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

As time passed, the day came for the imperial court to move the capital in a blink of an eye.

Looking back at the ancient capital of Luoyang, Li Longji's eyes were full of unwillingness.

This is the place where he ascended the throne and created the prosperous Kaiyuan era. He was forced to leave just a few years ago due to rebellion by his rebellious ministers. To be honest, he felt very uncomfortable.

How sad that the mighty Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was forced to leave the imperial capital by his own ministers.

"Your Majesty, Ambassador Guo Jiedu has led his army and is waiting outside the palace gate. Let's set off early. If the traitor Fan Xin discovers us, we may not be able to leave." Gao Lishi advised with a worried look. .

Li Longji looked up to the sky and sighed, took one last look at the palace, and with the escort of the bad guys, he boarded the imperial boat and drove out of the palace.

Afterwards, hundreds of ministers carried their burdens and followed on both sides of Yuhu.

Looking at the retreating palace wall, Li Longji clenched his hands tightly, with endless hatred in his eyes.

He vowed that when he arrived in Chang'an and took over the 300,000-strong army, he would wash away the shame that Fan Xin had brought to him...

On the hill, Fan Xin was riding on the donkey and looked calmly at the team at the foot of the mountain. He was not angry at all for letting Li Longji escape.

Since ancient times, those who have occupied the Central Plains have always occupied Dacang, Hanzhong and the tax-burdened areas south of the Yangtze River, and then advanced to Henan Road.

As a latecomer, he is no exception, so he is not ready to take action now before the Youzhou Army takes Hanzhong.

"Liuzi, how is the progress in the area of ​​​​Ruanyou?"

"Back to your lord, a report came from Helan Mountain Post a few days ago that the vanguard army has captured Lantian County and besieged the Anxi Army in Kucha."

"It will take some time before the four towns in Anxi can be completely solved."

Hearing that only Qiuci was left, Fan Xin nodded and changed his voice.

"By the way, where is Gao Xianzhi now?"

"To be honest, Your Majesty, we are currently training new troops in Chang'an City!"

"Okay, let him train there, and I will go over and join him after I finish handling the affairs in Luoyang."

"Damn Li Longji, he actually asked me to serve as regent and assist the crown prince Li Ying to stay in the Eastern Capital. It's really ridiculous."

Looking away from the team at the bottom of the mountain, Fan Xin shook the reins and drove the donkey towards Shangyang Palace.

The emperor deliberately kept the prince as a hostage in order to make him feel at ease. Do you really think he would believe it?

Because Li Longji left in a hurry, all the concubines and maids in the palace were in a mess, fearing that Fan Xin's army would break in and kill them.

"Slave, please see His Highness King Yan!" A servant knelt on the ground and said shivering.

Looking down at the chamberlain, Fan Xin frowned.

"Who are you?"

"Back to your lord, this servant is the chamberlain on duty at Hui'an Palace. I heard that your lord has entered the palace, so I came here to guide you."

After speaking, the chamberlain slammed his head on the ground, waiting for the judgment of fate.

Fortunately, he won the bet. Although Fan Xin often visited the palace, he only visited Guanfeng Hall and Jixian Hall, and never visited other places.

"You are here just in time. Go and call the concubines and waiters from each palace. I will count the number of people."

"Yes, I obey the order!" The servant kowtowed happily, got up and ran out. It was obvious that he could see that the Wei Dynasty would become more prosperous in the future.

It must be said that the Wei Dynasty was very efficient in doing things. It took less than five hours for thousands of concubines and maids to be escorted to the square by Qianniu Guards.

In the past, most of these high-ranking concubines ignored Fan Xin when they saw him.

Now that we meet again, I am filled with anxiety and uneasiness.

In order to show his loyalty, Wei Chao's expression changed and he yelled loudly.

"Bold, if you don't kneel down when you see His Highness King Yan, don't you even want to live?"

When he was so frightened, the usually arrogant concubines' pretty faces changed, and they knelt on the ground and wiped away tears.

However, some concubines were different. Instead of showing any sadness on their faces, they kept posing and making secret glances at Fan Xin.

Fan Xin's face turned red, and he coughed and said.

"You ladies must already know that your Majesty has moved the capital to Chang'an, leaving me to stay in Luoyang to assist the prince in supervising the country."

"In order to save money in the palace, please report your names and titles, and I will consider how to arrange you."

As soon as these words came out, the hearts of the concubines present sank, and they secretly screamed, "Oh no," Fan Xin's words meant that they were going to be executed.

Dozens of beautiful concubines rushed to the front, knelt at Fan Xin's feet, hugged his legs and begged.

"Your Highness King Yan, please spare your life. We were all kidnapped into the palace by Li Longji, and we are still innocent. If you are willing, we are willing to wait for you to sleep."

"Yes, Your Highness King Yan, looking at the emperors of the Tang Dynasty, except for Emperor Taizong, who can compare with you? Li Longji is nothing."

The concubines in the harem were not stupid. They moved the capital to Chang'an and asked Fan Xin to stay in Luoyang. It was obvious that Li Longji had escaped.

Looking at this posture, the master of Datang might be Fan Xin.

If she becomes his woman at this time, she will definitely be the best in the future.

Thinking of this, more than a thousand concubines in the harem all fell to the ground and were willing to be Fan Xin's concubines.

Seeing that the concubines wanted to rely on him, Fan Xin smiled bitterly and shook his head.

What a joke, three women in the family are enough to spend money. If two thousand more are needed, the Yan Prince’s Mansion will be destitute?

"My dear ladies, please rise. I just want to draw up a new roster to see what you are suitable for. I have no intention of causing any more killings."

When they heard that they were not killed, the thousands of concubines breathed a sigh of relief, and smiles appeared on their pretty faces again.

One of the women named Yuan Guifei walked to the front, saluted Fan Xinfu, and said with a smile.

"Thank you, His Highness King Yan. Most of us are good at embroidery and painting. As long as you allow us, we can support ourselves."

"In this case, I will help Concubine Yuan."

After signaling to the chamberlain to make the register, Fan Xin sat on his chair and fell asleep.

I don't know how much time passed before Wei Chao walked up to him holding a stack of rosters and whispered.

"Your Majesty, according to your instructions, all the nobles in the palace have been registered."

"Well, you did a good job." Fan Xin opened his eyes and glanced at the roster, and found that Wei Chao's face looked strange, so he couldn't help but ask.

"what happened?"

Wei Chao hesitated and said: Your Majesty, the roster has indeed been compiled, but Concubine Wu Hui is missing.

"Concubine Wu Hui?" Fan Xin was startled, and a playful figure appeared in his mind.

"That's right, it's Concubine Wu Hui. The other concubines took the initiative to register, but she is the only one who doesn't want to come. She said she wants you to go to Guanfeng Hall to see her."

Speaking of this, Wei Chao saw Fan Xin's unhappy expression and was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and said.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will send someone to capture Concubine Wu Hui right now. Damn it, I dare to let you see her. Isn't this looking for death?"

To Wei Chao's surprise, Fan Xin waved his hand: "No need, I can just go by myself."

Before Wei Chao came to his senses, Fan Xin came to Guanfeng Hall alone.

Since this place was the palace of Emperor Daxing, neither Li Dan nor Li Longji had touched this place.

The entire hall looks like an old man who has experienced many vicissitudes of life, standing here quietly. A lame palace maid stood at the door. When she saw him coming, she knelt on the ground without saying a word.

"There is no need to kneel down if you have difficulty with your legs and feet. Where are all the people who serve Concubine Wu Hui?"

Looking at the empty hall, Fan Xin frowned slightly.

The palace maid's delicate body trembled, and she lowered her head and whispered: "Back to the prince, the empress is seriously ill, and the sisters have gone to other palaces to serve her."

Hearing these words, although Fan Xin was prepared, he still felt a little uncomfortable.

When he was first promoted as county magistrate, he spent a lot of time with Concubine Wu Hui. Unexpectedly, the tea had already gone cold before she left.

Fan Xin said nothing and walked straight into the hall with his hands behind his back.

In the main hall where the breeze was blowing, a slightly thin figure sat on the viewing platform, overlooking the entire city of Luoyang.

He coughed twice and said after hearing the footsteps.

"I thought you would send troops to catch me, but you came here yourself. Aren't you afraid that I would ambush a few killers and keep you here?"

Fan Xin chuckled lightly and walked to Concubine Wu Hui's side to look at Luoyang City in the distance with her.

"You have been a smart person since you were a child, otherwise you would not be where you are today. Tell me, why do you want me to come here?"

Hearing this, Concubine Wu Hui turned her face and glanced at him, seeing a calm expression on his face and a brief absence of concentration in his beautiful eyes.

After a long time, his eyes moved towards Luoyang City and he said quietly.

"I'm not going to die soon. I hope you'll go easy on Xianyi and the others for the sake of getting to know each other."

"It was Li Longji and my idea to get rid of you, and it has nothing to do with them, okay?"

Fan Xin was silent for a while and said calmly: "If you cut the grass without eradicating the root, it will grow again with the spring breeze. Your children will definitely bear hatred on my head in the future."

"I'm sorry Xiao Wu, I have no choice. Even if I can let them go, my subordinates will not let them go."

There was no anger or quarrel. It seemed that Fan Xin would not agree. Concubine Wu Hui sighed.

"I know you won't agree, so I've written a list of bad guys in advance. With this list, you can at least eliminate the spies in Luoyang City."

"How about it? Is this a good deal?"

Looking at the list in Concubine Wu Hui's hand, Fan Xin hesitated for a moment and then decisively agreed.

There is no other reason. Compared to a few descendants of the Li family, he cares more about the bad people of the Tang Dynasty hiding in the dark.

After getting the list, Fan Xin took a deep look at Guanfeng Hall and strode out.

At this point, the grudge between him and Concubine Wu Hui was wiped out, and from now on the two of them had nothing to do with each other.

When passing by the lame palace maid, Fan Xin stopped and said calmly.

"From now on, you will be the chief steward of the palace. Find some imperial doctors to give Concubine Wu Hui a good diagnosis and treatment!" After that, he flicked his sleeves and left.

It wasn't until Fan Xin's back disappeared that the palace maid came back to her senses and ran excitedly into the hall, saying happily.

"Your Majesty, the prince forgives you. From now on, you can be in charge of the harem again!"

Fan Xin didn't pay too much attention to the affairs of the harem. After handling the palace defense, he called several generals to the main hall of Shangyang Palace and took out the list in front of everyone.

"Your Majesty, what is this?"

"This is the list of bad guys prepared by Concubine Wu Hui. You guys should take a good look at it and prepare to mobilize the army to arrest them soon!"

"A list of bad guys?" The generals were startled, looked at each other, and then Liu Zi spoke.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Wu Hui is Li Longji's. Her words can't be trusted, right?"

Fan Xin smiled and shook his head, his tone full of confidence.

"Concubine Wu Hui is a smart person. Her children are in Luoyang. She knows better than anyone what it means to tell lies."

"Send the order and immediately search for the bad guys according to the list and address!"

"Yes!" The generals held their fists and left the Shangyang Palace with their guards.

It didn't take long for the entire city of Luoyang to be sealed off, and hundreds of Qianniu Guards rushed to various cities and towns, causing panic among the people.

Fortunately, the panic went away as quickly as it came. In the evening of that day, Qianniuwei escorted the prisoner off the street.

Inside the prison of Dali Temple.

There were bursts of whips and screams. Under the personal interrogation of Liu Zi, the honest farmer soon confessed his true identity.

"Prince Qi, these people have all confessed. They are indeed bad people. They were ordered to gather in Luoyang City a few days ago and prepare to assassinate you." Liu Zi threw away his whip and wiped his sweat.

"Good job." Fan Xin praised him, came to a leader and looked him up and down.

This man is thin, has gloomy eyes, and has a bookish air about him.

"What's your name?"

"Fan Chengcheng"

"What's your position among bad people?"

"This..." The scholar hesitated.

"Speak out, and instead of killing you, I will grant you an official position." Fan Xin said calmly: Otherwise, I will make you unable to live or die! "

The scholar trembled all over and sighed softly.

"To be honest with you, Your Majesty, I humbly serve as the Protector of the Twelve Hours among the Bad Guys. I was ordered to stay in Luoyang and wait for the assassination of a senior general of your army."

Fan Xin looked thoughtful: "So you have eleven more guardians? What are their names, and how do they hide their identities?"

Fan Xin was disappointed this time, Fan Chengcheng shook his head and said.

"Among the bad guys, everyone has their own identity. No one knows anyone except the bad handsome man and the four holy envoys. They usually rely on tokens and passwords to communicate."

"So that's it." Fan Xinxin moved, and a smile gradually appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Come here, untie Fan Chengcheng and heal his injuries. In addition, he will be rewarded with two hundred taels of silver, plus the position of recording affairs and joining the army!"

Fan Chengcheng was overjoyed and quickly knelt on the ground to express his sincerity to Fan Xin.

After encouraging him, Fan Xin asked him to be sent to Tai Hospital for treatment and said to Liu Zi.

"In the name of my king, I will summon the prince and the remaining ministers to discuss national policy. Remember to arrange for someone to assassinate my king."

The two had been working together for many years, and upon hearing these words Liu Zi immediately understood what Fan Xin meant.

"My lord, could it be that you want to pretend to be Protector Yin and mix in with bad people?"

"Yes, fortresses are often broken from within. If we want to get rid of this powerful organization, we must first find their headquarters, determine the location, and then mobilize a large army to surround it."

“Only in this way can hidden dangers be nipped in the bud.”

"Go, let these people stay behind to act out a drama about the assassination of King Yan, and the secret reception of Chen Cang after thanking guests behind closed doors..." Liuzi left the main hall of Shangyang Palace with clasped fists.

Seeing Liu Zi's figure, Fan Xin stretched tiredly.

"It's been a long time since I've acted, and I don't know if I can fool these spies hiding among the ministers...

(End of this chapter)