Ouchi Taming the Cat, starting with the Ten Tiger Forms!

Chapter 467: First appearance at court
"Xiao Cui, what's wrong with you?"

"Open the door quickly!"

Outside the house, Xiaocui's grandfather knocked on the door anxiously and shouted.

The granddaughter looked unnatural when she came back today, and then suddenly screamed in the room. This worried Xiaocui's grandfather.

The next moment, the screams in the room disappeared and the door was opened.

Xiaocui walked out of it with lingering fear, patted her chest, and said with lingering fear: "Grandpa, it's just a wild cat that broke in. I have already driven it away."

"Really?"

Xiao Cui's grandfather didn't believe it, but he was already pushed out by Xiao Cui.

"Really, I'm fine."

"I'm tired today, so I'll rest first."

Hearing what Xiaocui said, Xiaocui's grandfather immediately shook his head in disagreement.

"Hey, how can this work?"

"You've been busy all day. You have to eat something before going to bed, otherwise you'll starve your stomach."

"You rest in the room for a while, and I'll heat up some food for you."

"Grandpa, don't bother..."

Xiaocui tried to stop Grandpa, but couldn't.

But no matter what, Grandpa went to do other things, which gave Xiaocui a chance.

She quickly closed the door again and quickly came to the window.

"Axuan, why are you here?"

"Did you save me just now?"

Xiaocui confirmed the matter with Li Xuan as soon as she came up.

Li Xuan didn't hide it from her and nodded immediately.

Xiaocui was obviously relieved after receiving Li Xuan's reply.

"Axuan, I really need to thank you very much, otherwise..."

Xiaocui did not continue, but just smiled.

Li Xuan also felt that this was not the same thing.

What Xiaocui did was quite dangerous.

Especially since she was a helpless girl, she sometimes put herself in danger because she was trying to find out information.

Under such circumstances, Xiaocui must have the ability to protect herself as soon as possible.

Not to mention how powerful it is, at least it must be able to deal with the little gangsters like just now.

"I don't know if Xiaocui has any talent for martial arts."

In terms of age, Xiaocui is already quite old. It is inevitably too late to start practicing martial arts at this time.

After all, not everyone has the same talents and resources as Yu'er.

Li Xuan plans to give it a try later to see if Xiaocui can practice martial arts.

Of course, we have to put this matter aside for a while.

Since Xiaocui doesn't know much about literacy, Li Xuan has some difficulty communicating with her.

But this problem will be solved when Li Xuan can speak in the future.

His current yin and yang energy is slowly growing every day, and he has gradually mastered the technique of Ghost Crying and Divine Howling, and his progress is not slow every day.

When Li Xuan completes the Crying of Ghosts and Howling of Gods, and has enough yin and yang energy, speaking will not be a problem.

"But before that, we have to think of other ways to achieve faster results."

Li Xuan rolled his eyes and already had some ideas.

At this time, Xiaocui asked again: "Axuan, why are you here?"

"Did His Highness send you to protect me secretly?"

Xiaocui was not stupid. After thinking for a moment, she thought of the reason why Li Xuan appeared here.

Li Xuan nodded again.

Xiaocui is quite clever, which makes their communication much smoother.

Xiaocui, on the other hand, looked moved.

Originally she was just an ordinary girl, but in the end she met Princess Ankang by accident and had the opportunity to serve her.

Xiaocui thinks this is the luckiest thing in her life.

"Axuan, thank Your Highness for me."

Li Xuan agreed to Xiaocui, and then told her to rest well at home and not to run around again tonight.

"Hey, A Xuan."

Just as Li Xuan was about to leave, Xiao Cui stopped her.

Xiao Cui took out a pamphlet from her lapel.

This is the result of her visit today. Li Xuan saw that every time she visited a house, she would record something on it.

"Today I found many families who were persecuted by the Chang'an magistrate, but they were too afraid to come forward."

"But when His Highness comes out to seek justice, I believe these people will not remain silent."

Xiaocui said, opening the booklet and showing it to Li Xuan.

But apart from a few simple words, the rest were patterns that Li Xuan couldn't understand.

Xiaocui was a little embarrassed to show such work results, and her face turned slightly red.

As she continued to inquire about information for Princess Ankang, Xiaocui became increasingly aware of the inconvenience of being illiterate.

She has made up her mind to find a reliable school in a few days to enlighten herself as soon as possible.

Not to mention how much literary talent you can have, at least you must be able to learn commonly used words.

Li Xuan didn't pay too much attention to this. Instead, he thought the content in the booklet was quite interesting. It was similar to a child's picture diary and was full of childlike interest.

Li Xuan could even understand the content above even if he only had to guess.

This was thanks to him following Xiao Cui all the way this day, seeing the scene during the visit, and being able to match the pictures on the brochure with the corresponding content.

If other people came to see it, they would definitely not understand what it was about.

"Hey, don't tell me, it's a good way to encrypt it."

Li Xuan had a sudden idea.

Xiaocui put away the pamphlet sheepishly, and then said:
"I will personally explain the content to His Highness tomorrow."

"Grandpa and I will go out early tomorrow and wait for His Highness to come to the West Market."

Li Xuan nodded and saw that Xiao Cui had nothing else to say, so he said goodbye and left.

Back in the palace, Princess Ankang and Yu'er haven't rested yet.

Seeing Li Xuan come back, the two girls gathered around and asked how Xiaocui's affairs were going today.

Princess Ankang did not forget to feed Li Xuan dried fish as a reward.

Li Xuan also talked about what happened today in detail. When he mentioned that Xiao Cui met gangsters not far from home, Princess Ankang and Yu'er couldn't help but become nervous.

"Thankfully I have Ah Xuan following me, otherwise something would have almost happened tonight." Princess Ankang said with some fear.

Yu'er also nodded silently.

They all knew very well what would happen to a girl like Xiao Cui if she fell into the hands of that kind of person.

Li Xuan also brought up his previous thoughts and wanted Xiaocui to gain some self-protection capabilities as soon as possible.

He took out two round things from his Emperor Hong Bone Ring.

"what?"

"Axuan, what is this?"

Princess Ankang asked curiously.

A smirk appeared on Li Xuan's face, and then he explained the origin of this thing.

"Phosphorus Human Torch?"

"This is what Doctor Fang originally used..."

The expressions of Princess Ankang and Yu'er suddenly became strange.

That's right, this thing was what Fang Muyang gave to Li Xuan after he got his revenge.

Although this thing is easy to use, it is a bit too sinister.

Once an ordinary person is contaminated by this phosphorus and sulfur fire, there will be no other end than being burned to death.

Moreover, phosphorus and sulfur fires are very difficult to extinguish. Once a fire occurs, the damage caused will be huge.

Li Xuan had no chance to use this thing in the palace, so he might as well give it to Xiao Cui for self-defense.

The reason why he didn't give it to Xiao Cui directly before was because the communication between Li Xuan and Xiao Cui was not smooth, and the phosphorus-sulfur thunderbolt was a very dangerous item, so he didn't dare to just give it to Xiao Cui for use in a daze.

After Li Xuan carefully handed over the usage of Phosphorus-Sulfur Thunderbolt to Princess Ankang, he planned to ask her to teach Xiaocui tomorrow, so that everything would be foolproof.

"Axuan, is this too dangerous a thing to be given all at once?"

"Is there anything safer and enough to protect myself?"

"We can't let Xiaocui just throw this if we encounter gangsters blocking the road again, right?"

Princess Ankang thought for a while and felt that using phosphorus and sulfur thunderbolts to defend herself was a bit too much.

Li Xuan nodded. He had thought about this matter and had a solution, so that Princess Ankang could calm down.

"It's good if you have a way. It's best if it's not fatal, otherwise it won't be easy to solve Xiao Cui's murder case."

In fact, after Li Xuan thought about it, the best way was to let Xiaocui come to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for further training.

It’s just that this takes time, and you need to find a suitable time later.

Now Xiaocui is Jingyang Palace's only eyes and ears in the outside world, and he cannot leave his post at will.

……

Early the next morning. The three little ones got on the carriage early and headed to the West Market, and even caught up with the morning market stalls in the West Market.

In the morning, there were many delicious breakfasts sold here, and there were many delicacies that they had never seen before, which made the three little ones very greedy.

But business was more important, so they first sent someone to find Xiao Cui, and met him in a hidden alley just like before.

Xiao Cui first reported the results of her work yesterday and explained the situation according to her booklet.

Xiaocui’s patterns may seem chaotic, but they also have their own set of logic.

Xiao Cui has kept detailed records of which families are more likely to be won over and which families are at odds with the Chang'an County Magistrate and the Money Gang.

Princess Ankang was very talented and quickly understood Xiaocui's recording method and the contents of the booklet.

In addition, she had a photographic memory, so she only listened to Xiaocui's report once and memorized everything in the booklet.

Xiaocui was originally prepared to report several times, but felt uneasy.

After all, all this trouble is because she is not very literate.

But now Princess Ankang has memorized everything she recorded after listening to it once.

This made Xiao Cui admire her and at the same time, she also felt a lot less pressure in her heart.

Although Xiaocui didn't say anything, she didn't want to cause trouble to Princess Ankang.

If he still caused Princess Ankang so much trouble when he was clearly doing things by himself, this would make Xiaocui feel very guilty for how he was treated during this period.

When she thought about it, Princess Ankang could obviously hire someone better than her to do these things with this money.

But Princess Ankang still chose herself, and Xiaocui didn't want to betray this trust.

"Xiao Cui, you did a good job in this matter."

"You will continue to pay attention to this matter. If there is more evidence of the Chang'an County Magistrate's crimes, they must be recorded."

Xiaocui nodded seriously.

Now it seems that Princess Ankang did not fail in the task assigned to her for the first time.

After Princess Ankang encouraged Xiaocui, she took out the Phosphorus-Sulfur Thunderbolt.

After introducing the function and usage of this thing, Princess Ankang gave these two phosphorus-sulfur thunderbolts to Xiaocui.

Xiaocui also knew the reason why Princess Ankang gave her this thing. She thought it was Li Xuan who told her what happened last night.

Xiaocui gratefully took the Phosphorus-Sulfur Thunderbolt, then carefully put it into her arms and put it away.

"Xiao Cui, you must pay more attention on weekdays."

"This thing is very dangerous. Don't use it lightly unless absolutely necessary."

"If you really throw this thing out one day, then run away without looking back, as far away as possible."

Princess Ankang warned repeatedly.

She had seen the power of this phosphorus and sulfur fire when she was in Hu Yulou.

When Princess Ankang introduced the Phosphorus-Sulfur Thunderbolt Fire just now, she repeatedly emphasized the danger of this thing.

Xiaocui originally listened to Princess Ankang's words, but Princess Ankang's repeated warnings made her even more nervous about Phosphorus Sulfur Thunderbolt.

She now felt that she had been a little hasty in taking this thing into her arms.

But in front of Princess Ankang, Xiaocui resisted the urge to take this thing out again.

After explaining the matter about the Phosphorus Sulfur Thunderbolt, the three little ones sent Xiao Cui away.

They still have things to do today.

Firstly, it was to completely defeat Zhang Jian, the magistrate of Chang'an, and secondly, there were still tasks assigned by Emperor Yongyuan to be continued.

But when the three little ones were getting ready to set off, someone suddenly came to Xu Lang in a hurry.

After a while, Xu Lang reported to Princess Ankang:

"Your Majesty, your Majesty has summoned me temporarily."

"It seems that this morning, someone took a copy of His Highness' book and wanted to interrogate you."

When Princess Ankang heard this, she couldn't help but look at Li Xuan and Yu'er beside her, and said with a smile:

"Hey, that's rare."

"Is there anyone out there looking for death?"

Princess Ankang is now speaking more and more like a dandy, which is called arrogance.

"Get off and go back to the palace!"

"I want to see who is living impatiently?"

After Princess Ankang finished speaking, she couldn't help but make herself laugh.

It seemed that she was in good condition yesterday, and she was increasingly taking on the role of a domineering princess.

……

In Tai Chi Palace, the atmosphere was solemn.

The ministers of civil and military affairs were arranged on both sides.

Above the court, Zhang Jian, the magistrate of Chang'an County, was crying with his arm bandaged and his right hand tightly covered.

"Your Majesty, you have to make the decision for me!"

"Her Royal Highness the Thirteenth Princess broke into the Chang'an County Government Office without any reason yesterday, threatened, beat and scolded the ministers, and allowed the evil slaves to humiliate the ministers in public. She did not take the majesty of the imperial court into consideration at all."

"If this continues, where will the royal family lose its face?"

"Where are the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty located?"

"Where can we put the people of the world?"

Zhang Jian cried out with emotion about his tragic experience yesterday, which made those who heard it sad and those who heard it shed tears.

But Emperor Yongyuan on the dragon throne still had no expression, as if he didn't hear Zhang Jian's cry at all.

In his heart, Emperor Yongyuan was also dissatisfied with this matter.

The tasks he handed over did not include the trouble of going to the Chang'an County government office.

Preparing for war with Da Mo has nothing to do with Chang'an County Government.

This was the first setback since Emperor Yongyuan assigned Li Xuan the task, which made Emperor Yongyuan feel a little disappointed.

Seeing that Emperor Yongyuan ignored Zhang Jian's cry, someone from the civil servants stood up.

"Your Majesty, Daxing will rule the world with laws. If this matter is not severely punished, I am afraid that unhealthy tendencies will breed."

"Your Majesty, please pay close attention to this."

A censor jumped out and became the leader.

The effect was also remarkable. Several people from the civil service side jumped out one after another and shouted in unison:
"Your Majesty, please punish me severely!"

These are either censors or admonishment officials. All of them are thorns in the court, and they often give Emperor Yongyuan eye drops.

Now that I have the opportunity, I will naturally jump more and more happily.

The minister ordered Zhang Zhixian to stand still, as if all this had nothing to do with him, staring at the toes of his shoes in a daze.

As a leading figure on the civil service side, today's events are naturally closely related to him.

Princess Ankang suddenly left the palace and made a fuss in the Chang'an County government office. This incident made Zhang Zhixian instinctively sense a sense of crisis.

Zhang Jian, the magistrate of Chang'an County, was born in the Zhang family and was a real member of the Zhang family.

In the officialdom of the capital, the surname "Zhang" explains a lot.

Although the Chang'an County Magistrate is only a seventh-rank official, he is comparable to a fifth-rank official because the county under his jurisdiction is special and he is a capital official.

This is a very important position for the Zhang family.

Zhang Zhixian could not afford to make any mistakes, and at least he had to understand Emperor Yongyuan's thoughts.

He didn't think this was Princess Ankang's willfulness.

A princess who was still in the cold palace before was troubled by the Zhang family as soon as she regained her freedom.

Zhang Zhixian wouldn't believe it if there was no intention of Emperor Yongyuan in it.

But if this is really the case, Zhang Zhixian can't figure out why?
This kind of unknown makes our Lord Secretary Ling very uneasy.

At this moment, a eunuch came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the thirteenth princess is outside the palace asking for an audience."

Emperor Yongyuan raised his head and uttered one word coldly: "Xuan."

Not long after, Princess Ankang entered the Tai Chi Palace.

Facing the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, Princess Ankang did not show any timidity at all. She stepped forward generously and saluted Emperor Yongyuan:

"My son is in good health and I have met my father."

Emperor Yongyuan did not hesitate, pointed to Zhang Jian, the magistrate of Chang'an County, and then asked Princess Ankang:

"Ankang, the Chang'an County Magistrate sued you for coming to the house yesterday for provocation without any reason, and injured and humiliated him. Is this true?"

Princess Ankang turned to look at Zhang Jian, and couldn't help revealing a hint of amusement.

Yesterday, they didn't take action against this coward. At best, they only gave him a scare.

The only thing that could be considered a move was that Xu Lang broke Zhang Jian's fingers in order to confirm whether he really fainted.

But Xu Lang immediately took him back to Zhang Jian.

The colorful eunuchs and eunuchs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have always known this trick, and they will make you excruciating pain without leaving any obvious scars.

But Zhang Jian now wraps himself up like a rice dumpling, which is obviously insulting Xu Lang's professionalism.

But faced with this situation, Princess Ankang handed Emperor Yongyuan her hand and replied neatly:
"Report to Father, this is indeed the case!"

The civil and military officials, who originally thought that Princess Ankang would have to quibble, couldn't help but burst into an uproar when they heard the answer.

Even some people who were originally optimistic about Princess Ankang couldn't help but shake their heads slightly.

How could such a thing be admitted so casually?
The censors and admonishment officials were even more excited, and they jumped out to admonish Emperor Yongyuan:

"Your Majesty, if this trend is not right, the country will not be able to survive!"

“If the law doesn’t work, you must violate it from above!”

"The prince breaks the law, and the common people are equally guilty!"

This group of civil servants shouted slogans, and they were all in uniform order.

(End of this chapter)