The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 688

Emperor Taizong summoned him to the imperial study to discuss important state affairs.

"The current internal and external troubles are truly giving me a headache."

Li Er looked troubled.

They look much older than before.

Xu Tian saw this clearly, regarding the border issues, and the fact that the marquises and mercenaries were now acting arrogantly.

Even the generals on the border are not as good as they used to be.

"Minister Xu, do you know why I was in such a hurry to summon you back?"

"Your Majesty is wise; your subject was unaware!"

He dared not guess what the Emperor was thinking.

"Your Majesty, why don't you first take a look at the situation at the border? I've heard that the Grand General who protects the country has already driven back the barbarians."

Li Er shook his head.

"The south has been calmed down, but what about the north and west?"

“Those people are all eyeing my Great Tang with covetous intent.”

"They all want to take us by surprise and launch a pincer attack from both sides."

Xu Tian had already heard about this.

However, since he was in the county government office, he couldn't really help with anything.

He said, "Your Majesty, why don't you hang one side up for now and let them fight each other?"

"In this way, those people will think that we have cooperated with another country."

Li Er thought it made a lot of sense.

"But those marquises?"

He's still worried about these internal problems!

Xu Tian felt that internal troubles were easier to handle than external threats.

"Your Majesty, although those marquises appear to have a good relationship on the surface, they are actually constantly fighting amongst themselves."

"Why not just go for it? Let them distract us first, then deal with them."

Li Er nodded.

"Minister Xu's thinking is indeed more thorough."

"You've only just returned; many things have changed since then."

"How about I assign my own daughter, Li Zhi, to you to learn skills? What do you think?"

Even Li Er didn't speak in a commanding tone in front of Xu Tian.

Xu Tian agreed immediately.

"Because of his young age, the Ninth Prince is bullied by the other princes. Now he doesn't even want to go to the Imperial Academy anymore."

"Your Majesty, please rest assured! Your subject will certainly take good care of the Ninth Prince."

Li Er was someone Xu Tian had always trusted completely.

Therefore, they believed that Xu Tian could definitely teach Li Zhi well.

Because the other students always liked to bully Li Zhi.

This made him appear somewhat introverted, and he even dared not interact with outsiders.

But the moment he saw Xu Tian, ​​he took the initiative to come up and greet him.

Xu Tian directly instructed Li Zhi to learn from him.

This decision, however, provoked Li Tai's dissatisfaction.

Li Tai directly asked Xu Tian to give him a lesson.

They wouldn't even let him take Li Zhi with him.

"Li Zhi is nothing but a good-for-nothing. Do you really want a good-for-nothing as your apprentice?"

Xu Tian didn't say anything.

He merely glanced at Li Tai indifferently.

The matter remained at a stalemate.

After a long time.

Xu Tiancai said, "This matter was decided by His Majesty. If the prince is dissatisfied, he can go to His Majesty himself."

Li Tai felt even more dissatisfied upon hearing Xu Tian's words.

"Xu Tian, ​​don't push your luck."

"How dare you use the Emperor to intimidate me? Do you think that the Emperor's decision to have you teach the Ninth Prince is an affirmation of your abilities?"

"He's nothing but a piece of trash, a piece of trash in all our eyes."

"Xu Tian, ​​you will definitely regret this, regret your decision today."

Xu Tian completely ignored Li Tai's words. In his eyes, Li Tai was just a spoiled child.