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

Chapter 497: Turtle Walks
Although Emperor Yongyuan was Princess Ankang's father, the two were not familiar with each other and had no feelings for each other before.

Moreover, during the last audience, Emperor Yongyuan was too serious.

Li Xuan could understand his desire to maintain his father's dignity in front of Princess Ankang.

But judging from Princess Ankang's current reaction, I'm afraid it won't have any positive effect.

But Li Xuan had his own reasons for wanting Princess Ankang to go with him to the audience.

Given their current situation, it is impossible for the three little ones to stay out of it.

In that case, it is better to get all the benefits first.

Princess Ankang now has the illusion that she is favored, so Li Xuan wants to make this illusion more real.

It’s not that Li Xuan is so dedicated, but he hopes to get more benefits from Emperor Yongyuan.

No matter how poor Emperor Yongyuan was or how bad the situation was, he was still the nominal emperor of Daxing.

In this way, the emperor's privileges were firmly controlled by Emperor Yongyuan.

The emperor's privileges were one of their few good cards, so Li Xuan naturally wanted to take advantage of it.

There is a big tree behind you for shade.

The fox is good at taking advantage of the tiger's power.

And Li Xuan is a master in this field.

"Ah Xuan, you can just go and talk to Father about this matter yourself. There's no need for me to go with you."

Princess Ankang looked like she didn't want to go with them.

It can be seen that Princess Ankang had no intention of getting close to Emperor Yongyuan.

"Ankang, do you hate your father?"

Li Xuan asked, wagging his tail gently.

Ultimately, what matters most in this matter is Princess Ankang's attitude towards Emperor Yongyuan.

If Princess Ankang had negative feelings towards Emperor Yongyuan, Li Xuan did not want to force her.

In Li Xuan's mind, although it was important to gain benefits and let them grow up as quickly as possible, it was definitely not as important as the little girl.

Princess Ankang’s happiness is the most important thing.

If Li Xuan wanted to achieve his goal by getting Princess Ankang to compromise, it would be better for him to change his target directly.

This question made Princess Ankang frown.

She leaned lightly against the fence of the pavilion, looking at the steamy hot spring in front of her, and did not answer immediately.

Li Xuan and Yu'er couldn't help but look at each other, appearing a little worried.

But at this moment, Princess Ankang's voice sounded faintly:
"It would be a lie to say that I have never hated him."

"When I first remembered things, I always cried and looked for my father, and my mother always comforted me patiently."

"Until I figured out what was going on, I began to resent my father who had abandoned my mother and me and locked us up in the cold palace."

"But in those years, my mother always advised me and often thought of my father's kindness."

"But I have never seen or felt those good things."

Having said that, Princess Ankang suddenly smiled.

"When my mother heard me say that, she asked me, 'Why do you want to hate someone you can't see or touch?'"

"My mother taught me that if you hate someone, the one who suffers the most is not the other person but yourself."

“You don’t have to know how to forgive others, but you must know how to forgive yourself.”

“Don’t punish yourself for the mistakes of others.”

"I'm just a kid, how can I listen to this?"

"But mother didn't nag, she just did it silently for me to see."

"Although life in Jingyang Palace is hard, my mother always makes me happy despite the hardship."

"I am happy, and I no longer think about unhappy things."

Princess Ankang's words reminded Li Xuan and Yu'er of Concubine Xiao, who was indeed a very special woman.

Princess Ankang was able to grow up into such a kind and good child in an environment like the cold palace, and Concubine Xiao played an indispensable role in this.

"The first time I met my father was at the Chongyang Banquet."

"It was a public place, and there were many people watching, so I didn't say anything."

"But during the second audience at Ganlu Palace, my father did not even mention my mother at all."

"He seems to have forgotten that he has such a concubine?"

"Then is the love that mother has for father still worth it?"

Princess Ankang asked in confusion.

Li Xuan sighed silently and thought to himself:

"It's not that he forgot about Concubine Xiao, he's just a coward who can't even protect the woman he loves."

Li Xuan thought about it and felt that saying this would not improve Emperor Yongyuan's favor in Princess Ankang's heart, so he put his tail down.

There was silence in the pavilion for a long time before Princess Ankang turned around and said to Li Xuan:

"Ah Xuan, I don't really want to see my father right now."

"Honestly, as soon as I saw him, I felt sorry for my mother."

Princess Ankang was telling the truth, and even Li Xuan felt so.

Li Xuan nodded and wrote with his tail:
"I see. Anyway, I just want you to show your presence. Since you don't want to go, I can handle these things by meeting Emperor Yongyuan myself."

"Well, thank you, Xuan!"

Princess Ankang smiled sweetly.

……

Ganlu Temple.

"That's the thing."

Li Xuan pushed the letter sent by Chen Tan onto the dragon table and wrote carelessly.

Emperor Yongyuan didn't care about Li Xuan's attitude.

Li Xuan is just a little cat. It would be too stingy to demand etiquette from him. Besides, this thing may not be obtained by him just by demanding.

Emperor Yongyuan knew very well how naughty this kitten was.

Li Xuan even dared to tease himself, the emperor, from time to time. It was a pipe dream to expect him to speak to him respectfully.

Emperor Yongyuan finished reading the letter from Chen Tan, thought for a moment and said:

"It seems that the leader of the Money Gang doesn't buy your tricks."

Emperor Yongyuan saw at a glance that Chen Tan’s current predicament was intentional on Li Xuan’s part.

Li Xuan was not surprised. Emperor Yongyuan had been emperor for so many years. If he did not have this kind of vision, he would have been exiled long ago.

"How come those underground industries are the foundation of the Money Gang? Chen Tan gave them to us so easily. It really makes us curious about the reason behind it."

"After all, if he wants to launder the money he has raised, there are plenty of ways to do it. These underground industries can be transformed into legal businesses over time. Even if they are sold, it will still be a considerable fortune."

Li Xuan expressed his doubts.

Emperor Yongyuan smiled slightly and gave his answer directly.

"This gang leader is seeking help from outside."

"It seems that there are problems within the Money Gang that he himself cannot solve."

Seeing that Emperor Yongyuan was so confident, Li Xuan immediately asked:
"Oh? Did the Ministry of Internal Affairs find out the news?"

Emperor Yongyuan shook his head and calmly said two words: "Guess."

Li Xuan looked at him with suspicion and thought to himself:

"Can you guess so confidently?" "Just lie to me, little kitty!"

Although Emperor Yongyuan was unhappy with Li Xuan's gaze, he could do nothing about it.

There is no reason for him, the emperor of Daxing, to be angry with a cat.

"Then why did he look for Ankang?"

"Even if you want to seek help from the royal family, there should be many more suitable candidates, right?"

Li Xuan questioned.

Emperor Yongyuan did not answer, but asked:
"When did the leader of the Money Gang send Ankang's underground assets?"

Li Xuan thought about the time carefully and answered, "After the Chongyang Banquet, that was when Ankang confronted the magistrate of Chang'an and tried to find evidence of his guilt."

"When the magistrate of Chang'an was convicted, Chen Tan took the initiative to come to our house to serve as a tainted witness."

"That's right." Emperor Yongyuan nodded and continued, "Ankang won in a high-profile manner at the Chongyang Banquet, and the audience was all the nobles in the capital."

"After that, we investigated the Chang'an County Magistrate, which happened to alert the Jinqian Gang that was in collusion with him."

"And the leader of the Money Gang dealt with the underground industries of the Money Gang just as he dealt with the magistrate of Chang'an."

"It seems that both the Chang'an County Magistrate and the underground industry at that time were no longer controlled by the leader of the Money Gang."

"If we investigate the magistrate of Chang'an County and the people behind the underground industry at that time, it won't be difficult to find out who the enemy of our gang leader is."

Emperor Yongyuan pointed out the future direction for Li Xuan in just a few words.

"The magistrate of Chang'an County is from the Zhang family. Besides the Zhang family, there is also Qingshu Palace behind him."

"As for the underground industries of the Money Gang, you can ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to help you investigate."

"When they took over the industry, they must have had conflicts with them and fought against them secretly several times."

"The Ministry of Internal Affairs will not report such trivial matters to me, but they should keep records and keep an eye on them."

Speaking of this, Emperor Yongyuan couldn't help but sigh:
"But if I'm not mistaken, it has something to do with my uncle."

Li Xuan was stunned after listening to this, and finally looked at Emperor Yongyuan with suspicion, his eyes showing disbelief.

"Can you guess so accurately?"

"Did you already have the information?"

Li Xuan came closer and poked Emperor Yongyuan with his tail.

Emperor Yongyuan raised his head and closed his eyes, looking as if to say, "Believe it or not."

Seeing his reaction, Li Xuan couldn't help but mutter: "Is it really that magical?"

Although Li Xuan thought that Emperor Yongyuan was a coward, he did not think he was an incompetent emperor.

On the contrary, Emperor Yongyuan may have done a better job than most emperors of Daxing.

At this time, Emperor Yongyuan slightly opened his eyes and said faintly:
"As long as we trace back to the past, the strange things happening in Daxing can basically be traced back to my uncle."

After Emperor Yongyuan said this, Li Xuan was convinced.

"Oh~"

“So you already have experience!”

"If you had said that earlier, I would have believed it."

Otherwise, Li Xuan would have thought that Emperor Yongyuan had suddenly become wise and as intelligent as a demon.

"Then how do we deal with Chen Tan's request?"

"Do you really want Ankang to form a new gang?"

One thing that makes people worry is whether Princess Ankang will lead to Emperor Yongyuan.

By then, if people knew that Emperor Yongyuan was behind the speculation in antiques, it would not be as easy to make a profit as it is now.

Moreover, the officials in the court will not let it go, and at the suggestion of Prince Zheng, will make a big fuss about this and even put the blame on Emperor Yongyuan, saying that he is only interested in making money, has no regard for state affairs, and is only concerned with squeezing the people's fat and blood.

If this were true, even if Emperor Yongyuan made a lot of money, he would feel as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly.

“New organizations can be formed, but slowly.”

Emperor Yongyuan gave instructions.

"We should delay it until this hype is over as much as possible, and have Ankang set it up privately. It would be best if we could create a good name that serves the country and the people."

"By attracting the old members of the Money Gang back, we can also use them to investigate the person behind the scenes."

"It makes the existence of Ankang vague, so that if you believe in it, it exists, but if you don't believe in it, it doesn't exist."

Emperor Yongyuan's request was a bit strange, but looking at his expression, it was obvious that he had no good ideas, and no one knew how he was thinking of cheating people.

"I'm afraid Chen Tan can't stand it if it takes so long?"

"If he's pushed too far, he'll get Princess Ankang out sooner or later."

Li Xuan expressed his concerns.

As a person involved, Chen Tan knew clearly who was in charge of Sihai Casino now.

He told this matter to others, and naturally those wealthy families who had been cheated would blame Princess Ankang.

For those who are more attentive, it is not difficult to guess that Emperor Yongyuan is behind this.

"He's anxious, just give him some actual progress."

"Learn from the tortoise. When others push you, you take one step forward."

Judging from the way Emperor Yongyuan said this, he must have been tortured by this method many times.

Now, it was his turn to teach Li Xuan how to deal with others using this method.

Li Xuan thought about it and felt that Chen Tan would not be able to say anything using this method.

Chen Tan was like a donkey hung by a carrot, and could only bear the blame for them until the end of this journey.

"If you encounter any difficulties, ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs for help. In short, we cannot delay this hype."

Emperor Yongyuan issued a clear order.

After all, Li Xuan's hype has not yet been completely completed, and it has brought him so much wealth. How could Emperor Yongyuan let it stop for these trivial matters?

At first, due to his concerns about various situations, he just wanted to expand the conflict on the front line, create the illusion of war, and buy himself more time.

But as he became more and more confident, Emperor Yongyuan couldn't help but start considering whether he should really take this opportunity to start a real war.

As long as the war breaks out and can last for a period of time, it will not be a problem to recruit more forces from the nobles.

At that time, it would be logical to purge the forces under King Zheng under the pretext of war.

"Wait a little longer, let's wait and see..."

Emperor Yongyuan is now walking on a tightrope and cannot afford to be careless.

During this period, he had taken away many key positions in the court on the charge of poor preparation for war.

However, even if he sent his people to these positions, he would be helpless as long as there was no communication between the upper and lower levels.

This is what being an official is like. If no one is listening to you, even if you are the prime minister, it will be useless. At most, you are just a mascot.

This was the case with the new Minister of the Central Secretariat who was promoted by Emperor Yongyuan.

Even when both your superiors and subordinates are targeting you, if you can still maintain the reputation of being a mediocre person, you are considered capable.

Most of them were labeled incompetent, unable to carry out any work smoothly, and finally were impeached and dismissed from office.

Therefore, Emperor Yongyuan was not carried away by these short-term victories.

"Ah Xuan, you need to pay more attention to the hype!"

Li Xuan looked at Emperor Yongyuan with disdain. It turned out that he had tasted the sweetness of making money and could not extricate himself.

He had previously warned Emperor Yongyuan not to indulge in these financial means.

Emperor Yongyuan seemed to have remembered this as well, and immediately said awkwardly:
"Now the situation forces us to do this."

"I remember everything you said!"

(End of this chapter)