The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 900

His abdomen was pierced directly by the severed wooden pillar.

His eyes were also wide open.

The jailer then ordered his men, "Get him down."

Xu Tian had returned to his bed and sat down.

His eyes revealed no emotion, and his face remained calm and composed.

Everyone knows exactly what happened.

The prison warden immediately ordered someone to go to the palace to report.

You should know that the prisoner in front of you is a prince.

Just recently, His Majesty personally visited the Prince.

If anything were to happen to him here, they would all be held responsible.

The news of the incident reached Li Er's ears.

Li Er was instantly enraged and immediately gave the order.

"Hurry up and have the Ministry of Justice release him."

"What audacity! They even dared to make a move inside the prison's dungeon."

He thought it would be safer to lock Xu Tian up first.

Moreover, an order has already been issued to treat them preferentially.

But unexpectedly, someone actually tried to assassinate him in the prison cell.

If it weren't for the fact that Xu Tian himself knew some martial arts...

This time, he would probably have already been killed by that jailer.

Li Er felt a chill run down his spine just thinking about it.

Xu Tian was immediately taken into the palace.

Li Er asked worriedly, "Are you alright? What kind of injury did you suffer?"

Xu Tian replied, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am fine!"

If it weren't for his quick thinking and kind heart...

They've already met their maker.

How could one possibly see the Emperor in the imperial court?

He hadn't expected that those people would still want to kill him.

Even now that he's in jail, those people have no intention of letting him go.

He sighed softly to himself.

On the surface, however, no emotion was visible.

However, after experiencing this brush with death, he was no longer willing to get involved in the power struggles of the imperial court.

"However, I have something to report, and I hope Your Majesty will grant my request!"

Xu Tian immediately knelt on the ground.

Li Er still didn't understand what he wanted to do.

After a moment's hesitation, I finally agreed.

"Just tell me what you want! I will do my best to grant it."

Because of this incident, Li Er actually felt very sorry for Xu Tian.

On one side is her own son, and on the other is her adopted son.

In fact, he trusted Xu Tian's character, but the civil and military officials were unwilling to believe him.

"I wish to resign from my official post and return to the common people."

Xu Tian had already considered it three times.

Moreover, he thought a lot while he was in prison.

The jailer's blow merely severed his last shred of hesitation.

When Li Er heard Xu Tian say he wanted to resign in person, he felt extremely sad.

"Aren't you really going to reconsider?"

Li Er rarely found such a good official position, but others didn't know how to cherish it.

Li Er was filled with resentment at how they had insisted on getting to this point.

Seeing that Xu Tian was determined to leave, he really couldn't find any reason to persuade him to stay.

He was an official in this imperial city, a mere civil official, yet his life hung by a thread.

Li Er had no choice but to agree in the end.

"Since you have already made up your mind, I cannot stop you. After all, this matter is not your fault."

"However, if you wish to enter the palace again in the future, the palace gates are always open for you."

Xu Tian smiled gently. He knew that Li Er was speaking from the heart. He really couldn't bear to part with him. In fact, Xu Tian was also a little reluctant to part with Li Er.

But things didn't go as planned. In this imperial city filled with darkness and bloodshed, Xu Tianzhen had truly had enough.