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

Chapter 472: Having evil intentions
Three days later.

Zhang Jian, the magistrate of Chang'an County, was deprived of his official position, his family property was confiscated, and his family was exiled to Guizhou for crimes such as accepting bribes, bullying people, and abusing his power.

This Huizhou is a famous place of exile in Daxing. It is one of the southernmost territories of Daxing. It is adjacent to the evil swamps in the southern border and is inaccessible to people.

The most famous thing is the miasma of various poisonous insects. In that place, almost everything visible to the naked eye is poisonous.

Therefore, people who are exiled in Guzhou will not live long in that hellish place.

What was even more unlucky was that he was bitten to death by some unknown poisonous insects on the way before he could reach Huizhou.

Therefore, if someone is sentenced to exile in the dirty state, it is almost the same as a chronic death penalty.

Of course, being exiled to Guizhou is not completely hopeless. As long as you have the ability to persist in Guizhou for a few years, you may be able to wait for an amnesty or something, and then you can go home.

But there are not many such examples.

After hearing Zhao Feng's introduction to Weizhou, Princess Ankang was still a little confused.

Considering the good things the Chang'an County Magistrate has done, killing him ten times would not be enough.

"Your Highness, don't be too concerned. With Zhang Jian's physique, there is a high probability that he will not survive in Huizhou."

"It is thanks to the irrefutable evidence that you, Your Highness, that you were able to sentence him to exile in Guzhou this time."

"Otherwise, according to past experience, the most that can be done is to be demoted and dealt with externally."

Zhao Feng said a few words of comfort.

He could understand that young people like Princess Ankang would not be able to accept such a result.

But some things are just that.

Even if officials of the imperial court, especially officials in the capital, make mistakes, they will not be sentenced to death at every turn. Exile is considered a top-level treatment.

Unless you make a big mistake and no one can protect you, you will have to pay the price with your life.

Even if Emperor Yongyuan wants to be a tyrant who can control the life and death of his officials at will, the power he currently has is not enough.

With the current situation in the court, it would be too difficult for Emperor Yongyuan to kill an official, especially a senior official.

Although Princess Ankang felt that Zhang Jian's punishment was not clean enough, she had no choice but to accept it after hearing Zhao Feng's explanation.

As she stepped out of the cold palace and came into contact with more and more things, Princess Ankang gradually understood that her majestic father was not as beautiful as he seemed.

Sometimes she even feels as frustrated as when she used to live in the cold palace.

Princess Ankang shook her head silently. For some reason, she felt that this huge palace was just a bigger cold palace to some people.

"By the way, is the handover between Manager Shang and the Money Gang going smoothly?"

"Have you figured out what Chen Tan wants to do?"

Princess Ankang thought of the leader of the Money Gang and asked curiously.

"The handover process was surprisingly smooth."

Although Zhao Feng said this, his brows furrowed slightly.

The three little ones suddenly became energetic.

Princess Ankang quickly asked: "What on earth are they planning?"

"It's not clear yet, but the current speculation is that there was an internal problem within the Money Gang, which led Chen Tan, the gang leader, to seek external solutions."

"When we arranged for the Ministry of Internal Affairs to take over the Qian Gang's underground industry, they were very cooperative and encountered almost no obstruction."

"But after the handover was over, someone secretly came to cause trouble. After investigation, it was confirmed that they were members of the Money Gang."

“After handing over the property to us easily, we sent people to cause trouble.”

"The only reasonable explanation is that there are different voices within the Money Gang."

"It even affected the decision of Chen Tan, the gang leader."

Zhao Feng's words made the three little ones look at each other silently.

They all remembered what Chen Tan said in the teahouse that day.

Judging from the current situation, Chen Tan didn't seem to be playing any tricks, and even explained the problems he faced to them honestly.

With the expansion of the money gang, people's hearts have become divided.

"Your Highness, I know you have issues with the Money Gang."

"But now we have taken over part of the money gang's business. The money gang before was not good, but we can make the money gang better in the future."

"Don't you think so?"

Hearing what Zhao Feng said, Princess Ankang blinked her eyes and asked:

"Father, do you want to use the money for your own use?"

Zhao Feng smiled slightly, but he didn't expect that the current Princess Ankang would be so transparent.

He didn't know yet that Princess Ankang secretly received personal tutoring from Manager Shang when she lived in Xingqing Palace.

Now Princess Ankang's skill of "knowing the elegant meaning by hearing the sound of strings" is not bad at all.

Princess Ankang just seems a little immature because she still has beautiful fantasies about some things.

For example, Zhang Jian, the magistrate of Chang'an, was only sentenced to exile.

She had memorized all the evidence Xiaocui had found before, and knew what good things Zhang Jiandu had done and ruined the bright future of many families.

But for committing such a crime, he was merely sentenced to exile.

Compared to those victims, there is no justice in such a sentence.

Of course, Princess Ankang now understands that this is just her unilateral fantasy, not a fact in reality.

"His Majesty's influence outside the palace is far from enough, so the Money Gang may be a godsend."

"No matter what kind of crises and difficulties are hidden in this, as long as we can solve it, it is an opportunity."

Li Xuan couldn't help but murmur in his heart:
"For an ordinary person, this would be called blind optimism, but considering Zhao Feng's strength, maybe this is the so-called absolute confidence."

He believed that the Ministry of Internal Affairs was fully capable of dealing with the money gang.

It just seems that they still need Jingyang Palace to continue to come forward.

After all, letting Emperor Yongyuan directly take charge of underground gangs is too ugly and ugly.

The Money Gang and Ping An Trading Company are two completely different properties.

Even if they are all secretly controlled, someone must help Emperor Yongyuan do these things.

These people who know the truth are embarrassing.

"But even if I come forward, this won't be good, right?"

Princess Ankang also understood what Zhao Feng meant and said with some embarrassment.

"No, no, your highness has misunderstood."

"His Highness is not taking over the Money Gang, but rather transforming it."

"It would also be a good idea to change the name of the part of the industry we took over to distinguish it from the Money Gang."

"This will help the world understand what His Highness is doing."

Zhao Feng explained with a smile.

The person doing the work can be their Internal Affairs Office, but they must not say this to the outside world, otherwise these underground businesses will still have to be under the name of Emperor Yongyuan in the end.

Therefore, it is better for Princess Ankang to make this countertop.

Moreover, Chen Tan himself said that he wanted to give the underground industry to Princess Ankang.

"Becoming a new organization with a new name?"

Princess Ankang said thoughtfully.

"That's right." Zhao Feng nodded.

"Why don't we call it the Axuan Gang?" Princess Ankang confidently announced a famous new gang name.

"..." Zhao Feng tried his best to smile and advised: "There is no urgency in this matter. Your Highness can think about it slowly."

"What about the Maomao Gang?"

Princess Ankang thought of another name.

Zhao Feng couldn't help but imagine the scene where the colorful eunuchs from the Ministry of Internal Affairs went out and claimed to be members of the Maomao Gang. The scene was so beautiful that he couldn't bear to look at it.

"Only with such a cute and harmless name can people believe that we are different from the Money Gang. I believe the effect will be very significant." Princess Ankang gave her reasons seriously.

Ah Xuan, Golden Pig, Dabai...

After these three names, Li Xuan no longer had any expectations for Princess Ankang's naming ability.

Obviously, Zhao Feng has not understood this simple truth.

Li Xuan lay in Princess Ankang's arms, yawned loudly, and then narrowed his eyes.

Now that I think about it, the only name in Jingyang Palace that is normal is the horse named Bai Xue.

But Bai Xue was named by the Eighth Prince, and was later given to Princess Ankang before the Autumn Hunting Competition.

When Jingyang Palace was under renovation, it was sent back to the Eighth Prince to be raised. After the Jingyang Palace was repaired, he was raised by them. Now he is mainly engaged in the work of pulling carriages. Occasionally, Princess Ankang will ride Bai Xue for a few laps in the Jingyang Palace.

Because she now eats well and runs less, Bai Xue, who was originally slim, has become increasingly fatter.

Except for those who originally had names and surnames, none of them had been named by Princess Ankang so far.

"Old Zhaotou is the same. Isn't this making yourself uncomfortable?"

"It's better to just come up with a new name. You must give this little girl room to show off."

Li Xuan shook his head silently and held a moment of silence for the members of the new gangs in the future.

……

In the next few days, the three little ones continued the tasks assigned to them by Emperor Yongyuan.

After having the experience of breaking into Chang'an County yamen, they were no longer nervous, and they were familiar with breaking into all the major yamen in the capital.

But what made the three little ones a little disappointed was that they never met an unlucky guy like Zhang Jian again.

No matter how arrogantly Princess Ankang barged in, everyone in the yamen was respectful and conscientious in their work.

It seems that after learning from Zhang Jian's mistakes, all these officials realized the power of Princess Ankang.

After all, none of them want to be the next unlucky guy to be exiled to the dirty state.

This made Princess Ankang's work very difficult.

Li Xuan originally thought that these officials were acting in secret, doing one thing in front of others and doing another behind their backs.

As a result, after working the night shift to investigate, he then met with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and found that these guys were actually working seriously.

Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In the yard of Mr. Shang.

Li Xuan was exchanging information with the two managers over the past few days.

"This group of officials is really pushing ahead with war preparations, and some are working overtime at night."

"I watched several of them, and they were all really working!"

Then, Li Xuan couldn't help but look at the two managers and asked, "Didn't you say that this battle can't be fought?"

"It can't be that Prince Zheng and the others have given up on struggling, right?"

Previously, Emperor Yongyuan judged that King Zheng would stop this war with Da Mo no matter what.

As long as the war starts, Emperor Yongyuan will be able to buy more time and opportunities.

As time drags on, King Zheng's hope of completing his great cause will become increasingly slim.

Emperor Yongyuan also explained the reason for this, and Li Xuan was also very convinced.

Prince Zheng could not afford to wait. Not to mention his age, even if he ascended to the throne in the future, he would not be able to enjoy the pleasure of being an emperor for a few days.

In addition, Emperor Yongyuan is also getting stronger day by day, and more importantly, there is Princess Luzhao, the evil evil star who is urging people to die.

After Princess Luzhao grows up, the current situation of the three families being divided will be broken. In the end, the winner will only be decided between the Li family and the Wu family of the Daxing royal family, and there will be no problem with King Zheng at all.

Li Xuan also heard that although the main reason for this was that Princess Lu Zhao was too evil, part of the reason was that none of Prince Zheng's heirs were that outstanding.

At least now it seems that there is no heir who can surpass King Zheng's talents.

Therefore, Emperor Yongyuan adopted this strategy of blocking both sides, which would create a favorable situation for himself regardless of whether the war with Da Mo could finally start.

But now King Zheng's reaction exceeded their expectations and made people uneasy.

King Zheng is not a fool, otherwise he would not be able to control the government as he does now.

Since he dares to do this, he must have a reason.

What makes Li Xuan and the two stewards uneasy now is that they don't know the reason why King Zheng did this.

Unknown situations are a source of uneasiness.

"How is the defense of Prince Zheng's Mansion? Can you try to investigate?"

Li Xuan asked the two managers.

"Axuan, I advise you not to make this idea." Manager Shang advised seriously.

"Prince Zheng has gathered a group of quite powerful masters around him. Otherwise, where do you think he would have the confidence to rebel?" Zhao Feng also added helplessly.

Li Xuan asked tentatively: "Is it higher than the master of Ouchi?"

Manager Shang smiled slightly, but Zhao Feng looked embarrassed.

"Axuan, although the masters in the inner circle are strong, they must not underestimate the heroes in the world." Manager Shang explained to Li Xuan.

"On the rivers and lakes, there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Looking at the unknown figures, they may be the top masters in the world."

"People who walk around the world and are arrogant and willful are not scary. What's scary is those existences that look ordinary, even inconspicuous."

Zhao Feng seemed to recall some bad memories, and he swallowed with an ugly look on his face.

"Don't look at this court. Countless people are fighting for power and blood."

"But in the eyes of some people, power is just like dirt and a passing cloud."

"What they pursue is the supreme road and reaching the pinnacle."

"Enlighten Tao and know nature, transcend the ordinary and become holy..."

Manager Shang sighed with emotion as he spoke.

Perhaps he had such an ambition back then.

Li Xuan was thoughtful and couldn't fully understand Mr. Shang's mood at this time.

"Axuan, let me tell you an interesting thing."

"According to rumors from the wild history of the world, about five hundred years ago, a warrior who had mastered Yin and Yang Qi was killed by a warrior of the same realm."

When Li Xuan heard this, he couldn't help but feel that he was worthy of being a wild historian, and it was really ridiculous.

It is difficult for people who have not experienced how powerful Yin and Yang Qi is to understand.

In the past, Li Xuan only knew that Yin and Yang Qi was strong, but he didn't have a concept.

Only after practicing Yin Yang Qi did he realize how narrow his imagination was.

There is a fundamental difference between Yin and Yang Qi and ordinary Qi. Warriors of the same level may not stand a chance even if they use all kinds of despicable means.

As far as Li Xuan is concerned, as long as warriors of the same level are hostile to him, Li Xuan can sense it from two miles away.

But what Manager Shang said next made Li Xuan silent.

"People who have mastered Yin and Yang Qi have always been called Destiny Ones, but the Destiny Ones were killed by an ordinary warrior."

"What's even more interesting is that after the ordinary warrior won the battle, he was directly promoted to the first-level realm. From then on, he was unbeatable. After more than ten years in the world, he disappeared and never appeared again."

"Although that person is not from Daxing, according to the investigation by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, this matter is most likely true."

Li Xuan's jaw dropped, his mouth opened, and he meowed in confusion:
"Meow?"

Li Xuan originally thought that Manager Shang made it up casually to scare him, but as a result, Manager Shang became more and more truthful.

"The place where the battle was fought is now called Enlightenment Mountain. There is a group of weirdos living on it. We only came into contact with them by chance. We later found out about this through multiple investigations."

"Of course, the world doesn't know much about Wu Dao Mountain. After all, it happened more than five hundred years ago."

"Axuan, I am telling you this to let you understand that Yin and Yang Qi is not invincible."

Li Xuan made a sound and swallowed.

If he hadn't heard this story before, he wouldn't have been so interested.

But now...

He had completely given up the idea of ​​going to Prince Zheng's Mansion to investigate.

……

at the same time.

The Prison of the Ministry of Punishment.

There’s an interesting conversation going on here too.

"Your Highness, please forgive me for being in prison and having to greet you in such an awkward manner."

In prison, Bileg was wearing prison uniform, smiling and holding his chest, bending slightly to salute.

His prison uniform was clean and tidy, and his hair was meticulously groomed.

Even as a prisoner, Bileg maintained his demeanor as an envoy to the desert.

Across the cage, opposite him stood a man wearing a large cloak, his entire face and body hidden in the shadow of the cloak.

The hood on the cloak was slowly lifted, revealing Prince Zheng's face.

"Ambassador Bileg is still coping well despite sudden changes. It's really admirable."

King Zheng and Bileg looked at each other and smiled, as if they were old friends they hadn't seen for a long time.

(End of this chapter)