.

Man said it didn't matter, but what if there was a relationship? A mere bloody confession wouldn't be able to stop him.

Compared to Fan Xin's calmness, Concubine Wu Hui could not sit still.

At first she thought it was just a fun, but she didn't expect that it was actually a test for her by the emperor.

If something went wrong, based on her understanding of Li Longji, wouldn't she be furious?

"Your Majesty, I have done nothing. How can you say that?"

Li Longji laughed and waved his hand.

"Concubine Hui, don't be nervous. This is just a test. I am here to stop the world's Youyou mouth."

"When the truth comes out, I will definitely eradicate those who try to destroy my reputation!"

"You think so, King Yan?"

When he said the last sentence, Li Longji suddenly looked at Fan Xin, with a chill in his eyes.

Facing the surging killing intent, Fan Xin was like a boulder in the stormy waves.

Said with a slight smile.

"Your Majesty, the blood recognition has begun. Let's talk about it after watching it."

After speaking, he looked at the water bowl on the table. Li Longji snorted and looked at it too.

At this time, in the water bowl, after a period of contact, the two drops of blood melted together and gradually condensed into a ball.

quiet!

The silence in the imperial garden was eerie, Li Longji's face was covered with dark clouds, and a pair of dragon eyes spit out fire angrily.

Concubine Wu Hui was so frightened that her face turned pale, and her eyes were full of disbelief.

Princess Shangxian was clearly the child of her and the emperor, so how could she mingle with outsiders?

This is absolutely impossible!

Without any hesitation, Concubine Wu Hui knelt on the ground with a thud, her eyes showing her grievance.

"Your Majesty, please listen to my concubine's explanation. Immortals must not..."

"shut up!"

Slapping his palm on the table, Li Longji suddenly aimed at Fan Xin.

Word by word, he jumped out.

"Come here, capture Fan Xin for me!" With a crash, the Yulin guards hiding in the imperial garden rushed out from all directions.

The sharp spear in his hand was pointed at Fan Xin's body.

Li Lang's expression changed slightly when he saw this, and he was about to draw his sword when Fan Xin waved his hand to stop him.

Glancing at the surrounding Yulin guards, Fan Xin frowned and said calmly.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this? It's just that the blood is compatible. Why does it need to be such a big battle?"

"Just blending in?" Li Longji sneered.

"Fan Xin, do you really think that I don't know that you are injured on your arm?"

"To tell you the truth, the blood on the dart is the blood on your body!"

"What else can you say now?"

Originally, there was no way for the emperor to assassinate his ministers.

But in Li Longji's view, the evidence of Fan Xin's adultery in the harem was conclusive, and he was destined to die.

There is no need to hide him anymore, he will eradicate this guy when the confrontation is over!

"Blood on my arm?" Fan Xin was startled and said inexplicably.

"Did your Majesty make a mistake? I was not injured. If you don't believe me, just look at it."

In order to convince Li Longji, Fan Xin rolled up his sleeves.

Under the sunlight, the two arms were intact. Where was the slightest scar?

"How could this be?"

Li Longji was shocked and looked at Fan Xin's arm in disbelief.

When Zhou Tong came back, he clearly said that he injured Fan Xin's arm with his own hands. How could it happen like this?

How should I end up now?

Just when Li Longji felt in a dilemma, Gao Lishi on the side said with a smile.

"King Yan, you don't have to take it seriously. Your Majesty just wants to test your courage."

"Concubine Hui stays in the palace all year round, how can she have anything to do with you?"

"You think so, Your Majesty?"

Li Longji was also a flexible person. Seeing that he could not get rid of Fan Xin at the moment, he could only pretend to be bold and waved his hand to signal the Yulin Guards to retreat.

"What Lux said is right. Before you entered the palace, I made a bet with him on who could stay calm in front of me."

"As expected of Fan Aiqing, you are the only person in the civil and military dynasties who has a graceful face and is not sullen."

Fan Xin didn't want to conflict with Li Longji, at least not because of such a bloody case.

So I pretended not to know and breathed a sigh of relief.

"I see, I was shocked. Your Majesty will still make jokes like this in the future, otherwise it will be misunderstood."

Seeing that the two had no intention of tit-for-tat, Gao Lishi quickly ordered the musicians to play the drums in order to lighten the atmosphere.

As the singer started dancing again, the atmosphere at the scene gradually became harmonious.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Fan Xin put down his wine glass and said with a smile.

"Your Majesty is unaware of something. I did think a lot on the way here."

"More than two hundred killers and generals are blocking the alley. It doesn't look like it's as simple as taking blood."

"You must know that if my subordinates hadn't resisted desperately, my body would have been cold by now."

Li Longji's heart sank, secretly thinking that the other party's revenge was coming.

If I don't give Fan Xin an explanation for this matter, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to do well.

So he put down his chopsticks and looked unhappy.

"That's unreasonable. I just asked Zhou Tong to ask you for two drops of blood. How dare this guy go behind my back and use it for personal gain?"

"Here, call Zhou Tong over!"

Gao Lishi was about to bow and accept the promise when he saw Fan Xin shaking his head.

"No need to trouble Your Majesty, my subordinates have already caught the murderer."

"Li Lang, let the eighteen personal guards bring them up."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Li Lang cupped his fists and escorted Zhou Tong and his men into the imperial garden.

At this time, Zhou Tong's nose was bruised and his face was swollen, and his arms were limp. It was obvious that he had been tortured in the process of being arrested.

As soon as this guy saw the emperor, his eyes suddenly lit up and he started struggling desperately.

"Your Majesty, you must save Wei Chen! King Yan wants to kill Wei Chen!"

Fan Xin glanced at Li Longji, who looked ugly, and then faced Zhou Tongtong.

"Leader Zhou Ge, I have no grievances against you in the distant past and no enmity against you these days. Who ordered you to rob and kill me in the alley?"

"Speak out, and I will leave a whole body for you, otherwise you and your people will never survive tomorrow!"

No one knows Fan Xin better than Zhou Tong. After hearing his words, he stopped struggling and looked at Li Longji hesitantly.

Feeling the other party's gaze, Li Longji's expression changed and he snorted heavily.

"Zhou Tong, do you want to say that I ordered you to do it?"

Zhou Tong trembled all over, lowered his head and whispered.

"No one forced Wei Chen. Wei Chen took some measures to complete the task quickly."

"Your Majesty, I have never thought of harming King Yan."

Although his words did not betray Li Longji, his hesitant attitude still betrayed his inner thoughts.

Li Longji snorted and turned to Fan Xin. "Fan Qing, I didn't expect that a trivial matter would cause Zhou Tong to have a disagreement between the king and his ministers."

"Well, how about you leave this matter to me and I will give you a satisfactory explanation?"

Glancing at the smug Zhou Tong, Fan Xin smiled and nodded.

"Since His Majesty has spoken, I have nothing to say and take my leave!"

Watching his back disappear into the imperial garden, Zhou Tong crawled up to Li Longji flatteringly.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. I didn't say anything after I was caught. Next time, I will make sure that the person named Fan will die without a burial place!"

"No, there's no next time for you."

"Your Majesty, what did you say?" Looking at the gloomy emperor, Zhou Tong thought he heard wrongly.

A sneer curled up at the corner of Li Longji's mouth, with a trace of mockery in his eyes.

"I only have capable ministers and capable ministers here. A useless waste like you has no chance to live in this world."

After saying that, he shook his sleeves and strode away, leaving Zhou Tong frozen on the spot with a pale face.

Anger, grievance, and helplessness flashed across his face one by one.

He never dreamed that he would end up like this after working so hard.

He never expected that a high-ranking member of the imperial court would die at the hands of a few eunuchs.

If he had known this, why would he have done it in the first place?

Gao Lishi stood aside and shook his head, flicking the dust to signal the guards to take Zhou Tong down for execution.

This kind of person's fate has been doomed from the moment of betrayal.

Returning to the Wanxiang Shrine, Gao Lishi came to the Liangyi Hall and bowed.

"Your Majesty, according to your will, Zhou Tong has been executed."

"Let's forget about him and talk about it later. Do you want to see what this is?"

Li Longji picked up a letter from the imperial desk, which contained six words personally signed by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Gao Lishi was surprised when he opened the letter and took a look at the contents.

"Your Majesty, the Tubo people actually want to form an alliance and truce with us?"

"Yes." Li Longji said with a sad smile.

"The Tibetan king Chidu Songtsan died in the rebel army when he attacked the Liuzhao tribe."

"His son Chide Zuzan succeeded to the throne. Due to internal instability, the Queen Mother Chimalun wanted to form an alliance with the Tang Dynasty and cease the war."

Gao Lishi has been around Li Longji all year round, so he naturally knows the meaning.

He hesitated and said.

"Your Majesty, the new king of Tibet came to the throne just when the heroes were in civil strife. Why don't we eradicate this scourge in one fell swoop?"

However, what surprised him was that Li Longji shook his head and sighed.

"I don't want to destroy Tubo. It's just that our Tang Dynasty seems to be powerful, but in fact we are facing the same situation as Tubo."

"On the surface, the soldiers from various places obey the imperial court, but in fact they are controlled by local forces."

"Among them, Fan Xin is the most popular. This disciple has old officials all over the Tang Dynasty."

"The imperial court has an army of 700,000, and his men alone account for 400,000."

"If we don't eliminate these hidden dangers, how can I conquer Tibet?"

Seeing that Gao Lishi understood the meaning, Li Longji slapped the table and said bitterly.

"So I decided to abolish the government army system and recruit soldiers from the imperial court instead. Only in this way can I have my own army!"

"At the same time, all military power in the hands of governors in various places was taken back and placed under the jurisdiction of Jiedushi."

"This will cut off the foundation of their power!"

Li Longji had been brewing this idea many times, and even selected the candidates for Jiedushi.

Fan Xin's strength at the Hongmen Banquet this time only accelerated his process.

"Your Majesty, the reform is so powerful, I am worried that it will cause a strong backlash from Fan Xin," Gao Lishi said with a worried look.

Unexpectedly, Li Longji was already prepared and said with a smile.

"It doesn't matter, Queen Mother Chimalun said in her letter that she wants her grandson to marry the Tang Dynasty."

"I have decided to let Princess Jincheng go to Tubo again. As for the marriage ambassador, I will leave it to Fan Xin."

Gao Lishi's eyes lit up and he extended his thumb in approval.

"Your Majesty is smart. This way we can make drastic reforms while Fan Xin is away."

"Even if he wants to intervene in the future, it will be too late."

Li Longji laughed, walked to the window and looked at Luoyang Road in the night.

"In order to fight against the outside world, we must first make peace at home. Only by getting rid of Fan Xin, this scourge, can I feel at ease."

……

The next day, the main hall of Daming Palace.

The ministers, led by Fan Xin and Yao Chong, collectively bowed and saluted.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"Everyone is safe!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

When all the ministers straightened up, Yao Chong said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, what makes you so happy?"

"Haha, as expected of Prime Minister Yao, he can see my mood at a glance!"

Li Longji laughed three times and glanced at the ministers.

"My dear friends, you don't know that Songtsen, the red capital of Tubo, died in the war a few days ago among the rebels."

"His son Chide Zuzan succeeded to the throne and wants to form an alliance with us, the Tang Dynasty."

"For this reason, I have promised Queen Mother Chimalun to let Princess Jincheng marry her grandson."

As soon as this statement came out, the whole palace was in an uproar. The Tubo Dynasty had always been a serious concern for them.

In order to defeat this guy, the court spent countless manpower and material resources.

Unexpectedly, the two sides made peace overnight.

People like Yao Chong and Song Jing were the best at internal affairs. As soon as they heard that the war between the two countries had ended, they immediately raised their hands in favor.

"Your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty has been exhausted by successive battles. We should take this opportunity to recharge our batteries and enhance our national strength."

"How about sending Pang Guanyu, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, as an envoy to Tibet?"

Li Longji smiled and said nothing, his eyes moved to Fan Xin like an old monk with his eyes closed.

"This matter is of great importance. Although Pang Aiqing is in charge of the Ministry of Rites, his official position is not good enough. A powerful minister must be sent."

"Yao Aiqing, what do you think?"

"This……"

Yao Chong was stunned and glanced at Fan Xin. In terms of weight, no one here seemed to be able to match King Yan.

The emperor was planning to send him as an envoy to Tibet.

After seeing through the emperor's intention, Yao Chong bowed.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Yan has made great achievements, and I think that he is the only one to be sent as an envoy to Tibet to make peace with each other!"

"I second the proposal!"

Li Longji looked at Fan Xin with a smile amid the roar and tsunami.

"Fan Aiqing, what do you think?"

Hearing the emperor calling him, Fan Xin slowly opened his eyes and said.

"I have no objection!"

"Haha, okay, then I will give the order." Li Longji said with a smile.

"Draft a decree to appoint Yan King Fan Xin as the envoy of the six realms of the Western Regions. He will be fully responsible for the marriage. Until the treaty is signed between the Tang Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, there will be no mistakes!"

"Retreat!"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" All the ministers bowed in obeisance.

(End of this chapter)