The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 352

Seeing the butler's angry expression, Xu Tian simply smiled and then comforted him, saying, "Butler, there's no need to be angry. How could your master have fallen for their treacherous scheme? Besides, the innocent will clear themselves."

The butler nodded.

At this moment, the Khan of the opposite side suddenly turned to his deputy and said, "Go and bring Su Quan here. After all, he is an envoy of the Great Tang Dynasty. The one in the carriage is Prince Rui of the Tang Dynasty. I, the Khan, cannot interfere."

If Prince Rui truly harbors rebellious intentions, I would not hesitate to purge the court of corrupt officials on behalf of the Tang Emperor, thus demonstrating our Western Turkic people's submission to the Tang Dynasty and our reverence for the Tang Emperor.

"Khan, Su Quan has arrived."

Jili Khan rolled his eyes and then said, "The battlefield lies ahead. If the envoy is in front of the two armies, he may be accidentally injured. Take the Tang Dynasty envoy to the chariot at the back and protect his safety."

"It is the Khan."

The soldier, named Geshuhan, was immediately startled when he saw the white-robed youth sitting in the carriage.

Could this person be Master Xu from Hongwen Academy?

Although he had been sent to the Turks a few years ago, he had long heard of Xu Tian's reputation! Jili had already discovered his identity as a spy and wanted to use this opportunity to test him.

At this moment, a soldier next to him said, "Geshu Han, that's Mr. Xu from the Tang Dynasty. I've heard so much about Master Xu."

"I never imagined there were such powerful people in the Tang Dynasty." Geshu Han felt a chill run down his spine.

“Yes, didn’t you want to send your children to study at Hongshu Academy in the Tang Dynasty? You said the environment there was better than in the Turkic lands where they couldn’t get enough to eat or wear.”

“Geshuhan, how could I not have thought of that? I’ll go and gather the nobles right now and have them send the children to Master Xu to be taken away.”

"Ashina, are you crazy? The two armies are at war now. If you go back, you will be a deserter. Moreover, how can you send a child into the hands of the Tang people during a war?"

Ashina turned around and gave a simple, honest smile.

"You've forgotten, I'm a Turkic nobleman! I'm Empress Xiao's person. The Khan wouldn't dare touch me! Empress Xiao once said that the most important thing is the next generation of the Turks!"

"Since Jili Khan holds military power, and we have no conflict of interest, he won't touch me."

Geshuhan immediately grabbed him.

"If you go now, you will be court-martialed."

Ashina gave a simple, honest smile, then took out a hidden arrow from his empty sleeve.

“If I don’t notify him in time, he will definitely come with other nobles. This opportunity doesn’t come around every day.”

As he spoke, he released a sharp arrow into the sky. Geshuhan felt the sword hanging over his neck disappear, and he felt completely relaxed.

Soon, Jili noticed a large group of Turkic noble carriages rushing towards them from behind.

These carriages were trimmed with gold, and they carried not only royalty, but also leaders from other grassland tribes, and even women.

This Khan only addressed one of his subordinates.

"Go and find out what happened."

Soon the horses of these nobles and royalty stopped about ten feet behind the army.