The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1254

Not long after, Xu Tian heard the voice of the Prince of Yinglan, "Why is the Marquis so late today? I thought the Marquis wasn't planning on coming today."

Looking at Prince Yinglan, Xu Tian did not reveal his emotions. "I stayed up late last night looking at the account books, which made Your Highness a little worried. It was my fault."

Every word he uttered was perfect; King Yinglan couldn't find a single fault with it.

Unable to anger Xu Tian, ​​King Yinglan also found the situation rather uninteresting and stopped paying attention to Xu Tian, ​​turning instead to discuss the matter with the other civil officials.

The civil officials kept flattering King Yinglan, which put the king in a very good mood.

The morning court session began shortly afterward.

Xu Tian lowered his head without leaving a trace, and listened quietly to their conversation the whole time.

Suddenly, King Yinglan moved a little closer and knelt down.

The King of England directly raised the issue of disaster relief in the court and even wanted to take on the task himself.

Sure enough, things turned out almost exactly as he had imagined.

Not long after Prince Yinglan brought it up, Xu Tian retorted without hesitation: "Your Highness seems to have forgotten what has happened recently, that you would actually want to go and provide disaster relief. I wonder what Your Highness is really up to."

King Yinglan was slightly taken aback when Xu Tian spoke up openly.

"It is precisely because I know this that I am even more eager to provide disaster relief." King Yinglan felt that he had to seize this opportunity to provide disaster relief.

That's why he felt he had to have a proper debate with Xu Tian today.

"I know Your Highness's good intentions, but Your Highness is currently not trustworthy." Xu Tian walked directly in front of Prince Yinglan, his words tinged with anger.

If he didn't speak up, the disaster relief might really go to King Yinglan, and he absolutely couldn't allow such a thing to happen in front of him.

Officials sent to provide disaster relief must be honest and upright, and absolutely cannot be like the King of England, otherwise the disaster situation there will only become more serious.

For the rest of the time, Xu Tian kept retorting to King Yinglan.

King Yinglan was equally unceremonious, but Xu Tian's eloquence was clearly far superior to King Yinglan's, leaving him almost powerless to retaliate.

Seeing that King Yinglan was silent, Xu Tiancai stopped in a hurry.

"After hearing so much, Your Highness should know exactly what you should say," Xu Tian said casually, no longer wanting to look at Prince Yinglan.

King Yinglan gritted his teeth in anger, but couldn't think of any good ideas.

Xu Tian wanted to retire gracefully after achieving his goal, but a civil official suddenly stepped forward.

Xu Tian carefully examined the civil official and realized he was one of the King of Yinglan's men, so he wasn't surprised at all. He knew the official wanted to make a good impression on the King of Yinglan and make a lasting impression.

How could someone like King Yinglan possibly remember him? Xu Tian suddenly felt a pang of sadness, and a hint of barely perceptible sympathy appeared in his eyes.

"My lord, what you just said was extremely disrespectful to the prince. I hope you can apologize to the prince." The minister was somewhat frightened and stammered.

Only after he had finished speaking did the minister breathe a slight sigh of relief.

Thankfully, he managed to say everything he wanted to say.

"I just think there are better candidates and we shouldn't trouble Your Highness. Do you have any objections?" Xu Tian's attitude towards the civil official became even more excessive.

The civil official didn't dare say a word; he simply lowered his head.

He suddenly felt a pang of regret.