The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 806

"What? Magistrate, are you still trying to deny it?"

He roared and demanded that the magistrate confess to all his crimes.

The magistrate roared, "Your Highness, even though you are of noble status, you cannot slander good people."

"I am an honest and upright official, how could I have done anything improper? Your Highness, you have no evidence yet you want me to confess. What crime have I committed?"

"Your Highness, what kind of logic is this? Does it really mean that just because the emperor is far away, you are above the law here?"

Xu Tian snorted coldly.

"Magistrate, don't you know what you've done?"

"You actually dare to claim that I have wronged you? You really have the nerve to say that."

Bang!

He threw the account book directly in front of the county magistrate.

"My lord, you surely recognize this? It was found in your bedroom. Are you suggesting that this isn't yours at all?"

Xu Tian took out the account book, and the county magistrate was so frightened that his legs went weak and he knelt on the ground.

His ledger was here; he clearly remembered destroying it long ago.

"That bitch!" he cursed inwardly.

It seems that this ledger has been hidden by his concubine all along.

He never imagined that the person he shared his bed with would ultimately betray him.

But right now, his most important task is to escape this calamity.

This contains all the details of his transactions with the Fifth Prince.

The ledger that was shown before was a fake, while the one in front of us is the real one.

If this ledger were to fall into the hands of the Emperor, it would be a capital offense punishable by beheading.

In addition, that bitch will definitely accuse him of abducting a woman, and he will be punished for multiple crimes.

There's no way we can ever turn things around.

Now that things have come to this, the Fifth Prince will definitely not side with him.

He wasn't stupid; he knew that if things got to that point, the Fifth Prince would definitely protect himself.

They might not even be able to protect themselves, let alone protect him.

Xu Tian drew the sword from above.

"Your Excellency, this sword should be familiar to you, shouldn't it?"

The county magistrate was so frightened when he saw it that he wet himself instantly.

Throughout the entire court, everyone knew of this imperial sword.

This was bestowed upon Xu Tian by the Emperor himself.

They beheaded treacherous officials above and common people below.

It's possible to act first and report later.

His eyes were about to be severed, and the magistrate fainted immediately.

Xu Tian didn't give him a chance to play dead.

He immediately ordered someone to bring a basin of ice-cold water and splash it on him to wake him up.

"You haven't even confessed or accepted your punishment yet, and you think you can just get away with it like this?"

"Lu Wuji, the magistrate of Longnan County in Jingbei City, is guilty of embezzlement, bribery, abducting women, and persecuting the people. He shall be executed immediately for all his crimes."

Upon hearing Xu Tian's words, the county magistrate fainted once again from fright.

He never imagined that he would end up like this.

In the beginning, all I wanted was a backend.

But unexpectedly, because of his own mistake, he not only sent himself to the guillotine, but also sent his backer to his doom.

Xu Tian ignored his fainting this time.

He immediately ordered his men to take him away.

"Since he's already been convicted, it doesn't matter whether he's unconscious or awake."

After Xu Tian finished speaking, he put away the sword above him.

He then put away all the ledgers and the complaint.

"Your Highness is truly a prophet. This county magistrate certainly never imagined that he would ultimately die because of his own greed."

Xu Tian glanced at the spot where the county magistrate had been dragged away and sighed softly.

Humans are greedy; once they have gained something, they want more.

In the end, they lost everything and gained nothing.