The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 270

At this moment, a child dressed in a moon-white robe stood up. This child had narrow, almond-shaped eyes and looked very refined and gentle.

"Hmph, I am Xiao Xin of the Lanling Xiao Clan. The people of Lanling have served King Wen since ancient times and have made contributions to the founding of the country." He said this with great pride and arrogance.

The students below began to discuss it in detail, unable to resist the urge to see Xu Tian make a fool of himself. If Master Xu even denied the founding of the nation, then he was plotting a rebellion and would be a criminal.

"King Wen was an ancient man from thousands of years ago, and he has long since passed away. Now, Your Majesty is wise and powerful, with the spirit of Yao and Shun, and is even more comparable to King Wen!"

Your claim of having contributed to the founding of the nation is rather nonsensical. How can someone so young be discussing the founding of the nation with me?

The Xiao family of Lanling were prominent figures in the court, and they had remained in Lanling for many years. At the time of the founding of the dynasty, they were subjects of the Sui dynasty, but after surrendering, they became subjects of the Tang dynasty. Should I continue?

Xiao Xin's lips twitched: "You win."

The son of the Yuan family of Chenjun immediately patted Xiao Xin on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, we from Chen County are not old officials of the Sui Dynasty. We have indeed made contributions to the founding of the country. I'd like to see how you will refute us this time."

As he spoke, a wicked smile appeared on the child's face, and he said, "I am Yuan Lishu of the Yuan family of Chenjun."

As he spoke, Yuan Lishu glanced at the classmates around him, made a face at Xu Tian, ​​and said, "Master Xu's family is not of high social standing, so he will definitely marry a tigress in the future."

The students burst into laughter, all staring at Xu Tian.

Xu Tian immediately sneered: "It's none of your business who the teacher will marry in the future. By the way, you're just a scion of a noble family, while I am now a prince, and Prince Rui is a marquis."

If you see this master, your future wife and children must bow to him.

"I am Zhu Jinming of the Zhu family of Wu County. But what is there to be proud of in being a mere prince from another clan! Besides, a prince from another clan might be executed by the emperor any day now!"

But our Wu Jun is no more noble than Tao Zhu! (meaning that no matter how noble Xu Tian is, he can't surpass the people of Wu County)

Xu Tian was getting impatient. These ancient children were even harder to manage than modern elementary school students! Did they really think he, their teacher, was a pushover?! They kept challenging his authority; did they think he was a pushover?!

Xu Tian wanted to show them that his class was not a place to be disrespectful, so he immediately sneered and said, "Look! What is this? This teacher has an imperial edict bestowed by the Emperor."

The young men from prominent families in front immediately started discussing among themselves.

"Damn, it's just a run-down academy, yet it has an imperial edict."

"It's not surprising to have the Emperor's edict. Have you ever seen a teacher bring the Emperor's edict with him while giving a lesson?"

"If you have an imperial gift, why don't you keep it at home, burn incense, and kowtow to express your gratitude every day? I always feel that the Master brought the imperial edict today to deal with us."

Xu Tian surveyed the entire room without any pressure, then slowly said, "Wu County is indeed noble, but can it be more noble than the Emperor?"

In this world, any prince, noble, or aristocratic family that dares to compare their wealth with the emperor's is tantamount to treason!

Zhu Jinming immediately knelt down with a thud and said, "It was the teacher, I was wrong, I admit my mistake and accept punishment?"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand. Xu Tian immediately slapped his palm three times before nodding and saying, "You can go back now. You need to pay attention in class from now on."

"Yes! The student understands."

Lu Mingyi of the Lu family in Wu County immediately stepped forward: "We acknowledge that the Master's literary talent is exceptional, unmatched even in the entire world. However, the Master is perhaps too opportunistic. As the saying goes, having experienced the rise and fall of dynasties..."