The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 378

"Come out, all of you."

The soldiers guarding the silver in the warehouse immediately formed a column and followed Duan Hong out of the county government's drill ground.

Xu Tian only watched his back, then returned to his room to paint the school bus shed. He saw the butler rush in, his steps faltering slightly.

"Master, something terrible has happened!"

Xu Tian looked up, and the steward immediately said, "Official silver! Didn't the master only check the chests this morning?"

Today, this old servant originally intended to put all this silver into the county government's treasury.

Unexpectedly, they discovered that several boxes were empty, missing a total of 300,000 taels of silver.

Xu Tiantian subconsciously said, "Could it have been stolen? That shouldn't be the case."

The steward, his face full of anger, said, "It wasn't stolen. With layers of security at the government office, there's no way theft could have happened. Those boxes were full of stones; they must have been switched."

Xu Tian pinched the bridge of his nose. In all his years as an official, he had never seen anyone so stupid, daring to spend such a sum of money right in front of him.

The butler kept a close eye on his master's face, and saw that the master's expression was like a storm brewing, but it returned to normal in an instant.

The steward secretly bet that this General Duan was too unreliable; someone must be pulling strings behind the scenes.

He then directly presented the intelligence he had gathered from people investigating in Chang'an.

"Master, General Duan Honghong is the nephew of Minister Duan of the Ministry of Works in the imperial court."

A scout from Chang'an reported that originally only Hou Junji's son, Hou Wen, was supposed to deliver the silver, but for some reason, many more people came out.

Just now, I heard Master Liu say that Hou Wen and Duan Hong seem to have some disagreements, and Hou Wen seems to look down on Duan Hong.

Xu Tian listened carefully, then placed the brush on the plate and said, "You can go now."

The butler nodded and then continued with the affairs of the manor, closing the door behind him before leaving.

Damn it, it seems this Minister of Works has been making things difficult for him repeatedly, deliberately trying to extract some benefits from him.

But is it so easy for someone to take advantage of Xu Tian's benefits? A glint of light flashed in the man's eyes.

The night is as dark as a curtain, and the moon is setting in the west.

Meanwhile, in a restaurant near the county government office, Duan Hong was seen with two Persian beauties in his arms. One of the beauties was pouring wine for him, while the other was peeling grapes for him.

Duan Hong looked at the people below and reported, "How come six whole chests of silver were missing last night? He didn't say a word?"

The messenger immediately nodded.

"Yesterday, Xu Tian's steward checked all the silver and found that some silver was indeed missing, but it seems that Xu Tian has suppressed the matter."

Duan Hong laughed heartily. It seems this is just a scholar who only knows how to grow potatoes. Sweet potatoes are no match for this general.

The two beauties beside Duan Hong chuckled. The three of them played a game together, while the messenger in the room, seeing that it was inconvenient for him to stay, simply closed the door.

Soon, the sounds of people playing games could be heard coming from inside the room.