The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 466

With a beaming smile.

"Lord Xu, now that you've entered the manor, you'll be the only one to achieve enlightenment from now on!"

He didn't say what he was going to say next.

But it was clear that his words were provocative.

Xu Tian's smile remained, without a trace of anger.

"I wonder what brings the General to our road?"

Xu Tian remained unfazed, calmly accepting the general's predicament.

No one will hit a smiling person.

Besides, his smile was completely harmless.

“Blocking the road? Which eye of yours saw that, Lord Xu? I am not blocking the road. I am here to congratulate you on taking office.”

The General of the Nation shrugged, looking completely unconcerned.

"Without any evidence, this general can sue you for defamation."

The people behind the General Zhenguo immediately stepped forward, and asked him to make it look like he was doing something to harm Xu Tian.

“My lord, before you were just an ordinary citizen, you could do many unreasonable things. But now that you have taken office and become a member of the government, you can no longer do whatever you want.”

The last deputy general of the General Who Guards the Nation stepped forward, gripping a large sword, and spoke with an icy expression.

They showed Xu Tian absolutely no respect, and the General Zhenguo merely waved his hand casually, pretending to stop his deputy.

"Xu Tian is now a high-ranking official in the court. How can you speak so casually? If you offend Lord Xu, you will not have a good life in the future."

The way these words are phrased makes it sound like Xu Tian is an unkind person.

Xu Tian sneered inwardly. Ordinary people were unaware of his relationship with the general, but many in official circles knew about it.

Even some of the wealthy families knew that the general's visit was ill-intentioned.

However, no one dared to say anything, since these things had nothing to do with them.

Even those who were on good terms with Xu Tian dared not offend the general at this moment.

The General Zhenguo said directly, "As the person in charge of the poisoning incident at the academy, can you really shirk all responsibility?"

he shouted.

He ignored the fact that the people around him couldn't hear him, and while speaking, he used both hands and feet to push all the blame onto Xu Tian.

When the people heard the general's words, they all felt that Xu Tian was really wrong.

They thought that Xu Tian was not even capable of being the head of an academy, let alone an official appointed by the imperial court.

The people began to point fingers and talk about Xu Tian's faults.

The General felt he had achieved his goal and smiled.

“You are all reasonable people. Xu Tian was invited by His Majesty. If you dare to say anything against this, it means you don’t trust His Majesty’s judgment.”

On a small scale, this is just Xu Tian's problem; on a larger scale, it's the Emperor's problem.

These ordinary people dared not say anything casually.

They only dared to point out Xu Tian's faults; how could they dare to offend him on a bigger scale?

Xu Tian looked at the ignorant people and took a few steps closer to the general, just one step away.

He said in a low voice, "The matter of the General Zhenguo harassing innocent people, oh! I seem to have said too much."

He paused, as if he had thought of something.

He then added, "However, there are very few people in the entire capital who don't know about this matter."

In fact, not many people knew about it, because the matter had been suppressed by the General Zhenguo.

When Xu Tian brought up the matter again, the General Zhenguo's expression immediately changed.

His face, which had been all smiles, suddenly darkened.

"Xu Tian, ​​don't be so stubborn. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have been able to enter the court and become an official so quickly."