The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 777

Li Er was furious.

He unleashed a tirade of anger in front of all his soldiers.

He ordered that Dai Rong's family members be imprisoned and executed within a few days.

Dai Rong fled with her men, leaving all the people inside the manor behind.

Moreover, he deliberately fled without making any prior preparations.

His entire family remained in Chang'an.

Li Er gave the order.

Dai Rongpei and her entire family of several hundred people were arrested.

No matter how much they pleaded, it was to no avail.

Their entire family was imprisoned.

They didn't even spare toddlers.

Xu Tian saw from the document that Dai Rong had married all the members of her family.

"Your Majesty, although Consort Dai Rong deserves to die, how old is this child? The child is innocent. I beg Your Majesty to show mercy and release the child."

Xu Tian pleaded with Li Er, hoping he could release Dai Rongpei's son.

Li Er remained silent for a while.

In the end, she agreed to Xu Tian's request.

Xu Tian then withdrew.

Go and bring back Dai Rong's young son.

Dai Rongpei did this without his son's knowledge, as he was still young and didn't understand anything.

Xu Tian treated him well and settled him in. Then, he led a large army to escort Li Er back to Chengdu.

Throughout the imperial city, notices announcing the arrest of Dai Rongpei were posted everywhere.

Moreover, all those associated with him were arrested.

Dai Rong and her family members were sentenced to be executed in the fall.

Xu Tian believed that Dai Rongpei would never abandon his family, and that he would definitely show up when the time came.

They had already set up their trap at the execution ground, and as soon as Dai Rongpei appeared, they would capture him all.

Xu Tian returned to the mansion, and Dai Rongpei's son was now living in his home.

Moreover, it is cared for by pine nuts.

Although he pleaded for the child and brought him back.

However, he actually had another plan in mind.

Although Dai Rongpei escaped, he only had this one son.

He would never disregard his son's safety; he would definitely appear because of this child.

Xu Tian had already set up an ambush at home.

Dai Rongpei absolutely does not care about coming to his home.

"Your Majesty, as long as Dai Rong is not removed, the entire court will find it difficult to eat or sleep."

In the imperial court, ministers began to submit their memorials one after another.

Xu Tian looked at these old guys.

Why didn't they do this sooner?

If Dai Rong had been here earlier, they definitely wouldn't have dared to utter a single word.

Let alone uttering any envious words.

These guys are all armchair critics.

What's the point of waiting until now to start making a plea here?

Everyone else has disappeared.

"The Minister of War is right. We must now issue a city-wide warrant for the arrest of Dai Rongpei and request His Majesty to execute him immediately, along with his entire family, as a warning to others."

Some people even harbored resentment towards Xu Tian for letting the child go.

"Your Majesty, if you don't cut the weeds at the root, they will grow back in the spring breeze."

Their meaning is already quite clear.

They wanted Li Er to kill that child as well.

Xu Tian felt utterly helpless.

However, since Li Er had already promised him that he wouldn't kill the child, he wouldn't go back on his word.

Return home.

Li Zhi had been staying at Xu Tian's residence, and he was overjoyed to hear that his master had returned.

After leading his men up to pay their respects, they asked, "Master, what have you accomplished these past few days?"

"I've heard about Dai Rongpei. Has that person been caught yet?"

Now almost everyone in the city is talking about this.

They all wanted to catch this person immediately.