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

Chapter 346 Chapter 346 A faint king is in power

After receiving the affirmative answer, Zeng Aniu was instantly ecstatic, and his whole body trembled with excitement.

Originally, he planned to catch two spies in exchange for some drinking money, but he didn't expect to be so lucky that he met the legendary Fan Xin, who was famous in the Tang Dynasty!

If we hand people over to the top, wouldn't it mean that all the fame, fortune, and wealth will come with them?

Zeng Aniu almost laughed out of his nose when he thought about the golden days of sitting on a golden mountain and embracing each other.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly. Before he could laugh out loud, his eyes turned red, and he knelt on the ground with a pop and choked with sobs. "

"Fan Qingtian, we have been waiting day and night for you, and finally you are here. The common man Zeng Aniu meets His Highness King Yan!"

Hearing the words "His Royal Highness King Yan", Fan Xin's eyes narrowed, then returned to normal, and he helped Zeng Aniu up with a smile.

"There is no need to be polite. I have other important responsibilities and it is not appropriate to reveal my identity."

At this point, Fan Xin said to the six sons: "The common people have suffered a lot in order to protect me. Please give everyone a share of the dry food and wine we brought."

"Otherwise, people will freeze to death in this cold dungeon."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Liuzi bowed and clasped his fists, took out a jar of wine and a bag of cakes from the baggage, and passed them out next to each other.

Looking at the cakes and drinks in his hands, Zeng Aniu showed a hint of hesitation. Seeing this, Fan Xin smiled slightly and without breaking it, took the initiative to pick up a piece of cake and ate it with the drinks.

Seeing this scene, Zeng Aniu's doubts disappeared immediately and he said sheepishly.

"Your Highness, please forgive me. We were deceived by these bad people and animals, so we..."

"It's okay, it won't hurt if you be careful." Fan Xin smiled nonchalantly.

After discovering that Fan Xin showed no signs of poisoning, Zeng Aniu and others ate the cakes with wine.

Finally, he wiped the corners of his mouth and said with a smile: "As expected of a prince, even the pastries are so delicious. I will take two more pieces." "

Looking at the devouring prisoners, Fan Xin's smile grew stronger.

"If it tastes good, eat more. Once you are full, I will send you on your way tomorrow."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will definitely set up a plaque and statue for you when you get back." After swallowing the pastry, Zeng Aniu said with satisfaction.

Seeing that it was getting late, Fan Xin comforted everyone, and he and Liu Zi found a straw to sit down and rest.

In order to prevent these people from leaving his sight, Fan Xin did not return to the ground, but chose to stay with these people, which was exactly what Zeng Aniu wanted.

The night was long and snoring was everywhere. It seemed that they knew they would be promoted and rich tomorrow, and many people smiled in their sleep.

"Liuzi, when we meet tomorrow, can you promise to kill them before they open their mouths?" Fan Xin asked, adding some firewood to the bonfire.

Liu Zi glanced at the prisoner with contempt and said confidently.

"Don't worry, young master. Man said these prisoners have taken poison. Even if they haven't taken poison, the general can split them into two pieces in an instant."

"That's good. It depends on whether we can successfully infiltrate the bad religion. No detail can be careless."

While the two were talking, the night gradually receded, and a bright light from the sky shone into the dungeon along the vent.

Today is a big day to receive merit and reward, so Zeng Aniu and others woke up early in the morning.

"Your Majesty, the time agreed with the bad guy is coming soon. Shouldn't we find Xu Zhendong?"

Fan Xin stretched, raised his head, glanced at the light, and nodded.

"Okay, you go and gather the villagers together. No one is allowed to move without my instructions."

Although these spies were given poison and six people guaranteed it, Fan Xin still gathered them together just in case.

After finishing preparations, Fan Xin tidied his clothes, walked to the dungeon door, patted the door, and said to the guards outside.

"Go and invite Brother Xu here, and say that Yin has successfully persuaded the villagers to serve the court."

"Yes, I will go and inform Master Chenshi now," the guard responded and ran away.

After about half a stick of incense, there were rapid footsteps outside the door, accompanied by Xu Zhendong's laughter.

"Haha, you are worthy of brother Yin. Even Diao Min, who is helpless as a brother, was actually convinced by you in just one night!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the cell door opened. Xu Zhendong appeared at the door with a team of guards. His eyes glanced at the villagers and finally fell on Fan Xin.

"Brother Yin, how did you convince these people?"

Fan Xin smiled and was about to answer, but Zeng Aniu, who had been silent at first, suddenly ran up the steps and shouted.

"Boss, a villain is important..."

Pfft!

The long knife penetrated Zeng Aniu's chest, causing his subsequent words to stop abruptly.

Looking down at the blood drops on the tip of the knife, Zeng Aniu slowly turned his head, with a look of disbelief in his eyes, as if he couldn't figure out why Fan Xin did this.

"Hmph, you cunning traitors, do you really think you can deceive our envoy, Lord Yin, by telling a few lies?"

Liu Zi sneered, pulled out a big knife and slashed at the stunned prisoner. Dozens of spies fell into a pool of blood while screaming.

Seeing that everyone had been silenced, Fan Xin stepped over the corpses and came to Xu Zhendong.

"I'm sorry, Brother Xu. These villagers were bewitched too much by Fan Xin. I was almost deceived by them. You weren't hurt, were you?"

Hearing these words, Xu Zhendong's face twitched suddenly.

More than ten subordinates were killed just like that. How long will it take for him to replace them?

But what made him relieved was that the identity of the person in front of him was confirmed to be true.

Because it is impossible for Fan Xin to do this massacre of people.

So after he calmed down, a smile appeared on his face again.

"Brother Yin, don't worry that a few villagers can't hurt Xu. Come on, let's go have a drink and tell you about Bad Handsome's birthday!"

A moment later, Xu Zhendong and Fan Xin sat opposite each other in the hall, both of them looking a little sad.

"Brother Xu, so you have to find another way to please the bad handsome man?"

Xu Zhendong sighed, picked up the wine glass on the table, drank it in one gulp, and then slammed the glass down on the table.

"Yes, although I have never seen a bad handsome man, I know that he doesn't like gold, silver, or antiques, calligraphy and paintings. It's really frustrating."

"Don't you like gold, silver, calligraphy and painting?" Fan Xin frowned slightly, which was a bit surprising to him.

At this time, he thought tentatively and said: What if we don't give it away? "

"Brother, I don't know if you are really stupid or just pretending. The Twelve Hours Commander has to be elected every three years. Whoever takes over depends on the bad commander's orders."

"If you don't give him a gift at this time, wouldn't you be in trouble with your future?"

Just when Fan Xin was about to explain, a subordinate walked in and held his fist. "I would like to report to you, Lord Chen Envoy, that the other ten Twelve Hour Envoys have jointly requested to meet you, saying that they want to go to Chang'an with you to attend the birthday ceremony of the Bad Commander."

Xu Zhendong and Fan Xin looked at each other, stood up and walked out. When they met, they immediately exchanged lively greetings.

Since the bad guys usually do their own thing and wear masks, no one among the twelve knows each other.

After the greetings were completed, Xu Zhendong pointed at Fan Xin and smiled at everyone: "Everyone, let me introduce to you. This is the person in charge of Luoyang who temporarily hid here with me because he was attacked by Fan Xin some time ago."

"Brother Yin, would you like to say hello to everyone?"

Nodding towards Xu Zhendong, Fan Xin clasped his fists at everyone.

"Everyone, I'm going to make you laugh."

"Brother Yin is serious. Fan Xin's soldiers are so strong that even His Majesty has to give him three points. How can we be his opponent? You are lucky to escape alive."

Everyone said this, but their expressions were filled with disdain. Officialdom is a practical place. In the past, when the envoys were strong, they would naturally fawn over each other.

But now that even the old nest has been lost, it has no value anymore, so he just dealt with it and changed the topic to the birthday of the bad handsome man.

"By the way, Lao Xu, I heard that many people came to compete for the Twelve Hour Envoy. We would be a little worried." A man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks sighed.

When this matter was mentioned, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became much more solemn, and the smiles disappeared from everyone's faces.

Xu Zhendong is the master after all, so he shouldn't be too dull and said with a smile.

"What are you afraid of? We are all old people licking blood at the tip of a knife. A few stupid young people can't do anything to us."

"Have you prepared the gift for the bad handsome man? You know that the black and white envoys have already announced that the bad handsome man wants to do something big this year."

"What's the big deal?" Everyone was stunned, looking at each other, and finally looked at Xu Zhendong again: "What's the big deal?"

Bad handsome guys have always been mysterious. They have never seen their true appearance. What big deal can happen to such a person?
Xu Zhendong shook his head and said with regret: "To be honest with you, I just listened to what the Black and White Envoys said. I don't know what the specific matter was."

Everyone looked at each other and stood up at the same time and said: "Without further delay, if this is the case, then we should go to Chang'an as soon as possible. It will be clear when we see the black and white envoys."

"Okay, Xu has this intention, let's set off!" After ordering his subordinates to prepare their horses, Xu Zhendong said to Fan Xin: Brother, it's time for us to set off. "

"Thank you, Brother Xu!" Fan Xin clasped his fists, jumped on his horse and Liu Zi followed the other envoys and ran towards Chang'an.

While the group was traveling under the stars at night, a grand banquet was being held in Chang'an City, hundreds of miles away.

Li Longji was wearing a five-clawed golden dragon suit, sitting cross-legged on a high seat, watching Hu Ji dance with great interest.

On both sides of him, Chen Xuanli, Gao Lishi and others accompanied him.

"Good! She is indeed a woman full of spirituality. She interprets Liu Bang's Gale Song so vividly that everyone can appreciate it!"

Seeing that the emperor was in a good mood, Yang Guozhong said with a smile.

"To be honest with you, Your Majesty, this dance was performed by a foreigner. He is a rare talent."

Upon hearing this, Li Longji suddenly became interested and asked curiously: "Oh? Who is worthy of such respect by Yang Xiang?"

"Your Majesty, this person's name is An Lushan." After saying that, Yang Guozhong turned and looked at the corner of the hall.

"An Lushan, Your Majesty is right here, why don't you come out quickly and look up at Tianyan?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a bearded, honest-looking man walked out of the ministers' room, knelt on the ground clumsily, and said in a silly voice.

"The grassroots An Lushan meets the great kings of all nations

emperor! "

As soon as these words came out, the whole room was shocked. Yang Guozhong also changed his expression and reprimanded.

"Bold, your majesty is our Holy Lord of the Tang Dynasty, how can you talk about a country!"

If he had known that An Lushan was so unreliable, Yang Guozhong would never have taken his 200,000 copper coins. The emperor was always very happy with his achievements, so to call him the emperor of the state would cost people's lives.

Sighing in his heart, Yang Guozhong looked at the emperor, and sure enough, after hearing these words, even the smile on his face disappeared.

However, the naive An Lushan seemed to not understand, and explained with a serious face.

"Master Xiangguo, the common people are right. My mother said that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was not only the lord of the Tang Dynasty, but also the lord of all the nations in the world. Is there anything wrong with me saying that?"

Yang Guozhong......

Ministers…………

An Lushan saw that Yang Guozhong remained silent and looked at Li Longji with an innocent face.

"Emperor of all nations, did the common people say something wrong? Why did it arouse so many people's anger?"

Looking at the naive An Lushan on the steps, Li Longji suddenly burst into laughter and Long Yan said happily.

"What a Chicheng Chihan Anlu Mountain, you never said that I am not only the Lord of the Tang Dynasty, but also the Holy Lord of all nations in the world!"

"Come here, here comes the edict. An Lushan is loyal and courageous, and dares to speak out his advice. He is a rare minister. He will be promoted to Pinglu Soldier and Horse Envoy immediately and given the title of King of Dongping County!"

"Thank you for your Majesty's grace!" Seeing the emperor treating him so well, An Lushan kowtowed to the ground and shouted "Thank you for your Majesty's grace."

Seeing Li Longji nodding, this man named An Lushan is indeed a rare loyal minister. He even kowtows harder than others.

After the An Lushan incident was over, Zhang Daquan, the Minister of Household Affairs, took a step forward.

"Your Majesty, Guanzhong, Guanxi, Bashu, Southeast and other places have been hit by major disasters recently. The people have been displaced and miserable. If you continue to allocate food and disaster relief money from the court, will you..."

Before Zhang Daquan could finish speaking, Li Longji interrupted impatiently.

"Okay, now is the time for the imperial court to use troops to exterminate the rebels. How can there be money for disaster relief? Tell those big households to let them advance food and money first, and then pay them back when the imperial court has the money."

After hearing these words, Zhang Daquan suddenly became anxious and said quickly.

"Your Majesty, you must not do it. The imperial court moved the capital some time ago and asked them to borrow two million guan to build the Palace of Eternal Life for you. You cannot borrow it a second time."

Now Li Longji just wanted to go to the harem to favor those dancing singers, and he couldn't care about such nonsense, so he snorted impatiently.

"Since you can't borrow money from big families, you, the important officials of the imperial court, should pay for it first. Then let the Zhongshu Ministry draw up a standard. Those who don't meet the standard will be reduced by one rank."

After saying this, he flicked his sleeves and left the Daming Palace, walking towards the harem, leaving behind the ministers looking at each other...

"Oh, forget it, let's go back and join together. Try to collect the disaster relief money first, and wait until the taxes come in later." Zhang Daquan sighed and walked out.

Suddenly, a chambermaid caught up with him, panting, and spoke intermittently.

"Zhang Shangshu, Your Majesty still needs 800,000 taels to build a Palace of Eternal Life. You must first collect this money!"

Pfft!

"Hey, what's wrong with you, Zhang Shangshu? Come here quickly, Zhang Shangshu can't do it!"

(End of this chapter)