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

"Brother Zhao is right, let's leave Prince Langya's Mansion now!" Fan Xin nodded, took the lead to the entrance of the cave, cleared away the weeds and got out. Seeing this, Zhao Qun's eyes turned cold, and he hid the sharp weapon in his sleeves and followed him. .

The entrance to the cave was where the palace used to discharge swill, and the green bricks on both sides were full of sour smell. Fortunately, the distance was not long, and the two of them got out of the narrow passage without even using a cup of tea.

"Phew, we're finally out!" Looking at the dark alley in front of him, Fan Xin breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhao Qun patted the swill on his body and said with a smile: "Brother Fan, across this alley is Caishi Street. We can leave the city through the north gate, and then we will tell the court about the rebellion of King Langya."

"I'm afraid not. King Langya's people have blocked the city gate. There is only a dead end for us if we go there."

next moment.

He turned around and looked behind him, where Zhao Qun was holding a knife and looking at him with a sinister expression.

"It seems that the prince's guess is correct. You really know the news about the army. I originally planned to kill you at the gate of the city, but now it seems that I can only send you on your way in advance!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Qun raised his knife and stabbed Fan Xin with a ferocious expression. The blade of the knife exuded a cold light under the moonlight.

A cold light flashed, and the screams suddenly stopped...

Fan Xin patted the lime on his hand, glanced at the body lying on the ground, and dragged him towards Prince Langya's Mansion.

As expected, after hearing the screams, the heavily armed sergeant rushed out of the darkness immediately. It seemed that he had been hiding for a long time, waiting for him to escape.

When they came closer, the sergeants surrounded Fan Xin, the crowd separated, and Li Quan walked to the front with a gloomy face.

He glanced at Zhao Qun's body, frowned and said to Fan Xin: "County Magistrate Fan, how dare you escape from the palace without the prince's order?"

Faced with Li Quan's questioning, Fan Xin shook his head: "This is purely a misunderstanding. I am not trying to escape from the palace, but to get rid of a spy for the prince."

"Spy?" Li Quan was stunned, the murderous intent in his eyes subsided a bit, and he frowned and said, "What do you mean by that?"

"I am saying that this person is not the Magistrate of Gaotang County, he is a fake! As for the detailed reasons, I will personally report it to the prince. Please let Manager Li know."

Fan Xin was still a little unsure of Zhao Qun's identity before, but judging from Manager Li's reaction, he obviously guessed it right.

The corpse in front of him was not Magistrate Gaotang at all, but the assassin sent by Li Chong to kill him!

Li Quan took a deep look at Fan Xin, and although he was unwilling to do so, he still ordered the sergeant to go home.

Of course Li Quan knew that the body was not Magistrate Gaotang, because he sent the assassin. He was just curious about how Fan Xin could tell.

After the two of them walked into the palace, they walked all the way to the door of the study. Manager Li turned around and said, "Wait here, I'll go in and let you know." After saying that, he motioned to the sergeant to keep an eye on Fan Xin and walked in.

In the study, Li Chong was sitting in front of a major case, checking the list. He glanced at Li Quan when he heard the movement and said calmly.

"How's it going? Has Fan Xin been dealt with?"

However, what surprised him was that Li Quan shook his head: "Back to the prince, Fan Xin was not killed, it was Zhao Qun who died."

"What did you say, Zhao Qun is dead?" Li Chong sat up straight and stared at Li Quan with a look of surprise in his eyes?

Zhao Qun was a soldier he had trained for many years, how could he die in the hands of Fan Xin? Did he sense something unusual and attack the former first?

Li Quan nodded affirmatively: "When the sergeant arrived at the scene, Zhao Qun had already had his neck cut off. The villain found incense ash on his face. It seems that Fan Xin took advantage of him and sprinkled a handful of incense ash."

"Use the incense ash to kill with one strike. It seems that Fan Xin has been prepared for it." Li Chong's fingers tapped the table rhythmically, his eyes flashing.

"Your Majesty, do you think Fan Xin already knows about our plan?" Li Quan asked with a sudden move in his heart.

"No." Li Chong shook his head and said: "Waging an army to attack the armed forces is a matter of life and death for hundreds of thousands of people. Many of these local officials are loyal to the Empress Dowager Wu. Before the purge plan was completed, I did not tell anyone. It was limited to My father and several Li Tang clan relatives know about it."

"If Fan Xin knew about this, he would definitely escape from the city at all costs instead of returning to the palace with you."

"It's probably because that good-for-nothing Zhao Qun showed his flaws and made him mistakenly think that he was going to attack me, so he made preparations in advance."

Li Quan said with a look of admiration: "Your Majesty, it is true that Fan Xin did not escape after killing the people. He is waiting at the door now."

Li Chong smiled proudly: "Go and call Fan Xin in. I want to hear his explanation of this matter!"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Li Quan bowed and left the study.

Not long after, Fan Xin strode in: "I'm here to see the prince. I came here late at night and made some important discoveries to report to you!"

"Brother Fan, what are you doing? Didn't this king say that we treat each other as brothers in private? Please sit down quickly!"

Inviting Fan Xin to his seat, Li Chong asked with concern: "I heard that someone pretended to be the magistrate of Gaotang County and tricked you into assassinating you. How come you weren't injured?"

Seeing Li Chong's worried look, Fan Xinxin sneered and said with lingering fear on the surface.

"To be honest with you, the prince, I noticed something was wrong with this man from the very beginning. He kept claiming that he was the magistrate of Gaotang County, but his palms had calluses that only generals and sergeants have."

"Thank you for your caution, otherwise something bad would have happened right now." He said, wiping away the cold sweat.

Seeing that he didn't look like he was pretending, Li Chong became less suspicious in his heart. He frowned and said, "It's strange. You are just a county magistrate. What would an assassin do to assassinate you? The target should be someone like me, Li Chong." The Tang clan is the right one."

Fan Xin knew that Li Chong was deliberately testing whether he knew about the news of launching an army to attack Wu.

If he had concealed the information revealed by Zhao Qun, it meant that he believed it was true. With Li Chong's character, he would probably choose to kill someone to silence him to minimize the risk of leakage.

Thinking of this, Fan Xin said decisively: "Your Majesty, I suspect that this fake Gaotang County Magistrate was sent by the imperial court to monitor you. In order to prevent me from doing bad things, I deliberately exaggerated that you would attack local officials in order to clear the way." .”

"It's just that he didn't expect that the official had figured out his identity and was secretly prepared. He was caught off guard and fell into the hands of the official."

Li Chong looked at Fan Xin blankly: "Brother Fan, do you really think so?"

He originally thought that Fan Xin would conceal the relevant information, but he didn't expect that this guy actually said it directly. This was beyond his surprise.

Fan Xin nodded slightly: "Back to your lord, I believe in your character. How could the descendants of Taizong raise an army to kill? It must be a rumor!"

Li Chong took a deep look at Fan Xin and said meaningfully: "At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, before Wang Mang usurped the throne, his name of humility, respect for the virtuous, and benevolence and filial piety spread throughout the court and home. No one thought that such a person would usurp the throne!"

"So destiny is unpredictable, and people sometimes have no control over their own affairs. Well, you can go back and rest early. I will send someone to call you at the dinner tomorrow." Li Chong waved his hand and picked up the book again to read.

Fan Xin saluted Li Chong, turned around and walked out of the study and returned to his residence. After the door was locked, he took out a piece of yellow medicine skin from his arms and swallowed it.

When the banquet starts tomorrow night, it will be the day they die. Whether they can escape Liaocheng depends on tomorrow!