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

These imperial doctors are all experts in the Xinglin world, and their medical skills are superb. If they treat Fan Xin, they will be very sure to wake him up.

So the emperor and his ministers came together to the main hall of Shangyang Palace to wait for the news.

"I really experienced something today. The majestic Queen Mother actually descended the steps to greet a governor. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would have found it hard to believe that such a thing would happen." The minister of Dali Temple exclaimed.

"Yes, as soon as Fan Xin fainted, the Queen Mother's eyes became wet. The last time this happened was when Emperor Gaozong was buried, which shows how important Fan Xin was in her heart."

"Wu Shangshu, you have to be careful. This Fan Xin may be your biggest stumbling block in establishing a new dynasty in the future." The Minister of Dali Temple said meaningfully.

Wu Chengsi sneered indifferently: "Brother Tong is serious. How can a mere foreign minister, no matter how close the relationship is, be as close as our Wu family?"

"Yes, Wu Shangshu is the nephew of the Queen Mother, and will soon be canonized as King of Wei. How can Fan Xin be comparable to you?"

While Wu Chengsi was enjoying the adulation from everyone, a junior official in green official uniform walked up to him and whispered a few words.

"What are you talking about, Yanyi had one of his arms chopped off by Fan Xin in Yingzhou?" Wu Chengsi's expression changed and he said angrily.

He never dreamed that Fan Xin would be so bold as to cut off one of his son's arms.

This is not taking yourself seriously!

The green-clothed official lowered his head and said cautiously: "Back to the minister, the third young master said that Fan Xin took a fake Zhao Wenhui's twenty thousand taels of gold."

"He urged him to hand it over, and the latter became angry and chopped off his arm with a sword. He is currently recuperating in the mansion. The doctor said that the arm cannot be saved."

Surprisingly, Wu Chengsi was not furious, but asked with a sullen face.

"Are you sure Fan Xin accepted the fake Zhao Wenhui's 20,000 taels of gold bribe?"

"I'm sure. The Third Young Master said that he saw with his own eyes several gold boxes piled up in the Governor's Mansion."

Instructing the green-clothed official to go back first, Wu Chengsi said to Tong Chang.

"You are right. If Fan Xin is not eliminated as soon as possible, he will become a disaster sooner or later."

"Let's talk to everyone for a while, and let's write a letter to impeach Fan Xin together!"

"According to law, embezzlement of twenty thousand taels of gold should be punished. I'll see how the Queen Mother protects him this time!"

Hearing that they were going to jointly impeach, Tong Chang and several ministers looked at each other and hesitated.

"Fan Xin is about to die for the Tang Dynasty. I'm afraid it's inappropriate for us to launch an impeachment now. We can't afford the consequences if we offend the Queen Mother."

Everyone is not stupid. The relationship between Empress Dowager Wu and Fan Xin is there. It is just uncomfortable to impeach at this time.

Seeing that everyone was timid, Wu Chengsi snorted coldly.

"What are you afraid of? We had no real evidence before, but this time it's different. Quanzi saw with his own eyes that Fan Xin was embezzling twenty thousand taels of gold."

"As long as we tell the truth, the Queen Mother will not dare to protect Fan Xin. If we get rid of him, are you still afraid that someone will compete for your position?"

Everyone's expressions changed slightly and became cold.

Wu Chengsi was right, the new court had limited space, and if they missed this opportunity and continued to let Fan Xin stay in the court, there was no guarantee that their interests would not be threatened.

After thinking about this, Tong Chang was the first to express his position.

"Don't worry, Wu Shangshu, Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment are in our hands. As long as we find the 20,000 taels of gold hidden by Fan Xin in Yingzhou, we can impose whatever sentence we want!"

"Yes, although the Yushitai is in the hands of the royal family surnamed Li, they also hate Fan Xin and are unlikely to interfere in this matter."

The ministers made a plan to enter the Shangyang Palace again and patiently waited for the opportunity to impeach.

Half an hour later, the door to the back hall opened, and a white-haired old doctor walked into the main hall.

Seeing someone coming out, Wu Zetian asked hurriedly.

"Mr. Li, how is Fan Xin's condition?"

"Back to the Queen Mother, after the joint diagnosis and treatment by Wei Chen and several colleagues, Fan Xin's injury has been stabilized."

"I am currently taking ginseng soup to replenish qi and blood. It will take at most half a month to return to normal."

"Huh, it's okay." Wu Zetian leaned on the dragon chair and let out a long sigh of relief. Only then did she realize that her palms were all sweaty.

Just as he was about to order the ministers to disperse, the minister of Dali Temple stood up and cupped his hands.

"In response to the Queen Mother's report, the ministers received news that Fan Xin, the governor of Yingzhou, accepted a bribe of 20,000 taels of gold from a fake Zhao Wenhui!"

"I sincerely request that he be dealt with strictly in accordance with the law!"

As soon as these words came out, all the ministers became excited.

Twenty thousand taels of gold is not a small amount of money. If Fan Xin is really greedy, the minimum he can do is to be dismissed from office and seize the title.

The relief on Wu Zetian's face gradually disappeared, and a pair of phoenix eyes stared at Tong Chang coldly.

"Where did you get the news? Why don't I know about it?" She didn't believe that Fan Xin would embezzle twenty thousand taels of gold.

Feeling the coldness in the Queen Mother's tone, Tong Chang said bravely.

"Back to the Queen Mother, the third son of the martial arts calligrapher witnessed this with his own eyes. For this reason, he had one of his arms chopped off by Fan Xin."

"Oh my god, this Fan Xin is so bold. He actually dared to chop off the arm of the messenger in broad daylight. This is such contempt for the king's law."

In the midst of the discussion, Wu Zetian glanced at Wu Chengsi, who was silent, and gave instructions to the guards in front of the palace.

"Go and bring Wu Yanyi!"

"The general will obey the order!"

The two Qianniu Guards clasped their fists and left Shangyang Palace. Not long after, they led a one-armed young man into the hall.

As soon as he crossed the threshold, Wu Yanyi knelt on the ground with a bang and burst into tears.

"Auntie, you have to make the decision for your grandnephew!"

"Why are you crying, you rebellious son? If you explain the matter clearly, your aunt will naturally act according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty!" Wu Chengsi scolded with a dark face.

These words made all the ministers nod secretly. As expected of Wu Shangshu, he blocked the Queen Mother's retreat to protect Fan Xin as soon as she opened her mouth.

Wu Yanyi seemed to be very afraid of his father and sobbed when he heard this.

"That day, when my great-nephew went to Yingzhou to deliver an edict, he accidentally discovered several large boxes piled up in the Governor's Mansion. After asking around, he found out that it was the 20,000 taels of gold given to Fan Xin by the fake Zhao Wenhui."

"When his grandnephew saw that he didn't want to hand it over to the national treasury, he said that the gold was the people's treasure and that we officials cannot take advantage of the people."

"Otherwise, how can we face the years of hard training that the imperial court has given us?"

"I didn't want this guy to get so angry that he pulled out the golden dragon sword and cut off his grandnephew's arm with one strike. He also said shamelessly that he, Fan Xin, didn't need to explain to others his actions throughout his life."

Speaking of this, Wu Yanyi lay on the ground and cried: "Auntie, you must severely punish Fan Xin, the executioner."

Asking people to take him out, Wu Chengsi walked out of the queue and said solemnly.

"Your Majesty, the dog's arm is a small country's law or a big one."

"I think the imperial court should immediately send the three judicial departments to Yingzhou to investigate Fan Xin's corruption case, and strive to have this person convicted and punished as soon as possible!"

"I second my opinion! All the ministers knelt on the ground.

Looking at the civil and military officials of the court, Wu Zetian tapped her fingers expressionlessly.

Finally, he sighed secretly.

"Prelude!"

"This case is handed over to the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, the Censor of Yushitai, Junchen from the Judicial Council, and the small cabinet of the Internal Guard to jointly go to Yingzhou for investigation."

"Retreat!"