The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 803

The man the magistrate sent to monitor them reported back to the magistrate.

"They entered the room, and the prince took out a map. I couldn't see clearly what was drawn on the map."

"After that, he kept looking at the things on the map until he went back to bed to sleep."

The magistrate slapped his subordinate across the head.

"You idiot! Couldn't you have waited until they were asleep, gone in and taken a look, and seen what was drawn on that thing?"

He knew Xu Tian was clever, and this time, someone was deliberately trying to make things difficult for him.

If he doesn't handle this matter well, he will definitely be questioned by his superiors.

His men quickly went back.

Hearing the rustling sounds outside, Xu Tian pretended to fall into a deep sleep.

The man rummaged around on his desk for a while, and then jumped out of the window.

Xu Tian then slowly closed his eyes.

The magistrate kept him in his residence so that he could better monitor him, didn't he?

He can let him keep an eye on him all the time.

Anyway, he can't see anything.

At least when Xu Tian is actually doing something, he won't let him see it.

Early next morning!

Xu Tian and the others came out of the room, and there wasn't even a single servant cleaning the courtyard.

Songren called out a few times, but no one came.

He went outside into the yard to fetch water for Xu Tian.

They asked two people in a row, until they met a third person.

"Just go straight out from here, and then ask other people."

The guard looked very busy, so he pointed him in the right direction and then turned to leave.

Song Ren grabbed the guard's wrist and slammed him down hard.

His knees were kneeling, at the edge of the man's neck.

"Did you do this on purpose? Tell me, how exactly did your adults arrange this?"

The guard never expected that Song Ren would actually attack him.

Moreover, the aura emanating from him made it seem as if he were about to kill him.

"Big brother, big brother, spare me!"

Song Ren was furious. "Now you're begging me to spare your life? Let me tell you, calling me 'Grandpa' won't do you any good."

"Ah! Killed!"

Suddenly, the maid who was passing by them started yelling.

Song Ren threw a pebble and struck the maid's pressure points.

The maid kept moving her mouth, but no sound could be heard.

The guard who was being held down by Songren was already terrified and at a loss for what to do.

"Sir, spare my life! I was just following orders."

"Look, if our superiors didn't arrange things this way, how dare we lowly people do this?"

Song Ren eventually released the guard.

However, he directly warned them, "Remember this from now on: if you dare to do this again, I will definitely not let you off the hook."

The guard was so frightened that he trembled uncontrollably and nodded solemnly in agreement.

"Yes, yes, from now on, whatever you say, sir, is law."

Songren gave him a warning look.

The guard immediately covered his mouth.

Seeing that Song Ren hadn't returned for so long, Xu Tian quickly tidied himself up and set off to check the scene.

When he arrived at the scene, he discovered that there was a problem with the dam project.

He glanced at the soil beneath his feet, then finally fixed his gaze on the other side of the dam.

He returned from the disaster area very quickly.

When asked, the county magistrate said, "During my examination, I discovered that the reason the dike collapsed was due to insufficient materials."

Upon hearing Xu Tian's words, the county magistrate chuckled a few times.