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

"Fan Xin, who asked you to come in!" The old housekeeper's face changed drastically when he saw the person coming, and he quickly stepped forward to push him out.

Fan Xin glanced at him with his hands behind his back and said calmly: "I'm talking to the prince, why do you, a butler, interrupt me?"

"you!"

"Okay, let him come in."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The old housekeeper bowed to Li Ai, turned around and walked out, and gave Fan Xin a fierce look when he passed by.

After the housekeeper exited, Li Ai frowned and said, "You broke into the Governor's Mansion without authorization. What do you want to do with me?"

He had a very bad impression of this young man who couldn't even be polite in front of him.

Hearing this, Fan Xin picked up the gift box and said, "I originally came to the governor's office today to report, but I heard on the way that it was your birthday."

"I thought it would be a bad idea to come in empty-handed, so I took out all the money I had and prepared a big gift, specially dedicated to the prince."

Hearing these words, everyone present looked at each other and were a little surprised. Didn't they say that Fan Xin was an upright official? This didn't seem like it.

In particular, Butler Wu was puzzled. Fan Xin was very stubborn at first, but how could he change as soon as he saw King Fan Yang?

Could it be because of the noble status of the other party?

Compared to everyone else, Li Ai was much calmer. He didn't think there was anything wrong with Fan Xin, because this was the norm in officialdom.

Therefore, his expression softened a bit and he nodded happily.

"You can spend all your money to prepare a big gift for me just after taking office. You are considered thoughtful."

"But I have long passed the age of being greedy for money and beauty. Remember not to waste money and money by giving away valuable things."

"A gift is a gift, as long as you have this intention."

What is surprising is that after hearing this, Fan Xin immediately handed over his hand.

"I've always heard that the prince has a reputation for being honest. I didn't expect him to be so considerate of the people. I admire him."

"Don't worry, I promise that I will not waste money or people. I just gave you something ordinary and practical."

"Practical? Is it silver?" Li Ai's heart moved and she thought of the most practical silver.

Thinking of this, Li Ai's face became a little friendly and she nodded slowly.

"Well, it's rare that you have such a heart, so just open it on the spot for everyone to take a look."

In his opinion, this gift box can contain at least one thousand taels of silver, which is neither too much nor too little. He can accept it with peace of mind.

However, as soon as his smile appeared, it froze on his face as Fan Xin opened the gift box.

The next moment, he stood up with a roar, staring at the braised noodles in Fan Xin's hand with a livid face.

"Is this the big gift you gave me?"

Fan Xin nodded: "To be honest with the prince, this bowl of braised noodles has a nice name, it's called longevity noodles."

"This is a congratulatory gift specially bought by me as a congratulatory gift for you at a cost of six cents."

"You can eat with peace of mind, and I guarantee that the people's fat will not be shaved off."

Seeing this scene, everyone almost spit out the tea they drank.

If Fan Xin hadn't been wearing the uniform of a fifth-grade official, they would have even thought that this boy was a fake.

The dignified prince surnamed Li, a confidant of Empress Dowager Wu, actually gave him a bowl of braised noodles.

They had read through history books and never encountered such a ridiculous thing.

How did this kid rise to rank five?

Under everyone's gloating gaze, Li Ai's face turned blue and white, and finally he picked up the bowl of noodles and poured them on the ground.

"I have poor digestion and cannot enjoy your bowl of longevity noodles. You should keep it for yourself!"

After speaking, he shook his sleeves and robe and shouted loudly.

"Come here, throw Fan Xin out to me!"

"Wait a minute!"

Fan Xin shouted, stopped the guards who rushed in, and looked at Li Aida.

"Xiaguan has two main purposes for coming here this time. One is to wish the prince a birthday, and the other is to get back the land deeds that have been deposited with Li Chong on behalf of the people of Wushui County."

"You've got the things, you don't have to drive me down and you can leave on your own."

Li Ai snorted coldly and said expressionlessly: "That's nonsense. The land deed is a stolen property obtained by this king. What does it have to do with the people!"

"Of course it does matter!" Fan Xin looked slightly cold: In the second year of Chui Gong, there were 400,000 acres of Yongye land in Bozhou. In August of the same year, Li Chong forcibly occupied 350,000 acres in the name of land expansion. "

"If you seize these Yongye fields, what will the people of Bozhou eat and drink?"

"They are starving to death, who will be responsible!"

Li Ai smiled disdainfully and said indifferently.

"The people are starving to death, and the court will take care of it. Why do you worry about it?"

Fan Xin looked at Li Ai and suddenly shook his head.

"As expected of King Fan Yang, who is of noble birth and well-informed. This is a matter of great importance to the people, but after you said this, it doesn't matter at all."

"But I don't understand how a descendant like you can have a black heart and lungs!"

Speaking of this, Fan Xin stretched out three and a half fingers and said loudly.

"Three hundred and fifty thousand acres!"

"Do you know how many people this can feed? Why do you say dirt is stolen goods!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was in an uproar. More than a dozen civil and military ministers stood up and looked at Fan Xin with shocked faces.

bold!

So courageous!

A mere fifth-rank official dared to shout and scold King Fan Yang in public.

They had never seen anything like this in their decades of officialdom. How dare Fan Xin question his boss like this!

For some reason, Li Ai didn't dare to look directly into Fan Xin's eyes, so she turned her head and said coldly.

"I don't need you to remind me!"

Fan Xin gasped and nodded, his eyes falling on the noodles on the ground.

"I know you look down on this bowl of braised noodles worth six cents and think he has lowered your status."

"But do you know that I spent six cents of my salary to buy just this bowl of noodles?"

"He can save the lives of one, two, or even three people during a famine!"

Picking the noodles into the bowl, Fan Xin suppressed his anger and said.

"Yes, I, Fan Xin, am just a fifth-rank official with nothing. I am not comparable to you princes, nobles, and frontier officials."

"You have many wives and concubines at home, hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land, and even raising a poodle costs more than my salary!"

At the end of the sentence, Fan Xin could no longer suppress the anger in his heart and shouted.

"But I understand one truth, that is, don't harm the people!"

quiet!

The hall was deathly quiet, and everyone remained silent with gloomy faces.

It's not that they don't want to refute, but they really don't know what to say when faced with Fan Xin's fierce words.

As the person involved, Li Ai's face was extremely ugly, and his teeth were clenching as he spoke every word.

"Are you done? After that, get out of here!"

"You don't need to rush me, I'll leave on my own!" Fan Xin glanced at Li Ai and paused before going out without replying.

"Li Shishi, when Fan came out of Luoyang, the Queen Mother personally issued an order for you and me to jointly try the rebellion case of King Langya."

"Without my consent, you can't touch anything in the box. Farewell!" He then strode away.

Looking at Fan Xin's back, Li Ai suddenly looked up and spat out a mouthful of blood, pointing at Fan Xin and falling down.

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty!"

"It's not good, call the doctor quickly!"