The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 993

When Li Yuan met with the ministers in the imperial court, none of them agreed, so he sent Li Zhi to see the envoy from Nanzhou.

Moreover, because of this incident, he was severely scolded by Xu Tian.

"Li Yuan, as a prince of my Great Tang Dynasty, do you not even understand this basic etiquette?"

Li Yuan was about to return it, but Xu Tian wouldn't let it go.

"What is this envoy from the Southern Continent? Is he any higher than the emperor of my Great Tang Dynasty?"

Xu Tian approached Li Yuan step by step.

In the end, Li Yuan was left speechless.

All I can do is admit my mistakes.

"Your Majesty, it was my oversight that I failed to consider this thoroughly."

Xu Tian snorted coldly! "Since Your Highness can't even consider such a small matter, then go back and reflect on it properly."

Hearing Xu Tian's angry rebuke, Li Yuan was furious, but he had to suppress all his anger.

Because Xu Tian is now not only a prince, but also a minister in charge of assisting the emperor.

If I were to truly confront him head-on, the other high-ranking officials of the court would certainly not agree.

All his efforts will be in vain at that time.

So he has to endure it now.

Even if Xu Tian held a knife to his neck, he would endure it.

Watching Li Yuan storm off in anger, Xu Tian didn't say anything more.

When the time for the actual pilgrimage arrived, the envoys from the Southern Continent finally came to the palace.

Because Xu Tian had previously refused to let Li Zhi meet him in person, the envoy from the Southern Continent now harbored deep-seated hatred towards him.

Representing his southern continent, he presented various rare and exotic antiques.

Upon seeing these things, even the ministers were full of praise.

From the moment they entered the main hall, Xu Tian's eyes remained fixed on the envoy's face.

He noticed that although the envoy from the Southern Continent appeared to be happy, his eyes were shifty, giving him a thieving, rat-like look.

Xu Tian sensed something was off about these people, so he gave instructions to Song Ren, who was standing beside him.

"Be alert. No matter what happens, you must protect His Majesty's safety."

Song Ren simply nodded slightly.

Xu Tianxian stepped forward to examine the items.

After he had looked at all the items, he frowned slightly, then his eyes returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.

The envoy looked at Xu Tian and said, "Your Highness, how did the inspection go? If you like, I can bring some back for you when I return."

When he said the last sentence, the envoy from the Southern Continent spoke very softly.

It was a sound that only he and Xu Tian could hear.

Xu Tian twitched the corner of his mouth, but didn't say anything.

He never expected that this guy would be so fearless as to enter the Tang Dynasty's court and even dare to smear poison on these presented gifts.

This is simply courting death.

Just let Songren take everything down with him.

The ministers were all preoccupied with their own affairs and no one paid any attention to what was happening here.

Their eyes lit up when they saw the dazzling array of jewels.

"My lord, a banquet will be held in the capital tonight, along with some of our most common performances. We hope that you, our envoys, will not find them offensive and will wait until you have seen the performances before leaving."

A minister who was in charge of protecting the country stepped forward and said to the envoy with a smile.

The envoy nodded and agreed, "Then I will trouble you."

Xu Tian didn't expose anything; he simply retreated and exchanged a few words with Song Ren beside him.

Songren then left the main hall.

In the evening, a grand banquet was held in Li Zhiyu's garden.