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

"Come to Junchen, this name seems familiar?" Fan Xin thought thoughtfully, and finally he suddenly realized.

He remembered that this boy was the famous cruel official in history who personally invited his master to the urn.

But unlike historical records, Lai Junchen seemed more courteous and gentle at this time.

This discovery made Fan Xin stop trying to kill people and silence him. Sooner or later, Li Chong's gift to him would reach the court's ears. In order to dispel suspicion, he needed someone to state the truth for him in front of Wu Zetian.

And this person is only suitable for Lai Junchen, who is deeply trusted by Wu Zetian!

Thinking of this, Fan Xin let out a breath, signaled the six sons to withdraw their weapons, and said calmly: "It turns out to be Brother Lai, what do you want me to ask for?"

When he found that the blade had left his neck, Lai Junchen breathed a sigh of relief, and then said with a solemn expression.

"Brother Fan, to be honest, I escaped. The palace's pursuers will be here soon. I hope you can lend a helping hand and save my life!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the neighing of war horses and the urging of sergeants suddenly came from the forest. Listening to the movement, it seemed that they would be able to see them across the corner in a few breaths.

At the critical moment, Lai Junchen's face turned pale with fright.

"Magistrate Fan, you?"

Looking at Lai Junchen who looked anxious, Fan Xin sighed: "That's all, I will take the risk to help you once..."

.......

drive! drive!

In the mountain forest, a group of sergeants galloping through the corner, their eyes suddenly lit up when they saw a carriage in front of them.

"General Xiong, we have caught up with the carriage from Wushui County!"

"The fugitive is on the carriage, chase him!" the leading general shouted, and whipped the horse's butt with the whip in his hand.

The war horse screamed in pain and rushed towards the carriage, splashing large amounts of sand and dust along the way.

Soon the sergeant came to the front of the carriage.

Call!

The general reined in the reins suddenly and rode the horse in two circles, looking at the stopped carriage with his eyes.

"The person sitting in the car is County Magistrate Fan?"

Liuzi jumped off the carriage and came closer, and respectfully replied: "The general is right, the carriage is indeed my Mingfu, what are you...?"

"An assassin escaped from the palace, and I was ordered to chase him here. He needs to be searched. I hope your county can make it easier."

"Isn't this good? My Mingfu is unconscious. What if he is seriously disturbed?" Liu Zi hesitated.

The general's face darkened: "We are also thinking about Magistrate Fan. If the assassin hides on the carriage, the consequences will be disastrous."

As he spoke and waved his hands, several sergeants jumped off their horses and surrounded the carriage to prevent anyone from escaping.

He himself came to the carriage, pulled out his knife and opened the curtain to take a look inside. He found that Fan Xin was the only one lying there in the carriage, and a flash of doubt flashed between his eyebrows.

"It's strange. The traitor could only escape from the palace by carriage, so why did he disappear? Did he leave halfway?"

Putting down the curtain, the general looked back at Liu Zi: "I ask you, general, if you met any suspicious people along the way?"

"No, except for a few hunters who entered the mountains, I have never seen anyone." Liu Zi thought for a while and said.

"Hunters entering the mountains?" The general thought for a moment, raised his head and said to his subordinates: "The assassin must be among the hunters. Follow me!"

"Yes!"

The sergeants shouted in response, got on their horses one after another, followed the general into the woods, and disappeared after a while.

Seeing that the pursuers had left, Liuzi smiled and said to the bottom of the carriage: "Come to the county magistrate, the pursuers have left, you can come out now!"

"Thank you little brother, Lai will come out right away." Lai Junchen was about to loosen the axle and get out from under the carriage, but Fan Xin's voice sounded.

"Don't come out, Liuzi, you continue to drive the carriage!"

"Ah, Brother Fan, why is this happening?" Lai Junchen asked, suppressing the pain in his hand.

"The pursuers disappeared into the forest and made no sound. They obviously stopped to monitor us. If you go out at this time, they will catch you."

As if to confirm Fan Xin's words, the sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded in the quiet forest, and the sergeant who originally went to chase the hunters returned.

This time, the military commander didn't even have to be polite. He directly opened the curtain and looked into the carriage. When he found that there was indeed no traitor, there was a look of confusion in his eyes.

"It's strange. If the person is not in the car, is he really hiding in the mountains?"

"General, I told you that I have never seen anyone suspicious. What are you going to do?" Liu Zi said dissatisfied.

When he came to his senses, the general lowered the curtain and said, "It's nothing. Just now, I suddenly remembered that the prince told me to check on Magistrate Fan's condition. You can go."

His mission was to capture the escaped Qingping County Magistrate. Now that he was no longer on the carriage, he could only let Fan Xin and his servants leave.

"In that case, I'll take my leave now." The six sons got on the carriage and drove the carriage away slowly under the gaze of the sergeant.

It wasn't until he walked out of the woods and arrived in front of the Wushui County Station that Fan Xin asked Lai Junchen to get out from under the car. Both of his arms were drooped due to holding on to the axle for a long time.

"Thanks to Brother Fan this time, otherwise I would have been taken away by them." Lai Junchen patted the dust on his body and said with lingering fear.

Fan Xin said with a smile: "It's just a little effort. Brother Lai, don't take it seriously. Next, the governor's office will definitely want you. What are you going to do?"

"Brother Fan, don't worry. I paid homage to a gentleman named Zhou Xing in my early years. I plan to go to Luoyang to join him."

"In that case, Fan won't keep you." Fan Xin took a fake fish charm from Liu Zi and handed it to Lai Junchen.

"This fake fish talisman was originally prepared for me to escape for my own life. It seems that it is no longer needed now, so I will give it to you. It can help you when you encounter checkpoints on the way."

"No matter how bad you are, you dare to ask for Brother Fan's things. It's really, really..." Lai Junchen's eyes were red and he couldn't continue.

Fan Xin looked at Lai Junchen who looked grateful, and it was difficult to think of him and the notorious cruel official as the same person. After thinking for a while, he took out two pieces of brocade silk from his arms.

"It happened in a hurry. I guess you don't have much money left on you. I'll give you these two pieces of brocade silk as payment. You'll have to do a lot of shopping when you get to Luoyang."

Putting the fish charm and brocade silk into his arms, Lai Junchen took a deep breath and said solemnly to Fan Xin. "Brother Fan is very considerate, and I can't thank Lai enough. If you don't get lost in the crowd one day, if I have the power one day, I will definitely repay your kindness!"

"Farewell!"

"Take care of yourself!"

Looking at Lai Junchen's retreating back, Liuzi asked doubtfully: "Master, why are you so nice to a wanted criminal who has lost his position?"

Fan Xin withdrew his gaze, glanced at him and said calmly: "Ten years in Hedong, ten years in Hexi, how do you know that Junchen can't turn over?"

"Let's go, King Langya doesn't have much time left for us. We must hurry up to consolidate the city's defenses, recruit troops and prepare for war, and try to survive before the upcoming siege..."