The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 227

The garrison camps on the frontier have been filled with joy these days. Before Xu Tian came, these men had to flatter the grain merchants on the border. They were dignified border guards, and they had never had this feeling of "the serfs have turned over and are singing".

"Ah, I'm exhausted." Xu Tian had harvested a lot of crops these past few days, and his body was completely worn out. He slumped in a chair, feeling utterly miserable. He had already become a Grand Tutor, yet he still had to do all this farm work himself, and no one was helping him.

At this moment, the entire border defense team was discussing it.

"You didn't see the full extent of it. That harvester is incredibly cool. If it were a tank on the battlefield, it would surely wipe out the enemy without leaving a trace."

"With the Grand Tutor driving the combine harvester all by himself, he's like a one-man army that can hold off ten thousand. Don't even mention that the wheat is poisonous. No matter how poisonous the wheat is, it'll be completely subdued in the Grand Tutor's hands."

"Grand Tutor Xu is truly an approachable and good official. Now we won't have to worry about food in the winter."

Xu Tian then pricked up his ears and heard someone outside the tent say, "I heard from the brothers of the garrison in Baijiatun that the pear and hawthorn trees in Baijiatun have already borne fruit, and the vegetables in the greenhouses have also grown. The garrison in Baijiatun has also sent people to the village to learn the techniques."

"You're only finding out now? We've known about these things for a long time, and our general even sent people there to learn the techniques, right there in Beishan. We planted pear and hawthorn trees, and the vegetables are growing quite well now."

"Holy crap, how come I didn't know?"

"If everyone knew about this good news, they would be overjoyed! We will tell Grand Tutor Xu as soon as the vegetables and fruits grow!"

Once Grand Tutor Xu has finished harvesting all the vegetables and fruits, there will be not only grain but also vegetables and fruits to eat this winter.

A large group of people walked past Xu Tian's military tent with great joy, and seemed to think that Xu Tian was still inside the tent, so they nodded politely from outside the tent.

Xu Tian cursed inwardly. He couldn't go on like this. If he stopped, he might lose his life. As a Grand Tutor, he should be sitting in the court, making decisions from afar, scheming and plotting. Who gave them the audacity to use him as free labor?

He absolutely should return to the court, demonstrate his abilities, and prove his existence! Thinking this, Xu Tian immediately jumped up, returned to his desk, and wrote a memorial.

The memorial was sent to the capital as fast as it could go. After all, Li Er had said that Xu Tian's matter was the most important matter in the country. Other ministers who went on official business only used one carrier pigeon, but Xu Tian was sent four.

When the memorial was brought back by four carrier pigeons, Li Er looked at it again and again, as if afraid of missing a single piece of information.

"Haha, this kid actually solved the problem of food on the frontier, and he even has fresh seasonal vegetables."

Although I am the Emperor, I have never heard of this before. Eunuch Kou immediately summoned Xu Tian to the palace for an audience.

I want to hear him explain in detail about greenhouses and hybridization techniques.

Eunuch Kou smiled without saying a word: "Your Majesty, you must be overjoyed. Grand Tutor Xu is still on the frontier. Even if he had wings, he couldn't possibly return to the capital in a single day."

"Summon the Imperial Guards, harness the Ferghana horses to the carriages, and immediately bring the person to the capital for me,"

When Qin Qiong, the commander of the Imperial Guards, heard that the emperor wanted to see Xu Tian as soon as possible by sending eight batches of Ferghana horses, he did not expect that these eight batches of horses were actually sent by eight Imperial Guards to protect Xu Tian's safety.