The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 443

At first, Cheng Yaojin didn't expect that it was the Minister of Works who was behind it. He led his men and went straight to the Minister of Works in a rage.

He originally wanted to have a serious talk with this guy and even drag him directly to the Emperor, but to his surprise, when he arrived, he found that the Minister of Works was not there at all.

They went inside and searched everywhere, but they couldn't even find a trace of the guy.

"Sir, there's no one here."

One of his men came up and said with a troubled expression.

Cheng Yaojin frowned; he hadn't expected this guy to run away.

And right under his nose.

He's too timid, because can he really escape for a lifetime?

Cheng Yaojin then ordered his men, "We must find the Minister of Works. I want to see if he has three heads and six arms, daring to act so arrogantly in front of me, Old Cheng!"

After saying that, he immediately gave orders to his most capable assistant.

"Send out all the secret guards; I refuse to believe we can't find a single one."

Just as Cheng Yaojin discovered that the guy had already led his men away from Xijian, he was about to take care of everything here.

He then sent a message by carrier pigeon to inform Li Er of everything that had happened there.

He didn't believe it. Could the Minister of Works really disappear underground?

Under his watchful eye, he could catch not just a person, but even a fly.

Seeing that Cheng Yaojin had already gone to capture the person, Xu Tian no longer had many concerns.

However, he knew very well that the Minister of Works was extremely cunning.

But what was unexpected was that he was able to escape right under Cheng Yaojin's nose.

This is enough to prove that he had been prepared for this for a long time.

Xu Tian doesn't possess any powerful abilities and can't do anything to the Minister of Works.

He could only use the connections mentioned above to find this person.

He knew Cheng Yaojin's abilities; as long as he took action, he would definitely not let the Minister of Works escape.

He thought that once the matter was reported, everything would be handled by those above him.

He was just a minor official and had no power over the Minister of Works.

However, Cheng Yaojin is no simple character. After learning about this, he will definitely not let that guy off easily.

As Xu Tian had predicted, Cheng Yaojin then ordered a massive search for the Minister of Works.

He had even amassed a vast network of people across the land, all in an effort to find this culpable Minister of Works.

Xu Tian was ordered by Cheng Yaojin, "Don't worry about anything else, just focus on building the academy for me."

Cheng Yaojin said to him with a serious expression, and Xu Tian simply nodded in agreement.

He will naturally do his best to build this academy, after all, he has put a lot of thought and effort into it.

If it weren't for the Minister of Works causing these problems, the academy would probably have been built long ago.

He said to Cheng Yaojin, "My lord, please rest assured! This matter will definitely be completed on schedule."

Cheng Yaojin stroked his beard and nodded.

Xu Tian was considered a talented young official.

Cheng Yaojin thought highly of this young man.

He had always trusted Xu Tian regarding the matter of the Minister of Works' embezzlement.

Because he wasn't involved.

This proved to be true; Xu Tian was indeed a person of integrity.

The so-called corruption simply wouldn't happen to him.

After Cheng Yaojin left, Xu Tian took over all the affairs here.