The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 731

Xu Tian gave a cold laugh and said, "Then I'd like to ask you, what evidence do you have to prove that this money is yours?"

The man was instantly stumped by Xu Tian's question.

But soon, he had a sudden thought.

"Then why doesn't Your Highness ask these villagers how they can prove that the money belongs to them?"

Xu Tian found the shameless man in front of him truly laughable.

"Oh! How ignorant of me to try and play the rogue in front of me!"

He then slowly walked back to his seat and sat down.

"You must not understand the laws of my Great Tang Dynasty! Today I will give you a proper lesson."

"Regarding Article 123, Line 2 of the Criminal Law."

"Embezzling royal funds is a capital offense."

"Article 123, Line 3 of the Criminal Law: Seizing the people's money is a capital offense!"

He listed several criminal laws, but the final result was always the same—a heinous crime deserving the death penalty!

The man understood the meaning behind Xu Tian's words.

They then became even more arrogant.

"Xu Tian, ​​let me tell you, others may be afraid of you, but I'm not."

Xu Tian's words were meaningful.

"Oh! Why don't you just tell me directly? Why?"

The man declared directly, "I have a Prince Yu behind me! If you dare to touch me today, the Prince will definitely not let you off."

Xu Tian pretended to be very scared.

Li Yu was Li Er's biological brother. Although he had no real power, he did many excessive things because of his status.

Clearly, Li Er was completely unaware of these matters.

Xu Tian, ​​upon seeing his subordinate, shook out everything from the man's arms. Finally, he arrested the man as well.

Despite the man's incessant shouting, he acted as if he hadn't heard a thing.

Then he sat on the first floor and watched the people take away their belongings.

The news spread quickly.

Everyone admired Xu Tian's intelligence and talent.

"That prince is the smartest person I've ever met."

"He's like a god descended to earth! No amount of hypocrisy can escape his notice?"

"Isn't it because those people are stupid? Why would they deliberately make things difficult for themselves?"

Inside the inn, along the streets and alleys.

Everyone is talking about this.

Sitting in a private room at the inn, Li Yu heard the rumors circulating among the locals.

His anger reached its peak.

He slammed his hand on the table, making even the cup on it tremble.

"This is outrageous! Xu Tian is far too arrogant."

"Who does he think he is? How dare he touch my people?"

People around them started adding fuel to the fire.

"Your Highness is absolutely right. Even though that person had already invoked Your Highness's identity, Xu Tian completely disregarded your dignity."

"They even locked that person up."

Li Yu felt he hadn't done anything wrong; he simply wanted some silver.

Anyway, Xu Tian amassed so much stuff.

Not necessarily, not everyone will claim it.

Some of the people who were robbed were already dead.

Would he really give those things to a ghost?

That's why he sent someone to impersonate him.

He was very unhappy to learn that the plan had failed.

The people around him also started to offer him advice.

"Your Highness, why don't we find a few people to teach Xu Tian a lesson?"

Li Yu felt that this matter could not be left unresolved.

He immediately agreed to the man's suggestion.

"What are you going to do?"

He asked the man who gave the idea.

The man said directly, "Although Xu Tian is now a prince, doesn't he have an academy under his command?"

"Why don't we send a few people to cause trouble at Xu Tian's academy? As long as we don't make too much of a fuss, His Majesty won't find out."

Li Yu immediately nodded in agreement.