The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 224

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The crowd immediately began to discuss the matter, and everyone blamed Xu Tian. The small clinic was suddenly bustling with noise.

General Wang coldly looked at the people in front of him and immediately said, "Disperse immediately, or you will be punished according to military law."

The villagers in the surrounding area were initially taken aback, then became chilled and had no choice but to disperse.

That evening, General Wang came to Xu Tian's residence and said, "What happened today was clearly done deliberately." Xu Tian nodded and said, "I also know that someone must be targeting me. Otherwise, how could the wheat have been poisoned?"

"We must find out exactly who poisoned me and where the poison came from, only then can we clear my name."

General Wang immediately stood up, clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Grand Tutor Xu, rest assured, I will take care of it immediately."

He then sent the poison from the wheat to the capital, and soon his old friend informed him that the poison came from a palace called Qiluoxiang.

After receiving this report, General Wang sent a message by carrier pigeon to Xu Tian's room that very night.

"The truth about Grand Tutor Xu has been revealed."

He had previously suspected that the poison came from the Western Regions, but he never expected that it came from Chang'an. There were three bottles of Qiluo Incense in total. It was a secret medicine in the palace. He remembered that His Majesty had once bestowed a bottle of Qiluo Incense upon the Fang family.

He worked hard to cultivate the land, but unexpectedly, the princess poisoned his wheat. This guy is insane!

As he spoke, Xu Tianqi hurriedly stood up to go find Fang Yi'ai.

Before Fang Yi'ai had even finished packing his luggage, he saw Xu Tian standing alone outside the courtyard. Fang Yi'ai immediately ordered his servant, "Call Grand Tutor Xu in."

The servant immediately went over and said, "Our young master invites you in."

Xu Tian snorted and walked inside with a flick of his sleeve.

"You should know the hardships of the people's lives. What do these grains mean to the common people? Now there is widespread poisoning. What about the Emperor and the Fang family if you do this? Doesn't Young Master Fang know that what you're doing is a violation of the law?"

Fang Yi'ai coughed lightly: "What makes you think you can slander me? The reason these people are sick is because there's something wrong with the wheat you researched."

"How dare you! I have all the evidence and witnesses in my hands, how dare you deny it?"

Xu Tian's eyes widened in fury, and he casually tossed the bottle of Qiluo Incense in front of Fang Yi'ai. "His Majesty bestowed one of the palace's only three bottles of poison upon Lord Fang Yi'ai. You say it wasn't you? It seems I'll have no choice but to return to the capital myself and question your father!"

Seeing that Fang Yi'ai had stopped talking, Xu Tian sighed helplessly and then sat down on a bamboo chair.

"Is Young Master Fang still upset about the previous martial arts competition?"

Fang Yi'ai turned his head to the side: "I admit defeat. A true man has things he should and shouldn't do. Since I've lost, I won't see the princess."

"I'm afraid that's not what Young Master Fang thought. If he were truly willing to accept defeat, he wouldn't have resorted to poisoning us today!"

Fang Yi'ai immediately sneered, then took out a piece of paper from behind him and said, "This is a letter of surrender. As long as you sign and put your fingerprint on this document, I will immediately take out the antidote."

Xu Tian immediately stood up and said, "You finally admit that you were the one who poisoned me."