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

"What! Can you solve it?"

The sneer on Wang Xiaojie's face gradually disappeared and he looked at Fan Xin in disbelief.

"Yes, it is not difficult at all to solve this problem." Fan Xin said.

Wang Xiaojie let out a breath and took a deep look at Fan Xin.

"Boy, Wang is a person with a hot temper. If I find you talking nonsense, I will even break your legs!"

Until now, he couldn't believe that the young man in front of him had a way to solve the problem of horse hoof wear.

Fan Xin seemed not to hear his threat, and ordered Zhang Huan to go to the shop to find paper and pen to draw a strange shape for him, and asked him to send it to the blacksmith shop.

After about two hours, Zhang Huan came from a distance holding several pairs of oval iron pieces.

"Sir, the horseshoe nails are made according to your request."

"Hal the horse."

"Yes."

Zhang Huan and the others walked to the ice with fists in hand, held down the horse and nailed it.

Seeing this scene, Wang Xiaojie frowned and said, "You want to use two pieces of broken iron to make the horse stand up?"

For some reason, he felt panicked. If the problem of horse hoof wear could be solved so easily, wouldn't those famous ministers and generals have figured it out long ago? Why wait until today?

However, as soon as he had this idea, he was shocked to find that the horse that had fallen on the ice actually stood up.

Instead of slipping, she actually ran towards him happily.

"How can this be?"

Wang Xiaojie's eyes widened as he looked at the horse running smoothly on the ice. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would have thought he was hallucinating.

Fan Xin put his hands behind his back and said with a smile: "This kind of iron piece is called a horse hoof nail, which is specially used in places where the road is slippery. There is also a flat one that can protect the horse's hoof."

"As long as you spend a few pennies to get two pictures, you can completely solve the problem of serious horse wear and tear."

Wang Xiaojie laughed loudly when he heard that it only took a few pennies to solve the problem.

"It is said that Luoyang has outstanding people and extraordinary places. Today's meeting is indeed extraordinary. The problem that has troubled Wang for many years has been solved by you."

"I wonder which yamen my little brother is working as a clerk in?"

Wang Xiaojie has been in officialdom for a long time, so he can naturally see that Fan Xin is not an ordinary person.

Fan Xin didn't intend to hide it, so he raised his hand and replied: "I am the governor of Bozhou. May I ask where my brother works?"

"It turns out to be Fan Changshi, and I, Wang Er, serve in the Youying Yangwei army!"

After saying this, Wang Xiaojie got on his horse and circled around Fan Xin twice, as if he wanted to remember this master in his heart.

Finally, he held his fist.

"Little brother, Wang has something important to do, so I won't accompany you for now. I will repay your kindness someday!"

"Farewell!"

After saying this, he whipped the horse on the buttocks and headed towards the palace.

Looking at his back, a mysterious smile flashed across Fan Xin's lips...

……

Luoyang, Guanfeng Hall.

Wu Zetian lay on the imperial collapse, flipping through the memorials in her hands, her brows furrowed together.

"Queen Mother, what happened?" Sensing Wu Zetian's strange look, Shangguan Wan'er came over and asked.

Wu Zetian handed the memorial to Shangguan Wan'er and said.

"This is the eight-hundred-mile emergency report sent by General Wang Xiaojie a month ago."

"According to him, the frontline troops stationed in the Dafeichuan area were forced to retreat two hundred miles due to excessive losses in their horses."

"I hope the imperial court will come up with a solution as soon as possible to solve the problem of serious loss of war horses, otherwise the war situation will be dangerous."

In fact, this was not the first report sent by Wang Xiaojie. Before this, the memorial for the loss of war horses had already been placed on her case.

Due to lack of countermeasures, she never gave Wang Xiaojie a reply.

Now that the latter has personally come back from Dafeichuan to ask for help, it seems that the problem has become urgent.

Shangguan Wan'er is a smart person, so she can see the problem at a glance.

"To solve the problem of war horse wear and tear, we can only replace old horses with new ones."

"But in this case, the imperial court will have to spend a lot of money to buy war horses, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Not to mention that water from afar cannot satisfy the thirst for nearness."

"Yes." Wu Zetian rubbed his eyebrows: "Currently, the only people who can afford to lend war horses are those wealthy families."

"It would be extremely difficult to borrow horses from them."

Wu Zetian had just had a conflict with the ministers in the early court, and asking her to submit to them now was tantamount to swallowing a sword with ice in its mouth.

Just when the hall was filled with gloom and gloom, a chamberlain came forward and said respectfully.

"To report to the Queen Mother, General Wang Xiaojie is asking for an audience outside the palace."

Wu Zetian sighed secretly that what was supposed to come had finally come, and she forced herself to cheer up.

"Let him in."

"The slaves obey the orders!"

The chamberlain bowed, turned around and faced the door and shouted.

"The Queen Mother has decreed that General Wang Xiaojie should pay an audience!"

The palace door opened, and Wang Xiaojie strode in, kneeling on one knee and saying.

"Your Majesty, King Xiaojie, comes to see the Queen Mother, long live, long live, long live!"

"Xiaojie is here, get up quickly."

"Thank you Queen Mother!"

When Wang Xiaojie stood up, Wu Zetian coughed and was about to talk about the court's difficulties, but the former said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry about the loss of horses. The matter has been resolved. This minister is here to tell you the good news."

"What, solved?" Wu Zetian suddenly sat up from the bed, staring at Wang Xiaojie with a pair of phoenix eyes.

The problem of horseshoe wear has troubled people for countless generations, but it was incredible that this guy solved it as soon as he came to Luoyang.

Shangguan Wan'er was also very surprised. Not long ago, the monarch and his ministers had a headache over this, but they didn't expect that the problem was over.

Seeing the shocked expressions on their faces, Wang Xiaojie sighed.

"To be honest, Weichen didn't expect it to be solved so easily."

Immediately, he told the story of meeting Fan Xin on the street.

When Wu Zetian heard that Fan Xin had solved the problem with just two broken iron pieces, the sadness on his brows was instantly wiped away, and he couldn't help laughing.

"No wonder you came to Luoyang and solved the problem. It turned out that you met Fan Xin."

"I really didn't expect this guy to have such abilities."

"Congratulations to the Queen Mother. Congratulations to the Queen Mother. The imperial court used only two iron pieces to eliminate a problem that has plagued the army for many years."

"Now it's the turn of those who saw the joke to be dumbfounded." Shangguan Wan'er said with a smile.

After hearing these words, Wu Zetian waved her sleeves and robe and came to the entrance of the hall, looked at Luoyang City in the distance and said coldly.

"If you want to force me to surrender, let's see what else they have to rely on this time!"

……

Shangshu Mansion.

At this time, the place was full of ministers, and everyone had a smile on their face.

"As expected of Prime Minister Zhang, after what you said, I realized that it is a good thing that the horses were seriously damaged." Wu Sansi said with a smile.

Originally, he was worried that the lack of horses on the front line would affect the war situation, but now it seems that it may not be a bad thing.

"Yes, if the imperial court wants to alleviate the problem of missing war horses, it can only lend them to us."

"When the time comes, we take this as a condition and ask the Queen Mother to get rid of Fan Xin. Is there any reason not to agree?"

"Hahaha, Brother Wang is right, I will go back and write the impeachment memorial soon."

"Let's go to the Guanfeng Palace together tomorrow and ask the Queen Mother to execute Fan Xin, an eyesore!"