The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 463

After returning home, General Zhenguo began to plot, worried that Xu Tian would use this incident to cause him trouble.

They were not unaware of the relationship between Xu Tian and Li Er.

If he were to speak ill of someone in front of Li Er, Li Er would definitely listen.

Therefore, he had to strike first.

He gave orders to his deputy general.

"Find me a scapegoat as quickly as possible. I want the Emperor to believe that he did it."

The lieutenant replied, "Yes, General!"

next day

Xu Tian has delivered all the antidotes, and these young masters are all fine now. However, the wives of these noblemen and high-ranking officials have all expressed their unwillingness to send their children to the academy again.

They are worried that something similar will happen again.

Below the imperial court, the General Who Protects the Nation brought along a scapegoat brought by his deputy.

"Your Majesty, I have already identified the culprit behind the attack on Xu Tian's academy."

"This person had a grudge against Xu Tian a few days ago, which is why he came up with this idea."

Naturally, Li Er did not believe the General of the State's words at all.

However, they currently lack any evidence, and given the strength of the General Zhenguo, they dare not easily provoke him.

Now, the man has directly admitted that he did things that were detrimental to the academy because he was dissatisfied with Xu Tian, ​​in order to suppress Xu Tian.

He knew that by dealing with the students of the academy, he could directly influence Xu Tian.

Although this person admitted to his actions towards the academy in front of Li Er, Li Er knew in his heart that it was just a pretext.

However, the General Zhenguo produced evidence.

Li Er had no choice but to throw the man directly into the imperial prison.

Seeing that his plan had succeeded, the General Zhenguo then revealed another of his strategies.

"Your Majesty, Xu Tian is intelligent and resourceful, a rare talent. Why don't you invite him to serve as an official in the palace?"

If some people believe that the General of the State has a grudge against Xu Tian, ​​then what if he directly asked the Emperor to appoint Xu Tian to an official position?

Not everyone thought that the General Who Protects the Nation was a magnanimous person.

Upon hearing General Zhenguo's words, Li Er was overjoyed.

Because this was something he had thought about for a long time, but Xu Tian had always refused to agree.

The General realized that his words had played right into the Emperor's hands.

He felt that his plan had succeeded, which was a great help.

"Your Majesty, although Xu Tian has been in charge of the academy, he is unwilling to serve as an official in the court. Could it be that he finds the affairs of the court cumbersome?"

Li Er had brought up this matter several times, but Xu Tian had refused each time.

He just wanted someone to bring it up, but it seemed like everyone thought of it but was unwilling to mention it.

Li Er had no choice but to put it aside.

Every official in the imperial court was well aware of this matter.

Upon hearing the general's suggestion, Li Er immediately sent someone out.

This time, he sent his most trusted confidant.

Because he had already anticipated that Xu Tian would refuse.

Therefore, the imperial edict was rather subtle in its wording.

Xu Tian was sitting in the academy office when he heard the message from outside, so he came over.

They then led the person into the office.

"Dean, His Majesty has brought high expectations this time."

They were all very clear about this, and Xu Tian himself knew it too; Li Er had told him this more than once.

However, he rejected her every time.

But to everyone's surprise, Xu Tian agreed immediately.