The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 360

Before Xu Tian could get angry, Princess Jinyang plopped down on the soft bed he had bought from Persia and said, "I've come to save you this time. Do you know that Minister Duan of the Ministry of Works is already impeaching you for embezzling silver and for detaining a border general on suspicion of treason?"

Xu Tian narrowed his eyes and was about to leave Mingda Tower when Princess Jinyang suddenly lost her temper and followed behind Xu Tian like a tail.

Then they saw Xu Tian return to the county government office and go to his room. At that moment, Qin Xian was knocking on the door from the outside.

"News has arrived from outside." With that, Qin Xian handed over the letter that had flown in from Chang'an.

Xu Tian glanced at it and immediately let out a cold sneer.

"What I threw away as trash has somehow ended up in the Emperor's hands. And someone is even using this piece of trash to falsely accuse me of being a traitor to the world! I'm too lazy to bother with them."

Princess Jinyang sighed inwardly. Of course, he knew about this matter. Xu Tian didn't care about it; what he cared about was the impact this matter had on him. If it wasn't handled properly, it would affect the construction schedule of Hongwen Academy.

That's why Xu Tian was so angry and even brought up the title "This King".

Princess Jinyang paced back and forth in Xu Tian's room.

"The root of the problem lies with Magistrate Chen. If it weren't for him, the court wouldn't have reacted so strongly. He's just making false accusations first and then turning the tables on the innocent."

Upon hearing this, a fleeting smile crossed Xu Tian's eyes, but he concealed it well. He then took the letters on the table and burned them under the candlelight.

"It seems the princess has already come up with a plan."

He saw Jin Yang, a smug look flashing across his face, then clapped his hands.

With a helpless expression, Master Liang knelt before Princess Jinyang and said, "Please give your orders, Your Highness."

Jin Yang mimicked Xu Tian's tone and said, "You've been too complacent as a clerk. You even arrived so late when this princess summoned you."

Honestly, he's getting old now. If he's still slow, he might as well stay at Xu Tian's house every day. As long as he's summoned, Liang Shiye will come to check on her. But this is His Majesty's most valued princess!

Liang, the advisor, then said, "Please give your orders, Princess."

Jin Yang nodded in satisfaction, then said, "I order you to immediately write a memorial to the capital, saying that Magistrate Chen has rebelled."

Liang Shiye hesitated for a moment, looking at Xu Tian's expression and then at the princess. Seeing that the two of them were calm and composed, Liang Shiye didn't know whether to laugh or cry. If this letter were sent to Chang'an, the Minister of Works would surely be punished by the emperor.

But what does this have to do with him? He nodded immediately and stood up from the ground.

"I will write it right away. This memorial will surely be delivered to His Majesty's desk tomorrow."

Jin Yang nodded in satisfaction and said, "He's quite sensible, knowing not to betray his own side. But if a cancer like Magistrate Chen isn't removed, there will be risks every day. In order to get the Master's Hongwen Academy up and running as soon as possible, Jin Yang has a plan."

Xu Tian stood up, then bowed and said, "This humble official would like to hear the details."

Jin Yang spoke at length in Mingda Tower, and Xu Tian listened and agreed, so he nodded.

Geshuhan's yurt is located in one of the coldest corners of the Western Turkic region, where, apart from the lonely mountain and the glacier, only a few white wolves from the forest often come to the river to drink water.

Everyone knows that Geshuhan is fierce and cold. He doesn't like to associate with strangers, so apart from the elders bringing him wild game and fried milk cakes from the tribe on holidays, no one ever comes to bother him.

It wasn't because I was afraid of him, but because Geshuhan's personality was really unlikable.

At this moment, Geshuhan had already taken off his military uniform and was wearing a Western Turkic cotton-padded jacket. One of his arms was bare as he squatted by the river washing white radishes he had bought from the Anxi Protectorate market.