The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1240

Who knows, we might even be able to glean some information from the King of England.

King Yinglan glanced at his advisor and quickly posed a few questions.

Xu Tian's answer was rather simple.

Several civil officials were quickly found by Xu Tian's men, looking completely bewildered.

"Why did you summon them here? What are your intentions?" King Yinglan was puzzled by the sudden arrival of the civil official.

As soon as he looked away, King Yinglan had already roughly figured out what was going on.

"Don't rush, you'll know a lot of things soon enough. There's a lot to explain, so I'll just explain it to you slowly." Xu Tian's gaze moved back and forth, his face still bearing a faint smile.

It must be said that his subordinates are very efficient.

"My lord, why did you suddenly summon us here? Have we committed some crime?" Xu Tian was about to continue speaking when a civil official angrily questioned him.

Inspired by him, other civil officials also voiced their own problems.

There were simply too many questions for Xu Tian to answer completely in a short time.

With a slight sigh, Xu Tian quickly slapped the table forcefully, "You don't need to be so nervous, just listen to me say a few words first."

If they keep talking amongst themselves, none of them may be able to go back.

The civil officials were all frightened by Xu Tian and quickly quieted down.

However, one of the civil officials couldn't hold back any longer and spoke up angrily, "You suddenly summoned us here; you must have ulterior motives."

King Yinglan was very satisfied with what he heard and immediately smiled.

It was useful; it allowed me to say everything I wanted to say.

The other civil officials, emboldened, also joined in, accusing Xu Tian of having ulterior motives. They spoke louder and louder, giving Xu Tian no time to explain.

"I invited you here, how can you be so disrespectful?" Xu Tian's expression was no longer friendly, and the veins on his hands were bulging.

After doing all those things, they're still so arrogant towards themselves.

"My lord, you just wanted me to see these things today, but I'm pretty tired of them and want to go back." With a smirk, King Yinglan now felt that Xu Tian was somewhat useless.

Xu Tian coldly picked up the ledger on the table, his gaze not on King Yinglan, "Do you want to see what's on this?"

Xu Tian didn't want things to fall apart so quickly, but he felt there was no other way.

King Yinglan was not angry and continued to observe the situation.

The civil officials were completely baffled by Xu Tian's words. They had completely forgotten the evil deeds they had committed.

The civil official closest to the ledger quickly picked it up.

The other civil officials also tried to read what was written on it. But the more they read, the paler their faces became.

The ledger showed that a considerable amount of silver had been embezzled by the local government. All the losses were meticulously recorded, leaving some of them speechless.

"Now you should know why I called you here, right? I wonder what you want to say." Xu Tian glanced at them, feigning composure.

For a long time, they didn't dare to answer Xu Tian's questions.