The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 236

The private school run by the Wei clan members must be wary of you. At the same time, these officials protect each other, and now that the Emperor relies on you more and more, they fear that if Wei Zheng falls, they will be swept into the abyss of the storm. Therefore, they often act preemptively to clear obstacles for Wei Zheng.

After Xu Tian and Cheng Chuliang finished their analysis, Xu Tian patted Cheng Chuliang on the shoulder.

Xu Tian cursed inwardly, "Selling codes! Stealing someone's livelihood is like killing their parents." Since he was a member of the Wei clan, he had no choice but to hold Wei Zheng responsible.

Seeing Xu Tian's angry expression, Chen Chuliang resolutely stood up, realized he had done something wrong, and immediately said from behind, "Grand Tutor Xu."

Given Lord Xu's temperament, he would never do such a thing. This matter has nothing to do with him. Even if you go to Wei Zheng, please don't implicate me, otherwise Wei Zheng will definitely force him to marry. He only likes to philander with his cousin!

Cheng Chuliang had no interest in Princess Pingyang. Seeing Xu Tianren looking lazy, he felt bored and strolled back to his residence.

Xu Tian arrived at Wei Zheng's residence and knocked on the door repeatedly. This man truly lived up to his reputation as one of the twenty-four meritorious officials of Lingyan Pavilion. Moreover, his house was very simple. If you didn't know better, you would think it was an ordinary family's residence. There were only four courtyards. However, the courtyard was not small. It took half an hour to walk there and he still hadn't arrived.

At this moment, two servants came out and immediately poured Xu Tian a cup of tea.

Xu Tian asked, "Your master?"

Two hours later, Tong looked at each other and saw helplessness in each other's eyes.

“My master sleeps for five or six hours after court each time, and he will never wake up before that time. Even if he does wake up, we can only bring him food and leave it at the door. We never see my master in person.”

The next morning, we returned home early. The master didn't need us to cook; he simply put on his official robes and went to the provincial capital. After that, the cycle repeated itself, so you wouldn't see the master at this time.

Xu Tian immediately understood that Wei Zheng's current position was both extraordinary and extremely awkward.

Wei Zheng was a former employee and strategist of Li Yuanji's household. He had even suggested to Li Yuanji that Li Shimin be killed. Although Li Shimin did not retaliate in kind, he did not allow Wei Zheng to participate in national policy discussions. The final decisions were made by Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and others.

As the saying goes, "a new emperor brings a new court," so in order to save his own life, he would naturally avoid court whenever possible and go to sleep as soon as court was over. Xu Tian felt somewhat helpless when he thought about it.

"But he won't leave today unless he sees Wei Zheng!"

He slammed his hand on the table, revealing the aura of a superior, and the two pageboys were so frightened that they knelt down.

"He clearly doesn't respect the Grand Tutor. He's just offering frank advice to the emperor. In any dynasty, there aren't many ministers like him. Does he think he's the emperor's favorite just because he's arrogant and thinks he's the emperor's most favored person? Quickly call your master out here, or you should know what kind of methods this Grand Tutor can use."

Sure enough, a person dressed in a black robe arrived late and even yawned.

"Grand Tutor, what business do you have with me, Wei?"

Xu Tian was stunned for a moment, then sneered: "You, Wei Zheng, are meddling too much and overstepping your bounds. I just wanted to open a private school at home to earn some extra money, but you, as a relative of the family, have repeatedly set traps for me. There are three days for enrollment, and the first day has been wasted like this."