The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 178

"Yes."

Xu Tian was stunned when he heard this. He had thought that the border general hated Yan Ji to the core, but he did not expect that the border general's hatred was not actually that deep.

"What happened between the two of you back then?" Xu Tian asked, still somewhat curious.

"After I returned from the army, I heard that she had long since married into the Chang'an family. I was filled with resentment and wanted to ask her about it. Before I knew it, I had been searching for her for many years," the border general sighed.

Xu Tian felt that the two of them had missed each other for too long.

Then, he handed Yan Ji over to the border general, saying, "Tomorrow, are you just going to watch her leave like this?"

"Or should we keep her in the army?"

Xu Tian thought about it and realized that it was indeed inappropriate.

The border general carried Yan Ji away, and the maid who was keeping watch for Yan Ji at a distance saw this and quickly stepped forward to take Yan Ji from him.

The border general watched the two leave. At this moment, Xu Tian stepped forward and gave him the wine that he hadn't drunk a drop of.

......

Daylight came quickly, and the border general returned to his tent, drunk, and instructed his adjutant, "Do not disturb me." He then went into the tent, lay down on the bed, and fell asleep.

Xu Tian and the others had packed their things and were ready to leave.

Yan Ji clenched her fists, constantly looking towards the border general's tent, but saw no movement.

General Wang then asked his adjutant curiously, "Where is your border general? Why haven't we seen him all day?"

The adjutant shook his head, recalling the general's condition and words that morning, and decided not to disturb him.

Xu Tian knew that the border general simply didn't want to see Yan Ji leave.

With this in mind, an idea came to him.

As the group set off, Yan Ji's eyes reddened slightly. She took one last look at the border general's tent before leaving.

Three days later, in the main hall of the Chang'an Imperial Palace.

Li Er laughed heartily and said, "My dear ministers, you have worked hard."

Marshal Hu shook his head slightly and said, "Your Majesty is too kind."

General Wang chimed in, "If we were to fight this Western Regions kingdom, our Great Tang would truly have the upper hand. Hahaha!"

“Your Majesty,” Xu Tian stepped forward, bowed to the side, and said, “Now that the potatoes have been found, and some of them may even be high-yield grain seeds, I think I will try planting them in a few days.”

"Oh? Really?"

“Really?” Xu Tian said.

"Grand Tutor Xu, anything is fine as long as we can increase grain production! You've worked hard these past few days."

"It's alright," Xu Tian said. "It's what I should do."

"Haha..." Li Er laughed from ear to ear, and ordered the eunuchs beside him, "Reward them all, reward them handsomely!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty," Xu Tian and the other two said in unison.