The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1234

Lan Yingwang closed his eyes helplessly, his face full of conflicted expression, and said, "To be honest, before you came, I had already gone to see Xu Tian..."

"What did Xu Tian say? The Prince must have convinced Xu Tian not to let us go, right?" General Li was an impatient man, and before Prince Lan Ying could finish speaking, he immediately continued.

Lan Yingwang shook his head, sighed and said, "Xu Tian is insisting that you go. If you don't go, he will accuse me of abandoning the lives of all the people in the world. When the emperor wakes up, I'm afraid I will have a hard time explaining myself and it will be difficult to convince the public."

Seemingly understanding the meaning behind Lan Yingwang's tone, General Wang said in shock, "So Your Highness means we should escort them? But we are clearly the ones most opposed to this."

I really don't know what Xu Tian was thinking, letting the person who disagreed the most do this.

“Xu Tian did it on purpose. This is tantamount to eliminating the possibility of the prince acting behind the scenes. It’s a risky move,” said one of Lan Ying’s advisors.

King Lan Ying understood Xu Tian's meaning and finally instructed the generals, "Since that's the case, you should escort them carefully and make sure nothing goes wrong on the way."

Soon the day arrived for the grain escort to begin. Xu Tian took it very seriously and personally went to the city wall to see the team off.

The grain escort team quickly left the capital city and arrived in the suburbs.

They were all carrying dry rations, but after such a long trek, they had run out of water and needed to fetch water from a river far away so that they could barely eat their rations.

The generals were all veterans who had fought alongside King Lan Ying, so they naturally didn't care about such a short distance.

But Shen Qing was different. He was originally a scholar and a civil official, so he had very few opportunities to train in recent years and spent most of his time with books.

Shen Qing hadn't walked many steps before he started to pant, but he knew the attitude of those military officers towards him, so getting their help was definitely out of the question.

After walking for a while, his legs started to ache before he finally saw the river. Shen Qing quickly went forward to fetch water, and just as he filled the water jug, General Li came over.

"Isn't this our frail Lord Shen? If you're not in good health, don't embarrass yourself here. Escorting grain? I bet you'll be the first to starve to death," General Li said sarcastically.

Shen Qing ignored him, simply drinking his own water, his mind completely at peace.

General Li felt as if he had punched cotton, completely unaffected. He simply kicked the kettle away and said, "Do you know my reputation? How dare you ignore me? Are you courting death?"

"General Li, we both work in the imperial court, why do we need to make our relationship like this?" Shen Qing said indifferently.

General Li kicked Shen Qing away and said arrogantly, "A mere fifth-rank official, if I wanted you dead, it would be easy. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't need to come to this godforsaken place."

"Ahem! If General Li is not satisfied, I can write a letter to the court, and the general can go back now. If I were you, I would do this matter well and not be too ambitious, lest I lose my so-called good reputation." Shen Qing coughed a few times and said sharply.