The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 272

At this point, a more mature scion of a prominent family analyzed, "In other words, in the future, whether we get promoted, take the imperial examinations, or become the top scholar, it will all be up to Master Xu. If we offend him, we might not be able to pass the imperial examinations at all! We might never be able to pass them in our entire lives."

Meanwhile, Xu Tian was unaware that Li Er was already standing outside the classroom, having witnessed the entire scene. Seeing the sons of noble families and officials obediently following Xu Tian's orders, Li Shimin felt a sense of comfort in his heart.

At that moment, Xu Tian stood on the podium and snapped the pointer in his hand in two with a crack. The student immediately stared at Xu Tian obediently, like a startled quail.

"It is enough to know. But if I ever see someone who doesn't study properly and pretends to obey the teacher's teachings in class, I will make sure that he never passes the exam."

"Even if our exam scores surpass those of a Xiucai (a scholar who passed the lowest level of the imperial examinations), or even if we could become the Zhuangyuan (the highest-ranking scholar in the imperial examinations), would we still fail?"

"cannot!"

Upon hearing this, all the students immediately stood up like startled birds and bowed to Xu Tian.

"The students will surely heed the Master's words, study diligently, and humbly seek his guidance."

Xu Tian nodded in satisfaction and then left the classroom. Li Er, seeing this, felt very gratified!

These troublemakers were actually subdued by Xu Tian just like that. Even the emperor thought that Xu Tian, ​​no, now the Prince Rui, was quite capable.

Although it was Xu Tian who spoke earlier, not him, Li Er still felt a strange sense of confidence.

Seeing what Li Er was thinking, Eunuch Kou deliberately said from the side, "Your Majesty, this Master Xu has offended so many important officials and young masters of noble families. Isn't he afraid that one day he will be beheaded? Moreover, these young masters are still children. This servant thinks that Master Xu's words are far too serious for them."

Unexpectedly, Li Er only glanced at Eunuch Kou and then said, "You servant have long since become a shrewd man. I think we should send Xu Tian to the Ministry of Justice. No matter how stubborn he is, we can pry open his mouth and get first-hand information."

Seeing his master Li Er in a good mood, Eunuch Kou immediately joked, "Your Majesty, this servant thinks that Master Xu should be sent to the Ministry of Rites."

Li Er was immediately curious. Xu Tian's authority was already above that of the Ministry of Rites, so why did he still need to go to the Ministry of Rites?

Then Eunuch Kou said, "The Turks in the west are rampant now. If we send Master Xu, when the Turkic envoy comes to our Great Tang again, won't he be slammed to death by Master Xu? Prince Rui's mouth can make the Turkic Khan furious."

The next morning, as expected, the students were absent and disorderly in the classroom. Several tutors stood close together.

“Master Xu, your words yesterday convinced them all.”

Xu Tian nodded: "I've already given them a warning, and I believe they'll change. Let's see what happens tomorrow."

When Yu Shinan returned to his room, he saw a child kneeling outside the door. Yu Shinan was puzzled, so he opened the door and saw the child still kneeling outside.

Why are you kneeling outside my study?