The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 3

Seeing Du Ruhui's stunned expression, even the students who were only teenagers next to him laughed.

"Haha, you look so old, and you don't even know what a blackboard is!"

A burst of laughter erupted from the surrounding area.

Du Ruhui's old face instantly turned as red as an apple.

However, at this moment, Xu Tian spoke up with a serious expression: "No fooling around!"

"Didn't I tell you before that everyone's knowledge is limited? Even though I am your teacher, there are many things I don't know that you do know."

"Won't you all laugh at me then?"

Upon hearing this, Du Ruhui's face turned even redder with shame.

I never expected this young man, who looks to be only in his early twenties, to have such a tolerant mindset. Looking back at myself just now...

It really made me...

Du Ruhui slowly walked onto the stage, and Xu Tian handed the chalk in his hand to Du Ruhui. Then he explained to Du Ruhui: "This thing is called chalk, and this black thing in front of you is called a blackboard. You can write on the blackboard with chalk, which makes it easy to erase and saves you the cost of paper."

Looking at the blackboard in front of him, Du Ruhui was initially a little skeptical, but when he actually wrote words on it with chalk, he exclaimed in amazement.

"What a wonderful blackboard!"

The surrounding students smiled when they saw Du Ruhui's surprised expression. The guy's expression was exactly the same as theirs when they saw this thing.

Du Ruhui scribbled on the blackboard with chalk for a long time, finally wiping the sweat from his forehead and saying, "Impossible, there's no way this question can have an answer!"

Xu Tian smiled.

He picked up the chalk again, looked at Du Ruhui in front of him and said with a smile, "It's not that there's no answer, but that you haven't found the method, sir."

"Look."

"We can now assume that the cage is full of chickens..."

Xu Tian picked up the chalk and began to speak on the blackboard as if no one else was there. Although his pace was moderate, the students present frowned for a moment.

They were completely confused.

However, Du Ruhui, who was standing to the side, became more and more engrossed in listening. Finally, he suddenly stood up and clapped his hands.

"That means there are five rabbits and eight chickens in total!"

Xu Tian's explanation was interrupted by Du Ruhui's sudden shout, and the surrounding students all looked at Du Ruhui.

Du Ruhui felt a little embarrassed and bowed to Xu Tian apologetically: "I'm so sorry, I got a little too excited just now. Please continue explaining."

The look in Li Er's eyes as he looked at Xu Tian revealed an even stronger desire for talent!

Even based on Du Ruhui's reaction, I can definitely tell that Xu Tian in front of me is definitely a great talent of our time!

But why did such a talented person not choose to enter the imperial court and make a name for himself at such a young age? Instead, he chose to be an ordinary schoolteacher in Chang'an.

So, when Du Ruhui turned to look at Li Er, Li Er gave Du Ruhui a wink.

Du Ruhui had worked under Li Er for many years, so he naturally understood Li Er's thoughts.

He stood respectfully to the side, and after Xu Tian finished speaking, he cupped his hands in greeting and asked, "May I ask, sir, with such great talent, why have you not entered the court as an official?"

"Talented individuals like yourself are exactly what the court needs. With your abilities, I am confident you will achieve great things!"

At this point, Du Ruhui looked earnestly at Xu Tian in front of him.

He could tell that Xu Tian was no ordinary person. Therefore, his gaze towards Xu Tian held a newfound respect and admiration between two geniuses.

Xu Tian was stunned for a moment.

Only then did he react.

The two people in front of me didn't seem to be just some random neighbors or tourists who had come here for no reason.

They were people within the imperial court!

Judging from his tone, his rank is probably not low.

"To be an official?" Xu Tian glanced at the two of them indifferently, then sighed deeply: "Being an official may be the dream of most people, but it is certainly not my wish."

It has been a year since I arrived here.

At the beginning, I was also full of enthusiasm.

However, after witnessing the chaos in Chang'an, he lost all interest in becoming an official.

Just as Du Ruhui was about to continue his persuasion, Li Er stood up, came behind Du Ruhui, and pressed down on his shoulder, signaling him to remain silent for the time being.

Then, he looked earnestly at Xu Tian and asked, "Why do you have such thoughts, sir? Could you tell me?"

Just as Xu Tian was about to speak, a loud noise suddenly came from the doorway.

boom!

With that loud noise, everyone turned to look at the doorway.

At the entrance stood a group of people dressed in official robes.

Despite the many eyes watching them, they were not afraid and walked straight into the room.

Then, they looked at Xu Tian in front of them: "Hey, why did we come to find you today?"

Xu Tian said calmly, "If it's because of the tax issue last time, my answer is the same as last time. I will only pay the portion of the tax I am supposed to pay. If you want me to pay three times the amount of tax, I can only say please leave."

His indifferent expression wasn't solely due to his strong character.

Rather, it's because, thanks to the system's rewards, his body is now far beyond that of ordinary people. With a mere touch of his finger, he can shatter rocks and snatch blades.

however.

The leader, seeing that Xu Tian, ​​a mere schoolteacher, was so arrogant, said, "We're doing you a favor by making you pay more taxes. Believe it or not, with just one word, we can shut down your shabby school!"

Some of the students around had already shown signs of fear. After all, these people in official robes were holding real, sharp blades.

Everyone in this classroom was unarmed.

Du Ruhui glanced at Li Er, knowing that they had guards who had been arranged to protect the emperor.

This glance made Du Ruhui realize something was wrong. Li Er's eyes were wide open, as if flames were about to ignite within them.

His original intention in coming out was to see how the Tang Dynasty was developing. He was both surprised and delighted to see a talent like Xu Tian.

What followed was doubt.

Why would someone with such great talent refuse to serve in the palace?

Now, I've finally found the answer!

broken!

The Emperor is furious!

Du Ruhui subconsciously looked at Xu Tian again, wanting him to be patient for a moment, as someone would come to clean up the mess later.

Unexpectedly, Xu Tian remained calm in his tone, yet exuded a powerful aura. He casually set the chalk aside and coldly addressed the leader.

"Give it a try."