Minister Lin assassinated Fan Xian for the test.

In the TV series " Celebrating Years," Prime Minister Lin's assassination of Fan Xian took place in episode 39. In this episode, because of Fan Xian's appearance, Lin Gong led to Yan Bingyun's capture and Teng Zijing's death. Thus, he joined forces with Cheng Jushu, Qin Ye, Shang Shanhu, and others to assassinate Fan Xian on Niulan Street. Fan Xian was lucky enough to escape. Teng Zijing's son, Teng Zijing, was also rescued by Si Lili.

Fan Xian passed Minister Lin's test. Although Minister Lin suspected Fan Xian was the murderer of his son and had probed him many times, because the assassin had mistakenly kidnapped the Crown Prince, Fan Xian and Wu Zhu had not been exposed and had successfully passed Minister Lin's test. In the end, Minister Lin chose to trust Fan Xian and support him with all his might.

In the end, Prime Minister Lin knew that Fan Xian had killed Lin Gong. In the 19th episode of " Celebrating Years," Minister Lin told Fan Xian that Lin Gong was the mastermind behind the Niulan Street assassination and tested Fan Xian's attitude toward the Lin family. Fan Xian pretended not to know about this and didn't understand why Lin Gong wanted to kill him, but Minister Lin felt that Fan Xian's reaction was not fake. Thus, Prime Minister Lin finally knew that Fan Xian had killed Lin Gong.

The plot of Fan Xian's assassination took place in the fifteenth chapter of the novel " Celebrating the Years."

There were many possibilities for what would happen after Fan Xian was assassinated. According to the explanations and guesses in the search results, Fan Xian had not really died. Instead, he had been rescued and kept alive. Yan Bingyun's goal in stabbing Fan Xian was to gain the Second Prince's trust and pretend to rely on the Second Prince to become Fan Xian's spy. After Fan Xian checked the palace treasury accounts in Northern Qi, he discovered the Second Prince's secret and used the Overwatch Council to expose his plot. In addition, Fan Xian would gather power and prepare for the battle between the princes in the palace. He would also find out the truth and take down the people who used and targeted him one by one. As for how the plot developed, one would have to watch the subsequent episodes or read the original novel, Celebrating Years, to know.

Prime Minister Lin had initially suspected Fan Xian was the murderer of his son and had probed him many times. However, Fan Xian had passed Minister Lin's test and successfully passed Minister Lin's probing. In the end, Minister Lin chose to trust Fan Xian and support him with all his might. Lin Xiang's attitude toward Fan Xian was sincere. He was deeply worried and did his best to help Fan Xian resolve the crisis. Although Fan Xian's words chilled Minister Lin's heart, they also won Minister Lin's trust. Lin Xiang was deeply worried about Fan Xian's situation. He didn't want to see Fan Xian being overly suppressed by the Second Prince, so he worked hard to plan for Fan Xian. In the end, Minister Lin eliminated his suspicions of Fan Xian and chose to believe him and support him with all his might.

Minister Lin was sincerely helping Fan Xian. He chose to believe Fan Xian because Fan Xian had accepted Minister Lin's treasure from his heart. This action had moved Minister Lin. In addition, the relationship between Fan Xian and Lin Wan 'er also made Minister Lin believe Fan Xian's sincerity. Minister Lin believed that Fan Xian was the best candidate to inherit the Lin family's legacy and decided to support Fan Xian with all his might. Fan Xian also showed sincerity and kindness to Minister Lin's eldest son, Lin Dabao. This further increased Minister Lin's trust in Fan Xian. Thus, it could be said that Minister Lin was sincerely helping Fan Xian.

Minister Lin was sincerely helping Fan Xian. He chose to believe Fan Xian because Fan Xian had accepted Minister Lin's treasure from his heart. This action had moved Minister Lin. In addition, the relationship between Fan Xian and Lin Wan 'er also made Minister Lin believe Fan Xian's sincerity. Minister Lin believed that Fan Xian was the best candidate to inherit the Lin family's legacy and decided to support Fan Xian with all his might. Fan Xian also showed sincerity and kindness to Minister Lin's eldest son, Lin Dabao. This further increased Minister Lin's trust in Fan Xian. Thus, it could be said that Minister Lin was sincerely helping Fan Xian.

In the end, Minister Lin chose to believe Fan Xian and decided to support him with all his might. He had previously suspected Fan Xian of being the murderer of his son, Lin Gong, but after interacting with Fan Xian, he felt Fan Xian's sincerity and kindness. Fan Xian had also shown sincerity to Minister Lin's eldest son, Lin Dabao. This further increased Minister Lin's trust in Fan Xian. In addition, Minister Lin also realized that Fan Xian did not have the power to instantly kill Lin Gong and the other aces. Minister Lin believed that Fan Xian was the best candidate to inherit the Lin family's legacy and decided to place his hopes on Fan Xian. Thus, it could be said that Minister Lin trusted Fan Xian and sincerely helped him.

Minister Lin helped Fan Xian. In the end, Minister Lin chose to believe in Fan Xian and support him with all his might because he believed Fan Xian was the best candidate to inherit the Lin family's legacy. Although Prime Minister Lin had initially suspected Fan Xian of killing his son, Lin Gong, in the process of probing and searching for evidence, he had discovered that Fan Xian had shown a sincere and truthful side, especially in his conversation with Prime Minister Lin's son, Dabao. In addition, the relationship between Fan Xian and Lin Wan 'er also made Minister Lin believe Fan Xian's sincerity. Minister Lin decided to support Fan Xian with all his might and hand over the power he had nurtured for many years to him. Therefore, according to the information provided, it could be confirmed that Minister Lin had helped Fan Xian.