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

"Well done!" After praising Liu Zi, Fan Xin turned on his horse and shouted.

"Brothers, let's go!"

In an instant, eight hundred men in black moved upon hearing the sound, like a long black snake heading towards the wild forest.

It took half an hour to reach the hillside and ordered everyone to hide. Fan Xin squatted down and stared at the end of the official road.

There are two roads to go from the Governor's Mansion to Luoyang, one is through Wushui County and crosses the Yellow River, and the other is through this inaccessible forest.

With Li Ai's character, it is very likely that she would take this remote path, and now it seems that he has guessed it.

"Lin Tie, tell the brothers to wait until the convoy has completely entered the ambush circle before taking action to prevent any fish from slipping through the net!"

"I understand!" Lin Tie nodded and turned to convey the order.

Probably at the zenith of the moon, the sound of horse hooves and the complaints of the guards finally came from the quiet forest.

Everyone was refreshed and looked towards the end of the official road. In the dark night, a team holding torches slowly came this way.

Looking at the costumes, except for one man wearing armor, the rest are dressed as domestic servants and guards.

In the middle of the team were fully loaded carriages, roughly forty in total.

"It seems that Li Ai really plans to transport the seized assets to his home!" Fan Xin spit out the grass leaves in his mouth and slowly pulled out his sword.

"Brothers, get ready to do it!"

"Yes!" Everyone shouted.

At the foot of the hillside, there is an official road.

"Lu Sima, can anything happen to this fool?" A guard surnamed Wu glanced around and said with a chill all over.

Lu Sima glanced at him, with a hint of disdain on the corner of his mouth.

"What are you afraid of? As long as I, Lu Kuishan, am here, who among the bandits within hundreds of miles around would dare to roam around and make a living?"

"Put your heart in your belly and move forward boldly."

"When the gold, silver and jewels are taken to Luoyang, each brother will be rewarded with two copper coins!"

As the saying goes, there must be a brave man under a heavy reward. When they heard that they were rewarded with two copper coins, the guards became energetic and quickened their pace.

However, just when they thought they were about to walk out of the wild forest, a dozen arrows suddenly shot out from the darkness, killing the guards escorting the convoy to death on the spot.

Then dense black shadows came towards them from the mountain!

Seeing this scene, the guards escorting the convoy were immediately confused and turned around to escape.

Unfortunately, there were also dense crowds of people behind them, so there was no possibility of escaping.

"What should we do, Lu Sima, we are surrounded!" the guard surnamed Wu said tremblingly while holding a knife.

Lu Kuishan glared at him fiercely, cursed secretly that these wastes were really useless, and raised his head to look forward.

After a brief confrontation, all the guards he led put down their weapons and squatted on the ground. Only he and a few guard leaders were left holding on.

The team separated, and a young man with a face covered walked to the front and said calmly.

"Since these tough guys are not going to surrender, let's kill them all." He said and ordered someone to take action.

Lu Sima almost peeed when he heard this. He originally planned to say a few words before surrendering, but he didn't expect that this guy would kill someone without even asking.

If it were just a moment longer at night, wouldn't his head be gone?

Therefore, he jumped off the horse without hesitation and knelt on the ground skillfully.

"Grandpa, wait a minute! You can take the Wan Guan family property, just to save this villain's life."

"I can spare your life, it depends on your choice." Fan Xin untied the black cloth from his face and said calmly.

"Ah! You are Fan Xin!"

Lu Sima was shocked when he saw the identity of the masked man. He never expected that the person who hijacked the convoy turned out to be Fan Xin, who made a big fuss in the Governor's Mansion during the day!

"Yes, it's me. Please tell me the purpose of your trip and the number in the box!"

"Otherwise, I will not give you a second chance to speak."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a clanging sound and a radiant golden dragon sword was unsheathed and placed on his neck.

Sensing the killing intent in Fan Xin's tone, Lu Sima shuddered all over and said hurriedly.

"Fan Changshi, please spare my life. I will tell you everything in detail. I just ask you to spare my life."

He had thought that it would be empty talk anyway, and he would not admit it even if he was beaten to death after returning alive.

Seemingly seeing through his thoughts, Fan Xin took out the blank confession and pen and ink he had prepared in advance.

"Write down the things you and Li Ai did about Li Chong's family property and the secret transfer of gold and silver jewelry, and then put your fingerprints on it."

"Do you still need to sign and pledge it?"

"Ok?"

"Okay, okay, I'll write it right away."

Facts have proved that when people who are greedy for life and fear of death encounter danger, the first person to betray them is their accomplices. Under Fan Xin's pressure, Lu Kuishan wrote in great detail, even pouring out several bowls of tiger penis wine that Li Ai drank in one night.

After finishing the painting, Fan Xin looked at the guards from other houses.

After half a stick of incense, Fan Xin had a thick stack of confessions in his hand.

"Fan Changshi, Li Ai has just been appointed governor as a member of the royal family, and Wu Sansi and others have a close relationship with the Queen Mother."

"Once you hand over this confession, it will inevitably cause shock in the government and the public. When the ministers fight back, even the Queen Mother may not be able to protect you." Lin Tie said with a complicated expression.

He had spent some time in the military and was well aware of the darkness in the officialdom. Personal grudges might not matter, but if the interests of aristocratic families were involved, the consequences would often be cruel.

Fan Xin is just an ordinary person, how can he compete with them?

Hearing these words, Fan Xianzhi looked at the stars and said.

"It's hard to be a human being, it's hard to be an official, and it's even harder to be a good official who does something practical for the people."

"But no matter how hard it is, you have to do it!"

"Some people say that young people should not be too arrogant, but if they are not arrogant, are they still young?"

Speaking of this, Fan Xin turned around and smiled, his tone full of strong confidence.

"Those old men in the officialdom can't stand it. Just come, I'm not afraid!"

As soon as these words came out, Lin Tie was shocked, and a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes.

He didn't expect that Fan Xin would be so resolute in the face of a powerful opponent, and he unconsciously felt a sense of respect in his heart.

A man does something he knows he can't do, maybe Fan Xin is such a person.

Seeing that the box car was counted, Fan Xin took out the memorial and put it on the car board, rolled up his sleeves and wrote.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, Governor Shi Fanxin has the courage to make a remonstrance..."

After a while, Fan Xin played the music and wrapped it in a cloth and handed it to Lin Tie.

"The Bozhou case involves many things. You must be more careful along the way. You must personally hand it and the seized assets into the hands of the Queen Mother without making any mistakes."

Lin Tie put away the memorial and held his fists solemnly.

"The general will definitely fulfill his mission! Take care!"

"Safe travels!"

Watching Lin Tie and the motorcade disappear on the official road, Fan Xin breathed a long sigh of relief into the night and muttered to himself.

"Li Chong, I have done everything I should do. Whether you, the Li family, your wife and your children can survive depends on the wishes of Empress Dowager Wu!"

Luoyang, Guanfeng Hall.

Wu Zetian leaned behind the case and looked at the memorial in her hand with a smile.

"Yes, yes, Li Ai confiscated 500,000 copper coins just a few days after taking office, which really surprised me."