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

Early the next morning, we went to Shanzhou.

Fan Xin was wearing a black bullfight suit and sat high above the big case. On his left and right sides stood officials from all levels of the border area.

"To the Duke of Yan, the time has come!" Zhang Huan stepped out of the queue and clasped his fists.

"Take Shanzhou garrison general!"

Boom boom boom!

Amidst the rapid beating of drums, Guan Shanyue, who was wearing prison clothes and shackled, was escorted into the lobby by Qianniu Guards.

"Bring the prisoner here!"

Signaling the Qianniu Guards to retreat, Fan Xin looked at Guan Shanyue with a majestic expression.

"I want to ask you who ordered you to attack the baggage train at night. If you tell me, I will spare your life!"

Hearing this, Guan Shanyue slowly raised his head, and his tired eyes slowly swept across the crowd. Everyone he looked at had their eyes evasive, but Wu Liang frowned.

a long time.

Guan Shanyue withdrew her eyes and said in a hoarse voice.

"Reporting to the Duke, the person who ordered the general to attack the baggage team is among you, Shangxian. He is"

"Pfft!"

A poisonous needle with a cold glow was shot into his throat, passed out from the back of his neck, and was nailed to the beam.

Such an important imperial prisoner was assassinated in front of everyone, which immediately caused great panic. Officials fled in all directions.

In a panic, a court official drew out his short sword and rushed towards Fan Xin with a fierce look on his face. It was obvious that he wanted to kill him.

"No, Lord Protector!"

Upon seeing this, Zhang Huan and others' expressions suddenly changed, and they all drew out their weapons and stabbed at the killer.

However, the Yamen servant, who had death intentions, didn't care whether he was hit by a sword in the back.

He only wanted to take the surname Fan Xin.

At the critical moment, when Fan Xin was about to draw out the golden dragon sword and kill the man, Wu Liang on the side suddenly pushed him aside and blocked the sword himself.

"Deputy Manager Wu!"

Seeing the short knife piercing Wu Liang's shoulder, Fan Xin screamed in surprise, pierced the killer's heart with a sword, and kicked him aside.

"How are you, Deputy General Manager Wu, are you okay?"

Looking at Wu Liang, who was as pale as paper, Fan Xin's eyes were full of worry. If the other party hadn't blocked the sword, he would have been the injured one.

After getting rid of the killer, Zhang Huan and all his guards knelt on the ground with a bang, and said with shame on their faces.

"My lord, please punish me for your humble duty as a guard."

"Forget it, something happened suddenly. Even I didn't expect that there was an enemy killer in the camp. Get up and carry Wu Liang down quickly for treatment."

"Yes!"

As Guan Shanyue was killed and the killer was executed, a major case that could have been solved ended in failure.

On the way back to the back garden, Fan Xin smiled and patted Liu Zi on the shoulder when he saw Liu Zi with an angry look on his face.

"Okay, a wise man will make mistakes after all his considerations. You and I are ordinary people, and it is inevitable that we will make mistakes. We still gained something from this court hearing."

Liuzi's eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "Master, do you know who is behind this?"

“Even if you miss, you’re not far off.”

Fan Xin did not know who the traitor was, but it was not difficult to find out through Li Qingyuan's defeat and capture, and Guan Shanyue's sneak attack on the baggage team.

These two people have one thing in common, that is, they are both generals who hold military power.

The person who can command Guan Shanyue and obtain the secrets of the army must be a high-ranking person who has worked in the local area for many years.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to easily send a killer into the heavily guarded hall.

Looking at the entire Shanzhou officialdom, there are only two people who meet these conditions. It is self-evident who is the mastermind behind them.

Liu Zi obviously thought of this possibility and said in disbelief.

"Master, what do you mean is a traitor?"

"Hush, the secret must not be leaked!" Fan Xin made a silent gesture, looked around, and said with a smile.

"Don't alert the target first. While the other side is proud, we might as well give the Tubo people a trick."

"Chita likes to listen to Han music, doesn't he? I will play the song "Ambush on Flying Daggers" for him personally. Let's see if he can tolerate it."

The night passed.

When the sun rose from the horizon, a low horn sound suddenly came from the frontline camp.

Dozens of armored generals hurriedly walked towards the commander's tent. They couldn't understand why Fan Xin suddenly came to the frontline camp if he wasn't trying to catch a traitor in the city.

Are we going to start a war with the Tibetans?

"General Zhang, Duke Yan is beating the general drum so early. Is there some big move that can't be accomplished?"

Wu Liang asked, hanging his arms.

Zhang Huan glanced around, leaned in front of Wu Liang and whispered.

"I just learned this morning that our spies discovered the Tibetan baggage storage place in Congling. The defenders only had 4,000 people."

"The Duke said that if we destroy that place, it will be equivalent to destroying the Tibetan people's logistical support. Don't tell anyone this news."

Zhang Huan warned with a mysterious look.

"Don't worry, General Zhang. I, Old Wu, is the most strict with his words. I promise not to let anyone else know. Let's go into the tent."

Wu Liang smiled and showed an understanding expression.

In fact, this sudden big operation, as Zhang Huan said, was aimed at the Tibetan people's logistics.

It's just that Fan Xin didn't say it clearly, just let everyone carry out the tasks according to the order.

Wu Liang didn't say anything about this. He just waited for the meeting to end and told the local feudal lords that he would earn more credit for himself so that he could work as an errand when he went there in the future.

"Deputy Manager Wu, the meeting is over, why are you sitting here laughing?" Fan Xin's voice came from his ears.

After coming back to his senses, Wu Liang scratched his head in embarrassment.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Guo. It's rude to be a lowly official. Isn't this the daughter of the family who is getting married? I'm just happy to be a father."

"So that's it. No wonder you are smiling so happily. Go back and arrange your child's marriage. After defeating Chita in a few days, I will personally come to your door to have a wedding banquet."

"Thank you so much, Mr. Guo!"

Wu Liang was overjoyed and repeatedly handed over his hand.

Watching him leave, Fan Xin winked at the two personal guards, who followed him quietly.

After about two hours, the two personal guards responsible for tracking returned to the camp.

"As you expected, not long after these Shanzhou officials returned, several spies sneaked out of Shanzhou. The direction should be towards Heyuan City."

"Number of people?"

Fan Xin was stunned for a moment, and a meaningful smile flashed across his lips.

"This is interesting. I didn't expect there to be so many spies in Shanzhou City. No wonder Li Qingyuan's army of hundreds of thousands suffered heavy casualties."

"Go ahead and execute it according to the original plan. With Chita's cautious character, he will not believe this information until he tastes the benefits."

Heyuan City, government office.

This place was originally the office of the Tang Dynasty government. Later, it became the Prime Minister's Mansion of Chita after it was conquered by the Tubo army.

On this morning, Chita was sitting in front of the case and listening to reports from his subordinates. A general who was responsible for delivering news walked in.

"Prime Minister, we just received news from Shanzhou that Fan Xin has found our grain and grass storage point and plans to attack at night!"