The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 569

During the palace examination, Yu Shu and Lu Yanxi both came to the Imperial Study.

Li Er personally supervised the process, and only Li Er, Xu Tian, and a few eunuchs were present in the Imperial Study.

None of the other ministers were allowed to enter.

The prime minister stood outside, his face filled with worry.

He was afraid his son would lose, especially if he lost the competition.

Li Er would certainly be suspicious.

How will he come up with a lie to cover it up then?

Li Er looked at the two children who were focused on doing their test papers.

She then glanced at Xu Tian, who was standing beside her.

He didn't seem nervous at all.

However, Li Er remained puzzled.

It's unclear why Xu Tian would suggest re-evaluating them.

There must be some reasons behind this, including Xu Tian's own considerations!

Li Er sat in a high position.

He held the case file in his hand and began to review it.

Here, the only thing separating me from the two students below is a screen.

Xu Tian didn't look at the two disciples taking the test; he stood straight to the side.

He had great confidence in Yu Shu.

No matter the occasion, his performance is always outstanding.

Moreover, his academic performance has always been the best in the school.

He was very optimistic about it.

Based on what had happened before, he believed that it would be extremely unfair to Yu Shu not to conduct another assessment.

Soon, their papers were all ready.

The father-in-law presented the examination paper.

Li Er finished checking the papers.

He glanced at Xu Tianyi with a strange expression.

He didn't quite understand some things before, but after this re-assessment, he completely understood why Xu Tian insisted on having them compete again.

He reviewed the two papers again, and when the results came out, Lu Yanxi was stunned.

Li Er looked at the two children.

Although at this age, some are already married.

But to Xu Tian, these two children were still just children.

However, due to their different upbringing, the two children's behavioral abilities also became completely different.

He had never imagined that the prime minister would resort to such despicable means to win this competition.

Li Er never expected things to turn out this way.

He and Xu Tian exchanged a glance.

I understood most of it now; it seemed that someone must have been behind this.

So he called over his father-in-law, who had previously presented the examination papers.

I asked about the whole story.

Fearing the consequences, the father-in-law was unwilling to admit it. Finally, Li Erzhi said, "We already know about this matter. Do you know what crime it is to deceive the emperor?"

The old man immediately knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, spare my life! It was all the Prime Minister's deliberate scheme to frame me."

He shifted all the blame onto the prime minister.

He completely put aside his own corruption and bribery.

He knew the seriousness of the matter.

Being around the emperor meant you could lose your head at any moment.

Li Er ordered his men to drag the eunuch out.

When Lu Yanxi heard his father-in-law confess his father's crimes, he was stunned.

Because this is absolutely true.

His legs even went weak.

Li Er looked at Lu Yanxi.

"Lu Yanxi, how dare you!"